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Submitting your website to every search engine is an incredibly time-consuming process. There are hundreds and hundreds of them out there - no doubt, you've come across the companies who'll submit your website to 1000 search engines for you.
Search engine professionals know that the vast majority of these search engines have a very low usage rate and will drive hardly any traffic your way. In fact, it's only a handful of search engines that drive the majority of traffic from search engines to websites.
Unless today is your very first day on the Internet, you might have heard that inbound links into a website are extremely important in establishing its search engine ranking. If a search engine can't find you by itself through crawling the web, then your website doesn't have any inbound links. If so, you'll never achieve a decent search engine ranking so what's the point in registering?
So, how do you get incoming links? Well, this is a vast topic which I won't be discussing now, but if you want to get a few good links quickly then there is a solution: web directories. If your website is listed in the Yahoo! directory (not the same as Yahoo! search) and the Open Directory (which Google uses) all the search engines should find you within two to three months.
Another even quicker solution is webmaster forums. Search engines love forums because they include so much fresh content. Most have an area where you're allowed to enter your URL to get feedback from other webmasters. Find some forums, sign up, and get posting!
It can take a couple of months to get listed in some web directories. If you can't wait that long then it might be worth submitting your site into a paid program and "artificially" boosting your rankings. Again, this is a whole new topic so please feel free to read more about the paid submission options.
Register with as many web directories as possible and then concentrate your efforts on these two things. Within a few months you'll start to see success.


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At the start of Wednesday's session, Rep. Adam Schiff, the Democratic chairman of the Intelligence Committee, outlined the question at the core of the impeachment inquiry – whether the president abused his office for political gain.
"The matter is as simple and as terrible as that," said Schiff, of California. "Our answer to these questions will affect not only the future of this presidency but the future of the presidency itself."
Trump engaged in counter-programming from the White House, with rapid-fire tweets, a video from the Rose Garden and a dismissive retort from the Oval Office as he met with another foreign leader.
"It's a witch hunt, it's a hoax," he said again as he appeared with visiting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan by his side.
The witnesses defied White House instructions not to appear. Both Taylor and Kent received subpoenas.
Both also had told their stories before. They are among a dozen current and former officials who testified behind closed doors. Wednesday signaled the start of at least two weeks of public hearings as the proceedings spill into the open.
A key Trump ally on the panel, Rep. Jim Jordan of Ohio, mockingly called Taylor the Democrats' "star witness" and said he'd "seen church prayer chains that are easier to understand than this."
Taylor, a West Point graduate and former Army infantry officer in Vietnam, responded: "I don't consider myself a star witness for anything."
The top Republican on the panel, Rep. Devin Nunes of California, said Trump had a "perfectly good reason" for wanting to investigate the role of Democrats in 2016 election interference, giving airtime to a theory that runs counter to mainstream U.S. intelligence, which found that Russia intervened and favored Trump.
Nunes accused the Democratic majority of conducting a "scorched earth" effort to take down the president after the special counsel's Russia investigation into the 2016 election failed to spark impeachment proceedings.
"We're supposed to take these people at face value when they trot out new allegations?" said Nunes, a top Trump ally.
Both Taylor and Kent delivered heartfelt history lessons about Ukraine, a young and hopeful democracy, situated next to Russia but reaching out to the West.
Asked about a text message released earlier in the probe in which Taylor called it "crazy" to withhold the security aid to a foreign ally, he said, "It was illogical. It could not be explained. It was crazy."
Kent, in his opening remarks, directly contradicted a core complaint against Joe Biden being raised by allies of the White House, saying he never heard any U.S. official try to shield a Ukraine company from investigations.
Kent acknowledged that he himself raised concerns in 2015 about the vice president's son, Hunter Biden, being on the board of Burisma, a Ukraine gas company. He warned that it could give the "perception of a conflict of interest." But Kent indicated no one from the U.S. was protecting the company from investigations in Ukraine as Republicans have implied.
He did not go into detail about the Trump quid pro quo issues central to the impeachment inquiry, but he voiced his concerns with them.
"I do not believe the United States should ask other countries to engage in selective, politically associated investigations or prosecutions against opponents of those in power, because such selective actions undermine the rule of law regardless of the country," he said.
The Constitution sets a dramatic but vague bar for impeachment, and there's no consensus yet that Trump's actions at the heart of the inquiry meet the threshold of "high crimes and misdemeanors."
At its core, the inquiry stems from Trump's July 25 phone call with Ukraine's newly elected president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, when he asked the Zelenskiy for "a favor."
Trump wanted the Ukraine government to investigate Democrats in the 2016 election and the Bidens, all while withholding the military aid.
The White House released a rough transcript of the conversation, with portions deleted.
Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was initially reluctant to launch a formal impeachment inquiry. But she pressed ahead in September after the whistleblower's complaint.
Associated Press writers Colleen Long, Mike Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Laurie Kellman, Alan Fram, Zeke J. Miller and Matthew Daly in Washington contributed to this report.


You want "your" perfect class ? Do some theory crafting about team, chars synergies ? But don't want/can't make alt ?
Then you can view here the 4 mains skills, base stats.
Awesome little guide here! Appreciate it!
Still enjoy my Sniper for now.
Thanks for the guide , didn't have to make alt's to check the skills for all the classes glad to you .
I play around with a doctor for now, not sure wich one to choose in beta lol all seem awesome.
Can someone in management do a post regarding the skill books? How does one know which one to pick when nowhere says what these books actually do. Blaze, Reaper, Windmill, Eagle what are the stats? What do they actually do?
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NETGEAR Releases Industry's First VDSL UTM Firewall
Integrates modular broadband and WiFi connectivity with virtually unlimited log and quarantine capability
SAN JOSE, Calif. – Sept. 26, 2011 — NETGEAR®, Inc. (NASDAQGM: NTGR), a global networking company that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses and service providers, today introduced the NETGEAR ProSecure® UTM9S – the industry's first Unified Threat Management (UTM) gateway with both VDSL and WiFi capability. Additionally, the UTM9S integrates with NETGEAR ReadyNAS® network-attached storage systems, providing virtually unlimited activity log and quarantine capacity for forensic, regulatory and legal requirements.
The UTM9S is the latest addition to NETGEAR's ProSecure unified threat management product line, and delivers comprehensive Internet security without traditional vendor complexity and cost. The ProSecure UTM9S is the first UTM firewall on the market to provide high-speed Internet access through an on-board VDSL modem (VDSL is the latest standard for high-speed DSL and is backward-compatible with today's ADSL networks). At the same time, the UTM9S offers a wireless-N access point module and is a best-of-breed UTM firewall gateway. Small businesses and branch offices may now access modern high-speed Internet connections, provide a wireless network and protect against Internet threats – all from one simple device.
Security devices traditionally include a very small amount of storage for log and threat quarantine data. The ProSecure UTM9S can be set to automatically send activity logs and complete quarantined threats to NETGEAR ReadyNAS storage systems, ensuring nearly limitless storage capacity for forensic analysis.
"Advanced targeted threats are going after customer information at businesses large and small," said John Pescatore, Vice President for network security at Gartner Inc. "Just spending more to throw more security products at this problem is rarely the best solution. Businesses need to choose network security platforms that are effective against advanced attacks while offering price points and management capabilities that match constrained procurement and staffing budgets."
Mike Chandler, the CEO of ASICSoft, an integrated circuit engineering services firm in San Jose, California, said: "The UTM9S does a fantastic job securing us from social media malware and scareware phishing scams, while keeping our workforce focused and productive. And the fact that the UTM9S archives quarantined threats and traffic logs in a virtually limitless manner on an external NAS is something we prize for legal reasons. NETGEAR has packaged all this functionality, along with wireless and broadband capability, into a condensed form factor with one GUI to manage – the essence of simplicity."
"The ProSecure UTM9S brings our commitment to 'smart IT, not big IT' to the next level," said Jason Leung, Senior Product Marketing Manager at NETGEAR. "NETGEAR uniquely leverages ReadyNAS storage systems to provide simple, seamless archival for quarantined email threats and log information. This cross-product technology integration is an example of NETGEAR delivering smart IT solutions – not just products – to our customers."
The NETGEAR ProSecure UTM9S is available now worldwide with prices starting at $535 in the United States, including one year of web and email protection subscription services, 24/7 technical support and a lifetime warranty.
The NETGEAR ProSecure UTM series uses patented Stream Scanning Technology, which analyzes data streams as they enter the network against a full malware signature library – offering maximum protection with minimum latency. NETGEAR ProSecure UTM appliances have won top ratings in reviews from SC Magazine, PC Pro and IT Pro, and significantly outperformed UTMs from Fortinet, SonicWALL, Cisco, WatchGuard and ZyXEL in third-party testing. To learn more about the ProSecure UTM9S, please visit: http://netgear.com/business/products/security/UTM-series/default.aspx.
About NETGEAR, Inc.
NETGEAR (NASDAQGM: NTGR) is a global networking company that delivers innovative products to consumers, businesses and service providers. For consumers, the company makes high performance, dependable and easy to use home networking, storage and digital media products to connect people with the Internet and their content and devices. For businesses, NETGEAR provides networking, storage and security solutions without the cost and complexity of Big IT. The company also supplies top service providers with retail proven, whole home solutions for their customers. NETGEAR products are built on a variety of proven technologies such as wireless, Ethernet and powerline, with a focus on reliability and ease-of-use. NETGEAR products are sold in approximately 28,000 retail locations around the globe, and through more than 37,000 value-added resellers. The company's headquarters are in San Jose, Calif., with additional offices in 25 countries. More information is available at http://www.NETGEAR.com or by calling (408) 907-8000. Connect with NETGEAR athttp://twitter.com/NETGEAR and http://www.facebook.com/NETGEAR.
© 2011 NETGEAR, Inc. NETGEAR, ProSecure, ReadyNAS and the NETGEAR logo are registered trademarks of NETGEAR, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. NETGEAR shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. All rights reserved.
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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Specifically, statements concerning NETGEAR's business and the expected performance characteristics, specifications, reliability, market acceptance, market growth, specific uses, user feedback and market position of NETGEAR's products and technology are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Safe Harbor. These statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, the following: the actual price, performance and ease of use of NETGEAR's products may not meet the price, performance and ease of use requirements of customers; product performance may be adversely affected by real world operating conditions; failure of products may under certain circumstances cause permanent loss of end user data; new viruses or Internet threats may develop that challenge the effectiveness of security features in NETGEAR's products; the ability of NETGEAR to market and sell its products and technology; the impact and pricing of competing products; and the introduction of alternative technological solutions. Further information on potential risk factors that could affect NETGEAR and its business are detailed in the Company's periodic filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including, but not limited to, those risks and uncertainties listed in the section entitled "Part II - Item 1A. Risk Factors," pages 46 through 63, in the Company's quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended July 3, 2011, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 9, 2011. NETGEAR undertakes no obligation to release publicly any revisions to any forward-looking statements contained herein to reflect events or circumstances after the date hereof or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
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"HARRISBURG ? The 2006 Consumer?s Guide to Pennsylvania Farm Markets is now available, featuring locations and products sold at more than 1,000 markets across the state."
"HARRISBURG ? Consumers looking for the best Pennsylvania has to offer, from sweet corn and juicy peaches to baked goods and wine, can find it all with the 2008 Consumer?s Guide to Pennsylvania Farm Markets, said Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff today."
"HARRISBURG ? From sweet corn and pick-your-own strawberries to baked goods and hearty flowers, consumers can find the best Pennsylvania has to offer with the 2009 Consumer?s Guide to Pennsylvania Farm Markets, said Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff today."


Oldgate Warden is a common Endurance creature card. It is part of the Core Set.
In addition to the card's availability in the Core Set, three copies are included in the Black Marsh Smugglers deck.
"I stand with weapons ready!"
The card is named for the High Rock town of Oldgate.
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Been taking some time today to begin a new book, "Right Reason and the Princeton Mind- An Unorthodox Proposal" by Paul Kjoss Helseth. The premise is a defense against contemporary criticism of the Old Princetonians for compromising the reformed faith under the influence of Scottish Common Sense Realism.
Though I am enjoying the book immensely, a secondary surprise is that the book will afford an excellent summary to another research project in which I am currently engaged.
I have been praying through, journaling, and reading a lot about the effect of the enlightenment on current educational theories and looking at two ditches that the church has fallen into.
The first ditch is anti-intellectualism and doctrine disdain. This had been adequately documented by Mark Noll and others. The effect this has had on our culture is devastating. Never before has the church been so impotent in providing Biblical answers to contemporary questions. The church has even lost a clear, objective, articulate gospel message.
It sounds overly critical and harsh, but our retreat from doctrine has even conservative churches espousing a social gospel and an accommodating social posture in a world devoid of shame. A lot of Christian literature today is heavy on the heart and short on the head.
But I am also finding a deeper ditch on the other side of the road. This is one I am labeling "The Grace answer game". This is more subtle and deadly. This ditch is where we 'teach the answers' and find comfort when the church knows the right 'buzz words' and jargon. It doesn't unsettle us to find the Lord's charge "These people honor me with their lips, but their heart is far away from me." (Is. 29/Matt15). The book I am reading brings home foundational thoughts about the nature of saving faith. Both Charles Hodge and Archibald Alexander delineated between speculative faith, historical faith, and saving faith. I worry that we are finding a lot of speculative faith and historical faith in the marketplace- but less and less saving faith.
One side is all heart and no head. The other side is all head and no heart- both are in danger of missing the gospel message.
I will write more on this as I finish the study- but let me close with this. We all need to pay closer attention to the gospel and cry out to God for informational clarity and heart passion. I want to find God sweeter tomorrow than today. I want to see His beauty and know Him deeper. We have to have the Spirit to make us ache for righteousness and fight for justice. At the same time, we have to know the Word and rightly divide it for truth. We need to read, pray, and obey. Obedience that is not attached to the gospel- for we are saved by Christ and His grace alone. But an obedience that grows out of the relationship we have with the Father and the indwelling of His Spirit.
If we do not figure this out soon, I'm afraid we will all share the guilt of having 'the faith of the fathers ruined by the children'- This culture has never needed repentance and revival more than right now. It must start with me and my household. What say you?
A good word Coach. There is a great dichotomy between what we believe and what we preach, as followers of Christ. The truth is that this will always be the case because we preach a Holy God that demands holiness from us and we are inherently sinful. At the same time, Christ died to make us righteous by giving us His righteousness. Thankfully, when our focus in correctly placed on Christ, we are no longer hypocrites in the way we live, but recipients of a great and overwhelming Grace. I've been reading several books that speak to these issues. I highly recommend Radical by David Platt, Think Orange by Reggie Joiner, and Unchristian by David McKinna if you have not read them before. I'm glad I found your blog and look forward to keeping up with your thoughts.
Let's flesh this out together- I'd love your continued thoughts. Amen to God's grace! I never want to leave the gospel of grace alone and Christ alone.
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Post Colonial Terrorism And Racism Still A Problem In Africa – The Second Angle
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White is where black is. The effects of the interdependence of these governing bodies are examined as a legacy of colonialism, which predicts and governs a state of independence and a culture of corruption in older African countries.
The solution to this practice is discussed as a function of good governance and depends on increased communication, social and economic opportunities, and social mobility.
Terrorism plays a key role in redefining the political and security mechanisms of the last quarter of the 20th century and the early 21st century on the African continent.
This article emphasizes the manifestation of the elements of high governance in the influence of globalization in the current wave of terrorism within sub-Saharan Africa.
The results of the interaction of major economic and political organizations in a society strongly influence change and activate the hidden ideals of social and economic freedom placed under the guise of terrorism. While it may be tempting to associate complexity with terrorism on the continent as a religion, the concept of social and economic freedom provides a common connection to its manifestations and values.
Referring to the cases, in particular, from the Nigerian state, the article emphasizes the shift in ideology and conflict between economic and political authorities between emerging interest groups and not terrorists and high-level groups within the regional leadership positions.
"Colonialism is not content to simply hold people in its grip and destroy the indigenous brains of all kinds and content. In a perverted way, it turns to the past of oppressed people, and distracts, cripples, and destroys them.
This degrading pre-colonial history work is even more important today.
However, those views cannot be measured by comparison.
According to some authors, the social impact of colonialism depended on the population of Europeans, colonial labor migration, and the level of colonial investment in the health and education sectors. Related to it were the various forms of racial and/or religious discrimination or rights.
Colonialism distorted the African pattern of economic development in many different ways. There has been a division in the production of goods, markets, retailers, transport, provision of public services and pattern of urban migration, etc.
Terrorism is defined in two ways new terrorism is a global phenomenon and involves the use of modern technology, such as cyberspace. While the old terrorists used some self-sacrificing motives for their actions, the new terrorists did not use the nuances to hide their unpopular crimes.
The new form is very strong, not deceptive, and includes the employment of martyrs and emotions to create fear and respect, as well as to find converts. At the heart of this new cause is religious fervor.
The gain is also an integral part of each of the acts of terrorism. In the context of the present study, we define terrorism as the indisputable use of violence to achieve the ideological, political, and economic goals of governmental or non-national actors who fight and fight.
In 1994, Martha Crenshaw, a leading expert on terrorism, came to realize that terrorism in Africa has never been more widespread in the Middle East and Asia. Clearly, he meant that African governments, especially those in sub-Saharan Africa, did not support international terrorism.
Black men (Africa) (African American) are treated very badly :
Protesters with African flags or with symbols of language from across the continent were also seen at events in various parts of the US.
"People of color, especially black men, are the most miserable, disrespected, and misunderstood society on the planet," Jada Walker told crowds marching outside Dallas City Hall in Texas.
Being Black in the EU surveyed nearly 6,000 people in 12 EU countries – including France and Germany – between 2015 and 2016. About 30% of respondents said they had experienced racial harassment in the five years prior to the survey. This ranges from 63% of respondents in Finland to 21% in the UK and 20% in Malta.
Five percent of those interviewed said that they had experienced racially motivated violence, including among the police.
The highest rates of racist violence were recorded in Finland (14%), Ireland, and Austria (both 13%). The lowest prices were observed in Portugal (2%) and the UK (3%).
Many said they did not report the incidents because they felt they would not change anything or because they did not trust or fear the police, the report said.
White countries claim to have been deported and swept along by foreign borders and often cite racial and ethnic cleansing as a way to revive the hegemonic white supremacy.
Sahar Zand and Fareed Zakaria face criticism for giving words to courageous activists, but the idea of freedom to discuss all subjects is very important.
Expanding the controversy while putting it to a scientific test is the best way to deal with racial discrimination in the western world.
Some people want to recapture the times, but globalization is about to end and as Western societies become more multicultural and multiracial, we see a new generation of young emerging leaders of mixed ethnicity.
Permanent immigrants to Europe and the United States, especially those of non-Western backgrounds, are discriminated against on the basis of class distinctions, which continue in schools, colleges, courts, police departments, and social gatherings.
On the other hand, they face a sense of helplessness when political power is gradually eroding, giving more acceptance to right-wing groups determined to compromise their security, including their right to citizenship.
Discrimination against certain institutions creates instability among the youth of disadvantaged people, and this, in turn, exacerbates the negative effects of increasing and further supporting right-wing groups.
Sahar Zand talks to a boy from a Somali background, who regrets being upset with Rasmus Paludan for burning the Koran. He says next time he will look the other way and not allow himself to be upset.
There is a solution. Even if immigrants face formal discrimination in society, they will need to show restraint and calmness in order to avoid further divisions and hope that change will gradually happen and everything will be alright.
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The Comments below apply to the old web site, which has now been replaced by a much more reliable one at www.familysearch.org.
However if you are dealing with family trees which could have been produced using the old version, and the information is not in the new version the warnings below could be relevant.
(2) It is an incomplete index of what is available. Not all parish registers have been input - for instance when a family group comes to an end check the source details as all that may have happened is that you have come to the end of a register. In particular its coverage after 1837 is weak - because the civil registration indexes are available and are reasonably comprehensive. Many Hertfordshire records are on the British Isles Vital Records Index CD which should also be checked. The LDS microfilm library (catalogue on familysearch) may hold microfilms of registers which have not been indexed, and HALS holds registers (mainly recent) which have not been microfilmed.
(3) It is an incomplete index for baptisms/christenings because if was not legally necessary to have children christened in the Church of England. Some children were not baptised - while many non-conformist records have not survived. This is a serious problem if you are trying to trace non-conformist ancestors in Hertfordshire before 1837. Before the Hardwicke Marriage Act of 1754, which regulated the holding of the marriage ceremony, some marriages will not have taken place in a parish church and so will not have been recorded. In addition it can only index records that survive and this will vary from parish to parish. In some cases early registers have been lost, and in other cases there my be gaps where the register was not properly maintained.
(4) It is an inaccurate record. Spellings of surnames only became reasonably standard during the last 150 years (in part a result of civil registration). When someone was illiterate their name may have been written down it different ways by different people at different times. Some registers are in difficult handwriting, while others are faded and almost illegible. Some indexers were better at reading old handwriting than others while transcription errors can occur in preparing any index. The familysearch software takes some account of such variability - but you must always be on your guard.
(5) [This paragraph applies to the old site, but the new (2011) site does not show you these dubious entries]. It contains erroneous information. If the data comes a transcribed register it is likely to be reasonably accurate. Unfortunately some of information comes from family trees which have not been checked for accuracy. Sometimes you may find many similar references, often rather vague and usually in the 17th century, and these definitely come from family trees. My experience suggests that most are from trees submitted by Americans who often made wild guesses as to where in England their ancestors came from - and that these errors were then copied by others who didn't bother to check sources. - Don't be a fool and never treat unchecked information from anyone as a confirmed fact.
(6) Remember that in general burials are not indexed, and that a significant number of children died in infancy. When you check the baptismal registers it is always a good idea to check the burial registers as well. You don't want to end up as one of the many people who - because they didn't check - end up with a family tree which claims to have a direct ancestor who in fact died in infancy. The National Burial Index contains a number of Hertfordshire parishes for the period 1800-1850.
(7) Always work with a good map. Unlike countries such as Canada and Australia, which had land available, all land in England has belonged to someone for a thousand years or more. [Basically many people emigrated because it was easier than to move within England.] This means that the poorer people needed to have a good reason to move and most marriages involved people from the same village or somewhere within walking distance. Of course there were exceptions for various reasons - but if there is significant (in English terms) distance between say, the place of marriage and the place where children were baptised, be on your guard. See Population Movements in Rural Hertfordshire which shows how little mobility there was at as late as 1881.
(8) Read Right Name, Wrong Body? and beware of assuming that an index entry relates to your ancestor. If your reply comes up with 20 people who match your search criteria you know you have problems. In a county the size of Hertfordshire there may well be two or more couples with the same names - and I have seen erroneous family trees where several different families have been combined as one.
Remember: The IGI is an index of souls saved by Church of Latter Day Saints which also happens to contain information of interest to the genealogist. Some of the information from "Patron Submission Sheets" would appear to be no more than wild guesses based on inadequate information.
Finally: Everyone's ancestral lines run out at some stage - usually due to a lack of accessible surviving records. Many people have problems with basic family information in the early 19th century (particularly non-conformist families whose oldest records are the 1841 census, and civil registration after 1837.) Others come adrift in the mid-17th century due to the problems of Civil War and the Commonwealth, including the loss of many earlier parish registers. In many cases the earliest registers or bishop's transcripts only go back to the start of the 17th century - while the earliest registers start in 1538.
See also Where is my ancestor's baptism before 1837?


Dean Montoya's call to action is to get involved and after you read her speech, you'll know why. We don't usually post talks but this is one we wanted to share. Here's Mitzi Montoya….
In my talk I'm going to give you something to think about and challenge you to what we can do next.
People ask me how I got to where I am. When I was little, I wanted to be an astronaut, a neuroscientist, a neurosurgeon, and a psychiatrist. Those were the "STEM-y" things.
How we get to where we are is an interesting piece of what drives us. It's some of what we need to think about from a STEM standpoint.
So that's my worry. One of the things I think we have to think about is what STEM is. It's about innovation. And it's not just about getting a degree in Science and Technology, Engineering and Math. It's about being STEM literate. That's the foundation of future innovation and innovators.
So who are STEM rock stars? These are people who make a difference and they make things that matter. They also create cool stuff and build solutions to real world problems. They can be real rock stars because they make the world a better place.
So what do STEM rock stars do? They create innovative design and solutions. In the year 2050 the world population will require 20% more food. 70% must come from efficiency and improving technology but we don't have the land, the water, or the technological capability to feed the world populations. That's STEM.
But it's not just stuff. It's about creative experiences and innovative services which are everything from entertainment to the healthcare industry. Many of us watched the Oscars. What fantastic technology that went into the making of, for example, Gravity.
It's an incredible illustration of innovative STEM discipline. But so is the Mayo Clinic or salesforce.com that made real the concept of cloud computing.
So why are we talking about STEM? In the next 10 years, 80% of the fastest growing occupations will depend on skills in the hard sciences, i.e. STEM, and the social sciences. Why does it matter that we talk about this in relation to women?
First the good news. STEM jobs pay more and have a lower wage gap for women…92% vs 75% on the dollar. I'm still not happy with this. I'd like it to go to 110%, but it's better than 75%.
When you include the life sciences, the women have made significant progress. So what's the problem?
When you look at the STEM side, women made up only 18% of the national engineering class last year, up only 1% over 2009. But wait it gets worse.
In middle schools 74% of girls express interest in STEM but when choosing a college major, just 0.3 % of high school girls select computer science.
We've had a lack of women in leadership positions in the hard sciences because we have that pipeline problem. For the ones that we do have there, we have a leadership promotion problem which exists in many fields and it's still very real in the STEM discipline.
The issues of women in STEM is socio-cultural. It's not K-12's fault. It's not the university's fault. It's not just 'those guys.' It's all of us.
Let me give you another stat. In Malaysia, women's representation in computer science is 83% because it's considered women's work. It's using a computer. That tells us that there is nothing wrong with women. It tells us we have a socio-cultural problem.
There's an old Lego ad from 1981 that shows not just what a girl has made but how proud it's made her. It's the look you will see whenever children build something. And none of those things are pink by the way and they didn't have little people. You just made stuff. Somehow this got segmented into boys vs. girls.
This is a direct ask and request. This is exactly what we need to hear more, especially from women young and old.
Experiences mold us. They teach us through failure. They teach us that it's not a simple one-off experience, but the more you do it, the more you become competent doing that thing whatever it is.
Music is the best example. The first time you look at an instrument it was hard. It only becomes good by repeated practice. Some of you know I rebuild cars. That's my 16-year-old and my dad on the right in the photo. They spent almost two-and-a-half years working on the car project. It created a skill where my son has the ability and confidence that he can fix it. Same with my older son who is 20.
Competence and confidence both come from having the dream, the vision of what you want to be and working at it. Everyone starts out as a novice. Competence emerges only out of hard work.
As people achieve confidence it feels really exciting to be good at something and to know it. Experts are always aspiring, always learning, always practicing, and anyone that's not, is not an expert. That competent feeling you get gives you the power that you need to be resilient.
So I would ask you to think about Rock Stars in STEM. It's about innovation and how we can change the conversation. My call to action is for you to engage in your community, your circle, your network and change this conversation for women about STEM. Whatever you do, my ask is that you do something. It's the only way we drive cultural change.
TWE: Thanks, Dean Montoya, for letting us share your important talk and call to action! Check out also our post on She++ about a community of women who are proactively spreading the word about STEM.


My name is Wayne Johnson, I am a person in recovery. My clean date is 2/12/14. One month before I got out of a three month in patient treatment program, I started having anxiety about where I was going to live. They told me in rehab that I had to change my, "People, Places, and Things" and that meant I couldn't go back to the place I use to get high at…I couldn't go back to my home. I had made leaps and bounds in my recovery at the treatment center. I was doing everything I could to be accountable and learn more about the 12 steps. I decided the best thing for me to do was to find a good sober house in Austin. I started looking at different ones and interviewed at several before I found Any Length Recovery Home. I was impressed from the moment I walked in the door. It was clean, well maintained, and had the comforts I was looking for in a temporary home, and that was just on the surface. When I sat down with the house manager and we went over the house rules I was really impressed at the structure and accountability that was asked of Any Length house members. This was actually the deciding factor for me…I felt like I could grow there. Any Length was a place I felt like I could be a part of a group of men that were all working toward similar goals, there was a sense of community in the house. From the beginning of each day we did morning meditation together, cleaned up the house together and cooked and hung out together. I genuinely felt like the house manager and the owner, who stopped by quite often, were generally interested in my recovery and making sure I succeeded in life. My stay lasted at Any Length for three months, which was perfect for me. For some folks it takes longer, which is fine, it takes as long as it takes for each individual. My experience with Any Length is one that I remember fondly and I think of as the ideal of what a solid sober living environment should look like. I work in the recovery field now, and I have sent several people in recovery to Any Length and I will continue to do so since I believe in this organization and I know for a fact that they care about their house members and their success. Any Length is not just a sober home…it is a fellowship, and a place where people in recovery can start their new lives safely and with a supportive structure that will benefit them the rest of their lives.


Worked well for me. For occasional use, works good. I wouldn't use it on heavy duty stuff or super rusted stuff though. Washers really are flimsy.
Not as heavy duty as name brand pullers, but for most pulls it works ok. Cheap washers need to be replaced with better quality.
Another good value, particularly on-sale and with a 20% off coupon. Mine cost me $8. I works. It pulls various and sundry items like steering wheels or vibration dampers off. Even if you don't 'need' one, for $8 it can't be beat. Just buy it already!
Knocked it down a star because it has no blow mold case. The plastic tray you see it in is all there is.


A total of 50 domestically-built versions of the US RQ-170 Sentinel stealth drones and a number of other combat and assault unmanned aerial vehicles took part in the drills, according to Mehr News Agency.
The drones have reportedly taken off from the bases as far as 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) away from the operation zone to hit the target.
On 22 February, the Iranian Armed Forces conducted massive naval drills in the Strait of Hormuz that lasted for three days.
The maneuvers covered a total area of 2 million square kilometers (772,000 square miles) across the Strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman and the Indian Ocean.


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Native Americans want name change for Wyoming's Devils Tower
(Reuters) Chief Arvol Looking Horse, spiritual leader of the Great Sioux Nation, said the name is offensive and suggests that Indian religious rituals practiced for centuries in the Black Hills were forms of devil worship.
Devils Tower National Monument in Crook County, Wyo.
(Reuters) Spiritual leaders of the Sioux and more than a dozen Native American tribes want U.S. officials to rename Devils Tower, an iconic rock formation and national monument in Wyoming that has religious and cultural importance to the tribes.
Chief Arvol Looking Horse, spiritual leader of the Great Sioux Nation and the head of the effort, said the name is offensive and suggests that Indian religious rituals practiced for centuries at the striking 900-foot (274-meter) tower in the Black Hills were forms of devil worship.
In 1906, when the formation became the first in the country to be designated as a national monument, its name was based on a mistranslation of its Indian title, according to the National Park Service.
An interpreter with an 1875 expedition by a U.S. Army colonel told him the term meant "Bad God's Tower," later shortened to Devils Tower.
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In letters to President Barack Obama and the U.S. board on Geographic Names, Looking Horse has asked that it be renamed Bear Lodge, after the title of a nearby national forest.
Wyoming politicians have opposed that request. Last week, the state's congressional delegation floated a bill that would block a name change. Tourism officials say Devils Tower is important to Wyoming's branding campaigns.
"We've worked very hard to make sure some of the state's assets are easily recognizable to both domestic and international audiences," said Chris Mickey, spokesman for the Wyoming Office of Tourism.
The U.S. panel that oversees place names had planned to consider Looking Horse's request next year, but that is on hold while the federal legislation prohibiting a name change is pending.
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Obama last month restored the original name "Denali," which means "the High One" and was long used by Alaska natives, to Mount McKinley in Alaska, North America's tallest mountain.
Looking Horse said he hopes Obama will issue an executive order renaming the tower in Wyoming, restoring dignity and honor to an area the tribes consider a sacred place of power.
A spokesman for Obama did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Tuesday.
Reporting by Laura Zuckerman in Salmon, Idaho; Editing by Daniel Wallis and David Gregorio
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var isArray = require("lodash/isArray");
var isUndefined = require("lodash/isUndefined");
var keys = require("lodash/keys");
var reduce = require("lodash/reduce");
var d3 = require("d3");
var processDates = require("./process-dates");

/**
 * Generate an exact number of ticks given a domain
 *
 * @param {number[]} domain - min/max of the current scale
 * @param {number} numticks - desired number of ticks
 * @return {string[]} Array of ticks
 * @static
 * @memberof helper
 */
function exact_ticks(domain, numticks) {
	numticks -= 1;
	var ticks = [];
	var delta = domain[1] - domain[0];
	var i;
	for (i = 0; i < numticks; i++) {
		ticks.push(domain[0] + (delta / numticks) * i);
	}
	ticks.push(domain[1]);

	if (domain[1] * domain[0] < 0) {
		//if the domain crosses zero, make sure there is a zero line
		var hasZero = false;
		for (i = ticks.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
			//check if there is already a zero line
			if (ticks[i] === 0) {
				hasZero = true;
			}
		}
		if (!hasZero) {
			ticks.push(0);
		}
	}

	return ticks;
}

/**
 * compute_scale_domain
 *
 * @param scaleObj - Current scale before generating new domain
 * @param {number[]} data - All values in the current scale
 * @param {object} opts - Whether to return nice values or force a minimum of 0
 * or below
 * @return {object} { domain: [min, max], custom: <boolean> }
 * @static
 * @memberof helper
 */
function compute_scale_domain(scaleObj, data, opts) {
	// Compute the domain (`[min, max]`) of a scale based on its data points.
	// `data` is a flat array of all values used in this scale, and is
	// created by `input-parsers/parse-<chart>.js`
	opts = opts || {};
	var scaleDomain = scaleObj.domain || [];
	var _domain;
	var defaultMin;
	var defaultMax;

	if (!isArray(data)) {
		throw new TypeError("data passed to compute_scale_domain must be an array");
	}

	var extent = d3.extent(data);
	var niced = d3.scale.linear()
			.domain(extent)
			.nice()
			.domain();

	if (!scaleObj.domain || !scaleObj.custom) {
		if (opts.nice) {
			_domain = niced;
		} else {
			_domain = extent;
		}
		defaultMin = true;
		defaultMax = true;
	} else {
		_domain = (opts.nice) ? niced : extent;
		defaultMin = (_domain[0] === scaleDomain[0] || isUndefined(scaleDomain[0]));
		defaultMax = (_domain[1] === scaleDomain[1] || isUndefined(scaleDomain[1]));
		_domain = scaleDomain;
	}

	if (opts.minZero) {
		_domain[0] = Math.min(_domain[0], 0);
	}

	return {
		domain: _domain,
		custom: (!defaultMin || !defaultMax)
	};
}

/**
 * round_to_precision
 * Round a number to N decimal places
 *
 * @param {number} num - Number to be rounded
 * @param {number} precision - Desired precision
 * @param {boolean} supress_thou_sep
 * @static
 * @memberof helper
 * @return {number} Rounded number
 */
function round_to_precision(num, precision, supress_thou_sep) {
	if (num === 0) {
		//zero should always be "0"
		return "0";
	}

	var s = Math.round(num * Math.pow(10,precision)) / Math.pow(10,precision);
	s = s + "";

	s = s.split(".");

	if (s.length == 1) {
		s[1] = "";
	}

	if (s[1].length < precision) {
		s[1] += Array(precision-s[1].length + 1).join("0");
	}

	if (!supress_thou_sep) {
		s[0] = d3.format(",")(parseInt(s[0]));
	}

	if (precision === 0) {
		return s[0];
	}

	return s.join(".");
}

/**
 * combine_margin_pading
 *
 * @param m
 * @param p
 * @static
 * @memberof helper
 * @return {object}
 */
function combine_margin_pading(m,p) {
	return {
		top: m.top + p.top,
		right: m.right + p.right,
		bottom: m.bottom + p.bottom,
		left: m.left + p.left
	};
}

/**
 * precision
 *
 * @param a
 * @static
 * @memberof helper
 * @return {undefined}
 */
function precision(a) {
  // http://stackoverflow.com/a/27865285/1181761

  // guard for NaN
  if (a === a) {
		var e = 1;
		while (Math.round(a * e) / e !== a) e *= 10;
		return Math.round(Math.log(e) / Math.LN10);
  } else {
		return 0;
  }
}

/**
 * transform_coords
 *
 * @param transformString
 * @static
 * @memberof helper
 * @return {undefined}
 */
function transform_coords(transformString) {
	// Split on both space and comma because IE10 likes spaces?
	var s = transformString.split(/\s|,/);
	return [s[0].split("(")[1],s[1].split(")")[0]].map(parseFloat);
}

/**
 * Given a defaults object and a source object, copy the value from the source
 * if it contains the same key, otherwise return the default. Skip keys that
 * only exist in the source object.
 * @param {object} defaults - Default schema
 * @param {object} source - Source object to copy properties from
 * @returns {object} - Result has identical keys to defaults
 * @static
 * @memberof helper
*/
function merge_or_apply(defaults, source) {
	var defaultKeys = keys(defaults);
	var sourceKeys = keys(source);
	return reduce(defaultKeys, function(result, key) {
		if (sourceKeys.indexOf(key) > -1) {
			result[key] = source[key];
			return result;
		} else {
			result[key] = defaults[key];
			return result;
		}
	}, {});
}

/**
 * Given a the domain of a scale suggest the most numerous number
 * of round number ticks that it cold be divided into while still containing
 values evenly divisible by 1, 2, 2.5, 5, 10, or 25.
 * @param {array} domain - An array of two number like objects
 * @returns {integer} - Result is a single integer representing a nice number of ticks to use
 * @static
 * @memberof helper
*/
function suggest_tick_num(domain) {
	var MAX_TICKS = 10;
	var INTERVAL_BASE_VALS = [1, 2, 2.5, 5, 10, 25];
	var range = Math.abs(domain[0] - domain[1])
	var minimum = range / MAX_TICKS;
	var digits = Math.floor(range).toString().length;
	var multiplier = Math.pow(10, (digits - 2));

	var acceptable_intervals = reduce(INTERVAL_BASE_VALS, function(prev, curr) {
		var mult = curr * multiplier;

		if (mult >= minimum) {
			prev = prev.concat([mult]);
		}

		return prev;
	}, []);

	for (var i = 0; i < acceptable_intervals.length; i++) {
		var interval = acceptable_intervals[i]
		if(range % interval == 0) {
			return (range / interval) + 1
		}
	};

	return 11;
}

/**
 * Given a timezone offset in an hour:minute format and return the equivalent
 * number of minutes as a number
 * only exist in the source object.
 * @param {object} offset - A string in a hh:mm format or "Z" for no offset
 * @returns {number} - Number of minutes
 * @static
 * @memberof helper
*/
function tz_offset_to_minutes(offset) {
	if (offset == "Z") {
		return 0
	}

	var offset = offset.split(":")

	if(offset.length == 1) {
		offset = offset[0]
		split_loc = offset.length - 2
		offset = [offset.substring(0, split_loc), offset.substring(split_loc)]
	}
	sign = offset[0].indexOf("-") > -1 ? -1 : 1

	offset = offset.map(parseFloat)

	return (offset[0]*60) + (sign * offset[1])
}

/**
 * Helper functions!
 * @name helper
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var helper = {
	exactTicks : exact_ticks,
	roundToPrecision: round_to_precision,
	combineMarginPadding: combine_margin_pading,
	computeScaleDomain: compute_scale_domain,
	precision: precision,
	transformCoords: transform_coords,
	mergeOrApply: merge_or_apply,
	suggestTickNum: suggest_tick_num,
	TZOffsetToMinutes: tz_offset_to_minutes
};

module.exports = helper;

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


We snapped these photos basically right outside airport after a crazy early flight. I was dressed primarily for function, but that doesn't mean I can't spice it up with some fun shoes. I actually had a guy ask to buy them off my feet in the St. Louis airport 😅 I politely declined, but that did lead me to research if they were still available. They are! They are the Converse x JW Anderson collaboration, and they were definitely scarce when the collection launched about a month ago. They're actually unisex, so for reference, I ordered a 6 and I typically wear an 8 in nearly everything, and an 8.5 in Nike sneakers.
Aren't they just so much fun?!
I can see why someone offered to buy your shoes at the airport. These are such fun shoes! It stands out and perfect for travel. Have a safe flight and happy Monday!
Super cute and how funny that someone tried to buy them off your feet! I have had that happened with certain pieces of clothing and it is kind of silly but still very complimentary!
these sneakers are so fun.
Those shoes are the most ridiculous awesome thing ever. Love the rest of your outfit too especially the jacket and backpack. It's so great that backpacks are stylish now!


Vue on 5th San Diego is a new 7-story, 45-unit luxury mid-rise on the corner of 5th Avenue and Nutmeg Street with an estimated completion date late 2015 by ColRich Development. First move-ins anticipated to be early 2016.
Vue on 5th is an elegant seven-story mid-rise building that will feature high-end finishes and extraordinary indoor and outdoor living. Its 45 residences will range in size from approximately 1,318 to 3,730 square feet and floor plans include two to three bedrooms and two to three and one-half baths. Prices anticipated to be $700,000 to $2,000,000.
With a coveted location in the heart of Bankers Hill neighborhood and just a block away from Balboa Park, Vue on 5th will present a new, modern standard of luxury living in one of San Diego's most historical neighborhoods. Homeowners at Vue on 5th will enjoy dining in Park West's and nearby Hillcrest's eclectic restaurants, strolling through the museums and activities at Balboa Park and will have the advantage of close proximity to many more things to do in downtown San Diego.
Vue on 5th broke ground in July of 2014 with construction expected to start in early 2015 and a completion date at the end of 2015. More information, floor plans will be available in the upcoming months.
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Explanation: What does the universe look like on small scales? On large scales? Humanity is discovering that the universe is a very different place on every proportion that has been explored. For example, so far as we know, every tiny proton is exactly the same, but every huge galaxy is different. On more familiar scales, a small glass table top to a human is a vast plane of strange smoothness to a dust mite -- possibly speckled with cell boulders. Not all scale lengths are well explored -- what happens to the smallest mist droplets you sneeze, for example, is a topic of active research -- and possibly useful to know to help stop the spread of disease. The featured interactive flash animation, a modern version of the classic video Powers of Ten, is a new window to many of the known scales of our universe. By moving the scroll bar across the bottom, you can explore a diversity of sizes, while clicking on different items will bring up descriptive information.
No Flash allowed. It's 2018.
The first time that I'm disappointed about APOD, what a strange idea to present something in flash format. Well at least they triggered me to write my first comment.
I quite like this offering apart from the very minor quibble about the suggested size of the electron but there again by its very nature it precludes accurate measurement. They could have maybe shown the possible range though.
At some point it will be realized by all that there is only one electron visiting & animating all levels of reality everywhere apart, of course, from so-called black matter. I'm not the first to suggest there's only one electron. Professor John Wheeler did but he immediately rejected the notion but he was right!! How else, for example, does one solve the EPR Paradox? It is simply not possible in this space/time continuum to be simultaneously the observer & the observed.
Btw, should anyone want to know more about the contents of the Planck Epoch, do please get back to me. Have a nice day.
I'm not the first to suggest there's only one electron. Professor John Wheeler did but he immediately rejected the notion but he was right!!
This is a nice new size-zoom, and it is indeed impressive how utterly fantastical is the range of size measurements: from the electron (no measurable size) to the universe itself (possibly infinite in size). But DomeLord is right, it distracts from the more fundamental fact that there aren't actually ANY 'things,' there are just measurements.
Fantastic job. Unfortunately the chosen Flash format makes it unavailable for those using Firefox or Chrome. I had to install Opera to see it.
Interesting! I'm still staggering on with a steam driven Vista platform but Chrome on mine works the Flash format just fine.
Flash? You've got to be kidding. Even Adobe is on its way to being rid of flash. I've long kept my computers flash-free because of the many security vulnerabilities of Flash.
The total human height for 7 billion people is not 10 million km, it's ~10 billion km!
The total human height for 7 billion people is ~10 million km = 10 billion meters.
I came here to complain about the Huangs having the audacity to estimate the size of the universe, and I find mostly complaints about Flash! Not that I find that odd in retrospect.
Flash works fine on my Firefox (Firefox Quantum Extended Support Release 60.2.2est (64-bit) Firefox for openSUSE Leap 15.0). I haven't gotten rid of it because there is one site I visit regularly that still uses it. And no, that site is not skyandtelescope.com; I found an HTML5 planisphere elsewhere on the Web.
But, yeah. Firefox has a special jaundiced eye on Flash, and tolerates it only because so many people keep doing stuff like submitting Flash apps to APOD. Firefox summarily blocks Flash every time Mozilla gets wind of a security hole, and nobody gets to run it again until they install the patch.
For years I've had Firefox configured to give that one aforementioned site a pass, and ask me to activate flash ad hoc for all other sites. I almost never do so; I did today, just because it's APOD.
Windows 10, Google Chrome just blocked flash. All you had to do is to allow it by pressing allow.
By the way it must be awful being a Zeptometer. And I don't mean to belittle it.
Well, it's a Sunday repeat, dating back to when flash was acceptable. But yeah, if the authors of this nice interactive tool want to keep an audience, they need to update the content to HTML5. An awful lot of people are locked out of this, or have to jump through too many hoops to make it worth their while.
Thanks, bystander. I wouldn't have been able to see the APOD if you hadn't posted the youtube video.
Flash? I can't believe you are using this even though it's been blocked by many browsers and all Apple products. Nothing is worth the security risk that program brings with it. Shame on you apod.
Great job. Remember seeing 'power of ten' as a child. This presentation will be of use to me, as it gives me understanding of the values of displacement from the smallest to the largest measurements we, as humans, can comprehend. Now if I can just wrap my mind around the extremes; tough to imagine. This is a fantastic show of dedication and application of intelligence. thx, C.
I notice Vega (located at 10^9.6 in the scale) is wobbly in the animation. Being wobbly doesn't point to varying brightness, or bulging at the equator, or a debris cloud, which are known/implied characteristics of Vega.
remember seeing 'power of ten' as a child.
Thank you Charles and Ray Eames.
Hey, I noticed that Vega looked bluer in the animation than B-type Regulus and O-type Alnitak! Well, I'm sort of okay with that, because due to the fact that it is quite flattened and that we see it pole on, where it is hottest and bluest, Vega really is the most obviously blue-looking of the bright stars in the sky. Certainly through a telescope!
Lucky those who get to see this. My system says I need new Adobe Flash Player, which is not true. Thanks for nothing.
Check out bystander's post. There is a youtube video there that is the same as the APOD. You can watch it there.


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I know everyone has discussed this several times and some, I have found countless threads regarding the APR chip with fuel injectors, but my question is, Would it be worth doing on a B6 1.8T AUtomatic trans or no? I have not found any insight as to the manual vs auto on the APR stage 1+. ANy good insight would be awesome, would love to hear ya guys thoughts and if anyone knows of a thread where this has indeed been discussed please drop it to me and I`ll delete this one.. just couldn't find it... and yes i know, "google is my friend."
My Audi's windows and doors dont work, my key alarm also dont work? Please help.
Warranty Work and they dont know what it is so they dont wanna fix it.
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Popular Lake Fisheries
Ashburton Catchment
Rangitata River
Waitaki River
Popular River Fisheries
Central South Island Lakes
Hydro Canals
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Habitat Development
Lake Hood
From Ashburton (Tinwald) take Grahams Road 9km to the lake. The lake is popular with water-skiers and picnickers in summer but for much of the season this artificial lake offers a quiet spot to fish. The shallow weedy lake holds brown trout and perch and is intermittently stocked with brown trout, rainbow trout and salmon that are salvaged from local irrigation schemes.
Lake Opuha
Formed by the damming of the Opuha River during the late 1990's this irrigation and hydroelectric dam has now established as an attractive lake fishery. The Lake is located 17km from the township of Fairlie. The lake has a good population of brown trout and the occasional rainbow trout which have since established a self-sustaining population due to stocking efforts. Chinook salmon stocking efforts proved unsuccessful however as the fish only reached small sizes. All methods of fishing are popular and there are multiple options for launching boats. On a bright sunny day sight fishing for cruising browns is possible but water clarity in the lake is generally not high.
This large picturesque lake offers shoreline and boat fishing for brown and rainbow trout. In recent times a "put n take" salmon fishery has been established through annual releases of thousands of salmon smolt gifted by salmon farms.
The ever-popular tourist township of Tekapo is nestled at the bottom end of the lake and offers shoreline access and a boat launching ramp. The Western shores of the Lake can be access from Godley Peaks Road, near Lake McGregor, while the Eastern shore can be accessed from Lilybank Road.
Lake Alexandrina
Two kilometres south of Tekapo Township, an AA signposted Godley Peaks Road will take you to Lake Alexandrina. Much smaller than Lake Tekapo, Alexandrina has long been considered the most productive lake in the area with brown trout of 8-9 pound caught annually and the occasional brown or rainbow attaining 10 pounds plus. To reach the southern end, a side road leaves Godley Peaks Road at approximately 3.5km from the SH8 turn off. To reach the middle of the lake continue a further 5km and turn left past Lake McGregor to the outlet and fishing huts.
To reach the northern end of the lake return to Godley Peaks Road and drive to Glenmore Station, 5km from Lake McGregor. A farm track leads past the station homestead, sheds and through deer paddocks then leads to the huts near the lake shore. Anglers are able to walk and fish from well-worn tracks amongst the dense vegetation around the lake edge using either spinning or fly fishing techniques. Rowboats are permitted but no motors are allowed being part of a wildlife refuge. Lake McGregor adjoins 'Lake Alex' and offer great fishing too, the main difference for anglers is that boats must be moored whilst fishing on Lake McGregor.
Lake Ohau
Lake Ohau, accessible from the townships of Twizel and Omarama is a large lake characterised by its glacial blue waters. Brown and rainbow trout can be caught with all the popular techniques here. Shoreline fishing is best around inflowing streams and shallow areas. Boat fishing is popular especially around the Hopkins River delta area where muddy shallows offer sight fishing on a calm sunny day. This lake is exposed to the Nor wester wind and can be affected by discolouration from the Hopkins River. Access is available up the western shore from Glen Lyon Road at the head of the Ohau A Canal, and up the Eastern shore from Lake Ohau Road.
Waitaki Hydro Lakes
Well known to South Island anglers Lakes Waitaki, Aviemore, and Benmore cater for thousands of anglers every year, In fact Lake Benmore is New Zealand second most popular fishing lake only second to Lake Taupo. All are easily accessible by good roads, have boat launching ramps, facilities for camping, and are serviced by Kurow, Otematata, Omarama and Twizel townships.
SH83 from Kurow to Omarama provides angler access to the south side of lakes Waitaki, Aviemore, and the Ahuriri Arm of Lake Benmore. For Lake Aviemore almost the entire lake edge can be accessed albeit for the thick vegetation as the north side of the lake has road access between the Benmore and Aviemore Dams.
For Lake Benmore, there is no road access on the northern side of the Ahuriri Arm. The Haldon Arm of Lake Benmore can be reached by boat from the Ahuriri Arm, if driving however it will mean a drive to Twizel turning off at the Ruataniwha spillway and driving alongside the hydro canal to Ohau C power station. The Haldon Arm can also be accessed via the Haldon Road which branches off SH8, 2km south of Burkes Pass.
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About Marcus Scriven
Edward FitzGerald
Victor Hervey
John Bristol
Angus Montagu
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Victor Hervey, 6th Marquess of Bristol
'Known as "The Reptile" by some of his family, equipped with what one apologist described as a "splendidly villainous appearance", the subject of a Black Book diligently maintained by various of his cousins, Victor was, says one relation (admitting that he is influenced by family prejudice), "a nasty, creepy" boy who tore wings off flies…'
'Marjorie's photograph album shows the two boys – John and his first cousin Victor – on the beach together near Lochnell; they briefly overlapped again at Eton, John arriving there in 1931… By 1941, Victor was in prison; John an inmate of St Andrew's Hospital, Northampton.'
'About seven miles east of Colwyn Bay, a mass of towers and crenulated, limestone, ivy-clad walls loom over the A55. Roofless, gutted of its marble by New Age travellers, ringed with municipal signs warning visitors to stay out, Gwrych Castle has manifestly seen better days. Yet as a symbol of the follies of dynastic pretension it can hardly be bettered…'
'A couple arriving for a shooting weekend in the 1960s at Ickworth noticed Victor leaning from an upper window. As they drove nearer, he opened fire (whether with a revolver, rifle or shot gun, his guests were uncertain. "We didn't stay to find out. We practically had to run for cover").'
→ Edward Fitzgerald
→ Angus Montagu
→ John Bristol
The Star reports Victor's release from prison, 28th June 1941
Victor's conviction, recorded by the Daily Mirror, 7th July 1939
Victor with his first cousin, John Rowley, at Lochnell, the house the boys' grandfather, the 12th Earl of Dundonald, bought so as to 'escape from his wife' [copyright: Gwrych Castle Preservation Trust]
Victor's mother, the former Lady Jean Cochrane*, in 1916, a year after giving birth to her only son [copyright: Gwrych Castle Preservation Trust]
Victor and fellow Mayfair Man, John Lonsdale
Gwrych Castle in 2003: a symbol of the follies of dynastic pretension [copyright: Gwrych Castle Preservation Trust]
John Rowley, right, next to his father, Ousley, whom he would later try to kill, and Ousley's mother [copyright: Marcus Scriven]
*The family resemblance is more pronounced in the younger of Jean's two granddaughters, Lady Isabella Hervey
With thanks to www.thepeerage.com
© 2022 Marcus Scriven


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Re: Custom constructor and the Meyers Singleton
irotas <google@irotas.net>
Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:01:20 CST
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After thinking about this for a while, one wild idea came to mind.
What if we create a second singleton, called SingletonConfigurator,
that the application can use to set the parameters needed for
Singleton's constructor. SingletonConfigurator could even set default
value where appropriate, so that the user doesn't even need to know
that the SingletonConfigurator exists unless they really need it.
Then, 'Singleton::instance()' could get the configuration parameters
from SingletonConfigurator and pass them on to the Singleton
Here's the updated (working!) code:
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
class SingletonConfigurator
SingletonConfigurator&
instance()
static SingletonConfigurator c;
int mNum;
SingletonConfigurator()
: mNum(0)
Singleton&
static Singleton s(SingletonConfigurator::instance().mNum);
num() const
return mNum;
Singleton(int num)
: mNum(num)
const int mNum;
Singleton& s = Singleton::instance();
cout << "Singleton: " << s.num() << endl;
main(int argc, char** argv)
SingletonConfigurator& c = SingletonConfigurator::instance();
c.mNum = 5;
func();
What are the facts about the Jews? (I call them Jews to you,
because they are known as "Jews". I don't call them Jews
myself. I refer to them as "so-called Jews", because I know
what they are). The eastern European Jews, who form 92 per
cent of the world's population of those people who call
themselves "Jews", were originally Khazars. They were a
warlike tribe who lived deep in the heart of Asia. And they
were so warlike that even the Asiatics drove them out of Asia
into eastern Europe. They set up a large Khazar kingdom of
800,000 square miles. At the time, Russia did not exist, nor
did many other European countries. The Khazar kingdom
was the biggest country in all Europe -- so big and so
powerful that when the other monarchs wanted to go to war,
the Khazars would lend them 40,000 soldiers. That's how big
and powerful they were.
They were phallic worshippers, which is filthy and I do not
want to go into the details of that now. But that was their
religion, as it was also the religion of many other pagans and
barbarians elsewhere in the world. The Khazar king became
so disgusted with the degeneracy of his kingdom that he
decided to adopt a so-called monotheistic faith -- either
Christianity, Islam, or what is known today as Judaism,
which is really Talmudism. By spinning a top, and calling out
"eeny, meeny, miney, moe," he picked out so-called Judaism.
And that became the state religion. He sent down to the
Talmudic schools of Pumbedita and Sura and brought up
thousands of rabbis, and opened up synagogues and
schools, and his people became what we call "Jews".
There wasn't one of them who had an ancestor who ever put
a toe in the Holy Land. Not only in Old Testament history, but
back to the beginning of time. Not one of them! And yet they
come to the Christians and ask us to support their armed
insurrections in Palestine by saying, "You want to help
repatriate God's Chosen People to their Promised Land, their
ancestral home, don't you? It's your Christian duty. We gave
you one of our boys as your Lord and Savior. You now go to
church on Sunday, and you kneel and you worship a Jew,
and we're Jews."
But they are pagan Khazars who were converted just the
same as the Irish were converted. It is as ridiculous to call
them "people of the Holy Land," as it would be to call the 54
million Chinese Moslems "Arabs." Mohammed only died in
620 A.D., and since then 54 million Chinese have accepted
Islam as their religious belief. Now imagine, in China, 2,000
miles away from Arabia, from Mecca and Mohammed's
birthplace. Imagine if the 54 million Chinese decided to call
themselves "Arabs." You would say they were lunatics.
Anyone who believes that those 54 million Chinese are Arabs
must be crazy. All they did was adopt as a religious faith a
belief that had its origin in Mecca, in Arabia. The same as the
Irish. When the Irish became Christians, nobody dumped
them in the ocean and imported to the Holy Land a new crop
of inhabitants. They hadn't become a different people. They
were the same people, but they had accepted Christianity as
a religious faith.
These Khazars, these pagans, these Asiatics, these
Turko-Finns, were a Mongoloid race who were forced out of
Asia into eastern Europe. Because their king took the
Talmudic faith, they had no choice in the matter. Just the
same as in Spain: If the king was Catholic, everybody had to
be a Catholic. If not, you had to get out of Spain. So the
Khazars became what we call today "Jews".
-- Benjamin H. Freedman
[Benjamin H. Freedman was one of the most intriguing and amazing
individuals of the 20th century. Born in 1890, he was a successful
Jewish businessman of New York City at one time principal owner
of the Woodbury Soap Company. He broke with organized Jewry
after the Judeo-Communist victory of 1945, and spent the
remainder of his life and the great preponderance of his
considerable fortune, at least 2.5 million dollars, exposing the
Jewish tyranny which has enveloped the United States.]


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State factionalism
To the outsider and the uninformed, the Caldari State seems a solid, unified entity. This has been true for brief periods of their history. The latest of those is now coming to an end. The eight Caldari mega corporations, like all great cynics, know the price of everything but the value of nothing and this is now tearing them apart.
Three blocks have formed around different ideologies, mainly in regard to foreign policies. While the forming of these blocks does not threaten the fabric of Caldari society it may very well move the Caldari State in a radical new direction in regards to their relations with the other empires.
Historians have pointed out parallels between the current situations and those found shortly after the Gallente-Caldari War started. Then, the mega corporations split into two groups, one that wanted to pursue peace negotiations with the Gallenteans and another that wanted all out war. The matter was solved during the Morning of Reasoning, when during a morning meeting of the Chief Executive Panel the warmonger corporations forced the CEOs of the other corporations to perform the Tea Maker Ceremony. The CEOs had to drink poisoned tea; if the Maker looked favorably upon them they would be saved, otherwise their crimes would be confirmed by their deaths. They all died and the warmonger corporations (the current mega corporations) split the assets of the fallen corporations between them and escalated to total war. Although the Caldari State is not currently at war, the political situation is similar in a number of ways and many fear that drastic events may be on the horizon, with the corporations busily drawing the battle lines.
The three factions that are becoming evermore apparent are each led by one of the large mega corporations with other mega corporations, as well as lesser corporations, closing the ranks behind them. At this early stage it is impossible to tell which faction has the most strength as they seem equally poised.
Heading the self-proclaimed "practicals" faction is the huge Sukuuvestaa Corporation. The SuVee, as it is commonly known, is one of the oldest Caldari corporations, matched only by the Kaalakiota Corporation in size. The exploiters, which also include the CBD Corporation and NOH (Nugoeihuvi) Corporation, have practiced unethical business tactics for a long time, as well as being frequently associated with organized crime elements. The practicals see the other empires merely as naïve markets ready to be exploited by unrestricted and ruthless trade where everything goes. The recent Protein Delicacy episode serves as a good example of what kind of business these companies want. They care little about who is a friend with whom and even less about what long-term political ramifications their unscrupulous business practices can have. They are mercantilist in their views on trade, believing that profit for one always means loss for another.
The second faction is the liberals, whose views are completely the opposite of the practicals in regards to interstellar trade. The liberals believe in fostering improved relations with all the other empires, creating a world where there are no trade barriers and free-flow of goods. They believe in trade deals that mutually benefit the participants and the empires can come together in a peaceful, prosperous future world only through cooperation. The liberals are led by the Ishukone Corporation and also include the Hyasyoda mega corporation. Their strong position within CONCORD is accentuated by their belief that it is their main vehicle in promoting universal peace and stability so that trade can flow freely and cultures mingle peacefully.
The third faction is not all that concerned about trade, but more about the place the Caldari State enjoys versus the other empires in both military and economical sense. These are the patriots and they are led by the Kaalakiota Corporation, but also include Lai Dai and Wiyrkomi. The patriots cultivate the Caldari heritage, reminisce about the great Raata Empire of old and weep for their lost home world, Caldari Prime. The most fanatical of them cry for a renewal of the war with the Federation, but they are a minority. The majority sees economical dominance in the world only as a tool to promote military power. The patriots are willing to negotiate alternative ways to acquire Caldari Prime other than through war, but they know that they can only see their dream come true by convincing the Federation of the economical and, most importantly, militaristic superiority of the Caldari State. This is what they strive for.


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Readers write: March 13, 2017 issue
March 8, 2017 | Viewpoints | Volume 21 Issue 6
A holy challenge to become living bodies of Christ
Re: "A year of re-visioning" editorial, Jan. 2, page 2.
Thank you for challenging Mennonite Church Canada to give priority to re-visioning over re-structuring. You may be correct in suggesting that we are in danger of perishing for lack of vision (Proverbs 29:18).
On the bright side, the Future Directions Task Force members did have a vision. The vision began by asking, "What is God's Spirit calling us to in the 21st century?" Their answer was that the "local congregation is the primary setting and focal centre for worship and mission." I believe the Task Force had a vision of more than 200 Canadian congregations each functioning as a living body of Christ in their communities and world. Can someone give fresh life and structure to that vision?
It will be a holy challenge for the new regional churches and their appointed national staff members to help local congregations re-envision themselves as living bodies of Christ. What will it take for us to continue doing in our communities what Christ began to do in his?
A clear vision that sees a congregation as a living body of Christ will bring joyful action to our deeply held understandings of the church as community, discipleship and peace. By its very nature, a living body of Christ is a community engaged in discipleship, working for peace and justice as Jesus did.
Palmer Becker, Kitchener, Ont.
MC Canada responds to funding questions
Re: "How much have funding losses affected Future Directions?" letter, Feb. 13, page 7.
While funding is a very real aspect of the Future Directions process, it is not the only aspect of our national and area church needing revitalization. It would be more accurate to say that funding declines are rooted in societal and cultural changes, as Future Directions reports have indicated.
All denominations and most congregations are experiencing societal and cultural shifts that are resulting in changing giving patterns. The matrix of cause and effect is a complex one that includes many factors. For example, there has been a huge increase in the number of registered charities in Canada since the 1990s. People are not necessarily becoming less generous, but rather they are being generous differently than they have in the past. There is a plethora of good causes to support locally, nationally and internationally. Generous congregational and individual donors have more choices for their generosity than ever before.
As to the question of whether congregational or individual giving declines are at issue, the answer is "yes" because it depends on the year. Sometimes one or the other is more or less than anticipated. Leaders, however, are cautious about how to interpret giving declines; none want to be perceived as blaming either category of donor.
Mennonite Church Canada's audited financial statements are freely available online in annual assembly report books, and are reported each year at an annual general meeting or a national assembly. These documents are also sent to each congregation, as are twice-annual appeals presenting opportunities for giving to national church ministry. We continue to encourage congregations to share this information with their members.
Dan Dyck, Winnipeg
Dan Dyck is MC Canada's director of church engagement-communications.
Article brings back good memories of Ottawa Mennonite
Re: "No longer alone," Jan. 16, page 24.
This article by Dave Rogalsky on Ottawa Mennonite Church brought back many satisfying memories.
When I left southern Ontario to attend medical school in Ottawa, I had been warned by my home pastor to avoid the congregation because it was too "liberal." But after several unsatisfactory visits to evangelical churches, I went to Ottawa Mennonite.
As the final bars of the closing hymn sounded, I was approached by Bill Janzen. When he heard I was planning to go back to the student residence for a solo lunch, he informed me this didn't meet with the usual church practice. As you can surmise, this was the first of many, many faith community dinners.
My prejudices were never met with defensive responses, and I was "loved" into fellowship. For the first time, I studied with Mennonites of many traditions, and preached my first sermons there.
It began a lifetime (so far) of exploration of different faith traditions.
Art Wiebe, Tiverton, Ont.
Amicable division better than coerced unity
Re: "The 'sin' of disunity" and " 'Let him speak,' " Jan. 30, pages 2 and 18, respectively.
Thank you for the reporting and commentary on the recent Mennonite Church Manitoba special meetings on implementing the Being a Faithful Church 7 resolution. As several statements about the sin of disunity and the "sinful incident" are attributed to me, allow me to clarify and expand on these.
In my opinion, we would be sinning if we would divide over the issue of "creating space" for congregations that want to accept same-sex marriage. All of us would be participants in this sin—whether we would be separating from our denomination or remaining within it—because we would have failed to live in the unity given to us by God.
From the same perspective, all of us involved in the incident labelled as "sinful"—myself as moderator included—failed to live up to the best norms for conducting conversations about controversial issues within our church. Describing the incident as "sinful" should not imply that only one or another participant sinned.
Subsequent to making the statement about dividing being a sin, it occurred to me that as grievous as that sin is, in Anabaptist-Mennonite theology and practice coercion of conscience is an even more grievous sin. Alas, we have too-often divided rather than maintained unity when we had differences in matters of conscience.
But let us agree that we will not coerce consciences in the matter before us, even as we strive and call for unity. I would rather accept division and work toward an amicable one, than require unity and disregard the conscience of any of my sisters and brothers in Christ. And I live and work with the hope and belief that God will eventually lead us back into unity and that we will again accept God's gift of unity in the church.
Peter Rempel (online comment)
Women marchers misappropriated church logo
Re: "Marching in the aftermath of inauguration," Feb. 13, page 18.
I was most dismayed by the recent news of Canadian and American women taking part in the women's march on Washington. Not only did these women make a huge error in judgment by supporting a protest that represented many anti-Anabaptist values, but they apparently saw fit to use the official logo of Mennonite Church Canada and MC U.S.A. to do so.
In light of this, I believe questions need to be raised around how exactly these women were able to produce such a banner. Were they given permission from the denominations to use the logo? If so, who would allow these women to speak on behalf of the denominations at this highly politicized and publicized protest?
From past experience working in public relations, I can assure you that unauthorized use of official company branding in the corporate world is highly inappropriate, and instantly opens one up to the threat of legal action. In the church context, such behaviour should be appropriately disciplined to that prescribed in the New Testament. For this reason, I call on Willard Metzger, executive director of MC Canada, to investigate this issue and explain what transpired and what steps will be taken as a result to address it.
Despite what the participants in this march seem to believe, they do not represent Anabaptists, at least not a silent majority of those who are undoubtedly horrified at what eventually came out of this protest: women screaming vulgarities and obscenities, proudly speaking in support of abortion and homosexuality, and at least one celebrity speaker—Madonna—threatening to blow up the White House.
Clearly, a spirit of lawlessness has descended upon the land. Will history record that Mennonites proudly lent their name and logo to such things?
Steve Hoeppner, Shawnigan Lake, B.C.


The average monthly number of the executions under his presidency was 53, compared to an average of 35 monthly executions during the two periods of the previous president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Iran Human Rights (IHR); March 1, 2019: The 11th Annual Report on the Death Penalty in Iran, by Iran Human Rights (IHR), is being published 18 months into the second term of Hassan Rouhani's presidential period. According to reports by IHR at least 3500 people have been executed during the 5.5 years of the presidency of Hassan Rouhani.
The figures above show the reported execution numbers during the two presidential terms of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (from June 2005 to June 2013) and 5.5 years of the presidency of Hassan Rouhani (July 2013 to December 2018). The figures are based on reported numbers and the actual numbers are probably higher. There are bigger margins for error for the numbers under the first round of Ahmadinejad's presidency.
A review of Mr. Rouhani's 5.5 years as President shows that the average monthly number of the executions under his presidency was 53, compared to an average of 35 monthly executions during the two periods of the previous president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.


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Q: Error when creating GlueSecurityConfiguration using Cloudformation script I am trying to create the glue security configuration using cloudformation script but I am getting the following error:
Property validation failure: [Value of property {/EncryptionConfiguration/S3Encryptions} does not match type {Array}]
What is the right way to give the S3encryption?
AWSTemplateFormatVersion: 2010-09-09
Description: Script creates resources for GlueSecurityConfiguration

Resources:
  GlueSecurityConfiguration:
    Type: AWS::Glue::SecurityConfiguration
    Properties:
      EncryptionConfiguration:
        S3Encryptions:
            KmsKeyArn: !Ref KMSArn
            S3EncryptionMode: SSE-KMS
        JobBookmarksEncryption:
          KmsKeyArn: !Ref KMSArn
        CloudWatchEncryption:
          KmsKeyArn: !Ref KMSArn
      Name: !Sub '${SystemValue}-${SubSystemValue}'

A: I think it should be
- KmsKeyArn: !Ref KMSArn
  S3EncryptionMode: SSE-KMS

since S3Encryptions expects an array.

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