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When we decided to move from California to the Frozen North (the south shore of Nova Scotia), it seemed like a wise proposition. For one thing, the bang for the household buck was increased by about 300%; house prices were that approachable. The water lapping at the cove, apple trees filled with blossom and then fruit, and the added piquancy of seeing porcupines playing in our moonlit driveway made the transition less frightening: it was our own Wind in the Willows moment, and we loved it.
And we still love it, though it has its drawbacks. For one thing, dim sum is an hour and a half away by car; so is Thai food, and Vietnamese. But the wind does howl dramatically down the chimney at night and the pheasants strut bronzily and shout to each other, followed by a signature beating of wings, in the backyard. The night sky is black blueness pierced by a million carats of stars—and if our neighbors seem unnaturally attached to the world's brightest porchlight—well, nothing's perfect.
The move from City to Country is scary: if you're a born-and-bred City person, the sounds of nature will horrify you at first. The hoofbeats and humid nighttime snuffle of a deer send you scuttling for the safety of your house: even chipmunks can seem menacing. At night, you lie awake convinced you are dying because, for the first time in your life, you can hear your own heart beating. From experience, I can tell you it takes about six months to get used to the noise.
Out here, we spend a lot of time admiring nature. I think that's the reason everyone talks about the weather—in the country, you spend a lot of time out in it. Should I bring in two loads of firewood today, in case a storm blows up tomorrow, making the trip to the barn a slog through the bog? Is this a good day for working indoors on the computer because the black flies are out and if I go weed the garden now, they'll eat my face off? In the city, I headed for Starbucks when the weather was abominable: in Port Medway I sit at the arched window on the second floor and watch the storms roll in across the harbor. Not a bad trade-off.
I don't worry anymore about getting robbed at the ATM (or the sushi bar, but that's another story). I worry about country things—how does one estimate the capacity of a septic tank before it gets too full and embarrasses us in front of the neighbors? How dirty can a chimney get before it actually bursts into flame? And I'm grateful for odd things: our drilled well, with sweet, clean, mineralized water. The wild asparagus plant I found down at Bees Cove, a single, purple and white spire hidden under the eel grass. The porcupines snuffling drowsily up saplings along the road, where they hang and sway from delicate, breeze-blown branches like ridiculous, overstuffed Christmas tree ornaments just about to slip off and hit the ground. If you've never seen a porcupine hanging on for dear life to a slender birch sapling, you've got something to look forward to. That dedication to his art; the persistence in the face of obstacles. The sheer singlemindedness of purpose. It's inspiring, that's what it is.
When you live in the sticks, you find yourself delighted by sticks—and stones, leaves and nests. You can rebuild a stone wall or pick chokecherries for jelly or haul seaweed from the cove to the tomato plants. There are just so many things to play with—it's hard to get bored, even if you start out a jaded, nerveless city dweller. If you've ever been berry picking (or rock-hounding or bird-watching) you know how you start out seeing nothing, absolutely nothing of what you're looking for, but after twenty minutes, you start to find things, and then suddenly you realize the spot you've been standing in, screaming "I'm bored!" and, "Let's go hoooome!" is actually littered with berries (or mushrooms or fiddlehead ferns or beach glass) and for some unknowable neurological reason you're only just seeing them now. Living in the country is just like that moment—when you realize that all this time, while you've been peering about in disappointment, you've actually been surrounded by the very thing you've been searching for.


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Relief workers highlight extent of Syrian war
February 27, 2015 • News, VOC News	• 1 Comment
Two humanitarian workers involved with relief efforts in civil-war torn Syria, have detailed some of the atrocities witness in the troubled Middle Eastern country. Both are in the South Africa as guests of the Gift of the Givers (GOTG), seeking not only to shed light on the current situation, but also appeal for more assistance in relief efforts to the millions displaced as a result of the war.
Dr Ahmed Ghandour, who serves as head of GOTG's Ar Rahma Hospital in Darkoush, said that due to limited access to hospitals, as well as the facility being the best equipped in the region, Syrians were often coming from great distances to receive treatment at the centre. The hospital takes on an average of 350 patients a day, with all treatments and medication provided free of charge.
He sought to highlight the extent of injured and displaced Syrians, currently seeking treatment near the Turkish border.
"There are a lot of camps now within Syria. There is around 300 000 people hospitalized at the Turkish border in the camps. They are without any shelter, without any houses, and without any bread," he said.
With the Middle East having been hit with one of the most severe snow storms in the regions recent history, he highlighted the difficulties faced by refugees, as well as those seeking to provide humanitarian assistance to them.
"You hear about the snow storms that took place throughout Syria and Lebanon, and you hear about the cases which died because they were frozen. You hear about some places which had severe blockages, and the people that died because of starvation," stated Ghandour.
Despite the difficult working conditions for humanitarians, he said many were persevering to ensure the best possible care for those affected by the war. This was whilst the rest of the world continued to turn a blind eye towards the situation.
"You look at the terrible silence of the world. All the world is focusing on is terrorism, and they are forgetting the real civilian people (affected by these acts). A lot of the patients that come in, those that have hypertension or diabetes; they have never seen a doctor since one year," he explained.
Ghandour also heaped praise on the work of GOTG, lauding the efforts of the NGO's humanitarian efforts in the region. He stated that the work done by GOTG could equate to the work of five different relief organizations.
Retiree Saad din Saad has dedicated his time to assisting with relief efforts in Beirut, Lebanon, where Syrian refugees have flowed into the country in their masses. More than half of the Syria population has been displaced since war broke out in 2011, with roughly 2 million now seeking refuge in Lebanon.
"We are trying our best with the help of god, and we are managing to do something. However, we are always behind and we need to have more support, and more people on the ground," he explained, further calling on South Africans to open their hearts, and donate towards relief efforts in the region.
With the political situation having virtually deteriorated within Syria, Saad said it was imperative that the people stuck to the basics of their Islamic beliefs. He said there was an urgent need for education, particularly amongst refugees, to try and teach them to return to the fundamentals of their religion.
"We have around 400 000 Syrian students in Lebanon; 50 000 of them only go to school. This is another challenge that we have to focus on, because if this young student does not go to school, after 1 or 2 years he will become a criminal," he said, stressing the importance of education.
With Lebanon having very limited resources to provide this level of education, he reiterated calls for assistance from international organizations, urging them to take a proactive stance in the education of Syrian youth.
According to statistics by the UN, as of August 2014 more than 6.5 million Syrians have been displaced as a result of the war; a total likely to have increased dramatically. VOC (Mubeen Banderker)
Abe Parker says:
sigh!! may the terrible suffering of these people come to an end soon, like in the ukraine the mess and mass slaughter has been instigated by foreign powers and sectarian folk fanning the flames of war
im glad there are other gotg folk speaking more about the suffering that their leader imtiz sooleman did in the past, the dr spread a lot of lies blaming the (his words follow) " shia of pakistan yemen and iran are killing the sunnies in syria"
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import de.terrestris.shoguncore.util.interceptor.WcsRequestInterceptorInterface;
import org.apache.logging.log4j.Logger;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Value;

import static org.apache.logging.log4j.LogManager.getLogger;

/**
 * Interceptor class for WCS requests. Adds basic auth headers based on the GS
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MLB injury report
Luis Severino placed on COVID-19 list, won't start Thursday vs. Rays
The Yankees will have Clarke Schmidt on the hill to start Thursday's game vs. Tampa Bay.
By Benjamin Zweiman@BenZweimanDKN Jun 16, 2022, 1:11pm PDT
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New York Yankees SP Luis Severino has been placed on the COVID-19 list and will not pitch Thursday vs. the Tampa Bay Rays. Clarke Schmidt will start against Tampa Bay and take Severino's spot in the Yankees rotation this time around. In a corresponding move, RHP Ryan Weber has been signed and added to the 26-man roster from Triple-A.
Prior to tonight's game, the Yankees made the following roster moves:
• Placed RHP Luis Severino on the COVID-19 injured list.
• Signed RHP Ryan Weber (#85) to a Major League contract and selected him to the 26-man roster from Triple-A SWB.
— New York Yankees (@Yankees) June 16, 2022
After dealing with injuries for much of the past couple of seasons, Severino has looked like he's all the way back to his 2017-18 ways when he was one of the best starters in the American League. Through 61 innings this season, he has posted a 2.80 ERA, a 1.04 WHIP and 71 strikeouts to only 15 walks. He K'd 10 batters in each of his first two starts this month.
Luis Severino has not tested positive for COVID-19 as of now; his rapid test was negative. He began experiencing a fever and chills last night.
The #Yankees informed Clarke Schmidt he'd be starting this afternoon.
— Bryan Hoch (@BryanHoch) June 16, 2022
Schmidt, 26, was a top-100 prospect in MLB prior to the 2020 and '21 seasons, but an elbow injury last year forced him to miss nearly the entire season. A starter by trade, he has been most recently used as a low-leverage reliever and has thrown only 19.1 innings in 11 appearances in 2022. This will be his first start of the season, and considering what his workload has been like, this will probably be a bullpen game for the Yankees.
The same holds true for the Rays, who are starting Jalen Beeks after they placed scheduled starter Drew Rasmussen on the injured list Wednesday. So, get ready for a lot of pitching changes tonight in the Bronx as the Yankees go for the sweep and their 14th straight win at home.
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So Srry to all of the COOP players out there
By zeroalpha,
September 11, 2006 in GR:AW (PC) - General Discussion
Location:Lund, Sweden
They want a game that people will buy and play for a few months and then toss it away (this is what has happened with the designe of Lockdown) and then buy the next game in the franchise the following year even if it stinks from the original premise of the franchise.
Yep, unfortunately so...
I'd though love to see a concept where the publisher and developers put the efforts is to make a MP friendly game based on the concept of [GR], with the intention of a long life, and you had to purchase a license on a yearly or monthly basis to play it online. Thus money can be hoisted in despite we play the same game for the next 5 years or so...
I'd happily pay for such a licence to recieve a game with options, flexibility, variability and decent # maps, and with continuous support, updates, mappacks etc from the developers.
RAbbi_74 14 posts
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ToW-Angel 14 posts
Cangaroo.TNT 20 posts
OliverReed
Hence the "Ghost Recon" tag on this farrago - it was just for marketing, nothing more.
UBI is big enough and ugly enough to survive this - but the reputations of "Ghost Recon" - and by association GRIN - have been badly damaged by this mis-concieved, ill-wrought and mis-managed attempt at a PC game.
Location:Punahou, Hawaii; Retired/Disabled Military
Wing Commander - Heart of the Tiger (iirc) had lots of video in it.
ToW-Angel
Location:Portland, Oregon
Funny you should say that, OliverReed... Considering the last two days you've been visiting our squad server.
Seems surprising that you continue to play a game that you obviously despise.
I do despise it - no, loathe it! - but I did want to try out the 1.3 patch just to make sure.
Plus, I was looking for the chance to call you "Hunny" online
Bonehead
Oliver, if you hate the game, don't like "hunny" why are you even bothering with the game and keep spreading the negativity around?
I am just curious why you are still hammering away at something you "loathe".
Frankly I am surprised you haven't moved on to another game.
Not necessarily picking on you, just really quite curious at your words and actions.
I mean if you hit yourself with a hammer repeatedly and it hurts, you probably would want to stop hitting yourself with it no? Kind of the same analogy you are experiencing with GRAW, why continue to inflict pain on yourself?
Because I was sucked in from day one on the promise of a GR title and I am so dissapointed in the end result.
Really disappointed.
This isn't the Ghost Recon I remember. And any folks happening upon this thread in the future should know that.
Cangaroo.TNT
And you've proven his point. Its the short-sighted corporate mentality that goes after the largest dollar amount at the detriment of a games biggest fan base that sinks the ship.
Personally, (and I know I'm not alone), I'm back playing [GR] and my GRAW disk is back in the box and sitting with the rest of the bad game purchases I've made over the years. I wont be giving any more of my dollars for the add-on packs that UBI/GRIN are surely planning on releasing for GRAW. I also wont be pre-ordering any other game from either of them as well.
They've both shown their mettle by the promises they've made in regard to GRAW that were never delivered.
Well, someone with infinitly deep pockets could finance an altruistic non-profit video game developer to create the be-all, end-all video game at a reasonable price a large number of people would be willing to pay. Hell, look at America's Army..paid for by the U.S. federal government...FREE to the public...but I don't see anyone claiming AA is the greatest game ever.
Profit is a motive. Profit is a reasonable motive. Profit motive is what gives us choice & quality & the ability to balance between the 2. I own a construction company and I decide to do low volume/high quality work. As a result, no one is going to hire me to do a strip mall or self storage facility. But I pick my customers by picking the projects I want to build, and UBI picks their customers. They didn't pick you today, and you won't pick them tomorrow. That's cool. It's a free country.
What most of us wanted I suspect is GR1 with better graphics and to lose the bugs.
I really cant see why that has become so hard, the more complicated you make it the more you move away from the original.
Mind you I can maybe see some one do something similar towards the end or early next year to [GR] which resembles the above.
Have to waite and see.
Our day will come but like WK says I doubt it will be Ubisoft Direction that gives it to us.
GreyHaired
You're very right Colin.
I think GR:AW is a great SP game - for obvious reasons I don't have the MP experience. One of those reasons I digged up from an old GR thread - the longest in the history of the game and worthwhile a read, even a "bump" on the original site maybe.
This is what I found and miss today besides the so often mentioned 9-men squad:
Going back to the original post of this thread, I believe the greatest aspect of this game is its direct IP hosting MP.
Someone here mentioned DOS Mech. That is when I started gaming. DOS-Mech, Mech2 (2d & 3d) Mech3, BattleZone, GR, Mech4. Great games. Great friends. Many now moved on--lost in the maze of newer games. Many of these aforemetioned games no longer MP.
Yepper the direct IP hosting will allow those in the circle I belong to, to enjoy this game for a long time. For some of us the mainstay now is 1942, for some it's plant side, for some it's tribes. Others I don't even keep up with. However, we always seem to get together once a week for "The Tuesday Night Fights." It may not be the same folks every week. But within a given month we all pretty much have touch as least a couple of games together. It is not just the DoW either. Some of the boys from the KoV and »ÂRF« join in as well. We all kind of came out of BattleZone.
Direct IP hosting of GR has allow us to stay in touch and have a common ground upon which to continue our friendships. Many of us go back well over 5 years together. I can see that until the full 64 bit systems become the mainstay that GR will continue in this very important role.
and if you're in for 30 pages ups and downs "weekend read":
http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/2...m/749103032/p/1
WhiteKnight77
Location:Smyrna, GA
Damn Greyhaired, that thread dates back to when Ubi had that old forum software (prior to 2003). I don't' even think I posted much there when that thread was started. Wombat, Snipe, Sportsguy and Digger were all there too. Crazy bunch of sots y'all were. I just found that Minerva is in that thread too. When was that thread first started (as in what year)?
buellsrusx1
I wouldn't be surprised if GR4 is already doomed. But that's an orange of another color...
Yeah Burnt Orange. Been playiing [GR] since day one, now after two letdowns , I can promise you your speculation is correct. Im not looking forward to any new Ghost Recon title ,,,,sorry ........brothers.
@ taw angel: [GR] WAS great from the beginning, u obviously never played it when it was released. Even the fricking demo was great, good support nice misisons 9mmeber tem, direct ip connect. Guns and maps and misisons came along with the mods , but the fundaments were already there and they were solid.............graw aint
@Zero : no probs man its just a shame to see the coop community crumble to pieces, and for us (omega ops) we will be looking into Armed Assault as soon as possible and we will be holding our yearly tourney in there if that future is bright............
cu than
That is correct most of the [GR] matchs were done on the first offering. So what we got a few patchs later, Overall [GR] without DS and IT was a complete hit all by it self.
Yeah we sure were a bunch of tossers, WhiteKnight.
It's just to show a bit of what was going on in that community in "+4 on direct IP" gaming and it's an aspect of gaming that GRAW cannot offer and it's a pity.
PS in reply: thread started April 2003
OK, I did post at Ubi back then but I guess I just ignored that thread. Funny who all stopped in there to say something though. Come to think of it, almost all y'all post here now at some time or another. Funny ain't it?
AlphaNuts
I have just read through this thread in its entirety. With all the back and forth our friends from GRIN have carefully avoided answering one question which would put a lid on most of the discontent (not all).
Will GRAW ever be able to handle multiple objective [GR] style server sided missions with at least 8 players with observers?
I humbly await an answer from GRIN.
Four weeks ago it was said in another thread "not at this time."
How ever quite a lot that had this same sentence has been achieved and finished in add ons to the game already.
Looking at the teams past history I would say, they would like to see it done but are waiting for the go ahead and finance from Ubisoft.
This is just a guess no more.
Edited September 16, 2006 by Colin
*drum Rolll*****
No.... not as it is currently. Maybe a mod or patch could fix it but I doubt it.
oh inteasting topic btw... i missed most of it.
Stormin
Man, I guess this statement above in bold, is a true testement of his character... Like someone here said, Why are you here, if this game makes you so miserable? I guess just to start arguments and trouble... Dang, GROW UP and MOVE ON...
Edited September 16, 2006 by Stormin
RAbbi_74
Location:Morgantown, WV, USA
But I actually enjoyed the rare opportunities I've had to play alongside (or against) the infamous OliverReed.
And as for the 'HUNNY' comment being repeated there, I'm sure the individual for whom it was intended can take a joke. If not, then I submit to you that it is NOT OliverReed who needs to grow up...
One last thing- can we get this fine thread a gift for sake of giving? Say, a nice PADLOCK? It's outlived it's usefulness...
AGREED on the outlived it's usefulness...
I can take a joke when it's appropriate to do so. However, in the context he first used that comment, I found it highly derogatory and harassing.
The second time he said it, which is the on now being quoted, is a joke.
That's the one I mean.
But you deserved the first one...
Location:Bonnie Scotland
Okay, that about does it - this train wreck of a thread is officially over.
Don't worry, there'll be another de-railment along anytime now...


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Q: Amazon Elastic Beanstalk's latest platform version is outdated When creating my Elastic Beanstalk application, I selected the latest platform version of Amazon Linux running Ruby (Puma). But, it has an outdated version (compared to the current stable version) of Ruby & Bundler.
How can I create an EC2 instance with up-to-date software for running a Ruby app with Puma?

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Q: Commas in Julia 1.0 Numbers of Any Kind I would like a function in Julia code, num2str, that would add commas or a specified delimiter, in the appropriate places on the left side of the decimal point for any kind of valid Julia number, including BigInt and BigFloat.  It would return a string for printing.
For example:
flt1 = 122234.141567
println("flt1 num2str($flt1) = ", num2str(flt1))
# Expected output is:
flt1 num2str(122234.141567) = 122,234.141567

I want to use this function with the print and println built-in functions.

A: This question was partially answered here, i.e, for integers.  The following function should answer the need for floats and "big" numbers.
"""
 For any valid number, add appropriate delimiters.
 See "Regular Expressions Cookbook," by Goyvaerts and Levithan, O'Reilly, 2nd Ed,
 p. 402, for Regex that inserts commas into integers returning a string.
"""
function num2str(num::Number; delim=",")
   decimal_point = "."
   str = string(num)
   strs = split(str, decimal_point)
   left_str = strs[1]
   right_str = length(strs) > 1 ? strs[2] : ""
   left_str = replace(left_str, r"(?<=[0-9])(?=(?:[0-9]{3})+(?![0-9]))" => delim)
   decimal_point = occursin(decimal_point, str) ? decimal_point : ""
   return left_str * decimal_point * right_str
end

# Test integers, BigInts, floats, and BigFloats:
int0 = 0
int1 = 123
int2 = 123456789
big1 = big"123"
big2 = big"123456789123456789"
flt1 = 122234.141567
flt2 = 7.12345e9
big3 = big"260123.0"
big4 = big"7.12345e9"

setprecision(20)
println("int0 num2str($int0) \t\t\t\t = ", num2str(int0))
println("int1 num2str($int1) \t\t\t\t = ", num2str(int1))
println("int2 num2str($int2) \t\t\t = ", num2str(int2))
println("big1 num2str($big1) \t\t\t\t = ", num2str(big1))
println("big2 num2str($big2) \t\t = ", num2str(big2))
println("big2 num2str($big2) delim is _ \t = ", num2str(big2, delim="_"))
println("flt1 num2str($flt1) \t\t\t = ", num2str(flt1))
println("flt1 num2str($flt1) delim is _ \t\t = ", num2str(flt1, delim="_"))
println("flt2 num2str($flt2) \t\t\t = ", num2str(flt2))
println("big3 num2str($big3) \t\t\t = ", num2str(big3))
println("big4 num2str($big4) \t\t\t = ", num2str(big4))
println("big4 num2str($big4) delim is _ \t\t = ", num2str(big4, delim="_"))

## ============================== Output ===================================
int0 num2str(0)                                  = 0
int1 num2str(123)                                = 123
int2 num2str(123456789)                          = 123,456,789
big1 num2str(123)                                = 123
big2 num2str(123456789123456789)                 = 123,456,789,123,456,789
big2 num2str(123456789123456789) delim is _      = 123_456_789_123_456_789
flt1 num2str(122234.141567)                      = 122,234.141567
flt1 num2str(122234.141567) delim is _           = 122_234.141567
flt2 num2str(7.12345e9)                          = 7.12345e9
big3 num2str(2.60123e+05)                        = 2.60123e+05
big4 num2str(7.12345e+09)                        = 7.12345e+09
big4 num2str(7.12345e+09) delim is _             = 7.12345e+09

I expect the ability to add comma delimiters will eventually be added to either print/println and/or @printf.  Until then, this seems to work.


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Home Highlights Pratham Books Foundation and Cisco to Provide 100 STEM-themed Mobile Library Kits...
Pratham Books Foundation and Cisco to Provide 100 STEM-themed Mobile Library Kits to Government Schools in Gurugram
Gurugram, June 21, 2019: Pratham Books Foundation, in partnership with Cisco, announced their support to over 100 government schools across the district of Gurugram with mobile STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) Libraries. Each library kit would include more than 100 books in both English and Hindi language providing young minds with an experiential learning platform and to encourage an avid reading habit amongst children.
To landmark the announcement, Harish Krishnan, Managing Director, Public Affairs & Strategic Engagements, Cisco, handed over a library kit to Amit Khatri, Deputy Commissioner, Gurugram, in the presence of Himanshu Giri, CEO, Pratham Books.
Pratham Books is non-profit publisher creating engaging storybooks in multiple languages and formats to help children discover the joy of reading – in languages they can understand, set in locations they can recognise, featuring characters with whom they can identify, and telling stories that capture their attention and fuel their imagination. As part of the partnership with Cisco, they have developed 85 unique titles over a time span of three years, in nine different Indian languages. Some of the books include – Math at the Mela which provides an introduction to skip counting, Password Please provides an introduction to cybersecurity, explaining the importance of passwords to keep data safe and Who Drives the Driverless Car? explains the concept of navigation done by computers to drive a car.
Amit Khatri, Deputy Commissioner, Gurugram
"Stimulating and carefully curated content plays a pivotal role in shaping the minds of young children. As we move towards a digital era, such books rouse great interest among younger students, thereby shaping their future choices. Making these books available in local languages will further increase the chances of wide adoption. I am confident these libraries will add to our efforts to make our students more capable and competent."
Harish Krishnan, Managing Director, Cisco India
"Through this partnership with Pratham, we wish to fill classrooms with colourful illustrations, localised content in Indian languages, and exposure to simple concepts that are important in a digital era. This is aligned with our commitment to positively impacting 50 million beneficiaries in India by 2025, and will help children overcome the barriers to reading and become lifelong learners."
Himanshu Giri, CEO, Pratham Books
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Ministry of introduction and Communications (foreign film production). It grants a shooting permit to international filmmakers. Film Development Board – Nepal grants permission to domestic film production.
Filmmakers wishing to shoot a film in Nepal recommends hiring Nepali coordinator companies or individuals for a help, as there exist procedures which need following both before and after granting the filming permit. Moreover, they also help you with local permissions and contacting Nepali authorities and local people concerned in your production.
The coordinator helps the film crews to obtain film permits, gives you advice on tax payment. Additionally, they also support general production.
TV commercials, documentaries, music, videos, Tv programmes, feature films, mini-series, TVserials, etc that do not contain any negative connotation or unfavorable message about Nepal. Moreover, its people can apply for permission at the Ministry of Information and Communications.
The process completes within two working days.
A shooting permit for the types of film production like feature films, docu-dramas, TV dramas and mini-series requires submission at the Ministry of Information and Communications.
NOTE: Depending on the requirements of the script i.e shooting locations including conservation areas, cultural heritage sites, etc., the period for approval may take slightly longer. Moreover, this occurs as the local coordinator has to arrange for the other concerned government departments to view the script in details.
Permission will be issued after your script has been studied. If it is not acceptable, the Ministry of Information and Communications will give you the reasons. Furthermore, whether you agree to make changes to your script is entirely up to you.
When applying for filming in Nepal, it is advisable that you do not have anything in the script that offends Nepal's national institutions, religion, customs, and culture. Likewise, the film must not hold a threat to security. Finally, Shooting must not cause any significant effect/damage on the natural environment.
Yes, there are. Once the permit is granted, a representative from The Ministry of Information and Communications requires accompanying the crew every day in all shooting locations. Moreover, a member per the crew every day in all shooting locations. The filmmaker also fixes a premium according to the motion picture rules. Likewise, the filmmaker arranges The official travel outside Kathmandu, then air/ground transportation fares, accommodation, and meals.
For documentaries, commercial advertisements and music videos, the film crew will be accompanied by one representative. Furthermore, for feature films, docu-dramas, and TV series, the Ministry of Information and Communications will assign one representative to accompany each shooting unit.
The appointed local coordinator discusses on Location fees and other production matters. This is why it is essential to appoint an experienced coordinator. Moreover, S/he will deal with all the production issues.
What is the duty of the Ministry's representative?
The duty of the Ministry's representative relies on making sure what is actually being shot has followed the script approved by the Ministry. Not to mention, in case the scenes vary from the script, the representative is there to advise. Advise as to whether it is possible to shoot those scenes or not.
What kind of visa do we need ?
Crews intending to stay in Nepal within the filmming permit period can do with a tourist visa.
Do short-stay crew need work permits ?
I got the approval from Ministry of information and communication and i showed the permission letter to shoot at a location but i didn't get the permit to film in that oarticular place.What should i do ?
The film permit enables you to film in Nepal but you have to nedotiate to shoot in each lacation by yourself or your local coordinator. Likewise, the owners/authorities of the locations will need to know that you have filming permit in hand.
I have not made an application for the filming equipments and materials to be brought in to the country on a 'Temporary Basis', Can i bring in and send out these equipments without any application?
Yes, if you have not applied for the filming equipments and materials to be brought into the company on a 'Temporary Basis' on Film Development Board – Nepal, you must prepare cash or bank to guarantee accepted only at the Nepal Banks to gaurantee your equipments. Moreover, the amount of cash or bank guarantee is based on the value of the equipments.


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The making of Colonials Invasion: A look behind the scenes
Media Credit: Dan Rich | Contributing Photo Editor
The men's basketball team reacts after redshirt junior Matt Hart makes a one handed dunk in the dunk contest.
By Joseph Politano and Nora Princiotti Oct 22, 2015 12:04 AM
Around the District last weekend, college basketball programs tried to build anticipation for their upcoming seasons, hosting pep rallies for students and fans. Georgetown brought in rapper 2Chainz and Maryland head coach Mark Turgeon emerged mid-court from under the cover of darkness. At GW, the event became a family affair as part of Colonials Weekend.
But before the lights dimmed in the Smith Center, organizers, athletes and student groups of all kinds had to put it all together. Here's how it all happened.
Marketing calls home
The central purpose of Colonials Invasion is, of course, to introduce the men's and women's basketball teams for the upcoming season. Beginning last year, Marketing and Events Coordinator Lauren Turosik said, the marketing department decided to secretly coordinate with family, friends and, sometimes, dogs of each player to record video introductions to play on the big screen.
"A lot of them don't know that it's happening, so their reactions are really genuine and really sweet. A lot of them tear up because their parents aren't able to come for Colonials Weekend because they're from a different state, from a different city, whatever. And so when they see them up there, they hear them or their siblings or their friends. I think it's a really special, organic moment that is really great for our players," Turosik said.
Parental public speaking
Some family members made it into the show live, as well. Junior Kate Bell, dubbed Commander-in-chief of the Colonial Army, took center court to tell the crowd about the group's plans for big games, but was interrupted when her mother, enacting every college student's greatest fear, walked out in front of a giant audience of her peers holding a microphone.
"The athletics department had my mom and me come out and do a little skit during the show, and that meant a lot to me just to have her support me with everything I've been doing with Colonial Army. And I just think it was really cool that she was willing to get up and speak in front of so many people," Bell said. "So I got to give it to us – I thought she did really great."
A slam-dunk throwback
Women's basketball coach Jonathan Tsipis joins his team in a choreographed dance routine.
A few members of the men's basketball team treated spectators to a dunk competition. The 6-foot-1 Matt Hart, a redshirt junior who will see the court for the first time this season after transferring from Hamilton and sitting out a year, showed off his impressive hops along with Yuta Watanabe and Patricio Garino.
Garino was ultimately the winner after two rounds of competition. After forward Kevin Larsen made a few failed attempts at setting Garino up by rainbowing the ball in the paint (Larsen is a great passing big, but should stick to basketball as a set-up man), Wake Forest transfer Tyler Cavanaugh came in to save the day. Garino leapfrogged Cavanaugh and buried the ball sporting a retro Pops Mensah-Bonsu jersey. Mensah-Bonsu played at GW from 2002-2006 and retired from a successful professional career in Europe on Oct. 14.
"Pops was one of the legends from GW," Garino said. "I think those guys put this program on the map back in the days. And just recently Pops retired from a very successful career, and I think wearing his jersey was a way of cheering for everything he's done for GW over his career."
Garino was also quick to point out that Larsen is – um, err, um – "normally very good at soccer."
A broader repertoire
Colonial Brass set the tone of the evening, playing spectators into the arena and leading the crowd in singing the fight song. But Allen Shult, teaching assistant for the band, said that they have a wider array of song selections this year.
"We're excited to bring back Bohemian Rhapsody into our repertoire, should be fun to play at some pregames during the basketball season," Schult said.
Three (months of) cheers
While they normally split up duties, the First Ladies dance team and GW Cheer combined for a routine during Colonials Invasion, which spirit coordinator and head dance team coach Kate Southall said she started choreographing in August.
"We've been learning it ever since, and so since it's cheer and dance we kind of have to, myself and the cheer coach, have to work together to coordinate and figure out the whole routine. And we kind of smashed it together in the last three weeks or so," Southall said.
Talent coaches
Women's basketball head coach Jonathan Tsipis was calm amid the hype, saying that he still had plenty of time left to finish preparing for the season.
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Capital Funk performs a dance routine during Colonials Invasion.
"Tonight is all about the girls and having a great time and I think that they deserve that support. They're so active here at GW in more ways than just being a close knit group on the basketball floor," Tsipis said. "I love it because they can kind of, as you see, let their hair down and show some of their other talents."
The group performed an elaborately choreographed dance routine that got the crowd (and Tsipis) out of their seats. Tsipis also said that he appreciated the evening as a chance to connect with different student groups and show that the team doesn't just expect fans to come to them, they want to be an active part of the community.
His men's team counterpart Mike Lonergan was equally enthusiastic about the student group performers, like Bhangra and Capital Funk, but had a slightly more simple take on the event as a whole.
"I'm just glad nobody got hurt," Lonergan said.
This article appeared in the October 22, 2015 issue of the Hatchet.


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I find applying stinging nettles to my body highly pleasurable. I've tried the web for more information but either get herbalist pages or, when searching the words "nettles" and "fetish" together, get directed to SM-type pages. I don't really go for that. Can you direct me somewhere where I can get advice? Are there any long-term dangers in exposing my "delicate areas" to the little green temptresses?
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First, the reason you find the "stinging nettles" kink primarily on SM websites, STING, is because stinging nettles hurt like motherfuckers.
Second, Tracy Mehlin at the Center for Urban Horticulture at the University of Washington was kind enough not to slam the phone down when I read her your question, perhaps because she once knew a guy on a farm who occasionally lashed himself with stinging nettles. "I didn't ask him to go into the details about why he did it," said Tracy, "but there are some people who enjoy the effect." An hour later Tracy faxed me some additional info about the effect, which doesn't sound very enjoyable to me: The leaves and stems of stinging nettles are covered with tiny hollow hairs. When a person comes in contact with the plant, the tips of the hairs break off, stick in the person's skin, and then, like a lot of little hypodermic needles, pump in a venom that makes the skin itch, swell, tingle, and burn for hours.
As it turns out, STING, you're not the first person to expose his "delicate areas" to stinging nettles. The Romans thrashed men "below the navel," according to Rodale's Encyclopedia of Herbs, to improve virility. (Did Roman women object to being fucked by guys whose dicks were covered with tiny hairs full of venom? Alas, the men who wrote the history books didn't record those opinions.) And while occasional contact with stinging nettles--even below the navel--won't do you any lasting harm, "massive or repeated contact" with stinging nettles isn't advisable. So like all good vices--booze, boys, bacon--stinging nettles should be enjoyed in moderation.
I am a 20-year-old male who has a fetish that other people just don't understand. I've had it since I was three or four. It turns me on when I hear or smell women's farts. I am not looking to have sexual intercourse with anyone until I am married, I'm just looking to snuggle up to a woman's rear end while she passes gas. The problem is that I don't know how to talk to women about my fetish so that they will consent to it and not come to see me as a disgusting monster.
Farts Are Rare Treats
P. S. For those who think this is disgusting, think about this: Isn't regular, oral, or anal sex disgusting too? HUH? You can catch STDs from them as opposed to my fetish, which is perfectly harmless. WAKE UP, PEOPLE!
Thanks, FART, you've really opened my eyes. All this time I've been enjoying regular, oral, and anal sex, risking STDs and broken hearts and God knows what else, when I could've been snugglin' butts and huffin' farts. What was I thinking?
Sorry, kiddo, people do understand your fetish. They just think it's gross--which is not the same thing as failing to understand it. And while it sucks to be burdened with a fetish that most people find disgusting--it's not like you chose it, right?--you're not going to win any converts insisting that "regular" sex is somehow more disgusting than snugglin' butts and huffin' farts.
So how do you get some? That's a toughie. Most women are going to view your kink as disgusting no matter how you talk to them about it. What's more, the type of women who save themselves for marriage may be up for kissing, cuddling, and heavy petting, but I can't imagine many will be down with ripping a few off while you snuggle their butts. The kind of big-hearted, game-for-anything women who might be willing to indulge you will probably make some sexual demands of their own--demands you won't be able to meet, since you're saving disgusting regular, oral, and anal sex for your wedding night. So until you meet the woman you plan to marry, FART, you'll probably have to hire someone to do this for you. Then when you do meet the woman you intend to marry, hopefully she'll love you so much she'll be willing to put out--poot out?--when you tell her you're a fart huffer.
I occasionally visit a professional dominant. That isn't the problem. The problem is, I've got an abrasion on my penis. Sometimes I get a little masturbation-happy, and I end up with a little sore on the shaft. Here's the actual question: Do I tell Ms. Domme about the sore on my dick up front? "Hey, before you ask, that's not an STD, it's just an abrasion from too much jerking off." Or do I only explain if she asks? There's no chance that she'd catch anything even if I did have an STD. I'm only paying her to tie me up and step on me. But she has tied up my penis and balls on previous visits. Your advice?
My Open Sore Troubles
The Golden Rule applies to interactions with sex workers, MOST, just as it applies to interactions with other sorts of people. If Ms. Domme had a sore on her genitals, you would, I suspect, prefer to be told before you handled her genitals. So even if you're not having intercourse with Ms. Domme, point out the sore, tell her how you got it, and offer to wear a condom at your next session. She may not require you to wear a condom, MOST, but the call really should be hers.
Hey, everybody: We have a winner. Savage Love readers, by a wide margin, want Sen. Rick Santorum's name to stand for... THAT FROTHY MIXTURE OF LUBE AND FECAL MATTER THAT IS SOMETIMES THE BYPRODUCT OF ANAL SEX! It was a landslide for that frothy mixture; the runner-up, farting in the face of someone who's rimming you, came in a distant second. So congratulations to WUTSAP, who nominated that frothy mixture, and a big thank you to the thousands who voted.
But now that the votes are all counted and a winner has been declared and the cheering has stopped, I see a problem. While everyone who has anal sex has to confront a little santorum now and again, no one likes to think about santorum, much less discuss it. A polite buttfucker says nothing about santorum to the embarrassed buttfuckee, and vice versa. They just get up and clean up. Since people don't discuss santorum even with people they've covered with santorum, getting the word into general use is going to be tricky. I'm willing to do my part, however: Please send me your santorum-related questions and/or santorum-related memories and I'll do a column or two on santorum. This will not only help to get the word out and into general use, but also help break the silence about santorum.
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UCL and the British Council launch museum training school
By Kerry Milton, on 6 March 2014
UCL has teamed with the British Council to launch the Museum Training School (MTS). MTS will provide arts and heritage professionals from around the world with the skills and knowledge necessary to increase the sustainability and growth of museums and galleries.
Museums and galleries around the world are experiencing unprecedented growth and rapid change. These changes accelerate the need to train a new generation of museum leaders. MTS responds to this need.
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require 'cunn'

local backend_name = 'cudnn'

local backend
if backend_name == 'cudnn' then
  require 'cudnn'
  backend = cudnn
else
  backend = nn
end

local vgg = nn.Sequential()

-- building block
local function ConvBNReLU(nInputPlane, nOutputPlane)
  vgg:add(backend.SpatialConvolution(nInputPlane, nOutputPlane, 3,3, 1,1, 1,1))
  vgg:add(backend.SpatialBatchNormalization(nOutputPlane,1e-3))
  vgg:add(backend.ReLU(true))
  return vgg
end

-- Will use "ceil" MaxPooling because we want to save as much
-- space as we can
local MaxPooling = backend.SpatialMaxPooling

ConvBNReLU(3,64):add(nn.Dropout(0.3))
ConvBNReLU(64,64)
vgg:add(MaxPooling(2,2,2,2):ceil())

ConvBNReLU(64,128):add(nn.Dropout(0.4))
ConvBNReLU(128,128)
vgg:add(MaxPooling(2,2,2,2):ceil())

ConvBNReLU(128,256):add(nn.Dropout(0.4))
ConvBNReLU(256,256):add(nn.Dropout(0.4))
ConvBNReLU(256,256)
vgg:add(MaxPooling(2,2,2,2):ceil())

ConvBNReLU(256,512):add(nn.Dropout(0.4))
ConvBNReLU(512,512):add(nn.Dropout(0.4))
ConvBNReLU(512,512)
vgg:add(MaxPooling(2,2,2,2):ceil())

-- In the last block of convolutions the inputs are smaller than
-- the kernels and cudnn doesn't handle that, have to use cunn
backend = nn
ConvBNReLU(512,512):add(nn.Dropout(0.4))
ConvBNReLU(512,512):add(nn.Dropout(0.4))
ConvBNReLU(512,512)
vgg:add(MaxPooling(2,2,2,2):ceil())
vgg:add(nn.View(512))

classifier = nn.Sequential()
classifier:add(nn.Dropout(0.5))
classifier:add(nn.Linear(512,512))
classifier:add(nn.BatchNormalization(512))
classifier:add(backend.ReLU(true))
classifier:add(nn.Dropout(0.5))
classifier:add(nn.Linear(512,10))
classifier:add(backend.LogSoftMax())
vgg:add(classifier)

-- initialization from MSR
local function MSRinit(net)
  local function init(name)
    for k,v in pairs(net:findModules(name)) do
      local n = v.kW*v.kH*v.nOutputPlane
      v.weight:normal(0,math.sqrt(2/n))
      v.bias:zero()
    end
  end
  -- have to do for both backends
  init'cudnn.SpatialConvolution'
  init'nn.SpatialConvolution'
end

MSRinit(vgg)

-- check that we can propagate forward without errors
-- should get 16x10 tensor
--print(#vgg:cuda():forward(torch.CudaTensor(16,3,32,32)))

return vgg


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Facebook Takes Down Ads From North Dakota Democrats Telling Hunters They Might Not Want to Vote
November 3, 2018 | by Rob Port
FILE -- Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Aug. 16, 2018. Heitkamp, an endangered Democrat, ran an ad criticizing her opponent for comments about sexual abuse. But it backfired, just three weeks before the midterms. (Erin Schaff/Copyright 2018 The New York Times)
With Facebook under constant fire for allowing false political advertising on their platform, perhaps we shouldn't be surprised they've now taken down those ads from North Dakota Democrats telling hunters they might not want to vote:
You can see what the ads looked like originally right here. They told hunters they should consider not voting lest it cost them their hunting licenses in other states.
Earlier this week Senator Heitkamp defended the ads and their message. "It is really important people understand the consequences of voting," she said when asked about them, but according to Politifact the ads were pants-on-fire lies:
We called the Fish and Wildlife offices in North Dakota's neighboring states: Montana, Wyoming, South Dakota and Minnesota. They all told us that voting in North Dakota wouldn't make them lose their licenses.
"If they purchased that license prior to leaving Montana as legal resident, it is valid until the expiration date, no matter what they do in North Dakota," said Ron Jendro, the assistant chief of enforcement for the Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks Department.
The same goes for Wyoming, South Dakota and Minnesota; the licenses are valid until they expire.
For other states, establishing residency elsewhere means their resident hunting license is void. That's the case in North Dakota and Kentucky, the two other states whose hunting permit offices we called.
But there's no way that casting a vote would suddenly make those licenses null. Lee Ann Oliver, elections specialist at the North Dakota Secretary of State's office, told us they have a central voter file, but fish and wildlife departments don't get access to that database.
Senator Heitkamp and the North Dakota Democrats weren't trying to inform hunters. They were trying to confuse them, and deter them from voting.
Ballot Measure Legalizing Recreational Marijuana in State Constitution Submitted to Secretary of State
Organizer of Referendum Petition Campaigns Says They Don't Have Enough Signatures Yet


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KIDS CLUB RULES AT MUBADALA WORLD TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP
Kids from across the UAE took over the opening day of the 12th Mubadala World Tennis Championship, with free entry and a host of fun activities with the world's best tennis players leaving young spectators savouring "the best" day of their lives.
2019 ATP Finals champion Stefanos Tsitsipas kicked off the fun with a clinic for young tennis enthusiasts, sharing insights and advice before delivering a full house of high-fives.
World No. 2 Novak Djokovic followed Tsitsipas on to the clinic court, taking youngsters through a full repertoire of trick shots, while Ajla Tomljanovic warmed up for her match with Maria Sharapova by hosting a Q&A session with Fatima Bint Mubarak Academy in the Tennis Village.
As families soaked up the unique festival atmosphere, fans lined up to secure the signature of World No. 1 Rafael Nadal during the 19-time Grand Slam winner's autograph session for the public.
"We were actually speechless when it came to our turn," said Shamah Abdul Kader, an Abu Dhabi resident from India, who queued with her son Sameen for Nadal's much-coveted autograph. "My son was so excited. He trains at the Zayed Sports City and loves his tennis."
On Friday, December 20, the Mubadala World Tennis Championship promises another exciting day of action on and off the court. Alongside three top-class matches, Tsitsipas will entertain crowds when he swaps the International Tennis Centre court at Zayed Sports City for a live cooking stage, while Djokovic will host an autograph signing session in the Tennis Village.


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Dubai tenders metro stations upgrade
09 July, 2018 | By COLIN FOREMAN
Dubai's Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has invited contractors to submit bids for a deal to upgrade four Dubai Metro stations.
The design-and-build contract covers the Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall, Damac, UAE Exchange and Dubai Internet City stations. The works involve improving access to the stations and increasing their capacity.
The Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall station requires the most work, with an upgrade to the platform and concourse areas to increase the number of escalators and fare gates, add retail space next to the station and a new double-decked pedestrian bridge connecting to Dubai Mall.
The pedestrian bridge will replace the existing 820-metre-long pedestrian link that local developer Emaar built in 2012. The local DBB Contracting was the contractor.
Traffic at the Burj Khalifa/Dubai Mall station peaks on New Year's Eve, when nearly 1 million passengers use the metro network.
There were 200.075 million rides on Dubai Metro in 2017, giving about 548,000 trips each day. The network is the most popular form of public transport in the emirate, accounting for 36 per cent of total trips, ahead of taxis, which account for 32 per cent of trips.
Overall public transport ridership in the emirate reached 1.51 million a day in 2017, giving a total of 551.7 trips.
The RTA is also adding new lines to the metro network. Construction is ongoing on a 15-kilometre extension to the Red line. The contractor for the AED10.6bn ($2.9bn) Route 2020 link is a consortium of Spain's Acciona, Turkey's Gulermak and France's Alstom.
The RTA has also invited consultants to submit bids by 31 July for a contract to undertake the feasibility study, concept and preliminary design, tender preparation and award, and design review and contract administration for the extensions of the Dubai Metro Green and Red lines.
The Green line extension will start from its terminus at Creek station in the Jadaf area, cross to the Dubai Creek Harbour development, and go on to Ras al-Khor, International City and Dubai Silicon Oasis, before ending at Academic City. The extension line will have 11 stations.
The Red line extension will link its terminus in Rashidiya to Mirdif City Centre. It will extend over 3.5km and have one station.
The Green and Red line extensions are two of the future lines the RTA is considering. In December 2016, the authority awarded UK-based Atkins a consultancy deal to update and modify proposed future metro lines and other public transport networks such as the tram.
The transport agency's previous 2030 masterplan included a 421km-long railway network with 197 stations. The existing lines extend 74.6km.
Emaar working on Dubai airport metro link
Developer planning direct airport link to attract airport's transit passengers Local developer Emaar is working with the Roads & Transport Authority on plans to build a metro link directly connecting the ...
Dubai retenders two road construction contracts
Contracts cover work on the Al-Ain Road and a bridge taking Al-Khail Road over a new canal The Roads & Transport Authority (RTA) has retendered two road construction contracts in Dubai. The ...
09 July, 2018 | .By COLIN FOREMAN


Without the intention of sounding arrogant, climbing Mt Adams was honestly a really easy experience for me. During our first day, we hiked for 10 straight hours. After sleeping a grand total of 15 minutes, we woke up at midnight and climbed for 6 more hours to reach the summit. As if that wasn't enough, we hiked for 5 more hours back to the campground after packing up all of our things at "Lunch Counter". And to make things even worse, I had on a pack that probably weighed somewhere around 50 pounds. This all begs one question: why in the world wasn't I dying during the climb? After some reflection, I think I've found an answer. As captain of my team, I think that I had a unique opportunity to become one with my teammates. It didn't really matter what my mind and body was actually going through because my identity was found in relationship with the people around me. Until all of my teammates reached the summit, I did not feel I had truly reached the summit. I think that this experience is what life is all about. Life is fully realized when you are so detached from yourself that the only thing left is love. Who I am is who I am in relationship with. So here's my advice: Find some people you love and go summit a mountain. It can be a metaphorical mountain if you want, but either way just go for it. I'll see you at the top.


I'm not normally a Mitch McConnell fan, but lately he's been towing the line, doing his job, and I believe adequately serving the people.
He was a stalwart defender of Justice Brett Kavanaugh during the confirmation hearings and actually acted the way I would like to see all inside-the-beltway Republicans act in support of the Constitution, the rule of law and due process.
So, yes, it was a tough few weeks for Senate Republicans and they deserve a break in their home states.
McConnell and his wife Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao were taking the night off and enjoying a meal out at Havana Rumba in Louisville when a crazed patron of the restaurant decided to start screaming at the senator.
In this video you can see other patrons give it back to the disruptor, as well as a big camo cap-wearing gentleman who stepped in to stop the chaos.
"Oh yeah, why don't you get out of here? Why don't you leave our entire country," said the disrupting diner.
Should liberal mobs be punished for disturbing the peace of Republicans in public restaurants?
TMZ reported a total of four men confronted the senator and his wife.
McConnell was reported as keeping his cool during the incident and thanking patrons for their support and shaking hands before he left for the evening.
The left isn't doing themselves any favors by creating scenes like this one in public against Republicans.
They are already melting down over being associated with a mob mentality, which is probably how most of us now see radical liberals.
McConnell is right to admonish incivility. We are all entitled to our opinions and free to express them as long as we don't infringe on the peace of others.
I think this mob uprising is going to backfire on liberals during the midterms.


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Ships Thruster Model - 1:10 Scale
Steve fibreglass models, industrial models, interactive model
Interactive model with speed and direction controls
This unusual industrial model was a real challenge on two fronts – firstly because of the very complex shaped components involved but also because of the requirement for a very specific interactive element. The thruster comprises a large propeller that forces water downwards through a deflector that can be rotated through 360 degrees to direct the water thrust in any direction. This is the USP of the client's product and, as such, he wanted the model to incorporate a rotating propeller (with speed control) and a movable deflector (clockwise and anti-clockwise) at 6rpm. We also had to work out how to mount the model in a cut-away view of a ship's bows and create a cut-away view of the thruster to show the main working components. The model was recently shipped in a large flight case to a trade event in Germany – one of the inset images shows it on their stand.
Revolving Globe Display - February 2011
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Revolving Globe Display
The client for this project, Nottingham University wanted to create an eye catching icon that they could use as a marketing tool at various promotional events. To emphasize their strong overseas connections they wanted to visually portray their marketing strap line "Closing the Global Knowledge Gap" by creating a world globe made up from jigsaw shaped pieces with their logo as the final piece of the puzzle. We developed this brief from loose concept stage to a fully realized functional display that they could transport and set up easily themselves at any venue. We even threw in the idea of making the globe rotate slowly and up-lighting it from below to add extra visual impact. The globe itself was made from fiberglass (for strength and lightness) with a painted and lacquered finish.
Replica of Vintage Aircraft - May 2009
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Replica of Vintage Aircraft
This is actually the final stage of a project we started in March . It's a fibreglass replica of a crashed World War 2 seaplane, a "Vickers Supermarine Walrus" and what's especially unusual about this model is that it is actually underwater. When the National Marine Aquarium at Plymouth decided they wanted an unusual display to put in their huge sea water tank, they avoided the obvious route of a sunken ship and went instead for this wrecked seaplane. They chose the Walrus because it had strong historical links with the area. If you visit the aquarium's web site you can read the full story (link below). At 12 metres long and with a 14 metre wing span it was one of the biggest projects we had ever undertaken and one of the most technically demanding. Our starting point was a small set of paper plans, a photograph of a model, and some photos of the real thing at the Royal Fleet Air Arm Museum. When working out how to make it, the design process was complicated by several factors. It had to be transportable from Cardiff to Plymouth. It had to go into the aquarium through a small door three stories up the building. It had to be reassembled in a small space on top of the 9 metre deep tank. It had to sink (obviously). Divers had to be able to do the final assembly under water. And it had to be structurally sound and be able to withstand being under water for many years. Furthermore we had to design the damaged areas in a way that wouldn't injure or trap the fish. It was a difficult project to photograph due to restricted viewing lines into the tank, but hopefully the images we've shown give a good indication of how the finished display looked. If you scroll down through the images below you can also get a flavour of the installation process. It was certainly a challenging but enjoyable day for us and the aquarium's team of divers. The sharks and other fish seemed to find it pretty entertaining too.
River Bed Model in Fibreglass – Horizontal Scale 1:125,000, Vertical Scale 1:125 - May 2008
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River Bed Model in Fibreglass – Horizontal Scale 1:125,000, Vertical Scale 1:125
Commissioned by Cardiff University's Engineering Department, this 6 metre x 4 metre fibreglass model of the River Severn Estuary and Bristol Channel river beds was a very technically demanding job, not just because of the huge volume of complex data involved but also because of the sheer size of the project. Comprising several large sections that bolted together, it had to be an accurate representation of the riverbed contours (at an exaggerated vertical scale) because it was being used for physical experimentation in a major research program on tidal power generation.
How we made it
The first stage was to create a "mirrored" negative (upside down and back to front) version of the river bed contours all the way from Gloucester, down the Bristol Channel as far as the open sea. This comprised six major sections and several smaller, infill sections. These contours were made from laser cut acrylic layers supported on an MDF substructure, all fixed onto a structural base board with upstanding sidewalls. To construct the accurate depths and contours we had to create our own CAD masterplan using a combination of traditional Admiralty Charts, CAD contour maps, reams of numbers giving spot depths, and numerous sections through the river bed at key areas.
Once the basic structures of the moulds were built, the contours then had to be blended into a smooth continuous "land-form" using various filling techniques. At the same time great care had to be taken to ensure the contours matched perfectly across the joins between the sections. The contours then had to be sealed and "polished" to a fine finish so that the fiberglass forms would come away cleanly from the moulds once they had cured.
The final stage was to layer up resin and fiberglass matting into the moulds, starting with the "gelcoat" layer (which is in effect the top layer and is the visible finished colour) and then several more layers of resin and matting to build up the structural integrity. The fibreglass sections were then eased out of the moulds and flipped the right way up, ready to be joined together on to a structural sub-frame which supported them all at the right height. The image shows the sections just after they have come out of the moulds. They had been loosely assembled on the floor to check for fit.


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The Montauk Project: Experiments in Time by Preston B. Nichols and Peter Moon is the first book in a series detailing fictional time travel experiments at the Montauk Air Force Base at the eastern tip of Long Island as part of the Montauk Project.

The 1992 book and its follow up books are written in a first person style and have been classified as science fiction. The real photographs of the base and crude drawings of the project electronics in the book contributes to the authentic feel prompting the project to assume a cult status whereby websites declare it is true or false.

Using a time travel theme, the characters alter history with visits to Jesus Christ, as well as altering the outcome of American Civil War and World War II battles.

Book details

The Philadelphia Experiment
The book's narrative is centered around the Montauk Project, which is believed to be an extension or continuation of the Philadelphia Experiment (also known as Project Rainbow), which supposedly took place in 1943.

Sometime in the 1950s, surviving researchers from the original Project Rainbow began to discuss the project with an eye to continuing the research into technical aspects of manipulating the electromagnetic bottle that had been used to make the  invisible, and the reasons and possible military applications of the psychological effects of the magnetic field.

A report was supposedly prepared and presented to the United States Congress, and was soundly rejected as far too dangerous. So a proposal was made directly to the United States Department of Defense promising a powerful new weapon that could drive an enemy insane, inducing the symptoms of schizophrenia at the touch of a button. Without Congressional approval, the project would have to be top secret and secretly funded. The Department of Defense approved. Funding supposedly came from a cache of US$10 billion in Nazi gold recovered from a train found by U.S. soldiers in a train tunnel in France. The train was blown up and all the soldiers involved were killed. When those funds ran out, additional funding was secured from ITT and Krupp AG in Germany.

The experiment comes to Long Island
Work was begun at Brookhaven National Laboratory on Long Island, New York under the name Phoenix Project, but it was soon realized that the project required a large radar dish, and installing one at Brookhaven would compromise the security of the project. Luckily, the U.S. Air Force had a decommissioned base at Montauk, New York, not far from Brookhaven, which had a complete Semi Automatic Ground Environment (SAGE) radar installation. The site was large and remote (Montauk was not yet a tourist attraction) and water access would allow equipment to be moved in and out undetected.

Equipment was moved to Camp Hero at the Montauk base in the late 1960s, and installed in an underground bunker beneath the base. According to conspiracy theorists, to mask the nature of the project the site was closed in 1969 and donated as a wildlife refuge/park, with the provision that everything underground would remain the property of the Air Force (although, in reality, the base remained in operation until the 1980s).

Key parts of the original book
Experiments began in earnest in the early 1970s and during this time one, some or all of the following are claimed to have occurred at the site:

 The facility was expanded to as many as twelve levels and several hundred workers, without anyone in the town noticing the tons of building materials or hundreds of workers required. Some reports have the facility extending under the town of Montauk itself.
 Homeless people were abducted and subjected to huge amounts of electromagnetic radiation. Few survived.
 People had their psychic abilities enhanced to the point where they could materialize objects out of thin air. Stewart Swerdlow claims to have been involved in the Montauk Project, and as a result, he says, his "psionic" faculties were boosted, but at the cost of emotional instability, post-traumatic stress disorder, and other issues.
 Experiments were conducted in teleportation.
 A "porthole in time" was created which allowed researchers to travel anywhere in time or space. This was developed into a stable "Time Tunnel".
 Contact was made with alien extraterrestrials through the Time Tunnel and technology was exchanged with them which enhanced the project. This allowed broader access to "hyperspace".
 An alien monster traveled through the time tunnel, destroyed equipment, and devoured researchers. The tunnel was shut down and the creature destroyed.
 Mind control experiments were conducted and runaway boys were abducted and brought out to the base where they underwent excruciating periods of both physical and mental torture in order to break their minds, then their minds were re-programmed. Many were supposedly killed during the process and buried on the site.
 On or about August 12, 1983, the time travel project at Camp Hero interlocked in hyperspace with the original Rainbow Project back in 1943. The USS Eldridge was drawn into hyperspace and trapped there. Two men, Al Bielek and Duncan Cameron, both claim to have leaped from the deck of the Eldridge while it was in hyperspace and ended up after a period of severe disorientation at Camp Hero in the year 1983. Here they claim to have met John von Neumann, a famous physicist and mathematician, even though he was known to have died in 1957. Von Neumann had supposedly worked on the original Philadelphia Experiment, but the U.S. Navy denies this.
 Staff from the Camp Hero site traveled to the  and shut down the generators, causing the ship to return to Philadelphia naval yard in 1943 and causing the time tunnel to collapse.
 Metahumans and experiments in special serums to create such individuals were tested there.
 After the experiments were completed or the destruction of the facility, depending on which book you read, the facility was closed for good, all the staff were brainwashed, shot, or sworn to absolute secrecy, and all records destroyed. According to some stories, research continues at the site to this day with enhanced security.

Experiments discussed in the other books of the series
 Filmmakers were brought to the facility to begin work on a project that would culminate with the Moon landing hoax.
 The military personnel in charge were in fact cultists who built a  ziggurat or step pyramid out of titanium for some esoteric reason.
 Early work on inventing the Internet and its implementation were undertaken there.
 Nazi scientists from Operation Paperclip were involved in some of the experiments there.
 Experimental "flying saucer" aircraft prototypes were created there, and shipped to other secret bases for testing.
 Bioengineering projects undertaken there eventually created the Jersey Devil.
 Black helicopters were manufactured and flown there.
 Nikola Tesla, whose death was faked in a conspiracy, was the chief director of operations at the base.
 Mass psychological experiments, such as the use of enormous subliminal messages projects and the creation of a "Men in Black" corps to confuse and frighten the public, were invented there.
 The AIDS virus was created there.

The Montauk Gang
The authors have never officially declared their books to be fiction and have encouraged speculation that it is true on their publisher's website. They publish a newsletter The Pulse which continues to extend the myth and promises new books. Believers in the project regularly visit Camp Hero.

A March 2006 article in the East Hampton Star noted that a rock with ornate carvings found just below the base had been pushed over a cliff by a neighbor rather than time traveling.

The site

The massive AN/FPS-35 radar (more than  wide, weighing 70 to 90 tons), sitting atop an  high blast-resistant concrete bunker, was built in the 1960s as part of a coastal defense for New York City during an era when airplane bombers were considered a primary threat.  The early computers of this era were massive in size and housed in the bunker.  Both the radar and the computers quickly became obsolete.  Although the radars were dismantled elsewhere, the Montauk radar was subject to an intense petition drive by boaters on the crowded Long Island Sound who thought it was a more obvious landmark than the nearby Montauk Lighthouse.

The site was also full of massive gun emplacements from World War I and World War II, built in blast-resistant concrete bunkers.  There is also a modern ghost town of support buildings.  All of this was intentionally disguised to hide it from the air.

The site was opened to the public on September 18, 2002 as Camp Hero State Park. The radar tower has been placed on the State and National Register of Historic Places. There are plans for a museum and interpretive center focusing on World War II and Cold War era history.

Other books in the Montauk Project series
The following books have been published by Sky Books which lists its home at Westbury in Nassau County, New York on Long Island.
 Montauk Revisited: Adventures in Synchronicity by Preston B. Nichols and Peter Moon  published in 1993 ()
 Pyramids of Montauk: Explorations in Consciousness by Preston B. Nichols and Peter Moon  published in 1995 ()
 The Black Sun: Montauk's Nazi-Tibetan Connection by Preston B. Nichols and Peter Moon published in 1997 ()
 Montauk: The Alien Connection by Stewart Swerdlow with Peter Moon (editor) published in 1998 ()

See also
List of alleged conspiracy theories

References

External links
Sky Books website – publisher

Series of books
East Hampton (town), New York
Novels about time travel

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