Set within the beautiful Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, and just a few minutes walk from Carew Castle, on the estuary of the Cleddau. Both properties offer an ideal holiday base to explore the surrounding areas, enjoy cycling or relaxng walks with picturesque scenery, or lazy days fishing. There are many beaches in the area, Manorbier is only 7 miles and has a Norman castle. Tenby or Saundersfoot are approximately 12 miles. Shop 1/2 mile, pub 1 mile.
Ground floor: Living/dining room. 3 steps down to kitchen. Beams throughout. 3 steps down to 1 twin bedroom with French doors and shower cubicle. Separate toilet. First floor: 2 bedrooms: 1 double (four poster), 1 single, both with wooden floors. Bathroom with shower over bath and toilet.
Oil CH, elec, bed linen and towels included. Travel Cot. Highchair. Digital TV. Stereo/CD. Electric Cooker. Microwave. Washing Machine. Dishwasher. Garden and furniture. Ample parking. Friday to Friday.
Heatherton World of Activities is great for big and small kids alike! Lots of indoor and outdoor attractions including golf, paintballing, indoor bowls and so much more. Admission is free — just pay for the activities you choose. Come rain or shine, Heatherton is the ideal destination for a memorable family day out!
Makin Tracks are located in Tenby and are a new and exciting attraction to the area. They offer customers three very different experiences with motor vehicles, you can choose to drive one of their replica model tanks, experience the fun of a segway or bounce around on one of their quads, there is a activity to suit all ages and preferences. They also offer paintball target shooting. The important thing is everyone will have fun whilst they are here. Before embarking on an activity you are given a full safety briefing, you will find the staff to be fantastic, friendly, professional and encouraging. The equipment is well maintained and they provide all gear so you don't have to take anything along. They are open daily from 10.00am to 5.00pm. The tanks are easy to control and soon you will be scaling obstacles, testing your driving skills and reaction times as you try to hit the targets around the course, the Segways are great, the most fun you can have on two wheels, just get your balance and you will be off, lean in the direction you want to go, so simple to operate and the quads are great for smaller visitors, they can zoom around the safe environment of the course. There prices are really reasonable and they offer combination packs that are even better value. Makin tracks is the only place to go if you are seeking an adventure to get your adrenalin going and loads of fun too for all ages, fantastic time guaranteed, highly recommended.
Folly Farm invites families to enjoy fun, sun and a number of unique activities. Romp around along an outdoor pirate ship or go inside for kid-safe playgrounds in any weather. A giant sandpit complete with functional diggers is available as well as the Follystone Racetrack, Carousel Woods and the new Destruction Playground!
Avondale Glass is a fascinating attraction for travellers of all ages. The business was founded in 1976 by a craftsman who spent time in some of the greatest glass houses in Italy, Germany, France, Switzerland, Malta and Sweden. Today visitors can watch live demonstrations and browse a stunning collection of fine glass pieces.
Temby Golf Club has a long history being established in 1888, it is recognised as the birthplace of golf in Wales. It is a one of the best Championship links courses around and is conveniently positioned near to the town centre. This superb 18 hole, par 72, classic links course is best known for its natural rolling contours and the amazing sea views. The course is beautifully maintained and well laid out, whatever time of the year you will find it to be in great condition, with superb fast, true greens, tight fairways and thick rough. Its location along the coast exposes you to the elemenys and in particular coastal breezes making it a testing course for golfers of all standards. Other facilities include a covered driving range and fully equipped modern teaching studio. The clubhouse has recently undergone a renovation and enjoys fantastic views, it now features superb facilities, and offers a comfortabe and relaxing place after a round of golf, the menu has lots of choice and the food was very good, resh and home cooked and the service was very good too. The club extends a warm and hospitable welcome to all vistors and you will finfd the staff to be friendinly, helpful and professional throughout. Tenby Golf Club is definitely at the top of one of the must play clubs in Wales and offers excellent value for money.
New in 2008, Blue Lagoon is one of Wales' largest indoor water parks. Kids and adults will love it, it?s 'fluming fantastic'. Have some fast-paced fun on the water slides, crash amongst the waves or laze in the lazy river.
RockUp-Climbing is on of the best climbing establishments in the region, it offers specialist training through a wide choice of climbing courses and experiences. The staff are highly trained and professional as well as being really friendly, patient and encouraging enhancing the overall experience. The courses cover all abilities from complete novices, refresher courses or progression courses, as well as Navigation and Mountain skills courses. They supply all the climbing equipment which, is in excellent condition, and you are fully briefed on safety and the jargon associated with climbing. The courses are open to all and will suit families, individuals and groups. If you are seeking a new and thrilling experience amongst some simply stunning landscapes where you will see the Pembrokshire coastline up close then this is the place to go. At RockUp-Climbing you will receive excellent tuition and guidance throughout, be challenged, but will leave with a new confidence and skills.
Pembrey County Park offers a spacious 202 hectares of lush parkland for visitors to explore. Enjoy some of the cleanest beaches in Wales and admire the view of the Gower Peninsula and Carmarthenshire Bay. The area boasts a wide range of exciting outdoor activities, including cycling, horseback riding, skiing, hiking and much more!
Battlefield Live Pembrokshire offers the most exciting outdoor combat game. They are located in the centre of the Wales Coastal Path amongst the woodland, they have created a jungle environment offering the perfect conditions for a realistic combat experience, with plenty of places to hide and take cover as well as realistic props. The equipment is state of the art and the guns are very realistic in look, weight and feel and they use the newest technology to record your game and this is fed back to your weapon. The staff are superb, they explain everything in detail and offer advice and guidance throughout. Once you have donned your camouflage overalls, got your gun and face paint you are all fired up and ready to go on your mission, it doesn't take long to get immersed in the game. It is a game everyone from age seven upwards can get involved in and makes for a great family or group activity. It is a thrilling and tiring day out with lots of laughs. It is not the cheapest form of entertainment but is fantastic fun and they do have a range of offers so it is worth checking the website for these. Battlefield Live Pembrokshire is well run and organised and they are continually changing the game scenarios to keep them fresh and exciting, assuring you have a fantastic experience, so much so that you will leave wanting to return again and again.
Gower Herbal Walks will take you through the Gower woodlands or along the costal paths or perhaps both where you will collect wild herbs and then turn them into medicines, under the guidance of a professional herbalist. Your walk will last approximately two hours and covers about 3 miles, you veer off the beaten track in search of plants and herbs in season, you will see breathtaking scenery, and will be taught to recognise local plants, how to harvest them and change them into a healing medicine that you take home with you. During your time you gain substantial knowledge about the plants you see and are given a booklet to take home, to further explain the plants and herbs that are safe to use and how to yield them. You also learn about the healing properties of the plants, correct dosages and the intriguing myths and traditions behind them. Depending on your route you might stop to enjoy some tasty homemade herbal teas and scrumptious brownies, or delicious fish and chips. You should ensure to wear suitable foot wear and comfortable clothes as well as taking drinking water, suncream/waterproofs depending on the time of year. Gower Herbal Walks are thoroughly enjoyable and interesting, you get so much from them as well as having the satisfaction of having made your own medicine, that you take home. Gower Herbal Walks are a different and fun alternative and suitable to all those who are mobile, a great activity, with family or friends or as part of a group or party.
Carew Castle has a long and impressive history that dates back 2,000 years, starting its life as a Norman fortification and eventually becoming an Elizabethan country house. The castle enjoys an envious location where it overlooks a 23 acre millpond. There is lots to see and do in addition to the castle, the site is also home to an extraordinary 11th century Celtic cross, the sole revived tidal mill in Wales and a medieval bridge. Although not a complete castle it still has an immense charm and imposing feel about it that allows you to visual how it would have been in its full splendour, with its Great and Lesser Halls and Church. Children will love all the winding stairs and passageways there are to explore. There are a number of events that take place here throughout the year so it is worth checking the website to see what is on and when. The castle is open throughout the year and there is a small entry charge and they also do a family ticket, please note the guided tours are only operated during the summer months. There is a guide book that is very informative and interesting, as well as interpretation cards. The staff are really friendly, knowledgeable and passionate about the castle and will happily answer any questions you have. There is a small gift shop that sells a nice selection of local goods and related souvenirs and gifts. Carew Castle is charming and delightful and offers picturesque views and walks around it, it is ideal for all the family and should not be missed if you are in the area.
Tudor Merchant's House is a beautiful 15th century house that is representative of how it would of been in 1500 when it would have been lived in by a wealthy merchant and his family. During your visit you can see the working kitchen, with all the cooking utensils and the table is filled with herbs and fruits they would have used which, only add to the overall atmosphere, you will also see the merchants shop and see how he earned his money. The house is furnished with replica period furniture and a selection of old toys that you can try out. The house covers three floors and there are sheets found around giving you information, facts and traditions about the house and this era in history. Children can dress up in authentic costumes and there are games for them to play. There are also friendly and knowledgeable guides dressed in period costumes there who can answer any questions you might have. The views from the upper floors out over the North Beach Harbour are lovely. Tudor Merchants House is beautifully preserved in time and gives an accurate view of life in this era for the wealthy, very interesting and informative and a great way to learn about the Tudor times especially as you can touch most of the items.
Manorbier Castle and Garden enjoy a fantastic position that overlooks a beautiful unspoilt beach. This magnificent castle has a long history dating back to the 12th century and is best known for being the birthplace of Gerald of Wales, the 12th century scholar. Much of the castle still remains today and is as impressive now as it was when it was originally constructed. Places to visit here include the impressive Great Hall, Chapel and Turrets, here you will find life size figures wearing period costume in various places throughout the castle, as well as interesting sound effects. There is a guide book to buy that tells you all about the history of the castle. The view from the towers are fantastic and worth the climb up the steep and sometimes precarious stairs. Children will love the corridors and all the nooks and crannies there are to explore, as well as dressing up as knights and princesses. The walled gardens are beautiful, the lawns are immaculate and beautifully maintained, a lovely place to sit and soak up the peaceful and beautiful surroundings. There is a lovely welcoming cafe where you can enjoy a choice of beverages and light refreshments, as well as locally made cakes and icecreams. Throughout the year a number of events are run at the castle, such as theatre productions, folk music in the gardens, Christmas markets and much more, so keep an eye out for these. There is also a small gift shop that has a nice selection of souvenirs for sale. The castle and gardens are open from March through to September and there is a small entry charge. Although not a large castle Manorbier Castle has its own charm and appeal and is worth a visit for the amazing views and lovely tea rooms.
Upton Castle is a magnificent Norman Castle that is enclosed by 356 acres of listed historic gardens, it still remains a private family home. It is a modest castle and one of the original remaining structures is thought to date to the 12th/13th century. Three of the towers still remain and there are indications of a drawbridge and port cullies, the area of the castle that is lived in dates to the 17th and 18th centuries with the further addition of two towers in the 19th century. The gardens comprise of ancient woodlands but over the years they have being lovingly planted and nurtured to produce the wonderful gardens we see today, complete with formal gardens, a variety of unusual and uncommon shrubs and trees, rose garden and a traditional 19th century walled garden. You will also find a delightful medieval chapel within the grounds, it is ornate and decorated with carved stone effigies of knights that can be dated to the 12th century, in its grounds are a stone preaching cross that has been classified as a historic monument. The gardens are delightful during the spring/summer months and offer a place of peace and tranquillity and a number of lovely walks. The gardens are open daily from April through to October from 10.00am to 4.30pm, the castle is not open for viewing. You can purchase some of the fruit and vegetables that are grown here and leave the money in a trust box. Upton Castle Gardens is a uniquely charming estate, so pretty, peaceful and tranquil and definitely worth visiting.
Tenby Museum and Art Gallery is located on Castle Hill with with lovely views across the beach and beyond. It is the oldest independent museum in Wales. A trip to the museum will take you through the rich history of the town from its early beginnings in the 9th century through to current day. This is done through a variety of exhibits, interpretive panels, photographs and artefacts, and you will learn all about the culture and heritage of Tenby, its residents, its geology and archaeology, involvement in WWII and much more. Children will enjoy a visit to the museum with activities arranged for them to complete and clothes to dress up in, as well as a relic trail. There are many hands on exhibits where you are free to hold and examine the items on display. There is a free audio tour which, is informative and well organised and takes you round the museum in an orderly fashion. There is also a ten minute film chronicling the development of Tenby as a tourist resort. The Art Gallery has many fine exhibits both permanent and temporary and include a 19th century Minton Monk's Rock meat plate, 19th century Penny Farthing high-wheeled bicycle, Cap-a-Pie suit of armour, Tenby Gun and Lydstep Pig. The staff throughout are very friendly and knowledgeable and will be happy to answer any questions you might have. Tenby Museum and Art Gallery is open throughout the year Tuesdays through to Saturdays, except for the Christmas period when it closes for couple of weeks, opening hours are from 10.00 to 5.00pm. There is a small charge to enter the museum but once you have purchased a ticket it is valid for a year and you can make unlimited visits in this time. There is a small cafe area where you can buy a beverage. In addition there is a small gift shop that has a nice selection of gifts and souvenirs. Tenby Museum and Art Gallery is delightful, interesting and informative but done in a fun way that all ages can enjoy, a visit is highly recommended.


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North Carolina U.S. Senate Race
North Carolina U.S. Senate
Outlook: Leans Republican (change from Likely Republican)
With a woman on the Republican ticket, a Democrat nominated for Governor, and a general election for U.S. Senate between two female candidates, North Carolina may very well consider 2008 to be the "Year of the Woman."
A trailblazer for women in government going back to her early days of service in the Johnson Administration is Elizabeth Dole, the current Republican incumbent Senator from North Carolina. Before winning her first ever election for this seat in 2002, Dole was of course well known for her marriage to Bob Dole and her positions in the Cabinets of two Republican Presidents. In 1999, she launched a campaign for her party's Presidential nomination, and for a time looked quite formidable, but the campaign never really took off. In 2002, she returned to her native state, where she had not lived for decades, and in a conservative leaning state, her popularity and star power was enough to win a competitive race.
Six years later, she is the favorite to win another term, but for whatever reason, she does not seem to be as secure as one might have expected. If she is to win, it will probably be thanks to her name recongition, strong campaign checkbook, and the advantage that Republicans have in Senate elections in the state. In fact, there are several examples of Republicans, including Dole herself in 2002, and her predecessor, the lengendary Jesse Helms, running better on Election Day, than polls indicated they would.
Perhaps daunted by Dole's strengths, several prominent Democrats refused to enter the race, and for a time, it looked like Dole would not have much of a race at all. Eventually though, the Democrat primary featured two main contenders and was won by State Senator Kay Hagan. While not very well known in the state previously, Hagan appeared to benefit from the recognition that came with her primary campaign and victory and she polled at a surprisingly strong level early on in the general election. As time progressed, and as Dole spent more time campaigning and advertising in the state, her lead over Hagan expanded into the double digits. Most recently though, it is Hagan who seems to have made a comeback in the polls, as the national campaign committee for Senate Democrats advertised heavily on her behalf, portraying Dole as being a not very influential Senator who was out of touch with issues of the day.
A very recent poll by the Democrat affiliated PPP firm shows Hagan now holding a one point lead. Survey USA's most recent poll has Dole ahead by eight points, in a modest increase of her advantage. Another poll by Research2000 this month has Dole ahead by six.
It is tough to pinpoint exactly why Hagan has not faded away against an opponent who was considered to be far more difficult to beat. Perhaps it is because Dole has not retained as strong a presence as she could have in the state, due to such factors as being the Republican Senate Campaign chair in the 2006 cycle, which of course did not go well for the GOP. Many would say that Dole has not lived up the expectations of being a national star during her first term in the Senate, but on the issues, she is probably more in line with the state than her more liberal opponent, and while the race may not be a blowout, Dole should benefit from the advantages of incumbency enough to win a second term.
Dole campaign link:
http://www.elizabethdole.org/
2008 U.S. Senate races predicted: 11 D, 13 R
Predicted Senate balance of power thus far: 50 D, 39 R
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What are the risks at closed San Onofre nuclear plant during a big earthquake?
Earthquakes, radioactive waste and that nuclear plant on Southern California's coast
What are the risks at closed San Onofre during a temblor? Well, it depends, Orange County Register By TERI SFORZA | tsforza@scng.com July 8, 2019 The answer, of course, depends on exactly where the quake is centered and how much the ground beneath the plant shimmies and shakes. But one horrific scenario can be ruled out, despite frequent comparisons of San Onofre to Chernobyl and Fukushima:There can be no core meltdowns at San Onofre, because its reactors have been shut down for seven years. Nuclear fuel has been removed from them. Atoms are no longer split at the site.Instead, the risks at San Onofre center on how its 3.6 million pounds of highly radioactive waste — produced over some 40 years of generating electricity for California — are stored and safeguarded.
Currently, the majority of San Onofre's radioactive waste cools in spent fuel poolsadjacent to the reactor domes. Those pools are far more vulnerable to the elements than the dry storage systems that will eventually house the waste, and where it will likely remain for decades until the federal government finds it a permanent home — but that's another story.
'Concrete monolith'
While pools require electricity and water to keep fuel cool, dry storage systems do not. Earthquake-inspired power outages could cripple pools, but not dry storage systems, which are deemed "passive."
San Onofre's dry storage employs massive slabs of concrete designed to withstand more than twice the ground-shake as the spent fuel pools and the reactor itself. Inside those dry systems — designed by Holtec and Areva — nuclear waste is housed in steel canisters.
The thickness of those canisters continues to be a matter of some debate, but experts say that the sooner nuclear waste moves to dry storage, the safer Southern California will be.
"I am more worried about the spent fuel left in the pools at San Onofre than about the fuel that has been transferred to dry casks," said Edwin Lyman, acting director of the Nuclear Safety Project with the nonpartisan and nonprofit Union of Concerned Scientists in Washington, D.C.
"If a large earthquake tore the liner of a pool, causing a rapid loss of cooling water, there is a risk of a spent fuel pool fire that could cause a large dispersal of radioactive material," he said. "Although the risk decreases as the spent fuel cools and the pools empty out, it does not go to zero as long as there is fuel in the pools."………
"Bottom line — I am not worried about a seismic threat to spent fuel at San Onofre," Lochbaum said via email. "I believe sabotage to be the primary hazard, especially now that SCE and NRC have taken steps to lessen the hazard from self-inflicted events (i.e., the shim pin and near canister drop events.)" https://www.ocregister.com/2019/07/08/earthquakes-radioactive-waste-and-that-nuclear-plant-on-the-orange-county-coast/
July 9, 2019 - Posted by	Christina MacPherson | safety, USA


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Last night I watched the Toronto Maple Leafs lose 4-0 while listening to Metallica and the While album, and drinking several C.C.-&-ginger-ales, and I didn't get sick! Or even hung over! Oh, and I ate an Indian dinner consisting of chickpeas and dumplings in curry!
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Neymar leads PSG to win over Marseille
French soccer's biggest game ended in a 1-0 victory for Paris Saint-Germain over bitter rival Marseille thanks to Neymar's ninth goal in the league this season. PSG moved three points clear of Lorient at the top of the standings with its ninth win in 11 games this season. As a result of the loss, Marseille dropped to fourth place, six points behind PSG, according to the Associated Press.
The only player in the French league to score as many goals as Neymar this season is Lille forward Jonathan David. Additionally, Neymar has contributed seven assists. During first-half stoppage time, the Brazilian striker broke the deadlock. In a lively match at the Parc des Princes, Lionel Messi hit the crossbar and combined well with Neymar and Kylian Mbappe with the MNM combination creating many chances on the break.
Despite being reduced to 10 players in the 73rd minute, Marseille continued to press. Gigot received a red card after a late tackle on Neymar. Marseille goalkeeper Pau Lopez made eight saves to keep his team in the match as PSG could have won by a larger margin. PSG's match with Marseille, described as "Le Classique," became popular during the 1990s when stars such as Rudi Voeller and George Weah arrived in the French league.
The only French Champions League winner in 1993, Marseille, has fallen far behind since PSG was taken over by Qatari investors in 2011. Under coach Igor Tudor, however, the southern French club is enjoying a strong revival and hopes for its first win over PSG in two years. PSG took control of the game immediately as the game started at a high tempo. Lopez was tested twice by Messi, before Achraf Hakimi lost a one-on-one to the Marseille goalkeeper. Another diving save by Lopez in the 19th prevented Mbappe from scoring with a low shot.
Mbappe was found behind the defense by Neymar and Lopez was forced to parry the ball away with his left hand. The PSG team continued to push and was rewarded with a free kick after Messi was brought down. After taking the free kick, the former Barcelona player struck the crossbar with his shot. Lopez remained motionless.
Marseille stuck to its game plan with a high press, waiting for openings. When Amine Harit gave the ball away in his own half just before halftime, it finally cracked. The counterattack was launched by Vitinha, and Neymar was found at the penalty spot by Mbappe. On the rebound, the Brazilian forward slotted the ball in. The Marseille team fought hard for an equalizer, but Gianluigi Donnarumma denied Chancel Mbemba and Jonathan Clauss.
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Luke McWright was a ground ball machine this afternoon, scooping up a team-best six. Cristian Quiroa led the Seahawks with four caused turnovers, while Anthony Sparacino added three. In between the pipes, Ross Snodderly had another solid game with 10 saves.


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A single 2" inlet connected to a distribution manifold will feed all the seawater needs of the ship. A single standpipe will exhaust the black and gray water. Separate bilge and engine cooling exhausts will be located above the waterline on the transom. The bilge system will consist of a manual Edson Bone Dry 40 GPM in the cockpit; a Par 36600 on air pressure switches located in keel sump, with a second, higher up, wired to an alarm; and a shaft-driven damage control pump. Two 105 gallon freshwater tanks will be located below the pilothouse floor and a 40 gallon holding tank will reside in the bilge. The hydronic heating system will supply hot water. The combination of a raised pilothouse floor and centrally located galley and head allow very short and easily accessible plumbing runs.
The heart of the system is six L16's located in a vented locker in the bilge. They will be charged by a high-output engine-driven alternator and four Simens SM-46 solar panels mounted on the stern pulpit. The main loads will be a 12v refrigeration system, windlass and the 120V loads from a 2000 watt Prosine inverter. As Galene has internal ballast, the mast, stays and shrouds will be grounded to an external copper plate for lighting protection.
A Lighthouse 1501 windlass will control twin anchors on the bow roller, the primary being a 66 lb. Spade on an all chain rode, the secondary being a 44 lb. Bruce on a nylon/chain rode. In the stern lazarette a 32 lb. Fortress will be rigged and ready to go on a nylon rode, and I'm designing a place into the bildge to store a 70 lb. Luke.
Edson CD-i rack geared steering in the cockpit, pull-pull steering from the inside steering station, and a Cape Horn windvane on the transom (partnered with a tiller pilot located in the lazarette).
The cockpit is kept small with a bridgedeck segregating the compionway. A life raft will be located below the helmsman's seat. Headsail halyards terminate at the mast, while the main halyard and reefing lines run to the cockpit. Nine Bomar cast hatches and seven cowl vents bring light and air below. The large flush deck offers good storage for the rigid dingy. Two twenty pound propane tanks will be stored in a dedicated locker on the starboard deck. Two large deck lockers at the bow will serve as the ships garage. Cleats and stanchions will be located atop the caprail to keep the"toe stubbers" to a minimum. Jacklines will run the length of the boat port and starboard.
Galene will be a double headstay sloop rig. She is designed for singlehanded sail handling and will be fitted with a fully battened main, slab reefing, and a Dutchman flaking system. Both the headsail and staysail may be mounted on Profurl furling units, although I'm still wavering about a detachable staysail stay and hanked-on working jibs.
Ideally the sequence will be as follows: For light-air windward work, and off the wind, the big no.1 on the headstay will be the workhorse. As the boat approaches the high teens the no.1 will come in and the staysail will be unrolled. As the wind carries into the mid 20s the main will receive its first tuck. A second reef should get me well up into the 30s, without having to have yet gone on deck to change sails. Approaching 40 knots, dedicated storm canvas will come into play.
Galene's interior reflects her intended use as a liveaboard voyager for two. She will be sailed in both low and high latitudes. The pilothouse functions as the ship's office, nav center (with a 360 degree view, 44"x 34" chart table) and general hangout area. As she will also be singlehanded, the pilotberth here will keep me closely connected to workings of the sea and the ship while resting. Aft of the pilothouse is the owner's stateroom; directly forward are the head and a U-shaped galley. The main salon converts to guest quarters with the pull of curtain (don't want anyone getting too comfortable). A large storage area/workshop is located forward. Collision bulkheads are located fore and aft, and the raised pilothouse floor will create an additional watertight compartment for the engine. The hull will be fully insulated and heated by a diesel hydronic heater.


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No more jail breaking iOS ;-)
Paul Deschamps
http://mobilesyrup.com/2012/12/31/apple-wins-this-round-ios-piracy-haven-hackulous-shuts-down/ Just had to bring this to the attention of ppl who say they can do everything on IOS that they can with an Android. Well Not anymore guys sorry to burst your bubble but it's time to switch Also ppl thinking of buying an iPhone that they are planning on jailbreaking - KID ANDROID. ( Team.Android.Canada)
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i had to jailbreak my old iphone 3G simply because of all the BS around carrier locking, it's a barbaric practice that has to stop. some of the system wide apps like the alternate flip down dashboard, and the ability to change the system internet browser and mail app where also very useful, until apple gives power users the ability to change these things people will continue to use their old jail broken devices and keep trying to hack new iOS releases. i've tried android 10 or 15 times now for a couple of hours and every time i just come away glad to be back on my iphone 4, less crashes, better responce to smaller UI aspects, center app availability (a bit hypocritical i know), standard power adapter and wide range of accessories
Chad Burr
i had to jailbreak my old iphone 3G simply because of all the BS around carrier locking, it's a b...Apple did you another dirty then by changing the power adaoter onbthe iPhone 5 Micro usb is quickly becoming a standard as more and more users want painless transitions to new devices
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i had to jailbreak my old iphone 3G simply because of all the BS around carrier locking, it's a b...well... there's is double sided (like debit cards should be!!!!), where micro is just... small, some micro cables have to much rubber around the the tip and because the receiving port on the device is so small it's sometimes tucked next to an edge that makes it impossible to use with some of these cables
Jack Yonge
i had to jailbreak my old iphone 3G simply because of all the BS around carrier locking, it's a b...A charger is not "standard" when is it used for only one manufacturer. That is called proprietary. I sold my iPad2 last week and bought a Nexus7, it uses a standard charger, micro USB. Apple drones need to wake up and leave the iMatrix
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Maybe another reason to get an Android or BB.
I have an iPhone and I love it the way it is and wouldn't think of jailbreaking it. But, it doesn't say this is permanent... iOS6 is the main problem. There's a hack for everything, just gotta find it
I have an iPhone and I love it the way it is and wouldn't think of jailbreaking it. But, it doesn...Is there more than just this site to get stuff for your jaibroken iPhone?
I have an iPhone and I love it the way it is and wouldn't think of jailbreaking it. But, it doesn..."I have an iPhone and I love it the way it is and wouldn't think of jailbreaking it." Clearly I can't answer that. I have no idea and I don't really care. I'll buy my apps if I need to. You're just making it seem like Apple permanently stopped jailbreaking (which they haven't). It's temporary.
Aaron MacIntyre
I have an iPhone and I love it the way it is and wouldn't think of jailbreaking it. But, it doesn...Well, in kids defence pretty sure apple would love to permanently prevent jail breaking But your right, nothing tends to be permanent in software world. I still remember the MPAA saying that nobody would ever be able to break copyright protection on dvds...
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You'll also be losing the notification shade/area soon because it was stolen from Android/Samsung & Apple is getting sued over it finally. As soon as they lose the case it will have to be removed from all Apple devices.
You'll also be losing the notification shade/area soon because it was stolen from Android/Samsung...Man, do you really hate Apple that much?
You'll also be losing the notification shade/area soon because it was stolen from Android/Samsung...isn't that the point of open source software? samsung & apple need to grow up
You'll also be losing the notification shade/area soon because it was stolen from Android/Samsung...It is, but since apple doesn't make their code open, they're violating the open source agreement. Or so my random educated guess tells me.
You'll also be losing the notification shade/area soon because it was stolen from Android/Samsung...I was just pointing out to those who keep saying anything you can do on Android we can do on iOS. I hate how apple does business & the fact that they stole everything from other companies then patented it & are suing ppl over these stolen ideas that Apple has ppl believing are their creations. I don't hate the ppl that use iOS its their choice & if they like that's cool whatever makes you happy, but I do hate Apple & the way they do business & it apple should have never been awarded that case in the US, so I just think it's good that Samsung might be able to get some of that back.
You'll also be losing the notification shade/area soon because it was stolen from Android/Samsung...http://www.ifans.com/blog/66923/ This article is supporting Aaron's statement!
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I think a very small percentage of iPhone users purchase their phones with intentions to jailbreak anyway, it's not really their demographic. I mean check out the traffic for the iphone on xda: http://forum.iphone-developers.com/ There's legacy android devices that have more activity.
I think a very small percentage of iPhone users purchase their phones with intentions to jailbrea...Objectively, you are absolutely right. Most people don't jailbreak their iphones. Apple, by making this decision, have drawn advanced users even more away from their devices.
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According to one source: [i][b]"iOS 6 has been jailbroken for months, but plans for a public release have not been announced… yet. Stay tuned".
According to one source: [i][b]"iOS 6 has been jailbroken for months, but plans for a public ...I don't doubt it. Since last night i did some browsing on the issue. Seems that the vast majority looking for jailbreak want it so they can pirate apps. So I can see why devs might sit on this hack. Funny though, you'd think people that are too cheap to buy apps might of thought to get a different phone....
According to one source: [i][b]"iOS 6 has been jailbroken for months, but plans for a public ...Listen, you got it all wrong. We don't root or jailbreak our devices to pirate apps... we root/jailbreak them mainly because of the following : 1. To install custom roms with custom keyboards, os, interfaces and bypass the mandatory use of itunes to transfer files to the device. 2. To unlock devices for free since locking a devices should have never been locked to a certain provider on the first place. Locking devices is one of the biggest rackets telecom companies have pushed down our throat for too many years. 3. To uninstall those annoying MANDATORY programs that the telecoms force us to have on our devices (bell is notorious for this... they pre-install like 10 programs taking half the memory on your device and there is no way to uninstall them unless you root/jailbreak).
According to one source: [i][b]"iOS 6 has been jailbroken for months, but plans for a public ...Hey, I didn't say all users did it for the piracy. I'm saying the average iPhone user. There's nothing stock about my sii x. Custom rom, custom kernel, custom boot image. It's a completely different phone from the one I bought from koodo. There's not one pirated app on it either. Rooting for pirate apps on android is non existent, due to the fact any android phone just has to enable installs outside the play store and they're good to go. Edit: I lied. I'm still using the telus stock radio
According to one source: [i][b]"iOS 6 has been jailbroken for months, but plans for a public ...Aaron I'd like to pm you. Can u find me on fb perhaps? /chad.burr tks
According to one source: [i][b]"iOS 6 has been jailbroken for months, but plans for a public ...I still think that your statistic of "average iphone user" is unfounded...
According to one source: [i][b]"iOS 6 has been jailbroken for months, but plans for a public ...Most of the ppl I know jailbreak their iPhone to get free paid apps. That's my personal experience though which is obviously a small piece of the pie. I agree that this is pushing advanced users towards an OS that can do this all without any trouble.
According to one source: [i][b]"iOS 6 has been jailbroken for months, but plans for a public ...That's fair. I'm just going from what I glazed over on the xda forums for the iphone. That and personal requests to jailbreak friends iPhones. 50% want it so they can port to another service, the other to play free games.


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4-year-old sends birthday cake to mother in heaven
EDGEWATER. Fla. (FOX 35 WOFL) - 4-year-old Bella wanted to do something special for her mom's 30th birthday.
Bella loves cakes and her grandma is a baker, so a cake was the perfect gift for Bella's mother, Jessica.
But, Jessica passed away two years ago due to a pulmonary embolism. Bella's grandmother, Laura Fisher, said it was "completely unexpected."
Bella decided that she still wanted her mother to have the cake to celebrate, so she mailed it to her mother in heaven.
After Bella and her grandmother baked and decorated the cake, the two of them went to the Edgewater Post Office. The postal workers there were very happy to help with this special delivery.
Grandma Fisher said that the workers "opened up another line for her and said that this line was for people shipping to heaven only. They put a stamp on it, they guaranteed her that the cake would arrive before Mommy's birthday."
Grandma Fisher went on to say that Bella can sleep better knowing her Mommy can celebrate her birthday in heaven.
"When we came out, you could just see the burden lifted off of Bella. She was so happy. She gave me a high-five. She was like Mommy is going to get her birthday cake. She is going to have a party."
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Nevertheless, I agree that there is a place for paper in the digital world. The study, conducted last June, drew from polling data gathered from ten countries: Australia, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, South Africa, Spain, the United Kingdom and the United States. Overall, the survey found that consumers prefer reading in print. In the U.S., readers preferred printed magazines (66 percent), books (62 percent) and even newspapers (61 percent). The survey also found that consumers trust print to privide an environment that allows for deeper understanding of the subject matter. The data also provide trends about online advertising as well as the impact of global digital consumption on health.
* The amount of time that consumers spend looking at screens is concerning to them, especially for the youngest age group. 54 percent believe they spend too much time on electronic devices (65 percent for 18-24 year olds) and 53 percent are concerned the overuse of electronic devices could be damaging to their health (62 percent of 18-24 year olds). 36 percent feel they are suffering from "digital overload" (47 percent of 18-24 year olds).
* 74 percent indicated that fake news is a worrying trend: 56 percent trust the news stories they read in printed newspapers, and only 35 percent trust the news stories they read on social media.
* 73 percent feel that reading a printed book or magazine is more enjoyable than reading them on an electronic device, followed by newspapers at 65 percent.


October 8, 2014 | Comments Off on How much is your time worth?
I am constantly reminded how effective the millions of dollars that big companies spend on marketing their brand is, and how gullible the average American is to get sucked in to it, HOOK, LINE & SINKER!
The Cable Companies are getting extremely aggressive in convincing the public that you should abandon the security companies that they have earned your trust through decades of experience, and trust the phone/TV guy to service your security needs. I have explained in length in previous blog entries why they are doing this, and why it is a short sighted decision for the customer to get sucked into this "DEALS". Once you accept their proprietary equipment that only THEY can monitor, they can raise the rates on your Alarm Monitoring, TV, Internet, and phone service. And because it is all bundled together with your proprietary alarm system there is nothing you can do but pay them.
Well, then there are those folks who are too clever for their own good! They say that they are not worried about what the company might do to the rate, because they will renegotiate or just hire a competitor who will put in a new system for them when they cancel. These are the folks that I am addressing this blog to: How much is your time worth?
No matter who you get a professionally installed security system from, if it is U/L Listed equipment and monitored, you have a commodity. The only way that Security Alarm Companies vary is on price and customer service. You never experience customer service until there is a problem with your security system. So when your system is not working, and you are spending hours on hold with your alarm company, and waiting weeks to get a service call, and waiting around all day for the tech to arrive at your place, I want you to ask yourself "What is my time worth?". When you receive the notice that your monthly monitoring rate is going up and you are once again spending hours on the internet and on the phone discovering what the current best deal is I want you to ask yourself "What is my time worth?".
For most folks who are in the market for a security system the answer is going to be $25 to $250 an hour. Even on the low end, if you multiply it times the hours you waste going with a big company and putting yourself in a monopoly you will see that your perceived savings of a dollar or two per month is really costing you a ton of money. So get smart and choose a local company that charges you a fair rate, won't increase their rate at the end of your initial term, and give you great customer service!


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NOW endorses state Rep. Tim Greimel for Trott's Congress seat
National Organization for Women is backing Michigan Rep. Tim Greimel despite the fact he's running against two women for the Democratic nomination.
NOW endorses state Rep. Tim Greimel for Trott's Congress seat National Organization for Women is backing Michigan Rep. Tim Greimel despite the fact he's running against two women for the Democratic nomination. Check out this story on Freep.com: http://on.freep.com/2oThYqw
Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press Published 8:05 a.m. ET March 6, 2018 | Updated 11:47 a.m. ET March 6, 2018
State Rep. Tim Greimel, D-Auburn Hills, is announcing a run for Congress.(Photo: Tim Greimel for Congress)
WASHINGTON — State Rep. Tim Greimel, D-Auburn Hills, has received the endorsement of the National Organization for Women (NOW) for a seat in Congress despite the fact that he's running against two women for the Democratic nomination.
Greimel on Monday shared with the Free Press a letter from Linda Berg, political director of NOW's Political Action Committee, endorsing him in the race to replace U.S. Rep. Dave Trott, R-Birmingham, citing Greimel's "dedication to feminist issues."
"We look forward to working with you to achieve full equality for women and girls," Berg wrote in the letter to Greimel, which was dated Feb. 7.
Greimel is one of five Democrats running to replace Trott in the Republican-leaning district. Two women — Haley Stevens, who was chief of staff to former President Barack Obama's auto task force, and Fayrouz Saad, who was Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan's director of immigrant affairs — are among those running, along with entrepreneurs Suneel Gupta and Dan Haberman.
Who's running for Congress in Michigan? Here's what we know
State Rep. Tim Greimel joins crowded congressional field
Six Republicans are also running for that party's nomination in the district, which political analysts believe may be a close race for an open seat. Trott is stepping down after two terms in office.
Kim Beebe, president of the Oakland and Macomb County chapter of NOW, said she worked with Greimel to secure the nomination because he has longstanding ties with the group.
"Tim has been very supportive of women's issues," she said. "He has a proven track record."
Greimel said he was honored by the endorsement and proud of his record on women's issues. "In Washington I'll work to amplify the voices of women fighting on the front lines to protect the equal rights of all women and girls," he said.
Contact Todd Spangler at 703-854-8947 or at tspangler@freepress.com. Follow him on Twitter at @tsspangler.
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The European Parenthesis
posted by Tim Carmody Mar 01, 2019
There's an idea in media history and media theory called "The Gutenberg Parenthesis." The basic idea of it is simple: the dominance of fixed, printed text is a historical blip in a broader history of much more mutable, orally-driven media forms. You find versions of this idea in Walter Ong and Marshall McLuhan, but it's being re-thought for digital technology by folks like L.O. Sauerberg and Thomas Pettit. And one of the implications is that if you want to understand media today, you have to understand media before Gutenberg and print. The future is medieval, is one formulation of this.
A similar idea can be applied to world history, and it has been by J.C. Sharman in his book Empires of the Weak: The Real Story of European Expansion and the Creation of the New World Order. Here the focus isn't print technology, which Europe borrowed and adapted from Asia 500 years ago, but European domination of the rest of the world, which, Sharman contends, really only got going a little more than 200 years ago and is questionable today.
This is from a review of Sharman's book by Alan Mikhail, titled "When Asia Ruled the World":
In Sharman's account, the dominance of the West (note Europe's easy baton-pass to the United States), roughly from the Enlightenment to World War II, represents a historical blip in the last millennium. And, perhaps more important, today we seem to be on the cusp of a return to a more regular state of affairs, where the large states of Asia will again be the globe's hegemons.
To make this provocative argument, Sharman finds the early modern period, conventionally dated from 1500 to 1800, the most fruitful for thinking about where we are headed. In those centuries, the enormous empires of the East — the Qing, the Ottomans and the Mughals — were the most formidable states on earth. Territory equaled power, and those states held the most land…
Asia's enormous land-based empires didn't much care about their coastlines and tolerated — more than they succumbed to — the Europeans nibbling on their shores in what were desperate, highly risky and ultimately temporary ventures. Until approximately 1750, Europeans — even in Europe, thanks to the Ottomans — held no military advantage over other powers.
But how then to explain the undeniable fact that Europeans dominated the globe from the turn of the 19th century to World War I? Sharman reasons that it was a combination of internal fractures within the Qing and Ottoman Empires, as well as the inclination of Europeans to think that empire building was the route to national sovereignty: in other words, almost a kind of vanity project.
The future, contends Sharman, is medieval; one in which Asia dominates the planet, and Europe and the West are at the periphery of global power and influence. There's a lot that's going to change over the next century; global climate change is certainly going to shift the balance of power and the fight for survival worldwide. But the idea that we're coming out of a historical aberration rather than a necessary outcome is well worth thinking about.
The real Charlie Chan
Early proto-film-noir-hero/Chinese-American stereotype Charlie Chan was based on a real detective in Honolulu:
Biggers read about him in the newspaper. His real name was Chang Apana. He was born, around 1871, in Waipio, a village outside Honolulu. His mother, Chun Shee, was also born in Hawaii. People from China had settled in what were then called the Sandwich Islands, beginning in the late seventeen-seventies. Sugarcane had been cultivated in China for centuries, and the first person to grow it for sugar processing in the Sandwich Islands was a man named Wong Tze-chun, who arrived from China in 1802. Chang Jong Tong, Chang Apana's father, probably travelled from China to Hawaii in the eighteen-sixties. In the second half of the nineteenth century, some forty-six thousand Chinese laborers made that journey. In 1866, when the sugarcane trade was booming, Mark Twain went to Hawaii to report for the Sacramento Union. "The Government sends to China for coolies and farms them out at $5 a month each for five years," Twain wrote. When Chang Jong Tong's five years were up, he took his wife and children and headed home, to the tiny village of Oo Sack, south of Canton…In 1881, when Chang was about ten years old, his parents sent him to Oahu, with an uncle; he never returned to China…
In the nineteen-tens, he was part of a crime-busting squad. His escapades were the stuff of legend. He was said to be as agile as a cat. Thrown from a second-floor window by a gang of dope fiends, he landed on his feet. He leaped from one rooftop to the next, like a "human fly." When he reached for his whip, thugs scattered and miscreants wept. He once arrested forty gamblers in their lair, single-handed. He was a master of disguises. Once, patrolling a pier at dawn, disguised as a poor merchant—wearing a straw hat and stained clothes and carrying baskets of coconuts, tied to a bamboo shoulder pole—he raised the alarm on a shipment of contraband even while he was being run over by a horse and buggy, and breaking his legs. He once solved a robbery by noticing a strange thread of silk on a bedroom floor. He discovered a murderer by observing that one of the suspects, a Filipino man, had changed his muddy shoes, asking him, "Why you wear new shoes this morning?"
Warner Oland, who played Chan in most of the films, was Swedish. In yellowface, he also played Fu Manchu and other east Asian characters. In 25 years as an actor, he made 96 films, including playing lead in as many as 4 Charlie Chan films a year in the 1930s. Here, Kartina Richardson talks about his performance as the half-Chinese warlord Mr Henry Chang in Shanghai Express:
Race in Film: Shanghai Express from Mirror on Vimeo.
Awesome detail only for me (and literary nerds like me): Yunte Huang, a UC-Santa Barbara professor who wrote the new history of Charlie Chan, also wrote a terrific book about transpacific American literature (for some reason, everyone forgets that almost all of Moby Dick is set in the Pacific) and translated Ezra Pound's Pisan Cantos into Chinese.
via Charles Bernstein and Roger Ebert
Charlie Chan
Kartina Richardson
Yunte Huang
Even though avian flu is under control
Even though avian flu is under control in some areas of Southeast Asia, Indonesia "has witnessed more bird flu deaths than any other country in 2006".
Through vaccination and vigilance, the avian flu
Through vaccination and vigilance, the avian flu is under control in the Southeast Asian countries that were hardest hit with the disease. See also this map of avian flu reports.
On Chinatowns. "Like many crowded Asian cities,
On Chinatowns. "Like many crowded Asian cities, Chinatown has mastered the art of the vertical, inspired by languages that can be written up and down, not just side to side."
Weblog detailing a journey across Russia on the trans-Siberian railway
Weblog detailing a journey across Russia on the trans-Siberian railway.


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Observe all the men huffing and puffing in gyms today and it's clear many are just as concerned about body image as women are believed to be. But could the activities lots of men enjoy, such as weight training and high-impact sports, have a perfect counterbalance in yoga? Yoga experts say yes. They also list reduced stress, deeper emotional insight, better life balance and fewer ego-related conflicts and worries as major benefits for men, as well as greatly increased flexibility and strength. Sounds like the making of a dream man, right?
Men, however, are much less likely to do yoga than women: around 90 per cent of Australian yoga participants are women, according to an RMIT University survey of 4000 yoga practitioners. Ironic, considering it was originally practised in India exclusively by men.
Good yoga practice tones the entire body symmetrically and helps to offset physical irregularities from the sports men enjoy.
So what stops men fronting up for a class? A Yoga Journal poll asked men why they were reluctant and the biggest response was "fear of embarrassment in class". This is part of the reason why physiotherapist and Yoga Synergy founder and instructor, Simon Borg-Olivier, talks about "mobility" instead of "flexibility". The very word "flexibility" can have men running for the hills.
The second reason men were reluctant was, "I don't think I'll get a good enough workout." Yet there are many different styles of yoga on offer these days, so it's probably a case of shopping around. Men who do practise yoga definitely prefer strong and dynamic styles. An RMIT University survey found nearly one in five students who attend very physical-style yoga classes are men. The survey rated Borg-Olivier's dynamic Yoga Synergy style as the most popular in Australia, followed by Bikram yoga (performed in a heated room).
Borg-Olivier developed Yoga Synergy with the modern Western body in mind. The "traditional body" works in the fields, sits crossed-legged, squats on the toilet and carries heavy things on its head. This makes poses such as headstands, lotus and backbends easy. Yoga Synergy, on the other hand, addresses the problems of our Western bodies caused by activities such as driving, sitting and computer work, including overstretched lower backs, stiff hip flexors, weak necks and weak knees.
It's perhaps no surprise, then, that with excess ego comes injury. The RMIT survey found that men were twice as likely to suffer minor injuries from yoga.
In yoga, you master how to hold stressful poses in a relaxed manner, a technique men can also apply to weights. As men become more comfortable lifting their own bodies, they become more comfortable lifting weights.
Now 59, Mick is a devoted yoga practitioner and a director at the very same Samadhi Yoga school. In contrast to Yoga Synergy, fewer than one in 10 Samadhi students are men. That could be because Samadhi teaches "old-school yoga", says Mick, with chanting, scripture, devotion, meditation and asanas. There are no mirrors and no heating, and disassociation with the ego and outward appearance is encouraged.
"It's a tall order to sell this kind of yoga these days but the liberation that comes from it is without parallel. But it doesn't come easy and right there is where people baulk. They want short-term input for maximum gain, like a better outward appearance. Other schools such as Bikram and the like have lots more men but the yoga is more focused on the physical body.
Borg-Olivier says it's crucial that men practise good and sensible yoga. If they do, he says, men will get the same benefits as women: flexibility, fitness, energy, internal peace and nourishment, contentment and reduced need for sleep and food. In addition, however, there are several benefits specific to men.
Men tend to be stiffer than women and strength-building activities contribute to this stiffness. There is a lot of tension in men's muscles, and muscle bulk itself can impede blood flow.
Yoga will gradually increase men's mobility, which improves circulation, helps detoxify the blood and promotes internal body massage. This makes internal organs healthier and increases blood flow around the body without putting stress on the heart. The benefits of yoga and "yoga lifestyle interventions" on cardiovascular health have been confirmed by several studies — another upside for men, who are more likely to suffer heart attacks.
Men are often stiffer in the hips because of their hip and pelvis shape. When hips are stiff at the front, the lower back becomes overstretched, leading to knee and lower back problems. Yoga poses such as a standing lunge or a cross-legged forward bend can help relieve hip stiffness and associated problems.
Good yoga practice tones the entire body symmetrically and helps to offset physical irregularities from the sports men enjoy. Tight muscles are loosened and the body returns to its natural alignment.
It's a generalisation but men tend to be less in touch with their emotions and less able to verbalise and work through emotions than women. This can lead to men being overcome by anger, frustration or jealousy at unexpected times and can put a burden on interpersonal relationships.
Combining weight training with yoga can produce better results. Yoga encourages a balance of strength and flexibility that will keep men supple while also strong. In yoga, you master how to hold stressful poses in a relaxed manner, a technique men can also apply to weights. As men become more comfortable lifting their own bodies, they become more comfortable lifting weights.
"It's a beautiful complement because it brings men totally into it; they are focused and present when doing these activities. They learn to switch on the whole body," says Barnes.
Standing postures help with our connection to the Earth.
Forward bending helps us practise humility and resolve emotional baggage.
Matsyasana (fish pose), ustrasana (camel pose) and halasana (plough pose) can all improve speaking, hearing and listening skills.
Backbending opens the chest and emotional heart.
Inversions turn our world upside down, giving a different perspective and invoking calm in the face of change.
Child's pose connects us with our intuitive selves.
Twisting postures help digestive processes and detoxing.
Kate Hennessy's arts and travel writing has taken her to Africa, Papua New Guinea, Taiwan, Turkey, the Solomon Islands, Peru and top-end aboriginal communities. She is published in The Guardian, The Sydney Morning Herald and many more, and guests on ABC TV as well as at writers' festivals and panels.


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The developer behind the LiberTV jailbreak, Jonathan Levin, has today given Apple TV owners hope that tvOS 10.1.1 may be jailbreakable in the future after he took to Twitter to say as much. Saying that "maybe a #jailbreak for #TvOS 10.1.1 can be had, after all," Levin left it at that.
Those who currently own the latest Apple TV can only jailbreak using LiberTV if they are running tvOS 9.1 to 10.1, and if this new claim by Levin is accurate, then the jailbreak fun may also stretch as far as Apple's more recent software, although at the moment, we have yet to see anything concrete, like a demo of the jailbreak, nor have we seen a suggestion from Levin as to what kinds of timescales we are talking about here.
Of course, all of this is important right now because Apple released tvOS 10.2 this past Monday, meaning anyone who has been holding out hope for a new AppleTV jailbreak will need to refrain from updating their devices.
If tvOS 10.1.1 is indeed able to be jailbroken, then that is perhaps the best place to stay as far as updates are concerned. If jailbreaking is important to you, then we strongly suggest disabling the Apple TV's automatic update feature – you d0n't want to end up running tvOS 10.2 unwittingly, especially if Levin is right and a new jailbreak is on the horizon.
If you are still running a version of tvOS that can be jailbroken using Levin's existing LiberTV jailbreak, then you may want to check out our guide on the process of jailbreaking a modern Apple TV running the most recent jailbreakable software.
The guide is well worth a read, even if jailbreaking is something you may not want to do immediately. You can read it here: How To Jailbreak Apple TV 4 On tvOS 10.1 Using LiberTV.
Mine is jailbroken already from a few weeks ago. Where do I find info on when NitoTV and others can be installed on it? Thank you.


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Brexit battles smokescreen as Tory hard right show teeth
Posted on November 10, 2016 by Scottish Socialist Voice // 0 Comments
by Ken Ferguson • The conventional media wisdom that the British state is in confusion post the Brexit vote is a best lazy thinking and in some respects dangerous nonsense.
The Tory right is firmly in control headed by the unelected Prime Minister May installed without a passing glance at the voters in a brutal Tory party coup in the wake of Cameron's fall.
They are, after all, the oldest ruling class in the world with legendary ability to react to events and to shape them to their advantage. Brexit, while complex, is no exception to this rule.
Thus, without a hint of a blush, Tory politicians and their allies in the gutter press who regularly pontificate on the sovereignty of parliament and the sanctity of the rule of law turned on the judges who ruled that parliament must be part of triggering Brexit.
In a campaign of vilification described by some Tory dissidents as "fascist" the attack dogs of right wing extremism, led by the reptiles of the Daily Mail, labelled the judges, Stalin style, as "enemies of the people".
It is beyond irony that this fury was generated by the self same forces which preached to voters on the need to "take back control" with laws made by a British parliament and enforced by British judges only now to about turn and argue for all power to secret elites in Downing Street.
The months ahead are now set for an intense period of parliamentary and legal battles which might well result in a UK general election which on, current polling, would return a Tory landslide.
If anybody has any doubts that this would result in an even more hard hearted right wing Toryism just needs to glance at the record of the supposedly pro-working class May since she took power.
As the Voice goes to press, Tory caps on benefits are set to slash payments to the poorest in the land with some losing as much as £6,000 a year to "encourage them to work" while the promised crack down on tax dodging bosses is nowhere to be seen.
Billions are pumped into the Chinese/French nuclear white elephant at Hinckley point and handed to rail profiteers who are hell bent on confronting rail workers instead of delivering service.
And in a stunning demonstration of class politics the Home Secretary and leading pro-EU figure Amber Rudd waved away calls for an enquiry into the atrocity of Orgreave on the grounds that nobody died—given the events of the day, more through luck than planning.
All this plays out against a sickening background of growing racism, attacks on migrants and an atmosphere of union jack waving pseudo-patriotism of which the harnessing of the war dead to right wing politics is just the latest example.
Now imagine this toxic mix with a big majority and a defeated Labour Party in even worse turmoil than it presently is and the hands of the free market Brexiteers in full cry to trash the minimum workers rights and environmental protection based on the EU and a real nightmare starts to unfold.
This nightmare scenario would also be played out against a background of growing right wing power in Germany and France both due to vote next year and with the likes of Le Pen drawing comfort and inspiration from a far right UK government.
It is in this all too possible context that the independence movement needs to be clear about its aims and objectives.
Central to its approach must be the clear belief that the demand for independence is a central democratic demand essential to winning a progressive Scotland free from the imposition of proto racist market led Boris Johnson Toryism.
The current presentation of the issue by the SNP government as a bargaining chip in the bigger game of EU membership is both profoundly mistaken and poses real dangers.
Indeed the truth that significant figures in the SNP such as ex-minister Alex Neil favour Brexit simply points up the difficulties of linking EU membership and a campaign for independence.
In the incredibly dangerous context facing Scotland, it falls to the progressive left which played such a key role in reaching 45 per cent in 2014 to fashion a campaign for and popularise a vision of an independence Scotland capable of convincing the millions of working class Scots that another Scotland is possible.
Such a vision needs to show how policies such as a basic income can combat poverty, publicly owned energy both meet the demand for clean power and re-industrialise sectors such as engineering and offer an approach which sees Scotland pursue a path putting the needs of people and planet before profit.
This kind of vision has the potential to mobilise progressives from the SSP, RISE, Greens and left wing SNP members and broad swathes of campaigners of no party.
It can both offer a bold vision going beyond the cautious managerialism of the Sturgeon administration and provides fuel for a campaign for real independence linked to real change.
Ken Ferguson
RISE – Scotland's Left Alliance


It's very likely Selena Gomez fans will henceforth leave Dolce & Gabbana garments out of their closets — Selenators have swooped in to defend the pop star after the fashion house's designer Stefano Gabbana called her "so ugly."
Earlier this week, the fashion-centric Instagram blog @TheCatWalkItalia posted a composite of Gomez's most ravishing looks in red. For the most part, response was positive, with followers noting how beautiful the pop star looked.
Then, there was Gabbana's take — he wrote in a comment "È proprio brutta!!!" which translates to "She's so ugly!"
Gomez has so far not responded, but 13 Reasons Why star Tommy Dorfman immediately took Gabbana down a peg, according to Us Weekly. Gomez executive produces the Netflix series.
And others echoed Dorfman's sentiments.


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Algimanta Pabedinskienė (* 25. März 1965 in Liepāja, Lettland) ist eine ehemalige litauische Politikerin, von 2012 bis 2016 Sozialministerin.

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Nach dem Abitur 1983 an der 6. Mittelschule Marijampolė absolvierte sie 1988 das Studium des Bauingenieurwesens an der Vilniaus inžinerinis statybos institutas und 2005 das MBA-Studium (Fachrichtung: Unternehmensführung) an der Kauno technologijos universitetas. Von 1988 bis 1991 war sie Konstruktorin am Institut für Kolchosbau Vilnius, von 1991 bis 1994 Gründerin und Leiterin der A. Pabedinskienė-Werkstatt für Künste, 1994 Bauingenieurin von UAB "Auredi", von 1994 bis 2007 Direktorin der IĮ "Selema", von 2004 bis 2005 Wirtschaftslehrerin in Marijampolė, ab 2005 Lektorin am Kollegium Marijampolė. Vom 13. Dezember 2012 bis zum 13. Dezember 2016 war sie Sozialministerin Litauens, ernannt von Dalia Grybauskaitė.

Pabedinskienė spricht Lettisch, Russisch, Polnisch und Englisch.

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Pabedinskienė ist verheiratet. Ihr Mann ist Vaidmantas, Unternehmer.

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Politiker (21. Jahrhundert)
Bauingenieur
Sozial- und Arbeitsminister (Litauen)
Hochschullehrer (Kolleg Marijampolė)
DP-Mitglied (Litauen)
Absolvent der Technischen Universität Vilnius
Absolvent der Technischen Universität Kaunas
Sowjetbürger
Litauer
Geboren 1965
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Departmental Turnaround: The Case of San Diego State University
By David Bressoud
You can now follow me on Twitter @dbressoud
Paul Zorn and I have just published a special issue of PRIMUS on Improving the Teaching and Learning of Calculus (Bressoud & Zorn, 2018) . It contains eight articles that should be of interest to anyone who is discontented with the current state of calculus instruction at their institution. Four of these articles present case studies of universities that have made significant changes within the past few years: San Diego State University (SDSU), the University of Illinois-Chicago, Colorado State University, and the University of Hartford. The most extensive revamping occurred at San Diego State University, which is where I am focusing below.
MAA's national study of calculus instruction, Characteristics of Successful Programs in College Calculus (CSPCC) , identified seven practices (Bressoud & Rasmussen, 2015; see the Appendix for descriptions) that we observed in the most effective programs. A few years ago, San Diego State University, facing unacceptably high failure rates and low persistence rates in its Precalculus through Calculus II sequence, decided to work on all seven areas. The result has been a dramatic improvement in these courses. Naneh Apkarian, who was a doctoral student in mathematics education within the mathematics department during this process, is the lead author on this account (Apkarian et al., 2018) .
Figure 1: The landmark Hepner Hall at San Diego State University.
With roughly 30,000 undergraduates, San Diego State University is a large public university, part of the California State University System, and chronically underfunded. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution where 84% of students are on some form of financial aid. Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) majors account for 10% of bachelor's degrees. The mainstream precalculus and single variable calculus courses enroll about 1,500 students each fall. The Department of Mathematics and Statistics consists of 17 faculty in pure and applied mathematics, seven in statistics, and six in mathematics education.
Michael O'Sullivan was appointed chair of the department in 2014. He made it his mission to revamp lower-division mathematics instruction. The effort began that fall with the creation of a Calculus Task Force charged with proposing a system for coordinating the courses in the Precalculus to Calculus II sequence (P2C2). As Rasmussen and Ellis (2015) have documented, one of the most important characteristics of successful P2C2 programs is coordination of the essential elements of each course including policies, learning objectives, and exams and their scoring rubrics. Coordination also involves regular communication among those teaching different sections. At San Diego State University, total autonomy—to the point where different instructors were using different textbooks, homework systems, and even course content—had been the rule.
As the department expanded its data collection beyond simple pass rates, they discovered that only 17% of those who began with Precalculus successfully completed Calculus II, only 10% within the standard three semesters. This made mathematics faculty aware that something was seriously wrong and needed to change.
Because the discontinuation of large lectures was not financially feasible, the implementation of active learning to address this completion rate was concentrated in breakout sections led by Graduate Teaching Assistants (GTAs). The chair successfully lobbied to increase breakout sections from one to two hours per week and managed to reduce the size of most of these sections.
The chair also tied into a university initiative, Building on Excellence, to fund a new Mathematics Learning Center within the library building, directed by the office of the Dean of Science—ensuring its continued funding—but led by the department. The static 40-question placement exam was replaced by ALEKS Placement, Preparation, and Learning, with the license paid by the California State University System and student payments of $20 per proctored exam.
While these contributions were serendipitous, I have found that—particularly in situations of tightly constrained budgets—deans and provosts are keen to direct resources toward strategic initiatives with the potential for high impact. I have frequently encountered deans who asserted that if only the department would come forward with a well-thought-out and cost-effective plan for improving student outcomes, the money could be found to fund it.
As the authors reported, the effort at revision was successful because of the attention paid to opening and maintaining communication channels with stakeholders in this process (see Figure 2).
Figure 2: Significant communication channels between the mathematics department and various administrative programs as they relate to the seven targeted program features. Source: Apkarian et al. 2018, p. 540.
The result is a calculus program of which the department is justly proud, as reflected in this video. Students find the new Math Learning Center particularly helpful because its work is tightly connected to what is happening in all sections of each course.
The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at San Diego State University is a good example of how a program can be transformed. Its story illustrates the role of leadership from the department chair, buy-in and effort from a core of committed faculty, and strong two-way communication with all of the stakeholders.
Apkarian, N., Bowers, J., O'Sullivan, M., and Rasmussen, C. (2018). A Case study of change in the teaching and learning of Precalculus to Calculus 2: what we are doing with what we have. PRIMUS. 28:6, 528-549, DOI: 10.1080/10511970.2017.1388319
Bressoud, D., and Rasmussen, C. (2015). Seven characteristics of successful calculus programs. AMS Notices. 62:2, 144–146.
Bressoud, D. and Zorn, P. (2018). Improving the Teaching and Learning of Calculus. PRIMUS vol. 28.
Rasmussen, C., and Ellis, J. (2015). Calculus coordination at PhD-granting universities: more than just using the same syllabus, textbook, and final exam. In Bressoud, Mesa, and Rasmussen (Eds.), Insight and Recommendations from the MAA National Study of College Calculus. MAA Notes #84. Washington, DC: MAA Press.
Appendix: Seven Characteristics of Successful Programs in College Calculus
Local Data. Regular collection and use of local data to guide program modifications as part of continual improvement efforts.
Placement. Effective procedures for placing students appropriately into their first Precalculus to Calculus II (P2C2) course (both initial placement and re-placing students after the term begins).
Coordination System. A coordination system for instruction that (i) makes use of a uniform textbook and assessments and (ii) goes beyond uniform curricular elements to include regular P2C2 instructor meetings in development of de facto communities of practice.
Course Content. Course content that challenges and engages students with mathematics.
Active Pedagogy. The use and support of student-centered pedagogies, including active learning strategies.
GTA Preparation & Development. Robust teaching development programs for teaching assistants.
Student Support Service. Proactive student support services (e.g., tutoring centers, services for first-generation students) that foster students' academic and social integration
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HMRC redeployed around 1,350 workers to Covid-19 support schemes throughout 2020/21, shrinking the number of those working on tax compliance, the NAO said.
This reduced the tax authority's capacity to investigate people and businesses not paying the correct levels of tax, according to the NAO.
Before the pandemic, tax revenues from HMRC's compliance work were on average 5.2% of its total revenues. This dropped to 4.2% between 2020 and 2022 causing a £9 billion reduction in revenues.
Gareth Davies, Head of the NAO, said:
'HMRC had to move swiftly to reallocate resources to Covid-19 schemes, as the circumstances of the pandemic demanded. However, this directly affected its ability to investigate cases of people and businesses not paying the right tax.
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In order to stay fresh, I have decided to expand the topics allowed to include several new subjects. Given the experience of the oldest members, we have the knowledge to answer 99% of new player questions extremely accurately. Also, with our rapport among the many NMS communities, we can direct new players to the civilisation that fits them best.
Think of us as "Your Portal to the NMS universe."
And finally, the facet I'm most excited about: Fanfiction.
We have had no shortage of strange stories over the last year, and have loved them all. We now welcome and encourage you to write it out here, draft it up, share it with the community. Hello games has their eye on this place, let them see how much you love their universe. It is well known that our mod team keeps a very strict and clean sub, so you can rest easy and let your space nerd flow freely here.
So by all means, have fun. Post some protips. Write about your journey. Ask where to find "x". Question the atlas path. Let us see your favorite portal. Play your role.
Need some free Nipnip? Don't feel like jumping 300 times to reach the Galactic Center? Visit Dopelord Confederacy space today!
So who believes the Gek homeworld is out there as an easter egg, and how are we going to find it?
Arguably we all have our obsessions.
Are we supposed to dream in here, sometimes I do not think so.
It can be perilous perhaps - reading the old Archive - words have power.
Sometimes do we Torrances do it to ourselves? Some knowledge always comes with a cost. I was revisiting a little of 'Elder' Torrances stuff. So many weird theories - he dreamed a lot that one - often I fear tainted visions.
The First One said that sometimes the Overmind gifted him with nightmares 'dark visions' or images of the mythical 'Darks' as did that dread book he mentions.
The Darks are they real too or simply more mythical invention but myths have power too, they alter how we look at the world in the now, informing and sculpting our very consciousness. Too cunning that Overmind. Did it shape the consciousness of the First Spawn Gek with its legends following First Contact? It even told them it was a weapon whilst discharging itself into their brains and culture - did it find that too amusing. Truly, the entity I know as the Overmind has a wicked sense of humour.
The truth is out there! A place to investigate and discuss the deeper aspects of No Man Sky!