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Student Submission Form
Not As Devious As You Think
Faith Ojo, Reporter|September 19, 2021
One anonymous student here at KMHS has placed soap in bathrooms around the school to combat the rise of the devious lick trend.
Imagine this: you're sitting in English class, Romeo and Juliet in hand. Although this is your favorite Shakespeare play, you have the overwhelming urge to use the restroom, and after asking nicely, your teacher allows you to go.
You head for the bathroom in the 300 commons first, the closest in proximity to your class. An apocalyptic-like scene meets you. Toilet paper strewn across the floor, soap dispensers missing, and the stall doors absent. It looks like something you'd see in those weird dreams about school, but as it becomes increasingly evident as you poke around the bathroom, this is real life, and the bathroom really looks like that
Plenty of questions wander through your head, but the urge to relieve yourself overpowers them. You leave the concerning scene and head to the closest bathroom from there, the bathroom that lies in between the 300 and 600 hallways.
Expecting the opposite of the previous bathroom, you are once again shocked to find an almost identical display. Everything is in disarray, although it seems someone missed a soap dispenser, instead choosing to dump the soap on the floor.
Two in a row is a coincidence, but three in a row is a pattern, and after hurriedly walking to the bathroom in the 600 commons by the elevator, you realize that the state of these restrooms is a pattern, one that comes at a cost to you and your bladder.
No doors. No soap. No toilet paper. You peek inside a stall. No toilet.
Our school has not experienced the 'trend' of vandalism to this extent, but many, many middle schools, high schools, and universities around the country have.
It started with a soap dispenser. There's a very real possibility that the creator of the trend, @jugg4elias on TikTok, (a now banned account) didn't actually steal a soap dispenser but acquired it through other means. Regardless, the display of vandalism and theft found on jugg4elias's TikTok video started a wave of 'fashionable and trendy' crime in educational institutions countrywide. It started from a 'How'd you get the dispenser off the wall?' and quickly escalated to a 'Why don't any of the bathroom stalls have doors?" and has now reached the extent of "Where are the fire exit signs? Where are the microscopes? Where is all the other expensive and important school equipment?"
Schools have started taking disciplinary action, and many have decided to report theft and vandalism of school property to local police forces.
But why? Vandalism and theft have always been a crime, and the consequences have always been present. So why throw away the possibility of a future for a TikTok video? Why put the attention of strangers on social media over the conditions of a building that you ultimately have to spend a third of your day in?
Ruining the quality and integrity of a school isn't something one wakes up and decides to do. But when someone sees video after video of people stealing and destroying school property, the consequences of such actions don't seem as obvious as they were before, and the crime seems more appealing than ever.
Despite this, the repercussions are still present. If property damage exceeds $500 dollars—and the majority of these cases do—the perpetrator can be charged with a felony and face up to 10 years in prison, with a fine included, thus throwing away possibilities of dream colleges and careers.
And on the chance one gets away with it, it doesn't end with the trend. It starts with petty theft, but it can very quickly escalate to bigger cases of vandalism and even public hate speech, such as the two cases of antisemitism at Pope High School and Lassiter High School, observed within a week of each other.
The Devious Lick trend is the epitome of a dumb, unfunny trend, but unlike other trends that usually end with embarrassment or hilarity, this trend ends with shame and consequences that will last long after the trend has blown down. There's no going back on vandalism or theft, but there is always an opportunity to better yourself and your community.
An anonymous student here at Kennesaw Mountain High School has taken matters into their own hands. They have placed soap in bathrooms around the school so that students can still wash their hands during a pandemic. This inspiring display of leadership is a reminder of how actions speak louder than words. No one asked them to spend their own money to provide soap for the school bathrooms, but they did it anyways to make our school a better place, one devious fix at a time.
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The Fiddlehead
Atlantic Canada's International Literary Journal
Stop! Look! Listen!
Radio Fiddlehead
The Rose and the Puritan by Alden A. Nowlan
Most of the sixteen poems presented in this volume have been separately published in various poetry reviews and little magazines.
The Picnic and Other Stories by Desmond Pacey
Stylistically the fifteen stories in this volume make me think of O'Flaherty or the later Tolstoi who read his pious tales to the bearded peasants on his estate.
Hyphens by James Russell Grant; Selection by A.S.J. Tessimond; The Green Heart by Brenda Chamberlain; The Triumph of the Muse and Other Poems by John Heath-Stubbs
Disdain my verse, the language of the age:Be cold, be hard, impersonal as stone,Or only use that argot for your rage,says John Heath-Stubbs in a villanelle that stands at the beginning of his book.
Frost on the Sun by D.G. Jones
The sun, symbol of warmth, even passionate fierceness, never appears at its burning pitch of summer fury in this book.
Recent Poems by Goodridge MacDonald; Ment by Theresa E. and Don W. Thomson; Roads and Other Poems by Elizabeth Brewster
The poems in this group of Ryerson Chap-books are a mixed lot.
The Ledge by Violet Anderson; Poems by Martin Gray; Asylum Poems by Heather Spears
Here are three little books of verse of Canadians whose work has hitherto been printed only in such magaines as The Fiddlehead and Northern Review, which again indicate the importance today of the small private presses for the publication of poetry.
Ten Canadian Poets by Desmond Pacey
This 'group of biographical and critical essays' by Desmond Pacey appears appropriately in 1958: fifteen years have passed since Sir Charles G.D. Roberts' death marked the close of an era, and a new pattern in ...
Carpenter's Apprentice and Other Poems by Gordon LeClaire
There is a strongly religious note to many of the poems contained in this volume.
Three Dozen Poems by R.G. Everson
There is wit and erudition in these poems -- but the erudition is occasionally too weighty, and, somehow, the result is less than a perfect take-off.
The Book of Canadian Poetry, A Critical and Historical Anthology
The first edition of A. J. M Smith's The Book of Canadian Poetry (1943) became the standar edition of Canadian poetry in English.
Current Issue: No. 281
The Fiddlehead is published four times a year at the University of New Brunswick, with the generous assistance of the university, the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Province of New Brunswick. First published in 1945, The Fiddlehead is known as a WHO'S WHO in Can. Lit. Many — now well-known — writers have found their first home in our pages. The material on this website may not be cached, distributed, reproduced, transmitted, or otherwise used without the prior permission of The Fiddlehead. Email comments, complaints, or suggestions regarding this website to fiddlehd@unb.ca.
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namespace Chamilo\Core\Repository\ContentObject\PeerAssessment\Form;

use Chamilo\Configuration\Configuration;
use Chamilo\Core\User\Storage\DataClass\User;
use Chamilo\Libraries\Architecture\ClassnameUtilities;
use Chamilo\Libraries\Format\Form\FormValidator;
use Chamilo\Libraries\Format\Structure\Toolbar;
use Chamilo\Libraries\Format\Structure\ToolbarItem;
use Chamilo\Libraries\Format\Theme;
use Chamilo\Libraries\Translation\Translation;
use Chamilo\Libraries\Utilities\Utilities;

class PeerAssessmentGroupForm extends FormValidator
{
    const FORM_NAME = 'peer_assessment_group_form';
    const PARAM_NAME = 'name';
    const PARAM_DESCRIPTION = 'description';
    const PARAM_USER = 'user';
    const PARAM_GROUP = 'group';
    const PARAM_PLATFORM_GROUP = 'platform';
    const FORM_TYPE_EDIT = 1;
    const FORM_TYPE_CREATE = 2;

    /**
     *
     * @var PeerAssessmentDisplayViewerComponent
     */
    private $viewer;

    private $group_id = null;

    private $enroll_errors = null;

    /**
     * Constructor
     *
     * @param PeerAssessmentDisplayViewerComponent $viewer
     */
    public function __construct($viewer, $group_id, $url, $type = self :: FORM_TYPE_CREATE)
    {
        $this->viewer = $viewer;
        $this->group_id = $group_id;

        parent::__construct(self::FORM_NAME, 'post', $url);

        $this->build_basic_form();

        if ($type == self::FORM_TYPE_CREATE)
        {
            $this->build_create_buttons();
        }
        else
        {
            $this->build_edit_buttons();
        }
    }

    private function build_create_buttons()
    {
        $this->addElement(
            'style_submit_button',
            FormValidator::PARAM_SUBMIT,
            Translation::get('Create', null, Utilities::COMMON_LIBRARIES));
    }

    private function build_edit_buttons()
    {
        $this->addElement(
            'style_submit_button',
            FormValidator::PARAM_SUBMIT,
            Translation::get('Edit', null, Utilities::COMMON_LIBRARIES));
    }

    private function build_basic_form()
    {
        $this->add_textfield(self::PARAM_NAME, Translation::get('Name', null, Utilities::COMMON_LIBRARIES));

        $value = Configuration::getInstance()->get_setting(
            array(\Chamilo\Core\Repository\Manager::context(), 'description_required'));

        $required = ($value == 1) ? true : false;
        $name = Translation::get('Description', array(), ClassnameUtilities::getInstance()->getNamespaceFromObject($this));
        $this->add_html_editor(self::PARAM_DESCRIPTION, $name, $required);

        $defaults = array();
        // set defaults if there are any
        if (! is_null($this->group_id))
        {
            $group_users = $this->viewer->get_group_users($this->group_id);

            foreach ($group_users as $user)
            {
                $element['classes'] = 'type type_user';
                $element['id'] = self::PARAM_USER . '_' . $user->get_id();
                $element['title'] = $user->get_firstname() . ' ' . $user->get_lastname();
                $defaults[] = $element;
            }
        }

        if (! $this->viewer->group_has_scores($this->group_id)) // only allow to change users if no scores are given
        {
            $attributes['defaults'] = $defaults;
            $attributes['exclude'] = array();
            $attributes['nodesSelectable'] = true;
            $attributes['locale']['Display'] = Translation::get('SelectUsersOrGroups');
            $attributes['locale']['Searching'] = Translation::get('Searching', null, Utilities::COMMON_LIBRARIES);
            $attributes['locale']['NoResults'] = Translation::get('NoResults', null, Utilities::COMMON_LIBRARIES);
            $attributes['locale']['Error'] = Translation::get('Error', null, Utilities::COMMON_LIBRARIES);
            $attributes['locale']['load_elements'] = true;

            $attributes['search_url'] = $this->viewer->get_group_feed_path();
            $attributes['options']['load_elements'] = true;

            $legend_items = array();
            $legend_items[] = new ToolbarItem(
                Translation::get('User'),
                Theme::getInstance()->getCommonImagePath('Treemenu/User'),
                null,
                ToolbarItem::DISPLAY_ICON_AND_LABEL,
                false,
                'legend');
            $legend_items[] = new ToolbarItem(
                Translation::get('Group'),
                Theme::getInstance()->getCommonImagePath('Treemenu/Group'),
                null,
                ToolbarItem::DISPLAY_ICON_AND_LABEL,
                false,
                'legend');

            $legend = new Toolbar();
            $legend->set_items($legend_items);
            $legend->set_type(Toolbar::TYPE_HORIZONTAL);

            $element_finder = $this->createElement(
                'user_group_finder',
                \Chamilo\Core\Repository\ContentObject\PeerAssessment\Display\Manager::PARAM_GROUP_USERS,
                Translation::get('SelectUsersOrGroups'),
                $attributes['search_url'],
                $attributes['locale'],
                $attributes['defaults'],
                $attributes['options']);
            $element_finder->excludeElements($attributes['exclude']);
            $this->addElement($element_finder);

            $this->addElement('static', null, null, $legend->as_html());
        }
        else
        {
            $this->addElement(
                'html',
                Translation::get('GroupBlockedBecauseOfScores') . ': viewer->get_url(
                        array(
                            \Chamilo\Core\Repository\ContentObject\PeerAssessment\Builder\Manager::PARAM_ACTION => \Chamilo\Core\Repository\ContentObject\PeerAssessment\Builder\Manager::ACTION_REMOVE_SCORES,
                            \Chamilo\Core\Repository\ContentObject\PeerAssessment\Builder\Manager::PARAM_GROUP => $this->group_id)) .
                     '">' . Translation::get('RemoveScoresToUnblock') . '');
        }
    }

    /**
     * updates memberships of peer assessment group
     */
    public function update_group_memberships()
    {
        if (! is_null($this->group_id) && ! $this->viewer->group_has_scores($this->group_id))
        {

            $group_users_arr = $this->viewer->get_group_users($this->group_id);
            $group_users = array();

            foreach ($group_users_arr as $user)
            {
                $group_users[$user->get_id()] = $user->get_id();
            }

            $values = $this->exportValue(
                \Chamilo\Core\Repository\ContentObject\PeerAssessment\Display\Manager::PARAM_GROUP_USERS);

            foreach ($values as $type => $elements)
            {
                foreach ($elements as $id)
                {
                    if ($type == self::PARAM_USER)
                    {
                        // type = user
                        if (! in_array($id, $group_users))
                        {
                            if (! $this->viewer->user_is_enrolled_in_group($id))
                            {
                                $this->viewer->add_user_to_group($id, $this->group_id); // user can be enrolled in one
                                                                                // PA-group/publication
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                $user = \Chamilo\Core\User\Storage\DataManager::retrieve_by_id(
                                    \Chamilo\Core\User\Storage\DataClass\User::class_name(),
                                    (int) $id);
                                $already_enrolled[] = $user->get_firstname() . ' ' . $user->get_lastname();
                                unset($group_users[$id]);
                            }
                        }
                        else
                        {
                            unset($group_users[$id]);
                        }
                    }
                    // type = group
                    elseif ($type == self::PARAM_GROUP)
                    {
                        $context_group_users = $this->viewer->get_context_group_users($id);

                        foreach ($context_group_users as $user)
                        {
                            if (! in_array($user->get_id(), $group_users))
                            {
                                if (! $this->viewer->user_is_enrolled_in_group($user->get_id()))
                                {
                                    $this->viewer->add_user_to_group($user->get_id(), $this->group_id); // user can be
                                                                                // enrolled in
                                                                                // one
                                                                                // PA-group/publication
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    $already_enrolled[] = $user->get_firstname() . ' ' . $user->get_lastname();
                                    unset($group_users[$user->get_id()]);
                                }
                            }
                            else
                            {
                                unset($group_users[$user->get_id()]);
                            }
                        }
                    }
                    elseif ($type == self::PARAM_PLATFORM_GROUP)
                    {
                        $context_group = \Chamilo\Core\Group\Storage\DataManager::getInstance()->retrieve_group($id);

                        if ($context_group)
                        {
                            $context_group_users = $context_group->get_users(true, true);

                            foreach ($context_group_users as $user_id)
                            {
                                if (! in_array($user_id, $group_users))
                                {
                                    if (! $this->viewer->user_is_enrolled_in_group($user_id))
                                    {
                                        $this->viewer->add_user_to_group($user_id, $this->group_id); // user can be
                                                                                // enrolled in one
                                                                                // PA-group/publication
                                    }
                                    else
                                    {
                                        $user = \Chamilo\Core\User\Storage\DataManager::retrieve_by_id(
                                            User::class_name(),
                                            $user_id);
                                        $already_enrolled[] = $user->get_firstname() . ' ' . $user->get_lastname();
                                        unset($group_users[$user_id]);
                                    }
                                }
                                else
                                {
                                    unset($group_users[$user_id]);
                                }
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            }

            // remove remaining users
            foreach ($group_users as $user_id)
            {
                $this->viewer->remove_user_from_group($user_id, $this->group_id);
            }
        }

        if (count($already_enrolled) > 0)
            $this->enroll_errors = implode(',', $already_enrolled) . ' ' . Translation::get('AlreadyEnrolled');
    }

    public function get_enroll_errors()
    {
        return $this->enroll_errors;
    }

    public function set_group_id($group_id)
    {
        $this->group_id = $group_id;
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Namco Bandai's latest RPG, Tokitowa, combines 3D enviroments with hand-drawn 2D characters. New high-res screenshots were released today showing off this unique combination that we've posted below. The game looks absolutely stunning to the point that it doesn't even look real at first glance.
Announced in January, the PS3 Exclusive Tokitowa is due for a Japanese release sometime this year. No word yet on a North American Release.


Here is another example of an seemingly legit email designed to compromise your security. The first hint that all is not what it appears is the misspelling of iTunes. You should delete at this point. I clicked the link to see where it would take me.
The link took me to a clone of an Apple site. However, it is clearly not Apple. If you put your real credentials in the provided fields, you will be giving them to scammers who will take advantage of you.
I just received another of those suspicious emails from a company I do use infrequently. While it is possible that the account was locked, in this case it clearly is not being sent by PayPal. So please be sure to check the details before sharing your account credentials. This one at a first glance could fool some folks.


Agent 18's Eco iPhone Shield, available in matte black, is split into top and bottom pieces; you slide these sections over the top and bottom of your iPhone, respectively, and they click together in the middle. The case is a snug fit, but still comes off easily when you want it to. Like all Agent 18 iPod and iPhone cases, the bottom of the Eco Shield is flush with the bottom of the iPhone, letting you use bottom-mounted dock-connector accessories; Agent 18 also includes a dock insert, sized specifically for an Eco Shield-encased iPhone, for Apple's Universal dock design, allowing you to use your iPhone with dock-cradle accessories without having to remove the case.
What's unique about the Eco Shield--and what gives the case its name--is that Agent 18 has made it out of "eco-friendly material with minimum carbon impact"--read: recycled plastic--and packaged it using a reasonably-small amount of fully-recyclable plastic and paper. As someone who sees a heartbreaking amount of waste when it comes to the production and packaging of iPod accessories, I applaud Agent 18 for these efforts.
One minor drawback of the Eco Shield is that because the case fits snugly and has no lining, you need to be careful, before putting the case on your iPhone, that both the phone and the interior of the case are clean. Harder pieces of dirt or dust can scuff your iPhone while you're sliding it in and out of the case.


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Introducing UltimatePrince.com
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IowaWatch (https://www.iowawatch.org/2016/07/16/letter-writing-robber-in-1913-git-that-money-out-there/)
Iowa History
Letter-Writing Robber In 1913: Git That Money Out There
By Cheryl Mullenbach/Iowa History | July 16, 2016
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Boyer River Valley as it looked about the time of the threatening letter mystery.
Iowa History, a weekly column, appears at IowaWatch on Saturdays.
Cheryl Mullenbach is a former history teacher, newspaper editor, and public television project manager. She is the author of four non-fiction books for young people. Double Victory was featured on C-SPAN's "Book TV" and The Industrial Revolution for Kids was selected for "Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People." Her most recent book, Women in Blue traces the evolution of women in policing.
Visit her website at: www.cherylmullenbachink.com
"I want you to fetch me 385.00 dollars and I want it by 3 o'clock. If you tell anyone about the money I will get even with you."
The words were written on cheap tablet paper and placed in a plain commercial size envelope. George Naeve, vice president of Crawford County State Bank in Denison, received the letter through the mail on June 25, 1913. He was instructed to get a rig, drive to a location in the country, and place the money in a package at the foot of a large tree "immediately across the Boyer River" south of the brickyard where a sign for Lamborn Drug company hung. The letter had been mailed at the Denison post office.
There were several theories floating around the community. Some thought the letters were sent by someone who owed money to the bank where George worked. Some believed the letter writer was a "youngster having a little innocent fun."
George was a highly respected man in the community, and he was frightened by the letter. He immediately took it to Sheriff J.H. Cummings. The sheriff advised George to follow the instructions but to place an empty package at the location. He promised George that he and a posse would be nearby.
George did as instructed and returned to town after dropping the bogus package at the tree. Sheriff Cummings and his posse hid in high brushes and weeds, but no one ever came to claim the package. They stayed until late into the evening. Still no sign of anyone.
On June 28 George received a second letter. "Well I have been waiting for that money and it hasn't come yet. Now I aint going to wait any more. I want you to fetch me 385.00 dollars and I want it by 3 o'clock. I want it across the bridge, the first tree with Lamborns sine on. Put it there and don't stay long and if you tell anyone about the money I will get even with you. Now git a move on it and git that money out there."
Now George was really scared, and so was his wife. The couple asked the sheriff's department to provide an officer at their family home. For two nights an officer stayed with the Naeves, but no one bothered them.
In the meantime a postal inspector was summoned from Des Moines. C.E. Caine arrived and after interviewing several people, he revealed to the local newspaper he had three suspects.
The citizens of Denison were shocked when a well-known farmer named Andrew Bowling was arrested. Everyone thought of him as a good-natured fellow who had once served for a short time as city marshal.
Inspector Caine based his arrest on the fact that Andrew's handwriting matched the writing in the letters. In the letters the word sign was spelled "sine." When Andrew submitted his writing sample to the authorities he spelled sign "sine."
Andrew told the sheriff that he had taken his family to town on the day in question, and they had seen a tramp sitting on the railing of the bridge. The tramp was writing on a piece of paper he said. When the Bowlings offered him a ride, the tramp "curtly refused" according to Andrew.
Andrew was taken to Council Bluffs where he posted $500 bond and returned home. He told the newspaper that he was shocked when the U.S. marshals showed up and arrested him in a cornfield at his farm. Flashing his renowned good-natured personality, he joked about the situation, saying if he was going to ask George for money, he would ask for a much larger sum than $385.
Even more baffling was the fact that while Andrew was in Council Bluffs for his hearing, George received a third threatening letter. It was identical to the second. The handwriting was similar in all three.
After two years of scheduled and delayed hearings, Andrew finally got his day in court. He was charged with mailing threatening letters and if found guilty faced time in the pen. But on September 29, 1915, after several weeks' duration the jury reported it was deadlocked and could not reach a verdict. Seven jurors voted for conviction; four wanted acquittal. The judge dismissed the jury.
©Cheryl Mullenbach
Iowa History, a weekly column by Cheryl Mullenbach exploring Iowa history, will appear on IowaWatch on Saturdays. Mullenbach is a former history teacher, newspaper editor, and public television project manager. She is the author of four non-fiction books for young people. Double Victory was featured on C-SPAN's "Book TV" and The Industrial Revolution for Kids was selected for "Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People." Visit her website at http://www.cherylmullenbachink.com/.
Crawford County State Bank
Iowa History: Rubber Neck Jaunts In Eastern Iowa
In February 1910 a small group of individuals in Iowa City formed the Iowa City Automobile Club which allowed them the opportunity to enjoy the sights around the eastern part of the state. Their "rubber neck wagon jaunts" took them to various small communities where the sight of automobiles was not an everyday occurrence.
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I just received this forward from a woman I met at the Obama rally in October. Traveling on Wednesday, November 5th, as well as working until the moment we left, made it difficult to celebrate, but these photos certainly capture the emotional enthusiasm I felt at 11:00:00PM on Tuesday, November 4th.
IMPOSSIBLE is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in a world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it. Impossible is NOT a FACT, its an OPINION. Impossible is not a DECLARATION. Its a DARE. Impossible is a POTENTIAL.


Devin's eyelids peeled open just as a stick was being jabbed into his ribs.
A blurry face appeared hovering over him. Devin rubbed his eyes. His back ached. His left arm was numb. His neck was stiff.
The hovering figure's features came into focus. It was a round, brown, indigenous face. Clean shaven. It was wearing a faded ball cap with a hard fold down the middle of the brim. The head was attached to a bearish frame. The Alaska Native was all shoulders and a big barrel chest and a little chubby.
"Are you okay? Can you talk? Can you walk?" asked the Native.
"Here, let me help you." The Native dropped his poking stick and pulled Devin out of the dingy.
"I can't stop shivering," Devin complained.
Devin chuckled. The Native clutched Devin's bicep but Devin shook him off.
"I can manage…" he snapped. Devin tried to straighten himself up but a sharp cramp in his abdomen bent him over at the waist.
Devin was too tired, too hungry and too cold to be concerned. If it was a trap, so be it. He was a dead man either way.
The two walked up the shore of the river across the muddy beach which was littered with broken beer bottles and knots of fishing line. They climbed up over the rooted bank.
"Will my boat be safe?" Devin asked as he looked back noticing that it had been snared in some sort of dragline.
The two continued slowly down a path that wound its way through dense spruce dressed in dreary webs of black moss. There were still banks of slushy snow that drifted in the shadier areas. Devin noticed a faint buzzing sound as they walked through the gray mud of the path. They stopped. Roth removed a small device that resembled an archaic garage door opener. He pushed its clunky white button. The buzzing noise ceased. The Native pointed up to a towering spruce tree.
"See my array up there, Cheechako?" He asked.
Devin couldn't make anything out in the dark, dense evergreen. Apparently some sort of field emitter was tucked in there somewhere.
They walked another ten meters down the path to a tall stone which stood unnaturally upright. The Native pushed the button on his garage door opener and the faint, buzzing tinitis returned to Devin's ears.
"Force field!" The Native proudly proclaimed.
The Native stopped and turned to Devin. "Where?" He asked with intense curiosity.
Devin didn't take the bait. They continued on up the path past a battery of silicon panels aimed almost horizontally.
"And what would that be?" Devin asked as his cramp subsided and he was finally able to stand fully upright.
"You can keep calling me Cheechako for now," Devin replied as he shook Roth's hand.
The two walked for another hundred meters or so, through the frozen mud and black spruce until they came to a clearing. There, stood a box-like, faded, plywood cabin with chipping white paint and badly leaking rain gutters. The gaps between the roof shingles were filled with thick green moss.
As they walked towards the cabin a pit bull came charging out from around the back, healing at Roth's feet. Roth patted him on the head. Devin reached down towards the dog but the dog started to snarl.
Roth walked up to his porch and opened the creaky door. The two stepped inside leaving the dog to guard the porch. There was one, dimly lit room. A flickering, florescent fixture cast a bluish pall. An iron stove and a small, buzzing refrigerator was on the wall to the right. On the door was affixed a peeling, smiling, Gaia label. A white pine table with two aluminum folding chairs stood in the center of the room. Against one wall was a single bed. It was unmade with tangled wool blankets and a silvery mylar sheet.
Devin hobbled over to the table and took a seat.
"Please, sit down," offered Roth, ex post.
Roth went to the buzzing refrigerator and took out a bottle of water. Then he reached into the cupboard and produced two masonry jars and a packet. He tore open the packet and dumped some white, powdery contents into the jars. Then he topped them off with the water from the fridge.
"Do you have anything stronger than that?" Devin asked.
"No," he answered as he slid one jar to Devin and then walked over to the wall and adjusted the thermostat.
"Nats," Roth answered as he sipped the contents of the jar. It was rehydrated milk.
"I thought you were Athabascan, not Eskimo," answered Devin.
The rusty heating element began to tick as its electrified coils warmed and expanded.
"What's it to you?" Devin asked.
"Who do you think? Napol," Roth answered after taking another gulp from his jar. He wiped away a milky mustache with his flannel sleeve.
A faint odor of burnt dust emanated from the ticking register but there was still no perceptible heat coming from the coils.
"They don't care about colonials anymore," Devin explained.
"How do you know that?" asked Roth.
"No thank you on the blankets," objected Roth.
Roth pondered for a moment. Then he smiled.
A faint heat finally given off by the ticking register began to fill the room. Devin noticed that his shivering had subsided only to be replaced by hunger pains. The thought of the dry government cheese began to appeal to him.
There came more shouting down by the river. There was another splintering board.
"Funny how you describe joining the ranks of a bunch of serfs as being liberated," observed Roth.
"What good would a stolen multi do you? You can't get anywhere without one that has a plausible, verifiable identity. You can't buy food, either. You can't rent a room. You can't get a job. You can't use transportation. A stolen multi will be useless in a few hours. You'll be arrested for sure.
Roth walked over to the thermostat and pushed the up arrow button a few times.
"Then I'll have to ask you to leave the safety of my little compound here, after you've finished your meal, of course." Devin gazed down at the leather satchel that was leaning against the table at his feet. His host was opportunistic yet his blunt honesty made him seem trustworthy. Devin felt the heat of the register warming his wet socks. Distant gunshots ripped through silence.


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General Category => GPSr Units => Topic started by: fishtales on March 29, 2009, 06:05:19 AM
Title: AERIAL MAPS FOR 60CSX
Post by: fishtales on March 29, 2009, 06:05:19 AM
Hello folks, I new on here so please bear with me. I'm trying to find aerial maps to down load to my garmin 60csx if possible. Garmin offers maps for the water but not for land it looks like. Does anyone know if this is possible without alot of hassel?
Fishtales
Title: Re: AERIAL MAPS FOR 60CSX
Post by: leszekp on March 29, 2009, 07:51:55 AM
Although some Garmin marine GPS units are designed to display aerial photography, the 60CSx is not.
There's a program called Moagu (http://moagu.com) that can convert raster imagery into 60CSx-compatible format, but it's a bit of a hack (and as the guy who wrote it, I should know :). The display draw times range from slow for USGS topo maps (~15 seconds) to painfully slow for aerial imagery (40-60 seconds). Once drawn, the display can keep up with changes in your position as long as you're not moving too fast.
Hey thanks for the reply guys, Well to tell the truth I'm not sure what I need. I think I need aerial maps so I can really tell where I'm at. I'm using the GPS while ATV riding and when we stop for a break its good to see where we are and whats around, like is a field close by or whatever. Sometimes we ride in unfamiliar areas. I'm not too worried about the map updating while I'm riding as much as when we stop. Topo maps just don't do it for me.
Post by: Boyd on March 29, 2009, 10:07:43 AM
Quote from: leszekp on March 29, 2009, 07:51:55 AM
There's a program called Moagu (http://moagu.com) that can convert raster imagery into 60CSx-compatible format, but it's a bit of a hack (and as the guy who wrote it, I should know :).
Wow - very cool to have the author of MOAGU here in the forums. Welcome! :)
Post by: -Oz- on March 29, 2009, 12:29:11 PM
Yea, MOAGU is probably the way to go. I haven't been super pleased with MapWel which has a similar ability.
and welcome leszek :)
Post by: Boyd on March 29, 2009, 12:43:41 PM
The way things currently stand, what I really think you need is a different GPS. The Oregon can now support raster-based maps but nobody has yet figured out how to create our own maps in this new format. If you want aerials here and now, take a look at the DeLorme PN-40. I haven't used one myself, but it has a very loyal user base. For a relatively inexpensive yearly subscription you can download all the imagery you want.
The 60csx just isn't going to be a good platform if you want raster imagery. It only supports vector based maps and limited kinds of filled polygons. Couple that with a relatively slow processor, a low resolution screen with only 8 bit color depth, and you are going to be fighting the hardware even when using MOAGU.
Post by: fishtales on March 29, 2009, 01:11:49 PM
OK thanks for all the help, I think I'll keep what I have , its not a big deal but if I could get aerial maps it would have been nice.
Thanks for all the help,
Post by: leszekp on March 29, 2009, 02:06:50 PM
Quote from: -Oz- on March 29, 2009, 12:29:11 PM
I haven't been super pleased with MapWel which has a similar ability.
MapWel's vectorization works really well on graphic maps that have sharp transitions in color, and not a lot of fine detail. On those maps, the draw speeds are more than acceptable. But on maps with lots of fine detail, or on photos, the results aren't as good, and draw speeds can be comparably slow with those for Moagu maps. But it's worth noting that MapWel has more features than that - it lets you create your own vector-based maps with custom types.
There's a free vectorization utility called BMap2MP that can convert raster imagery to Garmin vector format, but it's even more limited than MapWel: it's a command-line utility, requires converting maps to OziMap format, and is more limited in terms of number of colors. Moagu has a front-end to BmaP2MP that makes it somewhat easier to use, and gets around the OziMap format requirement.
For true, high-speed raster display, you'll need to either go with the deLorme PN-40, or buy a Windows Mobile PDA and use one of the many programs available that can display raster imagery along with a GPS-derived position.
Quote from: leszekp on March 29, 2009, 02:06:50 PM
But it's worth noting that MapWel has more features than that - it lets you create your own vector-based maps with custom types.
Indeed, I was going to point that out too. I have been using Mapwel advanced for awhile and am really impressed. I have never tried to use the raster conversion features myself. But the custom styles editor is worth the price of admission for me. There is just no practical way that I could have created maps like these using "ASCII art" with cgpsmapper!
(http://stephencreek.com/njpb/BoydMap/lc/o-03.jpg)
The Mapwel compiler is also very impressive. I found it was 3 to 5 times faster than cgpsmapper in my project. It does have some quirks and limitations though. The custom styles are applied individually to each map segment and there doesn't seem to be a way to just drop one .typ file into a whole mapset. I have posted about this on the Mapwel list and the author said he would look into it. I know that one of Oz's issues is that it doesn't play nice with Mapsource. For me, that's not a big deal but I can see why it would be a problem for some people. I wrote about my Mapwel impressions here: http://forums.gpsfiledepot.com/index.php/topic,152.msg1045.html#msg1045
OziExplorer CE is one of those solutions for Windows Mobile and Windows CE. I have used this extensively as well, and it's really cool. Works great on my HP iPAQ 310.
Yea, Boyd's maps are amazing but the MapSource thing just raises the bar too high for most people...


Director Steve McQueen wasn't thinking about Oscars when he made the movie. He did hope that the film could help prompt some sort of a "teachable moment." And now it literally has.
The National School Boards Association has decided to add the book "12 Years a Slave" to high school curriculums in September.
"For me it was always my ambition to get this book into schools, from day one when I read the book the first time," said Steve McQueen, the film's director. "We're working with people in the U.K. and working with people in the U.S. to try and get this done, to unearth someone like Solomon Northup, to unearth an American hero."
"People are going to talk about Solomon, his story and his life for years to come and for decades to come," said John Ridley, the film's screenwriter.
Ridley has been nominated for an Oscar for adapting Northup's book into a screenplay.
"I would hope that young people see it," Ridley said. "I think clearly history is receding for all of us. But I think for a lot of young people when they are so multicultural right now, they can't understand how we reacted to other people. I would like everyone to choose to go see it, but more than anything -- I mean look, I've got two young kids -- I thought about my boys every day when I was writing. I would love them to see it, not just about race relations, but to see the measure of individuals when they find the best in themselves."
McQueen could win two Oscars on Sunday. He's nominated for directing the film, and if it wins Best Picture, he shares producing credit with, among others, Brad Pitt.


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The women's soccer program achieved varsity status in 1981. In the three decades since, the team has amassed an overall record of 309-240-52 for a .557 winning percentage while winning four conference championships and earning seven postseason bids.
In its first season of varsity competition, the Babson women's soccer team posted a stellar 9-2-1 record under head coach Donna Tanner. Among the team's victories that season were wins over Brandeis, Bryant, Boston University, and Curry.
Although Babson would finish below the .500 mark in each of the next nine seasons, the team still had several key highlights in its first decade of play. The 1983 squad became the first in program history to earn a postseason bid, qualifying for and advancing to the finals of the MAIAW Class 3 State Tournament. Two years later, Julie Doscher '88 became the team's first-ever All-New England Selection, and in 1987, Babson participated in conference play for the first time by joining the New England Women's 6 (NEW 6) - a league that would soon after be known as the NEW 8 and later the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC). This time period also saw the graduation of future Athletics Hall of Famers Judy Pearson '85 and Jenn Gottberg '88, as well as the arrival of legendary head coach Judy Blinstrub, who would go on to amass 200 career victories and six conference Coach of the Year awards, and one New England Coach of the Year honor over 21 seasons from 1984 to 2004.
A Star Arrives
In the fall of 1990, Babson soccer welcomed one of the finest athletes in its history, as Julie Tienken '94 began a record-setting career for the Beavers. Over the next four years, Tienken would earn four All-Conference awards, three league Player of the Year honors, two All-New England selections, and the first two All-America awards in program history, including a First Team selection in 1993. More importantly, the future Hall of Fame inductee raised the women's soccer program to regional prominence, as her teams went 35-3-1 in her final two campaigns, winning back-to-back NEW 8 Championships and making two straight appearances in the ECAC New England Tournament, including a trip to the finals in 1993. Tienken would graduate in 1994 as the program's all-time record holder for single-season goals (20), career goals (48), career assists (25), and career points (145).
Babson's reign continued after Tienken's graduation, as the program won its third straight NEW 8 title and earned its third consectutive ECAC Tournament bid in 1994. The Beavers then won the NEWMAC Championship in the league's first year in 1998 while also making its fourth ECAC Tournament appearance of the decade.
Before stepping down as head coach, Blinstrub guided Babson to 13 wins an ECAC Tournament bid in 2001 and then 10 victories and another ECAC appearance in her final season of 2004. Sarah Dacey then took the reigns as head coach in 2005 and led the Beavers to 50 wins over the next five years, as well a trip to the NEWMAC Finals in 2007, before longtime assistant Nellie Pineault led the team to an 11-7-2 mark and another conference championship game appearance in her first season as head coach in 2010.
In addition to Tienken, the Babson women's soccer program has produced a number of exceptional stars in its three decades of existence. Helen Karalis '95 became the program's first Conference Rookie of the Year selection in 1991 and later earned All-New England First Team Honors as a senior. Kate Donahue '00 became the team's first player to earn All-New England selections in three consecutive seasons, a feat which Toni Pantuosco '05 and Meg Lynch '08 repeated during their respective careers. Another All-New England honoree was Lori Vengrow '94, whose tragic passing in 1998 led Babson to establish its annual Lori Vengrow Award in her honor. Most recently, Lisa Wojnar '12 made an incredibly successful transition from the field to the goalkeeper position, posting a 21-11-4 record with a 0.61 GAA, a .911 save percentage, and 19 shutouts in two seasons in net. In 2011, Wojnar joined Tienken as the only two players in program history to earn conference Player of the Year honors.
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A South African journey
SOS Children's Villages started working in South Africa in the early 1980s, supporting children living in the townships. The first SOS Children's Village at Ennerdale, 20 miles south of Johannesburg, opened in 1982. Children across black, Indian and white communities have a family with SOS Children in our seven South African villages. These are supported by seven SOS Nursery Schools, one SOS Primary School, eight SOS Social Centres and one SOS Medical Centre.
All SOS Children's Villages in South Africa help to support families in the local communities who are affected by HIV/AIDS.
Poverty and illness mean that many parents and guardian struggle to care for their children. SOS Children supports these families by providing training so the parents can find employment, and by paying school fees so the children can go to school.
Rustenburg is one of the children's villages funded by the '6 Villages for 2006' campaign. It will consist of 10 family houses and will be home to 100 orphaned and abandoned children. SOS Children will run a family programme within the Rustenburg area to strengthen the capacity of families to protect and care for their own children. Rustenburg, located in South Africa's North West Province, is soon to see its Royal Bafokeng Stadium play host to the one of the world's greatest sporting children events, the next FIFA World Cup in 2010 - the first to be held in Africa.
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A Brazilian in Berlin
The political changes in Europe 1989/90 affected probably no other city more than Berlin. The divided city was not only re-united but became once again a magnet for writers, artists, and all kind of creative people. With them came the hipsters, this sort of people that is so difficult to categorize and for whom Berlin seems to be the place for a never-ending party.
In literary terms, Berlin is – like any other bigger city – the scenery for many novels and stories; it also seems to be a good inspirational place for autobiographical books with sketches or travel notes. Cees Nooteboom's Berlin Notes or his Roads to Berlin are good examples, as well as Wladimir Kaminer's Russian Disco, a bestseller with cult status in Germany (more than 1.3 million sold copies).
When João Ubaldo Ribeiro, the most famous contemporary Brazilian novelist (I am talking about literature here, not drivel – which excludes Paulo Coelho of course), came to Berlin in the early 1990s with his family, he published during his one year as a guest of DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) and after his return to Brazil a number of newspaper columns about his life and experience in Berlin which were later collected under the title A Brazilian in Berlin.
His adventurous travel to Berlin, experiences in supermarkets or on the street (the aggressive Berlin cyclists were probably never described more up-to-the-point), examples for the mentality of the Berliners, visits of classmates of the kids at home, the very different concept of the word "tomorrow" in Brazil and Germany, the phenomenon that he met a lot of Berliners but no Germans at all, the naked people in Halensee (Freikörperkultur or short FKK is a very serious German movement, and indeed there is probably no other country with fewer legal restrictions of public nudity than Germany), or the unexplicable habit of many Berliners to go to public readings – voluntarily! – all this and a few other experiences are subject of Ubaldo Ribeiro's causeries.
Although all his texts breathe humour and mild (self-)irony, the author has also a sensorium for the more serious effects of re-unification: since he knows the city from visits before the re-unification, he feels a certain difference in the attitude of people to visitors. Since Berlin was overwhelmed by visitors (and migrants) in the years after the changes, he feels that people are more stressed, less polite. Something seems to have changed…well, Berlin has never been a place of particular politeness, and typical Berliners are famous for their rough wit and no-bullshit attitude.
The book is a very fast read and a suitable preparation when you go to visit Berlin or plan to live there for a while. It was the first book I read by this author and it made me read his more serious works such as Sargento Getulio. The only downside of the book reviewed here: it is not translated in English.
João Ubaldo Ribeiro: Ein Brasilianer in Berlin, translated by Ray-Güde Mertin, Suhrkamp, Frankfurt am Main 1994; Um Brasileiro em Berlim, Objetiva 1995
Wladimir Kaminer: Russian Disco, translated by Michael Huise, Ebury Press, London 2002
Cees Nooteboom: Berliner Notizen, translated by Rosemarie Still, Suhrkamp, Frankfurt am Main 1991
Cees Nooteboom: Roads to Berlin, translated by Laura Watkinson, MacLehose Press 2013
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If you have read this you will know that asparagus has arrived. I just cannot get enough of it. I anticipate it's arrival, become almost giddy when it does get here and enjoy it as much as I can until it leaves us for another year. It just wouldn't be the same if we were able to get our mitts on it all year round. It would lose its allure, there would be no anticipation of those first delectable green spears, no excitement at their first appearance heralding lighter, sunnier days, BBQs, chilled glasses of rose. It is one of the joys of working with mother nature and the seasons. Mother does after all always know best.
I had spied this take on asparagus in Plenty last year and didn't quite get around to it. Just a quick browse and again so inspired....so many other recipes that I want to try and that's before we even get to his new book just hitting the shelves, Jerusalem. I can attest that Jerusalem doesn't disappoint. So there is likely a little of an Ottolenghi phase heading this way very soon. If you are looking for inspiring cooking I cannot recommend any Ottolenghi book enough, he really is just a genius when it comes to flavours, new or complex or incredibly simple like this asparagus Mimosa, best made with the tender spears that are first to make an appearance.
Place the the eggs in a pot of boiling water and simmer for 9 minutes. After 9 minutes remove the eggs from the pot and place them in a bowl of cold water for a few minutes to stop them cooking. Remove from the water and allow them to cool completely. Once cool peel the eggs and grate them on a coarse grater.
To prepare the asparagus gently bend the stems until the woodier bottom breaks off. Being clever little spears they will break at exactly the right place. Pop the asparagus in to a pot of salted boiling water and and cook for 2-3 minutes until tender. Cooking time will depend on the thickness of the spears.
Drain the asparagus and divide between 4 bowls. Drizzle with olive oil, scatter over the capers and season with salt and pepper. Lastly top with the grated egg, leaving the glistening green tips visible.
This is simplicity at its best. Tender green asparagus, perfectly hard boiled egg and a sharp briny tang from the capers. For me the perfect Spring breakfast, brunch or lunch.
Two years ago What to do with an Abundance of Greens?
What better way to start, than with chocolate, as guests of the NZ Chocolate Festival. I discovered it is remarkably easy, not to mention enjoyable, to eat quite a lot of chocolate at 8:30 in the morning. Before the tasting a masterclass in chocolate tapas from Juan Balsani from Kermedec. My favourite chocolate is still the Bohemein Sea Salt Caramels...divine!
On a chocolate high we headed over to Le Cordon Bleu, our home away from home for the weekend. What a venue, I am certainly envious of the first students that started their classes there just the other week. State of the art and gleaming, it would be an inspiring place to begin some culinary adventures.
First speaker of the day Jared Gulian from Moon over Martinborough and an inspiring tale of moving to the countryside to live among the olive groves and how a blog led to making some wonderful olive oil. That was followed by Alison Brook from Harper Collins NZ and tips on how to get a cookbook deal, a a unique point of view and authenticity are key....she was brave enough to leave her card in a room full of food bloggers.
Post lunch at The Tasting Room, back to Le Cordon Bleu, and it was Lucy Corry on "Is it blogging or writing?" Open and forthright, as Lucy always is, and some great tips. Advice taken on board, though I may still post the odd pet photo and some work required on exclamations marks, an area I am pretty sure I am a little too liberal with! (But see, I only used one so I am learning, or at least editing, which was one of the key tips.) Most definitely food for thought and if you'd like to read more head over to The Kitchen Maid where Lucy has kindly posted a round up.
Before afternoon tea, yes more food, Sarah Meikle the GM of Marketing at Positively Wellington spoke to us about digital marketing and social media. Both have been key in making Wellington the coolest little capital in the world so she knows what she is talking about. We received some great insights on how to utlise social media and the likes, of Facebook to their full potential.
Lucy...Is it Blogging or Writing?
After more food, it was time to "meet" Emma from My Darling Lemon Thyme. We have been online friends for a while, but it was great to almost properly meet via Skype, as Emma is over the ditch in Perth, WA. Hopefully one day we will meet in person. Emma is a down to earth straight talking kiwi and it was great to get such honest and open feedback on what you can do to make your blog successful. Like anything it is all about what you are willing to put in to it, like most good things they take hard work and a concerted effort. Emma has also kindly posted a wrap up so if you want some great advice on making your blog better then head on over to My Darling Lemon Thyme.
My next breakout session was with Kaye Reardon from Grow from Here. Kaye turned to organics when her daughter developed a number of allergies and now it is a way of life. Kaye was on hand to offer organic gardening experience and advice, she is a fountain of knowledge and has inspired me to get back in to my garden. It was pretty much neglected all of last year as cooking and blogging took over but one weekend very soon we will be out there clearing the jungle it has become to get some fresh herbs and veggies in. So the seeds from Love Plant Life will find a home and receive some TLC.
There was only one way to finish the day and that was with a little aperitif pre dinner from Ben Barton and Pop Dining who put on quite a spread. To start the evening a little Dark and Stormy from Justin McKenzie at Liquid Winks. A delightful little tipple to start the evening off before plate after plate of tasty food. For photos, I would suggest heading over to Lydia Bakes, my iPhone couldn't quite cope with the night light but Lydia's has captured the evening beautifully.
Day two and a welcome theme developing, more chocolate at 8:30 in the morning. I could get used to that, but this time Jo Coffey from L'Affaire Au Chocolat with a chocolate masterclass helping us appreciate different chocolates from around the world. I most definitely veer towards the bitter end of the spectrum however I was won over by the chocolate coated cocoa bean.
From chocolate to fish (and not the chocolate variety...yes in NZ they have chocolate fish!) and Rachel Taulelei from Yellow Brick Road who spoke to us about sustainable fishing and seafood. Yellow Brick Road's commitment is to responsible, sustainable fishing. In a nutshell it is all about respect and responsibility and Rachel's passion and enthusiasm can only help in spreading the word. If you are in Wellington you can find Rachel at the City Market.
Morning tea on day 2 needs an honourable mention as Le Cordon Blue made the best cheese scones ever, no really that would be pretty much a unanimous decision from everyone who had 1 or 2 or 3....they deserve multiple exclamation marks, but on good advice I am editing. So light, so cheesy and yes even better than my Mum's and that is saying something...what I would do for that recipe.
Post morning tea and little light refreshment from Joseph Taylor and the Six Barrel Soda Co . Beautiful, naturally flavoured syrups for us to taste; ginger, kola and grapefruit and hops, a new limited edition syrup just hitting the shelves. Topped with soda they are delicate, subtle and quite delightful. So delightful that Gourmet Gannet and I had to stop by the cafe to sample some more flavours; raspberry and lemon and cherry and pomegranate, oh and a slider too.
More refreshment followed with Chris Archer from Archer McRae who introduced us "Bottled Happiness" and a talk on the state of the vines. Bottled happiness is a cheeky little bottle of Ritzling which is a sparkly little Riesling. With a squeeze of lime it will be the perfect summer tipple...it finally converted me to riesling not something I have ever been a fan of but I can say I am well and truly a convert. Aromatic, citrusy and a little sparkle it one happy little tipple.
Pre lunch, and another mini masterclass this time with Little Penang. This I was excited about as some of our Wellington food bloggers are regulars and tease us Aucklanders with photos and posts about this little gem. What a passionate team of people, sourcing authentic ingredients and making traditional Malaysian food that is spicy, fragrant and full of flavour. Even better they put on lunch so we got to sample some of their wonderful dishes. A must visit next time in Wellington.
Back in to the kitchen after lunch, this time dumpling making from the Dumpling Queen, Vicky Ha from the Dumpling House. A little like pasta making and another reason to dust off the pasta machine as I can eat buckets of these steamed little morsels. This was so much and we all got to make our own little dumplings. I think you'll agree that for a first attempt not too shabby.
Next up in to another of the gleaming kitchens at Le Cordon Bleu for Scare the Be-Cheeses Out of me with Alli the Gourmet Gannet. This was a must do for me as, not one but 2 Mad Millie Cheese Kits, gathering dust at home. Like pastry, cheese has been a bit of a nemesis for me. Like pastry, cheese is a little scientific, and science has never been a strong suit for me. So it was time to face my fears with Alli's class on making mozzarella. And what a revelation, in under an hour we had fresh mozzarella, just like that. So thanks Alli and watch this space for some adventures in cheese making.
All those lessons do take it out of you so time for a cuppa and fortunately for us John van Gorp on hand from tLeafT alongside the most gorgeous lemon macarons, again from the talented people at Le Cordon Bleu. I am already a fan of tleafT and drink some of their green tea almost everyday and wee detour via their store allowed me to stock up. A new favourite is the Genmaicha Japan, it mixes popped rice with delicate green tea and has a wonderful toasty flavour.
There was only one way to finish and that was with chocolate, a lot of chocolate, a bag filled with chocolate from the lovely people at the NZ Chocolate Festival.
Special thanks to Alli and Shirleen who did such an amazing job pulling it all together and making it such an amazing and memorable weekend.


International law firm Dorsey & Whitney LLP announced today that a team of its lawyers has just won an important victory for its client the Republic of Ghana before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
The case arose after the capital City of Accra, Ghana, sought to hire a contractor to reconstruct its sewage systems. In 2013, TJGEM, LCC, a disappointed bidder from Missouri, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against the Republic of Ghana, the City of Accra, the Mayor of Accra and others seeking $595 million in alleged damages. TJGEM alleged that the contract had been improperly awarded to another U.S. company. TJGEM also alleged that Ghana had misappropriated its intellectual property and conspired with the winning bidder to infringe on TJGEM's rights.
On Tuesday, June 9, 2015, in a summary disposition, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the District Court's dismissal of the lawsuit based on foreign sovereign immunity under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. The District Court's decision is found at TJGEM, LLC v. Republic of Ghana, et al., 26 F.Supp.3d 1 (2013). The Court of Appeals held that TJGEM had failed to carry its burden of presenting evidence of commercial activity within the United States, or of commercial activity outside of the United States that had a direct effect in the United States, so as to defeat the foreign sovereign immunity of the Republic of Ghana and City of Accra.
In this regard, the Court of Appeals also held that the case was properly dismissed as to the remaining defendants under the Supreme Court's decision in Republic of the Philippines v. Pimentel, 553 U.S. 851 (2008), in order to give full effect to the foreign sovereign immunity of Ghana and Accra.
Partner Juan Basombrio led the Dorsey team and argued the appeal, with the assistance of Partners Chip Magid and Matthew Ralph, and Associates Kate Santon and Jill Gutierrez.


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from pytz import timezone

TIME_BETWEEN = 1

def get_wpg_time():
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    wpg_time_start = datetime.now(wpg_tz)
    wpg_time_end = wpg_time_start + timedelta(hours=TIME_BETWEEN)

    time_str_start = wpg_time_start.strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S')
    time_str_end = wpg_time_end.strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S')

    return time_str_start, time_str_end


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Nitro Circus names Hyper Bicycles as official bike partner
A multi-year agreement will see Hyper Bicycles distribute and sell a range of Nitro Circus-inspired products including BMX bikes, mountain bikes and more.
Cycling specialist Hyper Bicycles has been named the official bike partner for the popular action sports entertainment brand Nitro Circus.
Under a new multi-year agreement, Hyper Bicycles will distribute and sell a range of Nitro Circus-inspired products including BMX bikes, mountain bikes and electric motorbikes for kids and adults.
The range will be available in stores by 2017.
The partnership between Hyper Bicycles and Nitro Circus has previously seen the live show's roster of athletes such as James Foster ride its bikes in live shows around the world.
However, this is the first time the partnership has been extended into consumer products.
Peter Maule, Nitro Circus' global head of licensing, said: "X Games medalists and Olympic champions have chosen Hyper Bicycles for its tremendous quality and cutting edge innovation.
"That credibility, built over Hyper's 26 year history, speaks volumes and is perfectly aligned with the Nitro circus brand. Having such an established partner in this important category is definitely a major win for us."
Hyper Bicycles CEO, Clay Goldsmid, added: "We see a strong synergy between the Hyper and Nitro Circus brands. We share a dedication to action sports and competition with the crowds that come out to see Nitro circus and the loyal customers who have supported Hyper for more than 25 years."
The recent deal follows the launch of Nitro Circus' e-commerce platform in May this year and has been billed by the firm as the latest move in Nitro Circus' 'comprehensive licensing and consumer products strategy.'
"Nitro Circus will continue to roll out an expansive global collection in the coming months across both soft lines and hard goods featuring sporting goods, toys, video games and more," said the firm.
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class User < ActiveRecord::Base

  has_many :camp_assignments
  has_many :camp_requests
  has_one :covenant_form
  has_one :questionnaire
  has_many :reference_forms
  has_one :medical_form

  mount_uploader :photoID, ImageUploader

	#belongs_to :medical_form
	#has_one :whatever_form

  # Include default devise modules. Others available are:
  # :confirmable, :lockable, :timeoutable and :omniauthable
  devise :invitable, :database_authenticatable, :registerable,
         :recoverable, :rememberable, :trackable, :validatable

  def is_admin?
    if self.permission_level == 5
      return true
     else
      return false
     end
  end

  #Example of how to do abilities with camp_assignment model
  #def is_camp_director?
  # if self.camp_assignment.permission_level == 4
  #etc., etc.

  def is_camp_director?
    if self.permission_level == 4
      return true
     else
      return false
     end
  end

  def is_camp_director_for_camp(camp)
    self.current_camps_assigned.each do |assignment|
      if assignment.camp == camp
        if assignment.permission_level == 4
          return true
        end
        return false
      end
    end
  end

  def is_site_leader?
    if self.permission_level == 3
      return true
    else
      return false
    end
  end

  def is_parent?
    if self.permission_level == 2
      return true
    else
      return false
    end
  end

  def is_camper?
    #current_camp_assignment?
    return !is_admin?
  end
  def current_camps_requested
    requests = Array.new()
    self.camp_requests.each do |camp_request|
      if camp_request.created_at.year == DateTime.now.year
        requests.push(camp_request)
      end
    end
    return requests
  end

  def current_camps_assigned
    assignments = Array.new()
    self.camp_assignments.each do |camp_assignment|
      if camp_assignment.camp.start_date.year == DateTime.now.year
        assignments.push(camp_assignment)
      end
    end
    return assignments
  end

  def current_balance
    current_year = Time.now.year
    payment = Payment.where(user_id:self.id,year:current_year).sum(:amount)

    current_cost = Cost.where(year:current_year).sum(:amount)
    num_camps = current_camps_requested.count

    @balance = (current_cost*num_camps) - payment
  end

  def covenant_form_up_to_date
    current_year = Time.now.year
    if self.covenant_form != nil
      if self.covenant_form.signature_date.year == current_year
        return true
      end
    end
    return false
  end

  def questionnaire_up_to_date
    current_year = Time.now.year
    if self.questionnaire != nil
      if self.questionnaire.user_approval_date.year == current_year
        return true
      end
    end
    return false
  end

  def reference_forms_up_to_date
    current_year = Time.now.year
    if self.reference_forms.count > 2
      self.reference_forms.each do |reference|
        if reference.reviewed_by_camp_director
          if reference.user_approval_date.year != current_year
            return false
          end
        else
          return false
        end
      end
    else
      return false
    end
    return true
  end

  def medical_form_up_to_date
    current_year = Time.now.year
    if self.medical_form != nil
      if self.medical_form.guardian_approval_date.year == current_year
        return true
      end
    end
    return false
  end

  def full_name
    return "#{last_name}, #{first_name}"
  end

  def under_eighteen?
    return self.age < 18
  end

  def age
    if self.date_of_birth == nil
      return 0
    end
    dob = self.date_of_birth
    now = Time.now.utc.to_date
    now.year - dob.year - ((now.month > dob.month || (now.month == dob.month && now.day >= dob.day)) ? 0 : 1)
  end

=begin  def age
    if (self.date_of_birth == nil)
      return 0;
    end
    return self.date_of_birth.to_int/(60*60*24*365)
  end
=end

  def background_check_valid?
    if self.background_check
      latest_date = Time.now.year - 5 #TO-DO more specificity.
      return (self.background_check_date.year > latest_date)
    end
    return false
  end
end


Estrella Mountain Park is in the shadow of the legendary Phoenix International Raceway. This course offers up a scenic venue for spectators and racers alike. A new course marathon course will take racers out into the Regional Park.
There is a $7 entry fee for each vehicle.
Primitive camping is available at this venue located in the parking lot to the east of the venue, take a peek at our venue map.
$15 per vehicle / night.
Estrella Junior & Women's Course – Juniors, you will complete the full junior loop in light green, passing through the finish chute each time. Women, you will also complete the full junior loop (light green) and then go up the dark green loop to the finish.
Green Arrows – Junior Loop (3-miles) – The Junior loop has been updated and made longer for 2019. The course will run the correct direction of travel (counter clockwise).
Red Arrows – Big Loop (23-miles) – Head out on the traditional long loop, prior to the final climb of the lap, hang a left and head out on the service road briefly which takes you to Estrella Regional Park. Take a left onto Gadsden to Toothaker up and over, left on Rainbow Valley, then a right on Dysart, left on Butterfield and right on Gadsden before making a final left onto Desert Rose and head back to the competitive track to finish out the long loop. Marathoners will then complete 2 blue loops for a total of 43-miles (3.5 hr cutoff).


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Geo Networks has announced a second deal with Internet Protocol (IP) and network provider, Convergence Group.
The Midlands based service provider serves bandwidth intensive sectors such as technology and broadcast. The deal sees a 36km network carry voice, web and video traffic across London via Geo fibre in the city's sewer network.
Following the successful implementation of a dark fibre connection between two London data centres last year, the new backhaul network will connect both data centres to major broadcasting hub, BT Tower.
The fibre will provide Convergence Group with its own infrastructure, on which it can install and manage its own or third party equipment to light the fibre. Initially the company will light 10Gb/s, but will be able to add extra capacity rapidly and at very little additional cost. Additionally, the fibre will provide an alternative to the current facility lines available into BT Tower, eliminating the need to compress or decompress content for a superior end-user experience.
The network is due for completion in August 2011.