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Spain announces €4·7bn rail spend
SPAIN: With total planned spending of €4·7bn, rail forms 47% of the Ministry of Development's proposed investment budget for 2013, unveiled by Development Minister Ana Pastor on October 1.
Of this total, €3·3bn or 71% is to be spent on high speed projects, with €332m allocated to the conventional network, €116m to rolling stock, €585m to 'administration and maintenance' and €82m to suburban networks.
Amongst the high speed projects, €1·07bn has been allocated to the route from Madrid to Ourense and Vigo. The Mediterranean Corridor is to receive €1·02bn, comprising €748·7m for high speed projects and €270m to dual-gauge existing routes in Catalunya and the Valencia region.
High speed routes from Madrid to the north of Spain have been allocated €676·5m, including €180m for the Pajares base tunnel which is now expected to be completed during 2014 and €190m for the 'Basque Y' connecting Vitoria, Bilbao and San Sebastián.
The route from Madrid to Extremadura and the Portuguese border has been allocated €176m in 2013, despite the Portuguese government's decision to cancel its high speed project between the border and Lisboa.
Elsewhere in Spain, €89·3m has been allocated to projects in Andalucía including €83·7m for Sevilla - Cádiz, while the 1 435 mm gauge tunnel between Atocha and Chamartín stations in Madrid is to receive €45m and the quadrupling of high speed tracks between Torrejón de Velasco and Atocha €44m.
Major projects on the conventional network include level crossing elimination which has been allocated €20·7m, electrification between Medina del Campo and Fuentes de Oñoro (€20m) and track renewals between Almoraima and Algeciras.
Freight projects include new rail access to the Port of Barcelona which is to receive €60m.
Barcelona - Figueres high speed line progress
SPAIN: ADIF announced on August 9 that tracklaying had commenced on the 12·7 km La Sagrera - Mollet del Vallès section of the high speed line between Barcelona and Figueres. Work is being undertaken by Ferrovial Agroman under a €9·9m contract due for completion within seven months.
EIB lends €1bn for Basque Y high speed network
SPAIN: The European Investment Bank has signed an agreement to provide an initial tranche of €500m to fund construction of the 'Basque Y', the 140 km high speed network under construction between Bilbao, Vitoria and San Sebastián.
Madrid - Ourense high speed PPP contracts awarded
SPAIN: Two PPP contracts for the supply and installation of railway equipment on the Madrid - Ourense high speed line were approved by the board of infrastructure authority ADIF on March 30. Both contracts include maintenance over a period of 25 years.
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EUROPE: The European Rail Freight Association has called on the new European Commission to modernise the State Aid Guidelines for Railway Undertakings to take into account developments in the 11 years since the current guidelines were created. The organisation which represents new entrants to the freight ...
Rail associations welcome EU Green Deal proposals
EUROPE: Railway industry associations have welcomed the transport sector proposals in the EU Green Deal package outlined by new Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during a plenary session of the European Parliament on December 11.


← Slow roasted eggplant, garlic and lemon sandwich.
During my travels, I stayed with my friend Emily (whom is now very pregnant) and her family in a little town called Fish Creek which is about 2 hours south of Melbourne. It was at Fish Creek that I was also able to enjoy the solitude, colour and beautiful lush green landscape of southern Victoria. Not far from us was the spectacular Wilson's Prom National Park.
These are a few of my favourite images.
I will note here that wild wombats, were a first for me and I couldn't even contain my excitement when they came out of their burrows at dusk.
This place was beautiful and peaceful, my friends family were amazing.
I do have to keep things real here, and I will openly admit that I really struggled to cope with the strange balancing act that happened emotionally (inwardly) for me during the 5 days we were here. Grieving around people whom were really hyped on Christmas felt incredible inappropriate, and so for two entire days I tried to fit in and be merry. It was really exhausting… I didn't make it very far into the third day when I took a few hours and processed my emotions.
It was polarising; feeling the happiness in the air around me, but also the deep sadness that bubbled up every time I stopped suppressing those emotions.
Anyway, I thought I'd make note of that too, because in 20 years I might not remember all of this as freshly as I do right now.
The torrent of blog posts will slow now that I'm completely caught up on sharing the images from the past three weeks…apologies if they've been a little too frequent.
I hope 2015 brings love to all.
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Not too frequent at all!!
hahah that brings me comfort. I've been posting just about everyday for a week. I'm just back into the pump at work, and I was afraid I'd been too exhausted to write about all of the things that I've seen….and there was so much I had to do it in stages.
Wishing you comfort and healing as you venture into 2015. You never need to think that your sharing s; wonderful photographs are not truly amazing and appreciated. Blessings from Calgary.
Thank you for this nice message Verla. I'm glad you appreciate the images… 🙂 I hope you had a really nice new year, and Christmas.


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Carousel roof catches fire at amusement park; no injuries
By The Associated Press | Posted - July 9, 2017 at 6:52 p.m.
NEW YORK (AP) — The carousel roof at the Playland amusement park in New York caught fire Sunday, but no one was injured and the historic ride was not damaged, officials said.
Video posted on Twitter showed the area around the carousel blocked by firetrucks Sunday as crowds of people milled about in the distance. A white plume of smoke could be seen billowing over the roof as firefighters blasted water onto it. The fire was contained in about an hour.
Peter Tartaglia, deputy commissioner of Westchester County Parks, Recreation and Conservation, said people were immediately evacuated from the ride. But the park was not closed as firefighters battled the blaze. He told the Journal News the cause was still undetermined.
Tartaglia said the fire started on the left side of the carousel's dome roof.
"Our engineers will need to look at that building in order to determine when we can open that ride," he told the newspaper.
According to the Rye, New York, amusement park's website, the carousel was constructed in 1915 and has 66 horses and three chariots that circle a rare organ.
Playland is about 31 miles (50 kilometers) northeast of New York City.
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Your sales enablement program is probably going to be less successful than you expect.
Over 50% of your marketing and sales communications aren't relevant to your customer.
More than 70% of your marketing content isn't relevant to your sales teams.
This summary data indicates that you can have all the right sales enablement components (people, process, technology, knowledge, and assets) in place and still have an underperforming program because the majority of words coming from your sales and marketing teams are not relevant and useful.
It's more highly correlated to the primary actions Sales and Marketing want the customer to take and to what the customer wants to know.
It enables both Sales and Marketing to engage customers with more relevant and influential conversations and content.
Messaging is a summary answer to the prospective customer's primary and secondary buying questions—in other words, the key points that must be communicated in order to convince a person to engage and buy. Messaging is integrated into content via the copyrighting and creative process and integrated into sales conversations via the communicator. Content can be delivered in the form of documents, audio, and video.
As an example, descriptive product messaging is the typical "what and how" content in a product brochure. It answers the customer's secondary buying questions.
As you can see, persuasive messaging is more highly correlated to key Marketing and Sales objectives than descriptive messaging, and to what the customer needs to know in order to engage and buy.
Imagine a one-page persuasive battle card (see examples) or best-practice answer to some of the "why" questions above, such as "Why Change?" and "Why You?" These cards enable your sales team to be an instantly influential Subject Matter Expert (SME) in customer conversations. They help Sales get and prepare for meetings, qualify, sell solutions, set landmines for the competition, etc. They are exactly what Sales wants.
Imagine a version of this same one-page persuasive messaging summary is also deployed into the majority of pre-sales marketing content, such as collateral, demand-generation campaigns, sales tools, and sales support training. These cards enable each piece of content to be much more relevant and influential.
Without persuasive messaging-enabled content, Sales is not likely return to the sales portal and is likely to return to their old ways. And, given that 30-60% of the buying process occurs online, persuasive messaging-enabled content is also critical to the success of your "content selling" effort.
Persuasive messaging is to sales enablement as octane is to gasoline. It makes all the words coming from your sales and marketing engines more effective. It's a quick win with Sales. It's a practical way to align Marketing and Sales. It's why persuasive messaging should be the No. 1 ingredient in your successful sales enablement program too.


Friend MTS provides content protection services to pay-TV operators, rights holders and broadcasters. The company offers innovative services that protect live and non-live content across broadcast and OTT.
Friend MTS enables its clients to trace live streaming leaks back to source enabling the identification of the infringing subscriber and termination of the connection.
Broadcasters and channel owners are protected against the unauthorised retransmission of entire channel feeds.
Updating Friend MTS' branding and redesigning its website, we created communications and infographics that conveyed expertise, showcased solutions and invited engagement. For technology buyers, the new brand needed to evoke innovation, relevance and the core Friend MTS characteristics of trust, value and quality.
Crucial to communicating with tech-proficient visitors would be an outstanding website. The need to clarify and declutter was top priority.
A clean and easy-to-navigate site would only be half a solution. Key to the redesign would be presenting vital information and, of course, showcasing the company's suite of solutions.
Despite occupying a unique position in their sector – one with few competitors – it remained important to secure stand-out in the constantly shifting technology landscape.
For an effective stand-out, alignment would be everything. Moving beyond online and digital, branding would be applied across the organisation. Right down to signage and uniforms.
To achieve a seamless, simpler user journey, we completed a content review and restructure. Refining the navigation approach, we refocused the site's main menu towards product areas. We ensured key information was reachable in two clicks and presented content in logical, easily digestible sections.
Brand positioning was rooted in a passion for new ideas, innovation and technology. Distilling this, a new logo; a modernised, fingerprint-inspired design reflected a flagship offering.


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H.R. 2400 - Building Efficient Surface Transportation
and Equity Act of 1998
(Shuster (R) PA and 118 cosponsors)
Reauthorization of the Nation's surface transportation programs is a top Administration priority. The Administration is pleased that H.R. 2400 is a six-year bill that reflects many of the President's priorities. As the President stated in his letter of March 28, 1998, however, he has serious concerns that the extent of proposed new spending in this transportation bill goes too far and could threaten both fiscal discipline and the commitment to education and other critical investments in our future. The Administration urges the House to reduce the spending levels in H.R. 2400 and fully offset any new spending with acceptable proposals.
The Administration strongly supports the Spratt amendment, which would extend the current highway and mass transit programs until July 1, 1998, ensuring that important construction projects proceed uninterrupted. This will provide sufficient time for completion of a budget resolution, making clear the offsets required by the high levels of funding called for in this bill.
We are pleased that BESTEA includes many of the provisions advanced by the President last spring. There are significant and solid areas of agreement. BESTEA builds upon the successes of ISTEA by retaining the basic program structure for transit and core highway programs, including the bridge program, as well as continuing the effective metropolitan and statewide planning processes. The bill retains ISTEA's highly successful environmental programs, and firmly supports Intelligent Transportation Systems technologies.
Funding Levels and Off-Budget Treatment. H.R. 2400 would increase surface transportation authorizations significantly above the President's request -- increasing surface transportation outlays during 1998-2003 by at least $34.2 billion above the President's request. Yet H.R. 2400 does not identify any offsets. Without offsets, severe cuts in other domestic discretionary spending programs would be required over the next five years in order to realize fully the authorized levels of transportation spending.
If this transportation bill is fully funded from discretionary spending, it will force billions of dollars of additional cuts -- beyond those already required to live within the BBA. If such cuts were made, the President's request for nondefense discretionary programs would be reduced by $31 billion over five years -- with serious consequences. For example, compared to the President's request 50,000 - 100,000 fewer children would participate in Head Start over 5 years; WIC would be cut by $431 million over 5 years, with an average of 100,000 fewer people assisted each year; Superfund would be cut by $166 million over 5 years; 138,00 fewer low-income students would receive Pell Grants over 5 years; 39,000 fewer AIDS victims would be assisted through the Ryan White program over 5 years; and an average of 572 fewer border patrol agents would hired each year.
It would be extremely difficult for the Congress to find acceptable offsets for this additional spending. To illustrate, the Senate-reported Budget Resolution identified $16 billion in mandatory offsets for transportation spending -- offsets that the President had proposed for funding vital initiatives in education, research, veterans' benefits, food stamps, environmental programs, and other domestic discretionary programs. Even these offsets would provide less than half the amount needed to pay for the increases in H.R. 2400.
We have moved our Nation from a decade of enormous deficits into an era of strong economic growth and budget surpluses -- due in part to the fiscal discipline required when making critical resource tradeoffs under a unified budget. We strongly oppose any provision that would drain anticipated budget surpluses prior to fulfilling our commitment to save Social Security first. The Administration also has serious concerns about the provision in H.R. 2400 which would move the Highway Trust Fund off-budget.
Demonstration Projects. The Administration believes that individual States are best able to define high priority transportation projects. The Administration has serious concerns regarding the number of earmarked projects in the bill and the unprecedented $9 billion in mandatory spending over six years for so-called "high priority" projects. This level of earmarked projects circumvents the usual State planning and selection process, undercutting key themes of ISTEA, including public participation, analysis of alternatives, and environmental review. This is not an appropriate way to allocate billions of dollars of public resources.
Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. The Administration strongly opposes the Roukema amendment, which would effectively repeal ISTEA's disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) goals for highway and transit projects. First enacted in 1987, the DBE program sets out a 10 percent goal for all federal highway contracts to go to disadvantaged business enterprises. It is essential to continue equal opportunity in competition for transportation contracts.
Safety Concerns. The bill's safety provisions should be strengthened by mandating a .08 percent blood alcohol level as the national standard for drunk driving; enacting a strong companion program to combat drugged driving; prohibiting open containers of alcohol in motor vehicles; and encouraging States to improve their seat belt usage rates to 85 percent or enact primary seat belt laws.
Environmental Concerns. The bill's provisions regarding the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which the Administration strongly opposes, should be deleted. The Administration particularly opposes the proposed pilot program delegating the statutory authorities of Federal agencies to States. The Department of Transportation should continue to be responsible for ensuring that the environmental impacts of projects are considered from a national perspective. Moreover, these provisions would have the negative effect of actually delaying project implementation and reducing the opportunities for public participation. In addition, the bill should extend Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Improvement (CMAQ) program funding eligibility to potential non-attainment areas that may result from the recently promulgated Clean Air Act standards.
Other Major Concerns. The Administration will also seek amendments to H.R. 2400 in the House or in Conference to address the concerns described below and in the Attachment.
The bill should increase the funding for, flexibility of, and number of Access to Jobs projects. The current limits on the number and design of projects and low funding levels will make it difficult for States and communities to succeed in moving people from welfare to work.
The bill should increase the ability of States to leverage their transportation resources by including the State infrastructure bank and credit enhancement provisions as proposed by the Administration. The Administration, however, strongly opposes any provision that would permit direct and indirect Federal guarantees of tax-exempt obligations and the subordination of Federal loans for certain transportation projects in contravention of longstanding Federal credit policies.
The provision limiting transit preventive maintenance and small urbanized area operating assistance to $400 million per year should be deleted.
The bill should authorize the full $161 million requested for National Park roads and parkways. The funding levels currently authorized in the bill are inadequate to support these important programs.
The bill should include a provision allowing employers to offer their employees transit and vanpool benefits in lieu of compensation, thus making the tax treatment of transit and vanpool benefits the same as for parking benefits under the Internal Revenue Code.
The bill should extend the excise tax incentives for ethanol (but without phasing down the rates of the benefits), thereby supporting the use of alternative fuels to improve our Nation's air quality.
Pay-as-you-go Scoring
H.R. 2400 would increase direct spending by $8.3 billion above the baseline over six years. Most of this increase in mandatory spending would result from the over 1,400 demonstration projects included in this bill. Without any mandatory offsets, if this spending were scored on-budget as it should be, the bill would result in a sequester of mandatory programs as required by the Budget Enforcement Act. A sequester would result in across-the-board cuts in programs such as Medicare, Guaranteed Student Loans, programs of the Commodity Credit Corporation, Social Services Block Grants, and Extended Unemployment Benefits.
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Playing The China Card
by Benjie Oliveros October 1, 2012
written by Benjie Oliveros October 1, 2012
A few days ago, a photo of China's first aircraft carrier was published on the front page of a major daily. There appears to be no other reason for China's aircraft carrier to merit the front page but the much-reported tension between the Philippines and China over the Scarborough shoal and Spratly islands, as well as reports that tend to portray China as the bully of the region.
The question is: Does China have the intention and capacity of projecting itself as a power in the region? Is it a real challenge not only to small countries like the Philippines and Vietnam but to powerful countries as well, such as Japan and most especially, the US? Is the US justified in increasing its presence in the region and is the Aquino government right in requesting the US to do so and opening up the country to more frequent stationing and rotation (euphemistically called as "visits") of battleships, submarines and a larger contingent of US troops?
Well, Dr. PaoYu Ching, PhD in Economics, a progressive political economist, does not think so. This was the main topic of the talk Dr. Pao Yu Chinggave in a recent forum with the title US Rebalancing in Asia and the Pacific and its effect on China and the Philippines, which was sponsored by Bayan recently.
First of all, she said, China could not match the military weaponry of the US. It does not even have the aircraft that could land on this aircraft Chinacarrier, which, by the way, is a refurbished one bought from the Ukraine. Thus, for China, she said, it is basically just a big boat. And besides, she said, China has only 3,000 aircraft, 2,900 of which are outdated.
On the other hand, the US, she said, has 12 aircraft carriers and 3,000 modern fighter jets. The US, she said, will, in the near future, have the nuclear capability to destroy all the other countries' nuclear arsenal just with its first strike.
Also, China's annual military expenditure of $40 billion is a mere one-tenth of what the US is spending, which is at $400 billion annually.
Second, she said, China's government is unstable because the country is being battered by a crisis economically and politically. The Chinese government, she said, is under tremendous pressure domestically because the world economic crisis has gravely affected China's capability to sell its exports. Politically, she said, there is social unrest because its workers have very low wages, poor working conditions and no security of tenure because of contractualization, the privatization of the government's social services has made education, health and other basic services unaffordable, and the worsening conditions of the peasantry because land suited for agriculture is fast diminishing at an estimated rate of two percent annually due to land use conversion and pollution. The Chinese government, she said, would have wanted to privatize the remaining state industries, as well as land, if not for the growing resistance of the masses.
With the state China is in, it could not be a major economic power, much less a military power in the region.
Third is the economic relationship between China and the US. The US is still China's main export destination. Twenty-one of China's 28 industries are controlled by foreign monopoly capitalists. The five largest multinational corporations, including that of the US, control these 21 industries. And China is dependent on US capital and technology.
For the US, China is still the main go-to country for work that its companies sub-contract to exploit China's cheap labor. China is the biggest debtor country of the US because the latter is unable to pay for its exports from China. And it is also a major destination of US investments.
So if the probability of a US-China conflict is very remote, why is the US blowing up the possibility of China being a threat to its hegemony? Dr. Pao Yu Ching believes that the US is creating the hype of a Chinese threat to justify its intent to realign its forces toward and project its military might in the Asia-Pacific region; China, on the other hand, is making a show of asserting its claim over Scarborough shoal and Spratly islands to show to the Chinese people that it is doing something to assert China's interest, especially after it has practically handed over 21 of its 28 major industries to multinational corporations.
Dr. Pao Yu Ching has made a very incisive analysis of China and its relations with the US. With the data and information Dr. Pao Yu Ching provided, it is indeed implausible for China to challenge the US. It has neither the capability nor the reason to challenge the US when it is dependent on US technology, capital and market.
The US also has no reason to provoke an armed conflict with China. Aside from the fact that China is its biggest source of cheap labor, and its biggest debtor, and that a lot of US multinational companies have factories in China, it has no reason to do so. The Chinese government has essentially turned its back on its socialist path, has fully opened up its economy and turned over control to foreign monopoly capital of three-fourths of its major industries, 21 out of 28.
The only reason for the US to provoke a conflict with China is if it becomes so desperate that it would want to take over the rest of China's major industries and kick out its competitors from this big market. If it comes to that, the US could not risk an open conflict with China. It could not send enough troops to occupy such a large country, aside from the fact that a substantial number of its forces are still tied up in Afghanistan, Iraq, and the volatile Middle East. What it would probably do is to use both its allies such as Australia and Great Britain and its surrogate forces such as the Philippine Armed Forces as auxiliary forces and support a rightist coup from within China.
With this, the only remaining question is that: if the specter of a Chinese threat is all hot air, why is the Aquino government readily lending a hand in bloating this lie? What is in it for the Aquino government?
The Aquino government is hoping that by towing the US line and agenda in the region, and by allowing more frequent visits of more US troops, warships, and submarines, it would receive more military aid and financing from the US for the modernization program of the Armed Forces of the Philippines. So far, it has received two old re-commissioned coast guard cutters, with its guns removed.
If there are no immediate external threats and the Aquino government is confident of US support in the unlikely event that it would be involved in a conflict with another country, what is the AFP modernization program for? The Aquino government's desire to infuse more funds and weapons to the AFP, through US military assistance, is intended to strengthen its counterinsurgency program, while at the same time, to court the continuous support of the AFP to the administration. Simply put, it is meant to defend the status quo against threats to its rule and to the whole ruling system. Why? Because it is pursuing the same oppressive economic policies and program that have been pushing the country deeper into crisis and have been worsening the immiseration of the majority of the Filipino people. (Bulatlat.com)
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Q: Help with creating Recursive Algorithms Prove your algorithms correct.

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*Write an (efficient) recursive algorithm Pow (a,n) than computes
$ (a \in \mathbb R)(n \in \mathbb Z):n\geq 0, a^n $.

*Write a recursive algorithm that computes $a^{2^n}$.
This is what I have tried so far on the first one (not sure if its right):
pow(a, n)

{

    if n == 0

        return 1

    else

        return a*pow(a, n-1)

}

A: To make it more efficient,
after the "n == 0" case,
insert this:
if n is even, return $(pow(a, n/2))^2$
This is correct because
$a^{2m} = (a^m)^2$.
This also makes the running time of order
$\log n$, instead of order $n$,
which is a good thing.
As is often the case,
nothing here is original.

A: Have you tested your algorithm?  It fails for pow$(2,2)$, returning $1$ instead of $4$. Arpan showed the fix. Then you have the problem of "efficient"  Your algorithm is $O(n)$  If you do Exponentiation by squaring you can do better.  For the second, the naive thing is to use your pow function from the first.  As it didn't call for efficient separately, you could argue that is acceptable, but you can do better.

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Brian Armstrong will be giving an illustrated talk on Jules Bastien Lepage and the Glasgow Boys on Saturday 29th September, 2.00pm – 4.30pm at Harnham Church Hall. This talk is free to members of the SGA and their guests.
Brian's talk illustrates the Naturalism of Jules Bastien LePage and his disciples, founded on a long tradition, stretching right back to the Baroque Dutch and Spanish paintings where peasants were depicted about their daily life, brought more up to date in the mid 19th century Realism of Jean Francois Millet, Jules Breton and the Dutch Hague School.


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Plant a Tree for Michael
Michael Russell Johnson
November 3, 1958 ~ January 11, 2022 (age 63)
Michael Russell Johnson, age 63 of Colbert, GA passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022.
Born on Nov. 3, 1958 in Atlanta, GA, Mr. Johnson was the son of John Paul and Saundra Johnson. He was the widower of Janet Whittington Johnson.
A cremation will be taking place.
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The Cause: Portland is #blessed to have (Guinness Book certified) the World's Oldest Living Drag Queen right here and our Queen Darcelle gets a color devoted to her. Known and beloved far and wide, Darcelle opened her drag revue in 1967 and the 87-year-old still shimmies and shakes in her signature silver rhinestones multiple times a week. Darcelle and her right hand gal Poison Waters are huge champions and supporters of Camp Kids Connection and we want to help too.
The Effect: Claws out gives 20% of their profits from this color directly toward supporting Camp KC, Cascade AIDS Project's lakeside summer camp for HIV/AIDS affected children from five to fifteen where they enjoy swimming, canoeing, crafts, and music with a supportive staff of trained volunteers. Have supplies you could donate to help the kids at Camp KC have the best week ever? Camp Director Poison Waters has a full wish list of supplies needed here.


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Gay marriage in the military, tolerance and other things...
Here's the original article as found on http://radio.foxnews.com;
Military chaplains and service members opposed to same-sex marriage are coming under attack in the military, according to Republican lawmakers and a chaplain advocacy group.
The Chaplain Alliance For Religious Liberty said there is an effort under way to silence, and in some cases punish, those opposed to gay marriage. The allegations surfaced after the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell.
"If you are supportive of same sex marriage, you can speak boldly," said Ron Crews, executive director of the Chaplain Alliance. "But if you are opposed, you are silenced."
Crews is one of 19 individuals to write a letter to the House Armed Services Committee urging lawmakers to protect the religious liberties of chaplains and service members.
"Until Congress acts decisively, efforts to silence the voices of our military chaplains of all faiths and backgrounds will likely continue well into the future," the letter read. "It is time that Congress secures the rights of all chaplains, once and for all, instead of allowing those that do not subscribe to the orthodoxy of the day to be unconstitutionally silenced."
The Pentagon disputed those assertions. In a statement to Fox News they said chaplains are not required to participate or officiate in any private ceremony that might conflict with their religious or personal beliefs. They also denied any service members have been punished for opposing gay marriage.
"In general, as we have reinforced in training across the force, DADT Repeal is not about changing attitudes but rather about reinforcing behavior that treats everyone with dignity and respect," the spokesman said.
George Wright, an Army spokesman at the Pentagon, said in a statement to Fox News "the religious freedoms of Army chaplains are already well protected in Army policy and regulations."
Crews said they know of dozens of instances where military personnel have come under fire. He said one chaplain was told that if he could not support DADT he should resign his commission.
"Some of these chaplains have in fact had their careers impacted," he told Fox News. "They've been punished. Right now, if you are opposed to this policy you're not seen as a team player.
An amendment to the 2013 defense authorization bill could change that. The amendment, sponsored by Rep. Todd Akin (R-MO), protects religious freedom of military chaplains and service members opposed to same-sex marriage.
Akin said he's received a number of complaints about people of religious faith concerned about what they perceive to be attacks on Christianity.
"There is a war on religious belief in the military," Akin told Fox News.
Akin said he was aware of chaplains who've come under fire for their opposition.
"That's the point (of the amendment)," he said. "To prevent further reprisals in the future."
"It's frightening," Crews said. "This is just another example of this administration's push against religious liberty."
When speaking about gay marriage and issues associated with it I try to emphasize that a large portion of my disgust comes from giving someone's sexual preferences a position of importance in any routine discussion. It's something that should remain intensely private. Putting it into the public arena for discussion is about as appropriate as discussing techniques of wiping one's rectum after a good greasy dump. FWIW, I feel the same about any public discussion of sexuality be it straight or gay. Some things shouldn't be spoken of outside of the proper venue.
So if theres a push to extol the gay lifestyle, I'm against it. By the same token, I also get disgusted when theres a witch hunt conducted by the hetero portion of our populace. Thats where I put the above article.
Seriously, could the accusations be any more vague? Unless truly objective accounts with easily verifiable facts are presented this whole thing is a story about a lisping, prancing bogey man who lives in the barracks somewhere on some base in some branch of our armed forces.
Do I believe there could be some intimidation being practiced by overly zealous PC commanding officers? You bet I do. It happens. It doesn't require a vast conspiracy trying to push an agenda of wholesale enthusiastic support for the gay lifestyle. It only needs some idiots trying to score brownie points with the Pentagon brass.
In a previous post I mentioned one of my collateral duties in the USN as giving seminars regarding rights and responsibilities. Maybe I wasn't clear about it but that was a big part of the Navy's training on equal opportunity. Since I was in during the 70's, when a lot of racial unrest was prevalent, I know a bit about senior enlisted and commissioned officers practicing a policy of appeasement for special interest groups.
It happened. It still happens.
But unless bonafide cases of harassment due to religious beliefs can be brought forward, stories such as the one above only serve to inflame the passions of the gullible.
Heres a thought that was passed onto me some years back, i.e. most gay men are not looking to "score" with any guy they see any more than most hetero men try doing the same with every female in their lives. Honestly, it makes sense. If someone swings from the other side of the plate isn't it logical they're just as discriminating in their preferences as their straight counterparts? Sure there are probably too many "horn dogs" of the gay variety, just as there are of the hetero kind. But just as it annoys me to be lumped in with some real lowlife males by the feminazis, I'm thinking it's equally insulting to believe every gay man should be placed on the same level of moral irresponsibility.
I'm having trouble articulating my main point here. This post isn't exclusively about gays in the military. The present dust up regarding that particular topic is just part of the larger problem. That problem is the placing of so much emphasis on who is sleeping with who today and forgetting that most folks are searching for the same things in life. Because giving undue importance to our differences is another way we're divided as a people. Not just in terms of nationality or sexuality or religious belief or whatever, but as humans relating to one another.
No, I'm definitely not in favor of the gay way of life. My religion forbids it and any support of it.
That religion also forbids support of two straight people living together out of wedlock. It forbids the active addiction to mind altering substances. It forbids quite a few things actually and any support on my part for them.
If I predicate my contact with the rest of the human race on that list, I'm gonna be one lonely guy. Not even my wife would be completely sinless. By the way, shutting people out based solely on their imperfections is also spoken against by my religion. It ain't easy being a real Catholic, no matter what Sister Mary Tarantula used to say. Hey, look at who Jesus routinely hung out with. Let's face it, the "sinners" know how to really party hearty!
But seriously, we're all screwing up in one fashion or another. We all fall short of perfection and damn it, we should all remember that and try being a bit more understanding of one another.
So if the Hispanic couple across my street are doing something illegal (and there are indications of that) as long as it doesn't impact me or mine and is kept out of the neighborhood I'll mind my own business. If they come to me for help in getting away from whatever illegality they might be involved in, thats when I try to help.
If the guy down the street is passed out drunk on his front lawn every night, I'll still allow my kids to play with his (under my supervision). If the man comes to me for advice on trying to stop drinking, thats when I try to help.
If the house next door is bought up by a gay couple and their kids, my own brood will probably be over there too. Hell, maybe I can get a decent recipe for chocolate chip cookies from one of the happy couple. I dunno but I could sure use it! If one or both come to me for assistance in changing their lives, thats when I help.
Until I'm asked to get involved with someone's personal life, I butt out. If whatever is going on doesn't adversely affect me or mine, I keep my mouth shut while trying to be a good neighbor.
Because I can't look down my fat nose at anyone. When it comes to being less than respectable, I've been there and done that. From personal experience and the experiences of my extended family I know that we should all cut one another some slack. That doesn't mean to go through life with an "I'm okay, you're okay and let's never ever dare to pass judgement upon each other" mentality. We should recognize each other's failings and not let them pass unnoticed.
But at the same time we should keep in mind we're not "all that and a bag of chips" to use an expression of my wife. Or as Mark Twain observed; "There has been only one Christian. They caught him and crucified him--early".
Yes, there are some real jerks in this life trying to push their pet agendas. A good portion of them will emasculate our military under the guise of "sexual equality". It will hopefully be a temporary condition, just as it when it happened in the name of "racial equality" and "gender neutrality" and whatever other PC cause has been used to turn the military into a sociological petri dish. Our troops DID survive it.
But, discounting the jerks, most folks are just trying to get by. I might be as wrong as a football bat but I doubt most gay men & women want everyone marching in the streets in the name of "tolerance". Actually I think they'd rather be left alone, to quietly live out life as happily as possible with minimum intrusion on the lives of others.
I believe that thinking could be applied to a lot of other topics too. For instance I firmly believe we need to take action regarding over ten million illegal aliens in this nation. They got here by breaking the law and that needs to be addressed.
Yet as cut and dry as it might be nice to have, that problem isn't. I realized this when talking to several men of my parish during a weekend retreat a couple of years ago. These guys could barely speak English, so it took real concentration on my part to understand them. But after a while their stories "got me". One poor schmuck had just returned from Mexico where he'd gone to pick up his two young daughters after his estranged wife suddenly died. On the trip back to Texas he'd found himself outrunning some members of the local drug cartel as they shot at him and his kids. Another man, a CPA and married to an Anglo girl (thus he's here legally), asked us all some weeks later for prayers for his sister's godmother. It seems the woman was kidnapped in front of her family for no discernible reason. Thankfully she was released a couple of weeks after that.
But tales like those two have me thinking that just giving "Juan, Jose & Maria" a push across the border isn't going to work. Too many decent people just want to leave that Third World toilet called Mexico and bring their families somewhere safe. It's kind of the same thinking your average man in the street would have, no matter where he lives. Or who he lives with. Or what he worships.
So whats my point, now that I've wandered all over the map in this post?
The best way to phrase it might be to remember that whatever we're up in arms about, it pays to keep in mind those on the other side are just as human as we.
I read a biography of St. Joan of Arc recently. One of the things she routinely did was call on her enemies right before the onset of hostilities and urge their surrender. After leading her troops in the fine art of kicking ass & taking names, she'd go weep and pray over the dead of both sides. She evidently never lost sight of the fact she was dealing with humans just as imperfect as herself.
I admit to admiring that sort of thinking, i.e. go fight for your beliefs when necessary but don't forget you're fighting someone as human as yourself.
And this is a good place to end. Thanks for listening.
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Filters And Water Meters
Temperature sensor is a device that allows to evaluate the value of a parameter and, if necessary, transfer information further along the control circuit. Today, individual testers are equipped with this kind of fixtures, which makes use convenient. Temperature sensors vary in design and functionality. Others are designed to assess the condition of milk, others are suitable for molten metals.
History of Thermometers
Researchers disagree on who first invented the thermometer. Candidates for the role:
Galileo Galilei.
Cornelis Drebbel.
Robert Flood.
Santorio Santorio.
More Philo of Byzantine and Heron of Alexandria were aware of the changing properties of substances under the action of temperature. In particular, the ancients interested in the air. It is noticed that when the temperature of the sealed flask, partially filled with water, the level of the separation of media moves. This is very similar to modern mercury devices. Galileo Galilei called the inventor of this class of devices - the scientist designed thermoscopes. The difference is the lack of scale.
Measurement Sensor
Forced to recognize the pioneer of Robert Flud, who was the first to quantify the measurement of the shift in 1638.The design came out extremely successful. Something similar is used in industry and today. In 1613 and 1611, Santorio Santorio and Francesco Sagredo have already experimented with the scale. The term "thermometer" is first mentioned in the 1624 La Récréation Mathématique edition.
It quickly became clear that the thermal coefficient of water expansion was not high, already in 1654 an analogue with alcohol appeared, by 1730 the design acquired a practically modern appearance( the scale of the Reaumur physics is still used in France).Scientists have actively experimented with other liquids. In parallel, work was underway on the scale: in 1665, Christian Huygens proposed standard boiling points and freezing points for water.
There was no single notion of the degree of a degree until, in 1742, Celsius divided the distance between the two points mentioned above into one hundred equal parts( in the original version, the boiling point of water was taken as zero, 100% of ice melted).Appeared unit in the current view. In 1848, William Thomson( Lord Kelvin) proved the possibility of creating an absolute scale with zero below which the temperature would no longer fall( minus 273.16 degrees Celsius — zero on the Kelvin scale).The magnitude degrees Celsius and Kelvin are equal.
The final form of the composition of the thermometer took in 1714, thanks to Daniel Fahrenheit, who determined that the maximum coefficient of thermal expansion is characterized by mercury. In 1724, the glassblower offered his own scale, the name of the device is Ray Bradbury's story( the temperature of a mixture of water, salt and ice was taken as a reference point).The story does not end there, and in 1999 the first temporal non-contact thermometer appeared. Similar are used, for example, to bring up the milk, intended for food.
Sensor operation
How to measure temperature
Thermometric properties of substances are used for measurements. It sounds trivial, like the phrase "oil oily", but this is the reality. The substances depend on temperature:
Geometrical dimensions. The mentioned quality was noted by the ancients on the example of air and water. In today's world, the ability of different thermal expansion of two dissimilar metals is used more often. They are connected in a strip, "back to back", it turns out the sensor. The thermometer is called bimetallic. Similar properties in a pair show, for example, iron and zinc. The two strips, being joined together by rivets together, will bend when heated.
Electrical Resistance. Quality is actively used in semiconductor technology. All cheap refrigerators, where it is irrational to use a thermocouple, are supplied with similar resistances. The property works in practice. Of course, the properties of materials are different, the rate of change of parameters is not the same.
Electromotive force. Scientists have discovered that individual semiconductors are able to form a potential when heated. Similar qualities are characterized by minerals. For example, the famous tourmaline, named for its ability to attract ash( when heated, the surface of the crystal acquired a charge that caused the specified phenomenon).
Radiation spectrum. A body placed in a cold environment emits waves of electromagnetic nature. And on the graph of radiation density, it looks like a hump with a vertex shifted to the left. The higher the temperature, the stronger the mountain is shifted up the frequency scale. For example, the sun is so hot that the maximum of solar radiation falls on the visible spectrum in the green area. Similarly, a blacksmith sees red-hot metal changing shades while the furs fan the fire. Spectral thermometers allow remote measurements.
Measurement Process
Expanded Classification of Thermometers
Let's make a reservation that within the framework of this review we do not separate pyrometers from topics. This is a slightly different class of devices, is actively used for similar purposes as temperature sensors. So, it is customary to distinguish between:
Expansion thermometers. Based on the ability of bodies to change the geometric dimensions:
Glass liquid thermometers - outside the window. Already considered temperature sensors. Mercury is often used as a liquid for a number of reasons: it preserves the state of aggregation in a wide range of environmental conditions, does not wet the glass, and is easily extracted from natural components. The disadvantages include toxicity, a small coefficient of temperature expansion and freezing already at minus 35 degrees Celsius. This is reminiscent of the benefits of alcohol thermometers.
Gauge thermometers are based on the temperature dependence of the vapor pressure of a substance in the working chamber. Such systems are readily used as thermostats of old refrigerators, where there is no electronics. Pros: the system does not need electric power supply, which greatly simplifies the design of the device. These temperature sensors are located in the area of the evaporator, through a tube connected to the controller( located in the refrigeration compartment), where there is a relay.
Thermometric sensors and resistance thermometers include thermocouples and thermistors. This is a hackneyed topic, let's touch a little below. The materials used for these temperature sensors are metals, semiconductors, and other classes of the periodic table.
Resistance Thermometer
Thermometer Designs
The device that displays the interface between two media is recognized as the first and most widely used in everyday life. This is not the only model. Previously used weight thermometers. This consisted of a hollow platinum ball, partially filled with mercury and with a capillary hole in the bottom. The higher the temperature rose, the more the air in the sphere expanded. As a result, more mercury droplets flowed out. As a result, equilibrium ensued, the temperature was judged by the remaining mass.
A platinum resistance thermometer is used as a reference( from 13.81 to 903.89 degrees Kelvin), and a germanium one is used below( up to 4.2 K).Above the specified limit already used platinum. Finally, a quasi-monochromatic pyrometer is used above 1337.58 degrees Kelvin. With the help of these tools obtained data about the world. It is logical to use these devices for taring. The quasi-monochromatic pyrometer is already working on the basis of an estimate of the spectrum; it has no relation to resistance. At a temperature of 6300 K, most alloys are already drawn into steam, and the pyrometers of microwave radiation are used above the above-mentioned mark and up to 100,000 K.
The principle of operation of the construction of a quasi-monochromatic optical pyrometer is based on comparing the spectrum of the body under study with the spectrum of the reference( tungsten) filament. The device includes a lens, the viewfinder is equipped with a filter that transmits a predominantly visible spectrum of waves. It is possible to regulate the heating of the thread with a rheostat, to see it against the background of the body under study. When objects become indistinguishable( merge), the desired temperature of tungsten is reached. Accuracy strongly depends on the experimenter: the method is counter-indicative to color blindness. The upper limit of measurement is limited by the melting point of the yarn.
Other quasi-monochromatic pyrometers using filters separate some components of the spectrum. For example, red and blue, and then by their intensity determine the temperature. Photometric sensors are already used here: incident light changes the properties of semiconductor materials. Known devices that evaluate the full range of emission. We are talking about the integral brightness, when the image of the object is focused on the sensitive element.
Below the 4.2 K point, a number of reference scales are applied. For ultralow temperatures from 0.01 to 0.8 K, the dependence of the magnetic susceptibility of a substance on the degree of heating is used( it is more appropriate to speak of cooling).In the rest of the range, the dependences of the pressure of saturated helium vapor( 3 and 4) are used.
In addition to the principles listed in the previous section, alternatives are known that are not used in everyday life. If you do not take into account the devices from the construction theme. We are now talking about thermal imagers, where a visual assessment of the overall terrain is used. In this regard, devices resemble optical pyrometers. The builder just by eye finds areas that are very distracting from the overall picture, takes appropriate corrective measures. The rest of the imager operates on the basis of a matrix of photosensitive elements. The instrument does not include temperature measurement( only a qualitative assessment).
Modern thermometer
We are not going to talk about thermocouples and resistances, the information to most readers is already known. We only mention that two classes of devices are often used in everyday life. Including the probes of the above testers. The temperature dependence of the resistance is usually linear, the angle depends on the material. As for thermocouples, sensors consist of two dissimilar semiconductors. A change in temperature leads to the formation of the potential at the conclusions of the structure.
Today elementary sensors are often included in the composition of microchips. This is not news that integrated solutions are much easier to use. Similarly, the motion sensor is supplied with electronic filling to amplify the original signal to an acceptable value. Enter the scope of capabilities of integrated temperature sensors and other functions. Principles of temperature measurement are few, if you do not take into account the exotic, as magnetic susceptibility, they are all simple. In household appliances, for example, bimetallic plates are often used.
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Discussion in 'Buying Tips, Advice and Discussion (archive)' started by GetGo, Feb 4, 2005.
What's the best small external hard drive to buy for my 12" iBook. I own a 120 gig iomega external but it's kind of large I'm looking for a small one.
Let me know what you guys are buying.
Or if it works out any cheaper you could just assemble one yourself, using a firewire case and any 2.5" hard disk.


Vietnam's police chief was elected Saturday by the National Assembly to become president — the second-highest post — and promised to "resolutely" protect the country's sovereignty amid an ongoing territorial dispute with longtime rival China.
Public Security Minister and police general Tran Dai Quang, 59, received 436 votes from 465 assembly members who cast their votes, the Communist government said on its website.
In Vietnam, the president is the head of state and chief commander of the military, while the prime minister — to be chosen next week — oversees the economy. Party General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong holds the top job. Both men are members of the powerful 19-member committee that effectively rules the country.
After taking the oath of office, Quang vowed in a televised speech to "resolutely and perseveringly fight to firmly defend the country's independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, the national interests and security."
Vietnam is locked in a territorial dispute with China in the South China Sea, and several assembly members have complained that the government has not taken a firm enough stand toward China and its growing territorial assertiveness in the region.
Moi economic reforms, and work to "strengthen Vietnam's prestige and position in international arena."
Hailing from northern province of Ninh Binh, Quang rose through the ranks in the powerful Ministry of Public Security and was appointed minister five years ago. He was widely expected to become president after being re-elected to the Politburo at the Communist Party Congress in January. Four of the Politburo members were current or former senior police officials.


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Apply by Jan 19, 2023
Community Program Intern
The Community Program Internship is designed to support NSEA's Program Team by facilitating
community and student opportunities throughout Whatcom County.
About NSEA
NSEA educates, inspires, and engages the community to take action to keep wild salmon here for future
generations. Achieving our mission requires the collective work, involvement, and commitment of our
community. At NSEA we work every day to expand the consciousness of our local community to include
our streams and the salmon that do and could inhabit them. We are dedicated to providing Whatcom
County residents with hands-on experience in restoration and the tools to act as stewards to salmon
habitat. We believe that when we begin to understand ourselves as citizens of our watersheds, the vision of
sustainable wild salmon runs can become a reality. Our growing community of volunteers, students, and
donors provide momentum as we work together to ensure that Whatcom County will be home to wild
salmon for generations to come. For more information, please visit our webpage: www.n-sea.org.
At NSEA, we strongly encourage candidates of all racial and gender identities, cultural and economic
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Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex,
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About the FLOW Program
As part of the Future Leaders of Whatcom Waters (FLOW) Program the Community Program Internship
provides real-world experiences and professional development opportunities for the future leaders of the
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• $15 per hour, up to 20 hours per week depending on availability and program schedule
• On-the-job training and professional development in environmental education, community
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• Opportunities to network with other professionals in the fields of education, outreach, and
• Educate fourth grade students in salmon ecology topics during Students for Salmon field trips
• Lead and educate volunteers in salmon ecology and habitat restoration at Community Work Parties
• Work collaboratively with fellow interns to plan and organize for upcoming needs
• Assist in all aspects of programming, including set-up, clean-up, and supply/tool maintenance
• Assist with facility needs, if applicable
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Individual intern schedules and responsibilities will depend on availability.
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Disclaimer: This announcement is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities,
duties or responsibilities that are required of the intern
• 18 years or older
• Able to get to NSEA's campus, located at 3057 E. Bakerview Rd. in Bellingham
• Full day (7am-4pm) availability on at least one of the following days: Wednesdays, Thursdays,
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• Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19
The most successful applicants will have:
• A strong passion for NSEA's mission, environmental education, stewardship, and outreach
• Willingness to work in mostly outdoor and some office settings throughout term
• Lived or professional experience working with people of all ethnicities, gender identities, incomes,
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Ministry: Cost of generating electricity increases by 45%
Tuesday, 15 Mar 2022
KUALA LUMPUR: The increase in coal prices has caused the cost of generating electricity to increase by 45 per cent, said Energy and Natural Resources Minister Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan today.
He said, however, the government had decided to give a rebate of two sen per kilowatt-hour for domestic consumers from February to June 2022.
"The government covers a subsidy of RM715 million using funds from the Kumpulan Wang Industri Elektrik. We do not impose any surcharge even though it should be released to consumers," he said when winding up the debate on the motion of thanks for the Royal Address for the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources (KETSA) in Parliament today.
Takiyuddin said that between July and December 2021, a total of RM1.672 billion had been spent on fuel purchases for electricity generation, which should have been released to consumers for the period from February to June 2022.
"With the sharp rise in coal prices in the global market, the actual coal price has reached US$105.09 per tonne compared to the projected price in 2021 of only US$67.45 per tonne.
"It means an increase in fuel prices of US$37.64 per tonne. This is why the imbalance cost pass-through (ICPT) mechanism has to release costs to commercial and industrial consumers with a surcharge of 3.70 sen per kilowatt-hour," he added.
Takiyuddin said commercial and industrial users were encouraged to explore the potential of solar energy through the installation of solar power systems for their own use by participating in a programme under KETSA, namely the Clean Energy Metering Scheme 3.0.
"The ministry also advises industrial players to practise the efficient use of electricity by using equipment categorised as four-star and five-star certified by the Energy Commission," he said. - Bernama
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Today Google Maps has a quest mode, rendering the maps in Nintendo NES "quality".
Few people really used it, and missed the glorious 8-bit streetview, and the really nice landmarks that you see when you zoom in to a scale of 500 meter or better.
You can even link to the 8-bit maps and to the 8-bit street view!.


Considering how outlandish some of the GI Joe characters were, it's easy for the more average guys to get lost in the crowd. But sometimes, there's something to be said for being plain.
Lt. Torpedo was a scuba instructor prior to enlistment. Attained black belts in three martial arts by age 19 (Wushu, Kenpo, and Goju-Ryu). Proficient with Filipino butterfly knife (balisong). Training records after SEAL School: CLASSIFIED. Qualified Expert: Most NATO small arms, NATO and Warsaw Pacts explosvie devices.
Torpedo was pretty much the most boring GI Joe. Not that the figure was dull, but that the character was - his filecard specifically said so. He had the personality of dish water. While all the other Joes were, I don't know, playing poker or going out to bars, Torpedo was reading training manuals. He's got no sense of humor, and spends his free time doing the kind of physical training everybody else has to do under orders. Not the kind of fellow people want to spend a lot of time around, you know?
The figure is an update of Torpedo's original costume, of course (rather than the SpyTroops version), which makes him a very pedestrian offering. He's wearing a black and gray wetsuit, which is a very simple, realistic outfit. The sculpted detail is impressive, with pouches and whatnot on his shoulders, and the kind of big thick wrinkles you can only get from wearing rubber pants.
The paint is mostly good, with a decent edge between the light and dark sections of the wetsuit. His skintone doesn't spill out onto his hood, though it is surprisingly pale - he is a native Hawaiian, after all. He should be browner. His belt is grey and silver, and the only area that seems lacking are the clips molded on his back. The accessories get nice paint apps, as well, so let's take a look at those now, shall we?
Torpedo has working holsters on both his legs: the left leg accommodates a silenced pistol, while the right holds a big knife. The knife is molded in black, but has a silver paint app along the blade to make it look sharp. His main weapon is a harpoon gun, just as it was in the '80s. One feature that's updated is his diving mask: formerly a sculpted part of his head, it's now a separate piece that slips over the head nicely. The lenses are clear, so you can see the face behind them. He's wearing gray flippers, which not only have pegs to slip into his feet, but also have holes so he can still use the footpegs on vehicles or his stand. Nice work! His gray backpack is a direct update of the orginal accessory, with one cool new addition: the red air tanks are separate pieces that you can pop out of place.
In the cartoon, Torpedo's few appearances showed him as something of a joker - not at all like he was presented on his filecard. Of course, he only spoke in nine episodes, so it's not like there was a lot of opportunity to give people the wrong impression. He may be a dull, forgettable character, but thanks to some awesome updates, he's a must-get figure. How unexpected!


On arrival, drive to Khao Yai, visit Baan Suan Noi Hobbit House with costume wearing experience. The Hobbit House is surrounded by nature with all sorts of decorations to fit the theme. Visit Ban Mai Chay Nam Musuem & Restaurant (dinner here). End the day with a visit to the local Night Market.
Note: Arrival flight must not later than 13:00 hrs.
This morning, experience milking cows, feeding sheep and cattle, tractor ride, watch the cowboy show and many more at Farm Chok Chai. Do not forget to treat yourself to some delicious freshly made ice cream! Next, explore the Magic Cave that was built around the underground cave system. Stop by the Chocolate Factory for yummy treats. This place is definitely a heaven for chocolate lovers. Take a leisure stroll in the quirky and quaint Tuscan Village, Palio Mall. While shopping in this small village, it feels like you have been transported to the rural villages of Italy.
After breakfast, head to Primo Piazza, another Tuscan theme village. Immerse in the Mediterranean atmosphere as you relax and wander in this village. Learn about the wine making process in PB Valley Khao Yai Winery, where Thailand's premium wine is produced. Make a stop at Pirom Café before returning Bangkok. Thereafter, visit Asiatique The Riverfront, a large open-air mall in Bangkok.


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(HZ) Japan Eco Car
New generation of plug-in hybrid on display++REPLAY++
Story No.: 665466
Dateline: Tokyo - 18 November, 2010/FILE
Tokyo - 18 November, 2010
1. Close up of woman test driving Toyota's electric vehicle, iQ
2. Various of test drive
3. Wide of news conference
4. SOUNDBITE (Japanese) Takeshi Uchiyamada, Executive Vice President, Toyota Motor Corporation :
"We think we should develop electric vehicles focusing on short commuter use so as to expand the market. With that position, we are now aiming to put electric vehicles on the market by 2012 in Japan, the US and Europe."
AP FILE
Tokyo - 21 July, 2007
5. Various of Toyota plug-in hybrid Prius being charged
AP Television -
"The PHV (plug-in hybrid) is a hybrid car which does not use much gasoline and also is an electric vehicle whose battery does not run out. PHV is the amalgamation and evolution of both technologies and we think it will be the mainstream of electric vehicles."
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Hans Greimel, Asia Editor, Automotive News :
"Well it's a good question whether Toyota can maintain the lead in the environmental vehicle race. They had an early start with Prius which was well accepted and established Toyota's name as the leader, but yet you see companies something like Nissan coming out with the Leaf and trying to take the - to leapfrog ahead of Toyota. So we will see where it goes. A lot will depend on the development on these batteries which is the key power source for these cars."
8. Various of Toyota electric vehicle, iQ
9. Various of the charge inlet
10. Close up of the battery
11. Wide of iQ
LEAD IN :
The next generation of Toyota's electric cars are to go on sale in the US, Japan and Europe by 2012.
The new version will be a compact hybrid vehicle best suited for short haul trips.
STORY-LINE:
This little car is what Toyota's excited about.
The company says its next generation of eco-friendly vehicles will be gasoline-electric hybrid, which will remain the standard for green cars so drivers won't have to worry about running out of electricity on the road.
Given a test drive it sped around a short test-course without any problem, making whirring motor noises instead of the usual roar of an engine.
Toyota's executive vice president, Takeshi Uchiyamada says the new eco car, based on Toyota's iQ, has been designed is to focus on short haul use.
The eco car is going on sale in the US, Japan and Europe from 2012 , with the company targeting sales of 50,000 vehicles a year at 3 million yen ($36,000) each without subsidies, as the automaker strengthens its green lineup to keep pace with growing competition.
Toyota, the world's biggest automaker, is banking on hybrids, which switch between gasoline and electric engines, after the success of its top-selling Prius hybrid. The company says they are planning to introduce 11 new hybrid models by the end of 2012, including revamps of existing models.
Uchiyamada says the plug-in hybrid gives drivers the best of both worlds.
Besides developing an electric car in-house, Toyota is working on an electric sport-utility vehicle with U.S. luxury electric car maker Tesla. A concept model which is being shown at the Los Angeles Auto Show is planned for sale in the U.S. in 2012, with a range of 100 miles on a single charge.
Other car manufacturers are playing catch up however with Japanese rivals Nissan and Mitsubishi dashing ahead in the race to bring new hybrid to market, as Asia Editor of Automotive News, Hans Greimel explains.
Mitsubishi's eco car, the iMiEV, is already on sale.
Analysts say electric vehicles and other futuristic vehicles will still only make up a tiny fraction of the auto market for years.
Recharging stations will be needed for electric vehicles and hydrogen fuelling stations will be needed if fuel cells are ever to become practical.
Toyota sorely needs a boost to its image after a series of massive recalls totalling more than 11 million vehicles globally over the last year, mostly in the U.S., for faulty gas pedals, floor mats that can trap accelerators, defective braking and stalling engines.
The maker of the Camry sedan and Lexus luxury model also faces lawsuits in the U.S. over accidents suspected of being related to those defects.
Its image, once equated with near impeccable quality, has been badly tarnished, especially after widespread criticism it was slow and reluctant to come forward with the recalls.
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Everyone knows a major aspect of healthy living is the consumption of healthy food. A diet rich in vitamins and minerals is key to maintain healthy organs and help prevent chronic disease. An apple a day keeps the doctor away, right?
Nutrient dense antioxidant foods are particularly beneficial. Fruit, vegetables and grains are packed with antioxidant vitamins A, C and E, as well as a host of phytonutrients and vitamin cofactors you may not know about. Phytonutrients, also known as phytochemicals, are plant-derived healthy nutrients. Plants produce these substances to protect themselves from disease, and extensive studies have shown positive effects of phytonutrients on human health.
The easiest way to ensure complete intake of antioxidants is to eat different colors of healthy foods every day! Produce in red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple colors, along with whole grains and nuts, will supply plenty of vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients for optimal health.


You have been a non-conformist throughout your life. What do you think of the man-made organisations? Do they, in any way, obstruct the path of progressives like you?
In today's society (as was the case in the past) there is a tremendous amount of energy spent on trying to make people conform: to established behavior, to established religions, namely, to a certain type of thought. This uniformity is very tricky because it comes through a certain «political correctness» that stifles people's spontaneity.
This should not though make us despair, all of these man-made organizations are made by individuals and I believe that change is possible in this scale, as long as people dare to take risks and pay the price for their freedom.


The Blinders kicked off 2019 with a sold-out show as part of Independent Venue Week as they seek to build on the success of last year's Columbia album and start the process of its follow up. Support came from The C33s.
The C33s describe themselves as a punk/garage/rock band and their sound is as unflustered and devoid of bluster as that would suggest. There's a rawness to Cav and Judy's vocals that matches the primal nature of much of their set, especially when they extend outros to songs later in their set and they feel like they're having a jam together. They don't say much, to us or each other except Cav's constant references to juicing, but there's a very intuitive feel to their sound that does their talking for them. With their debut EP 48 Hours At Neon Palms already out and a single coming in March, they're starting to get some momentum behind them.
Within seconds of the opening bars of Gotta Get Through, which follows their opening poem Columbia set to a rumbling backing track, there's a moshpit developed with blokes throwing themselves around and sending the rest of us back to the sides. It's interesting that they create both the adrenaline rush that sets that off yet have a message that you need to listen to in order to appreciate on songs like L'Etat C'Est Moi, Brave New World, The Ballad Of Winston Smith and the menacing Hate Song. You also miss the expressions on Thomas's face, undaunted by the black warpaint streaming into his eyes, across his cheeks and down his neck and chest, as he barks out commands and calls to arms, Charlie's imperious stances and absolute immersion in what they're doing or Matty's often underappreciated drumming that dictates the tribal nature of a lot of what The Blinders do.
There's a couple of new songs - Wither and the multi-faced macabre menace of Fantasies - that hint at the direction they're moving in, expanding their sound, pushing their boundaries without ripping up the blueprint that makes them such a thrilling proposition. I Can't Breathe Blues, Rat In A Cage and Ramona Flowers, three of their older songs, have grown with their ambition without losing the claustrophobic suffocating edge that drew many of their devotees in.
They don't forget where they've come from. They dedicate Fantasies to a long-term fan Zoran who sadly died recently and the roar is as loud as for any song, such is the connections and bonds they've created. Et Tu and Brutus bring things to their conclusion, one minute barbaric head-splitting cacophony, the next an almost deific mantra across more than ten minutes of thrilling energy that's uniquely The Blinders as they plough their own path immune to outside pressures to conform.
That's The Blinders in a nutshell. Like Ist Ist the night before they're at the vanguard of a set of bands unwilling to bow to the image-obsessed tastemakers that want no rough edges to their product when it's those edges that excite these crowds more than anything. They're at that post debut album crossroads now but the possibilities ahead of them are thrilling.
The C33s are on Facebook and Twitter. They play Manchester Band On The Wall (February 14), Manchester Night People (March 9) and Manchester YANA Festival (30).
The Blinders' website can be found here and they are on Facebook and Twitter. They play Birmingham O2 Institute (April 26), Manchester Ritz (27), Glasgow St Lukes (28) and London Scala (30).


IMF Financial Operations 2016 provides a broad introduction to how the IMF fulfills its mission through its financial activities. It covers the financial structure and operations of the IMF and also provides background detail of the financial statements for the IMF's activities during the most recent financial year. This publication (currently in its third edition) updates a previous report entitled Financial Organization and Operations of the IMF, first published in 1986 and last issued in 2001 (the sixth edition). That 2001 report reflected the seismic shifts in the global economy and in the IMF's structure and operations that occurred after the fall of the Soviet Union and the various currency and financial crises of the 1990s. This revised and updated report covers more recent developments, including reform of the IMF's income model, measures taken in response to the global financial crisis of 2007–09, and the institutional reforms aimed at ensuring that the IMF's governance structure evolves in line with developments in the global economy.


Established in 2008, Armijo Design recently celebrated a decade of success in Denver. During the last ten years, Beth has made her mark with a variety of intriguing designs meant to bridge the divide between practical and eye-catching.
Beth is always determined to meet her clients' needs and preferred aesthetics, but she is particularly enthusiastic about designing within her specialty areas, which include color consultation, architectural fixture selection, window treatments, and more. Her design interests and abilities may be diverse, but as Denver's Jill-of-all-trades, she is capable of creating a cohesive end product.
There's no question that Beth is passionate about art and interior design. This has been evident not only throughout her career, but also her childhood. When she was in 3rd grade, she attended art classes at Arapahoe Community College — an impressive early education from somebody who showed natural talent from the very beginning. But while Beth realized her love of art early on, she didn't seriously pursue it as a vocation until she began studying business at the University of Colorado Boulder. Driven as always, she completed not only her required business coursework, but also art classes at night.
Beth's studies in Florence ignited her love of architecture. Soon, she found herself enrolling in the interior design program at the acclaimed FIDM campus in San Francisco. Following graduation, she worked in interior design for several years while continuing to live in the Bay Area. During her time on the West Coast, she was voted San Francisco's top up-and-coming designer — a huge accomplishment in a city chock full of talent.
Upon relocating to Denver, Beth launched Armijo Design Group. Since returning to Colorado, her work has been recognized on several occasions and by prominent publications. She has been featured in 5280 Magazine, Colorado Homes & Lifestyles, and Better Homes and Gardens. Her work can also be viewed on Instagram, where she displays a beautiful portfolio that captures the essence of her unique style.
Beth strongly believes that every client should fall deeply in love with the designs her firm creates. She's all about personalization; while she enjoys infusing homes with her distinctive style, she always strives to do so in a way that appeals to her clients. To ensure full satisfaction, she works closely with clients to determine what, exactly, they want and which style elements will best reflect their distinctive personalities. Because she is so in tune with her clients, she does not find the design process particularly stressful or intimidating. Rather, she relishes the challenges and opportunities each new client provides.
An excellent example of Armijo's strong working relationship with clients: working closely with Craine Architecture on a house in the beautiful Bow Mar neighborhood. The client was determined to blend sophisticated adult vibes with a distinctly playful feel that would appeal not only to her daughters, but also to her 'second-grade self.' Armijo clearly delivered, collaborating closely with the project's architects to create a livable space with touches of whimsy throughout. The completed home was featured in Colorado Homes & Lifestyles.
Another project that exemplifies Armijo's approach: her recent exploits in Denver's Cheeseman Park. She worked with young clients who desired a casual environment within a historic home that featured a classic layout, complete with maid's quarters. Her successes are outlined in 5280 Home.
While Beth finds inspiration in a variety of pursuits, her groundbreaking ideas are primarily sparked by travel. Since discovering her love of architecture in Florence, she has continued to regard the beautiful city as a top source of inspiration. She also continues to be fascinated by the beauty and culture of San Francisco. New York has long held great esteem among designers — and Beth is no exception.
In addition to traveling, Beth keeps an eye on the world of fashion — both in Colorado and abroad. She feels that fashion and design are closely linked; the concepts she sees on the runway one season are almost destined to take over the interior design landscape the next.
At Decorative Materials, we're pleased to work with and among some of Colorado's most talented interior designers. Beth Armijo exemplifies the passion that we are continually thrilled to observe in the greater design community. We're excited to see Beth's creativity continue to play out in a variety of local homes and businesses.
Are you excited to incorporate beautiful tiles into a design just as unique as you and your loved ones? Feel free to stop in at our Denver showroom to see our favorite tile design trends on display. You're also encouraged to take a quick glance at our inspiration gallery. Don't hesitate to get in touch to learn more about our approach to interior design.


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The 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the inaugural year for FIFA's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year. The gala is a continuation of the FIFA World Player Gala and a result of merging the FIFA Men's World Player of the Year award with the Ballon d'Or, previously created and presented by France Football to the top men's player in Europe. The awards ceremony took place on 10 January 2011 in Zürich, Switzerland. The three finalists for each category were announced on 6 December 2010.

La Masia, the FC Barcelona academy, achieved a record breaking honor in becoming the first youth academy ever to have all three finalists for the Ballon d'Or in one same year, with Lionel Messi, Andrés Iniesta and Xavi. Messi won the award, his second consecutive Ballon d'Or victory.

Marta won the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year award, her fifth in a row.

José Mourinho, Portuguese manager of Real Madrid and previously of Internazionale, was the first winner of the men's FIFA World Coach of the Year award in 2010. The women's version of the award was won by Germany head coach Silvia Neid.

Winners and nominees

FIFA Ballon d'Or

The following 20 men were also in contention for the FIFA Ballon d'Or 2010:

FIFA Women's World Player of the Year

The other seven nominees were:

FIFA World Coach of the Year for Men's Football

FIFA World Coach of the Year for Women's Football

FIFA Puskás Award

FIFA/FIFPro World XI

FIFA Presidential Award

  Desmond Tutu

FIFA Fair Play Award

References

External links
 France Football Official Ballon d'Or page

2010
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Women's association football trophies and awards
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A. A. Milne, the man who created Winnie the Pooh, once wrote, "How lucky I am to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard."
This week, those words may be a comfort to the longtime customers of a beloved Grand Rapids children's bookstore named after Milne's work.
Pooh's Corner — which has served as a landmark for children's literature in the area for 38 years — is closing, at 1886 Breton Rd. SE.
The Breton Village store has begun a 20-percent-off sale on all items, and its popular Story Time will continue until the store's final day on May 23.
"It is with great sadness that we announce the closing of Pooh's Corner," according to a statement by the store. "Our booksellers have sold you the best in children's literature for decades, and we hope that you have cherished us as much as we have cherished all of you."
For the past 11 years, Pooh's Corner has been co-owned by Camille DeBoer and Sally Bulthuis. Both women will celebrate their birthdays the week after their store closes, with Bulthuis turning 60 and DeBoer turning 46.
The store has one full-time employee and five part-time employees.
DeBoer said they're closing the store, because neither of the owners is prepared at this point in their lives to make the physical and financial re-investment in the business, which was trying to weather the changing book industry.
"We had to think about what we wanted to do next," DeBoer said. "The industry changes rapidly in bookselling. Watching it change is frustrating. What we do is very, very rewarding, but there's less and less opportunity to have success.
"If we wanted to re-invest, re-position it to better fit the changing retail climate, we had to think about what it would take. . . . It was better to gracefully quit the business."
A changing industry
The closing of Pooh's Corner comes during a time of change for the book industry, both nationally and locally, DeBoer said.
DeBoer said a sign of the times was Schuler Books & Music announcing the closing of both its downtown Grand Rapids and Alpine Avenue stores.
And while people say online buying changed everything, 80 percent of the daily sales at Pooh's Corner were books.
Digital books are tailored more to the adult readers, particularly reading groups — meaning that children's books are still physical and usually bought as gifts, DeBoer said.
DeBoer said the main problem in children's literature today is that children are being exposed to a narrower set of options.
She added that both local and school libraries are in decline nationwide, and unless a book turns into a major blockbuster — like the "Harry Potter," "Percy Jackson" or "Hunger Games" series — most kids never hear about it.
"Teachers almost don't have time to read books that don't relate to curriculum anymore," DeBoer said. "If a ten-year-old boy doesn't like (what's mainstream), he's labeled a 'non-reader.' . . . I don't believe there's such a thing as a child that doesn't like to read. They just haven't found the right book yet."
This is where Pooh's Corner came in, guiding children on what they may like to read based on their own experiences and personalities.
"The product we sell is available everywhere," DeBoer said. "We are the only place you can come for knowledge — but if we were the only place you could get the physical thing, it would have made a difference.
"And I have to say that there are incredibly sad lovers of children's literature this week, but there are other people who will just turn and buy the books somewhere else. . . . We're just another retail store trying to figure out how to survive."
After the store shared the news with customers this week, "People were lined up out the door, and they stepped in and just started to cry. We hugged a lot of people that day."
The Pooh's Corner Facebook page has also been flooded with an outpouring of comments by customers, expressing their sadness and love for the store.
"When I read your email I had tears in my eyes," Jill VanderWoude writes. "Thank you so much for being the most awesome bookstore ever! Not only have you provided wonderful books and story times, but you have also been an extended part of my family. I will miss all of you so much. Such sad news. Breton Village will never be the same."
DeBoer said she's lost count of how many times a customer has come up to her this week and told her how much the store has meant to them over the years.
DeBoer will soon be looking for a job, hopefully in the book industry, but for now, she's accepting the praise of a grateful community.
"People have said so many beautiful things. . . . It's like we're preparing for a funeral of someone we loved," DeBoer said.


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