2017 may not have been the most momentous year for wood and pellet stoves, but every year is full of important stories and these are what we see as the top 10. Think we missed one of 2017's top stories? Leave a comment.
Warmer winters and lower fossil fuel prices are likely the main causes of continued sluggish sales of wood stoves and inserts in 2017. Gas appliances continue to gain in popularity. The 2015 EPA regulations are rarely cited as contributing to the current malaise in the market, and local restrictions are unlikely to have much of an impact either. The final weeks of 2017 and first week of 2018 brought arctic temperatures to much of the US, boosting sales of both pellets and stoves. But will it last?
Whoever thought a motorcycle company would deal a big blow to the stove industry? To be fair, it had little to do with motorcycles and a lot to do with the Trump Administration wanting to do away with out-of-court air quality violations settlements that allowed polluters to pay part of their fine in programs that improve air quality. Harley Davidson happened to be the poster child of companies willing to support a change out program, but not allowed to do so by the Trump Administration. That pipeline of funding, up to 10 million a year, is now cut off, dealing another blow to programs seeking to get people to part ways with their old wood stove, and exchange it for a new pellet, gas or wood stove.
Three key initiatives – the BTU Act, the NSPS delay and the biomass heater tax credit – did not come to fruition in 2017. All three initiatives remain in play in 2018, but with each passing month, 2018 will get more consumed by the fall election season. The BTU Act would help the entire biomass thermal energy sector and has some key backers, such as Senator Susan Collins (R-ME). The bills to delay NSPS deadlines by 3 years passed committees, largely on party lines. With the razor thin majority in the Senate, Democratic support for these initiatives may be more important in 2018.
The ASTM E3053 cord wood test protocol developed largely by industry members was completed and is now an accepted alternative test method. However, companies don't appear to be lining up to use it to certify their stoves. Meanwhile, NESCAUM is taking the lead in designing what they say is a much more realistic cordwood test method as it takes into account more frequent reloading. That method appears to have EPA's interest and may be more likely to be referenced by the federal and/or state governments.
Despite a President who champions coal and fossil fuels, the renewable energy movement is gaining ground worldwide. Automated pellet and chip heating systems are being installed more rapidly in Europe and are gaining wider acceptance in the US. Pellet stoves and boilers are also becoming more recognized in green building circles. Campuses, towns, cities and states striving to reduce fossil fuel use usually start with electricity and transition to green heating options.
In 2017, we saw a rise of clean air groups campaigning for more restrictions on wood stove installation and use. Some of the core activists emerged years ago when their communities or homes were subjected to excessive smoke from outdoor wood boilers. In 2017, the focus shifted more to wood stoves, mostly in communities in the West, but to some extent in the Northeast. Often, tensions rose over lack of enforcement by local jurisdictions who didn't have the resources, training and/or political will to deal with those creating excessive smoke. Overall there is a growing recognition that wood smoke is a serious health concern and debates in local and state forums will likely grow in coming years.
In the wood and pellet stove world, Hearth & Home Technologies (HHT) did not announce major new acquisitions in 2017, but the company consolidated by moving Quadra-Fire and Vermont Castings production to its Pennsylvania facility. However, 2017 also saw market share continue to slip away from higher-priced manufacturers like most HHT brands to the lower priced manufacturers that sell from hardware chains. On the wood pellet front, Lignetics continued its buying spree, finalizing a deal to acquire New England Wood Pellet at the very end of 2017.
After many years of sitting on the sidelines of thermal biomass, the Department of Energy found an entre in the 2018 Wood Stove Design Challenge. DOE is providing funding and its PR department is issuing news releases, lending greater credibility and a higher profile to the event. The competition features automated stoves and stoves that produce electricity to supplement wintertime solar PV output, showcasing new roles that wood stoves could play if they run more reliably cleaner in real world settings. The competition will also showcase cordwood testing protocols and fossil fuel reductions achievable by wood stoves compared to solar panels.
In 2017, three states began using efficiency criteria to determine eligibility in incentive or change out programs. NY now requires pellet stoves to have verified efficiencies on the EPA list of certified stoves. MD & MA provide higher incentives for stoves with verified efficiencies, as Oregon does, but with a far simpler formulas. The rampant practice by most manufacturers of providing misleading and exaggerated efficiency values – a practice not tolerated in other HVAC sectors – motivated these states to act.
OK, 2017 was not a big news year for the new heater regulations, known as the NSPS. But in 2017 all large forced air wood furnaces were required to be certified (including smaller ones who pretended to be large to evade certification in 2016). In April, there were only six EPA certified furnaces ranging from 48% to 89% efficiency, now there are 16. 2017 was a pivotal year in that it marked the midpoint between 2015 and 2020, when all heaters must meet stricter emission standards. And, with each passing month, more heaters become 2020 compliant as manufacturers hedge their bets in case Congress, the Administration or the courts do not derail the 2020 deadline. In 2017, some exciting new innovation hit the market, including automated MF Fire Catalyst, the Optima designed just to burn pressed logs and more coming soon.
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As you stroll down the housecleaning aisle at the grocery or big box chain stores, says a 40+ year old Resdiential cleaning Service in Evanston, Il you'll notice that, in most cases, the Earth-friendly cleaning brands are more expensive than the conventional non-Earth friendly products are. A recent shopping expedition in a Midwestern discount chain confirmed that the toilet bowl sanitizer, all purpose spray, laundry detergent, window cleaner, and dish soap, the green brands were pricier- sometimes just a few cents to a few dollars. Therefore, if you intend to stock your utility closet with preformulated cleaning supplies from green-brand lines, be prepared to budget just a bit higher.
Recently, more and more commercial brands are advertising cleaning solutions with baking soda, vinegar, and other environmentally safe ingredients. In some cases, these products also contain the offending chemicals that make them environmentally undesirable. But they cost as much as the other commercial products. So, why buy a window cleaner with vinegar when the vinegar alone works at least as well- at one-tenth the price?
So if you're willing to take the minute or two to whip up your own recipes from basic household staples-baking soda, white distilled vinegar, and salt- you can watch you cleaning budget decrease.
Mix 4 Tablespoons baking soda into 1 quart of water in a cleaning pail or quart bottle. Wipe all surfaces with a soft cloth or sponge.
Vinegar is also a great degreaser and works especially well to remove soap scum in tubs and showers. Mix 1/4 to 1/2 cup white vinegar and 1 quart of water in a spray bottle. Spray on surface, wait 30 seconds, and wipe away. Rinse off with hot water if you're cleaning soap scum in tubs, showers, or sinks.This is a very effective way to clean spotlessly and to clean totally green, says a 40+ year old Residential Cleaning Company in Evanston, Il.


Fibrocell Science (FCSC) Stock Gains 57.30%: What's Next?
Shares of Fibrocell Science Inc (FCSC) stock are up more than 57% Monday following an announcement from the company that it will be collaborating with Castle Creek Pharmaceuticals to develop and commercialize FCX-007 gene therapy.
FCSC stock jumped as high as $3.24, which is 82% higher than Friday's closing price of $1.78. The average rating from Wall Street analysts is a Strong Buy. Stock Score Report, InvestorsObserver's proprietary scoring system, gives FCSC stock a score of 86 out of a possible 100.
That score is chiefly influenced by a fundamental score of 90. In addition to the average rating from Wall Street analysts, FCSC stock has a mean target price of $16.00. This means analysts expect the stock to rise 471.43% over the next 12 months. FCSC's score also includes a long-term technical score of 87. The short-term technical score for FCSC is 79.
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Fibrocell Science Inc (FCSC) stock is higher by 57.26% while the S&P 500 is down -0.15% as of 10:36 AM on Monday, Apr 15. FCSC has risen $1.02 from the previous closing price of $1.78 on volume of 20,622,521 shares. Over the past year the S&P 500 is higher by 8.41% while FCSC is down -12.50%. FCSC lost -$1.45 per share in the over the last 12 months.


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Q: yaourt curl error: SSL connect error I'm trying to install some packages form yaourt.
For example :
yaourt compiz

But it gets me following error:
[hamed@localhost ~]$ yaourt compiz
curl error: SSL connect error

Please tell me what's wrong with yaourt?

A: This problem apparently occurs for Iranian people.
The Solution :
You have to replace yaourt-ssl3 and package-query-ssl3 instead yaourt and package-query.
Firstly you need to uninstall current yaourt and package-query by following command :
sudo pacman -Rsc package-query

And then install ssl3 :
curl -O3 https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/pa/package-query-ssl3/package-query-ssl3.tar.gz
tar -xf package-query-ssl3.tar.gz
cd package-query-ssl3
makepkg -cis
cd ..
curl -O3 https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/ya/yaourt-ssl3/yaourt-ssl3.tar.gz
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Sorry for the lack of blogging. I've been focusing on other things for a while now. I've been on a serious diet/exercise plan for more than a year now, dropping my weight from more than 125kg (20 stone) to below 90kg (14 stone) now with only 5kg left to reach my target weight. Unfortunately, my concentration has been very poor in recent weeks while I got down from 95 to 90kgs. I'm running 5km most days now as part of the plan. One of my problems is how to fit in a nice big pizza (I'm addicted) once a week without blowing the plan! Another problem is my cash reserves are now running low so I will be returning to IT contracting in the next 3-6 months for refinancing. Any projects looking for Java/OOA tooling/code generation experience then let me know :). However, I have no intention of stopping OOA Tool development.
Anyway, what to focus on while dropping my last 5kg. I'm loath to focus on the next build at the moment while my concentration is not 100%. So instead I'm going to do a small case study using OOA Tool, documenting the study in a series of technical notes over the coming weeks. I thought about doing a telecoms or banking example but it might turn some people off so I'm going with a Chess program that everyone can probably relate to.
I'm also going to use the activity to get to grips with Eclipse as a development tool. I've been using JBuilder 2005 for many years now but even they have moved to an Eclipse based platform. So why should I pay for the new version of JBuilder when I can download a free version of Eclipse? So I've installed the JEE build Helios SR1 version of Eclipse on my XP desktop and Vista laptop. I'm also restricting my OOA Tool use to Build 014 which is the current release. One problem I found with Eclipse was that it mostly assumes an internet connection to download additional features/plugins. That's fine with my laptop but I keep my desktop isolated for safety and never connect it to the internet. So I'm going to have to restrict my use to what's in the shrink wrapped JEE build, at least until I really know my way around Eclipse allowing me to manually download and install additional features.
I'm not going to say much about the case study since I want to publish the first part by the end of the week but I will include Shlaer-Mellor and Executable UML diagrams with the target platform being Java based. I will release all of the code created which won't be automatically generated since OOA Tool Build 014 doesn't support code generation. The purpose of the study is to see OOA in action rather than code generation. However, I will try to keep coding as template oriented as possible.
Now for other stuff. I'm not seeing much happening in the world of Executable UML. The world of Shlaer-Mellor is mostly restricted to this blog so not much happening there either! Kennedy Carter have now become Abstract Solutions with Allan Kennedy leaving to do his own stuff. I wish Allan and the other guys (especially Chris and Ian) all the best and I hope Abstract Solutions continues to provide Executable UML solutions to customers. Of course that requires customers with the vision to see the long term benefits.


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Costa Rica Declares Coffee as a National Symbol
The President of the Republic, Carlos Alvarado and the Ministers of Agriculture and Livestock, Renato Alvarado; of Education, Guiselle Cruz and of Culture and Youth, Sylvie Durán, sanctioned this past Tuesday at the Presidential Palace, Law No. 9815 that declares Costa Rican Coffee as the fifteenth national symbol of Costa Rican economic, contributing to its social and cultural development.
The bill – proposed by the deputy Wagner Jiménez – instructs the Ministry of Public Education (MEP) to include in the corresponding study programs, Costa Rican coffee as a national symbol.
The proclamation ceremony, governed by all health protocols, included the President of the Costa Rican Coffee Institute, Luis Román Chacón and, in a virtual form, congressmen Mario Castillo and Wagner Jiménez, as well as the Mayors of Dota, Leonardo Chacón; Tarrazú, Ana Lorena Rovira and León Cortés, Jorge Mora.
Also, Jeison, Valentina, Dylana, Abigail, and Jaime, students from the San Rafael de Dota School, as well as faculty from the educational center and representatives of the coffee sector of the canton, all of whom spoke with President Alvarado about the importance of the said Law.
"On the part of the students who proposed this initiative, today we want to thank the deputies of the Legislative Assembly, as well as the Mayor and all those who were part of this project. The year before we proposed that coffee is a national symbol. In the Los Santos area, the golden grain represents employment and school supplies. Our coffee is the best in the world", said Bianca, a student at the school.
Also, this Tuesday, the President of the Republic and the Minister of Agriculture and Livestock (MAG) signed Law 2762, "Creation of the Regime for relations between producers, beneficiaries, and exporters of coffee", which aims to determine a fair relationship between coffee producers, beneficiaries and exporters. The legislation declares of public interest all matters related to the production, processing, marketing, quality, and prestige of Costa Rican coffee.
The President of the Republic, Carlos Alvarado, thanked the congressmen for the approval of these laws that come to award a well-deserved recognition to the Costa Rican golden grain, which throughout history has been a fundamental part of the national and local economy.
"We know the importance of the productive forces of the nation at this moment in terms of economic reactivation, especially in the hard times that we live as a result of the health crisis. I appreciate this joint work between the Legislative and Executive powers with the private sector to reinforce coffee activity in the country with equity, efficiency, and a long-term vision", said President Alvarado.
The Minister of Agriculture and Livestock, Renato Alvarado, highlighted the work of the Legislative Assembly in these projects and the joint private-public cooperation in the sector. "These actions respond to coordination with the private sector for guaranteeing and increasing the productive capacity," said the Minister.
These bills are signed at a time when the Ministry of Labor and Social Security, MAG, and ICAFE has called on the population to join the coffee harvesting campaign, which will begin in mid-August, lasting until March 2021. At the moment, more than 17 thousand people have responded to the call made by the institutions in the framework of the national emergency that the country is experiencing due to COVID-19.
The Minister of Public Education, Guiselle Cruz, highlighted the importance of incorporating these new contents into all levels of academic programs. "Coffee is an identity element of unquestionable importance for the constitution of our nationality. From the dawn of our homeland, it was the worthy work of all the people dedicated to planting, harvesting, and marketing our golden grain, not just as a way of subsistence, but also as a source of justified pride. This historical cultural and productive bond must be highlighted from our classrooms, for the next generations", concluded the education minister.
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Apples, Tea, and Moderation—The 3 Ingredients for a Long Life
This exciting new piece of research says that consuming flavonoid-rich items such as apples and tea protects against cancer and heart disease, particularly for smokers and heavy drinkers.
Researchers from the School of Medical and Health Sciences at Edith Cowan University (ECU) analyzed data from the Danish Diet, Cancer and Health cohort that assessed the diets of 53,048 Danish people over 23 years.
They found that people who habitually consumed moderate to high amounts of foods rich in flavonoids, compounds found in plant-based foods and drinks, were less likely to die from cancer or heart disease.
Lead researcher Dr. Nicola Bondonno said while the study, which was published in Nature Communications, found a lower risk of death in those who ate flavonoid-rich foods, the protective effect appeared to be strongest for those at high risk of chronic diseases due to cigarette smoking and those who drank more than two standard alcoholic drinks a day.
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"These findings are important as they highlight the potential to prevent cancer and heart disease by encouraging the consumption of flavonoid-rich foods, particularly in people at high risk of these chronic diseases," she said.
"But it's also important to note that flavonoid consumption does not counteract all of the increased risk of death caused by smoking and high alcohol consumption. By far the best thing to do for your health is to quit smoking and cut down on alcohol.
"We know these kind of lifestyle changes can be very challenging, so encouraging flavonoid consumption might be a novel way to alleviate the increased risk, while also encouraging people to quit smoking and reduce their alcohol intake."
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Participants consuming about 500 milligrams of total flavonoids each day had the lowest risk of a cancer or heart disease-related death.
"It's important to consume a variety of different flavonoid compounds found in different plant based food and drink. This is easily achievable through the diet: one cup of tea, one apple, one orange, 100 grams of blueberries, and 100 grams of broccoli would provide a wide range of flavonoid compounds and over 500 milligrams of total flavonoids."
Dr. Bondonno said while the research had established an association between flavonoid consumption and lower risk of death, the exact nature of the protective effect was unclear but likely to be multifaceted.
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"Alcohol consumption and smoking both increase inflammation and damage blood vessels, which can increase the risk of a range of diseases," she said.
"Flavonoids have been shown to be anti-inflammatory and improve blood vessel function, which may explain why they are associated with a lower risk of death from heart disease and cancer.
Dr. Bondonno said the next step for the research was to look more closely at which types of heart disease cancers were most protected by flavonoids.
Reprinted from Edith Cowan University
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Third Annual Clemens & Co Advent Calendar is Must-Watch Holiday Material
December 18, 2019 by Zak Kolesar
Over the years, my Christmas music consumption has dwindled. More so than any other genre type, Christmas music seems to lose its relistenability value whenever I revisit dated songs come holiday season. A couple of things I do value in Christmas music is when it gets updated—sometimes a tempo increase—and covered by a different group. There are definitely songs and albums that are meant to be relistened to every winter and spring and so forth, but I'd rather listen to a pop-punk version of "All I Want for Christmas" than Mariah Carey's version for the 15th straight year.
For the past three holiday seasons, Eric Clemens of local blues pop band Clemens & Co has been providing an avenue for those wanting to hear new and refreshed versions of outdated Christmas songs. The yearly Advent Calendar that he curates has become a local avenue for just that. Every year Clemens invites an all-star cast of Columbus-area musicians (and even some outsiders) to throw their own signature style on 25 Christmas tracks, kicking off on the first day of the month. The effort to promote these musicians and various venues every December with Christmas covers has been an extremely effective local music promotion technique.
"Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" — Zoo Trippin'
The series caught my eye from the very first release, a ramped-up, outrageous performance of "Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer" by local blues-rock band Zoo Trippin'. While Clemens assists each act in their remake, he gives creative control over to the guests of honor. Ranging from Advent Calendar alumni to musicians taking their first stab, before the year is over Clemens will have a portfolio of 75 Christmas covers under his belt. A pretty impressive feat.
Below you can find a list of six other Advent Calendar covers that will surely get you in the holiday spirit. You can also find all 25 Christmas covers from 2019 on the Clemens and Co website, along with performances from the 2017 and 2018 series.
"Pretty Paper" — Lindsay Jordan
A singer with West Virginian roots, Lindsay Jordan brought along her band to celebrate the sixth day of Christmas. The song of choice: the Willie Nelson-written, Roy Orbison hit "Pretty Paper." Jordan's rendition has a lot of soul, and you'll definitely catch yourself swinging from side to side. They even added in a celebratory group beer shotgun at the end.
"White Christmas" — Lily St. Clair
Lily St. Clair made her performance extremely intimate with the inclusion of a harp—an instrument she's not shy to—for "White Christmas." Clemons plays guitar and sings alongside Lily, a very appropriate accompaniment. A snowfall filter also kicks in just over a quarter into the video, adding to the winter ambience.
"Up on the Housetop" — The Farmer & Adele and Billy Zenn
A song that dates back to the 19th century, Nashville duo The Farmer & Adele joined forces with Clemens and Columbus music legend Billy Zenn for this one. The cover is yet another exercise of Clemens bringing aboard guests for some good ol' Christmas fun.
"Dance of the Sugarplum Fairy" — Josh Brenneman and Austin Antoniou
A display of great musicianship all around, Clemens is joined by local musicians Josh Brenneman and Austin Antoniou. The nearly two-minute instrumental track might be the best guitarmanship of the entire Advent Calendar series.
"The Night Santa Went Crazy" — Straw & The Scarecrow
Duo Straw & The Scarecrow brought out the "Weird Al" Yankovic Christmas parody classic "The Night Santa Went Crazy" for their Advent Calendar performance. The song borrows from Soul Asylum's "Black Gold," Ozzy Osbourne's "Mama, I'm Coming Home," and Greg Lake's "I Believe in Father Christmas." Straw sings and plays piano in a reindeer onesie to add to the fun.
"Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays" — Something Else
NSYNC followed up their debut with a Christmas album the same year, gifting us with "Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays." Something Else does an amazing job at keeping the pop charm of the original while still adding their alternative edge to the mix. The message to "be excellent to each other" at the end is charming as well.
Video and photography were provided by Dan Mitchell of Mitchell Multimedia and Kayla Kreller of BlazingChakrams Photography. The venues and sound techs that also contributed to the success of this project include Nick Magoteaux of The Shrunken Head, Tony Rice of Brothers Drake, Jeff Straw of Victory's Live, Lou Kestella of Musicologie, Alex Kolton of Rambling House, and Kafe Kerouac.
You can check out some of these songs live in person at Clemens and Co annual Holiday Happy Hour at The Shrunken Head. The show takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, December 21. The celebration is free, but you're encouraged to wear festive gear.
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Author: Zak Kolesar
Zak Kolesar is the executive editor at In The Record Store, Columbus' go-to destination for local music coverage. Helping launch the blog and magazine wings of ITRS, Zak has been covering local music since he enrolled at Ohio State to study journalism in 2015. Graduating in 2017, Zak has since stayed on with ITRS as the brand grows across Columbus. Zak spends most of his free time attending shows, both local and national, throughout the city and loves promoting positive music.
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If you have any accessibility questions please get in touch. We are in the process of completing a full accessibility guide but this may take some time. We hope that the pictures and short text below will give you a good idea of what to expect.
All of our properties are bungalows, so all are on a single level. However, we do not recommend them for full time wheelchair users as there are a couple of steps to get into the door, currently without grab rails. I am happy to measure the steps for you if that would help, each bungalow has a slightly different height step due to the gradient of the site.
The single level nature of the properties has allowed us to have many guests with reduced or impaired mobility over the years, although we are not registered with accessibility accreditations.
It is easy to manoever from the lounge to the bedroom, bathroom, kitchen and bathroom with no steps once you are inside although the doorways are an issue for wheelchairs as they are reasonably narrow (711mm internal door).
Dogs are welcome in all bungalows except Clematis that is left dog free to accommodate allergy sufferers.
Every bungalow has a shower over the bath. There is a grab rail for shower users, seen in the photo.
We have well equipped galley kitchens with sink, cooker, microwave, toaster, kettle. The worktops are a fixed standard height.
Please look at our "Accessible North Devon" Page where we are in the process of collating information relating to the local area.
Please note we only have one pack available across all 6 bungalows.


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Welcome to the best website information on crab cakes recipes, with all you need to know about preparing and cooking your favourite crab cake recipes.
There are so many questions to answer on crab-cakes-recipes and this website will try and answer them all, these are just some of the crab cakes to look at!
My name is John Payne and I have published a successful cook book for yachts called The Great Cruising Cookbook and of course in that book are some great and easy to prepare crab recipes.
Whether it's crab cakes made from canned crab meat to that from Dungeness-Crabs and frozen Alaska-King-Crabs to freshly steamed Snow-Crabs.
You can also choose Blue-Crabs, Alaskan King-Crab and Spider-Crabs and any other type of crabs you love to eat and enjoy.
All of them make great crab cakes and making the prefect crab cake is an art form.
White Sandwich Bread 4 slices (to make 1 ½ cups fresh white bread crumbs) of firm white bread, cut off the crusts first.
Fresh Egg 1 medium sized egg, beaten.
Lime Juice Squeeze half a lime.
Chilli Peppers 2 small chillies, pick a variety that will not blow your mouth out and will not mask the crab flavour, an alternative is to add 1 teaspoon of chilli flakes.
Cilantro (Coriander) 2 tablespoons fresh chopped, my favorite herb!
STEP ONE Grind the bread into fine crumbs using your food processor.
STEP FOUR Heat the olive oil over a moderate heat.
STEP FIVE Gently sauté the crab cakes on one side until golden brown, and this will take around 3 to 4 minutes. Very gently turn the crab cakes over and brown the other side. Don't be tempted to turn them over, the more handling you do the more chance you will break them up.
STEP SIX Drain on paper towel to soak up any cooking oil and serve with your favorite sauce and garnish. I prefer Thai Sweet Chilli Sauce with this one.


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L'église San Bonaventura (Saint-Bonaventure) est une église du centre historique de Naples, située via San Giovanni Maggiore Pignatelli. Elle est consacrée à saint Bonaventure (biographe de saint François et théologien franciscain mort à Lyon en 1274, dit le Doctor seraphicus) et dépend de l'archidiocèse de Naples.

Histoire
L'église est fondée au  siècle comme siège d'une confrérie consacrée au franciscain saint Bonaventure, canonisé en 1482. Elle est remaniée à maintes reprises dont la plus importante a lieu en 1778. Aujourd'hui l'église est le siège de l'association catholique Pax Christi qui la partage avec l'association Claudio Miccoli.

Description
La façade du  siècle est ornée de lésènes. Elle possède un portail du gothique tardif en piperno, dont les grilles ajoutées au  siècle ont altéré le contour.

L'intérieur est constitué de deux espaces superposés couverts de croisées, rare exemple napolitain du gothique tardif du  siècle. Cependant la restauration du  siècle a partiellement modifié la structure ogivale originale.

Parmi les œuvres d'art conservées dans cette église, on peut distinguer le tableau attribué à Fabrizio Santafede, intitulé La Madone aux anges avec saint Bonaventure, saint François et Louis d'Anjou qui se trouve au-dessus du maître-autel, ainsi qu'un polyptyque représentant Saint Antoine de Giacomo Sanso.

Notes et références

Bibliographie

Voir aussi
Liste des églises de Naples

Bonaventura
Naples Bonaventura

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Twenty-thirteen has been an eventful year marked by a changing landscape in the computing world, the usual product refreshes in the mobile scene, the birth of a new generation of consoles and Steam Machines, the rise of Bitcoin, and some crazy new projects like Google's global network of high-altitude balloons providing free Internet in remote areas and Glass' limited rollout. Also, the harsh realization that pretty much nothing you do online (and sometimes even offline) is private -- in case you didn't know that already.
As the year comes to a close it's time to look back at some of the most relevant stories of 2013. We'll do a brief recount of tech happenings in eleven categories: CPUs and Graphics, Hardware Devices and Components, Software, Gaming, Mobile, Security and Privacy, Apple, Microsoft, Google, Tech Culture and The Web.
We hope you enjoyed our daily dispatch of technology news and analysis as much as we've enjoyed bringing it to you. Keep coming back for more in 2014. Without further ado, here's our take on 2013.
What is false disk failure, and why is it a problem?
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In this episode, Jeff talks about his new podcast "Half-Elf Privilege" and Jacob plans some of his own D&D adventures. Jeff discusses some of the anime he's watching, and Jacob gives an abridged review of Justice League. Plus: Crashing Orc Bar Mitzvahs, creepy Amazon Echoes, and more here on Geekundspiel!
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Steven's pronouncement strikes me as damn near irrelevant. Where is this supposed "strife"? I live in Cleve- land and I haven't seen it. Anyway, if it does exist, how is that relevant to the menaing of the 1st Amendment. Does the Amendment say "Congress shall not do anything . . . that offends some people."
Newdow is a fame-obsessed publicity hound, and nothing more.
Quite frankly, so is O'Connor.
Regimes cannot be upheld if everyone is made to feel equally an "insider." The real world just doesn't work that way.


For myself, it's about creativity. Embracing it. Being part of it. As a fan, yes. But, more importantly, creating MY art which might impact a few people. Even one. And if that one person is who the work was meant to reach, even better. If not, it does matter, so let's not kid ourselves. But there's no point dwelling on it. It's about finding that Escape Clause in the contract that frees your mind to seek out the New.
Creatures of habit don't go anywhere. They tend to pontificate. Or grasp at straws. Or are living in another space in time which really has no relevance today. It's why so many of us were drawn into that episode of Carpool Karaoke with Paul McCartney. It was full of happiness. That happiness was infectious and we shared it with others.
Since then, Sir Paul has been more busy than ever. Returning to perform at the Cavern. Happy to cross Abbey Road again for all those who make a pilgrimage to where the Beatles produced their greatest music. Releasing an album of new songs. Taking to Twitter on #Lefthandersday. A world tour.
He's everywhere and doing all he can to make himself available. He doesn't have to do any of this. He's Sir Paul. He can just coast through life and kick back and take it easy. But he's always been about getting out there and being one of us. Inspiring us. Motivating us. Showing that it's not only and always about the money. Money really can't buy anyone love. Security, perhaps. Companionship, yes. But love? Real love? The My Love of Maybe I'm Amazed at Lovely Linda type of love that he enjoyed with Linda, no. Never.
He probably carries Linda with him wherever he goes. Maybe it still weighs him down. But after looking for love where there wasn't any and prying himself away from her, he seems happily married again with a strong family support system around him.
Family and support systems. They're the best medicine of all. Not as a crutch. But knowing that flesh and blood is right there with and for you. And if it isn't, life is tough, but getting through it is not impossible. It's how you look at things.
It could be a wonderful new adventure starring a different cast or a constantly changing cast until you arrive at that point where you instinctively know that this is where you want to be. And from this home base, you build and go along a new path of discovery. And imagination.
Discovery. It's what life and living is all about. Stop wanting to get out there and discover and you start living in the online world. Never shut the door on the real world. It's not perfect. But it's the world we were born into and it's about enjoying the trip to the fullest. Anything less and you've let yourself down. No one has time for sob stories. No one has time for crap. No one has time for time wasters.
Yes, life is a long and winding road. But more often than not, it leads you back home. It might be a different home. But it's home. And home is where the heart lives.
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I was number 196. I graduated from Mizzou in June 1970 and was called for an army draft physical by mid-June 1970. I was advised during the physical I would probably be drafted in Sept. 1970. During August 1970 a newspaper article appeared that said in St Louis the last number that would be drafted in 1970 was 195. I called the draft board to make sure this was correct. They said yes the last number they would be drafting was 195. I got drunk that night. I have wondered since if I had been drafted would I have made it through Vietnam? My older brother was drafted in 1969 and served a year in Vietnam. I was glad I did not have to serve in Vietnam.


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Students participate in domestic study abroad programs
Adrianna Fazio | Wednesday, April 11, 2018
The morning of the government shutdown, junior Megan Kamm arrived at the State Department to watch her colleagues file out of the office, announcing they were on furlough. She assumed she too would head home for the day, but as she was leaving, her director stopped her and said, "Megan, you're not paid, — you're staying to help out." So, during the government shutdown, Kamm worked in an empty office with her director.
Across the country in Santa Clara, California, the CEO of Thryve told junior Jonathan Xu, the company has, "one bullet in the chamber" and everyday he needs to hustle and get things done. Everything Xu contributes to Thryve has a direct impact on both the customers and the early-stage company.
Photo courtesy of Megan Kamm
Notre Dame students participating in the Washington D.C. program stand on the steps of the Supreme Court building. Students have the option to participate in programs in D.C. and Silicon Valley, in addition to international study abroad opportunities.
Kamm and Xu are two of the Notre Dame juniors who chose to spend their spring semesters participating in the domestic Notre Dame programs in Washington and Silicon Valley, respectively. The Notre Dame students at Menlo College in Palo Alto, California and UCDC in Washington D.C. have been balancing a full course load while also interning for various companies in their areas. The semester allows them to take their knowledge from the classroom and apply it to pressing situations in their particular industries.
Kamm, a political science major, now works in The Secretary's Office of Global Women's Issues — a department dedicated "to include women and girls in U.S. diplomacy, partnerships, and programs," according to the State Department website. Kamm's eight hour work day is filled with meetings, briefings and emails. But, regardless of the exhausting hours, she says she energized by the experience as a whole.
"The experience overall has been incredibly rewarding," Kamm said. "Each day, I am part of a greater effort to promote the rights and empowerment of women and girls around the world."
Recently, Kamm says she has been working on her office's upcoming event: The International Women of Courage Awards Ceremony. Kamm says the event will honor ten women from across the globe who have overcome great adversity to fight for gender equality and human rights in their countries. Just this past week, Kamm finally had a chance to meet the honorees.
"After months of reading and learning about their work, it was really humbling and inspiring to meet the women in person, and hear their stories," Kamm said.
Xu, a computer science major, is immersing himself in a very different field — software engineering in Silicon Valley, the United States' hub of innovation and design.
Specifically, Xu is spending the semester working for Thryve, a venture backed health and wellness startup.
"Mainly I'm a software engineer, but I also help out with everything needed to make the business successful, from helping out with design and marketing to customer service," Xu said. "It's a very small company so we are all always busy, but we also have fun."
In addition to the team going out to lunch on Fridays, having a Wii in office, and watching Netflix during lunch breaks, Xu loves the Thryve company culture.
"[It is] just regular people running a company out of an office the size of a closet, trying to make a product that delights our customers and improves their lives," Xu said.
Xu also says that aside that aside from his internship, the highlight of the program has been visiting the Facebook and Google offices.
"It's nice to see a different workplace and way of life than all the consulting and banking opportunities Notre Dame students frequently emphasize," Xu said of the visits.
When reflecting upon the program, Kamm and Xu both said the programs have been remarkable and will continue to shape their career interests.
"If you've always wanted to work at a small startup and try to do something big, this [program] is a really good opportunity," he said. "The Bay Area is a wild wild place. Everyone is talking about tech — on the trains people are coding. Even a lot of the ads and highway billboards you probably won't even understand if you don't have some knowledge of computer science."
"I knew I couldn't pass up the opportunity to spend a semester in the nation's capital, and live in such a fast-paced, vibrant city," Kamm said of her experience. " My colleagues do a great job at keeping focused on the big picture, and the major impact our work has on communities around the world."
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About Adrianna Fazio
Adrianna is a junior majoring in American Studies and Film, Television, and Theatre. She is originally from Palm Springs, CA but calls Boston and Cape Cod her pseudo-homes. She lives for "small world" connections and excellent bread & olive oil.
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Five card draw poker is one of the easiest forms of poker to learn and a valuable asset to add to your gaming arsenal. Although you are less likely to find this actually played in a brick and mortar casino, 5 card draw poker still has its fans and is a good stepping stone if you are new to the world of poker. In fact, 5 card draw poker is witnessing a resurgence through online play, with tournaments and games a considerable draw for virtual casinos. Here we run down the basics and offer some tips to turn you into a master player.
The rules of 5 card draw poker are not too dissimilar from other forms of the game – the player aims to make the best five card hand. As such, the play should be simple enough, just bet corresponding to your hand. To make a long story short (for absolute beginners), a hand falls into one of several types: flush, straight or pair. In descending order, the best hand goes: royal flush, straight flush, four of a kind, full house, flush, straight, three of a kind, two pairs, pair, high card. Now that you know the very basics, lets talk about types of play.
There are two principle ways of playing 5 card draw poker, ante or blinds. Ante is the most frequently played. With the ante method, each player pays an ante before they're dealt their cards. The blinds method works like Texas Hold'em, with the two players on the left of the dealer paying before being dealt their cards. Via the blind method, the first player pays a small blind and the second paying the big blind. Once players have either anted or payed their blinds, they are dealt five cards face down. Upon being dealt, the first round hits off. If you play blinds, the next player to the left of the big blind makes their bet; if you are playing antes, the betting starts left of the dealer. In a true ante game, the first player can check their hand (and not be forced to bet).
After betting is finished, the draw round starts. Here, the player to the left of the dealer — as long as they don't fold — has the option of changing any amount of their cards. Players can stand pat with their original cards, or they can discard anywhere between 1 or 5 cards for new ones (although some games set a maximum).
The second run starts with all player evaluating their hand and making their final bets. Upon making your bet, it is time for a showdown. Upon completion of this game, the dealer often passes the cards to their left for the next round of play.
Now that we know the rules of play, it's time to look at the best ways to play. A top tip for players is to keep the pot raised despite your position. A pot should always be raised to prevent other players from limping behind and gaining a stronger hand. If you play from the outset with hands like aces or kings, then your position improves as you add queens, jacks, tens, and so on. As the saying goes "tight is right" in poker.
In basic poker play, you should consider the following changes of hand: when holding one pair draw three other cards when holding two pair, draw one, and when holding three of a kind, draw two cards. Adhering to this simple rule in low stakes games will allow you to make gains in play.
Now that you know the basics, try looking at practicing your play with low stakes online poker. You can start applying a more detailed online poker strategy once you become acquainted with the natural feel and rules of play. Remember, the basics are basic to most people, so following the card drawing rule may give away your hand. Conversely, 5 card draw poker often has far less room for bluffing as other forms of play. Some advanced strategies to pursue include taking mental (i.e. psychological) notes of the cards being played by your opponents; if a player opens with a pair of jacks or a greater hand, fold a pair of nines during the blinds instead of making a call.
Although 5 card poker is not as popular as other forms of the game, there are many tournaments to choose from when you play poker online.


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Kuk (também escrito como Kek ou Keku) é a deificação do conceito primordial de escuridão na antiga religião Egípcia. Na cosmogonia do Ogdoad , seu nome significava escuridão. Como um conceito, Kuk, era vista como andrógino, sua forma feminina era conhecida como o Kauket (também escrito como Keket), que é simplesmente a forma feminina da palavra Kuk.

Como todos os quatro conceitos dualistas do Ogdoad, Kuk na forma masculina era retratado como um sapo, ou como um sapo com cabeça humana e a forma feminina como uma serpente, ou uma cobra com cabeça de mulher. Como símbolo das trevas, Kuk também representava obscuridade e o desconhecido, e, portanto, o Caos. Também, Kuk era visto como o que ocorreu antes da luz, assim, era conhecida como o portador de luz.
Os outros membros da Ogdoad eram Nu e Naunet, Amon e Amaunet, Huh e Hauhet.

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Home » Commonwealth Court Requires Reexamination of PA Monetization Deal
Commonwealth Court Requires Reexamination of PA Monetization Deal
By James Dougherty on October 17, 2018
Posted in Utility-Specific Developments, Water issues
On October 11, 2018, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ("Court") vacated the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission ("PUC") Order approving the acquisition of the wastewater system assets of New Garden Township and New Garden Sewer Authority (collectively "New Garden") by Aqua Pennsylvania Wastewater, Inc. ("Aqua").[1] Aqua's Application sought PUC approval of the acquisition, a Certificate of Public Convenience to furnish wastewater service to customers in and around the service territory of New Garden, and, approval of a rate base predicated on the acquisition price, rate commitments and transaction costs.[2]
The Court remanded the case to the PUC to ensure all affected ratepayers (i.e., New Garden customers, as well as all Aqua customers) receive proper notice of the proposed acquisition, and to adduce additional evidence as to the full impact on rates for all Aqua customers of the Acquisition, and the other rate restrictions set forth in the Asset Purchase Agreement ("APA").[3] (i.e., the APA contains a two-year "rate freeze" in which New Garden customers would experience no rate increase, as well as a limitation that New Garden customers would have a ten-year cap limiting rate increases to no more than a compounded 4% per year, in addition to an Aqua commitment to fund $2.5M of capital improvements in the New Garden service territory).[4]
By way of background, in 2016, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf signed Act 12 of 2016 (Act 12) into law, establishing a methodology for valuing water and wastewater systems owned by Municipal Authorities or Municipal Corporations to be acquired by a Public Utility. Act 12 is codified in Chapter 13 of the Public Utility Code, 66 Pa. C. S. § 1329 et al.[5] As the Court noted in the instant case, "[i]n sum, Section 1329 allows a utility to cover the full costs of its investment in purchasing the new system from ratepayers."[6]
This law furthers the 2006 Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission Policy Statement (set forth at 52 Pa. Code §69.721) regarding water and wastewater system acquisitions where:
"…The Commission believes that further consolidation of water and wastewater systems within this Commonwealth may, with appropriate management, result in greater environmental and economic benefits to customers. The regionalization of water and wastewater systems through mergers and acquisitions will allow the water industry to institute better management practices and achieve greater economies of scale…."[7]
Under the terms of the APA intended to satisfy the requirements of Act 12, Aqua would pay New Garden $29.5M for the assets, which is almost 3x the systems' fully depreciated original cost of $10.9M.[8] Yet, the average of two Fair Market Value ("FMV") appraisals required by Section 1329 was $32.1M.[9] As Section 1329 requires use of the lesser of the purchase price or the average of the FMV appraisals, Aqua relied on the $29.5 million valuation.[10]
In hearings before a PUC Administrative Law Judge ("ALJ"), Aqua entered substantial evidence that acquisition will have no adverse effects on service provided to existing customers. The Court noted "Aqua, however, provided no evidence regarding the effect on rates by increases on the rate base or the rate impact of the rate freeze provision or Compound Annual Growth Rate ("CAGR") limitation to New Garden on existing ratepayers."[11]
In addition, the Office of the Consumer Advocate ("OCA") and the PUC's Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement ("I&E") both filed protests at this Docket and vigorously challenged Aqua's Application and claims as to the rate impact on all Aqua customers.[12] OCA challenged the $29.5M prospective rate base impact on all Aqua customers, as well as the additional embedded impact of a two-year rate freeze and ten-year rate cap for New Garden customers.[13] In short, OCA argued the cost of acquiring New Garden to all Aqua customers would far exceed any net benefit gleaned from addition of New Garden customers.[14]
The ALJ, while finding the $29.5M APA was reasonable, nonetheless denied the request for a Certificate of Public Convenience ("Certificate") on the basis that Aqua failed to show "… that all affected parties, including its existing customers, will realize any affirmative public benefits…" and Aqua's existing ratepayers will have "to bear a disproportionate share of revenue requirements in future base rate cases…."[15]
The PUC later reversed the ALJ's Recommended Decision and approved the $29.5M ratemaking rate base and directed that a Certificate be issued to Aqua to provide service in New Garden's former service territory.[16] The PUC disagreed with the ALJ and found Aqua proved the acquisition would affirmatively benefit the public, and that consolidation of Pennsylvania's water and wastewater industry would advance significant economic and environmental benefits to all citizens and end users.[17] However, the PUC did attach conditions for approval, including the filing of a Cost of Service Study in Aqua's next rate case that separates costs, capital and operating expenses of providing wastewater service to New Garden customers as a stand-alone rate group.[18] The PUC perceived this cost data, provided at a future time, would adduce an overall rate impact on all Aqua customers.[19]
The Commonwealth Court, while agreeing with PUC acceptance of "aspirational" statements as evidence of acquisition public benefits, disputed the PUC plan of reliance on a prospective Cost of Service Study to assess rate impact on all customers.[20] Specifically, Section 1102 of the Code requires a balancing test to weigh all factors, including impact on rates, to determine if a public benefits exists as a result of this transaction.[21] The Court held this PUC determination must be made in the instant Application, and not in a prospective rate case.[22] Accordingly, the Court directed the PUC to make a full determination and disposition of all issues, most especially rate impact issues at this Docket.[23]
As such, the Court remanded this matter to the PUC for, after actual notice to all affected ratepayers, a full explication of rate impact on all Aqua customers, as well as a more detailed explanation of all corresponding affirmative net benefits.[24]
It will be interesting to observe how participation of other interested parties impacts the analysis required under the law. In any event, the proceedings before the PUC should provide additional guidance as to what evidence will be appropriate in terms of acquisition impact on existing customers.
[1] McCloskey v. Pa. PUC, 2018 Pa. Commw. LEXIS 559 (Cmwlth, Oct. 11, 2018) ("Court Order").
[2] Application of Aqua Pennsylvania Wastewater, Inc. pursuant to Sections 1102 and 1329 of the Public Utility Code for Approval of its Acquisition of the Wastewater System Assets of New Garden Township and the New Garden Sewer Authority, Docket No. A-2016-2580061 (Dec. 15, 2016).
[3] Court Order at *27-*33.
[4] Opinion and Order, Application of Aqua Pennsylvania Wastewater, Inc. pursuant to Sections 1102 and 1329 of the Public Utility Code for Approval of its Acquisition of the Wastewater System Assets of New Garden Township and the New Garden Sewer Authority at 16-17, 27-28, Docket No. A-2016-2580061 (June 29, 2017) ("PUC Order").
[5] 66 Pa.C.S. § 1329.
[6] Court Order at *3.
[7] 52 Pa. Code § 69.721.
[9] Id. at n.7.
[10] 66 Pa.C.S. § 13296(c)(2).
[11] Court Order at *8.
[12] Id. at *6.
[13] Id. at *6-*10.
[15] Application of Aqua Pennsylvania Wastewater, Inc. pursuant to Sections 1102 and 1329 of the Public Utility Code for Approval of its Acquisition of the Wastewater System Assets of New Garden Township and the New Garden Sewer Authority, Docket No. A-2016-2580061, Recommended Decision at 43-44 (Apr. 21, 2017).
[16] PUC Order at 72-73.
[17] Id. at 67-68.
[19] Court Order at *14-*15.
[20] Id. at *23-*27.
[21] Id. at *27.
[22] Id.
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extern tardis_error_t line_search (const double *nu, double nu_insert,
                            int64_t number_of_lines, int64_t * result);

tardis_error_t
rpacket_init (rpacket_t * packet, storage_model_t * storage, int packet_index,
              int virtual_packet_flag)
{
  int64_t current_line_id;
  tardis_error_t ret_val = TARDIS_ERROR_OK;
  double current_nu = storage->packet_nus[packet_index];
  double current_energy = storage->packet_energies[packet_index];
  double current_mu = storage->packet_mus[packet_index];
  double comov_current_nu = current_nu;
  int current_shell_id = 0;
  double current_r = storage->r_inner[0];
  current_nu =
    current_nu / (1 -
                  (current_mu * current_r * storage->inverse_time_explosion *
                   INVERSE_C));
  current_energy =
    current_energy / (1 -
                      (current_mu * current_r *
                       storage->inverse_time_explosion * INVERSE_C));
  if ((ret_val =
       line_search (storage->line_list_nu, comov_current_nu,
                    storage->no_of_lines,
                    &current_line_id)) != TARDIS_ERROR_OK)
    {
      return ret_val;
    }
  bool last_line = (current_line_id == storage->no_of_lines);
  rpacket_set_nu (packet, current_nu);
  rpacket_set_mu (packet, current_mu);
  rpacket_set_energy (packet, current_energy);
  rpacket_set_r (packet, current_r);
  rpacket_set_current_shell_id (packet, current_shell_id);
  rpacket_set_next_line_id (packet, current_line_id);
  rpacket_set_last_line (packet, last_line);
  rpacket_set_close_line (packet, false);
  rpacket_set_virtual_packet_flag (packet, virtual_packet_flag);
  return ret_val;
}

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IT staff retention is shaping up to be one of the biggest challenges facing CIOs in 2012.
• Corporate IT hiring is on the rise, tempting IT professionals with higher pay and opportunities for advancement if they switch companies.
• Baby Boomers are reaching retirement age, with an average of 10,000 U.S. citizens turning 65 on a daily basis for the next 18 years.
IT staff turnover is "probably my most significant issue right now and has been for the past 12 to 15 months," says Louis Trebino, CIO and senior vice president at the Harry Fox Agency (HFA), a New York City-based provider of rights management, licensing and royalty services for the music industry.
Trebino says he has a loyal staff of developers working on core applications who have been with the company for five to 15 years. But he is experiencing a significant amount of turnover among Java developers, who are staying for a year or less. The turnover on his Web development team is making it harder for HFA to change its business model as the music industry migrates online.
"Without having experienced resources - even nine to 12 months with the company and knowing a bit about our business - it elongates my delivery time," Trebino says. "It puts us in a really uncomfortable position to have this kind of turnover because knowledge keeps walking out the door. We invest in training people and bringing them up to speed to where they need to be, and boom they're gone. That has been my biggest struggle and concern."
IT staff turnover is rebounding from its lowest point in a decade. In 2010, only 3% of IT workers left their jobs voluntarily. In 2011, IT staff turnover jumped to 5%, Gartner says.
Lily Mok, research vice president at Gartner, says CIOs need to evaluate their staff and figure out which personnel are critical to the IT department's success because of their skills and experience and make sure those people feel valued.
"You need to know who is leaving and why they are leaving," Mok says. "Even if you have 1% turnover, that might be too much if these 1% are in critical roles and have critical skills."
Job opportunities for IT professionals are expected to remain plentiful in 2012, leading to more opportunities for key employees to leave.
Job postings "are up 12% year-over-year in November, and November is a pretty slow month," says Alice Hill, managing director of the Dice.com IT job Web site. "We think things are going to stay steady in 2012. We don't expect a slowdown. The tech unemployment rate is 4.1%, so it's a pretty good climate for IT."
In a December survey of 1,200 IT hiring managers, Dice.com found that 65% will add IT professionals in the first half of 2012 and a significant number -- 27% -- plan to expand their IT workforce by more than 20%. Most employers are looking for IT workers with six to 10 years of experience, followed by workers with two to five years of experience.
IT professionals are showing a new-found willingness to switch jobs, experts say.
"Salaries were flat throughout this whole recession," Hill says. IT professionals "are doing more with less, having to do all the work for the people who weren't hired. This has created the climate for people wanting to look around."
Dice.com is reporting IT shortages in many states, including California, New Jersey, Texas and New York. Demand is also outstripping supply for IT professionals with skills and experience in mobile application development, virtualization and cloud computing.
The shortage of IT professionals will get worse as Baby Boomers retire, especially in the government sector.
Mok recommends that CIOs compile a workforce plan two or three years into the future, including the most critical roles, the demographics of the people in those roles, and the risk to the organization if those people leave. She says CIOs should make an effort to have Baby Boomers transfer their knowledge to younger staff before they retire.
"How many organizations do formal workforce planning? Less than one third," Mok says. "It's not just about IT staff skills and retention, but it's about the overall long-term ability of IT to deliver the service and the quality of the service that the business needs."
All is not lost for CIOs with limited IT budgets who want to retain their staff. Studies have shown that IT professionals are willing to take a pay cut for a flexible schedule, including work-from-home arrangements.
"There are opportunities around retention when you offer a more modern workplace," Hill says. "Web cams are cheap. You can very inexpensively set up a virtual workforce and give people a day or two a week to work from home...This plays well with younger people, who want to do more on handhelds and more from home. They're not into a 9-to-5 scenario."


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Вадим Викторович Бакатин е бивш руски и съветски политик и офицер, генерал.

През 1987 г. е назначен за 1-ви секретар на Кемеровския областен комитет на КПСС. Министър на вътрешните работи на СССР от 1988 до 1990 г. Повишен в звание генерал-лейтенант през 1988 г.

От август до ноември 1991 г. е председател на КГБ. Той е последният директор на организацията. На него е възложена задачата да разпусне КГБ, но не успява да я изпълни, поради политически причини.

От ноември 1991 до януари 1992 г. ръководи Междурепубликанската служба за сигурност. През юни 1991 г. се кандидатира на президентските избори в Русия като независим кандидат.

След подаване на оставка работи в Международния фонд за икономически и социални реформи "Реформа" от 1992 до 1997 г. Член е на Консултативния съвет на Baring Vostok Capital Partners.

Източници

Съветски министри
Съветски генерали
Разузнавачи
КГБ
Родени в Кемеровска област
Починали в Москва


Women on a Mission: Mom Edition: HOMEMADE BABY FOOD!
Friends, like all of you, Lori and I (Steve and Shaun too!) do whatever we can to raise happy, healthy children. That is what Women on a Mission is all about. With today's economy and hardships, we economize as much as we can, too.
Tomato ~ free from Thrifty Nana's yard!
FRUGAL TIP: Couponing and following your local stores' advertising sale flyers will allow you to shop as economically as possible. [see Lori's couponing post] Making your own baby food is so much cheaper too because you are buying the fruits and vegetables at the source; value in the quantity, alone, from making your own is pennies on the dollar.
HEALTH TIP: The variety, minimal processing, freshness and assurance of no additives and preservatives are really great.
I use Jessica Seinfeld's's food nutrition information and puree techniques from 'Deceptively Delicious' to make all of the girls' baby food. The girls ate every fruit and vegetable I could get my hands on – rutabaga, avocado, cherry, blueberry, kiwi, spinach, squash, sweet potato, peas, green beans, carrot, mango, broccoli, cauliflower, red beets – all of them! Bless our daycare provider for doing this during the day too! The girls literally only ate baby food from a jar one time when we went to visit my Dad and Mom Connie (my Dad and Step-mom) in Omaha.
Lori and Steve did the same with Mur-Man. As a matter of fact, Shaun, the girls and I were visiting Lori, Steve and Mur-Man last Memorial Day when Mur-Man got his first solid baby food – broccoli! Lori told me that Steve recently commented that Mur-Man ate better in his first year than most people. Lori said that was all because of me – isn't that nice?
Mur-Man's first taste of broccoli courtesy of Ethne!
Most of these items you'll find at the grocery store cost from between $1.00 and $5.00. We bought a lot of fruits and vegetables in the frozen section, too. There is a lot of talk these days about how frozen vegetables are at LEAST as good as fresh because they are flash frozen within 24 hours of being picked from the field. The cost of a frozen bag of fruits or vegetables ranges from between $1.00 to $3.00 and you get a large quantity when it comes to baby food!!
The quantity of baby food you'll get from each vegetable is hard to break down without writing a novel, so I will give you one example: fresh red beets.
You will need a food processor or some other pureeing tool like a blender.
STEP ONE: To make the red beets, I quarter the beets, place them in a Ziploc Zip-n-Steam bag, and steam per the bag's instructions in the microwave. There are several other cooking methods, but I found this to be the fastest and easiest. The Zip-n-Steam bags have instructions for cooking various items – if the exact item you're steaming isn't mentioned, pick instructions from a vegetable that is listed that has similar qualities to the one you're using.
Full Steam Ahead - 5 minutes!
STEP TWO: Once the vegetable is steamed, you can peel it easily, if necessary. This is required for beets.
At least it's staining my hands pink!
STEP FOUR (A): Disperse the puree as is necessary for you. To use for baby food, keep whatever fresh amount you will need for immediate use, and then spoon the rest into ice cube trays to freeze. Once frozen, pop the cubes out and place in a freezer bag so you can use the trays for the next food.
STEP FOUR (B): Now that my girls are eating regular food, I sneak the purees into their foods when I can. I freeze the purees in approximately ½ to ¼ cup portions in the snack-size Ziploc bags. I can freeze them flat and then combine them in a large Ziploc freezer bag for storage.
STEP FIVE (A): We found that the girls each ate 2 cubes per meal. We thawed the cubes in a small dish on the counter while we cooked our dinner. If we needed to speed it up, we placed the small dish in warm water (water outside the dish, not inside!) Once it was established that the girls were not allergic to any particular food, we could mix the different food cubes together if we wanted.
STEP FIVE (B): For my use now, I take out one snack size bag (or more depending on the recipe) and place it in a bowl of warm water to thaw. Then use in the recipe I'm sneaking it in.
FRUGAL SUMMARY: For my red beets example, I spent $1.99 for the bunch of 3 at Super Target. I divided the puree into 4 baggies. This means the cost per baggie was $0.50. Great deal! The cost is even less for a meal's worth of food cubes because one meal for baby is a smaller quantity than the baggies. I recall that out of one batch of puree, I was able to get approximately 20 food cubes. At 2 cubes per meal, the price is $0.20 each time you feed your baby. When the girls were a little bigger, we started giving them a fruit and a veggie per meal – still just $0.40. Just for comparison, a one-serving jar/tub of baby food costs between about $0.85 and $0.99.
CAN YOU BELIEVE THE SAVINGS?!? Go WOM-POWER!


The Metaverse is alive with people! Building, creating, imagining, exploring, meeting, talking.
Hello, I am rather new by many people's standards as time is told, but I do try to get around a bit. I love seeing all that the Metaverse has to offer and in trying to find all that I can I am part of various blogs and sites where I read, sometimes comment, and often explore from the information given.
There is much to see and do, it can easily fill a day in many ways. To the time spent simply to give a new region a good look to delving further inside them to find all the sweet and wonderful gifts the owners offer so freely.
Is a unique concept. Please read their website for a more in-depth tutorial but I would tell you that though it is a grid, in that it is a collection of regions that are connected it is also a group of regions where some are hosted by the grid itself, and some are run by individuals and connected inside. You can run your own opensim region or use a hosting company, or rent from Metropolis. My own hypergate there is hypergrid.org:8002:minethere and from there you can use the various gates I have set out or freely explore as you wish.
Then there are grids that are connected to the hypergate system. This website has much information in that area http://thehypergates.com/ .
My friend virtual Christine calls it home also http://virtualchristine.com/ and she is a wonderful source of information as well as a good friend to have. You can use the hypergate system to go into and out of Craft to OSGRid, Metropolis, private open regions and such.
I also like Lost Paradise http://ccdbbs.com:8002/wifi/news.html . Though I do not go there very often I do include it as it is hypergated and I found a wonderful free and copiable couples dance machine there-)). It has a very nice Welcome Region and there is tons of quality content there to find.
The residents who call it home are extremely nice and laid back. They are probably the most community oriented grid I have found, truly doing that which they strive to do, being welcoming, helping and there is much free content there [I love vbinnia's free Steampunk related items as well as all else she offers in particular]. All of Linda Kellie's free regions are in that grid as well. They also have much for-sale content as closed grids are only able to currently offer safely.
3rg, as we call it [yes, I have a home there as well] holds events, the owners are very accessible and they operate in a Team approach…think old hippie commune and you will have a good grasp of how things are done there-)).
The most fascinating thing I found there, being a terraformer myself, is the very high mountains in many of the core mainland Regions, some soaring upwards of 200 meters and in the clouds.
They are unique in that the Regions are only brought up when requested. As well, you can easily import and export OARs from the website control interface.
There are a ton of resources around the net for free content and I can only name a few but more are easily found with a little bit of networking. Linda http://www.lindakellie.com/New/ has probably the most to offer. Opensim-Creations http://opensim-creations.com/ is also very good. And http://www.hypergridbusiness.com/2011/06/where-to-get-content-for-opensim/ did a very good article putting together a ton of resources.
Hopefully those work but if not, and your on google+ search for the communities of –Opensim Virtual- and –Osgrid.org.
There is much more to do and see in the growing Metaverse, and in 2013 I expect it will see a very large boom. The time is now to get involved and get to know it-)).
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I was a Linux user and one of my favourite tool on linux is ZIM. This is life saver for me since I store all my notes on ZIM wiki and it gives me an option to format and document in a technical friendly way.
After moving to MAC recently I was researching a way to install ZIM and running it as a desktop application.
do script with command "zim"
In the top left corner of the Info panel, you'll see the app's icon. From here, drag the new icon file over the original. Drop it when you see the green + bubble on your cursor.


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package com.streamsets.datacollector.validation;

import com.streamsets.datacollector.config.DetachedStageConfiguration;
import com.streamsets.datacollector.config.StageConfiguration;
import com.streamsets.datacollector.configupgrade.PipelineConfigurationUpgrader;
import com.streamsets.datacollector.stagelibrary.StageLibraryTask;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.List;

public class DetachedStageValidator {

  protected final Issues issues;
  private StageLibraryTask stageLibraryTask;
  private DetachedStageConfiguration stageConf;

  public DetachedStageValidator(
    StageLibraryTask stageLibrary,
    DetachedStageConfiguration detachedStageConfiguration
  ) {
    this.stageLibraryTask = stageLibrary;
    this.stageConf = detachedStageConfiguration;
    this.issues = new Issues();
  }

  public DetachedStageConfiguration validate() {
    ValidationUtil.resolveLibraryAliases(stageLibraryTask, Collections.singletonList(stageConf.getStageConfiguration()));
    upgrade();

    // If there are any issues until this point, it does not make sense to continue
    if(issues.hasIssues()) {
      return stageConf;
    }

    ValidationUtil.addMissingConfigsToStage(stageLibraryTask, stageConf.getStageConfiguration());
    validateStageConfiguration();

    return stageConf;
  }

  private void upgrade() {
    List<Issue> issues = new ArrayList<>();

    StageConfiguration upgradeConf = PipelineConfigurationUpgrader.get().upgradeIfNecessary(
      stageLibraryTask,
      stageConf.getStageConfiguration(),
      issues
    );
    this.issues.addAll(issues);

    if(upgradeConf != null) {
      this.stageConf = new DetachedStageConfiguration(upgradeConf);
    }

    stageConf.setValidation(this);
  }

  private void validateStageConfiguration() {
    List<Issue> errors = new ArrayList<>();
    ValidationUtil.validateStageConfiguration(
      stageLibraryTask,
      false,
      stageConf.getStageConfiguration(),
      true,
      IssueCreator.getStage(stageConf.getStageConfiguration().getInstanceName()),
      false,
      Collections.emptyMap(),
      errors
    );
    this.issues.addAll(errors);
  }

  public Issues getIssues() {
    return issues;
  }
}


Signed lr: "W. T. Trego"
According to a letter sent by Anthony C. Schmidt to the current owner in February 1980, the painting originally had a very old label on the back of the frame which identified it as "The Bugle Call." Remains of this label, with the penciled inscription: "The Bugal [sic] Call/Artist William T. Tre..." can still be seen on one stretcher.
A New York Times article of January 1884 suggests that the work may have been owned by Thomas B. Clarke, though it is not on the checklist provided by H. Barbara Weinberg in her "Thomas B. Clarke: Foremost Patron of American Art from 1872 to 1899," (American Art Journal 8, no. 1 [May 1976], pp. 52–83). Further confusion is provided by the fact that the painting was being offered for sale at an exhibit in Louisville, KY, later that same year.
This is an unusual work in that the title suggests a military subject and at first glance there appears to be none. However, there appears to be an encampment in the background with glimpses of white tents seen beyond the trees.
The woodland scene anticipates many of the genre works Trego would do in his later years.
Purchased by the current owner in February 1980 from Anthony C. Schmidt, a dealer in fine art objects in Collingswood, New Jersey.
Louisville, Kentucky, August 16–October 25, 1884: Louisville Industrial Exposition.
Charles M. Kurtz, Illustrated Catalogue of Works of Art in the Art Building of the Southern Exposition at Louisville, Ky. August 16–October 25, 1884 (John P. Morton and Company, 1884) It Appears in this exhibition catalog as entry 98, offered for sale at seventy-five dollars.


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Saban Romanovic is a Serbian former footballer who played as a forward.

Career
Romanovic went overseas in 1972 to play in the National Soccer League with the Serbian White Eagles along with teammate Mike Bakić. In his debut season with the White Eagles he finished as the league's top goal scorer with 23 goals. The following season he played in the Mexican Primera División with C.D. Veracruz. After a season in Mexico he returned to play with the Serbian White Eagles for the 1974 season.

In 1975, he signed with league rivals Toronto Italia, and assisted in securing the NSL Championship. He also featured in the Canadian Open Cup where he contributed a goal in securing the title against London Boxing Club of Victoria. In 1977, he played with Toronto Panhellenic, and finished as the league's top goal scorer for the second time in his career.

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Association football forwards
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C.D. Veracruz footballers
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Canadian National Soccer League players
Liga MX players
Expatriate footballers in Mexico
Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Mexico
Expatriate soccer players in Canada
Yugoslav expatriate sportspeople in Canada


As we know: Honolulu (/ˌhɒnəˈluːluː/ or /ˌhoʊnoʊˈluːluː/; Hawaiian pronunciation: [honoˈlulu]) is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. It is an unincorporated part of and the county seat of the City and County of Honolulu on the island of Oahu. The city is the main gateway to Hawaii and a major portal into the United States. The city is also a major hub for international business, military defense, as well as famously being host to a diverse variety of east-west and Pacific culture, cuisine, and traditions.


The GT86 was always likely to become a magnet for <>tweakers and tuners. And it is actively encouraged by Toyota. So that they may get cracking on an ecosystem of bolt - ons even before its start, Toyota confirmed Japanese the GT86 blueprints to tuner businesses. Having said that, Toyota is not stepping from the motion: its Toyota Racing Development (TRD) arm is launching a string of hop-up bits also.
From March, the TRD components will market like a level on cars, and they will later be provided for vehicles currently on your way, when this goes well.
The pack is made up of four - exit exhaust for a barely noticeable 3 along with a noticeably fruitier sound - 4bhp.
For comparison, common are 215 low-rolling resistance - really Prius tyres, produced for durability and / 45R17, not grip. An aero package works well but not-too brash.
However there is a great deal more grip. And it runs out less progressively, less transparently. That's perhaps less fun. Actually, the car I drove had stiffer front anti and optional adjustable dampers - roll bar. Nevertheless, the precision is good. You are much less inclined unless you have gone in quick to have it sideways. But I am not certain the stability of lateral grip to power can be as fragile as to the vehicle (Tada is working on the lower - ratio rear diff, which may aid). The playability is eroded, with it the thing which makes the base vehicle so special.


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Recreational Cannabis Bill Dies Before Vote, Activists Remain Hopeful
By Stephanie Bishop | Published: May 2, 2019
A bill introduced by Florida legislators to allow recreational cannabis in the state quickly died in committee without going to vote — but activists are now planning to use direct democracy rights to take the issue to the voters.
HB 1117, also known as Adult Use Marijuana Legalization, was introduced in late February by Michael Grieco (D-Miami) and Carlos Guillermo Smith (D-Orlando), and would've allowed anyone 21 years of age and older to consume, possess and transport up to 2.5 ounces of cannabis and accessories. It also would've allowed people to cultivate up to six plants in their homes. Licenses to cultivate for recreational purposes would be limited by the number of retail establishments each city would choose to allow.
Despite state legislators' opposition to recreational cannabis, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said while campaigning that he would sign legislation to allow recreational cannabis if it came across his desk. In March, DeSantis signed SB 182, which repealed the ban on smokable medical cannabis.
A recent study by the University of North Florida shows that 62 percent of voters approve of regulating cannabis like alcohol, so if an initiative for recreational cannabis actually reached the ballot, it would most likely be approved. Despite majority support, however, Republican legislators are working to ensure that initiatives such as a recreational cannabis bill never make it to the ballot in the first place.
HB 7111 and HJR 57, new proposed legislation that would put stricter rules on paid signature gatherers, would make it more difficult to get cannabis-related initiatives on the ballot and in front of voters. The bills would require paid signature gatherers to be Florida residents and for financial impact statements that show financial backers are Florida residents — even as the state's medical industry was financially backed by foreign and out-of-state corporations.
The Compassionate Medical Cannabis Act passed in June 2014 as a direct democracy initiative. The bill allowed 12 licenses to be issued to nurseries established for more than 25 years and required full vertical integration, meaning that licensees were required to grow, process and open retail establishments under one license. License holders sold intellectual property rights to major corporations such as Canadian company Mermen, which considered hundreds of thousands of dollars spent on lobbyists and donations to political super PACs as the general cost of doing business. Small- to medium-sized businesses never had a chance to participate.
The recreational bill would give growers in Florida a chance to be a part of what is estimated to be a billion-dollar industry by 2020.
In spite of setbacks, proponents of regulating recreational cannabis remain hopeful. Even though the bill didn't make it to a vote, the act of introducing the bill intensified the conversation. With increasing public support and an already-established medical market, it is only a matter of time before an initiative makes it through to law.
Canada's Senate Passes Legislation For Recreational Cannabis
After months of flip-flopping, the Canadian government has finally approved full federal legalization of recreational cannabis. On the night of June 19, Bill C-45, also known as the Cannabis Act,…
New Jersey Lawmakers Cancel Vote On Recreational Cannabis Legalization
The planned vote on recreational marijuana by New Jersey lawmakers was postponed on Monday, as there simply wasn't enough support from the state Senate. Once he realized he wouldn't receive…
Salt Lake Pity: Who's To Blame For Utah's Crawling Cannabis Legislation?
Utah Republican Rep. Brad Daw had all but admitted he screwed up, telling The Salt Lake Tribune, "One bill was dependent on the other." The bills he was talking about?…
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Get The Gray Out: New Methods For Keeping Gray Mold Out Of Your Grow Op
Garden Of Weedin': Man Rents Out Space In Backyard For Cannabis Grows


The Honors Program at The College of St. Scholastica was created to give intellectually motivated students enriched learning experiences and a community of peers devoted to a vigorous life of the mind. The Honors Program encourages student responsibility for their learning through discussion-oriented classes. Investigation of compelling and controversial ideas and an emphasis on depth of coverage of material from multiple perspectives are other features of the Honors Program. Honors courses meet General Education requirements, so do not involve extra coursework. Typically, meeting two of the following criteria will lead to an invitation to interview with the Honors Director for admission to the program: top 15% of high school class, high school grade point average of 3.5 or above on a 4.0 scale, and ACT score of 26/SAT score of 1100.
1. Love of learning. Students in the Honors Program will develop a curiosity about the world in which they live, resulting in a demonstrated desire for learning within and outside the classroom.
2. Independent learning. Students in the Honors Program will demonstrate the ability to take responsibility for their own learning, including seeking sources of information beyond that provided by their instructors and being full participants in the classroom process.
3. Community of learners. Students in the Honors Program will work together and with their teachers to create a community of learners, demonstrated by looking to others for alternative perspectives, switching roles as teachers and learners, and not limiting intellectual interactions with community members to the classroom setting.
4. Depth of learning from multiple perspectives. Students in the Honors Program will be able to perform in-depth, critical analyses of specific topics from multiple perspectives.
5. Discussion skills. Students in the Honors Program will be able to engage in informed, respectful discussions on values, disciplinary topics, and interdisciplinary topics.


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Phaonia parallelifrons este o specie de muște din genul Phaonia, familia Muscidae, descrisă de Fritz Isidore van Emden în anul 1943. Conform Catalogue of Life specia Phaonia parallelifrons nu are subspecii cunoscute.

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South Peace Grain offers whole, rolled, hammered and blended feed grains to Dawson Creek and the surrounding area. We have wheat, barley, oats and peas available and can provide these products in 25 kg bags, mini-bulk totes and by the truckload.
All of our feed products are locally grown and cleaned of impurities prior to packaging so you can be assured that our products are of the highest quality. At SPG we are focused on providing you with great value and service in our new livestock feed division. Please check back periodically as we continue to expand our feed services and product listings (seen below) as we grow.
Please contact us at SPG for more info!
Feed orders available in 25kg bags or mini-bulk bags.
Custom rations available upon request.


Services. Based in Samarkand Serving Central Asia .
Shares139139 Comments9The Republic of Karakalpakstan is one of the most depressed areas of the former Soviet Union.
Much of the vast semi-autonomous region of northern Uzbekistan is a toxic salt desert that was left behind as the Aral Sea dried up. Desert winds spread harmful trace elements through the air, leading to high incidence of respiratory problems.
Some locals also attribute their poor health to the Soviet biochemical ground at Vozrozhdeniye Island, where the Red Army developed and tested biological weapons until 1992.
The United Nations, International Monetary Fund and others have contributed huge sums for environmental programmes led by the Uzbek government to try to save the inland sea and alleviate the health issues facing that region's 1.7 million people.
Yet those living in Karakalpakstan say conditions are not improving, and Nasa photographs show that a large area of the sea is now "completely dried".
'> Karakalpak is roughly translated as black hat, and was the name given to a collection of tribes. In 1925, the Karakalpak Autonomous Oblast was formed within the Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic, under the Soviet Union. It was later passed to Russia and then Uzbekistan. After the collapse of the USSR in the early 1990s, divisions within the Karakalpak political elite allowed Tashkent to preserve Karakalpakstan as a semi-autonomous part of Uzbekistan.
The years since have been hard for the Karakalpak people. From the late 1990s, women in Uzbekistan have been sterilised as a way of controlling population growth. For Karakalpaks, whose number could be anywhere between 620,000 and 1.5 million worldwide, this inhumane project has been especially costly.
Along with inaction on environmental and health issues, Karakalpakstan's natural resources have been tapped. Oil and gas extraction facilities and pipelines have been developed in partnership with the state-owned Uzbekneftegaz and international firms, but income goes through Tashkent, not Nukus, the Karakalpak capital.
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Nukus, Karakalpakstan Photograph: Gary Calton Faced with unemployment, many Karakalpaks have moved to neighbouring Kazakhstan, Russia and even South Korea to find work. Those who have moved to Kazakhstan often claim to be ethnic Kazakh in their documents; it makes obtaining citizenship and social assistance from the state easier. Some of those who have stayed change their nationality to Uzbek to make job-hunting easier at home.
All of these factors threaten the future of the Karakalpak ethnic group. To me, the most critical threat to Karakalpaks, however, is a separatist movement that claims to fight for them.
Two online activists with the names Marip Kungradskyi and Roman Mamytov appeared on social networks in spring 2013 calling for a referendum on Karakalpak independence. Their posts, written in everyday Karakalpak, demanded the government in Nukus be overthrown and ended with "Alga Karakalpakstan!" (Go Karakalpakstan!) After a while, the phrase became the name of this small, unknown movement.
The internet separatists pointed out that the agreement between Tashkent and Nukus signed in 1993 had stipulated that a referendum on Karakalpak independence be held 20 years later.
Of course there was no referendum in 2013. Karakalpakstan's government remained silent. Islam Karimov's Uzbek regime and law enforcement agencies prevent any open discussions on such matters.
It was clear that Kungradskyi and Mamytov, whoever they were, were operating outside Uzbekistan, and their everyday Karakalpak language and often terrible Russian suggested this was not a serious political movement. Maybe that's why Uzbekistan's National Security Service, which is infamous for its cruelty to dissidents whether inside or outside the country, did not pursue it.
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Children in the Karakalpakstan region of Uzbekistan. Residents in the area around the Aral Sea suffer with a higher incidence of tuberculosis. Photograph: Gary Calton/Gary Calton Karakalpak separatist sentiment could have been lost in the vastness of the internet then, if not for the Ukraine crisis. After Crimea joined Russia in March 2014, Alga Karakalpakstan! returned with greater determination, claiming Karakalpakstan would also join Russia if separatists "hear a good signal from Kremlin". Though the group had mentioned such aspirations before, Russia's actions in Ukraine made a Crimean scenario in Karakalpakstan seem possible.
Post-Soviet world: what you need to know about Uzbekistan Uzbekistan is central Asia's most populous state and strives to assert itself as a regional power, generating friction with its neighbours, especially Tajikistan.
Read more As the movement attracted media attention across the post-Soviet countries, Kungradskyi revealed himself to be Aman Sagidullaev, an ethnic Karakalpak who left Karakalpakstan in 2011 after being accused of stealing two billion Uzbek soums (more than $1m) from a tractor company. Sagidullaev, now living in Kyrgyzstan, says the allegations are fabricated. Roman Mamytov is also thought to live in Kyrgyzstan.
Russia did not respond to the separatists' plan, but Uzbek authorities have issued an international arrest warrant for Sagidullaev. Despite this, the movement's social network page still publishes demands for independence. Now there is also "Shiraq News" press service and an official website.
An area once covered by the Aral Sea. Photograph: flickr As an ethnic Karakalpak, however, I believe that Sagidullaev and his supporters have harmed Karakalpaks, especially those living outside Karakalpakstan.