I have lots to share with you today so it's a bit of a long one. Sorry about that. I have some works in progress to show you, quite a few finished objects, lots of lovely things, I have some events to tell you about and I am really excited for a new knit a long. I do hope you will join in.
- tinkhickman and I are knitting our way through the entire book, fancy joining us?
Zena from the Little Yellow Uke Crafts podcast and I are hosting the little along again this year. I do hope you will join in. Come and chat about your little projects over here.
Great episode, Little Bobbins is entertaining as always with his antics!! I always refer to your show notes, FYI!!
I'm fairly new to your podcast and I really like it! I really like having the show notes too! It makes it so much easier to go back and find something you mentioned. Love seeing Little Bobbin and how much you adore him! He's so cute!
Lovely episode Dani! I wondered where you got your lovely woven basket from? I couldn't see it in your show notes?


Following pickup from Brisbane Transit Centre, Mantra On View Hotel, or Big Pineapple Nambour on the Sunshine Coast, travel to an eco-friendly resort located on the beach, stopping at a reptile park and zoo on the way. From the resort, spend a day cruising to and experiencing the Great Barrier Reef and Lady Musgrave Island, where you can add activities such as scuba diving or deep-sea fishing, or view the coral reef while snorkeling with provided equipment. . Spend two nights in your choice of a private room or shared accommodations. Each day, you can choose from included and optional activities, or opt to enjoy the beach and some free time.
See Itinerary for more details.
Please note: Pricing does not include reef tax and boat access fees (AU$210 per adult, AU$120 per child).
Meet your coach in the morning at a central location in Gold Coast, Brisbane or Sunshine Coast and head north. Stop and visit Snakes Downunder Reptile Park and Zoo. Catch sight of the Glasshouse Mountains as you go.
Visit the family-run Mammimo Gourmet Ice Cream. Sample fresh ice cream or sorbet (own expense) as you watch a farm demo about sugarcane production (seasonal). Once you've checked in and put down your bags, choose from several activities for the afternoon. Try surf lessons (own expense) or join a free guided snorkel school. Lounge and swim at the beach or pool at your leisure, visit the world's largest turtle research center (April to October), or experience the Mon Repos Turtle Centre (November to March).
In the evening, have dinner at a local café or restaurant, then enjoy the nightlife on site or a walk on the beach to look for shooting stars.
After breakfast, hop onboard your boat and cruise to Lady Musgrave Island, situated on the southern part of the Great Barrier Reef. This area is known to be free of stinging jellyfish.
After about an hour-long ride, arrive at Coral Lagoon. You have several options for your day. Swim among the amazing coral and fish with the provided snorkel gear, and take a trip by glass-bottom or enjoy a guided island walk with commentary. Keep on the lookout for whales (in-season) and turtles.
Both beginning and certified divers can explore the diversity of marine life on the Great Barrier Reef; meanwhile anglers of all skill levels can attempt to reel in some fish with provided gear.
Enjoy a provided lunch, morning tea, and afternoon tea on the boat. If time and weather permit, you'll be treated to a sunset tour. Afterward, enjoy dinner at a local café or restaurant and then enjoy the rest of the evening on your own.
Check out of the resort after breakfast and head to the beach for some fun in the sun. Take an optional surfing lesson (own expense), swim, or snorkel, depending on the conditions and timing. Afterward, get back on the road. You return to your starting point in the evening to end your tour.
The trip is worth the money. Harry is a great guide and there is always plenty of food. The team on the boat is great and Lady Musgrave Island is beautiful.
Lady Musgrave island is spectacular! Saw humpback whales in the way in and out. Chris was a great guide! Engaging and interested in everyone's story. Kept us moving and on time. Made fun new friends!
We took this tour July 9-11th and the weather was perfect! Harry, our 'Nemo wrangler', was a terrific tour guide, who went out of his way to make sure that everyone on our tour- we were an eclectic group!- got the most out of our experience. The accommodation at Kelly's Beach resort was rustic but enjoyable. The one downside- as others have noted- is that the boat trip to or from the Reef just under 3 hours can be very bad- our trip back after such a lovely day on the Reef was absolutely the most brutal boating experience we have had- even with 100mg of anti-nauseant tabs taken in advance, I was gagging and almost everyone on board was ill. I suspect that forewarning may preclude folks from taking this trip but I would suggest it. Thanks to Harry, our trip was amazing and worth every penny and gag!
Loved it! Was a bit annoyed about some of the scuba diving experience - bit overall, great experience.
Amazing trip. Harry was such a great tour guide. Really engaging, informative and definitely keen on ensuring all guests were getting the most out of their trip. All the stops were great. Snorkelling in the reefs, seeing sea turtles hatching at Mon Repos and surfing with Enviro Reefs Paddle and Surf School were definitely the highlights for me. This was one of the best trips, if not the best, that I've ever taken. I HIGHLY recommend this.
There are three parts to this tour: snorkling, an island walking tour, and a glass bottom boat ride. Try to get in the water during the lowest tide available that day. At higher tides you will spend a lot of effort trying not to hold your position, which distracts from watching the fish. At low tide, the reef pops above the surface and the strong current pretty much disappears. They assign you to groups on boarding, so I am not sure what it would take to change to a lower tide group. Also, wear plenty of sunscreen, reapply frequently the sun is amazingly intense and TAKE SEASICK MEDS. It's a rough ride out and back without them.
this was an amazing trip. Harry was a fantastic guide so helpful and friendly. I would recommend your company to anyone travelling. Thank you for a wonderful time.


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Report: UFC Signs Multi-Year Deal With Fox For Cable And Broadcast Television
Reports are emerging that Fox and the UFC have signed a deal for the MMA promotion to provide broadcast and cable programming for the media conglomerate.
By Nathan Wilcox@KidNate Aug 16, 2011, 9:54am PDT
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Sports Business Daily is reporting that Zuffa, the parent company of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), has signed a multi-year deal with Fox to air UFC programming on the FX network and up to four events per year on the Fox Broadcasting Network. The UFC has been with Viacom's Spike TV since 2005 and is completing their second deal with Spike at the end of this year.
ESPN reported two weeks ago that Zuffa and Fox were in negotiations and that Fox had emerged as the leading contender to sign the UFC.
Comcast/NBC had been considered the front-runner to sign the Mixed Martial Arts promotion given the existing relationship between the UFC and the Versus Network, now the NBC Sports Network. The plan discussed would have included the UFC providing events for NBC and programming and live events for Versus/NBC Sports Network as well as G4 becoming an all-UFC channel.
It became clear several weeks back that Spike TV was unlikely to re-sign the promotion given the openly nasty relationship between the network and the promotion.
From Sports Business Daily:
In what would represent a major push into the mainstream for the UFC, Fox has agreed to a deal that will see the broadcast channel air as many as four MMA events per year, according to several sources. The multiyear deal would mark the first time the UFC will have consistent airtime on a broadcast network. Fox execs refused to comment on the deal, but sources with knowledge of the negotiations said bidding had gone as high as $90M per year. The Fox deal is believed to be for seven or eight years. As part of the deal, most of the weekly programming that UFC has on Versus and Spike TV will move to FX starting in January. That includes several fight cards, plus shows like the reality series "The Ultimate Fighter." Fox-owned Fuel also will wind up with some UFC content. But rumors that Fox will rebrand Fuel as a UFC channel are not true, sources said.
The UFC's talks with Viacom-owned Spike ended before that. Sources said Spike ultimately passed over concern that its UFC shoulder programming stopped growing. Shows like "Unleashed," "Knockouts" and "Countdown" averaged 1 million viewers in '05. This year, they are averaging 492,000.
Where Will A Fox Deal Take The UFC?
UFC-Fox Television Press Conference Coverage

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Every bodybuilder dreams of a chiseled body with well- defined, tight muscles. Although today times have changed and every body type is welcomed and accepted, yet we tend to try hard to look our best. Boys and men who are into bodybuilding make unparalleled efforts to have that killer look, others fall for. Yet sometimes, even after all the thousands of efforts and hard work, we fail to get the desired results. Many people get disheartened and feel that they are not meant to have that kind of heavy muscled body. However, the truth is that sometimes we need a little extra push through external sources to take out the hidden capacity of the body. And, this is exactly what D- Bal does.
D-Bal works like an anabolic steroid which helps increase the muscular mass in the body. Many people believe that steroids are just like slow poison (which was true a few years back before the medical advancements took place). However, today the steroids are safe and NOT AT ALL LIKE SLOW POISON.
D-Bal helps increase the body's muscle mass at a significant rate. The steroid acts on several processes that take place in the body simultaneously and help in the production of muscles and reduction of fat. The active ingredient present in an anabolic steroid is methandrostenolone. But since D-Bal is a legal Dianabol, it has 100% natural ingredients which is it much safer for use. It effectively increases muscles; help lose fat and enhance the body strength for an everlasting period of time.
D-Bal is basically the legal version of the anabolic steroids we have discussed so far. The benefits of D-Bal are exactly similar to these steroids; however, it lacks the side effects of a normal steroid. In fact, there are technically zero side effects of D-Bal; however, we always have exceptions. You can bulk up without causing any harm to your body or worrying about any adverse effects.
D-Bal creates an anabolic environment in the body which is super- active which in turn helps the tissues of the muscles to retain more nitrogen that they would normally do. Now, this nitrogen is an important ingredient for the production of protein in the body. We all know how essential nitrogen is for the tissues, their growth, development, and repair.
The process seems quite simple. When you have more nitrogen in your body, it will result in more muscle production. But you must understand that there are several steroids out there in the market that promise to work in the same manner only. However, most of them are synthetically made and can cause nasty adverse effects such as liver toxicity, etc. Therefore, you must never consider any other steroid without having proper knowledge about it.
D-Bal comes in capsule forms. A total of 3 capsules a day is recommended on a regular basis. The pills work best when taken 45 minutes' post workout. You have to take all the 3 capsules together with water. Continue its usage for a minimum of two months for best results. However, if you want D-Bal to perform in the most excellent manner, you must maintain a proper diet and workout regularly. If you are completely inactive and eat all the wrong food, you cannot expect the pills to work at their best. One bottle contains 30 pills; therefore, you need to buy three bottles for a month. If you are willing to complete the entire two months' course, you can buy all six bottles of D-Bal at discounted rates from us.


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La Primera División 2016-2017 è stata l'86ª edizione della massima serie del campionato spagnolo di calcio, commercialmente denominata Liga Santander, disputata tra il 21 agosto 2016 e il 21 maggio 2017 e concluso con la vittoria del , al suo trentatreesimo titolo.

Capocannoniere del torneo è stato Lionel Messi () con 37 reti.

Stagione

Novità
Dalla stagione precedente sono state retrocesse ,  e . Dalla Segunda División sono state promosse ,  e , che si sono classificate rispettivamente in 1ª, 2ª e 6ª posizione. L'Osasuna ha guadagnato la promozione vincendo i play-off.

Le comunità autonome più rappresentate sono quella dell'Andalusia (Betis, Siviglia, Málaga e Granada) e quella dei Paesi Baschi (Athletic Bilbao, Eibar, Alavés e Real Sociedad), entrambe con quattro squadre. Segue quella di Madrid, con tre (Atlético Madrid, Leganés e Real Madrid). La Catalogna (Barcellona ed Espanyol), la Comunità Valenciana (Valencia e Villarreal) e la Galizia (Celta Vigo e Deportivo La Coruña) sono invece rappresentate da due squadre ciascuna, mentre la Navarra (Osasuna), le Asturie (Sporting Gijón) e le Canarie (Las Palmas) partecipano al torneo con una sola squadra a testa.

Formula
Al torneo partecipano 20 squadre che si sfidano in un girone all'italiana secondo la struttura più consueta dei campionati calcistici moderni. Ogni partecipante deve sfidare tutti gli altri per due volte: la prima nel girone d'andata, l'altra nel girone di ritorno. L'ordine in cui vengono affrontate le altre squadre è stabilito dal calendario, il quale prevede che tutte le partite d'andata verranno ripetute nello stesso ordine al ritorno, ma con l'inversione del terreno di gioco. Vengono assegnati tre punti per la vittoria, uno per il pareggio e zero per la sconfitta, indipendentemente dal fattore campo.

Come la stagione precedente, per via del Ranking UEFA le prime tre squadre si qualificano per la UEFA Champions League, la 4ª classificata nei turni preliminari della stessa competizione. Accedono alla UEFA Europa League la 5ª e la 6ª classificata e la vincitrice della Coppa del Re 2016-2017. Qualora quest'ultima però avesse già ottenuto la qualificazione alle competizioni UEFA (quindi fosse arrivata tra la 1ª e la 6ª posizione in campionato) allora otterrebbe il pass per la UEFA Europa League il club che ha terminato la stagione in 7ª posizione in campionato. Le ultime 3 squadre retrocedono direttamente in Segunda División 2017-2018.

Squadre partecipanti

Allenatori e primatisti

Classifica finale

Legenda:
      Campione di Spagna e ammessa alla UEFA Champions League 2017-2018
      Ammesse alla UEFA Champions League 2017-2018
      Ammesse alla UEFA Europa League 2017-2018
      Retrocesse in Segunda División 2017-2018

Regolamento:
Tre punti a vittoria, uno a pareggio, zero a sconfitta.

In caso di arrivo di due squadre a pari punti, la graduatoria viene stilata in base all'ordine dei seguenti criteri:
Differenza reti negli scontri diretti
Differenza reti generale
Reti realizzate in generale

In caso di arrivo di tre o più squadre a pari punti, la graduatoria verrà stilata in base all'ordine dei seguenti criteri:
Punti negli scontri diretti (classifica avulsa)
Differenza reti negli scontri diretti
Differenza reti generale
Reti realizzate in generale
Classifica fair-play stilata a inizio stagione
Nel caso un criterio escluda solamente alcune delle squadre, senza quindi determinare l'ordine completo, tali squadre vengono escluse dal criterio successivo, rimanendo così senza possibilità di posizionarsi meglio.

Squadra campione

Statistiche

Squadre

Classifica in divenire

Individuali

Classifica marcatori

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

2016-2017
Calcio nel 2016
Calcio nel 2017

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Crousti Chronicles: The breeders
CôteTails
With crate in tow, we set off to find the dog of our dreams at Elevage Les Cotons de Tulear d'Ivandry in Cameret sur Aiguest, near Orange. By appointment with the breeder Mme Cellier, we were greeted with the task of choosing from four ten-week-old puppies, two boys, two girls, all of whom were all adorable but with very distinct personalities.
Mme Cellier left us alone with the pups to take our time and decide. The completely white female, didn't have a fully developed nose and was passive. Her sister, over hyper and with great patches, was jumping on the younger one's head constantly and she did nothing but lie there. The two boys were similar: each with patches of brown against their white fur, one all over and the other just on the ears. One was chewing everything, the other curious but not at the chewy stage. In fact, this one was the first to approach us, albeit shyly, and we chose him (pictured). We named him Crousti after my husband's favourite Casino-brand cereal Croustillant (meaning simply, crisp). He likes saying the word in French.
Mme Cellier obviously loved all her dogs and there was a homey feeling to the place. You felt as though the dogs were well cared for, and when we left, she took a moment to say goodbye to "Gatsby" (our Crousti). It was rather touching.
Here is why buying direct from a breeder is better:
Advantages of buying from a breeder
1. the breeder provided all the necessary paperwork to us, including the registration of his chip number, his first certificat veterinaire, and his carnet de santé.
2. the breeder filled out the Attestation de vente chien (which you need should the dog get lost) and mailed it on our behalf. We received the certificate de naissance directly.
3. the breeder explained the worming medicine (we used Milbemax) needed every month during the first six months, and then twice a year thereafter. Also, the first vaccine had been administered at two months but the dog would need a second at three months.
5. the breeder explained a rabies shot was required at 6 months (at which time the dog gets a pet passport).
6. the breeder also provided documents on how to care for a Coton, and what to expect during the first week of ownership. It was detailed and thorough and gave lots of information on questions we forgot to ask at the time.
7. the breeder gave us free a package of Royal Canin dog food, plus a gift certificate for another free bag, which was honoured with no trouble at our neighbourhood dog store. She explained how to serve his food (the first ten days his croquantes soaked in water), and the quantity.
8. the breeder also sold various accessories: comb, brush and a toy were purchased. Plus we bought the wrong type of leash; we needed a harness-style, and not the adjustable kind as it's for dogs who walk in the country. We also picked up a soft liner for the crate (yes, we were going to use newspaper!!).
9. Mme Cellier also invited us to email with any questions or concerns we had, as well as to occasionally send updates on Crousti. I have done that on that several occasions, and she had been very gracious.
Now most potential dog buyers probably suspect that the cost of buying directly from the breeder would be much more than buying from, say, Animalis in Antibes. We would never buy from such a store, but when were purchasing our dog basics like water dish and a day bed at Animalis, we looked at the price of Cotons for sale. The difference from buying directly from the breeder was only 200 euros.
When we put Crousti in his crate in the car to drive back home, he cried for five minutes and that was it. We were so thrilled to have a puppy. At this point I had no idea how the French feel the need to interfere every time you walk your dog, and by interfere, I mean yell at you about what you are doing wrong. Nor would I have predicted my own post-puppy depression that was waiting around the corner. But these things happened.
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Reactions to the Supreme Court decision on video game violence
The video game industry is breathing a sigh of relief today with the Supreme Court's ruling that struck down California's law banning the sale of violent video games to minors.
Here are some reactions to the decision so far.
Mike Gallagher, president of the Entertainment Software Association, the game industry's trade group, said in a conference call that it is a "very very historic day for the video game industry." He said the decision benefits parents, who retain the right to decide what their children can play in the home, and for consumers, who can "enjoy the full range of content that our industry can provide."
He noted that there were 180 signatories to 27 amicus (friend of the court) briefs on the video game industry's side. That included the support of 82 social scientists and medical professionals and 10 attorneys general for different states. Gallagher said this was the 13th favorable decision — and most important — in legal proceedings related to violent video games.
"This decision affirms the rights that we believe we have always had," Gallagher said. Gallagher said the industry will continue to improve its parental controls systems for consoles and the ratings that it applies to games.
The principal author of the California law, state senator Leland Yee, noted that as many as four justices (two dissenters and two with a separate concurring opinion) thought that a law could be narrowly tailored and still be constitutional.
"Unfortunately, the majority of the Supreme Court once again put the interests of corporate America before the interests of our children," said Yee (D-San Francisco). "As a result of their decision, Wal-Mart and the video game industry will continue to make billions of dollars at the expense of our kids' mental health and the safety of our community. It is simply wrong that the video game industry can be allowed to put their profit margins over the rights of parents and the well-being of children."
Yee also praised Justice Stephen Breyer, one of the more liberal justices on the Court and a San Francisco resident, who wrote the dissenting opinion.
"Justice Breyer, in his dissenting opinion, clearly understood the need to protect our children from the harmful effects of excessively violent video games and to give parents a tool in raising healthy kids," said Yee.
"We are thrilled by today's news," said Jennifer Mercurio, vice president and general counsel of the Entertainment Consumers Association, a game industry consumer group. "We had hoped that we would see this decision, and it's been a long time coming. That being said, there will probably be one or two legislators who attempt to test these new parameters, and the ECA will continue to fight for the rights of entertainment consumers."
Patricia Vance, president of the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB), heads the industry group, which rates video games. She said in a statement, "ESRB welcomes the Supreme Court's decision in this case, especially given its validation of the ESRB rating system as an effective and reliable tool that parents use to decide which video games are appropriate for their children and family. Today's decision acknowledges the value and effectiveness of the ESRB rating system, the Federal Trade Commission's positive assessment of our self-regulatory regime, and the latest research showing that game retailers overwhelmingly enforce their voluntary store policies regarding the sale of Mature-rated games. In striking this law the Court has made clear that the video game industry effectively empowers parents to be the ones to decide which games are right for their children."
Vance added, "The most constructive means of ensuring that children play age-appropriate video games is to educate parents about the tools at their disposal, including ESRB's two-part rating system (age categories and content descriptors) and rating summaries available at ESRB.org and via a free mobile app. We remain eager to work with government officials, legislators, parents groups and any others who wish to participate in or otherwise support these constructive efforts, which achieve the intended goal without infringing Constitutional rights."
The Center for Democracy and Technology, a tech lobbying group that supported the video game industry, applauded the decision and what it means for online content as well.
"We are very pleased that the Supreme Court has embraced the idea that voluntary ratings systems are one of the best ways to assist parents in determining what kinds of content their children can view," said John Morris, CDT General Counsel. "The video game industry continues to develop user empowerment tools that will help parents achieve this goal in a much more effective — and constitutional — way than the California law."
Common Sense Media's chief executive James Steyer, said in a statement, "Today's decision is a disappointing one for parents, educators, and all who care about kids. But the fight is far from over. Advocates for kids and families can work within the scope of this ruling to protect the best interests of kids. An overwhelmingly high percentage of parents would support a bill that would prevent their kids from walking into a store and buying the most ultra-violent and sexually violent of video games. That decision should be in the hands of parents, not kids or video game vendors, and certainly not the video game ratings board, which recently approved the Dead Space 2 ad campaign that clearly markets a Mature-rated game to kids. We respectfully disagree with the Court when it comes to their analysis of the First Amendment rights of children and families — this is a sanity issue, not a censorship issue. If parents decide a violent game is okay for their kid, that's one thing, but millions of kids are not able to judge the impact of ultra-violence on their own. Today, the multi-billion dollar video game industry is celebrating the fact that their profits have been protected, but we will continue to fight for the best interests of kids and families. Moreover, we look forward to working with national and state policy makers on another common sense solution in the very near future."
Ahsan Shaikh, a video game patent attorney at McDermott Will & Emery, said, "With more spotlight on video game violence, the time is ripe for developers in the industry, both hardware and software, to respond to the increasing attention on video game violence. Whether it's an innovation in content restriction or an alternative to displays of violence, the developer that addresses these concerns and patents their innovation will gain a controlling position in the industry now that parents are more acutely aware of the violence prevalent in video games their children have access to."


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Living Rent is hiring an organiser
Living Rent has achieved a lot over its short time, and now we are going to hire a staff member to support and expand our work.
What we've already made happen in 2016 is pretty damn good. The new laws we've fought for and won will mean that in 2017:
Landlords can no longer evict their tenants with no reason; Tenants aren't trapped into long leases when their circumstances change; Councils will have the power to implement rent controls for the first time in decades.
All this was achieved through us, tenants and supporters organising and giving in an immense number of volunteer hours to fight for our rights. But we want to up our game and ensure we build a sustainable organisation. This is why we have decided, 6 months after forming as a union, to hire our first member of staff.
A paid organiser would allow us to build active groups across in every city and town in Scotland. Together, tenants will be able to force councils to do make full use of their new powers to make sure nobody is forced out of their home by rent increases.
See below for the job description :
£15,379 per annum, pro rata, part time (21 hours), Glasgow or Edinburgh, 6 month fixed contract.
Living Rent is looking for an organiser to join our organisation either in Edinburgh or in Glasgow. This is the first paid position at Living Rent, and an exciting opportunity to take part in the founding moments of Scotland's tenants' union.
You will work closely with Living Rent's members in Scotland, with the ACORN team throughout the UK and will initially focus on the May local elections.
You will be someone keen to work with a young organisation and passionate about member-run and diverse organisations. Experience in recruitment, training delivery, community education or campaigns is welcome, however enthusiasm, willingness to learn and commitment to social justice are more important than previous experience as training will be provided. This role may suit someone who has experience in sales, on street fundraising or other customer facing work: and wishes to move into organising or campaigning.
This is a part-time (21h per week) role with some flexible working. The interview process will take place over a day, where we will provide applicants with preliminary training, introduction to the organisation and hands-on exercises [planning a campaign, street work]
To apply please see the person specification form here, the application form here, and the equal opportunities monitoring form here. You can post them to Living Rent, 4.30 St Margaret's House, 151 London Road, EH7 6AE, or ideally e-mail them with the subject matter: 'Job Application'.
Closing date: noon 6th of January 2017
Interviews and training: 17th of January 2017


If you have an idea that you are sure would make a great story, but you don't have a clue of where to begin, sign up for the workshop that will take your idea out of your brain, onto a blank computer screen (or a yellow legal pad) to a finished product that you can proudly submit to a publisher.
To sign up, send an email to sosforauthors@yahoo.com and mark the subject line "Creative writing course."
Cost per class, for a five-week course, is just $20 per person. To be held on Wed. evenings, 9 ET, beginning in April, 2005.


Robert T. Pennock and Susan Epperson, the plaintiff in the Epperson v. Arkansas case that went to the U.S. Supreme Court and invalidated laws that banned the teaching of evolution.
• I was called as an expert witness in the Kitzmiller v. Dover School Board creationism case, which was tried in Federal District Court in Pennsylvania. In my expert report I explained how intelligent design creationism is not science but is a disguised form of sectarian religion. In my deposition, I answer detailed questions from Thomas More Center attorneys.
Dec. 20, 2005: The Kitzmiller verdict is in...Science wins in Dover!
I was interviewed for the PBS NOVA program about the trial, which won a Peabody award. Other portions of my interview appear as part of the web site for the program that deals with the proper definition of science. I also appeared in After the Trial: A Second Look on WKAR-TV which examines the impact of the trial in Michigan.
2009: Four books about the Dover trial have been published in the last few years including Matthew Chapman's 40 Days and 40 Nights: Darwin, Intelligent Design, God, Oxycontin, and Other Oddities on Trial in Pennsylvania; Edward Humes' Monkey Girl; Lauri Lebo's The Devil in Dover and Gordy Slack's The Battle Over the Meaning of Everything.
AP Photo: Expert witness Robert Pennock from Michigan State University enters federal court in Harrisburg, Pa.,..
• Michigan Citizens for Science. I founded this citizens' action group together with Ed Brayton in 2001 to help respond to two intelligent design bills that had been proposed in the Michigan legislature that would have changed the state's science curriculum standards to include ID. MCFS assists legislators and school administrators in maintaining the integrity of science education in Michigan. I was president MCFS from 2001-2008 and now am a board member.
• I testified before the Texas State Board of Education in 1997 during the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) public hearings in support of their inclusion of evolution. I also testified in 2005 at the Texas State Board of Education science textbook hearings to help fight lobbying by intelligent design creationists who were trying to get proposed biology rejected for not including "weaknesses" of evolution.
• In 2002, biologist Ken Miller and I rebutted ID creationists William Dembski and Michael Behe at a symposium on Evolution or Intelligent Design: Examining the Intelligent Design Issue at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City in 2002. A transcript is posted.
• You can read my criticisms of Intelligent Design Creationism in my book Tower of Babel: The Evidence against the New Creationism, published by the MIT Press.
Tower of Babel has been reviewed and praised in over fifty publications. The New York Review of Books called it "the best book opposing creationism in all of its guises."
• For the most complete collection of primary materials, I edited: Intelligent Design Creationism and Its Critics: Philosophical, Theological and Scientific Perspectives published by the MIT Press.
It includes representative essays from ID advocates (Philip Johnson, Michael Behe, William Dembski, Alvin Plantinga and Paul Nelson) giving their key arguments in their own words. Critical responses includes ones from philosophers and historians (Evan Fales, Brandon Fitelson, Barbara Forrest, Peter Godfrey-Smith, Philip Kitcher, Robert T. Pennock, Michael Ruse, Kelly Smith, Elliot Sober) and scientists (Matthew J. Brauer, Daniel R. Brumbaugh, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Jay Gould, and George C. Williams). There are also critical essays from various theological perspectives (Roy Clouser, Ernan McMullin, Nancey Murphy, Arthur Peacocke, and Howard J. Van Till).
It has been reviewed and praised in over a dozen publications including Science, The New York Times Book Review, BioScience, Quarterly Review of Biology, Evolution, Endeavour, Scientific American, Bridges, National Center for Science Education Reports, Journal of Scientific Exploration, Philosophy in Review, Science & Theology News, and Philosophy of Science.
• I co-edited with Michael Ruse this updated edition of But Is It Science?: The Philosophical Question in the Creation / Evolution Controversy, which has been a standard text on the issue for undergraduate philosophy courses.
It begins with a significanly revised historical section that provides religious, scientific and philosophical background to the contemporary controversy. The second major section compiles material on the McLean v. Arkansas case, which tested the constitutionality of teaching Creation Science. The final, completely new, section deals with the Kitzmiller v. Dover case which tested the constitutionality of teaching Intelligent Design Creationism. See the table of contents for complete article listing.
Abstract: This review article gives a thorough overview of the published literature regarding the creationism, especially intelligent design, and its key arguments.
Abstract: I consider what it might mean to teach creationism and offer a variety of educational, legal, religious, and philosophical arguments for why it is improper to teach it in public school science classes and possibly elsewhere as well. I rebut the standard creationist arguments for inclusion. I also rebut Rawlsian arguments offered by philosopher of religion Alvin Plantinga.
Abstract: One new development in the ongoing creationism/ evolution controversy has been the proposal to institute opt- out policies that would allow creationist parents to exempt their children from any instruction involving evolution. By way of an explanation of some of the philosophical issues at play in the debate over evolution and the nature of science, this article shows the educational folly of such policies. If evolution is taught properly, it should not be possible to opt out of it without opting out of biology. Moreover, if Intelligent Design creationist criticisms of evolution and scientific naturalism were taken as the basis for opting out, then the effect would be even more radical and would require opting out of science entirely.
Abstract: Intelligent Design creationists cite Scripture to show that God may be detected in Creation and to suggest that scientists who deny this are idolaters who are commiting a pre-modern sin. Yet in the public square they deny that their movement is creationist or religious. This review article rebuts common arguments made by ID advocates such as Philip Johnson and William Dembski, documenting how ID improperly tries to wedge the transcendent into science and showing why their form of creationism is opposed both on scientific and theological grounds.
Abstract: That Intelligent Design Creationism rejects the methodological naturalism of modern science and in favor of a Pre-Modern super-naturalist worldview is well documented and by now well known. An irony that has not been appreciated, however, is the way that ID Creationists try to advance their Pre-Modern view by adopting (if only tactically) a radical Post-Modern perspective. This paper will reveal the deep threads of postmodernism that run through the ID Creationist movement's arguments, as evidenced in the writings and interviews of its key leaders. Seeing their arguments and activities from this perspective highlights the danger to science posed by both ID Creationism and postmodernism.
Abstract: In the 2005 Kitzmiller v Dover Area School Board case, a federal district court ruled that Intelligent Design creationism was not science, but a disguised reli- gious view and that teaching it in public schools is unconstitutional. But creationists contend that it is illegitimate to distinguish science and religion, citing philosophers Quinn and especially Laudan, who had criticized a similar ruling in the 1981 McLean v. Arkansas creation-science case on the grounds that no necessary and sufficient demarcation criterion was possible and that demarcation was a dead pseudo-problem. This article discusses problems with those conclusions and their application to the quite different reasoning between these two cases. Laudan focused too narrowly on the problem of demarcation as Popper defined it. Distinguishing science from religion was and remains an important conceptual issue with significant practical import, and philosophers who say there is no difference have lost touch with reality in a profound and perverse way. The Kitzmiller case did not rely on a strict demarcation criterion, but appealed only to a "ballpark" demarcation that identifies methodological naturalism (MN) as a "ground rule" of science. MN is shown to be a distinguishing feature of science both in explicit statements from scientific organizations and in actual practice. There is good reason to think that MN is shared as a tacit assumption among philoso- phers who emphasize other demarcation criteria and even by Laudan himself.
• Still waiting. ID creationists mostly ignore substantive criticisms of their arguments, but Micheal Behe has conceded in print that a counterexample I made in Tower of Babel undermined his definition of irreducible complexity. Behe promised "to repair this defect in future work" ("Reply to my Critics" Philosophy of Science 2001, p. 695), but it is over seven years later and he has yet to do so.
Abstract: An experimental demonstration of how the Darwinian mechanism can produce complex functional traits. Though not a topic of the paper, the experiment provides a direct refutation of Behe's claim that evolution cannot produce "irreducible complexity" and Dembski's claim that it cannot produce "complex specified information."
Abstract: I reply to ID leader Micheal Behe's criticisms of Tower of Babel. Behe fails to reply to my criticisms in Tower of his arguments, but does try to defend Philip Johnson. I rebut Behe's claim that ID is not a form of creationism and his argument that evidence evidence against Darwinism does count as evidence of an active God. I discuss other errors in Behe's paper, including his improper appeal to Positivist philosopher Percy Bridgman.
Abstract: This paper is based on talks I gave in 1999 and 2000 about the creationist controversy in Kansas and alerting audiences to the new threat from intelligent design creationism. Using an example of the construction of arches, I rebut Michael Behe's claim that so-called"irreducibly complex" system cannot arise by gradual processes.
Abstract: An experimental demonstration of how the Darwinian mechanism can produce complex functional traits. Though not discussed explicitly in the paper, the experiment refutes Behe's claim that evolution cannot produce "irreducible complexity" and Dembski's claim that it cannot produce "complex specified information."
• Mystery Science Theater: The Case of the Secret Agent"
Abstract: Rebuttal to William Dembski's SETI and archery analogies, his explanatory filter, and his claims that complex specified information cannot be produced by natural processes. His argument is simply a recasting of the old creationist argument that evolution violates the 2nd law of thermodynamics.
Abstract: ID creationist William Dembski has failed to respond to any of my substantive criticisms in Tower of Babel of his work, but he did write an article challenging my objection to the ID appeal to supernatural explanations, claiming that it was not ID but rather evolution that engaged in "magic". In my reply, I document that ID is indeed a form of supernnaturism and fails to offer a scientific account. I include a new counter-example to show again that his "explanatory filter" to detect design does produce false positives, and show how, conta his claim, natural processes can produce what he calls "complex specificed information."
Abstract: Johnson fails to address any of the substantive criticisms I made of his claims. This reply corrects some of his additional errors and misreadings.
Abstract: A review essay of Johnson's book Defeating Darwinism by Opening Minds.
Abstract: The creationism/evolution controversy is not a scientific controversy but a religious and cultural one. This examines and responds to the moral and religious issues that creationists take to be at stake in the debate. It won a Templeton Prize for examplary paper in theology and the natural sciences.
Abstract: This replies to Johnson's response to the previous article. It also updates that article by discussing Johnson's 1995 book Reason in the Balance, that appeared a year after the above article was accepted for publication.
Abstract: Phillip Johnson claims that Creationism is a better explanation of the existence and characteristics of biological species than is evolutionary theory. He argues that the only reason biologists do not recognize that Creationist's negative arguments against Darwinism have proven this is that they are wedded to a biased ideological philosophy-Naturalism-which dogmatically denies the possibility of an intervening creative god. However, Johnson fails to distinguish Ontological Naturalism from Methodological Naturalism. Science makes use of the latter and I show how it is not dogmatic but follows from sound requirements for empirical evidential testing. Furthermore, Johnson has no serious alternative type of positive evidence to offer for Creationism, and purely negative argumentation, despite his attempt to legitimate it, will not suffice.
Abstract: Focussing on the writings of ID leader Stephen Meyer, this paper demonstrates how ID is a sectarian religious view. I review and critique Meyer's claim that ID has confirmed "the God Hypothesis" through an inference to the best explanation. The ID design inference is a God-of-the-gaps argument combined with a kind of Christian presuppositionalism.
Abstract: Discusses ID and peer review. Rebuts ID creationist Jonathan Wells' charge that scientific journals are biased against intelligent design. Also considers how ID perpetuates the war between science and religion.
Abstract: The new common slogan one hears from creationists trying to get their views into the public schools is "teach the controversy" together with the curriculum proposals that schools should teach "arguments for and against evolution." Creationists are using this kind of approach as an indirect way of bringing in standard Creation Science and Intelligent Design arguments without mentioning those terms explicitly. This article examines this latest political strategy and the misleading rhetoric that it uses. The Kitzmiller v. Dover Area School Board Federal court decision against teaching Intelligent Design also ruled against this strategy at the same time.
Abstract: This paper demonstrates how the design inference as put forward by ID creationists is simply another version of the God-of-the-gaps argument from ignorance. It also rebuts the ID claim that science is not religiously neutral.
• God and Nature Revisited. Trends in Ecology and Evolution. (Vol. 19, No. 1, pp. 8 – 9, January 2004).
Abstract: A review of historians David Lindberg and Ronald Numbers' edited anthology When Science and Christianity Meet.
Abstract: My testimony before the Texas State Board of Education opposing ID Creationists' attempts to include IDC in Texas biology textbooks.
Abstract: Creationists claim that evolution is a "deception" and "a lie." But, starting with Phillip Henry Gosse in the 19th century, creationists have had to deny the empirical evidence in ways that seems to make God into a deceiver. Who is deceiving whom? This paper looks at the misuses of enchantment.
Abstract: Discusses the deceptions behind the ID creationst movie Expelled and its connection to the new ID creationist strategy of sponsoring bills that would allow their arguments against evolution to be taught under the guise of "academic freedom."
• The Avida-ED Project: I am the PI for an NSF grant that developed an educational software platform for undergraduate biology lab courses that allows students to test evolutionary hypotheses experimentally using digital organisms.
Avida-ED and model curricular materials may be downloaded for free for use in classrooms at the MSU Avida-ED home page.
• As a national expert on the evolution / creationism controversy in general and intelligent design creationism in particular, I have given dozens of interviews for stories in national and international newspapers and magazines, as well as television and radio.
• In 1999, I appeared as an invited author for Author's Night at the National Press Club in Washington DC.
• A video of my talk The New Creationism as part of the Skeptics Lecture Series at Caltech is available from the Skeptics Society (Video #AV96). In the talk I discuss the now infamous Wedge Strategy document leaked from the Discovery Institute.
• I appear in the NOVA special 2-hour program Judgment Day: Intelligent Design on Trial. Additional excerpts from my interview are used on the NOVA web page Defining Science that accompanies the show.
• I was interviewed by the History Channel for the documentary Scopes: The Battle Over America's Soul, that was part of their series 10 Days that Unexpectedly Changed America.
Go to Dr. Pennock's Home Page at MSU.


Last year, some longtime Clippers fans feared moving Columbus baseball headquarters from Franklinton to the Arena District would mean increased expense and lost magic.
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Huntington Park officials have kept their promise to offer affordable seats, with thousands of general-admission tickets available for $6. The Clippers are drawing more fans than any other club in the minors and currently stand 30-29, second in the West division of the International League.
Here are three cool places to watch holding the cheapest ticket in the house.
On the third floor lies a Roosters satellite with bleachers and two huts selling wings, bar food and beer. An airy bar on the second level offers shade, numerous beers on tap and a look back at the history of Columbus baseball. Here's the real kicker: For $100, you can get four tickets, a $60 food/booze tab and a reserved balcony table near the bar. This is the place to start your night off right (or avoid the rain).
Fans often meander through the large, open area beyond left field, which features picnic tables, bleachers and a grassy hangout. This knoll was made for young families, but it's also perfect for anyone with a girlfriend only marginally interested in baseball. Bring a glove, a blanket and pillows to recline against the rear stone wall as the game comes to a close.


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Once you are on the dashboard, you will see a 'My Account' menu that you can use to edit the information you have already entered while signing up.
Secondly, go to the 'Affiliate' page and enter your affiliate tag of each country. Please note that you will have to register for each Amazon Storefronts and generate IDs separately.
Amazon currently has dedicated storefronts for 12 countries. The United States, Canada, Mexico, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Brazil, India, China, and Japan. All of these countries have their own Associates Program. Affiliate Programs in India, China, Brazil, Japan, and Mexico, however, requires you to have a bank account within each country.
Another FAQ that might help you: How Do I Add My Affiliate IDs to My ProURLs Links?
Easiest part. Go to your dashboard and click the 'Generate Link' button in the right side.
Country-level setting: Leave this part if you'd like ProURLs' technology to redirect to the relevant Amazon country-level pages automatically. However, if you'd like to set different parameters for each country (say product ID for United States, and search term for the rest of the countries), you can set up accordingly.
Search Term: If you want to return an Amazon search results page with the selected keyword.
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Luca Porrino A Matter of Time
The world setting is dark and mysterious, similar to early 20th century's Earth, but with some… minor differences.
The story takes place in the city of Mavropolis, a squalid and dangerous city largely inspired by the stereotyped Los Angeles depicted in noir stories.
We'll follow Mr. Gilbert, a private detective who strongly resembles the usual private investigator from this genre, exept he's quite… peculiar.
"Were you talking about me?"
As we find out in the very beginning of the first game, Mr. Gilbert is a 'Little Ancient', the last remaining of a terrifying and powerful race, gifted with dark powers and mysterious skills.
Mr. Gilbert, despite his origins, likes humankind and lacks in ruthlessness; he likes Mavropolis in his own way and he tends to help people whenever he can.
In the first game Mr. Gilbert was hired from a mysterious woman to find a missing girl; very soon it became clear that the case was far more intricate than expected, involving dangerous cults, vengeful gangsters and horrifying abominations.
His next case won't be less interesting…
– What inpired you to make the new game?
About the 'A Matter of Caos' series, we got inspiration from hard-boiled movies (above all, 'The great sleep' with Humphrey Bogart), Lovecraft books, golden age science fiction tales and, of course, from the GREAT graphic adventures from our youth, like 'The secret of Monkey Island' and 'The day of the tentacle.'
– What development tools or coding did you using during the development of the new game?
The game engine we used was Unity 3D, using the C# language.
– What hurdles are you having making the game?
Our first issue is the lacking of a professional graphic artist, but we sorted out what we could using our skills.
– What other games have you made you made?
Until now, we developed the four episodes of 'A Matter of Caos'; another graphic adventure, 'A Tale of Caos: Prelude', which is, as the name suggests, the prologue for another series; 'Eternal Pharaoh', which was a sperimental idle game; 'Necromancer's Quest – Beta', which is a still-on-building fantasy strategy game. You can find everything at this link: http://www.experagamestudio.it/games.html
– What is your first gaming experience?
We begun as small children: I begun with an old PC, using DOS and windows 3.1, playing puzzle and strategy games, while my partner begun with a commodore 16, playing text-based adventures.
– What got you into programming games?
It is my passion: my partner and I decided to undertake this path while we were still teenagers, but we started developing full time in January 2015: before of this I studied Computer Engineering at College and worked as software developer for few years.
– My favourite computer was my Amiga and console the Megadrive do you have a favourite?
My favorite gaming platform is the PC, but I started with an 8-bit Nintendo, living a long loves story with Super Mario Bros.
– What is your favourite retro game?
I don't have a game I prefer over the others, but some of the games I'll remember the most are 'Super Mario Bros' 1, 2 and 3, 'Pushover', 'Contra', 'Super space invaders' and all the old Lucasarts graphic adventures.
– Do you still game on the current consoles if so whats your favourite game?
Currently I just play games on PC; right now I'm mostly playing Blizzard games. My favorite genres are RPGs and strategy games.
– Whats the worst game you have ever played?
Right now I can't recall a 'worst' game: when I don't like a game enough to play it, I just leave it where it is.
– Finally what game or feature would you like to see on Retrogamesmaster in the future?
I'd like to read something about 'One must fall 2097', one of the best fighting video games ever!


Homeless people are being evicted from their encampments along the American River Parkway. This is a cycle people in Sacramento have seen before.
This entry was posted in Blog and tagged American River Parkway, bums, burghers, Capitalism, Evictions, homelessness, Housing, Local Cartoon, Police, poverty, Sacramento Bee, Tents on September 23, 2012 by Ted Rall.


Life is not one speed, sometimes you want to mash your way uphill to work, sometimes you want to take it easy.
Shifting is very smooth, easy to operate, and intuitive. 3 gears span a range similar to a 10 or 12 speed, but with fewer increments.
Middle gear is equivalent to our single speed gear. Switch to a lower or higher gear with the flick of the wrist. First gear has less resistance and allows you to spin your legs faster, or take it easier up hills. 3rd gear has high resistance and allows for a higher top speed, making the bike more versatile.
To read a short article about the benefits of the internal gear system, please click here.
We chose our single speed gear ratio as the best single gear for city riding. Advanced, stronger riders sometimes upgrade to a heavier gear, making uphills more difficult but increasing top speed downhill.
Without the option to shift gears and spin your legs faster, you will find yourself standing up more and using your core strength to go uphill or accelerate from a stop.
Flip flop rear wheels, so you can ride single speed or fixed gear.
Our seven speed builds use the Shimano Nexus 7 Speed internal gear system. Just like our 3 speeds, an internal gear system has many benefits over a "normal," external gear cluster. If you are wondering why other brands have 3 and 7 speeds priced equally, it is because the 7 speeds are external!
Compared to our three speeds, the Nexus 7 has a wider range of gearing (lowest gear is lower, highest gear is higher), more increments between gears, as well as a general overall higher quality of the wheel.
Brooklyn is relatively flat and does not necessarily require multiple speeds. Some of our customers riding vintage road bikes (10 or 12 speed, etc) report that they only shift to go over the bridges. However, a modern 3 speed is easier to use and riders generally find themselves shifting more often!
Do I need more than 3 gears?
Most of our customers find 3 speeds to be enough. The range of gears is wide enough to tackle any of the bridges, and there is never any question about which gear you want to be in, or if its better to use the left or right shifter. Three speeds may be insufficient if you need to ride up very steep hills, or if you like to have subtle options about your cadence (the speed/RPM of your pedal stroke). We are confident that you will be very pleased with the gear ratios that we have selected for our bikes!


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Q: PHP: Return only one property from object I have this code on a Woocommerce site, which successfully returns the entire responded object:
function checkProducts($data) {
    $product_ID = $data['id'];
    $api_response = wp_remote_post( 'https://whatever.net/wc-api/v3/products/'.$product_ID, array(
        'method'    => 'GET',
        'headers' => array(
        'Authorization' => 'Basic ' . base64_encode( 'key:secret' )
        )
    ) );

    $body = json_decode( $api_response['body'] );

    if( wp_remote_retrieve_response_message( $api_response ) === 'OK' ) {
        return $body;
    }
}

I have tried to only return the stock_quantity property in many ways, which is present on the object, with no success, among others:
$body = json_decode( $api_response['body']['stock_quantity'] );
return $body['stock_quantity']:
return $body.stock_quantity;

JSON returned:
{
product: {
id: 687,
created_at: "2019-10-08T10:21:57Z",
updated_at: "2019-10-08T13:53:32Z",
type: "simple",
status: "publish",
downloadable: false,
virtual: false,
permalink: "https://germanalvarez.net/develop/ww/producto/tww-fin-de-semana-del-3-al-4/",
sku: "",
price: "200",
stock_quantity: "200",
sale_price: "120",
...

How could I archive this? Thank you

A: First of all - json_decode will return an object by default:
https://www.php.net/manual/en/function.json-decode.php

Try the following:
$body = json_decode( $api_response['body'] );
$stock_quantity = $body->product->stock_quantity;
return $stock_quantity;

If however you want to operate on an array, here's the way to do it (notice second parameter in json_decode):
$body = json_decode( $api_response['body'], true );
$stock_quantity = $body['product']['stock_quantity'];
return $stock_quantity;

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Circle has announced it now supports NFC payments from its Android app. Joining other mobile wallets such as Hive, Mycelium, and LazyPay in using this technology, all are hoping to drive the acceptance of Bitcoin payments at the cash-register by increasing the convenience for users and merchants.
Announcing the news on the Circle Blog yesterday, the digital wallet and payment platform has joined an increasing number of mobile digital currency wallets that are seeking to replicate the ease with which shoppers are used to making payments in physical stores. In Europe there are more than 100 million contactless payment cards in circulation, almost half of which are in the UK, where users can shop and even use the London transport network with their wireless bank card. By offering a similar level of ease to make a digital currency payment in a physical store, start-ups like Circle are bringing Bitcoin technology more in-line with the expectations of everyday shoppers.
The ability to use this technology in a physical retailer does however depend on a few logistical steps on the part of the merchant involved too. Beyond the absolute issue of accepting Bitcoin as a valid form of payment, the merchant will require an NFC enabled payment system designed to cope with these transactions. Both Bitpay. XBTerminal, and the upcoming LazyPay currently have merchant apps capable of this, with Bitpay keen to show off their NFC compatibility with the Mycelium app, but integration with existing point-of-sale hardware and end-of-day accounting software is not guaranteed and could represent a headache for those accepting Bitcoin payments.
"Quick, contactless payments with NFC technology have sped up the checkout process – and are popular with people using traditional credit and debit cards. To drive adoption of in-person Bitcoin payments, it's vital that we also make paying with digital currencies effortless for shoppers".
"With LazyPay, our merchant payment app, we've made it really easy for people to buy goods in-store with Bitcoin, and a lot cheaper for merchants. Any technology that makes it faster to transact will only help the digital currency industry".
If Circle is able to make this jump from Bitcoin being an often tricky and complicated payment form, dogged by QR codes and lengthy waiting times, to the slick user experience consumers have come to expect, then their ambition of a "move from the early adopters into more mainstream users" is brought a step closer.
One hurdle currently faced by all of the mobile wallets offering NFC payments however, is Apple's continued block on developer use of the technology built into the iPhone 6, Apple Watch, and newest iPad offerings. In an attempt to bolster their own ApplePay payments service, Apple has at least temporarily shut off access to the NFC chip that allows the close proximity payments system on the iOS system, meaning that Circle's upgraded app is only for Android users.


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Hapag-Lloyd Fined in U.S. for Erroneous D&D Charges
The Loadstar
By Gavin van Marle (The Loadstar) – German carrier Hapag-Lloyd has been ordered to pay $822,220 in civil penalties for 14 violations – $58,730 for each offence – of the US Shipping Act.
An FMC investigation found it incorrectly applied detention and demurrage (D&D) charges to 11 containers handled by California drayage firm Golden State Logistics (GSL).
The D&D charges levied to GSL amounted to $10,135, but the FMC's Bureau of Enforcement (BOE), which Hapag-Lloyd had unsuccessfully claimed had no jurisdiction over the case, said the penalties were punitive in nature as the carrier had "knowingly and wilfully" applied the D&D charges despite GSL being unable to return the containers.
The BOE had originally claimed that the fine should be $16.5m, because "a significant penalty is required to both deter Hapag-Lloyd's violative behaviour and ensure future compliance" with the FMC's interpretive rule on D&D, adopted in 2020.
However, the BOE accepted that it did not provide the burden of proof for certain days that D&D fees were levied and thus reduced the overall penalty.
However, the BOE did establish that GSL had made every attempt to return the containers, but was unable to do so because there were insufficient appointment slots to make the deliveries, and that D&D charges should not have been levied because they could not have served the interpretive rule, which states the charges are levied to expedite the flow of cargo and equipment.
"The record contains contemporaneous evidence of good faith attempts to return these eleven containers well before free time expired and there is no evidence of extraordinary circumstances which would justify imposition of all of these detention fees," the FMC case record published last week states.
The case also established the charges were "knowingly and wilfully" applied erroneously, as Hagag-Lloyd was well aware of the FMC's interpretive rule but applied them nonetheless.
"Hapag-Lloyd was aware of the detention and demurrage rule published in the Federal Register on 18 May 2020, for at least one year before the present controversy occurred in the spring and summer of 2021.
"After the issuance of the interpretive rule, Hapag-Lloyd reviewed its procedures with respect to the assessment and waiver of detention charges, and concluded its existing procedures were in compliance with the interpretive rule," the case document states.
However, while the decision may be a milestone in the numerous claims being brought by hauliers disputing D&D charges in the US with container shipping lines, an attempt by another drayage operator, Orange Avenue Express, which is also claiming Hapag-Lloyd applied unfair D&D charges, to intervene on the case, was dismissed.
"Orange Avenue Express filed a motion to intervene in this proceeding after filing a complaint in Docket No 21-10, alleging that Hapag-Lloyd violated the Shipping Act regarding the return of empty reefer (refrigerated) containers… was denied due to the factual and legal differences between the cases."
Which suggests that each further case will have to be decided on the individual circumstances.
"BOE's argument is not that there were no appointments available, but rather that there were not sufficient appointments available. The evidence demonstrates that GSL alerted Hapag-Lloyd to its problems finding appointments and attempted to enlist Hapag-Lloyd's help to return the containers.
"However, Hapag-Lloyd did not suggest other options for returning the containers and did not identify to GSL locations that had sufficient available appointments."
The full FMC docket can be found here.
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Vibrant Lives is a multimedia installation/performance project that weaves knowledge and practices from dance, music, and computer science. As an artwork, it engages users in a real-time experience of their own data production. By giving a metaphorical sense of the qualities of big data via the sensate body and imagery, the installation offers audiences information about the torrents of data we produce in our everyday lives and raises questions about how we value persons, objects, and information.
While passively experiencing data is provocative, we believe that providing a
framework for people to enact upon the data will offer more embodied engagement. We are currently exploring how movement, the sensorial body and haptic feedback work in concert through our research with the Woojers, and we are developing real-time improvisation structures based off of this research.
Exploring the role of the body in our experience of data, we bring attention to the boundaries erected by ideas of disembodied, abstracted, "immaterial" metadata and people. In this, participants are offered physical, tactile and active experiences with their own data through the use of interactive vibrotactile interfaces and real time movement composition structures.
The Vibrant Lives team is a collaborative of interdisciplinary artists, choreographers and digital humanists, we are Jacque Wernimont, Jessica Rajko and Eileen Standley. We are currently exploring the experience of personal data shed by designing a system that allows users to experience their own data loss through personal haptic devices called Woojers.
The full performance installation is a multisensory collage of image, sound, movement, and bodies. Highly flexible and malleable to various spaces and audiences, the primary components are interactive vibrotactile interfaces, dancers, ambient soundscape, visual projection and dynamically shedding costumes . The most recent performance at Arizona State University involved a large chorus of performers and multiple spaces .
This large-scale version is easily tailored back for smaller more intimate spaces and settings. In all iterations, the performers engage participants in simple real time composition scores and perform improvisational scores inspired by the technical, theoretical and cultural implications of personal data.
As with all improvisational structures, negotiations are made in the moment. The collective mind of the group is expressed through multiple bodies and actions. The dance begins to create its own real time logic (or composition of shifting meaning), and both participants and performers alike can easily engage or be aggregated into this activity.
Vibrant Lives creates a space in which participants can fluidly enter into an embodied experience of their own data, participate as they choose, and leave when they are ready. The purpose of this installation is not to hold people captive, but provide a highly multisensory space in which people engage in a more physically and tactually heightened experience, on their own terms. No participant is required to engage with any of the activities, and witnessing is offered to those who may not want to actively engage.
The purpose is not to force people to enact, but to posit, what does it mean to create a space in which whole bodied action rather than inaction is the primary means of embodying a concept?
BIOGRAPHIES OF COLLABORATORS:
Eileen Standley is an artist who works with a variety of media in performance or
installation settings. What she creates is predominantly influenced by her
background as a choreographer and dancer. Her work crosses disciplines of
dance making, video art, installation, and performance art. Informed by practices
of realtime composition/ improvisation, live art, somatically-driven investigations
and collaborative tendencies, her performances, as well as video and installation work have been presented nationally and internationally.After 24 years of living and working in Europe, Eileen recently returned to the U.S. Her life, artistic practice, and research are now based in Arizona where she was offered a faculty position as Clinical Professor at Arizona State University's School of
Dance.
Jessica Rajko is a performer, choreographer and interdisciplinary digital media artist. As an assistant professor at Arizona State University, her current interests include whole body interaction design, wearable technology design for dance, feminist digital culture, and the human experience of big data. She has
collaborated with artists such as Mary Fitzgerald, David Therrien and Todd
Ingalls and performed for artists such as Ann Ludwig, Ashleigh Leite, Nora
Chipaumire and Charlotte Boye-Christensen.
Jessica is the Co-Founder of urbanSTEW, a non-profit organization whose
mission is to inspire and expand the relevance of digital arts in the community.
Through urbanSTEW, Jessica has developed artist workshops, curated
interactive art installations and created interactive, multidisciplinary artwork.
urbanSTEW's recent work The Amyloid Project is an interdisciplinary work
created in collaboration with ASU Physics Professor Dr. Sara Vaiana. The
Amyloid Project fuses interactive art, dance, music and physics research to
create this multifaceted artwork. This project was commissioned by Mesa Arts
Center for their SPARK! Festival of Creativity. Mesa Arts Center also
commissioned urbanSTEW's award-winning work Intonarumori, which has been
exhibited internationally.
Jacqueline Wernimont: I am an assistant professor of English at Arizona State
University, where I specialize in literary history, feminist digital media, histories of
quantification, and technologies of commemoration. Currently a Fellow of the
Lincoln Center for Applied Ethics, I work on new civil rights in digital cultures with
a particular emphasis on the long histories of our technologies and practices. I
am an active part of the FemTechNet collective. My other affiliations include the
Center for Cybersecurity and Digital Identity, the Nexus Lab for Transdisciplinary
Informatics and Digital Humanities, and the Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies. I teach on topics related to early modern literature, digital
media, history of science, and feminist and possible worlds theory.
I am part of several collaborative projects, each of which has a link in the sidebar.
I'm also working on a monograph that traces long histories (21st century to 16th
century) of particular technologies like archives and body counts. I took a Ph.D.
and M.A. in English Literature from Brown University and a B.A. in English from
the University of Iowa, where I also studied Molecular Biology. I cut my digital
humanities teeth at the Brown University Women Writers Project, where I began
as an encoder and later worked as the project manager and textbase editor. Prior
to ASU, I taught at Harvey Mudd College as a fellow and visiting assistant
professor and at Scripps College as an Assistant Professor of English.
Exhibitions (SELECTED):
2014 State of Affairs - re-site (multichannel video installation) Arizona State Unviersity - Galvin Theater.
2013 Gesture of Imagination (single channel video) – IDN Short Dance Films Mercat des Flores, Barcelona, Spain; Institute for Humanities Art Show "Imaginatio(n)ow", Arizona State University; Extending Gesture Colloquium at Edinburgh University, Scotland; Linus Galleries, Los Angels, CA (online and live exhibition); Videoholica 2013, Varna, Bulgaria
2012 Flowing Waters (single channel video)– National Theater Tokyo, Japan – commission Company Deux
2011 State of Affairs – (multi channel video installation)
Tempe Center for the Arts, AZ
2010 Desert Water (single channel video) - Tokyo Metropolitan Theater, Japan – commission Company Deux
2009 One third-Video and performance installation. Art Detour Festival, Phoenix, AZ
2009 Joining Waters – Amsterdam to Tokyo (video projection)- Asahi Art Square, Tokyo, Japan
2007 Hommage a Baudrillard, Festival de Musique Electroacoustique, Bourges,France (video projection)
2006 For James (single channel video) Amsterdam, NL
2005 Slow White Dance (multi channel video installation) MufthalleTheater, Munich Germany
2003-04 Video animations and projections created for Magpie Music Dance Company
2003 The Enigmatic Operetta, (interactive media collaboration) Frascati Theater, Amsterdam, NL
2003 Amoeba Blues (video and animation in performances) Brakke Grond Theater, Amsterdam, NL
2002 Weather in a Box interactive media collaboration, Frascati Theater, Amsterdam, NL
Les Recontres International 2015
Eileen Standley


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Feldenkrais at Esalen
Unfolding the Body in Context: Continuum Movement and Esalen
Esalen's Role in Bridging the Body and the Body Politic
Somatics
Esalen and the Recovery of Classical Osteopathy
Hugh Milne
Dick Price comes to Poona in 1977. I first hear of him in London, at osteopathic school. In the mid-1960s we are taught about shamanism and the pioneers in perception – particularly C.G.Jung – and are introduced to the work and thought of Freud, Adler, Maslow, Reich, Rogers, Perls, and Rolf.
Anna Freud lives, reclusively, two houses from the school. I long to visit Esalen, but am too timid. Instead, I take part in Encounter Groups with Mike Barnett and Jay Stattmann in London, and in Psychodrama and Gestalt with visiting American teachers. I am a student in Moshe Feldenkreis' first UK training. It is The Age of Aquarius, and Esalen is Mecca.
In 1972, England's most respected Encounter Group leader, Paul Lowe, who did some of his training at Esalen, pulls up stakes and moves to Bombay to live with a guru. This is something! I listen to tapes of the guru and decide to go too.
Four years later, I am the guru's bodyguard, and sit inches from Dick at his first meeting with Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh ('Osho') at his Poona ashram. Dick's quiet presence, his openness and sincerity, are palpable.
Dick stays four weeks and then leaves the ashram, shocked by his experience in Paul Lowe's elemental encounter group. Referring to the literal meaning of 'Bhagwan,' Dick writes a letter to the ashram office noting that, "It is as if the worst mistakes of some inexperienced Esalen group leaders of many years ago have been systematized and given the stamp of 'God.'"
I am impressed by Dick's clarity, and his readiness to speak his mind.
Five years later I am in California, on a motorcycle vacation from the ashram, which has re-located to Eastern Oregon, six hundred miles to Esalen's north. In those days if you arrived unannounced at midnight, you could soak in the hot springs all night for free. It is the night of the full moon. I stay in the hot tubs until dawn.
As I walk out through the Esalen grounds, the beauty of the redwood cabins emerging in the light of dawn catches my heart. 'I want to work here,' I say to myself. It would take five years, during which time I leave the ashram and return to osteopathic work.
In 1987 I am invited to teach a five-day 'in-house' craniosacral class at Esalen. We begin in the "Watts" meeting room. The class cost is $150. The participants are a wonderful, skillful group. They intuitively understand in a day things it has taken me twenty years to grasp. I feel like I have come home.
I like working at Esalen so much that I apply for a job. My application is accepted. I leave the medical practice in Santa Fe and begin work in January 1988. I feel honored to be given Dick Price's old therapy room, '21A.'
Ned Callahan, Esalen's senior craniosacral therapist, works out of 21C. Exchanging sessions with Ned helps deepen my understanding of dreamtime, and dreambody. Ned and I just do our work. We do not brainstorm a new approach to bodywork, we do not teach together, nothing evolves from our work except personal development. Esalen lets us be. But that is everything, to me. Esalen gives me that opening, to develop, deepen, and introduce the visionary into my work.
Esalen enriches me in three ways.
First, Esalen insists I give craniosacral sessions at two-hourly intervals (I began osteopathic practice with four sessions an hour). This opens a doorway into timelessness.
Second, it gives me the chance to meet remarkable women and men from all over the world, some as teachers for me, some as clients. The most formative are Angeles Arrien, Emilie Conrad, Ram Dass, Stan Grof, Robert Hall, Arnold Mindel, Gabrielle Roth and Fritz Smith. The CEO at Esalen becomes a role model for me with his clarity and precision, as does our chief of staff, the remarkable Brian Lyke. I meet some of Ida Rolf's graduates, including Seymour Carter and Don Hanlon Johnson. Don inspires me with his humility and his vulnerability, Seymour with his storytelling. Don is good enough to write a recommendation for a book I write on Visionary Craniosacral Work™ while I work on the 'Deep Tissue Crew.' Jacob Böhme observes, "If you want to go deep, be deep," and in meeting these remarkable men and women I have a glimpse of what that means, the readiness to be deep.
Third, it opens up a new world of teaching. Deborah Medow from the Massage Crew offers me a class in Norway in 1988. Michael Espenlaub, a work-scholar, a student in that first in-house class, becomes my class organizer in Wuppertal, Germany, in 1990, and within five years I have classes in Canada, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, and the U.K.
I give craniosacral sessions in Dick's room from 1988 until 2005. I am so grateful for this opportunity.
Hugh Milne is a third-generation Scottish osteopath, and author of The Heart of Listening: A Visionary Approach to Craniosacral Work.
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using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Management;

namespace Dev.ProcessMonitor
{
    public class SystemInfo
    {
        #region Readonly & Static Fields

        private readonly long m_PhysicalMemory; //物理内存
        private readonly int m_ProcessorCount; //CPU个数
        private readonly PerformanceCounter pcCpuLoad; //CPU计数器

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