Sorry about the tardy schedule. I had planned to publish this comic from the Patreon version of the comic, as I don't travel with my drawing computer, but it turned out that I did not schedule the Patreon post, so things did not work out, and it took me awhile to get the image to post; in general, running a bit behind on everything. I am not a big fan of work travel, and am remarkably bad at sleeping on airplanes and/or hotel rooms sometimes, which combined with time zone madness and the like don't really agree with me.
I don't think it's really been mentioned, but while Camilla and Arkady are both members of the Families, Camilla is the Family Head of her Family. While on paper being the head of a Family line does not really come with power, in practice it tends to mean that no one but the Consul or another Family head is going to poke their nose into your business… and usually not even then. While Camilla frequently acts as the Consul's 'bodyguard' or 'protector', she also makes up a significant portion of the Consul's authority – if the Consul has a head of the Families with her, it gives her the implicit backing of the Families when she speaks.
Notwithstanding Mium's caution the lure of tasty food is too great and warrants further investigation to determine if there is a trap involved and, if so, whether the bait is tasty enough to warrant dealing with the trap.
Am I the only one having flashbacks of "the overly attached girlfriend"?
It would appear that Ila's definition of "Tasty Food" might be a bit more eccentric than assumed, but I think that makes some degree of sense. Humans think the things they need usually taste good, it is just that most humans have more food than they need, so things that are extremely good for starving humans are not so good for most humans.
Ila burns resources considerably faster than a human it would seem. This may come from doing things that humans cannot (like keeping herself warm while flying through freezing rain, something that would probably kill most humans pretty quick) or might be inherent to how she is built (or both).
Mium food likely completely disregards flavor in favor "digestible", but Ila likely only shares part of the spectrum of taste with a normal human, given her elevated need for calories (presumably she finds things like sugar much more appealing than even humans).
Of course, I am not really sure we know enough to speculate too much on the dietary habits of a prototype, given our sample size of Mium (ambivalent) and Ila (fixated).
I'd personally guess that Mium food is basically stuff with pretty close to exactly the nutrient mix that Mium needs to sustain himself, put in a blender, pureed, then put into bar molds, without any attempt to control taste or otherwise appeal to culinary interests. This process probably also disregards anything that his body can easily reject as waste material, and favors things that are readily available.
If anybody has done something like this in the interests of making something like Futurama Bachelor Chow, you are probably well aware of just how utterly revolting such a process can make something.
I think that Ila has at least seen evidence to suggest that Camilla and Arkady really like each other. That probably gives her a head start, as I'm not sure that Ila is to any point of viewing humans as competition or worth really competing for.
In this world, I picture Mium eating (something like) Soylent pretty much all the time.
I think the only real differences between your thought and mine are that soylent is designed with flavor in mind and Mium's inactive ingredients list is probably longer, so he can make it a bit cheaper by getting some of his nutrients by including things that wouldn't be so healthy for others. He probably wouldn't include stuff that would be explicitly toxic to Peter, just in case Peter had a food emergency, but might have things that wouldn't be healthy for Peter in the long run.
Considering Mium described Ila's main process as similar to human and that she wasn't as aware of her processing as he is, that would suggest that Ila would have things that behave as instincts pushing her one way or another.
That being the case, along with her energy use level, it does make sense that she likes things that "taste good" to her rather than being content with things that she knows are nutritiously sufficient.
I swear Ila never ceases to be weapons grade adorable. Strong preference for sugar might be understatement, considering that stuff is probably basically flavored sugar in a tube.
Sorry to hear about your travel woes, Past. Get home soon!
Eh … it's more likely a slightly flavored and possibly colored mixture of sugar and electrolytes, considering it's from military rations.
Or, in other words, it's probably far closer to something like Gatorade powder than it is to something like Kool Aid mix.
I find my appreciation for Gatorade and sports drinks really depends a great deal on what I've been doing. If I've been physically exerting myself and sweating a lot, they taste amazingly great. Since that's basically their target model, I have no real complaints about their level of salt content; I just will refrain from drinking them when they aren't the sort of beverage I need. Just to clarify, it generally takes a lot of effort on my part to make sports drinks taste anything but nasty. If it's just been hot out so I've been sweating, they'll still be pretty unpalatable.
Please note that this is not at all applicable to what Ila likes or doesn't like, as she's very much her own kind of person. It's possible that she needs the salt, too. It's possible that she can't actually taste salt because it's not a significant nutrient or toxin for her. And it's possible that Malsan army drink mixes aren't made the same way sports drink mixes are made.
As TGape noted, Gatorade, and similar sports drinks, was designed to be consumed during/after sustained heavy exertion/exercise.
As such, it's formulated under the assumption that the drinker has been sweating heavily and is low on salt and other electrolytes. That affects how it ends up tasting, relative to when you aren't in need of salt.
As such, if you have some when you've haven't been exercising, it can taste a bit much – but if you've just run a 5k race, it tastes a whole lot better.
As for TGape's speculation on the variance between Malsan army drink mix and sports drink mixes … sure, there will be some differences – the army stuff is going to be less concerned with coloration and flavor, because it doesn't need to be aesthetically pleasing or something relatively normal people would pay money for the way sports drinks do. The army mix might also have additives to fix particulate and/or other forms of contamination in the water, which probably won't help the taste for a regular person.
Hmm. Is Arkady being deliberately clever in panel 5? Ila can hear him. I can't help but think there's subtext.


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The passage of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) marked a sea change in federal education policy by focusing on accountability for results rather than simple compliance with regulations.
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By Andrea Messina
The passage of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) marked a sea change in federal education policy by focusing on accountability for results rather than simple compliance with regulations. Additionally, the law's requirements for measuring and reporting on the progress of all students disaggregated by subgroups (such as African American, Hispanic, economically disadvantaged, students with disabilities, English language learners and others), rather than judging school performance based on school-wide averages, has led us as a nation to focus on the importance of the academic achievement of "other people's children" in a way that we never have before.
This broader focus, beyond our own kids in our own schools, is not just about idealism—though that is admirable—it is critical to our economy and our nation's competitiveness in the world. Our country continues to spend hundreds of millions of dollars for remediation and retraining of high school graduates unprepared for entering higher education and the workplace. Employers continually struggle to fill demanding and highly technical jobs, and students in other nations consistently outperform even our top students on international test comparisons.
NCLB was passed with overwhelming bipartisan majorities in the House and Senate with strong support from the President. There was broad agreement that high expectations for all, accountability for results, improved teacher quality and options for students stuck in struggling schools were vital for improving student achievement.
Though the law set us on a more productive course and spurred some improvement, it has not been enough. Far too many children are still not achieving to high standards and we are not yet making improvements in struggling schools as effectively or as rapidly as we had hoped. Achievement gaps between white students and racial and ethnic minorities and students with disabilities are still unconscionably large. Many schools with reputations for high quality are not educating all students to high standards.
All of this has spurred both strident opposition to and hardened support for the law. NCLB, and the controversy and support it has generated, has sparked heated conversations around dinner tables, at school board meetings, in state legislatures and in courtrooms. Fortunately, the consensus that produced the impetus to pass NCLB—a widespread commitment to closing achievement gaps and raising the academic achievement of all students—remains. Although the extremes in the debate—those who believe the law is nearly perfect and those who believe it is fatally flawed—attract a great deal of attention, most Americans continue to believe the law's principles are moving us in the right direction.
The Aspen Institute's Commission on No Child Left Behind spent more than a year assessing the strengths and weaknesses of NCLB through an inclusive bipartisan process that included public hearings and roundtable forums across the country and in Washington, D.C. We heard from numerous witnesses representing a wide array of constituencies including policy makers, state and district officials, principals, teachers, experts, parents and others that live with the law every day. As a result of our work, we have concluded that this nation cannot back away from this effort to ensure that all children achieve to high expectations. The challenge for the nation is to learn from NCLB and make adjustments to accelerate progress in creating a high-achieving education system that succeeds for every student, in every school. Following are some highlights of the Commission's key recommendations to improve the law:
Highly Effective Teachers: allow states the flexibility to shift to teacher quality determinations based on effectiveness in improving student achievement in the classroom rather than paper qualifications.
Accountability: Refine and strengthen accountability measures to give states the flexibility to credit schools making significant progress in improving student achievement and assure that large numbers of children do not continue to remain "invisible" in state accountability systems.
College Ready (and High School Ready) Standards: Encourage states to move more rapidly to adopt college ready standards by creating model national standards for state adoption or comparison.
Student Options: Increase participation of eligible children in free tutoring and public school choice options.
Strengthened High Schools and Graduation Rate Accountability: Require consistent calculation of graduation rates by states (reported by subgroups) with accountability for closing graduation rate gaps by 2014.
We believe that a reauthorized NCLB that incorporates these important reforms and refinements will ensure that children are academically proficient, are able to meet the demands of good citizenship and have a sense of accomplishment that comes from a high-quality education and the opportunities it affords. We must remain vigilant in raising achievement for all students and closing achievement gaps so that each child can be prepared to succeed in the future and the nation can remain preeminent in the world economy.
Commissioner Andrea Messina is the Chairman of the Charlotte County School Board, Port Charlotte, Florida. She has two sons, ages 13 and 10, who attend Florida's public schools. To access the Commission's full report please visit www.nclbcommission.org.
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Suspicion over fracking firm's "secret deal" with geological agency
By Ruth Hayhurst on August 24, 2019 • ( 15 Comments )
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Anti-fracking campaigners have reacted with concern to news that the British Geological Survey (BGS) signed a non-disclosure agreement with Cuadrilla over access to operational data.
The i newspaper revealed last night that the 11-page agreement gave the BGS access to specified Cuadrilla information from the Preston New Road fracking site near Blackpool.
But under the deal, the BGS could release the data only with Cuadrilla's permission and it must destroy confidential documents at the firm's request.
According to the i, the BGS and Cuadrilla discussed how they could keep the agreement confidential.
The news came as the latest fracking operation at Preston New Road caused more than 80 small earth tremors.
At least two were felt by people living in the area. Since work began on 15 August 2019, the company has been required to stop work twice because of earth tremors.
A spokesperson from the campaign group, Frack Free Lancashire, told DrillOrDrop:
"It is most concerning that Cuadrilla have been revealed to have a secret agreement with the British Geological Survey. This flies in the face of the transparency and 'putting Lancashire first' community engagement that Cuadrilla claim to operate under.
"Cuadrilla are failing to adhere to the 'good industry practice' stipulated by their industry body, UKOOG, as they continue to refuse to provide the specified daily report that includes the volumes of proppant and fluid pumped, chemical volumes used and a summary of injection pressures and depths.
"Questions must be answered about the British Geological Survey and their alleged position of impartiality, whilst colluding under a secret confidentiality agreement with private fracking company, Cuadrilla.
"Our perception of the British Geological Survey is now tainted and trust has been lost."
Tony Bosworth, a campaigner with Friends of the Earth, told the i:
"We need complete transparency about fracking's impacts on the environment."
And Doug Parr, chief scientist at Greenpeace UK, told the paper:
"A confidentiality agreement will do little to increase confidence in an unpopular and mistrusted industry."
Cuadrilla confirmed there was a confidentiality agreement with the BGS but said this was "fairly standard practice between private and public sector organisations". The company said:
"Cuadrilla is committed to open and transparent operations."
A company spokesperson added:
"This agreement does not in any way impact the BGS in its publishing of a range of monitoring data."
The BGS publishes online registers of earth tremors across the UK, including one for seismic events induced by human activity, such as fracking.
A statement from the BGS said:
"Guidelines from the Information Commissioners Office encourage public authorities, like BGS, to work with industry and, where appropriate, to main a degree of confidentiality. Otherwise in some instances it would make it very difficult for industry to work very closely with local/public authorities.
"Wherever possible BGS makes all public information available, and this is standard policy.
"As an example borehole and seismic data is made publicly available through the National Geoscience Data Centre (NGDC)."
The organisation told DrillOrDrop this week about the source of the data for tremors caused by fracking at Preston New Road.
"We use raw data from a combination of BGS and Cuadrilla [seismic monitoring] stations.
"However, our data processing and analysis is completely independent. Our analysts review all the events that we detect to determine event locations and magnitude without input from Cuadrilla or other third parties.
"Any events for which there is strong evidence that they are related to hydraulic fracturing operations are then added to the list."
The BGS said the data was "manually reviewed" by an expert before it was published.
According to the i, the confidentiality agreement required the BGS to:
Keep private any confidential information passed to BGS relating to Cuadrilla's operations, processes, know-how, designs, trade secrets or software
Erase all of Cuadrilla's confidential information from BGS computer systems at Cuadrilla's request
Destroy or return all documents and materials containing or based upon Cuadrilla's information at Cuadrilla's request
The paper quoted from email correspondence from a BGS official to Cuadrilla about the non-disclosure agreement from July 2019:
"We have had a request asking a number of questions about our relationship with Cuadrilla and, in particular, requesting a copy of the NDA we signed. I am just thinking about legal grounds for non-release and just wondered if your legal guys had any thoughts?"
The non-disclosure agreement came to light in a response by the BGS to a request from the i using the Environment Information Regulations.
Updated with statement from BGS
Tagged as: BGS, British Geological Survey, data, Frack Free Lancashire, fracking Cuadrilla, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace UK, information, mistrust, non-disclosure agreement, Preston New Road, seismic, suspicion, tremor
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Move along, nothing to see here. Disgusting but as they say , normal practice for this filthy industry.
Normal practice for any industry, Jono. For those who do not believe in industry, disgusting. For those who do believe in industry, nothing to see.
All this does is show the true motivation of certain individuals who use environmental screens to mask their real agenda.
Meanwhile, I quite like industry contributing tax income to the Chancellor as I may make use of it when I visit the NHS. Did you see Bilfinger UK adding 110 jobs on Scotland to service INEOS contracts, announced this week? Bog standard tax income. Over time, enough to pay for a few medical interventions.
Wonder how many would like the NHS to share their medical details with all and sundry?
John Harrison says:
So the antis want Cuadrilla to release the information of volumes of proppant and fluid pumped, chemical volumes used and a summary of injection pressures and depths on a daily basis?
In other words they want Cuadrilla to release all the commercially sensitive information that it is spending millions of pounds on to collect and not more of the environmental information that is already available, so that it is available to all and sundry.
Sorry but that kind of thing doesn't happen in any other kind of industry or research field.
David Burley says:
Nothing to see? But we don't know there's nothing to see – because we haven't seen it.
Eli-Goth says:
Move along, nothing to see here. Disgusting but as they say", these protesters!
Paula C says:
If there's nothing to hide why have an NDA? They know there will be FOI requests so they could have chosen not to have this clause to ensure confidence in their transparency.
Iaith1720 says:
"Cuadrilla is committed to open and transparent operations." Except when it's awkward, when they want the BGS to erase any of the data relating to them, for example.
Black is white, and White is black. Say it often enough and it's true!
Yes, it stinks and we are saying so. We are not accepting this as an explanation.
Often used in such filthy industries as ..Er..food, pharmaceuticals, banking, ……….
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/non-disclosure-agreements/non-disclosure-agreements
http://templatelab.com/non-disclosure-agreement/
That is why there is a cottage industry in their provision.
But, is the existence of a non disclosure agreement subject to that agreement?
Used be known as "tight hole" and the red telephone direct line was the only way of passing information from the rig to the office. Things have come a long way since then. FOI has gone way too far and is open to abuse, as it often is by green / anti everything groups which require armies of civil servants to answer, people who should be doing proper work in their departments.
Perhaps FOI is a left wing plot to create more Government jobs?
Paul Tresco
On balance I think that FOI is ( as Kat notes ) good in a democracy, and I am happy my taxes go to support it.
One reason is that you can see all the requests, which gives good insight into how people view various issues.
I do have sympathy for those attempting to answer some of the more interesting queries, especially those that incorrectly state a problem, and then ask why it is not being dealt with. Unsurprisingly the answers are often late ( cue further time on investigation ).
Refracktion says:
"Cuadrilla is committed to open and transparent operations"
So why do they ignore best practice guidance from the OGA regarding disclosure of basic fracking data? When challenged on this previously they said as it was only guidance they don't have to follow it.
So much for
"open and transparent operations"
KatT. says:
FOI has limitations if the request is too wide or will cost too much in both time and resources, it is vexatious and there are other legislative grounds as well. Further it is not only public individuals or environmentalists that submit requests, MPs, lawyers and others also. Transparency in public office is essential in a democracy. I agree that non disclosure agreements are used in business but they should not be used unnecessarily. And FOI will apply to agents and private organisations engaged by the public purse and quite rightly in my opinion.
Phil C says:
This Non Disclosure Agreement is nothing more or less than Gold Standard World Class secrecy, censorship and the destruction of scientific data and should be fundamentally challenged in Parliament and in the courts.
The temporary concealing of sensitive data for a number of years, is a political activity, and we all know why that is, it is protects the government from embarrassing information to that government or contains information of National Security which could reveal the methods and activities and personnel that resulted in or from a particular events or events. That is a process to protect the anonymity of the active agents, and the governments secret activities, regardless of origin.
The data held by the BGS is scientific data, and any effort to conceal or actually destroy sensitive data, albeit in whatever format, is not only unscientific, it is deliberate censorship.
The public should has a democratic right be fully appraised of such data if necessary via the Freedom Of Information Act. Destruction of data and failure to obtain permission to release data is therefore a complete travesty and a betrayal of any trust or confidence in a scientific publicly funded organisation that should be free for all to investigate.
Such a scientific organisation should be fundamentally responsible for at least retaining all the relevant data for present and future times to examine and evaluate in its entirety.
So now it seems we can no longer trust the BGS to be of any scientific validity or integrity whatsoever.
One can only wonder how much data and compromising correspondence has all ready been destroyed or refused to be released by Cuadrilla.
This is a back door method of classing all the activities of the onshore, and one presumes, the offshore activities of the fossil fuel industry subject to the equivilent of a Nationally Significant Infrastructure and a matter of National Security subject to the Official Secrets Act.
It appears that Cuadrilla have effectively hidden their operations from the British people by these NDO's. We can only ask how many other NDA's exist with other publicly funded organisations such as the OGA and the EA?
This a hidden can of secretive worms that will crawl and crawl and crawl right into the heart of what little remains of our democracy in the UK.
[Typo corrected at poster's request]
Looking at some of the ill informed comments regarding seismic events on this site the necessarily has been clearly demonstrated, KatT.
So, nothing to see.
Dave Plunkett says:
Just FYI……. BGS have got their way on their "Observatory" here in Cheshire – 18/04894/FUL
https://pa.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=dates&keyVal=PK1JTGTEKQD00
Sadly it sailed through Planning Committee last month, papers attached
http://cmttpublic.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/ieListDocuments.aspx?CId=827&MId=5838&Ver=4
I think that behind the scenes BGS had done a good job on the CWAC and the Planning Committee ( a new set of members following the 2019 elections) and convinced them BGS have academic integrity, are benign, positive, beneficial, etc and a force for economic good for Cheshire…….. I think one day we will find CWAC have been duped, as we all understand how BGS gets contracts and work from the industry, and so is far too close on fracking….
Dave Plunkett
PS The other local groups opposed to IGAS fracking were not so opposed to the BGS plans, so not a lot of fuss was made, and just a few of us objected or showed up at Committee to speak against it. Most of the comments on the application were neighbours even though it was quite clear that BGS do research for fracking.
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Fayetteville, AR's SHAWN JAMES & THE SHAPESHIFTERS have debuted a new track from upcoming album The Gospel According to Shawn James & The Shapeshifters. Stream "Wild Man" at this location.
The Gospel According to Shawn James & the Shapeshifters will be released April 7. The album could be described simply as "rock and roar." At times, it evokes both Son House and SunO)))), with haunting fiddle and plucking banjo amidst swampy, fuzz driven slide guitars. Other parts are like a fog rising from a cave, while others come crashing like a thunderstorm. Recorded at Insomiac Studios with engineer Adam Putman and featuring the stunning cover art of Polish artist Karol Bak, the new album offers the band's hardest hitting material to date. The Gospel According to Shawn James & The Shapeshifters is just what the doctor ordered!
The band will be hitting the road April 9 in Fayetteville, AR and will tour throughout the remainder of month and on into May. Go here for a complete list of tour dates/locations.
SHAWN JAMES & THE SHAPESHIFTERS have been wowing fans with their swamp-born, high energy rock 'n roll since releasing The Wolf in early 2013. The debut was the first in a trilogy and was followed by The Bear (June 2013) and The Hawk (January 2014). A righteously rockin' album of cover songs recorded live, aptly titled The Covers, was released in May 2014. Quickly establishing themselves with an impressive body of work and a reputation as a formidable live act with 260 dates in the U.S. and Europe already under their collective belt.
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Adventure Time: Hey Ice King!…: An unlikely homage
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Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?! is developer WayForward's latest effort in their increasingly successful attempt to take over the world, one awesome licensed game at a time. Based on the wildly-successful, demographic-transcending Cartoon Network show, Adventure Time is a short, simple trek through an endearingly strange world that strikingly pays tribute to… Zelda II, of all things. READ MORE
Pokemon Black 2 and White 2: Electric-type boogaloo
DS / Reviews / by Chris Ingersoll 1 /
Pokémon Black and White were a breath of fresh air for a series that, while not exactly stagnant, was best known for incremental adjustments over dramatic changes. Restricting players to only the 150-ish brand new critters until they became Champion was like throwing even fifteen-year veteran trainers back to Red and Blue for the first time: everything was new, and nothing was certain. The comparison of Black and White to Red and Blue is fitting, as there are many parallels between the newest iterations, Black Version 2 and White Version 2, and the follow-ups to the originals, Gold and Silver. READ MORE
Pokemon Conquest: A much-needed tactical infusion
DS / Reviews / by Graham Russell 3 /
Since the very moment I was aware of both tactics games and Pokemon, I've wanted a Pokemon tactics game. It seemed like the perfect fit; while the series had all this fun customization and management, the real frustration was in the linearity and repetition of the one-on-one, menu-based battles. But despite the constant flow of spin-off titles, we weren't getting it. Pokemon Dash, you guys? Really?
Apparently what it needed was some outside intervention. READ MORE
Professor Layton and the Last Specter: Life's a puzzle
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Since pretty much all of the Nintendo handheld attention for the last several months has been focused on the 3DS, those of us who have chosen to remain DS owners have felt somewhat ignored. Fortunately, a gentleman never abandons his fans unless he absolutely has to, and so Professor Layton has arrived once more to grace the puzzle-lovers among us with more brain burners. READ MORE
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DS / Reviews / by Eric Albuen 1 /
Solatorobo is definitely an oddball of a game to decipher. If you picked the box up at a game store and looked right at it, there are probably a couple things that go through your mind: "This game has furries." "Aw sweet, it comes with a soundtrack." "How in the world do you even pronounce this title?"
Most that we've mentioned this game to seemed to be turned off by that whole furry thing, and decided to just dismiss the game. StarFox had a cast of similarly anthropomorphic animals, though, and that seemed to go over pretty well, don't you think? READ MORE


Environmental: Atremaru is more than an hotel, our ecolodge is a 30 hectares nature reserve, mostly jungle, where we preserved the last remaining of virgin forest. Atremaru is the home of many endemic birds species and shows a lively flora and fauna. Over the years we have planted hundreds of indigenous trees in an effort to restore the land as it was in the past.
Physical: We believe that exercice is a pilar of wellness. Train yourself at our fitness center, go for a swim in our large swimming pool, or for a short hike in our nature park, through the jungle or to the beach. After exercising, a good massage in our Massage center is the best to evacuate the stress of your body.
Atremaru is a high end fully off grid green resort. The starting point was social responsibility combined with complete respect for the environment as a sustainable undertaking. We call this "Green++ "
Since the year 2000, Atremaru provides work for the poorest of the poor, mostly natives from the Buena Vista Barangay, which is part of the city of Puerto Princesa. Including families, we reach over 300 people.
It are these nice people who made Atremaru by manual work. Big machinery was avoided to provide work for as many people as possible. At the same time, the tribal people have gained a variety of skills. Some are now at a professional crafts level and we will continue to respect and invest in our people - as a priority.
Materials have been sourced from the immediate vicinity, again to provide work.
Surely at times we had to go beyond.
This philosophy caused Atremaru to become unique in many ways: the people, the materials, the architecture and layout in combination with the respect for mother nature.
Hence the phrase: 'imperfectly perfect' as one will not find polished surfaces or glossy appearances.
The uniqueness continues in the way Atremaru is operated, as you may see on the various pages and will experience as a guest.
The respect for people manifests itself also in the safety record.
Since start of atremaru (2000) indicate no lost time incidents, 2 minor injuries, some medical treatment cases on an approximate number of 600,000 manhours.
Atremaru's respect continues with how we manage mother nature. Our trees, plants, birds, important insects and animals are untouched.
Certainly, anything that lives has a start and an end.
We nurture the start and make the end as environmentally painless as possible. For example once a say 70 m tall tree has served over 100 years of beautiful life, dies and collapses, it causes significant damage. This can be to people or to other trees still in the glory of their life.
We manage this in such a way that it is safe and no damage done to other important trees or scrubs. Atremaru is designed around the trees and the nature and we will continue to do so.
The chalets are built with a natural ventilation to prevent heat influx.
However, if air conditioning units are deemed required, they would be of the smallest inverter types with the very best energy efficient label.
Nevertheless many guests may not even want to use air conditioning as it is usually comfortable without.
Atremaru's next grand project is to power our resort 100% with solar energy backed by state of the art batteries.


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Q: Asynchronous WebRequests using C# Hi i have a function that passes url Get parameters to a php file on a webserver and waits for a response from the file (normally takes 10-20 seconds). I want to put this inside a loop because I have to send these Get requests to about 5 different php files at once but when i try to add it to a loop the function makes the loop wait until the file returns the response before it will go on to the next one.
    public string HttpGet(string URI, string Parameters)
    {
        HttpWebRequest request = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create(URI + Parameters);

        HttpWebResponse response = (HttpWebResponse)request.GetResponse();
        StreamReader resStream = new StreamReader(response.GetResponseStream());
          return resStream.ReadToEnd().Trim();
    }

    private void SendCommand()
    {
        for( int i = 0; i <= 4; i++)
        {
            AddRTB(HttpGet(url, paramater));
        }
    }

Is there a way that i could send the all 5 requests at once without waiting for the previous to finish? (i was thinking about threading it but alas i never touched it before is i don't know where to start.)

A: Instead of using the GetResponse() method you could use the BeginGetResponse() which is a non-blocking call.  It takes a callback that can then handle the WebResponse object when it finally returns.  The example in the link will give you a good idea of how to have the main thread wait for all the responses to return.

A: Here are two approaches which uses the TPL.
The first waits for all the requests to complete before you access any of the results
var runningTasks = new List<Task<string>>();

for (int ii = 0; ii <= 4; ii++)
{
    var wreq = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("..." + ii);

    var taskResp = Task.Factory.FromAsync<WebResponse>(wreq.BeginGetResponse,
                                                    wreq.EndGetResponse,
                                                    null);
    var taskResult = taskResp.ContinueWith(tsk => new StreamReader(tsk.Result.GetResponseStream()).ReadToEnd().Trim());
    runningTasks.Add(taskResult);
}

Task.WaitAll(runningTasks.ToArray());
IEnumerable<string> results = runningTasks.Select(tsk => tsk.Result);

and the second does something with each result as it comes in:
for (int ii = 0; ii <= 4; ii++)
{
    var wreq = (HttpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("..." + ii);

    var taskResp = Task.Factory.FromAsync<WebResponse>(wreq.BeginGetResponse,
                                                    wreq.EndGetResponse,
                                                    null);
    taskResp.ContinueWith(tsk => new StreamReader(tsk.Result.GetResponseStream()).ReadToEnd().Trim())
            .ContinueWith((Task<string> trs) =>
                {
                    var result = trs.Result;
                    DoSomthingWithTheResult(result);
                });
}

A: Instead of GetResponse use BeginGetResonse method of request class.
Sample and documentation can be found at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.net.httpwebrequest.begingetresponse.aspx

A: Use WebClient with Async methods.
Begin\End is more difficult to use.

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Sevce () is a settlement in the Municipality of Laško in eastern Slovenia. It lies on the right bank of the Savinja River, north of Rimske Toplice. The area is part of the traditional region of Styria. It is now included with the rest of the municipality in the Savinja Statistical Region.

References

External links
Sevce on Geopedia

Populated places in the Municipality of Laško

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In my previous post on this subject of deconstructing theodicy (a defense of God), I noted that if one wanted to move forward in terms of deconstruction, there are essentially two options available: one, change your views on God; or two, change your views on the way in which you read Scripture–and therefore your views on God will probably change as a consequence of this new hermeneutic (the interpretative lens through which one reads and interprets the Bible).
Change Your Views on God?
Regarding the first option, perhaps this new view of God begins by admitting that perhaps he isn't all-powerful or all-knowing. Maybe he does have a cruel streak; it is possible that he is capricious, or even sadistic. According to this new way of viewing God, certain biblical texts that speak of him being a "jealous God" aren't merely explained away as "anthropomorphic language," or justified as something other than what it sounds like; they actually are taken at face value. Perhaps God is indeed jealous when his followers aren't obeying him, and therefore he lashes out like a petulant child.
The obvious problem with this position is, of course, this: why would anybody want to worship or serve such a God?
Given these thorny issues outlined above, it becomes a bit easier to see why someone could become an atheist, given this first option. Taking the biblical text at face value appears to reveal a cruel, sadistic, capricious, jealous, angry God that commanded his people to commit all sorts of atrocities.
Today we would call them "crimes against humanity" and condemn them in the strongest possible terms. So how can a person reconcile this vision of God with the loving, merciful, kind, gracious and forgiving God presented elsewhere in Scripture? This is not a God anyone would want to serve, surely; a two-faced Janus sort of God–loving one day, implacably cruel the next. Atheism or agnosticism might seem a welcome choice in the face of that sort of God.
The second possibility involves changing one's view of the Scripture. Moving away from an inerrantist or literalist position, one could argue that the writers of such passages (like God commanding genocide) weren't actually God doing such things at all, but were merely humans "putting words into God's mouth" in effect. In other words, the writers of those passages portrayed God as commanding such evil in order to justify their actions; but in reality, God did no such thing. This view involves a fairly radical shift in terms of one's hermeneutic, and basically destroys a biblical literalist type of reading.
The second option, however, opens up the classic "can of worms" that the fundamentalists accused the liberals of more than a century ago. The fundamentalists claimed that the liberals were on a slippery slope to Hell; where does one stop in terms of dismissing the text as mythological, fables, legends, etc.? The second one questions the veracity of the biblical text at any one point, it's game over. Why not apply the same interpretative filter to other texts, such as the Gospels, the writings of Paul, etc., upon which core Christian beliefs and doctrines are based? Therefore they argued that if that were the case, the Bible couldn't be trusted to provide us with any sort of assurance of salvation, and provide correct orthodox doctrines.
From their point of view, the fundamentalists were forced in effect to adopt a literalist and inerrantist position partly as a reaction to liberal theology, and they took a hard-line stance whereby it was all or nothing. You either took the entire Bible as the Word of God: inspired, inerrant, infallible, trustworthy in every single thing it affirms (including geology, history, science, theology, etc.), or you rejected it all out of hand. It was a black-and-white position with no middle ground, and as a result there was barely any room for any sort of civil discourse at all between them and the liberals.
Somewhat ironically, however, there was an unintended consequence to adopting this hard-line stance: it ended up painting the fundamentalists into a corner. For example, within the biblical text, if a mistake were to be found, a contradiction uncovered, a statement that went against the clear findings of modern science, then what happens next? It's a "damned if you do, damned if you don't" sort of thing.
One would have to admit the Bible to be in error, in which case one's entire faith is destroyed. God himself would be proven to be a liar and therefore untrustworthy in matters of salvation and eternal destiny. Another option would be to double down, and vehemently argue that science or archaeology are incorrect; that future discoveries will validate the claims of the text; the jury is still out on it, that scholars in the future will solve these problems; and so on.
Historically, this was the position adopted by the fundamentalists, and they became incredibly militant about it. Today, conservative evangelicalism takes much the same line. Rather than admitting that they are living with a certain level of cognitive dissonance, and doing something about it rationally, they often choose to "put the blinders on" and steadfastly plow ahead, certain that they are right (or will be proved right some day in the future).
As I was fond of telling my students, there are no "perfect solutions" to every theological conundrum. While they may solve certain problems, they tend to create others.


I find myself scurrying about finishing up the last minute to-dos I delayed for way too long.
What I like about the different mounts are their abilities. For example, the Stone Guardians get a combat rez. Pets that are of the Core Hound variety have the equivalent of Blood Lust.
I'm also going through raids to get some achievements and mounts.
I did ICC 25 man Heroic to get the mount and did all of the challenges in order to get the hard mode achievements. That was pretty tough, and actually fun. I had to use my pet to distract the Lich King while stacking zombies in order to spread plague. Way more fun than actually fighting him back in 2009.
That's about it. The past week has been pretty much the calm before the storm. What are your plans for launch? I think I'll hit my class order hall and do my quests there, then head to Highmountain for the mining quests.
If you're looking for a guild/group/friends in Legion, we're always welcoming friendly faces to join our gaming community. Come say hey on Discord.
I put it off for too long so I am rushing to level up my mains professions (mining and engineering). Also been doing some old raids and probably what I will be doing until right before launch after finishing professions.
I plan to already be in Dalaran and hopefully be on right when it unlocks since that's still about 4 hours before I need to go to bed (one of the perks of working 2nd shift) and hopefully get a level or even 2 before needing to sleep.
I'm happy for you. The anticipation is so much a part of the fun. And your doing old raids sound a little like me in Allods where I was soloing old stuff. Enjoy.
@Drathmar: I leveled my mining to like 420'ish and my Engineering to almost 700. I think that's enough. I'll be logging out in Dalaran tonight but not staying up. I'm still pretty sick (bad cough, chest cold) so I can't justify weakening myself for WoW.
@Sanz: Indeed! The anticipation is the best of MMOs.
Did you solo ICC 25?
@Feena: I do too! He's a fun fight. They do have the mounts, but they're uber rare.
@Keen: Ya I got mining to like 580 and my engineering to 625 before launch, I was up for launch which was nice, I was the first person in my guild to get the quest to start everything (apparently unlocked in waves).
Also, the most surprising thing… smoothest MMO launch I have ever seen. No lag, no glitches, no crashes, it was super smooth. I was amazed and in Awe.


Fordham Women's Soccer lost its final two A-10 games to Saint Joseph's and Duquesne (Courtesy of Fordham Athletics).
With an A-10 Tournament spot already clinched, the Fordham women's soccer team wrapped up the regular season last week. However, the last two games did not end the way it thought they would.
A match at Jack Coffey Field for the quarterfinals was still in play when they welcomed the Saint Joseph's Hawks to the Bronx. Both teams entered the contest with one loss in conference play and a win would help guarantee a home playoff game.
Neither the Rams nor the Hawks could get anything going offensively in the first half. Fordham took two shots on goal, both of which were saved by goaltender Grace Bendon, while Saint Joseph's had zero shots on goal.
The scoreless first half carried over into the second half. The Rams added another two shots on goal and still could not get the ball past Bendon. The best opportunity Fordham had came in the 81st minute by sophomore Emma Johnson. Johnson sent a screamer from the left side of the field, but Bendon stopped the ball before it reached the back of the net.
Ninety minutes was not enough for the two squads, so overtime ensued. Six minutes into the additional period, Saint Joseph's took their first shot on goal of the night. A free kick by Paige Bergman made its way into the box and found Mackenzie Ehresman. After the ball deflected off of Ehresman, Morgan Bower tracked the ball and sent a strike past junior goalkeeper Kelly LaMorte for her sixth goal of the season.
The 1-0 victory for the Hawks put a damper in the Rams plans to host a first round game in the A-10 Championship. In order to have a chance of finishing in the top four of the conference, Fordham needed to beat Duquesne in the last game of the regular season.
Unfortunately, the team did not get the win, as they fell to the Dukes in Pittsburgh, 1-0. The lone goal of the day once again came late in the match, this time by Lexi Kendro. In the 87th minute, Katie O'Connor took a shot and missed it off the post. Kendro was in the right place at the right time and scored off the rebound for her first goal of the season.
With the loss, the Rams ended the regular season at 9-8-1 overall, 6-3-1 in the A-10. They finished in 6th place in the conference and will be back in the conference tournament for the first time since 2016.
The first game in the playoffs is against none other than Saint Joseph's. The match will be in Philadelphia on Saturday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m.
Clinton said her team is more than prepared for the big rematch.


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Q: is pyspark MLlib still maintained developed? I the 2017 book "learning pyspark" one can read:

Even though MLlib is now in a maintenance mode, that is, it not actively being developed (and will be most likely be deprecated later) ...

So I wanted to know if there is any update about the situation. Is MLlib still maintained? Will it be deprecated soon?

A:
As of Spark 2.0, the RDD-based APIs in the spark.mllib package have entered maintenance mode. The primary Machine Learning API for Spark is now the DataFrame-based API in the spark.ml package.

Taken from https://spark.apache.org/docs/latest/ml-guide.html
So, MLlib is in "maintenance mode", and spark.ml is here as a replacement.


The Red Earth Youth Art Competition is open to Native American youth ages 9-18 with divisions in three age groups. Youth participants can enter seven art categories including pottery, painting/drawing, graphics/photography, sculpture, basketry, beadwork, cultural items and jewelry. Prize money is awarded to the top three winners in each division category, along with a "Best of Show" award.
Recent Red Earth Youth Art Competitions have drawn young artists from throughout the Midwest and Southwest United States. Many youth art participants have gone on to have successful careers as professional artists including Cole Cathey (Seminole) Micah Wesley (Creek/Kiowa), the son of Red Earth Grand Award recipient, the late Tillier Wesley. During the 1990's while Micah's father participated as an artist in the Red Earth Festival he was participating and receiving awards for his entries in the Youth Art competition. Micah currently shows his art throughout the US while attending the Institute of American Indian Art in Santa Fe, NM.
Youth art participants must deliver their artwork in person on Thursday, June 9 between 9 am and noon at the Cox Convention Center. Artwork can be delivered by the artist, parent, or a teacher. Entries are limited to one entry per artist per category, but students may enter in as many categories as they wish. An awards ceremony is scheduled Sunday, June 12 at 3 pm.
Red Earth, Inc. is a non-profit organization with a mission to promote the rich traditions of American Indian arts and cultures through education, a premier festival, a museum and fine art markets. Formed in 1978, Red Earth accomplishes its mission through the Red Earth Museum, the annual Red Earth Native American Cultural Festival, and year-round educational programs that share the historical and living diversity of American Indian art, dance, music and literature.
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So, I have been really on top on films and upcoming film news these past weeks and I thought it would be cool to do a bit of a pile-up of what I think is important. Lots of YA movies coming into the world. Makes me happy. Also, I have been watching lots of screenings lately.
We all know John Green is awesome. So he obviously has been letting us peek into The Fault in Our Starts movie set!
Also, we know that Ender's Game, Vampire Academy, The Book Thief, Divergent and Catching Fire trailers are all out there. Go check them out if you haven't.
The "If I Stay" movie (Gayle Forman) is also set to start production in October in Vancouver. Starring Chole Grace Moretz, we are still waiting to find out who will play Adam! But we know from pictures and an interview she did on Jimmy Kimmel that Chloe is learning to play the cello for the part. I am pretty darn excited for this one!
And finally from the movies I've seen my big two recommendations of movies currently showing are Rush and Don Jon. Joseph Gordon Levitt seriously kills it with a hilarious and fearless script plus wonderful directing and acting. I can honestly say I could NOT STOP LAUGHING! Rush was intense and amazingly well portrayed. I'm really hoping it gets some Oscar nominations.
I also watched GRAVITY which is one of the (IMO) sure contenders for Oscar noms, and while the acting was fabulous and the effects were mind-blowing, the story was pretty much okay at best. It is worth the watch and since my screening was on IMAX I can say that if you have the money to spare it's really worth seeing the effects on IMAX. Then again, it'll probably be out on DVD by the time the Oscars roll around.
Ah, can't wait for If I Stay!


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In another thread Pete-zza made reference to a recipe and method for a Rustic Ciabatta Pizza, and provided this link http://hollosyt.googlepages.com/quickrusticciabattapizza . Thank you Peter. Other forum members, including the author of this recipe, have also posted regarding this pizza. However, I elected to start a new thread to keep the topic current.
Peter and I discussed 2 items that were unclear in the recipe, that is the type of yeast and water temperature. I used IDY and room temperature water. The recipe was extremely easy to execute and the dough came together in my mixer after about 6 minutes ( the recipe indicated 10 or more minutes). It yields a dough that is more like a thick batter. I poured it into an oiled plastic bowl and it tripled in size in about the specified 2 hours. I then dumped it onto a well floured cutting board, emphasis on well floured. After the dough rises it is very bubbly, almost jello-like and extremely sticky. Impossible to do anything with unless there is a lot of flour involved. I did an initial shaping on the cutting board then slid it onto my SuperPeel for final shaping. It shapes very easily but is also quite delicate.
I usually rub a thin layer of EVOO on top of the dough for some flavor and to prevent sauce penetration. However, this dough will not tolerate such a massage so I sprayed on a light coating of Pam. Then it was topped with sauce, Grande part skim mozz, and some sauteed mushrooms & onions. Into my Wesco 560 oven at about 650 degrees on a stone. Prior to this one, all of my pizzas are well cooked after about 5 to 6 minutes. However, probably because of the high hydration, this one took about 8 or 9 minutes.
I must admit, the crust is everything the author claimed it to be - crisp exterior, light bubbly interior, with just the right amount of chewiness and texture. Really good. I'm actually shocked over how good this crust is after only a 2 hour proof!
Now the down side - the dough is very hard to work with because of the hydration. Not hard to work with as far as shaping, that's very easy. I can see people having a big problem transferring it from the cutting board to the peel and peel to oven. But with the SuperPeel it was not much of an issue for me. Absent the SuperPeel, I guess you'd have to do the parchment or a screen. The other issue, also related to the hydration, is all the bench flour required to interact with this dough. With all my other doughs, around 64% hydration, I use very little bench flour and the bottom of the pizza is clean. This ciabatta pizza yields a bottom crust with a nearly complete layer of flour. Not something I like or am accustomed to. But the taste and texture of this crust easily outweighs the flour issue. Attached photos include the shaped skin, dressed skin, slice profile, bottom, and a partially devoured remnant.
Made it again, just to make sure it wasn't beginner's luck. Great the second time too, this one with meatball. Oh, both pies were about 14" in diameter.
That pizza looks great-I am going to make this one next week.
I used King Arthur Bread Flour.
Sorry I left that out. I thought I covered everything, but ya' know how that goes. Thanks.
I am also planning to try this one for sure I just bought a book for $.06 "Focaccia" Simple breads from the Italian Oven by Carol Field. But that will now have to wait for the Ciabatta. I dont think so but Do these 2 types share any similarities?
Thanks for the kind words. I'm not familiar with the book you referenced, so I don't know how the 2 recipes compare. However, I routinely make a focaccia with another pizza dough and it comes out quite nice. I stretch the skin into an oblong shape and dress it with a light coating of EVOO, minced garlic, herbs, and pepper. I haven't tried it with the rustic ciabatta dough but that's a great idea!
Made my focaccia with this dough last night and it was fantastic!
Could this recipe be adapted to the use of oil in the dough, or is the hydration just too high for that ?
Based on my experience with the Jeffrey Steingarten dough formulation that I discussed at Replies 3 and 4 at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,8384.msg73720.html#msg73720, I don't see why you can't use oil in a high-hydration dough formulation. For the Steingarten dough formulation, I estimated almost 10% oil. If my experience with the Steingarten dough was typical, you may find that the pizza can bake for some time before you start to have problems with overbaking of the bottom crust. The top bake is likely to be more of a problem, especially with the cheese overcooking. I would think that the Rustic Ciabatta dough is likely to bake up similarly to the Steingarten dough, especially if you use a lot of oil.
Hey, I'm the "author" of the recipe you're referring to. Glad people are using it, I've used oil in it before, didn't really do anything for me.
Thanks for chiming in Lil.
This dough always performs well for me. I was looking to adjust this recipe for a 2 day cold rise in the fridge, followed by a 1 or 2 hour counter warm up before baking. Have you tried anything like that with this dough? How would you suggest I adjust the recipe for a cold rise? I'm sure we're looking at a decrease in the yeast, but any adjustment to the hydration? Thanks.
I have been making this dough a lot lately. My first few attempts didn't turn out like I had hoped, but I think I have it figured out finally. First, make sure to oil the parchment paper. Second, dump the dough directly onto the oiled parchment paper and lightly flour the top of the dough. This allow one to handle the dough without sticking, but also eliminating the taste of raw flour which I hate. I have made a variety of things out of this dough including large loaves of ciabatta, ciabatta rolls for sandwiches, baguettes and pizza. It is great for all of these applications. For pizza, it has a great open crumb with a nice leathery outside. The ciabatta rolls and baguettes make excellent toasted sandwiches in the oven. The large loaves of ciabatta is my go to bread for when I make a pot of soup.
I work the dough exactly the same way, directly on oiled parchment paper. The whole transfering thing makes no sense to me. I also agree with everyone, it's a wondeful recipe. I would make it more often but parchment paper is like hen's teeth where I live.
Why not just use 80-85% hydration from the get go? Or am I missing something?
Yes, I've tried it a few times. It's true, the dough is really difficult to work with. So the answer is, don't work with it. Just get your hands wet, grab the dough out of the bowl, stretch it quickly, toss it on the baking pan, dress it very lightly, and into the oven. The reason for the very high hydration is that it gives the pizza a most delicious crumb. It's just a different taste than what you would get with a 80% hydration dough. Give it a try and let us know how it goes. And remember, wet hands when you grab the dough!


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A sponsorship deal was announced for the forthcoming Antan Dec vehicle [[Red or Black]]. The sponsor's press spokey said, "With its fast-paced, edge of your seat format, we know that viewers are going to be glued to their screens and while they're deciding ''Red or Black'' at home. The home is our point of sale so unmissable TV events such as ''Red or Black'' create an ideal time for a product." By which we think they mean, "We're sponsoring ''Red or Black'', and we sell something. And we'll say anything to get our product's name in the papers, no matter how little sense it makes."
A sponsorship deal was announced for the forthcoming Antan Dec vehicle [[Red or Black?]]. The sponsor's press spokey said, "With its fast-paced, edge of your seat format, we know that viewers are going to be glued to their screens and while they're deciding ''Red or Black'' at home. The home is our point of sale so unmissable TV events such as ''Red or Black'' create an ideal time for a product." By which we think they mean, "We're sponsoring ''Red or Black'', and we sell something. And we'll say anything to get our product's name in the papers, no matter how little sense it makes."
Ratings in the week to 19 June show ''The Apprentice'' clearly in the lead, 8.4m saw Wednesday's show. ''Who Dares Wins'' came second with 5m, and ''Penn & Teller's Fool Us'' finished third, 4.05m saw the magic. ''Odd One In'' returned to 3.5m viewers, but ''The Marriage Ref'' failed to make ITV's top 30, no more than 2.7m tuned in – we do know 215,000 saw it on ITV+1. ''The Apprentice You're Fired'' led BBC2's lists, with 3.25m viewers, plus 210,000 on BBC-HD; ''Come Dine With Me'' had 2.25m as Channel 4's biggest game show.
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This week, we've mostly been watching CBBC. It was that or the Wimbledon Umbrella Exhibition. Later, we look at some people who got only slightly wetter than those folk in white, and we report into Ireland's premium-rate scandal. 0'898-gate, if you must.
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1.1 Citrus TV / Lion TV for CBBC, from 30 May
2 Splatalot
2.1 Marble Media for YTV, ABC3, CBBC, since 6 June
3 News From Ireland
4 This Week And Next
Horrible Histories: Gory Games
Citrus TV / Lion TV for CBBC, from 30 May
In the beginning, there was Horrible Histories. It was a show about the past, and a show with a difference. Most historical shows follow a linear narrative, going from event to event through history, as though the march of time is itself an irresistible force. Horrible Histories prefers tactics from modern military commanders: Snot and Augh.
Real life wasn't just about kings and princes, about struggles for supremacy. It's as much about defecating, about infectious diseases, about food and drink and pus and phlegm and all sorts of unusual punishments, most of them fatal. Horrible Histories jumps from era to era with reckless abandon, and it's deftly written with as much emphasis on humour as historical fact. Getting children to laugh is difficult; getting them to remember bits of history is difficult; combining the two seems like a doddle, so it's got to be even more difficult.
Horrible Histories has been noticed by The Critical Establishment, presumably because The Critical Establishment's precious daughter has been roaring her head off with laughter at the show. It was awarded Best Entertainment Programme at the comedy awards early in the year, the first time a children's programme had picked up a gong at these grown-up prizes – so grown-up that they're hosted by Jonathan Ross.
Animated characters introduce each era.
Now Horrible Histories has a spin-off quiz show, Gory Games. The opening title song warns that there's going to be lots of bodily functions, and suggests that if this isn't your thing, you might want to look away now. Already, Gory Games is establishing its outsider credentials, it's coming across as a bit edgy.
Gory Games closely follows two traditions of the children's game show genre. As is traditional on children's television, the host for proceedings is a hand-puppet animal. Rattus Rattus is a rat: not quite as cocky as former BBC Three controller Roland Rat, but he's clearly got designs on greater fame.
Rattus Rattus (r) with not-so-furry sidekick.
The other tradition is that every game show in the universe must employ someone who took their name from a piece of meat. Dave Lamb shoulders much of this burden, giving commentary on about 30 episodes of Come Dine with Me every hour, and – as we saw last week – nipping into Alexander Armstrong's basement to check some facts. On Gory Games, he'll actually be running the show, awarding points and giving the score. He'll also give a voice-over commentary to events elsewhere, so no change there.
Actually, we lie. Gory Games follows a third tradition of game shows, in that it has contestants and questions and answers. There are three contestants, we'll get to know them briefly at the start of the game, and by "briefly" we mean "name, location, random fact". More time is spent on Mr. Rattus and Dave's comedy cross-talk, entirely the right choice.
Robin Houston never put up with this.
Round one is picked from nine possible eras of questions, ranging from the ancient Egyptians up to the Victorians. This being Horrible Histories, the ages are given alliterative names, such as the "Terrible Tudors". Each round consists of four questions, and the contestants will take it in turns to pick a question from those available. It only gives them an illusion of control, all four questions will end up being asked.
The responses are either true/false, or multiple choice A B C questions. Contestants indicate their preferred response by holding up a paddle giving the answer. It's a bit like that Channel 5 teatime filler 100%, only done on even less budget, which we thought was just about impossible. Most of the questions are asked by animated characters, though some are given by Mr. Rattus, sometimes with the assistance of Dave in a prop question.
The scoreboard shows the Green and Pink players ahead.
Throughout the round, Dave tots up the scores on his high-technology computational machine, a device so powerful that it display any integer number between 0 and 4 in any of the contestants' colours, merely by the location of beads on a piece of wood. Whichever contestant has the most points on the abacus – and ties are broken by a buzzer question – gets two advantages. They're allowed to pick a Year Sphere, one of a dozen or so small round balls, spray painted gold, and concealing a year inside.
The winner of the round is also certain to play the physical challenge that follows. Some of these challenges are designated "all play" games, because all three contestants will play them; others are "solo play", and only the winner of the round will take part. "All play" games will always produce one or more winners, "solo play" games have the contender trying to meet a particular standard of performance, deemed a winning result.
But what are these games? Challenges such as reducing the risk of developing the plague, which (we now know) was spread by fleas living on rats. So if the contender can stop rats from moving about, perhaps by inflicting cranial damage, they'll be doing a good thing. Clonk 15 rats on the nut in two minutes to win another Year Sphere, then. Or have all three competitors pay homage to an Aztec deity by erecting a pyramid in her honour, a pyramid formed of shapes that have been broken up through the passage of time and need to be re-assembled.
Mr. Rattus and Dave (inset) commentate on the Intelligence round.
All of these games are played down the Time Sewer, and are the subject of commentary by Dave and Mr. Rattus. Even the whack-a-rat game, the host's a professional like that. The Time Sewer itself is a pipe leading from the brightly-lit Gory Games studio to a darkened area, one that allows simple but effective sets to be erected and struck easily.
There are four rounds in the show: the final one deviates from the norm only by skipping the questions and moving straight to the challenge, which is an all-play game. It means that all of the competitors will take part in at least two of the physical challenges, ensuring they have a memorable day out at the studios.
Eventually, the time has come to open the Year Spheres, and total up the years inside. All of the years are historical dates, and most of them are dates AD, these are ADded to the player's total. Some of the spheres hide dates BC, which will be (er) suBtraCted from the total. It means that a player with none of the golden balls can still win the game, if the opposition gets enough BC dates. As well as the score, Dave will tell us what the historical date was. Education through serendipity.
Ooooh, nasty.
What's the prize? Something small and disgusting, such as a piece of tissue paper (allegedly) used by Lady Jane Gray. Gory Games respects historical traditions, including the one that game shows on children's television are played for the fun, not for the prizes. All of the contestants have an unusual opportunity – get messy on national television, show off some of their more arcane knowledge, and appear with a national television megastar. And him off of Come Dine With Me.
Like its parent, Gory Games is funny, and educational without appearing to be. And they make it seem so effortless, which is the greatest achievement of all.
The winner needs this prize like a hole in the head.
Splatalot
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It's now five years since Dick and Dom left the cosy confines of Da Bungalow, and what's become of them since? That's actually a genuine question, we're having difficulty remembering what the dynamic duo have been up to since emptying their last vat of creamy muck-muck.
Anyway, they're back, and they're back on the CBBC channel, providing a voiceover to this programme. It's made by YTV, as in YTV the Canadian children's channel. Not YTV the British station known for 3-2-1. None of the contestants or host will preface their contribution by humming the first bar of "On Ilkla' Moor baht 'at", or even the theme from Go With Noakes.
Each of the twelve contestants will preface their contribution with their battle cry. It can be something inspiring, "To infinity, and a bit further!" It could be something witty, "To infinity, and not quite getting there!" On occasion, it can be bizarre, "To infinity, six peas!" They'll then launch themselves into an obstacle course in the moat of a heavily-fortified mediaeval castle.
The castle moat. Filled with water.
A heavily-fortified mediaeval castle? In Canada, a land where castles weren't constructed until the Europeans brought them over in the sixteenth century? And when mediaeval times ended in the fifteenth century? See, this is what happens when you watch Horrible Histories, you learn stuff. Like how this has to be a fake mediaeval castle, there aren't any real ones in the country. That, and the way it's got lots of useful camera positions, and some Defenders shooting custard pies and oversized mushy peas at the attackers. It's almost as if it's been constructed especially for television.
Anyway, contestants are encouraged to have a go at each obstacle, which requires them to keep their balance from point A to point B, while the path narrows and obstacles appear and while the Defenders shoot YTV vegetables at them. Should all this prove impossible, the contender will descend from the obstacle into the castle moat, and will need to swim to the next section.
Rinse and repeat this for all twelve contenders. The six to have completed the course in the fastest times get to the castle stockade, where they're challenged to climb up a ladder and wave their flag as if it were an overgrown hankie. A simple task, made only somewhat more difficult by the way that all the rungs of the latter are scattered around the castle courtyard, and positioned on the other side of revolving, foam-filled turntables. These contraptions spin round, and tend to deposit unsuspecting attackers in foam fired by three more Defenders.
Commentators Dick (l) and Dom (r).
Eventually, four competitors will scale the ladder and raise their flag, and they will progress to the castle courtyard. There, they must complete a further obstacle course, the first to do so will claim the Splatalot crown.
Now, we can tell this is a YTV production by the way there are lots of internal breaks, where we see the contenders still in, then Dick and Dom do something funny. And then, just in case we missed it when they said it almost fifteen seconds ago, they remind us of who the contestants are. Didn't they just say that about fifteen seconds ago?
Inevitably, this show attracts comparisons with evening programme Total Wipeout, not least because the opening round features a lot of people falling in the water. Oh, he done fell in the water. Splatalot has four advantages over Wipeout, and two of them are Dick and Dom. Not only are there two people giving commentary, but they're actual comedians, people who are funny for a living. The regular Wipeout host, Richard Hammond, is entertaining without being funny.
What you've got to do is go up the balance beam, then across the lilypads, and up the waterfall.
Another of Splatalot's advantages is that it has some vague semblance of a plot. There is a certain logic to storming a castle, from the moat to the outer walls to the inner courtyard. Wipeout just has a lot of people falling in the water for no reason other than it's there. The final advantage: Splatalot is over in 25 minutes, less time than it takes Wipeout to complete its opening round. These are reasons why we resisted the early temptation to copy-and-paste the Wipeout review from last year.
Splatalot never pretends to more than unthinking entertainment, and has more going for it than some other shows we could mention.
News From Ireland
Questions to which the answer is "No", number 696 in a series: Are we to believe the Irish edition of the Daily Mail? Its Tuesday edition claimed that there had been vote-rigging from the Dáil. This non-story goes back to RTÉ's "People In Need of Assistance" charity fundraiser in 2007, and its flagship show Celebrities Go Wild. Eight Irish celebrities were sent into the wild west of the island to tramp through undergrowth for a week, return to the warm interviews of presenter Anna Nolan, and suffer the usual sort of televoting arrangement: not entirely fair. According to the paper, precisely 3636 votes were cast from inside the Irish parliament building in favour of competitor Michael Healy-Rae. The paper also notes, with remarkable precision, that this cost €2639.
Michael's father, Jackie Healy-Rae (Ind, Kerry South) was a TD at the time, and his son has since succeeded in parliament. Both Healy-Rae father and son were elected by promising to put Kerry first, to act as the county's voice in the national parliament. Many commentators find this sort of localism an irritant, and argue that it distracts from the national government. Others suggest that it's an entirely reasonable check and balance on a government from many miles away.
Jackie and Michael Healy-Rae enter for Flat Cap of the Year.
The Irish Daily Mail isn't actually saying that Healy-Rae senior cast thousands of votes for Healy-Rae junior, but that's the impression it gives its readers. Does the paper have evidence that the family rigged the vote in their favour? Does it even have evidence that these votes meant Mr. Healy-Rae won over Michelle de Bruin (swimmer)?
On this last point, no it doesn't. RTÉ no longer has the phone records to establish where calls originated, seeing as how all this took place three-and-a-half years ago. The broadcaster has got better things to do than keep detailed phone records just on the off-chance they could substantiate a rival media company's non-story. It also said that Healy-Rae would have won even if all the calls were disqualified.
Eamon Gilmore (Tánaiste, LP) said that it might be necessary for an enquiry to be established. That's yet another enquiry, paid for by taxpayers, in a building where there are already more enquiries than members to serve on them, or tax money to pay for them. Sean Barrett (Ceann Comhairle) added that the €2639 should be paid back, hoping no-one would notice it wasn't clear who should pay it back. Jackie Healy-Rae is no longer a member of parliament, and no-one's offered evidence that he was directly responsible for making calls from the parliament building anyway.
Jackie Healy-Rae did ask his work colleagues to consider voting for his son, but that's it. Ned O'Sullivan (FF) said that he'd voted for Michael Healy-Rae, and some of the calls could have come from a parliamentary phone. It was so long ago he couldn't remember specifics. In the event, Michael Healy-Rae, who clearly couldn't have placed thousands of calls in Dublin seeing as how he was in the middle of nowhere, said he'd pay the money out of his own pocket. Having extracted their pound of flesh, or their €2639 of money, the papers shut up and found something else to fume about.
Anna Nolan.
This discussion asks questions about how well the Oireachtas officials scrutinise expense claims. It calls into question the honour of a current and a former member of parliament. And, from this side of the water, it smells like yet another attempt by populist Dublin rabble-rousers to smear a hardworking family from Kerry, beyond the Pale. What conclusions can we draw from this affair? We don't know; on this, we report, you decide. Answers on a postcard marked "Actually, can we have Anna Nolan host Big Brother?" to the usual address.
This Week And Next
A sponsorship deal was announced for the forthcoming Antan Dec vehicle Red or Black?. The sponsor's press spokey said, "With its fast-paced, edge of your seat format, we know that viewers are going to be glued to their screens and while they're deciding Red or Black at home. The home is our point of sale so unmissable TV events such as Red or Black create an ideal time for a product." By which we think they mean, "We're sponsoring Red or Black, and we sell something. And we'll say anything to get our product's name in the papers, no matter how little sense it makes."
Ratings in the week to 19 June show The Apprentice clearly in the lead, 8.4m saw Wednesday's show. Who Dares Wins came second with 5m, and Penn & Teller's Fool Us finished third, 4.05m saw the magic. Odd One In returned to 3.5m viewers, but The Marriage Ref failed to make ITV's top 30, no more than 2.7m tuned in – we do know 215,000 saw it on ITV+1. The Apprentice You're Fired led BBC2's lists, with 3.25m viewers, plus 210,000 on BBC-HD; Come Dine With Me had 2.25m as Channel 4's biggest game show.
On purely digital channels, Britain's Got Talent Us debuted on ITV2 with 880,000 people gawping at people with an unsustainably high opinion of themselves, and Piers Morgan. Come Dine With Me on More4 attracted 865,000, and CBBC's Splatalot had 410,000 muck-muck fans asking "Where's the muck-muck?". Sunday was a good knight for Sir Brucie of Forsyth, 135,000 on Challenge to Play Your Cards Right.
The highlight of this week is the return of Quote... Unquote (Radio 4, 1.30 Monday), a show itself seen on the new run of Antiques Master (BBC2, 8.30 Monday). University Challenge is also back (BBC2, 8pm Monday), and there's a new run of Britain and Ireland's Next Top Model (UKTV Living, 9pm Monday). The summer schedules are upon us, and ITV has another cookery game show in Ten Mile Menu (2pm weekdays). The Weakest Link (BBC2, 4.30 weekdays) is back, and so is Pointless Celebrities (BBC1, 5.15 weekdays), but not in the places we left them. Dave has International Dragons' Den week (7pm weekdays), with episodes from Canada, Ireland, and a foreign-language version. And if you're near a television set at 7.10 next Saturday, do be careful, as Tonight's the Night returns for a third, death-defying, series. You could be watching a Total Wipe Us Out marathon on UKTV Dave...
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Were in the middle of a new Gin Craze. Scarcely a day goes by without an established brand offering a fresh take on their styles or, more likely, a new boutique distillery opening its doors where gin is de rigueur.From Adnams to Zuidam; Beefeater to Bombay and London to Plymouth (and beyond), this new book from a best-selling drinks writer is the authoritative guide to the world of gin and a celebration of the hippest drink on the international bar scene. With serious gin bars stocking well over 300 brands and adding still more, how do you choose? Is Edinburgh Gin a style, or just a brand name? Can a rose-flower and cucumber infusion properly be called gin? Can gin be aged in wood or does that just make it a strange tasting young whisky? And what tonic to choose, and why? In his inimitable style, best-selling drinks writer Ian Buxton will lead readers through the great gin trap with his latest no-nonsense guide to 101 Gins.


HONOLULU (July 5, 2012) — Residents on neighbor islands will be giving a voice to longstanding concerns about the disproportionate number of Native Hawaiians who are in prison in Hawai'i and the U.S. mainland.
The 2012 Native Hawaiian Justice Task Force is holding a series of meetings aimed at identifying and supporting comprehensive solutions to this nagging issue, which has been documented by the Office of Hawaiian Affairs in a 2010 report titled: The Disparate Treatment of Native Hawaiians in the Criminal Justice System.
The meetings follow a two-day summit in June at the Hawaii State Capitol in Honolulu, where members of the newly-created task force began using their collective reach and access to engage policymakers and others in addressing the issue.
The five Native Hawaiian Justice Task Force meetings will be held July 7 at Kailua-Kona; July 14 at Hilo; July 21 at Kahului; Aug. 1 at Kaunakakai; and Aug. 3 in Lihu'e.
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs is an independent state agency established through the Hawai'i State Constitution and statutes to advocate for the betterment of conditions of all Native Hawaiians, with a Board of Trustees elected by the voters of Hawai'i. OHA is guided by a vision and mission to ensure the perpetuation of the culture, to protect the entitlements of Native Hawaiians, and to build a strong and healthy Hawaiian people and nation. For more information, visit www.oha.org.


Local experts give their advice for keeping skin safe this summer.
Sunscreen is the first line of defense when it comes to protecting your skin from the sun. Erin Lucie, clinical director for Oklahoma MD Medical Spa, suggests teenagers use oil-free, matte-finish SPF products like OBAGI Medical Sun Shield. Lucie also stresses hydration and providing protection against UVB and UVA radiation plus infrared defense to combat stress to the skin.
Summertime means sun, shorts, sandals, bathing suits and bronzed skin. But the carefree days of summer also can be dangerous. Along with shorter hemlines comes the increased chance of sunburns, which can cause aging skin and skin cancer.
Fortunately, with a little bit of planning, fun in the sun is still possible.
Vaidya also states that starting to wear sunscreen on a daily basis can help repair and possibly reverse some of the sun damage that has occurred.
However, the experts all agree on one thing: The earlier skin protection begins, the better, as most skin cancer in adults is from the sun exposure they had in their first 20 years.
It is recommended for babies to be kept out of the sun until at least 6 months of age.
Lucie also suggests hats and lightweight clothing for babies and a sunshade in the car to protect babies in their car seats.
"Don't forget UV rays can go through window glass, so it is essential to keep them protected even while in the car," Lucie says.
After 6 months old, it is safe for children to wear a tear-free sunscreen with SPF 30 or higher.
Teenagers should start wearing a daily hydrator with SPF 30, according to Lucie.
The teenage and young adult years are the most crucial times to protect the skin.
Altshuler stresses the importance of never using a tanning bed.
"People who first use a tanning bed before age 35 increase their risk for melanoma by 75 percent," he says.
Young to middle-aged adults should first apply a Vitamin C serum and then a daily hydrating sunscreen with SPF 30.
Lucie also recommends that older adults begin using a sunscreen with pigment controllers.
Currently, there are no formal recommendations for routine skin checks.
"If you have a history of excessive sun exposure, multiple blistering sunburns, relatives with melanoma or a history of numerous atypical moles, you need to be screened by a dermatologist," she says, suggesting every 6-12 months depending on findings during an examination.
Lucie also says technology can help.
"There are apps for your phone that will take a photo of a mole, analyze it and track the changes over time," she says. SkinVision and MySkinPal are popular apps.
Although everyone who has been overexposed to the sun is at risk for skin cancer, some individuals have a higher risk than others.
Even without risk factors, anyone who gets sunburned is in potential danger.
"Getting a sunburn just once every two years triples the risk of getting skin cancer," Altshuler says.
However, sometimes sunburns still occur, even when taking precautions. So, what do you do when that happens?
The essentials to practicing good skin health in the summer apply across the board.
Marnie Fernandez is a contributing writer to TulsaPeople.


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We took pics of the boys after church on Sunday, sadly ole Daddy-O wasn't in them because by the time he got home the baby was long since asleep.
Just part of being on music and the baby and I going to the early service.
Where last year was the "screaming sleepy baby picture", this year proved to be more of a "oh my word quit moving" year.
I tried to get one of him and Joshua sitting next to each other, that was a bust.
So instead we aimed at the restraint pose.
Which is basically a "I look like I'm sitting in my cousin's lap but really he's holding me down."
That's the best I could get of the two of them like that.
Josh had his head basically flipped to the side for half the pictures and my child looks like he is in fact being restrained. Which he was, he was very much being restrained.
The grandkids with their Gigi, or G as she was shortened to by Joshua.
I'm not going to lie, I almost didn't post one of myself.
Now that nursing has dwindled to a "I'd really like you to wean but you won't give up morning and night" routine I immediately packed on 10 pounds. I fee like I can see every ounce of it in my face here.
The issue is figuring out how to lose it, honestly, and next week I'm going to be tracking my food a bit more than I do with Whole30. I just got to willy nilly with the potatoes this last round and my body wasn't burning it off like it did back when we were nursing 12 times a day during that first postpartum Whole30. Plus it doesn't help that it's hard as heck to workout after work when the baby didn't sleep good, after being around kids all day I just want to lay down.
Harrison's first Easter Basket - I didn't do one last year. Postpartum was hitting me hard and I was doing good to appear to be functioning.
This year he got a few books, a bunny, and some organic baby cookies.
I love all the books I bought, but Wolfie the Bunny is the funniest one by far...just in case you are making a Scholastic order soon. I totally recommend it.


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Wisconsin State Natural Areas Program Deansville Fen (No. 311)
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Dane County. T9N-R11E, parts of sections 25, 36. T9N-R12E, parts of sections 30, 31. 604 acres.
Located on the western edge of Deansville Marsh Wildlife Area, Deansville Fen is an extensive wetland complex of native plant communities featuring a high quality calcareous fen grading into wet-mesic prairie and sedge meadow. The ground is hummocky and moderately wet with sedges such as tussock sedge, fen star sedge, and cotton grass, numerous grasses including blue-joint grass and big blue-stem, and widely scattered shrubs. The fen contains many rare and unusual plant species that thrive in the carbonate rich soils including grass-of-Parnassus, Kalm's lobelia, valerian, and Riddell's goldenrod. The area also harbors rare plants. Other species are fowl manna-grass, marsh marigold, turtlehead, spring-cress, northern bedstraw, swamp lousewort, marsh milkweed, and marsh aster. The wetland is also home to a diversity of rare and uncommon birds. Deansville Fen is owned by the DNR and was designated a State Natural Area in 1996.
From the intersection of State Highways 73 and 19 in Marshall, go west on 19 4.7 miles, then north on Twin Lane Road 3.3 miles, then east on Greenway Road 0.7 mile to a parking area. Walk 0.4-mile east, then south and cross the Maunesha River to the fen.
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