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Bill Maher should have been fired for uttering N-word
By Scott Jennings
I haven't stopped scratching my head over this — why wasn't Bill Maher fired?
Maher, the liberal host of HBO's "Real Time," did something that would, on the spot, get anyone else fired in 99.99 percent of American job sites. He nonchalantly, stupidly and outrageously used the "N-word" during a live broadcast while interviewing Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse about the up-and-comer's new book.
Maher said during the interview, "I've got to get to Nebraska more."
Sasse replied, "You're welcome. We'd love to have you work in the fields with us."
And then Maher hit Sasse with the unthinkable: "Work in the fields? Senator, I'm a house nigger."
There is virtually no place in America where that flies as appropriate workplace banter, whether that place employs comedians and television commentators or not. The way the term so casually rolled off Maher's tongue indicates an unsettling familiarity with the phrase. Simply calling it a "joke," as Maher did seconds later over a groaning audience, doesn't absolve him.
Many people took to the virtual streets demanding Maher's ouster. The website ThinkProgress, a news hub for younger liberals, recounted all of Maher's racially insensitive remarks over the years, calling him a "public racist for a long time."
But Maher's dismissal never came. He issued an apology and HBO delivered a statement calling Maher's word choice "inexcusable."
But Maher was excused, one week later finding himself back on the air completely unpunished. Did the HBO public relations department not Google "inexcusable" before hitting send on that statement? What happened was literally the opposite of inexcusable. During his comeback show, Maher couldn't maintain the appearance of humility for even one hour, becoming "visibly frustrated" as rapper Ice Cube dressed him down.
Sadly, Maher is not the only member of a protected class of liberal elites permitted to make racially insensitive remarks without consequence. Former Vice President Joe Biden once called Jews "shylocks" and referred to the late Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew of Singapore as "the wisest man in the Orient," a term many people of Asian descent find offensive.
Those utterances happened in the same week! Biden, of course, was given a pass by his party and is now possibly exploring a 2020 presidential run.
Former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nevada, is in the club, too. Following the 2008 presidential election, "journalists Mark Halperin and John Heilemann…quote Reid as saying privately that Obama, as a black candidate, could be successful thanks, in part, to his 'light-skinned' appearance and speaking patterns 'with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one.'"
Reid later apologized but held onto his leadership position and senate seat, because ¯\_(ツ)_/¯, as the kids say nowadays.
Reid made out better than fellow Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott, R-Mississippi, whose leadership position did not survive a toast he gave at former South Carolina Sen. Strom Thurmond's 100th birthday party. At the 2002 feting of Thurmond, Lott said the United States "wouldn't have had all these problems over all these years" had Thurmond won the presidency in 1948, an election in which Thurmond ran on a segregationist platform. Despite a vigorous apology tour, Lott was forced out of the majority leader's suite.
Lott's toast at an elderly man's birthday party was far less eyebrow-raising than what Reid would say about the nation's first black president a few years later, but the Bush 43 White House and several prominent Republicans quickly abandoned Lott, sealing his fate.
And that was the difference. In Lott's case, the Republican Party leadership decided he had to go. For Reid, the Democratic Party yawned the way it later would for Biden. The liberal elites, all too eager to paint Republicans as racists when it suits their politics, look the other way when it comes to their own.
Which brings me back to Maher. Why wasn't he fired again? There are a few possible explanations. His show appears on a network that depends on paid subscribers instead of corporate advertisers, affording a layer of protection not enjoyed by hosts on broadcast networks or basic cable (ask Bill O'Reilly, formerly of Fox News, about those dynamics).
Without advertisers pressuring HBO to pull the show, the network needs only worry about people canceling subscriptions. But let's face it: that isn't going to happen. Many liberals, no matter how outraged they claim to be, would rather keep watching Game of Thrones than sending a message about Maher.
The more likely explanation is that the American liberal elite—particularly the older generation—has decided Maher is too important to the so-called "resistance" to banish him. Maher's unique ability to carve up conservative politicians, in their minds, far outweighs the racist comments he makes.
Basically, members of the liberal elite really love forwarding YouTube clips of Maher to each other when he dumps on President Trump, so he gets a pass.
This nation continues to struggle with racial issues. Income inequality and educational disparities plague African-American communities all over the United States. But we have made progress as a society on stamping out casually verbalized racism, relegating the hurtful and hateful "N-word" to taboo status. The failure to punish Maher's throwback stupidity is a setback, a prime opportunity to send a message of racial tolerance, unfortunately, sacrificed in the name of snarky liberal extremism.
Posted on June 20, 2017 in Article, News, Scott Jennings
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DOCTOR I AM HAVING TROUBLE PASSING WATER!
Out of site out of mind, bit like the organs in our bodies, however the impeller in the water pump attached to the engine of your boat does perform a vital function, circulating water round the engine. We advise that it is changed on a regular basis (especially if your engine is left to stand for a long period of time in the off season) & always carry a spare! Genuine Jabsco, Volvo, Johnson, Nanni & Yanmar impellers for inboard engines are stocked in depth, we also carry spare impellers for Mercury & Yamaha outboards. A word of warning however, don't be tempted to buy a cheap copy of the genuine article, you may save a few pounds in the short term however the impeller below lasted twenty minutes before causing over a thousand pounds worth of damage, never mind the lift in/lift out! When an impeller starts breaking up shedding lobes and the cooling circulation ceases, it's not just that the engine shuts down while you are on a lee shore or in the midst of a tricky maneouvre, but that when you get around replacing the impeller you have to worry about where all the bits went and what cooling passages they are now blocking.
This entry was posted in Tips and Advice and tagged Jabsco, Johnson, Mercury, Nanni, Volvo, Yamaha, Yanmar on August 29, 2012 by Iain Forrest.
It's not often I take away books of a nautical subject on holiday, it then becomes a bit like a busman's holiday, but with me flying out to 'cruise' the Greek Isles this week I am I must confess sorely tempted with these two! Harbour Manoeuvres Step by Step is excellent & probably the first of its kind & Tom Cunliffe's Expert Sailing Skills is another that has me tempted. Our prices: £19.95 for the Harbour Manoeuvres & only £17.95 for the Cunliffe book!
This entry was posted in New Products and tagged Adlard Coles, Wiley Nautical on August 28, 2012 by Iain Forrest.
Rob Storrar will be exhibiting the revoultionary Storm-Bag storm jib. This innovative sail is easily hoisted from it's own stowage bag around a furled headsail, thereby avoiding the need for an inner forestay. It is quick and simply brilliant! See us on Stand F026.
This entry was posted in New Products and tagged Southampton Boat Show, Storm-Bag on August 24, 2012 by Iain Forrest.
Well this past Wednesday I thought we may be in with a chance, it was blowing over 20 knots when we started & with no other Melges on the start line, I thought I saw the chocolates on the horizon. We won the start with a little help from Ali & his Optimum Time watch, were first round the windward mark & from then on we seemed to increase our lead, or so we thought. All the other yachts decided to 'white sail'; no kites except ourselves who for once flew the asymmetric with not to many duff gybes. Imagine my horror when the results were posted later that night.... 2nd to a white sailed J80! Never mind, a good time was had by all, especially guest jib trimmer Pete, who more used to cruising his Breehorn 37 in the summer (& with that breeze at the start of the race) opted for his Henri Lloyd Gortex offshore jacket & trousers, as the race progressed he got hotter & hotter & his face started to glow, bet he enjoyed his first pint in the club ship later that night!
This entry was posted in Race News and tagged Henri Lloyd, Optimum time on August 24, 2012 by Iain Forrest.
ALRIGHT FOR SOME . .
And I thought we were doing well, this Sunday we are flying out to Greece to spend a week on a friends ketch rigged Oyster, so I thought I would e –mail one of our regular customers whom we knew & our hosts had met last year, and I thought were in the same area as where 'Nimrod' would be berthed, so I e- mailed them & this is the reply I got! "Hi there, Won't be able to catch up this year. Fulfilling another dream. Riding across America on a Harley D. from Boston to Vancouver then down to Oregon to visit friends the turning east back to Boston. Have already completed 5,500 miles and expect to do the same again. Having a wonderful, amazing, even to quote the local vernacular, awesome time. Best wishes. Fair winds and calm (ish) seas. " Must remember to pack my Musto sunnies, my two pairs of Henri Lloyd's excellent Octane Windstopper shorts (as well as buying some gin at Manchester airport) must not forget the spares for Nimrod, including a Jabsco 24 volt macerator pump, Aqua filta & a couple of spare 24volt mast head bulbs, methinks I will be climbing masts as a penance!
This entry was posted in General Interest and tagged Henri Lloyd, Jabsco, Musto on August 23, 2012 by Iain Forrest.
This entry was posted in Race News, Safety and tagged Port of Tyne on August 22, 2012 by Iain Forrest.
Ritchie our intrepid rigger was down in the London the other day, working at the Design Museum which I gather is next to Tower Bridge, his mission to get a high tech carbon rowing scull to 'appear' to float in air (cos it's so light). Anyway there was a change of plans & he ended up hanging both old & new. Components used included Wichard Eyebolts, Sta-lok terminals & Kos stainless wire. Due to the change of plans it meant he did not escape till five that evening, however his joy at eventually finishing the project was shortlived as just as he exited the building, Tower Bridge was lifted & there he was stuck in a monster traffic jam! Shame they didn't let him borrow the Audi to help him up the road!
This entry was posted in General Interest and tagged Wichard on August 22, 2012 by Iain Forrest.
One of our local customers who's Sealine 425 is moored on Windermere was in the chandlery today singing (was going to say tweeting) the praises of the 'Scare Gull' . He has fitted two & says his is the only boat in the vicinity that the gulls don't alight on! It's a great bit of kit he tells us, much less time spent keeping his boat clean, more time spent on the water!
This entry was posted in New Products and tagged Scaregull on August 20, 2012 by Iain Forrest.
If you have by chance been offered a Henri Lloyd TP2 Shadow Smock in X Large at a 'knock down price' it may well have been the one that was 'knocked off' from our chandlery ie removed at high speed by one of the more undesirables that occasionally come 'looking for bargains' in our emporium!
This entry was posted in General Interest and tagged Henri Lloyd on August 20, 2012 by Iain Forrest.
After my disastrous race on Wednesday the 8th of August (don't ask us how we finished) with no wind & not the best of beats, my prayers for a windy race on the 15th seemed to have been answered with a forecast of a four to five from the South East, however when we got down to Blyth it was more like six to seven gusting eight, direction was correct! & then there was the rain.... horizontal. On went my trusty Gill KB1 Racer smock & KB1 Racer trousers, Sealskinz ankle length socks & I slipped on my Henri Lloyd Deck Grip Profile trainers, took one look over the sea wall & thought the race will be cancelled! However driving back along the coast, the rain stopped the wind dropped & I thought another of Storrar's bad calls! However by the time the race was scheduled to start the wind had returned with a vengeance as had the rain & cars were using headlights! Was please to find out next day that yes the racing had been cancelled & happy that I had started on our September newsletter.
This entry was posted in Race News and tagged Gill, Henri Lloyd, Seaskinz on August 20, 2012 by Iain Forrest.


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Coronavirus: 30 movies to watch on Amazon Prime, Netflix and Hotstar while self quarantining, here's the list
As the companies have now opted for Work From Home and from this it is quite clear that people are going to spend their more time in the home and for your time pass and entertainment, we have a list of 30 movies to watch on OTT platforms:
By Newsd
Updated on : Thu 19th March 2020, 01:05 PM
As the world is in a state of panic as the world os fighting with pandemic as WHO declared it as a global issue. In these rough times, you must be thinking what to do while self quarantining and for your help, we are here to suggest you what to watch on the OTT platform on your favourite platform i.e Netflix, Amazon Prime Video and Hotstar.
1. ZINDAGI NA MILEGI DOBARA – AMAZON PRIME VIDEO
The most favourite film of in which four friends fulfill their wishes to travel and leave their work aside, this movie will surely leave you in the feeling to go out and travel but as you know about the rough time of coronavirus, the best tip is to stay home and stay safe.
2. CHHAPAAK – HOTSTAR
You should watch this film because it features Deepika Padukone's best career performance (at least, we think so). It is based on the life and the real-case of acid-attack victim, Laxmi Agarwal. It is one of the most heart-breaking movies and will make you aware of the problem of acid attacks in the country.
3. RAAZI – AMAZON PRIME VIDEO
Raazi is the story of an Indian spy who enters Pakistan territory after getting married to one of their Army generals. The movie stars Alia Bhatt in the lead role, one which was unlike her previous ones. Raazi will take you through multiple suspenseful scenes and would bring you to the edge of your seat as well. It's a thriller that you must not pass.
4. QUEEN – NETFLIX
This fantastic dramedy is the definition of the phrase "life goes on". Kangana Ranaut plays a girl who is dumped by her boyfriend just days before her wedding. She's definitely hurt, but instead of locking herself up in a room, she decides to go on her honeymoon all by herself which turns out to be a life-changing experience of her life. Watch this film for its storyline as well as Kangana Ranaut's excellent portrayal of Rani Mehra.
5. MOM – NETFLIX
This movie tells the story of a mother, who fights for justice after the system fails to do so. Sridevi plays the lead in this one and pairs with a detective, played by Nawaazuddin Siddique to finally get hold of her daughter's rapists. This thriller will take you through the story of how a mother can change roles according to a situation and everything a woman is capable of.
6. TALAASH – NETFLIX
Released during a period when Aamir Khan was churning out big blockbusters in Bollywood, Talaash was at that time considered a comparatively risky venture. Directed by Reema Kagti, Talaash is a psychological thriller that was stuffed with layers of parallel stories. As the lead protagonist — a cop played by Aamir Khan — solves a murder case, the death of his son still haunts him. But an almost supernatural force pushes him to make the right decision at the right time and how this unravels, makes Talaash a very intriguing watch.
7. THE IRISHMAN – NETFLIX
A movie that cemented Martin Scorsese's legacy as one of the best filmmakers of all-time. Shutter Island that stars Leonardo di Caprio, Ben Kingsley and Mark Ruffalo in pivotal roles is a mind-bending story of self-discovery and will often leave with moments that may force you to question your own sanity. Max Richter's stirring soundtrack adds to the whole experience and is a movie that you have to watch if you love complex storylines.
8. NO ONE KILLED JESSICA – NETFLIX
Jessica Lal was a model who worked as a celebrity barmaid at a crowded socialite gathering in Delhi in 1999, when she was shot dead late at night. Although many eye-witness accounts and testimonials pointed towards Manu Sharma, — son of an influential Congress MP in Haryana — the court acquitted Sharma seven years later in 2006. This led to a national outrage that forced the prosecution to open the case once again. No One killed Jessica is a stirring retelling of the case through the eyes of its protagonist played by Rani Mukherjee.
9. The Confession Of A Shopaholic- AMAZON PRIME VIDEO
This old classic cult will make you go crazy over shopping as this movie is all about a woman who is a shopaholic and goes bankrupt because of her addiction but managed to get rid away from it and becomes the magazine editor who writes about saving money.
10. SONI – NETFLIX
This movie revolves around the life of a young policewoman in Delhi who is working to address the growing crisis of violent crimes against women but suffers significant professional and personal setbacks. She spends her time trying to find, to the best of her capacities, an answer to the growing crimes against women in the capital. However, in her quest to do so, she suffers several complications in her personal and professional life. The story has a very real feel to it and it will provoke you to think even after the film has ended. One of the best Netflix Indian original films in our opinion.
11. Marriage Story- Netflix
The Oscar-nominated movie which shows the story of family and marriage dam Driver and Scarlett Johansson star as a couple who love each other but nonetheless have come to the unfortunate realization that their desired futures are too incompatible to support their relationship.
12. El Camino- Netflix
The show Breaking Bad which created a hype came up with the movie El Camino and fans went crazy for it. El Camino picks up right where the show left off: With Jesse speeding away from the compound where he'd been held prisoner, now on the run from the law and the worst sorts in the meth world.
13. The Shawshank Redemption- Netflix
This movie seems to never get old as the story chronicles his journey at Shawshank, which is colored by the friends (and enemies) he makes while the audience is left to guess whether he actually committed the crime or not. It's an expertly told drama packed with memorable performances.
14. Gone Girl- Netflix
Nick Dunne discovers that the entire media focus has shifted on him when his wife Amy Dunne disappears on the day of their fifth wedding anniversary.
15. The Devil Wears Prada- Hotstar
A young woman who has graduated in journalism comes to New York and becomes an assistant to one of the city's biggest magazine editors, the ruthless and cynical Miranda Priestly.
16.3 idiots- Amazon Prime Video
In this satire of the Indian education system's social pressures, two friends recount their college days and how their third long-lost musketeer (Aamir Khan) inspired them to think creatively and independently in a heavily-conformist world.
17. Agneepath- Amazon Prime Video
Amitabh Bachchan bagged his first National Award (for best actor) with this action drama that follows a boy who, after the death of his father and the attempted rape of his mother by a gangster, turns into a gangster himself as an adult (Bachchan) to exact revenge. Has a small role for Alok Nath, who stands accused in the #MeToo movement. Also, kindly ignore the 2012 remake that's on Amazon as well.
18. Andaz Apna Apna – Amazon Prime Video
Two slackers (Aamir Khan and Salman Khan) who belong to middle-class families vie for the affections of an heiress and inadvertently become her protectors from a local gangster in Rajkumar Santoshi's cult comedy favorite.
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19. Bajrangi Bhaijaan- Amazon Prime Video
The heavily controversial Salman Khan stars as a devout Hindu Brahmin and an ardent devotee of Hanuman in writer-director Kabir Khan's comedy-drama, who embarks on a journey to reunite a mute six-year-old Muslim girl, lost in India, with her parents in Pakistan. Kareena Kapoor co-stars.
20. Dil Chahta Hai- Amazon Prime Video
Farhan Akhtar's directorial debut about three inseparable childhood friends whose wildly different approach to relationships creates a strain on their friendship remains a cult favourite. Aamir Khan, Saif Ali Khan, and Preity Zinta star.
21. Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge- Amazon Prime Video
Shah Rukh Khan and Kajol's characters fall in love during a trip to Europe with their friends in this now iconic film — which is still playing over two decades later.
22. A Quiet Place – Netflix
In a post-apocalyptic very near future, blind insectoid monsters with super-sensitive hearing have wiped out most of humanity. A family has to survive along with a few survivors, whispering and using sign language to communicate as creatures chase them down solely on the noises they make.
23. To All the Boys I've Loved Before – Netflix
The romance of Lara Jean and Peter Kavinsky is going to make you feel all head over heels as Lara Jean founds her one true love by sending a letter to all the boys she've loved before.
24. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind – Netflix
12 Years a Slave actor and Oscar winner Chiwetel Ejiofor have adapted William Kamkwamba's memoir that's set in a small village in Malawi in 2001 when the 13-year-old William overcame school expulsion and parental mistrust to create a crop-saving wind turbine with the aid of a library book and a bicycle dynamo.
25. Dunkirk – Netflix
his utterly immersive epic plunges the viewer into a three-pronged story that unfolds on land, sea, and air with the life-and-death ordeals. Starring Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hardy, Mark Rylance, and Harry Styles, proving there's more to the former One Direction singer than his vocals.
26. Limitless – Netflix
Bradley Cooper, Robert De Niro and Abbie Cornish star in this 2011 sci-fi thriller. A failed writer acquires a supply of an experimental drug that enables his brain to process and learn information at a superhuman rate.
27. Bird Box – Netflix
A mysterious force decimates the population, only one thing is certain — if you see it, you die. The survivors must now avoid coming face to face with an entity that takes the form of their worst fears.
28. The Fault in Our Stars – Hotstar
Based on John Green's novel of the same name, the story of a sixteen-year-old cancer patient (Shailene Woodley) who's forced to attend a support group, falls in love with another cancer patient (Ansel Elgort), and the life-changing journey they embark on.
29. Masaan – Hotstar
Vicky Kushal will take you to the amazing story of this beautiful movie. Neeraj Ghaywan ventures into the heartland of India to explore the lives of four people in his directorial debut, all of whom must battle issues of caste, culture, and norms. Winner of a National Award and the FIPRESCI Prize at Cannes. Free to watch.
30. Maqbool – Hotstar
Shakespeare's Macbeth is transported to the Mumbai underworld by Vishal Bhardwaj, who wrote, directed, and even composed both background score and songs. An ensemble cast of Irrfan Khan, Tabu, Pankaj Kapur, and Naseeruddin Shah. Free to watch.
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NPR Arts & Life
Pop Culture Happy Hour: Silly Questions Live, For Special Guests
By Linda Holmes
Listen to Pop Culture Happy Hour
In part one of our live show from December, you heard us talk about culture and the end of the year, as we often do. You heard us explain what's making us happy this week — it was pretty much a regular show, with the addition of our terrific live audience.
This week, in part two, you'll hear something very different.
We decided to invite a lot of our very favorite people, from radio hosts to family to people who are like family, to participate in a series of pop-culture quizzes about Martha Stewart, Shonda Rhimes, Sharknado, nerd-marketed pizza cutters, and much, much, much more. As we firmly believe in the philosophy of "the more, the merrier," the number of great folks we manage to bring to the stage in this segment fills us with good cheer, even now that it's January.
And after that, we got even more merry with even more people, as we invited the audience to step up and ask us about music, topic selection, blooper reels, theater, and more. We will introduce you to the amazing Annabelle, we will muse about swearing, and we will turn the floor over to a real expert and give a recommendation to consult another. All in all, it's quite the party. (And don't forget: we have party gear now.)
So as we close out our 2013 a few days after the official date, let us just thank you again for lending your ears, your good nature, your suggestions, your kindness, and in this particular case your noisy company to our show. We could not be happier to be ringing in another year with all of you.
Find us on Facebook or follow us on Twitter: me, Stephen, Glen, Trey, producers Nick and Lauren, and eternal pal and music director Mike Katzif.
Linda Holmes
Linda Holmes is a pop culture correspondent for NPR and the host of Pop Culture Happy Hour. She began her professional life as an attorney. In time, however, her affection for writing, popular culture, and the online universe eclipsed her legal ambitions. She shoved her law degree in the back of the closet, gave its living room space to DVD sets of The Wire, and never looked back.
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Huge News! After calling Woodmont Christian Church home for nine and a half years, The Nashville Food Project is building a new headquarters in the Nations neighborhood, one block away from our beloved partner St. Luke's Community House. We are now mid-way through construction on our new home—complete with a large commercial kitchen and a wide, welcoming community dining space—and plan to move at the end of this year. There we can continue to grow and support our community through nourishing food.
Over the last decade, it's these words and the incredible community food work we've been privileged to be part of that have inspired us to think about how to build a longer table—where many people gather, lines are blurred, power is shared, and all leave nourished.
I know I am not alone in feeling overwhelmed by the current events in our world and nation—the displacement, terror, poverty and warfare. I had a professor in school who reminded me that we must let the problems of this world in—not to the point that they paralyze us, but to the point they galvanize us to do more. There is so much we can't do, and so we have to concentrate on what we can. We can feed one another. We can share what we have with the hope that our gift will be a blessing to someone else. We can build a longer table, and invite our neighbors to make Nashville a place where all have access to the food they want and need.
To support this enormous next step for our organization, we have launched a capital campaign with a goal of $5 million. Thanks to the extraordinary generosity of many lead donors, I am grateful to report tremendous momentum, having already received $3.65 million in pledges towards our campaign goal - and we'll need YOUR support to make it the rest of the way!
Please come celebrate this huge next step with us! We'll be hosting a preview party at our new headquarters build site and launching this next phase of our capital campaign on September 6.
Thanks for being part of it all.
This week we break from first tastes and restaurant reviews to shine the light on NOURISH, a dinner that is the annual fundraiser for an organization dedicated to mitigating hunger: The Nashville Food Project.
1 in 7 Nashvillians lives in poverty.
1 in 5 Nashvillians lacks access to sufficient food to sustain good health.
40 percent of all food in our city is wasted.
In the face of that, the meaning of emergency food relief has changed, because for many, it has become a constant need. In partnership with 30 organizations citywide, The Nashville Food Project addresses that need through its unique grow-cook-share model. Fresh vegetables and fruits grown in their production gardens are transformed into beautiful, nutritious meals, transported and served to the marginalized of our society. Those trucks bring food, comfort and hope to many, such as low-income families and individuals at St. Luke's Community House, the women and children sheltered at the YWCA Weaver Domestic Violence Center, the formerly incarcerated reentering the community through Project Return, the seniors and disabled living in Trevecca Towers and the children awaiting foster or kinship care in the Tennessee Alliance for Kids' Safe Room program.
On June 1, 2018 The Nashville Food Project was joined by supporters and community members as we celebrated the recent groundbreaking on our new headquarters facility in The Nations. All who attended were able to see the early days of construction, enjoy celebratory messages and contribute to a time capsule that will be installed in the building.
The Nashville Food Project is moving from Green Hills to The Nations.


I saw this Commonly Confused Words test in indigoskynet's LJ. I had a great deal of fun taking it so I'm passing it on for the edification of other English language freaks.
Hey, but mine said I beat 100% of the people in my age category.. perhaps they drew the line at 24..
heh... I did think of you when I came across that question.


If you're a fan of waxed canvas you will absolutely love these baskets! This small size is perfect for notions, needles or hooks, scissors -- whatever you like to keep close at hand in your knitting corner! They are also the perfect size for one cake or ball of yarn so you can use them much like you would a yarn bowl.
Lovingly handcrafted with cork details, these baskets are sturdy and long lasting.
Your waxed canvas develops a patina over time; use will bring out unique character and special qualities in the fabric. With proper care your bag will last for years and become even better over time!
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Every so often I wish the boundaries circumscribed around the Church were a little more clearly defined. Take for example the case of "Bishop" Bordisso.
Father Bordisso was consecrated as bishop for the Old Catholic Diocese of California. The title bestowed on him at Grace North Church in Berkeley marks Bordisso as the spiritual and administrative leader of the unique offshoot of the church known as the American Catholic Church.
Recognized as a valid but "irregular" branch of the Catholic Church, the church does not necessarily follow the edicts of Rome nor does it accept the concept that the Pope is infallible.
It also tends to be far more liberal, welcoming all people into the ranks of the clergy including women, homosexuals, bisexuals and married people.
"We don't see sexuality as a barrier to be overcome as much as a gift from God to be celebrated," Bordisso said.
Ah, a kinder gentler Catholic church, that is still nonetheless valid. It's the option so many have bene looking for.
Of course the technical meaning of the term valid is far different from the common understanding, and even then, while Bordisso may claim validity, that doesn't necessarily make it so, but I can appreciate a journalists conundrum. Who do you listen to? The guy who claims he's a Catholic bishop, or those who claim he isn't? How would a fact checker check? And what does validity have to do with it?
Like I said, time for the ID cards. Heck, they would even fit in well with the new U.S. Bishop's Viritus program. Background checks could be mandatory prior to issuance. We could track reception of the sacraments to help determine whether folks like Miers were raised Catholic. They could even be used to ensure quick entry to papal events.
Are you a card carrying member of the Catholic Church?
This page contains a single entry from the blog posted on November 8, 2005 9:11 AM.
The previous post in this blog was PBS's "The Last Abortion Clinic".
The next post in this blog is Godcasting.


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Home Comics SDCC'15: Invite Goon creator Eric Powell to your 4th of July parties!
SDCC '15
SDCC'15: Invite Goon creator Eric Powell to your 4th of July parties!
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On the SDCC floor we caught up with creator of The Goon, Eric Powell, to talk about what could be the end for one of comic's biggest cult icons as he wraps up The Goon: Once Upon a Hard Time. Read his thoughts about the challenges facing the modern creator owned era, an update from Hollywood, and some advice for throwing 4th of July parties.
Comics Beat: First I had a friend of mine, I told him I'd be talking to you. He grabs me on the shoulder and says "You gotta ask Eric if he's ever lit a car on fire!" is there a story to that?
Eric Powell: Yes [laughs] and the answer is yes. No for a long time I lived in a town called Lebanon Tennessee, which is about half an hour outside of Nashville. I had about seven acres, so we lived out in the middle of nowhere and I used to have pretty epic Fourth of July parties every year. It escalated from, you know, just having a bond fire to an entire like living room suite that we set on fire. [We] sat on the couches and took photos with the entire living room on fire. [Laughs] And one year, this was the topper. I'm not endorsing this… this is not a good idea; it's actually a very dumb idea. We filled an old wrecked 1972 Nova with about $600 worth of fireworks and about three gallons of gas.
CB: Wow!
EP: We had on a giant amp system… crap I'm drawing a blank. Oh, it was Jimmy Hendrix's "National Anthem" blasting.
CB: [laughs] That sounds like the right way to celebrate America.
EP: It was an epic 4th of July party. It was so good and so over the top that I was just like… I don't think I should have parties any more because this one will never be topped.
CB: Once you hit the top right.
EP: It was the pinnacle and once you hit the pinnacle, you know.
Comics Beat: That brings me to my next question about hitting the pinnacle with Once Upon A Hard Time. We're approaching the end of this run; are you still certain this is going to be the last story with "The Goon"?
Eric Powell: I don't want to give too much away but if you want to consider everything I've done [with the character] as one story; this is definitely wrapping up what I started in the first issue of The Goon back in 1999. Now, Dark Horse is putting out these Library editions. What's great about it is we'll be able to take this entire arc and have these nice hardcover collections that give you the entire story in one batch [including all the previous hard to find stuff]. But I'm not giving up on that universe that I've established. Like I said, I don't want to give too much away but I will be doing some stuff that is directly connected to what I've established there. I've got a new project that hasn't been announced yet, but will shortly, that deals with this universe.
The Goon: Once Upon a Hard Time #2
CB: That sounds awesome especially with so much to this universe readers might not pick up on. You're not giving up the whole universe but will we still see The Goon?
EB: We'll have to see. Read the last issue of Once Upon a Hard Time [laughs]
CB: That's just wrong man! [laughs]
Issue four's had a bit of a delay; has that been because of you going back and having difficulty finding the right note to go out on?
EB: A little bit of that. There was definitely a lot of back and fourth on the script and I'm putting a little bit extra into the art. Also my schedule just got really crazy with Big Man Plans and some cover work; then it was convention season so it got a little behind. Really I just wanted this issue because it is wrapping everything up… I just wanted to do the best I can on it.
Big Man Plans #3 from Image Comics
Comics Beat: Very few have ever created something and even fewer with the longevity of The Goon, I completely understand. So, what's your take on the wave of modern creator owned work?
Eric Powell: I'm really excited and happy to see so many people doing great creator owned books and to see it finally breaking out. Where you can have a book with no movie or TV tie-in selling 20 or 30 thousand copies and competing with stuff Marvel and DC is doing.
CB: It's been a great thing for comics overall.
EP: It has, it's helped the industry.
CB: More now than ever with stuff by independent creators there seems to be a flavor for everyone.
EP: Exactly, and I've caught a lot of flack talking about the need for it.
CB: [laughs] you've caught flack for a lot of different things.
EP: Yeah, but I've cost my self some work from it because I was so vocal, but I felt like I should stick to my guns and speak up. I grew up a Marvel kid. I read Marvel Comics, I love that stuff. I love the Hulk. Seeing that scene in Avengers where he picks up Loki and smashes him on the floor; I was giddy. But do I think that stuff should be given special treatment on the stands or the thing shops are solely ordering? We should be like television and we should be like film and we should have something out there everyone can like [for different audiences] to build a broader readership. Over the last five years or so it's been exploding. We've got a huge female readership that's opening up. It's great. We need diversity, we need diversification, and the content to survive and grow.
Comics Beat: True. With the recent partnership Dark Horse has announced. If that relationship were able to push The Goon into full feature (further than its been) would you come back and do another story to go along with it?
Eric Powell: Well we're still working on our animated film. Tim Miller who's the director of the Deadpool movie, his company Blur Studio, along with Jeff Fowler has been trying to get this thing off the ground. We're still trying to get a studio behind it while finishing edits on the animatic we funded through Kickstarter. They're putting together a package with Fincher again and going out and doing the hard sell. We're still pushing it and trying to get this thing done.
CB: Well we hope to see it sooner than later considering you won't tell me if I'll ever get another Goon story. Thank you Eric Powell for talking with us; and every brutal, hilarious, and captivating moment since '99.
Once Upon a Hard Time #4
Ladies and gentlemen, Eric Powell has been on a hell of a run with The Goon and we can't wait to see how he brings it to a close. It's not too late to jump into the world of The Goon. Once Upon a Hard Time #4 comes out August. His other current project, Big Man Plans, published by Image Comics is also in stores now. Pick them all up and invite him to your 4th of July party at your own risk.
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1. NAME OR DESIGNATION OF PROGRAM: MONK.
MONK-6.3 / PC Version 1.2.
Monte Carlo calculation in complex 3-D geometry using a fine point energy representation of the United Kingdom Nuclear Data Library. Keff, collision rates and flux distributions are calculated in the steady state or with a given source.
(a) Geometry - three dimensional systems with a high degree of complexity.
(b) Sources - a variety of point,line surface or volume sources may be used. Sources may be specified in energy and direction.
(c) Scoring - by collisions or boundary crossings; fluxes by track length.
(d) Nuclear Data - based on a close representation of the UK Data Library.
(e) Tracking cycle - fission to fission or boundary to boundary.
5. RESTRICTIONS ON THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROBLEM: Size of problem limited only by available storage.
6. TYPICAL RUNNING TIME: Totally problem dependent.
speed of SY2 is twice that of SY1.
case 2000 hist. 30000 hist.
CPU times in the second column correspond to cases run with 2000 particles generated, as in the NEA test cases. The third column corresponds to "converged" cases, run with 20 settling stages plus 100 stages of 300 neutrons each.
Features 'hole routines' which enable complex geometrical shapes to be described easily whilst at the same time reducing computing costs.
Replaces MONK-5 as well as the earlier GEM codes. Related programs are the SCAN geometry checking code and the COLOURSCAN interactive colour graphics geometry checking code, both of which are supplied together with MONK-6.1.
The related SCAN geometry checking code, supplied with the NEA 0527/05 package, was not implemented in this PC version. The binary version of the nuclear data files was generated with the CARD2BIN code, supplied with the NEA 0527/05 package.
MONK - A General Purpose Monte Carlo Neutronics Program SRD Report 86.
Ch 7 - The Adjustment of the UKNDL Nuclear Data Base for MONK6.
Typically six megabytes of fast memory or virtual memory is required for the program. Ten megabytes of secon- dary storage (tape or disc) is required for the nuclear data. A clock is required for initial random number generation.
(1) for MONK: 2048 Kbytes (CASE01); 6144 Kbytes (CASE02, CASE03, CASE04, CASE05, CASE06, CASE07); 7168 Kbytes (CASE08).
(2) for SCAN: 2048 Kbytes (all cases).
13. OPERATING SYSTEM OR MONITOR UNDER WHICH PROGRAM IS EXECUTED: VS and VME/B.
Whilst the SCAN geometry checking program is not limited to specific computers or line printers, the COLOURSCAN colour graphics geometry checking program has specifically been written for ICL computers linked to SIGMA colour graphics terminals.
Multrigroup otpions were not checked in the PC implementation.
The above developments are being carried out by R J Brissenden, RPD, AEE Winfrith, UKAEA.
Abstract author is: P Hague, Safety and Reliability Directorate, UKAEA.
Keywords: Monte Carlo method, UKNDL, collisions, criticality, distribution, neutron flux, simulation, steady-state conditions, three-dimensional.


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Herb Heilbrun is a local veteran B-17 pilot who served during World War Two. His adventures, and those of his friend and fellow local veteran, the late John Lehr, have been recounted in the book, "Black and White Airmen: Their True History." You can learn more about Herb's remarkable story here.
Herb is an honorary member of the Cincinnati Warbirds, and our organization has sought to honor his legacy with a very special United States flag. In the same way Herb fought to keep our flag flying, it is our goal to see that we always keep Herb's own flag flying, by sending it aloft in every aircraft that we can. Herb's flag has its own logbook, and it has logged time aloft in some remarkable aircraft...everything from a B-17 Flying Fortress to the F-22 Raptor.
If you know of an appropriate opportunity to get Herb's flag into the air, feel free to contact us and let us know. It is, above all, the goal of the Cincinnati Warbirds to 'Keep'em Flying'.


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File uploads in an API are hard and so far as I've been able to tell, there's no standard way of accepting them, so rather than crowbar file uploads into the REST API and endure that headache, I've left that process to a simple HTTP POST, documented on the consumption page.


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Junker Christoph Bernhard ist eine historische Erzählung der christlichen Schriftstellerin Käthe Papke über eine Liebe aus den Wirren des Dreißigjährigen Kriegs. Sie erschien erstmals 1938.

Inhalt
Christoph und seine zwei Brüder haben sich schon lange dem neuen, evangelischen Glauben verschrieben. Der dominante Vater hält unbeirrt am katholischen Glauben fest. Nachdem sich Christoph ihm dahin offenbart, dass er auf der Seite der protestantischen Schweden gegen die kaiserlich-katholischen kämpfen möchte, kommt es zum Bruch. Der Vater verstößt ihn, Christoph geht mit seinem treuen Diener Andreas zu den evangelischen Truppen. Dort steigt er zum Rang eines Leutnants und zum Vertrauten des bärbeißigen Kommandeurs Vithus auf. Als Vithus mit einer Abteilung in Stapelburg Einzug hält, ist die Angst der Einwohner groß. Vieh, Hab und Gut werden vor den Soldaten versteckt. Vithus und Christoph quartieren sich in die gleichnamige Burg ein. Deren Bewohner begegnen den Soldaten aber mit solcher Liebenswürdigkeit, dass sie sich eher als Gäste, denn als Besatzer fühlen. Der Soldat Christoph und die Burgtochter Jutta verlieben sich. Der protestantische Pfarrer vor Ort hat das Nachsehen. Als Christoph bei einem Kurierdienst schwer an der Lunge verletzt wird, pflegt ihn Jutta aufopferungsvoll aber vergebens. Kurz vor seinem Tod bittet Christoph den Bruder Juttas, sein Vermögen für Kinder einzusetzen. So begründet die Liebe zwischen Christoph und Jutta ein jährliches Essen, die "Salvesemmeln",  als Geschenk für die Kinder der Ortsgemeinde (ähnlich dem Nikolausfest).

Hintergrund
Der Roman spielt in Stapelburg, das 15 km von Wernigerode, der Harzer Heimat der Dichterin entfernt liegt. Die Novellierung historischer Heimatstoffe war das literarische Kernthema Papkes, die sich "eingehend mit dem Studium der Geschichte, besonders alter Heimatgeschichte" beschäftigte.

Literatur
 Käthe Papke: Junker Christoph Bernhard. Historische Erzählung – Christliches Verlagshaus, 1938

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Literarisches Werk
Literatur (20. Jahrhundert)
Literatur (Deutsch)
Historischer Roman

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Several exchange programmes and scholarships are available for senior students who wish to put their German language skills into practice in a German speaking environment. If you would like to find out more, ask Frau Zimmer (Teacher in charge of German).
In 2005 Lynfield College established a strong relationship with our German partner school Ernst-Haeckel-Gymnasium in Werder near Berlin. Every two years Lynfield College students travel to Werder for about three weeks to be immersed in the German language. They stay with German families and attend school for one or two periods a day before they go on day trips to explore sights in and around Berlin. Highlights of the trip include visits to the German parliament building (Reichstag), the Brandenburg Gate and Sanssouci Palace in Potsdam.
Students learn about Germany's history and culture from experienced tour guides and they get the opportunity to travel to another part of Germany, for example Bavaria, Saxony or the Black Forest. In recent years groups crossed the border to one of Germany's neighbours and visited Prague in the Czech Republic and Salzburg in Austria.
Upon their return to New Zealand students will have gained more confidence using their German language skills and a greater appreciation of different cultures and their own culture.
During the following year Lynfield College students and their families host a group of students and teachers from Werder to return their hospitality and generosity from the year before.
This exchange focuses on developing lasting friendships between families half a world away and many students from New Zealand and Germany have travelled back to their host families or keep in regular contact over the years.
This exchange programme is organised by the "NZ/German Student Exchange" which was established in 1989. Since then some 3550 young New Zealanders and Germans have participated in it, sharing in each other's culture and, on many occasions developing life-long friendships.
The PAD scholarship winners will travel to Germany in the middle of the following year (usually July) and spend four weeks in Germany. Students stay with a German host-family for some of the time, have the opportunity to attend school and get to know the community where they are staying. In addition they will be taken on a tour to other parts of Germany, staying in Youth Hostels. Costs connected with the selection process are covered by ILEP and the Goethe-Institut. Once selected, the German government funds travel, accommodation and some pocket money for the scholarship recipients.
New Zealand students stay with families in Germany for approximately ten weeks from the end of November to early February (during their summer holidays) while the German partners stay in New Zealand from June to August the following year. Students attend school in the respective countries. Scholarship winners are provided with return tickets to Germany and insurance cover.
Welcome to our visitors from Werder/Germany!
On Saturday, a group of German language students and their families welcomed 17 students and two teachers from our partner school Ernst-Haeckel-Gymnasium.
Most of the Lynfield College students stayed with the visiting students last year so there was huge excitement to see their friends again. The German group will be staying for three and a half weeks visiting Lynfield College and exploring Auckland and parts of the North Island.
Since the start of the German Exchange programme in 2005 more than 200 students have travelled to the other side of the world to be immersed in another culture and language. International student exchanges are amongst the most valuable experiences for young people: An exposure to a different culture, to a new linguistic environment and to new social values represents a challenge which most participants cherish for the rest of their lives.
On the 28th of April 2015, 18 students and two teachers met at Auckland International airport ready to embark on the trip of a lifetime to Germany. Many of us were nervous as this was the first time we would be away from our families and friends for such a long period of time.
After more than 30 hours of travelling including a 12 hour stopover in Frankfurt we arrived in Berlin and met our host families that we would be staying with for the time we were in Germany. Our exchange partners all attend our partner school Ernst Haeckel Gymnasium in Werder, which is a small town half an hour's train ride from Berlin. We were to spend the next 3 and a half weeks living with our families learning about and immersing ourselves into their culture and families.
Every morning our group would meet in the foyer of the school and walk to the train station and catch a train to what the day's activities were. We spent most of our time in Berlin exploring the landmarks the city has, such as the Reichstag, the Brandenburg Gate, the Holocaust Memorial, the Berlin Wall, the East Side gallery and plenty more. We also had free time nearly every day where we could wander the streets or a mall in small groups and shop or eat.
We also attended some classes with our students, which was very different because they have 1.5 hour classes four times a day and 12+ different subjects. School in Germany is much harder than school in New Zealand (the teachers read your marks out in front of the entire class).
Our weekends were spent with our families, so everyone in the group did different things, for example going to the Baltic Sea or Poland. Our group spent five days in the Black Forest in the south of Germany, which was a 12 hour bus ride from Werder to there. For many of us it was the first time seeing proper snow, even though they told us it would be warmer in the South. We spent the 5 days at a youth hostel that was over 300 years old. We spent a day in Freiburg, a city close to where we were staying and we went to an open air museum and the longest luge in Europe (which was more like a one person rollercoaster).
We also drove to France and spent the day in a city called Colmar (where some people ate snails). We all found it strange being able to drive from one country to another and spend the day there. Colmar was very similar to Germany apart from the fact that everyone spoke French. The extend of our French was extremely limited (2 sentences max.) and so we all struggled through asking directions in a mix of English and German , thankfully some people spoke German so we didn't get too lost. At the youth hostel we sang the New Zealand national anthem for the family that ran it, in practice for our upcoming performance at the farewell dinner. Thankfully it went well, compared to our practices back home.
When we got home from our five days in the Black Forest we had another week and a half with our families before it was time to go home. By this point we were pretty used to everyone around us speaking German, and our language skills were improving because of the constant use of German around us. Though sometimes it still caught us off guard. I was asked if I wanted a receipt at the Supermarket and had no idea what the guy was asking so I just awkwardly said nein hoping it wasn't something important.
We spent another week travelling to and from Berlin seeing the sights and bonding with the group and our host families before the time came of the farewell party. We had all prepared a speech for our families to thank them for taking care of us which most of us got through without crying. We had pictures of our time in Germany playing on a screen and we all danced the Anna Marie dance. It was a sad night because we knew we would be leaving soon and that we wouldn't see our partners for a year, if at all.
On the last day we went to the Zoo and a 2km shopping street (where we spent too much money). And then it was time to leave. We all woke up in time to get to the airport at 5am. There was a sombre mood over the group as everyone would have liked to stay and not go back to school. After lots of tears and hugs we walked through the gate and boarded our plane. It was such a fantastic experience for all of us and we all learnt so much about German life and their culture and customs. We all look forward to seeing our German brothers and sisters next year when they come to New Zealand.
A group of German language students and their families welcomed 20 students and two teachers from our partner school Ernst-Haeckel-Gymnasium.
Most of the Lynfield College students stayed with the visiting students last year so there was huge excitement to see their friends again. The German group stayed for 3 weeks visiting Lynfield College and exploring Auckland and parts of the North Island.
Since the start of the German Exchange Programme in 2005 more than 180 students have travelled to the other side of the world to be immersed in another culture and language.
2013 - Trip to Germany - brilliant!
In April, a group of 16 German language students together with Frau Zimmer and Frau Delgrosso went on an educational exchange to Germany for four weeks.
We stayed with host families from our partner school, Ernst-Haeckel Gymnasium in Werder, 35 km from Berlin. We spent time individually with our families and we all gained our own experiences of the German lifestyle and culture. We went to school each morning and attended a class - it was extremely interesting for us – imagine biology or calculus in German! After the class our group would meet and then travel by train to our destination for that day.
We visited countless famous landmarks and historical places and we were very grateful for our English-speaking tour guides. Every day was an eye-opening history lesson. Each afternoon we had a chance to really test our language skills during our free time. We ordered food in German, asked for directions, went shopping and had to learn what questions like "would you like a bag?" were, but we got the hang of speaking German (outside of our classroom in Lynfield ) eventually.
In the middle week the group travelled to Dresden. We stayed in a youth hostel, with a brutal history, in a small town called Hohnstein. The youth hostel, previously a fortress, a prison and court, and a prisoner of war camp, was built in the early 1200s. Our group travelled on a bus into the Czech Republic to Prague for a day trip; the atmosphere of the country was noticeably different from that of Germany. In the youth hostel we started preparing for our farewell party.
During the last week in Werder the tree blossom festival took place. It is the second largest festival in Germany, after Oktoberfest, and it celebrates the spring fruit tree blossoms. At our farewell party we all gave a speech in German to the families and teachers, we also sang the national anthem and the Maori song "Te Waka". The German students also gave speeches and sang.
At the airport it was a very emotional and hard good bye for us all and many gifts were exchanged. Frau Zimmer told me to stop crying and that if I don't leave I can't come back. The exchange was very educational and we all gained many things from it. We now look forward to welcoming 20 students from our partner school next year and can't wait to repay their generosity and hospitality.
2010 was Lynfield's turn to host our partner school from Werder, Germany. We definitely enjoyed showing our school and country to our German friends.
The first week was spent around college and special local sights such as Arataki, Piha and the city. A day's trip to surf at Mt Maunganui and see the beautiful Coromandel peninsula was a special treat for teenagers who rarely see much seaside.
A week long trip around Taupo, Rotorua and Tongariro National Park tested our visitor' nerves as bungy-jumping and white/black water rafting were optional experiences!
In the last part of the three-week visit, riding horses along Pakiri Beach, visiting the wildlife on Tiritiri Matangi and trekking to the summit of Rangitoto ensured the German students were exposed to many activities that were new to them.
Lynfield thoroughly enjoyed showcasing our beautiful country to our German counterparts. 2011 will see a return visit with Lynfield staff and students once more travelling to Germany. We have created a blog on which to record our experiences and hope you will follow us on our trip.


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Epoxy Coatings are a mixture of resin and hardener that, when combined together, chemically react to form a rigid plastic-like material. It resists degradation and bonds well to substrate materials. Epoxy flooring is often used as a coating over concrete floors which are rough, porous, and anti-shock resistant. Epoxy withstands rugged wear and tear in industrial settings. It is slip-resistant, which is ideal for commercial uses.
Staining concrete is the most popular way to color new and existing concrete. Concrete stain does more than simply add color. Rather than produce a solid, opaque look like paint or colored coatings, stains penetrate the concrete to infuse it with rich, deep translucent tones. Keep in mind that no two concrete stained surface will look alike. Each floor is unique and one of a kind.
What set us apart from the rest of the concrete floor grinding experts is that we take immense care and apply our expertise in every step of our grinding and polishing process. We use metal bound diamond edged tools that clean off any excess stain, adhesive, glue or paint. Once we perform the cleaning, the surface is hardened and is flattened, using diamond grinds.


directly from VCR composite video output.
from MPEG-2 (DVD) conversion of movie.
VCRs are imperfect. The rotating head scans an analog magnetic signal that becomes the basis for the scan lines of a standard NTSC composite video signal. Due to tape wear, misalignment of the heads, or other mechanical problems, the individual scan lines sometimes don't synchronize properly with the remainder of the video frame. When the problem is severe enough, the picture becomes unstable and it isn't even viewable.
When the problem is slight, you will see anomalies that arise from improper horizontal synchronization. Each video frame (image) actually consists of individual odd- and even-numbered scan lines. The odd-numbered lines are scanned on the screen to make a "field", then the even-numbered lines are scanned to fill in the image. The image below shows in detail a single scan line signal, starting with the synch signal ("synch tip") that tells the system when to begin each line. Each scan line should take exactly 63.5 microseconds. (That's about 60 fields per second...or EXACTLY 29.97 frames per second.) If the signal read from the tape is slightly irregular, the video information in a scan line might not line up perfectly with the lines above or below it. It's as if you cut a picture into horizontal strips and then tried to align them again...you may get them lined up perfectly, but chances are good that at least one or two strips will be offset slightly to the left or right.
The result is what you see in the two images at the top. Each image was captured from an original VHS videocassette of Killing Time (1998) played on a typical consumer-grade Mitsubishi VCR. The first image is from the original uncompressed 640x480 AVI file I captured using a Leadtek Winfast PVR 2000XP Expert card. The second image is from the compressed MPEG-2 files after conversion to DVD format using TMPGenc 2.5. Notice the scan line anomalies in the lines on the road and the base of the light posts. It is obvious that some of the lines are offset relative to the lines near them. Very irritating.
There are several relatively expensive solutions for this fairly common problem. The most common way to fix this is to use a video time base corrector (TBC). A TBC breaks the video signal down, either by a few lines or an entire frame at a time, and then rebuilds and regenerates the signal with new synch timing and a more accurate synch interval. TBCs are used in broadcast studios to synchronize the video from several different sources, so they can switch from source to source smoothly without visible transition anomalies. These broadcast quality units are usually rack-mounted units that require a separate, independent synch signal source for a reference. It's difficult to adapt these to consumer use and they cost a bunch, even used.
Since a TBC often significantly improves video quality from a VHS tape, some VCRs have TBC processing built-in. Most JVC DigiFine units and some VCR-DVD dubbing decks have this type of circuitry. But, of course, I didn't want to buy a new or used VCR to see if I could improve things.
It turns out that this is also a common need for video conferencing. VideoLabs (formerly Emergent, Inc., and now ClearOne) makes a unit called the Video Scaler Pro, which is a video to computer graphics converter often used for video conferencing. However, it does a lot more than that. It will accept NTSC 3.58, NTSC 4.43, PAL BDGIK, PAL M, PAL N, or SECAM inputs and convert them to NTSC 3.58, NTSC 4.43, PAL BDGIK, PAL M, PAL N, or VGA output. For VGA output, you can select up to 1024x768 resolution, which is much higher resolution than the original composite video input. The nice thing about the Video Scaler Pro is that the TBC function, along with the complete regeneration of the video signal, occurs even when you are simply feeding it NTSC input and getting NTSC out. What's more you can feed NTSC composite video to the standard RCA input on the back and use the S-Video output for your video capture. Nice!
The improvement using the Video Scaler Pro is astounding! Take a look at what happens when I route the composite video output from the VCR through the unit, using the S-Video output as the source for my video capture card. (In all other respects, the two images were created and processed in exactly the same way.) The arrows are pointing to some of the more glaring problems with the direct video capture. They disappeared (or were significantly reduced) when I used the Video Scaler Pro with its TBC. The image even appears to have a bit more detail. Here are a couple details from the images that illustrate the improvement even better.
There are still some problems with the raw video captures, but I can reduce them with some judicious filtering and video processing using the VirtualDub filter set.
The best part of the whole deal is that you can usually find the Video Scaler Pro on eBay for less than $60! I got mine for $27 and it appeared to be a brand-new unit, complete in the original box with all accessories and the manual. The seller had several of them available. I just checked eBay again and there are a few listed for only $55 with "Buy It Now". These units sold at B&H Photo and other online dealers for $750 to $850 as recently as last year. (My unit is from 2004.) The ClearOne unit is selling for more than $800 currently, and it appears to be exactly the same unit.
Whether you're capturing VHS video or viewing videos on a high-resolution monitor/display, I think you'll find the Video Scaler Pro to be a handy little item. Write me if you have any questions about it.


I was thrown as other few millions of poor souls in the middle of the tornado that Pokemon Go generated ( and still generating ) around the world.
game with this new "thingie", the A.R. smartphone applications.
Despite the amount of revenue Nintendo, Niantic and everyone on the software side will do. why i think this is more an manufactures thing ?
So, explaining, i have a good relatively modern Android phone, an Motorola X Play, with good battery, and really good hardware in general. I can install and appreciate the game with all potential right ?
No, a BIG no. But why ?
Well, even with this, my hardware doesn't have a gyroscope. The AR part of the game is useless. So, for me the most fun part of the game was simply gone away.
But still, as stubborn as any computer nerd, i go ahead and try it anyway.
The is how i realized that the games is the dream and the hell of manufacturers.
With half a day with encrypted phone, that uses lot more battery than usual, and using the game, my battery was half empty, And this is a lot in my one that usually took day or little more on regular usage. And the network hogging was crazy.
That's it, if this tendency stays and such games become more often used, as i expect any other application developers using same ideas on other kind of applications, all manufactures got the golden ticket of user WANTING upgrade their phones for new ones, as people are not doing that often anymore, because smartphones in general becomes good enough for the average common usage. No need to upgrade anymore.
So, if manufacturers got this present from Nintendo, they will profit a lot right now, no ?
Well, no. And that's the hell part.
You will not be able to sell any new device that perform awfully with such applications, been a game, or an AR map, or anything related. This means, battery that can handle that load of hardware requests, GPS, graphics, sensor.
They will need provide better technologies faster than usual to keep the pace software is requiring now. Is almost like computers in 80's, a new game pulling down new hardware requirements. And before any iPhone fanboy points out "you have an Android", your battery was crapping out as any other phone on Pokemon Go. So no, you don't have a special thing beyond to be a very expensive one that do exactly the same as the others bought by half of the price.
Welcome to the new era of smartphones devices.


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Today we leave Krakow for Warsaw.
We are supposed to arrive at 1.20pm, but our train is over an hour late. No idea why, the Poles don't seem to think it is important to let passengers on their express intercity trains know in English what is going on. Even the Polish announcement is almost inaudible. It's a very long and boring ride, especially because I can't see out the window.
When we arrive in Warsaw, I am anxious that our hotel transfer may have given up waiting. But there he is, angry face on, with a barrage of complaints about us being late (not our fault) and not waiting in the right spot (not our fault either – we can't be expected to wait somewhere when we are not told where to wait). I try to explain, but he keeps going on and on and on and finally I can't take it anymore and burst into tears. He can't understand why and when we get to the hotel, he asks if we need a lift to the airport when we leave. Ah, yes we do. But not with you.
Not a good start to our time in Warsaw.
Warsaw. This is where my father's family hails from. I already mentioned earlier that Dad wasn't born here, so here's what I do know. There's more to World War II in Poland than the mass extermination of Jews. Our family were not of Jewish Faith, and yet were still persecuted due to Hitler's hatred of the Poles and forced from to run from place to place to seek safety, food and shelter. When the war broke out in Poland, my grandmother, who lived in Warsaw, was visiting her family in the country side. She never made it back to Warsaw, instead beginning a long and arduous journey to safety, which ended with settlement in Australia.
The Third Reich had singled out the Poles for special punishment. As Germans systematically reclaimed Polish towns and streets, even speaking Polish in public became forbidden; in Gdansk it was punishable by death. The Nazi goal of more 'living space' or "Lebensraum" applied pointedly to Poland, where Hitler had ordered his troops to "Kill without pity or mercy all men, women and children of Polish descent or language".
Dad still has family here in Warsaw, which I will meet for the first time.
I don't know what to expect of this city which was raised to the ground under the instructions of a man named Hitler, but I'm certain I am about to embark on a journey of a lifetime.
There's a shot in Roman Polanski's film, when its main character Wladyslaw Szpilman emerges from hiding and walks out into the streets of Warsaw. Everything is decimated, shells of buildings scream against the skyline, everything blanketed with ash. I've never identified as strongly with the history of Poland as I did in that moment. My heart ached at the thought of the decimation that Hitler incurred on this city.
"This is really an incredible city and I want to give you an idea of it, and don'et know how I can do it. It's a big city, see. Over one million pre war. Big as Detroit. Now it is 90 per cent all destroyed…Wherever you walk here it is hunks of buildings standing up without roofs or much sides, and people living in them. Except the Ghetto, where it is just a great plain of bricks, with twisted beds and bath tubs and sofas, pictures in frames, trunks, millions of things sticking out among the bricks. I can't understand how it could have been done…It's something that's so vicious I can't believe it".
Needless to say, the Warsaw you see today is a rebuilt version. Some buildings show recycled rubble from the bombed city embedded in their facades. City planners used as many original stones in rebuilding the city as possible. Lonely Planet describes Warsaw as having 'so many booms, cranes and construction sites, you'd think you'd landed in Beijing' – and they weren't joking. Especially in our area, near the Hilton Hotel, buildings are going up everywhere. There's even a subway on its way.
Warsaw also gets a bit of a bad rap from tourists as being grey and rather, well, 'Soviet'. After the defeat of Communism in 1989, the Poles with their characteristic humour turned the former Gestapo Headquarters into the Ministry of Education, the former KGB Headquarters into the Ministry of Justice and the Communist Party Headquarters into the Stock Exchange.
So, we are staying at the Hilton, which is about a 20 minute walk from the old town. When we booked the hotel, I thought I had made a bit of a mistake by being located away from all the action. BUT it was a Hilton and it is supposed to be one of Europe's best. And it had its own casino – not just any casino – the largest in Poland. However, the more I researched Warsaw, I learnt we are actually in quite an interesting location – the outskirts of the former Jewish Ghetto where ghosts and memories line the streets, even though the landscape has changed.
We have a couple of hours before the family dinner tonight, so it's the perfect time to make a trip to the Warsaw Uprising Museum, which is conveniently located about a 5 minute walk away from the hotel. Housed in a beautifully restored former trams power station, it lays on the edge of the former ghetto. It includes a brick wall with reverse views; holes through which visitors can glimpse daily life inside the Ghetto thanks to archival footage. Opened in 2004, this is one of Poland's best museums. It also features a short documentary entitled "City of Ruins". When news of the uprising reached Hitler, he ordered Himmler to send in his harshest troops, kill every Pole, and pulverise the whole city block by block, bomb, torch, and bulldoze it beyond repair as a warning to the rest of occupied Europe. "City of Ruins" shows you the result.
"The Little Insurgent" – commemorates the children who served as messengers and frontline troops.
On the third floor a B24 allied bomber plane replica lunges at you from the ceiling.
The museum is brilliantly put together. One of the best museums I've visited in the world. We spent a couple of hours here and still didn't see everything. My only comment would be that it was a shame that all the books in the gift shop were in Polish because I would loved to have bought some, but obviously there's no point as I don't speak Polish.
Tonight, I get to meet some of Dad's family at dinner. I'm actually really nervous, not knowing what to expect and how much of the conversation I will actually be able to understand. I may find myself getting drunk – very drunk. But I'm getting ahead of myself.
In a cave at the bottom of Wawel Hill there once lived a terrible fire-belching dragon. This dragon roamed around the countryside and did whatever he wanted to. He ate sheep and cattle and scared the farmers so much that they didn't let their animals graze in the field near the Vistula River. Many brave knights had tried to kill the monster, but before they could close enough to him, he blew fire on them and they were burned to death.
One day, a young, handsome but poor shoemaker's apprentice named Krak asked the king if he could try to slay the dragon. The king said he could try, but noted that he had no armour, no horse and no sword. The apprentice had only his shoemaker tools and a plan. He didn't need armour, a horse, or a sword.
Krak bought a deed sheep from the butcher and some sulphur (a powder that is used in making matches) from a miner. Then he cut the sheep open with his sharp shoemaker's knife, stuffed it with the powdered sulphur and then sewed the sheep up with the shoemaker's thread. He put the sheep by the dragon's cave and waited behind a rock for the dragon to come out.
After a while, the greedy dragon came out from his cave. He saw the dead animal and greedily ate it. The sulphur caught fire, like a match, and the dragon felt his stomach burning. He ran to the river to quench the fire in his stomach, but drank so much water that he filled up like a balloon. He kneeled down and was very sick.
Krak came out from behind the rock, and began to throw stones at the dragon. The monster tried to blow fire at him but because of all the water he drank, all that came out from his mouth was steam. The dragon kept trying to breathe fire, but because he was so swollen, he exploded and died. At last the people were free of him.
This fire-breathing dragon lives below the walls of Wawel Castle, overlooking the banks of the Wisla River, and despite having a pair of black bras slung over one of his claws, is a prickly creature to behold. You can take a lift down from the grounds of Wawel Castle or follow the footpath outside the Caste around to the river, past vendors selling plush or metal dragons, plastic knight masks, wooden swords and Polish bread snacks.
The castle grounds themselves are quite lovely with colourful flower beds adorning them, shady trees and cobblestoned pathways. It's nice to be here early before too many tourists arrive.
For the remainder of the day, we had wanted to visit the Jewish Quarter, most notably Oskar Schindler's Factory, but here's where we discover that there's not really any Wow factor in the Hop On bus. The bridge to the area is closed for repairs to the large sightseeing bus, but they didn't tell us. When we pulled up outside one of the sights in the Jewish quarter, the small sightseeing bus was in front of us (they didn't explain there were two busses and that only the small one would be going to the Jewish quarter). Instead of saying "Hey, we aren't going to the Jewish Quarter today but you can transfer to the small bus in front of us right now and it will take you there", they said nothing. It was only when we arrived back near our hotel that we realised what was happening and by that point, we would have had to repeat the route to get there. So we had a quiet afternoon, and I was able to buy a suitcase to replace my backpack, so I could start buying a few souvenirs and bits and pieces.
After a bit of a rest, it was now time for some fun. This evening we are catching up with Crazy Guides to do a Communism Tour with dinner followed by an 80's style disco! Our crazy guide is Cornelia and she speaks really good English, which she says she learnt from watching 'Friends'.
Stalin apparently said "imposing communism on Roman Catholic Poland was as absurd as putting a saddle on a cow". But he went ahead and imposed it anyway, where it lasted from 1945 until 1989. Crazy Guides have built up quite a reputation for their communism tours, and have even been recommended even by Michael Palin. Their website is a crack up showing the crazy guides pulling crazy Russian style faces – check it out at www.crazyguides.com.
Picking us up in one of their vintage trabants which are renowned for constantly breaking down, our tour starts with a visit to the main square of Nowa Huta. Driving in the trabant is like sightseeing on the back of a giant lawnmower, as we 'over'rev our way through the streets to Nowa Huta. We are told about some of the 'gifts' that Uncle Stalin gave to Poland, one of which was Nowa Huta. It was meant to be a showcase of the communist regime. A perfectly symmetrical community situated near a large scale steelworks, built in the 1950's. The steelworks accounted for nearly half the national iron and steel output and the suburb became an urban sprawl occupied by over 200,000 people. It was an experiment, more or less, to inject industrial workers as an antidote to the strong aristocratic, cultural and religious traditions of Krakow, and it was of no interest to the planners that all of the raw materials would have to be transported from great distances in order to be produced. On top of that, the steelworks caused catastrophic pollution. Operations at the steelworks have been scaled down since communism topped (and in a more environmentally friendly way) and they can't be visited, but you can still see the bland streetscapes.
Outside the steelworks, I was given the opportunity to drive the trabant and I soon realised why Cornelia drove it the way she did – it's nearly impossible to brake without the car stalling!
Next up, we visited an authentic communist apartment, where we were plied with cherry and lemon flavoured vodka and 'forced' to watch a propaganda movie about how wonderful life was in Nowa Huta and what a great city was being built for the people. Over zealous smiles and everything just A-OK.
Vacuum cleaner or small rocket?
You know things are bad when the biggest deal in your life is collecting cans!
Queuing for the basics – in the 1980's!
Fully converted to a wonderful life in Nowa Huta, we return to the city centre to enjoy a VIP reservation at a Nowa Huta restaurant which has remained unchanged since the 1970's (hey – back in my time!) and get a tasty Polish dinner of pork filet with mashed potato and cabbage – good old fashioned comfort food. And we don't have to go far to enjoy our 1980's style disco because we are sitting right next to the dance floor! When I booked this tour, I wasn't quite sure what this part of it would entail, or how I would ever be able to sell it to my father, but with a smirk on his face, he agreed without any argument, so I booked it. And it turns out the locals like a good disco too because in no time, the dance floor is crowded with couples waltzing around to Polish 80's synth tunes and we all manage to have a dance (probably helped along by the vodka).
I'm so glad Crazy Guides are making sure we get home alright…well, at least as far as the petrol station down the road, because this is where the trabant breaks down and we have to hail a taxi. Hilarious! We really, really enjoyed this tour. It was eye opening to say the least and our guide was great. It's always great to see another side to the way things are or were.
By the way, if you are wondering what life was like under Communist rule – how about a game of Kolejka? Kolejka, which means 'queue' or 'line' was created by Karol Madaj who works in the Bureau of Education at Warsaw's Institute of National Remembrance and aims to recreate communist shopping hell. Sold out on its first day of sale, this a monopoly like game where players have to line up to purchase a shopping list of items such as ham, bread and toilet paper.


A US woman who killed herself was left hanging in public for more than 12 hours because people who saw the body mistook it for a Halloween decoration.
The woman, 42, hanged herself from a tree on a fairly busy road in the US state of Delaware, state police said.
It was not until hours after neighbours first saw the body hanging at breakfast time that the police were called.
"It looked like something somebody would have rigged up," local resident Fay Glanden told a local newspaper.
"They thought it was a Halloween decoration," Mrs Glanden told the News Journal newspaper of Wilmington, Delaware.
The body, in the town of Frederica, was clearly visible to passing cars, the report says.
Officials have not released any information about the woman.
Police spokesman Cpl Jeff Oldham said they were treating the death as a suicide.


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Uncertain significance 1 criteria provided, single submitter Jan 13, 2018 RCV001118265.2
SPRED1 Sufficient evidence for dosage pathogenicity No evidence available GRCh38
(ICSL Variant Classification Criteria 13 December 2019)
Illumina Laboratory Services,Illumina
Submitted: (Feb 20, 2020)
This variant was observed in the ICSL laboratory as part of a predisposition screen in an ostensibly healthy population. It had not been previously curated … (more)
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This variant was observed in the ICSL laboratory as part of a predisposition screen in an ostensibly healthy population. It had not been previously curated by ICSL or reported in the Human Gene Mutation Database (HGMD: prior to June 1st, 2018), and was therefore a candidate for classification through an automated scoring system. Utilizing variant allele frequency, disease prevalence and penetrance estimates, and inheritance mode, an automated score was calculated to assess if this variant is too frequent to cause the disease. Based on the score, this variant could not be ruled out of causing disease and therefore its association with disease required further investigation. A literature search was performed for the gene, cDNA change, and amino acid change (if applicable). No publications were found based on this search. This variant was therefore classified as a variant of unknown significance for this disease.
Record last updated Jan 08, 2022


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Year 9 students are placed in a Form class which they will stay together in for the duration of their time.
At this level the core subjects of English, Mathematics, Science, Social Studies, Physical Education and Financial Literacy are taught by specialist teachers.
In the supported studies students are in a homeroom situation having the same teacher for their core subjects.
All Year 9 students choose from Languages, Arts and Technology, there is also a speciality PE class.
As a preparatory year for NCEA Level 1 all students continue a common core of five subjects: English, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science and Physical Education.
To provide an achievable goal and motivation for Middle School students we have a formal Graduation from the Middle School into the Senior School at the end of Year 10.
We expect all students will achieve the required attributes as they progress through the College. All students should be able to graduate irrespective of their academic ability.
Students who do not reach the required criteria may not graduate into the Senior School and will repeat Year 10.
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Personal Space in Cities
How does crowding affect the way we interact with others?
The Premise
A day in the life in major cities, millions of strangers can be found passing within inches of each other – in subway stations, sidewalks, on public streets. We are a network of strangers moving in such close proximity that occasionally it becomes a dehumanized experience. In these fleeting moments spent in interstitial spaces, we find ourselves detached from the present state of where we are amongst the human swarm.
This installation explores how crowded cities influence our sense of personal space, through a real-time interactive environment that tracks our spatial data. It examines how our mental barriers are fluid, adaptable, and eventually meant to be broken, such that our sense of space is widened through the interaction with others.
The installation tracks five real-time information.
1. Physical Distance between people
2. Speed people are moving in interactive space
3. Size of personal space that changes in size when there are more people
4. Time spent in close proximity
5. How many people they have come in close contact with
Animated reference of the data being tracked on an individual
Animated reference of visual morphing when people are in close proximity
Breaking down the user experience in the interactive space.
Building The Setup
Hardware: Hacked the PS3 Eye Camera, inserted a floppy disk to track infrared light. The schematic to attach the projector mount and camera in order to track people on a public street in New York.
Schematic setup of infrared lights and projector over a public walkway
Supporting structure to suspend projector over walkway
Testing protocol based on user observation to uncover how strangers react and gather feedback. The first iteration revealed an organic border that morphs and wraps users closer to each other in the shared space.
The second iteration used overlapping circles to reveal hidden messages, that can only be discovered by collaborating with another person within the space.
How it Works — User Interaction
When one person enters the interactive space, he only sees a circle that surrounds him that tracks his speed of movement. When a second and third person enters, a line connects all of them, creating a network that tracks their physical distance. As they move closer towards one other, their circles merge— revealing an algorithmic pattern that morphs based on the time spent together in close proximity. This algorithm changes as more people come together, making it visually more exciting and animates based on the time spent in close proximity.
Envisioning Future End States
The intention of this piece is not for a museum setting, where people may enter with a different experience, with certain expectations for something to happen. It is meant to enhance the current social interaction in a public space, which I hope to continue to work for in its future state with festivals, such as the Singapore Night Festival that is able to push this into a more public setting.
Special thanks to— Isaac Wong, Sven Travis, Marko Tandefelt and Loretta Wolozin
Other Latest Projects
Shanghai Planetarium
Asian Civilisations Museum
An app-based installation that invites users to discover the relationship between geometry and design in Islamic art.
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Bamberger strives to help residents understand the local community at Murray Hill, and to leave their homes in good hands if it's time to move away.
With the proliferation of social networks and data tracking, the scariest of books are those that predict who we are.
My name is Lim Si Ping and I am an interactive art director, building things ranging from interactive spaces to websites.
After working in advertising in Singapore for several years, I moved to New York to pursue my passion for creating interactive spaces. I have also taught design for MFA Design+Technology at Parsons The New School of Design.
Along the way, I've had the chance to work with amazing people and brands like Panasonic, Uniqlo, and IBM. My work has been featured in international press, won a couple of awards and scholarships.
When I'm not behind a computer, you can find me building my own furniture or getting behind the scenes with my sci-fi film.
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