A friend of mine recently suggested that honey bees should be called the compounding pharmacists of the insect world. They formulate a potent collection of anti-cancer, health-boosting natural substances that have been used by traditional healers for thousands of years.
And in a familiar turn of events, modern researchers once again have confirmed the validity of medicines ancient doctors used. Studies now show that the mixtures of natural plant materials bees put together are helpful for both their own health as well as for humans.
Substances like bee pollen, which originates in the pollen bees pick up from the plants they visit, and propolis, a kind of gunky glue made from botanical materials and bee saliva, help the insects fight off parasites and microbes. Here's how you can put these natural medicines to work for you. . .
Propolis in particular is attracting research into its health benefits.
Bees make propolis from the resinous secretions of tree bark, flowers, buds and botanical latex to form a gluey substance they use to seal up, reinforce and protect their hives. Propolis is a powerful disinfectant that kills microbes that might otherwise infect the bees.
Bees of almost every species and location posses their own special variety of propolis. Each type depends on what trees are growing in the area near the hive. In general, though, the chief sources of propolis raw material include resins from oak, birch, pine, poplar, willow, coin vine, eucalyptus, chestunt and sweet gum.
To traditional healers, the powers of propolis are not exactly a secret. This substance has been harvested around the globe for quite a while. Healers gather propolis everywhere from China, India, Iraq, Turkey and Greece to Mexico, the Caribbean, Egypt, Tunisia and Portugal.
Perform as a powerful antioxidant that limits damage to cells and cell membranes.
Change the physiological enviroment around cancer cells in ways that limit their growth and spread.
Eliminate cancer stem cells – the hidden menace that can make cancer keep coming back again and again after it's been treated with surgery or drugs.
Sharpen the immune system's ability to spot emerging cancer cells and dispose of them.
Some of the most recent research has looked into how propolis can induce cancer cells to self-destruct in a process I've often written about called apoptosis.
According to researchers, when a substance like propolis causes cancer cells to do themselves in via apoptosis, the process is much less damaging to the body than simply killing cancer cells with drugs. The reason: when cancer cells are damaged and killed by an outside agent, the membrane of the dying cell ruptures and releases substances that damage surrounding cells.
In contrast, apoptosis is a much more benign, contained series of changes that leave other adjacent healthy cells unharmed. During apoptosis, the dying cancer cell shrinks and the remains of the dead cell stay surrounded within protective membranes. Eventually, those membrane-contained fragments are swept up and consumed by a variety of traveling immune cells that break them down and eliminate them without stimulating troublesome inflammation.
A number of studies of how propolis can fight breast cancer have found that each of the different types of propolis from different parts of the world produces a multi-pronged attack on tumors.
Brown Cuban propolis has been shown to restrict the ability of breast cancer cells to reproduce – an effect that was only partially due to making some of the cells engage in apoptosis. The scientists found that propolis slowed cancer growth by interfering with what is called the "G1 phase of the cell cycle." This is the first of four steps cells undertake in order to replicate themselves.
A substance commonly found in propolis — caffeic acid phenethyl ester, or CAPE (which I have discussed before6) — is now being investigated as a treatment for prostate cancer.
The Chicago lab tests showed that a daily mild dose of CAPE stops tumors from growing even if it doesn't kill the cancer cells.
The researchers found that even a small amount of CAPE, one that could be safely fed to lab animals indefinitely, effectively halted the growth of prostate cancer.
An analysis of what was happening at a cellular level revealed that these small amounts of CAPE squelch the activity of proteins that help each cancer cell sense nearby nutrients. Without this sensory mechanism, the cells act as though nutrients are unavailable and stop growing and replicating.
Prof. Jones believes that his work can speed the mainstreaming of CAPE as a cancer treatment since his team has explained the mechanism that allows it to stymie prostate cancer.
Ironically, these insights into the benefits of propolis and other bee products are arising at the same time as bees are in danger of being wiped out. Our mania for using pesticides and herbicides on farms and in our yards is putting extreme stress on these helpful insects.
That's an important reason you should buy and consume organic food – it's grown and produced without the chemicals that not only kill the plants and flowers bees need to live and feed themselves, but may directly kill bees and other pollinating insects.
And don't spray your yard with poisons either. Without chemical treatments on your property, your health will improve as well as that of beneficial insects.
Besides, there are other benefits. This year after I convinced a friend to stop spraying and treating her yard, she found that her blueberry bushes suddenly yielded a surprisingly large crop. Maybe it was because more pollinating insects could now safely get to those bushes. And blueberries – like many other fruiting plants – depend on pollinators like bees to stimulate their fruit production.
Have government regulators deprived us of another miraculous cancer treatment? It sure looks that way. If you missed this important news in the last issue, we're rerunning it just below.
Today's subject is a "magical" protein molecule that empowers your body to cure itself – or a fraud. Frankly, I don't know which. And it may be academic because it's not available now, as far as I know. But I want to report on GcMAF in the interest of giving you a complete picture of what's happening in the world of alternative treatments.
In healthy people GcMAF molecules are said to be the key "directors" of the immune system. Certain hard-to-cure diseases including cancer neutralize the function of GcMAF. If true, then restoring levels of GcMAF would constitute a powerful therapy.
One hundred eighty scientists have published 73 research papers on GcMAF in the U.S. National Library of Medicine. This is actually not a large number of articles, but it indicates the substance is not unknown.
Unfortunately, it's hard to say if or when we'll know more, because the UK's equivalent of the FDA has shut down production and seized all stocks of the molecule.
Let's look at the recent research about these critical proteins. . .
Healthy people produce cancer cells every day. But most of us don't succumb to the disease because we produce enough of our own GcMAF to attack these alien, defective cells.
GcMAF is said to have at least 11 modes of action in your body that we know of so far. (Some sources say we now know of 20.) Six of those are attacks on cancer, three on the brain, and two on cells. GcMAF tells macrophages to gobble up cancer cells and viruses.
Without GcMAF we would all have died of diseases as children.
But as in every novel with a villain, there's an "evil enzyme" called nagalase that blocks production of GcMAF and causes immunodeficiency.1 This allows viruses and malignant cells like cancer to run roughshod over your immune system.
Nagalase enzymes neutralize your immune system by preventing GcMAF production.
Nagalase is a matrix-degrading enzyme secreted by cancer cells during the process of tumor invasion.
So if you have cancer or certain other diseases, you can assume you have high nagalase.
Just so you know, a healthy level is below 0.65 nmol/min/mg.
What exactly does GcMAF do?
GcMAF suppresses inflammation and viral infections. In many areas it is also better than antibiotics. As you might guess, GcMAF can tamp down the activity of nagalase.
If your immune system is depressed, GcMAF can help rebuild it.
Researchers also say that GcMAF. . .
Dr. Nabuto Yamamoto, formerly a Professor of Biochemistry at Temple University Medical School in Philadelphia, conducted much of the groundbreaking research on this therapy. Reportedly, several of his articles have been retracted by the journals in which they were published.
I have a low level of trust in the medical and scientific establishment, so I don't consider this the last word on the subject. As I said at the outset, I'm not in a position to weigh the conflicting claims.
Dr. Yamamoto treated 16 metastatic breast cancer patients with a single injection of GcMAF per week for 22 weeks. It cleared the cancer, and patients were still well four years later.
In another study, all 16 metastatic prostate patients became cancer free and remained so even seven years later.
Finally, all eight metastatic colorectal cancer patients were free of cancer after 48 weeks and were still cancer-free seven years later, confirmed by CT scans.
It sounds hard to believe, but he reportedly achieved a 100 percent remission rate in metastatic cancer patients. Normally the survival chances of a metatstatic cancer patient are slim to none if they rely on conventional treatments.
Because of its immune-building properties, GcMAF's advocates say it can help a large number of chronic diseases, including chronic cases of acne, cirrhosis of the liver, herpes, kidney disease, autism, depression, colitis, Crohn's, fibromyalgia, hepatitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, and osteoporosis.
Researchers also say it can halt deterioration in those with Parkinson's, MS, dementia, and ALS, and help patients with lupus, arthritis, and various allergies.
If your body doesn't produce enough GcMAF, you may be able to get it as a replacement therapy, but it won't be easy.
And don't expect to hear about it from your doctor.
The most likely reason the treatment has been suppressed is the giant pharmaceutical companies and their power brokers in Washington – and elsewhere. It's not just U.S. regulators who bar your access to this therapy.
In February, 2015, UK regulators raided the facilities of ImmunoBiotech, GcMAF's maker, terrorizing employees, and seizing 10,000 vials of the product. Cancer patients on Guernsey, (one of Britain's Channel Islands where the plant is located) who were taking the supplement were alarmed and feared their cancer would return without it.
Apparently, hundreds of anecdotal reports of reversals of cancer and autism pose a threat to those companies that reap billions from conventional therapies.
When supplemental GcMAF is given, it is said to restart the immune system within minutes, spurring attacks on disease. Within three weeks your immune system is rebuilt to above normal strength.
According to its advocates, it's important to continue the GcMAF until your nagalase levels drop below 0.65 (healthy normal levels), otherwise your cancer may return.
The beauty of this treatment, of course, is that it's a potent immune enhancer. And since the healthy body abounds in natural GcMAF, practitioners say the therapy has no side effects.
There are a couple things that go hand-in-hand with the treatment… a special blend of probiotics (similar to human colostrum), unsaturated fatty acids (specifically oleic acid) and very high doses of vitamin D3.
Many drugs, including LDN (low dose naltrexone) interfere with the action of GcMAF. LDN is itself an effective alternative cancer treatment but it doesn't go well with this one.
You used to be able to get GcMAF treatment in European clinics, but they appear to have been shut down after the UK raid. There may be new clinics in Europe at undisclosed locations. We have no confirmation of that.
When we first wrote about GcMAF a little more than a year ago (Issue #522), we were hoping to interview doctors at a clinic in the Bahamas that offered GcMAF. They refused to speak with us, possibly because they don't want publicity or fear we are government agents.
Let's hope this suppressed but promising treatment turns out to be as wonderful as its adherents claim — and that regulators will actually allow us to have it.
3 Yamamoto N and Urade M. Pathogenic significance of alpha-N-acetylgalactosaminidase activity found in the hemagglutinin of influenza virus. Microbes Infect 2005 Apr;7(4): 674-81. Epub 2005 Mar 22.
4 Yamamoto N and Urade M. Pathogenic significance of alpha-N-acetylgalactosamininidase activity found in the envelope glycoprotein gp160 of human immunodeficiency virus Type 1. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2006 Mar;22(3):262-71.
5 Yamamoto N et al. Deglycosylation of serum vitamin D3-binding protein leads to immunosuppression in Cancer Patients. Cancer Research 56:2827-2831, June 15, 1996.


Luis Fonsi's song Despacito hits number 1 song in 2017 so far with 2.6+ billion views on Youtube. The song not only a viral phenomenon, but has also been linked with increasing Puerto Rico's economy by 45% (source: Un Nuevo Dia).
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When I run off an 'All Computers" report in Snow some laptops/desktops have incorrect System Disk info. E.g 0.23gb SSD rather than 235GB. All the ones with incorrect info show OS as Windows Enterprise x whereas machines with correct system disk info show OS as Microsoft Windows Enterprise x. The common denominator on incorrectly reporting machines is that they are running Snow Agent version 5.2. Machines running older version report back correct system disk size.
We are on SLM Version 8.3 Revision 06 Build 6918 Inventory 5.4.1. Anyone seen this issue?
thank you for reporting this. However I must tell you that Snow Inventory Agent 5.2.x is not the latest available version. I would suggest to perform a test scan on the affected machines using Snow Inventory Agent 5.3.1. You will get this version by contacting Snow Support. Further information on how to update agents are located in this blog post.


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Unrestricted entity expansion can lead to a DoS vulnerability in REXML. This vulnerability has been assigned the CVE identifier CVE-2014-8080. We strongly recommend to upgrade Ruby.
When reading text nodes from an XML document, the REXML parser can be coerced into allocating extremely large string objects which can consume all of the memory on a machine, causing a denial of service.
Thanks to Willis Vandevanter for reporting this issue.


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1. Panama Set to Boom
A century after transforming global markets, the Panama Canal is about to redraw world trade once again. Nine years of construction work, at a cost of more than $5 billion, have equipped the canal with a third set of locks and deeper navigation channels, crucial improvements that will double the isthmus's capacity for carrying cargo between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. When the new locks slide open to receive traffic for the first time in late June, the reverberations will be felt from Asian gas terminals to Great Plains farms and ports from Miami to Long Beach to Santiago.
http://goo.gl/kfmJZA
2. Big Buy Out Cleared
CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container shipping firm, is to go ahead with its planned acquisition of Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) after receiving regulatory clearance from China, the French group said. CMA CGM received on Wednesday confirmation of the deal's approval by the anti-monopoly Bureau of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), it said in a statement. "With regulatory approvals now received from MOFCOM and the European Commission on its proposed voluntary general cash offer for NOL as announced on 7 December 2015 (Offer), CMA CGM expects to announce the Offer by June 2, 2016.
http://goo.gl/Zv7nbb
3. Creditors Agree Deal
Creditors of struggling South Korean shipper Hyundai Merchant Marine Co Ltd have agreed to a 680 billion won ($570.27 million) debt-for-equity swap, lead creditor bank Korea Development Bank said. Container lines, which transport everything from bananas to iPhones, are struggling with the confluence of a glut of ships, a faltering global economy and weaker consumer demand. Hyundai Merchant Marine had debts of about 5.2 trillion Korean won as of the quarter ending in March, according to a company filing. Squeezed by what is widely considered the worst downturn ever for the industry.
http://goo.gl/OG3L7q
4. NORTH Looks to Greece
North P&I Club confirmed in Athens last week that Greek shipowners are of 'paramount importance' to the continuing financial strength of the 131 million GT, 'A' rated mutual. Speaking at a pre-Posidonia reception for Greek members after the directors' board and committee meetings, joint managing director Paul Jennings announced that Dimitris Marinos of Seastar had been appointed to the board. He joins fellow Hellenic directors George Procopiou of Dynacom, Lou Kollakis of Chartworld and Spyros Polemis of Seacrest and Fairsea.
http://goo.gl/hPqZbF
5. Italy Recovers Migrant Bodies
The Italian navy says it has recovered seven bodies from an overturned migrant ship off the coast of Libya. A further 500 migrants who were on board were rescued safely. A statement from the Italian navy Wednesday said the Bettica patrol ship was responding to a migrant ship in distress when the vessel flipped, sending migrants into the sea. Crews tossed life jackets to the people in the sea. The rescue operation was continuing.
http://goo.gl/7g3b34
6. Diabetes the Seafaring Timebomb
Dr Marcus Brauer, a General Practitioner from one of UK P&I Club's PEME approved clinics in South Africa, provides valuable medical insight into one of the industry's most concerning medical issues. "Diabetes affects 382 million people worldwide, and that number is expected to grow to 592 million by 2035. The early detection and effective early management of diabetes is one of the most satisfying parts of our work as PEME doctors, as we are able to not only preserve and maintain the health of the seafarer, but we are also able to assist them in understanding and managing their condition.
http://goo.gl/ZHVyUC
7. IMO Key Safety Changes
The IMO Maritime Safety Committee held its 96th session between May 11 and May 20 and adopted a number of key regulatory changes including regulations designed to improve the safety of rescue craft. MSC adopted amendments to SOLAS regulations III/3 and III/20 to make mandatory the new requirements for the maintenance, thorough examination, operational testing, overhaul and repair of lifeboats and rescue boats, launching appliances and release gear. The package of provisions, with an expected entry into force date of January 1, 2020, aims to prevent accidents with survival craft and addresses longstanding issues.
http://goo.gl/OM4bVC
8. Owner Blast Sulphur Rules
Shipowners and bunker suppliers have voiced concern at the vast scale of extra costs involved in complying with upcoming more stringent sulfur regulations, and called for more clarity on what the impact would be on prices of imported consumer goods. "While the total costs of 2015 [ECA zone] requirements were around $500 million, the 2020 requirements could add an annual total cost in the order of $5 billion to $30 billion for the container shipping industry," Senior Business Development Manager at Maersk Oil Trading Dea Forchhammer said, citing OECD figures released last week.
http://goo.gl/bIM95R
9. New Era of Giant Bulkers
Another phase of the giant ships era is approaching. Chinese shipowners placed orders recently for 30 huge 'valemax' ore carriers. These vessels, with a 400,000 deadweight tonnes capacity, are the largest carrying dry bulk commodities. When the ships are delivered in 2018 and 2019, a smooth introduction into the China iron ore imports trade is likely, contrasting with the experience of their predecessors. The new tonnage will join an existing fleet of 34 similar valemax VLOCs (very large ore carriers) built in the past few years, operated by shipowners in several countries. Originally the class was named 'chinamax'.
http://goo.gl/Owy5W8
10. Tanker Owners on FlipSide
Tanker owners hauling the world's crude were among the few big winners from an oil-price crash that started in mid-2014. Now for the flip side. The slump was caused by most enduring oil glut in a generation, flooding shipping companies with more cargoes than they could handle and driving down fuel costs that are the industry's biggest expense. Rates got so high that owners embarked on the biggest fleet expansion spree in half a decade. Now, just as that wave of new orders swells the fleet, the glut of crude that lifted rates in the first place is starting to dissipate.
http://goo.gl/h8zMor
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Dr Harry Nespolon predicts a bleak future for Australian healthcare without major Government investment in general practice.
RACGP President-elect Dr Harry Nespolon believes that while general practice is at the centre of Australian healthcare, 'it continues to be taken for granted by governments'.
Out-of-pocket costs of more than $40 per GP visit and declining bulk billing rates.
That's the future for Australian healthcare unless the government 'urgently and substantially' invests in general practice, according to RACGP President-elect Dr Harry Nespolon.
New RACGP analysis of Medicare data shows that the status quo will result in a total reversal of the recent increase in bulk billing, with the increase to slow to zero and an average out-of-pocket cost of $40.69 per visit by 2020.
'General practice is the cornerstone of Australians' healthcare. Unfortunately, it continues to be taken for granted by governments,' Dr Nespolon said.
'Although we welcome the return of yearly indexation of patient Medicare rebates, it still does not catch general practice up on the past five years, which has seen an erosion of the patient rebate in real terms.
Adapted from the Department of Health. Annual Medicare statistics – Financial year 1984–85 to 2017–18. Canberra: DoH, 2018.
In its 2017 budget, the Federal Government began phasing out the controversial Medicare rebate freeze after five years.
'Without a significant increase to the rebate and real results from the MBS review, I am concerned about what the patient experience will look like in the near future,' Dr Nespolon said.
'Patients want to spend more time with their GP, and it has been shown that the more time a patient spends with their GP the better their long-term health will be.
A recent report found that Australians are now spending almost $3 billion a year on out-of-pocket non-hospital healthcare.
The new analysis comes soon after the latest official Medicare data showed bulk-billing rates were at a historic high of 86.1%.
Dr Nespolon said long and complex general practice consultations are not being adequately supported by Medicare, an issue of increasing importance as Australia ages, bringing with it a rising rate of a host of chronic diseases.
'An extra 10–30 minutes in a GP consultation, particularly for patients with chronic and complex needs, can mean that a condition is identified earlier or health risks, like obesity and mental health issues, receive proper preventive treatment before a patient ends up with a more serious lifelong condition,' he said.
I hate reading stats like this that have no supporting data. Practices that bulk bill may be increasing costs to patients for out of pocket expenses, like procedures and incidentals. They can still say they bulk bill, and the government can spout high percentages of bulk billing. Less payers may also be attending the doctor. In areas like ours, this is because of the doctor shortage, they cannot get an appointment for preventative care, only for acute presentations.
To be honest, I'm over worrying about the out of pocket costs for patients. In my view the Australian public have had it too good, for too long.
What concerns me is that by neglecting to inflation index Medicare in even a token realistic way, we GPs have, in effect, been receiving pay cuts over the last several decades. Something I am becoming bitterly aware of as I now (semi) retire, woefully unprepared for the venture, even though I've worked until nigh on 72.
Sure, the govt can do the Pontius Pilate thing by saying they are not Drs rebates but patient rebates, (when it suits), but then they turn around and bray about the 86% bulk-billing rate, and how well Medicare is therefore doing.
So, if about ~ 86% of our income is from Medicare - for many even more than that - then failure to CPI equals pay cuts, pure and simple.
So anyone contemplating entering GP right needs to have a careful re-think, and I now (sadly) regret I have squandered my chance at financial security by taking GP up in the first place. Something I suspect more and more will find they echo in the years to come. But that was 40 odd years ago, and GPs did ok then. However, unless, as Harry states, something DRASTIC is done to save the situation..?
I could not agree more about the need to seriously invest in General Practice. I am in training, working long hours in a lower socioeconomic area with complex health needs. It is not lost on me how financially disadvantaged I am compared to my colleagues who continue in hospital work. Between bulk billing rates, the woefully low National Terms and Conditions of Employment for Registrars and the complex patients I see who have often been turned away by other doctors, my pay is deplorable. I calculated that over this semester, with the hours I work and mandatory costs of training and registration, I would have earned more per hour working at McDonalds. It is not feasible to expect good doctors to continue to work in areas of need for such unjust pay. Something does need to drastically change to support doctors taking on difficult patients and working to a high standard, particularly in areas of need.


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12 years of Valentine's Days spent together have taught Rob and I not to go out for dinner on this particular evening (long waits, hurried food, sub-par service, you know how it goes). So instead, we decided to stay in and spend the Valentine's Day weekend just hanging out with each other, and cooking at home. And Breakfast Pizza was born.
Yes, my friends. And it's wonderous.
Throw everything on that pizza crust! We started with cheese, followed by eggs, and then toppings.
Slice, plate, and eat without abandon.
And if you're a breakfast fiend like me (seriously, it's good for pretty much any meal of the day), don't forget to check out this super easy crustless quiche recipe too!


Who's gonna ride your wild horses?, originally uploaded by =^..^=Kitty O'Toole =^..^=.
So, 45 minutes after they were supposed to be released (Tip to future AI animal publishers, have vendors set up for the allocated release time; if you publicise a time and you aren't ready it looks a bit rough) I managed to get my hands on my very own Amaretto Breedable Horses. But if I thought the problems would end there, I was in for a huge shock indeed. But let's proceed with my initial impressions.
The similarities to the bunnies are obvious; first up, these are good looking beasts. I'm not entirely sold on some aspects of their design, for example the shoulder/back arch doesn't look as good on these as on some of the other horses that are available to buy on the Second Life markets, but then again they're only 14 prims each. When you consider that the achievement is pretty remarkable. The horses do actually have really lovely faces, and their eyes are spectacular; in that mad unnerving way that horses gaze at you in real life. Another similarity to the bunnies is inside the horse, if you zoom into a bunny and pass through it you find a heart. In the horses you find a horseshoe.
The starter pack cost L$3k and for my money I got 4 horses, 2 x food and 2 x salt lick. The horses are NOT available individually ( wait until auctions kick off for that privilege) but the ratio of male to female ensures you have a great breeding program from the start. The horses are in coloured crates, and when ready you click to rez each horse., again like clicking a bunny nest. They appear practically immediately; for a few seconds white ghost-like shapes are visible, and then you get to meet your horses.
I was actually VERY pleased with my horses; I got a gorgeous brown Appaloosa stallion, as well as two grey Appaloosa mares in my pack, but best of all a plain grey mare with silver eyes, she had me hooked from the start. Struggling for names I resorted to the internet and came up with, Rhiannon, Epona and Zephyr for my mares, with my male called Gandalf. I cocked up during the naming process, but with the menus being exceptionally easy to navigate, especially if you have bunny experience, I was able to rename my mare very quickly and with minimum fuss.
And thus began my horse learning experience..I turned off the main features of movement and noise so as not to cause annoyance to my neighbours, and settled in to having four foals in my barn, along with my hoppers. It was nice. I can't say that I'm keen on the young horses, they look ever-so-slightly wrong because of their size ( they're just horses in minature) whereas bunnies win oodles of praise for thei just kindled cuteness factor.
Something very, very wrong occurred upon the servers which impacted horses across the grid. Interestingly enough, mine were fine, so imagine my heartbreak when I discovered that just like every horse buyer across the grid I had to return my horses for replacement because the problems experienced were so darn sever that an updated edition of the horses had to be issued. I'd already begun to 'bond' with my horses, and was itching to breed and ride them. Even worse, the replacement was just a replacement pack..I wasn't guaranteed like-for-like replacements. A HUGE let down from all angles, and I was gutted.
I spoke to an Amaretto rep and pleaded my case, and was advised that I could keep my horses out and rezzed, BUT they wouldn't breed. I weighed up my options and elected to keep my two favourite horses rezzed (Gandalf and Epona) and use them as pets for riding. I sadly returned my other two mares, and received my replacement pack, and although my new stallion and mares are just as beautiful I'm sad to say the experience had lost some of the lustre after the initial experiences of rezzing horses.
So, now the initial furore has died down..how do I feel about Amaretto Horses as a product?
Well, some of the features are well thought out by comparison to some of the Ozimals applications, something as simple as the the combined food and water is a great idea and works extremely well.
I also rate the other horse treats that have been created, from sugar cubes to biscuits, that raise individual stats. The salt licks I think are going to prove to be an essential part of a horse breeder's armoury; these look like a giant sugar cube on a stick and are used to increase a horse's happiness stats. Like the food these need to be located within the horses range to be effective. But this isn't anything we've not really seen before from other breedables. Amaretto has obviously studied the existing in-world programmes and has tried to learn from existing mistakes and improve upon them to make a viable product, but as the release day issues and initial disasters proved releasing new AI products upon the grid is fraught with peril and you need to be made of strong stuff to cope with the stress caused by the problem and pissed-off punters in equal measure. I think the jury is still out on the horses in a big way. They certainly haven't replaced the bunnies in my affections, and as yet I'm not sure if after I've bred a few times, I will continue to keep them. What is interesting is already I've seen adverts for various horse breeds, with black horses particularly well sought after. Because the majority of horses on the grid will become pregnant around the same date, I envision a lot of activity in forums and chats this weekend regarding breeding and selling..and it will be interesting to see what 'rares' are thrown up, and the prices they fetch.
I'll return to this subject in a few posts time, and let you know what results I have had from breeding my horses, and how I feel about Amaretto ownership in more detail. I'm fortunate however to be in a position where I've still got two of my original horses, and now they have passed the seven day benchmark I'll be able to ride them around the grid. How this will compare to horses specifically designed for the purpose will be interesting to see…I'll let you know.
In the meantime, let me leave you with this image: Who says that the horses have to be the death of the bunnies?
I think they're the perfect compliment to each other….
Incidentally, this shot isn't staged…I walked into my bunny barn and Sharky had snuggled up next to Epona for a snooze. Nice huh?
Will the horses beat the bunnies?
Thank you so much for this post! I noticed that everyone's gotten into the horse thing. Okay, I have a business that needs to stay above float, so I'll bite.
But I got to the store (which I had a hard time finding) and I had no idea where to start. There were boxes everywhere with no indication of "hey, buy horses here". The store was rather unorganized.
I finally found the boxes that seemed to contain the horses, but there was no indication of what the box included or if I'd need anything else. And then the price was so steep, it REALLY threw me off.
I'll agree they are a bit hard to find if you use place search, but they have many groups and you could ask for LM's or check the notices. The boxes dont have hover text but if you click on them you can see what the name is and whats inside. Its actually fairly organized but I do think they might need to redo package one time or another to list whats for sale on it. The horses to get set up for kinda steep, but the food is decently priced, and the snacks are very inexpensive unlike the bunnies (25 to around 300L for the horse treats compared to 500L for any of the bunny treats).
I love this post! I read it twice. It's not every day I run into a resident who owns horses for the love of them and not for the linden. I had someone offer to buy one of my favorite long-maned mares the other day and I couldn't seem to get her to understand: it wasn't that her offer wasn't high enough, I just didn't.want.to.sell.her.
Anyhow, nearly four months down the line and we've seen the horse market possibly at its lowest, so it's good to read these posts and be reminded of the first time we birthed our bundles and fell in love.
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The Bowflex is a renown brand that manufactures fitness products. One of the common products of the brand is the Bowflex SelectTech 552 adjustable dumbbells. These dumbbells have been designed with unique specifications, which make it among the best adjustable dumbbells on the market. These dumbbells can be used for different exercises. This is because the weight setting of the dumbbells will be enhanced with small additions. When you need to get the best Bowflex SelectTech 552 adjustable dumbbells, here are some of the features you would expect to find.
Another special aspect of these dumbbells is that they come with a reliable warranty. The parts and plates come with a warranty of two years, while the labor comes with a year-long guarantee. This implies that you can easily get a new replacement in case the dumbbells are damaged.
The dumbbells come with a stand, which you can use, to avoid constant bending when you need to pick them up. Also, it helps to keep the dumbbells stronger for longer, without any cases of dropping them down. This also limits the injuries that might be caused to the back.
The dumbbells are sold along with a case for storing the weight plates. This ensures that these weight plates are stored in the right manner and that they are not ruined in any way. There is also a clamp that holds the weight plates in place, when you need to store them while on the bar.
The dumbbells are also not too big nor too small. They are big enough to allow you to carry out your workout in the most comfortable manner. Each dumbbell is 15.72 inches long, 8 inches wide and 9 inches wide. This is a perfect shape that will assure you do not injure yourself during the workout.
Another thing about these dumbbells is that they have a super unique design, different from any other dumbbell on the market. The dumbbell has metal plates that are not circular in shape, but they look like a disc that has been slightly cut from the tip to the middle, about 2 to 5 centimeters wide. The color of the dumbbells is quite pleasing and they can be placed even in the living room, without appearing weird.
The metal weight plates have been molded, which helps to limit the noise that might be produced when they knock each other. Also, the coating will help to limit the chipping of the metal, which in turn boosts its durability.
Despite the maximum weight of around 52pounds, the dumbbell is also quite comfortable to handle. They have handles that are coated with rubber, which ensures that the grip is strong enough and that there are no any slips, especially when the weight is too heavy.
All the weight discs are perfectly held on every dumbbell in the most perfect way. This will ensure that you have the ultimate workout, from only two pieces of dumbbells. This solves the need of having several dumbbells that range in the weight and size.
The flexibility of the dumbbells allows you to get to your maximum workout strength. One dumbbell can carry a maximum of 52.5 pounds, which is heavy enough to give you an intense workout. If you want some light workouts, then you can also start from as low as 5 pounds. This is the same as having several free weights dumbbells.
The weights of the dumbbells are easily changed by the dial system. This is one of the features that makes these dumbbells quite different from others. Technically, the dial system allows you to turn it according to your preference and set it to the required limit. Also, it allows you to exchange the disks easily, without having any issues.
These are the common features of the best Bowflex SelectTech 552 adjustable dumbbells, which are quite unique and extremely different from most dumbbells on the market. They are quite easy to use and also, they will allow you to perform different exercises altogether. They are also long lasting, thanks to the design and the coating on the handle and the metal weight plates.


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Remember The Titans - POLITICAL UNREST
1. POLITICAL UNREST
2. WHY ARE WE IN VIETNAM?
3. STUDENT PROTESTS
4. THE WAR ESCALATES
5. LBJ LEAVES THE WHITE HOUSE
6. SCHOOLS IN TURMOIL
7. T. C. WILLIAMS HIGH SCHOOL
8. HERMAN BOONE GETS THE JOB
9. GERRY BERTIER
10. SCHOOL BUSING AN ISSUE AGAIN
This U.S. Air Force photo was taken during America's early active involvement in Vietnam. It shows four C-123 aircraft (also known as "Ranch Hands") spraying a liquid defoliant over a suspected "Viet Cong" position in South Vietnam. The four specially equipped planes, flying here during September of 1965, were able to cover about 1,000 feet during each pass over dense vegetation. The nickname of these planes relates to President Kennedy's 1961 authorization of an herbicide program in Vietnam, known as "Operation Ranch Hand." Click on the image for a full-page view.
In 1971, America was fighting an undeclared war in Southeast Asia. Many people in the country did not support that war. From early American losses, during the Kennedy Administration, through the final U.S. withdrawal, U.S. citizens wondered what the fighting was about—and why they were doing it.
Interestingly, American help was first sought from the enemy himself—Ho Chi Minh—when he sent a telegram to President Truman in 1946. No American troops were sent into Vietnam at that time, however. It wasn't until later, after Vietnam had split in two, that the Eisenhower administration sent its first "advisors" to South Vietnam in 1955.
By that time, Ho Chi Minh's request for help had been granted by America's adversaries. The stage was set for possible confrontation.
When President Kennedy took office his Secretary of Defense, Robert McNamara, tried to determine whether American involvement in Southeast Asia was wise. By By 1963, McNamara and General Maxwell Taylor (Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff) had learned some interesting facts:
Students in South Vietnam did not support their government;
Internal discontent with the South Vietnamese regime had "become a seething problem;
The war could not be won without a change of leadership in South Vietnam;
South Vietnam could not win a war against the North without American help;
The "Viet Cong" were "putting up a formidable fight;
There wasn't much support for the South Vietnamese government;
"This is a Vietnamese war and the country and the war must, in the end, be run solely by the Vietnamese"
The Vietnamese people didn't care who won the war—they simply wanted peace.
McNamara and Taylor even recommended that 1,000 American advisors be pulled out of Vietnam by the end of 1963. They believed that U.S. involvement in the volatile political situation could be over by 1965 and recognized
...any significant slowing in the rate of progress would surely have a serious effect on U.S. popular support for the U.S. effort.
During the Kennedy Administration (and those Administrations which followed) neither the press nor the public was told about those key points. Significant developments and events in Vietnam seemed to take on a different character by the time news reached the people.
As American non-combat military "advisors" assigned to Vietnam were getting killed, however, families of dead soldiers didn't like what they learned:
If their sons and brothers weren't fighting, why were they dying?
And ... why were they in Vietnam in the first place?
One family demanded some answers from the President.
Original Release: Sep 01, 2000
Bos, Carole "POLITICAL UNREST" AwesomeStories.com. Sep 01, 2000. Jan 18, 2020.
<http://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/POLITICAL-UNREST-Remember-The-Titans>.
Academic Alignments	Assignments	Learning Tasks	Questions to Ponder ?	Media Stream
Vietnam War Protesters
Ho Chi Minh - Photo
Ho Chi Minh's Telegram to President Truman
Ho Chi Minh at the Party Congress
Robert McNamara
Secretary of Defense - Briefing Memo
Secretary of Defense - Briefing Memo, Page 4
Secretary of Defense - Briefing Memo, Page 10
Vietnam Policy Memo
U.S. Military Aid - Briefing Memo
U.S. Military and Advisory Effort in Vietnam - 1963 Memo
Military Indicators - Briefing Memo
McGeorge Bundy Memo - September, 1963
Briefing Memo - Overall Evaluation
Briefing Memo - Recommendations
Briefing Memo, Page 6
Memo to Ambassador Lodge - October 5, 1963


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Home/ENTERTAINMENT/Facebook's new "Metavers" will allow users to create virtual worlds with customizable avatars, homes and teleportation
Facebook's new "Metavers" will allow users to create virtual worlds with customizable avatars, homes and teleportation
Roommate, I think the Matrix predicted this one! Earlier today, the news was dropped that Facebook had changed the name given to it by its mother and was officially going through "Meta", but we spoke to representatives at Meta and they said we were going to see more than just changing the name – Metavers Virtual Avatar, Customizable Homes, Consists of a 3D world complete with teleportation, gaming, fitness and partying.
"You can think of Metaverse as a tangible Internet," Mark Zuckerberg recently said, "where instead of just looking at the content – you're in it."
Some of the ways to change our online world are: "Horizon Worlds", where users can "teleport" with their friends to any surprise party or concert in the world, "Horizon Workroom", which virtually reconnects the groups that work. Remotely, and features where you can go through time and space to study ancient civilizations or other planets.
For meta users who care about their currency, Metaverse Economy allows business owners to host virtual events and sell products in this new world. Vishal Shah has brought Jackie Mirror, head of Metaverse at Facebook Reality Labs, into a life-like butterfly room dedicated to his Frvrv mood candle display. This is the only way that manufacturers can capitalize on this new reality.
Zuckerberg explained in the Meter Live unveiling that these developments are being unveiled overtime, as virtual reality headsets are still not common in many families. Representative of Facebook- I mean meta that some of this technology can reveal something like 5-10 years below.
Roommates, would you be prepared to make social media things really real?
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To make the most of any destination, it is important to keep in mind its tourist season and the best time of the year to visit. But if there's one season that works almost across the board, when you'll see a destination at its best, it's spring. If you're up for a spring holiday to India, here are all the places you can visit to experience the season's full bloom of natural splendour.
Tamil Nadu's most popular hill station Ooty may have become a tad too commercialised in recent years, but it still retains its tag of being the state's most beautiful spring destination. Best known for its homemade chocolates and beautiful flower gardens, it is in the months of March and April that the town and its surroundings reveal their true splendour. A visit to the Botanical Gardens in Ooty, one of the oldest in India, during these months is a breathtaking experience and brings to bear nature's spectacular beauty. And just outside the town is the other popular destination of Coonoor, which is popular for its tea plantations, and definitely worth a visit.
Kashmir was renowned across the world as Heaven on Earth, and despite conflicts and controversies, it still remains one of the most beautiful places to visit in the country. While the best time to visit Kashmir purely on the basis of natural beauty is the month of August, when snow sets in and apple orchards are in blossom, it is also the month when several devotees undertake the Amarnath Yatra, meaning that crowds will be everywhere. So all things considered, the only other time when natural beauty is at its peak and there are relatively fewer crowds is March-May, when spring sets in. Destinations such as Gulmarg and Sonmarg offer a pleasant temperature and unlike in the summer, there is also the chance of snowfall.
From its raw and untouched beaches to its colonial heritage and modern resorts, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal present a perfect destination for any beach-lover. And while it's a great destination all through the year, the best time to visit Andaman is during March, when the climate is temperate and tourism is at its peak. While most tourists prefer not visiting during peak season, the problem that most off-season tourists face in Andamans is the lack of connectivity and accessibility, since certain tourists services such as cruises and ferries are not available or reduced during off-season months. A visit in March will make sure you won't have to bear the brunt of summer heat and also let you experience a host of luxury options and also work on that tan.
Visiting Kasol in winters isn't really a good idea since temperatures can drop to below 10 degrees and keep you stuck by your heater instead of having fun outdoors. However, visit in summer and you might just miss the point of going there. The sweet spot for planning a Kasol trip is always during the spring months of March to June when the temperature remains a pleasant 15-20 degrees and allows you take in the breathtaking beauty of Kasol without saddling yourself with four layers of wool!
While the tourist season in Hampi usually ends with the month of March, right around when spring starts, visiting Hampi during the off-season is an experience in itself. Through the months of November to March, this temple town in Karnataka is teeming with both pilgrims and local tourists and hosts a number of festivals as well. However, in March and April, when the temperature is yet to peak, is when one can truly witness Hampi at its hippy best. The Tungabhadra river divides Hampi into two parts – with temples and monuments on one side and a languid town filled with artsy cafes and guesthouses on the other. With pleasant weather and far fewer crowds, if you're looking to visit the hippy side of Hampi, March and April are the best times to go.
The Bhitarkanika National Park is one of the most untouched and pristine national parks in the country and is a great destination to visit all through the year. But the highlight of this picturesque reserve is the annual Olive Ridley hatching event which takes place at the Gahirmatha Beach within the reserve during the month of April, with the onset of spring. Considered the most important Olive Ridley hatching site in the world, it raised alarm when the turtles ditched the beach in 2014. However, the reccurrence of this event was confirmed in 2017 when nearly 2 lakh Olive Ridley hatchlings came out and covered the beaches early in the morning. The scale of this event is staggering, making this unique phenomenon a must see for everyone.
Apart from the favourable weather and pristine natural beauty, the best reason to visit Mon during the spring season, especially in the month of April is the Aoleang Festival of the Konyak tribe. The festival itself celebrates the onset of spring and usually takes place during the first week of April. The first three days are associated with traditional weaving and brewing of the famous rice beer of Nagaland, while the fourth day sees tribal dance performances and sacrificial rituals.
Kerala isn't called God's Own Country without a reason. Indeed, the state's natural beauty is practically unmatched anywhere in the country. And while the state's backwaters and beaches are a pretty sight to behold all through the year, it is its breathtaking hill stations such as Wayanad and Munnar that are the greatest highlights. And the best time to visit destinations in Kerala's part of the Western Ghats is when the monsoon first sets in during the first week of June. The southwest monsoon first arrives in Kerala and is greeted with fresh foliage and pristine greenery in the hill stations of Kerala and the foggy mornings of Munnar and Wayanad make for spectacular scenery.


If you actively support your leaders, you will, have more successful leaders. I have seen more leaders fail because their boss was poor at giving timely feedback and coaching them to success, than any other cause, of failure.
Get your leaders perspective BEFORE you make a decision or judgement when it concerns them. The worst senior leaders make proclamations about what they have done without getting their side. It seems common sense, to say this but a lot of senior leaders fail to give timely feedback, leaving to days, weeks, months or worse until your annual performance.
Be careful about building a pattern from discrete incidents, until you understand what is going on. People often want the the bad feedback first.
One of my observations about Feedback is in a organization where people give each other feedback rather than rely on their managers above to do it, there is less politics and gossip. Encourage people to talk to each, rather than around each other. If you are unsure how, read Crucial Conversations.
Understand the strengths and the areas to grow in each of your reports, have a list that you do not share. I say not to share as you can create a ripple effect and never allow your reports to RESTART when they move managers. Leaving them on option to restart, leaving the organization and you.
You may not be the best coach for certain areas, find other people to help them with targeted areas.
Find space, projects or people that could use your reports to help, when they are able to coach or mentor others, or share their expertise in a presentation. Allow them to grow beyond you and their day to day.
Leaders will fail. How you react to that failure will define your relationship with them. And it will be watched by everyone else. Do not Haze, this has never be shown to be an effective tool for socializing people into a new culture.
Talking someone down will lead to a self fulfilling prophecy. They will fail. There is a belief that hazing is an effective way of stressing someone to see if they are good enough. A lot of life full of stress, and the reality is that you will see more of a person when under real fire with your support.
Talking someone up can build space and influence they need to do the job you want. But be careful not to over sell as, people on platforms can fall off.
Growing leadership takes time, and some of best emerge from failure. You will need to be patient and let people fail to some degree.
If you are a leader known to grow new leaders, you will attract talent. You will gain deeply invested talent, who already understand the sector/domain you work in. Leadership growth does not stop once they have the manager title, each level of leadership requires different perspectives, different applications of skills and ever growing ability to abstract and strategize. Consider the Leadership levels and how your mindset and the organization development/training programs fit them.
What leadership style(s) are you teaching, encouraging?


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<?php
/**
 * WooCommerce Admin API Keys Class
 *
 * @package WooCommerce\Admin
 * @version 2.4.0
 */

defined( 'ABSPATH' ) || exit;

/**
 * WC_Admin_API_Keys.
 */
class WC_Admin_API_Keys {

	/**
	 * Initialize the API Keys admin actions.
	 */
	public function __construct() {
		add_action( 'admin_init', array( $this, 'actions' ) );
		add_action( 'woocommerce_settings_page_init', array( $this, 'screen_option' ) );
	}

	/**
	 * Check if is API Keys settings page.
	 *
	 * @return bool
	 */
	private function is_api_keys_settings_page() {
		return isset( $_GET['page'], $_GET['tab'], $_GET['section'] ) && 'wc-settings' === $_GET['page'] && 'advanced' === $_GET['tab'] && 'keys' === $_GET['section']; // WPCS: input var okay, CSRF ok.
	}

	/**
	 * Page output.
	 */
	public static function page_output() {
		// Hide the save button.
		$GLOBALS['hide_save_button'] = true;

		if ( isset( $_GET['create-key'] ) || isset( $_GET['edit-key'] ) ) {
			$key_id   = isset( $_GET['edit-key'] ) ? absint( $_GET['edit-key'] ) : 0; // WPCS: input var okay, CSRF ok.
			$key_data = self::get_key_data( $key_id );

			include 'settings/views/html-keys-edit.php';
		} else {
			self::table_list_output();
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Add screen option.
	 */
	public function screen_option() {
		global $keys_table_list;

		if ( ! isset( $_GET['create-key'] ) && ! isset( $_GET['edit-key'] ) && $this->is_api_keys_settings_page() ) { // WPCS: input var okay, CSRF ok.
			$keys_table_list = new WC_Admin_API_Keys_Table_List();

			// Add screen option.
			add_screen_option(
				'per_page', array(
					'default' => 10,
					'option'  => 'woocommerce_keys_per_page',
				)
			);
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Table list output.
	 */
	private static function table_list_output() {
		global $wpdb, $keys_table_list;

		echo '
' . esc_html__( 'REST API', 'woocommerce' ) . ' ' . esc_html__( 'Add key', 'woocommerce' ) . '
';

		// Get the API keys count.
		$count = $wpdb->get_var( "SELECT COUNT(key_id) FROM {$wpdb->prefix}woocommerce_api_keys WHERE 1 = 1;" );

		if ( absint( $count ) && $count > 0 ) {
			$keys_table_list->prepare_items();

			echo '<input type="hidden" name="page" value="wc-settings" />';
			echo '<input type="hidden" name="tab" value="api" />';
			echo '<input type="hidden" name="section" value="keys" />';

			$keys_table_list->views();
			$keys_table_list->search_box( __( 'Search key', 'woocommerce' ), 'key' );
			$keys_table_list->display();
		} else {
			echo '
';
			?>

<?php esc_html_e( 'The WooCommerce REST API allows external apps to view and manage store data. Access is granted only to those with valid API keys.', 'woocommerce' ); ?>

			<a class="woocommerce-BlankState-cta button-primary button" href="<?php echo esc_url( admin_url( 'admin.php?page=wc-settings&tab=advanced&section=keys&create-key=1' ) ); ?>"><?php esc_html_e( 'Create an API key', 'woocommerce' ); ?>

			<?php
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Get key data.
	 *
	 * @param  int $key_id API Key ID.
	 * @return array
	 */
	private static function get_key_data( $key_id ) {
		global $wpdb;

		$empty = array(
			'key_id'        => 0,
			'user_id'       => '',
			'description'   => '',
			'permissions'   => '',
			'truncated_key' => '',
			'last_access'   => '',
		);

		if ( 0 === $key_id ) {
			return $empty;
		}

		$key = $wpdb->get_row(
			$wpdb->prepare(
				"SELECT key_id, user_id, description, permissions, truncated_key, last_access
				FROM {$wpdb->prefix}woocommerce_api_keys
				WHERE key_id = %d",
				$key_id
			), ARRAY_A
		);

		if ( is_null( $key ) ) {
			return $empty;
		}

		return $key;
	}

	/**
	 * API Keys admin actions.
	 */
	public function actions() {
		if ( $this->is_api_keys_settings_page() ) {
			// Revoke key.
			if ( isset( $_GET['revoke-key'] ) ) { // WPCS: input var okay, CSRF ok.
				$this->revoke_key();
			}

			// Bulk actions.
			if ( isset( $_GET['action'] ) && isset( $_GET['key'] ) ) { // WPCS: input var okay, CSRF ok.
				$this->bulk_actions();
			}
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Notices.
	 */
	public static function notices() {
		if ( isset( $_GET['revoked'] ) && 1 === $_GET['revoked'] ) { // WPCS: input var okay, CSRF ok.
			WC_Admin_Settings::add_message( __( 'API key revoked successfully.', 'woocommerce' ) );
		}
	}

	/**
	 * Revoke key.
	 */
	private function revoke_key() {
		check_admin_referer( 'revoke' );

		if ( isset( $_GET['revoke-key'] ) ) { // WPCS: input var okay, CSRF ok.
			$key_id = absint( $_GET['revoke-key'] ); // WPCS: input var okay, CSRF ok.

			if ( $key_id ) {
				$this->remove_key( $key_id );
			}
		}

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'The Bachelor': A woman arrives in her underwear to meet Matt James — see his reaction (exclusive)
We've seen a lot of Bachelor entrances over the years — but we've never seen something like this. ET has an exclusive sneak peek at Monday's season premiere of The Bachelor, in which Matt James is greeted by a woman in her underwear.
Kaili, a 26-year-old hostess from Chicago, Illinois, puts her confidence on full display as she greets Matt wearing an untied silk robe, with nothing but lingerie underneath.
"I realized I don't know anything about you. So, what better opportunity to figure out what you like than to ask your opinion on what I should wear!" she says, directing Matt to the two sparkly dresses she brought as options: a silver gown and a red, strapless number.
Matt, shocked but impressed, tells Kaili she'd look great in anything. "But I kind of like the strapless," he admits. "Yeah, I like that."
The women inside, meanwhile, can't help but comment on the bold move. "She is literally in a bra and underwear!" one contestant observes, watching through the window.
"At least she has a robe on," another woman reasons.
Back on the red carpet (because yes, they rolled one out this season for Matt), the Bachelor tells Kaili he'll be catching up with her inside — and looking forward to seeing her in that dress.
"Wow… damn," he remarks as she walks away.
"I appreciate anybody going out of their way to make a gesture," Matt explains to the camera. "Walking up in your lingerie? You own that. I love that you did that."
See the full clip in the video player above.
Thirty-two women will meet Matt on night one, but as host Chris Harrison revealed to ET, additional ladies will show up to date the 29-year-old down the line.
"A record number of women applied for Matt James … [it was] the biggest response we've had, and we wanted to give as many women as possible the chance to find love," Chris explained. "So, we start with 32, but there will be more than those that arrive. And I can also give you this nugget — one woman who arrives is a very very familiar face to Bachelor Nation."
"This is a woman who A, is single and B, hoping to find love with Matt James," he teased.
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Smartphones that talk. Self-driving cars. Robots that think. All fruits of artificial intelligence research that are here now or just around the corner. UCLA scientists and engineers are in the vanguard of the study of how to build "thinking" machines—and their present and possible future impact on human society.
Admittedly, it would have been the easy way out, but still I had to ask. So I held down the home button on my iPhone, waited for the words "What can I help you with?" to appear, then posed the question.
If anyone should have known enough about AI to pound out a 2,000-word piece, it was Siri. Yet her response was completely unsatisfying.
Maybe artificial intelligence really is an oxymoron.
It turns out that artificial intelligence plays a bigger part in our lives than many of us realize. The Google search that found those articles was powered by AI. The navigation systems now nearly ubiquitous in cars and on smartphones resulted from an early AI application. Credit-card authorization systems employ AI to search for unusual patterns of activity that might indicate fraud. In Afghanistan, robots deployed by U.S. forces number in the thousands. Then there are the more direct encounters, like the customer service "representatives" who do all they can to answer your questions without putting you through to a live person.
Most artificial intelligence experts now take it as a given that AI will play a much greater role in our lives in the future, with predictions of increasingly sophisticated, autonomous robots that will reduce life's drudgery and interact with us in a more user-friendly way. And it is UCLA's Pearl, as much as anyone, who has transformed the field through his work in the last three decades.
In March, Pearl received the prestigious 2011 A.M. Turing Award, the computer science field's equivalent of the Nobel Prize, given by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). The award is named for British mathematician Alan M. Turing, who produced the first substantive writing on artificial intelligence after World War II.
But Pearl developed a method for delivering "maybe," or in scientific terms, probabilistic and causal reasoning, using what he coined a "Bayesian network." The idea was to mimic the neural activities of the human brain – breaking up impossibly large numbers of variables into smaller chunks of interrelated ones. Without the need for supervision, these networks constantly exchange messages in response to new information, using statistical and probabilistic inferences. Pearl's work laid the foundation for computers that reason about actions and observations while assessing cause-effect relationships. The concept has found its way into a remarkable range of applications – medical diagnosis and gene mapping, credit-card fraud detection, homeland security, speech recognition systems and Google searches, to name a few. Pearl also used Bayesian networks to advance a new way of understanding and measuring causality in wide-ranging scientific disciplines such as psychology, economics, epidemiology and social sciences.
The integral role of UCLA faculty in the development of AI can be traced to the field's roots. Turing himself had been a student of Alonzo Church, a mathematician and philosopher who served on the UCLA faculty from 1967 to 1990. The Church-Turing thesis – any function that can be sufficiently described as an algorithm can be performed by a machine – is the intellectual heart of AI.
In his seminal 1950 paper "Computing Machinery and Intelligence," which opened with the question, "Can machines think?," Turing proposed what became known as the "Turing Test" – a computer could be considered intelligent if a human couldn't distinguish whether he was interacting with another human or a machine.
In 1972, two years before he joined the UCLA faculty, psychiatrist Kenneth Colby developed PARRY, a computer program that mimicked a paranoid schizophrenic in typed conversation, for use as a psychiatry training tool. PARRY was the first machine to pass the Turing Test. Some two decades later, Charles Taylor, professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and a member of the UCLA faculty since 1980, was part of a group that was instrumental in developing machines with life-like properties, including the ability to learn and evolve.
The dawn of AI as a scholarly pursuit is dated to a conference on the campus of Dartmouth College in the summer of 1956, where many predicted that a machine as intelligent as a human would exist within a generation. That turned out to be wildly optimistic.
"By the time I was starting, the incredible difficulty of these problems was recognized," Taylor says. But guided by Pearl and other luminaries – and riding the wave of exponential advances in computing power – AI is making rapid strides in several of the sub-fields that have developed in the ensuing decades.
One of the classic AI challenges, addressed by Pearl's work as well as that of Richard Korf, UCLA professor of computer science, is what's known as heuristics, or combinatorial optimization – finding efficient algorithms for problems so large that an exhaustive search isn't possible. In programming a computer to play chess, for example, the number of possible moves, potential responses to those moves, moves the computer can make in return, etc., grows exponentially. How to develop the most efficient methods for such tasks is a central concern in AI.
Natural language processing presents another major AI problem, as anyone who has conversed with Siri can attest. "How to get a machine to really understand the meaning of a word, a sentence, a joke or an editorial the way people do is a huge challenge," says Michael Dyer, UCLA professor of computer science and a leader in the language-processing field. A person hearing a statement like "John picked up a bat and hit Bill; there was blood everywhere" understands context and relationships enough to automatically conclude that John hit Bill with a baseball bat and that the blood belonged to Bill, although none of that is explicitly stated. "The more intelligent we are, the less we have to say to each other," Dyer explains.
Among the most anticipated application of computer vision are self-driving cars. The first vision-guided vehicles were successfully demonstrated in Munich, Germany more than 20 years ago. Soatto's group built a self-driving car for the U.S. Department of Defense's DARPA Grand Challenge in 2005, and one of the group's company partners has since built systems for vision-based driver assistance and autonomous driving. Self-driving vehicles have been available for sale in Japan since 2006, and aren't far from hitting the market in the United States, where Google's driverless fleet has tallied more than 200,000 miles, including navigation on public roads.
Some in the AI field believe it's not a matter of if but when we will put all of the problems together and create artificially intelligent machines that are smarter than humans – a concept that's been called "The Singularity." It won't be easy, and for that reason some suggest projections that we are as few as 20 years away also are overly optimistic. "Just because the chip speed is going to be fast enough to duplicate a human brain in terms of performance doesn't mean it will have anything smart in there," notes Nardi.
Indeed, much depends on how one defines intelligence. Computers are already better than humans at many things, whether it's storing huge databases (you try memorizing thousands of phone numbers) or playing chess. On the other hand, notes Pearl, it's hard to imagine machines outstripping comedians when it comes to something like writing jokes. "Humor takes a deep knowledge of oneself, the listener, the society and the context in which we are living," he says.
AI is moving toward a "humanoid" robot – one with vision and the ability to plan, reason and understand emotion; one with common sense and the ability to learn; one able to balance itself and move about. Already, whether it's autonomous vehicles or the robots being built to provide home care for the elderly, artificially intelligent machines are increasingly acting on their own. "For robots to be really useful they have to learn and evolve, and these are likely to escape human control," observes Taylor.
For Allen, the emergence of AI systems that can adapt and learn raises the question of whether they can be designed to do the right thing in circumstances that call for ethical judgments. When a machine's job is to ensure that an elderly patient's pills are taken and the patient is saying no, can the machine insist up to a certain point but back off when the patient's autonomy is the more important value? Suppose an autonomous driving car system has the capacity to detect that a passenger in the car is gravely ill, or a woman is in labor. Can it be programmed to correctly weigh the risks of speeding to the hospital against not getting the passenger there soon enough?
A society in which robots run things sounds like the stuff of science fiction. But is it?


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UN special envoy 'angry' at foreign meddling in Libya
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The United Nations special envoy to Libya on Monday said he was "angry" at foreign interference in the war-torn country, saying Libyans have "suffered enough."
"I am really angry to see that everybody wants to talk about Libya and very few people want to talk about the Libyans, what happens to the Libyans," Ghassan Salame said after a two-hour meeting with the UN Security Council.
"Enough is enough, the Libyans have suffered enough," he added.
Asked about Turkey's decision to deploy troops in Libya to support the UN-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli, Salame answered that the "country is suffering too much from foreign interferences in different ways."
"What I asked these countries is very clear: keep out of Libya. There is enough weapons in Libya, they don't need extra weapons.
"There are enough mercenaries in Libya, so stop sending mercenaries, as it is the case right now," he said, estimating the number of foreign fighters in the country to be in the "hundreds, probably thousands."
Russia has denied direct involvement with Russian mercenaries reported to be operating in Libya since last summer in support of Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar, who is battling the Tripoli government and whose forces said Monday they had taken control of the coastal city of Sirte from the GNA.
"Get out of the Libya nightmare," said Salame, reminding members of an arms embargo on the country since 2011, when an uprising toppled longtime strongman Moamer Kadhafi.
"That's what I am asking all the countries to remain outside this situation because there is no military solution."
Salame also criticized the Security Council's failure to reach an agreement on a ceasefire resolution, which it has been trying to draw up since April.
"Libya is not only a geopolitical story, it is also a human story. And people are suffering. But there is no international clear message," the special envoy said.
Asked about the timing of an international conference called by Germany and which is provisionally slated for the end of January, Salame said he hoped the gathering would be held "as soon as possible."
A diplomatic source said a scheduled meeting in Moscow on Saturday between German leader Angela Merkel and her Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin could prove decisive to the conference if Putin agreed to attend. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has also been invited.


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Gli Arlanda Jets sono una squadra di football americano di Märsta, in Svezia; fondati nel 1988, hanno vinto 1 titolo nazionale.

Dettaglio stagioni

Tackle football

Tornei nazionali

Campionato

Division 1/Superserien för damer

Fonti: Enciclopedia del Football - A cura di Roberto Mezzetti

Division 1

Fonti: Enciclopedia del Football - A cura di Roberto Mezzetti

Tornei internazionali

European Football League (1986-2013)

Fonti: Enciclopedia del Football - A cura di Roberto Mezzetti

Riepilogo fasi finali disputate

Palmarès
 1 SM-final (2003)
 5 Campionati di 2º livello (1996, 1998, 2016, 2020, 2022)
 5 Campionati svedesi Under-19 (1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2012)
 1 Campionato svedese Under-16 (1996)
 1 Dukes Tourney Senior (1995)
 2 Dukes Tourney Under-19 (2004, 2005)
 2 Dukes Tourney Under-17 (2010, 2013)
 2 Dukes Tourney Under-13 (2008, 2012)

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni


Thank you for visiting Copper Harbor Birding. Our organization was developed to promote bird watching, awareness and conservation in Copper Harbor and the Keweenaw. There is amazing bird life here, read about it and pass it on! A great spot for bird watching all year long and observing the spectacular spring migration!
Not only is the Keweenaw Peninsula along the Central Migration Flyway, but it offers a wide variety of bird habitats. Copper Harbor itself is a quiet place of refuge for many migrating species and even sea ducks. One can view numerous water birds on Lake Superior as well as Lake Fanny Hooe and Lake Manganese. Brockway Mountain is known as "Hawk Highway" because of the huge number of migrating raptors observed from it. 17 raptor species have been spotted from the mountain. There is old growth pine forest at the Estivant Pines Nature Sanctuary, home to many nesting warblers and other songbirds and several hiking trails which offer up excellent birding opportunities. Hunter's Point is a jump off point for many songbirds flying over Lake Superior and a great place to find woodland birds.
Please browse through the site to learn more about the area and the incredible birding that is awaiting you!
Visit the Festival page!Keweenaw's Migratory Bird Festival is in Copper Harbor - We celebrate the birds throughout the migration with guided bird walks and tours, presentations, tasty fund-raisers hosted by local restaurants and more.


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Als Reibzündschraube wird eine besondere Art der Zündung von (meist schweren) Geschützen bezeichnet.

Geschichte
Die ersten Kanonen wurden durchweg mit feinem Pulver, dem sogenannten Zündkraut und mittels einer Lunte gezündet. Diese Methode war relativ unsicher, deshalb wurde schon früh versucht, das Abfeuern einer Kanone zu mechanisieren. Alle Zündarten, wie sie auch von den Handfeuerwaffen bekannt waren, z. B. Radschloss- oder Feuersteinzündung, wurden dabei verwendet. Letztendlich wurde aber die Luntenzündung erst in der Zeit um 1820 von der Perkussionszündung verdrängt. Diese sehr sichere und zuverlässige Art der Zündung setzte sich schnell in der allgemeinen Waffentechnik durch.

Neben der Schlagröhre wurde auch die Reibzündschraube benutzt, um Geschütze abzufeuern. Die Reibzündschraube unterscheidet sich dabei kaum im Aufbau von der Schlagröhre. Lediglich der festere Messingkörper und das eingeschnittene Gewinde deuten darauf hin, dass es sich hierbei um eine robustere Art der Geschützzündung handelt. Durch das Herausziehen des Reibers, eines geriffelten oder angerauhten Drahtes, wurde der Reibsatz entzündet. Dieser wiederum zündet eine Pulverladung. Der daraus resultierende Zündstrahl schießt dann in die unter dem Zündloch liegenden Kartuschbeutel. Im Gegensatz zur Schlagröhre konnte die benutzte Reibzündschraube wiederverwertet werden. Sie wurde gegen Ende des 19. Jahrhunderts hauptsächlich bei Mörsern und Haubitzen verwandt.

Literatur
Hein: Das kleine Buch vom Deutschen Heere, Reprint der Ausgabe von 1901 Verlag Lipsius u. Fischer, Weltbild Verlag GmbH Augsburg, 1998, ISBN 3-8289-0271-5.

Bauteil (Geschütz)#Reibzündschraube


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This discussion guide features stories from three Canadian Mennonite Brethren and their friendships with Indigenous Peoples. Each story includes thought-provoking questions and prayer requests from the writer. The guide ends with a collection of suggestions from the contributors on ways to move beyond discussion.
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Point of sale kits include posters and bunting.
Brown-Forman Brands aims to distribute more than 4500 Mardi Gras kits in a bid to encourage operators to stage their own Mardi Gras parties. The event takes place in New Orleans, where Southern Comfort was founded, on March 8 this year.
The kits include drip mats, posters, bunting and banners bearing the strapline 'calling all bead throwers and party goers' or highlighting special Mardi Gras serve, the Southern Comfort Cajun Thunder shot (Southern Comfort with a few dashes of spicy pepper sauce). BBFB is also giving operators the chance to win stock and prizes by posting a photograph of their own Mardi Gras POS display on BBFB's trade website www.pourfection. co.uk/southerncomfort.
Senior brand manager Domenick Scioli said staging a Mardi Gras event can help boost footfall.
Meanwhile, the firm is giving operators extra support to drive spirits sales in the wake of last month's VAT increase.
BBFB is giving operators the chance to claim free menus (by visiting www. createamenu.co.uk and quoting voucher code VAT11) to eliminate the cost of reproducing drinks menus on account of the VAT rise. It's also promoting a range of 'skinny serves' at www.pourfection. com.
recent weeks. To celebrate 175 years since the distillery was granted its first licence, Glenfarclas has launched a special anniversary bottling. Eighteen casks, three from each of the last six decades, were selected to create the anniversary whisky, including a cask which at the time of bottling was the oldest in the distillery's warehouses (cask number 1711 from 1952).
The Glenfarclas 175th anniversary whisky brings together six decades in one glass.
The end result is said to marry the "heavy sherry" from casks from the 1950s and 1960s with "light fruitiness" from those filled in the '70s and '80s, the "freshness" of 1990s casks and the "surprising maturity" of the youngest casks from 2000.
The 175th anniversary bottling, which has an RRP of £85 and an ABV of 43%, is supplied in a gift tin featuring historic Glenfarclas labels.
Auchentoshan 1977 and Glenfarclas 175th anniversary are two recently-launched limited editions. limited edition dram.
releases is a 1998 expression which has been matured in Fino sherry casks; the "zesty" Fino sherry characteristics are said to be complemented by the smoothness of Auchentoshan. The distiller has released 6000 bottles of the 1998 expression, which has an RRP of £44.99 a bottle, globally.
BAR owners are being urged to tap into the 'true Irish spirit' this St Patrick's Day.
The call has gone out from spirits giant Pernod Ricard, which plans to distribute point of sale kits for Jameson Irish whiskey to some 3000 outlets across the UK in the run up to March 17.
limited edition bottle of Jameson will be launched. The brand team joined forces with Irish designer and bar owner, Paul Daly, to produce the "contemporary" bottle design. Patrick Venning, head of marketing for Jameson at Pernod Ricard, said the campaign aims to give St Patrick's Day a "premium makeover". "Through our 'true Irish spirit' campaign, we're giving bartenders across the UK the tools and knowledge to maximise the St Patrick's Day sales opportunity in a way that delivers a premium in-bar experience for their consumers," he said.
The limited edition bottle is available now.
single malt with subtle oaky tones. Just 240 bottles of the whisky, which has a retail price of £370, have been released worldwide.