Oh my goooooooooooooooooooood, Paulo! I'm glad you're not trying to make a big deal out of it but if this feeling lingers and it's still strong, breaking up with Jasmine seems logical and humane to do!
JamieMoonbeams December 24, 2012, 12:04 AM EST.
I think Paulo should break up with Jazzy, because he really really loves Lucy. Think of it, if he's dating Jazzy and he longs for Lucy, it will make Jasmine feel bad (or jealous) and Jasmine is a super cool person, Paulo obviously does not want to hurt her feelings, so instead of making things harder I think it will be better for them to be friends. Lucy could also need some cheering up from a close friend.
Bittersweet_PauloxLucy December 24, 2012, 1:02 AM EST.
I have to say I'm in love with Paulo's page-long blush-whilst-looking-conflicted-and-uncomfortable. I've very much been there. I've also felt for Paulo the whole two years I've been a BCB reader. As nice as Jasmine is to him, I feel like he still hasn't gotten his lucky break.
Hazel December 24, 2012, 1:31 AM EST.


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At the invitation of Mons 2015 European Capital of Culture, I stayed at Mons in Belgium for a week, and I took some pictures for "New Reading Portraits".
The solo exhibition organized by Institut des Idées Actives at Galerie Vitrine-65 , 65 rue Notre-Dame de Nazareth, 75003 Paris, France.
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The exhibition from 28 to 31 January 2015.
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Q: Aligning banner under IE I wanted to pasted a banner in my header-logo. Under Chrome/FF and Safari it worked out very well, but under IE i did not manage to position the banner correctly.
I tested position:absolute; or position:relative and many other variables but nothing helps. Who can help me?
Code in Stylesheet relating to positioning:
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    position:absolute;
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    position:relative;
    left:235px;
    top:3px;
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Code in website relating to banner:

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(wingspan: 16''-18'') The Northern Saw-whet Owl is short-bodied with a large, round head and no ear tufts. Their white eyebrows connect over their beak to make a "Y". They have bright yellow eyes and a light brown facial disk. The Saw-whet's chest is white with brown streaks. The juveniles have white eyebrows like the adults but their head and back are dark brown while its chest and belly is a rusty orange.
These owls eat mainly small mammals and occasionally small birds and insects.
In Colorado, there are some populations of Northern Saw-whet Owls that live here year-round and some that migrate out of state for the winter.
Northern Saw-whet Owls are secondary cavity nesters, which means they need to find a cavity in a tree that is either natural or created by a woodpecker or a flicker. The females will lay anywhere from four to nine eggs but on average five to six. The babies typically fledge the nest after four to five weeks.


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Q: Method level scope of variables I am a beginner in Java and came across these errors while practicing, so I thought of clarifying them instead of trying to memorize the error to avoid them.
public static int gcd(int a, int b) {
  if(a > b) {
    int result = a % b;
  }
  return result;
}

This generates me a cannot find symbol, but I thought I initialize the result as int in the if loops?
public static int gcd(int a, int b) {
  if(a > b) {
    int result = a % b;
    return result;
  }
}

For this, if I return the result in the if loop, is it wrong because it continues looping?
public static int gcd(int a, int b) {
  int result = 0;
  if(a > b) {
    result = a % b;
  }
  return result;
}

The error goes away on declaring result outside of the if loop. Why is that?

A: This is related to the scope of the variable result. When it was inside the if it stopped existing when you left the if (the }).
public static int gcd(int a, int b){
    int result = 0;
    if (a > b) {
        result = a % b;
    }
    return result;
} // result exists until here

public static int gcd(int a, int b){
    if (a > b) {
        int result = a % b;
    } // result exists until here
    return result; // result doesn't exist in this scope
}

Basically you can only access variables within the blocks of code where they are defined, a block of code is defined by curly braces { ... }.
An alternative implementation of your function could be done without the variable at all.
public static int gcd(int a, int b){
    if (a > b) {
        return a % b;
    }
    return 0;
}

A: Local variables are called local because they can only be seen inside the block they were created in.
A block is any code inside { ... }.
Let's see the blocks you have in your first version:
public static int gcd(int a, int b) { // first block starts here
  if(a>b) { // second block, an inner block, starts here
      int result=a%b;
  } // second block ends here
  return result;
} // first block ends here

So, you create a local variable in the second block, and try to use it outside that block, ie, in the first block. That's what the compiler is complaining about. The variable result kind of disappeared after the second block finished.

A: The reason for the first error is that the if statement establishes a new context for variables. The declaration of result is not visible outside the body of the if.
In the second case, the if condition may fail to be satisfied, in which case the function will not execute a return statement. That is also an error, because the function needs to return an int (or throw an exception) for every execution path.


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Master of Public Health Degree Programs in Tennessee
Four accredited public health degree programs in Tennessee have met the standards of the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). With over 6.5 million residents, Tennessee lies between the Mississippi River and Appalachian Mountains as the nation's 17th most populous state. Although it's best known for its country and rockabilly music, Tennessee has a diverse economy making a gross state product of $233 billion. Public health has been a growing sector in Tennessee since it's now ranked the fifth least healthy state in America. Public health professionals will be hired to help combat the Volunteer State's high rates of obesity, physical inactivity, violent crime, and child poverty. Tennessee is well-known for housing the Hospital Corporation of America (HCA), the world's largest operator of healthcare facilities. If you're interested in studying in a Master in Public Health degree program, the following are the four accredited master's degrees in Tennessee.
East Tennessee State University
Located on a scenic 366-acre urban campus in Johnson City within the Appalachians near Roan Mountain, East Tennessee State University is an accredited four-year public state research institution enrolling more than 14,900 students each year. Forbes magazine has ranked ETSU as the 170th best college in the South and 240th top research university nationwide. East Tennessee State is also consistently named in the Princeton Review's list for "America's Best Value Colleges." According to the U.S. News, the College of Public Health is distinguished for offering the 31st best graduate public health degrees in the United States.
Continuously accredited by the CEPH since 2000, the Master of Public Health (MPH) program at East Tennessee State is focused on providing high-quality educational experiences for grad students seeking careers in public health practice and/or research. Students select from five specialization areas in Biostatistics, Community Health, Environmental Health, Epidemiology, and Health Services Administration. The competency-based curriculum can be completed full-time or part-time for total of 42 credits. In addition to the on-ground program, there's a flexible online alternative with live streaming or video archiving lectures for working professionals. MPH students must complete an internship with one of ETSU's over 175 affiliated agencies. Applicants must have an accredited bachelor's degree and minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75.
Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH)
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)
1276 Gilbreath Drive
mphcoordinator@etsu.edu
http://www.etsu.edu/cph/academics/graduate.php#tab-3-1
As the premier flagship senior public research institution governed by the Tennessee Board of Regents system, the University of Memphis is home for over 21,400 students on its sprawling 1,160-acre urban campus in Memphis' Normal Station neighborhood near the Wolf River. Honored as America's 40th best master's-level institution for civic engagement in Washington Monthly, U of M is ranked the 162nd best college in the South by Forbes magazine. Featuring dual CEPH and CAHME accreditation, the School of Public Health aims to prepare tomorrow's generation of leaders addressing community health concerns, including AIDS, obesity, heart disease, and smoking.
Integrating academic rigor and real-world applied practice, the Master of Public Health (MPH) program is designed for Memphis students who wish to follow their passion for improving health and wellness on a community level. The program often attracts mid-career healthcare professionals thanks to the convenient evening or online courses. Requiring 42 credits, the curriculum allows for concentration in Biostatistics, Epidemiology, Environmental Health, Health Systems Management, or Social and Behavioral Science. A 240-clock hour practicum experience is built within the program. MPH students have the freedom to complete a master's project or master's thesis. Graduates will have the in-depth knowledge to promote disease prevention, especially in underserved urban or rural areas.
Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education (CAHME)
3720 Alumni Avenue
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http://www.memphis.edu/sph/programs/mphadmissions.php
College of Education, Health, and Human Services
Established over two centuries ago in 1794, the University of Tennessee is a major public sun-grant and land-grant research institution serving more than 27,400 students from its 560-acre urban campus in the state's third largest city of Knoxville. Named among Princeton Review's list for "Colleges That Pay You Back," UTK is currently crowned the 103rd best national university, 47th top public school, and 84th best college for veterans in America by the USNWR. Also ranked the nation's 52nd best education school, the College of Education, Health, and Human Services houses the CEPH-accredited Department of Public Health.
Consisting of 42 semester credits, the Master of Public Health (MPH) program at UTK follows a non-thesis track to provide graduate students with the applied professional preparation needed to make a lasting difference on the health of our world's diverse communities. All students will complete a core of knowledge in epidemiology, biostatistics, societal health, public health policy, and environmental health science. From there, MPH students select a concentration in Community Health Education, Health Policy and Management, or Veterinary Public Health. The part-time program is structured for working practitioners with late afternoon and evening classes for two to three years. The university has ties with over 200 agencies in 32 states for students to complete the required 360-hour internship.
1914 Andy Holt Avenue
kcbrown@utk.edu
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Enrolling a selective community of around 12,600 students, Vanderbilt University is an elite comprehensive private non-profit institution with high research activity on its tree-lined 330-acre urban campus in Nashville within north-central Tennessee. Recognized by the Times Higher Education as the 87th best university globally, Vanderbilt is ranked the 15th best college, 12th top value university, and 13rd best school for veterans in America by the U.S. News. As the country's 14th best medical research school, the School of Medicine has over $300 million in total funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Since 1996, the two-year Master of Public Health (MPH) program at Vanderbilt has used an interdisciplinary approach to train future public health practitioners and researchers for improving well-being in today's diverse communities. Three specialized tracks are available for Epidemiology, Global Health, and Health Policy. The program admits a new cohort of students with a strong clinical background each fall. Within the 42-credit curriculum, MPH students will explore everything from biostatistics and health economics to public policy evaluation and health behavior. Students will devote 20 hours to field practicum per week for 12 continuous weeks in their second year. Completing a master's thesis project studying a current public health trend is required.
2215 Garland Avenue
annie.smart@vanderbilt.edu
https://medschool.vanderbilt.edu/mph/
A Master of Public Health (MPH) is the chosen professional degree for anyone interested in building a rewarding career in public health practice, research, or teaching. There's never been a better time to head back to graduate school and study public health. According to the ASPH, America will need to hire more than 250,000 public health practitioners before 2020 to avoid a national shortage. Practice settings can range from local non-profits to federal government agencies, such as the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Public health graduates can find high-paying careers as health administrators, epidemiologists, biostatisticians, nutritionists, health educators, and environmental health specialists. Consider following your passion for community service into one of these accredited public health degree programs in Tennessee.

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The phrase's originator is my mother— a small, tenacious, and willfully obstinate woman who will likely read this piece and tell me that I got it all wrong. That doesn't matter. What does is that her catchphrase "If I die, I die" has become a valuable life philosophy that I have embraced with vigor. If I die, I die isn't about death, really—it's about seizing LIFE by its metaphorical undercarriage and trudging forward to do the things we must do to press on.
Saying "If I die, I die" in response to someone telling me that I should reconsider the romaine lettuce in my salad due to e. coli is flip, dramatic, but it is also practical. I don't expect to die from swimming in the ocean after eating a chicken parm and drinking a lot of iced tea, but I do know that death is a possibility in literally everything I do! It's a more dramatic que sera, sera, an amped-up "Whatever happens, happens"—acknowledging that there are many things beyond our control, and to try and stop them is entirely futile.
My grandmother is religious and some of that must've rubbed off on my mom, a woman who doesn't really seem to believe in God, but does believe very much in living life in spite of death's icy grip.
We will all eventually die—not right now, maybe, and probably not tomorrow— but it's coming. Best to sit with that information and accept it, because the sooner you can do that, life becomes that much more free. It's not morbid, really, but it is a teensy bit Buddhist—an influence that I suspected after realizing that my grandmother is religious and some of that must've rubbed off on my mom, a woman who doesn't really seem to believe in God, but does believe very much in living life in spite of death's icy grip.
She confirmed as much when I called her on the phone to ask her about the phrase that's stuck with me for so long. When asked if there was a strict definition of what it means to her, she said, "Not particularly. Because people say that—If I die, I die." Never mind that I have never heard this said by anyone else in such an explicit and melodramatic fashion. My mother seems to think that this phrase is a well-established part of life, just as death itself. And that, to me, is kind of sweet.


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De 78e editie van de wielerwedstrijd Waalse Pijl werd gehouden op 23 april 2014. De renners reden 199 kilometer van Bastenaken naar de Muur van Hoei. De wedstrijd maakte deel uit van de UCI World Tour 2014. Titelverdediger was de Spanjaard Daniel Moreno. Deze editie werd gewonnen door de Spanjaard Alejandro Valverde, die na 2006 voor de tweede keer zijn handen in de lucht mocht steken boven op de Muur van Hoei.

Hellingen

Mannen

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Verloop
In de openingsfase van de koers ontsnapten Jonathan Clarke, Preben Van Hecke en Ramūnas Navardauskas uit het peloton. Het drietal kreeg een maximale voorsprong van bijna acht minuten. Op vijftig kilometer van de streep moest Clarke zijn twee vluchtgenoten laten gaan. In het peloton namen Katjoesja en BMC het voortouw in de jacht op de leiders.

Nieuw in deze editie was dat de afstand tussen de laatste twee passages van de Muur van Hoei is verkort. Na de een na laatste passage hoefde er nu nog maar 25 kilometer gekoerst te worden. Dit leverde echter weinig actie op. Enkele renners, waaronder Cyril Gautier, probeerden op de klim weliswaar te ontsnappen, maar werden snel ingerekend. Op twaalf kilometer van de meet werden ook de twee leiders gegrepen door het peloton.

In de finale plaatste Jérémy Roy een aanval, maar hij werd ingerekend door Katjoesja. Een relatief grote groep reed vervolgens naar de voet van de Muur van Hoei. Romain Bardet was op de slotklim de eerste die een aanval plaatste, maar de Fransman werd snel teruggepakt.

Daarna probeerde Michał Kwiatkowski ervan door te gaan, maar de Pool kreeg geen ruimte van Daniel Martin. Vervolgens plaatste Alejandro Valverde een goed getimede aanval, niemand kon hem volgen. De Spanjaard reed zodoende naar de overwinning en had op de meet drie seconden voorsprong op Martin. Kwiatkowski eindigde één seconde later als derde.

Daarachter werden Bauke Mollema, Tom-Jelte Slagter en Jelle Vanendert respectievelijk vierde, vijfde en zesde. Ook Philippe Gilbert (10e), Wout Poels (12e) en Jurgen Van den Broeck (20e) reden zichzelf in de top-20.

Uitslag

UCI World Tour
In deze Waalse Pijl zijn punten te verdienen voor de ranking in de UCI World Tour 2014. Enkel renners die uitkomen voor een WorldTour-ploeg, maken aanspraak om punten te verdienen.

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De 17e editie van de vrouweneditie van de wielerwedstrijd Waalse Pijl werd gehouden op 23 april 2014. De rennsters reden 127 kilometer van Hoei naar de Muur van Hoei. De wedstrijd maakte deel uit van de UCI Road Women World Cup 2014. In 2013 won de Nederlandse Marianne Vos. Deze editie werd gewonnen door de Française Pauline Ferrand-Prevot.

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Uitslag

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UCI World Tour 2014
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Original watercolor illustrations used as concept sketches for both the manga and film versions of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind. This full-color, over-sized, hardcover book also includes Miyazaki's earliest sketches that eventually became the basis for some of the most beloved anime movies of the past 20 years. Rating: None.


"Up to 30 militants have been killed during the ground operations and airstrikes which were conducted in 4 different provinces of the country in the past 24 hours. The MoD in a statement said the operations were conducted in Ghazni, Uruzgan, Helmand, and Logar provinces."
Ghani called on Taliban to convince Pakistan and other militants to accept the path of development in Afghanistan as he convinced world for Afghan peace. He has plan for future of Afghanistan, saying peace would not prevail by paper rather with accepting each others.
Elders in Tagab district say the historic Mya-gul-jan Agha madrassa received partial damage during a raid by security forces. Details are conflicting on how much damage. That area is under Taliban control. But the madrassa far precedes Taliban - by 100 yrs.


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Compartmental Tissue Characterization using NMR Relaxometry
Dortch, Richard D.
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is unique in its sensitivity to a wide array of contrast mechanisms in soft tissue. Unfortunately, the physiological and/or microanatomical characteristics that give rise to this contrast can show significant heterogeneity on the scale of a typical voxel, resulting in an observed nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) signal that is a summation of these spatially varying characteristics. Multicomponent analysis, which allows one to separate the observed NMR signal into components that represent underlying sub-voxel tissue compartments, can be used to deal with this limitation. For example, this approach has been applied to myelinated tissue (e.g., white matter, peripheral nerve) to measure the so-called myelin water fraction, which has been shown to correlate with myelin content. Despite this promise, several fundamental issues regarding the compartmental models used to describe myelinated tissue exist. These include: 1) quantifying the effect of intercompartmental exchange and 2) the inability to resolve axonal water (water within myelinated axons) from interaxonal water (water outside myelinated axons) in the central nervous system. This dissertation presents a series of studies aimed to address these fundamental issues. To address the effect of exchange, a novel method for quantifying exchange rates, which allows for a significant reduction in scan time relative to existing methods, was developed. This method was tested and compared to existing methods via simulations studies, validated via phantom studies, and applied in excised myelinated tissue samples. To investigate methods for resolving axonal and interaxonal water, compartmental relaxation measurements were performed in myelinated tissue samples before and after administration of contrast reagents as a means to characterize the compartmental enhancement pattern associated with each reagent. The results of these studies suggest that administration of potassium dichromate in white matter and optic nerve ex vivo might allow one to resolve axonal and interaxonal water in these tissues. Though not directly related, an additional study was included, which showed that novel information about tumor microenvironment may be available in vivo using the multicomponent analysis techniques presented throughout this work.
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Ajla Tomljanovic was born to Croatian father Ratko, a former handball player who won the 1992 and 1993 handball European Cup, and Bosniak mother Emina. She started playing tennis at age 7 introduced by the sister and met as a child Chris Evert in what she considers her best tennis memory.
She made her pro debut on ITF Circuit in Croatia in 2007, and two years ago at Indian Wells, she lived her first main draw appearance at WTA level, losing to Angela Haynes. As a junior, she achieved the career-high ranking of No.4 in singles and No.4 in doubles, as she won the junior doubles crown in Australia in 2009 (w/McHale)and in that same 2009 she was a member of Croatia's victorious junior Fed Cup team.
She improved her ranking from No.453 to No.78 in 2013 season, after clinching the quarter-finals in Québec City and reached four times the fourth round: it was the biggest jump of any player in Top 100 that season.
In 2014, Tomljanovic announced she would switch nationalities and start representing Australia and did so for the first time at 2014 US Open. At Roland Garros, however, she had reached the first Grand Slam fourth-round in her career. In her run, she upset 2010 French Open Champion Francesca Schiavone in the 1st round, the 32nd seed Elena Vesnina in the next match and then 3rd seed Agnieszka Radwańska. She moved to Brisbane in November 2014 with Australian residency.
She ended 2015 at No.66 for her third consecutive Top 100 finish. That year, Tomljanovic reached the first WTA final of her career finishing runner-up in Pattaya City (l. Hantuchova): after that run, she made her Top 50 debut. She also clinched the first Premier-level quarter-final of her career in Stanford (l. No.11 Karolina Pliskova). Other notable results in 2015 were the semifinals run at Tokyo [Japan Open] (l. eventual champion Wickmayer) and the quarter-finals in Strasbourg (l. eventual champion Stosur).
Tomljanovic finished 2016 season at No.930 after playing only two tournaments all year, at Brisbane and Australian Open. Then, she underwent a shoulder surgery that forced her sidelined for the rest of the season.
She started the 2017 season in Acapulco, advancing to the second round after beating Bouchard in her first main draw win since 2015 Tokyo [Japan Open]. She defeated No.13 Vesnina on her way to a third-round in Miami (l. Safarova). On ITF Circuit, she finished runner-up in the final tournament of the year at $100k event in Dubai (l. Bencic) in December. Previously, she was losing finalist at $60k tournament in Sacramento (l. Anisimova) and $80k event in Waco (l. Townsend).
Tomljanovic began the 2018 campaign reaching back-to-back SFs at the WTA 125K Series events at Newport Beach (l. eventual champion Collins) and Indian Wells (l. K.Bondarenko). In Monterrey, she made her first WTA quarter-finals appearance since 2015 (Tokyo [Japan Open]) before falling to the eventual champion, Muguruza. She then reached her second career WTA singles final at Rabat (l. Mertens).
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Conwy is a coastal town in North Wales surrounded by a medieval wall and anchored by a massive, 13th century Edwardian castle. These UNESCO World Heritage Sites are the lure. Conwy's scenery and activities will convince you to stay awhile.
Llywelyn ap Gruffudd was the Prince of Wales when he launched unsuccessful insurrections against Edward I of England. After he was killed at the Battle of Orewin Bridge in 1282, the king commissioned walls around Conwy to protect it from further Welsh rebellions. The citadel was finished in 1287. It was .81 mile long and had 21 towers plus three gatehouses. Fortunately, most of this defensive network remains intact. The majority of Conwy is still located within this 25 acre, medieval triangle.
After King Edward I of England suppressed the Welsh in 1283, he demanded their Aberconwy Abbey be moved and this impressive castle be built on its site. Architect John Bonvillars and grand mason James St. George orchestrated hundreds of laborers to complete the Edwardian stronghold within four years. This perspective from across the River Conwy shows the castle's southern curtain wall. It was constructed from sandstone and limestone. The four towers from left to right are the South-West, Prison, Bakehouse and King's Towers.
In order to visit the Conwy Castle, you leave the tourist center and walk over the former drawbridge. Entry into the Outer Ward is through the arched portal in the background below the West Barbican. On the left is the South-West Tower and flanking the other side is the North-West Tower. Also on the right is the Kitchen Tower. This is where the garrison ate their meals and stabled their horses.
This archway once served as the divider between the Chapel and the Great Hall. In lieu of the missing floor is a catwalk so you can tour the rooms and see down to the basement. After the Conwy Castle was finished in 1287, it survived several attacks in 1295, 1399, 1401 and 1642 until it was destroyed by Parliamentary troops in 1665. Several restoration projects have occurred since the late 19th century. However, the castle is still primarily in ruins. This popular tourist attraction was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986.
This perspective of the Outer Ward faces east towards the River Conwy seen in the background. On the left is the massive castellated Stockhouse Tower. Formerly there was a drawbridge below it leading into the Inner Ward and the private royal chambers designed for King Edward and Queen Eleanor. The archway on the right was the entrance to the Great Hall and Chapel. Behind it are the Bakehouse and King's Tower.
The 326 foot Conwy Suspension Bridge was built over the River Conwy in 1826. It features four towers with battlements similar in design to the adjacent castle. After a new bridge was built next to it in 1958, this treasure of the National Trust became a footbridge. It was designed by civil engineer Thomas Telford. He was commissioned for so many highways and bridges in the United Kingdom during the early 19th century he was nicknamed the Colossus of Roads. In 2011, Telford was inducted into the Scottish Engineering Hall of Fame.
The River Conwy flows for 27 miles in northern Wales before empting into the Irish Sea at the town of Conwy. The estuary widens in several places resembling lakes. The shores of the sheltered, tidal waters are an ideal location for building a home. Archeologists believe the first residents lived here during the Stone Age.
The Conwy River is a popular spot among anglers. Favorite catches include Atlantic salmon, sea trout (called sewin) and brown trout. Both fly fishing and shore casting are successful techniques. Also consider chartering a boat for a ride in Liverpool Bay, part of the Irish Sea. Captains know the best reef and wreck fishing spots to help you hook pollack, mackerel, cod and bass. Crustacean fans enjoy crabbing from the quay or taking a lobster boat in search of the Black Gold of the sea. Yum!
The Guinness Book of World Records has verified this bright red building from the 16th century as The Smallest House in Great Britain. The humble abode with an upper loft is only six feet wide and 10.2 feet high. Its last resident at the end of the 19th century was a fisherman named Robert Jones. At 6' 3", he was unable to stand up inside. The woman in the period costume is your guide. Obviously, it is a quick tour but a novel one.
Conwy is part of the Conwy County Borough in north-central Wales. One third of this region, or approximately 823 square miles, is Snowdonia. In 1953, this became the country's first national park. A large percent of the remaining landscape is devoted to sheep and dairy farms. The majority of the area's 100,000 plus residents live in nine coastal towns. The primary language in many of these communities is Welsh.


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There's something about Italians and tomatoes; it is in the blood. They make you feel so happy. You can never have too many. There's always space for one more plant and by summers end they are laden with ripened fruit, bent and burdened by an avalanche of red. In between there's usually a mountain of basil and parsley. There's a tomato for every occasion; one kind for eating and another for putting in salad and another still for making pasta sauce.
The silos dominate the view from our balcony and lounge room windows. Tall and impressive, the sandy cylinders impose themselves upon the landscape. At first it seemed such a pity that these monstrous objects jutted from the ground dwarfing all in sight, a blot on the vista from our windows. From every direction they are visible, sentinels upon the river bank. They are the backdrop to Seaport.
Slowly I begin to see and feel that they are so much more and that they belong. Built in the late 50s, they are a remnant from a time when Kings wharf was the centre of a thriving industrial precinct. At their base are the sawtooth designed woolsheds, a couple of decades older still. Abandoned and decaying the silos have been given a second chance at life, an ambitious project to retain and redevelop the silos into an accommodation and conference centre. The cleanup phase has begun, trucks, like ants, crawl over the site, coming and going about their business. I wonder how much of the transformation we will see over the coming year or so.
For now, I am enjoying watching the many moods of the silos; the way the soft morning light reflects upon the vertical walls, the way the still water creates a mirror image, the way a grey and moody sky cloaks the silos in drama and the way a marmalade sunset is a picture perfect backdrop for this impressive old building.
And this impressive old building has imposed itself upon me. No longer a towering interloper, defiant and solitary, now it is a beacon, welcoming me home. A majestic survivor that continues to intrigue and inspire….
The balcony was the perfect spot for a bit of sunset appreciation tonight.


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Tarjei Skarlund (born 6 November 1978) is a male beach volleyball player from Norway. With team mate Jørre Kjemperud, he represented Norway in beach volleyball at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed with Martin Spinnangr.

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External links

 Tarjei Skarlund at YouTube

1978 births
Living people
Norwegian beach volleyball players
Men's beach volleyball players
Beach volleyball players at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Beach volleyball players at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Olympic beach volleyball players of Norway
Sportspeople from Ålesund


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Google Sounds 2.2 adds two categories of loud and seasonal ringtones [APK Download]
2019/10/24 11:15am PDT Oct 24, 2019
Ringtones are a great way to personalize your phone. Whether it plays fun music or an annoying tune, plays an abrupt sound, dings, knocks, beeps, or makes no sound at all, it's your choice. If you have one of Google's devices, you've probably used their Sounds app to pick a ringtone, notification sound, or alarms, and now you'll have more choice. The app just received an update to v2.2 adding two new categories: Play It Loud and Seasonal Celebrations.
Nvidia Shield TV v2.1 revamped with new launcher, swipepad, Google Assistant [APK Download]
2019/10/24 7:55am PDT Oct 24, 2019
Nvidia is gearing up to launch two brand new Shield TV products, and in preparation, the company has now revamped its remote control phone app. If you have a Shield TV, you'll find a lot more here than what the standard Android TV Remote Control app provides.
[Update: Sprint, T-Mobile] US carriers launch system that could replace app passwords with your phone itself
Jon Bitner
2019/10/23 11:04pm PDT Oct 23, 2019
Smartphone users already have several great options when it comes to password managers on Android, letting them log in to supported apps at the press of a button. Now they're being joined by ZenKey, a new service developed in collaboration with the four major US cell carriers that's looking to do away with individual passwords while claiming some robust security features of its own.
[Update: 6th app, APKs] Google releases 5 experimental Digital Wellbeing apps
Google isn't slowing down its Digital Wellbeing efforts. A little more than a year after its release, the app has matured with new features, parental control integration, Chrome browsing monitoring, and has become mandatory for all Android devices going forward. That isn't stopping Google from testing new angles that could help you curb your screen time and better manage your phone usage. To that end, the Google Creative Lab has released five new experimental wellbeing apps.
New Huawei P40 render reveals dual selfie cameras in a Samsung-style hole-punch (Update: P40 Pro, colors, ceramic)
[Update: Rolling out more widely] Gmail's dark mode is here for some users (APK Download)
2019/10/18 6:10pm PDT Oct 18, 2019
When Android 10 officially rolled out, dark mode aficionados were a bit miffed to see that several of the apps that were still white hadn't been updated yet. The Google app, Play Store, Maps, and Gmail were the biggest holdouts, but now the last one is finally getting its darkness on.
Google app and Keep add account-switching gesture [APK Download]
A few weeks ago, several Google apps added a nifty gesture that allows you to quickly switch between your accounts. It started with Maps, then Drive, Contacts, and Gmail followed suit. Now two other apps are bringing the same change: Keep and the Google app.
Google Blogger gets surprise Material Design update on Android after years of neglect [APK Download]
Blogger used to be the go-to platform for anyone who wanted to share their words and opinions with the internet, but it has long been surpassed by social media on the consumer side and WordPress and Medium on the more professional side. We assumed that Google would just let the service die slowly by not providing updates to it anymore, but today, a new Android app version has been released on the Play Store after two years of stagnation. The update replaces the Holo interface of old with a modern Material redesign, bringing the product in line with Google's other offers.
Google Tasks v1.7 adds dark mode and homescreen widget [APK Download]
Google Tasks has taken several steps forward since its launch in April of last year. Many of the features that were then missing, like recurring tasks and timed reminders, app shortcuts, proper Gmail integration, sharing to the app, and more, have been implemented. The service now has the barebones necessities of a to-do manager and is continuing to improve. With the latest update, it has added two homescreen widgets and a dark theme.
[Update: Cross-device sync planned] Authy beta finally lets you add the correct logos to your accounts
Authy is one of the better known two-factor authentication apps out there, but there's one thing a lot of its users gripe with: Only a limited amount of pre-defined icons for accounts exist, leaving many smaller (and even bigger) services without proper visual identification. That's about to change as the latest beta of Authy, v24, lets you search for the right logo in an extensive database.
Google Play Store v17 fixes the broken changelog menu [APK Download]
2019/10/09 2:51am PDT Oct 9, 2019
Over the past few days, updates to the Google Play Store broke the changelog menu under My Apps & games. Users noticed that tapping the little arrow next to any app didn't trigger the changelog to appear below it, so they had to dig into the app listing looking for the latest changes brought by each update. Thankfully, that's now fixed with the latest Play Store v17.
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Idealism is a perspective that asserts the independent causal influence of intellectual ideas on social organization and culture. Idealism generally suggests the priority of ideals, principles, values, and goals over concrete realities. Idealism is metaphysical philosophies that assert reality, or reality as humans can know it. Idealsim is mentally constructed. Idealism manifests as a skepticism about the possibility of knowing any mind-independent thing.
In contrast to materialism, idealism asserts the primacy of consciousness as the origin and prerequisite of material phenomena. Idealism believes consciousness and mind to be the origin of the material world and aims to explain the existing world according to these principles.
Idealism theories are mainly divided into two groups. Subjective idealism and Objective idealism. Subjective idealism is human consciousness seeing the existing world as a combination of sensation. Objective idealism posits the existence of an objective consciousness independently of human ones.
Idealism emphasizes how human ideas, like beliefs and values, shape society. As an ontological doctrine, idealism asserts that all entities are composed of mind or spirit. Idealism thus rejects those physicalist and dualist theories that fail to ascribe priority to the mind. Idealists are understood to represent the world as it might or should be.
Idealism is contrasted with materialism, which focuses on concrete aspects of social organization as causative of particular intellectual ideas and values. Max Weber can be said to have given an idealistic explanation of the growth of capitalism by linking it to the emergence of a Protestant Ethic. The most influential critics of both epistemological and ontological idealism were G. E. Moore and Bertrand Russell. Though they were influential many aspects and paradigms of idealism still have a large influence on subsequent philosophy.
The conflict between materialism and idealism has often been inflated and/or obscured by conceptual strategies of specialization, eclecticism and reductionism. A metatheoretical approach to materialism and idealism is presented that clarifies the fundamental nature of the approaches and distinguishes areas of possible reconciliation from areas of irreducible conflict.
Materialism and Idealism in Organizational Research - Paul S. Adler, Bryan Borys, Organization Studies, Vol. 14, No. 5, (1993).
Organization theory needs a framework that can elucidate the technological, economic, political and symbolic forces that are at work in and on organizations. Much organizational research can be seen as materialist, by virtue of its granting primary causal efficacy to technical-economic forces, or idealist by virtue of privileging political, symbolic forces.
The Conception of Wealth among the Merchants in Late Imperial China - Weber's Idealism Revisited, Tak Sing Cheung, Tak Sing Cheung is at the Sociology Department, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Jie Hou, Jie Hou is at the School of History, Nankai University, Journal of Human Values, Vol. 12, No. 1, 41-53 (2006).
This article reassesses Weber's position on the influence of Confucianism on China's failure to develop the modern form of capitalism by focusing on the conception of wealth among the merchants in the Ming and Qing dynasties.
Idealism and the Sociology of Knowledge
David Bloor, Science Studies Unit, Department of Sociology, University of Edinburgh,
Social Studies of Science, Vol. 26, No. 4, 839-856 (1996).
The sociology of scientific knowledge is an empirical discipline, but occasionally it can be fruitful to reflect on its methodological basis. Critics have sometimes claimed that it is committed to a form of 'idealism,' that is, to discounting or playing down the input of the material world. This arises because sociologists often sum up their conclusions by saying that `knowledge is a social institution', or that 'concepts are institutions'. If we think of social institutions according to the self-referential or performative model outlined by Barry Barnes, this may at first seem to reinforce and justify the charge of idealism.
Space for Idealism? Politics and Education in the United Kingdom - Philip A. Woods
Educational Policy, Vol. 16, No. 1, 118-138 (2002).
This article discusses the political changes that have occurred in the United Kingdom during the past quarter century. Education as an electoral issue is placed in the context of the political philosophies of the Conservative and Labour governments and the move from a predominantly neo-liberalism focus to a third way approach. It is suggested that despite these, it is possible to discern in this latest phase of the long dialogue between politicians and people the revitalization of ideals that have persisted in an evolving tradition of political liberalism that began with 19th century British Idealism.


Pumpkins are everywhere so why not make something deliciously yummy with them this Halloween.
Add the pumpkin mix to the dry mix and fold until a dough consistency forms and it is fully combined.
With a spoon fill either muffin cups or a silicone mould.
Remove from the oven, leave to rest for about 30 minutes before digging in!!!
To make pumpkin puree: Preheat a fan oven to 180d, cut a pumpkin into 4 and deseed. Place on a lined baking sheet flesh down (skin up) and bake for approx 45 minutes until the flesh is soft. Remove from the heat, leave to cool for about 15-20 minutes then scoop out the flesh with a spoon and puree in a high speed blender or with a hand blender until smooth. You can freeze batches or use the leftovers in soups or stews!!


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Psy goes tops on YouTube
Fantastic news! That annoying little Bieber dweeb is no longer most popular on YouTube. The most watched video at 805 million goes to none other than Psy. That legendary South Korean with his Gangnam Style. Here it is for you to add a couple more to the tally!
Via TechCrunch
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Labels: commentary, general, music, tech
Football? No BBC, that's baseball...
Just read this on BBC News about how Microsoft has just patented smart glasses. Strange though, the image shows people playing baseball but the caption indicates that it's about football... Two quite different sports to get confused with. Probably another case of "island mentality". Anything that isn't strictly British is just ignored.
Image: BBC News
Labels: commentary, general, tech
Brave new world? Or overhype?
By mistake, I decided to watch a curious documentary on BBC3 titled "Superstorm USA: Caught on Camera". I thought it would be an interesting look back at one of the worst weather phenomenon this year. Sadly, this documentary wasn't what I expected, and has successfully lowered my faith in social media. I'll say now though, that it's not because of social media as a tool itself. It's more the way the story was told...
Labels: commentary, general, tech, TV
BBC scandal brings down boss
All in all, pretty bad two weeks for the BBC. The broadcaster's Director General, George Entwistle, stepped down today as the journalistic approach to the child abuse cases are more and more questionable. First, the BBC pulled its own investigation into one of its biggest stars, Jimmy Savile - now known to be a prolific paedophile. Now the broadcaster indirectly fingers someone completely innocent as part of this week's Newsnight programme. This knee jerk episode shows just how far departed the BBC is from ethical journalism.
Labels: commentary, general, TV
Lexus LF-LC Blue
At the 2012 Australian International Motor Show, Lexus is showcasing it's LF-LC concept but in a completely new colour: Opal Blue. It's just superb! Have a look for yourself below. Full gallery here.
Labels: cars, commentary, general
New YouTube UI?
Been seeing a slightly different user interface on YouTube over the past two days. Click after the break for a comparison.
Historic home race win for Toyota Racing
This morning, Kazuki Nakajima brought the Toyota Racing TS030 HYBRID back home across the finish line after a mammoth 2h45m stint to claim victory in front of adoring home fans at Fuji Speedway in Japan. The Japanese team, based in Germany, continues to deliver results race after race. At the team's 2nd race at Silverstone, Toyota Racing picked up the teams first podium finish. One race later at the 6 Hours of São Paulo, the team's first win. Today's victory marks the 2nd win in just 5 outings. Very impressive performance! Full race report here.
Labels: cars, commentary, general, le mans
Felix jumps his way into record books
I have to admit, I didn't really think the edge of space jump is so interesting to start with. Always thought it was just a massive marketing stunt and doesn't really have much substance. The marketing part I still stand by, but the jump... My word do you need some impressive... nerves of steel.
Sensationalism sends Green Day front man to rehab
Strange message just popped up on Facebook saying Billie Joe Armstrong, front man of Green Day, is off to rehab for substance abuse. Had a quick look around to see what happened and it seemed he had a bit of a rock 'n roll moment during a performance on Friday. And that's all it is...
He swore a bit after being told by organisers he had one minute left. That seems rather annoying to me too... Especially if you're one of the biggest bands in the world. Oh, and they smashed their guitars in protest. That's all it is.
The media, of course, is blowing this out of proportions as can be expected. They're all calling it a "meltdown". Yeah, I expect this from TMZ, but more mainstream media are all following. Is it so hard to state the facts without sensationalising every-little-thing? It's all rubbish and you know it! Don't think I'm correct? Judge for yourself in the clip of the incident after the break.
And, you know, of course, what the result of all of this is, right? They've had to cancel a bunch of promotion gigs, so that fans can no longer enjoy their favourite band. Unbelievable!
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Green Day Goes NUTS at iHeartRadio Festival - Watch More Celebrity Videos or Subscribe
Labels: commentary, general, music
Toyota Racing: Simply the Best!
On just the team's third outing at this weekend's 6 Hours of Sao Paulo at the picturesque Interlagos circuit in Brazil, Toyota Racing picked up not only the first podium, but also the first time the team stood on the top step of the podium!
Labels: commentary, general, le mans
Star Trek Google Doodle
Google put up an awesome Doodle today to celebrate the 46th anniversary of Star Trek: The Original Series. There are several things to click on to either make a sound - all original sound effects (awesome) - or go to a different "level". Click around and have some fun!
Power of silence at Pikes Peak
Toyota Motorsport GmbH just released this awesome new on-board video of their TMG EV P002 electric racer powering up the hill at Pikes Peak. The car also broke the EV record at the Pikes Peak Intertational Hill Climb just a few weeks ago with this spectacular run. Enjoy!
Labels: cars, commentary, general, tech
Optical madness
Looks like a GIF right? The picture is moving around and just won't stop. Guess what? This is just your mind going mental with this confusing optical illusion.
Source: via Krypton on Pinterest
Labels: commentary, general
RIP Michael Clarke Duncan
Opened up Twitter just now and saw a not-so-nice trend "RIP Michael Clarke Duncan." Checked around BBC and CNN, found nothing, so thought it must be one of those stupid pranks. Alas, no. The Washington Post, TIME Magazine and HuffPo all confirmed, Michael Clarke Duncan died age 54 today.
Happy Pre-Birthday Doraemon!
100 years from today, Doraemon will be born in the 22nd Century. Yup, it's an odd one, but the countdown to the birth of the world's greatest cat has commenced before he travels back in time to help Nobi Nobita. So, Happy Pre-Birthday to the inspiration of generations and one of Asia's greatest heroes (as named by TIME Magazine)!
Something wrong with the Beeb
Those of us who watched the BBC's coverage of the London 2012 Olympics would have been bombarded with plenty of pro-Team GB commentary, rather against the Beeb's own "balance" guidelines. It was OK for most cases because the commentators are people. But today I saw this really odd "Breaking News" red banner on the homepage proclaiming:
"Four miners shot and injured by South African police at a gold mine - details soon"
Original banner, click to enlarge
I clicked through and what does the article say?
"Security guards have wounded four striking gold miners with rubber bullets near the South African city of Johannesburg, police say."
Yes, it's not the police as proclaimed by the sensationalist banner on the homepage. It turns out it's security guards. What's the difference though? People were shot... as you might say.
Well, the police fall under the title "authorities" which gives the event an increased gravity, following the mad Lonmin massacre just weeks before. Security guards, on the other hand, are very likely private companies quite far apart from the "authorities" title.
So now News of the World is gone, is the Beeb turning towards a more sensationalist and blatantly untruthful reporting? What happened to the company's own guidelines of balance, hey?
Image source: BBC.co.uk
South Africa takes hatrick in cricket rankings
After an emphatic 80 run win against England in the second of the One Day International series in England (first was abandoned after a washout), South Africa becomes the first nation ever to hold the top ICC ranking in all three forms of the sport: One Day, Test and T20. Hashim Amla eased his way to 150 before getting out, continuing his amazing performance with the bat since the Test series which ended just over a week ago.
Labels: commentary, cricket, general
Toyota Philippines' GT86 launch video
Toyota Philippines has released this awesome gem of a video for their launch of the Toyota GT86 (known as the "86" in that part of the world). It was filmed on the runway of Subic International Airport and directed by Sid Maderazo. The clip is only around 4 minutes long but it features some really amazing synchronised driving with the new sports car. Watch after the break.
RIP Neil Armstrong
The first human ever to walk on the moon, Neil Armstrong, passed away today owing to heart complications at age 82. One of his astronaut colleagues once famously said: "We went to the moon but we discovered the Earth." That really sums up the space missions throughout the 1960s.
May he rest in peace...
Number 1, end of story!
South Africa is the new number one Test Cricket team in the world after their wonderful victory over England to end the series 2-0. Well done boys! It has been a thrilling series after all the crazy ups and downs - what with Mark Boucher suffering a horrible career ending injury and Kevin Pietersen's weird texts leaving him dropped from the English team. No one can say Test Cricket is boring... You just can't.
It's a sad day... [graphic content]
This is the news plastered on major news outlets today: "S African mining clash killed 30". It's a real shame and a damn sad day for the Rainbow Nation. We have yet to see any meaningful comments from the Presidency and I hope that comes quickly... This is not 1960 and we really don't need another Sharpeville. Don't the police have other ways to handle situations like this? Water cannons come to mind... Apart from some bruising and slipping, it doesn't seem all that harmful compared to rifles and hand-held automatic weapons.
Update (17/08/2012 13:00): The Presidency just announced South African President Zuma will depart the Southern African Development Community (SADC) meeting early to visit Rustenburg, site of the deadly police shootings.
"Zuma is to cut short his attendance of the 32nd SADC Summit in Maputo, Mozambique, in order to visit Rustenburg this afternoon," reads the statement.
Update (17/08/2012 15:40): President Jacob Zuma said he is "shocked and dismayed at this senseless violence."
Image source: BBC News, Wikipedia, News24
Two new on-board videos from Toyota
Toyota Europe uploaded two new on-board videos today. The first features Toyota Hybrid Racing's Alex Wurz taking the firm's latest EV record breaker, the TMG EV P002, out for a spin before the car's date with the Colorado Rockys for Pikes Peak. The next video is an on-board shot of Toyota's latest motorsport project - a return to rallying with the Yaris R1A also announced recently. Watch after the break.
Jaguar F-Type [Spy Shots]
Received these from a friend in the UK this morning. Camouflaged Jaguar F-Type doing road tests in rush hour. My buddy actually FaceTimed with me (iPhone in a hands-free bracket) to give me a live video feed. Pretty cool!
Toyota goes back to rally with Yaris
Toyota Motorsport in Germany today announced their return to the world of rallying! The new Yaris R1A will now be available as customer entires for 22,500 euros. The first race the new hot Yaris will be the Rally of Germany later in August 2012. By the way, the 1.3-litre engine is not modified at all to make sure the rally version is fun and affordable. Can't wait!
Instagram time! [GALLERY]
Here's a gallery of my recent Instagram pics.
Toyota looks back at 2012 Le Mans [VID]
This year, Toyota brought green technology to Le Mans. The team went through both absolute highs - leading the race from Audi - and horrible lows - Anthony Davidson's massive crash. But, it's just the beginning. The Toyota Racing team will be at the 6 Hours of Silverstone at the end of August and continue for the rest of the FIA World Endurance Championship season this year. Good luck to everyone at Cologne!
Curiosity landing, better than any rollercoaster
NASA put up this awesome video of their Mars Curiosity landing on Mars. It hurtles through space, then the thin Martian atmosphere at supersonic speeds to be stopped by a parachute and rocket engines. No sound here, because it's made up of 200+ images stitched together. But, it's amazing! Just imagine.
Phelps cements record at Olympics
Source: edition.cnn.com via Krypton on Pinterest
Well, it has happened. Phelps cemented his title as greatest ever Olympian at the final swimming even at the 2012 London Olympics - the 4x100 meter medley relay finals. He has won 18 gold medals, 2 silvers and 2 bronze medals at the Olympics bringing up a total of 22 medals. That is by far the most of anyone who ever competed in the games. Not to mention his other medals from international swimming meets and the massive 39 world records he holds in the pool. It's been really awesome following this great sportsman!
The disgrace that is politics of the @Olympics
After a spectacular opening ceremony to the XXX Olympiad in London, I felt rather compelled to share some news of a disappointing nature. For the whole week, I've been Tweeting patriotic messages about my birth country of the Republic of China, also popularly known as Taiwan. But, at every Olympic Games, I always feel a sharp pang of sadness when my team walks into the arena with a "fake" flag. That is because the International Olympic Committee ruled back in 1980 that Taiwan is not a country in the Olympics sense and cannot compete using its own flag, anthem or, indeed, the proper name of the country at the Olympics.
Anothony Davidson at Le Mans [Video]
Just noticed, I've just reached 300 posts and 50,000 pageviews. No time to waste. Here's a really cool video of Anthony Davidson from Toyota Racing at Le Mans this year.
Turn the volume up. Put on full screen. Enjoy!
Anthony Davidson // Le Mans 24 Hours from thirtyfive on Vimeo.
Incredible waterfall rainbow at Yosemite [PIC]
I saw this picture just a few minutes ago on Huff Post Good News. It's simply incredible and I can scarcely believe its not been CGI'd somehow. But... Well here it is!
Augmenting reality with interactive car windows
Toyota unveiled a rather interesting car concept last year at an ACEA (European automaker's association) event in Brussels. The concept, coming from the company's European division, uses augmented reality to turn car windows into drawing canvases and information display. The concept was extremely popular, gaining over 1 million hits on YouTube quite quickly. It was also widely reported by CNN and even made it on Jay Leno's talk show - albeit as a bit in his monologue. Have a look at this video (and the CNN + Leno reports) after the break.
Toyota Europe's innovative concept recently won this year's Core77 Design Award in the Speculative category.
CNN report
Labels: cars, commentary, general, tech, TV
Plane vs. lightning (don't watch if you're flying soon)
What happens to a modern airliner when it's struck by lightning? Well... not much actually. Modern airlines are quite safe, even though, statistically, every single plane is struck by lightning once every year. But the new generation of planes, like the Airbus A380, are no longer being made with metal. Weight saving is paramount. So manufacturers are going for carbon fibre. And carbon fibre disintegrates when struck by lightning. See how Airbus is working to prevent future disasters in this BBC clip.
Images: BBC News
Racing in Slow Motion IV [VID]
Another awesome racing video I discovered through CarMagSA today. 15 minutes and you'll understand just why motorsports is so amazing! There's also a great and touching tribute to Italian MotoGP star Marco Simoncelli.
Labels: cars, commentary, formula 1, general, le mans
Toyota celebrates 55 years of motorsports
Image courtesy Toyota Europe
And it features the latest footages from this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans. It's really fun to watch and quite an emotional piece in my opinion. Really like the soundtrack - sounds familiar if you've ever watched Russell Crowe's Gladiator. But Le Mans isn't all... Toyota's motorsports heritage spans across the globe from rallying to top formula track racing. Enjoy!
Final 3 parts of @TTAC's Lexus LFA story
And here's Bertel Schmitt, the author
Been a little busy so haven't been very good at updating this blog. Anyways, here's the final three episodes of the Lexus LFA story by TTAC. Enjoy!
Rebellion Racing looks back at 24 Hours of Le Mans
This video is absolutely brilliant. It really brings out the emotional parts of Le Mans. Rebellion Racing runs Lola-Toyota cars using V8 powerplants from Toyota Motorsport GmbH. A slightly more advanced version of that engine powers the petrol part of the Toyota Racing TS030 HYBRID which made its Le Mans debut this year. Take 8 min out and enjoy!
24 H du Mans 2012 from Axel ANQUETIL on Vimeo.
TheTruthAboutCars.com goes inside LFA Works clean room
Circular loom, one of two in the world (image courtesy TTAC)
The adventure of TTAC's Bertel Schmitt continues inside the clean room at LFA Works - the birthplace of each and every of the 500 Lexus LFAs. Read about it here. The third part of this five part exclusive series will be online later on today on TTAC. Keep an eye out!
Inside Lexus LFA Works - online exclusive by TheTruthAboutCars.com
Lexus LFA Nürburgring Package from Goodwood last year
Throughout this week, TheTruthAboutCars will run a 5-part series on the inner goings on of the Lexus LFA Works - that's the birthplace of the awesome LFA halo car in Japan. TTAC got exclusive first-hand access to the Motomachi plant in Japan to check out how the car is made. It's no secret that I love the LFA. This article is a must read, even if you don't have such passion about the car as I do. Part 1 was just published. Here's a short extract. Have a read for the full article here.
Gymkhana 5 - mouth gaping in awe-someness!
No need for any more words. Here's Gymkhana 5 by the awesome Ken Block. It's inspired!
Belgian tourism sues Belgian weather service for bad weather
From this week... It's gloomy!
This is definitely the funniest bit of news I've read for a while. It appears the Belgian tourism bureau is going to take the Belgian weather service to court for forecasting really rotten weather for July and August. The weather forecast currently shows just five days above 25°C in July while the first half of August will just be terrible.
Epic road trip Barcelona to Budapest in Toyota GT86
One of my favourite things in life is a nice road trip. The one big dream when I came to Europe was the possibility of going on these cross continental treks and take in the sights and sounds along the way. Sadly, I don't get to do it often enough. Generally, when I have to go somewhere, I can't take it leisurely, so it's flying or train most of the time. Never mind. Others are out there doing it and someone has made a wonderful video with a Toyota GT86 going from Barcelona to Budapest. Got this video from Jalopnik. It's spectacular!
Note: it's about 21 minutes long but it's so worth it! Take it with you while on summer vacation this year :)
Higgs particle and Hawking's sense of humour
Today's big news has been the potential discovery of the Higgs Boson, a.k.a. the "God Particle". This is the main target of research at the $10 million CERN research facility in Switzerland. The discovery of this particle means the last missing piece of the Standard Model of particle physics is found and everything in the cosmos can likely be explained. Speaking of this momentous occasion in our history, renowned scientist, Stephen Hawking, displays an amazing sense of humour after having lost $100 in a bet that this particle could not be found. Check it out here via BBC News:
New GRMN Sports FR Concept going to Goodwood
New pictures from Toyota of the all-new track-focussed GRMN Sports FR Concept. GRMN stands for GAZOO Racing tuned by Meister of Nürburgring (the same place they picked up two class wins with the GAZOO Racing Lexus LFA and Toyota GT86 at this year's 24-hour race). Designed for on-track action, the GRMN Sports FR Concept chucks out 320 PS thanks to its twincharged format (turbo- and supercharger). More after the break.
Le Mans will never be the same again!
Just caught this YouTube vid from this year's 24 Hours of Le Mans race courtesy of Jalopnik. It's from the on-board helmet cam of Jordan Taylor in his #73 Corvette. Simply stunning, and completely mesmerising! Must watch, again and again!
Schumi back on podium!
Eventful F1 European Grand Prix at Valencia ends with Michael Schumacher on the podium in 3rd!
Post race investigation announced that Schumi may have failed to slow down for yellow flags during the latter few laps of the race. If found guilty, he may lose his podium position...
Update 19:16 CET: No penalties after all for Schumi! Keeps podium finish.
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Super Mario Bro. theme with glasses of water...?
Spectacular video! Love it :)
It's Le Mans at last!
"After several months of preparations and hard work, Toyota Racing has arrived at Circuit de la Sarthe for arguably the greatest endurance race in the world – 24 Hours of Le Mans. The afternoon started with a four hour free practice session. This is the first time the cars all ran on this circuit since the official test two weeks ago. The session wasn't without incident, but more on that later. More importantly, the first of three qualifying sessions took place in the evening with our cars finishing in 4th and 6th places..." More here:
(Reblog from Toyota Europe Corporate Blog)
Akira Iida Top 40 qualifying at 2012 24 Hours Nürburgring
Here's a fun video find. GAZOO Racing just uploaded the on-board footage of Akira Iida driving the team's race-prepped Lexus LFA #83 at this year's 24 Hours Nürburgring. It's quite mesmerising. Enjoy!
Pure electric motorsport bliss
This is insanely cool. Last year Toyota Motorsport GmbH, based in Cologne, Germany, brought out an electric race car. The car, the TMG EV P001, uses the chassis from a Radical track day car and a full newly developed electric race powertrain. TMG took it along to the Nürburgring where it set a blistering lap time of 7:47.794, the fastest electric vehicle ever to tackle the Green Hell - the record still stands. Now, they've brought out an upgrade, ready to tackle the Pikes Peak hill climb in the US. Check out the video after the break.
@Toyota_Hybrid Racing wears Le Mans war paint
Yesterday, Toyota Hybrid Racing team revealed their brand new blue/white war paint for their #7 and #8 Le Mans cars. The race takes place over the June 16 and 17 weekend, but this weekend the teams have already set up shop at the La Sarthe circuit for official testing. I'm really liking the new hybrid blue scheme. The colour is derived from the blue highlights found in the Toyota and Lexus badges of the company's hybrid models. It's also not the first time Toyota is racing in blue at Le Mans. Between 1985 and 1993 several cars also ran a similar livery. Check out the gallery below.
Schumi still geat, but...
Michael Schumacher showed his true form last Saturday with an awesome pole lap during Qualifying. Sadly, because of Mr Ecclestone, all videos of the lap on YouTube has been blocked or taken off-line. I'm sure if you tune in to Sky F1 channel (in the UK) you'll probably still be able to catch it. The race ended pretty badly with a fuel pump issue for Schumi after posting some blistering lap time to eat into Massa's 6th place lead. What really worried me is this picture after Quali... I'm just really not so sure about the angle, and hand/arm position of our German friend...
Girls from the Nürburgring
So, it's been a week since the 24-hour race at The Green Hell, but it's never too late to look back at fond memories of the race. Here's a pic gallery of the grid girls from the race. Enjoy!
Falken Drifting Team - awesome video
A very good morning from Nürburgring! As I write, the British GT guys are going all out on track, flying past the pit straight and paddocks. Enjoy this video I took midway through dinner. It's the Falken Drifting Team putting on an awesome performance for the crowds here.
Videos from Nürburgring grid
Just have a look at these vids from the grid. When the cars shoot off the line, it's purely awesome!
British GT grid walk
Martin Brundle has his F1 grid walk - one of my favourite moments every race. Now, I present my very own British GT grid walk. Hot from the grid, these are the latest pictures of the awesome machines on display at the Nürburgring. While I write this post, the cars are shooting past making some really, really thunderous roars. Music to my ears!
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Addison Benedict stood up to the pressure of making a shot with a the game on the line when she drained a free throw with 0.2 seconds on the clock to give El Paso-Gridley a 46-45 upset win over Gibson City-Melvin-Sibley in a McLean County Tournament quarterfinal girls' basketball game at Centennial Gymnasium Tuesday night.
The win sends the Titans, the tournament's seventh seed, into the semifinals opposite sixth-seed Fieldcrest on Thursday at the Shirk Center. The second-seeded Falcons will face No. 3 Lexington in the fifth-place bracket at El Paso tonight.
EPG had led 45-44 with 1:11 to go in regulation when Ryleigh Brown of GCMS drained a free throw to knot the game.
Benedict was fouled as time was running out. She missed the first shot but canned the second for the win.
El Paso-Gridley was forced to rally after falling behind 17-6 in the first quarter. The Titans outscored the Falcons 15-9 in the second quarter to cut the deficit to 26-21 at the half.
A 16-11 difference favored EPG in the third as the game was tied at 37-37 entering the fourth quarter.
Ashlyn Stone led the Titans (11-10) in scoring with 13 points. Sierra Carr added 11 points and Benedict chipped in 8 points. Rebecca Orns threw in 6 points with Jaycie Schertz and Jordyn Cannon each chalking up 4 points.
Claire Retherford paced GCMS (19-5) with 17 points.
Ridgeview reached the 20-win plateau with a 37-34 victory over Dee-Mack in a 4-5 matchup in the top bracket of the quarterfinals. It wasn't easy.
The Mustangs had to battle from beginning to end to move into the semifinal round. RHS took a 33-32 lead and cemented the win with four free throws.
Ridgeview took a 13-12 lead by the end of the first quarter but the Chiefs led 20-18 at the intermission. The margin 27-26 margin favored Dee-Mack as the game entered the last stanza.
Balance in scoring was key for Ridgeview (20-4) as Haleigh Beck, River Rosales and Kelly Jones each scored 8 points. Emma Nunamaker added 7 points and Mya Tinsley chipped in 6 points.
Jess Carithers led Dee-Mack (15-9) with 14 points. Emma Miller added 10.
Top-ranked and top-seeded Eureka broke open a close game in the third quarter to advance to the semifinal round with a 45-32 win over Flanagan-Cornell in the first game at the Titan Center Tuesday.
Each side scored five points in the first quarter and the Hornets took a 12-9 lead into the break.
Eureka's strength is is its defense and how it creates offense. The Hornets used this in the third period in scoring 19 points and holding the Falcons to four for a 31-13 lead.
Flanagan-Cornell made a comeback effort but the deficit was too deep.
Natalie Anderson led Eureka (21-2) with 13 points and Courtney Heffren added 10.
Jadyn Mitchell came off her 51-point effort in the first round with 13 points in this game to lead Flanagan-Cornell (11-14). Mitchell made a 3-pointer in this game, her 11th of the tournament, to break the McLean County Tournament record for 3-pointers. The old mark was 10, that Mitchell shared with Sarah Bell of Blue Ridge, who had 10 treys in the tournament in 2003 and 2004.
Regan Reed added 9 points, Kayla Van Weelden scored 5 points, Elise Kane had 3 and McKenna Roth netted 2 markers.
Eureka and Ridgeview will face each other in the first semifinal game Thursday at the Shirk Center.


In 1941, Captain America was introduced to the world. He was the Sentinel of Liberty. A character created to represent the best of America. During a time where racism and sexism were things that weren't considered issues to the common person, Steve Rogers was a character who was above that. Steve Rogers, the son of two immigrant parents, was always a person who fought for equality. As Rogers evolved, so did the things he represented. Rogers understood that things aren't so black and white. People deserve second chances and some laws are just wrong (see 2006-2007's Marvel Comics Civil War) are just a couple of things that Rogers had to come to terms with. Despite how great Steve Rogers is, it's time for him to pass the mantle of Captain America to someone else.
Let me start off by pointing out that there is little to no difference between their ideals. They both have the same policy on killing, they both fought against the U.S. Government during Civil War (Luke kept fighting after Rogers surrendered), and they are both leaders without asking for the title. People just gravitate to them.
If they're so close, then why should Luke Cage be the next Captain America? First, Cage isn't as judgmental as Rogers. Cage has always judged people by their actions and what they were trying to be. Rogers wasn't always as accepting as he is now. Let's take his relationship with Wolverine. Despite Logan trying to be a better man, it took Rogers years and a push from Tony Stark to accept Logan into the Avengers. All Steve Rogers saw was a killer. Even though Bucky was brainwashed and forced to kill like Wolverine was, Rogers always held a grudge. He still does at times.
Cage knows that everyone deserves a second chance because he remembers a time when he needed one. Cage accepted who Logan was from day one and trusted him wholeheartedly. In fact, it was Logan that helped Cage make his decision to go against the Superhero Registration Act. Cage respects people's opinions. Even if he doesn't, he will at least listen. For all of Steve Rogers great deeds, he's incredibly stubborn.
The Luke Cage we see in the Netflix series didn't have the same background as the one in the comics. Carl Lucas was a thug (literally. Not how Phil Jackson uses the term). After being sent to jail for planted drugs by his "friend", Lucas goes to prison. After being experimented on and escaping, Lucas becomes Luke Cage and decides that it's time to turn his life around. Luke became a hero, member of the Fantastic Four, leader of the Avengers, and more importantly a father, husband, and pillar in the community. But it's not just black people that look up to him, the world knows how tough he is.
People don't forget that when the Avengers were in space or in other dimensions, Cage always made sure the people on the ground were safe. That was one of the caveats he had when he joined the Avengers. He wanted to make sure the regular person felt safe. When Thanos' goons tried to destroy Earth and said there was no Avengers, Cage stood tall and said, "Take a good look. We're the Avengers." Cage knows that being an Avenger is more than just the fancy mansion and Quinjets. It's about being a hero when there's no one else to step up and Luke always steps up.
This isn't to take away from what from what Steve Rogers has done as Captain America or the fact that he is a great character. But his values and the person he is doesn't fit anymore. We live in a world where black people, women, and anyone that doesn't fit the mold is looked down upon and treated unfairly. Cage can and does represent all of the oppression and how to take it all, fight back, and never give up. I'm not saying put Cage in a costume (I doubt he'd do it anyway), but I think it's far past the time to make him the new Captain America. Plus, he's a strong, well spoken, bulletproof black man, in America. It's the perfect image for the world to see.


The California Autobody Association (CAA) has announced that KPA will be holding an "Ask the Expert" webinar on California Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) Compliance on Dec. 12 from 11 to 11:30 a.m. PT.
Which situations require a revised estimate and customer authorization to meet BAR standards?
What are your Proposition 65 posting requirements?
Are there any exceptions to the need to perform – and properly document – the state-mandated tire pressure check and inflation service on all vehicles?
What exactly are the requirements of the Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act?
Join Hao Nguyen, senior manager of legal affairs for KPA/AAS, as he answers these and other questions that auto and collision dealers should know to protect themselves from risk and associated BAR fines and penalties.
You will be able to submit your questions during the interactive session or during the registration process. To register for this webinar, click here.


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Can science explain qi? This gets debated all the time.
There are many facets to this argument. Let's start by breaking it down.
The terminology is different. The paradigm and theories of Chinese medicine is different from western medicine. The translation of the words are loose and multi-faceted. Chinese medicine was developed many years ago through subjective understanding.
Science is, at its root, objectivity. It is a method for determining what can be determined.


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De Longpre hastens to assure us "They come in peace!" Which is good, because the laughter they immediately evoke won't offend them. How great is this pattern? Think of the scrap-using-up possibilities. Look at the unbridled imagination it took to think these creatures up, and yet make them not too hard to knit. Knowledge of Kitchener Stitch and I-cord is a help; if those are new to you, knittingatknoon.com has excellent video tutorials. It's the company's best-seller for fall 2009. And after endless patterns saying 'sleeves (make 2)' or 'make another sock exactly the same', how refreshing to read 'Eyeballs (make 1)'. One of a series of stuffed toy patterns from Chris de Longpre. The others are Snobuddy Family, Feathers, Safari Friends, and Prehistoric Pals.


If your bathroom has a tired and outdated look and isn't as practical because it might be, chances are you'll want to think about having your toilet reworked, or doing it yourself. The Nationwide Kitchen and Tub Association (NKBA) additionally experiences that pet washing zones and constructed-in kitty litter packing containers are on the rise in bathroom remodels. In any reworking undertaking, it's a good idea to pad your finances with about 10 to twenty p.c more money than you want for unforeseen problems which may be uncovered when work starts.
Contractors typically even have wider access to bathtub remodel equipment because of their personal relationships with manufacturers. Determine if you want to spend your cash on a complete-body bathe wall or a very tiled shower. After the makeover, this visitor toilet appears rather more spacious with a full glass shower, new white floors tiles and a floating vainness.
A small rest room transform could be deceptive. Fixtures and appliances: If you change any of your current fixtures and appliances within the bathroom-counter tops, bathtub, bathroom, sink, and so forth.-this can increase the price because the professionals will need to take away the originals and set up the brand new ones. As a contractor, I find it irresistible when Homeowners pick out their own fixtures for a loo or kitchen.
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Think you know the slopes around Bozeman like the back of your hand? Got an action-photographer's eye for light and composition? Or just want a crack at great prizes while out skiing and having fun? Then get out there and Re-Create this Shot—take your own version of the photo below, which appeared on the cover of our very first winter issue (Winter 2000-01).
Judging criteria include image quality, most accurate re-creation of the scene, and overall likeness, among others. Best shot wins a Saddle Peak pack from Mystery Ranch and a BCA avalanche-safety kit from Chalet Sports, worth $600. Additional prizes will be awarded for funniest re-creation, best additional detail, and more—and get bonus points for naming the people from the original photo: one in the air and one behind the camera.
Use the submission form below, or email your image – and a quick story about getting the shot – to [email protected]. Hi-res JPGs only, please.
Submission deadline is May 1, but don't wait till then to get the photo, as the mountains will likely be less white and wintry-looking.
Good luck, intrepid skiers and photographers, and may snow, skier, and light converge in your favor.
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Finra, which is the outfit that Wall Street pays to regulate itself, is pushing hard on a proposal that it thinks will help nail bad guys on Wall Street.
It sounds great on the surface: Give arbitrators permission to refer a rogue to the director of enforcement even as an investor's hearing is going on. You know, so we can catch people like Bernie Madoff, who was such a trusted name on Wall Street that he was chairman of the Nasdaq Stock Market.
As of now, arbitrators have to wait until a hearing is over before they can tell headquarters that a villain is on the loose. Finra wants to be able to get on the case ASAP.
Nice idea, if only it didn't have the potential to wreak havoc on the arbitration hearing of the poor slob who's in the middle of trying to get his or her case resolved. It's yet another example of the nutty things that can happen when you bar investors from going to court, where you don't have all the secrecy of arbitration and thus don't have to jump through hoops to figure out ways to get the word out. Here's my story published tonight on TheStreet.com.