In light of today's overcast and dull weather, I decided I wanted some bright and fun nails. Here's China Glaze Entourage, a nice, bright green, perfect to brighten even the darkest day! Stamped with Konad black special polish, and some even brighter dotting pens.
Here's mani in progress; two coats of China Glaze Entourage.
Stamped using fauxnad SdP D-10 with black Konad special polish.
After the dotting, used a little glitter as I just can't seem to stop using it! Maybe this was a little over the top and in retrospect, I think I like it slightly better without the glitter. If you click on the pix, you can see the glitter a little better!
This mani took forever...because I was playing on my kids Wii game in between coats while they dried....my game of choice was the 25th Anniversary edition which is the old Super Mario's...probably pretty boring for most but I still have these on N64 and like playing Mario occasionally!
What do you do while you're waiting for your nails to dry?
Saturday morning, I had a few minutes to put together everything for my recent 300+ follower giveaway. Before I announce the winners, a huge "thank you" again for everyone who has ever checked out my little blog! A little over a year ago, I started this blog to just keep track of the stamping I've done. I was pleasantly surprised when I got my very first follower, Susie1955, and it has grown by follower by follower. I never would have thought over 500 people would be interested to see whats on my nails....so thank you so much!!!
The second name drawn drawn was Elizabeth at Life & Polish, who will receive the second shatter set, OPI Serena Glam Slam in Rally Pretty Pink and Red Shatter and the same four OPI polishes.
And lastly, ct1980 over at I Colour Outside the Line (who I'm guessing is a fellow Canuck by the way 'colour' is spelled!! What's the chances of THAT!!), who will receive prize 3 being the four OPI polishes.
Congrats everyone!!! Emails have already been sent out and they have 48 hours to reply or another name will be drawn for the appropriate prize.
I'm really bummed that Canada Post is on strike (as far as I know, unless its resolved now) so unfortunately, there will be a delay in getting these out to as there's no mail service in Canada right now, so I'm sorry about this but its beyond my control! But they will be mailed out as soon as I can!
I recently was at the mall and peeked into Forever 21 to see whats new and picked up a few polishes. This Love & Beauty polish was marked Light Gray and as I was really liking the gold shimmer, thought I'd use it for my next mani.
And after cleanup...urggh...while I really like the results of using black special polish, the cleanup is terrible and this was the best I could get despite taking (that I felt was a) long time to clean up.
And then, decided to add a couple swatches of multicolour glitter. This pix isn't the best, but the end result was pretty cool...a good way to cover up the polish nail fail if nothing else. I really wasn't feeling this many at all, so this mani only stayed on for around 24 hours. That's the great thing about nail fail...just an excuse to change your mani the next day!
Congrats to everyone and thanks for looking!
Update: August 30, 2011: The last giveaway winner just emailed saying that she has received the package; all three packages confirmed delivered!
*OOPS! I noted wrong polish in the post but it is Glacier Bay Blues as outlined in the giveaway details!
I don't know about you, but I have a hard time picking out what polish to wear most days. Hard to believe when I have so many polishes but still feel that I can't find something to put on. And as I seem to favour pinks and purples, I try to mix it up or otherwise, I'd be wearing them every day!
Anyway, my last mani, I picked out Essie Bungle Jungle for no other reason that it seemed to go with the dress I had planned on wearing to work the following day. Then stamped using fauxnad XL F using white Konad special polish.
Lately, I can't see to leave my mani's alone without adding some glitter, so I added some dots and glitter. Here's with just the dots.
Essie Bungle Jungle by itself; two coats.
I hope to have a chance to finish getting everything together to announce the winners of the giveaway, which should be included in my next post! Thx for your patience...and for looking!
Essie Da Bush with Pandas & Bamboo!
This is the mani that I did Friday night, which I wore until I took if off to do the Father's Day mani. Two coats of Essie Da Bush. Then stamped using Konad black special polish using fauxnad's D11 and SdP D-05.
This colour is a little tame for me as I'm more into the bright colours but I did like the way it turned out. For me, the stamping made the mani a little more interesting...otherwise, its a little on the drab side for me. I'm not sure if you can tell from the stamping, but the stamping on my fingers only has about half the image used but the thumb nail has a little bit more of the bamboo leaves, just so you get an idea of how large the image is on this D plate.
Thx to everyone who entered my giveaway which is now closed! I'm working on getting everything together to announce the winners. I also want to welcome those of you who have started following me after the giveaway ended. Thanks so much for checking out my little blog! I have another giveaway in mind ..... I always planned on having a 500 follower giveaway (which is surpassed..so thank you everyone!) or a one year bloggiversary (which also passed a week or so ago and I never noticed....d'uh!) so I'll be announcing something soon...but gotta conclude this giveaway first so I'll do it soon....now, if only Canada Post will start delivering mail again.....!
Thx for looking and hope you're having a wonderful day!
My Father's Day Mani+Last Day for Giveaway!
I'm heading to breakfast with my dad soon (and my husband and kids cause he's a father too!) and thought I would quickly share my Father's Day mani.
Polishes used were Essence My Boyfriend's Jeans for thumb, OPI No Room for the Blues for index and ring fingers and Essence Forever Mine for other fingers; two coats each.
Then stamped with Konad black and white special polishes using IP's SdP D-14, SdP C-17 and A19. Afterwards, used a bit a few dotting pens for a little colour interest.
Here's mani in progress. Before stamping; polishes by themselves.
Lastly, once finishes, with SV.
I hope you have a terrific day. I've been spending all weekend with my dad and the whole family's excited to be heading out for breakfast soon (will probably be brunch by the time we leave!
And lastly, a final call to enter my giveaway which ends today! If you are interested in checking it out, please go here! I'll be compiling the winners soon and will post in a few days! Thx for checking it out!
OPI Coral Reef-One of the Polishes from My Giveaway!
My 300+ follower giveaway ends soon (June 19th) and in my initial post announcing the giveaway, I mentioned I would try to feature the polishes, and really haven't done that except I did another using OPI What's Dune? So today's mani includes OPI Coral Reef.
The base coat is CND Tropical Coral...it matches the pedi I had yesterday. Started with two coats.
Then added one coat of OPI Coral Reef. Both Coral Reef and What's Dune? are part of the OPI It's Summer for Shore collex. Over time, I've been able to pick up them all except Blue Moon Lagoon. Coral Reef is pretty sheer and even one coat, you see the holo in the polish. I'm sure if I had have put on a second coat, the holo would be more pronounced, but I knew I was going to stamp over it, so left it at one.
Then stamped using Konad black special polish, using fauxnad IP A51. This is before adding a coat of SV.
And after a quick coat of SV....the black stamping is more pronounced with stamping...too bad the black Konad is so hard to remove! Sorry, but the pix do show a bit not removed in cleanup! And unfortunately, I nicked my nail when I was picking up my camera and the SV was still wet so my index finger is a little smudged. *sigh* Just another reason to do my nails tonight!
Lastly, a rare pix of my right hand...I was using it as a tester to try to figure out what stamp I wanted to use so I could get a gauge for how much of the polish would show through using whatever stamp...only showing as it has a couple fingers with another image from the A51 plate, which I thought was cool...can easily see me doing a mani with it in the near future!
The giveaway ends on June 19th...if you haven't entered already and are interested in doing so, please go here!
My last post had referenced Icing by Claire's Epic Winning (and Tiger's Blood) and there were a couple of commenters who weren't that familiar with it, so I decided to use it as part of my current mani.
I used two coats of OPI DS Fantasy to start. Then did one coat of Icing Epic Winning on thumb nail for accent. Lastly, stamped using fauxand IP SdP D-07 with my go-to silver stamping polish, Nicole by OPI Positive Energy.
A few pix of mani in progress just to show you what it looked like.
OPI DS Fantasy by itself in a couple different lighting options.
Added one coat of Icing Epic Winning on thumb nails. Here's bottle pix of Icing Epic Winning. As far as I know, its only available at Icing by Claire's stores...you can't get the polish at Claire's. It was $5 with buy one, get second at half price, which is a pretty good deal. For anyone who has severe chemical reactions, this polish does have a pretty strong odour, which may turn off a few people.
I got the feeling that *maybe* the pix wouldn't translate the sparkle in Epic Winning so much, so I took a short video if you want to check it out! Please try not to get sea-sick while you watch it! LOL!!!
I've love to hear your thoughts on Epic Winning...is it *winning* to you? Or an Epic fail? And if have it, please share your mani! I'd love to see how you wore it...please leave a link of your pix in the comments so I can check it out!
And lastly, just a reminder that this is the last week to enter my 300ish follower giveway, which ends on June 19th. If you are interested in checking it out, go here!
Have you heard about those 'Charlie Sheen' polishes at Icing by Claire's....Epic Winning and Tiger's Blood? After I had seen a few swatches, I went to the Icing store closest to me...actually had to visit a couple stores before I found Tiger's Blood, but was able to get them. While I was at Icing, I picked up this polish, Orchid and decided it was going to be my next mani.
After two coats, stamped using fauxand IP A59 using Konad black special polish. I wish my nails were all a little longer like the thumb nails so the full nail design with the swirls on both ends is visible as I really like the look of it.
Added a little bit of sparkle with some nail art stripers after stamping.
Unfortunately, the lighting when I took these pix wasn't the greatest but hope you can see a little of the sparkle.
Here's Icing by Claire's Orchid by itself.
I picked up Zoya Maya a couple weeks ago at Trade Secrets. The one in my area has limited selection with a million pale pinks, so it was nice to visit a location with a little selection. IRL, this is a pinkish coral colour, but it photo'd more on the orange-ish/coral side. Nice and summery nonetheless, so it was my last mani.
After two coats, stamped fauxnad IP SdP D-09 using Konad black special polish. Then used dotting polish pen thingy to add a couple of dots. Here's what it looked like.
Here's mani in progress; Zoya Maya two coats.
Stamping in progress; this is before topcoat.
Here's the pen I used. I have a bunch of these and love them!
I hope you are having a great weekend! Please take a chance to check out my giveaway here...it ends June 19th!
Base coat is two coats of Nubar Baby Blue. Used China Glaze DV8 using fauxnad IP A46. After I stamped, added a few random rhinestones for a little more interest. Here's pix before they were added and before I added a couple more stamps because I couldn't decide at what point I wanted to finish adding them!
Using DV8 as stamp was wrong polish to use for this image plate in hindsight.
When I was doing my mani, I wanted to use a holographic polish as we've had a lot of sun lately and I think holo is just so cool. But I usually don't like to stamp a lot of holo's as base coats as I think the holo is so cool and I like it to be focal point....and really wanted to use a new plate. So next best thing in my mind was to stamp using a holo. Unfortunately, the end result was you just see the colour, no holo. Even in full sunlight, hardly any sparkle shows thru as the image details are so small.
I do most of my mani's very late at night and usually take pix right away. The above pix was taken the next morning in full sunlight...hardly any holo is to be seen....its not even visible IRL. Its not like it got lost in the camera pix which sometimes happens that a mani is so much cooler in real life than it translates (hopefully this makes sense...I'm sure you all know what I'm talking about!!) Oh well.
And just before I took it off, I added a little random sparkle...not sure if I like it or not, but here's what it looked like.
I'd also like to say a great big "hello" to you if you're just starting to follow my little blog! Thx for checking it out!
As I mentioned earlier in the comments of my last post, my current mani is using Shirley's plates. Base is CND Plumville. Then stamped with SdP C-10 using Nicole by OPI Positive Energy.
I spent Sunday afternoon in the mall with my daughter so she could get clothes for camp...why she needed new clothes to go to camp is beyond me, as most people would take old clothes so as to not get them wrecked, but apparently, new clothes were needed so at the mall we were. At least it gave me an opportunity to check to see if there was any new or interesting polishes! I got a lot of compliments on this mani when we were out shopping...even the ladies at the bank thought it was cool!
This is CND Plumville by itself. Great colour; almost a one coater. Could probably be a one-coater if I was more careful with my application. Next time, I'll have to try to remember to use one of the CND Effects just to see what it looks like! This is two coats.
A while back, I had ordered Shirley's plates, A and B series. There were a few of the images that didn't stamp well and after a lot of swatching, I discovered that Essence Stampy polish or Wet n Wild black work best as they aren't as thick as Konad special polish. All in all, I believe there were around 11 images that I couldn't get to stamp. I was still pretty happy that most of them worked as there are a lot of really cool and unique designs.
I had read she got a new manufacturer for her plates so placed an order recently for the newly released C and D plates, that arrived today. I spent a bit of time swatching some of them with Konad special polish. I can say that of the ones that I swatched tonight, there was only one that was iffy (spiderweb; it did transfer but you have to be super quick to stamp or nothing transfers as the etching is very faint. These pix that you see are some of the swatching pix I did...feel free to click on them to enlarge them to see them a little better! Please note that these are quick and dirty swatches as I didn't plan on posting them... when I was doing them, it didn't matter to me if I got polish on whole plate or removed excess polish so some are not the best. I'd take more care if I was stamping on my fingers! And the plastic is easy to peel off... if you ordered A or B plates, you'll know what I'm talking about!!
Pretty cool, eh? I know a few of you are anxious to see how these C and D plates stamp, so I quickly swatched a few images over my current mani, Nicole by OPI Coral Denominator, which is part of the newly released Justin Bieber polishes. These are suppose to be Canadian exclusive...and they are pretty reclusive in my area as I've only found one store that carries them. Unfortunately, this isn't the best polish to show the designs but by default, just what I happen to have on at the time.
Here's Coral Denominator by itself. In certain lights, it looks pink and others, more on the coppery/coral/apricot side. This is two coats and still could see visible nail line. Next time, I'll do three coats or put a neutral colour as base coat.
***Please note that I paid the invoiced amount in full for my plates. I do not endorse nor promote this website/etailer other than I am passing on the info of where I got them to those who may wish to know. I have no affiliation with any company and received no compensation for promotion of these products, nor am I promoting them...just letting fellow bloggers where they may be obtained should they be interested!


Muffins are the most versatile of baking delights. They're probably one of the easiest things to make and hard to mess up. We have loads of gorgeous muffins recipes on Domestic Sluttery so whether you fancy a savoury muffin stuffed full of cheese , a sweet version like Laura's quite frankly GENIUS churros muffins we have a bounty of muffin recipes that you can make this weekend, we even have gluten free muffins, huzzah! MUFFINS FOR EVERYONE!
I've been reading Jude Blereau's Wholefood Baking book this week which is out soon and is brilliant. Not only is it full of recipes that use all those ingredients that make you feel healthier just by looking at them (buying things like linseeds makes me feel all healthy and righteous) but she also gives great guidance about how to play around with quantities and ingredients so you can really experiment. I wish there were more baking books like this as I can't help fiddling with recipes and this often results in baking sorrow.
I've made these fruit and nut muffins using mostly wholewheat flour and used Jude's ratio guidance in the muffin section to add dried fruits and syrup, and I've already been told asked politely to make them again, "soon". You could swap out the dates for dried figs if you prefer and when it comes to the topping you can use whatever nuts and seeds take your fancy, don't miss out the topping though as the caramelised sugars and nuts give them a wonderful crunch.
Preheat the oven to 190C/ Combine all the wet mix ingredients in a bowl and leave to infuse.
In a separate bowl combine all the dry ingredients and mix well then carefully fold in the wet mixture until its just combined. It's really important that you don't over mix as your muffins won't be light be light and fluffy.
In a third bowl combine your topping ingredients and mix well.
Put muffin papers into your muffin tray then divide the mixture between them all. Sprinkle over the topping, it will seem a lot but don't worry it will be awesomely crunchy.
Bake for about 35 minutes or until you can pop a skewer into the centre and it comes out clean. Eat warm!


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Is the growing need for cloud skills driving a global developer shortage?
Cloud Foundry have released findings from a global survey of IT executives which highlights an escalating gap in cloud skills which threatens enterprises' ability to embrace digital transformation.
The survey finds companies are doubling down on training internal engineering teams to address the skills shortfall as digital becomes the modern business core competency.
There is a looming shortage of developers driven by non-tech companies' need for developers. A majority (64%) of companies see the gap and is starting to feel its impact. As companies start their cloud journeys, including the use of more cloud-native architectures, broader use of containers and multi-cloud environments, they will feel the shortage more acutely. Most respondents (57%) state that this shortage has already impacted their ability to hire skilled people.
Training is the preferred solution to address the skills shortage. Companies are looking to training to address these challenges, predominantly choosing to train existing employees over hiring new developers or outsourcing. The majority of companies (62%) express confidence in the abilities of their developers to "keep current" with their IT knowledge and skills. On an individual level, however, only 47% of developers express confidence in their own ability to keep current.
The research verifies the developer skills shortage is real and will grow more critical in coming months and years. With the near-term focus on immediate problems like mobile app development and databases, many companies are losing sight of the skills needed to take advantage of the long-term gain from cloud technologies. You can read the full report here.


On the Feast of PENTECOST, The coming of The Holy Spirit, the people of the Holy Trinity Serbian Orthodox Church in Butte Montana celebrated their Patronal Feast Day. Pentecost is the concrete actualization of the manifestation of the Holy Trinity. His Grace Bishop Maxim presided over Saturday evening prayers, followed by a "welcome" meal in Up-Town Butte at the restaurant named "Park 217" which featured much fine food, wine, wild mushrooms, and fellowship. His Grace stayed at the newly renovated "Miner's Hotel" in Up-Town Butte graciously hosted by owners/ parishioners, Ted & Cheryl Ackerman.
Hierarchical Divine Liturgy was served Sunday presided over by His Grace Bishop Maxim, with the parish priest Rev. Russell Radoicich serving with him. Fresh Green Grass spread all over the floor for weaving Pentecost Wreaths. After reading the Holy Gospel, Bishop Maxim spoke about The Holy Spirit and mentioned that The Holy Spirit is active in the midst of us when we gather. Following the Divine Liturgy, the Festal Kolac (festal loaf of sweet bread) was Blessed and bread broken. A Festal Luncheon ensued and was enjoyed by all. Top Sirloin generously supplied and cooked by parishioners Karl & Tony Sullivan.
His Grace, Bishop Maxim's presence was sufficient to show forth what is written in The Book of Acts (20:28) that our Bishop is a gift of the Holy Spirit given to oversee, and shepherd the flock, and to protect us from savage wolves who try to speaking and teaching perverse things trying to draw us away from The Church.
After lunch, Bishop Maxim was treated to some "Back-Country" adventure for enjoyment in the "Wilds of Montana". Accompanied by Michael & Christopher Fisk. A short trip into the mountains to go "Saint George" Mushroom Hunting yielded a huge bounty of God's gifts. (And a close encounter with a rattlesnake.) An evening meal was hosted by our Slava Kumovi, Svjetlan & Nedeljka, and Maria Krsic. A fantastic finale to a beautiful day.
Monday, Memorial Day, brought Bishop Maxim into the Graveyards of Butte to say the Memorial Prayers and Bless the Graves in Butte at both Mountain View Cemetery and Mt. Moriah Cemetery accompanied by priest and parishioners praying for their loved ones. Vjecnaja Pamjat! Memory Eternal!
The Parish remains in Thankfulness, Joy and Peace, as we continue to bathe in the treasury of Blessings as we go forth Baptizing Montana in the Name of The Father and of The Son and of The Holy Spirit. AMEN!


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Announcing American Solar Challenge 2014!
Dear Friends, Visitors/Viewers/Readers,
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Please show your support for Renewable Energy by visiting-signing-sharing Renewable-FIT For Sunshine State!
American Solar Challenge 2012, Oregon State University near finish line (credit: sunisthefuture-Susan Sun Nunamaker)
I can't wait to let you know about the American Solar Challenge 2014 (ASC/FSGP 2014) scheduled to take place in July of 2014. The 2014 American Solar Challenge is going to be an 8 day 1700+ mile road course traveling through 7 states from Austin, TX to St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN. Formula Sun Grand Prix (FSGP 2014) will be returning to the Circuit of The Americas in Austin, TX! COTA provided excellent facilities and served as a great host for FSGP 2013.
Just a quick reminder of what happened last time at American Solar Challenge 2012, video of some special moments at ASC2012 (1 of 2) below:
Special Moments of American Solar Challenge 2012 (2 of 2) at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aAgXIdDA-w
For photo coverage post on participating universities at American Solar Challenge 2012, click on–> ASC2012 Photos.
Below is the ASC Route and Schedule Overview. Exact locations of stage/checkpoints are still being finalized.
Mon, July 21: Start in Austin, TX with a checkpoint in (TBD), TX
Tue, July 22: Arrive at stage stop in Norman, OK
Wed, July 23: Depart Norman, OK with a checkpoint in Wichita, KS
Thu, July 24: Arrive at stage stop in Overland Park, KS
Fri, July 25: Depart Overland Park, KS and arrive at stage stop in Omaha, NE
Sat, July 26: Depart Omaha, NE with a checkpoint in Ames, IA
Sun, July 27: Arrive at stage stop in La Crosse, WI
Mon, July 28: Finish in St. Paul/Minneapolis, MN
ASC/FSGP 2014 Team Status Board (Forms & Due Dates)
ASC/FSGP 2014 Regulations
~have a bright and sunny day~
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"Special Moments of American Solar Challenge 2012 (2 of 2)" produced by sunisthefuture.net
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Due to the limitation (less than 20 minutes) YouTube has placed on sunisthefuture channel at the moment, I had to split the "Special Moments of American Solar Challenge 2012" into two parts: part 1 is posted for August 14, 2012, and part 2 is posted for August 15, 2012, at http://sunisthefuture.net . Hope you have/will enjoy viewing these two parts of first movie production (w/music) here at sunisthefuture.net , sharing the trials, tribulations, joy, and exuberant energy of participants of American Solar Challenge 2012. One thing is for certain: it is the cooperative spirit and perpetual optimism of solar energy enthusiasts/industry (also seen among ASC2012 participants) that had brought down the cost of solar energy this past decade.
It is with both pleasure and excitement that I'd like to unveil the video of today, "Special Moments of American Solar Challenge 2012 (2 of 2)", for this is the first time for me to use movie/video editing software. I've learned that one needs to be relentless in cutting footage and meticulous in tapering the music at the beginning and ending of each segment. I've even explored many sites online for royalty free music (available at Pond5) and discovered that background music makes tremendous difference in the final product. There is definitely still much more to be learned. After spending much time editing various footage, synchronizing and fading in or fading out of the music, and overcoming frustration in having to deal with instability with certain movie making software, I've moved on to Adobe Premier Pro (much more reliable and time-saving). But for the moment, take a look at this clip below and compare it to the twenty-six videos already uploaded at sunisthefuture Youtube Channel (footages prior to yours truly's attempt at compositing and adding of music) and either leave a comment below or email me at sunisthefuture@gmail.com to let me know of your preference or suggestions. Without further ado, let's share these very special moments, below:
In the "Special Moments of American Solar Challenge 2012″, I selected only the most memorable moments (such as University of Michigan's hydroplaning experience, Oregon State University's picking up a cat and named it Tesla (in 1 of 2), Illinois State University's encountering Ohio state police and receiving donuts in exchange for wearing hats, Principia College's breaking their own record on speed of repair work, etc.) that occurred during this solar car race;those of you who were interviewed may still be able to find the uncut and uncomposited versions at sunisthefuture Youtube Channel. Please be very forgiving of my first time working with Adobe Premier Pro. Nevertheless, I am pleased with the fact that I can actually refer to myself as a producer, for the first time, in sharing these special moments of energized solar enthusiasts…driven by the magical dust of sunshine.
Be sure to also check out the part 1 of 2 of "Special Moments of American Solar Challenge 2012" posted on August 14, 2012, of http://sunisthefuture.net .
Any of your comments, suggestions, concerns, and questions are welcomed below or via sunisthefuture@gmail.com
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It is with both pleasure and excitement that I'd like to unveil the video of today, "Special Moments of American Solar Challenge 2012 (1 of 2) posted under August 14, 2012 and (2 of 2) will be posted under August 15, 2012) ", for this is the first time for me to use movie/video editing software. I've learned that one needs to be relentless in cutting footage and meticulous in tapering the music at the beginning and ending of each segment. I've even explored many sites online for royalty free music and discovered that background music makes tremendous difference in the final product. There is definitely still much more to be learned. After spending much time editing various footage, synchronizing and fading in or fading out of the music, and overcoming frustration in having to deal with instability with certain movie making software, I've moved on to Adobe Premier Pro (much more reliable and time-saving). But for the moment, take a look at this clip below and compare it to the twenty-six videos already uploaded at sunisthefuture Youtube Channel (footages prior to yours truly's attempt at compositing and adding of music) and either leave a comment below or email me at sunisthefuture@gmail.com to let me know of your preference or suggestions. In the "Special Moments of American Solar Challenge 2012", I selected only the most memorable moments (such as University of Michigan's hydroplaning experience, Oregon State University's picking up a cat and named it Tesla, Illinois State University's encountering Ohio state police and receiving donuts in exchange for wearing hats, Principia College's breaking their own record on speed of repair work, etc.) that occurred during this solar car race;those of you who were interviewed may still be able to find the uncut and uncomposited versions at sunisthefuture Youtube Channel. Please be very forgiving of my first time working with Adobe Premier Pro. Nevertheless, I am pleased with the fact that I can actually refer to myself as a producer, for the first time, in sharing these special moments of energized solar enthusiasts…driven by the magical dust of sunshine. I would also like to thank my hubby Michael Nunamaker for being very helpful in playing the part of a camera man and technical support whenever I needed an extra hand. Of course, this short film would not have been possible without all of those who sponsored and participated in American Solar Challenge 2012 (July 14, 2012-July 21, 2012). I look forward to producing more films for solar energy events in the future. Finally, due to the fact that I was learning to use 4-5 different pieces of software these past few days, I had to delay posting quite a few articles until the coming week. Keep checking because there will be quite a few new articles about various aspects of progress made in solar energy industry. Without further ado, "Special Moments of American Solar Challenge 2012 (1 of 2)", below, and "Special Moments of American Solar Challenge 2012 (2 of 2) will soon follow (will be posted on August 15, 2012 at http://sunisthefuture.net):
This is a composite of most special moments of American Solar Challenge (ASC) 2012, filmed near the finish line, the Capitol Building of St. Paul, MN., on July 21, 2012. Footage are filmed mostly by Michael Nunamaker (segment on driver Larry Chan of University of MN is filmed by Susan Sun Nunamaker), interviewed, edited, and uploaded by Susan Sun Nunamaker of Sun Is The Future at http://sunisthefuture.net of Susan Sun Nunamaker. This is a project out of appreciation and belief in solar energy as the most promising CLEAN energy for the future of earthlings. We would like to share the trials, tribulations, and special moments of all participating schools (University of Michigan, Iowa State University, Western Michigan University, Principia College, MIT, CalSol/University of CA-Berkeley, University of Minnesota, Oregon State University, Illinois State University, Montreal Polytechnique, New Paltz/State Universtiy of NY, Michigan State University) students, and alumni during the American Solar Challenge (ASC) of 2012. The film has demonstrated the enthusiasm, cooperative spirit, and perpetual optimism pervasive among those involved with solar energy/industry. This is a car race of the most special kind, running on solar energy. We look forward to many more years of covering this special race.
For your viewing pleasure, I have edited/combined 26 videos in order to complete this film. Due to the purchased royalty free music added, this particular film will be under the Standard YouTube License rather than the Creative Commons License. I hope you will enjoy viewing it. If you'd like to get hold of the video under Creative Commons License, the original (uncomposited, without music) 26 video clips can be found at sunisthefuture YouTube Channel at: http://www.youtube.com/user/sunisthefuture?feature=results_main
"Special Moments of American Solar Challenge 2012 (2 of 2)" will be posted under August 15, 2012.
Again, any of your comments, questions, suggestions, concerns will be welcomed below or via sunisthefuture@gmail.com
P.S. If any of you have any learning experience from working with Adobe After Effects, I'd appreciate any pointer or helpful links. Thank you.
written, edited, and posted by sunisthefuture-Susan Sun Nunamaker,
Tags: American Solar Challenge, ASC2012, CalSol, Illinois State University, Iowa State University, Is The Future, Michigan State University, MIT, Montreal Polytechnique, New Paltz, Oregon State University, Principia College, solar, solar car, solar car race, Solar Energy, State University of NY, Sun, SUNY, susan sun nunamaker, University of CA-Berkeley, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, Western Michigan Universtiy, www.sunisthefuture.net
Stage 5 and Overall Final Result of American Solar Challenge (ASC) 2012
Dear Fellow Solar Enthusiasts,
Here are the results of Stage 5 and Overall Final Results of American Solar Challenge (ASC) 2012 you've been waiting for. July 21, 2012, was the end of the Stage 5 and overall American Solar Challenge (ASC) 2012, right in front of the Capitol Building of St. Paul, MN. Even though there's been rain during the early part of the day, the sky had cleared and the sun was welcomed by all participants and supporters of American Solar Challenge (ASC) 2012 around noon.
Capitol Building at St. Paul, MN, on July 21, 2012, the finish point of American Solar Challenge (ASC) 2012
Stage 5 Results
Team # and Name LaCrosse Start 7/21 St. Paul Finish 7/21 Stage 5 Penalty Time Stage 5 Elapsed Time
35 – Minnesota 09:05:00 12:58:57 00:00:00 03:53:57
32 – Principia 09:02:00 13:31:11 00:00:00 04:29:11
254 – CalSol 09:03:00 13:28:17 00:12:00 04:37:17
9 – Iowa State 09:01:00 13:50:42 00:00:00 04:49:42
2 – Michigan 09:00:00 14:23:55 00:00:00 05:23:55
20 – Western Michigan 09:05:00 14:36:52 00:00:00 05:31:52
256 – Oregon State 09:04:00 15:21:35 00:01:00 06:18:35
5 – Illinois State 09:07:00 Trailer 05:48:54 12:48:54
55 – Montreal 09:06:00 Trailer 04:38:15 11:38:15
28 – New Paltz 09:09:00 Trailer 06:27:42 13:27:42
4 – MIT 09:11:00 Trailer 07:08:48 14:08:48
Last updated 7/21/12 – 22:00 Central. Times given as hh:mm:ss.
Univ of MN team (with their solar car & mascot) was the first to arrive at the finish line of Stage 5
These photo images are photographed by sunisthefuture-Susan Sun Nunamaker at http://sunisthefuture.net.
Images are under Creative Commons with Attribution (just mention photographed by sunisthefuture-Susan Sun Nunamaker at http://sunisthefuture.net)
Principia College, the liberal arts college of about 500 students consistently overcame all challenges
CalSol/Univ of CA-Berkeley team running to greet their solar car
Iowa State University's Hyperion returning to the finish line, with its team members running along side of it
Univ of MI, came in first from Stage 1-4, and is the winner of overall American Solar Challenge (ASC) 2012
Western Michigan University zoomed into the finish line in its golden chariot
Oregon State University solar car, escorted by its enthusiastic team members
Illinois State University completing the race, cheered on by supporters. This is also the team that was stopped by OH state trooper along their journey.
Montreal Polytechnique Esteban arriving, with its fluttering flag above
SUNY's New Paltz, a 2nd year participant, learned a great deal and appreciated support from other teams
MIT's Chopper Del Sol encountered a moderate crash on second day, but team members repaired parts and persevered to the end
We will continue to upload our photos & video interviews onto: sunisthefuture channel at Youtube & susansunnunamaker's channel at Youtube in the coming week, sharing much lessons learned and stories experienced.
Overall Final Results
Team # and Name Stage 1 Time Stage 2 Time Stage 3 Time Stage 4 Time Stage 5 Time Total Elapsed Time Miles Credited
2 – Michigan 04:13:29 10:32:55 12:26:15 11:59:47 05:23:55 44:36:21 1652.80
9 – Iowa State 04:22:34 16:03:25 14:02:33 15:36:49 04:49:42 54:55:03 1652.80
32 – Principia 05:26:59 14:22:48 17:12:00 14:18:31 04:29:11 55:49:29 1652.80
254 – CalSol 05:34:35 15:32:19 16:04:08 15:33:46 04:37:17 57:22:05 1652.80
35 – Minnesota 04:32:09 13:25:16 22:01:03 17:00:52 03:53:57 60:53:17 1572.45
256 – Oregon State 5:56:04 17:07:27 16:30:44 31:11:09 06:18:35 77:03:59 1390.05
5 – Illinois State 06:12:05 23:57:36 29:33:27 29:54:57 12:48:54 102:26:59 911.80
20 – Western Michigan 05:10:14 35:54:12 24:18:45 32:07:57 5:31:52 103:03:00 886.80
55 – Montreal 07:21:18 32:25:12 28:46:39 28:58:57 11:38:15 109:10:21 829.35
28 – New Paltz 08:54:39 30:48:12 28:03:03 35:25:57 13:27:42 116:39:33 727.70
4 – MIT 05:27:05 47:10:06 39:49:33 16:00:52 14:08:48 122:36:24 854.65
Any comments and suggestions are welcomed at sunisthefuture@gmail.com
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American Solar Challenge Stage 4 Result, Bill Gates & Steven Chu's Discussion on Energy
Here is a quick post on the outcome of Stage 4 of American Solar Challenge 2012, below (University of Michigan-First; Principia College-Second;CalSol-UC Berkeley-Third):
Team # and Name Normal Start 7/19 Verona Arrival 7/19 LaCrosse Finish 7/20 Stage 4 Penalty Time Stage 4 Elapsed Time
2 – Michigan 09:00:00 14:23:10 12:43:47 00:16:00 11:59:47
32 – Principia 09:02:00 16:21:44 15:16:31 00:02:00 14:18:31
254 – CalSol 09:03:00 16:31:04 16:30:46 00:03:00 15:33:46
9 – Iowa State 09:01:00 15:22:27 16:26:49 00:10:00 15:36:49
4 – MIT 09:10:00 15:33:23 16:04:52 00:56:00 16:00:52
35 – Minnesota 09:05:00 16:57:01 17:58:52 0:02:00 17:00:52
256 – Oregon State 09:04:00 Trailer 13:11:09 31:11:09
20 – Western Michigan 09:04:00 Trailer 14:07:57 32:07:57
28 – New Paltz 09:08:00 Trailer TBD 18:00:00
More video clips will continue to be uploaded at
sunisthefuture channel & susansunnunamaker's channel at Youtube
Remember that Stage 5 will be completed on July 21, 2012, between
La Crosse, WI to St. Paul, MN
Stage 5 will start on July 21st at Western Technical College, 750 Badger St (Parking Lot D), La Crosse, WI 54601
Finish on July 21st at Minnesota State Capitol, MLK Boulevard, St. Paul,
MN 55155.Finish line closes at 4pm.
Now that I've gotten your attention, I would also like to take this opportunity to share a video clip of a discussion/interview involving two leaders of our energy world, Mr. Bill Gates and Secretary of Department of Energy Steven Chu in discussing how America can meet and prosper from 21st century global energy challenges (moderated by John Podesta during the ARPA-E2012 Summit), below.
I would also like to share another important incentive policy for renewable/solar energy, Feed-In-Tariff (please click) that would help to speed up our transition into renewable energy age.
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Photo Coverage of American Solar Challenge 2012
Dear Readers & Friends,
This post will be a continuing reporting on American Solar Challenge (ASC) 2012. Since many of the ASC teams have displayed tremendous amount of team effort, enthusiasm, and support from their schools, community, and alumni, Sun Is The Future would like to take this opportunity to share images of these special moments that were necessary in order to make the ASC solar car race possible, moments of cooperative team spirit, of ingenuity in solving problems, of willingness to do what it takes to carry the torch toward our Renewable and Solar Energy Age….
Hope you will enjoy these photos below, all under ( Creative Commons with attribution: photographed by Susan Sun Nunamaker at www.sunisthefuture.net).
More interviews/videos with various team members will be coming in future posts. Until then,
written, photographed, and posted by sunisthefuture-Susan Sun Nunamaker, sunisthefuture@gmail.com
Homepage: http://sunisthefuture.net
University of Michigan students unloading their solar car Quantum. Creative Commons w/attribution: photographed by Susan Sun Nunamaker of www.sunisthefuture.net
Illinois State University students were the first to arrive at display area (Rochester Institute of Technology) Creative Commons w/attribution:photographed by Susan Sun Nunamaker at www.sunisthefuture.net
MIT students discussing what to do next, this is a team with many students on their solar car team.Creative Commons w/attribution: photographed by Susan Sun Nunamaker at www.sunisthefuture.net
Oregon State University students & alumnus with their sharp looking orange solar car. Creative Commons w/attribution: photographed by Susan Sun Nunamaker at www.sunisthefuture.net
Principia College, a Liberal Arts College with only 500 students (and no Engineering College), have shown up/qualified in both World Solar Challenge 2011 in Australia and American Solar Challenge 2012 as a school with tremendous cooperative spirit and community support.Creative Commons w/attribution: photographed by Susan Sun Nunamaker at www.sunisthefuture.net
University of Minnesota students discussing various issues involved in setting up for their display. Creative Commons w/attribution: photographed by Susan Sun Nunamaker at www.sunisthefuture.net
Oregon State University students preparing for their display tent.Creative Commons w/attribution: photographed by Susan Sun Nunamaker at www.sunisthefuture.net
Michigan State University student guarding their solar car at the display area (Rochester Institute of Technology). Creative Commons w/attribution: photographed by Susan Sun Nunamaker at www.sunisthefuture.net
The other side of Illinois State University's charging team spirit, students and professors alike, to make this solar race possible.Creative Commons w/attribution: photographed by Susan Sun Nunamaker at www.sunisthefuture.net
a good look of Oregon State University solar car.Creative Commons w/attribution: photographed by Susan Sun Nunamaker at www.sunisthefuture.net
Iowa State University solar car charging from the sun.Creative Commons w/attribution: photographed by Susan Sun Nunamaker at www.sunisthefuture.net
University of Michigan students solving mechanical issues during the move.Creative Commons w/attribution: photographed by Susan Sun Nunamaker at www.sunisthefuture.net
MIT students overlooking their Chopper Del Sol solar car engine for final check.Creative Commons w/attribution: photographed by Susan Sun Nunamaker at www.sunisthefuture.net
Principia College students also received warm reception from their alumnus (who proudly commented that for Principia College students, "sky is the limit").Creative Commons w/attribution: photographed by Susan Sun Nunamaker at www.sunisthefuture.net
Charging moments/minutes for University of Minnesota solar car Sunpower.Creative Commons w/attribution: photographed by Susan Sun Nunamaker at www.sunisthefuture.net
Let's get a closer look of the Illinois State University's solar car.Creative Commons w/attribution: photographed by Susan Sun Nunamaker at www.sunisthefuture.net
Michigan State University with the new venture in solar race and alumnus and students anticipating solar future opportunities in our renewable energy age/world.Creative Commons w/attribution: photographed by Susan Sun Nunamaker at www.sunisthefuture.net
MIT's Solar Electric Vehicle Team's beautiful Chopper Del Sol solar car.Creative Commons w/attribution: photographed by Susan Sun Nunamaker at www.sunisthefuture.net
Illinois State University students carefully deal with every step of setting up for their display.Creative Commons w/attribution: photographed by Susan Sun Nunamaker at www.sunisthefuture.net
Iowa State University solar car Hyperion charging from the sun.Creative Commons w/attribution: photographed by Susan Sun Nunamaker at www.sunisthefuture.net
Tags: American Solar Challenge, American Solar Challenge 2012, clean energy, Illinois State University, Iowa State University, Is The Future, Michigan State University, MIT, Oregon State University, photo coverage, Principia College, renewable energy, solar, Solar Energy, Sun, Sun Is The Future, sunisthefuture, sunisthefuture.com, susan sun nunamaker, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota, www.sunisthefuture.net
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The question started to pop out after realising that UTC, just a few hundred meter away from this hospital have their own nursery for their staff. This question might be raised from a jealousy towards UTC.
I have to admit that nursery is kind of important now. Even for me, one that considered myself 'just don't give a ---- ' type of person, I do give a ---- about having nursery near work place.
At this time went all price of goods going up and salary always stagnant for quite sometime, hiring a person to nurse your children at home would not be a good idea after all. Nursery would be a cheaper choice, a few hundred ringgit cheaper.
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By Namrata Zakaria Issue Date: January 15, 2023 Updated: January 08, 2023 07:29 IST
Before Alexander McQueen—that brilliant, subversive, iconoclastic British designer—there was Vivienne Westwood. All the adjectives that apply to him fit Westwood as well, perhaps even better since she lived until 81, while he died young in 2010, at the age of 40.
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Westwood started designing in the 1970s with a revolutionary's approach to street style. Her shirts were ripped, her T-shirts had slogans and safety pins, she used tartan like it was lace, and was the first to make us wear underwear as outerwear. She kept her hair a flaming orange even until her later years. She brought into fashion what we understand today as post-modernism. Breaking away from the shackles of elegant beauty or oriental minimalism, Westwood introduced us to the punk movement and made it mainstream. Even in her 60s, she dressed like a rebellious teenager. Her mission—personal and professional—was to question the establishment and break away from norms and strictures.
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Ms. Barros is a Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawers, the American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys and a member of the Utah State Bar Family Law Executive Committee (Chair 2011-2012), NCLR's Family Law Advisory Council, the American Inns of Court, and the Women Lawyers of Utah (President of the Board, 2001-2002).
Legal Experience
Prior to opening LRBFamilyLaw in 2002, Ms. Barros was an attorney with Cohne, Rappaport and Segal, the Disability Law Center, the Utah Labor Commission, and Utah Legal Services. Ms. Barros previously taught classes at the University of Utah on Women and the Law and Comparative International Human rights Law. Ms. Barros regularly presents on topics within family, law, surrogacy law, and lgbt issues.
Born in Dover, Delaware, Ms. Barros attended Colorado College and the University of Utah College of Law, where she graduated in 1993 as a William H. Leary Scholar, with a Clark Dewsnup Scholarship in Natural Resources Law.
In the Fall of 2009, Lauren and other concerned attorneys and law students created Rainbow Law, the first pro bono LGBT Law Clinic in Utah. The Rainbow Law Clinic is held once a month. She was also Chair of the Equality Utah Legal Panel,a Small Claims Court judge in the Third District Court (1998-2005), a member of the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue Team (1998-2003), and a member of the Board of the Friends of the Utah Avalanche Forecasters (2005-2007.)
Lauren enthusiastically enjoys cycling, skiing, and hiking around Utah's mountains with her friends and family.
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Coinbase Wallet review: Peering into the Web3 future
A clean design but its performance is undone by the dapps themselves.
Feb 18, 2019 Nov 13, 2019
A new internet is being built. One where you have control over your own money, data and identity. And the way to enter the Matrix—I mean, Web3—will be through browser wallets like MetaMask and Coinbase Wallet.
The problem is, Web3 is still being built. Dapps are in their early stages—with UX challenges and low-user numbers. As a result, the blockchain app revolution has stalled a tad. But, companies are ploughing ahead anyway--jostling to become the de facto entry into Web3. One such company is Coinbase, and in this review we examine if its Wallet is helping or hindering the next generation of dapp browsers.
What is Coinbase Wallet?
Coinbase Wallet—previously called Toshi—is a mobile wallet for storing Ethereum, and Ethereum-based tokens, which has just added support for Bitcoin. It is separate from the native wallet in the Coinbase app, making it the other Coinbase wallet. It also features in-app dapp browser, more on that later.
Setting up the wallet is fairly easy. It creates your Ethereum wallet in just a few seconds, all you need to do is choose a unique username. This simplicity is one of the most exciting elements of the app. Rather than sending ETH to a complicated Ethereum address, like you do with all Ethereum wallets, you will be able to enter in someone else's username and send to that instead. However, this feature will only work within the app as it's not built into the Ethereum network. Unfortunately, this feature is not yet ready—unless it's hidden somewhere I can't find.
Looks familiar, huh? But this is the other Coinbase Wallet. Photo Credit: Coinbase Wallet
Once the wallet is set up, the user interface is classic Coinbase: simple, and easy to use. I'm a big fan as it makes the cluttered crypto world feel like something your gran could use. On the homepage, I can see what coins I have in the app, and I can click to see what crypto collectibles I own. Making and receiving payments is also as straightforward as it is using Coinbase's website. The brilliant thing is that there are very few other features to get distracted by—you send money, you receive money, that's about it. But when it comes to the dapp browser, that's where things start to get messy.
Coinbase Wallet: Diving into the dapp browser
The dapp browser is similar to any normal browser, with a search bar at the top, back and forward buttons, and a home button. On the homepage, Coinbase displays a list of the most popular dapps to make it easy to dive in. The only thing missing on this page is a search bar to find a specific dapp. When you click on a dapp, a simple description appears, and a follow-up click takes you to the website.
Is it Dapps, dapps or DApps? No-one knows. Photo Credit: Coinbase Wallet
With regular apps, that experience would lead to an app being installed on your device. But in dapp land, you're directed to a mobile web version of the dapp, inside the wallet browser. That meant most of the space was taken up by the chunky nav bar at the bottom of the screen, leaving a pitiful amount of space for the app itself. Plus, not all dapps are mobile-friendly, making it feel like you're surfing the web in 1997.
I start trying different dapps, only to get hit by roadblock after roadblock. Token exchange Paradex didn't load. Buying a free Etheremon (think blockchain Pokemon) didn't work. MLB Crypto Baseball—which sells crypto collectible baseball players—just gave me a revolving baseball. It was quite frustrating—albeit nothing to do with the Coinbase Wallet app itself.
When I finally stumbled across a dapp that did work—commercial social network Cent—things felt a little easier. I just had to sign in and it was set up. But when I tried tipping another user within the app, it didn't work. Then I realised, it wasn't ready—I had to setup a wallet that worked inside the network, something the dapp's design didn't make very clear. When I finally found my account, I had to connect it to my Ethereum wallet—which is important for security—but frustrating as it's step-after-step-after-step to do the simplest of things. I clicked "agree" to sign it, and nothing happened. I was left pressing the "setup" button again and again to no avail. This might be because it's waiting for an Ethereum transaction to go through—if that's how it works on the backend—or it's just frozen. Either way, it doesn't tell me what's going on and there appears to be no way to progress. I give up.
Signing transactions is straightforward but doesn't always work. Photo Credit: Coinbase Wallet
For my final attempt, I try CryptoKitties, one of the most popular dapps which lets you buy and sell virtual cats. I sign up and sign the transaction. This time there is a useful prompt that lets me know the signing in process is taking a while. It advises me to check MetaMask—a totally different app. Nothing happens.
Coinbase Wallet: Verdict
It's hard to fault Coinbase Wallet. When it comes to sending and receiving currency, it does its job very well. But when it comes to being the on-ramp into the dapp world, it fails to bring the same simplicity. As long as the dapp experience stays like this, the wallet will be very frustrating to use. Once dapp developers can get their act together—and start to understand the importance of UX—Coinbase Wallet will be a good entry point. But for now, it's ahead of its time.
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Story of Birbal and Thief, akbar birbal stories in english
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akbar birbal stories in english
akbar birbal stories in english, Story of Birbal and Thief, Akbar was roaming in the palace, today he was having trouble, he was very upset about anything, only Birbal came.
Story of Birbal and Thief
he asks Akbar, that you have some problem, because you are feeling very upset, Akbar says That is, I am disturbed one thing, last night I feel that someone had come, but he could not see him, Birbal says that he has taken something, Akbar was thinking about this thing, that's him It seemed that he did not take anything But I think that he must have come to take something,
Birbal looked at everywhere, he had to find them for which he would have come, but when he saw many Birbal was seen, which he probably wanted to take, or it could be that he did not take it. It is found, Akbar says that some have come, Birbal says that this picture may be, Akbar sees that picture, but he was not able to see anything, he looks fine, but Birbal It is said that this picture is,
Because if you look at it carefully, then you see that this picture has been removed from here, Akbar carefully observes, then he also sees that this picture has been removed, after that Akbar sees. What's in it, is called Birbal I think this picture has been changed, because this picture is not that, Akbar was also feeling, or it has happened, but such a person can do it, everybody is there, we are also on anyone It can not say that he has stolen,
Birbal says that you do not worry, we will soon find out who can be a thief, Birbal keeps an eye on everyone because he is still inside the palace, he is outside I did not come from, I think that he is a man inside, Birbal searches for him, but today he does not get anybody but he does his best, so that the man can be traced, today he has There was no answer, Akbar says Of us will find out soon,
Birbal again tried again the next day, this time he gets to know who can be a thief, he keeps track of the person, so that the thief can be traced, the man was doing something differently, He had something, which he was hiding. Birbal goes to him, asks him what you have, then he is scared, he has a piece of photograph which was engaged in Akbar's palace, Birbal calls Akbar, after which the thief gets caught is,
Akbar says that I do not know that you catch the thief very soon, that thief appears very soon, Birbal says that I had taken two days, enough time to catch that thief After that the thief could be captured, Akbar knew that Birbal could do this work, that means to steal that picture, to defeat the king's pearl, which he could not get, Story of Birbal and Thief, Akbar birbal stories in english, If you liked this story then Can also share.
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The Sheriff's Office is responsible for the safety and security of the courthouse, and transportation of inmates to and from courts.
In Fiscal year 2017 - 2018 the Sheriff's Office provided security for 525 court sessions and transported 1,489 persons in custody for a total of 66,401 miles.
The Sheriff's Office uses both standing and hand-held metal detectors, as well as an x-ray machine to ensure that weapons are not introduced into the courthouse. When entering for business or for court, you should expect to pass through this checkpoint where you will be asked to remove all items from your pockets, belts, bulky jackets, hats, and any other item deemed necessary by the deputy. Prior to entering, it is advised to leave the following items in your vehicle as they are not allowed in the secure environment of the Salem courthouse.
Cell Phones, Laptops, I-pods/I-pads, and any other electronic devices as of November, 2010 per Circuit Court order; to include, smart watches.
Any other item considered to be a weapon may also be restricted from the courthouse.


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Solar Impulses' travel around the Globe
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It is predicted that crops yield around the world could fail within decades until an action is taken to raise the production of new variety. There is study according to which temperature of our environment is rising very faster than the crop's development that can cope with a warmer world. In Africa, researchers found that...
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The Veterans Administration is looking into allegations that over a 7-year period, the Van Zandt VA Medical Center failed to follow-up with hundreds of head injury patients, hurt fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. Denofrio, The administrative officer James Denofrio, the Administrative Officer for Van Zandt's Physical Rehab Department says in 2014, he, his department supervisor,...
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This past Sunday, CNN's "Reliable Sources" suffered its second-lowest rated demo ever with only 59K. According to Nielsen, 12/29/13 was the lowest (54K), which was also hosted by CNN's Brian Stelter, after taking over the program the previous month. "Reliable Sources" became a one hour program on 2/7/10.
In the same time slot, FNC's "MediaBuzz" delivered 203,000 in the key demo on Sunday, which more than triples "Reliable Sources." According to Nielsen, on 5/25/14, "MediaBuzz" beat CNN and MSNBC combined by 80%.
This after CNN fell to third place in total day viewers and primetime A25-54 demo viewers and falling to fourth place in the daytime demo. See the full numbers after the jump.


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Campaigns and Elections
Left Turn in Jersey
November 2, 2009 Issue
By embracing the left instead of running to the center, New Jersey's Democratic Governor Jon Corzine has revitalized his once-troubled re-election campaign.
Gov. Jon Corzine (D-NJ)
Three months ago, before the August town hall meetings, Glenn Beck's "fifteen minutes" or any of the other developments that have so unsettled Democrats, New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine was the party's dead man walking. Struggling to get a grip on deficits, spiking unemployment and general economic turmoil, the former Goldman Sachs CEO couldn't catch a break. Well into the 2009 off-year election season, when New Jersey and Virginia elect governors and send signals about the political zeitgeist, Corzine was feeling the fallout of his failed romance with an ex-state employees union president.
Then came the July arrests of forty-four Garden State mayors, local officials, legislators and community leaders–most of them Democrats–on charges of corruption and money laundering. Corzine wasn't linked to the wrongdoing, but that didn't stop his GOP challenger, former federal prosecutor Chris Christie, from exploiting the scandal. Christie's lead climbed to double digits, with one survey giving him a twenty-three-point advantage. Democratic strategists talked about replacing Corzine to avoid a defeat that would be noted by national pundits as both parties are furiously positioning for the critical 2010 Congressional and gubernatorial election season.
Now, however, as the November 3 vote approaches, Corzine is running even or slightly ahead in polls, as Christie bleeds support among moderate suburbanites to independent Chris Daggett, a former GOP official whose fiscally conservative, socially moderate message recalls former GOP governors Tom Kean and Christine Todd Whitman in a way that Christie–who has been playing to the religious right–does not. The New Jersey race is starting to look like a bright spot for Democrats, who are well aware that even if "all politics is local," the off-year election results will be spun as a win or a loss for Barack Obama–especially for the president's initiatives in areas like healthcare reform.
What did Corzine do? Instead of steering to the center, or the Blue Dog right, he turned left. Looking to rally Democratic voters, he patched up shaky relations with the state's unions and linked his campaign so closely to the president that his billboards now feature images of Obama and Corzine. He ditched plans to pick an insider as his running mate, instead selecting State Senator Loretta Weinberg; this 74-year-old reformer has battled the bosses, championed open government and earned marks as the legislature's progressive champion of civil rights, gay rights and consumer protection. And as Congressional Democrats wavered on the issue, Corzine made healthcare reform a focus of his campaign, emphasizing his fierce objections to Christie's plan to lift state mandates requiring insurance companies to cover mammograms, pap tests, autism testing for children and forty-eight-hour hospital stays after birth. Christie said he wanted to ease mandates to reduce costs and make insurance more available. But Corzine's support among women spiked when a pull-no-punches advertising campaign, lavishly funded by the wealthy governor (and not above taking cheap shots regarding Christie's weight problems), highlighted devastating videos of the Republican nominee dismissing a breast cancer survivor's heartfelt concern about the danger of eliminating the mammogram mandate.
Corzine still has a fight on his hands. Despite recent Democratic trends, New Jersey has a history as a bellwether state, where angry voters use the off year to thump the gubernatorial nominee of the party in power nationally. Economic instability and frustration over corruption could yet produce another twist, perhaps even a surge by Daggett, who just won the Newark Star-Ledger's endorsement. But Corzine is back in the game; and in a state that takes betting seriously, the odds seem to be shifting in his favor. If the governor is re-elected, national Democrats will argue that they held their own in the first big test of the Obama era. (If Creigh Deeds were to come from behind in Virginia's governor's race, Democrats would get off-year bragging rights, despite Deeds's caution about embracing the party's agenda and its president.)
Corzine offers Democrats something more than the potential to spin a result, however. There are important lessons to be learned from his campaign, particularly about energizing the labor and liberal base and highlighting the human side of the healthcare debate. If he can keep a significant number of swing voters, especially women, in the Democratic column, Corzine will win this year. And savvy Democrats will have a strategy to study as they prepare for next year's contests.


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Home/Politics/Chile Votes on Constitution That Would Enshrine Record Number of Rights
Chile Votes on Constitution That Would Enshrine Record Number of Rights
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SANTIAGO, Chile — Voters in Chile on Sunday could transform what has long been one of Latin America's most conservative countries into one of the world's most left-leaning societies.
In a single ballot, Chileans will decide whether they want legal abortion; universal public health care; gender parity in government; empowered labor unions; greater autonomy for Indigenous groups; rights for animals and nature; and constitutional rights to housing, education, retirement benefits, internet access, clean air, water, sanitation and care "from birth to death."
It is perhaps the most important vote in the 204-year history of this South American nation of 19 million — a mandatory, nationwide plebiscite on a written-from-scratch constitution that, if adopted, would be one of the world's most expansive and transformational national charters.
After three years of protests, campaigning and debate, the country's future country boils down to a simple, single question: Approve or reject?
If voters approve the text, Chile, which only legalized divorce in 2004, would suddenly have more rights enshrined in its constitution than any other nation. If they reject it, Chile would have little to show for what had once been seen as a remarkable political revolution.
A rally this week in support of the proposed constitution in Santiago. The charter would enshrine more rights than any other constitution in the world. Credit…Tomas Munita for The New York Times
Now, it appears the sweeping ambition of Chile's proposed constitution could also be its downfall.
Many Chileans worry that the new charter would too drastically change their country, and their concerns have been amplified by confusion over the details, uncertainty over the impact and rampant misinformation.
"How the hell do you vote on a constitution with 388 articles?" said Gabriel Negretto, a political science professor in Chile who has studied constitutional reforms across the world. "You are overwhelming voters."
Chile fits into a recent trend of new constitutions providing more human rights than older charters, Mr. Negretto said. The three current constitutions with the highest number of rights, Ecuador, Bolivia and Serbia, were all enacted since 2006.
If voters reject the proposed Chilean constitution, it would be a major setback for the new administration of President Gabriel Boric, a tattooed, 36-year-old former student-protest leader who took office in March, but has quickly faced plummeting approval ratings amid rising inflation and crime. The constitution would enable Mr. Boric to carry out his leftist vision, while rejection could mire his term in more political fighting about what to do next.
A year ago, most Chileans would have bet that the country would embrace the proposed constitution. There has long been widespread discontent with the current constitution, which has roots in the brutal dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet who ruled from 1973 until 1990.
In 2019, nationwide protests that left 30 people dead led Chile's political leadership to grant a referendum on the constitution. A year later, nearly four out of five Chileans voted to replace it.
The entrance to a subway station in the Plaza Italia in Santiago is now a memorial ever since it was the scene of antigovernment protests in 2019.Credit…Tomas Munita for The New York Times
But now polls suggest that Chileans will reject the replacement. In May, details emerged about the sheer scope of the final proposal, and since then, "rechazo," or reject in Spanish, has had a consistent and sizable edge in polls over "apruebo," or approve.
"I'm waking up at five in the morning. I'm very stressed," said Claudia Heiss, a political science professor at the University of Chile who helped the government create the process to draft a new text.
"I think that 'rechazo' will win," she added. "And all of this will be for nothing."
Still, there is a wild card. Since, unlike other elections, Sunday's vote is mandatory, with a minimum penalty of $30 for failing to cast a ballot, voter turnout could break records.
A rejection of the proposed constitution would be a huge historical exception. Over the past 230 years, 93 percent of the 179 national plebiscites on new constitutions have been accepted, according to an analysis by Zachary Elkins and Alex Hudson, two political scientists.
"The fact that we have a discussion of who's going to win is a failure of the political system," Ricardo Lagos, the president of Chile from 2000 to 2006, said in an interview.
Mr. Lagos, a center-leftist who had been an ardent supporter of a new charter, said leftists who controlled the process overreached. "This constitution is extremely partisan," he said.
Mr. Lagos declined to say how he would vote, suggesting instead that he may cast an empty ballot.
A rally against the adoption of the constitution in Santiago on Thursday. Opponents say the proposed document would change Chile too drastically. Credit…Tomas Munita for The New York Times
The 170-page text would make the Chilean state, which has long had a limited role in its citizens' lives, the guarantor of more than 100 rights, more than any other national constitution in the world, according to an analysis by the Comparative Constitutions Project, a global survey of constitutions run by Mr. Elkins and Tom Ginsburg, a law professor at the University of Chicago.
Those rights range from the profound to the mundane to the peculiar.
In addition to housing, health care and education, the new constitution would enshrine the right to freedom of expression, religion and worldview. There would be the right to free time, physical activity, sex education, cybersecurity, the protection of personal data and "free and full legal advice" for anyone "who cannot obtain it."
Chileans would have the right to "adequate, healthy, sufficient, nutritionally complete and culturally relevant food"; the right to develop their "personality, identity and life projects"; and the right to "live in safe and violence-free environments," to "age with dignity" and to die "a dignified death."
Workers would have the right to "equitable, fair and sufficient" pay and to unionize and strike. And citizens would have the right to choose their identity, "in all its dimensions and manifestations, including sexual characteristics, gender identities and expressions."
Chileans would also have "sexual and reproductive rights," including that women can have "a voluntary interruption of their pregnancy," language that would enshrine the right to an abortion more explicitly than any other national constitution, Mr. Ginsburg said.
It would be a momentous shift for Chile, which banned all forms of abortion until 2017, when it legalized the procedure only in cases of rape, an unviable fetus or a threat to the mother's life.
Santa Lucia hill in downtown Santiago. Polls suggest that the proposed constitution will be rejected. Credit…Tomas Munita for The New York Times
One of the constitution's clearest immediate changes would be a mandate that women hold at least 50 percent of many government positions, the first such requirement in any constitution, Mr. Ginsburg said.
The most contentious proposal is defining Chile as a "plurinational" state, meaning that 11 separate Indigenous groups, which account for nearly 13 percent of the population, could be recognized as their own nations, with their own governing structures and court systems. That would represent some of the most expansive rights for Indigenous people anywhere, according to experts.
The constitution also states explicitly that "nature has rights" and "the state and society have the duty to protect and respect them." It also orders the state to protect animals, "recognizing their sentience and their right to live a life free from mistreatment."
Constitutional law experts said such provisions are likely intended to push Chile's Congress to adopt environmental protection laws, but that they could also allow lawyers to file lawsuits on behalf of a forest or a threatened species.
Chilean economists estimate that implementing the new constitution would cost the government 9 percent to 14 percent of Chile's gross domestic product of $317 billion. "That's the cost of satisfying the basic needs of the Chilean men and women: that they get a good education, they have access to health care, a decent pension and a home," said Alvaro García, Chile's former economic minister.
A bus stop and stores that were damaged during protests in 2019 that helped pave the way for the vote on a new constitution. Credit…Tomas Munita for The New York Times
The constitution would also reshape the government by eliminating the Senate, strengthening regional governments and allowing Chilean presidents to run for a second consecutive term.
Chile's proposed constitution is so bold and unconventional in large part because it was drafted by many political outsiders who were allowed to run for the constitutional convention that drafted the document.
Fresh off protests against the political establishment, Chileans voted for independents to fill more than half the 155 seats, electing lawyers, academics, journalists, two actors, a dentist, a mechanic, a chess master and a bevy of left-wing activists, including one who became famous for protesting in a Pikachu costume. Seventeen seats also went to Indigenous people.
Leftists won more than two-thirds of the convention's seats, putting them in full control of the process since a two-thirds majority was necessary to add measures.
The motley crew deciding Chile's future drew unwanted attention at times. There was the woman who gave a speech bare-chested and the man who left his camera on while showering during a remote vote. Many voters felt that the convention was not taking the process seriously.
"The behavior of the convention members pushed people away the most," said Patricio Fernández, a leftist writer who was a convention member.
In recent months, Chileans have been bombarded with marketing from the "apruebo" and "rechazo" campaigns, some of it misleading, including claims that the constitution would allow abortion in the ninth month of pregnancy and ban homeownership.
On Thursday night, each side held closing rallies. Hundreds of thousands of "apruebo" supporters packed downtown Santiago and watched concerts by famous Chilean music acts, from rap to Andean folk.
There has been widespread discontent with the current constitution, which has roots in the brutal dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet who ruled from 1973 until 1990Credit…Tomas Munita for The New York Times
"I've already lived, but I want deep change for the children of Chile," said María Veloso, 57, who runs a food stand.
In a wealthier part of town, in a hillside amphitheater named after the Chilean poet Pablo Neruda, a much smaller crowd gathered to mark their campaign to reject the leftist text. (Mr. Neruda, ironically, was a communist.) Hundreds of people waved Chilean flags and danced to an act impersonating the flamboyant Mexican singer Juan Gabriel.
"Here in Chile, they're defending dogs more than babies," said Sandra Cáceres Ríos, 50, an herb seller.
Regardless of the vote's outcome, there is more political negotiating ahead. In the case of approval, Chile's Congress, which is ideologically split, will be tasked with figuring out how to implement many of the changes. Lawmakers could try to significantly limit the scope or impact of some policies, such as abortion or Indigenous rights, by passing laws interpreting the constitution's language in a narrow way.
Ultimately, the real effect of many provisions would likely be determined by the courts.
If the text is rejected, Mr. Boric, Chile's president, has said that he would like to see a new convention draft another proposed charter.
He would, in other words, like to try it all again.
Anti-riot barriers in the Plaza de los Carabineros in Santiago, where protests have taken place regularly since 2019.Credit…Tomas Munita for The New York Times
Pascale Bonnefoy and Ana Lankes contributed reporting from Santiago, Chile.
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Q: How is UT1 being computed? I've recently read up about time standards and now understand that UTC is a second-corrected version of international atomic time so that it is kept within 0.9s from UT1. And then UT1 is defined as the mean solar time at 0° longitude. However, it is not realized by measurements of the sun's apparent position, but via a sidereal time or earth rotation angle.
Extensive googling hasn't helped me to understand how this observed earth rotation angle is used to compute UT1. This Phys.SE answer hints that the equation is quite complex. I'd like to understand why it needs to be complex, considering that the "mean sun" that mean solar time refers to is defined to follow a uniform movement (with respect to the stars) along the celestial equator. Therefore, shouldn't the difference between sidereal time and mean solar time be simply a linear function of the time of year?

A: As explained in: this lecture
Earth's angle of rotation = 2π(0.7790572732640 + 1.00273781191135448(Julian UT1date - 2451545.0)) radians.
So one observes Earth's angle of rotation and calculates the Julian UT1 date as a decimal date from that formula.  Then, subtracting out the "day" portion of the date, you get a fraction of a day that you could convert to an hours, minutes, seconds time.


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