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Development deficit feeds Boko Haram in northern Cameroon
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One of the main reasons Boko Haram has been able to gain a foothold and recruit thousands of young people in the Far North Region of Cameroon is its relative lack of development and employment opportunities.
Since Boko Haram began to launch attacks in northern Cameroon in 2014, more than 2,000 people have been killed and at least 155,000 forced to flee their homes.
While the Far North Region has always been poorer than most of the rest of the country, it until recently boasted a vibrant cross-border livestock trade and a burgeoning tourism industry. The onset of conflict led to the closure of the Nigerian border, slashed the price of cattle in half, scared tourists off, and, because of large-scale displacement, badly affected agricultural productivity.
The government's failure to make good on promises to boost development as a way to deter people from joining the insurgency risks perpetuating instability in the north, experts say.
"People are disappointed," a researcher at the University of Maroua, the main town in the Far North Region, told IRIN, referring to the glacial pace of change. He asked not to be identified by name for fear of repercussions resulting from criticising the government.
Projects supposedly underway include: a 78.9 billion CFA franc ($143 million) territorial development programme announced in 2014 for the three regions in the north of the country; a three-year national emergency plan unveiled in 2015 with a budget of 925 billion CFA francs of which just 42 billion francs was earmarked for the Far North Region; a 5.3 billion CFA franc plan to rebuild schools and hospitals in the region, also unveiled in 2015; and a 102 billion CFA franc project targeting young people across the country, announced by President Paul Biya in December 2016.
Aside from a few new classrooms, feasibility studies, surveys and some construction material for road projects, and the arrival in Maroua of several contractors, there's little evidence of progress.
"Sometimes people just say things to calm things down," the researcher said. "In the long term, this can only radicalise people – as they understand that the promises were just tricks – not necessarily to [join] Boko Haram but to oppose the government."
Boko Haram had already established logistics bases and begun recruiting in the Far North Region in 2011, gathering "support among disaffected youth… through the use of ideological indoctrination, socio-economic incentives and coercion," the International Crisis Group said in a report published last November.
While the government has enjoyed significant military successes against Boko Haram, "the weak point of Cameroon's response remains the lack of commitment to development initiatives" as well as a lack of counter- and de-radicalisation programmes, the report said.
"Poverty, low levels of literacy and school attendance pushed people to join Boko Haram. They became easy prey. It was just a like a job for them," Ariel Ngnitedem, an economist and lecturer at the University of Yaounde II Soa, told IRIN, adding that young will remain vulnerable to recruitment if the government fails to deliver.
"[The] government has been promising to offer more than Boko Haram," Ngnitedem said. "If it fails, the youth will likely join any other radical groups that may emerge after Boko Haram is conquered. The youth fighting for Boko Haram have no political agenda."
Stalled projects
According to a recent evaluation conducted by a monitoring committee, local contractors in the Far North Region failed to deliver 50 construction projects awarded to them in 2016 and in the first quarter of 2017.
"Projects are awarded through tenders," explained the university researcher. But "the bidding process is not often transparent and projects are awarded to companies that lack the capabilities to execute them."
The follow-up committee, headed by a local MP, Zondol Hersesse, met in July and found that 80 percent of the projects scheduled for completion in the first quarter of 2017 had yet to be delivered. Some hadn't been done at all or were poorly executed, while others had been completely abandoned.
According to a document prepared in 2016 by the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Regional Development, the far north's Diamaré division had 15 undelivered projects, Mayo-Sava had 12, Mayo-Tsanaga nine, Mayo-Kani seven, Logone-et-Chari four, and Mayo-Danay three. These projects included rural electrification, building and maintenance of schools, rural roads, multimedia centres, hospitals, and infrastructure for other social amenities.
Bouakary Hamadou, a civil society activist, pointed the finger at the region's local elected officials.
"They take public offices for banquets," he said. "They are not accountable. Why do we have abandoned projects when the mayors are supposed to follow up public works?"
Another bone of contention, according to Hersesse, the MP on the monitoring committee, is that contracts worth a reported half trillion CFA francs ($900 million) have been awarded to Chadian companies on the grounds that local Cameroonian firms lack the requisite expertise.
"Those companies would return to Chad with money which would have been used to develop the economy of this region," he said.
The committee's report recommended setting up a capacity building workshop for contractors and mayors, and called on smaller local companies to join forces in order to be able to win and properly execute public contracts.
Boko Haram still a threat
In his New Year's Eve address to the nation, President Biya sounded triumphant.
"I can safely say that in 2016, this terrorist group was driven to the wall. There seems to be hope that this shady terrorist group may not recover from the setbacks it has suffered. However, there is a need to remain vigilant; the possibility of isolated suicide attacks, like that of December 25 cannot be ruled out," he said.
It was therefore time, he added, to ramp up internal security, reconstruct, organise the return of displaced persons, and revive the local economy.
"To that end, the state will do its utmost, while counting on the dynamism of the people and support from development partners." he said.
But since that speech, Boko Haram has carried out attacks, often using suicide bombers, almost on a daily basis. In one recent incident, on 24 August, some 16 people were killed in Gakara, a village near the Nigerian border.
Two days previously, nine people were killed and 11 injured in an attack on the town of Amchide.
While the government drags its feet over its development projects, outside agencies have been active in the far north, notably financing large-scale manual labour schemes for the construction of wells and minor rural roads.
Agencies involved in such projects include the UN Development Programme, the French Development Agency (AFD), and the German Corporation for International Cooperation (GIZ).
AFD, for example, works together with the Cameroonian government in 11 local council areas in the Far North Region to provide work for 1,000 marginalised people. One third of each participant's salary is lodged in a savings account at a microfinance institution, allowing them to build up capital lost during the conflict.
CARE International, meanwhile, helps participants with vocational projects designed to ease their economic reintegration.
Ten million euros from the EU's Emergency Trust Fund aims to allow such schemes to expand and give work to 3,500 young people in the region.
"Employing the youth prevents them from getting into prostitution, stealing, and other bad things," Ahmadou Yahyah, who runs a small tailor's business in Maroua thanks to a GIZ-funded initiative, told IRIN. "Without a job, I could have become a burglar. Now I am busy. I can't join Boko Haram or any gang."
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cinemadaily | "Jew Süss" Doc Explores A Family's Shameful Legacy
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"In the history of the cinema, the German director Veit Harlan occupies an especially ignominious position," writes Larry Rother in the New York Times. "It is his name that is attached to 'Jew Süss,' perhaps the most notoriously anti-Semitic movie ever made, a box office success in Nazi Germany in 1940 that was so effective that it was made required viewing for all members of the SS. But what motivated Harlan to write and direct such a film?" Felix Moeller's "Harlan: In the Shadow of Jew Süss," which examines the man behind the film, attempts to answer that question. It begins a two week run at New York City's Film Forum today.
Slant Magazine's Nick Schager: "Using home movies, archival footage, and tellingly edited clips from Harlan's various films, Moeller swiftly and efficiently contextualizes Harlan's specific place and role in the era, aided by a German film critic who gives insight on the inherent conservatism of the director's entire oeuvre. 'Harlan,' however, doesn't dig quite deep enough into a critical appraisal of its subject's work, a shame given that discussions of these films often take precedence over the documentary's more pressing issue at hand: the means by which ancestors have coped with Harlan's heinous work."
"All of the Harlan children and grandchildren seen here concur that Süss was used as a 'murder weapon,' but they disagree over whether or not the filmmaker intended it as such," writes Karina Longworth in the Village Voice. "Was Harlan—who often cast second wife Kristina Söderbaum as an Aryan goddess, embodying 'purity, unspoiled nature, and idyllic romance' and inevitably tainted by outside forces—truly sympathetic to the Nazi cause? Or was he a gifted, passionate filmmaker who could only practice his trade by sucking up to Goebbels?"
Pop Matters' Cynthia Fuchs: "The family's responses echo others regarding the rise of the Reich, that individuals were ignorant or forced into silence or compliance, rather than actually subscribing to Nazi doctrine. The film appears to undercut this defense when it pointedly cuts to a scene from Jew Süss, in which the wicked Jew insists in a courtroom that he was forced to commit his crimes. But for the most part, the documentary refrains from making an explicit argument as to Harlan's—or German filmgoers'—guilt, and instead uses the family members' responses as examples of disparate and unmeasurable effects."
"No doubt many a critic will extol the virtues of a film that supposedly exposes the harms of Viet Harlan's commercially popular, anti-Semitic 1940 production, 'Jew Süss,'" writes Eric Monder in Film Journal International. "What these scribes will miss is that 'Harlan—In the Shadow of Jew Süss" narrow focus on the Harlan family inadvertently achieves an opposite purpose: humanizing a man as responsible as any Nazi leader for hatred towards German Jewry. 'The Wonderful, Horrible Life of Leni Riefenstahl' this is not!"
"Harlan" "which, as it toggles between the political and the personal in a brief 99 minutes, only ends up skimming the surface. But even the skimming is largely interesting and thought-provoking, and of course very bleak — no more so than with the clips from the original 'Jew Süss,' which was conceived as a hate film and exploited as a weapon of murder," concludes the New York Times' Manohla Dargis. James van Maanen: "What the film finally accomplished, for me, is to engender a bit of a desire to view in its entirety the actual Jew Süss to find out exactly what kind of experience Harlan offered to his more-than-willing-to-watch German public."
More from Joshua Rothkopf in Time Out New York, Robert Cashill and Variety's Jay Weissberg. Watch the trailer for "Harlan: In the Shadow of Jew Süss."
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Ranbir Kapoor wraps up 'Dutt' biopic
Rajkumar Hirani helmed Sanju which is an upcoming biopic on the controversial Bollywood actor Sanjay Dutt is wrapped up. The entire team along with Ranbir Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor and Hirani himself with the entire crew shouted a chant altogether that said ''Dutts The Way''.
'Sanju' has been one of the highly anticipated biopics and the reason can be the vision of 'PK', '3 Idiots' and Munna Bhai franchise director Rajkumar Hirani. Moreover, the fans are also excited to see Ranbir in a whole new avatar trying to fit into the shoes of Sanjay Dutt.
Hirani along with Ranbir, Sonam and the entire crew chanted ''Dutts the Way ah ha ah ha'' raising their hands up in the air and signing off by saying 'I like it'.
This Rajkumar Hirani film is going to highlight the real-life events, including the ups and downs of Sanjay Dutt's life. The film comprises of a massive star cast including Dia Mirza, Manisha Koirala, Sonam Kapoor and others also a part of it.
Talking about the project, Ranbir said, "Have known Sanju sir since I was a child but when I started working on the biopic, I felt it is not a biopic but science fiction. I couldn't understand how can anyone live a life like this. There is so much you can learn from his life. It's not a dramatic, romantic film. It's science fiction."
The film is slated to release on June 29 and will clash with Diljit Dosanjh starrer 'Soorma' which is also a biopic. Click here to see the entire crew of Sanju along with Hirani, Ranbir and Sonam Kapoor chanting ''Dutts the Way ah ha ah ha, I like it''
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I want to extract user requests from a free text field. Before any statement there is a date/times associated with each request and response. Specifically I have the submitted time and first response time in seperate fields.
Given the available data i was wondering if i can make a function to extract the text between those two dates/times.
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Why 16 of 20 Wasn't Enough: The Importance of Beating the Isles
Jason E. Bisnoff | January 30, 2015
The Rangers have scored one garbage time goal in 120 minutes of hockey since the all-star break and have lost games to two playoff teams, at least one of which…
Patience Paying off for John Tavares, Islanders
Andy Dudones | January 27, 2015
What a difference a year makes. Last year on this date, John Tavares and the New York Islanders were dead last in the Metropolitan Division with a 21-25-8 record. This…
Film Review – Hockey Barn: Long Island
Anatoliy Metter | January 19, 2015
For the last four-plus decades, New York Islanders fans have called the Nassau Coliseum their second home. Dubbed with various monikers over its years of existence, "Fort Neverlose" has truly…
Islander Fans Bringing out Best of Coliseum
Scott Clinco | January 4, 2015
Over the years, the Nassau Coliseum has endured it's fair share of criticism and some of it deservedly so. After all, it is one of the oldest un renovated arenas…
Islander Fans Shouldn't Forget About These Islanders
Anthony Tartamella | September 10, 2014
With the 2014-15 NHL season just around the corner, Islander fans have officially begun preparing for the swan song of Nassau Coliseum as the home for the New York Islanders.…
Five Must-Watch Minnesota Wild Games In 2014-15
Dustin Nelson | August 12, 2014
The Minnesota Wild had a run last season that should keep Wild fans excited for a new season right up until the season opener on October 9. The Wild should,…
5 Must-Watch Islanders Games In 2014-2015
Anatoliy Metter | July 21, 2014
For hockey fans, summer time might just be synonymous with a waiting period of three months. Without any games being played, the NHL Draft, free agency, rookie camps, and scrimmages…
Remember Me? Matt Moulson Returns to Coliseum as Visitor
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Anatoliy Metter | September 30, 2013
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New York Islanders: Phase One Completed
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It's no secret that everything this team accomplishes from now on will be on John Tavares's shoulders.
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Michelle Glass is a New Zealand pharmacology academic. She is currently a full professor and Head of the Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology at the University of Otago.

Career
Since a 1994 PhD titled  'Receptor alterations in human neuro-degenerative diseases'  at the University of Auckland, she has worked at both the University of Auckland and the University of Otago, rising to full professor.

Glass's primary work has been on cannabinoids and they have received multiple grants for the work and considerable press attention. She has also been involved in a documentary 'Mum, Cannabis and Me'

More recently, Prof Glass has applied her expertise in G protein-coupled receptors to the forest pathogen, kauri dieback. In 2018, she received a grant from the Marsden Fund entitled "Applying human drug discovery approaches to kauri dieback"

Selected works
 Glass, M., R. L. M. Faull, and M. Dragunow. "Cannabinoid receptors in the human brain: a detailed anatomical and quantitative autoradiographic study in the fetal, neonatal and adult human brain." Neuroscience 77, no. 2 (1997): 299–318.
 Glass, Michelle, and Christian C. Felder. "Concurrent stimulation of cannabinoid CB1 and dopamine D2 receptors augments cAMP accumulation in striatal neurons: evidence for a Gs linkage to the CB1 receptor." Journal of Neuroscience 17, no. 14 (1997): 5327–5333.
 Buckley, Nancy E., Kathleen L. McCoy, Éva Mezey, Tom Bonner, Anne Zimmer, Christian C. Felder, Michelle Glass, and Andreas Zimmer. "Immunomodulation by cannabinoids is absent in mice deficient for the cannabinoid CB2 receptor." European Journal of Pharmacology 396, no. 2-3 (2000): 141–149.
 Glass, M., M. Dragunow, and R. L. M. Faull. "The pattern of neurodegeneration in Huntington's disease: a comparative study of cannabinoid, dopamine, adenosine and GABAA receptor alterations in the human basal ganglia in Huntington's disease." Neuroscience 97, no. 3 (2000): 505–519.
 Felder, Christian C., and Michelle Glass. "Cannabinoid receptors and their endogenous agonists." Annual Review of Pharmacology and toxicology 38, no. 1 (1998): 179–200.
 Kearn, Christopher S., Katherine Blake-Palmer, Emma Daniel, Ken Mackie, and Michelle Glass. "Concurrent stimulation of cannabinoid CB1 and dopamine D2 receptors enhances heterodimer formation: a mechanism for receptor crosstalk?." Molecular Pharmacology (2005).
 Robson, Hunter, Rhiannon Braund, Michelle Glass, Janelle Ashton, Michael Tatley. "Synthetic cannabis: adverse events reported to the New Zealand Pharmacovigilance Centre." Clinical Toxicology (2020).

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Obama 'Not Taking Sides' In The Super Bowl
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President Barack Obama tells congressional Democrats in Philadelphia that he won't pick a team in the Super Bowl.
"I am not taking sides on that one," he said, referring to the game between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.
He joked that Congressional representatives from New England and the Pacific Northwest should be kind to one another during the retreat.
"I want to just remind the New England and Pacific Northwest contingents, this is the City of Brotherly Love," he said during his speech. "So regardless of what you think about Sunday, I want you all to keep it clean."
The president is a fan of the Chicago Bears, frequently joking how poorly his team played this year.
"When the Bears are not involved, I can't make predictions because I will get into trouble," he said in 2012 as the Giants faced the Patriots. He called them both of them "great teams."
In years past, however, Obama has indicated his love for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
"Other than the Bears, the Steelers are probably the team that's closest to my heart," he explained in 2009 as Pittsburgh faced the Cardinals.
Steelers president Art Rooney and coach Mike Tomlin both donated money to Obama during his presidential campaign.
"I've got some love for the Steelers," Obama explained in 2011 prior to the team's Super Bowl against the Green Bay Packers.
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Star Wars: Battlefront II - How to unlock the Dark Forces Trophy | PowerUp!
In Star Wars: Battlefront II, there are plenty of trophies available for completing feats in multiplayer. There are also lots of trophies to be unlocked by carrying out certain actions in the campaign.
The campaign-related trophies are secret, but there's one you can earn in the very first mission. This short guide should help you unlock the Dark Forces trophy in Battlefront II.
The Dark Forces trophy requires players to take out three enemies at once with a single use of the Droid's shock ability. This can easily be done on the very first mission of the game. You can see how we managed it in the video above.
Near the end of the missions, Iden will come up to a Rebel trooper with his back to her. She can take him out silently and then take out the Rebel just ahead. There are two Rebels on the walkway above, but they can be ignored or shot. Whatever you prefer.
A third Rebel will be to Iden's right after taking out the second. Take this enemy out and head down the corridor to Iden's right when you first entered the room. Doors down the far end of this corridor will open and some Rebels will fire at you. Ignore them and take the first right. It will lead to a dead-end with a Rebel to kill. After you've taken them out, go back the way you came and turn right, heading towards the door that opened.
In the time you spend taking care of the Rebel at the dead-end, the three down the end of the corridor will have grouped up. As soon as you see the lightning bolt icon above one of them, hit Triangle or Y and send the Droid in. You should get a triple-kill and the trophy should unlock.
Star Wars: Battlefront II will be available on November 17. Those who preordered the Elite Edition gained access from November 14.


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London (UK), January 2019 - QA has signed the Tech Talent Charter (TTC) as part of its ongoing commitment to break down career barriers, bridge the UK's skills gap, promote a diverse workforce, and support women in tech.
Founded by employers across the recruitment, tech, and social enterprise fields, the Tech Talent Charter (TTC) brings together industries and organisations to drive diversity and address gender imbalance in technology roles. The government supported the TTC in its UK Digital Strategy policy paper published in March 2017.
By signing the Charter, QA and other signatories pledge to increase diversity in attraction and recruitment, implement diversity strategies, and contribute their UK employment diversity data to a central TTC database.
"Only 17% of UK tech and ICT workers are female, and digital talent is crucial for the future of the UK economy," says QA Learning Managing Director Lisa Harrington. "To inspire the next generation of technology workers, we need to find ways to attract people from all walks of life to boost diversity in the tech industry. We're proud to become a signatory of the Tech Talent Charter as we continue to strive to encourage more women in tech.
"We recognise the importance of 'walking the talk' in tackling the gender gap in tech, and we look forward to working with the TTC and other employers to take concrete actions towards this goal. We really encourage others to get on board and take this pledge along with us - and many other major players in the tech space."
Earlier this year QA launched its Return | (Retrain) programme - a returner programme that aims to support parent returners into a tech education career. The initiative is a key component in QA's overall plan to proactively address the tech industry diversity challenge. QA's commitment to the TTC will see it broadening this programme of activities, taking influence and best practise from other TTC signatories.
"It's vital for the industry to come together as a whole to do more to show females that a career in technology is incredibly rewarding; to increase the number of females working within the industry; to attract people who are considering a career change; and to encourage younger generations to consider these careers from the word go," says Tech Talent Charter CEO Debbie Forster. "One single company can't do it alone, which is why we're asking organisations to pledge their support for the Tech Talent Charter and join us on our exciting journey."
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Bloedel is for the Birds!
There are new feathered friends at Bloedel!
The Conservatory is alive with new melodious songs and exotic sights! Many of our new feathered friends are waxbill finches, named for their bright red cone shaped bills that are similar to the colour of sealing wax. Timbrado and Roller canaries are also stretching their wings and their lovely vocals are enhancing the ambiance of the dome. And let's not forget Sylvester! The handsome new Silver Pheasant!
The Star Finch is native to Australia where it can be found in grasslands and dry savannas. The males are olive in colour with a large red face mask and star-like spots over his chest and neck (click here for video). Females have less colour on the face and no red on the chin.
These birds are native to Africa, preferring to live in the grasslands, marshes and open areas with thorn scrub. Both males and females are easily identified by their crimson eye mask.
This small bird, also native to Africa, relies on grasses for food, shelter and nest building in the wild. They are also insectivorous, eating gnats, aphids, fruit flies and termites. The males have a very melodious song and is the easiest way to tell males from females.
These small waxbills are also native to Africa. Unlike some species, both males and females will sing. The females are a slightly duller blue than the males. Here is a video of the little Cordon Blue Finch having breakfast.
Also known as the Ribbon or Bearded finch, both sexes are light gray and tan with speckles, but the male is easily recognized by the swash of red under his chin. These finches are native to Africa, living on the Savannah, bush and farmland. Favorite foods are live food (mealy worms), millet and fruit.
This finch is native to central Africa and is slightly smaller than a canary. Females have a ring of black dots around their necks. It is said the Green Singing Finch has a lighter, more delicate and higher pitched song than canaries and sing frequently throughout the day.
The Conservatory is now also home to a variety of new canaries thanks to the Greyhaven Exotic Bird Sanctuary. Canaries are native to the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa. You will be able to see both Roller Canaries (both all yellow and a mixture of yellows, cream and brown) and Timbrado Canaries. While both have lovely songs, the Timbrado has a greater range of notes. Originally imported to Spain from the Canary Islands during the 1400s, the Spanish Timbrado Canary began to be bred in Spain in the 1940s and 50s. Only the male canaries of both species sing, which is the only way to tell them apart from females.
And let's not forget Sylvester! There are 15 subspecies of Silver Pheasants, with the True Silver Pheasant being the largest of them all. The striking white feathers of the male are laced with delicate black patterns (see video). The legs and face wattles are red. Silver Pheasants are considered common in mountainous areas of Southeast China and have been successfully introduced into Hawaii and Puerto Rico. Some references say this Pheasant is well known in ancient Chinese art and poetry and was sometimes referred to as the White Phoenix.
If you did not find the birds you were looking for on this post, please take a look at A Quick Guide to the Birds of Bloedel. All of our feathered friends are a great reason to head to the Conservatory for a visit. They would love to meet you!
What's new at the dome? Wait until you see the new Carnivorous Garden, found on either end of the swinging bridge. These plants will intrigue you! New exotic Sundews: the Giant Elkhorn and the Cape Sundew from Africa, have their own techniques for feeding time!
The Sundew's leaves are covered with red tentacles that exude sticky drops of mucilage. Sundews got their name because these drops glisten in the sun like dew! The sticky adhesive acts like flypaper that binds unsuspecting insects if they make the mistake of landing. This mucilage is also a digestive enzyme. When an inattentive insect lands, the leaf will slowly curl around the bug and digest it for dinner!
There are also different types of unusual Pitcher Plants. These pitfall traps lure insects with the sweet smell of nectar. Little do the bugs know, there are folded leaves deep inside the pitcher, which is filled with a pool of digestive enzymes. The top of the trap has a "lid". This remains closed while the pitcher is maturing. As soon as the lid opens, the trap is ready! The smooth lip around the opening and the interior of the cup is waxy, so when an insect falls in, the wax flakes off and it can't get back out!
While you're on the bridge, be sure to gaze into the koi pond and find the new butterfly, kinginrin and ogon koi. "Angel", the all white butterfly koi has long flowing fins and tail while the kinginrin is pearly lemon gold. The new ogon variety is fairly easy to spot with it's silver metallic scales.
If you still haven't seen the rare and beautiful orchids, fear not! There's still time! The Vancouver Orchid Society Show is on through Mother's Day, May 8. What a perfect place for the family to take Mom! Plus, the Conservatory is now open Summer Hours to give everyone more time to enjoy the show.
And before you go, take some time at the small bird feeding station. You might be lucky and spot the 2 new Cordon Bleu finches. These little fellows, native to Africa, are the newest addition to the Conservatory. Their sky blue colouring and red beaks give them unique look and their songs are sure to make Mom's day!


Mom, What's For Dinner?: Good Morning Frittata!
This weekend is going to be CrAzY haywire off the charts NUTS! Usually I say T.G.I.F. but even though it is Friday today, I feel ike it is a Monday. My daughter is auditioning (she writes and sings Music), in LA Saturday and Sunday. Makes for a very long weekend. Long drive, Long lines etc...AND my husband is leaving today for a 3 day catamaran sailing trip. So there won't be any cooking this weekend. It is going to be sack lunches for us in LA. I have no idea how good/bad we will eat, so...I want to get this all started off right, so I am going to make everyone in the house Frittatas.
1. Whisk eggs in a kitchenaid mixer with whole milk until it is light and fluffy while butter melts in the pan.
and green onion to the egg mixture. Pour into the middle of the melted butter.
3. Let cook for a couple minutes, sprinkle the top with a little more cheese then transfer the pan to the oven ). 350 degrees for about 10-12 minutes or until the eggs are firm in the center of the pan.
4. Slice in wedges and serve. This serves 2 so double if you need more accordingly.


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MSI vs. ASUS | MSI's All-new Motherboard Extended Heatsink Design
By Paul Hanks | July 09 2018
Intel's Core line of processors now offer gamers the most significant performance upgrade in years. For those of you who are looking to upgrade or assemble your own computers, Intel's newest eighth generation Core processor paired with the 300 series motherboard is definitely the best combination. Compared to motherboards, choosing Intel's processors is a much easier task. When you take a look at the retailer's price quote, the huge selection of motherboards really makes it hard to make up one's mind: when comparing products from the same range, most gamers look at the brands, appearance, price, and features, yet they often overlook the heat sink design. But the fact is, the heat sink design is a very crucial part of CPU's performance, for which the number of cores is ever-growing.
Upgrading heat sinks for multi-core processors is getting important
As for motherboards, other than comparing the prices, consumers usually also compare their features. In the past, even though the manufacturers dedicated a lot of effort towards heat sink design, most people didn't really pay attention to this aspect. Yet it is worth noting, out of all the reasons Intel's newest eighth generation Core processors offers a significant performance improvement, including optimized processor architecture and clock rate specifications, the most important reason of all is that for each Core i3, Core i5 and Core i7 series processor, two extra physical cores are added—and more cores equal more powerful performance. Of course, to enable multi-core processors to continue to achieve maximum performance at a stable level, the power and cooling design of the motherboards plays a critical role.
The number of power phases for the motherboard is the key.
Designing a motherboard is very complicated, as it bears all the components of a computer. The quality of a motherboard is positively correlated to the performance efficiency and stability of the computer. As for the performance itself, the processor is the most important component; the motherboard not only transfers signals to the processor, but its most crucial function is to provide the processor with ample and stable electric power after receiving it from the power supply.
In addition to the processor socket of each motherboard, there is a power module. The power module is comprised of a PWM controller, transistor (MOSFET), choke, and capacitor, and is responsible for supplying power to the processor, in order for it to operate. Therefore, the quality of the materials used to manufacture power modules is very important. As technology advances and costs fall, the quality of materials used by first-tier motherboard manufacturers for products of the same range are not too far apart.
On the contrary, the number of power phases for the motherboard is the most significant for gamers. Usually, single power phase is comprised of two MOSFETs, one choke, and one capacitor; the more power phases there are, the lower the average current supplied to the processor via power phase . This enhances the life span and stability, and ensures the changes in instantaneous load are even more responsive. In addition, the power module will heat up during operation, so when there are more power phases, the temperature won't be as high, due to lowered average load. Of course, the manufacturers attach great importance to the cooling of power modules, and have generally adopted extruded aluminum heatsinks in their mid-range products to control temperatures. In simple terms, a higher number of power phases on a motherboard will definitely be a positive asset for the processor.
MSI B360M MORTAR VERSUS ASUS ROG STRIX B360-G GAMING
We will compare two products from the same range, the MSI B360M MORTAR motherboard and ASUS ROG STRIX B360-G GAMING motherboard. These two motherboards both support Intel's newest eighth generation Core processors, in the same Micro-ATX standard size, and both have adopted the Intel B360 chipset. Price wise, the ASUS STRIX B360-G GAMING is a bit more expensive, yet there isn't much difference between the two in terms of functions and features. It's worth mentioning that while both of these motherboards are equipped with two sets of M.2 expansion slots, both sets of M.2 slots on MSI B360M MORTAR offer the complete specification of PCIe 3.0 x4 speeds, but on the ASUS ROG STRIX B360-G GAMING, only one set of M.2 socket is equipped with PCIe 3.0 x4, while the other set has a reduced speed of PCIe 3.0 x2. This is a major point to consider for gamers who are using two high speed M.2 SSDs.
As for the processors's power modules and cooling, ASUS ROG STRIX B360-G GAMING is equipped with 6 power phases, whereas the 7-phase power of MSI B360M MORTAR offers one extra phase. Both of these motherboards are equipped with heatsink to enhance PWM and MOSFET's cooling performance. Of particular interest here is that MSI B360M MORTAR motherboard has adopted the all-new extended heatsink design, which extends the flat heatsink towards the top of the I/O backplane. When compared with the conventional design, this offers a 26% increase in cooling area, which enhances the cooling capacity without affecting the convenience of installation.
The two products were tested under the same power conditions to measure the temperature performance of MOSFET. The ASUS ROG STRIX B360-G GAMING was measured at 74 degrees celsius, whereas the MSI B360M MORTAR was measured at 62 degrees celsius, which is a whopping 12 degrees less. This proves that the number of phases and the new extended heatsink design do actually allow the power module's operating temperature to be maintained at a relatively lower level. This should be helpful for stabilizing the full speed (or even overclocked operation) of Intel's eighth generation Core processors, which utilizes more cores and improves the overall performance efficiency for the computer system while extending its service life.
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Kobe and Shaq: This team wasn't big enough for both of them, but it was amazing while it lasted
Lakers stars Kobe Bryant, left, and Shaquille O'Neal show off their 2002 NBA championship rings before a game against the San Antonio Spurs at Staples Center on Oct. 29, 2002. (Andrew D. Bernstein / Getty Images)
"The Kobe and Shaq Show."
All it needed was a programming slot to be the best reality show on TV from 1999 through 2004 during the Lakers' runs to three championships and four NBA Finals appearances.
The real-life drama starred Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O'Neal, two of the NBA's top alpha dogs. They were dominant on the court with the Lakers, until they and their outsized egos no longer could coexist. There was 24/7 angst around the two, the public fascinated by the constant bickering between Bryant and O'Neal and the intrigue of how they still found a way to win championships despite a deep dislike toward each other.
Even then-NBA commissioner David Stern was drawn in by magnetism of the story line, once saying he knew who the public would love to see play in the 2004 NBA Finals.
"The Lakers versus the Lakers," Stern said, half-jokingly.
The feud reached a zenith during the 2003-04 season. O'Neal, who was showing some wear and tear, was traded to Miami the following summer, while the Lakers bet their future on Bryant.
"Especially us, the 'young brothers,' we always worry about useless titles," O'Neal recently told The Times. "Like, 'I'm the man. It's my team.' Stuff that doesn't matter anyway. And I think there was a little bit too much focus on that by both of us. However, we were able to overcome that and still find a way to dominate and play together."
Bryant and O'Neal joined the Lakers before the 1996-97 season. O'Neal, who'd left Orlando as a free agent, was an All-Star. Bryant, acquired in a draft-day trade with Charlotte, was a confident teenage rookie. Both wanted the ball.
Bryant and O'Neal won three consecutive championships, from 2000-02, even while tension simmered along the way. O'Neal led the team in scoring in those championship seasons, won a league most-valuable-player award in 2000 and was NBA Finals MVP for all three titles. In their last two seasons together, Bryant led the Lakers in scoring.
Bryant was the workaholic in the off-season, while O'Neal's mantra was he'd get in shape during the season.
But at no time was O'Neal willing to hand over the mantle of the team to Bryant.
"What hurt L.A.? Young egos — Kobe's and Shaq's," said former Lakers guard Ron Harper, who won two championships with them. "I love them both. But see, I respect Kobe because Kobe came to training camp in shape, ready to go, rock and roll. Shaq, the last couple of years in Los Angeles, had to play himself into game shape.
"But if they could have just found a way to coexist a little damned bit, just a little bit, they could have won five championships on the same team — six championships, seven championships. . . .
"They had a great head coach in Phil [Jackson] and a great supporting team. You telling me that team couldn't win the championship three or four years in a row? But as much as I love those two, they were young, man, and they had big egos. Their egos killed that team."
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In his final three years with the Lakers, O'Neal played in just 67 regular-season games each season, with various injuries keeping him off the court.
Meanwhile, Bryant was ascending as one of the world's preeminent players.
Bryant was no longer the Robin to O'Neal's Batman, in his teammates' eyes, no longer willing to take a back seat to his more brash teammate.
"They were 1A and 1A. That's what created all the anxiety," said former Lakers forward Rick Fox, who won three titles with Bryant and O'Neal. "It's hard to have two alphas, you know? I just think they were in different eras. Shaq was older, Kobe was younger. Shaq was already established and Kobe was trying to establish himself. I think when I look back on it, that was the difference in each of their careers where they were at a different point and different stages where both were really striving to be the best in the game."
The Lakers put together what fans thought would be a dream team in the summer of 2003, getting free agents Gary Payton and Karl Malone to join Bryant and O'Neal.
But the circus that always surrounded the Lakers turned serious when Bryant was charged with sexual assault in July 2003 (the charge was later dropped). During the 2003-04 season, he often flew to Eagle, Colo., for his legal case and returned to play in a game that night.
The relationship between the two stars reached its low point.
When the Lakers convened for training camp in Hawaii in 2003, O'Neal said, "The full team is here," even though Bryant hadn't arrived yet.
On the eve of the 2003-04 season, Bryant lambasted his antagonist, saying O'Neal needed to stop "coming to camp fat and out of shape."
This was how the saga played throughout the season, their teammates just bystanders to the never-ending quarrel.
"What neither one of them realized is the effect that it had on the rest of us," said former guard Brian Shaw, who also won three rings with Bryant and O'Neal. "I don't think for once at that time either one of them gave any thought to anybody else but themselves, in terms of what their bickering and stuff was doing to the rest of us. . . .
"The four years I was there, it was the same. So I still don't know if I ever thought it went so south that it wasn't going to be able to work. Because at the end of the day, they always were able to, once they got onto the court, just play ball. I don't think that they ever went out of their way, either one of them, to not perform and do their best to win when they were playing together on the floor."
The Lakers lost in the 2004 NBA Finals to Detroit, leading to the end of a dynasty that left even Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich saddened. "The competitive part of me feels like the Soviet Union just disbanded," Popovich said after the Lakers were broken up.
That summer O'Neal was shipped to the Heat, Jackson was sent packing and Lakers owner Jerry Buss eventually got Bryant to sign a seven-year, $136-million contract to be the face of the franchise.
"I think our time had just run its course," O'Neal said. "But we were the most dominant one-two punch in Lakers history. I said it. Write it down. Take a picture. Fax it to all the retired Lakers. I said it. The most enigmatic, dominant, controversial one-two punch in Lakers history."
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i don't know if you have tried these guys?
I had seen them but I've decided to stick with the cheapy that I've got.
I don't do that many miles or can get out as often as normal bikers so if MG ever come up with the original one I wanted I'll get that.
I just bought a mph speedo for my 71 loop, on ebay.IT, for HALF what a refurb on my old kmph unit would cost. Tricky to find these bits for thye proper V7s, particularly since the release of these plastic v50 derived bikes.
I use ebay in any country I can find it! Germany seems better than Italy, I find generally typing in English works for me. Ebay France is not much cop, but Ebay nl can be good. Saving a search can be a good way of finding stuff, as you get an email whenever something near appears.
Thanks! Super helpful. Still haven't found the part I'm looking for, but I did put a cool tshirt and a chromed rear fender/brake light assembly in my shopping cart after only 10 minutes of browsing....this could be dangerous.
No mention of Stein Dinse on this thread, which is a surprise to me. I refurbished by T3 Cali and almost all parts came from Stein Dinse. Cheaper than sourcing from UK and always arrived within 48 hours. And a very knowledgeable English customer service lady Mandy who is very efficient. I must have spent around €2,000 with them over a 2 month period and I got enough loyalty points to get all the free gifts apart from the bike cover!
I've been searching and searching for color panel inserts to finish my HepcoBecker bags.... went to Stein Dinse, and there they are, as the picture for the guzzi luggage subsection. Sent off my email...now fingers crossed that they have some in stock.
dellorto spares from Stien Dinse seem to be extremely cheap when compared to other sources even with £10 postage, in my case I saved a third on carburettor overhaul parts including jets, needles etc.
Similarly a full set of shell bearings (big ends and mains) for my V50/3 cost £240 from Harpers in America including shipping and import taxes, in Europe that would only buy me one complete main bearing in most cases.


This model previously know as the Stage 3 Roush Mustang is now the new for 2018, ROUSH JackHammer special edition supercharged Mustang! Built with the same guts as the Mustang GT, the JackHammer takes the hard work out of supercharging. Ford installed components that are buried deep in the engine bay, as well as machining the front engine cover and this is all done before the vehicle leaves ROUSH headquarters.
In addition, the installation of the Supercharger is completed within the time the car is delivered to the dealership, within hours. With the new-for-2018 ROUSH TVS 2650 Supercharger unit, it is possible to unlock the JackHammer's full potential. The supercharged JackHammers are boosted with a very powerful 710 horsepower Roush TVS 2650 Supercharger Package. Therefore, his makes this vehicle powerful enough to tear it up on the street or the track. JackHammers are available only in Fastback form but in both 6-speed manual and 10-speed automatic configurations.
The JackHammers also features several unique visual identifiers to separate them from Stage 1 and Stage 2 Mustangs, including the coveted hockey stripe distinction. Designs these awesome have in the past, only been granted to the 2017 Stage 3 Mustangs.
The Jackhammers ROUSH's adjustable suspension and new Continental ExtremeContact Sports tires give "top Performance" a new meaning, therefore making the JackHammer capable of performance normally reserved for supercars.
The JackHammers can also be equipped with our new optional matte black Top Performance stripe. When this option is chosen, the graphics will also be applied in matte black, with a choice of accent stripe color for all graphics.
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Istanbul explores a city which stands as a gateway between the east and west, one of the indisputably greatest cities in the world. Previously known by the names Byzantium and Constantinople, this is the most celebrated metropolis in the world to sit on two continents, straddling the dividing line of the Bosphorus Strait between Europe and Asia. During its long history, Istanbul has served as the capital of the Roman, Byzantine, Latin and Ottoman Empires. With the founding of the Republic of Turkey by Ataturk in 1923, Istanbul was overlooked and Ankara became the capital. Over the next 90 years, Istanbul has undergone great structural change, and in the 1970s the population of the city rocketed as people moved to the city to find work, turning Istanbul into the cultural, economic and financial centre of Turkey. Events there recently have again brought Istanbul to the forefront of global attention.