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David John Cameron MacKay is the Regius Professor of Engineering in the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge and from 2009 to 2014 was Chief Scientific Adviser to the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). Before being appointed to the DECC, MacKay was most well known as author of the book Sustainable Energy – Without the Hot Air. He has an Erdos Number of 2.
The only thing that really scales up apart from nuclear is solar power from other people's deserts.David J. C. MacKay
The United States consumes power per land-area at a rate three times the average. Even though they are more energy efficient, densely populated industrial countries like Germany, Britain and Japan have even bigger power consumption per area.David J. C. MacKay
Fridges can be modified to nudge their internal thermostats up and down just a little in response to the main's frequency in such a way that, without ever jeopardising the temperature of your butter, they tend to take power at times that help the gri...David J. C. MacKay
We must not let ourselves be swept off our feet in horror at the danger of nuclear power. Nuclear power is not infinitely dangerous. It's just dangerous, much as coal mines, petrol repositories, fossil-fuel burning and wind turbines are dangerous.David J. C. MacKay
Fusion power is speculative and experimental. I think it is reckless to assume that the fusion problem will be cracked, but I'm happy to estimate how much power fusion could deliver, if the problems are cracked.David J. C. MacKay
I was distressed by the poor quality of the debate surrounding energy. I was also noticing so much green wash from politicians and big business. I was tired of the debate - the extremism, the nimbyism, the hair shirt. We need a constructive conversat...David J. C. MacKay
Electric cars are really very cool. Air-source heat pumps are great.David J. C. MacKay
Solving climate change is a complex topic, but in a single crude brush-stroke, here is the solution: the price of carbon dioxide must be such that people stop burning coal without capture.David J. C. MacKay
I was writing a book about sustainable energy, and a friend asked me, 'Well, how much energy do you use at home?' And I was embarrassed. I didn't actually know.David J. C. MacKay
The amount of energy saved by switching off the phone charger is exactly the same as the energy used by driving an average car for one second.David J. C. MacKay
When the Industrial Revolution started, the amount of carbon sitting underneath Britain in the form of coal was as big as the amount of carbon sitting under Saudi Arabia in the form of oil, and this carbon powered the Industrial Revolution, it put th...David J. C. MacKay
I would like to help people have honest and constructive conversations about energy. We need to understand how much energy our modern lifestyles use, decide how much energy we would like to use in the future, and choose where we will get that energy ...David J. C. MacKay
All renewables, much as I love them, are diffuse. They all have a small power per unit area, and we have to live with that fact.David J. C. MacKay
The discussion about energy options tends to be an intensely emotional, polarised, mistrustful, and destructive one. Every option is strongly opposed: the public seem to be anti-wind, anti-coal, anti-waste-to-energy, anti-tidal-barrages, anti-carbon-...David J. C. MacKay
We can't be anti-everything - we need an energy plan that adds up. But there's a lack of numeracy in the public discussion of energy. Where people do use numbers, they select them to sound big and score points in arguments, rather than to aid thought...David J. C. MacKay
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[Travel Guides] Londonland Part 1
Posted by Lex Fear on June 18, 2007
This Post Is Rated: M for Mildly Offensive. Londoners may take particular offense at the revelations of this post (and they are welcome to it).
Last year I moved from Warwickshire, England to Ealing, Londonland and having been in this strange culture for several months now, I feel able to comment on it fully.
Londonland is ruled by Supreme Dictator Red Ken, whose rule has been unchallenged for 7 years and at this rate looks set to go on forever. Natives of Londonland refer to it simply as London, but it is quite obvious that the Supreme Dictator considers London to be a separate state from the country of England, where I come from. After all, in England, mayors of large cities tend to serve the inhabitants of their cities and are concerned with matters within their jurisdiction. It would be rare to see an English mayor flying all over the world to attract business and mass-migration, posturing on the world stage like a prime minister, president or royalty would.
The people of Londonland (Londoners) are very different from the English. For example, English people such as myself, enjoy fresh air and open spaces, so they buy and build property that allows them to experience these things. In Londonland, people have a fear of open spaces, so they cover anything green with flats and industrial parkland. Then they buy a large family houses and split each room into several living compartments for single or couples. The Mayor of London has erected a Congestion zone surrounding the City of London and the counties of Kensington and Chelsea. This is to create the maximum amount of congestion in the surrounding areas of Shepherds Bush, Hammersmith, Battersea, Vauxhall and Islington. This has the effect of reducing air quality as traffic takes longer to reach its destination.
The exchange rate between England and Londonland is 1:3. For every 1 pound you spend in England, you spend on average 3 pounds in Londonland. That's why in England a hairdresser is usually a low paid job, but in Londonland hairdressers outrank fund managers and investment bankers.
Londoners have no basic sense of geography. Many Londoners would be able to tell you what time you need to catch the Victoria line to Kings Cross but have no idea how to get home if you offer them a lift in the car. When queried about a place existing outside of the M25, they simply do not know, it doesn't exist.
There is no past-time that Londoners enjoy more than queing. Everywhere you go in Londonland you will find you have to queue. Infrastructure is designed to maximise queue potential by making buildings and streets as small as possible. If Londoners can't queue then they settle for overcrowding, which is just as much fun. The objective of the game is to wait until the tube train pulls up and then try to cram as many people as possible into one space. If you're not breathing the armpit of the person standing next to you, then you simply haven't got enough people in yet. A good tactic of 'overcrowding' is to stand as near to the door as possible to maximise the sardine effect. The Mayor of Londonland knows how much Londoners enjoy 'overcrowding', which is why he doesn't invest money into tube infrastructure to create more capacity.
Motorists of Londonland love nothing more than sitting in their car and going nowhere, especially in the hot sun. So as an alternative to the enjoyable activity of queuing to get into a car park, the Mayor of Londonland has done his best to recreate the a car park on Londonlands roads. This has been achieved by installing as many speed humps, traffic lights and one-way routes as possible. Of course this alone would not slow traffic down enough to simulate all the thrills of sitting in a car park, so the Mayor has also converted as many 2-lane roads as possible into single lanes. In order to do this he marked out long stretches of road with red tarmac. These lanes are specially reserved for the mythical London Bus. 'Mythical' because a bus is rarely seen on these strips of red tarmac, however, plenty can be spotted queuing amongst the cars on the black tarmac.
Londonland has very different traffic rules to England. For example, in Londonland, motorbikes and mopeds usually drive on the right side of the road, and only move onto the left side if the right side of the road is blocked by oncoming traffic. In England, where I am from, people generally use their car horns to express dissatisfaction with another driver, in a situation such as where the other driver has cut them up. In Londonland, the car horn is used to express apology or appreciation of your driving, ie. If someone cuts you up or crosses into your lane, it's not unusual for them to beep you on their horn, the longer they beep the more apologetic they are.
Finally, when living in Londonland it's important to emphasise how great living in Londonland is to visitors from England and other countries. A true Londoner will never mention the foibles detailed above because they don't see them. It makes me think of the line that Morpheus speaks to Neo from The Matrix…
"Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Matrix is. You have to see it for yourself… The Matrix is a system, Neo. That system is our enemy. But when you're inside, you look around, what do you see? Businessmen, teachers, lawyers, carpenters. The very minds of the people we are trying to save. But until we do, these people are still a part of that system and that makes them our enemy. You have to understand, most of these people are not ready to be unplugged. And many of them are so inured, so hopelessly dependent on the system, that they will fight to protect it."
Londonland is a Matrix. Bleak, concrete, systematic and ruled by sinister government programs and agents. Green spaces and parks seem to be artificial compared to England. There's nowhere you can go that other people aren't and we are watched by a melee of cameras and robots. Welcome to Londonland.
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June 20, 2007 at 14:15
You are of course decribing New Londonland
Speaking as one of the diminishing number of people who were born and grew up in Old Londonland who still reside within the forcefield that bounds the M25, I can assure you that there are still a few people trapped here who know how pants everything has become
A personal peeve of mine is how short a time it now takes to live here before people start describing themselves as 'Londoners' and appropriating the identity of the people who have lived here for a while – they then go on to say the daftest things in our name
Methinks if I moved to Newcastle, for example, and referred to myself as a Geordie after a weeks and started telling all the locals how they should think I would probably encounter a certain of personal misfortune.
June 21, 2007 at 05:35
Very funny post. But this could apply to any big city I think. Certainly here. At least your motorcyclists drive on the right, except if there's oncoming traffic. Here, they think they own the road and drive on the right, on the left, in the middle, on the pavement – basically anywhere they damn well like!
June 21, 2007 at 08:44
Good point, it's true and unfortunate that foreigners like myself move to London and claim it as our own, whilst simultaneously ruining what once may have been a great city!
I think it's mainly true what you say but New Londonland seems to have the monopoly on dictators. I find Red Kens policies increasingly annoying, as well as the fact he treats the rest of England as a suburb of London.
I'm not surprised there's so many motorcycle accidents here though. Of course I was alluding to the fact that our motorcyclists are supposed to be driving on the left. The amount of times I've had to slow down for one heading in my direction is incredible.

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Apparently, the people (or machines) that trade on Wall Street have already done their taxes and owe nothing to the government, because a lot of cash went to work today, bidding up stocks closer to 3 1/2 year highs.
Although volume was light, that's become the new normal, so unless today's monster move was nothing more than bidding up prices in advance of options expiry, US businesses look to be in outstanding shape.
Earnings thus far for the first quarter have been better than expected for the most part, and, better yet, there haven't been any nasty developments or dissonant noise from Europe.
The questions surrounding recent moves in stocks are various and diverse. Are we extending the three-year-plus bull market or is this simply misplaced euphoria? Will fiscal policy of high deficits sink the economy or have the Fed's incessant money printing fostered a global boom? No matter which way one turns on those issues, one thing is clear: there's a magnificent absence of fear in the market right now.
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NYSE Composite 8,064.04, +114.47 (1.44%)
NASDAQ Volume 1,554,113,625
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WTI crude oil: 104.20, +1.27
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Silver: 31.68, +0.01
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Project Description
Drifters offers two options for these tours
Guests can either book the 5 Day Moremi/Kwhwai tour or the 5 Day Makgadikgadi Salt Pans tour. Please see detailed itineraries for more info.
You will be met by Drifter's staff at Maun Airport, and transferred to the Drifters Maun Lodge. The lodge is located on the banks of the seasonal Boteti River outside Maun, and offers comfortable accommodation in tented units overlooking the river. This afternoon there will be time to relax at the pool, or a walk to explore the local village of Chenoga can be arranged. Tonight you enjoy a catered meal at the lodge.
Meals: D
Accommodation: Drifters Maun Lodge
DAY 2 – 3: Moremi / Khwai
You have breakfast at the lodge, before departing for Moremi National Park. You will travel in a well-equipped, open 4×4 Land Cruiser, with our local Motswana guide and a camp assistant. The 4×4 isn't just for show, as the national parks are truly wild places, the roads just tracks in the sand. We will game drive in the park for most of the day, arriving towards sunset at our exclusive private campsite, which is no more than a GPS point in the bush, completely secluded and undeveloped. It is as if we are the first people here, and are alone in the world. We bring everything we will need with us, and leave nothing behind when we depart.
We spend a second night, camping at either the same site, and spending the day game driving, or moving to a new site, game driving on the way. Road and weather conditions, and booking availability will determine the exact itinerary.
The Private Botswana Tour offers the added value of a serviced camping experience in the national parks. During the camping part of the tour Drifters staff will handle the camp setup, with our staff erecting your tent and taking care of all camp duties. There is no participation required from you.
Meals:B L D; B L D
Distance: +- 200 km
Accommodation: Serviced Camping in true wilderness
Included Highlights/Activity:
– Scenic Drive
– Kwhai / Moremi Game Drive
– Wild Caming under the stars
– Stargazing (If weather permits)
DAY 4: Maun Lodge
This morning we do our last game drive, on the way out of the park. We then head back to the Drifters Maun Lodge. This afternoon there is time to relax and unwind after the adventure, to enjoy a cold drink or two, and perhaps enjoy a swim after the dusty trail. You enjoy a catered meal at the lodge tonight.
Meals: B L D
Distance: +- 120 km
Accommodation: Drifters Maun Lodge
DAY 5: Maun
An easy morning, depending on our flight times, we make our way back to the Maun after breakfast. Upon reaching Maun, we will say goodbye to our guide and prepare for our onward or homeward flight.
Meals: B (Lunch own expense)
Distance: +- 30 km
On arrival at the Maun Airport we are met by the Drifters staff and transferred to the Drifters Maun Lodge. The Lodge is located on the banks of the seasonal Boteti river and offer comfortable accommodation in tented units overlooking the river.
This afternoon there will be time for a swim in the pool or just to relax and enjoy the serenity of the area. We enjoy a catered meal prepared by the Lodge.
Meals: D
Accommodation: Drifters Maun Lodge
DAY 2: Makgadikgadi Pans National Park
Today we venture eastward into the spectacular Makgadikgadi Salt Pans after breakfast. Besides the stark scenery, the Pans are known for their prolific birdlife and the other desert adapted animals.
We will enter Makgadikgadi Pans National Park in the west. After entry we will spend most of the day on game drive in this truly unique area where we will be searching for the animals surrounding the edge of the pans.
We slowly make our way to the edge of this magical wonderland. Depending on the time, we will then be able to take a walk out into the pans and experience the beauty of "Nothing". No sound, No people, No traffic!!! Just us. Although we set up tents, we encourage clients to enjoy a night out under the canopy of stars. If the weather permits, this night you will be able to witness some of the finest stargazing evenings as you slowly fall asleep.
Meals: L D
Distance: +- 200 km
Accommodation: Serviced Camping in true wilderness
Included Highlights/Activity:
– Scenic Drive
– Makgadikgadi Pans National Park
– Wild Caming under the stars
– Stargazing (If weather permits)
Today we travel north towards Nxai pan, which is part of the larger Makgadikgadi Pans in northeastern Botswana. Nxai Pan National Park is a seasonal home to large herds of zebra and home to the famous Baine's Baobabs. Today we will be exploring another section of the park in search of some Giraffe, Zebra, Elephant bulls as well as any predators we could find in this area. After our full day game drive, we camp in the park at the famous Baine's Baobabs where star-trek photography is a must under these ancient looking trees. We spend the night under the stars listening to any sounds that the African bush has in store for us.
Meals: B L D
Distance: +- 150 km
Accommodation: Serviced Camping in true wilderness
Included Highlights/Activity:
– Scenic Drive
– Makgadikgadi Pans National Park
– Nxai Pans National Park
– Wild Caming under the stars
– Stargazing (If weather permits)
– Bain's Baobabs
After a relaxed morning we make our way out of the pans and back to the Drifters Maun Lodge.
This afternoon there will be time for a swim in the pool or just to relax and enjoy the serenity of the area. We enjoy a catered meal prepared by the Lodge.
Meals: B L D
Distance: +- 120 km
Optional Highlights/Activities\
An easy morning, depending on our flight times, we make our way back to the Maun after breakfast. Upon reaching Maun, we will say goodbye to our guide and prepare for our onward or homeward flight.
Meals: B (Lunch own expense)
Distance: +- 30 km
This trip requires a valid passport and for certain nationalities, a visa for Botswana. Seasonal Malaria precautions are necessary and are locally obtainable. Drifters will supply linen during the tour (sheets, blanket, sleeping bag, pillow and towel) A barrel bag or backpack is best suited for this trip (suitcases do not fit into the space provided). An extra day bag or camera bag is advised. Spending money required will be for the restaurant meals, drinks, visas, tips and curios. Our price includes all food as specified (we do not use the food kitty system), coffee, tea, fruit juice at breakfast, transport, professional guides, accommodation, group equipment, permits and park entrance fees.
Our price does not include restaurant meals where stipulated, visas, tips, curios, optional excursions, alcohol bottled water and soft drinks, airport tax and airfares.
Before departure clients will be required to enter into an agreement pertaining to our booking conditions and general information. Clients are required to have their own comprehensive personal travel insurance.
Please ensure that you are in possession of valid travel documents for all the countries that you will visit (BOTSWANA). If you have any queries in this regard, please do not hesitate to contact us. Although we will endeavour to assist, we do not accept any liability or obligation for your travel documents.
Upon arrival in any respective country we operate in, you will be able to find a Bureau de Change OR ATM Facilities at the airport or in the Town/City the tour is departing from. It is advised to bring any major world currency (US Dollar, Euro or British Pounds) in small denominations and not dated older than 2009. It is advised to get a small amount of local currency upon arrival just to get around until your tour starts.
While on tour our guides will inform and show you the best places to exchange any Major World Currency with the best possible exchange rates either before your tour starts or during the course of the tour. Our guides will brief you exactly on where to exchange and roughly how much you will need to exchange after discussing possible optional activities, own expense meals or possible curio stops.
It is compulsory that all passengers make arrangements for adequate travel insurance to financially safeguard against unforeseen circumstances. If you need further information please do not hesitate to contact us. Drifters do not accept responsibility for any loss, injury, damage, accident, fatality, delay or inconvenience experienced whilst on tour. You will be required to complete and sign a full indemnity prior to your tour departure.
Your insurance should include all the countries and territories that your tour will pass through. You must ensure that you have sufficient cover for medical and evacuation costs, and should base this on advice from your insurer. A minimum benefit of USD 60 000.00 is recommended for evacuation from any area in which Drifters operates in Africa to South Africa, with further benefits for medical costs in South Africa, and for possible repatriation to your home country. Please note that you will be required to furnish details of your travel insurance to Drifters before you will be allowed to travel with us. Please ensure that these details are completely and accurately recorded in order to facilitate a claim should this be necessary.
Please note that Southern African weather conditions vary tremendously from season to season. During summer months temperatures of up to 40°C can be experienced. During the winter months of June, July and August the nights are very cold, temperatures may drop well below 0°C, although the day temperatures will be pleasant at around 20°C.
For more accurate information, please visit AccuWeather and choose your destination.
Herewith a recommended guide of what to bring along:
For walking, hiking and Safaris
Sport Shoes / Sneakers
Books (Birds, Mammals, personal reading books, Optional)
Hat and Sun Cream
Water Bottle
Smaller day pack
For general travelling
Personal iPod
Personal Reading Books
A deck of cards or something similar
Battery chargers
Our vehicles are well equipped with charging facilities while driving.
Clothing and Toiletries
Long Trousers / Tracksuit
Waterproof Windbreaker
Jersey / Jumper
T-Shirts / Shirts
Insect Repellent
Socks & Underwear
Personal toiletries
Swimming Costume & Towel
Hat or cap
General Accessories
Mosquito Net (Optional)
Malaria Prophylaxis (please enquire from your general Doctor at home)
Money (Sundry expenses, gratuities)
Torch / Flashlight / Batteries
Luggage and Packing space on our vehicles
** Luggage should be limited to a maximum of 15kg's
Backpacks, Barrel bags or Soft Suitcases are strongly advisable as your standard Hard Suitcases.
Meals are provided as indicated in the brochure/website. Soft drinks, bottled water and alcohol are for your own expense; there is ample opportunity during the tour to buy refreshments. The guide will advise when you need to stock up for a couple of days.
A reasonable amount of personal spending money must be brought on our tours. This is to cover own expense meals as indicated in our Drifters Brochure, bottled water, soft drinks, alcohol, sundry goods purchased- such as suntan cream etc., curios, optional extra excursions, airport tax, transfers and tips.
In Africa things work a little different to the rest of the World. Tipping or gratuity, unless otherwise specified, is not included in the price you pay for services delivered. This accounts for restaurant meals, casual help and the services of the guide or guides that you will meet on your tour.
In Southern and East Africa it is classified as a common courtesy to TIP "casual help (guides)".
This TIP is not something that is forced upon you by any means, but in many industries of tourism it is customary. It works as follows: if you believe your guide has lived up to your expectations and has performed his/her job in a way that you respect and are happy with the services rendered, an amount of R 50 per day or equivalent amount of R50 per day in any major currency per person per day would constitute a fantastic tip. Remember that this is just a guideline and is not by any means compulsory, but seen as common courtesy in Southern and East Africa.
Makgadikgadi Pans Included Highlights/Activity:
– Scenic Drive
– Makgadikgadi Pans National Park
– Wild Caming under the stars
– Stargazing (If weather permits)
Moremi / Khwa included Highlights/Activity:
– Serviced camping in national parks
– Pristine & remote campsites
– Maun
– Moremi / Khwai
– Private tour
PRE and POST night accommodation can be arranged at the Drifters Maun Lodge. Accommodation at the Drifters Maun Lodge can be arranged through Drifters or your travel representative. The Lodge is located outside Maun on the banks of the Boteti River and has a lovely swimming pool, restaurant and bar.
The 5 Day Botswana tour departs from the Drifters Maun Lodge which is situated on the Boteti River roughly 30km outside of Maun City Centre on the Maun-Nata road. Clients will be picked up from the Maun International Airport and will be taken to our Drifters Lodge where you will meet the manager on duty as well as your guide for your tour.
Serviced Camping
The Private Botswana tour offers guests a serviced camping experience in private campsites. During our nights on safari the Drifters staff will handle the camp setup and our staff will put up your tent and take care of all the camp duties which mean there is no participation required from guests
Please note that linen will be provided for the duration of your tour and there is no need to bring along a sleeping bag or pillow.
Please keep in mind that flexibility and an open mind will greatly contribute to an enjoyable safari.
We are travelling in developing countries therefore please do not expect the punctuality you have come to expect in first world countries. Things do not always run according to plan, however we do endeavour to run according to the itinerary as best as possible.
|5 Day Private Botswana Tours
|Tour Rate starting at min 2 clients
|€ 1200
Please note: As of 1 January 2020 Drifters will implement a minimum requirement of 2 passengers to confirm a 5 Day Private Botswana tour departure. Our reservation office will be able to assist with any request or questions.
Guests have the opportunity to go on a guided village walk to visit the local village. One of the Drifters staff will take guests on the village walk and show them the village and its people. (Walks can be arranged on arrival).
"I really enjoyed the tour! I would definitely do the adventure again and I will recommend it! Thank you so much."
"Great Tour! Great Crowd! I will come back to Africa as soon as possible!"


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Police searching for Central Texas woman fugitive who was at center of drug ring
A Pflugerville woman who was arrested in a drug ring in 2011 is on the run and wanted by the U.S. Marshals Service after violating her probation.
Elisa Barrera, 30, is 5 feet 1 inch tall with brown eyes and black hair and weighs about 115 pounds, police said.
Barrera was arrested along with several others in June 2011 in relation to a narcotics distribution operation. She pleaded guilty to obstruction during a criminal investigation in April 2012 and was sentenced to 15 months in prison, according to a wanted poster released by the Marshals Service.
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Apart from prison time, Barrera was required to partake in one year of supervised release. She allegedly violated conditions of her release by failing to attend substance abuse treatment and failing to submit urine samples. She also abandoned supervision, another violation of her release, according to the wanted poster.
Anyone with information regarding her whereabouts is asked to contact the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force at (512) 800-4213.
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Technical Project Leader for Vehicle Electronics (m/f)
Function: Software | Location: Novi Sad
As one of the leading automotive suppliers worldwide, we develop products and solutions to fulfill people´s dreams of mobility every day. Driver safety, comfort, sustainability and industrialization of future technology are just some of our key fields where we already make a meaningful difference in people`s lives. Knowing our innovations help to make the world a better and safer place is what drives us.
- Responsible for coordination and leading of technical project development teams.
- Contributes to driving the technical concept and to getting the agreement on schedule, estimations and risks within R&D.
- Responsible to define the detailed project planning of technical development for the complete product.
- Responsible to monitor the complete technical performances of all disciplines in the project and to define corrective measures if deviations from the plan occur.
- Responsible for the tracking and analysis of the technical disciplines project progress (time, quality, costs) and for the reporting with the valid tool and process set.
- Responsible to act as a key interface to the suppliers and customers during the development phase regarding all technical aspects.
- Supports the Project Manager in customer meetings on the technical aspects.
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- Derive the activities from PM covering the system development project.
- Report progress of the development process to the PM and core team.
- Manage the development project team to realize the project objectives defined in the project agreement for system activities.
- Assign the work packages to the development project team members (delegation and direction) and obtain confirmation.
- Resource planning determining what resources (staff, test equipment, material) and the quantities of each resources to be used to perform the project activities in development process.
- Coordinate of system development reviews and regular development project meetings (HW, MD, SW and system).
- Acts as PM on system level development project.
- University degree (e.g. Computer Science, Mathematics, Electronics, Automatics) or relevant professional experience.
- Previous experience in the automotive industry is a plus.
- At least two years of discipline coordination or technical expertise in SW, SYS, EE or ME.
- At least 2 years of experience in coordinating a development team.
- Very good verbal and written communication skills in English.
- A dynamic team in globally active organization
- Competitive pay and a comprehensive benefit package
- Professional development opportunities
- Flexible working hours and mobile work (4 days per month)
- Private health insurance
- Fitpass premium
If you are interested in this job position, you can send us your resume and letter of application in English language via poslovi.Infostud.com. Application deadline is 21.11.2019. Only short listed candidates will be contacted.


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Natural high quality peach wood widely used in feng shui mascot ornaments.
Peach wood corner plaque is made from selected high quality, delicate fragrant and consistent colour peach wood.
Peach wood is also known as fairy wood, dragon wood, or spirit wood in ancient China. Peach wood helps to catalyse wealth, bring good fortune, rid of evil spirit, protection and many more.


text: So the M-GLS has been running for 6 months now & the feedback has been really positive. Repeat learners who have done both the old system & the new have said how much better the new training & testing is & they love the on road component as it increases confidence to go out by yourself & practice. Of course there are always going to be some negativity, usually from those who haven't been successful the first time! The great thing about the new training is those that pass are ready to go out onto the roads & hopefully be safer riders. It really is encouraging safety first & foremost & making riders more aware, alert & above all, safe! We pride ourselves on getting safer riders that are ready, to really enjoy getting out there & living the dream. As not only is it a great form of transport but it certainly makes commuting more interesting too!


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Abbreviations and Acronyms
Throughout this website, you will come across abbreviations and acronyms that you may not be aware of, or understand. Below is a comprehensive list of abbreviations and acronyms both present and absent from the site:
ATC - Air Training Corps
CCF - Combined Cadet Force
CGS - Central Gliding School
DofE - Duke of Edinburgh Award
FTS - Flight Training School
MoD - Ministry of Defence
RAF - Royal Air Force
RAF Regt. - Royal Air Force Regiment
RAFVR - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
RAFVR(T) - Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Training (Branch))
RAFA - Royal Air Force Association
RAFAYouth - Royal Air Force Association (Youth)
RAFAC - Royal Air Force Air Cadets
RBL - Royal British Legion
UAS - University Air Squadron
VGS - Volunteer Gliding School
AWOL - Absent without Leave
ACP - Air Cadet Publication
AP - Air Publication
ATC - Air Traffic Control
ac - Aircraft
ammo - Ammunition
approx. - Approximately
ASAP - As soon as possible
CFC - Cadet Force Commission
cont. - Continued
DoB - Date of Birth
dept. - Department
ETA - Estimated time of Arrival
ETD - Estimated time of Departure
ex. - Exercise
Flt - Flight
iaw - In accordance with
IC - In Charge
Met. - Meteorological
misc. - Miscellaneous
NoK - Next of Kin
NTR - Nothing to Report
no. - Number
PEd - Physical Education
PEdO - Physical Education Officer
RT - Radio telecommunications
RV - Rendezvous
Stn - Station
temp. - Temporary
Wef - With effect from
Ranks and Positions
AWO - Adult Warrant Officer
ACLO - Air Cadet Liaison Officer
Air Chf Mshl - Air Chief Marshal
Air Cdre - Air Commodore
Air Mshl - Air Marshal
AVM - Air Vice-Marshal
Cdt - Cadet
Comdt AC - Commandant Air Cadets
CACWO - Commandant Air Cadets Warrant Officer
CWO - Cadet Warrant Officer
CoS - Chief of Staff
CAS - Chief of the Air Staff
CDS - Chief of the Defence Staff
Chf Tech - Chief Technicians
CI - Civilian Instructor
Comdt - Commandant
CinC - Commander in Chief
Cpl - Corporal
Flt Lt - Flight Lieutenant
FS - Flight Sergeant
Fg Off - Flying Officer
Gp Cpt - Group Captain
JNCO - Junior Non-Commissioned Officer
Jnr Tech - Junior Technician
LAC - Leading Aircraftsman
MRAF - Marshal of the Royal Air Force
MO - Medical Officer
Nav - Navigation Officer
NCO - Non-Commissioned Officer
Offr - Officer
OC - Officer Commanding
OiC - Officer in Charge
Plt - Pilot
Plt Off - Pilot Officer
RCO - Range Conducting Officer
2i/c - Second in Command
SAC - Senior Aircraftsman
SNCO - Senior Non-Commissioned Officer
Sgt - Sergeant
Sqn Ldr - Squadron Leader
Stn Cdr - Station Commander
SWO - Station Warrant Officer
Trg Off - Training Officer
WO - Warrant Officer
Wg Cdr - Wing Commander
Awards and Programmes
AEF - Air Experience Flight
AEG - Air Experience Gliding
ANCO(C) - Advanced Non-Commissioned Officer Course
DofE - Duke of Edinburgh Award
GIC - Gliding Introduction Course
GS - Gliding Scholarship
IC - Instructor Cadet
INCO(C) - Initial Non-Commissioned Officer Course
JL -Junior Leaders
MOI - Method of Instruction
PTS - Progressive Training Syllabus
QAIC - Qualified Aerospace Instructor Course
SNCO(C) - Senior Non-Commissioned Officer Course
© Air Cadet 101 - Harry Briggs


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Re: Hiding number cell
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg83900] Re: Hiding number cell
- From: "Kevin J. McCann" <Kevin.McCann at umbc.edu>
- Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 04:19:34 -0500 (EST)
- Organization: University System of Maryland
- References: <firstname.lastname@example.com> <email@example.com>
For 6.0.x use the Option Inspector (ctl-shift-O) At the top of OI pick the window Show Option Values: Global Preferences if you wish to turn off In/Out for all nb's for all time. Then set: Cell Options -> Cell Labels -> ShowCellLabel ->False Kevin Jean-Marc Gulliet wrote: > Miguel wrote: > >> How can I to hide the number of cels (In and Output) for a notebook? > > v5.2: menu Kernel -> Show In/Out Names (check or uncheck as desired) > > v6.0: menu Edit -> Preferences -> Evaluation -> Show In/Out Names (check > or uncheck as desired) > > Regards, -- Kevin J. McCann Research Associate Professor JCET/Physics Physics Building University of Maryland, Baltimore County 1000 Hilltop Circle Baltimore, MD 21250


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Can you remember the Venn diagram when you were in school? They look like two interconnected circles. This idea is to be classified into objects which are not mutually exclusive. The result is a Venn diagram blank page that makes it clear that the purposes are both different and one another. Below are some of them, it is suitable for presenting different topics of each in a section. We keep it in WORD, PPT and PDF format. If you use this method to understand your work, then your job will end soon. You can take prints in different sizes. We've got almost all the essential patterns and sizes which you can try out.
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Students attract these circles small, so remind them to use the entire sheet for rings. An adorable printable blank Venn diagram with two overlapping cycles is available here. The 2 set Venn diagram is used in most classes, which is why they are one of the most sought-after Venn diagrams. Creatively provides some 2-way blank Venn diagram 2 circles. You can print Blank Diagrams and bring them to your use. If you have to prepare a presentation for this topic in your school, then you can download these Venn diagram powerpoint for yourself. Our website is straightforward because we have done a clean work in it. Whatever you need from our post, you can get it from here.


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Sergeants Cay Travel Guides
There are no Sergeants Cay contributions in Belize travel guides, but this is only temporary because Tripopedia is constantly updated on a daily basis. Please bookmark this Sergeants Cay page for the future reference as more travel guides for Belize will become available soon.
If you live in or near Sergeants Cay, Belize or have some Sergeants Cay traveling experience, you can also contribute your Sergeants Cay travel guide here.
Things to Do, Places to Visit and Places to Eat in Sergeants Cay
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Arsenal have moved a step closer to signing Karim Benzema with Real Madrid set to accept their £40m bid, according to the Metro website.
The Gunners have been strongly linked with Benzema in recent days, with Arsene Wenger chasing a world-class striker this summer.
And there's been talk that Madrid may be ready to sell this summer, as they look for money to nail down their top summer target.


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Tools To Help Reduce Stream Sniping
Our latest update has some options to make life a little easier for Sea of Thieves streamers…
As the number of content creators hitting the Sea of Thieves continues to grow, we've been receiving a lot of really useful feedback about how we can support the community. In particular, stream sniping has been a hot topic with many of you expressing concerns about how it impacts the streaming and viewing experience.
We hear you loud and clear, and so the team has been busy watching your streams, dissecting the feedback and working out possible solutions to try to reduce it as much as possible. This week's game update introduced an option which is, alongside some existing functionality, specifically aimed at supporting any of you who are experiencing this behaviour in your streams. Read on for more details on how you can use these tools and options to reduce stream sniping.
- Hiding Non-Crew Gamertags
Players now have access to a new option in Menu – Settings – Gameplay – Show Nameplates Above Other Crews
Switching this to 'Off' will hide the gamertags and titles of any other crews you encounter in the world.
- Hiding Non-Crew Text Chat (PC Keyboard Chat Messages)
Players already have access to an option in Menu – My Crew – All Other Crews – Mute All Other Crews Text Chat
Switching this to 'Yes' will hide any text chat messages sent by other crews you encounter in the world, along with their gamertags.
- Hiding Non-Crew Pirate Chat (Non-Verbal Messages)
Players already have access to an option in Menu – My Crew – All Other Crews – Mute All Other Crews Phrases Chat
Switching this to 'Yes' will hide any non-verbal messages sent by other crews you encounter in the world, along with their gamertags.
With these features now out in the wild we'll be sure to monitor their impact on stream sniping. As always, ongoing feedback on the features we release is important, so don't hesitate to try out these changes and let us know how the they're working out for you. You can get in touch via our social channels or Forums – the team is all ears!
To see what else was introduced in this update, read the full February 6th patch notes.


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|Fri, Sep 20, 2019
|Backyard Farm, Oliver
|Barbara Kahlo
Please join Chris Tolley, our owner and winemaker, for a Winemaker's Dinner at Chef's Table at Backyard Farm in Oliver, BC.
It will be a special evening of celebrating local food, wine, and the beginning of 2019 harvest. We will pour some of our current releases, and maybe even a library treasure or two from deep within our cellars, all paired perfectly with a fabulous four course meal prepared by the renowned Chef Chris Van Hooydonk.
When: Friday September 20, 2019
Estimated Dinner Time: 6:45pm-7pm
Estimated Shuttle Pick Up Time: 6 pm - subject to confirmation closer to the event date.
Where: Backyard Farm, Oliver, BC
Tickets: $150 +tax Tickets includes a four-course dinner with wine pairings, a guided tasting of the Moon Curser wines from their creator, Chris Tolley, and an ever-engaging walk through the pedigree of each dish served from Chef Chris Van Hooydonk. Shuttle service from Osoyoos/Oliver, and gratuity are also included.
Limited Seating: We only have room for 19 people - please book your tickets early!
Chris Tolley is the winemaker and co-owner of Moon Curser Vineyards. Chris holds a post-graduate degree in Viticulture and Oenology from New Zealand's Lincoln University, and is known for his success in working with unusual (in BC) grape varieties like Tannat, Tempranillo and Dolcetto. Chris and Beata Tolley purchased the 6-acre home property, a former fruit orchard, in the spring of 2004 and set about transforming it into one of the most intriguing and adventurous wine producers in the Okanagan. Chris's extensive research and interest in wines not yet planted in BC at the time was the main driving force behind Moon Curser's decision to go out on a limb and plant grape varieties that, while proven to deliver premium wines in other parts of the world, were unknown and untried in the Okanagan.
Chef Chris Van Hooydonk is a chef with close to 20 years of experience in the high-end culinary industry. Chris's love of his craft inspired him to pursue a long-anticipated dream - a farm-based intimate dining room. Located on a 2-acre hobby orchard property on the beautiful "Golden Mile" in Oliver, BC, a farmhouse turned Chef's Table has become a dream turned reality in 2014. Surrounded by vineyards, old growth heritage fruit trees and garden beds, menu inspiration is drawn from the seasonal bounty. It's an awe-inspiring place to be and dine. We are huge fans of Backyard Farm! More about Backyard Farm.
Please place your order online here, or, if you prefer, please contact Barbara (our fab Wine Smuggling Operations Coordinator) at email@example.com, or by calling 250.495.5161 (Monday through Friday). Tickets are non-refundable.
Prior to the dinner we will send out an email with shuttle details and pick-up times. Pick-up locations will be available at hotels/landmarks in Osoyoos and Oliver. Please let us know in order notes your preferred pick-up location so we can plan routing and timing. Limited parking is available at Backyard Farms but we strongly encourage you to use the shuttle service unless you have a designated driver. The ticket price will remain the same whether you utilize the shuttle or not.
This dinner features a set menu which is not available until closer to the event (and sometimes not until the day of the dinner). Any dietary restrictions or concerns must be communicated to us by August 15th.
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If a man were to attack another man, the attacker would have the same harm brought upon them, making all men equal
Every person has the right to a fair trial. No one will be withheld from rights or justice.
The liberty of a man shall never be threatened by the law except for what was established under consent in the commonwealth.
No person or group has the right to exercise authority on anyone, less it comes straight from the country itself.
Any man has the right to do whatever he pleases as long as it affects no one else.
Every U.S citizen has the right to vote regardless of race or colour
The right for women's suffrage. The right for women to be able to vote.
Every person on the globe is entitled to their rights and freedoms, and nothing shall take that away.
For all the countries in the UN to work together, help each other, and protect each other.


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The Alamo In TV And Movies
THC watched the Disney series on Davy Crockett as a four year old in late 1954 and early 1955. He still remembers the details of a few scenes, including the last one at the Alamo.
In 1954 Walt Disney signed a deal with ABC to deliver an hour long TV show every week and get the funds he desperately needed to complete the construction of his revolutionary amusement park Disneyland. The new show, also called Disneyland, premiered on October 27, 1954. Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter debuted on December 15. A second episode, Davy Crockett Goes To Congress was broadcast on January 26, 1955 and a third, Davy Crockett At The Alamo aired on February 23, 1955. The response exceeded Disney's expectations, setting off a nationwide Crockett craze and marketing bonanza which last for most of 1955. Even the theme song from the show, The Ballad Of Davy Crockett, went to #1 on the charts. And yes, THC proudly wore a coonskin cap.
In May 1955 Disney released an edited version of the three episodes as a full length movie, Davy Crockett: King Of The Wild Frontier and late in the year broadcast two more TV episodes, Davy Crockett's Keelboat Race (Nov 16) and Davy Crockett And The River Pirates (Dec 14). These last two also featured another legendary figure, Mike Fink (1770?-1823), the "King of the Keelboaters".
Disney made a star out of Fess Parker who played Crockett (and a decade later portrayed Daniel Boone in a hit TV series). His co-star was Buddy Ebsen, who after escaping the Alamo returned to Tennessee, changed his name to Jed Clampett and while out hunting discovered oil, became rich and moved to Beverly - Hills that is.
Some of the series is available on YouTube. One portion that THC did not remember portrays Crockett speaking in Congress in opposition to Andrew Jackson's request that Congress provide him funds for the removal of the Cherokees and four other southeastern Indian tribes; you can watch the segment below. David Crockett really did speak in Congress in opposition though the Disney speech is just a mite different. The measure passed by only five votes (102-97). Crockett is portrayed as wearing a buckskin outfit which is not what he wore in Washington. The picture of him in Part 2 shows the type of clothing he normally wore.
And here is the climax of Davy Crockett At The Alamo which shows Davy atop the north wall with the screen fading out as he's swinging his musket. He's wearing a coonskin cap but as far as we know David Crockett did not wear coonskin caps at all, though it appears Davy Crockett did. It also shows Bowie's death, though being debilitated by illness it's an open question whether he was conscious of what was going on around him by that time. The Alamo you see is much smaller than the real thing which had a three-acre open plaza in the middle.
As far as historical accuracy some of the basic framework of the Crockett story is right and the series pays attention to the self-awareness of Crockett and his friend about the propagation of the myth of Davy Crockett but overall it's not very accurate, though not nearly as awful as They Died With Their Boots On, the 1941 George Armstrong Custer biopic starring Errol Flynn.
In 1960 came The Alamo, directed by John Wayne, who also starred as Davy Crockett. Co-starring Richard Widmark as Jim Bowie and Laurence Harvey as William Travis the film was a commercial failure and deservedly so. While Wayne made many classic movies this is definitely not one of them. Both as history and movie it is terrible.
The scene below shows the end of the battle and Crockett's death. Like the Disney series, The Alamo shows the attack taking place in full daylight while in reality it started in pitch darkness at 5am and ended as the sun was rising. Once again Crockett is inaccurately shown wearing buckskins and a coonskin cap. Unlike the Disney series it does show Crockett in the area of the Alamo we think most likely to have been his post but it also has him blowing himself up by putting a torch to the powder magazine which is completely fanciful. Jim Bowie is seen dying on a bed that is placed outside while he was actually confined to his room, dying and delirious. Pretty much everything that happens earlier in the movie is also wrong. [NOTE: The sound doesn't work quite right on this clip but it doesn't make any difference!]
The next attempt to show the battle in a movie was The Alamo (2004). Originally intended as a $200 million budget blockbuster, with Ron Howard directing, it was scaled back to a $100 million budget and directed by John Lee Hancock, a Texas native and one of the screenwriters. Starring Billy Bob Thornton as Crockett, Jason Patric as Bowie, Patrick Wilson as Travis, Dennis Quaid as Houston and Emilio Echevarria as Santa Anna it was another box office disaster.
THC has a soft spot for the 2004 movie. Unlike Wayne's version it is somber, not stirring. It's uneven, some scenes sit there inert amidst clumps of clumsy dialogue, Quaid is lousy as Houston (the movie ends with the battle of San Jacinto) and Santa Anna is treated as a cardboard clown, but at the same time there are some very moving and subtle scenes, sparkling passages of dialogue (Travis and Bowie talking near the end, Crockett telling of his Indian fighting days around the campfire), Patric and Wilson are well-cast, the Mexican attack starts in the darkness and as history it is pretty well done; the sets and costumes are accurate and some of the ethnic complexities of the times are captured, particularly in the portrayal of Juan Seguin, a tejano who supported the revolution (though several years later he fled to Mexico as Anglo intolerance increased). Most of all Thornton is just wonderful as Crockett, capturing David's awareness that he's also Davy Crockett and his ambivalence about it, at times reveling in playing the role and at other times feeling trapped by Davy. At one point he tells Bowie:
If it was just me, simple old David from Tennessee, I might drop over that wall and take my chances but that Davy Crockett fella, they're all watching him.This is the somewhat overwrought trailer:
This clip shows events on February 23 when Bowie's attempt to parley was interrupted by Travis' cannon shot. In the scene you can see that Bowie seems familiar with General Castrillon which is an accurate portrayal. When he came to Texas, Bowie married into one of the oldest and wealthiest Tejano families in San Antonio and he knew many senior Mexican officials. His wife and most of her family died of fever leaving Bowie devastated. The movie portrays him as a fatalistic and morose figure.
The most controversial scene in the movie is Crockett's death. At the end of the prior scene we've seen Crockett and a few of his surviving men retreat into the church as Mexican soldiers overwhelm their position; the Mexicans charge and David and his men brace themselves. The screen goes black and then suddenly we are in daylight. This is the first time a version resembling the de la Pena account has been shown on screen. The filmmakers do a good job meshing the David and Davy aspects together (you can hear Crockett muttering to himself "Davy Crockett" as he realizes he must play the role one last time). It still wasn't enough for some folks who were outraged that Davy was not seen going down fighting but for THC, who admires Crockett and thinks that something along the lines of de la Pena account is likely true, it's a thumbs up.


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Roger DeCoster has been a part of the Motocross of Nations for more than half of its 70-year existence, first as a rider on Team Belgium and then as team manager for Team USA. Of all of those years, though, the 2016 edition will stick out as one of the strangest.
DeCoster spoke briefly about it in the post-race press conference.
Roger DeCoster: First of all, I want to say congrats to France and the Netherlands. I also want to say I'm very proud that my riders fought back today. They were on the ground yesterday and we were almost into the B-Final, some of my guys from [KTM] Austria were joking around telling me we should be in the D and the C-Final! Yeah, it started off bad yesterday and we turned it around today and I was very proud of them.
Unfortunately what happened at the end of the second race with Jason [Anderson], being landed on by a lapper after the finish line, I don't know. You cannot find a worse incident, I don't think. Then there was still a chance, but my guy here [Cooper Webb], he's feeling really bad, I know how bad he feels, but he did what he had to do. He tried everything. To ride with that pressure, he had to perform, it was all on his shoulders, and that probably had something to do with his fall with two laps to go. But I have a plan for next year. I'm gonna ask Pascal [Finot, French team manager] where he goes and how many candles he drops off at the church before the weekend. I'm gonna buy a few more than him!
Racer X's Steve Matthes caught up to DeCoster after the press conference.
Racer X: Another Motocross des Nations and USA loss. But honestly yesterday went so bad and today, with Anderson's mistake, you were down a rider. I think of it as almost a miracle win instead of Team USA blew it.
Roger DeCoster: Less than three minutes. Two and a half minutes from the end we were winning, and even with all the bad stuff that happened yesterday and then with Jason today, we got hit three times. Yesterday was actually three times by itself because in each race we had our guys go down and Cooper went down even twice.
I look at it like, what an amazing day, almost.
That's how I feel about it, too. For these guys to turn things around the way they did and for young guys to do that, as young as they are, two of them rookies and Cooper only had his second experience, was impressive. It's too bad that they're not getting rewarded for their efforts because they deserved it.
"We never gave up. I think that was the biggest thing, to not just give up and settle for a podium. We fought the whole time." – Cooper Webb
Do you have words with them after a Saturday like that? Do you gather them around or do you talk to Cooper?
We talked a little bit but nobody really wants to talk about when you feel the way he feels. But he knows the way I feel about him. Alex [Martin] was really feeling bad also, not to the extent of Cooper of course. It's a bummer. What happened to Jason, I cannot believe it.
I guess the Japanese rider didn't know he was on the finish line but you kind of have to be aware of what's going on…
The finish line flag, the checkered flag is there, and he should have been looking for the finish line because he was lapped.
I don't know if I've ever seen that. Have you?
I've never seen anything like it.
It goes back to what you were saying too, though. The quality of riders at this event have a wide disparity. I also think that you spend all this money and time and effort to get here and then the ping pong ball they draw for Saturday's gate picks puts you at a disadvantage right away if it's a bad one.
Right. It should be decided by lap times. They should separate the riders that way. If they don't address some of those problems the participation from the U.S. is going to… I'm sure Jason is going to think twice to be on the Motocross of Nations team in the future.
Is that something where you could call Giuseppe [Luongo, Youthstream president] personally and say, "Hey, we got to try to do something?"
I will let them know what I think but it's not the first time I let them know. A lot of teams do really well when you see what effort they put in building this thing. Look at all this stuff. It's impressive, a lot of things they do. But there's a little lack of attention to the real racing part. It's nice to make all this show and to build it, but you cannot forget why we're here in the first place.
Jason Anderson's moto before that, phenomenal. Probably the real story. Broken foot and got a holeshot. Herlings caught him but he held him off. Great ride.
Yeah, it was awesome. He was impressive.
Did you say anything to the team after this one?
I did talk to both Alex and Cooper, but I've not had a chance to talk to Jason yet. We will spend some more time together later today.
O'Show [Johnny O'Mara], [David] Bailey, and RJ [Rick Johnson] were here brought in by the organizers. You were part of that team. That made it a really cool deal. I'm glad they were here. They all seemed to be happy. You were a big part of it. That was special.
Yeah, it was really cool. It was nice to see them being together and being honored. It's really good memories. What they did, to the extent of how they dominated, people forget sometimes. They do 1-2, 1-2, 1-2 [in the three motos], you see today how difficult that is.
One of these years I'm going to talk to you when USA wins. Hopefully next year, right?
I sure hope so.
We spoke to Alex Martin after the race, but obviously Jason Anderson, who was heading to the hospital by the time the third moto began, wasn't available for an interview. Cooper Webb declined additional interviews as well, but did speak at the post-race press conference.
Cooper Webb: Yeah, I want to say the same [as Roger], congrats to Team France and the Netherlands, they put up a fight all day. It was definitely a tough one especially considering the way things went yesterday. I'm proud that we were able to turn things around, and coming into today, with Jason even being injured, we weren't sure how he would do and what not. I felt that we all did really good and did what we had to do. That incident with Jason, you know, I don't know what to call that. It sucks, and then for me to do that with two laps to go….it was disappointing. We learned from it. We never gave up. I think that was the biggest thing, to not just give up and settle for a podium. We fought the whole time. We did our best, but I'm disappointed. I'm going to not live this one down for a long time.


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Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Panthers And Tigers And Bears, Oh My!
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I believe in fairies. I do. We are just not taking the time to look.ReplyDelete
I love that zoo, it's perfect! I love that you both still hope for dinosaurs too.ReplyDelete
I'm sorry you're getting a cold, we've been tap dancing with a couple of unseasonal bugs here too, what the heck?
My favorite childhood small time zoo is a lot like yours and the gift shop is one of our favorite parts too. I bought a fine stuffed chicken at mine :)
Thanks for sharing the fun.
While babysitting last week, I found myself saying, "The Fair doesn't get here until Halloween." They are good kids, though, and laughed.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 20, 2013 at 11:43 PM
You can't get sick, you just can't!! I hope you will be miraculously better by tomorrow so that you can pack for your getaway on Thursday. I will send the germ eating dinosaurs out tonight. That bear and the beds in the cabin are my favorites. I like how the bear was lounging so comfortably in the sun. I'd like to see the bear in the bed. There is something so simple about the cabin that is appealing. Were the boys afraid with the tiger came out at them? I can just imagine how you felt. Anyway, I hope you will feel much better tomorrow. Sweet JoReplyDelete
I have two dinos at my house. They're called chickens!ReplyDelete
XXXX Beth
The Junior Museum is a treasure for sure.ReplyDelete
That Tiger's brain is also baffled by the glass and just can't wait to eat some children. Which makes it all the more perfect I think. Cage it we have but it is wild and free at heart. Your little boys would probably ride it through town looking for trouble.
Birdie- What does it say about me that I believe more in dinosaurs than in fairies? Although I do very much believe in the Mexican Alux. Mmmm....ReplyDelete
Mel- As Owen would say, "No problem!"
Mr. Downtown- And remember what the Stones always say! Or is it the Flintstones? Ha! I will never forget that. I love you.
Sweet Jo- Oh yes! The bear should nap on the bed! That would be perfect! I was sitting on the porch last night with the moonlight streaming in, wondering if the people who lived here long ago had bears coming around. I bet they did. I feel okay today. Not great, but okay. Thanks, sweetie.
Beth Coyote- I KNOW! And that is part of their appeal to me, I think. They are tiny dinosaurs with their scaly feet and beaky beaks.
Magnum- Oh god. You are right. "Children to eat!" I wish I could see my boys riding a tiger. Wouldn't that be a regal thing?
Love the dinosaur scupltures! I think it's cool that the two of you discuss dinosaurs somewhere on the planet. We all need or want to believe in some little bit of fantasy, don't we? I think it's a very basic human tendency. In some people, it manifests as religion. In some people, it manifests as a belief in dinosaurs confirmed by blue sculptures. :)ReplyDelete
I thought you encountered that bear out in the wild at first!
Glad the illness seems to have not materialized. (According to your subsequent post.)
Steve Reed- Owen and I discuss many, many things. We're deep. Ha! And boy, am I glad we did not enounter that bear in the wild. That would have freaked me OUT!ReplyDelete
So many things yet to be discovered. I remember when the coelacanth was discovered. Much yet to learn.ReplyDelete


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There's a showbiz saying that "there's no such thing as bad publicity." I'm not sure that's true when it comes to rumors that a respected, elderly actor has been boinking a girl who is like a granddaughter to him, blood or not, a girl he helped raise.
With only one anonymous source giving them information, the National Enquirer has set fire to Freeman's legacy and career, as in possibly sending him down in flames in the eyes of fans, potential sponsors, and movie producers. Multiple gossip sites like Babble and Bitten & Bound quickly added wood to the sordid tale of alleged incest. And then a "mainstream" portal, MSN, that partners with MSNBC, doused the rumor with additional fuel on July 27, linking to the story on its main page, according to ABC's Memphis TV station, WPTY. And MSN also has a link asking for discussion on its Facebook page.
WPTY Memphis, which is about two hours from Freeman's hometown, Clarksdale, Miss., reports that the MSN link may make Daryl Bell, the managing editor of the Clarksdale Press Register, and the paper's staff rethink its earlier position that Freeman's alleged affair with his step-granddaughter is not newsworthy.
"We haven't touched on it," says Daryl Bell with the Press Register, "but that may change in the next 24-hours. We'll decide then if we're going to take it from there." (quote source WPTY)This is the way news has been done for years. Either a small town source writes a story and does homework on all the facts and a mainstream news outlet picks it up after being convinced the facts are correct, or a big, mainstream outlet reports a story and a small town news outlet assumes it's true. We tend to assume that if a big corporation or mega-media outlet shares news then that news is credible. But I'm not convinced an MSN link is credible, especially since MSN presents the story as rumor for discussion.
When it comes to celebrity news, news outlets are sometimes lazier about verifying information--sifting fact from rumor--because public figures are easy targets. They have less protection from libel and slander. In addition, it's hard to disprove some types of stories. The only care taken by the press is to use words like "alleged," and, in a quest for sales and ratings, they let the chips fall where they may. However, celebrities are still human and most humans feel hurt when people tell lies about them or share true but dirty secrets.
According to the the Memphis station and other sources:
E'Dena Hines is the biological granddaughter of Freeman's first wife. She was raised by the actor and his second wife, Myrna. Hines attended several Hollywood events with Freeman, including last year's premiere of The Dark Knight.It seems from news sources that during his first marriage Freeman adopted E'Dena's mother, who is the daughter of his first wife, Jeanette Adair Bradshaw. How it is that Freeman and his second wife, Myra, ended up supposedly raising E'Dena remains unclear.
Freeman and Myrna Colley-Lee (pictured) are in the midst of a "bitter," high-stakes divorce after a 25-year marriage, report news sources. E'Dena would have been about two when Freeman and Myra married. It's possible this story gained traction not only from the divorce but also from the actor having the young woman on his arm at Hollywood events. Also, there was speculation about the cause of Freeman's divorce after the actor's car accident last year when the media reported him as being in the car with a mysterious female "friend." News of the divorce broke only days after the crash.
The pictures, like the ones in this post, making their way around the Web, could be taken as a man treating his granddaughter to a night on the town or a old man with his sweet young thing. How any viewer perceives the photos may say more about the context in which the photos are presented and how willing the viewer is to swallow dirt without facts than anything fact or fiction regarding an affair.
Freeman's media consultant, Dave Falkenstein, calls the granddaughter affair story "absurd." Per news sources, Falkenstein's firm is the same firm hired by the family of Michael Jackson to deal with the press.
The Enquirer, an old-media gossip tabloid, began reporting the possible scandal last month, and if this outrageous rumor were to turn out to be true, which I sincerely hope it does not, I would agree with a poster at GabbyBabble that the story smells like the Woody Allen sex scandal back in the 90s.
Allen's lover of 12 years, actress Mia Farrow, accused Allen, with whom she had adopted children and had a biological son, of molesting their 7-year-old adopted daughter Dylan. The accusation made news when Allen sued for custody of the pair's three children and was never proven. It was treated as an ugly allegation typical of an ugly custody battle.
However, people became more inclined to doubt Allen when it was revealed that he was in love with and intended to marry Farrow's 21-year-old daughter, Soon-Yi Farrow Previn, his step-daughter. Farrow had adopted Soon-Yi from Korea while married to symphony director Andre Previn.
Allen did indeed marry Soon-Yi, a woman 35 years his junior, and the two are still married. He was persona nongrata in Hollywood for years after the scandal, but he's been welcomed back to its bosom with fellow actors today making observations like "Look how happy Soon-Yi's made him." Allen himself has been quoted to say he likes the "paternal" feeling he gets from the relationship.
Knowing the Allen-Farrow history makes the Freeman story seem not so unthinkable, despite Freeman being not 35 years older than his step-granddaughter but 45 years older. However, Freeman has not had the kind of quirky image Allen always had. Allen, like most actors, has often been confused with the kinds of characters he plays in his movies. People think Allen is that strange man, the card-carrying neurotics capable of unknown freakiness.
Freeman, however, has been associated with level-headed respectability. When folks confuse him with his characters, they mistake him for the loyal servant or the unsullied detective, not to mention God, which is why he was a great actor to play the duplicitous Sloan in Wanted with Angelina Jolie. Who thinks Freeman's going to be the bad guy?
Interesting to me, TMZ, the big gossip site that broke Michael Jackson's death, is not reporting the Freeman/Hines rumor yet. Perhaps other gossip sites, and the National Enquirer, should take note. The mega-site's owned by an attorney who may be skittish about reporting such a horrible accusation on the say-so of one flimsy, anonymous source.
However, if this story goes the way of the Web, it will be repeatedly reported and after a time folks will ignore the word "rumor" and think the story is true. Think about it. How many times have you seen stories on the web reported to the point that it's bad source quoting bad source and the facts remain unchecked?
This Freeman rumor is one of the ugliest tabloid stories I've heard in a while. Since I don't read papers like National Enquirer, I hear of its tales when a friend or relative sends an email or a mainstream media source references it. I got wind of the Freeman rumor today and the email comments on it range from that's "f*cked up" to "what a pedophile" to "will she stay after he loses his endorsements." People seem to just take it as fact.
However, WPTY reports fans in Freeman's hometown don't buy it. Some Freeman fans immediately dismiss it saying the facts aren't in. Good for them.
MSN's linking to the story raises questions. Does it matter that a mainstream portal links to gossip site story? Does its linking suggest the story is credible?
Over the weekend I reported on rumors of Sarah Palin's divorce and mentioned stories of alleged affairs also reported by gossip sites and the National Enquirer. I was careful to tell readers to take the affairs and divorce noise with a big grain of salt.
As I discussed with another writer on Twitter, the age of the fact-based news story may be gone. Yes, gossip rags have always been around and have been the bread and butter sometimes, paying the bills at newspapers so it can hire reporters to cover hard news, but it used to be that so-called "real news" outlets waited to get the facts before even mentioning tabloid gossip and the gossip pages didn't spill over into the news section until a credible source commented or a paper trail materialized.
In today's age of news at mind-numbing speeds, with mainstream outlets afraid that they're dying, are news sections feeling pressure to at least acknowledge awareness of rumors because people love gossip and gossip makes money? Since TMZ, a gossip site, broke Michael Jackson's death, the question of credible sources has arisen again, but as BlogHer's Lisa Stone reminds reader in her comment on a "spreading news" post, "Sleazy sources have been breaking real news for years."
Yet, how many lives do sleazy rags with sleazy sources trash to get to those stories? What's the never-proven rumor-to-fact ratio for a paper like the National Enquirer and with the rise of the Net, will anyone ever have time to put a rumor in check before it grows sturdy legs?
Blogs and social media sites like Twitter, Facebook, and MySpace make it easy for us to put in writing what we used to only share on the telephone with mild twinges of guilt. Gossip by the common human--tales of the "citizen journalist"--travels fast and is furiously damning. The spoken word may fade but the digitally printed word can be immortal.
From what I see, we tend to ask first "What if its true?" and silence the still small voice that wonders "what if it's not?" We say sucks for them and then click the post button.
On the Morgan Freeman story, with its look of incest and the darkest side of breaking trust, I hope the sleazy sources got it wrong this time. I really do. If the sources got it right, then what can we say except that Freeman is a talented actor and also just a actor, one more man with a muddied reputation.


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When the question of what will define 2017 comes up, the response most often includes words like "Trump" and "populism" and "division" and "anger."
"Green" — not so much.
Yet if you believe the team at the Pantone Color Institute, which calls itself the "global color authority," green will be everywhere in 2017. Not just any old green, of course: Pantone 15-0343, colloquially known as greenery, which is to say a "yellow-green shade that evokes the first days of spring."
That is, the Color of the Year for 2017.
Because, though you may not realize it, it turns out that green has everything to do with all of those other things. Not literally. (Despite the fact that President-elect Donald J. Trump clearly loves green, at least when it comes to dollars, he rarely wears it, and it doesn't figure much in his decorating sense or what we know of his diet.) But emotionally and imaginatively.
"We know what kind of world we are living in: one that is very stressful and very tense," said Leatrice Eiseman, the executive director of the Pantone Color Institute. "This is the color of hopefulness, and of our connection to nature. It speaks to what we call the 're' words: regenerate, refresh, revitalize, renew. Every spring we enter a new cycle and new shoots come from the ground. It is something life affirming to look forward to."
In other words, if 2016 was your annus horribilis, as 1992 was for Queen Elizabeth II, whether because of elections or market forces or because you were suckered by fake news on Facebook, this suggests the possibility of something different in 2017. It contains within it the promise that we can all start afresh, with a healthier attitude unfurling like a pea shoot and our feet firmly planted on the earth, as opposed to that isolated, alienating place known as cyberspace.
That may seem facile as a reading, but, well … who ever said humanity was subtle? Certainly the psychology of color ranges from the obvious (red represents aggression; pink is swaddling and calms people) to the chiaroscuro.
When the Pantone team started noticing the creeping preponderance of green, there was a sense that perhaps it reflected what was regarded earlier this fall as the possibility of a new beginning with the first female president. But in the wake of Mr. Trump's victory and the dissension it highlighted, Ms. Eiseman said, green "could have an even more significant meaning."
"This particular green is an unusual color: a combination of yellow and blue, or warmth and a certain cool," she said. "It's a complex marriage."
Which is probably putting what is going to have to happen in the current political climate mildly.
Pantone started choosing Colors of the Year at the turn of the millennium, in part as a way to demonstrate the psychology around what makes a color take off and to answer the question every fashion person is routinely asked, "Why is the color ____ so popular this season?"
Though the selections serve no direct consumer purpose — Pantone doesn't sell any products related to the choices, nor does it license a symbol to other companies to denote they are using the Color of the Year — and hence the company has no way of measuring the effect of its declaration, the colors have become a sort of windsock for determining which way the national mood is blowing.
Certainly, I can attest to the fact that pretty much just minutes after the announcement is made, my inbox is inundated with emails from brands and retailers promoting products available in the Color of the Year. Airbnb was so excited, it is collaborating with Pantone for the first time next year on a Color of the Year "experience," transforming one of its listed properties into an immersive greenery environment.
You could argue that the selection is something of a self-fulfilling prophecy, except the point is that the products are already there (otherwise they couldn't be marketed so immediately), which supports Pantone's contention that it has identified a burgeoning trend.
For 2015, thus, it chose marsala, an "earthy" red-brown shade named after the fortified wine, which also happened to be the color of many politicians' ties leading up to election year, in part because the color conveys a sense of comfort and security. For 2013, it was emerald, as seen that year on Michelle Obama in Marchesa at the Kennedy Center Honors, a dress that practically broke the internet.
Last year, Pantone took the radical step of choosing two colors — serenity and rose quartz (a.k.a. baby blue and light pink) — the better to reflect the gender-bending move toward "equality and fluidity" taking place across society (and fashion).
The process, which takes about nine months, is highly subjective, as Pantone admits, and more about instinct than science. Essentially, the team fans out across the globe and explores industries, to collect what they refer to as "proof points" — from car shows, on the runways, in decorator showcases and so on. At a certain stage they begin to notice meaningful overlap and narrow down the choices. Then one shade achieves critical mass.
"We ask ourselves about the message that color brings, and how we may be trying to use color to shape our experience," Ms. Eiseman said.
This time they started noticing a startling ubiquity of leaf green. There was leaf green on the runway, for example, poking up around the fall 2014 shows and building through spring 2017, when brands like Balenciaga, Gucci, Michael Kors and Prada (to name a few) all featured it to varying extents. Tech companies like using leaf green in their offices. The Cité de la Mode et du Design, which houses the French Institute of Fashion, features a transparent walkway, lit in leaf green, visible from the Seine. Matcha tea is, well, hot.
The new Mercedes-AMG GT Roadster comes in a particularly fetching shade of leaf green. Green walls are becoming architectural staples in the form of vertical gardens, and green juice is everywhere. The Green party is growing in prominence. Dr. Strange wears a green amulet known as the eye of Agamotto, which has migrated into the children's costume universe. Dior's new makeup colors include a lip shade called "clover," which is all you need to know.
Though many women may recoil when they are told green is the Color of the Year — some think it is hard to wear — Julianne Moore wore leaf green Givenchy to the 2016 Screen Actors Guild awards, and Hillary Clinton wore it on the campaign trail. (Full disclosure: The New York Times has leaf green office chairs in many of its meeting rooms and offices.) If, as fashion theory holds, three examples of anything is a trend, this is a tsunami.
"There's a Japanese concept called 'forest bathing,' which says that when you are feeling stressed, one of the best things to do is go walk in the forest," Ms. Eiseman said. "But if you can't do that, what can you do? Bring green into your environment. Put in on your body, or in your house or near your desk. That symbolic message is very important."
In any case, you get the idea. And if you don't, the seeds have been planted. It'll grow on you.


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There is much more going on with me than just having cancer. Perhaps it didn't get a chance to metastasize. The "rule of thumb" used by doctors is that if you are still around five years after diagnosis, you are probably going to die from something else other than the original cancer. You can be visually, apparently cured of broken bones, infections and other medical problems…but the hidden struggle between cancer cells and the immune system is invisible and relentless.
In the early days after diagnosis (2016), having cancer was almost like a joke. Just like Donald Trump being president. Telling family and friends that I have been diagnosed with cancer seemed like a TV drama about being arrested for a crime I didn't commit. The realms of the unreal. Denial. My family in Sweden just recently found me in the USA; and God was cursed for this unfair action on His part. Telling friends and others about the diagnosis initially brought on a sad affect. Except for a few exceptions, I was not verbally criticized for choosing hospice care instead of medically/surgically prescribed treatment. In 2017 I entered a resident hospice facility waiting to die. That didn't happen, as expected.
The firing squad used blanks.
Now I am living in a room in an adult foster home in Salem, Oregon. Every six months I get checked out by a family medicine doctor. So far my blood count is stable. A low blood count is not enough to determine if cancer has reoccurred; but anemia is what took me to the ER, where stomach cancer was eventually diagnosed.
The AARP link has suggestions that may help readers converse with those of us suffering from chronic illnesses. We all carry memories around of family and significant others who suffered and died from cancer and other incurable illnesses. These memories may or may not hinder dialogue when something needs to be said.
After all, we don't bite.🙂


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You probably clicked on this link on your search engine because you're trying to find the best seven Amazon keywords for your book. Well, unfortunately, the answer to your question is not a cut and dry answer.
The best Amazon keywords for romance and erotica are really dependent on THREE things… 1) Your Book 2) The Competition 3) Your Imagination
As a self-published author, I have performed a handful of Amazon keyword searches and written down hundreds of Amazon keyword phrases in order to fill out the metadata required by KDP to publish my books. And I have no doubt that you also have spent numerous hours agonizing over which seven Amazon keywords you should use for your own books…or wish to prevent doing the same painful process described above.
I have created a resource which does help with number 3 on the list above.
So… How Do I Know Which Keywords to Choose?
There are many schools of thought on keywords and how you should use them. Before writing this introduction I went into test mode. And I discovered some things.
1) You should definitely use all available spaces in your seven Amazon keyword boxes.
2) You should not try to use phrase after phrase and do not use commas to seperate them.
3) The order of your keywords does not matter.
What do I mean by that? Let's use these keywords below that are my keywords for my Viking romance book, To Tame a Viking.
Amazon will use any and all of those words above to list my book. If I type "Viking Romance" into the Kindle Store Search bar: my book will appear. If I type in two words that aren't close to each other like in my keyword boxes like, "Viking Menage" my book will be in those results as well! Do you see the possibilities here?
Anyway, there it is, the secret sauce.
Remember: Your goal as an author is to be visible. If readers cannot find your book they will not purchase it. Period.
Of course this is only one piece of the puzzle. The other crucial pieces are 1) The book (make it the best you can!), 2) the cover and 3) the blurb.
Being an indie author is like being all departments at the traditional publishing house. For getting your buyers to one-click you'll have to firmly place your marketing hat on your head.
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