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First off, if you haven't read Aspect of Winter, don't read this unless you don't mind spoilers. It's hard to write about a sequel and how a theme relates to it without referencing the events and results of Book One at least a little. If you're all good, read on and enjoy!
I've been told that Harmony Ink's theme for November is "unity," which is a fitting theme for The Doorway God in a slightly more distressing way than normal. In The Doorway God, Fay and Sam have finally reached Janus University, a place where magic-users from both the world of Earth and the hidden world of Gaia can come together to study magic in peace. At least in theory, but nothing is ever that easy. In truth, Janus University thrives on fostering the sense of competition students had to demonstrate to gain admission in the first place. Any school that requires applicants to magically spar with each other in a coliseum setup isn't likely to abandon that mindset once the students actually arrive, after all. Instead students are slotted into one of three houses, and then must continually prove themselves in the Arena to keep an acceptable ranking of talent. If they lose too often, they are expelled.
So why stay, then? It's clear that Janus University, bastion of knowledge though it may be, isn't a place that treats its students well. And yet people stay, and more continue to apply every year. A lot of this can be attributed to Janus University's influence in the world, much of which is due to Headmaster Didas's careful, long-term machinations. Gaia is locked in a very delicate balance of power among several groups, all of which aim to further their own agendas—except, ostensibly, the ever-neutral Janus University. Students who graduate are capable of working as neutral parties in the power struggle of Gaia, and are capable of defending themselves in the process. Competition, in the hands of Janus, isn't something that works against unity. It's something that furthers it, if not in the safest of ways.
So now we come to the matter of Fay and Sam, who aren't from Gaia, as the majority of students are. Earth produces far fewer mages, but those who do pop up are almost always free agents, not tied to any of the important groups that vie for control in Gaia. This means that everyone wants a piece of them, and Fay and Sam have no idea. Fay is concerned with something else entirely: he has the spirit of Winter inside him, and the steps Didas took to contain that spirit are starting to wear off. Fay knows it's only a matter of time until Winter tries to take control of his body and go on another rampage, and he'll do anything to stop that. But the plan Didas has in mind to fix the situation is another form of unity altogether, and something that goes far beyond what Fay is prepared for. Unity requires trust. What do you do when there's no trust to be found, but the need for unity is stronger than ever before?
Sam, meanwhile, is probably the character most allergic to unity that I've written. She has less than five people in this world she cares about, and asking her to extend that trust to anyone else is about as easy as pushing a boulder uphill. Still, try as Sam might to keep herself in control and in charge, there are other ties she needs to worry about—namely, the story of her mother, who was far more involved in the world of Gaia than she seemed to be in raising her daughter. How far is Sam willing to go to find out what really happened to her mother? What ties is she willing to endanger to pursue this one?
Then there are the less pressing calls for unity. Characters other than Sam and Fay and the ominous Didas have their own ties to the protagonists. Fay has to try to balance his relationship with Tyler with the challenge of just existing at Janus University, especially when everyone there seems interested in finding new ways to control him. Aiden Ombra, Fay and Sam's first real… enemy? Rival? Seriously messed-up mentor? Aiden hasn't gone anywhere, and his interest in Fay and Sam's unique talents has only increased. Whether his interest in the two is harmful or helpful is something only time will tell, but it's more than just Didas who want to have a say in what Fay and Sam do next.
And lastly there are the Seasons as a whole, the reason for this series' name. At the end of Aspect of Winter, it was revealed that when Winter showed itself, the other Seasons noticed and made their return as well. They haven't done anything yet—at least not so far as anyone knows—but it's clear they're out there, and nobody left alive seems to know what they are, or what it is they really want. The only thing the reader knows is that Fay is still playing host to Winter, and it seems unlikely the other Seasons are going to leave him alone.
What's a guy to do, when faced with all these different calls for unity, some of which he isn't aware of? If you have an answer, consider telling Fay about it, because right now he's too overwhelmed to make any sense of it.


text: Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Google+ Share on Reddit Share on Pinterest Share on Linkedin Share on Tumblr Declan McKenna has had anointed status as the U.K.'s next big thing since winning the Emerging Talent Competition in Glastonbury at just 15 years old. His debut album, What Do You Think About the Car? is a culmination of his career from that triumphant moment to now, a blend of slick singer-songwriter chops and charisma with more varied soundscapes and an earned (if at times overwhelming) sense of youthful outrage about our rapidly deteriorating world. "Brazil," his breakout single about FIFA corruption, is included, but his more recent tracks display a sharper and more fiery political consciousness where McKenna does an impressive job of articulating the tricky position of being sentient enough to care about world affairs yet also young enough to be easily dismissed by the powers that be. "The Kids Don't Wanna Come Home" is an early highlight, in which McKenna rails against hand-me-down disillusionment atop a fuzzy Britpop backdrop. "Haven't you any shame? / Have you got no morals? / Teaching them how to aim / No sadness and no sorrow," he sings, taking aim at the previous generation and their misplaced priorities. His musical range is impressive for a songwriter his age, where the tendency can be to keep the musical stakes low. Instead, McKenna (and producer James Ford of Simian Mobile Disco) craft varied and intricate soundscapes. "Isombard" has a new wave synth thump that veers more towards Phoenix on the pre-hook and chorus, while "I Am Everyone Else" is equal parts earthy and astral, a sunny and surrealist throwback that recalls bands like Peace or The Libertines. While McKenna has a knack for metaphors and a willingness to tackle substantive topics, at times it can feel like What Do You Think About the Car? has a bit of a me vs. the world mentality that is endearing but also shows some of his hubris. "Bethlehem" is pretty, with intricate guitar and McKenna's syllables drawn out in Local natives fashion, but its critique of religion is too broad and not anchored in specifics. "Codes, you follow codes and break them / For a love is only what does suit you most / Hope, I hope and pray for love to reign / For love is what I give through my own codes," McKenna sings in the role of a religious leader. The album's closer, "Listen to Your Friends," was co-produced by Vampire Weekend's Rostam Batmanglij; it's a galloping track that showcases both McKenna's strengths and the areas where he could clearly use improvement. Batmanglij helps craft an instrumental that feels like it could've fit on his stellar album with The Walkmen's Hamilton Leithauser, and the mix of indie rock and baroque pop suits McKenna well. In the middle of the track, McKenna does something of a rap about the bevy of problems society faces and casts them simply as the rich punishing the poor. "Do 10 minutes of research and in turn find / The problem is poor kids who want holidays in term time / The problem is poor kids who can't afford the train fare / So we up the train fare and charge them for not paying the train fare, he says, again playing the role of the unfeeling person in power. He's not wrong in his diagnosis, but the delivery is clunky, and McKenna has shown previously on songs like "Brazil" that he's capable of a speedier, more verbose singing style that doesn't sacrifice his gift for melody. As the world continues to face a myriad of social and political issues, McKenna will surely have plenty of ammo for his next record, and it'll be fascinating to see how his activist identity shifts as he gets older. What Do You Think About the Car? lives up to its hype, but if he can continue to develop his perspective as he ages it might wind up being the least interesting record of his career.

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It has been another excellent year for Waldegrave Sixth Form. New Headteacher, Ms Elizabeth Tongue, told us "I am delighted with the achievements of all our students and feel exceptionally proud of them today. As a result of their fantastic hard work and commitment, the support of their families, and the expertise of our teachers and sixth form staff we have celebrated wonderful stories of success and personal accomplishment." Waldegrave students achieved 71% A*-B, with 42% achieving A*/A. Twenty-four students achieved grades A*and A in all their subjects.
Some of these remarkable outcomes include: Ben Hollingdale (A*A*AA) has been awarded a place to study Natural Sciences at the University of Cambridge; Isabelle Legge (A*A*A) has been awarded a place to study Chemistry at the University of Oxford; Lily Winkler who gained (A*A*A*A) will be studying Neuroscience at University College London; Jessie Goodall has been awarded rowing scholarships to study in the USA. Dasha Protsenko has been granted a place to study at the University of Amsterdam where she will be studying Liberal Arts and Science.
Students and parents were enjoying their moment of success on Thursday morning and Mrs Gonzalez, Head Sixth Form said "as a comprehensive sixth form, we are full of pride that we have been able to support so many students throughout their sixth form studies and enabled them to progress onto higher education courses and into careers that match their aspirations. Once again we are sending our students on to study exciting subjects at university, not only in the UK but also in Europe and America. The courses include Aerospace Engineering, Neuroscience, History & American Studies, Fashion Design, Nursing, Criminology and Television Production."
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OBAMA's LEFT-LAKE-LEGACY OF FRAUD & FORGERY
It's hard not to place Birthers high on the Pedestal of Political importance when Obama chose not to release his long form birth fabrications that split up like game of thrones levels as the PDF's did Obama released to the Press three years after the 2008 Election.
The example of getting-away-with -it when enough elite Government Officials decide the consequences are not worth prosecuting was a precedent here and continues with Hillary Clinton in more of a blackmailing way than ever.
It's the progression of corruption that has Hell for its destination like any Lie does unchecked and un-confessed. The only way to gain Relief from the Lie is to admit the Birthers were right.
Truth is the power over a Lie because Truth is a base that has no break down or lower level. It stands as a solid foundation. Lies are built up like a House of Cards.
We have seen the Lies Hillary Clinton actually told as if she's been compelled to utter on the levels built by Obama. FBI Director Comey addressed them fairly thoroughly but with little legal consequence although political consequence cannot be underestimated as a discipline.
My point is when we understand upward Progress is Prohibited upon the steps of a Lie, you cannot lie your way into Heaven, we should understand the only Progress allowed under the Heavens in a Lie leads downward.
Look at the 10 Trillion dollars of Debt during Obama's 7.7 years, more than 42 Presidents before in U.S. History, as a sign of Truth.
Look at the Witness of ineptitude and Google "25 Scandals and Growing" with Obama.
Look at the Witness of Lies about Benghazi costing American Lives and the "Video" blamed by Obama and Hillary weeks before the 2012 elections. It's like they were compelled in Cover Up because the consequences meant the Truth would be known and they just couldn't live with that.
Lives, Treasure, and Time wasted on Lies as an investment for Hell's Real Estate is ultimately an investment in the Lake of Fire and Brimstone. Corruption is the instrument in the destruction of corruption in the action of reaping the Harvest. It is not the pleasure of green pastures and peace.
The Question simply remains what Progress do you expect and want? The answer to that reveals your inheritances understanding this Life is to prove our Value and Glory of Truth.
This video simply remembers the identification Fraud present in the Office of President understood by the person Barack Hussein Obama.
SHERIFF JOE's Press Conference
It was never the intent or purpose of the Cold Case Possession to prove whether Obama was Constitutionally Qualified. Only that the three year quest for Obama's long form birth certificate ended with Obama releasing a fabricated identification that wasn't a scan.
The Truth was Obama's father was not a U.S. Citizen confirmed by the release of this. That simply confirmed Obama was not Born in the U.S. to Citizen Parents at the Time of his birth.
The Qualification in the Constitution considered in the U.S. Supreme Court Case of Minor v. Happersett. It was never doubted those born in the Country to Citizens were themselves the natural born Citizens as to the others there have been doubts.
We heard FBI Director James Comey last week say in the "U.S History" of Prosecution only one case was prosecuted in the charge considered for Hillary Clinton. .a case of espionage. While failing to consider criminal intent and the legal crime considerations in this Investigation he would not confirm the avoidance crimes of FOIA did not apply or that the Clinton's Charity Foundation(s) were cleared.
The reference of U.S. History is the Key point here. America's History supports [Born in the U.S. to Citizen Parents] natural born Citizen or Citizen at the Time of the Adoption of the Constitution. Obama is an anomaly outside U.S. History failing the Constitutions Qualification History as he was not a Citizen at the time of the Adoption of the Constitution.
The frustrations of those working downward is they cannot change their direction to upward progress [unless] they confess and repent of the Lies.
This is the wonderful news and hope of change presented by the sacrifices of God's Only Begotten Son Jesus Christ. We have hope in this promise. If we will confess our weaknesses they will become our strengths.
What a wonderful thought that the chains and depressing tow to Hell can be stopped in such a simple confession and resolve, an upward mobility for everyone.
The focus of Government and the direct affect upon us, intertwined with the eternal and universal laws binding even Nature in her times and seasons give us the Witness of destination.
Let us Resolve here as Americans to take the Highway to Heaven in short Order allowing Truth to have her way with the lights speed possible with confession.
There is nothing that prevents us from this Choice Today. Nothing that Stops or impedes us from changing our course. Nothing that stands as false, fraud, or fabrication that will not be shown the Light in our eyes if we simply make that choice to see, hear, and speak Truth.
Make a contribution Today for Truth, and the only Presidential Candidate with a Bipartisan Federal Court Record on the red line of the Qualification of natural born Citizen in the Constitution for the Office of President !
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The 510,000-acre, historic Waggoner Ranch, established by W.T. Waggoner in 1923, has been listed for sale in North Texas for $725 million. The estate has been involved in a 12-year dispute involving the liquidation, and the family has recently agreed to offer the property for sale after the court expressed it was considering an auction of the assets.
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A Sears Garage Door Repair Houston is among the most basic, nonetheless most important demands of the everyday life. Whenever you prepare for the business office and open the door to the garage with only a flick of the garage gate opener distant, you under no circumstances understand what a necessary resource it is actually. Nevertheless, when some thing goes mistaken using your garage gate opener and also you haven't any choice of obtaining to your motor vehicle, and you are receiving late in your business office, you understand how vital it really is to your day-to-day lifestyle. Hence, once your garage gate begins to malfunction, it really is important that you accomplish the garage door repair at the soonest.
Fixing a garage entrance will not be really difficult and you also can carry out the repairs your self when you are great with applications. Having said that, if you're not also positive of your self, tend not to endeavor to perform the garage entrance repair by yourself, when you could damage by yourself.
What are the various challenges that you can deal with with the garage door?
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In case your method utilized a torsion spring, you would like to get in touch with in the experienced. This is due to such a garage entrance opener is substantial and mounted above the doorway and you also may well harm on your own though looking to accomplish the garage doorway fix.
Should you demand a short term take care of for your garage entrance opener, you ought to utilize the red wire that hangs from the opener. Pulling this twine will disconnect the opener from the doorway and now you'll be able to manually open up the doorway. If nonetheless, the spring with the opener is damaged, the door may well shut out of the blue, so be mindful to keep your sons or daughters or animals absent through the door if you are finishing up the garage door repair.


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We are so pleased that Sue Drummond has won the election for EW Township Supervisor. Having been on the Planning Commission for several years, she recognizes that significant growth is coming to to the township. Sue believes that the best way to manage growth is to develop and adhere to a long range plan and that it is essential that residents have input into the plan.
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Kind of want to fill out more of my UK stuff here and was looking at Nascom stuff. A Nascom 2 just sold recently (with case) for about $500US. Is that typical? Are Nascoms particularly rare?
Kind of want to fill out more of my UK stuff here and was looking at Nascom stuff. A Nascom 2 just sold recently (with case) for about $500US. Is that typical? Are Nascoms particularly rare?
Some of the history of the NASCOM is described here https://nascom.wordpress.com/history/.
The $500 is fairly typical. It's not that they are rare (they come up quite often on a certain auction website) it is just that when they do they are snapped up in a frenzy of bidding (presumably by enthusiasts who built one when they were 'young', disposed of it and now want one again).
I myself built a NASCOM 1 from a kit. It was brilliant, because it had a real keyboard and TV output; had a Z80 microprocessor and was reasonably affordable to someone who had just started work and couldn't afford a PET or an Apple. It was a great little (expandable) machine.
I eventually traded it in to a friend at University and purchased a NASCOM 2 kit. That was expanded to support disk drive interfaces and I wrote my own BIOS to support CP/M.
I sold my NASCOM 2 (to another friend) when I moved on to other things and was not using it anymore.
We had a University re-union a few years ago and my friend still has the NASCOM 1. It still works. One of the problems with the NASCOM 1 was unreliability (especially with the buffer board required to expand the system) - hence we ended up calling her "amnesia'... [she used to 'forget' her programs occasionally!]
My second friend also has my NASCOM 2 - although it has developed a fault and is insisting on fixing it himself...
I have just helped one person in the UK bring a NASCOM 2 back to health. One of the basic problems with a NASCOM is timing. I have yet another friend who used to repair NASCOMs many years ago - most of the problems were video related and were down to timing (or at least the nasty problems were at any rate).
You will find a lot of things NASCOM over at http://www.nascomhomepage.com.
I am currently trying to fix my newly acquired Nascom-1 (you can read about it here... http://www.randomorbit.co.uk/?cat=129) and I am looking forward to getting this machine going.
Dave is right about the pull of these machines in the UK. I was on the verge of buying one back in the day but was lead astray but the allure of the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. I've only just got my hands on one after all of these years.
Best of luck finding one. They do pop up from time to time.
If you are referring to the blue Nascom-2 that sold the other day, that listing was mine. A similar one sold a few weeks ago for around £600 but that had disk controller cards and a few other bits. Plus it hadn't been resprayed to look like a poor man's SOL-20!
Nascom-1's do tend to pop up now and then and are usually a bit cheaper although they are a lot more limited unless you get the buffered IO expansion board. (A stock Nascom-1 only has 1k RAM for programs and no BASIC in ROM)
There is currently one on Ebay here... (No connection to seller)
They are great little machines with a fantastic keyboard (Hall effect switches I think)
Cool! For years I wasn't all that interested in UK computing.. until I got addicted to Nostalgia Nerd's videos and made the mistake of watching Micro Men. I've always had a few Sinclairs and just got a BBC Micro. But there's something about the Nascom that really appeals to me.
That's interesting that a Nascom 1 would be cheaper than a 2.. usually in vintage computing the earlier the product the more valuable it is. Do we know rough production numbers for these? Tens of thousands?
Whilst perhaps not "Rare" I think NASCOMs are pretty scarce. As some one says they pop up from time to time, but not so often as say the BBC-B, Apple II, Dragon 32 or CoCo 2. Again as per the person above often they were passed on as people upgraded and as you actually had to build them, folks perhaps have more nostalgia for them. I built a Nascom II for the Manchester Computer Club and so would buy one if one cam up at < £100.
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Well, looks like I'm a Nascom 1 owner!
The winning bidder flaked (feedback of 5, not surprising) so it's mine. Kind of excited about this one. Relevant to our previous discussions, I'm assuming the power supply expects 220v, so I guess I'd better get hopping on a converter. Curiously I don't see a plug anywhere amongst the wires there.
Well done that man!
I had better dig out the N1 schematics then...
Check the transformer primary when it arrives, it may be 240V or 2*110V. If it is a dual 110V, you can put the two separate windings in parallel rather than in series. I am not sure why there are three separate transformers though? I only remember a single transformer.
My suggestion would be to get the power supply going first and then move on to the N1 on its own (i.e. remove the buffer board and everything else). You should be able to get the N1 to run with the Nasbug or Nassys monitor.
A word of caution - do NOT plug the keyboard cable in the wrong way round. You will kill something... Guessing will not work!
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text: Towards sundown, I went up to Rocky Butte, for some fantastic views, and some spectacular skies. I always think about Rocky Butte when I'm home and I see the clouds have an interesting look. It's close. Other photographers were there as well. I seem to be the only one who walks around the base of the walls, which seems to offer some of the best compositions. Everyone heads immediately for the top, where foregrounds are somewhat limited. Of course there is the one important exception, if your sweety is with you, then you have a foreground.


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"Darkness is important," says theatre designer Kai Fischer as he clicks through a series of images on his laptop for Entartet, his performed installation which arrives at Edinburgh's off-piste Old Ambulance Depot art-space this week. Entartet is the German word for degenerate, and Fischer's stand-alone visual and audio work draws its inspiration from Nazi Germany's notorious Degenerate Art Exhibition that took place in Munich from July to November 1937.
Arising from Adolf Hitler's furious stance against what he perceived to be the threat of abstract and modernist art, Die Ausstellung Entartete Kunst was the brain-child of Hitler's right-hand man Joseph Goebbels and favourite painter Adolf Ziegler. The pair confiscated some 650 artworks from German museums for an event designed to run parallel with what was considered to be the far purer Great German Art Exhibition. The Degenerate Art Exhibition featured works by Chagall, Kandinsky and Klee, as well as pieces by Mondrian, Picasso and a host of others whose work didn't fit in with a vulgarian ideology of control.
Rather than attempt a blow by blow re-enactment of all this, Fischer, in collaboration with sound designer Matt Padden, has gone for a more impressionistic approach, involving recordings of the catalogue texts alongside an actress giving a speech again drawn from already existing material. Crucially, no paintings are hung, leaving the viewer to imagine what is being described for themselves. Given Fischer's long-standing involvement with Vanishing Point, director Matthew Lenton's Glasgow-based theatre company noted in shows such as Interiors and Saturday Night for a visually elliptical aesthetic, this is no surprise.
"It's about populism and intolerance," Fischer says of Entartet. "These artworks are being described as dangerous, derogatory or primitive, but of course they are also describing people, and describing them very harshly, and attacking them. What makes the text interesting for me is the range it covers. It starts off like something you could read on a blog or a tabloid today, about craftsmanship and so on. Then it takes it to extremes with really horrific personal attacks. For me, the important thing is how it vilifies outsiders, and picks on a group because it doesn't understand them."
The roots of Entartet date from Fischer stumbling on the Degenerate Art Exhibition's original catalogue, containing texts ridiculing the works on show, in a second-hand bookshop. Fischer originally developed what became Entartet for a proposed event at Tate Britain to accompany Polish artist Miroslaw Balka's black box based How It Is installation in 2009. As it turned out, Entartet premiered at the CCA in Glasgow earlier this year, at a time when Fischer was preparing
While the idea may be complex, Entartet is, by Fischer's own admission, " the smallest thing I've ever done."
This is something of an understatement. As a designer and artistic associate with Vanishing Point company since 1999, Fischer has been responsible for the huge sets that have graced the company's large-scale shows, including Interiors, Saturday Night and Vanishing Point's recent contribution to Edinburgh International Festival, Wonderland. Fischer also designed Vanishing Point's version of The Beggar's Opera in collaboration with the Royal Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh, where he recently worked on Lenton's version of A Midsummer Night's Dream. This week, Fischer's work can be seen in Aberdeen in Graham McLaren's touring production of Jo Clifford's version of Great Expectations.
While Entartet comes at the end of a busy year for Fischer, having just installed Interiors for a Moscow run following A Midsummer night's Dream and Wonderland, Entartet's free to enter Edinburgh dates aren't the end of the project. Entartet is already programmed to appear in Aberdeen and Shetland in 2013, with hopefully more to follow. It is also the sort of project which can develop as it goes.
"For me it's not really that much about art," Fischer says. "It's more about the intolerance of people, whether they're artists or not, and how they will use something to fit in with their own political ideology, whatever damage that might cause."
Entartet, The Old Ambulance Depot, Brunswick Street, Edinburgh, November 7th-8th, installation 11am-4.30pm/installation and performance 5.30pm-8.30pm; November 9th-10th, installation 11am-2pm/installation and performance 3pm- 6.30pm. Tickets are free, but should be booked in advance through the Traverse Theatre box office, Edinburgh.
The Herald, November 6th 2012


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Norwegian Jewel New Zealand Cruise Forth Port Wellington, Experience
Another calm night, we arrived in Wellington day seven early, a little high cloud, with a slight breeze.
Tip: VISIT: TE PAPA TONGAREWA. Shell out for a guide, the only way to experience the national museum and art gallery of New Zealand, a surprising highlight of any visit to Wellington.
Wellington is compact, cultural and cruise friendly. Each year there are over 120 cruise ship visits into Wellington's stunning harbour and the city and surrounding areas are rich with things for passengers to see and do.
TIP: TOUR: ZEALANDIA This is a conservation area at the city's edge which acts as a refuge for New Zealand's fragile native plants and birdlife, with the aim of restoring the land to its original state.This is also where you'll see the Tuatara, a tiny, two-and-a-half pound reptile touted as the only dinosaur to survive extinction. Tours are escorted by volunteers who are best equipped at spotting wildlife around the lush green valley.
TIP: TOUR: WETA STUDIO TOURS Go behind the scenes of Peter Jackson's cutting-edge film empire, view the artisans as they work and admire some of the ghoulish creatures brought to life in film. Short tours illustrate the incredible detail that goes into every single production, which extends far beyond the Lord of the Rings trilogy to exhibits such as Gallipoli, now showing at Te Papa. You can also tour WETA's modern reboot of Thunderbirds and its incredible miniature sets.
There are lots of things that could be achieved in a day independently or better still, escorted by passionate Wellingtonians on a guided tour. From culture to coffee, music to movie-making, Wellington's sights will leave you wanting more. You can check out their culture at Te Papa, get a taste of Wellywood at Weta Cave, and come face-to-face with nature at Zealandia, all in the same day.
At the last minute we opted for the Highlights of Wellington. We jumped on the tour bus for an historical and scenic highlight of New Zealand's centre of government and culture, known as the "Capital of Cool". We then took a picturesque drive along the lovely Oriental Bay towards Mount Victoria, which offered a spectacular 380 degree view of Wellington and its well-protected harbor.
TIP: RIDE: CABLE CAR The iconic cable car has been running since 1902 and takes you on a short journey to hilltop Kelburn via tunnels glowing with fun disco lights. Disembark at the Botanic Gardens, which has stunning views of the city, and swing by the cable car museum which as well as running through its history, plays a fascinating video on the well-heeled of Wellington's exclusive form of transport
Next stop was one of Wellington's most popular tourist attractions, the Wellington Cable Car, which runs from downtown Wellington to the picturesque suburb of Kelburn and Wellington Botanic Garden. Along the way, you'll travel under the corporate towers of The Terrace, past Kelburn Park and Victoria University of Wellington. Emerging at the top, check out the lookout and Cable Car Museum or walk through the Wellington Botanic Garden. You'll also be a short walk from Space Place at Carter Observatory. The view from the lookout takes in the city's central business district, Mount Victoria and out across the harbour to the Hutt Valley and Eastbourne.
TIP: EXPLORE: HANNAH'S LANE They don't call this "Little Portland" for nothing. This terrific little laneway lined with street art is home to some of Welly's best producers. Stroll up and down to sample anything from fancy Six Barrel Soda to baked goods at famed cafe Leeds, before settling in at Shepherd restaurant, one of the city's best. End the night at Hanging Ditch, an quirky, specialist cocktail bar where liquor hangs from the ceiling.
We then visited the Wellington Botanical Gardens, established in the 1860's. We then headed down Bowen Street, home to New Zealand's Parliament. The Highlights around Wellington so underwhelming we got out at the ships transfer area and walked around a little before getting the shuttle back to the ship for the afternoon Trivia. Kim enjoyed the night-time entertainment which made up for disappointing, underwhelming Wellington.
Check out what we got up-to in Wellington:
After ABBA it was flashback time. Everyone dusted off their leg warmers, leased their hair and pulled out the acid wash jeans to a time where video killed the radio star, the awesome 80's


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Fred Couples Pegs Spectator in the Head with Ball at Masters [VIDEO]
With the Banana 101.5 Bad Golfers League set to begin in about a month, this just seems appropriate to get out there. Even the professional golfers of the world can have a bad shot.
One of the most important rules on the golf course is to yell "fore" if your ball is sailing towards a group of people. When you hear that yelled on a course, you always cover your head and hope you do not get hit. "Fore" means that a golf ball is coming in hot in your direction. Unfortunately for this spectator, they didn't know about this rule.
If you have ever heard a golf ball bounce off something hard, like a tree or pavement, it makes a unique sound. Turn up the volume because this ball made the same noise on someone's skull. It is a bit painful to hear and watch.
So moral of the story, always duck and cover when you hear someone yell "FORE."
Oh no. This is a bad sound. It looks like Fred Couples hit a patron in the head at #TheMasterspic.twitter.com/3ZdxY14gC4
— Cork Gaines (@CorkGaines) April 8, 2018
Source: Cork Gaines via Twitter


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I'd like to know that, what is the color temperature in 445nm Royal Blue, Panorama Pro Led Modules?
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Michael Beigi
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Hopefully this answers your questions, please let us know if we can provide any more information for you.
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Everyone appreciates a sweet deal that saves money and spares the family budget. Grocery shopping for the family requires strategic planning and some homework. There are many ways to shop economically for food. Cooking has become "assembling" now that literally everything comes pre-made. But for that convenience there is a trade-off in the form of higher costs and diminished quality and vitamin content. This theory applies to shopping for just about any product for the home, car, kitchen table, or the walk-in closet. Conscious frugality is good home economics
Clip, clip, and clip coupons to save money with rebates. Apply for grocers' savings cards. Buy whole vegetables and salad greens instead of the pricey, pre-cut versions. Same with chicken. Buy the whole bird and cut it up at home. No sense in paying a stranger to cut them up. Back away from expensive pre-made frozen meals.
Shop at a large grocery store chain. Chance are that their products are less costly. They also buy their product in large quantities to bolster the bottom line. Form a shopping team. Have family members share coupons with each other. Many store managers give rain checks if they are out of an advertised special. Take advantage of them.
Deals and bargains are usually on the top shelf or around the ankles. What the store really wants purchased is at eye level. Eye level is buy level. Eye appeal is buy appeal. Avoid buying it simply because of its alluring packaging Store brands are another way to economize. Read ingredients for dangerous additives, however. Cheaper food is usually of lesser quality.
If you can't afford it, and have the where-with-all, grow it for the best quality and affordability. All it requires is the sweat of your brow, water, and sunlight.
Shop on a full stomach. Leave the kids at home and reduce the temptation to cave into their requests. Buy only what you need. Is there something at home I can use with this? Refrain from buying items that only apply to one meal.
It's often 50% cheaper to purchase food from a farmers market. Join a food club or community co-op. Buy in bulk with family members. Plan family meals with overlapping ingredients. That's how restaurants design their menu items to optimize profit and reduce waste. Try not to allow anything you purchase to go to waste. Accumulate a cache of emergency foods. Leftover vegetables, meats, beans, or stocks can be transformed into lovely soups. Waste transformed.
At check-out, observe what is being scanned. The mechanisms are not perfect nor are the cashiers. Bring along a calculator. Control impulse buying. Stick to your list. Once a vegetable has been cut and peeled, it immediately begins to lose it nutritional value. Buy whole foods. Meat is an excellent source of protein, but a costly budget buster.


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If someone had made up this next video as a funny bit on a spoof product, it would have been brilliant enough. The fact that it's not a spoof just makes it all the more amazing.
Boring hot dogs? You're doing it wrong.
Next is another real commercial, illustrating what happens when a company thinks they've paid someone like (king of torture-porn) Rob Zombie enough to sell out.
Housewives, meet Detergent Face.
Last week I mentioned the newish Weird Al video, Perform This Way. I thought, for the one or two of you out there who might not have seen it yet, I'd throw it up and let you take a look. Then you can decide whether or not throwing up is the appropriate reaction.


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Business-oriented IT strategy places VP on global list of honor
Press release • Dec 05, 2013 08:50 UTC
Computerworld names Chr. Hansen's Thomas Okke Frahm, VP, Global IT Management, to "Premier 100 IT Leaders".
IDG's Computerworld announces Thomas Okke Frahm, Chr. Hansen, as a 2014 Premier 100 IT Leaders honoree. This year's Premier 100 spotlights 100 leaders from both the technology and business sides of companies for their exceptional technology leadership and innovative approaches to business challenges.
"The Premier 100 awards program, now in its 15th year, shines a well-deserved spotlight on a group of talented, creative and hard-working men and women. These IT executives are driving technology innovation in business, education and government across the country and around the world," said Scot Finnie, editor in chief of Computerworld.
"Technology advances quickly, and these leaders excel at keeping pace with the changing needs of customers and employees, and making fast technology decisions that map to their organizations' top priorities. They have developed a deep bench of talented IT staffers at their organizations and managed to keep their own skills fresh by constantly mastering new technologies and processes. We are privileged to recognize the leadership and achievements of the 2014 Premier 100 honorees."
Better user support
41-year-old Thomas Okke Frahm was headhunted to the position as VP, Global IT Management at Chr. Hansen one year ago to establish a more business-oriented IT organization. The company wished to create a unit that contributed to the value creation, based on efficient IT operations. In late summer Frahm presented a new strategy aiming at bringing IT closer to the business through better IT operations, better user support and a new IT Governance structure.
"It is actually quite simple," explains Thomas Okke Frahm. " What it all boils down to is that we want to ensure much more aligned objectives between the business personified by users and the IT function. In other words: We want to take out bureaucracy and complexity in the user experience."
Focus on business critical applications
The strategy focuses on Chr. Hansen's business critical IT applications to ensure a much more efficient and transparent system structure for the most important processes in Chr. Hansen: Sales, production and innovation, and a number of organizational changes have made to that effect. The users have welcomed this, already experiencing a better service and access to their IT colleagues, who have become much more visible in the organization.
"The IT Strategy 2013-2015 marks new ways of working with IT in Chr. Hansen. I trust that it will bring IT closer to the business, ensuring that IT tools are perceived and acknowledged to be part of the profitability in the company," concludes Frahm, who is the first Dane ever to be present on Computerworld's list of the 100 best and most innovative IT Leaders in the world.
About Computerworld
Computerworld is the leading IT media brand helping Sr. IT, business decision-makers and key influencers navigate change with effective business strategy. Computerworld enables the IT value chain with unique editorial coverage from setting strategies to deriving value from core to edge technologies. Computerworld's award-winning website, publication, focused conference series, custom solutions and research forms the hub of the world's largest (40+ edition) global IT media network and provides opportunities for IT vendors to engage this audience. Computerworld leads the industry with an online audience of over 7.1 million monthly page views (Omniture, February 2013).
Chr. Hansen is a global bioscience company that develops natural ingredient solutions for the food, nutritional, pharmaceutical and agricultural industries. The products include cultures, enzymes, probiotics and natural colors, and all solutions are based on strong research and development competencies coupled with significant technology investments. Revenue in the 2013/14 financial year was EUR 756 million. The company holds a leading market position in all its divisions: Cultures & Enzymes, Health & Nutrition and Natural Colors. It has more than 2,500 dedicated employees in over 30 countries and main production facilities in Denmark, France, USA and Germany. Chr. Hansen was founded in 1874 and is listed on NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen.


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Pilot - Major Robert White
1. Launch using side controller, light engine at 75% for approximately 5 sec., then advance to 100%, rotate to 10°a.
2. Hold 10°a until q = 32° for climb.
3. At t = 33 sec., extend speed brakes.
4. At t = 79 sec. shut down engine, pushover to a = 0° and maintain a = 0°, b = 0° using ballistic controls.
5. At peak altitude, rotate to 5° a using BCS. Maintain for approximately 10 seconds, then reduce to 0°..
6. At 180,000 feet, trim stabilizer to 20° by stabilizer quadrant in cockpit and establish trim a of approximately 14° using BCS.
7. When level, (Qmax » 4.0, Axmax = 1.7, qmax » 1,000 psf), perform rudder pulse, retract speed brakes and perform pushover-pullup.
8. Perform space-positioning turn towards high key.
I. Launch
P.C. I wouldn't have any comments on this because there was nothing different from previous flights where I have launched on the sidestick.
B. Please describe any system failures or adverse conditions caused by engine start.
P.C. There were no system failures or adverse conditions caused by the engine start. Everything was positive, smooth and rapid.
C. Simulator: a rotation 10° ±0°.
Climb 32° ±0°.
Wings level 0 ±0.
(Note: Pilot rated longitudinal control task for recovery and rotation to climb attitude as 2.)
Airplane: The rotation to 10°a was fairly rapid after getting the 100% engine thrust and was held right on according to my indicator. The climb q was 32° and might have bobbled just a little bit, but it was essentially constant all the way. The wings were level all the way. Once during the climb the controller called to right of track. I did make a brief attempt to correct the yaw and then leveled the airplane back up.
D. Please describe any SAS residual motion feedback to the control stick and compare with simulator stick motions. Did this feedback influence the climb profile?
P.C. As far as SAS is concerned, I did not detect any residual motion and the comparison with the simulator was excellent. As far as influencing the climb, nothing was very different from what was practiced with the simulator.
E. Were any other distracting factors present during the climb out?
P.C. After the speed brakes were extended I seemed to be impressed with the longitudinal acceleration more than I had been on previous flights. The g level was approximately 3 1/2 (data). Previously I felt I was back against the headrest and seat and fairly comfortable, held back nice and snug, but on this particular flight I definitely could feel that there was what appeared to be a bit more push.
F. Please rate overall climb task.
G. What were cues used for determination of engine shutdown point?
P.C. Simulator: Time first, velocity second.
Airplane: The cockpit stopwatch did not operate. Primary cue was time from ground callout with cross check to the velocity indicator. The shutdown point in time as compared to altitude was the main cue used on the simulator and I used this for the flight.
H. Were any distracting factors present at engine shutdown? Were there any system failures?
P.C. Yes. Just about the time we were getting close to 75 seconds, I started to get some wandering in sideslip, (The needle went to the right indicating right b)J and a little in bank angle and I was impressed that my response in the aerodynamic control seemed to be less than at the lower altitudes, so I instinctively put my hand on the reaction control stick and about this time the ground controller started counting 76, 77, 78, 79. I reached for the throttle and burnout occurred. I did not close the throttle.
I. Vmax, h burnout?
P.C. I did not notice the velocity, but the inertial altitude indicated about, 124,000 feet.
J. Did you have to trim for the speed brakes?
P.C. No.
I. Pushover
P.C. Simulator: Trim used and practically no force. Airplane: I started trimming toward zero on the stabilizer as the inertial height indicator went to 140,000 feet. I then looked at it and trimmed right to zero.
B. Could the effect of decreasing q be noted?
P.C. Very definitely. The airplane started wandering around quite a bit particularly in a.
C. Was a steady or oscillatory?
P.C. Simulator: Steady. Airplane: a was fairly oscillatory after I went through 150,000 feet.
D. Was lack of aero damping noticed at this point?
P.C. Simulator: No. Airplane: Yes.
E. When was each BCS system activated?
P.C. Simulator: During climb at 0° a after power off.
Airplane: During the pre-launch BCS check.
F. Did system function properly?
P.C. Yes.
G. Were BCS pressures monitored during flight?
P.C. No.
P.C. No comment on zero g.
B. Did zero g aggravate the control task?
P.C. There was no trouble.
C. Please describe airplane motions at low q.
P.C. The airplane started wandering around particularly in a and here is where I had a problem and a confusing influence as the flight developed. a was fairly oscillatory after I went through about 150,000 feet, then I started using reaction controls to make corrections. It .seemed like the bank angle would just wander a little bit and I would make the correction to get it back to zero easily and did not have to pay too much attention to it. Sideslip would occasionally start to wander off and this was similar to the simulator because sometimes it would start to go off and look like the rate was picking up so you put in the control and are able to stop it and then bring it back. I felt I could control things nicely except for the angle of attack. This introduced some confusion when I got to the entry. On top, the changes in the attitude of the airplane were very apparent. One time, I came down through the horizon and went to a -a. I made a correction for that and then the needle shot up and the airplane pitched up quite significantly so that I could pick this change up by looking outside. By making another correction I was able to get it back down. At the time when I got on top, I kept reminding myself to make the a = +5° change as called for in the piloting task. I did not perform the task exactly as specified and soon gave it up with the problem in pitch and started to prepare for the entry.
NOTE: The horizontal crosspointer was set to null at a = 10°, the flight plan called for a = 0° null position. The airplane stabilizer was trimmed for a = 0° and the pilot was using the reaction controls to oppose the aerodynamics and thus the confusion as the motions were illogical and did not match that of the simulator.
D. Please discuss reaction control effectiveness about each axis.
P.C. Simulator: Excellent in pitch and yaw. The response is slow in the roll mode. Airplane: The reaction controls were more responsive. There was more thrust coming on faster when you moved the handle. Yaw matches the simulator very well and roll is just about the same. In pitch, the nose was following when the control was used.
E. Was crossover from aero to reaction controls sharply defined?
P.C. Simulator: No.
Airplane: Yes.
F. Were control inputs pulse type or proportional?
P.C. Simulator: Both.
Airplane: I'd say they were the pulse type, however, the roll inputs were more proportional.
G. Was any coupling motion noticed?
P.C. Simulator: Yes.
Airplane: No.
H. Please estimate maximum angular rates experienced about each axis.
P.C. Simulator: The rates were very low.
Airplane: No comment except they were higher in pitch.
I. Were aero controls used at low q? Was stabilizer retrimmed?
P.C. Simulator: No comment. Airplane: I had one control stick in each hand and one time, just inadvertently I suppose, it might almost be a normal reaction. I used lateral aero control for a bank angle correction. This did not have any effect and it registered that I should leave the aero. controls alone. There shouldn't be any motions in the pitch aero control. The trim was run to zero degrees and left alone.
J. Please rate pilot control task at low g.
P.C. Ballistic flight to apogee: Pitch 2, roll 3, yaw 2. Apogee to initiation of entry: Pitch 4, roll 3, yaw 2. Airplane and simulator ratings are the same.
K. Was simultaneous control input required about more than one axis?
P.C. Simulator: Yes. Airplane: One axis was controlled at a time.
L. Was control task performed leisurely or hurriedly?
P.C. I'd say it was leisurely in roll and yaw and a little more hurried in pitch.
M. Please estimate lateral and longitudinal period.
P.C. Simulator: Very long - above 10 seconds. Airplane: Very long. (At min. lateral and longitudinal periods were above 15 seconds).
N. Was H202 conserved at the expense of larger airplane motions ?
P.C. No.
O. What was peak altitude? What was velocity at this point? How was apogee determined?
P.C. Peak altitude and velocity were not noticed. I could see the horizon and tell when I was level or at the apogee .
P. What did it look like?
P.C. It was lovely.
Q. Was onset of negative pitch rate during trajectory noted?
P.C. You could see the negative pitch after burnout.
R. Did negative pitch rate complicate the longitudinal control task?
P.C. No.
S. Was the reaction control stick configuration adequate and comfortable?
P.C. Yes.
T. Were the stick forces acceptable?
P.C. Yes.
U. Please comment on the dead band.
P.C. No comment.
V. Was the half detent noticed?
P.C. No.
W. Please describe lag between control input and airplane response.
P.C. I wasn't impressed with any lag at all. I thought the response was very good.
X. Was the proportional control input feature noted and used?
P.C. The proportional features were used in the roll mode only.
A(1) Was 3-axis ball with crosspointers adequate airplane attitude presentation for this flight?
P.C. Yes.
B(l) Were the crosspointers flown to the null position?
P.C. Yes.
C(l) Was the absolute a meter monitored during the reaction control portion of the flight?
P.C. I would cross check this, but I was primarily on the crosspointer.
D(l) Did kinesthetic cues during ballistic flight provide sufficient feel to enable the pilot to lead the airplane's motions?
P.C. Yes. The motion cues helped quite a bit, particularly over the top. During some of the a excursions, I could look out and actually see some of the pitch angle changes and one time I made a correction in pitch looking out the window as a reference.
E(l) Was outside vision good?
P.C. Yes. The outside visual reference was good.
F(l) Were there any lighting problems on the instrument panel?
P.C. There were no lighting problems on the instrument panel.
I. Reentry
P.C. Yes, and this was indicated by the way everything stiffens up.
B. What was primary cue used for starting entry maneuver?
P.C. Simulator: Altitude.
Airplane: Altitude, comparing the inertial altimeter with the radio callout at 180,000 feet.
C. To what minimum altitude was BCS used? Was BCS system turned off?
P.C. Simulator: BCS was used down to 130,000 feet.
Airplane: I am sure I did not use the BCS below 150,000 feet. I did not turn the BCS system off.
D. Was the crossover point from BCS to aero controls sharply defined?
P.C. Simulator: No.
Airplane: I could not sharply define the crossover point from the BCS to aero controls.
E. Please describe preparation for atmospheric entry.
P.C. Nothing more to describe than just setting up the stabilizer trim and trying to maintain angle of attack.
F. Please rate control task during early part of entry.
P.C. Simulator: Pitch 2, roll 3, yaw 3.
Airplane: Pitch 2, roll 2, yaw 2.
G. Please describe reentry maneuver.
P.C. As I came below 180,000 feet, I just looked down to the stabilizer quadrant, reached back and rotated the wheel to what I thought was 18° on the stabilizer. The angle of attack came up to about 10° and ran steady. I did not damp the trim after the initial setting. The buildup in aerodynamic control was very noticeable; once the g started coming on it was very solid. I did back off a little bit to hold it, after 4 g and then from the ground callouts I could tell I was going to go a bit lower, but I wasn't impressed that it was going so much lower that we had any problems as far as driving to too high a q. There was no residual, at least as far as giving me any concern.
H. Was there any b oscillation?
P.C. Yes. After the q built up. It didn't bother me.
I. Was the descent angle and rate alarming?
P.C. No, it was alright. I could look out and see the whole valley - the lake, Rosamond and other places.
J. Did you feel the 11° a was adequate for entry? Why didn't you pullup to 15°a?
P.C. I knew the 11° was adequate. I guess you often wonder why the pilot doesn't go back to the angle of attack he was looking for, but when you have a good stabilized condition and this is adequate to get through the entry or anything that you are going to do, I think you are inclined to accept this and go ahead as long as things are good instead of making a sharp change in stabilizer settings.
K. Please describe acceleration vectors.
P.C. There was 4g normal and this seemed to be on for a fair while and then I could notice the Ax and this became impressive also. At one time Ax seemed to increase suddenly and the force pushing on the helmet caused a slip and my head was somewhat down under the head bumper. It wasn't uncomfortable so I left it alone. There were no surprises as far as any of the accelerations are concerned.
L. Please rate control task required to complete entry maneuver.
P.C. Simulator: Pitch 2, roll 3, yaw 3.
Airplane: Pitch -, roll 2, yaw 2.
P.C. Yes, once you get the nose down a little bit you can look down and see everything.
B. Were any course corrections made from this visual observation?
P.C. No. I was off to the right of the lakebed and that was adequate.
C. Please describe instrument panel scanning technique as level flight was approaching.
P.C. I was mainly on g here, and checking altitude as I was descending and coming level.
D. Was instrument presentation adequate for entry?
P.C. Yes.
P.C. None at all and that includes the cracked windshield.
B. Was an aim point used prior to flare?
P.C. Yes, I used the same technique as before except I let myself get a little bit low going from downwind to base leg so I know that I was going to be a little bit short before I even crossed the end of the runway.
C. Please describe flare technique used, noting cues used for flare initiation and flare initiation point relative to ventral jettison and flap actuation.
P.C. The flare technique, flare initiation point, ventral jettison and flap actuation, they were all exactly the same as I have used in the past except I did not fly the same pattern.
D. Flare initiation point Vi = 300 knots, hp = 500 ft above the ground.
E. Was a spot landing attempted? How far from planned point was touchdown?
P.C. Yes, but it was abandoned on the final approach because I knew I was going to be short. You get beyond a certain point and you cannot correct. This point is about on the base leg. You can pretty well tell there what is going to happen. I could perhaps have slowed down a bit to a more ideal approach speed for increased range but had no imperative feeling to do so.
F. What would you estimate for touchdown speed?
P.C. 180 knots.
G. Did you notice any ground effects? How would you compare it with ground effects in other low L/D vehicles like the F-104 for instance?
P.C. You might have except when the flaps are lowering you get a trim change and this picks you right up in the air and I think it gets you out of the ground effects and I don't feel any significant influences.
P.C. Very favorable.
B. Indicate adequacy of ground control for this flight.
P.C. Ground control was good except for communication difficulties. This trouble was continuous until I was in the Edwards area.
C. Are airplane instrument panel presentations, aero and reaction controls, piloting techniques and trajectory control techniques adequate for next step in envelope expansion?
P.C. Yes, except I think it would be worth while to look into the pitch reaction control. Even with this trouble we could still do a high altitude mission.
D. Could you be a little more explicit as to when the window cracked (left window).
P.C. I had come off the high g. I was level at about 60,000 feet and between 1.6 and 1.8 on the pressure sensing Mach meter. It cracked all at once. I could notice little slivers of glass falling away once in a while.
E. Was the emotional stress level higher on this flight?
P.C. No. On that
score I think emotional stress levels will go up by a factor of things
that fail in the airplane. There is nothing really to get excited about.
You are just doing what you have been practicing all the time on this mission
and wrestling with the little tasks as they show up if they are a little
bit different and you may expect them but, if things start failing, or
the suit blows up or SAS goes out why then I think you might talk about
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Daily Thought For July 23, 2015
Glimpse into the life of a Saint
After this preamble, which no one had expected, Padre Pio changed his clothes, took the lawyer by the hand, and invited him to follow him. Padre Pio told the story of the Prodigal Son simply and effectively. Suddenly Cesare identified with the young man and, even more, began to feel very intensely the love that God has for those who stray from him. Cesare gave in and went to confession, and when he got up from his knees, he had the impression that he had been born again into a new kind of life.
Some days later he went back to Padre Pio who wrote these words for him on the title page of a New Testament: "Blessed are those who listen to the word of God, guard it jealously, and accomplish it faithfully." This was a warning and an exhortation to Cesare to be rooted in his new state of grace. The lawyer understood and welcomed this. He resolved to remain faithful to this new way of life.
One day he decided to go on a pilgrimage to Lourdes. When members of the Freemasons' Lodge in Genoa heard of this, they became alarmed at the possible consequences of such a conversion. They called a meeting to solemnly condemn this turncoat. In no way intimidated, Cesare Festa decided to attend the meeting. As he was leaving for the meeting, someone brought him a letter from Padre Pio encouraging him not to be ashamed of his faith and to fight: "The Lord will help you." At the meeting, the former Freemason explained his conversion and rigorously defended the Church. After this he became a fervent Christian and a devout follower of Padre Pio.
Cataneo, P. (2013). Padre Pio, Glimpse into the Miraculous. (M. McCollum & G. Dextraze, Trans.) (pp. 16–17). Boston, MA: Pauline Books & Media.


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Melissa Floren, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas C. Floren of Greenwich, Conn., was married yesterday to David William Filippone, a son of Catherine E. Filippone of Paradise Valley, Ariz., and the late Charles A. Filippone. Betty M. Ralston, a deacon, officiated at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Steamboat Springs, Colo.
Mrs. Filippone, 32, graduated cum laude from Princeton and is a chartered financial analyst. She is a portfolio manager at DCF Capital, a Greenwich hedge fund of which her father is the managing partner. Her mother, Olivia R. Floren, is a Republican state representative whose district includes Greenwich, Stamford and Norwalk.
Mr. Filippone, 33, graduated from Brown. He provides financing and advisory services to media company clients of the securities unit of Bank of America in New York. His father was the founder of the Southwest Fastener Corporation, a hardware distributor in Phoenix which the bridegroom's mother later owned.


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The 30 Best "Steve Jobs, Bob Hope, and Johnny Cash" Jokes on the Internet
If you've ever stumbled upon a Twitter parody account you've probably seen this old joke posted about a million times:
Ten years ago we had Steve Jobs, Bob Hope, and Johnny Cash. Now we have no jobs, no hope, and no cash.
Profound and moving, I know. It has since taken on a life of its own and mocking the overdone joke has become a joke format or a meme in itself. There is even a fake parody account, KattWillFerrell,that does nothing but post different variations of the same joke much to the disapproval of those following who aren't in on the joke. Here are 30 of the best variations of the not-so classic joke:
they did the mash! they did the monster mash / hope jobs and cash! ten years ago we h
– nate 'vrunt' lamagna (@vrunt) January 25, 2013
10 years ago we had Steve Shirt, Johnny Shoes, & Bob Service…
– blake (@Leemanish) February 8, 2013
You know what they say about guys who have big feet…10 years ago we had Johnny cash bob hope and Steve jobs no we have no hope no cash an
– Jeffrey Hadz (@Hadzilla) January 30, 2013
10 years ago we had limp bizkit, Tom Green and Andy Dick. Now I've got a limp green dick
– Fred Delicious (@Fred_Delicious) December 5, 2012
*prostitute leans into your car* "hey baby u lookin for a good time" *she pulls out her iphone and begins reading tweets" 10 years ago we ha
– lil lemon (@electrolemon) December 1, 2012
ten years ago we had Jason Shoes, Carl Shirt and Daniel Problem. now we have no shoes no shirt no problem welcom to dennys what can i get u
– jomny sun (@jonnysun) February 27, 2013
Its the remix to ignition/steve jobs hope cash edition/we had them 10 years ago/and the words that their names means definitions
– Katt WilliamsFerrell (@KattWillFerrell) April 21, 2013
whatever happened to predictability? bob hope, steve jobs, johnny cash RIP
– Smash Mouth Fan (@HumanPog) March 26, 2013
Jim. Jim c'mere! I made a time machine! "whoa sweet! what are you gonna use it for?" to go back 10 years duh "why?" well, ten years ago we h
– LeVar Burzum (@drugleaf) April 12, 2013
Late night, come home / Steve Jobs, Bob Hope / and Johnny Cash ten years ago / but now they're gone where did they go
– woodmuffin (@woodmuffin) April 22, 2013
Star Wars: A New HopeStar Wars: Return of the JobsStar Wars: The Empire Strikes Cash
– Ace… Ace? (@AceMakesWords) May 18, 2013
10 years ago we had steve jobs bob hope &jonny cash now i have no job no money & Amy poehler & will arnett broke up @xboxsupport
– Conor Tripler (@ConorTripler) November 28, 2012
wow did not see this leaking so soon twitter.com/crushingbort/s…
– Horton Atonto (@crushingbort) March 7, 2013
10 years ago we had quarterbacks, nickleback, and dime bag darrell. this joke doesnt make cents
– Bassoon Jokes (@BassoonJokes) February 13, 2013
Doctor: "The great clown Pagliacci is in town. Go see him. That shouldpick you up." Man, crying: "But doctor," he says "10 years ago we ha
– Horton Atonto (@crushingbort) February 20, 2013
[email protected]billclinton welcome to twitter did u know that 10 years ago we had steve jobs, bob hope and johnny cash and now we have no jobs, no hope a
– Andy Levy (@andylevy) April 25, 2013
In the 80s we had Roy Orbison, Morris Day & the Time, & River Phoenix. Now we have no Orbs, no time & no rivers. RT if terror is inescapable
– Michael Raphone, Sr. (@michael_raphone) October 3, 2012
10 years ago we had Steve Jobs, Bob Hope and Johnny Cash. Now we have their children "Jobs/Hope/Cash II: The Legend of Curly's Gold".
– Mark Leggett (@markleggett) May 5, 2013
Aragorn knelt beside him. Boromir opened his eyes and strove to speak. At last slow words came. "Ten years ago we had Steve Jobs, Bob Hope a
– Horton Atonto (@crushingbort) December 3, 2012
[russians crowd around meteor which opens up] [aliens come out of it doing the gangnam style] "Attention Earthlings.. Ten Years Ago We Had S
– Michael Hale (@dogboner) February 15, 2013
"Ten years ago, we had no Jobs, no Hope, and no Cash!" –cemeteries
– Ken Jennings (@KenJennings) April 4, 2013
"The bride and groom have written their own vows.""[Throat clear] Ten years ago we ha"
– Dan Gagliardi (@asimplemachine) May 14, 2013
10 years ago we had Steven Careers, Robert Optimism, and Johnald Money. I hope Terry Food doesn't die how will i feed my family
– adam (@adamochoa) November 29, 2012
– rob (@robwhisman) November 29, 2012
(dibs, 10 years from now): 10 years ago we had Gangnam Style, 1Direction, and hashtags. Now, we have no style, no direction, and no hash.
– Mickey McCauley (@Mickey_McCauley) December 2, 2012
10 years ago we had Eddie Money, Men At Work & Tangerine Dream. Now we've got No Money, No Work & No Dream…Please don't let Meat Loaf die
– john truckasauras (@chuchugoogoo) April 28, 2013
i KNEW u WERE trouble when u walked in, so shame on me, no bob HOPE steve JOBS johnny cash we had them, 10 years ago but now we don't now
– nice_mustard® (@nice_mustard) May 14, 2013
The dinosaur slid down his grandpa's neck "Tell me a story!""Ok Little Foot this is the story of the land before time…So 10 years ago we
– Pajama-san (@PajamaBenLaden) April 18, 2013
10 years ago we had Steve Jobs, Bob Hope and Johnny Cash but it was not legal for them to marry each other
– MattyTalks(@mattytalks) March 28, 2013
Ten years ago we had Bob Diggity and Steve Doubt…
– Eli Terry (@EliTerry) April 24, 2013


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Las Vegas - Day One
|Well, the kids and I are safely in Las Vegas with Lula. Sat next to an Amish family on the plane (?!) They inquired as to if Lula's ears hurt on incline (?!) (Must remember to tell Miss Doxie 'bout that, seeing as she has an obsession with the Amish.) And on the rough landing down, my 7 year old son proclaimed quite loudly how he liked how his penis went up in the air. . . On the landing both kids put their hands up in the air like they were on a roller coaster. This made the row of 50 year old women behind us do the same. Then while standing in line to get off the plane, my kids preceded to ask innocent bystanders if they thought rubber or plastic would taste better. Almost everybody gave an opinion. (Polls close at 8 pm Pacific Time.)
When we got to my parents' we went swimming and ordered pizza. My mom and I stayed up until 2 am watching tv and chatting. Then tonight me Mum and I are going to KA (a cirque de soleil show). So far so good. No drama involving self predicted in the near future :)
I will have to show you the paintings I have been working on before I left. Feels vr vr lovely to actually paint again. And yay! Summer! Been horseback riding as well. Been having good Chi. May it continue and be long lasting. (At least a couple days. Or perhaps a week? Who is in charge of such things?)
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- Willie Baronet said...
You are in charge, my dear! :-)
- Debbie said...
I can't wait to see the painting you've been work on - I so LOVE your work. Thank you for "voting" on my profile ion. And I now know why your paintings with horses are so beautiful and speak to me. You really KNOW horses. You understand how sensual they are. Makes perfect sense!! Thanks for sharing your wonderful art!! And have fun in Las Vega!
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- Powpourri said...
Wow, sounds like you are having a super time! I suppose you cant really have a bad time on vacation! Anyway, cant wait to see what you have been working on! Enjoy the rest of your trip!
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Hey, this is my first time visiting your site. I like your art, so I thought I'd leave a fingerprint.


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haha, I was going to suggest this.Originally posted by mingster
"22 Short Stories about Springfield" I think was the title.Originally posted by Hi i'm God
Those are great! I dont remember that ep though...
I can't believe this didn't make it in! Althought it should say Ganesh instead of Lord.Originally posted by Gizmo
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The latest public figure to be accused of sexual misconduct is legendary journalist and TV host Charlie Rose, 75, who allegedly harassed eight women from the late 1990s, to as recently as 2011. The women, five who spoke to The Washington Post on the condition of anonymity, told the paper similar accounts of how Rose allegedly harassed them. The unwanted advances allegedly included lewd phone calls, walking around naked in front of them, and/or allegedly groping their breasts, butts, or genitals. The women were all Charlie Rose show employees, or hoped to work there, ranging in age from 21 to 37 during the time of their alleged harassment.
Rose released a statement to WaPo about the allegations, not denying the allegations, but instead apologizing for his "inappropriate behavior." Read in full below:
"In my 45 years in journalism, I have prided myself on being an advocate for the careers of the women with whom I have worked. Nevertheless, in the past few days, claims have been made about my behavior toward some former female colleagues.
"It is essential that these women know I hear them and that I deeply apologize for my inappropriate behavior. I am greatly embarrassed. I have behaved insensitively at times, and I accept responsibility for that, though I do not believe that all of these allegations are accurate. I always felt that I was pursuing shared feelings, even though I now realize I was mistaken.
"I have learned a great deal as a result of these events, and I hope others will too. All of us, including me, are coming to a newer and deeper recognition of the pain caused by conduct in the past, and have come to a profound new respect for women and their lives."
Five of the women described Rose, who also cohosts CBS This Morning and is a 60 Minutes correspondent, allegedly putting his hand on their legs, in what they allege was a test to gauge their reactions. Two women said that while working for Rose, including when they traveled with him for business, he allegedly walked naked in front of them while getting out of the shower. One woman claims he groped her butt at a party. Three women described the alleged encounters in further detail with The Post on record:
- Reah Bravo: Bravo was a Charlie Rose intern, and later an associate producer in 2007. She described Rose allegedly making sexual advances on her at his private estate in Bellport, NY, and in a hotel suite, as well as when they traveled in cars and by private plane. "It has taken 10 years and a fierce moment of cultural reckoning for me to understand these moments for what they were," she told The Post. "He was a sexual predator, and I was his victim."
- Kyle Godfrey-Ryan: she was one of Rose's assistants in the mid-2000s when she was 21, and said in an interview that there were allegedly a dozen instances in which Rose allegedly walked nude in front of her. He also allegedly called her and described sexual fantasies. "It feels branded into me, the details of it," Godfrey-Ryan told The Post. She claims that Rose fired her when he found out she told a mutual friend about the alleged assault. She also said she told Rose's executive producer since 1991, Yvette Vega, about the alleged phone calls, but Vega allegedly said "That's just Charlie being Charlie." Vega gave a statement to The Post: "I should have stood up for [the women] I failed. It is crushing. I deeply regret not helping them.
- Megyn Creydt: Creydt was a coordinator on Charlie Rose from 2005 to 2006, "It was quite early in working there that he put his hand on my mid-thigh," she said, as he drove his car through Manhattan while she was sitting in the passenger seat. "I don't think I said anything. I tensed up. I didn't move his hand off, but I pulled my legs to the other side of the car. I tried not to get in a car with him ever again. I think he was testing me out." Her then-boyfriend told The Post that Creydt had told her about the alleged incident after it happened.
Along with the five other women who remained anonymous, The Post reportedly spoke to two dozen other anonymous employees about the allegations. "Six said they saw what they considered to be harassment, eight said they were uncomfortable with Rose's treatment of female employees, and 10 said they did not see or hear anything concerning." Two former employees said the young women who worked on the show were referred to as "Charlie's Angels." In addition to the other harassment allegations, Rose allegedly also gave unwanted shoulder rubs.
A woman, who was then in her 30s, claimed that Rose was naked in front of her at his Bellport home, where she went to discuss a job opportunity. The woman said that Rose allegedly greeted her wearing an open bathrobe, naked underneath. He allegedly then tried to put his hands down her pants. She said that she pushed his hands away, and cried.
Another anonymous woman, who interned for Rose in the late 1990s, later hired as a FT employee, alleges that Rose "summoned" his young, female employees to allegedly work at his apartment in NYC. One day, Rose allegedly showered with the door open. He allegedly started calling her name, which she ignored. He allegedly came out of the bathroom in just his towel and said, "Didn't you hear me calling you?"
Later, a male colleague who heard about the incident allegedly approached her, laughing, and said, "Oh, you got the shower trick." The woman's sister confirmed that she was told about the alleged incident at the time. Another women, who interned for Rose in the early 2000s, said Rose allegedly groped her breasts and stomach in his car, while she was driving to NYC from Bellport. Her husband confirmed to The Post that she had told him about it at the time (he was then her boyfriend). Rose allegedly asked her to work and stay overnight in Bellport, but she declined.
Representatives from PBS, CBS and Bloomberg told The Post that they have no sexual harassment complaints on record about Rose. Since The Post's report dropped, he has been suspended by PBS and CBS.
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Pamela Segura began her work as Groundwork Hudson Valley's first AmeriCorps/Department of Interior VISTA volunteer in September 2014. She has so far taught at local high schools and contributed to Green Corps, a volunteer program for Yonkers youth, and the Get Fresh Yonkers' farmers' market. As an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer, Pamela attends conferences on effective capacity building for nonprofits, sociological theories of poverty, grant writing, and community outreach. Before Groundwork, Pamela was a reporter for Norwood News, a Bronx newspaper, and graduated from Manhattan College with a degree in English. She is also a contributing writer for SciArt in America, an online magazine that focuses on the connections between science, technology, and art.


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By Lou Porrazzo Esq.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will host webinars on March 13 and March 14, 2019 for CRCP users regarding upcoming enhancements to the Medicare Secondary Payment Recovery Portal (MSPRP) and Commercial Repayment Center Portal (CRCP). Since the MSPRP focuses on personal injury recoveries only, workers' compensation, no-fault and liability insurance practitioners are advised to attend the March 13th webinar. The enhancements relate to electronic payment functionality available on April 1st. We applaud CMS for continuing to enhance and invest in self-service options that allow for swifter resolution of conditional payment claims and encourage CMS to allow for a robust question and answer period to address any ambiguities.
MSPRP Webinar URL: https://engage.vevent.com/rt/cms2~03132019
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ExamWorks Clinical Solutions will continue to monitor the newswire for additional comments from CMS about electronic portal payments and provide a full summary shortly after the webinar.
Lou Porrazzo is the Director of Conditional Payment Research at ExamWorks Clinical Solutions. Lou oversees overall conditional payment and Treasury investigations, disputes, and appeals program. An attorney licensed to practice law in Massachusetts, Lou can be reached at email@example.com or 678-256-5085.