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"The times, they're changing you know, changing, changing, changing—faster and faster than you'll ever be able to catch up with. No one'll ever be able to catch up with 'em. Who can? Who can't? I can't. He couldn't. Well, maybe he could, yeah, maybe. But I think he had a hard time when he found out about it, you know. I would too, to find out about such a thing, to know what she'd done and know how you'd been screwed. His brother came back to his house I hear, after a long time, I don't know how much, but it was long. L-o-n-g, long. He'd been out boozing and shit, you know, wasting half his money for school on stuff like that, stuff that you don't really need. But I guess he started needin' it after a while. Anyways, he came back home and told their Pa about this and he didn't seem to care. They even had a party about the whole deal. Yeah, I don't believe it either!
"Yeah, that's why were here and that's why I sittin' here with my free drink and a whole barrel'a last me the rest of the night. God, this music's good, what is this? I don't know, you? Naw, never heard it before, but I like it. Sounds kinda like that Davis guy, though. It's got something, something I like and something I wanta hear again. Oh well, drink up. Damn this tastes good, you like it? Naw, I don't know what kind it is eeeither. I hear the father go some expensive stuff, though. I'm just happy to celebrate, happy to celebrate even if I don't know what were celebratin' yet. Look, there's the Pa now. Look at him, look at him with his big belly and his hair like that moon right out that window. Kinda like a big Santa Claus, don't you think honey? Maybe or maybe not, I don't know, never do. Look, they look the same. His son don't look so similar though. Naw, he's skinnier. Maybe cause he hasn't been eating much since he lost all his money. I hear he was on one of them drugs, I think it was cocaine. Drained his money, probably. That stuff always seems to. Man, I tell you, if my son did something like this, I wouldn't be a-celebratin' that he's back—I'd a slapped him upside his head and told him it was okay but he's gonta have to work it all off. Every penny. Then I'd never let him forget my generosity. Nope, then he'd really be thankful.
"This sure is a nice place they got, here, honey. Big fancy everything. Come on, honey, let's go say hello."
Wow. Who'd thought this was going to happen. I just can't believe it. I come back here after losing half my money to this bookie, have part of it stolen—alleyway crooks never bring a gun—why I can't remember that—and here Dad just let me on it. Thank God, thank Dad. Wow: I'm so relieved, relieved that it was okay, just okay that I spent my money (it's not like I didn't try to earn something) that he so generously gave me, and whew, whew, whew. Whew. Oh here's that couple that we see in church—or we used to see in church at one point—I used to see in church. Guess I kind of stopped going there for a while. Well, I didn't have time; I was busy with trying to get that money back and trying to find a way out and studying and tending to Ms. Lucy, and just trying to survive. Guess I shouldn't of bet that way. It was a sure thing. Great odds, no way it could've gone wrong. I've been through so much crap as it is that I'm just so glad Dad didn't get too mad. Don't think I could've taken much more yelling or cursing from anyone at me since that would have too much and I could've of dealt with it since I've already gone and wasted and gone and wasted everything. Oh, here he comes. What was his name again? We'd sit by them in church. But was the name?
"We're glad to see you're back alright. We was scared for awhile. You're father's a good, good man."
"You oughta thank Jesus."
"Yeah." He grasped my hand and left, walking over to the drinks and pouring himself something. I'm not sure what it is. His wife stayed with me and just looked at me. She didn't say anything. I tried to get her to talk, but she didn't. I felt that rush, or at the absence of it, swelling up within me. I needed it, I needed it, but I couldn't have it. I needed to reform, reform, reform.
"Oh, she don't say much, alright, though. I probably do plenty talking so I make up for'er." He laughed a crackling laugh. I laughed too to be polite though I didn't think the joke was too funny. "Do know where the bathrooms are?"
"Oh yeah, end of the hall and turn to the left. Just go down there (I pointed) and take your second left."
"Not for me, though. For my wife. You got it honey? You know where to go?"
She nodded and began walking.
"Actually, we remodeled," I chimed in; I came from the table talking to my other son and found my newly returned Son come from giving some of our guest wrong directions to the bathroom. He would definitely be in a better mood.
"What?" The women, Mrs. Abram, stopped.
"Well, the bathroom is on the third right."
"We just relocated some things. You know, moved the bathrooms, changed one of those extra bedrooms into an office. It works out great. I thought you would have figured that out by now. You haven't been in there yet?"
"No, I guess not."
"Well that's okay. Do not worry about it." He looked a lot like me, without maybe the belly and a little more hair. He looked delicate like me and delicate like his mother did when she came in sick and talking nonsense. It is okay, is it not? That's what I have money for, to help and to hold, to love and to let live. To hope. I hope he'd turn out a little better, but I cannot control him. She always though I should but I never agreed. Nah, how could I acquiesce? Couldn't, just couldn't. Have to let him do what he wants to do. Oh well, we'll see how it goes from now on. But the time is now, and the time is to celebrate that he's here—I'm real glad. Are they running out of wine over there? No, they look okay. We wouldn't want to let guests go thirsty; we don't want them too drunk either. Just don't worry about the supply of drinks. It will figure itself out. I should pay attention to my son here when I can; he is home and I am glad and we need to celebrate such a joyous occasion and since he has learned his lesson.
"I'm glad to see you're such a forgiving man."
"Yes, thank you. I love my son very much and I just couldn't fathom not forgiving him. Everybody makes mistakes."
"Well, I wouldn't be as forgiving as you, Paul. I'd a probably told him he wouldta have to get on and get his own bearins' in life. Honey, you back. You find it awright? That's good."
What the hell was he thinking? Son of a bitch. There he is standing and talking to God-knows-who and who-cares, with that other—Jesus, I've worked and worked and worked and worked, time and again just trying to get everything done dad wanted me to and then he came back and did nothing and dad just welcomed him back and threw this big party and let everyone know how happy he was to see him but no one remembered about me, I didn't do those drugs or gamble away that money that dad gave me or nothing and I didn't come back begging for forgiveness and money and help when dad had already given him money in the first place to try and do something and he already failed. Does everybody know that that other son of a bitch, my brother, spent all his money on booze and couple of prostitutes and not mention the cocaine or the meth. Eck-eck-eck, emm, emm. But no, 'don't worry about that, we'll help you out.' YOU'LL help him out, dad. I sure as hell won't. He screwed me over be-cause now that father is helping him out, I have to do twice the work and no thanks, not even an appreciation but of course he did from dad, dad seems to thank him everyday. What's in this drink? Good stuff. Wow she looks good tonight and I might as well make this a little better because I sure love a little bit healing especially love healing.
"Oh hey baby. Can you believe this? No, neither can I. Eck, I mean, he just lets him waltz in on here. Where's the wine? Oh, eck, there it is. Thanks. Good good stuff. Yeah, waltz. Happy party, party happy, good enough to let me drink but not good enough for me to enjoy it in any way since the whole this is screwed up, you know. I know. I would. But its too late be-cause the party is already happening and I'm here drunk and you're looking good and mad at the whole situation which I can't control but there's work to be done be-cause I'll never get my work done in time to finish in time and in time I will learn to forget it won't I or maybe I won't but either way I'll just drink some more now while I still can, okay? No, don't take the cup away, please, please, please? Okay, you can have it, fine. Eck-eck-um, take it, yeah you like that, don't you? I'm going for a walk."
I sure got him by ruining the party and all their faces were so shocked and everybody was silent dropping their drinks and staring not knowing what to do next or why I had done what I did so I bet that they'll remember this son instead of the other one who really doesn't deserve any credit be-cause all he did was waste money not work hard like me…never again…time wasted…apart…changing…too… fast…I…just…can't…ta…ke…i…t… …a…n…y…m…o…r…e…
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I like how the speech patterns of each section dictate the rhythm of that partcular section. It really set up the notion that I was walking through a party and listening in to various conversations. Very ROSHOMON meets THE PRODIGAL SON!
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|My Super Saiyan God form would eat Superman for lunch. Like a delicious muffin. That's right, I'm talking to you... Ben Singer! I bet you can't even sing...
|~ The possessed toy.
|We see them Ben... they're very angry. We see the comments. We see everything!
|~ The toy to Ben.
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ScrewAttack! employee (and voice of DEATH BATTLE character Wizard) Ben Singer walks through the office, and sees a mound of Super Saiyan God Goku Pop Vinyl figures on a desk. He is thrilled about this, and clumsily opens one up to admire it, turns to the audience and claims that it's his best friend.
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It is unknown how the figure got possessed in the first place.
Little is known about the figure's personality, only that it is evil, arrogant, manipulative, and angered that he did not win the DEATH BATTLE against Superman. He claims his Super Sayan God form could easily win over Superman (though this is shown to be false in a later rematch battle), and he brings up all of the nasty and vituperative comments that disappointed and upset fans left on the video.
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The Association of Equipment Manufacturers is setting it sites on the growing Latin American market with the planned launch of CONEXPO Latin America in 2015 in Santiago, Chile.
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AEMhas signed a letter of intent with the Chilean Chamber of Construction to collocate CONEXPO Latin America with the Chamber's Edifica exposition to be held October 2015.
"We value our longstanding relationship with the Chamber, and this collocation complements our mutual efforts to support business growth in the Latin American construction and construction equipment sectors," stated Megan Tanel, AEM vice president exhibitions and events.
Latin America is a key world region for off-road equipment manufacturers doing business globally and launching into the region was in response to member feedback for improved marketing opportunities for global equipment manufacturers within Latin America, according to AEM officials.
The show will feature the latest construction and construction materials equipment, technologies and services for the Latin America marketplace.
AEM has worked with the Chilean Chamber of Construction for more than a decade to foster mutual cooperation on issues including safety, standards development, market information and trade promotion.
"The Chamber is pleased to work with AEM; our efforts benefit all our members to help their companies prosper," said Carlos Erdmann, president, Organizer Committee of the Chilean Chamber of Construction.
He added, "Our Edifica-Expo Hormigón trade fair is a successful meeting place for the construction sector of infrastructure, housing, equipment and machinery, and the Chamber welcomes the collocation of CONEXPO Latin America."
The plan is to rotate the location of CONEXPO Latin America between the northern and southern areas of South America to offer opportunity to buyers from all regions, according to show officials.
The show will launch as an annual event, with future timing and rotation with other events to be determined.
AEM will work with partner associations and also receive valuable support from MMI, organizers of bauma. AEM and MMI partner on bC India and AEM supports MMI shows in other key regions.


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The greatest is love.
~1 Corinthians 13:13
"I'm making progress, God," I said and pointed from my bedroom to Mitties, one of the feral cats, curled up on my daybed in the den.
"They are learning to trust you," God said.
"I wish that they would trust me enough so that they would want to stay inside on these cold nights. If they could just trust that I love them and that I'll take care of them, they would be better off," I said.
"You're preaching to the choir," God said.
"Oh, of course," I said.
"Yes, but I'm patient," God answered. "I keep loving and loving and loving some more."
"I'm glad that I'm learning to trust your love."
"I'm glad too, Sparrow."
"It's not always easy," I confessed.
"I know."
"Please be patient with me when I falter in my faith," I asked.
"Always, God answered.
"Thank you," I said and got up and stoked the fire in the potbelly stove. Soon Mitties would wander back out the kitchen door I had left open for him, but until then, I was happy that he is learning to trust me—just as I'm learning to trust God. It's all about love.
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AMPA's Annual Meeting Raises the Bar
More than 200 professionals from across the country, and from many different organizations and companies, including some of the nation's leading publishing houses, attended this year's Annual Meeting of the American Medical Publishers Association (AMPA), March 13-14, at the Park Hyatt Philadelphia Hotel.
The two-day educational symposium began with a presentation by Peter Frishauf, founder of Medscape and SCP Communications Inc., exploring "The Future of Medical Publishing."
One afternoon session focused on "Accessing Medical Publishing at the Point of Care," while a second session focused on "The Changing Information Needs of the Hospital and Clinical Based Physician."
Dinner Event Honors Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
The annual meeting featured a dinner event on the first evening, where AMPA honored John Francis Dill with the 2005 AMPA Lifetime Achievement Award. Few individuals have contributed more to the growth and development of medical publishers than Dill, chairman emeritus of Mosby-Year Book Co., where he was formerly chairman, chief executive officer and president.
During Dill's tenure, the company was a subsidiary of The Times Mirror Co. of Los Angeles. Before joining Times Mirror, Dill was publisher and general manager of the professional and reference book division at McGraw-Hill. Dill was praised for his ethical leadership style, and for his artistic achievements as a composer, singer and poet. Each attendee received a complimentary CD of Dill's rendition of various romantic songs.
Another highlight of the dinner was a presentation from guest speaker Tom Andreoli, professor and chairman, department of medicine, University of Arkansas School of Medicine, Little Rock, Ark., who addressed the topic "Medical Students: What You and They Need to Know."
Keynote Explores Medicine in the Information Age
The second day began with the keynote address, "Information-Age Medicine: Opportunity and Upheaval," by Michael L. Millenson, author, Fellow, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University.


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Laying on of Hands
Following this same procedure, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints perform priesthood ordinances by the laying on of hands, and it is a vital part of LDS doctrine. The Articles of Faith, which explain some of the most basic tenets of LDS doctrine state,
- We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.
- We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.
Some of these ordinances are:
- Confirmation
- Ordination
- Blessing the sick
- Setting members apart to serve in callings
- Other priesthood blessings such as Father's blessings and Patriarchal blessings.
To have the authority to perform this act of laying on of hands, male members of the Church must receive this authority by the laying on of hands from a priesthood holder who has the proper authority. Proper authority has been passed down in the Church from the Apostles Peter, James and John, who received their authority from Christ. These Apostles then visited Joseph Smith as angelic messengers and gave him the proper priesthood authority. From Joseph Smith the priesthood has been passed down in an unbroken line from Christ.
Having the authority of the priesthood is different from having the power to use that priesthood. LDS doctrine teaches that to be able to use the power of the priesthood the person must be worthy of it. H. Burke Peterson, a leader in the Church said,
- All of us who hold the priesthood have the authority to act for the Lord, but the effectiveness of our authority—or if you please, the power that comes through that authority—depends on the pattern of our lives; it depends on our righteousness (H. Burke Peterson, "Priesthood—Authority and Power," Ensign, May 1976, 32).
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Every child needs to know that God loves them and that He wants to do amazing things through them.
Paul wrote in his letter to the Ephesians these mind blowing words…
"Now all glory to God, who is able, through his mighty power at work within us, to accomplish infinitely more than we might ask or think." (Ephesians 3:20)
When we look at in the mirror at our earthsuit (our bodies), all we see is us staring back. Some of us could easily conclude that there isn't much there from which to make a difference in this world. However when we look in the mirror of the Bible and and see who we are in God's eyes and who God is, then that is a whole different story.
When you take your kids into the mirror of the Bible in this verse, what do they see? They see a God who loves them and has promised to take His mighty power and will put it to work in them. They see a God who will do more amazing things through them than they could even dream.
Read this verse to your kids and ask them what it means to them? How much is infinite? How much is more than infinite? What is the biggest dream they can think of? What is more than that dream? Can God do even more than that?
Pray with your kids about these BIG dreams and ask God to work through them to accomplish these dreams. Ask your kids what is the first step they need to take in God's power to accomplish this dream? Help them today to make a plan and to take the first step in accomplishing that BIG dream.
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Okay so playing with retina off is helpful... I put my mods back in and my original save file and it's about as laggy as it usually was before (which isn't much, and I don't mind it because I prefer having mods). But is there any insight on why this would have happened? Was the tiny living patch THAT large? Like I said, I usually have a few issues, i.e. sims freezing in place for a few real time seconds before moving to a new task, slightly longer loading screens, camera sticking at times. But this patch was significantly worse... sims were frozen in place for 5+ real time minutes, the sim game clock would just run along and everyone in the household is frozen.. the cursor won't move so I can select things, and I timed my loading screen from opening the game all the way to getting inside the household to play and it was legitimately 20 minutes long- it's usually just a few minutes like less than 5.
I guess my question is- do I always have to play with retina off now? Or is there something else that could be causing this?
The whole system does slow down yeah. It's always been like that to some extent though so I always close everything before starting the game. But you're right it's way worse now.
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Thanks so much for the feedback. I've merged your thread into this one, providing your specs. was so helpful, thank you
Would you be able to just state which version of macOS you're running?
No problem! I'm running macOS Catalina 10.15.3 - the most current version i'm pretty sure.


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CITES: Appendix I
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IUCN Red List: P. troglodytes: EN
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Key: EN = Endangered
(Click on species name to see IUCN Red List entry, including detailed status assessment information.)
With only 100,000 to 200,000 left in the wild and about 250 individuals
in zoos in the United States, chimpanzees are among the most threatened primates in
Africa for many reasons (Goodall 2001). Central chimpanzees are the
most numerous, with about 80,000 found in Gabon and Congo, eastern
chimpanzees number about 13,000 though the estimates from DRC are very
rough, and western chimpanzees are very patchily distributed with no
more than 12,000 remaining (Oates 1996). Several synergistic factors
have led to the decrease in chimpanzee populations across Africa and
some of the most salient threats include hunting, habitat loss and
degradation due to industrialized logging and human population growth,
and disease (Kormos 2003; Walsh et al. 2003; Poulsen & Clark 2004).
Even in Gabon and Congo, widely considered stronghold countries for
chimpanzees, populations are declining at a rate of at least 4.7% per
year (Walsh et al. 2003).
Deforestation in the tropics has multiple causes including agricultural
expansion, overgrazing, fuelwood gathering, commercial logging, and
infrastructure and industrial development (Rowe et al. 1992).
Particularly problematic in Africa is industrialized logging, which
compromises the habitat in which chimpanzees thrive, both directly and
indirectly. Direct consequences of logging include the loss of trees,
but the indirect threats are more far reaching and include soil erosion,
loss of biodiversity, climate change, desertification, watershed
degradation, landscape fragmentation due to roads, and facilitation of
access by settlers who convert logged forest into agricultural areas
(Rowe et al. 1992; Wilkie et al. 2000). The roads that are created are
particularly of concern because they provide access to once isolated
forests that can then be exploited for resources, both floral and
Human population growth is another underlying factor of wild chimpanzee
vulnerability. With population growth rates increasing, food production
miserably inadequate, and political and economic insecurity a fact of
life, Africans are struggling to meet short-term needs at the expense of
chimpanzees (Butynski 2001). Demand for land for housing, development
of infrastructure, agriculture, and grazing animals indirectly threatens
chimpanzees because of forest loss. The need for forest products for
subsistence usage such as vines for basketry, medicine, collection of
food, and firewood also degrades chimpanzee habitat (Conserving the
Chimpanzees of Uganda 1997). As human populations explode so will the
development of infrastructure and habitat degradation will follow.
Currently, more than 70% of chimpanzee habitat is affected by
infrastructure and if current human population growth rates are
maintained, it is estimated that by the year 2030 less than 10% of
chimpanzee habitat will remain unaffected by development (Nellemen &
Newton 2002).
Some possible suggestions to mitigate habitat degradation due to logging
include responsible forest practices, including selective felling, use
of pitsaws rather than power saws, and restrict access for loggers to
only a few days per week (Endroma et al. 1997). Sustainable forestry
practices that include selective logging and limited extraction can not
only stop negative effects of logging on chimpanzee populations, but
actually improve population densities because of higher abundance of
fruits in successional plots and a decrease in mechanized logging
equipment (Plumptre and Grieser Johns 2001). Establishment of strict
protection areas in high priority conservation areas thereby precluding
logging activity is another possible mechanism to decrease habitat loss.
This solution is only possible, though, if alternative income
strategies are provided for the communities that depend on logging for
As humans come into contact with chimpanzees more readily through
bushmeat availability and open-access logging roads, the spread of
zoonotic diseases such as
Ebola, a deadly hemorrhagic fever, threaten
both human and ape populations. In some areas, Ebola is a concern for
the viability of chimpanzee populations because of its acute deadliness
and misunderstood etiology (Walsh et al. 2003). Other infectious
diseases that threaten chimpanzees include the common cold, pneumonia,
paralytic poliomyelitis, tuberculosis, chicken pox, and influenza (among
others) (Butynski 2001). An epidemic of any of these diseases could
cause massive mortality within a small population and potentially cause
rapid extinction of subspecies and species. In 1966, multiple infants
were killed and many adults paralyzed in an outbreak of a paralytic
disease (probably polio) at Gombe (Goodall 1986). Frequent close
contact due to increasing human populations or even tourists, guides,
and park personnel may increase the risk of transmitting these diseases
to chimpanzees, and the problem could worsen.
Limiting human proximity to chimpanzees as much as possible will
decrease the likelihood of infectious diseases traveling between humans
and chimpanzees. In areas of high tourism, research activity, and where
interactions between chimpanzees and local communities are common,
stricter precautions are needed to protect chimpanzees from human
diseases as well as safeguard humans against novel chimpanzee diseases
(Butynski 2001). For tourists and researchers that come into close
contact with chimpanzees, certain regulations should be implemented and
adhered to including regular screening for and vaccination against
diseases such as tuberculosis and proper sanitation including
hand-washing, disinfectant footbaths, or surgical masks within a certain
distance of the apes.
Though the trade of chimpanzees is restricted, the unstable political
situation and rampant corruption in many countries translates into
little enforcement (Ammann 2001). The increase in availability of
firearms over the last few decades has greatly increased poaching
efficacy. The prevalence of guns in poaching activity is 80% greater
than other weapons (including traps, spears, and harpoons) (Poulsen &
Clark 2004). Modern firearms make poaching these large, strong apes
much easier and more successful than when using traditional weapons.
For hunters that poach chimpanzees for commercial purposes, the use of
guns ensures a higher yield as well, so populations may be dropping
exponentially faster than if traditional weapons were used. Moreover,
because of their life history characteristics, chimpanzees are more
likely to go extinct due to hunting than other primates. Those primates
most vulnerable to hunting pressures are those dependent on old-growth
forest, that weigh at least 4 kg (8.82 lb), spend a significant amount of time on
the ground, are noisy and conspicuous, and live in areas of high or
increasing human populations that have a tradition of hunting primates
or where a demand for bushmeat exists (Struhsaker 1999). Especially
troubling is the problem of orphaned chimpanzees. Poachers are only
interested in adults for their meat, but killing an adult female with
dependent offspring ensures that those infants or juveniles will either
be sold into the pet trade or die because they lack the support of their
mother so integral to chimpanzee development.
Another factor that has made hunting easier is the spread of
industrialized logging. Commercial logging transforms roadless forests
into major thoroughfares which can be easily accessed by commercial
hunters. Poachers can find their own transportation or hitchhike on
logging trucks into the forests and loggers, after their daily
work, can stay to hunt before driving back to the village (Ammann 2001).
Not only does the infrastructure provided create ease of access to
forests for poachers (including restricted natural areas and parks), but
an influx of men working for logging companies drives up the demand for
bushmeat, which is much less expensive than other protein sources
available at markets in logging towns (Walsh et al. 2003). More than
just providing access to areas where chimpanzees are available, logging
companies provide guns, materials for snares, transportation to and from
hunting areas as well as transportation of carcasses to markets in large
cities. Employees of some logging companies are involved at every step
of the bushmeat process from the tools to make the guns to the
consumption of the meat (Ammann 2001).
If the bushmeat trade is to stop, there are some very important and
difficult objectives that must be achieved. First, the governments of
African countries have to implement sustainable use policies for the
natural resources in their countries and global institutions such as the
World Bank must begin to offer financial and political incentives to
implement environmentally responsible development projects that do not
include the unsustainable use of natural resources (Butynski 2001).
These projects should include the development of alternate food sources
for bushmeat.
Furthermore, logging companies should be held to corporate codes of
conduct and responsibility by western consumers. Logging companies with
leases to forests are usually from developed countries; certainly
international pressure on these companies could be great enough to
change some of their policies. Certification programs based on
sustainable techniques and extraction practices are another option to
decrease bushmeat hunting (Butynski 2001). Reviewed by independent
parties, the criteria of certification can involve control of the
bushmeat trade and maintenance of biodiversity as central parts of the
accreditation process. Education programs and materials at zoos and on
the internet can get the message across to western consumers that
purchasing uncertified tropical woods from Africa has deleterious
effects on biodiversity, chimpanzee habitat, as well as the people of
Another step for African governments is to turn so-called "paper parks"
into legitimate protected areas. Enforcement of protected areas and the
laws regarding the trade of chimpanzees would also affect the number of
chimpanzees killed for bushmeat. Guards and park patrols are needed to
deter hunters from entering protected areas in search of chimpanzees.
Finally, sanctuaries for orphaned chimpanzees are necessary to
rehabilitate the infants and juveniles and save them from an unnatural
life in a home. Chimpanzee orphanages, while not ideal for developing
chimpanzees, could ensure a relatively normal socialization and learning
period, and eventually orphaned chimpanzees may be returned to the wild
or be used in captive breeding programs, if necessary.
For more reading about the bushmeat crisis and commercial logging:
Peterson D. 2003. Eating apes. Berkeley, CA: Univ Calif Pr. 320 p.
Across much of their range chimpanzees are threatened by snares set by
poachers and farmers. Though snares do not kill adult chimpanzees
immediately, wounds caused by snares can become infected or snares can
disfigure chimpanzees to the point that they can no longer obtain and
eat food (Endroma et al. 1997; Quiatt et al. 2002; Reynolds et al.
2003). In Kibale, snares injure chimpanzees at a rate of 3.7 percent
per year, and though chimpanzees have learned to recognize snares, they often
are caught when their attention is distracted (Wrangham 2001).
Guards and patrols in parks and protected areas that survey and disarm
snares and traps could decrease accidental mortality. Habituated
chimpanzees in field research groups could receive basic medical
treatment, including antibiotics, for infected wounds, if necessary,
though immobilization of chimpanzees for veterinary treatment is often
difficult and dangerous (Wrangham 2001).
As alluded to above, where chimpanzees coexist with humans that practice
agriculture, these apes may be considered pests,
raiding crops, and in a
few, very rare instances, killing children (Endroma et al. 1997;
Wrangham 2001; Reynolds et al. 2003). Pest chimpanzees are often killed
by farmers and then sold for profit or fed to their hunting dogs
(Wrangham 2001).
Given the growing human population across Africa, it is unlikely that
human-chimpanzee conflict will decrease. Therefore, the best solution
to increase tolerance of chimpanzees and decrease their persecution in
areas where humans and chimpanzees coexist is to make them valuable to
the local people through ecotourism and research (Wrangham 2001).
Though neither solution is perfect and both have risks and benefits,
both offer an opportunity for local people to fiscally benefit from the
presence of chimpanzees and thereby increase their tolerance of
crop-raiding behavior. Either directly through employment or generating
revenues to reimburse people for crops lost to chimpanzees, ecotourism
and research programs change the attitudes of people towards chimpanzees
and increase their acceptance as these apes begin to "pay for
Though it is not well documented, the potential exists for
parasitic or
pathogenic infections to cause massive mortality in chimpanzee
populations (Butynski 2001). Over 100 parasitic diseases, including
protozoal and metazoal pathogens, affect the great apes and they are
fatal or cause morbidity with severe consequences for behavior and
reproduction. Often mortality results from a secondary infection in
lesions caused by the primary pathogen (Toft 1986).
In some field sites where chimpanzees are habituated, it is possible to
administer antibiotics for these and other diseases, which may mitigate
the effects but do not eliminate the source or prevent recurrent
infections (Goodall 1986).
Some intrinsic factors, shaped by human-induced environmental changes,
threaten chimpanzee populations. High juvenile mortality and sex
differences in mortality threaten recruitment slow population growth
rates (Hill et al. 2001). Factors that contribute to high mortality in
wild chimpanzees include poor nutrition, lack of regular veterinary
health care, and natural hazards such as predators and conspecific
aggressiveness. Moreover, because of their long lifespan and
reproductive characteristics, a female chimpanzee is expected to produce
only .8 daughters, on average, in her entire lifetime (Hill et al.
2001). This is well below the population replacement rate, and even a
slight change in population composition, caused by diseases, habitat
fragmentation, or poaching could negatively affect growth rate, causing
Inbreeding necessitated by habitat fragmentation could also pose a
threat to chimpanzee conservation. Strategies of inbreeding avoidance
are evident in the mating behavior of female chimpanzees; they often
seek extra-group copulations and actively avoid mating with close
community members. Habitat fragmentation could isolate female
chimpanzees and either force them to mate with community members that
may be related to them or even inhibit successful dispersal from their
natal communities (Gagneux et al. 1999). The potential problems
associated with inbreeding are particularly devastating in small
communities and include inbreeding depression and genetic drift (Marsh
Intrinsic factors which threaten chimpanzees that are compounded by
human influence such as inbreeding depression due to habitat
fragmentation and high juvenile mortality due to zoonotic disease
transfer should be the focus of conservation programs. Creating habitat
corridors to increase gene flow between populations and increasing the
number protected areas could help decrease the possibility of inbreeding
while providing supportive veterinary care to sites where habituated
chimpanzees are found may alleviate undue suffering from diseases
transferred from local human populations.
Much time and energy has been devoted to habituating chimpanzees at some
research sites in Africa. Where they have been studied for great
lengths, chimpanzees are accustomed to humans, and while this is helpful
for researchers, it also poses a risk to the apes' health. Moreover,
where chimpanzees have not been habituated to human presence but
researchers have tried to habituate them, the most common response is
curiosity and trust of humans (Tutin & Fernandez 1991; Morgan & Sans
2003). Chimpanzees that are accustomed to humans or are not afraid of
them on first contact are vulnerable to poaching and diseases.
War and civil unrest is, unfortunately, relatively common in
post-colonial Africa. The effects of political instability and conflict
on wildlife, especially chimpanzees, should not be underestimated. In
Rwanda, for example, civil war starting in 1990 directly affected the
chimpanzees because of landmines and mortars in the forests, while the
indirect consequences were habitat degradation due to the massive number
of people seeking refuge in protected forests and withdrawal of funding
for conservation projects and research (Plumptre et al. 2001).
It is enormously important that research, including direct observation,
continues on chimpanzees. Current field research practices are
non-invasive and there is little evidence that field workers' presence
disturbs chimpanzees' social or physiological patterns, still the risks
of exposure to disease and trust of humans may threaten chimpanzees. If
chimpanzees are habituated at a field site, much effort should be
focused on physically protecting that area and keeping it free of
poachers as well as precautionary measures to ensure the subjects are
not exposed to infectious diseases.
While intractable ethnic divisions lead to instability and conflict in
many African nations, there are a few things that can be done to
minimize damage to protected areas and conservation projects during
future times of instability. When possible, researchers should maintain
a presence of committed staff at the project site, ensure continued
funding through continued research, plan ahead for unsafe conditions,
train junior staff thoroughly, maintain neutrality, and provide good
communication systems between field sites and elsewhere (Plumptre et al.
The threats to chimpanzee survival are closely linked and it will take
much effort to create solutions to these problems. The economic
atmosphere in many of the chimpanzee range countries serves to fuel
hunting and logging (Wilkie et al. 2000). Unfortunately, the problems
of scarce economic opportunity, political strife, and civil unrest, are
too complicated to be solved before chimpanzee populations are
annihilated. Ecotourism is not a viable income-earning alternative
because of the civil conflict in certain regions of Africa. Because
ecotourism is not a reliable solution to the continuous decline of
chimpanzee populations, conservationists should invest in massive law
enforcement campaigns to guard parks and other formally protected areas
from poachers (Walsh et al. 2003). Other options are to focus on areas
where high densities of chimpanzees occur naturally and human
populations are currently scarce, for example, the swamp forests of
Congo. In these areas, chimpanzees utilize swamp forests during the dry
season and terra firma during the wet season, but human population
density is low because of the difficulty of access, low timber values in
the area, and few agricultural possibilities (Poulsen & Clark 2004).
Protection of swamp forests would be simple and effective during the wet
season and because of the limited access to gathering areas during the
dry season, it would be easy to protect large numbers of chimpanzees at
other times of the year.
Content last modified: April 13, 2006
Written by Kristina Cawthon Lang. Reviewed by Elaine Videan.
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Over the years, I have fallen in love with Hanoi. I treat it almost like a second home and try to come here twice year. What I do I do here. Almost nothing. I just sit on the shores of the Hoan Kiem lake, enjoying the rippling reflections of ever-so-green trees and flowers. Almost at all times of the day, there is the never-ending spectacle of fitness-freaks of all ages, indulging in various forms of highly active fitness routines. Surprisingly, even though there are younger people around, bulk of the fitness-enthusiasts – both men and women – appear to be at least over 50! Many of them are definitely much older. The zest, seriousness and joy with which they indulge in various regimes of physical fitness - including dancing to music ranging from The Blue Danube Waltz, The Blue Tango and Rock Around The Clock/Macarena – is just amazing. I mean, many times I start sweating just looking at these good people go through their activities!
When I am not sitting around the lakeshore, watching the ever-changing panorama of dynamic and joyous life, taking pictures of everyone/everything, being smiled at, or, smiling at people passing by, I walk around the streets, lanes and by lanes of Hanoi, forever getting surprised by the colorful and dynamic unfolding of everyday life.
A few days ago, while wandering around – rather aimlessly, as usual – I picked up a small free guide book-cum-map from a shirt-store named Gingko. What attracted me to place at first was the slogan: "Life is Too Shirt." The little guide has some amazing "…things to know when you're a tourist in Vietnam." So, with useful inputs from the Gingko Little Guide, I am trying to share "…Almost all that you need to know about Vietnam." Obviously, due to constraints of space, I can offer some information about only some things that you need to know.
Even though the title of this piece puts Pho and Bum Guns first, let us start with 'Miles of Smiles'. One, the smiles are genuine. Two, they are constantly flashed by Pretty Young Things, Toothless Oldies of both sexes – and all others in between. However hard-boiled or skeptical you might be at first, you will have to agree that these smiles are the difference between Vietnam and other countries. Caution – since you will have no choice but to smile back at the original smile-flashers, you might find your facial muscles getting tired. It is recommended that you come prepared with a muscle-relaxing potion.
If there is a National Dish of Vietnam, it has to be the 'Pho'. It is that very large bowl full of oodles of noodles, assorted crisp greens and various kinds of meat. A bowlful of taste, nutrition, happiness and satisfaction. Of all this these is no doubt. There is also little doubt that this dish was invented in the late 1800s, to create something which was equally appreciated by the French and the locals. The doubts arise as to how to pronounce the word "Pho." Is it 'Fo' or 'Foe'? Or is it 'Phuuuh', or 'Fuh', or 'Faux". Well, 'What the p….', The good guide says:"…Start by practicing the common foods like pho. Take "fuh" like you are going to say that naughty four-letter word which rhymes with "duck". Then make it a question." Got it?
From the mouth, let us go to the other end. Here, I must mention something which comes to my mind. It dates back to those long-gone flying days of mine. In an Air Force Crew Room, there was a poster which said something like: God gave man two ends. One to think with and one to sit upon. Our problems start when we use the wrong end for thinking/sitting-upon." So, kindly be sure that we are talking about the end which God gave you to sit upon. If you are in the habit of using that particular end for thinking, then…..there is no point in your reading on. But, I presume that you are in the habit of using your bum to sit upon, as ordained by the Lord Almighty.
In Vietnam, you will find notices in all toilets instructing you to put all tissues and toilet paper in the provided bins and NOT in the toilet-bowl. Next to your throne you will find a hose with a small 'shower-head' and a 'switch'. This is the Bum Gun. So it is the stream from the hose of the Bum Gun which does the essential cleaning. The toilet paper is merely used to dry off your nether regions. I am quite sure that many of you, after using the convenience of the Bum Gun will be looking around for such equipment in your town/city. Go for it.
I think I will have to split this guide into parts. I will end this first part with some rather unusual ways the locals have of sending text messages. 'kakaka or hiiiiiii = laughing. "uhm" = agreement. 'gg or gg = good night. I do not yet know how to text 'Bye Bye'? So, just a conventional "See you again with some more guide lights in Vietnam."
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Dr. Nield graduated from Queen's University in 1994 and started her paediatric specialty training at BC Children's Hospital. In 1997 she joined SickKids as a fellow in Cardiology specializing in paediatric, transesophageal and fetal echocardiography. Nield joined the SickKids staff in Cardiology in 2000 working in Echocardiography and cardiac clinic. She is also cross appointed with Toronto East General Hospital where she runs a cardiac clinic on Wednesdays and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre where she provides inpatient and outpatient care and specializes in fetal echocardiography.
Nield encourages and mentors many fellows and students with research papers in many areas of fetal and paediatric cardiac studies.
Clinical Care Activities
- Fetal and paediatric echocardiography
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Research Interests
- Fetal and paediatric echocardiography
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- Maternal anti-Ro and anti-La antibody
- Tetralogy of Fallot
- Endocardial Fibroelastosis
- Double Inlet Single Ventricle
- Double Outlet Right Ventricle
- Coronary Artery Assessment
Research Activities:
- Fetal immune response in EFE with dilated cardiomyopathy
- Outcome of fetus with DORV
- Coronary flow patterns in TGA post arterial switch
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LE Nield; BW McCrindle; DJ Bohn; LJ West; JG Coles; RM Freedom; LN Benson: Outcomes for children with cardiomyopathy awaiting transplantation. Cardiology in the Young 2000: 10: pp 358-366. PA
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Pitkanen, OM; Hornberger, LK; Miner, SES; Mondal, T; Smallhorn, JF; Jaeggi, E; Nield, LE;: Borderline Left Ventricles in Prenatally Diagnosed Atrioventricular Septal Defect or Double Outlet Right Ventricle: Echocardiographic Predictors of Biventricular Repair. American Heart Journal 2006: 152(1):163: pp E1-7. SRI
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A late night out enjoying music last night but the draw of a sunny, quiet beach was enough too get me out of bed. I can sleep later...
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Author(s): Paul Cookson
Paul Cookson's Joke Shop brings together his favourite poems, his funniest poems and his most memorable poems - as well as a selection of brand new unpublished favourites. Twenty five years of laughter can be found within these pages including gems such The Toilet Seat Has Teeth, Superman's Dog, Where Teacher's Keep Their Pets, Let No One Steal Your Dreams and many many more. Paul Cookson's Joke Shop has been open for twenty five years - come back any time!
Paul Cookson has worked as a poet for twenty five years. He has written thousands of poems (not all of them good but most of them funny), visited around 4,000 schools, libraries and festivals, performed to over a million people, lead over 10,000 workshops and performances, written and edited over 50 collections, been anthologized in 200 more and sold a million books. He has drunk two million of cups of tea and stolen four million staffroom cakes and is no good at maths and capable of exaggeration. He has never been nominated for - or won - any awards for his books but has consistently made teachers, children and parents laugh and join in. Audience participation has always been non negotiable. A collector of ukuleles and wearer of superhero underpants, his performances are always memorable and fun. Paul is the Official Poet In Residence for The National Football Museum, Poet Laureate for Slade, recipient of a National Reading Hero medal and has read his poems all over the world but never been to Glastonbury. And he can still come to your event - contact him through www.paulcooksonpoet.co.uk


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Staff and customers at this newly refurbished Fullers pub stepped-up to the mark in their blue suede shoes and quiffs in a 50's revival night with music from the Blue Jays. A classic Vanguard car was parked outside to set the scene. Inside the locals fell easily into character.
I spent the evening looking for Long Tall Sally but I must have been dreamin' cos I left empty handed. Ain't that the blues.


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Music therapy is a regular and important part of some pupils' weekly timetable. It is provided by Hazel Luckwill, one and a half days a week. It is hoped that from November she will be joined by a second therapist delivering an additional half day a week. Both music therapists have undertaken the recognised professional training at post graduate level and are registered with the Health Care and Professions Council. Hazel has provided the information below about her work as a music therapist at our school.
'Music therapy encourages children and young people to use musical play to explore interaction, communication, relationship building and emotional expression. It is not about learning an instrument and there is no necessity to have any existing musical skills. All the instruments provided are accessible by all and the young people are encouraged to explore them freely, supported by the therapist's music. There is no right or wrong and the interaction in the session is based on the young person's expressions as communicated through his or her musical play. In this way an open, interactive and safe relationship can be formed in which they may feel safe to:
express difficult or complex emotions
explore the world of communication
make links between the music and their own life and experiences
The individual aims of therapy will be different for each young person and will be agreed between the therapist and the referrer prior to work starting. However, typically they may include:
providing emotional support
enabling children to identify and manage feelings
enabling children to express themselves
building self confidence
exploring communication and interaction skills
developing social and relationship skills
Music therapy sessions remain largely confidential, although safeguarding is maintained at all times. However, I do provide some general verbal feedback to staff as relevant and provide written reports on pupils' progress which are shared with parents and carers. during the school year.'


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Written by: Paul Gleason and Katie Gleason
Who invented heavy metal?
Martin Popoff – in his new book, Who Invented Heavy Metal? (Power Chord Press) – is all set to convince you that while there may be many "correct" answers to this question, his case for the THE CORRECT ANSWER is the most compelling and thoroughly supported.
Acknowledged: Popoff's book is not meant to end nor will it end this raging debate among metalheads. But once you've read his book, you'll certainly be able to riff a little longer and more decisively with your own argument, no matter YOUR CORRECT ANSWER.
That's because you've probably never thought that the Battle of Jericho and the ancient Turks, Greeks, and Romans had anything to do with metal. And Popoff's "timeline" approach allows you literally to see (the book includes a plethora of reproductions of posters, show flyers, album covers, and the like) the development of heaviness in music from before the birth of Jesus to 1970, when heavy metal music was invented, and 1971, when it was canonized.
Popoff's general claim is that all the elements of metal have existed in some form or another throughout the entire course of human history. But, he argues, the actual inventor of the genre would have to be the band that deliberately pulled all these particular elements together in an album, from beginning to end.
Noted: "Inventor" doesn't mean "quintessential" and/or "best." This is a separate debate.
As Popoff writes, said inventor would have "the dependability and assurance of album-length heaviness, but…also…a marriage of heavy music with other very intentional visual, graphic and literary messaging toward this new kind of music being 'invented'."
With these criteria, Popoff throws his own contenders into the ring, citing 1967-1969 as the years when the first potential heavy-weight champs came forth: Blue Cheer, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Yardbirds, Vanilla Fudge, Cream, The Who, The Stooges, Led Zeppelin, MC5, Golden Earring, and High Tide.
Spoiler Alert: Popoff recommends that to avoid disqualification from the match, bands need to shed the blues poundage and never, ever pick up an acoustic guitar (eh hem, Led Zeppelin).
In 1970 and 1971, even more bands faced the early contenders in the ring with heavy albums, but not all of them have Popoff's one-two punch combo of album-length heaviness and very intentional visual, graphic, and literary messaging: Atomic Rooster's Death Walks Behind You; Lucifer's Friend's self-titled debut; Uriah Heep's Very 'Easy Very 'Humble, Salisbury, and Look at Yourself; Black Sabbath's self-titled debut, Paranoid, and Master of Reality; Deep Purple's In Rock and Fireball; and Alice Cooper's Love It to Death and Killer.
One thing Popoff NEVER does throughout Who Invented Heavy Metal? is obscure his opinions about which bands absolutely do NOT make the cut and his strategy of convincing you of his ultimate decision. And, generally, you can predict his winner in the ultimate matchup. But this does NOT mean he fails to build your anticipation, like the hype surrounding the so-called "Fight of the Century" between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao.
You'd bet your money on Mayweather, no doubt, but with Popoff's book, you can be assured the battle of the bands he stages is worth all the hype, too.


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You have a selection of four size options, framed and not framed. The frame paired with this piece is medium brown (displayed in the pictures).


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What is Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)?
Alternative Dispute Resolution (also known simply as "ADR") refers to a set of alternative methods that can be used to work out disagreements between parties. ADR (also known as an "ADR clause" or a "dispute resolution clause) also refers to the specific language contained within a construction contract that sets out how a dispute between the parties on a construction project will be handled.
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George Clooney has admitted that lawyer wife Amal Clooney would never have forgiven him had he attended his humanitarian 'Oscars' in Armenia and she had welcomed their twins early.
The 56-year-old actor co-founded the Aurora Prize at the annual Awakening Humanity ceremony, but revealed he had to skip the event in a video message he submitted for the audience.
"I really would have been [in Yerevan] but if I came there and my wife had twins while I was there, I could never come home," he joked in the clip (via People).
Last year, the star had been in attendance to present an award at the inaugural ceremony which honoured survivors of the Armenian genocide.
This year's award went to Dr Tom Catena, the lone doctor who continues to treats half a million people in a war-ravaged area of Sudan.
Meanwhile, Clooney has revealed that he and Amal haven't chosen any baby names yet, saying (via Mirror): "No we haven't picked out any names and I'll tell you why. Because I've had friends pick out names around their parents and then it becomes...
"Whatever name you pick they're like, 'Oh, I don't like that. That guy's a prime minister' 'Can't name her Susan. You remember your Aunt Susan?'"
Human rights barrister Amal has been representing a Yazidi refugee named Nadia Murad as she urges world leaders to hold the Islamic State accountable for "the worst crimes of our generation" (via The Guardian). She is aiming to bring charges against captured and fugitive Isis soldiers and commanders following the massacre, rape and slavery of Yazidi people.
The couple are expecting fraternal twins in June, their first children together.


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I Am Nature
You say you do not believe in God
But you are still standing tall
You said you do not want to celebrate a holiday
But you do not refuse the holiday's pay
If nature can cast the wind to blow
And cost the sky to give us snow
You see I'm nature, the only one who can take a seed so fine
And let you live in it thru the life of time.
This seed will grow thru the time of snow.
The house is from me you should know,
I am also your furniture, table and chairs
I am your floor, your doors and the way for your upstairs
I am natural the nature of all things. ...


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The D-Camsource® HD LED offers the latest HD camera technology and LED Light Source thus ensures an extremely accurate and sharp representation of images – for maximum safety in surgical applications. In combination with the HD capable joimax® endoscopes and flatscreen monitor, the system provides a constant superior image quality and is continually adapted to meet increasing HD requirements.
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ASBIS appointed official distributor of TYAN in EMEA
Regional distributor authorised to supply channel partners with the vendor's server solutions range
Regional distributor ASBIS Middle East, has been appointed the official distributor of TYAN in EMEA emerging markets including Central and Eastern Europe, Baltic states, Middle East and Africa.
In terms of the agreement, ASBIS is authorised to supply channel partners in MEA with the vendor's x86 server and workstation solutions.
"We are excited about partnering with ASBIS and bringing TYAN server solutions to the EMEA markets. This partnership will strengthen our sales network and improve our customer service across the EMEA markets,"said Robby Lin, senior director, MiTAC Computing Technology Corporation's TYAN Business Unit.
"TYAN's leading portfolio of HPC, storage, and cloud server platforms are based on Intel Xeon scalable processors and AMD EPYC processor, and are designed to address HPC, data centre, server storage and security appliance markets."
Lin added that: "We look forward to providing scalable, highly-integrated, and reliable products and gaining new business opportunities through ASBIS' distribution channels."
Georgii Saprykin, product marketing manager, ASBISc Enterprises plc said: "The partnership with TYAN expands the line of server offerings of ASBIS and provides our customers with reliable platforms for creating scalable and easily managed solutions for cloud infrastructures, Big Data and Deep Learning."
Saprykin explained that with TYAN's server platforms and storage solutions, the channel and end user customers can focus on the expansion of their operations and the range of services provided minimising the time and cost of infrastructure deployment.


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NikonGear.net 5 years this summer! Thank you for your support!
I used a Berlebach wood monopod for a while, and that contraption certainly didn't like being immersed in water. The material twisted a lot due to it absorbing water.
I could suggest the Manfrotto Neotech.(458B)Personally I would never recommend Manfrotto tripods(just too weak, and legs(locks/sliding) that don't hold up to use in salt water.But I can recommend the NeoTech for use in any water environment. Reason is simple, it's environmentally sealed. It has to be due to it's use of hydraulics to maintain height.
Arthur, I checked out the 458B on the web catalog. According to that, it is water sealed only within 18 inches from the bottom of the leg (only at the joint between the lowest and the second sections).....


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Yesterday Paul Hollis from Southeast Farm Press wrote an eloquent and fact-filled blog about the myths behind "superweeds," based on a new fact sheet published by the Weed Science Society of America. Mr. Hollis does an excellent job at explaining the points in the fact sheet, so you can read his article if you'd like to know how the "superweed" has become an average household word that, in fact, very few people understand.
Rather than debating the definition of a superweed, I'd like to explain how anyone–farmers and homeowners alike–can use integrated pest management to delay the onset of superweeds.
The term "superweed" came out following the wide adoption of herbicide-resistant crops, allowing the farmer to plant soybeans or corn or cotton and treat weeds around the crop without fear of killing the growing crop. I remember that many of the predictions included gene transfer between the GMO crop and some of the worst weeds, a prediction that seemed to be realized when stories about herbicide-resistant Palmer amaranth began to hit the news.
In 2010, I wrote two blog posts on superweeds, "Does Herbicide Use Encourage Superweeds?" (February 26) and "How to Resist Resistance" (May 14). Both tell the story about how a weed becomes resistant to herbicides when one class of herbicides is used too frequently.
Think about your own experience with medications. Suppose you take the same antibiotic every time you come down with an infection. Eventually that antibiotic stops working, and the doctor has to prescribe another antibiotic. Have you developed "supergerms"? No. The bacteria in your body has become resistant to the antibiotic.
The same principle applies to weeds. Glyphosate is among the cheapest of herbicides, so many people use it on their weeds (homeowners as well as farmers). All the time. Eventually, if you use that one herbicide enough times, the weed will develop resistance to it, just as the bacteria in your body develops resistance to one antibiotic.
So why not try a new herbicide? That's just what many people did, so in several areas some weed species are resistant to multiple herbicides, and companies can't develop alternatives fast enough to compensate for the losses.
That's where IPM can help. In fact, weed scientists have adopted the term "integrated weed management" to refer to the rotation of weed management strategies, not just chemicals. Adam Davis, a weed scientist with USDA Agricultural Research Service, responds to a common myth about always being able to spray a way out of a weed problem:
"Over the past 60 years, weed scientists have been very successful in developing new herbicide chemistries to control weeds in a variety of crops and growing situations. But relying solely upon herbicides for weed management is not a panacea. First, the herbicide discovery "pipeline" is not inexhaustible. Herbicide registrations have declined substantially over the past 20 years due to regulatory constraints, the cost of product development and the genuine scarcity of novel chemistries. Second, less than 20 herbicide modes of action (the physiological mechanism by which an herbicide acts upon a plant) have been found, with the most recent discovery made almost two decades ago. Finally, excessive reliance upon a single mode of action can cause resistance and reduce herbicide effectiveness.
The widespread adoption of herbicide-resistant crop cultivars has intensified the problem, with cross-resistance and multiple resistance becoming more common. Successful long-term weed management will depend upon the adoption of integrated weed management practices that balance chemical, physical, biological and cultural control methods to preserve the usefulness of herbicides for generations to come."
Before deciding on any type of control, you must identify the weed. Identifying a weed will help you decide whether a chemical will work, or whether it's poisonous and dangerous to livestock. Knowing what weed you're dealing with will also give you information about when and how it seeds, so you can control it before it has a chance to do any further damage.
Integrated weed management involves the use of several different types of tools, either together or at different times. For instance, mechanical methods such as mowing or hand-pulling is useful during early stages of weed development. Burning may be used after harvest if fire can be contained safely. Biological control involves insects, pathogens or possibly other plants that have a toxic affect on the weed (called allelopathy).
Sometimes wildlife such as goats are used to munch on weeds such as kudzu or poison ivy that have taken over an area. However, before you let the animals loose in an area, be sure that you know the weeds are not harmful to them.
Non-chemical tools are not meant to completely replace herbicides; they are actually used to help extend the life of the herbicide and delay herbicide resistance. Chemical tools still remain the cheapest, and excluding herbicide resistance, the most effective way of reducing weed competition in a field.
Some situations may sometimes require the use of non-chemical tools, however, including pastures if cattle will be grazing soon after the control is done. If weeds are poisonous to animals, they are a priority for removal.
In any case, the most important step is to first identify the weed. I can't stress this point enough! When you're dealing with multiple species of weeds and you have only so much time and money, knowing what weeds you're dealing with helps you prioritize.
For more information about science-based information on herbicide-resistant weeds:
What is Integrated Weed Management? (Minnesota Department of Agriculture)
Weed myths (Weed Science Society of America, WSSA)
Herbicide resistance (WSSA)
Superweed fact sheet (WSSA)
Filed under: featured | Tagged: gene transfer, genetically engineered crops, genetically modified crops, genetically modified organisms, glyphosate resistance, herbicide resistance, superweed myths, superweeds, weed science society of america, wssa |


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- Incra LS Positioner Super System
- Brand: Incra | Category: Router Accessories
i got this system about 2 months ago,and its everything they say and more.very self explanatory,simple to operate and very precise.i would recomend this system to anyone that can get one to not hesitate,just get it and you will be so very happy you did.the 90 min. video tells you everything you need to know and the large referance guide is simple to use.i tried to make the three differant double dove tail and corner post joints and they went together without a problem.easy to install ,great hardware and right out of the box was ready to go.my choice————————get it you,wont be disapointed
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#1 posted 12-15-2013 02:51 PM
Put me down as a +1 on this tool. It really is an unbelievable system. Mine is part of the big Incra combo package router table that includes the lift and a PC 7518 motor. (Yeah…that was kind of a gloat) Been having fun playing with it and learning as I'm still pretty much a wood noob. My thoughts are that it's a bit over kill for basic router stuff but when the need comes up for finer detail, it really helps me overcome my limited skill sets. The micro adjust really speeds up setup times. And even though I don't use it often, mine is setup perfectly parallel to the miter slot. Bottom line is I'm glad I pulled the trigger. It's one tool that was worth every dime I spent. (sigh…I have to go to the shop now and get my fix)
#2 posted 12-15-2013 03:11 PM
I also believe this is the best system out there. I use it on every box I make, and find the precision irreplaceable. Yes, there are other ways to do every job, but the LS positioners, particularly when combined with the Incra PRL-V2 lift mechanism are really, really good, and very fast to set up. Being lazy, that's important to me. And, even a bit better when combined with the Wixey digital lift readout. I also have an LS on my Unisaw and can't say enough good things about it either. Great review. Great product.
-- "Everybody makes mistakes. A craftsman always fixes them." (Monty Kennedy, "The Checkering and Carving of Gunstocks", 1952)
#3 posted 01-22-2014 04:00 PM
+7. I have an Incra fence on my table saw and router table. It changed the way i do woodworking and i don't know how other people do without it. Best purchase i have made to date.
-- Charlie
#4 posted 11-02-2014 02:16 AM
I ordered my LS 17 Super Fence today – can't wait to get it. I've had the Original Incra jig for years but couldn't figure it out. I finally put it back on my router table and figured it out. The LS 17 Positioner should make things a lot easier and will offer a lot more flexibility.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
#5 posted 12-22-2014 02:12 PM
I have thought about this for quite a while and just two days ago ordered the router table, fence, stand combo #3 withe the router lift and dust collection box. I think I will go ahead and order the Wixey remote height gauge and the Jessum stock guides too. I have not read anything but glowing reviews on the Incra product. I build a lot of boxes and will be happy to retire my Leigh R9 Plus jig and my Bosch router table!
-- Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.
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