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UPDATE MAY 1, 2008: JetBeam has sent me a full shipping version of the Jet-I MK IBS (courtesy of bugoutgearusa.com). I've updated all the runtimes in this thread, although there was little difference to my engineering sample MKII IBS. There are some build differences, though - scroll down for more info. For a comparison of this same IBS circuit in CR123A format, see my Jet-II IBS.
REVIEWERS NOTE: This is a three-part review. The first part is a build and runtime overview of the new JetBeam infinite brightness system (IBS) circuit, in the form of the engineering sample Jet-I MKII IBS. The second part is a build update with the full shipping version, now renamed the Jet-I MK IBS. The third part is a detailed beamshot and runtime comparison to other similar lights. The MK/MKII IBS lights were provided free of charge by JetBeam for review.
PART I: Jet-I MK IBS Build/Runtime Comparison
Specification: (according to the Manufacturer)
LED: CREE 7090 XR-E (Q5 bin)
Max Output: 225 Lumens (Torch Lumens)
Reflector: OP aluminum reflector
Lens: Sapphire crystal
Material: T6061 T6 aircraft aluminum alloy
Finish: HA III Military grade hard anodized
Battery: one AA battery or any other batteries of the same size
Input voltage: 0.7-4.2V
Switch: Reverse push button switch
Waterproof: Accord to IPX-8 standard
Dimension: Bezel diameter 21mm, Tail diameter 20mm, Overall length 91mm
Weight: 40g
As you can see, exterior styling is very nice. Light comes in a dark slate grey HA finish, similar to the earlier MKII models. There is some color mismatch between the head and body on my engineering sample, but thats not uncommon for dark grey anodizing. Lettering is generally good, although the MKII and IBS labels on the head are not uniform in intensity/brightness (again, not uncommon for Jetbeam lights). The light lacks knurling, but the smooth body has indentations to improve grip or allow addition of trits. I have always found this model series to have an elegant look.
The light comes with double o-rings at both ends of the body tube. The o-rings are a bit thicker than most lights, leading to increased resistance when screwing the head and tail to the body tube. Although this makes a tight fit which should help for water-resistance, care needs to be taken to insure you dont accidentally pinch an o-ring while tightening.
As you can see, the head contact board has a spring on it, so flat-top 14500 batteries can easily make contact. However, the increased resistance due to this second spring means that you may find it difficult to fully tighten the head/tailcap with a longer protected 14500 in there. I was able to manage this without too much force on my AW protected 14500s (NOTE: see update with shipping version in Part II below).
As with all JetBeam AA-model lights, the tailcap switch retaining ring is made of plastic. This is a concern for some, although I havent experienced any problems as yet on any of my JetBeam lights.
As you can see above, the MKII IBS uses the silver version of the Cree Q5 emitter (i.e. the area outside central die is silver in color, instead of the standard Cree yellow). My understanding is that there are no output differences between the silver and yellow versions, and these simply reflect different manufacturing plants.
Screw thread comparison:
From left to right: MKII IBS, JET-I PRO, MKII X
The threads on the MKII IBS are improved from the early version of the MKII series. As you can see in the pics above, the MKII IBS (far left) has fewer but thicker threads than the original Cree MKII X (far right). This should reduce the risk of cross-threading. These threads are not as substantial as those on the JET-I PRO (middle) which are square and thick (a favorite with machinists). However, the MKII threads are anodized, allowing for tailcap lockout.
The reverse clicky switch is fairly stiff, similar to other JetBeam models. The traverse is also fairly short (i.e. how far you have to press to activate the light), but accidental activation is unlikely given the resistance and flat-top switch cover. However, you may find getting into the hidden modes takes some practice, as you need to quickly flash the switch 3 times in less than one second (I've found this a bit challenging - see the Interface section below for a discussion). Light is able to tailstand.
From left to right: MKII IBS, JET-I PRO, MKII X
Early versions of JetBeam 1AA lights (i.e. the MKII X and the C-LEs) had fairly sharp edges around the tailcap lanyard attachment. As you can see above, the newer MKII IBS and JET-I PRO have an improved smooth edging.
PART II: Build Comparison to Shipping Jet-I MK IBS
As you can see, the full shipping version comes in a new hard-shell box with proper identification labels. Inside, securely packaged in foam inserts is the light, manual, warranty card, extra o-rings and switch boot cover, and wrist lanyard. A definite improvement over the current Jet-II and Jet-III packaging.
Build Differences:
A few obvious differences stand out. The anodizing is better match across the whole light, similar to the head of the engineering sample. However, the lettering is not as clear or sharp as the engineering sample. It's not quite as bad as the above pic makes it look, so here is another one:
Body tube and threads are the same between the two lights. O-rings are less orange and more red on the shipping version.
Now this is a little strange - the o-ring around the lens is much smaller on the shipping version, and hence a lot more noticeable. It doesn't seem to interfere with the beam, though.
Now this is significant - notice how much longer the tailcap spring is on the shipping version (on the right). I understand now the complaints from some people about not being able to fit some protected 14500 batteries in this light. With the extra spring in the head, that's a lot of tension on the battery (threads are anodized, so you need a full tightness fit of both the head and tail cap to make contact). Cranking it tight thus runs the potential risk of damaging your battery.
It seems like JetBeam is using the more substantial switch spring I noticed in my Jet-II review. But while that spring fits the bigger Jet-II tailcap fine, it is a bit wide at the base for the smaller red plastic retaining ring of the MK IBS. The first rung or two of the spring are jammed under the retaining ring, making it hard to separate the retaining ring from the switch assembly.
This is not really a problem when using standard batteries, but I find it very difficult to tighten the tailcap on most of my AW protected 14500s. I strongly recommend JetBeam revert to using the smaller springs in this light.
Digital control:
All JetBeam lights use PWM, to my knowledge. On this light, the frequency is high enough that I cant detect it by eye or instrument, even at the lowest output settings.
The MK IBS allows you to set three defined output states (A, B, C) through a continuously variable brightness mechanism similar to some Liteflux, EdgeTAC, and DBS lights. Interface is as follows:
Mode Switching
According to the JetBeam manual and published specs, default settings for the three modes are: A is High brightness (~80-85% max), B is Low brightness (~10-15%), and C is the warning signal. There is no memory mode - when switched on each time, the light enters mode A. Lightly press the tail cap button (i.e. quick flash), and the light will go from mode A -> B -> C in cycle. Note that on my engineering sample, A and B were both pre-set to Max (100%) brightness.
Changing the Brightness Level
To access the IBS cycle, lightly press the tail cap button three or more times within one second in any mode to enter the Hidden Menu for that mode. This allows you to set each of A, B and C modes individually.
After 3 quick flashes, the light immediately goes into the Brightness Setting mode where it will ramp brightness from Min (5%) to Max (100%) gradually. Once it reaches Max, the light then starts over at Min and repeats the process. A complete cycle is supposed to take about 8 seconds according to the manual, but Ive found that my engineering sample takes about twice that long (see Ramp graph below). During this process, the light flickers once at Min (5%), twice at 50% output; and three times at Max (100%). Simply turn off the light to select the output level you want. It will then retain this setting the next time you turn the light back on.
Special Functions Mode
After entering the Brightness Setting mode of the Hidden Menu, lightly press the tail cap button once, and the light enters the Special Functions mode - which goes from 1HZ to 15HZ strobe, warning signal, standby signal, 100% SOS and 5% SOS. Again, if you want to select any of these functions, just turn off the light and it will be set for the next time you turn on.
Reset Function
From the Special Functions mode, lightly press the tail cap button once and the light enters Reset mode. Turn the light off, and when it comes back on you will be in the factory set default A, B, C settings (i.e. A: High brightness; B: Low brightness; C: Warning Signal).
Although this interface seems to work pretty well, I personally found it hard to consistently flash the reverse clicky 3 times within one second to enter the Hidden Menu on my engineering sample. Either I was too slow, or I sometimes pressed too hard and clicked the switch off. I did find it a bit easier on my shipping sample, but of course, YMMV.
For comparison beamshots and a summary of throw and overall output, please scroll down to Part II of this review.
Testing Method: All my output numbers are relative for my home-made light box setup, a la Quickbeam's FR.com method. My relative overall output numbers are typically similar to his, although generally a little lower. You can directly compare all my review graphs - i.e. an output value of "10" in one graph is the same as "10" in another. Throw values are the square-root of lux measurements taken at 1m using a light meter.
Variable Output Ramping
Below is a graph comparing ramping outputs on both 14500 and Sanyo Eneloop. Ive marked the graphs with the approximate time points when the light flashes to indicate 5%, 50%, and 100%.
First off, I should explain that the 50% flash setting is based on ~50% max output on 14500, regardless of what battery type is in there. Since the max output on standard alkaline/NiMH is only slightly brighter than the 50% level on 14500, this gives you the strange looking Eneloop curve shown above where 50% flash is actually pretty close to the output of max 100% flash on this battery type, but takes an extra ~7 secs or so to reach it.
Now with the corrected lightbox results, youll see the ramping results make a little more sense, although they are still not perfectly visually linear. Youll also note that the ramping time is about twice as long as the 8 secs reported in the manual. For a comparison to other lights with a variable output interface, please see Part II of this review.
Note: all the runtimes below have been updated with the full shipping sample (including the default Hi and defaul Lo settings, that weren't available on my engineering sample). If you don't see the new graphs, just hit your browser's refresh button.
Note: 50% flash on the graphs above refer to the point when the IBS circuit flashes to denote 50% on 14500 (which is actually near maximal on NiMH/Alkaline). ~50% (std batt) refers to an arbitrary point I picked that gives you roughly 50% initial output on standard batteries.
Preliminary Output/runtime observations:
- The maximum output on 14500 is an outstanding ~95 relative units on my scale.
- Output/efficiency on 14500 seems good, with no signs of the problem that plagued the initial release of the Jet-I PRO.
- As JetBeam has pointed out, the circuit has some efficiency problems at the med/high output range on NiMH. For ex, the Default Hi and 50% flash level (which are both just slightly lower output than max) have equivalent runtime to max.
- Low output is nice and low as low as Ive seen on a multi-stage 1AA light. Runtimes are still progressing, but output levels are marked on the graphs above for your reference.
- Higher output alkaline runtimes are disappointing, but thats not entirely surprising given that this light is optimized for maximum brightness on 14500.
PART II: MKII IBS Comparison Beamshots/Runtimes
For this part of the review, I am going to compare the engineering sample Jet-I MKII IBS (Q5) to the original JB MKII X (P4), EDGETAC NDI (Q5), Fenix L1D (Q5), and JB JET-I PRO (R2). The shipping version Jet-I MK IBS doesn't look appreciably different.
Comparison Beamshots
All lights are on max/100% on AW protected 14500, about 0.5 meters from a white wall. From left to right, top row is MKII IBS, Fenix L1D, EDGETAC NDI. Bottom row is MKII IBS again, with JET-I PRO, and MKII X.
As you can see, the MKII IBS has the greatest output of all the lights shown (its even more noticeable in real life). It also has the widest spillbeam. Tint is white with a slight violet hue on my sample, but its not as pronounced as the above pics seem to show.
Throw/Output Summary Chart:
As I mentioned earlier, my original lightbox recordings were in error (now corrected). Below is a summary chart, including some ceiling bounce numbers taken in a small windowless room (with light and lightmeter on the floor, both pointing straight up).
As you can see from both the revised lightbox and ceiling bounce tests, the IBS is quite a bit brighter than the competition on max on 14500.
In terms of throw, on 14500 the MKII IBS is producing the following according to my lightmeter:
5%: 46 lux
50%: 1950 lux
100%: 3750 lux
Note: 50% flash on the graphs above refer to the point when the IBS circuit flashes to denote 50% on 14500 (which is actually near maximal on NiMH/Alkaline). ~50% (std batt) refers to an arbitrary point I picked that gives you roughly 50% initial output on standard batteries.
Output/runtime observations:
- No doubt about it, the Jet-I MK IBS is the brightest light on 14500 that I have tested.
- Given the incredibly high output, heat is a concern: JetBeam recommends against running the light this way unsupervised, as it could get hot enough to burn something! I concur, and advise caution in using 100% on 14500.
- Maximum output on standard batteries is similar or greater than the other lights test here, with typically equivalent output/runtime efficiency.
- There is some loss of efficiency on standard batteries at near maximal output, which according to Jetbeam is a trade-off in order to have maximal output on Li-ion (which so many of you seem to want ).
- Low output is as low as Ive seen for any of these newer multi-stage 1AA lights certainly as low as my excellent NDI (and with equivalent runtime to boot). Very impressive that such a wide range of output is possible on the IBS circuit.
- Regulation is excellent on all rechargeable battery types. Like the NDI, its clear that this light was designed to excel on rechargeables (NiMH and Li-ion).
- High output performance on alkaline is certainly less impressive, but thats not surprising on such a high-end light.
Variable Output Ramping
Below is a graph comparing ramping outputs on 14500 for all my lights that have this feature. The graph has been adjusted to percent maximal output for each individual light, to allow you to better compare the differences. Ive marked the graphs with the approximate time points where the MKII IBS and DBS DI circuits flash to indicate 5%, 50%, and 100%.
As you can see, ramping time is fairly long on the IBS, and slightly more visually curvilinear than most.
Preliminary conclusions:
- Highest output on 14500 of any 1AA Ive seen. Good news for all you output freaks out there! but I must caution about the risks of excessive heat if run this way in a prolonged fashion.
- Runtimes on higher output levels are very good on rechargeable battery types, but lower than the competition on standard batteries in the Med-Hi range. This may be a trade-off to get such a wide dynamic range on Li-ion. Further Med mode testing on NiMH is underway.
- Lowest output mode (5%) is as low as Ive seen on a multi-stage 1AA light with output and runtime as good as my EDGETAC NDI. Well done!
- Regulated output on rechargeable battery types in all output modes is very good (e.g. unlike Fenix or earlier JetBeam lights on 14500, where you run on direct drive initially)
- The feature set and user interface on this IBS circuit are more advanced than most lights, and is a considerable improvement over earlier JetBeam models. However, I found triple-flash to enter variable brightness and other modes a bit cumbersome compared to the simpler NDI interface.
- Light lacks a memory mode as such, but the flexibility to set 3 programmable states (accessed in a cycle) more than makes up for this, IMO.
- Build quality on my samples are very high, consistent with other JetBeam lights. Standard issues like anodizing mismatch, lettering imperfections, and plastic switch retaining ring persist, but overall quality is still quite high. Note the larger tailcap spring on the shipping version is problematic for longer protected 14500 battieres.
Im not sure if this JetBeam IBS will replace my NDI as my EDC (Ive grown fond of the NDIs forward clicky and elegant interface). But the higher output and 3 programmable states of the MKII IBS are certainly nice features, and Ive always been a fan of the more elegant styling of the MKII series.
Hmmm, decisions, decisions Ill keep you posted on my experiences with it!
UPDATE: After EDCing the Jet-I MK IBS for a week, I thought I'd share my personal experiences with it relative to my NDI.
MK IBS advantages:
- Higher possible maximum output on 14500 (pretty much an even wash on standard batteries, though).
- 3 output levels you can set (i.e. 5%, ~60%, 100% works well for me in practice), instead of just one set-able level plus max on the NDI. This is a major point in the MK's favour, as far as I am concerned.
- More elegant and refined look - but that's just my personal preference (the NDI's "tactical" look may be your thing ).
- Can tailstand in stock form (but I find it more usable if you mod the switch cover so it doesn't - see below for discussion)
MK IBS disadvantages:
- Reverse clicky is stiff and harder to activate than the smooth forward clicky of the NDI. The mod suggested by Nake in post #41 helps a lot (see my follow-up post #48), but still doesn't let you momentary flash like you can on the NDI.
- Although overall output is similar on lowest setting - my preferred output level - the IBS has a brighter and more defined hotspot than the NDI (the NDI has a relatively brighter spill and smoother transition from the hotspot). Result is that I find myself "following the bouncing ball" with the MKII's hotspot when walking around the house at night, which I never felt with the NDI. Note the difference isn't huge between the lights, but it is noticeable to me.
- Less "grippy" texture of the MK IBS - I'm always a little worried it will slip out of my hand. No worries with the NDI!
For my personal preferences and daily usage, I find the balance swings slightly in favour of the NDI, despite its lack of a set-able "medium" level. Plus it happens to have a warmer tint that I personally like (of course, that's a complete lottery - YMMV). The Jet-I MK IBS is going into my computer travel bag for now (I leave the NDI at home when travelling through airport secuity ...)
Bottom line: I see the two lights as roughly equivalent overall, and I'm sure most here would be happy with either. Just go with whichever one seems to best match your personal tastes and preferences.


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I don't know what 'contrastive analysis' is, but I don't think that disqualifies me from answering - as I have a fair idea of what a hypothesis is.
If you are discussing a theory, you will need to refer to the hypothesis.
In practice, you don't need to. If you decide to use contrastive analysis - or any other system - you can just do it.
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One of the saddest but surest signs of our intellectual and cultural stagnation over the past few decades is the total lack of imagination in our visions of the future. After the Industrial Revolution and throughout most of the 20th Century, people dreamed of flying cars and spaceships. Science fiction writers like Ray Bradbury, Jules Verne, and Arthur C. Clarke wrote about concepts that were unthinkable at the time – space flight, radar, nuclear power, artificial intelligence, microprocessors, and so much more – and eventually became reality. Today's visions of the future consist largely of putting an LCD touchscreen on every conceivable surface and object, or incrementally upgrading cellphones and personal computing every few years. That is, when we're not too busy envisioning a future of famine, global climate disasters, and conflict over dwindling and finite natural resources. No, we no longer have the zeitgeist of the Cold War era, when science was a force for good that would make life immeasurably better. Now science exists to make us toys/gizmos/gadgets to make it easier to look at Facebook in public, while trying to mitigate the damage done by the industrialization that made previous generations so excited about the future. What happened to visions of the future that actually excite us?
The only recent invention that really strikes me as a paradigm shifter – and the first since the affordable, practical home computer in the 1980s – is 3D printing. I am the first to admit that I have only a layman's understanding of the process, but it holds the potential to make us rethink the process of turning ideas into physical objects. Of course, there are some pretty alarming implications of the technology as well. Everything else, including the mighty internet and all of the devices that allow us to access it, is merely a means of repackaging information for greater convenience. Has that convenience changed our lives? Certainly. Has it created something fundamentally new? No.
This is starting to veer dangerously close to non-NPF territory. So, um…here's some retro-future stuff for your slow Friday afternoon in the office:
1. Check out this Jetsons-styled behemoth of a home computer offered by Honeywell in the late 1960s. This "kitchen computer" was supposed to offer home cooks access to recipes and other things to better organize the kitchen.
Being massive, massively expensive ($10,600 in 1968), and requiring an (included) two-week programming course just to figure out how to use the damn thing, it was…not a sales success. Sure did look cool, though.
2. Here's a classic short film from that perennial retro-future favorite, Disneyland's Monsanto House of Tomorrow.
The brief second part of the film can be found here. Note that in some form or another, almost every innovation they envisioned in the film is now a part of our daily lives (although moving sinks do not appear to have caught on). Don't overlook the architectural magnificence of the house from the outside either:
3. If you currently work in a tech-related field, perhaps even doing some programming, you are certain to get a kick out of this Bell Labs training video (1973) for newly hired programmers. Be sure to note which counter to go to when you need to have a tape changed in the mainframe.


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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Jamie Collins made his mark with one of the worst college teams in the country. Now he's headed for one of the best in the NFL after being drafted by the New England Patriots.
The outside linebacker was chosen in the second round on Friday night by the Patriots, who were just one win away from reaching the Super Bowl last season. Southern Mississippi was 0-12 in Collins' senior season when he had 10 sacks."It's motivation and it's adversity," Collins said in a conference call after being drafted with the first of the Patriots two picks in the round. "I felt like I had to play hard every game just because we were losing.
"I felt like that was going to draw a lot of attention to me to see how I played, despite the fact that we went 0-12."
The Patriots took Collins with the 52nd overall pick that they obtained in a trade in which they sent their first-round pick to Minnesota. Then they chose wide receiver Aaron Dobson of Marshall with their own pick in the round, the 59th.
And in the third round, they took two defensive backs from Rutgers -- cornerback Logan Ryan with the 83rd pick, also acquired from the Vikings, and safety Duron Harmon with the 91st pick, who was expected to be drafted much later, if at all.
In Saturday's final day of the three-day draft, the Patriots have one pick in the fourth round and three in the seventh.
Three of the players chosen Friday play positions where the Patriots need help. The team was vulnerable to big pass plays early last season. It also lacked depth at wide receiver, then lost its top two pass catchers when free agent Wes Welker signed with the Denver Broncos and Brandon Lloyd was released.
But they used their first pick of the draft on an outside linebacker.
Collins is a skilled pass rusher who arrived at Southern Mississippi as a safety. He became an outside linebacker as a sophomore and played defensive end last season, finishing his college career with 21 sacks.
"Coming in as a safety to linebacker to end, it's different going up against those big guys every play," he said. "I never thought sacking the quarterback would feel so good."
In his junior year, Southern Mississippi went 12-2. Then coach Larry Fedora resigned to become head coach at North Carolina and Ellis Johnson took his place. He was fired on Nov. 27 after just one season.
"A lot of people didn't buy into the system," Collins said. "You know how it is when new coaches come in."
The Patriots don't. Coach Bill Belichick was there before any of his current players. And even though the Patriots have won three of the five Super Bowls they've reached in his 13 seasons, his drafting success has been spotty.
Of the four wide receivers the Patriots have drafted in the past seven years, only 2012 seventh-rounder Jeremy Ebert remains. Their complex offense is difficult to master. Chad Johnson, then known as Chad Ochocinco, struggled with it in 2011 when he made 15 catches in his only season with the team.
Dobson is optimistic he'll be able to handle it."I think I'm ready," he said. "It's definitely something that I've been getting prepared for, just going through this whole process, just people telling me about the pressure of going into the league. So I'm just trying to go in, be level-headed and go in focused."
The Patriots added veterans Danny Amendola, Donald Jones and Michael Jenkins at wide receiver. And now Dobson gives quarterback Tom Brady a fourth new receiver.
For Dobson, playing with one of the NFL's best quarterbacks is "not intimidating at all. I'm excited just to get to know him and start catching balls from him."


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We have confirmation that the new series' imminent sale in the US has impacted the 'classic' series being syndicated in the US. In a statement to PBS station WCET Channel 48 in Cincinnati, Ohio, which was released by their promotions department, a BBC report states the following: "Sadly, it is true. This Saturday, January 22nd, is the final broadcast of Doctor Who on our air. ... As for the reason why: the BBC is eager to sell the new series with Christopher Eccleston here in the United States and is not renewing contract with PBS stations at this time. The official word from our contact at the BBC states: 'Unfortunately, we won't be able to proceed with a renewal of Doctor Who at this time. The new series of Doctor Who is currently being shopped around to various commercial broadcasters. For this reason, we have been asked not to make any syndication agreements on this title until further notice. I'm sorry if this has caused you inconvenience. Our sales department has been under strong pressure to get this new, glossy series highly placed. Unfortunately, this was a commercial strategy decision,and we do not have enough of an existing PBS user base to bid against cable or the commercial giants, some of which are taking the new series in consideration. Thank you for understanding.'" So, no deal for US broadcast, but it's expected soon, and meanwhile, the original series is slowly disappearing from all markets. (Thanks to Benjamin Elliott)


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Ford's Revamped Luxury Brand Aims for SEMA Hipness
Ford may be the featured manufacturer for this year's SEMA show, but that doesn't mean it's forgotten about its other divisions. After seeing what customizers did with cars like the Chrysler 300 and Cadillac Escalade, Ford is offering up its own luxury cars from the Lincoln brand for the full SEMA treatment.
Headlining the group are the Lincoln MKS, MKZ, and MKT models. Can Lincoln be hip?
Rick Bottom Designs MKT Panache
Rick Bottom kept it simple and old-school with a ride height lowered by 2 inches, shaved door handles, minor body work and just enough chrome trim to accent the belt line without going overboard. Inside, two-tone leather, floating arm rests, and a custom audio system up the luxury factor.
Raceskinz MKS
True to its name, Raceskinz re-skinned the MKS with more carbon-fiber trim inside and out than you can shake a stick at. That includes dash and door trim, a new roof, fog light bezels, mirror caps, a rear diffuser, a rear spoiler, side door moldings, antenna cover, license plate frames, and more done up in carbon fiber. Raceskinz promises that the carbon treatment is tasteful and not overdone, though the laundry list of add-ons worries us. A custom rear center console and high-powered LIIV entertainment system complete the package.
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3dCarbon went nice and simple with its MKZ and added a new rear spoiler and rear roof spoiler, stainless steel door moldings and exhaust tips, and 20-in. TSW wheels wrapped in low-profile tires to the exterior. Jazzing up the engine is a Magnaflow exhaust that helps it breathe and sound better.


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Cancelled Membership replied to Cancelled Membership's topic in The LoungeI have personally witnesses several Christian men benefit from his book, but other's not to so much. Laura Schlessinger might not be saved, but Christian's can learn something of value from her. God isn't limited in His scope in reaching us. Paul's book is simply "too controversial" for many churches used to passivity. Paul has some pretty hard sayings that alot of beliver's can't stomach. It doesn't make any difference if Paul is a Catholic, a Jew (like Schlessinger) or an extra-terrestrial (ok, that one's a joke) what's important is the message. I received it with great joy because it's a message that had to be said, regardless if any of you consider it secular in tone or not. We'll just have to agree to disagree.
"no More Christian Nice Guy" By Paul Coughlin
Cancelled Membership posted a topic in The LoungeBrother Paul's book (no, not THE Paul or his writings in the NT- *joke*) appropriately titled "No More Christian Nice Guy: When Being Nice Instead of Good, Hurts Men, Women and Children", is an expose' of the all-too modern day Body of Christ who prefer non-confrontation as opposed to standing up and telling it as it is, even if means you will face harassment, social-isolation (oh, no, we can't do the isolation thing....) and/or face possible bodily harm. And we're supposed to just sit there and "praaaaaise Gawd" as the world turns and walks all over us.... Brother Paul, in essence say's that Christian's especially in America have become very soft because they have become complacent that persecution "....is something that's going to happen way into the future, in fact Jesus will have come back by then." At another time I've heard this classic misnomer: "We have laws that protect us, so don't worry." My reply: "What about the Christians in countries that have no such laws on the books to protect them?" (Wait for it: the same old song-and-dance ) "Well, uhmmmm, we'll just have to lift them up in prayer and watch God move among His people...., hey listen, I have to go..." Brother Paul's book is out there, at your library, or Christian (and non-Christian) bookstore, available online at Amazon. Use your deductive reasoning. A word of WARNING: those of you who are used to the idea of non-conflict and Jesus being all love, all compassion, all understanding, all passive..... are going to be in for a spiritual "culture" shock with this book, and some of you will be offended with Mr. Coughlin's remarks. I'm quite certain of that. For all of you ladies out there can get Jennifer D. Degler's book: Dr. Degler has a PhD. Her book is co-authored by Mr. Coughlin.
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Leading a quiet and peaceable life. Interesting. So one day I witness an active-shooter taking human life because he's angry at the world and everything is everyone else's fault, and we need to understand his rage, right? Then it dawns on me: I have the means (and the training) to do something about this....and I will. I proceed to take his life in defense of self or others. Now if that means I'm not "leading a quiet and peaceable life" then does it mean I (somehow) violated Scripture? How about those who expected to go home in one piece to their loved ones and continue leading a quiet and peaceable life? What kind of a witness would I be if I had the presense of mind to stop this dangerous murderer but didn't? My testimony (and the credibility of Christ) would be forever tainted in the hearts and minds of those who observed. I suppose some in the Body of Christ will argue that since they don't have the same type and frequency of training that I do, that's a "sign" from the Lord that they are to just go ahead and live that quiet and peaceable life. Fine. No one say's you have to go sell your cloak and buy a sword..... I know we were discussing the sodomite-anarchists and what they just did by intimidating the couple who owned that bake shop into silence, thus effectively silencing all Christians. Are we to interpret that to mean we are to live a quiet and peaceable life when the world and the devil are just walking all over us like that? No sir, I DON'T hardly think so! I reiterate Happy Christan's quote: "No such thing as a quiet and peaceable life when we sit by and allow this kind of stuff to go unchallenged...sorry, but it's true. I don't think the Lord is too happy that we are accepting this kind of stuff. And, really, by not challenging it, we are accepting it..." Alot of Christian's today want to avoid conflict in any form (including verbal debates) because they think it's "unChristian", and Jesus calls us to peace at all times. They seem to believe that conflict in any form makes for a bad witness to the unsaved, and it might turn them off to the message of the Gospel. Then they die in their sin, and go to hell and their blood will be on our hands, correct? Am I suggesting that we go out of our way and create conflict with the unsaved? Absolutely not! What if conflict comes to you, how are you going to handle it? By apologizing for your faith so as to not rile them up any further, in order to hopefully win them to Jesus down the road? I've had enough!
I couldn't have said it any better myself. Well put, Happy Christian! So many believer's assume that as long as it's not happening to them or their merry little band of spiritual hermits, it can't possibly be real. Let them go about their merry little way singing praises, prancing around like the little spiritual fairies they are, and say "All is well, the Lord is good...."
I'm not even going to provide a link for this story. you can do it yourself, starting with (I dare say) Fox News. The sodomites are celebrating their victory over their success at forcing a brother and sister in the Lord to close down their bakery business in Oregon, all because they stood their ground in refusing to participate in a morally perverse "wedding". My question is: WHERE'S THE OUTRAGE BY SUPPOSEDLY REAL CHRISTIANS IN THIS COUNTRY!!!???!!!!! I know: they're too busy shining their armor or squabbling at one another to even care. They're the type to sit by quietly and "...the Lord fight our battles for us, and we need not lift a finger..." The police out there confirm anonymous sodomite anarchist's threatened the families of this couple if they didn't shut up and give in and become more tolerant of their perverted lifestyle. I'd like to show a little tolerance: the sodomite-anarchists are getting close to a very real violent confrontation with very real unintended consequences, and their "buddies" the DOJ won't be able to help them.
"gentlemen.....we Have A Situation Here..."
Cancelled Membership posted a topic in The LoungeMy sister arrived back from a (sort of) vacation bible trip out of state. According to the information she presented to me, she told me about an incident (a situation) at an area church, in which apparently two brother's in the Lord -both members- got into a full-on, knock down, drag out fist fight right there in the foyer before the morning service! Apparently there has been alot of bad blood between the two for a very long time. The Pastor knew about these two and their fued but simply didn't want to get involved with "..a personal matter.."between two grown men. Both are fathers and both respected members of the community. My sis has no idea what the bad blood was all about, nor does she want to. The police were called and instead of taking the two men to jail, they were both issued tickets for (1) disorderly conduct, (2) disturbing the peace, (3) intentional disruption of a worship service, and suprizingly no charges of assault since neither man drew first blood. Needless to say, Sunday services (morning and evening) were cancelled. How would you go about dealing with the aftermath, whether you're a Pastor or not?
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I'm Back....does Anyone Remember Me?
Cancelled Membership replied to Jesuspaiditall4all's topic in Introduce YourselfWe haven't met, but welcome back. It's obvious you have alot of friends in here.
Report Alleges Fox News Is Bowing To Gay Agenda
Cancelled Membership replied to John81's topic in The LoungeI just received a report about an HBO documentry (now on DVD) titled "Outrage", (the subtitle "Behind Washington's Closet Door" (2005) in which Fox News' Shepard Smith is homosexual. Smith is divorced, and no one knows if his ex-wife knew of his sexual proclivities.
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Heard this all before. They all moniter your online searches and eventually turn that over to goverment, but not as easily because of the scandels gone full press now. Begin and end your day with all your searches with StartPage (regardless of how slow it is at first). https://startpage.com If that doesn't woek right away, or not at all (don't see why not) then use this: https://startpage.com/eng/
Update: this DHS employee has put on paid leave. (Whatever happened to the good ol' days when people were suspended without pay pending an investigation?) http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/08/24/dhs-employee-behind-website-promoting-race-war-on-paid-leave/?test=latestnews
Ok, this is the exact word-for-word- number-for-number web page URL that I got from Fox News. I've gone over it letter by letter, and number by number, and for some reason it still isn't taking it for download. It come up instead as "page not found". If you want to read the story, go to Fox's site and use their search option. http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2013/08/22/kentucky-theater-refuses-to-show-butler-because-jane-fonda/
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Must be the part about Obama's campaign promise to reconcile the people. Just goes to show what you can get away with when you know the right people. Source: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/08/22/dhs-employee-spends-spare-time-promoting-race-war-against-whites/?cmpid=NL_fntop
Saw this coming. Just a matter of time. (Got it to work) http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/08/21/nsa-surveillance-reach-broader-than-publicly-acknowledged


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The Honors Orchestra is comprised of orchestra students in 7th, 8th and 9th grade and band students in 8th and 9th grade. The Honors Orchestra is currently under the direction of Emily Pflaum, Cooper Orchestra director, and assisted by Jeanne Kauffmann.
Honors Orchestra started in the district in 1997 as a strings-only orchestra. In 2004 it became a full orchestra which means it includes string instruments, woodwinds, brass, and percussion instruments. Past directors include Shane Schmeichel, Emily Raymond, Brian Duffy, Sarah Chelgren, Mary James, Linda Bell, Lucas Shogren and Jeanne Kauffmann.


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Why would a business need to detect fake ids?
As a result of the significant increase in the number of identity theft cases reported by organizations of all types in recent years, many businesses are concerned about making sure they understand who an individual transacting with them actually is. This requirement to verify a person's identity is typically driven by the need to decide whether or not access to something ought to be granted. Whether it be access to a building, a country, a safety deposit box, or a bank account, organizations charged with protecting sensitive assets are increasingly aware that identity theft is pandemic and that detecting fake ID's during the transaction is vitally important.
There are over 1,000 different valid ID document designs in the United States. Thus, it may seem a daunting task to detect fake IDs when even the most detail-minded person would have a difficult time detecting a fake ID when there is such a large number of identity document types and designs available.
Fraud associated with fake IDs can result in losses and can compromise an organization's compliance with government regulations. Depending on the transactional environment of a business, detecting fake ID's can benefit an organization by reducing exposure to fraud losses and helping to bring the operation into compliance with federal, state and local regulations requiring identity verification.Benefits of detecting fake ids:
How to detect fake IDs:
At FraudFighter, we provide solutions to detect fake ID cards that utilize two different "levels" of detection sophistication and accuracy. These products range from simple, low-cost tools to more complex and technologically advanced solutions that allow the organization to capture and store data about the ID document, and to generate a customer credential based on the data.
Ultraviolet Detection Method:
Many state IDs and driver licenses include security features that only can be seen under an ultraviolet counterfeit detector. Checking for the presence of these security features allows you to verify their authenticity. Decidedly low-tech in nature, ultraviolet detectors provide a level of protection anomalous to a firewall placed on a network – while it will detect many potential issues, more dedicated and sophisticated attacks may be able to get past this type of defense.
FraudFighter carries a full line of Ultraviolet Counterfeit Detectors to suit any type of business environment. We also deigned and publish a reference guide available named the "Driver License UV Security Feature Reference Guide" that shows what each state driver license should look like under an Ultraviolet detector in order to help our customers' employees to verify state driver's licenses.
Image and Data Capture Method:
At the high-tech end of the spectrum, FraudFighter carries a line of "Image and Data Capture" devices. High resolution images of the ID document are taken in different light sources along with digitally stored data from magnetic strips, barcodes, digital watermarks and/or RFID chips. Forensic authentication of the document is conducted by analyzing the data captured from the ID document. Image capture and Authentication solutions are highly accurate and do not require the employee to interpret the authenticity of the customer's ID document.


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Bob Veres strikes an unusual pose at financial planning conferences, his beard and pony-tail being more avant-garde than typical attendees.
Despite his unconventional veneer, Veres has iconic stature among financial planners and does industry commentary-in person, in print or online. He recently fired a shot at the financial services/retirement cabal, labeling them �financial terrorists� for their dogged opposition to fiduciary standards.
Anyone living and working in South Walton knows all too well about financial terrorism but that�s another day�s story.
According to testimony at the Security and Exchange Commission�s website, all the heavy hitters, insurance companies, big brokers and banks remain foursquare against a fiduciary standard for their clients. Veres dismisses their argument likening them to clumsy hostage takers and bumbling blackmailers. But Bob is much too serious and misses the comedy.
These industry big-shots claim a fiduciary standard will mean a reduction in the number and types of products offered to people with investable assets less than $250,000. Newsflash: Most Americans have much less than $250,000 to invest. It�s got to be a joke, right? Variable annuities will still be sold for less than $250,000. Who�s kidding who? Maybe with a fiduciary standard, the salesperson couldn�t claim annuities were commission free or mislead about annual costs.
Last month, the Washington, D.C., Theater of the Absurd topped itself.
A liberal group signed, sealed and delivered a letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission. As members of the Black Congressional Caucus, they were ostensibly worried a fiduciary standard would disproportionately affect black constituents and their ability to save.
Thanks to the magic of modern technology, inquiring minds discovered a financial services industry lobbyist drafted said epistle. Then said industry lobbied the Securities and Exchange Commission citing in part the letter signed by the congresswomen and men. Thank you, Maxine Waters for this bit of levity. LOL, the fiduciary standard debate allows me to scoop my First Facebook Friend Ever, Ron Hart, on a liberal licentiousness story.
The argument against a fiduciary standard further disintegrates when you see other countries incorporating it for investors.
Both Britain and Australia have implemented a fiduciary standard. We speak the same language (similar anyway) and all three of our court systems follow English Common Law. The London Stock Exchange traces its lineage to the Royal Exchange founded by Queen Elizabeth I in 1571.
They�ve been dancing the capitalism jig for centuries, long before we were a nation. It�s not like they are singing Karl Marx hallelujahs. A fiduciary standard is merely an evolutionary offshoot of the crescent of prosperity springing from Genoa, Italy, to Great Britain and its former colonies.
A fiduciary standard means nothing if practitioners ignore it. Asset managers, posing as fiduciaries, sometimes recommend taking Social Security before full retirement age, resulting in asset management fees for them and eliminating the seven percent annual increase in Social Security benefits for their clients.
Fee-only fiduciary planners routinely charge asset management fees on qualified plans � 401(k)s for instance, they only manage from afar. Charging full fare on limited options inside a qualified plan seems a fiduciary reach. Conversely, I�ve worked with non-fiduciary investment professionals who practice as fiduciaries because it�s the right thing to do.
With a fiduciary standard nothing changes for anyone who walks the walk.
Buz Livingston, CFP, has the only investment management and financial planning firm in the entire world headquartered in Blue Mountain Beach. Contact him at 850-267-1068 or www.livingstonfinancial.net


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To prepare the filling, soak agar flakes in Edensoy for 20 minutes. Pour into a medium size pot, add the maple syrup and bring almost to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring frequently, until the agar melts, about 20 minutes. Turn off the flame, pour Edensoy mixture into a blender and pulse several seconds to further dissolve the agar. Pour back into the pot. Add the pumpkin, salt, spices, vanilla and diluted kuzu. Stir to mix well, bring almost to a boil and remove from the flame.
To prepare the crust, mix all dry ingredients together in a medium bowl. Pulse the oil and Edensoy in the blender several seconds or whisk in a bowl to blend thoroughly. Add the wet ingredients to the dry, mix and form into a ball of dough. Preheat the oven to 350°. Roll out the dough and place in a 9.5 inch pie plate. Crimp edges of the dough with your fingers and trim excess dough with a knife. Poke several holes in the bottom of the crust with a fork. Pre-bake for 5 minutes before filling with pumpkin. Sprinkle the chopped nuts on top of the filling. Bake again for another 25 minutes or until the crust is golden. Allow to cool and set before slicing.
Yields 1 pie, 1 slice per person
Per serving - 341 calories, 9 g fat (24% calories from fat), 5 g protein, 61 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 0 mg cholesterol, 362 mg sodium


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Members of the Indiana Arts Commission are appointed by the Governor to act as commissioners-at-large, to represent the state as an entity, and to take the citizens of Indiana as their constituents. Individual commissioners should exercise partisanship on behalf of the cultural development of Indiana.
Members of the Commission are required to make a significant investment of time during their term of appointment. Commissioners are required to:
- Attend quarterly business meetings each year (four days per year)
- Serve on at least two standing committees of the Commission (an average of six days per year). Committees are appointed by the Commission chair.
- May also chair a grant advisory panel meeting (1/2 to one day per year)
- Attend other special Commission-sponsored functions, such as the Governor's Arts Awards, Commission/staff planning retreats, etc., as needed (one-two days per year)
Commissioners are also required to spend additional time preparing for meetings by reading meeting materials, traveling to meeting sites, and assisting in meeting planning. Staff support is provided at all meetings.
The Commission is assisted in its work by five standing committees: the Executive Committee; the Committee on the Future (which functions as the finance, nominating, and planning committees); the Advocacy and Awareness Committee; the Program Evaluation Committee; and the Cultural Trust Advisory Board.
The Commission undertakes, on a periodic basis, a strategic planning process that results in a multi-year strategic plan. This plan is used to guide the Commission's activities and policy development over a three to five year period.
Agency Operations
The IAC has adopted a Policy Manual, which, in conjunction with all applicable state and federal laws and regulations, provides a framework for agency operations. The Executive Director is responsible for effective and efficient management of agency resources and works closely with the other state agencies, such as the State Budget Agency, in administering the Commission's daily operations. The Executive Director keeps the Commission informed through quarterly reports and reports to the appropriate Standing Committee.
The Indiana Arts Commission was created on July 1, 1967, by the Indiana General Assembly Acts 1965 c.248. The Governor of Indiana is empowered to appoint 15 commissioners to four-year terms. Commissioners may serve two consecutive four-year terms. The Enabling Legislation, Senate Enrolled Act No. 247, amending Acts 1965 c.248, reads as follows:
Insofar as practicable, the members of the Commission shall be selected so as to give representative of the various geographical areas of the State and to all fields of the performing and fine arts. Members shall be selected from among the residents of Indiana who have competence, experience, and interest in connection with the performing and fine arts. In making such appointments, due consideration shall be given to any recommendations made by representative civic, educational, and professional associations and groups concerned with or engaged in the production or presentation of the performing and fine arts.
Meetings of the Commission shall be held at least quarterly and at such other times as may be necessary. All meetings shall be upon the call of the Chairman.
The members of the Commission shall not be required to devote their full time to their duties, but shall devote such time as necessary to carry out their duties under this Act. The members of the Commission shall serve without pay, but shall be reimbursed for their reasonable and necessary expenses actually incurred in carrying out their duties.
General Appointment Qualifications
- Residents of Indiana
- Knowledgeable volunteer leadership in the arts or leadership in civic, business, education or social service sectors
- Geographic representation
- Multicultural representation
- Specialized knowledge in the arts, communications, law, business management, public policy, etc.


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Our mission was simple: pack as much into 48 hours in Squamish as possible.
After a sprightly drive up Highway 99 our first stop was Britannia Mining Museum in Britannia, where we climbed aboard a mine train and chugged into the mountain just like miners did in 1914. Back outside we tried our luck at panning for gold and marvelled at the cathedral-like industrial interior of the ore processing mill.
Next we stop at the magnificent Shannon Falls, third highest waterfall in the province with a 335 metre splash from the top. You can't quite get behind it, but the base of the falls, a short walk from the lot, provides a misty glimpse of rainforest beauty.
From the falls my partner and I followed the hiking trail up the Stawamus Chief, arriving at the granite summit to marvel at the views of the peaks across Howe Sound, the ocean and waterfalls, and the burgeoning town of Squamish far below.
Now with post-hike relaxation top of mind, we headed down to our cozy fireplace-equipped studio at the Executive Suites Resort for a luxurious bath. Though Garibaldi Park and its alpine campgrounds are but a short drive north, our two day stint in Squamish was to be an "embedded" affair.
Knowing that Craft beer has exploded in BC, and the Howe Sound Brewing Company has made a name for themselves with their belligerent and hoppy IPAs, Potfiller and oatmeal stouts, amber ales and summer white Hefeweizens. We head for their magnificent wood bar, to wash down dinner with a taste tester session of the latest smallrun batches.
Day two. Morning. We devour omelettes at the Executive Suites' Living Room Restaurant. After three cups of coffee it's time to go - first stop is the Saturday morning Farmer's Market to stockpile jams, cheeses, and organic produce, before heading for an aerial tour with Sea to Sky Air. Once airborne we circle and swoop over local peaks in a four seat Cessna, taking in views of the mysterious Tantalus Range and Garibaldi backcountry. Far below we see the Sea to Sky Gondola climbing its way up Mount Habrich.
Safely back on the ground, we skip the 99 and take the return drive along Government Road, parallel the river, where winter brings thousands of Bald Eagles and note that we must visit the West Coast Railway Heritage Park on our next trip.
We come back to a warm afternoon in downtown Squamish, bustling with baby-carriages and local kids, packed with specialty shops catering to outdoor pursuits as well as galleries of fine arts and crafts. We grab a last latté at the local's favourite The Ledge Cafe, and we head to the oceanfront to catch the aerial antics of kite-boarders harnessing the afternoon wind blowing up the Sound. Then, we sigh and pronounce ourselves well rested, ready to head home - and we had only ventured a short jaunt up the road.
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SAFETY concerns for inter-island travel in Vanuatu resurfaced last month after passengers on an inter-island ship in Vanuatu were rescued on the high seas after it developed engine trouble and sank. The LC Urata, a self-propelled landing craft was travelling from South Malekula to Port Vila when it encountered problems 25 nautical miles west of Emae in the early hours of 10 January.
Maritime authorities in Vanuatu said it was fortunate that another ship was in the vicinity when the incident happened. All 60 passengers on board and the 16 crew were safely rescued by the MV Young Blood, which was also on it's way from South Malekula to Port Vila.
The captain of the MV Young Blood, Thompson Alick Enrel, told Islands Business that passengers were relieved when they showed up beside the sinking ship. The stern was submerged and passengers had boarded life rafts when rescuers arrived. All those rescued were disembarked safely when the MV Young Blood docked into Port Vila later that day.
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DESPITE the passionate plea of a coalition of Pacific leaders, the world's leading shipping organisation has failed to agree to urgently tackle the industry's impact on climate change. After a two-week meeting in London last month,the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) agreed to cap emissions of sulphur from ships, which are a cause of air and sea pollution, but on greenhouse gases agreed only to some further monitoring and a fresh round of negotiations.
Campaigners across the world and in the Pacific have condemned the IMO's lack of urgency on the issue. Potential measures to reduce greenhouse gases have been delayed to 2023, which campaigners said was too late. It was just as anticipated, a collision of the Pacific and the shipping world and sparks flew behind closed doors at the UN negotiations to deliver a climate deal for the industry. While the plea by the coalition of ministers and ambassadors from the the Marshall Islands, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Fiji, Vanuatu, Palau and the Solomon Islands won some support.it did not change the mindset of the 172-member IMO.
Their submission for the industry to make radical emissions cuts to align the sector's emissions with a global target to limit warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels was supported by France and Belgium and other IMO member states including those from the EU, UK, Canada, Bangladesh, Bahamas, Scandinavia and NZ.
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WHILE US President Donald Trump has his head in sand on climate change, shipping cannot afford the same luxury and must act to cut back on greenhouse emissions. More importantly for governments and shipping companies in the Pacific, whose livelihoods depend on the people they serve, and whose lives depend on the actions they take to address this very real threat in the islands.
The outcome of the International Maritime Organization negotiations showed why Pacific island governments must stay focused on the issue of decarbonisation of the shipping industry. In the first two parts of this series, Pacific-based experts showed how island governments must adopt some lessons from our traditional past. Colin Philp, whose sail design powered the Na Mataisau, an inter-island ship in Fiji in the 1980s with a proven 30 per cent fuel savings record, said island governments must seek changes at home while waiting on the world to adjust.
"Whilst it is sad to hear that the IMO has not had the determination to make a serious commitment to reduce harmful emissions, we in the Pacific must not wait for international conventions or policy changes," said Philp,now the president of the Uto Ni Yalo Trust, which advocates for a clean ocean and suatainable sea transportation
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HAWAIIAN actress Auli'i Cravalho, famed for her voice as Moana in the hit animated Disney movie, which features The Rock, Samoan Dwayne Johnson, was caught in the shadows of a real ocean princess when she turned up to welcome home the Hokule'a.
Cravalho was introduced to Fijian sailor Iva Vunikura, a former South Pacific Games gold medallist powerlifter and Fijiana rugby player - who sailed on the ocean-going Uto Ni Yalo to the Americas and back to Fiji through the Pacific - and was mesmerised by the woman sailor on board the Okeanos Marshalls, a vaka motu which accompanied the Hokule'a home. "She was more excited to meet me than I was to see her when we hooked up," Vunikura told Islands Business.
"I am a fan of Moana because of the message the movie portrays to viewers across the world. The story of that little princess and her way-finding adventure tells our story in the Pacific. "The story of our ancestors and how we rely on nature - the stars, the wind and the ocean - to navigate our way across vast distances and for our very lives."
The pair chatted and Vunikura's adventures excited the screen star, who joined thousands of her own people on the foreshore to catch a glimpse of the ocean explorers who relieved the ancient sailing methods shown in the movie.
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WHEN the traditional Polynesian voyaging canoe, Hokule'a, completed the first round-the-world trip by such a vessel, ocean explorers and advocates across the Pacific celebrated more than just its homecoming to Hawaii on June 17.
The Hokule'a took three years to journey around the globe, its crew navigating without modern instruments, using only the stars, wind and ocean swells as guides. They used the same techniques that brought the first Polynesian settlers to Hawaii hundreds of years ago.
Thousands celebrated the Hokule'a's homecoming on Honolulu's Magic Island peninsula with pomp and fanfare as it arrived on its last leg from Tahiti accompanied by a flotilla of vessels, including its support canoe, Hikianalia and a new cargo canoe built for the Marshall Islands, Okeanos Marshall. Built in the 1970s and having first sailed in 1976 from Hawaii to Tahiti to prove Polynesians were great explorers and navigators, not drifters as some historians suggest. it travelled around 74,000km reaching 85 ports and 23 nations on this latest trip, known as the Malama Honua By Ilaitia Turagabeci
Back to the future voyage, meaning "to care for our Island Earth"
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Hungrywolf wrote:TheSuburbanLetdown wrote:AH, I actually passed through Cork and Limerick.
The ball is called a sliotar and is roughly baseball sized. I picked one up at a shop and it was pretty dense and heavy, though a little softer than an baseball but still pretty hard. And the seams are raised.
Here is some equipment:
I don't think I'd want to get hit by one of those. European sports always seem a lot more tougher than American sports. No helmets, all guts.
Having played rugby for my school, I can testify to that. I managed a seriously awesome variety of bruises over the while


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June is Pride Month, celebrating the LGBTel-em-el-oh-pee community past, present and future.
Writing on the subject is intimidating, because as someone who identifies with one of the letters in LGBT, the issues of equal rights feel raw, impassioned and profound. I am not an unbiased voice on the matter.
Growing up queer was almost indescribably difficult, and so much of who I am today was shaped by the negativity I experienced, not merely "often" – self-hate, fear and crippled self-esteem made it scary and gross for me every waking moment; thinking I needed to hide and obfuscate my unwanted inclinations meant that many of those I loved were kept from helping me, or even fully knowing me, which made for a special kind of awful loneliness.
In nearly every aspect of my life I see how I'm still "recovering" from being queer. For example: growing up, sports and physical fitness seemed like a test of manliness; I was so terrified of failing (which, I feared, would subsequently shine a light on my queerness) that exercise and playing outdoor games became something scary and intimidating, which in turn affected my fitness habits for life. It's only in the last decade that I could drum up the courage to start exercising. This may sound ridiculous, but it really does cut that deep – that jogging around the block isn't just something to get my heart-rate up, but something I've had to push myself to do in spite of a fear of being targeted for some form of ridicule. That's just one example – there's many more, equally pathetic and utterly unnecessary.


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Long Beach Orthodox Jews adjust to Sandy-damaged eruv
Amid the destruction wrought by superstorm Sandy in Long Beach, one of the biggest disruptions to the city's Orthodox Jewish community is the one that might be the least visible.
The boundaries of the Long Beach eruv -- a symbolic religious zone that allows Orthodox Jews to carry items, wheel strollers and use wheelchairs within its space on the Sabbath -- were shifted by Sandy, as a result of the October storm's destruction of the city's oceanfront boardwalk.
The change has left dozens of families unable to attend synagogue, or in some cases leave their homes at all, on Saturdays if they want to remain in accordance with religious law.
The Long Beach eruv -- one of about 20 on Long Island -- encircles most of the city and is marked mostly by wire strung on utility poles.
The southern border of the eruv was formerly located above the boardwalk. After Sandy destroyed the boardwalk, volunteers from different synagogues relocated the border a block north, to utility poles on Broadway and Shore Road.
The new borders are "not ideal," because they exclude several multistory apartment buildings where many members of synagogues live, said Rabbi Chaim Wakslak, who serves as the authority on the eruv for Long Beach's Jewish community.
But, Wakslak said, the border will have to do for now.
"It's a very big hardship," said Wakslak, who is rabbi of Young Israel of Long Beach. "One of the major attractions of the community for religious Jews, especially young people, is the presence of an eruv."
City officials have agreed to work with local synagogues to make the eruv part of the rebuilt boardwalk, which has yet to break ground. The new boardwalk is unlikely to be complete before the end of the summer, city officials have said.
The shifted boundaries have left about 50 of the city's roughly 250 Orthodox Jewish families outside of the eruv, Wakslak said.
Rabbi Eli Goodman of the BACH Jewish Center in Long Beach is among those affected. The change in boundaries means two of Goodman's four children are unable to attend synagogue, because they cannot make the 20-minute walk on their own and he cannot carry them under Jewish law. He also has been arranging with baby sitters to care for them, he said.
"A lot of people cannot take their children out on the Sabbath," Goodman said. "It makes a world of difference."
City public works Commissioner Jim LaCarrubba said the new eruv will be welcomed on the new boardwalk "in the same fashion it was on the old boardwalk."
Jeff Rosner, who attends BACH, said restoring the eruv boundaries will make the community whole again.
"For a Jewish community, there are certain things that we need for a community to be vibrant, and one of them is an eruv," he said.
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Steven Tyler and Carrie Underwood To Team Up For Super Bowl Concert
Steven Tyler will once again be a part of the Super Bowl festivities. The Aerosmith rocker and country superstar Carrie Underwood are teaming up to play a 'CMT Crossroads' special during the "Pepsi Super Bowl Fan Jam" on Super Bowl weekend.
The concert is a private event, but CMT will air it on Feb. 4 at 11PM ET. So if you're not exactly stoked about Madonna singing 'Material Girl' during the halftime show, DVR this and make your own halftime excitement.
Underwood and Tyler first played together at the American Country Music Awards last April, singing Aerosmith's 'Walk This Way' and Underwood's 'Undo It.' Fans and critics loved the pairing, making an encore an easy decision once the two superstar's calendars could sync up. This show will originate from the Pepsi Coliseum at the Indiana State Fair Grounds. Super Bowl XLVI is in Indianapolis, Ind. this year.
Other classic rockers who've performed on CMT's genre-blending series include Bon Jovi, Robert Plant, Def Leppard and the Doobie Brothers. According to ESPN, Tyler will also sing the National Anthem before this weekend's AFC Championship (Jan. 22) between the New England Patriots and the Baltimore Ravens.


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June 06, 2012 | SBO Editor
Abt Electronics, one of the nation's largest independent retailers and leading nationwide presence through its e-commerce site Abt.com, is looking for the most treasured antique electronics and appliances in the country. Unlike any contest that has been done before, Abt is calling on people to dust off those buried items in the attic or locate their family heirlooms and find out what they are worth!
Announcing the Antique to Abt-ique Contest! Over the next six months, contestants can submit their antiques via online video and photo submissions on Antique to Abt-ique Contest application. Product categories will be assigned to each month and relevant items can be entered at that appropriate time. Every month, a team of appraisers will review the entries and a winner will be chosen based on their product's appraised value, age and uniqueness. These six monthly winners will also be eligible for the Antique to Abt-ique Grand Prize of a new, top-of-the-line laundry pair from LG, the Titan Series Washer and Gas Dryer. Check out Abt on facebook.
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Autistic boy wants his stolen dirt bike back
Someone stole Tre'von Byrnes dirt bike he uses for therapy.
Someone stole Tre'von Byrnes dirt bike he uses for therapy.
Someone stole Tre'von Byrnes dirt bike he uses for therapy.
Candace Starr had just moved her family to Omaha from New Hampshire, when someone stole something important to her son.
"His dirt bike is really important to him. It's the one thing that gets him out in the summer and keeps him active," Candace Starr said. "Someone decided to walk off with it."
Starr said they were staying with a friend at the Garden Valley Trailer Court near North 16th and Storz Expressway when it disappeared mid-September.
Tre'von Byrnes, 8, said he cried when he found out someone took it from him.
"I'm really sad and my dirt bike means something," Byrnes said.
It means something to Tre'von because his mother said it's therapy for her son.
"He's autistic and epileptic," Starr said. "When he goes out and rides, he can concentrate on the one thing he is supposed to do otherwise his world going 50 mph all the time."
Byrnes said he loves riding his dirt bike all day.
"What I like about it because it's fun and I can be freedom," Byrnes said, "And I like the wind blowing on my (gesturing face)"
Starr said it's a 2002 bright yellow Suzuki 80 CC. She said they just want someone to spot it and call police or just return it.
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AT HOME — You've caught me at my urban work station, on the sixth floor of the high-rise apartment building not far inside the West Loop. Would you listen to a few scattered thoughts?
Here at my big window I look down at a forest that is so green, and seems so healthy, it's hard to accept that these trees are enduring a serious drought.
Now look yonder, to the right, and you'll see we have another new house being framed up in the neighborhood. It's a little too far away, so I won't be able to do my usual thorough job of supervision. Since we moved into this apartment in 2001, I've supervised the construction of several nice homes from my window, and I don't mind saying they are now looking first rate in all ways.
Ah, the green sculptor is back. He is the man who comes every few months with his battery-powered shears, to trim the shrubbery in the garden behind our building. He is an artist with those shears.
But the rules of the game restrict him. He is obliged to give all the shrubs a modest trim. But I have watched him work down there, and I believe that in a couple of hours he could carve one of those tall hedges into the shape of a person or an animal or airplane. I can feel him wanting to do that.
It's midmorning, and the heat has driven the dog walkers and joggers off the streets. They come out early, some of them before sunrise. But these are neighborhood folks who don't stray far from home. The dedicated joggers go to Memorial Park where it's against the rules to be bothered by heat. Or cold. Or winds of less than hurricane force.
Our dog Charlotte Brontë is not being walked these days because she has a sore leg, and her doctor has recommended bed rest. The person she is not being walked by is me, who has two sore legs, but no money has yet been spent on those. Around this house, a dog's leg enjoys priority over a human one, or even two.
Do you keep a record of the medical expenses of your pets? I don't, and I won't start. I'm afraid the record would show that keeping dogs healthy has cost me more than I ever spent on the health of my children. And, if that's true, I don't want to know it.
I'm now watching a man climb a tree. He ascends in such a casual style, as if he's going up a stairway. And he's carrying a small chain saw and a coil of rope. A tree trimmer.
You might be surprised at the things I've seen, just sitting here, glancing out the window now and then. Once I looked out, hoping to capture a simple adjective that had gotten away from me, and I saw a burglar.
Well, anyway that was my first thought. He was in the backyard of one of the houses that I look down on. And he seemed to be trying to gain entry by messing with the windows. Going from window to window, apparently checking for loose screens.
A burglar, in the middle of the day? Why not? Might be a favorable time to break and enter, when so many people are at work and the neighborhood is quiet. I thought: If this guy climbs in a window I'm calling the police, tell them I know where a burglary is happening.
He didn't go in, though. Walked out the driveway and left in a pickup. I was disappointed.
And that tree trimmer has climbed back down, without doing any trimming.
How could all these Houston trees look so good, during these scorching days? We've spent most of the summer, so far, at the old country place in Washington County, and many trees in our Winedale community are sure not happy.
Foliage on most of the oaks looks thin, as if the trees leafed out about halfway and stopped, waiting for rain that hasn't come yet.
One of our big oaks that shades the house surely is dying and will need to be removed. Because you don't want to go to sleep on a windy night with a dead tree spreading its heavy limbs over your head. They could end up in bed with you.
The phone just rang. My friend Mel calling. His granddaughter is playing in a softball game, and he wonders if I'd like to come out and watch. Told him I'd think about it.
So I have thought about it, and I've decided that I would go out in this heat to watch a girls softball game for only one reason. My own granddaughter would have to be one of the players, and she is in Kansas playing soccer.
Finally, I've been looking for a way to tell you that one of the gifts I got on my recent birthday is a nice black and yellow sign that sits on my desk, warning visitors.
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Volusia-Flagler area hospitals received a report card Wednesday on how well they are doing in avoiding medical errors and preventing infections.
Volusia-Flagler area hospitals received a report card Wednesday on how well they are doing in avoiding medical errors and preventing infections.
While all of the area's hospitals earned passing scores, they fared less well collectively in the latest round of grades handed out by The Leapfrog Group, a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit consumer watchdog group that advocates for safer health care delivery.
Leah Binder, president and CEO of The Leapfrog Group, said consumers should educate themselves and ask questions when receiving care.
"There are many important considerations when choosing a hospital, but for many people, safety comes first," Binder said.
Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center in Daytona Beach and Florida Hospital Fish Memorial in Orange City scored A's. Fish Memorial was the only hospital to boost its grade in The Leapfrog Group's latest hospital safety scoring, going from a B to an A.
Leapfrog, backed by some of the nation's largest employers, released its first round of grades in June, using data mostly from 2010. The latest grades relied on data primarily from 2011.
Two local hospitals saw their scores dip in the group's latest report card. Florida Hospital Flagler fell from an A to a C, while Florida Hospital DeLand slipped from an A to a B.
Lindsay Rew, a spokeswoman for Florida Hospital, said hospital officials are confident future scores will be higher, noting that grades are based on data from previous years.
"We takes these scores seriously and are actively conducting an analysis to identify opportunities for improvement," she said in a prepared statement.
Halifax Health Medical Center, the Volusia-Flagler area's largest hospital, scored a B, the same grade it received in June. Bert Fish Medical Center in New Smyrna Beach remained at a C.
Leapfrog formed in 2000 with the objective of stamping out avoidable medical errors and infections. Unexpected adverse events in hospitals contribute to the deaths of 180,000 people a year and add $4.4 billion to government health care costs, according to a 2010 study by the Office of the Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
"It's clear it's a very substantial problem," said Dr. Patrick Romano, a professor at the University of California, Davis, who advised Leapfrog officials in grading hospitals throughout the country. "We still have a ways to go."
The scores are based on 26 measures of publicly available hospital safety data, including statistics on bedsores, falls and central-line bloodstream infections.
A nine-member panel of experts, including professors from Harvard, Stanford and John Hopkins universities, developed the criteria for grading hospitals. Half of the grading criteria comes from outcomes patients actually experience in the hospital, while the other is derived from a survey of a hospital's policies and procedures.
While Leapfrog says the ratings are an easy-to-understand tool for consumers, some hospitals have been critical of the grades, arguing they favor hospitals that participate in Leapfrog's surveys.
"Patients should use all available tools at their disposal to identify which health care decisions are right for them, such as talking with friends and family and consulting with doctors, nurses and other health care providers," said Nancy Foster, vice president of quality and patient safety policy for the American Hospital Association.
During the first round of scores, hospital officials locally said they have implemented a variety of measures to improve patient safety, such as using catheters and IVs only when needed to lower infection rates and implementing electronic prescribing systems for medication.
In Florida, 39 percent of 156 hospitals evaluated received an A, 24 percent a B, 31 percent a C and 5 percent a D. No hospitals in the state scored an F.�
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�Here's how area hospitals fared in The Leapfrog Group's latest report, compared with their previous grade:� �
Bert Fish Medical Center
New grade: C
Previous: C
Florida Hospital DeLand
New grade: B
Previous: A
Florida Hospital Fish Memorial
New grade: A
Previous: B
Florida Hospital Flagler
New grade: C
Previous: A
Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center
New grade: A
Previous: A
Halifax Health Medical Center of Daytona Beach
New grade: B
Previous: B
Halifax Health Medical Center of Port Orange
New grade: B
Previous: B�
SOURCE: Leapfrog Group�
Staggered by the rising cost of health care, a group of some of the nation's largest employers gathered in 1999 to discuss how they could improve the quality and affordability of medical services.
Out of this meeting, a nonprofit organization called The Leapfrog Group was created. The group, which conducted the hospital safety study released this week, aims to prevent medical errors that drive up health-care costs.
Leapfrog members include General Motors Corp., FedEx Corp., Sprint Nextel, Toyota, Verizon and UnitedHealthcare, a national health insurance provider that is used by The Daytona Beach News-Journal.�


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The Wiltshire Photographic Collection [graphic].
This collection comprises black-and-white photographs by Elinor Vere OBrien (1918-2017), and audio and film material of Patrick Kavanagh by Elinor's husband Reginald Wiltshire (d.1968). Elinor and Reginald Wiltshire owned The Green Studio Ltd., Dublin (1958-1968, St. Stephen's Green). Subjects include: travellers in Loughrea, Co. Galway and Buttevant, Co. Cork, 1954; Patrick Kavanagh (1904-1967) in his home town of Inishkeen, Co. Monaghan 1963 and lecturing in U.C.D. 1958; Kavanagh on the 50th anniversary of Bloomsday, June 16 1954, at the Martello Tower in Sandycove and other locations mentioned in Ulysses with filmmaker John Ryan (1925-1992), Anthony Cronin (1926-), Brian O' Nolan ( Flann O' Brien) (1911-1966), Michael Scott (1905-1989), Con Leventhal (1896-1979) and others. Other subjects include images of Dublin life and development (1953-1969): Kilmainham Jail 1953; pattern day in Rathfarnham, Co. Dublin, 1954; Moore Street Market 1964; demolitions at Charlotte Street 1964 and Lower Fitzwilliam Street 1965; Cumberland Street market 1969; Corpus Christi parade, Halston Street, 1969; Sandymount Strand 1969; and scenes along the banks of the Grand Canal. Events depicted include demolition of Nelson's Pillar March 9 1966 and the York Street evictions 1964. Also featured are many Dublin landmarks and street scenes such as The Five Lamps, Portland Row and O'Connell Street.
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Individual items in the Wiltshire Collection have been catalogued and digitised under call number (WIL), title and subject. There are three types of call numbers: WIL a-o; WIL 1-77; and WIL pk 1-17.
Elinor Vere OBrien Wiltshire was born in 1918 and died in 2017.
Related Materials: National Photographic Archive : See also Wiltshire AVOCA (vtls 536800), Wiltshire BIRDS (vtls 536821), Wiltshire ADDITIONAL (vtls 571817), Wiltshire FLORA Photographic Collection (vtls 745894), Wiltshire ETHIOPIA Photographic Collection (vtls 766578).
Exhibited: "If ever you go to Dublin town", National Photographic Archive, Juy - October 1999.
Exhibited: "If ever you go to Dublin town", National Photographic Archive, July - December 2009.
Physical description: 5 boxes ; in mylar, in phase boxes.
Physical description: prints 361 : b&w ; 25 cm x 20 cm.
Physical description: plastic negatives 1159 : b&w and col. ; 6 x 6 cm.
Physical description: prints 2 : b&w.
Citations/References: "Into the Light : an Illustrated Guide to the Photographic Collections in the National Library of Ireland" by Sarah Rouse. - Dublin : NLI, 1998. - back cover and pp 104-105.
Citations/References: "A literary guide to Dublin" by Vivien Igoe. - London : Methuen, 1994. - pp 127.
Finding Aids: Copies of a number of Wiltshire photos are available in the NPA reading room.


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