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I made hot chocolates last year for Christmas and they seemed to go down pretty well, so I thought I'd give them another go and up the game on them a little.
What you will need to make about 10 chocolates;
- 20grams chocolate - some milk and some a very rich dark chocolate. Broken into small pieces to melt.
- 60 grs icing sugar
- 30 grs cocoa powder
The broken chocolate was added to a bowl for melting. In hind sight I probably should have done it in smaller batches than halving it, and maybe should have used a glass bowl! The bowl was put over boiling water until the chocolate looked like this;
Once the chocolate was melted and looked very swirly, I added the cocoa powder and icing sugar and mixed until it was all fully absorbed. Once it was mixed in I carefully spooned the mixture into silicone moulds. Once the chocolate started to harden I popped a spoon into each block as they wouldn't stand upright until then.
At this point it was time to embellish - 1/4 of the spoons then got covered in mini marshmallows and another 1/4 had a little pipette of Baileys added to it. (I bought pipettes from ebay in 2 sizes as they were super cheap and they've come in super useful.) I filled them as full as I could with Baileys, chopped off the excess tubing and sealed the end of it by melting it on the hob and clamping it shut. The pipettes were then pushed into the hardening chocolate.
The chocolate spoons were popped in the fridge to harden fully. Once they were they just popped out of the moulds to be packaged.
{All the red and blue labels were made using these labels as a base from Eat Drink Chic
Tomorrow I'll be showing you my cookie pots!

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Test network devices, track trouble tickets, remote control PCs, deploy phone apps, more
IT pros who carry a Windows Phone already know it can be used to access content stored in their SkyDrive cloud accounts. But the handset can become a key part of their everyday toolbox with the addition of some apps that are available for download from the Windows Phone Store. They can meet the needs of network admins, help desk staff, developers and more as they move about during the workday. And the best thing about this sampling is they're all available for free.
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Sunday, January 27, 2008
Wheat Berry and Edamame Salad...
Here are some snowmen...
Notice the poor little guy in front who got a little to close to the "ice" fire and melted!
Here are some characters from the Wizard of Oz...
The back of the display was just as neat!
Tonight's dinner is one that could easily be served as a side, but we ended up just having a bit more of it, along with some of that cornbread that was in the freezer from a couple weeks ago, and called it a meal.
This Wheat Berry Salad with Edamame is not a necessarily a speedy recipe per se, but the majority of the time needed is just spent waiting on the wheat berries - they require about an hour of simmering to soften. When the wheat berries are ready, a couple cups of edamame are tossed in and allowed to cook along with them until they become tender. I was just about to bring another pot of water to a boil to cook the green soybeans, but stopped myself when I realized I should just add them to the wheat berries and save a pot to clean!
For some contrasting texture, crisp celery, sweet chewy currants and chopped sun-dried tomatoes are added to the cooked wheat berries and edamame. We used oil-packed tomatoes, but if all you have is dry, just soak them in some hot water for a few minutes to plump them up. To dress the salad, a garlicky balsamic dressing is created by combining balsamic vinegar, extravirgin olive oil, crushed garlic, salt and fresh ground black pepper. Light and refreshing, you could also toss in some cooked shrimp or chicken to make it a little more filling.
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Those sculptures are beautiful. Haven't been in a Carnival in a while. Supper looks great.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous1/28/2008 01:53:00 AM
The wheat berry salad looks pretty good! The colors look like christmas all over again :)ReplyDelete
The ice sculptures are soooo cool... n_n
Helene - There was suppose to be snow sculptures too, but we didn't have time to drive over and see them.ReplyDelete
Jamezu - Thank you!
Have you run into any Vulcans yet?? I have several Vulcan charms that were given to me when I lived in St. Paul. I loved the winter carnival.ReplyDelete
As usual, the food looks great. I made your M&M Bars again last night but this time I used Reese's Pieces- awesome!!!
Joe, you were right by my house this weekend! :)ReplyDelete
- Anonymous1/29/2008 02:08:00 PM
Hey, I grew up eating lots of hot dish in North Dakota. I survived it, you can too! I have to admit the hot dish recipe you linked to looks a little fancy (that's Nodak talk for "Gosh, look at all those exotic ingredients, Mom never had to use all that stuff to make US happy. (tsk, tsk, shakes head)").ReplyDelete
My sister and I visited my dozens of relatives in Minneapolis a couple years ago (in August!). While standing around in a crowded kitchen, sis and I were making potato salad. I asked her if it needed some mustard or green onions, she said no. This short exchange started a conversation among my cousins as they listed all the ingredients they'd NEVER add to potato salad. Inside my head I shrieked "Get a grip, the world is full of new and wondrous potato salads", but I stayed silent.
Josie - No thankfully! Hmm... PB sounds like a good addition to those bars!ReplyDelete
Elisabeth - !! I see!
Seth - I never ate it growing up (picky picky!), but it was made quite often!
- Anonymous1/31/2008 03:33:00 PM
If you can't take the hot dish join the revolution!ReplyDelete
Oh, winter in St. Paul - I miss it!ReplyDelete
This salad is right up my alley - I'm going to try it with farro since I don't have any wheat berries today.
There are some Hot Dish's that are good( and can be made healthy). I make one with tater tots and ground turkey that my neice loves. My ex's mom( they were all from Shakopee) made it with greasy hamburger. Btw, the last time I was in St. Paul, I went to a lunch place that was full of different cakes. I've never forgotten that place.ReplyDelete
MrsMarv - I'll check it out!ReplyDelete
Karen - I wish I had easier access to Farro. I've only seen it once and can't remember where that was!
Randi - Do you remember what it was called? Was it the Turtle Bread Co.?


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I am experiencing a strange kind of writers's block. My next post was going to be about famous sci-fi movies behind the scenes. I don't know, maybe I have been struck by a ray from Mars. In any case, I've been in the mood for nostalgia, not movie nostalgia, but teenage music memories. With some of them I actually wasn't yet a teenager at all, just a little girl, but they were famous and I heard them a lot then. So, just for fun, here are a few that made my heart go pitter-pat, made me cry litttle teen tears, or just made me want to dance.
Gene Pitney -- I had forgotten what a darling he was, with a fabulous voice. He's singing my favorite of his songs on a British American Bandstand-type TV show. He is obviously lip-synching, as they usually did then, but it's the best version anyway.
The Dave Clark 5 -- I was madly in love with Mike, the lead singer/keyboard player. Now I remember why!
The Animals -- Eric Burdon was a small guy but powerful, and seemed a little dangerous. This one was not liked by parents, including mine! I, of course, loved it!
The next two songs are...well...let's just say that after the feminist movement came along, you will never hear their like again.
Shelley Fabares -- Those of you who remember the Donna Reed show will get a kick out of seeing this clip from the show where Shelley sings "Johnny Angel". You will see Donna, and a young James Stacey, before his terrible accident when he lost an arm and leg.
Joannie Sommers -- There were a lot of Johnny's in those days. This is another one for which I will be chastised by women a lot younger than me. Hey, I was just a kid in a different time. I thought it was so romantic!
John Gary -- this last number is not by a teenage heart-throb, but a very popular singer whose career was cut short by the rock music invasion. Bell-like tenor voice, just a lovely man with an incredible talent.
Had to add one more -- this is for you, FlickChick! Darlin' Bobby Darin!
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Vindictive senator? Wampler tries to block new rail link
Charlottesville's proposed rail link to New York, enjoying the support of the governor and over 20 localities, was widely considered a done deal–- until the alleged "vindictiveness" of a single state senator.
A budget amendment by William C. Wampler Jr., based in the far southwestern part of the state, threatens to deny funding for the new twice-daily Piedmont passenger trains until similar service is available all the way to the Tennessee border-straddling city that lies in Wampler's district.
"It's a good example of provincialism," says Meredith Richards, the president of Virginians for High-Speed Rail. "If we can't have it, nobody can."
In November, the state's secretary of transportation, one of the governor's cabinet members, endorsed a three-year plan to extend an existing round-trip Amtrak train between Washington D.C. and New York south to Lynchburg. By covering the expected $1.9 million gap between annual passenger revenues and operating costs, Virginia indicated a desire to spur economic development, help citizens without private vehicles, and offer environmental benefits by yanking cars from highways.
"There's all the good reasons to have the service," says Lynchburg City Councilor Bert Dodson Jr., "and you've got one state senator from Bristol who wants to sabotage the arrangement."
Dodson notes that 22 local governments have endorsed the service, Amtrak has agreed to run it, and–- along with another state-subsidized route linking D.C. to Richmond and Newport News–- the Kaine administration has decreed it a priority.
In one swoop, the new service would give Charlottesville a 70 percent increase in local passenger trains. And the Commonwealth Transportation Board plans to meet February 5 to approve it, part of the state's six-year transportation plan, unless Wampler's amendment passes.
"It's really disappointing at this late stage," says Dodson. "Hopefully, it won't be derailed by Senator Wampler's vindictiveness."
Dodson may be encouraged to learn that the Governor Tim Kaine opposes the amendment.
"We are working closely with Norfolk Southern and Amtrak to pilot passengers from Lynchburg to D.C.–- that's where the ridership is right now," says the governor's press secretary, Gordon Hickey. "Once we know how this works, we intend to expand the service down to Bristol."
Senator Wampler was not immediately available for comment, and the concerns haven't yet reached him, according to colleague Janet Settle. "We've not heard any feedback," she says.
Although a longtime champion for passenger rail service, Wampler has a history as a champion for Bristol–- a city which lies at roughly the same longitude as Detroit, but his passions can collide. Wampler first tried to override the state transportation secretary in 2004 by demanding Bristol's inclusion in the pilot program.
Richards, who has been pushing rail service since her time on Charlottesville's City Council nearly a decade ago, contends that extending it all the way to Bristol would cost over $200 million just in track improvements.
Rail supporters say they might be more understanding if the Wampler amendment had cited fiscal conservatism or the economic crisis as reasons for delaying the service. But even Wampler's accompanying explanation doesn't do that; it simply demands parity for Bristol.
"It would kill it, and it would kill it indefinitely," says Daniel Plaugher, the director of Virginians for High Speed Rail.
Plaugher and Richards say they extolled the Piedmont plan in conversations with members of the Senate Finance Committee Wednesday, January 28, and they plan to lobby some more next week. They're cautiously encouraged that Wampler, a Republican, is no longer the powerful majority member he once was.
"He's being a good senator for his district in one sense," says Plaugher. " But they'll never get anything if they don't take it in pieces."
–last updated 11:55am Friday, January 30
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It's all about politics, can't blame him for trying
ââ?¬Å?He's being a good senator for his district in one sense by trying to get a piece of the pie," says Plaugher.
Couple of items:
First, for those of us who don't know Meredith Richards from who-in-hell, a short title or some sort of credential connected to the woman's name would be helpful so we don't have to go a-Googling. Thanks.
Second, I can see Wampler's point of view, although I have no position on this train issue. Wampler (and by extension the people he represents) has been trying for a lot longer than Meredith Richards' "nearly a decade" effort to secure passenger rail service to one of the more impoverished areas of the state. It's a simple effort to open up one more economic avenue.
One could make the case (and I am sure Wampler would) that far Southwest Virginia needs such rail service as badly as Charlottesville, if not moreso. It's convenient and affordable. Airline service in and out of Southwest Virginia is rather sketchy. Most flights are routed through Charlotte. And on a per capita basis, people in Wampler's district can ill-afford airfare. But a train ticket is manageable.
All this talk of provincialism cuts both ways. In sum, fair is fair.
There are two good arguments against Senator Wampler's current approach to the issue, related to cost and future prospects.
Cost: The setup cost of service to Lynchburg is effectively zero. Amtrak has the equipment and Norfolk Southern has the tracks. The setup cost of service to Bristol is currently estimated at over $200 million (See above article). The tracks aren't there. That's a huge difference. The Lynchburg route is possible now even in the current economy; the Bristol route isn't.
Achieving what many want, if the 21 Piedmont jurisdictions voting unanimously for the Lynchburg train and regional rail is any indication: If we wait until that service is affordable and politically palatable, we'll be waiting a long time. By establishing the Lynchburg service now, we'll be able to demonstrate the viability of regional rail service, at a very affordable cost. That success will lend more credence to Senator Wampler's argument for a train on to Bristol than anything else I can imagine.
Let's do what's affordable now, and then use it's success as an argument for high quality regional rail throughout Virginia.
Hey Charlottesville wouldn't this money be better spent getting trucks off the 29 corridor.
How about making an investment in putting containers on trains also called intermodal freight transport from Baltimore/D.C. to North Carolina before investing millions of dollars to move a few passengers.
This is a good example of why people hate politicians with a vengance. Hopefully whatever criminal enterprize he statisically is involved in will come to light so he will have to resign.
Reading the comments following this article I don't think that it's only Wampler who has problems with this train
I agree with commenter #1 it's a matter of priorities and any money on trains should first be spent getting truck freight off the roads and onto trains
Why is it that politicians, particularly Republicans, seem to have a knack for being able to hold up legislation that represents progress and benefits the many in an effort to benefit the few (at a much higher cost, of course)? I'm all for rail service to SW VA. How to pay for it? Simple - a fare surcharge on all of those good citizens in SW VA who want to use the train. Let's see...be generous and figure 100 of those folks (which is, I'm sure, extremely inflated) will take advantage of the new route daily. Now, it's expensive so let's charge them a $100 surcharge. At that rate, it'll only take 54 years to pay for the improvements.
When DC completes the $3T giveaway, EVERYBODY RIDES!
The purpose of a commentary (as was heard on Real Sports last year) is not to take the passive route but to stimulate and provoke thought. B. Gumbel's very strong opionions are not based on ego (are you kidding me!) is it based on his expereince and view of the lack of African Americans participating -- that is fact. Sometimes people are uncomfortable with the facts.
Most of the very large audience that HBO has is far more intelligent than you make think.


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from the shoe-on-the-other-foot dept
After being on the receiving end of the West's pointed comments about the Great Firewall of China and the online censorship it helps to enforce, Chinese Internet users are enjoying the deep irony that SOPA will effectively copy China's approach by creating a Great Firewall of America. As one wrote:
It looks like that we can finally export our technology and value to the Americans. We�re strong, advanced, and absolutely right!
The same post on Global Voices Online reports that others are taking things more seriously, and worry about the knock-on effects SOPA will have on Net freedom around the world:
Most Chinese-language blogs and microblog messages emphasize the disastrous outcomes that the bill could bring. What people worry about most are bill's endorsement of surveillance by web services and Internet companies to prevent �infringing� content, and the implications for individual privacy.
None of this will come as any surprise to Techdirt readers. But it's extraordinary that the politicians supporting SOPA can't see � or don't care about � the huge damage it will do to the international reputation of the US, and the harm it will cause human rights around the globe.
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He additionally made several comics for Stripje, including 'Ina' with scriptwriters like Anton Ferdi and Sonja van der Gaast. In 1974, he made the comic book 'Kop Op', dealing with the 1974 Episcopal Letter. In 2007, Groeneveld won the Bulletje & Boonestaakschaal during the Dutch Stripdagen for his work for Boerderij.
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"Give a small boy a hammer,
and he will find that everything he encounters
needs pounding"
I have been following a linkedin dialogue about the utilization of the standard FDA clinical trial process to regulate the stem cell treatments. I put a small amount of thought into this issue since 2009 and come to the conclusion:
The clinical trial process is NOT the right process
for dictating stem cell treatments.
I wrote a brief breakdown of this process in 2009, covering the Billion dollar R+D paybacks, 7-12 years trials, patents required, non compete due to patents, economy of scale to sell drugs for dollars which cost pennies to make. I recommend reading it briefly before going on here: https://repairstemcell.wordpress.com/why-no-stem-cells-in-the-us/
BTW, pharma companies will tell you they need earnings of 2,800% to 570,000% higher over the cost of the drugs in order to recoup the cost of R+D (250 million to 900 million, averaging 500 million) but the truth is….pharma companies spend twice as much money on marketing and advertising than they do on R+D.
Back to the dune buggy…
The standard FDA clinical trial process is a system of regulation but it is only a system of regulating how drugs are brought to market. This system has nothing to do with adult stem cell treatment.
Assuming the FDA clinical trial process is the right vehicle to bring drugs to market; I firmly believe they are not the right vehicle to bring adult stem cell treatments to public. Adult stem cell treatments are a…treatment, a procedure, a protocol…like PRPs.
Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is blood plasma that has been removed from the body, enriched with platelets and other chemicals and then injected back into the body. Sounds similar to adult stem cells, doesn't it. (For a more detailed description, see the links and comment below.)
So…why aren't PRPs likewise under this scrutiny?
- https://repairstemcell.wordpress.com/2009/02/26/prp-part-1-hines-wards-incredible-receptionprior-to-the-superbowl/
- https://repairstemcell.wordpress.com/2009/02/26/prp-part-2-horses-and-humans/
- https://repairstemcell.wordpress.com/2009/02/26/prp-part-4-prp-science-a/
- https://repairstemcell.wordpress.com/2009/02/26/prp-part-5-prp-science-b/
- https://repairstemcell.wordpress.com/2009/02/26/prp-part-7-regulating-prp-thrapy-in-sports/
The main problem I see with those whom embrace the standard FDA clinical trial process as the only method for the regulation of treatments, is they are embracing the rigors of FDA clinical trials regardless of whether or not they are the appropriate paradigm or methodology for the task at hand.
A case of: Abraham Kaplan's, 1964: "I call it the law of the instrument, and it may be formulated as follows:
Give a small boy a hammer,
and he will find that everything he encounters needs pounding."[2]
They are blinded by a faith in a system that demands the mandatory adherence to
"one size fits all"
"one size fits drugs"
"drugs fit all"
This system does not take into consideration the individuality of any product or service that is not expressly and specifically partaken with the intention of generating a drug treatment.
Clinical trials are not the right vehicle to bring ASC to public. Those who see the world as a desert can not separate themselves from their dune buggy and when they suddenly find themselves face to face with the ocean, they can do nothing else but try to ride their dune buggy right into the waters regardless of how inappropriate it is.
The standard FDA regulated clinical trial process is not the right procedure for dictating stem cell treatments. It is an inappropriate vehicle.
Please stop trying to ride your dune buggy into my ocean.
And btw, that dune buggy sucks…and that's not me saying it:
From arsenic in apple juice to Aspartame's political history of rejection to the Vioxx scandal, the FDA is not doing it's job nearly well enough to protect the public from the drugs it presumes to regulate. Perhaps they can't and it is the fault of the pharmaceutical companies and doctors:
Marcia Angell is a Senior Lecturer in Social Medicine at Harvard Medical School and former Editor in Chief of The New England Journal of Medicine. Her books are:


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Conservation and Environment in Costa Rica: Monthly Updates
Conservation in Costa Rica - Monthly Update February 2010
Although I am slightly biased to everything that happens in the park, I have to admit that February has probably been the most exciting month ever in the Barra Honda national park. We have had new sightings, new reports, restarted old projects, started new projects and really made huge progress with old projects!
The most exciting thing for everyone this month was the first visual sighting of an Ocelot (Wild Cat) -although nowhere near the size of a Jaguar or Puma, the Ocelot still carries the same colors as a Jaguar but is only slightly larger than a large house cat but is fiercely hunted for its fur and usually the first to leave an area that is disturbed by humans. This tells us all that the work we are doing here in the park is working as animals like these are not only living in the park, but living in areas close to the main camp as well!
The sighting was taken using the Sensor cameras which we place in the park each week, so obviously there was a huge amount of luck involved in getting this picture, but that just makes the event even more special! The Ocelot wasn't the only thing we saw on the cameras during February. We also saw Central American Coati, Deer, Iguanas, Opossum and Paca.
We have set up a new section on the Barra Honda Facebook page with a selection of each month's photos.
We also had several new species with the butterfly project, this project is another thing that has been running for some time now, so finding new things has been slower than it was during the first couple of months, however luck has been with us again and we managed to capture several new species in different areas of the park. We have been continually working to mount, organize and display all of the butterflies that we have captured as well as all the data collection that goes along with each of the investigation projects we have running.
The final investigation project that we have running at this time is the Bat collection project and again we have had some amazing results in the past month, capturing another 5 new species for this particular project, but more importantly capturing 1 new species of vampire bat for us and for the park!
So far in the two months we have been working with the project we have captured about 50 individuals in the 8 sessions that we have run the project, which is a very good number, unfortunately it hasn't all been happy, plain sailing, with a couple of nights failing to capture anything but insects! However, we are all very happy with all of the results gathered during the first two months of this year and are very confident and eager to continue throughout the year.
It hasn't all been investigations though, we have been working hard with many other project this month, one of my favorite projects is our cave restoration project, which we started last year but had to put on hold due to the rainy season. The project is a long term endeavor that will eventually have a fully built and marked trail inside the main tourist cave (Terciopelo Cave).
The trail is needed as at several points during the year the walk inside the cave can be slippery and tricky, meaning that a lot of people walk inside feeling as though they might slip at any time. Now we have built a cement pathway inside the cave we notice a huge difference in the way that people walk inside, even the guides themselves feel safer! I enjoy this project so much because it is something that we could never do anywhere else in the world. Building steps doesn't sound like a lot of fun but building steps inside a cave 17 meters underground is something that you could never do in Europe and so gives the project something unique and special about it!
We have also started a couple of new projects this month, one of the ideas we have had for some time is that we should create a small scale organic vegetable garden in the park, principally for the consumption of the volunteers, rangers and guides but also as a guide/example to locals that they could do something on their land on a small scale for limited cost and higher health benefit. At this time we only have the area cleared and we are starting to form the land, making it flatter, making drainage channels around the edge and placing posts to fence the area in, but we hope to have the area built and ready to see in a month or two ready for the wet season which is approaching each day!
The other new project we have, which is another very long term project, is marking the limits of the park; this has been done a few times in the past, but with different coordinates, so we have to do the whole thing from the beginning! It's a simple process though, using the GPS coordinates we can create a line with the GPS device and we basically follow this and with the use of a compass we can ensure we are heading in the right direction. So far we have completed about 2km in 2 days of work but with about another 50km to do we know we have a long job ahead of us!
During all of this hard work we also managed to schedule an afternoon to relax by the pool in a local restaurant, have some nice food and generally a good time. Thanks to Manuel the owner of the bar for letting us organize our monthly social event with him. Thanks also to the volunteers and the staff at the park for their amazing hard work this month!
Finally this month I would like to talk about one of our longest running projects, the restoration of the park's community football field. Earlier in the year we installed an irrigation system on the field to help keep the freshly planted grass alive until the wet season and thanks to the occasional shower we have done a great job. Our current job is removing a ton of weeds that have come back again and preparing to plant more grass seed which in turn will keep the weeds from growing back. I remember the area 1 year ago when I first arrived and although it doesn't look it now the change is astounding! So I would personally like to thank every volunteer who has worked on this project and would like to assure you that it is used on regular basis by volunteers, rangers, tourists and locals! I hope to be back with you all next month with more amazing news from Barra Honda National Park, Costa Rica.
Richard Munday
Conservation Coordinator
Barra Honda National Park
February 2010


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You completely missed my point.Gadget wrote:
* Apologise and people like Dom do not believe you and say that it is too late, insincere and by implication done by a bunch of racists (even though the Club has not in any way participated in or supported discriminatory practices in recent years)
* Do not apologise and people say the Club is a bunch of racists from the apartheid era for not making one (even though the Club has not in any way participated in or supported discriminatory practices in recent years)
The MCSA membership is just a reflection of the pre 1994 SA legacy situation when it comes to most of South African outdoor recreational activities whether you talk hiking, climbing, 4x4, sports fishing, etc.
Here's my point (in smaller words so you can understand):
(1) You said "even though the Club has not in any way participated in or supported discriminatory practices in recent years" so I'll follow your implication that they did previously (we all know this). Ergo, there were people in the high echelons of the club who participated in/supported/were responsible for said discriminatory practices. Where are these people now? Are they still in the upper echelons of the club? If they are, then I'm inclined to take the supposed transformation a little less seriously. If they have been 'removed' from power, then that would be a good example of transformation, and could be taken seriously. Kick them out - there is no place for them in South Africa, especially when transformation is as stake.
(2) If it's taken the MCSA 12 years to apologise, what does that say for the speed of the transformation effort? This country has made huge strides in the last 11 years, if it's so small an issue to the MCSA that it's taken 12 years, the why apologise at all?
(3) I understand and appreciate all that the MCSA has done re: access etc etc. I don't even mind being reminded how I wouldn't be able to climb anywhere without the MCSA. I don't even mind being told what kind of worthless scum I am for not being a member. What bothers me is that every time someone criticises the MCSA, the MCSA Apologist Club, as headed by various people on this forum, jumps to it's defence, spouting the same tired old arguments.
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Lastly and more positively I can not describe to you how good it was to hear two climbers on a trad climb calling to each other in Zulu (I think it was Zulu). I sincerely hope that will become more commonplace in my lifetime and that someone will help educate me by producing a translation of "on belay climb when ready" and all the other calls in all official languages.


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Today we start at 11:00 a.m. with Vertigo Dance Company in Noa Wertheim's full-length White Noise. Then we'll leave Suzanne Dellal and head across Tel Aviv to Tmuna Theater. At this smaller space, we'll see part of Tamar Borer's butoh-influenced Bardo as well as Noa Shadur's Hunting Rabbits in the North.
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[spoilers] Lucas and his tattoos
Post: #91
RE: Lucas and his tattoos
Check out the foxhills site on facebook, mate. Lucas has cropped hair!
Many thanks to Tyger for a terrific signature
Post: #92
RE: Lucas and his tattoos
not that much shorter than last season.. but then, I was checking other parts, way more south
Post: #93
RE: Lucas and his tattoos
(09-03-2010 04:11 PM)JHyde Wrote: Check out the foxhills site on facebook, mate. Lucas has cropped hair!
can you send me the link? *begging look*
Post: #94
RE: Lucas and his tattoos
his hair looks the same....but as with Tyger....wasn't really looking there......
Post: #95
RE: Lucas and his tattoos
yeah, well.. priorities
Post: #96
RE: Lucas and his tattoos
In reference to a discussion myself and Binkie (amongst others) are having on this post: http://www.spooksforum.co.uk/thread-1214-page-1.html
In the bathroom scene in 7.1, Lucas is shown topless talking to Harry. I'm beginning to wonder if he wants Harry to realise the significance of his tattoos, and indeed to question them.
Harry does refer to the "Dum Spiro Spero" tattoo, and they discuss it briefly. This seems, however, to be the most 'positive' tattoo Lucas has - so it's interesting that Harry should pick up on it. Perhaps Harry wants to convince himself that Lucas has coped well, as he has been alive and "hoping" all these years. Equally, Lucas could be trying to show Harry that he hopes for answers.
I know his Blake tatoo is supposed to represent a distrust of the system, amongst other things. The fact that Lucas shows it so blatantly to Harry could suggest a hint towards his distrust of his superior, and the fact that he needs redemption.
Another visible tattoo is the "Gnothi Seauton" one, which could be another hint towards gaining Harry's approval and trust. He's asking Harry to think about his actions, and to realise who he actually is as a person. Could also be an underlying message of asking Harry to explain why he made the decisions he did.
The crosses on Lucas' back are the representations of the years spent in prison, as has been said. This is obviously a clear, visual representation of the length of time he spent in Russia for Harry, and I seem to remember Lucas having his back turned to Harry for quite a while in this scene - once again, subliminally making the point that he made a huge sacrifice for Harry, and that he needs answers.
I'm wondering if the quote on Lucas' forearm or the 8-point star could mean anything significant in terms of his relationship with Harry or not, but I can't remember exactly what they signify... I think the star is something to do with freedom? I could be horribly wrong though!
Anyway, nice bit of over-analysis for you there
Gnothi Seauton.
Post: #97
RE: Lucas and his tattoos
Interesting thoughts, Byatil. Once again, the unexplained tattoos, the unexplained time in a Russian prison...
Then again, seeing RA with his shirt off to SEE the tattoos is such a hardship
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RE: Lucas and his tattoos
(20-11-2010 02:25 AM)Byatil Wrote: In reference to a discussion myself and Binkie (amongst others) are having on this post: http://www.spooksforum.co.uk/thread-1214-page-1.html
I agree with you, Byatil, on the 'Dum Spiro Spero' tattoo. If he had done this tattoo for himself, maybe he would have put it where HE could see it, i can't imagine there were many mirrors at his disposition in prison, so one has to asume that this tattoo was ment for someone else? Maybe it's ment as some 'good advice' like: 'hey, I've spent 8 years in prison and I haven't given up on life yet, so you'd better don't either!' It is placed above the 8 domes, so perhaps there's a link between them?
On the 'Gnothi Seauton' one, I'm not sure this was for someone other than Lucas himself, it is placed were he can read it, maybe it was his way to try to stay human and to stay Lucas North (totally ignoring the whole John thing, here,doesn't make sense, anyway ), I mean, it must be unbelievably hard to remember who and what you are when you are deprived of human contact for the most of the 8 years, if you only have got yourself to talk to, you'd better know who you are, just to keep you from going completally insain.
The 8-point star is known as The Star of Redemption or Regeneration.
The number 8 is meaningfull in many religions (as the 8 paths of Buddah, circomsision at the age of 8 days in jewish religion, 8 immortals in chinese religion,...) and represents balance, harmony and faith in the ultimate harmony of creation. So maybe this is also a positive tattoo on Lucas' body. It might stand for the firm believe that everything happens for a reason, maybe one part of him truly believes that he's there for a reason, namely to protect his country and fellow officers and i think it has been that believe that kept him 'alive'. The other part of him, though, has serious problems with the unfairness of it all and with the fact that no one (Harry) seemed to be in a hurry to save him, so i do not know if this is the right explanation for this tattoo.
It might be easier to analyse them if we knew when exactly during his imprisonment they were placed. It's easy to see that in the begining of that period you still would hold hope, but as years would pas by, sure you would lose that hope!
As for the quote on Lucas' forearm, i'm ashamed to say that i don't know what it says.
If someone knows, please share.
Oh, BoHenley, yes it is hard to look at the tattoos and not at the man!!
It's "a struggle for heaven and earth. Where there is one law: fight or die. And one rule: resist or serve."
20-11-2010, 06:20 PM (This post was last modified: 20-11-2010 06:24 PM by HellsBells.)
Post: #99
RE: Lucas and his tattoos
Back at the beginning of this topic kirmostar posted this.
(29-11-2009 01:26 PM)kirmostar Wrote: Those on his torso read Gnothi seauton (Know yourself), Dum Spiro Spero (As long as I live, I hope), MNP (Peace) and Omerta (Silence). The Russian writing down his arm means "See nothing, hear nothing and say nothing to nobody." And there are cupolas (domes) on his back - one for each year spent in jail.
This was copied from the BBC press office interview with RA:
Lucas has lots of tattoos. What do they represent and do you like them?
I love them – it is a literal layer. Lucas has always had many layers and this year we go very deep into who he is. I love that his prison history has been etched onto his skin and they can be revealed to remind the audience that his past is cluttered with complications. Each one has a specific meaning from a specific period in his past. The most prominent is the William Blake picture, Urizen, on his chest. It depicts God as the architect and it is a reminder to Lucas he may not be able to control or construct his own destiny and that he will always be at the mercy of God.
The tattoos also help me avoid the "gratuitous torso shot" as they take about two hours to put on, so "getting my kit off" has to be carefully planned!!!
Lucas 8.4: It's all about trust, isn't Harry ?.
Signature by the brilliant TygerBright
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RE: Lucas and his tattoos
(20-11-2010 12:54 PM)Belle Wrote: As for the quote on Lucas' forearm, i'm ashamed to say that i don't know what it says.
It's Russian for "See nothing, hear nothing and say nothing to nobody." If that one was directed towards Harry, than one could interpret it as a little insult, telling him he shouldn't ever betray his officers (since Lucas blames Harry for his imprisonment). However, you also have to remember some of these could have been useful in prison....perhaps he chose it to show to his captors he would be a good little prisoner and not spill whatever he learned, or heard, from his Russian cell.
I did a little research on what appears to be a ship on Lucas's right arm. Apparently in tattoo language, they represent all the tough times people have had. When applying it to Lucas's situation, it's pretty obvious what could have prompted that tattoo! Normally ships symbolize that the wearer has survived that tough journey, so it could have been a little hopeful to Lucas too, showing that he wanted to get out (who could blame him...it wasn't a very fun place!).
That black band that's on Lucas's right arm - apparently it has a few different meanings depending on the culture. In some places, it represents a failed marriage (Elizabeta...?). In Japan, it indicates a convict. Not sure if that symbolism would be as strong in a Russian prison, but it still shows one of the hardships Lucas has gone through. That one could be a message to himself (as Byatil mentioned about not being able to see some of his tattoos), perhaps some sort of reminder? It can also be like a tribute or memorial to somebody lost. Maybe it's to show that Lucas can never go back to the way he was before - or if it's directed at Harry, showing them that he's changed and it's all because of him, etc.
Has anybody ever gotten a good look at the tattoos on the insides of his wrists? One of them appears to be five dots (on his left arm I believe...), and there are some letters on his other arm, but I haven't ever gotten a clear look at either.
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Sadly - some are using this as a chance to settle scores or to try to make points by going personal. The impeccably named Max Boot is having none of it;
The most unseemly aspect of the scandal surrounding David Petraeus is the gleeful Schadenfreude being exhibited by so many who are eager to kick a great man when he is temporarily down. One of the most egregious and nauseating examples is this New York Times op-ed by Lucian Truscott IV entitled "A Phony Hero for a Phony War." It is insulting not only to Petraeus but to all those men and women who have served valiantly and at great risk in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Truscott is a West Point graduate with a famous name–his grandfather, Lucian Truscott Jr., was a notable general in World War II. Truscott IV, to judge by his preening description of himself, has rather less achievements to his name; he did not last long in the army and has made a career as a freelance writer and screenwriter, often sniping at the military establishment. He is apparently so in thrall to his grandfather and his contemporaries that he seems to think that no modern general can possibly measure up. "Iraq wasn't a real war at all," he sneers, which will come as news to the thousands of Americans killed there and the tens of thousands injured.
I search in vain for a serious point here. There is none. Rather this is sheer animus against Petraeus animated by runaway nostalgia for the Greatest Generation, which ignores the fact that most wars before and since World War II could not be ended by marching on the enemy's capital to demand unconditional surrender. Where, after all, is the capital of the Taliban or al-Qaeda in Iraq? Petraeus and the troops under his command did extremely well in dealing with in dealing with a more diffuse enemy that could not simply be pounded into submission with massive firepower because he did not wear a uniform or control a well-defined territory.
"Guerrilla war is more intellectual than a bayonet charge," T.E. Lawrence said. Petraeus was smart enough, dedicated enough, and capable enough to rise to the challenge of understanding and fighting that type of war. In the annals of counterinsurgency he is one of the all-time greats. Now, as payback for a lifetime of service, he gets insulted by sideline spitballers like Lucian Truscott IV.


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Redden Wins Saturn SuperCup Final
(courtesy Chrissy Redden)
The biggest cycle cross series in North America ended this past weekend just west of Boston with the SuperCup Finals and the American Nationals. The SuperCup Final was on the Sunday on a surprisingly mild day. Temperatures during the day were probably as high as 10-11 degrees C, with dry hard packed grass sections. The toughest part of the course was a short, steep muddy section that was like a wall to climb. The race started off quickly, then as everyone was jostling for position, we came to the second barrier section and my chain jammed. I had to dismount and physically unjam it. Not a major problem, but at the beginning of a race, that put me in about 20th position. Within a 1/2 lap I had caught the lead group of about 8 women, but noticed that Alison Dunlap had attacked and got away. With another 1/2 lap I had made my way through the pack and attacked hard to get away and start reeling in Alison, who already had a 25 second lead. After 2 laps of staying fairly even with her, and with the duo of Carmen Richardson and Mary Hern about 20 seconds behind me, Alison pulled off the course with a derailleur problem. For the rest of the race I maintained the lead and slowly gained a bit more time over the second and third positions. The racing was very fast, and close. It was good to participate in such an exciting women's cross race!
1st CHRISSY REDDEN RITCHEY
2nd CARMEN RICHARDSON HEADSHOCK
3rd MARY HEARN POLO SPORT
Ritchey Swiss Cross (no bike changes mid race)
Oakley MFrame with sweep Rx lens
Note: Geoff Kabush was third in the Espoir race.
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Renaissance: the iOS app makers' conference
Radtastical Inc.
Monday, January 21, 2013 at 8:00 AM - Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 7:00 PM (PST)
Event Details
Who better to ask than successful app makers themselves?
Renaissance is a three-day conference for iOS app makers happening in San Francisco January 21-23, 2013 that features a fast-paced track of sessions that focuses on success in the app business.
How do I make money in the App Store? Come to Monday's Winning in the App Store session to hear from developers who are doing that including game developers Jessica Kahn of Tapulous and Michael Sanford of flipside5.
How can I successfully run a contract app development business? Come to Tuesday's Apps for Hire session and meet four CEOs running successful app development shops.
How can I keep my company and IP in shape for potential acquisition? Come to Wednesday's Power up your IP session and hear from experienced IP attorney Susan Gibbs, veteran venture investor John Malloy, and Cisco-M&A-chief-turned-angel-investor Dan Scheinman.
How do I keep people interested in my app? Don't miss Designing Engagement with Black Pixel's Jaimee Newberry and Prismatic's Aria Haghighi, who just raised $15M for Prismatic's customized news app.
That's just a glimpse. See the rest at http://renaissance.io/sessions.
Renaissance uniquely focuses on developer interests because it is uniquely run by developers themselves. We're not an ad network, we're not an incubator, we're not a platform company, we're not investors, we're not a "picks & shovels" service provider, we're just a group of developers who are getting together to help each other get better at the business of apps. Organizers Tim Burks and Bill Dudney are both career software developers with commitment both to apps and to community. Burks has organized the Silicon Valley iOS Developers' Meetup since 2008, and in 2010 and 2011, Dudney worked at Apple as an Application Frameworks Evangelist, where his duties included planning and coaching a large part of the sessions at Apple's annual Worldwide Developer Conference. Both are actively involved in many individual projects and consult for companies ranging from two-person startups to multibillion-dollar multinationals.
Renaissance sponsors include Salesforce, Orange, Apigee, the Association for Competitive Technology, and GitHub. Renaissance enjoys the support of media partner Application Developers Alliance. The Application Developers Alliance works to ensure that developers have the tools, network, and policy environment that they need to innovate. Join the Alliance today!.
More details about Renaissance are online now at http://renaissance.io and registration is available here at Eventbrite.
When & Where
1675 Owens Street
San Francisco,
Monday, January 21, 2013 at 8:00 AM - Wednesday, January 23, 2013 at 7:00 PM (PST)
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Designers of high performance yachts regard CFD as a valuable tool in the design stage of yachts, especially when competing in races such as the Americas Cup or the Volvo Ocean Race. At the Institute of Naval Architecture, University of Applied Science Kiel, we have been using CFX-5 to investigate the flow around mast and sails, focusing on flow separation phenomena and it's impact on sail performance.
While modeling the flow around a downwind sailset with mainsail and gennaker is relatively straight forward, the simulation of flow around upwind sailsets can be challenging, especially if accounting for local flow separation behind mast.
Typically, a mast has a height 50 to 60 times its diameter. To optimise the mast profile and envelope, we must model the mast geometry accurately. Using tetrahedral/prism grids leads to a large number of surface triangles and a correspondingly large number of tetrahedral grid cells. Hexahedral grids are more efficient here but the model becomes quite complex if a full sailset including mainsail, jib, mast and headstay is to be simulated. As a remedy we made use of CFX-5s generalized grid interface ability, using compound grids of two or more grids stitched together with non-matching grid interfaces.
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Mundane stretch for a while until I realized that my legs weren't quite having it today. It's normally around the time of the first slight uphill when I know whether the commute home is going to be a piece of cake or the less desirable piece of drywall, which is flaky and hard and probably carcinogenic. For me, this slight rise is right by the Russian embassy and this has led to my having nothing but antipathy for all things pan-Slavic. F-ing Scythians.
I am sure happy that this didn't happen. It would make my commute pretty horrible. Biking through a cloverleaf is not my idea of a good time. To say nothing of the fact that the entire development history of the area would have been entirely different and in this counterfactual scenario, who even knows what would happen? But I guess that's just a truism about counterfactuals.
Someone is going to get hit at the intersection of M and the Key Bridge. Way too many drivers run that red. And not just in a yellow-to-red kind of way, but in a straight-up don't see the red kind of way. This is a real, real problem. I don't know what steps can address it, but in the mean time, I urge caution and discretion from those not driving.
Anyone else notice an uptick is helmetless biking? I'm agnostic about the whole thing, but I feel like as the summer has progressed, I've seen more and more riders foregoing the helmet. Maybe because of the heat? Maybe because there are more casual riders? I don't know.
It takes three looks over the shoulder to effectively notify drivers that you intend to cross the street and that they shouldn't drive their cars into you in an attempt to turn right. Three. No
There's a stretch of Fairfax when, if I hit the light correctly, I ride in the drops and shift down to my most aggressive gear. I've done this about three times. That small back cog is used most infrequently. I've got nothing to prove. Anyway, it's nice to, every once in a while, push hard on the pedals to see if I can reach rapid speeds (I can't) and Fairfax is relatively flat and open and with only a few opportunities for car and pedestrian conflict.
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For all the stories of waiting lists and the $10,000 price tag, is the Hermes Birkin still the mother lode of handbags when every
other woman at lunch is armed with one? This is true in Asia, especially in Hong Kong and Singapore, where Birkin bags are as ubiquitous as Coach bags are in the US. They are everywhere and in every form—from entry level Birkins to special colors, from croc and ostrich versions to those embellished with crystals. As someone who's worked with the socialite crowd, I've also seen closets devoted entirely to Birkins.
If Birkins are so expensive and so hard to get, then why do so many women—and men—carry them? Maybe they aren't all that special if everyone has them?
In my quest to find all sorts of information about the Birkin, I talked to a bag blogger, a socialite and a fashion insider on the myth, and shall I dare say it, the decline of the Birkin. I also visited Milan Station in Central, Hong Kong, a second hand luxury bag shop that now almost exclusively deals in brand new Birkins and Kellys. (See their shop windows in the accompanying photographs).
Picking out a hibiscus colored Birkin, I was told that it was brand new, straight from the box, and never been used. I asked where their Birkins come from and a sales associate responded, "Our clients buy Birkins at Hermes stores and sell them to us. We have more stock of Birkin bags than the Hermes store," she said. They sell the Birkins for 50-100% more than the retail price at the Hermes store and they would not bargain down because they said there will be people who will buy them at asking price. Milan Station and others like it, do away with the waiting lists for an added cost, making Birkins readily available for those who have the money to spare. And many people in Hong Kong do.
Masako Kumakura, a global communications practitioner who recently moved to China, believes that the Birkin has become a bit démodé especially among the stylish set. "Too many people who are not all that fashionable have it. And they carry it everywhere. In Asia, I have seen women carry their big Birkins to dinner parties. So not chic," she said.
"Since almost everybody has a Birkin bag, more and more ladies are opting for bags made from exotic skins now, not necessarily Birkins," shared socialite and Singapore PR maven Olga Iserlis.
Popular blogger Bagaholicboy who hails from Singapore had this to say: "Truth be told, I'm honestly still puzzled why the Birkin is still so coveted. Yes, it still seems to be the most coveted bag in Singapore and around the region, and every month I get at least 10 new snapshots of Birkins from their proud owners from South East Asia."
But he also points out that to a lot of people, the fact that the Birkin is a handbag is beside the point. It represents success, achievement and status. It shows that the wearer is a card-carrying member of the $10,000 handbag club. "It is still the ultimate status symbol, for first-timers who save for months on end to buy their first very Birkin to those seasoned collectors who must have every new color or size in their wardrobe. Because the Birkin is more than just a bag, it's a lifestyle."
View the slideshow of celebrities like Victoria Beckham, Naomi Campbell and Lady Gaga and their Birkins.
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I've always been interested in fashion and the business of fashion. I write about the latest clothes and trends just as much as I write about the commerce and trade of the industry. I write for the South China Morning Post in Hong Kong, Asia Tatler and Harper's Bazaar Singapore. I also have my own home decor line www.bluecarreon.com


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Dmitry Pogorelov-Servvan Robotic Vehicle
At Design Interviews
(Excerpt) Interview with Dmitry Pogorelov : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. Dmitry Pogorelov : I would like to revise the car, the vision of its place in the modern world. The car was no longer a means of transportation, it is a luxury. Comfort was to prevail over the function of movement: downtime in traffic jams have become the norm and people are care about on how comfortable they will feel at this time. People already do not care how fast they get to the house. In fact, sometimes faster to get by public transport. That's why I wondered, is it possible to make the car as a means of transportation more efficient? But what I thought should be in the system and the system should be controlled by the super-system, ie supercomputer, which should be responsible for all the life-support system. In my project, I do restore the original idea of the car as a means of transportation and increase its efficiency by rethinking of values and use it in everyday life by 100%. The design of cars ceased to be a design. Design in a modern automobile serves as a stylistic rather than functional, as it was originally intended. Efficiency of designer sank. The aim was to make the most simplest, clear intuitive vehicle without unnecessary and frivolous lines, as is done now BMW, Mercedes, Citroen and all other automakers seeking to get monetary gain, but not to solve global problems. So, I created a service vehicle for resource based economy developed Jacque Fresco, forming a network with other vehicles. A single system allows to communicate with each other, which increases the efficiency of passengers transportation, as well as an increase in efficiency due to the movement in the road train (reducing of FX factor, the distance between vehicles). The car has unmanned control. Vehicle is symmetrically: cheap to produce. It has a four swivel motor-wheels, and the possibility of reversing motion: maneuver with large dimensions. Boarding vis-a-vis improves communication of passengers. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. Dmitry Pogorelov : First of all it was necessary to achieve the efficiency of the car's design in its direct functionality and frequency of use. No nonsense, no contrived lines. All items are extremely functional. I always wondered why I do it. Then you had to do it in a system, so it was necessary to devise a system connections and interactions. It should be to make it cheap; because of it does not have the driver and it is robotic, so it makes no difference in which way to move. Symmetrical car perfectly suit to reduce the cost of production, as well as maneuverability. Boarding "vis-à-vis" improves communication of passengers. Vehicles are combined into a single system, so they can communicate with each other, that increases the efficiency of transport of passengers, as well as an increase in efficiency due to the movement in the road train (reducing of FX coefficient, the distance between vehicles). .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. Dmitry Pogorelov : This project was as workout for my mind. In general, this project was made for my ideal world. Like any my projects, the project Servvan is my face and show my abilities as a designer. If it is possible in the future to implement this project, it will likely have a slightly different design more advanced because with changing technologies design approach is also change. Yes, it's a good project for my future. .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. Dmitry Pogorelov : Oh, it was quite hard. This project lasted for about 5 months. It is very difficult to immediately understand what is required. But as the closer was the finale, the picture becomes clearer. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. Dmitry Pogorelov : It likely was the inspiration and desire to embody my thoughts in life. The project started in the academy, but I didn't find support from teachers. They are too conservative and they want all of the projects were for nowadays. I looked forward to 20-30 years. Yes, the task sounded like "service vehicle for the government." I consider myself a person of the planet Earth and would not want to play in political games, then I had a project.[ End of Excerpt: Read complete interview with Dmitry Pogorelov on Servvan Robotic Vehicle at design-interviews.com ]
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NH police say 2 in custody arrest 2 in a drug deal that ended in robbery, near-fatal shooting
NASHUA, N.H. (AP) � New Hampshire police have two Nashua men in custody in connection with a near-fatal shooting last week.
Nashua police say the shooting took place during a drug transaction of multiple pounds of marijuana that turned into a robbery on Jan. 9.
Police say Alexandre Amado and Anthony Farmer, both 20, are in custody on various charges in connection with the shooting of 22-year-old Danny Vorn of Lowell, Mass., who remains in critical condition at Boston Medical Center.
Amado is charged with second-degree assault. Farmer is charged with armed robbery.
Amado was arraigned Thursday and is being held on $100,000 bond. Farmer is scheduled to be arraigned Tuesday.
It was not immediately known whether either man has a lawyer.


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Answers to some of your questions about AirDrop
What is AirDrop?
It's a new way to share content with other Apple devices that have AirDrop. It uses both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to search for nearby discoverable Apple devices to send the requested content.
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Did anyone expert Angus King to become a national voice on foreign policy?
When King ran for U.S. senator, almost all of what I heard him queried about involved domestic policy. People asked about jobs, the economy, the budget, health care, and education. Foreign policy was not much discussed.
Yet now Senator King, who sits on the Intelligence and Armed Services Committees (among others), is speaking out on a variety of national security matters.
King has taken a clear stand for limiting the president's ability to wage war without congressional constraint.
In a recent hearing, Sen. King questioned Pentagon assertions that the president's military powers were extremely expansive.
Pentagon officials today claimed President Obama and future presidents have the power to send troops anywhere in the world to fight groups linked to al-Qaeda, based in part on the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF), passed by Congress days after the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
Speaking at the first Senate hearing on rewriting the AUMF, Pentagon officials specifically said troops could be sent to Syria, Yemen and the Congo without new congressional authorization. Michael Sheehan, the assistant secretary of defense for special operations and low-intensity conflict, predicted the war against al-Qaeda would last at least 10 to 20 more years.
King noted that the Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war. The president implements military power as commander-in-chief.
SEN. ANGUS KING: Gentlemen, I've only been here five months, but this is the most astounding and most astoundingly disturbing hearing that I've been to since I've been here. You guys have essentially rewritten the Constitution here today. The Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 11, clearly says that the Congress has the power to declare war. This–this authorization, the AUMF, is very limited. And you keep using the term "associated forces." You use it 13 times in your statement. That is not in the AUMF. And you said at one point, "It suits us very well." I assume it does suit you very well, because you're reading it to cover everything and anything. And then you said, at another point, "So, even if the AUMF doesn't apply, the general law of war applies, and we can take these actions." So, my question is: How do you possibly square this with the requirement of the Constitution that the Congress has the power to declare war?
This is one of the most fundamental divisions in our constitutional scheme, that the Congress has the power to declare war; the president is the commander-in-chief and prosecutes the war. But you're reading this AUMF in such a way as to apply clearly outside of what it says. Senator McCain was absolutely right: It refers to the people who planned, authorized, committed or aided the terrorist attacks on September 11. That's a date. That's a date. It doesn't go into the future. And then it says, "or harbored such organizations"–past tense–"or persons in order to prevent any future acts by such nations, organizations or persons." It established a date.
King went on to repeat his constitutional qualms and to note that the law passed immediately after the September 11 attacks is more narrow than the way it is being used.
Questioning the witness, he said:
I don't disagree that we need to fight terrorism. But we need to do it in a constitutionally sound way. Now, I'm just a little, old lawyer from Brunswick, Maine, but I don't see how you can possibly read this to be in comport with the Constitution and authorize any acts by the president. You had testified to Senator Graham that you believe that you could put boots on the ground in Yemen now under this–under this document. That makes the war powers a nullity. I'm sorry to ask such a long question, but my question is: What's your response to this? Anybody?
While the witness held that the post-September 11 authorization to go to war gave the president the ability to take military action all over the world, Sen. King argued the law is being stretched in a way that "renders the war powers of the Congress null and void."
MICHAEL SHEEHAN: Senator, let me take the first response. I'm not a constitutional lawyer or a lawyer of any kind. But let me talk to you a little–take a brief statement about al-Qaeda and the organization that attacked us on September 11, 2001. In the two years prior to that, Senator King, that organization attacked us in East Africa and killed 17 Americans in our embassy in Nairobi, with loosely affiliated groups of people in East Africa. A year prior to 9/11, that same organization, with its affiliates in Yemen, almost sunk a U.S. ship, the U.S.S. Cole, a billion-dollar warship, killed 17 sailors in the port of Aden. The organization that attacked us on 9/11 already had its tentacles in–around the world with associated groups. That was the nature of the organization then; it is the nature of the organization now. In order to attack that organization, we have to attack it with those affiliates that are its operational arm that have previously attacked and killed Americans, and at high-level interests, and continue to try to do that.
SEN. ANGUS KING: That's fine, but that's not what the AUMF says. You can–you can–what I'm saying is, we may need new authority, but don't–if you expand this to the extent that you have, it's meaningless, and the limitation in the war power is meaningless. I'm not disagreeing that we need to attack terrorism wherever it comes from and whoever is doing it. But what I'm saying is, let's do it in a constitutional way, not by putting a gloss on a document that clearly won't support it. It just–it just doesn't–it just doesn't work. I'm just reading the words. It's all focused on September 11 and who was involved, and you guys have invented this term "associated forces" that's nowhere in this document. As I mentioned, in your written statement, you use that–that's the key term. You use it 13 times. It's the justification for everything. And it renders the war powers of the Congress null and void. I don't understand. I mean, I do understand you're saying we don't need any change, because the way you read it, you can–you could do anything. But why not say–come back to us and say, "Yes, you're correct that this is an overbroad reading that renders the war powers of the Congress a nullity; therefore, we need new authorization to respond to the new situation"? I don't understand why–I mean, I do understand it, because the way you read it, there's no limit. But that's not what the Constitution contemplates.
Under our Constitution, the president and Congress both have powers with respect to war.
In the Nixon years, and largely in responses to the Vietnam War and to newly released information about secret military and CIA endeavors, Congress tried to restrain the president's war powers.
Senator King has become part of this decades-long effort to bring back constitutional balance.


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Pro Evolution Soccer 2010
Cheat Codes:
Submitted by: RM
Renewing contracts:
Renew contracts in January. Go to "My Team" and scroll through the players. You will
see the players whose contracts need renewing.
Free agents:
In February players who do not want to renew contracts are free. Go to advanced search
and enter 1 to 1 for the number of years left on contract. The players on the search
result are free agents.
Youth team:
Set your Youth Team level to 5. The next year in Master League you will have at least
two stars in your youth team. For example, as Barcelona the youth team spotted Klasnic
16 and Amanatidis 18. Other teams also have stars. Go to advanced search. Put in 15 to
19 for the age. For example, Carson in Sampdoria, H.Larsson in Racing Club.
Teach them lots of Ability Cards and Positions to make them better than they are and
also loan them out.
Keeping your team happy:
You will have at least nine players who will want to play every game. Once you know who
they are, when they complain about not being used after your first game, use them 90%
of the time. Use the other players in cups and loan some of them, but check your team
after every game. When selling players, sell them. Do not release them, because the team
cracks up. If players need a break for just one game more than more game off, they will
complain. Also, the next year the problems with the club will be clean and their love
for the club will be even bigger.
Real names:
The following names have been changed:
Gil Bronco is G.Franco
Maridio is Manucho
Real team names:
For the Premier League teams, think alphabetically from A to W (for example, Arsenal to
Wolves). For the Primera Division, go to the team players in the clubs. Look for five
players that you know, and that will be the corresponding team. For example, W. Pandiani
for Osasuna, or J.Pennant for Real.
Club transfers:
Make the following changes.
J.Simpson from Arsenal to unused team.
R.Dunne from Man City to A.Villa.
J.Collins from West Ham to A.Villa.
Gallagher from Blackburn Rovers to unused team.
Shevchenko from Chelsea to Dynamo Kiev.
Pizarro from Chelsea to unused team.
Sinclair from Chelsea to Wigan.
Bilyaletdinov from Lokomotiv Moscow to Everton.
Bouazza from Fulham to unused Team.
B.H.Riise from Norway to Fulham.
Benjani from Man City to unused team.
Caicedo from Portsmouth to Sporting Lisbon.
K.Schmeichel from Man City to unused team.
Elano from Man City to Shaktar Donesk.
Nugent from Portsmouth to Burnley.
Campbell from Portsmouth to unused team.
Distin from Portsmouth to Everton.
Dindane from RC Lens to Portsmouth.
Yebda from SL BENFICA to Portsmouth.
McShane from Sunderland to Hull City.
M.Brown from Wigan to Portsmouth.
J.O'Hara from Tottenham to Portsmouth.
C.Edwards from Sunderland to unused team.
Leadbitter from Sunderland to unused team.
Tainio from Sunderland to Birmingham City.
K.P.Boateng from Tottenham to Portsmouth.
G.Franco from Mexico to West Ham.
Gomis from AS Saint Etteine to Lyon.
M.Bia from Marseille to unused team.
Luque from Ajax to Malaga.
Arnautovic from FC Twente to Inter Milan.
Gudjohnsen from FC Barcelona to AS Monaco.
V.Sanchez from FC Barcelona to Xerez.
Henrique From FC Barcelona to Racing Club.
M.Caceres from FC Barcelona to Juventus.
Finnan from Espanyol to Portsmouth.
Robben From R Madrid to unused team.
Nedgredo from R Madrid to Sevilla.
Manucho from Angola to Real Valladolid.
Altidore From Villarreal to Hull City.
Hutchinson from Celtic to unused team.
Ferry from Celtic to unused team.
Sheridan from Celtic to unused team.
O'Dea from Celtic to unused team.
M.Brown from Celtic to unused team.
A.Gow from Rangers to unused team.
B.Ferguson from Rangers to Birmingham City.
Chygrynskiy from Shaktar Donesk to FC Barcelona.
Sneijder from R Madrid to Inter Milan.
Neill from Australia to Everton.
Diamanti from Livorno to West Ham.
Harewood from A.Villa to unused team.
Folan from Hull City to unused team.
M.Turner from Hull City to Sunderland.
Kranjcar from Portsmouth to Tottenham.
Lee ChungYoung fom South Korea to Bolton W.
Unlockable: Classic Teams:
Perform the actions below to unlock the desired classic team:
Classic Argentina - Win International Cup with Argentina.
Classic Brazil - Win International Cup with Brazil.
Classic England - Win International Cup with England.
Classic France - Win International Cup with France.
Classic Germany - Win International Cup with Germany.
Classic Italy - Win International Cup with Italy.
Classic Netherlands - Win International Cup with Netherlands.
Real team names:
The Premier League teams are arranged in alphabetical order from A to W and left to
right at the team selection screen. For the Primera Division, go to the team players
in the clubs. Look for five players you know, and that will be the corresponding team.
For example, W. Pandiani for Osasuna, or J.Pennant for Real Zaragona.
-=Barclays Premier League=-
North London is Arsenal FC.
West Midlands Village is Aston Villa FC.
West Midlands City is Birmingham City FC.
Lancashire is Blackburn Rovers FC.
Middlebrook is Bolton Wanderers FC.
Lancashire Claret is Burnley FC.
London FC is Chelsea FC.
Merseyside Blue is Everton FC.
West London White is Fulham FC.
Yorkshire Orange is Hull City AFC.
Man Blue is Manchester City FC.
Pompy is Portsmouth FC.
The Potteries is Stoke City.
Wearside is Sunderland AFC.
North East London is Tottenham Hotspur FC.
East London is West Ham United.
Lancashire Athletic is Wigan Athletic FC.
Wolves is Wolverhampton Wanderers.