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This groundbreaking simulator generates a huge indoor ocean
Future research on the ocean-atmosphere will be facilitated by a state-of-the-art simulator that's set to be constructed on the Scripps campus.
The NSF funded SOARS instrument will mimic the ocean with unprecedented accuracy
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It's a 32,000-gallon concrete tank with a wind tunnel grafted on top.
With it, researchers can study the seas—and climate change—like never before.
Schematic created by SOARS scientists depicting the variables within ocean-atmosphere systems that scientists will be able to replicate using SOARS.
JUST A SHORT walk from the sea at San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography, researchers are putting the finishing touches on a remarkable feat of engineering: an indoor ocean.
Stretching 120 feet in this cavernous building, the 32,000-gallon concrete tank is topped with huge ducts that blast 60-mph winds across seawater piped in straight from the Pacific.
At one end of the machine, a paddle pushes waves, creating a roiling surface.
It's all lit with natural photons pouring in from conical overhead skylights that look like rocket engines.
This is the Scripps Ocean Atmosphere Research Simulator, or Soars, a customizable ecosystem for scientists to better understand how the seas are transforming under the burden of climate change.
It's currently undergoing trials, with an official opening slated for next summer.
When Soars opens, there will be nothing else like it in the world.
If you're a researcher interested in studying the Arctic Sea, you can form sea ice by switching the simulator into polar mode, which drops the water temperature to 34 degrees Fahrenheit and the wind to –2 degrees.
Or you can crank the thermostat the other way to simulate climate change.
If you're interested in ocean acidification, you can infuse carbon dioxide into the hermetically sealed simulator and watch what it does to real seawater.
"Imagine it as a giant wave tank with a wind tunnel grafted on top," says Scripps oceanographer Dale Stokes, co-principal investigator of Soars.
"You end up with this natural sort of analog computer—we can turn all these knobs and look at what happens."
We've all heard that three-quarters of Earth is covered with oceans, and that scientists know more about the surface of the moon than they do of the deep sea.
But, more urgently, researchers know too little about how the surface of the sea is interacting with the atmosphere—how waves spew particles that eventually form fog and clouds; how skyrocketing carbon-dioxide levels are affecting the organisms floating in the open ocean; and how sea ice might be changing as waters warm.
Illustration : SCRIPPS Institution of Oceanography
"It's a complex mixture of chemistry, biology, and physics," says Scripps oceanographer Grant Deane, co-principal investigator of Soars.
"That's one of the things that we've discovered in the last, I would say, 15 years—these complex interactions in this thin layer on the surface of the ocean.
And what happens there influences clouds, ice, weather, climate.
We have to understand that boundary and the role it plays in the climate."
Soars gives oceanographers unprecedented control over these variables.
Up until now, scientists could run complex computer climate models to estimate, say, how increasing CO2 levels might change the chemistry of surface waters.
These models are useful, but their resolution is coarse.
Because of limited computing power, the models break the ocean up into pixels on the scale of tens to hundreds of kilometers.
If scientists tried working on the centimeter scale, they'd be waiting for results for a very long time.
With Soars, oceanographers can snake instruments through the walls of the tank and take CO2 measurements on an extremely fine scale.
Another option for scientists is going out on a research vessel—but it can run them over $20,000 a day to use a boat, whereas Soars will cost $1,500 to $2,000 a day.
Stokes and Deane reckon that, depending on the nature of the research, investigators might need the machine for a few days to a few months.
The simulator will be open to any researcher, at Scripps or otherwise.
Relatively short, simple experiments might involve measuring how wind speeds and wave sizes influence the number of aerosols that fly off the water's surface.
Or someone might want to know how the "albedo" of the ocean changes, meaning how much of the sun's energy it reflects.
As the simulated sea gets rougher, white caps would bounce back much of the sunlight, while calmer, darker waters would absorb more of it and heat up.
A longer and more complex experiment would involve cultivating microbes and plankton—little plants and animals that float at the mercy of currents—and playing with water and air temperatures to see how they react.
Or a researcher might fiddle with atmospheric CO2concentrations, which currently are around 420 parts per million on Earth.
"One of the first things we'll do is we'll pump the CO2 up to 600 ppm and see what that does to the organisms," says Deane.
What do all of these experiments have in common? Control.
Oceanographers can only study the real sea as-is and in the moment.
With Soars, they will be able to essentially fast-forward into a world with higher temperatures and CO2 levels.
"We can turn these knobs and make very good estimates of what future systems look like," says Stokes.
Atmospheric aerosol scientist Paul DeMott of Colorado State University is planning an experiment at Soars next summer in which his team might change temperatures and wind speeds to see how aerosols are generated.
He'll be able to watch the process close up from several vantage points: A gangway over the tank offers a top-down view, and a big aquarium-style window in the control room shows the experiments in cross-section.
For DeMott, Soars provides an ultra-controlled environment where he can isolate aerosols from the water without having to worry about other sources.
Scientists can certainly sample aerosols at sea, but they can't be sure they're only getting aerosols coming off the patch of water they're studying—all sorts of atmospheric gunk is also blowing in from land and other parts of the ocean.
"So you're getting some kind of an integrated effect when you're making a measurement on the ship, and you aren't necessarily capturing only the nascent emissions that are coming from the ocean," says DeMott.
Understanding ocean aerosols is critical, because when water forms around them in the atmosphere, they go on to seed clouds.
That means the ocean is intimately linked to precipitation on land.
Plus, clouds also produce an albedo effect: The bigger and brighter they are, the more of the sun's energy they reflect back into space, thus cooling the climate.
Might changing wind patterns and warmer oceans change how clouds are formed? With Soars, DeMott can play with the variables and see what happens.
Kimberly Prather, an atmospheric chemist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and co-principal investigator of Soars, has been participating in the simulator's trial runs this fall, and will be running full experiments once it opens.
Her work involves cultivating life in the tank, like microbes and phytoplankton, which are the base of the oceanic food web.
Little animals known as zooplankton eat these phytoplankton, and bigger fish eat the zooplankton, and so on up the food chain.
But despite these microbes being tiny, they may have a planetary climate effect.
When microbes proliferate in this water, they get very, very gassy.
We're talking a complex cloud of dimethyl sulfide, methanethiol, nitrogen compounds, and more.
"They emit gases when they're stressed, they emit gases when they're happy—if you will.
They emit gases when they communicate with each other," says Prather.
"They emit gases all the time, and that has never been looked at in the ocean before.
That is something that we want to do in this simulator."
With Soars, Prather now has unprecedented control over the temperatures, turbidity, winds, and atmospheric gas concentrations that could influence how these microbes proliferate, and in turn how their off-gassing influences the atmosphere.
"Nobody has done it yet in a systematic manner, to really go after how the ocean is controlling the composition of the atmosphere that's ultimately affecting air quality and health, and the health of our planet," says Prather.
"To me, as an atmospheric scientist, it's shocking that there's this big of a gap."
The data gathered from Soars experiments about the boundary between air and water can then be used to improve coarser global climate models by plugging this new fine-scale data into them.
"To understand all of these as a dynamic evolving system, I think it's going to be a really, really exciting and powerful facility," says UC Davis atmospheric chemist Christopher Cappa, who's planning experiments at Soars next summer.
"What you get with a facility like this is the ability to really hone in and nail down processes."
The stakes are astronomical.
More than 90 percent of the global warming humans have caused has been absorbed by the oceans; so far, the seas are saving us from ourselves.
But scientists desperately need to understand how the oceans themselves are faring, and how changes within them might influence the entire climate.
"If we don't wake up, if we don't understand the consequences of our behaviors, we are going to be in a really tight spot," says Deane.
"We already have purchased a certain amount of pain for the future—how much more we purchase depends on what we do now."
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Firefighters apprentices at Sellafield tackle a wide range of emergency situations where problem solving and initiative is vital to resolve incidents quickly and calmly. These situations vary from tackling fires, searching, rescuing and protecting people and animals, by sustaining/preserving their life to protecting life and the environment.
This apprenticeship requires you to apply through the employer's website.
Closing date: 12 Feb 2023
Apprenticeship summary
Annual wage
Increasing to £18,640 in year 2. Higher rates are applied to those aged 21 and over. You'll have the opportunity to benefit from an annual bonus, linked to company performance, of up to £4000.
This is a two-year scheme. You will work normal office hours between 07:30-15:40, however at times may be required to work 12-hour shift pattern of 2-day shifts followed by 2-night shifts and 6 rest days.
Total hours per week: 37
Possible start date
Apprenticeship level
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VAC1000109108
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Engage with the work community to conduct Fire Risk Information plans for site buildings and all other areas
Work as part of a close-knit team of professionals that provides 24-hour response cover to resolve fire and rescue operational incidents
Use multi agency working principles with partners and other services to achieve a swift and successful conclusion
At Sellafield the Firefighters role also provides the site with ambulance and emergency medical response and various resilience and flood mitigation equipment
You will need to maintain a smart appearance, wear uniform, fire kit and other personal protective equipment, as well as respiratory protective equipment such as self-contained breathing apparatus, necessary for work in hazardous areas and requiring the operators to be clean shaven
In this role you will be quite often working outside in all weather conditions, at heights, in confined spaces and in nuclear facilities with alpha, beta, gamma and neutron radiation
This role provides an exciting opportunity to explore and experience various aspects of the sites and provides great plant-based. experience
What training will the apprentice take and what qualification will the apprentice get at the end?
Your initial training (acquisition of skills) will provide you with a range of practical basic firefighting and theoretical skills; these will be rigorously tested over an extended period of time to elevate you to a competent level (demonstration of skills).
Once competent in role you will move into maintenance of skills training to ensure that your acquired skills are maintained to the highest of operationally effective standards at all times.
Level 3 Apprentice Certificate 'Operational Firefighter' from "Skills for Justice".
First Aid at Work Certificate.
Immediate Emergency Care Level 3 Certificate.
You training will be delivered at Sellafield Skills Centre
Specialist skills training may be away from work and possibly during rest days
What is the expected career progression after this apprenticeship?
Following successful completion of your apprenticeship, we will look to retain you in a professional full time position at Sellafield Ltd
Requirements and prospects
Desired skills and personal qualities
Communication skills, Problem solving skills, Team working, Initiative, Physical fitness
GCSE or equivalent English Language (Grade 4) Essential
GCSE or equivalent Mathematics (Grade 4) Essential
GCSE or equivalent Science or Engineering (Grade 4) Essential
Minimum age of 18 by September 2023 in-line with health and safety requirements of our nuclear site. It is a requirement of the role that you will hold a full clean driving licence (Class B Manual) by September 2023 to enable you to carry out your duties.
About the employer
Sellafield Ltd is a global centre for nuclear engineering management. We pioneered the harnessing of nuclear power to generate electricity for the country. Now the world is watching as we set international standards in high-hazard reduction. In short, we're at the forefront of the industry.
SELLAFIELD LIMITED
About disability confident
Disabled candidates will generally be offered an interview if you meet the minimum requirements for this vacancy. Contact the employer for full details.
Employers may need to limit the number of interviews offered to both disabled and non-disabled people if they receive high numbers of applications.
The disability confident scheme supports employers to make the most of the talents disabled people can bring to your workplace.
https://careers.sellafieldsite.co.uk/
Sellafield Site / Surrounding offices in West Cumbria
CA20 1PG
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Apprenticeship standard
Operational firefighter
Employer's Application Instructions
As the role of Firefighter requires a high level of fitness there is a fitness assessment as part of the selection test. The selection test will assess if you can work in confined, possibly dark spaces while wearing a mask. Other parts of the selection tests will test aptitude to practical problem solving.

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At Cohen & Cohen, P.C., we are always interested in discussing lateral moves with attorneys who have experience and would like to join our team.
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If you are interested in either please call to introduce yourself.
Description: We are looking for an attorney with 3 or more years of experience with bankruptcy and domestic relations. Primary experience in one or the other is acceptable however applicants with experience in both will receive preference. The ideal candidate also will have experience in general civil litigation and other civil matters such as contracts and small business. Some portable business is also preferred. Qualified candidates must be a licensed attorney in good standing with the State of Colorado.
Strong work ethic, a "people person", and a sense of humor.
We are a small firm specializing in the areas of all things domestic relations and bankruptcy. Given the nature of our practice, particularly bankruptcy litigation and a history of satisfied clients, we also have a robust civil practice and often find ourselves in state court. We are seeking candidates who share the visions and values that define our firm, principally our dedication to outstanding client service and professionalism. We work together as a team and seek to leverage technology to better serve our clients and improve efficiency. We value a work life balance. All inquiries are confidential.
Salary commensurate with experience. Salary or percentage model, depends on the candidate.
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The Death Row Records founder, who was shot in the leg at a pre-MTV Video Music Awards party last month (AUG05), is seriously thinking about walking away from the industry that has made him a multi-millionaire to live out his sporting dreams.
Knight, who insists he could retire tomorrow and still live a wealthy life from all his achievements to date, is interested in taking gang youths in California and turning them into athletes.
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The journey for the spies took forty days. On foot, they traveled from the wilderness of Zin up north and then back to Kadesh-Barnea. Kadesh means "sanctuary." The very place where Israel was camping out was considered an oasis.
This mission the spies were on was to be a reconnaissance mission, and the information gathered was to be used in their favor. They were to bring back a report on the nature of the land and its inhabitants. The spies were to also bring back a sample of the fruit that was indigenous to that area. The fruit included pomegranates and figs along with a massive cluster of grapes.
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God promised Israel the land, so, this fact gathering mission was not to determine if it was possible to defeat the inhabitants who occupied the land.
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Players: 4-12 players
Playing time: 20 minutes
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Created by: Tobey Ho, Ben Carre, Tommy Ng, Ari Wong
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Alternate Names: CS-Files, Getäuscht: Mord in Hong Kong, Криминалист: убиство в Гонконге, 犯罪現場
In the game, players take on the roles of investigators attempting to solve a murder case - but there's a twist. The killer is one of the investigators! Each player's role and team are randomly assigned at the start of play and include the unique roles of Forensic Scientist, Witness, Investigator, Murderer, and Accomplice.
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The Forensic Scientist has the solution but can express the clues only using special scene tiles while the investigators (and the murderer) attempt to interpret the evidence.
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Find out who among you can cut through deception to find the truth and who is capable of getting away with murder!
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As the game master, the Forensic Scientist holds the solution to the crime. They are responsible for assisting the Investigators in identifying the "Key Evidence" and "Means of Murder". When an Investigator does that successfully, the crime is solved and the Forensic Scientist and the Investigators win the game.
During the game, the Forensic Scientist is NOT allowed to hint to the solution with words, gestures, or eyes.
Murderer X1
When the crime takes place, the Murderer chooses 1 Clue card and 1 Means card as the solution to the crime. These will be the "Key Evidence" and "Means of Murder" respectively.
The Murderer tries to hide their role and look for a scapegoat. Even if they are identified, the Murderer still wins the game if no one correctly identifies both the "Key Evidence" and the "Means of Murder".
Investigators X8
To solve the crime, the Investigators must analyze the hints given by the Forensic Scientist. As long as one of the Investigators correctly identifies both the "Key Evidence" and "Means of Murder", the Murderer is arrested and the Investigators win the game (as does the Forensic Scientist).
Bear in mind that the Murderer (and sometimes Accomplice) is among the Investigators! The innocent Investigators must make a vigorous effort to defend themselves from false accusation.
Accomplice X1
The Accomplice is an optional role for games with six or more players. The Accomplice knows who the Murderer is, as well as the solution to the crime. The Accomplice and Murderer both win if the Murderer gets away with his crime.
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The Witness is an optional role when playing with six or more players.* The Witness is an Investigator who has witnessed the culprits leaving the crime scene. They have no way of knowing which is the Murderer and which is the Accomplice and they do not know how the crime was committed.
If the Murderer is arrested but can identify the Witness, the Witness is considered to be killed, allowing the Murderer and the Accomplice to get away with murder and win the game.
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Q: Why isn't throttle working? I am creating a auto complete box with rx.  Here is my code:
let input = document.getElementById('input');
var keypresses = Observable.fromEvent(input, 'keyup');

var searchResults = keypresses.
    throttle(100).
    map(key => {
        return getResults(input.value);
    }).
    switchLatest();

let results = document.getElementById('results');
searchResults.forEach(resultSet => results.value = resultSet);

This is making an http call to wikipedia.  I would expect throttle to only send through data if I wait 100 ms between keyup's, but it is sending an http request with each keyup.
You can see in the image that it is making a separate call with each keypress.

What am I doing wrong?  How do I get throttle to do what I expect it to do?

A: Is it Rx.Observable.prototype.debounce you are looking for? Cf. https://github.com/Reactive-Extensions/RxJS/blob/master/doc/api/core/operators/debounce.md.
It says : Ignores values from an observable sequence which are followed by another value within a computed debounced duration.
Truth is debounce and throttle are easily confused, hope that it is what you are looking for. In Rxjs 2, the semantics are actually reversed, so check the version that you are using and the corresponding documentation.
Actually you can also have a look here for an example of debounce for autocompletion with Rxjs : https://github.com/Reactive-Extensions/RxJS/blob/master/examples/autocomplete/autocomplete.js

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Trailer brakes were 'basically nonexistent', defense witness says
Rogel Aguilera-Mederos faces 41 charges, including vehicular homicide, assault and attempted assault in connection with the 2019 crash.
Author: Janet Oravetz (9News)
Published: 10:17 AM MDT October 12, 2021
Updated: 2:52 PM MDT October 12, 2021
LAKEWOOD, Colo. — The defense is beginning its case in the trial for the man charged in connection with the fiery crash on Interstate 70 in 2019 that killed four men and injured 10 others.
Prosecutors wrapped up their case Tuesday morning after giving opening statements on Sept. 28. Earlier in the trial, the defense said they expected to need roughly four days for its case.
RELATED: 'It still haunts me to this day': Witnesses recall surviving fiery I-70 crash
Rogel Aguilera-Mederos faces 41 charges, including vehicular homicide, assault and attempted assault in connection with the April 25, 2019 crash.
>The video above is a recap of opening statements from the trial.
Four men were killed in the crash:
Doyle Harrison
William Bailey
Miguel Angel Lamas Arellano
Stanley Politano
A forensic pathologist testified that all four of them died from blunt force injuries caused by the crash and were dead before the fire.
The first witness for the defense was a diesel instructor from Lincoln Tech who provided testimony about the braking systems of commercial trucks.
Dylan Johnson testified that following the crash he inspected the truck that was driven by Aguilera-Mederos on more than one occasion. He said he found there was an issue with the brakes on the trailer due to a gap between the brake shoe and the drum.
"In three of the four wheels we looked at, the brakes were so far out of adjustment that they would not have made physical contact with the drums," he said. "The other one we looked at made very little contact so the little bit that would have been able to help would have been inconsequential."
He called this a "mechanical issue" and said it would have caused the brakes on the trailer to malfunction. In turn, he said, that would have caused issues with the tractor brakes which could have caused those brakes to fail before the driver was even aware there was an issue because the trailer brakes were "basically nonexistent."
"That meant the brakes on the tractor would have to do all the work to slow the load down, which would have caused the tractor brakes to overheat very, very, very quickly and then glaze and lose their efficiency to slow the truck down," he said. "By the time he [the driver] realized it, they [the tractor brakes] would have already malfunctioned."
In later testimony, he said the heat of the fire could have caused the drums to warp but also that when they measured them they didn't find significant warping. He also testified that the brakes on that trailer might have been defective but functioned during the trip from Houston to Dumont because that part of the trip didn't have the steep grades that occur on Interstate 70.
In their opening statements, attorneys for the prosecution and defense both said that Aguilera-Mederos realized the brakes on his 18-wheeler weren't working when he went over Floyd Hill.
Credit: Lakewood Police Department
Rogel Lazaro Aguilera-Mederos
The prosecution said Aguilera-Mederos had multiple chances to prevent the crash and did not take them, while the defense said that Aguilera-Mederos was the victim of a series of mechanical failures in his truck and had no control over it as it sped down the steep hill toward the Denver metro area.
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Mar-tea-ni, anyone? Asha Adds Alcoholic Tea to Its Menu
Plus, a new pop-up combines coffee, doughnuts, and empowering young women in Oakland.
By Luke Tsai
Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 1:00 AM
Berkeley's Asha Tea House (2086 University Ave.) has always been a place for people with different levels of tea appreciation, including teenagers craving sweet boba drinks and connoisseurs who spend hours steeping top-grade high-mountain oolong leaves in a traditional gaiwan.
Now there's something for the boozehounds among us, too: Since August, Asha has been serving a small selection of tea cocktails. The drinks, which are available after 5:30 p.m., offer convincing evidence that tea and alcohol do, in fact, mix — better than you might imagine.
A quick survey of local beverage menus revealed that restaurants such as Berkeley's Comal and Oakland's Ramen Shop have also used tea in elaborate, multiple-component craft cocktails. But none of the local contenders have placed quite as much focus on the tea, which makes sense: Asha is first and foremost a tea house, not a bar.
Owner David Lau said he was first introduced to alcoholic tea beverages several years ago in Taiwan, where one of the most popular club drinks is whiskey green tea, which he described as a refreshing, hangover-inducing libation that basically consists of bottled green tea from 7-Eleven and Johnnie Walker. You mix the two yourself, over plenty of ice, at the table.
Lau said that because so many of Asha's iced tea drinks are served like cocktails anyway (mixed in shakers, with various house-made purées added), serving actual cocktails was an easy leap.
For now, there are two options. The first is a raspberry green tea mojito ($8), made with Asha's house Japanese green tea, a raspberry purée, soju, and fresh muddled mint. Sweet and fruity, it's a good choice for people who don't want to taste too much of the alcohol or the tea, Lau said. Real tea aficionados will want to try the oolong highball ($6.50), which is as simple as it gets: just soju and unsweetened oolong.
On a recent weeknight, I tried the highball, which comes out in a tall, skinny glass looking like a pale lager — amber-hued and slightly foamy on top. The drink was smooth and refreshing, but what stood out was how much I could really taste the tea, which was earthy and fragrant, with only a hint of bitterness.
Lau said that Asha's house oolong and green teas are both fairly mild, caffeine-wise, and the soju he uses — about two shots' worth per drink — is only about 25-percent ABV. The drinks are strong, but we're not talking Four Loko or Vodka Red Bull territory here. (That said, as a notorious lightweight, I can attest to working up a decent buzz.)
According to Lau, the intended effect is pleasant and well-balanced — not too high, not too low. In any case, Asha isn't anyone's idea of a binge-drinking kind of place.
"We don't want people getting really crazy," Lau said.
For now, the alcoholic tea menu is limited to the aforementioned options, but Lau is cooking up several new ideas. In Japan, he said, a popular drink called Oolong Hai (which mixes oolong and shochu) is often served hot, and Lau likes the idea of expanding customers' horizons with a hot cocktail. The other drink he's working on is sure to please the college crowd: an alcoholic version of bubble tea.
Coffee and Doughnuts
For the past several months, young women from East and West Oakland have been hawking coffee and doughnuts on First Fridays and at hip art events around The Town. You might call Mamacitas Cafe the latest trendy Oakland pop-up, but the cafe also touts itself as a socially conscious business dedicated to employing Oakland's young women — and, more than that, training them to become empowered leaders in the city.
Founders Renee Geesler and Shana Lancaster recently wrapped up a successful $15,000 Kickstarter campaign that will, among other things, enable them to purchase the equipment they need to take their training program to the next level: a full set of pour-over coffee gear and a portable doughnut fryer to replace their ad-hoc stovetop setup.
Geesler explained that she and Lancaster both have a background in youth training. When the two decided to start a business together, they both wanted it to have a training component — specifically one geared toward young women, whom they felt often get left out of the conversation.
The idea of a pop-up cafe made sense, especially in the context of Oakland's widely hailed food boom, which isn't, on the whole, geared toward the large number of youth in Oakland. Those young women might never set foot in any of those restaurants because, as Geesler put it, "it's just not their world." Once Geesler and Lancaster came up with their signature food product, the "doughnut kebab" — three mini-doughnuts on a stick — everything else just came together. Currently, Mamacitas Cafe employs five girls, all high school students in Oakland.
As for the pop-up's menu offerings, the fried-to-order doughnut kebabs are the star attraction, of course. Who doesn't like a warm doughnut, much less three of them speared on a stick? Geesler said she's hard at work developing new flavors, including a savory, bacon-dusted version. The coffee comes courtesy of Oakland-based Red Bay Coffee Roasters, and eventually the pour-over setup will allow the girls to brew the coffee to order. Lancaster also makes lavender-infused soda.
Geesler stressed that the point isn't to train young women to be future members of the service industry. Once the training component of Mamacitas becomes more formalized, the girls will take classes on topics including basic entrepreneurship skills, conflict resolution, and how to balance your books.
"A lot of it goes beyond just the skills of how to do pour-over coffee," Geesler explained. "We want to push them toward something bigger for themselves."
The next Mamacitas event will be a First Friday pop-up on November 7 outside of Impact Hub (2323 Broadway, Oakland).
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Q: Make this spin loader transparent First of all, sorry for the very specific question. I'm not that good at CSS yet and I'd need a code help.
I'd like to make the inside circle transparent, without loosing the gradient effect of the border. How can I do it?
I have this spin loader (see the code snippet)

    .spin-loader {
      border-radius: 50%;
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      height: 20px;
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      position: relative;
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      margin-left: 205px;
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Thanks!

A: You cannot make this spin loader transparent, because there is some trick to get effect of decreasing opacity of rotating stripe, which cannot be done without full cover this loader with background. You can try and see what will happen when you delete or change background for .spin-loader:after.


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the quality or state of being conscious or aware of something. a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness in the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and acknowledging one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations.
In a world full of noise and distractions, it is hard to be mindful. It is hard to be present.We are constantly being bombarded with information as well as social pressures to be ___ or do ___.
It is hard to be mindful in the world of smartphones, high-speed internet, and Netflix, but it is not impossible.
In this article, I'm going to give you several techniques you can use to improve your mindfulness on a daily basis. Mindfulness, like any other skill, takes practice.
Meditation is perhaps the easiest and most efficient way to improve your mindfulness. Meditation allows us to learn how to be present and teaches us how to monitor our thought patterns.
I have been practicing meditation for about four months now and it has proven extremely helpful. I have found myself feeling less anxious and stressed on a day-to-day basis.
During meditation, you focus all your attention on either your breath or your bodily sensations. Doing so allows you to be completely present, rather than getting lost in thoughts about the past or future.
If you are new to meditation, I recommend checking out an app called Calm.
A huge part of mindfulness is becoming more aware of how you think. You can do this by simply sitting down and your room and letting your mind run. It may be best to do this by staring at one spot on your wall, that way you don't get distracted.
Take time to pay attention to your thoughts.
What you did last night?
The more we quiet down and listen to our thoughts, the more aware we will become of them, and with awareness comes the ability to change the way we think.
Often when we sit down to eat we are either watching television or on our smartphones. We get so focused on what other people are doing that we don't even take the time to really taste what we're eating.
Next time you eat, just eat. Take time to really enjoy your food.
This is a great way to practice being present. Even more so, it will help you generate gratitude for the food you have on the table.
To truly be present means to have our minds fully engaged in what we are doing right now. This is impossible if we are trying to do multiple things at once. In fact, the attention span of humans has become even shorter in the age of social media, according to the Telegraph.
Don't listen to music when you clean. Practice just cleaning. This will help you learn to live in the moment.
When you're working, turn off your phone if possible. You don't want to be scrolling through Twitter while you're doing a project.
When you're with a group of friends, do your best to really listen to every word they are saying. Be fully engaged in the conversation, rather than letting your mind carry you to another place.
Another way to become more aware of your thought parents it to keep a journal. When you journal, just put whatever is in your mind into the page. No filter.
After your finish writing, look back on what you wrote. What does it tell you about yourself? Are you thinking mostly negatively or positively?
The more self-aware we are the more mindful we can become.
Like I mentioned in the introduction, our lives are constantly becoming more complicated as we are feed more and more information.
One way to stay mindful in this era of distractions is to learn to quiet down your life. Set time aside to escape from the news and social media. Take time to go on a walk or sit outside.
Sometimes it is wise to turn off the television and music and just sit down and read a book.
When we learn to quiet down, and at times power down, we can finally become truly present.
The opposite of being present is to be lost in thought. It is important that you learn to get out of your own head and live in the present moment.
You can accomplish this through meditation and through simply redirecting your attention in a given situation.
You are reading a book but you keep thinking about a test your have tomorrow. Simply and gently redirect your attention onto the book and stop thinking about the test.
This is not easy, but with practice, you can improve.
It is important that you don't become angry with yourself during this process. Mindfulness is nothing without self-compassion. When you find yourself being distracting, gently bring yourself back to the present moment, extending loving-kindness towards yourself.
For a long time, I believed that I was in control of my thoughts and that it was my responsibility to think the right way.
Now I've realized that thoughts, for the most part, are fluid. They are not really under our control. They come and go no matter what.
Because of this, the most important way to overcome negative thoughts is not to change the thoughts themselves, but to change the way you look at them. If you begin to realize that your thoughts are just a stream of consciousness, you can start to stop believing thoughts that prove to be untrue or not useful.
For more information on why we cannot control our own thoughts, check out this article from the Scientific American.
The more mindful you become the easier it will be for you to be productive and happy. Living in the moment is the best way to live. If your mind is focused on the past or present, you will not be able to enjoy the beauty of now.
Now is the only thing you can change. Now is the only time that really matters.


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Let's see your hand, Huawei.
Posted by Mike | 20 May 2019
Yesterday Reuters announced Google was revoking Huawei's Android license, forcing them to use the open source version (I thought Android was open source? I thought "open always wins"? What's up, Google?).
Today Huawei responded (via The Verge):
"Huawei has made substantial contributions to the development and growth of Android around the world. As one of Android's key global partners, we have worked closely with their open-source platform to develop an ecosystem that has benefitted both users and the industry.
Huawei will continue to provide security updates and after-sales services to all existing Huawei and Honor smartphone and tablet products, covering those that have been sold and that are still in stock globally.
We will continue to build a safe and sustainable software ecosystem, in order to provide the best experience for all users globally."
Vlad Savov at The Verge adds:
For its part, Huawei has been making preparations for an eventuality of losing access to software from US companies like Google and Microsoft, and it has been developing an in-house operating system alternative to Android. That may be what the company hints at in the final paragraph of its statement when it says it will "continue to build a safe and sustainable software ecosystem." Sustainable being the key word.
I can't wait to see what kind of half-baked trash fire of an operating system Huawei is developing.
Android / Huawei / iOS
There are no green text bubbles in *my* life.
The Verge podcast Why'd You Push That Button digs into the reason Apple gives Android users a green bubble in iMessage.
No need to listen, the answer is simple and we all already know the reason. Yes, you know damn well.
Android users aren't as cool as iPhone users.
Human Experience, Interface
Android / green text bubbles / iPhone
Da Notch
Posted by Mike | 14 Nov 2018
Over at The Verge (from last month), Nick Slatt thinks Google failed to justify the Pixel 3 XL's massive notch:
You may hate notches, and I may be preaching to the choir here by complaining about Google's. But I don't hate them. In fact, I'm a fan if the trade-off is for some features I enjoy, and I'm completely ambivalent to the existence of screen cutouts from an aesthetic standpoint, up until a certain point. I've used an iPhone X since it first came out; I never noticed or really cared about the notch when I first switched, and I still don't today. I'm using an iPhone XS as I write this. But a notch should, at the very least, serve some purpose. It should have a good reason to be there, and Google didn't really have a strong one to offer yesterday.
This is really simple. The iPhone X immediately made all pocket computers without edge-to-edge displays look outdated.
That's all the reason any company needs to make a device with a notch and an edge-to-edge display. After I bought my iPhone X last year, I remember going back to my iPhone 6 Plus and being shocked how weird and outdated the old, rectangular screen looked.
In fact, let's give credit where it's due to the first device with a notch and an edge-to-edge display: The Essential Phone. It was announced 4 months before the iPhone X dropped in 2017.
Although the Essential Phone was first-to-market with a notch, it's unlikely its existence would have put much pressure on Apple if they had released a rectangular-screened iPhone X given the Essential Phone's shitty sales and subsequent folding.
I don't think many people outside the geek community even knew of the Essential Phone's existence.
Android / edge to edge display / Essential Phone / iPhone X / notch / Pixel 3
Square Peg in a Round Hole
Posted by Mike | 29 Aug 2018
The Verge has a look at Google's revamped Wear OS.
First off, 'Wear OS?' I know they replaced 'Android Wear' a while back, but when you update a product or service you're supposed to make it better. Engineer-led companies are just the worst at product naming and branding (and Microsoft is still champ).
Secondly, Google wants their round watch interface to work so bad, but it just doesn't:
The circle is a beautiful shape and in my 20 years of being a graphic designer I've seen many attempts made at round interfaces on everything from kiosks to websites, with varying degrees of success.
Screen real estate is extremely limited — therefor valuable — on a watch and by using a round screen Google is throwing away a lot of real estate. They're also throwing away the whole history of written language.
Unless Google is presenting Mayan and Aztec calendars on their watches, circular screens are inferior to rectangular screens for presenting anything more than the time.
Android / Google / round screens / Wear OS
Open always wins, right.
Epic's first Fortnite Installer allowed hackers to download and install anything on your Android phone silently
I've been using computers since I was 4 years old and even though I could acquire the technical knowledge needed to maintain a clean Android device, I'm not sure I'd want to. It seems like it can be a lot of work.
How do the majority of non-technical Android users deal with all the bullshit that comes with an "open" platform like Android?
Of course Google's dirty little secret they'll never admit is that Android isn't really open.
Mobility, Technology
Android / Fortnite / hackers
Posted by Mike | 17 Jun 2018
What's the dumbest phone of 2018 (so far)?
The Vivo Nex with it's 'pop-out selfie camera' because your stupid face is so important:
Having a bezel-less pocket computer is so important to Android OEMs that they're willing jump through ridiculous hoops to achieve it.
Congrats, Vivo. Mission accomplished.
Android / bezel / fullscreen / Vivo Nex
Essentially Cancelled
From The Verge, The Essential Phone 2 has reportedly been canceled:
Essential has canceled plans to develop a second phone and is exploring selling off the entire company, according to Bloomberg. Much of the details remain up in the air. Talks of a sale sound like they aren't very far along, and the report says that Essential still has plans for future products.
One thing that does sound certain is that Essential's second phone — at least as it was originally planned — isn't going to happen. Bloomberg says the development was canceled and that engineers are now working on a smart home product, which is supposed to be released next year. That may be the Echo competitor that Essential announced a year ago, but which we haven't heard a word about since.
The Essential Phone shipped months and months after they said it would be available last May, and then when it did launch, they cut the price $200.
Andy Rubin created the Android operating system, and he came to market with a decent phone, but the Android market is very crowded and Rubin clearly was not able to convince people to buy his phone over a Google or Samsung phone.
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Teens prefer iPhones.
Posted by Mike | 10 Apr 2018
Business Insider reports on something we already know: Teenagers prefer iPhone to Android:
American teenagers continue to deeply prefer Apple's iPhone to phones running Android.
82% of teens of teens currently own an iPhone, according to Piper Jaffray's "Teens Survey," which questions thousands of kids across 40 states with an average age of 16.
That's up from 78% in last fall, and it's the highest percentage of teen iPhone ownership Piper's seen in its survey.
I'm suspicious of any teen carrying an Android phone. They're not to be trusted.
Consumer, Product
Android / iPhone / teens
An Essential Price Cut
Posted by Mike | 22 Oct 2017
Andy Rubin, the creator of the Android mobile operating system, launched his own, new phone called the Essential Phone back in May and earlier today Dieter Bohn reported the Essential Phone dropped $200 in price (always a sign of a smash hit):
Essential is slashing the price of its eponymous phone, down to $499 at its website. That's a $200 price cut from the original $699 price, less than two months after it began shipping to customers. There is really no other way to read the move except as a signal that it wasn't selling well at $699 — especially given that the only US carrier stores it's available in have "Sprint" above the door. It certainly doesn't help that it now has to face the Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL head-to-head.
I'm not sure what Andy Rubin expected. The market is extremely crowded, even if you take out the iPhone. Competing with just Samsung for Android market share is plenty of competition.
Let's not forget the Essential Phone didn't ship on time back in July.
Rubin's first Essential blog post, Why I started Essential, kinda sorta sheds some light on things, but I'm still left confused:
For all the good Android has done to help bring technology to nearly everyone it has also helped create this weird new world where people are forced to fight with the very technology that was supposed to simplify their lives. Was this what we had intended? Was this the best we could do?
I left that night reflecting deeply on what was great and what was frustrating with the current state of technology today. After another long talk with my friend we decided that I needed to start a new kind of company using 21st century methods to build products for the way people want to live in the 21st century.
I don't use Android devices, but are people "fighting" with their Android phones? I'm also not convinced the Essential Phone distinguishes itself from other Android phones like the Pixel 2 and the Galaxy 8.
Nerds are getting great at building products, but they have to get better at marketing them. I recommend they read every book by Seth Godin for starters.
Product, Technology
Remapping Samsung's Shitty Features, Denied
Posted by Mike | 19 Sep 2017
Sammobile has a headline that caught my eye: 'Samsung has a legitimate reason to block Bixby button remapping, whether we like it or not'
This headline is interesting because it highlights a big difference between iOS and Android users: Android users expect to be able to make hacks around crappy features like Samsung's Bixby and the dedicated Bixby button.
I wrote about how half-baked Bixby was when it debuted a few months ago.
Android / Bixby / Samsung
Android sounds like a dream.
Posted by Mike | 11 Jul 2017
Android 7.1+ has a "Panic Detection" Mode that Detects Frantic Back Button Presses:
While many readers of Android-centric websites such as our own are less likely to come across situations where a rogue application compromises their system, the same may not be true for the general population. Nearly every week we hear from various security researchers about new malware targeting Android users. Most of these malicious attacks can be avoided by inspecting permissions or avoiding installing sketchy-looking applications, and while we do recommend our readers take their phone's security into their own hands, Google is responsible for securing every Android phone. To that end, the company quietly introduced a new security feature in Android 7.1 Nougat called "panic detection" which listens for multiple back button presses in succession then returns the user to their home screen.
I hate all the malware on my iPhone.
Oh yeah, I never have to deal with malware or "panic detection".
Open always wins, right?
Human Experience, Technology
Android / panic detection
The Not-So-Essential Phone
Posted by Mike | 7 Jul 2017
The new phone from the creator of Android didn't ship when he said it would:
The new phone from Android creator Andy Rubin appears to be delayed.
When he announced the Essential smartphone at Recode's Code Conference in May, Rubin said it would start shipping within 30 days, The Verge reported. The company also started accepting pre-orders for the $699 device.
But more than 30 days have passed since then, and Essential isn't shipping the phone yet.
Creating a computer operating system doesn't mean you have any idea how to design and market a successful phone.
The Essential Phone isn't as essential as Andy Rubin thinks it is.
Since I've taken one jab at Android, I'd like to take this opportunity to remind readers this was Rubin's vision of Android:
Rubin's grand vision of Android was barely an evolution of Palm Pilot OS.
Android wasn't designed for multi-touch which is why it took so long for Android UI to approach the velvet-y smoothness iOS had from the beginning.
A Coke is a Coke
Posted by Mike | 18 Jan 2017
Low-cost Android One phones reportedly coming to the US:
Google's Android One platform was originally designed to provide low-cost Android devices to developing markets without the stuff that usually comes with low-cost Android devices: bloatware, competing services, and a crippling lack of software and security updates. Now, according to a report from The Information, the program is about to make it's way to the US market to help solve those problems.
And on regular software updates:
Google also has a stake in ensuring that as many Android devices as possible are upgraded on a regular basis, not just for features but also for security updates.
Imagine that: It's 2017 and there exist a whole market of shitty, low end Android devices that can't be updated on a regular basis, filled with bloatware.
This has never been a problem with any of the iPhones I've owned.
It reminds me of this great quote from Andy Warhol:
What's great about this country is that America started the tradition where the richest consumers buy essentially the same things as the poorest. You can be watching TV and see Coca-Cola, and you know that the President drinks Coke, Liz Taylor drinks Coke, and just think, you can drink Coke, too. A Coke is a Coke and no amount of money can get you a better Coke than the one the bum on the corner is drinking. All the Cokes are the same and all the Cokes are good. Liz Taylor knows it, the President knows it, the bum knows it, and you know it.
When you buy an iPhone 7 it's the same iPhone 7 your favorite actress owns and it's the same one the cashier at the grocery store owns. When you buy an Android phone, it could lie anywhere on the spectrum of Amazing to Crappy.
This distinction between iPhones and Android phones can't be overemphasized.
Android / Andy Warhol / iOS / iPhone
"Android freezes up"
Over at DOD Buzz, Matthew Cox reports the, "U.S. Army Special Operations Command is dumping its Android tactical smartphone for an iPhone model":
The iPhone 6S will become the end-user device for the iPhone Tactical Assault Kit — special-operations-forces version Army's Nett Warrior battlefield situational awareness tool, according to an Army source, who is not authorized to speak to the media. The iTAC will replace the Android Tactical Assault Kit.
The iPhone is "faster; smoother. Android freezes up" and has to be restarted too often, the source said. The problem with the Android is particularly noticeable when viewing live feed from an unmanned aerial system such as Instant Eye, the source said.
When trying to run a split screen showing the route and UAS feed, the Android smart phone will freeze up and fail to refresh properly and often have to be restarted, a process that wastes valuable minutes, the source said.
"It's seamless on the iPhone," according to the source. "The graphics are clear, unbelievable."
Maybe not.
via Daring Fireball
Military, Mobility, Technology
Android / iPhone / Special Ops / US Army


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Manoushka Zeegelaar-Breeveld, née le  à Rotterdam, est une actrice et chanteuse néerlandaise, d'origine surinamienne.

Carrière
À côté de son travail d'actrice, en 2001 elle a joué, par l'intermédiaire de John Leerdam, dans divers rôles musicaux. Elle a travaillé sur diverses pièces de théâtres multiculturelles, notamment sur une performance théâtrale de Hirsi Ali et de La reine de Paramaribo du roman éponyme de Clark Accord.

Filmographie

Cinéma et téléfilms
 1994 :  : Gerda Hanoeman
 1999-2000 :  : Astrid
 2004 :  : Joy
 2006 :  : Juliana Jazz Wilson
 2007 : Ebony : Zulema
 2009 :  : Monique
 2010 :  : Vanessa
 2011 : Sonny Boy : Eugenie Nods
 2011 :  : Oma
 2011 :  : La maman
 2012 : Mixed Up : Irene Hulst
 2012 :  : Souad
 2012 :  : Karin
 2012 :  : La mère de Molly
 2012 : Bellicher: Cel : Margot Westerveld
 2013 : Bellicher : Margot Westerveld
 2013 : Valentino : L'officière
 2013 :  : La professeur Maevis
 2014 : Wiplala : L'infirmière
 2014 :  : Shirley
 2015 : Moordvrouw : Mme Kooistra
 2015 :  : La directrice d'école
 2015 :  : Gladys
 2016-2017 :  : Chris Barends
 2017 :  : Silvia Purperhart
 2017 : Kleine IJstijd : Alisha
 2018 :  : Nora
 2018 :  : Tante Sjaan

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Naissance à Rotterdam
Actrice néerlandaise
Chanteuse néerlandaise
Chanteuse de comédie musicale

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Bruins Solid Betting Favorites at Red Wings for Wednesday Night
OddsSharkDec 12, 2017, 8:27 PM EST
The Boston Bruins have had the Detroit Red Wings' number recently, but there is a case for jumping on Detroit as a value pick that has improving puck luck on the way.
The Bruins are a -145 road betting favorite with the Red Wings coming back at +125, while the total is 5.5 goals in this matchup that takes place on Wednesday, according to sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com.
Boston is 8-1-1 (with six wins in regulation time) over its last 10 games against its Atlantic Division rival Detroit, according to the OddsShark NHL Database. Detroit also comes in scuffling with a 1-5-4 record across its last 10 games.
The Bruins had a slow start, but have corrected course and are 14-9-4 overall, including an 8-2-0 record in their last 10 games as well as a respectable 5-5-2 road record. Boston coach Bruce Cassidy has a full lineup, including the Patrice Bergeron-Brad Marchand-David Pastrnak first line and a No. 2 trio of center David Krejci between wings Jake DeBrusk and Anders Bjork. Boston has been a productive lot, going 4-1 in its last five road games.
Goalie Tuukka Rask will start for Boston, and he has been dialed in lately with a 1.55 goals-against average and a .940 save percentage. The Bruins' strong contributions from the last line of defense – and the second-last, with rookie Charlie McAvoy combining with old pro Zdeno Chara on the first pairing – have led to four of their last five road games finishing under the posted total.
On form, the Red Wings are a shaky play at 11-13-6 overall, which includes a poor 5-6-5 home record so far in their first season at Little Caesars Arena. Leading scorer Dylan Larkin is on a 10-game goal drought, while promising RW Evgeny Svechnikov has a goose egg in the goal column over the last 12.
The Red Wings under coach Jeff Blashill have been struggling to score, managing just a single goal in five of their last eight games. They have, however, had the lion's share of scoring chances over their last three games; as hockey types often say, everything evens out in the sport eventually.
The Red Wings' No. 1 goalie, Jimmy Howard, has received a "mercy pull" from some recent games, but had a solid 27-save performance in a 2-1 overtime loss against the Florida Panthers on Monday.
The tea leaves probably point to a Boston victory, but bettors should keep a corner of one eye on the Red Wings as long as the young team continues to offers plus money. Six of their next seven games are against either playoff-position teams or the defending Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins, so that will likely continue for a few weeks yet.
The total has gone over in six of the last 10 games between Boston and Detroit. The total has gone over in six of the Red Wings' last eight home games.


Sole event held over the weekend at Westfield Whitford City pop up store. … I hand painted TOMS shoes to raise funds for Therapy Focus.
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Normandy Travel Guide
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Best Times to Visit Normandy
The best time to visit Normandy is June to August. Though this is the height of the peak tourist season – which can last from May to mid-October – this period also promises the most pleasant weather. Fall and spring can be optimal shoulder seasons if you're hoping for fewer crowds and better accommodation rates, but a visit during this time will likely require coats (highs hover around the 50s). Winter will usher in the best hotel rates, but some of the businesses in the region's small towns and cities will likely close up shop for the season. Plus, some of the region's top museums close for the month of January.
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March-May
High average temperatures this time of year range from the 50s to the low 60s, so you'll need to pack some warm clothes. If you don't mind the cool temps, you'll be rewarded with an explosion of spring flowers across the region. European Night of Museums, a popular event in which participating museums offer free admission, occurs the Saturday before International Museum Day in May. Tourist season begins to ramp up in May, so if you're hoping to save on accommodations and avoid the crowds, plan a trip in March or April.
Key Events:
Jazz Under the Apple Trees (May-June)
Joan of Arc Festival (May, Rouen)
These warmer seasons are Normandy's most crowded. But even at its hottest, Normandy usually only sees an average of about 70 degrees Fahrenheit. If you're visiting the D-Day Beaches in June, know that your visit may coincide with the annual commemorative events. August is also a popular time for French visitors to travel to Normandy, resulting in inflated hotel rates and crowded tourist sites.
D-Day Anniversary commemorations (June 6)
Bastille Day (July 14)
September- November
September, which sees average highs in the upper 60s, is a short window of decent temperatures and fewer crowds. But like spring, fall can be quite rainy, so be sure to bring an umbrella and some layers if you travel in October and November.
September Music Festival (September)
December- February
In the less-touristed winter seasons, you might catch some deals on a hotel – but you'll definitely have to bundle up. January and February – historically Normandy's coldest months – see temperatures right around freezing. What's more, some of the area's attractions and museums close in January or operate on limited hours.
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British Minority in Sri Lanka
Mistress in Lankan Parliament
We read a person at various levels, including through attitudes which are naturally communicated through body language also. Dr Dayan Jayatilleke wrote in his Colombo Telegraph article 'Don't Play It Again, Sam' about, the Hon Rajavarothiam Sampanthan, the official Leader of the Opposition in Sri Lanka:
"I have always regarded him as the last of the old-school parliamentarians whom I used to watch as a boy, from the press gallery in the old Parliament building near Galle Face, with the blue light atop the flagstaff switched on when the House was in session. His command of the English language, stentorian delivery, his persona of an irascible gentleman all combined to make him a figure of respect and admiration irrespective of one's opinion of his politics."
That fits the Sampanthan I know and identify with through my independent work. But the way Dr Jayatilleke sees Mr Sampanthan now is different to the Sampanthan I identify with through our commonness. The side through which Dr Jayatilleke recognises and presents seems more like that of the person who forwarded Mr Sampanthan's recent speech in Parliament under the subject heading 'Sampanthan lambasting MR in Parliament' and with the question 'WHY IS SAMPANTHAN NOT TALKING IN TAMIL ???'
My response was 'Mr Sampanthan is Sri Lankan and carries British heritage. Hence he speaks in English'
The Hon G G Ponnambalam an Intellectual Tamil Political elder proposed 50:50 representation in Parliament so as to protect minority rights in a nation that was strongly attached to diverse local cultures. A person who thinks of another as an Equal, until known otherwise on merit basis, would identify with this as protecting the Sovereignty of a diverse group. As per my understanding of 'Soul-connections' through Love / Truth – when we value our own independence we would value the independence of others. Towards this we need to keep our distance from the other or become their 'other side' when the side that is not immediately visible to us – as small minorities are to big majority.
The Hon G G Ponnambalam's proposal was rejected by the then policy makers. But an Intellectual would know intuitively and/or consciously that one needs Equal footing to carry knowledge and therefore knowledge-based governance. One cannot conduct business successfully in free market environment without this knowledge of Equality.
The reason for the difficulties we face – as seen by an intellectual of Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore; Sri Lankan Finance Ministry Senior Advisor; and the state-run Institute of Policy Studies Chairman - Professor Razeen Sally is presented through Daily Mirror report headed 'Top economist sheds light on political realities in Sri Lanka':
'The Sinhala Buddhist community has a cultural need to depend on a larger than life figure to continuously save them and cleanse the country, which is why the people voted for the Mahinda Rajapaksa faction instead of the coalition partners of the current government'
When we observe the above connection at family level, we would naturally extend it to National level when we feel National. When we observe, we are leaving the past behind – taking only the value of independence with us in various forms – vertically to a higher position and/or laterally to become regional and global. When we are able to 'observe' – ourselves with a still mind, we confirm our independence. As an Australian-American academic said in a university environment 'we need to come out of the circle' to observe. Those who are attached to benefits have difficulty coming out of the circle. Benefits / pleasures are downward pulling forces which prevent independence.
Pampered children are dependent children.
Minorities have to do more work than majority to get into equal position as the latter, in an environment where law and order is weak. But minorities who accept it by bringing back home – the monetary earnings from outside (as did Jaffna Tamils) – would enjoy greater independence than majority who infiltrate other cultural areas to dominate by numbers. Often intellectual weakness is covered up by physical majority or worse weapon power.
Professor Razeen Sally is of British-Sri Lankan parentage. Hence Professor Razeen Sally could be taken as being supported by minority power which in Sri Lanka has made strong investment in Higher Education. After the British left Ceylon their investments remained to support their side in a 'rule by majority' environment. Emotions at the bottom and Feelings at the top, when exercised independently show reliable outcomes on their own. All else needs intellectual discrimination on Equal base – with zero advantage at the start – i.e. emotional level and/or majority vote level. Hence the Equal position to opposition in parliament.
Mr Sampanthan confirmed the inclusion of British on minority side – when he disciplined former President by numbers – Mr Mahinda Rajapaksa. When Sri Lankans invest more and more in their British ancestors – they would naturally overpower Sinhala Nationalists and Tamil Nationalists in Sri Lankan Parliament where both side Nationalists are foreigners – as foreign as Lord Naseby about whose report on civilian deaths is summarized as follows by Dr Jayatilleke's wife Mrs Sanja De Silva Jayatilleke who carries her maiden name as her middle name – the way many of us carry our British heritage:
[This is especially so since Lord Naseby has appealed to the UK Government that it "must now get the UN and the UNHCR in Geneva to accept a civilian casualty level of 7,000 to 8,000, not 40,000."
While the national process is the more important, it is the Foreign Ministry's responsibility to present Sri Lanka's case credibly to the international community. It may lead to more than just a few individuals feeling good about it.] Colombo Telegraph Article 'Lord Naseby, The Mythical 40,000 & The Feel-Good Factor
Dr Jayatilleke revealed his inner attitudes to Soul-connection through Daily News interview as follows:
[Now I am married for the third and last time to somebody I had known on and off many years ago, Sanja de Silva, who is a UK-based Accountant. I really believe what a gypsy fortune-teller in Washington DC told us when we just walked into a market in Eleventh Street on Capitol Hill.
She said we are soul mates; we come from the same part of God. And the lady in Borella, Sri Lanka, who predicted the tsunami, said that Sanja and I had been married in a previous birth.]
When Dr Jayatilleke also steps outside Sinhala Nationalism he would make the Soul connection with the Tamil Leader's feelings.
Mr Sampanthan's figures may or may not add up. But Mr Sampanthan had the first authority to discipline Mr Mahinda Rajapaksa who acted in breach of the fundamental rules of Parliament to form his own Joint Opposition. In effect he demoted himself to the position of mistress in Sri Lankan Parliament where Mr Samapanthan holds the structured wife's position as Leader of the Opposition. The value of Mr Sampanthan's feelings is confirmed by his independence from militants and yet inclusiveness of all Tamils. Feelings are Soul-Powers that travel beyond local time and place – independent of the feeler also. That to me is Nirvana / Liberation.
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Y'all, this is always the hardest part of the blog for me to keep updated. I have a hard time knowing where to begin when considering how to introduce myself and my family.
How 'bout I start out with WHY a blog.
When Thomas (our oldest child) was born, I watched all the moms around me being all creative and crafty with scrapbooks, carefully documenting their children's lives. They were so pretty and neat and fun, but I was plumb confused when confronted with all the paper choices and whatchamacallits to fancy it up. I took loads of pictures, though.
Then we found out we were pregnant with our second child just three months after the first was born! I'd still been playing with jumping into the scrapbooking arena, but that little surprise made all thoughts of paper and scissors and whatchamacallits fly straight out of my head.
So I started a blog. The pages aren't nearly as pretty, but the stories are there, and usually well documented with photos. I print it all out once a year and my kids revel in reading of their past antics and achievements.
Ten short months after we exchanged vows, we welcomed Thomas into the world. He is our spunky, silly, people-loving 11 year old. He lives in the moment and would give you the shirt off his back. His heart is big and he leads with it always.
Not quite twelve months later, Sarah Grace came along and pink exploded onto the scene. For ten days every year, she and Thomas are the 'same age'. It's a source of great entertainment! Sarah, age 10, loves to dance and read and is quite thoughtful. Conversations with her turn deep in a hurry!
Elizabeth, or Lizzie, is just 20 months behind Sarah. She is our Sunshine child, full of goofs and giggles and has the amazing ability of folding herself into a teensy space! She is 8 and dances and twirls about, tells silly jokes, and loves to dress up and play pretend. She has been a little mommy since she could walk and loves being around young children.
Another 20 months later brought us Anna Joy, currently age 6 but counting down impatiently to 7! She can usually be found in dress up clothes taking good care of her dolly children or stuffed animals. She is extremely compassionate and loves hard.
29 months later, Daniel arrived. You never know how incomplete your family is until The Baby arrives on the scene! This kid has a big personality and keeps us rolling. Waffling between being a baby and becoming a Big Boy, this 4 year old is all boy. Noise, superheros, and dirt are the name of the game!
And that's us. We live our lives loudly and with lots of love (and chocolate!) in the South. Glad you found us, hope you'll stick around. Wanna keep up with the mini-updates? Please come join our Facebook community.


Well, sort of. Granted it's Big-Break-style programming, but a start. Oh and what's the "Challenge Event" schedule?
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FL – People vs. the Pros, a unique tournament that features amateur golfers competing head-to-head against professionals from the PGA TOUR and Champions Tour, will continue its four-year run on ESPN as a multi-year deal was announced today by PGA TOUR Commissioner Tim Finchem.
The participants and site date of this year's event will be announced in the near future.
The first People vs. the Pros tournament was held in 2003 at Lake Las Vegas Resort in Las Vegas, NV. John Daly defeated his amateur opponent, but golf legend Lee Trevino was defeated by his amateur opponent, validating the concept.
The 2004 event was held at historic Pinehurst Resort & Spa in Pinehurst, NC. Daly defended his title and the colorful Gary McCord was the Champions Tour player. The final matches were played on the legendary No. 2 course at Pinehurst, site of the 1999 and 2005 U.S. Opens. Daly and McCord were both defeated by their amateur opponents.
The 2005 event was held at Barton Creek Resort and Spa in Austin, TX. Justin Leonard was the PGA TOUR pro, while Ben Crenshaw represented the Champions Tour. The final matches were held on the Tom Fazio-designed Foothills course. Leonard won his match 4 and 3, while Crenshaw was taken all the way to the 18th hole, prevailing 1-up.
Last year's event returned to Pinehurst's No. 2 course, where two-time U.S. Open champion Retief Goosen, the world's third-ranked player, and McCord, in his second appearance in the event, both won their matches.
The format for People vs. the Pros features more than 200 amateur players competing over three days in a 54-hole stroke-play competition utilizing handicaps. The players are divided into two divisions: 49-and-under and the over-50 division, with each division producing a champion.
On the fourth day of the tournament, the amateur champions play an 18-hole match against the professionals representing the PGA TOUR and the Champions Tour. The matches are taped for telecast later on ESPN. The winners each receive $50,000 designated to the charity of their choice.
The event is open to U.S. and Canadian amateur golfers over 18 years of age with an established handicap; players can reserve a place in the tournament on the tournament website, www.pvpgolf.com.


The Adventure of the Musgrave Ritual: Dr Watson watching Sherlock Holmes going through the mementoes of his old cases. Illustration by Sidney E. Page, the first artist to draw Sherlock Holmes, for the story published in The Strand Magazine, London. Artist: Sidney E Paget.