text:
Jags Committed To Blaine Gabbert
Filed Under:Blaine Gabbert, Gabbert, Jacksonville Jaguars, Jags, Jaguars, Jay Gruden, Khan, NFL, Offense, Offensive Coordinator, Passing Offense, Shahid Khan
CHARLOTTE, NC - SEPTEMBER 25: Blaine Gabbert #11 of the Jacksonville Jaguars drops back to pass against the Carolina Panthers during their game at Bank of America Stadium on September 25, 2011 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (CBSMiami.com) – The Jacksonville Jaguars continue to search for a head coach with an offensive mind in hopes of developing the player they see as the future, quarterback Blaine Gabbert.
The former Missouri Tiger was the tenth overall selection in the 2011 NFL Draft, but failed to live up to the lofty expectations in his rookie year.
In fact, Gabbert's play was downright dismal in the past season.
Gabbert started 14 games for the Jaguars and completed just 51 percent of his passes for 12 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.
But, Gabbert has the full support of the one person he needs in the Jacksonville Jaguars organization, owner Shahid Khan.
"I think he [Gabbert] is going to be a great quarterback," Khan said on WOKV in Jacksonville. "I think he is our franchise quarterback. I think he needs development. We want to develop him. We want to give him tools. A dedicated coach. And I think he's going to be great."
As for the future coach, the Jaguars have several coaches in their sights, but according to Albert Greer of NFL.com said the Jags are likely targeting Cincinnati Bengals offensive coordinator Jay Gruden, son of former NFL coach Jon Gruden.
Jay built an offense custom-built for rookie Andy Dalton and rode them to a playoff berth this year.
The Jaguars will have to hold off on hiring Gruden until after the Bengals are eliminated from the playoffs.


text:
Q: Decision trees and rule engines (Drools) In the application that I'm working on right now, I need to periodically check eligibility of tens of thousands of objects for some kind of a service. The decision diagram itself is in the following form, just way larger:
In each of the end nodes (circles), I need to run an action (change an object's field, log information etc). I tried using Drool Expert framework, but in that case I'd need to write a long rule for every path in the diagram leading to an end node. Drools Flow doesn't seem to be built for such a use case either - I take an object and then, depending on the decisions along the way, I end up in one of the end nodes; and then again for another object. Or is it? Could you give me some examples/links to such solutions?
UPDATE:
Drools Flow calls might look like this:
// load up the knowledge base
KnowledgeBase kbase = readKnowledgeBase();
StatefulKnowledgeSession ksession = kbase.newStatefulKnowledgeSession();
Map<String, Object> params = new HashMap<String, Object>();

for(int i = 0; i < 10000; i++) {

    Application app = somehowGetAppById(i);

    // insert app into working memory
    FactHandle appHandle = ksession.insert(app);

    // app variable for action nodes
    params.put("app", app);

    // start a new process instance
    ProcessInstance instance = ksession.startProcess("com.sample.ruleflow", params);
    while(true) {
        if(instance.getState() == instance.STATE_COMPLETED) {
            break;
        }
    }

  // remove object from working memory
    ksession.retract(appHandle);
}

That is: I'd take an Application object, start a new process for it, when the process is finished (the final, action node would modify the application somehow), I'd remove the object from working memory and repeat the process for a new App object. What do you think about this solution?
SOLUTION:
I've ended up using Drools Flow and it has been working quite fine. My decision process isn't as straightforward as Drools Expert asks for and depending on where in the decision tree the process is it needs to load lists of objects from the database, transform them, make decisions, log everything etc. I use a Process object that is passed to the process as a parameter and stores all my global variables (for the process) and some convenience methods that are repeated at different points in the tree (as writing Java code in the Script Task nodes isn't very convenient itself). I also ended up using Java to make decisions (and not mvel or rules) - it's faster and I'd say easier to control. All objects that I work with are passed as parameters and used as normal Java variables in the code.

A: Drools expert is definitely the way to go.
If you want to avoid repeating yourself for the higher nodes, then the trick is to use insertLogical (or just insert if you're in a stateless session) and to understand that rules can trigger rules (It's not your father's SQL query). For example:
// we just insert Customer objects in the WM

rule "evaluateRetired"
when
    $c : Customer(age > 65)
then
    insertLogical(new Retiree($c));
end

rule "evaluteRetireeIsFemale"
when
    $r : Retiree(customer.gender == Gender.FEMALE, $c : customer)
then
    ...
end

If the decision diagram frequently changes (and you want non-programmers to edit it), take a look at the documentation on decision tables (and DSL). In that case you'll probably repeat the entire path for each rule, but that's actually ok in most cases.

A: You can try the iLog framework cum rules engine.

A: I had a similiar problem and used Neo4J node database as a simple and very flexible rules engine.
You can use is it with a REST service interface so it is independent from the main application.
You can also have a separate application to configure the rules (even by end users).

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


Champagne and Chocolate Gift Baskets, French Champagne Hampers and stunning gifts for any occasion - Hamper Me, delivering beautiful hampers Australia wide.
What better way to say congratulations and to celebrate those unforgettable moments than with a bottle of champagne from our wide selection of champagne and chocolate gift baskets! It is the choice of drink when celebrating all types of different joyous occasions, New Years Eve, a business achievement or job promotion, graduation, newborn baby, a wedding, an anniversary or even a surprise birthday party. We have huge choice of the finest Champagnes or sparkling wines, including the best brands available, such as the international renowned French Moet & Chandon. Our other selections also include award winning Australian sparkling wines, making an easy choice for the right champagne gift basket to give.


text:
Newsletter (Archive)
Teen Historians
calendar & closures
dimenna children's history museum
upcoming public programs
about public programs
Luce Center
center for women's history
Children's Museum
starr events
family benefit party
Blog Icon
Explore the stories behind the exceptional family programming offered by the country's first and only children's history museum. From toddlers to tweens, we have something for everyone!
Little New-Yorkers @ Home: Make a Dove Paper Airplane for MLK Day
By Tamisha Anthony Hello Little New-Yorkers! Follow along with this post to create your very own subway car at home, and don't forget to join us live every Tuesday and Friday at 3:30 pm ET when we sing a special Little New-Yorkers hello song, do silly stretches and exercises, and read a storybook — all…
Honoring Veterans Day: Family Gallery Guide
Recommended for ages 7 and up There are clues on the 1st, 2nd, and 4th floors. We recommend starting on the 4th floor and working your way down, but you and your family may choose to go in any order! Follow the directions to find the objects. We remember the service of veterans past and…
A Home Full of Ghosts: Little New-Yorkers @ Home Craft
Hello families! This week we are inspired by Halloween and by How to Make Friends with a Ghost by Rebecca Green. All Hallows Eve—today known as Halloween—marks the beginning of a three-day celebration of the dead that originated as a pagan Celtic celebration and then a Christian holiday. In order to have a ton of…
Happy Halloween @ Home: Spooky Online Programs All October Long
Every year, DiMenna Children's History Museum looks forward to celebrating Halloween with you. This year, we'll be getting spooky with you from a safe distance with a whole month's worth of online programming. Read on to learn about all of the exciting programs and digital activities we have in store for the rest of October….
Happy Haunting: Halloween Family Guide
Recommended for ages 6 and up; this gallery guide is for use at the New-York Historical Society There are stops on the 1st, 2nd, and 4th Floors. We recommend starting on the 4th floor and working your way down, but you and your family may choose to go any order. Boo to you from our…
Schools in the Desert: Education at Poston Concentration Camp
By Ava Prince Vocabulary note: U.S. Government agencies used neutral or vague terms to describe the Japanese American experience during World War II. Scholars and historians realized that terms such as "evacuation" and "internment" didn't accurately describe what actually happened to thousands of individuals. You'll find more vocabulary information in italics throughout this blog post….
How New York City Works: History Detective Family Guide
Recommended for ages 7 and up (and Fire Department or subway fans!) Head to the 4th floor's North Gallery! Follow the directions to look for objects and start digging into these activities and conversation prompts. Gather Intelligence Name three citywide systems or resources (like city parks or garbage pick up) that keep New York City running….
Civil War Soldier's Life: History Detective Family Guide
Recommended for ages 7 and up Head to the 4th floor's North Gallery! Follow the directions to look for objects and start digging into these activities and conversation prompts. Gather Intelligence Almost four million soldiers, or one in ten Americans, fought in the American Civil War. With your family, talk about what these Civil War…
Mystery Object: History Detective Family Guide
Recommended for ages 6 and up Head to the 4th floor's North Gallery! Follow the directions to look for objects, and start digging into these activities and conversation prompts. Use the clues below to discover the true purpose of these mystery objects! First, assign one family member to be the Clue Master and other family…
Animal Hunt: History Detective Family Guide
Recommended for ages 6 and under. Head to the 4th floor's North Gallery! Follow the directions to look for objects and start digging into these activities and conversation prompts. Real and imaginary animals can be found all around this gallery – in paintings, objects, toys, and even a globe! Search for these animal objects, then hunt…
Sign up here for email alerts
Other N-YHS Blogs
Women at the Center From the Stacks Behind the Scenes History Detectives Teen Historians NY Sports Blog
4th of July Abraham Lincoln african american history american history American Revolution Arts and Crafts Audubon's Aviary black history Book Club Book Wrap Camp History Children's History Book Prize Civil War DiMenna Children's History Museum Family Programs Founding Fathers Frederick Douglass George Washington Halloween Harlem Harlem Renaissance Harlem Summer historical reenactors History Interview John James Audubon Little New-Yorkers living historians living history Mo Willems New-York Historical Society New York City Orphans Reading into History Reading Into History Book Club Revolutionary War Scavenger Hunt Slavery Story Hour Summer Book Club women's history Women's History Month WWII WWII & NYC Young Historians
Museum galleries and Museum store
Tuesday-Thursday, Saturday - 10am-6pm
Tuesday-Friday - 9am–3pm
Saturday-Monday - CLOSED
N-YHS Site

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
Anadoluhisarı o Anadolu Hisarı (), conocido históricamente como Güzelce Hisar ("Castillo de Beauteous" ) es una fortaleza medieval ubicada en Estambul, Turquía, en el lado de Anatolia (Asia) del Bósforo. El complejo es la estructura arquitectónica turca más antigua que se conserva en Estambul, y además le da nombre al vecindario que lo rodea en el distrito de la ciudad de Beykoz.

Historia
Anadoluhisarı es una fortaleza cuya construcción se realizó entre 1393 y 1394 por orden del sultán otomano Bayezid I, como parte de los preparativos para el asedio en la entonces ciudad bizantina de Constantinopla, mediante el bloqueo naval que tuvo lugar en 1395 bajo órdenes de mismo sultán.

Construida en un área de más 7000 metros, la fortaleza se encuentra en el punto más angosto del Bósforo, donde el estrecho es de unos 660 metros de ancho. El sitio está rodeado por el Göksu () al sur, y que fue anteriormente hogar de las ruinas de un templo romano dedicado a Urano. Erigida principalmente como una fortaleza de vigilancia, la ciudadela tiene unos 25 metros de altura, torre principal cuadráticadentro en las paredes de un pentágono irregular, con cinco torres de vigilancia en las esquinas.

Después de que la primera campaña de Bayezid fue interrumpida por la cruzada de Nicópolis, y luego de la batalla de Ankara, un período de agitación de unos 11 años se apoderó de los otomanos, que terminó con el ascenso de Mehmed I al trono. Su nieto, el sultán Mehmed II reforzó la fortaleza con paredes de dos metros de espesor y otras tres torres de vigilancia, añadiendo extensiones adicionales, incluyendo un almacén y cuartos de estar. Como parte de sus planes para lanzar una renovada campaña militar para conquistar Constantinopla, Mehmed II ordenó construir una estructura hermana del Anadoluhisarı cruzando el Bósforo llamada Rumelihisarı, y las dos fortalezas trabajaron en conjunto en 1453 para potenciar todo el tráfico marítimo a lo largo del Bósforo, ayudando así a los otomanos a alcanzar su meta de hacer la ciudad de Constantinopla (más tarde rebautizada como Estambul) la nueva capital del imperio.

Después de la conquista otomana de la ciudad, Anadoluhisarı sirvió como casa de aduanas y prisión militar, y después de varios siglos, cayó en mal estado.

Después de la caída de los otomanos y el establecimiento de la República de Turquía en 1923, el recién creado Ministerio turco de Cultura intentó y en última instancia, restauró en el sitio entre 1991 y 1993. Hoy en día, Anadoluhisarı le brinda una pintoresca apariencia a su espacio en el Bósforo, junto a los hogares yali de madera que definen el barrio, y funcionan como un sitio histórico, aunque no está abierto al público.

Véase también
 Rumelihisarı
 Caída de Constantinopla
 Arquitectura otomana
 Bósforo

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 Imágenes de la fortaleza
 Vistas panorámicas de 360 grados por Mehmet Ozcan (360cities.net)
 Arquitectónico del Museo (en turco)
Vistas panorámicas  (3dmekanlar.com)
 Los directores de los Otomanos fort arquitectura (en turco)

Museos de Estambul
Fortalezas
Castillos de Turquía

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


In my sweet romances, my heroes are often guys who can be a little rough around the edges, but they generally hold a healthy respect toward women and stick to some unspoken code of chivalry we may never know or decipher.
While some may think these types of men exist only in my imagination, I know they are real and I take my inspiration from them.
Respectful, kind and genuine are words I could easily use to describe him. He couldn't have been more mannerly if Emily Post herself had been whispering in his ear.
In one of my stories, the bossy, crusty ranch foreman outlines what he believes to be the code all men should live by to the new greenhorn his boss hired.
Despite what others might say, I'm convinced the Cowboy Code rides on.
Because of that, I want to give back a little to the rodeo cowboy community through the Justin Cowboy Crisis Fund. I first learned of the JCCF when I was researching the first book in my Rodeo Romance series. The Christmas Cowboy is the story of a saddle bronc rider chasing a championship title and the girl who's captured his heart. The second book in the series, Wrestlin' Christmas, highlights one cowboy's journey when he sustains a career-ending injury.
Thank you so, so much for hosting me today, Susan! Greatly appreciated!


Q: Are profiles only useable at fresh installation time?
Q: Are Profiles handlers Tiki version independent or does it depend on Tiki version installed on the Profiles repository ?
Q: Is it possible to redirect somewhere after applying a profile or put a custom message with further instructions ?
Q: Is the "Only one item per user or IP" supported in Profiles Tracker handler ?
Q: Where to look (which code to check) to make sure the Profiles documentation is up-to-date ?
Q: How can I avoid new Tracker item(s) creation when re-applying a Profile but update the current item(s) instead ?
Q: Will all profiles for version 3 break for version >3? What is the risk?
No, you can apply profiles at any time. If you apply several profiles, the last one "wins".
Yes, it is supported since Tiki 5.1. For others go to lib/profilelib/installlib.php. Look for the class Tiki_Profile_InstallHandler_Tracker::getOptionMap and you will see the list of options that are supported.
All handlers are located in lib/profiles/installlib.php.


The National League era (1975-1990) will always be highly regarded by speedway historians and fans of long standing. It was a 'rough and ready', competitive and entertaining league - generally well organised and provided good value for the fans.
This new DVD from Retro-Speedway brings us four hours of classic National League racing, broken down year-by-year and split over two DVDs.
The DVD is all about the action, interrupted only by the odd caption to explain the context of the action we're watching. There aren't any interviews, league tables or statistics - just great racing.
The Owen brothers, Steve Lawson, Steve Wilcock, Martin Yates, Andy Galvin and Andrew Silver are the kind of names that spring to mind whenever the National League is discussed and all of these legends are present and correct on the DVDs. There's even rare footage of Joe Owen being overtaken and defeated - a real collector's item given Joe's legendary dominance at this level of racing.
There's also a chance to see some early rides from Mark Loram, Michael Lee, Simon Wigg and Gary Havelock, four Brits who graduated from the NL and became World Champions in track racing.
Although the biggest names in the National League feature, it's also great to see some of the lesser lights in action once again - riders likes Rob Grant, Kevin Teager and Rob Woffinden will be warmly remembered by many fans.
The second DVD benefits from television quality coverage of the National League's individual, fours and pairs championships. This allows us to see the top riders of the late eighties in direct competition with each other.
If you remember the National League then you'll love this feast of NL nostalgia, if you don't then these DVDs will assist with your speedway education.
"In your list of riders highlighted in this video you didn't include John Jackson. Do you expect us to take this video as a serious historical record of the national league over the period in question if Jacko is not included alongside the Owen brothers as the dominate riders of the age? Come on, be serious."


Great new series to introduce you and your team to the fantastic sport of tournament paintball! It is not a 5Player event, not a X-Division event, it is a 3Player event! Easy to assemble teams, even easier to find an extra player!!
This series is designed to introduce teams and players to the tournament paintball world!! If you or your team play in the CPPL, you may still be able to improve your game in The PAG 3Man series.
To play in D3-3Player you or your team must have never placed in the top four positions as a D3 player in the CPPL. If this is true of your team, YOU CAN PLAY!!
To play in D4-3Player you or your team must have never won a D4 (entry) event before. If you have played D3 in the CPPL, you can not play D4-3Player!
All players pay the same entry fee. $50 per player, your team can have a maximum of 5 players, only 3 players play each game!
WPN Paintballs will be for sale at $75 per case.
Get your team registered NOW! We have limited space, sign up early!!


Save Time Organizing Parents & Students!
Try the easiest way to schedule parent teacher conferences, presentations, classroom helpers, parties, performances, fundraisers and more! Free, online SignUps and volunteer calendars save teachers time and boost participation.
" Thank you for making it SO easy to schedule parent-teacher conference appointments this year. Within 24 hours, almost all my class parents were signed up, and the automated reminders were great! "
" Your program saved me SO much time scheduling class readers and parent teacher conferences. Even better, I had zero no shows! The reminders sent were a huge help and I appreciate it. "


text:
An Alternative and Inspirational Top 10 List of happy birthday quotes. If you're looking for a different way to say happy birthday, I hope you find what you're looking for in this Top 10. Happy quote hunting.
Built for Sharing
A Top 10 List of
"May you stay forever young."
- Bob Dylan
"Because time itself is like a spiral,
something special happens on your birthday each year:
The same energy that God invested in you at birth is present once again."
- Menachem Mendel Schneerson
"Life is not measured by the breaths we take,
but by the moments that take our breath away."
"Growing old is mandatory; growing up is optional."
- Chili Davis
"You are here to do something you are uniquely created for.
No one else can do it like you.
Thats why you're here."
- Oprah Winfrey
"There are no extra pieces in the universe.
Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill,
and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle."
- Deepak Chopra
"You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream."
- C.S.Lewis
"A well spent day brings happy sleep."
- Leonardo Da Vinci
"The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams."
"It takes a long time to grow young."
- Pablo Picasso
"Everyone is the age of their heart."
- Guatemalan Proverb
And the best of the rest…
"In childhood, we yearn to be grown-ups.
In old age, we yearn to be kids.
It just seems that all would be wonderful
if we didn't have to celebrate our birthdays in chronological order."
- Robert Brault
"You're not 40, you're eighteen with 22 years experience."
"Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time."
- Jean Paul Richter
"May you live to be 100 and may the last voice you hear be mine."
- Frank Sinatra
"One to-day is worth two to-morrows."
"The first sign of maturity is the discovery
that the volume knob also turns to the left."
- Jerry M. Wright
Return to Birthday Quotes
from happy birthday quotes
Top of this Page?


Re-opening Case when Previous Status was Closed as "Failure to Cooperate"
To enhance successful rehabilitation of Client's (s) who were previously closed in the status "Failure to Cooperate".
Participants whose cases are closed for "failure to cooperate" and who do not successfully appeal the Division's decision for such closure may return to the Division at a later date for additional services.
Failure to cooperate might include any chronic failure to keep appointments for assessment, counseling or other services, as well as such things as combative, violent or threatening behavior.
Requests to open new cases or reopen previously closed cases must be evaluated on an individualized basis. A minimum of three months should have elapsed prior to opening a new case or reopening a case previously closed in the "failure to cooperate" category.
During the evaluation period, an applicant who previously failed to cooperate must show evidence that such irresponsible behavior will not reoccur. This might mean demonstrating the ability to keep appointments, return phone calls or manage their anger and hostility toward others.
If necessary, after evaluating the applicant's prior history with the Division, a psychological evaluation may be required and the applicant must agree to actively participate in such evaluation and adhere to any resultant recommendations. The results of this evaluation and other assessments and the applicant's willingness to participate in recommendations will be used when determining eligibility.
In the event a person is declared eligible for services, the applicant must comply with any agreed upon recommendations.
The Division will provide all applicants and eligible participants with a copy of the Vocational Rights and Responsibilities, in an accessible format of their choosing.
Exceptions due to specific factors or significant changes may be granted by the District Administrator.


This post is for my dear friend Jean (who has a new BEAUTIFUL baby boy at home) and for anyone who does not have a whole lot of time during the work week to come home and prepare dinner. If you have a CROCK POT (or SLOW COOKER), USE IT. Dude, crock pots are so underrated! This baby does all the work for you! All you have to do is chop up some vegetables and throw it in with meat and broth and voila! YOU HAVE DINNER. The other totally awesome thing, is that you come home to a wonderfully smelling kitchen!
Beef stew is not gourmet by any means, but it's a HEARTY, delicious meal that will satisfy any appetite! I like to add a lot of different vegetables for my kids so you can take out or add whatever you like! Just like any other recipe, the more you make it, the more you'll get comfortable with it and you won't have to measure anything. You'll know how much to put in to your preference and liking. You can adjust the measurements below as you like. Hope you enjoy!
This Beef Stew may be made in the Crock-Pot or on the stove top in a large Dutch oven, but for the best results, slow cook your stew on LOW; it should simmer lightly. Boiling will make the beef stringy and dry, will ruin the flavor of the broth and make the vegetables mushy - the results will be like stew from a can. Most Crock-Pots have low and high settings, which will allow you to set the desired temperature.
1- 2 pounds of lean stew BEEF depending on how much you want or beef chuck shoulder roast, cut into 1 inch cubes (this cut is also called chuck shoulder pot roast and chuck roast boneless). Stew Beef is already cut for you!
Sprinkle the beef cubes lightly with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and flour for extra flavor during browning.
When using a Crock-Pot for beef stew, for extra flavor, brown the floured beef cubes in olive oil before transferring them to the Crock-Pot OR if you don't have time, just throw them in the crock pot as is.
Serve with brown rice or bread, ENJOY!
If using a Dutch oven, add the vegetables during the last 35 minutes of cooking and simmer until tender. Add a few tablespoons of flour at the same time to thicken the stew, if desired. The stew may also be thickened by stirring a a tablespoon or so of cornstarch into cold water before adding to the stew. Be sure to allow ample time for the thickener to cook before serving time to avoid a raw flour taste.
« Hosting My Daughter's 5th Birthday Party!
Just dropped by to say hello! Blog looks marvelous and this recipe delicious!


text:
Main Website The Forum
by Piccolo Daimaoh
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Which dub opening rap is better? GT or One Piece?
Re: Which dub opening rap is better? GT or One Piece?
Apollo Fungus wrote: ↑
"Here I am with my ninja clan, ninja clan, here we stand"
We out here.
Topic: Vic Mignogna
Re: Vic Mignogna
here is this good-looking (straight guy here, but this is quite obvious; the guy is an actor), charismatic and very well-known in the anime community with, as someone said, his army of fangirls. Why did he feel the need to approach women in this way? Sexual assault generally isn't about sex, but po...
Just checking very late to say, wow, this is really strange. Despite not being hugely into the anime community outside of Dragon Ball, I obviously knew who Vic was. And that's why this is so strange: here is this good-looking (straight guy here, but this is quite obvious; the guy is an actor), chari...
Topic: What really happened to GT?
Re: What really happened to GT?
Oh, okay. Thanks for that.
I'm assuming the "rating shares" are the percentage GT got out of the entire TV audience for that time slot. So yeah, it probably doesn't tell us much, especially since they vary widely from week to week.
Yeah, that's probably the likeliest reason. But VegettoEX said, there's no official confirmation and it's unlikely that there ever was/will be. The only thing would be find out the TV ratings at the time and infer from those that GT wasn't going well, but that would be pretty hard to do.
Is there confirmation that GT was actually cut short? I mean it's likely that the writers wanted to keep it going as long as possible, but was anything officially said? Granted that it was cut short, I think it's because GT wasn't really resonating with fans. More so the first arc, which they later ...
Topic: Why hasn't Toriyama paid his taxes yet?
Re: Why hasn't Toriyama paid his taxes yet?
Seems kind of petty to bring up other things he (allegedly) said or did in a thread like this. IMO. With this, it's hard to say how much foreknowledge Toriyama actually had. On one hand, if he knew about it he isn't likely to say. On the other, the guy draws (or drew) cartoons for a living, does he ...
Topic: Madman's Dragon Ball Z: Kamehameha Movie Collection
Re: Madman's Dragon Ball Z: Kamehameha Movie Collection
Dragon Ball is the only series (except maybe Pokemon) where the same shit can be released over and over again in shiny new packaging because evidently people keep buying it. Exactly who I have no idea. Been off the forums for a while, is this also happening in the US?
Topic: Madman's Dragon Ball Z Remastered Movie Collections 1 & 2
Re: Madman's Dragon Ball Z Remastered Movie Collections 1 & 2
If anything, this will probably sell because of the price and the convenience of the whole thing. I don't own the Blu-rays but I don't know if I will get this (Aussie here).
Topic: If at all, how did Linkin Park affect your experience with Dragon Ball (or anime overall)?
Re: If at all, how did Linkin Park affect your experience with Dragon Ball (or anime overall)?
Firstly, I just wanted to say RIP. Linkin Park's music was never "deep", musically or lyrically, but you got the sense that they cared about what they were saying, and lumping them together with idiots like Korn or Limp Bizkit always seemed wrong to me. DBZ related memory: when I was young and just ...
Forum: Music
Topic: Why is Rock music in DB so frowned upon here?
Re: Why is Rock music in DB so frowned upon here?
Disturbed made terrible music, no doubt. As did a lot of the other 'mainstream' bands FUNimation used to cash in on what was popular at the time. But I will say that some (not all) of the local bands they picked made music that was a lot less cringey, and if they had used them more the proceedings w...
Topic: Why did Mark Menza's replacement score of GT not live up to my expectations?
Re: Why did Mark Menza's replacement score of GT not live up to my expectations?
I think Menza is great, but for some reason (probably FUNimation's direction) most if not all the tracks he did for GT sound the same. Like, not exactly the same, but the same sound with the same ingredients (guitar, bass, drums, occasional strings and a weird electric piano that keeps popping up). ...
Forum: Website & Community Discussion
Topic: Your Dragon Ball-related New Year's resolutions
Re: Your Dragon Ball-related New Year's resolutions
To watch more of the series in order, as opposed to just bouncing around because I already know what happens.
Real life shit: job, getting in shape etc.lol
Topic: "Infographic: How 'Dragon Ball' Influenced a Generation of Hip-Hop Artists" (Genius.com)
Re: "Infographic: How 'Dragon Ball' Influenced a Generation of Hip-Hop Artists" (Genius.com)
Nice, I'm a huge fan of hip-hop. It's cool that DBZ has been getting mentioned more and more as the kids who grew up with it are now making music.
Topic: Do you like other battle shounen, and how do you feel they stack up to Dragon Ball?
Re: Do you like other battle shounen, and how do you feel they stack up to Dragon Ball?
I was struggling to find the correct way to express it given the material, but I think I was going for, "too focused on thematic transparency." Seriousness, sentimentality, or several other nouns might better describe it. For me, the result is a series that's too focused on its chosen themes to enj...
One of the reasons I don't like other battle shonen -- as an adult fan of Dragon Ball -- is because they lack its singular focus on whimsy. Or, they seem to take themselves seriously enough to want to be thematically relevant (which nine times out of ten means painfully thematically transparent). N...
Topic: This joke has become a franchise now
Re: This joke has become a franchise now
I guess for these people Super tarnishes the legacy --- which is a perfectly valid discussion to have now or when it finishes (hopefully soon). I've seen roughly 30 seconds of Super, but I sympathize as Super (I'm told) seems to be going off in another direction where GT mostly played it safe by rec...
Topic: Do you truly think DBZ is the best anime ever?
Re: Do you truly think DBZ is the best anime ever?
Bullza wrote: Critically though Death Note is the best anime ever.
Isn't that Evangelion though? Like, in terms of critical reception.
Topic: Any celebrities that like Dragon Ball?
Re: Any celebrities that like Dragon Ball?
RZA is definitely "A-list" if you're into rap.
Anyway, someone said the Rock is a fan. I need this to be true.
Topic: What the hell is the Virtual Triangle album?
Re: What the hell is the Virtual Triangle album?
WIkipedia tells me it's one of the Hit Song Collections CDs.
It still amazes me how much DBZ music was released in Japan.


We were engaged in exploring the constraints on writing yesterday in the #MoDigiWri hashtag, and I wrote the above haiku (a form of poetic restraint) early in the day. I wrote the poem on Twitter and then moved it over to Pablo to make is visual and an image.
How I did it was I layered with the Fused App the image file with the poem (the one above) with a small animation of a word breaking out of its constraints. I made the animation in the PicsArt Animator App, and used a paper theme. This approach connects to the idea of a word being confined on the page and then breaking its way out of expectations and confinement (metaphorically).
I find Fused to be an interesting app to explore because you layer two different media and use filters to create a feel to the piece. I've mostly only used still images but am starting to play around with video, too.
On the side, I also created this quick piece with both Fused and Hype Text App, too. The metaphor here is that words have meaning and weight beyond the screens and papers and stories that confine them by writers and by apps and by whatever.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and experience. It is especially invaluable to those like me who are just starting out. Right now I'm working mostly on my website and have two dormant blogs, which because you've given me the tools, I can see the possibilities and the light for all three.


text:
Home/celebrity/Enrique Iglesias Reveals Upcoming 'Final' Album May Be His Last
celebrityMusic
Enrique Iglesias Reveals Upcoming 'Final' Album May Be His Last
MM MM September 5, 2021
CHRISTOPHER POLKGETTY IMAGES
Enrique Iglesias is ready for a new chapter of his life.
The 46-year-old Spanish singer revealed that his upcoming album, titled Final, may be the last of his career. Iglesias shared the news on Friday, during a Q&A with Ricky Martin and Sebastián Yatra, while promoting their tour.
"It's not something that I have been thinking about for the past few months. It's something that I have been thinking about for the past few years," he expressed in video shared on his Instagram. "There's going to be Volume 1 and Volume 2, but they're Final. I don't know. I'm in that moment in my life, that chapter in my life, where I think it's the right time to put it out and I've been thinking about this since 2015."
Iglesias added that he's "never gonna stop making music." "I'm never gonna stop writing songs because I love to write songs. Me encanta escribir canciones, pero I'm gonna do it in a different way," he continued. "Meaning, they don't necessarily have to be packaged as an album. So this project to me is important."
As for Martin, he gave fans an update on his album, Play, and shared that he plans to release it before the end of the year.
Additionally, Iglesias wrote alongside the post: "FINAL ALBUM. It's been a long time coming… my FINAL ALBUM will be out September 17th!!! Thank you @ricky_martin and @sebastianyatra for a great chat and especially thank you to all my fans!!! Gracias a todos mis fans!!! You guys are the best! See you very soon. We promise you an UNFORGETTABLE TOUR. #FINALALBUM
Final will be Iglesias' 11th studio album. He released his debut, self-titled LP in 1995. He last album, Sex and Love, dropped in 2014.
Iglesias, Martin and Yatra kicked off their tour in Phoenix, Arizona, on Friday.
ET spoke with the Latin superstars when they first announced the joint tour in March 2020. Due to the pandemic, the tour was forced to be postponed, but new and rescheduled dates for the tour were announced in May.
"We've known each other for so many years and we wanted to do this for quite a while and now is the time. We felt like it was the perfect time," Iglesias told ET last year, with Martin adding, "It just feels right. At this point in our careers, we don't have to do anything we don't want to. We want to do this and this is the time."
https://www.etonline.com/
Arizona Enrique Iglesias ET Ricky Martin Sebastián Yatra
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Tumblr Pinterest Reddit VKontakte WhatsApp Telegram Share via Email Print
MM MM
'The Flash' first look: Ben Affleck's Batman gets new suit, Batcycle.
Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande Let Girl Power Rain Down During 2020 MTV VMAs Performance
Paris Hilton denies she's pregnant.
Dale Moss confirms Clare Crawley breakup: 'This is the healthiest decision'.


I came across a book early this year by Havilah Cunnington titled "Stronger than the Struggle". I strongly recommend you read it. Much of what I am blogging here is from that book and what I did with a ladies group called Coffee Chats. If you find this useful, please feel free to use this material in a study group you might be leading. The blogs in this series are reflections and a summary of what I got from this fantastic book that I recommend you to buy.. Click here for PART 2 of this blog series.
We need to realize that in different seasons of life we will face different challenges. Remember Jesus has already won the war on our behalf. This struggle is not unique to you but everyone goes through it. We need to know how to fight and fight correctly – fight the right enemy. Fighting this battle well has nothing to do with who you are, your background, education, personality or culture.
In this race of life, you will face trails. Your race is not like anyone else's. How we run this race will determine our rewards. We may lose some battles but that does not define us. You are not a loser. You may have failed in some areas of your life, that does not make you a failure. Success is not the goal. We live in a world that idolizes success. That's not it. It is about doing God's will – that is success.
In this battle, no one can take you out. God will always remind you of your destiny and potential. The devil will always remind you of your mistakes and make you feel useless. Which voice are you listening to?
Running well in this race of life is YOUR responsibility. No one can run it for you. Its not your family 's, pastors, spouse, parent, friend's responsibility to make you run this race well.
In this chase for success, we are fed two lies. The first is you can be anything you want to be. This is not true is it? God has given us each a measure, shaped us in different ways with a unique gift mix, to become what He wants us to be. Therefore, we need to understand God's plans and purposes for our lives. And the gift mix that he has given us fits that purpose for our lives like a glove.
The second lie is that we have to be the best in the World. Really? Every day there is someone's record being broken. Someone will always be better, smarter, more talented, stronger, and faster. Therefore, it is very important to be secure in our identity in God and that our values come from knowing we belong to Him and that we are his sons and daughters. There will always be better preachers, worship leaders, doctors, accountants etc etc. I need to get my identity from who I am and not what I do.
Does this mean that it does not matter how I live? Not at all! I am responsible for being diligent and consistent. Many things will try and hinder and distract us. Jesus did not die on the cross so that you and I could get comfortable with shame, fear or failure. The Bible tells us that God has unimaginable things in store for us, that no eye has seen nor ear has heard. 1Cor. 2:9.
So how do we live this life? We live it with an active living relationship with Jesus. He died so that we could enjoy an abundant life. Hebrews 12:1 reminds us not to get entangled in sin. Its chokes us and hinders us in our spiritual journey. So remember you are running for Gold, a prize to be won in heaven.
Remember the center of the battle is your soul. Success is not something we achieve. Its something we live with on the inside, an attitude we develop. God is more concerned with HOW we are doing than WHAT we are doing. In our struggle, we need to remember that God's intention toward us is always good. Jesus came to give us abundant life but the enemy wants to steal, kill and destroy.
The focus of our lives is not the battle. God has called you for the purpose.
Our destiny in God is of prime importance. We have been saved for a purpose, to make God known to the ends of the earth. How will God's glory reach the ends of the earth. Its as each one of us be that salt, light. That is when the earth will be filled with the knowledge and the glory of God even as the waters cover the sea. Can you use why it is so important? I hope you now understand what the devils target is. It has always been to make you ineffective, to stop you or slow you down- to keep you from you destiny. A Christian with his eyes fixed on Jesus running the race unflinchingly is the most formidable enemy of the devil. He does not mind a lukewarm Christian. He minds the ones that are on red-hot for Jesus.
Some of us feel we have lost time in our battle or are not battling well. God is a redemptive God. He can redeem lost time and the years the locust have eaten. Colossians 4:5 tells us to make the best of every opportunity. Opportunities make come in the shape of a friend, pastor, family member telling you something you need to hear. God uses different ways to communicate with us. WE have a choice-we respond either to what God is showing us or deny the revelation that God is bringing into your situation.
Understand that the enemy does not want you to have clarity in your situation. He likes to shadow dance and confuse our minds as to what is the real issue. Recognize that diagnosis only tells you what the problem is. It is not the cure. You have to act. You have to embrace the fight.
When you do this remember as we said earlier, the devil is not equal to God. He wanted to be like God but he could never be. The war has been won and we need to partner with the truth that is in the Word of God.
Winning or losing depends on how well you know your opponent. Do you know whom you are fighting and how he operates? He is a thief, killer destroyer, an accuser, an enemy of our souls. He does not play by the rules. He will strike hard especially when we are vulnerable, weak and down. However, remember he is not invincible.
He is sneaky. But we have the mind of Christ and can discern his schemes. He is evil and devious but he is not all-powerful, neither does he all know. We have the truth of God ot expose him. He is not all-knowing. He cannot read our thoughts. Only God can do that. He can hear us so we need to be careful what we say. We need to be diligent in the fight. As we do this, we will get stronger. It's like exercising our muscle. The more you exercise it the stronger you will get. We have old patterns of thinking. They have formed deep groves in our minds. Getting out of that groove will take some effort. Forming new pathways in our mind and new ways of thinking will take time but it will happen.
When I was going through my own struggles last year, I started to practice declaring truth over the situation. I kept saying each day and cultivated the practice of being thankful. Slowly I changed and so did the situation.
We need to be diligent in the fight because we have an enemy who is relentless, greedy, wicked and will stop at nothing. Comfort has dulled our spiritual senses. We have been lulled into thinking that he does not exist while he wreaks havoc in our lives.
The apostle Paul reminds us not to be ignorant of the devil's schemes. Ignorance will hurt us. Paul reminds us to be alert- for the devil prowls around like a roaring lion.
So, we need to understand that he is a real enemy who does want to destroy us. Have we been caught sleeping?
One of the chief ways the enemy tries to get us is in our minds and emotions. He tries to drive a wedge between God and us, between other people and ourselves, our brothers our sisters. The devil will attack us in the same place of vulnerability, therefore we can never let our guard down. He knows where exactly to attack you. We need to put on the armor of God and fight. When we do this he cannot win.


text:
Émile Armand Archive
Émile Armand
Émile Armand , pseudonym of Ernest-Lucien Juin Armand, was an influential French individualist anarchist at the beginning of the 20th century and also a dedicated free love/polyamory, intentional community, and pacifist/antimilitarist writer, propagandist and activist. He wrote for and edited the anarchist publications L'Ère nouvelle (1901–1911), L'Anarchie, L'En-Dehors (1922–1939) and L'Unique (1945–1953).
Armand was born in Paris on 26 March 1872. He was a son of a participant of the Paris Commune. At first, he embraced Christianity through the Salvation Army then became an atheist. Around 1895–1896, Armand discovered anarchism through coming into contact with the magazine Les Temps nouveaux which was edited by Jean Grave. Later, he wrote articles under the pseudonyms of Junius and in the magazine Le Libertaire of Sébastien Faure. Important influences in his writing were Leo Tolstoy, Benjamin Tucker, Walt Whitman and Ralph Waldo Emerson.
Armand later collaborated in other anarchist and pacifist journals such as La Misère, L'Universel and Le Cri de révolte. In 1901, he established with Marie Kugel (his companion until 1906) the journal L'Ère nouvelle, which initially adhered to Christian anarchism, later embraced anarcho-communism and in 1911 finally adhered to individualist anarchism. He founded Ligue antimilitariste in 1902 with Albert Libertad and George Mathias Paraf-Javal, another intransigent individualist. These principles he sought to apply within the social experimental spaces, events and communes that anarchist groups in the France of the time called milieux libres.
1906: Life As Experience
1910: The Gulf
1910: To Feel Alive
1911: Is the Illegalist Anarchist our Comrade?
1911: Is the Anarchist Ideal Achievable?
1911: Mini-Manual of Individualist Anarchism
1912: A Visit to L'anarchie
1915: The Great Debacle
1915: What We Have Been, We Still Remain
1916: On Sexual Liberty
1922: Our Rule of Ideological Conduct : Manifesto of the journal L'En-Dehors
1925: What is an Anarchist?
1926: Without Amoralization, No Anarchization
1927: Plan for an Anarchist Individualist International
1933: The Forerunners of Anarchism: Emile Armand : Translation of the Philosophy of Emile Armand
1934: Revolutionary Nudism
1935: The Individual and Dictatorship
1944: The Friends of E. Armand
1944: Principal Tendencies and Theses of the "L'Unique" Center
1945: Our demands as Individualist Anarchists
1956: Anarchist Individualism and Amorous Comradeship
1957: Individualist Perspectives
1964: The Anarchism of Émile Armand
unknown: The Critical Activity of Individualists
unknown: Variations on Voluptuousness
1915: Letter from Orleans, France
Anarchism Archive | France Subject Archive | Philosophy


text:
Reinhard Heydrich Excellence In Gestapo Tactics Award Goes To…
…The United States Border Patrol AND the Arizona Dept. of "Public Safety" (that's a frakkin' joke, and I should know, I lived in Tempe for 10 years) for beating and tazering Pastor Steven Anderson inside the borders of the United States. Hitleresque enough for you bambibots?
Pastor beaten, Tasered for defending his rights
But Supreme Court grants agents exception to obeying Constitution
An Arizona pastor – Tasered, bloodied by broken glass and sporting 11 stitches in his head – claims his injuries came from being stopped at a Border Patrol checkpoint 75 miles inside the U.S. and then being battered by police for refusing to allow agents to search his vehicle.
The incident earlier this week highlights tension between constitutional rights, the issue of border security and a controversial Supreme Court ruling that grants an exceptional level of police authority near the Mexican border.
Pastor Steven Anderson of Faithful Word Baptist Church in Tempe claims he did nothing to deserve his eventual arrest and believes that when he refused to allow the search of his car he was simply standing up for his Fourth Amendment rights, which protect him against unreasonable search without a warrant.
Anderson further questions why the Border Patrol is allowed to stop and search cars at a checkpoint along Interstate 8, 75 miles inland of where the highway nears the Mexican border at Yuma, Ariz.
"I was in the United States! I had crossed no international border!" writes Anderson in commentary accompanying a video he made about his experience.
"I didn't have any drugs; I didn't have a human beings in my car," he claims in the video itself. "Why is this happening in the United States of America?"
Make sure you go over and read the whole article.
Guess what? This American citizen spent the night in jail, his arraignment will be on Friday where he will be pleading NOT GUILTY!
Jesus, Mary & Joseph – this qualifies for the "Today's Are You Freakin' Kidding Me Award?" Also!!!


text:
De Nieuw-Guinea-impatiens (Impatiens hawkeri) is een kruidachtige, 20 – 60 cm hoge plant met glazig-sappige stengels. De bladeren zijn tegenoverstaand of in kransen van die geplaatst. Ze zijn langwerpig, aan beide eindes toegespitst, 5 – 15 cm lang, 2  - 7 cm breed, fijngetand, donker- tot bijna olijfgroen of roodachtig aangelopen met vaak een rood afgezoomde middennerf.

De bloemen zijn alleenstaand of staan met enkele bijeen. Ze zijn 4 – 7 cm breed. Er zijn drie kelkbladeren, waarvan de onderste groter is dan de zijdelingse en tevens een lange, kromme spoor heeft. De vijf felrode kroonbladeren zijn uitgerand. De meeldraden zijn vergroeid tot een rood of geel kapje, dat snel afvalt, waarna het groene vruchtbeginsel zichtbaar wordt. De rijp groene vruchten zijn langwerpig tot knotsvormig. Volrijp springen de vruchten bij aanraking met kracht open.

De Nieuw-Guinea-impatiens is inheems in Nieuw-Guinea. Hij wordt veel in tuinen gekweekt en in gematigde streken ook als kamerplant toegepast. De soort is sinds 1886 bekend, maar speelde in de handel lange tijd geen rol van betekenis. Pas in 1960 werden in Nieuw-Guinea kleurige cultivars geteeld, waarna de plant in de sierteelt een rol van betekenis ging spelen. Nu zijn er cultivars met witte, roze, rode en violette bloemkleuren, tweekleurige bloemen en gevulde bloemen. De Nieuw-Guinea-impatiens wordt ook wel verkocht onder de naam "vlijtig liesje'', maar die naam is oorspronkelijk gegeven aan een verwante Afrikaanse soort (Impatiens walleriana), die de laatste jaren in de handel wordt overvleugeld door de Nieuw-Guinea-impatiens .

nieuw-guinea impatiens
nieuw-guinea impatiens
Balsemienfamilie


text:
The Gogo Bach from 'Green Modern' by Claire McCall
You are here: Home - House Design - The Gogo Bach from 'Green Modern' by Claire McCall
27Mar '15
In: House Design/By: Claire McCall/0 Comment/
Two prefabs bookend an outdoor room. Copyright © photography Jackie Meiring, 2014.
Herbst Architects convert two prefabs into a modern bach design. Text by Claire McCall from her book 'Green Modern'
At first, when architects Lance and Nicky Herbst were shown the two small portable buildings their client had bought on a whim on the Trade Me website, their hearts sank. In front of them stood a pair of unremarkable cabins – the starting point of a commission to craft a weekend retreat. The rectangular structures were marketed as an affordable, movable option for granny flats or a beach house; their lightweight materiality meant they could readily be hooked up to a vehicle and towed. A tow-hitch was attached to the front of each one.
The owners wanted to live the bucolic dream. Their 20-hectare property on Waiheke Island was a landscape where llamas grazed and bees buzzed between cabbage-tree blooms. With extensive bush, streams running through it and a view to the coast, this was the perfect holiday environment. They saw the relocatables as a quick-fix solution that would allow them to use the land they had owned for seven years. One contained two bedrooms and a loo, while the other was set up with a kitchen and living area. Since they were 'temporary', modest forms on wheels, they had every confidence that they could put these second-hand bargains on the property without the need for resource consent. Job done.
'Unfortunately, the rules were that anything that isn't on a caravan site is considered a building and it needs consent,' explains Lance Herbst. This regulatory roadblock became an opportunity to create something a little more substantial.
A plan was hatched to integrate the $40,000 purchases by linking them with a covered deck. 'The relocatables essentially became bracketing for a new space,' says Lance. The project was viewed as a way to occupy the land in an arrangement that provided an entertainment pavilion in a clearing in the bush.
The question was, how to interact architecturally with these structures? One downside of the buildings was that, at 2.8 metres deep, they didn't offer enough volume to create a proper living room. 'That made us construe these things not as spaces themselves but as adjuncts to the space we were going to make.' The cabins' decks, which flipped up to facilitate easy transportation, were another disappointment. They were under-engineered and 'like trampolines'. Aesthetically there wasn't much to celebrate in the pair of transportable buildings. 'We decided to park them, screen them off and use them to provide amenity,' says Lance.
The butterfly roof has become known as a Herbst Architects' trademark feature; one now hovers lightly over the heart of the bach. Supported by six columns, it's the most sculptural element of a timber exoskeleton that lends an industrial, no-frills nature to the design. Such is the architects' skill that it's now hard to distinguish the cabins from the whole. This composite of old and new has been named the Gogo bach. This is in reference not to the dancing that sometimes occurs spontaneously on the central platform, but to the on-the-move nature of the two original structures that bookend the home.
The process began by positioning the cabins facing each other 7 metres apart. 'To make a distinction between them and the new outdoor room, we included a level change,' says Nicky Herbst. The cabins had to be put on piles to comply with council regulations. This, usefully, raised them to be a couple of steps higher than the central zone.
Detail of the deck and pergola roof. Copyright © photography Jackie Meiring, 2014.
This central room, neither indoors nor out, operates like a breezeway, sheltered by a translucent roof with a layer of battens to filter the sun and reveal slivers of greenery, enhancing the sense of connection to the outdoors. Shoji screens on the north side provide protection from the wind and, when opened, slide back over the cabins, which serves to mask their pedestrian nature. An internal timber-batten screen ensures privacy between the central living space and the bedrooms; and bifold doors inserted in the other cabin concertina open to link the kitchen to this area.
Anchoring the breezeway space was an important part of the thinking. 'We wanted to create a strong, solid edge,' says Nicky, 'and give the occupants something to congregate around.' They achieved this heft with a gabion-basket wall, filled with stones from the Waiheke quarry that runs the length of the southern end of the holiday home. A fireplace is set into the wall, backed by a sheet of metal. Behind this substantial feature is a wet room with handbasin and rainhead shower. The decks attached to the cabins were demolished and new ones built that protrude into the central area to act as bench seating.
The bathroom lies behind the gabion-basket wall. Copyright © photography Jackie Meiring, 2014.
While the first concept was to leave the original prefabs untouched, plans change. In one, a sliding wall between the kitchen and the adjacent tiny living space was removed. The entire cabin was then lined in thick plywood veneer – walls, floor and ceiling. This material wrap has changed the character of the space. 'It feels like a cave that the family could retreat to when the weather's bad,' says Lance. A woodburner was installed, the natural choice on a property where firewood is abundant.
By repurposing a pair of existing dwellings, the carbon footprint of this build is minimal. Although it's small – less than 100 square metres – it nevertheless fills big design shoes and offers this extended, blended family an escape from the everyday.
Although there was grid power, the owners opted to install a bank of PV panels on top of a shipping container elsewhere on the property. The modern bach is almost self-sufficient: it requires only bottled gas for cooking. Fruit trees, the herb garden and honey from onsite hives augment the larder.
From the initial dismay of seeing those ordinary, bantam-sized prefabs, to a result that embraces and enhances them, the journey has been one of valuable learning. As Lance Herbst points out, 'This is not just amenity; this is a place of magic.'
The dining space at dusk. Copyright © photography Jackie Meiring, 2014.
Reproduced with permission from Green Modern by Claire McCall. Published by Penguin Group NZ. RRP $65.00. Copyright © text Claire McCall, 2014.
Tags:Bach design , Energy efficient homes , Prefabricated house
Jungle House Beats a New Drum
18Aug '19
Built within a rejuvenated heritage façade of rendered...
Anime Superhero Home
AKA: The Natural Stick II House in Tokyo, Inhabited...
01Jun '19
Indoor/outdoor flow is a term favoured by real estate...
Daniel Marshall Architects: Obsessed with Materiality & Sculptural Form
24Jan '19
One of the joys of our profession is being on site...
Greening the city
14Jul '17
Opportunities for urban green space are increasing...
Alpine Majesty
29Oct '18
Mason & Wales Architects manipulate scale and...
Plywood house Waiheke
First appearances are deceiving for this Waiheke...
Architecture Trend #3 Focus on the Middle East
20Feb '19
While Al-Sabouni's proposal gained international...
Patterson Associates Architects: A Holistic Approach
if a building can feel like it naturally 'belongs'...
Best Design Awards: residential winners 2017
Congratulations to all the Best Design Awards finalists...
Design Guide Facebook
The Design Guide is a residential architecture magazine from New Zealand published by Aim High Publishing.
Local and international architects and designers write about their projects for first-hand insights into the design process and outcomes.
Aim High also publishes the Building Guide, a project workbook for homeowners wanting to build or renovate, and BoB (for Builders) magazine, a bi-annual industry update for builders.
We want you to have the best home you can create.
Contact us: Aim High Publishing Ltd. 52 Kiwi Road, PO Box 44412, Pt Chevalier, Auckland, 1246, New Zealand.
For more information or enquiries, email: mark (at) aim-high.co.nz. Or call us: +64 9 360 8885
Copyright © 2016 Design Guide, All rights reserved. | Terms of Use | Contact Us


text:
AfterWords Navigates the RSPA Sharks at RetailNOW
AfterWords announced today that it has successfully navigated its presentation within the Shark Tank at RetailNow, the Retail Solutions Providers Association annual conference.
"We were very excited to be asked to participate in RetailNow's Shark Tank," said Drew Peloubet, President and CEO of AfterWords.
Tampa, FL (PRWEB) August 15, 2017
AfterWords announced today that it has successfully navigated its presentation within the Shark Tank at RetailNow, the Retail Solutions Providers Association annual conference. The RetailNow Shark Tank was modeled after the successful TV show of the same name. It provided an opportunity for retail focused software companies to present at the conference and compete for the attention of a panel of industry experts or "Sharks." The selection process for the show was very competitive and AfterWords was one of just four companies that made the final cut to present at the show.
AfterWords was originally registered for the show to discuss its recently announced partnership with Epson, who selected the AfterWords Customer Experience Software for integration with its OmniLink® Merchant Services (OMS) platform. Epson's OMS allows retailers to capture and analyze real time transactional data. The AfterWords platform leverages patent pending technology to create transaction specific surveys sourcing the data provided by Epson's OmniLink intelligent receipt printer. The information captured is analyzed by the AfterWords software and provides retailers with actionable insights on how to improve their customer experience and increase profitability.
"We were very excited to be asked to participate in RetailNow's Shark Tank," said Drew Peloubet, President and CEO of AfterWords. "We gained valuable insight and further validated our mission of using transactional data and smart questions to improve customer experience."
About RSPA
The RSPA is the only association dedicated to the point of sale and retail technology industry. The mission of the RSPA is to accelerate the success of its members in the point of sale ecosystem by providing knowledge and connections. The organization offers education, certification, a legal hotline, industry advocacy, and discounts on other services to assist members with becoming and remaining successful. RSPA is most well-known for its signature events, RetailNOW® and INSPIRE® which provide face to face learning and networking opportunities. Learn more by going to http://www.GoRSPA.org
About AfterWords
AfterWords is an intelligent customer engagement and survey system that delivers uses transactional history and customer feedback to create actionable data to improve operations, sales and profitability. AfterWords' patent pending process provides more relevant data, results in less survey abandonment, and provides actionable Insights. AfterWords was developed with industry experts and university professors, and has recently completed a pilot rollout with a major hospitality franchise. Discover what your customers really think using AfterWords. For more information, visit http://www.surveyafterwords.com.
Doug Pace


text:
East Erneye Online
Enduring genius, 12.5.06
One of India's all-time greatest music directors, Naushad Ali, died in Mumbai last Friday (5). He will be remembered for his excellence in introducing classical music into Hindi films.
The 86-year-old, who began his career 66 years ago, suffered a heart attack at Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai after being admitted a week ago. It is understood that he has been unwell for a long time. Along with his cardiac problem, Naushad had of late been suffering from a minor kidney ailment.
Dr Dev Pahlajani, head of the cardiology department at the hospital who treated Naushad, said: "He was a very jovial man.
"Every time I hear his songs, I will always remember his last days with us in the hospital," he added.
The veteran continued working almost till the end, with his last film being Akbar Khan's recent release Taj Mahal-The Eternal Love Story.
Naushad was regarded as one of the greatest music composers in Indian cinema, with hit songs like Mohabbat ki jhooti kahani pe roye (Mughal-e-Azam) and Zindagi mein hum aaye hei to jeena hi padega (Mother India).
His life was a journey from the footpath to the recording studios. Born on Christmas Day in 1919, he spent several nights on the footpath after moving to Mumbai in the late 1930s to try his luck as a musician.
The composer, who hailed from Lucknow, had cried when his film Baiju Bawra was premiered at Mumbai's Broadway theatre.
When the late producer, Vijay Bhat, asked him why he was crying, Naushad told him he had slept on the footpath opposite the theatre when he had dreamed of seeing his music brought to life.
"It took me 16 long years to cross that footpath," he said.
After studying under Ustad Ghurbat Ali, Ustad Yusuf Ali and Ustad Babban Saheb, Naushad repaired harmoniums [a musical instrument] and composed for amateur theatricals before coming to Mumbai.
Since his childhood, he was an avid listener to the live orchestras which often accompanied silent films. But parental pressure to wean him away from music compelled the future maestro to run away to Mumbai in search of his dream.
He assisted Khemchand Prakash, whom he considered his teacher, in Mumbai in the late 1930s. Naushad got his break as an independent music director in Prem Nagar (1940).
Naushad's forte was Hindustani classical music. His classical training enabled him to make swift adaptations of ragas into film music, as demonstrated by the song Man tadpat hari darshan ko aaj (Baiju Bawra), sung by Mohd Rafi.
He had major hit songs in a number of films including Mughal-e-Azam, Mother India and Baiju Bawra. His other hits included songs in Shahjahan, Dard, Dillagi, Dulari, Anokhi Ada, Barsaat and Andaaz.
He composed music for 67 films during his career, and completed Pakeezah (1972) after original composer Ghulam Mohammed's death.
He mainly used classical music in his films, but kept the compositions relatively simple so the common man could understand and enjoy them.
Naushad would never tire of talking about two of his favourite singers Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammed Rafi. "Latabai ek kudrat ki nem hai. (Lata Mangeshkar is nature's gift). In my long association with her, I have never once heard her sing off-key even when she does it casually.
"Rafisaab ke jitna kahun kum hi padega (Whatever I say about Mohammed Rafi will be inadequate). Umda insaan, heratangez gayaki ke malik (Refined human being and astonishing singer)," he had said.
Lata Mangeshkar, India's greatest playback singer, once remarked that the music Naushad composed for Baiju Bawra had surprised her.
"It was entirely different from what he had done before. Different ragas were used for different situations and the purity of the ragas was maintained to the maximum possible extent," she said.
Naushad was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1981 for his lifetime contribution to Indian cinema, and the Padma Bhushan, one of India's highest civilian awards, in 1992. He was the first to combine the flute and clarinet, sitar and mandolin. He was also one of the first to introduce song mixing and separate recording of voice and music in playback singing.
It was a reversal of fortune of sorts for the legend with the advent of the 1960s and the decline of Dilip Kumar, since he used to compose music for most of the thespian's films.
Tributes have poured in from friends, family and a number of Bollywood musicians, film producers, directors and actors.
Music composer Uttam Singh said that, with Naushad's death, the curtain has come down on a generation of classical music in the film industry. He said: "He was an institution. His last work in Akbar Khan's Taj Mahal is a hit. His death is a personal loss to me."
Noted actress of yesteryears, Saira Banu, said her husband Dilip Kumar and she shared a lovely friendship with Naushad.
"We were expecting to take him to Pakistan where two of his films, Taj Mahal and Mughal-e-Azam are being released," she said.
Director Mahesh Bhatt said Naushad was a "symbol of secular India, a man who really lived out what the composite culture was all about in his daily life. His music has a resonance of that culture".
He added, "When he composed bhajans, it seemed he was a devout Hindu. He had the depth of India and her great civilisation really running through his veins."
Bhatt said that Naushad was heartbroken when the secular fabric of the nation was torn apart during communal riots.
Naushad was also saddened when the quality of Indian music deteriorated due to mindless imitation of the West. Apparently, the music director used to say, "We Indians must change with the times, but not lose touch with our roots".
A purist to the core, Naushad had equal flair for the Indian classical as well as Western classical music. "If I were born in Europe, I would be composing symphonies," he said.
Radio 1 DJ Nihal said: "Naushad was a classic musician who resisted the lure of Bollywood towards sounds of the western music. He kept it real."
Akbar Asif, the son of Mughal-e-Azam director K Asif, said: "When my father was making Mughal-e-Azam, Naushad Ali Saab was the first and last choice to compose the songs because he was the greatest music director the film industry has ever seen. He will forever live on in the hearts and minds of film fans through his timeless music."
The legend of Naushad will not only live on, it will grow.
Getting the hump with Ramp, 12.5.06
Thrown out, 12.5.06
Don't fear the foreigner, 5.5.06
Ship ahoy!, 5.5.06
Sugar'n'spice, 5.5.06
Students screwed, 5.5.06


text:
North Central PPD, a public utility organized to provide the service area with advantages of an electric system owned by the people it serves, is a public corporation and political subdivision of the State of Nebraska. The District's operation is vested in a Board of Directors consisting of seven (7) members, popularly elected, and each representing a subdivision within the District service area or the District service area At-Large.
North Central Nebraska Rural Public Power District (North Central RPPD) was incorporated on May 10, 1945. The petition for creation approved by the State of Nebraska, included parts of Knox, Antelope, Pierce and Holt counties. After securing a Rural Electrification Administration loan, the first pole on the "A" Section contract, awarded to Murphy Bros. Construction Co., was set in December of 1947. In July of 1948, 58 miles of line was energized to serve 89 customers. As additional loans were secured many more miles of line were energized to serve customers requesting electrical service. In 1949 the North Central PPD purchased the electrical systems in Niobrara and Santee, to begin serving customers in each community. By 1955, North Central RPPD was serving 2250 customers on 1244 miles of line, with a total of eleven employees. Also in 1955, North Central RPPD purchased the electrical system from a private individual to begin serving the village residents of Verdigre.
In 1959 the Board of Directors voted to shorten the name of the North Central RPPD to, North Central PPD (North Central PPD). In 1961 the operations of the District were moved into a new headquarters building, which is still the current building being used. The District again purchased another operating electrical system, this time from the Eden Valley Light Company and the Plainview Hi-View Highline Company, in 1967. In April of 2000, North Central took over the Professional Retail Operations Agreements with seven communities from NPPD. These communities are Bazile Mills, Brunswick, Center, Orchard, Page, Royal, and Winnetoon.
The year 2000 brought about the realignment of seven Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD) retail communities to North Central PPD: Bazile Mills, Brunswick, Center, Orchard, Page, Royal and Winnetoon. These are all now served with 20 year Professional Operations (PRO) Agreements since these communities retain ownership of their electric facilities.
Today the District serves approximately 5,700 meters through 121 miles of 69 kV and 34.5 kV transmission line and 1,650 miles of 7.2/13 kV distribution line, with 23 full-time employees.


text:
Q: Unable to upload files on google app engine with django I am new to python and django. Currently I am creating a project with help of python and django and using Google app engine as deployment server. In this process I have created a small application which takes file as input and I want to store that file somewhere in my project so that I can refer that file for next REST calls. In order to do this I have referred below artical
https://www.allbuttonspressed.com/projects/django-filetransfers#reference-filetransfers-api-module
However After reading this artical I found out that the function direct_to_template is deprecated in django latest builds. So experts recommends to use TemplateView.as_view instead of direct_to_template . However I am not able to replace direct_to_template as it is by  TemplateView.as_view .
Can anybody please help me to convert my below line into TemplateView.as_view format.
direct_to_template(request, 'upload/upload.html',
    {'form': form, 'upload_url': upload_url, 'upload_data': upload_data})


text:
Home > research > Learning,Teaching & Technology Centre > progamme putputs > Theses > 33
A Study of Learning in Youth Elite Footballers in Ireland
Andrew Myler, Technological University Dublin
Available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike 4.0 International Licence
Successfully submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of Technologicl University Dublin for the degree of MA in Higher Education December 2014.
Elite youth soccer players in Ireland reach a significant point in their development when recruited to the national elite Under 19 (U19) League. At this point players have a two year period in which they aim to become proficient enough to earn a professional contract with their club of choice. They encounter a steep learning curve during this period in their sporting education with increased competition and additional physical and mental demands. This case study examines the type of learning that takes place within an U19 elite team, the learning theory driving the coaching practice and its influences on player development. Looking at how methods for facilitating learning have evolved, it also looks at the learning environment and its role in shaping learning outcomes. Twenty elite youth players took part in the study. How and what players were learning was examined through interviews, observation of their performance and progress, and examination answers given via the survey. This data was used to build a picture of how players preferred to learn, where they felt they had learned and what they had learned. Analysing the feedback and assessing it against how what had been learned had been instructed, allowed opinion to form around how the players where learning and what was effective. A log of weekly updates was kept to monitor subjectivity and to assist in the data analysis process. Validity was attempted to be satisfied through triangulation, peer review, monitoring of bias, rich description and external audit.
Myler, A. (2014) A Study of Learning in Youth Elite Footballers in Ireland, Masters Dissertation, Technologicl University Dublin.
Other Teacher Education and Professional Development Commons
TU Dublin Authors


We know that oftentimes in calculus, there's more than one way to solve a problem. While some online systems don't allow for multiple correct answers, Hawkes Learning's courseware was built by subject matter experts who painstakingly went through examples to ensure students are given credit for equivalent answers.
Our calculus subject matter experts Marvin and Claudia shared a few examples that show our courseware giving credit for correct alternative answers.
The first two correct answers are generated using Method 1 of solving, while the next three are generated using Method 2 of solving.
Evaluate the indefinite integral ∫ 7tan(4x)sec6(4x)dx. Use C for the constant of integration. Write the exact answer. Do not round.
7 ∫ sec5(4x) · sec(4x)tan(4x)dx. Note that the answer has the fraction 7/24 as the coefficient of the secant function.
7 ∫ sec5(4x) · sec(4x) tan(4x)dx. Note that the answer has the secant function as part of the numerator of the answer.
7 ∫ tan(4x) [1 + tan2(4x)]2sec2(4x)dx. Note that the answer has several terms with tangent and fractional coefficients.
7 ∫ tan(4x) [1 + tan2(4x)]2sec2(4x)dx. Note that the answer has the fraction 7/8 factored out.
7 ∫ tan(4x) [1 + tan2(4x)]2sec2(4x)dx. Note that the answer has the fraction 7tan2(4x)/8 factored out.
If students rewrite the integrand in terms of sine and cosine and work it out correctly, credit is also given.
Below are two examples of a student answering the problem using cos(4x).
This question shows the application of the Chain Rule, and the correct answer can be written in different ways as shown below.
Find the derivative of the function F(x) = – 3(13 + 2√x)-5.
The student applies the Chain Rule and writes the last factor as 1/√x.
The student applies the Chain Rule and writes the last factor as x -1/2.
The student applies the Chain Rule and rewrites the square root of x in terms of fractional exponents.
The student applies the Chain Rule and rewrites the whole answer as one fraction using the positive exponent 6 for the expression in parentheses.
The student applies the Chain Rule and rewrites the answer as one fraction using the exponent of negative 6 for the expression in parentheses.
uv – ∫ v du.
The student applies integration by parts and writes the answer as one fraction with the common denominator and e4t factored out.
The student applies integration by parts and writes the answer with e4t factored out but no common denominator for the fractions.
Interested in seeing more of the calculus courseware? Contact us today at info@hawkeslearning.com or 1-800-426-9538 to get free access to the student courseware!
Trigonometric functions are inherently tricky to deal with. There are so many identities and equivalent forms, students are often paralyzed before they start. Our Tutor screens are student-friendly and skillfully guide them through this trigonometric maze.
In the following problem, the student must recognize that the parity (odd or even) of an exponent is the key to determining which trigonometric identity is most useful in rewriting the integral in a form that is more easily evaluated.
If students want to try answering the problem, but they do not know where to start, they have access to Step-by-Step. Step-by-Step provides a step-by-step breakdown of the problem, walking the student through the problem in manageable pieces. While it provides plenty of guidance, the Step-by-Step portion does ask the student to input the results of each step so they are learning as they go.
The first step immediately directs the student to the appropriate identity. Although there are other choices for the student, this is the identity which immediately transforms the integrand in such a way that the next substitution becomes apparent.
In Step 2, the student is prompted to make an appropriate substitution to obtain an easier integral to evaluate. Even though the substitution might be obvious for some, the student is not left to guessing because of this prompt.
In Step 3, the student is prompted to rewrite the integrand in terms of the new variable u. Note how the expression's appearance is greatly simplified.
In Step 4, the student is asked to evaluate the new integral in terms of u, being guided through the intermediate algebraic manipulations.
In Step 5, the student is prompted to write the final answer in terms of the original variable. Students often forget to do this final step and leave the answer in terms of u, feeling that after they have taken the antiderivative, they are finished.
This sample shows a question where students are dealing with trigonometric functions other than the more familiar sine and cosine.
diagnoses specific errors, stopping students in their tracks and showing them not only that their answer is incorrect, but why it is incorrect.
Making the change and using the correct identity, the student can correct their mistake while in Practice mode.
Interested in seeing more of the calculus question bank? Contact us today at info@hawkeslearning.com or 1-800-426-9538 to get free access to the student courseware!
The word "Trigonometric" by itself scares students. Combining it with "Substitutions and Evaluation" is downright terrifying. After all, the student must select the appropriate substitution, transform the integrand from an algebraic to a trigonometric expression, make the appropriate change in limits of integration (or rewrite their antiderivative in terms of the original variable), and finally evaluate the antiderivative. There are pitfalls everywhere along the way. One thing students often fail to do is carry out the last step and evaluate the integral because they're so relieved to have found the antiderivative.
In the Practice mode, students have access to learning aids to help them understand how to tackle each problem. For example, they can choose Step-by-Step in the Tutor area.
This tool provides a step-by-step breakdown of the problem, walking the student through the problem in manageable pieces. While it provides plenty of guidance, the Step-by-Step portion does ask the student to input the results of each step so they are learning as they go.
In Step 1, since the integrand does not exactly match any of the expressions corresponding to a trigonometric substitution, specifically the expression under the radical, the student is asked to identify the equivalent form of that expression after it has been rewritten by completing the square.
In Step 2, the student will identify the limits of integration after the first change in variable.
In Step 3, the student will identify the trigonometric substitution.
In Step 4, the student calculates the differential dt in terms of the new variable θ after the substitution in Step 3.
In Step 5, the student will identify the limits of integration in terms of θ resulting from the trigonometric substitution.
In Step 6, the student is prompted to simplify the integrand if the absolute value can be removed. The condition for which this is possible is verified.
In Step 7, the student will find and evaluate the antiderivative. There is no need to rewrite the antiderivative in terms of the original variable since the limits of integration have been rewritten at each step in terms of the new variables when new variables were introduced. Because of this, taking the antiderivative and evaluating it is straightforward.
Students often are so relieved at finally having found the antiderivative, they fail to take the final step and evaluate that antiderivative for a definite integral. The following Explain Error example notes when this occurs and prompts the student to take that final step.
The correct but unevaluated antiderivative is entered.
Students can select the Explain Error option to receive precise feedback from the system's artificial intelligence. This tool anticipates and diagnoses specific errors, stopping students in their tracks and showing them not only that their answer is incorrect, but why it is incorrect.
Here, we note the correct but unevaluated antiderivative has been entered as the answer.
The student then returns to Practice mode, evaluates the result at the limits of integration, and completes the question.
The sheer amount of convergence tests can overwhelm students. Our courseware breaks down the information for students and provides error-specific feedback through the Explain Error tool.
Explain Error is available in the Practice mode to anticipate and diagnose common errors. When a student makes a mistake, the courseware shows them specifically where and how they went wrong in order to turn the mistake into a learning opportunity. Let's take a look at a sample problem.
The student is asked to solve the following problem in Lesson 10.2: Infinite Series.
A spring is attached to a platform so that it is hanging down vertically. A 1-pound weight is attached and released. The tension in the spring is such that it extends 12 inches and then rebounds up 9.6 inches, 80% of the original displacement. If the oscillations continue down and up in the same manner, i.e. the spring is extending and recoiling a length equal to 80% of the previous displacement, what is the total distance the weight has traveled when the spring reaches equilibrium? Write the exact answer. Do not round.
The student mistakenly thinks the spring extends and recoils the same amount before the 80% reduction in displacement occurs on the next cycle. This doubles the correct answer.
The student identifies the crucial components of the geometric series modeling the problem, but makes a mistake when using the formula to calculate the sum.
The student fails to add the first displacement of 12 inches to the total displacement. This is an easy mistake to make if the student identifies a = 9.6 and r = 0.80. Note that this error can be avoided if the student chooses a = 12 and r = 0.80.


text:
AFCON 2021 Qualifiers Full List: Nigeria To Play Sierra Leone, Lesotho And Benin
July 19, 2019 Benedict Agoro Sport 0
Nigeria has been drawn with Sierra Leone, Lesotho and Benin Republic in Group L of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers.
The draw took place on Thursday evening at the headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Cairo.
CAF Deputy General Secretary of Football and Development, Anthony Baffoe, was in charge of proceedings and he was assisted by Algerian football great Rabah Madjer, Eto'o and Nigeria's Kanu.
The 48 teams were drawn into 12 groups of four teams in addition to the four winners of the preliminary round.
In Group A, Mali will join Guinea, Namibia and the winners between Liberia and Chad for size, while Group B has Burkina Faso, Uganda, Malawi and Djibouti/Gambia. AFCON 2019 quarter-finalists South Africa will have their hands full in Group C against Ghana and Sudan.
AFCON 2019 hosts Egypt have been paired with Kenya, Togo and Comoros Island.
Preliminary round of the qualifiers will be played in October 2019, while the group stage will kick off in November and will end in November 2020.
Below is the full draw:
Group A – Mali, Guinea, Namibia, Liberia/Chad
Group B – Uganda, Malawi, Burkina Faso, South Sudan/Seychelles.
Group C – South Africa, Sudan, Ghana, Mauritius/Sao Tome.
Group D – Gabon, Angola, DR Congo, Djibouti/Gambia.
Group E – Mauritania, Central African Republic, Morocco, Burundi.
Group F – Mozambique, Cape Verde, Cameroon, Rwanda.
Group G – Egypt, Kenya, Togo, Comoros Island.
Group H – Zimbabwe, Zambia, Algeria, Botswana
Group I – Guinea Bissau, Congo, Senegal, Eswatini.
Group J – Tanzania, Libya, Tunisia, Equatorial Guinea.
Group K – Madagascar, Niger, Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia.
Group L – Sierra Leone, Benin, Nigeria, Lesotho.
Gospel Artist Dr Tumi Says He Rejected R14 Million (N360m) Monthly Offer To Join Illuminati
40-Year-Old Man Commits Suicide After Discovering His Two Wives Were Both Cheating On Him


text:
<!DOCTYPE html>

    <link href= ../../week-3/stylesheets/my-berkshire-stylesheet.css type="text/css" rel="stylesheet">
    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
    <title>BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC.</title>

         BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. 3555 Farnam Street
           Omaha, NE 68131
           Official Home Page

A Message From Warren E. Buffett

Annual & Interim Reports  Updated November 6, 2015

Special Letters From Warren & Charlie RE:Past, Present and Future

Link to SEC Filings

Links to Berkshire Subsidiary Companies

Corporate Governance

Owner's Manual

Letters from Warren E. Buffett Regarding Pledges to Make Gifts of Berkshire Stock

News Releases  Updated November 6, 2015

Warren Buffett's Letters to Berkshire Shareholders   Updated February 28, 2015

Charlie Munger's Letters to Wesco Shareholders

Annual Meeting Information

Celebrating 50 Years of a Profitable Partnership  (A commemorative book first sold at the 2015 Annual Meeting and now for sale on eBay.)

Comparative Rights and Relative Prices of Class A and B Stock

Berkshire Activewear

     FOR A FREE CAR INSURANCE RATE QUOTE THAT COULD SAVE YOU SUBSTANTIAL MONEY WWW.GEICO.COM OR CALL 1-888-395-6349, 24 HOURS A DAY

If you have any comments about our WEB page, you can either write us at the address shown above or e-mail us at berkshire@berkshirehathaway.com. However, due to the limited number of personnel in our corporate office, we are unable to provide a direct response.

    Legal DisclaimerCopyright © 1978-2015 Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


We are awash in beets in the summer and while roasted beets are fantastic, the recent heat wave has not made me (or anyone else) eager to run the oven at all!
Vinny buying the beets at the Greenport Farmstand…Vinny might make a better blogger than me…he was very insistent that I photograph everything!
So, thanks again to the Macchiroles, I learned a new technique for an old favorite. it was great at theirs and then this week my dad gave it a try and they were sublime.
That caramelization balances the saltiness!
Top, tail and peel your beets (Note: Vinny does not peel, his but scrubs them well. It's up to you!). Slice into ¼ inch rounds. Rub with olive oil until evenly covered and add salt and pepper or Adobo to taste. Alternately, you can marinate them for a while in the olive oil and seasonings while you do other things.
Lay rounds on a hot grill and cook, turning after about four minutes. Check after eight minutes. They won't get soft like roasted or boiled beets, but they will be tooth-tender. Serve as a side to any summer dish!
Roasted beets with orange and beet greens!
I wouldn't say I am cheating on you, but you might see it differently….
While I haven't been posting with my usual frequency here on Hot, Cheap & Easy, I have been busy working on stories for Edible Long Island's blog (and for the upcoming digital launch). it has of course, involved food and agriculture.
So if you've missed me lately, I have missed you too!
So let me catch you up a bit on what I've been up to. Please click on the images or links and feel free to comment over there as well as over here. We love feedback!!
A Slow Food Huntington potluck at Restoration Farm!!!!
Click on image to go to my short post on Edible Long Island about the Slow food event!
Do NOT call it a garden! The Stony Brook Heights Rooftop FARM at Stony Brook University Hospital.
An unusual location that makes perfect sense…a farm on a hospital roof!
Five Delicious Asparagus Recipes – done in no time flat!
Asparagus is in season in these parts and that means a drive out to the North Fork of Long Island for asparagus, as much of it as I can afford and think we can eat in a few days. Leandro and I love it and usually just break off the bottoms, smear in olive oil and put under the broiler for ten minutes. We sprinkle them with salt and eat them with our fingers.
But sometimes, sometimes, we get a bit more fancy. Just a bit. Not complicated, because we don't do a lot of complicated stuff, but just dressed up enough to make it special. Here are five terrific recipes for this springtime delight!
Frittata with Asparagus (duck or hen eggs) Click image for recipe!
Ready to roll: Hummus, Roasted Asparagus and Tomato Wraps! Click image for recipe!
Spring has sprung upon me with flurry of all good things. Reunions, gardening, visits from family, coursework, channeling my inner drama queen for my film student cousin's movies (!), learning opportunities, parties…It has been a terrific few weeks. However, it has left my blog community rather neglected! I have missed you too.
Mind you, I have been cooking, but some of it has been experimentation that hasn't quite worked out yet (falafel comes to mind). Other stuff has been tried and true recipes that you have read about before. And well, yes, I have been out to eat, ordered in, skipped meals, eaten a lot of salad (in anticipation of the shorts and T-shirt season), fed my son pizza (even for breakfast! oh, the shame…) and scavenged from my parent's leftovers. So I don't have as much as usual to report on the actual making-of-food front.
Call it canning by increments…or that road paved with good intentions.
Two years ago I jarred Strawberry-Rhubarb Jam, but didn't go as far as heating and preserving; we just used it all up while it was fresh.
Last year I bought all the equipment — Walmart aka the new Woolworth's was the only place that actually had it all in one place — and then put it all in the basement and that's as far as it got. I jarred my jam and froze my tomatoes as usual.
This year's incremental move towards canning is to do a workshop with Caroline Fanning, one of the growers at the CSA we belong to: Restoration Farm. Basically, Caroline did most of the work sterilizing and prepping and making apple butter, and me and the other attendees loaded up some jars and put them in the pot, then we all chatted about a range of food issues until the jars were ready to be removed.
We stopped talking long enough to hear the pops from the jars as they told us they were ready, and then we resumed our multitude of rich conversations. It happens with food-obsessed people; we are so happy to find ourselves in the company of similarly loony people that we can't stop sharing everything we know.
My joy was enhanced by the fact that Caroline's husband and growing partner Dan took my son and his kids to build snow forts elsewhere, so I got to devote my full, uninterrupted grown-up attention to culinary, homestead-y type conversation for almost three hours! Heaven.
So it may take me yet another season to actually do preserves, but then again, it may not. Caroline demystified it very well for us and it is not as horrendous as it seemed in my Little House of the Prairie addled mind.
In the meantime,I offer some pretty pictures of the jars in the afternoon light and a link to my friend and colleague in food writing T.W. Barritt, who actually went home and tried it and can give you a recipe for apple butter, canning instructions and everything!


This book studies, for the first time, the conflicts between the ANC and the Inkatha Freedom Party that took place in South Africa's industrial heartland surrounding Johannesburg. Exploring these events through the perceptions and memories of combatants and non-combatants from war-torn areas, along with security force members, politicians and violence monitors, offers new possibilities for understanding South Africa's turbulent transition. Challenging the prevailing narrative which attributes the bulk of the violence to a joint state security force and IFP assault against ANC supporters, the author argues for a more expansive approach that incorporates the aggression of ANC militants, the intersection between criminal and political violence, and especially clashes between groups aligned with the ANC.


Decorative Barn Door Track Popular Duplex S Specialty Doors And Hardware For With 14 | Aomuarangdong.com decorative barn door tracks and hangers. decorative barn door track. decorative barn door track and hangers nickel.