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Entertainment and Sports
Kevin Somers has a television addiction he'd like to tell you about.
By Kevin Somers
Flick. I'm born. Flick. TV's on. Flick. Change channels. Flick.
Television is fascinating. What's on, who's on, and who's watching what make TV as intriguing as the technology that miraculously, instantly beams sounds and images from every corner of earth to my ever-flickering screen. Flick.
Lucrative and globally omniscient, the airwaves are saturated with signals and a remote control allows me to sift through dozens of channels with numbing, hypnotic rapidity. Most TV isn't worthy of the technology and that's fascinating, too. Flick, flick, flick.
Television has made a small world more intimate, but just as detached. Not long ago, I might not have known about an earthquake in Japan. Now, I can watch the bad situation unfold live and feel their pain. Or, I can turn to a bad situation comedy and feel less of my own. Flick.
A oft-repeated clip on TV recently was the tsunami crashing into a nuclear plant in Japan. Every time it played, I wondered why they'd build such a facility on a vulnerable beach. It occurred to me; TV is also a compelling, perplexing combination of brilliance and stupidity that has far-reaching implications we're not prepared for. Sigh, flick.
I've had a relationship with TV my whole life. For years, I loved watching Bugs Bunny on Sunday evening, but the show's end meant the end of the weekend, too. I remember being altered by sadness when the closing credits started. Overrated Pavlov didn't need dogs, Dr. Ballard's, bells, and whistles to see conditioning; just children and TV. Flick.
Every school day, my brother, sister, and me would come home at lunch and watch The Flintstones, while we ate. Flickers hadn't yet been invented.
Lots of people like TV. Our great little neighbour, George, hurt himself recently and, looking for comfort, cried, "I want to watch my favourite show." I met a guy who quit his job to "stay home and watch TV" after 9/11 - I thought I was bad. Flick.
The first woman I ever noticed was Tina Louise, who played Ginger on Gilligan's Island. I wrote a poem about it. I've used it before, but TV repeats tiresome schlock tirelessly and I love TV.
TV Love
From Gilligan's Island came my first love
Beamed to me from Heaven above
Ginger and I, a perfect blend
But she broke my heart every season's end
The Brady Bunch, of course, had three
The oldest was the one for me
Marcia drove me to the bend
But never replied to the letters I penned
I couldn't wait for Happy Days
I'd sit and watch with my eyes glazed
Joanie, so lovely, I'd often pretend
The spunky brunette was more than a friend
The Dukes of Hazard had a girl
Who took me right around the world
Daisy, my love, I can't comprehend
Why you never said 'thanks' for the things that I'd send
I almost fell for The Simpson's mother
Her beauty unlike any other
Marge, alas, I know now what I didn't then
This isn't real love; it's simply a trend
There is an entire series devoted to wallowing through homes unimaginably packed with garbage and filth. It's called "Hoarders" and it's repulsive. Flick.
Day after day, week after week, year after year, Maury Povich has performed DNA & paternity tests to determine who's fathered the children of his female guests. Flick.
Celebrity anything. Flick. NASCAR. Flick. Reality TV. Flick. Award shows. Flick. Wedding shows. Flick. Donald Trump. Flick. Mike Harris. Flick. Tim Hudak. Flick. Sarah Palin. Flick. Tea Partiers. Flick. David Sweet. Flick.
The recent federal election could not have had more discouraging TV campaigning. Soon, American commentators will be referring to "Canadian-style attack ads." They're effective, evidently. Sigh, flick.
I read that Baywatch is the most popular TV show, ever. Baywatch. Sigh, flick.
The Bachelor is as disconcerting as it is popular. Flick. There is a sensational show about a teenage mother, who shouldn't be left alone with a goldfish. Sigh. Flick.
The Sultan of TV Sleaze, Jerry! Jerry! Jerry! Springer was once the mayor of Cleveland. Prior to being mayor, Springer was a city councillor until he was busted for using the services of a questionable "massage parlour." He resigned, admitted his mistake, won back his seat, and then, as we know, Jerry! Jerry! Jerry! conquered the world. How great is that, Jack? Flick.
Shamelessly willing to exploit anyone or anything, TV is a terrific vehicle to sell stuff: cars, drugs, soap, political parties, toilet paper, television, televisions are all advertised mercilessly. It is, I suppose, the point of it all. Flick.
There are endless shopping channels and infomercials supplementing all the ads on regular TV. Everything is delivered, so you no longer have to turn off the TV and leave home to get stuff. It's perfect for a society moribund from inactive-consumption. Flick.
It's playoffs, so there's a good hockey game on almost every night, which is nice. During hockey games, there is an endless parade of commercials for Viagra, Cialas, and big, manly, compensatory trucks. Snicker, flick.
Commercials are a curse, so I start flicking the moment there's a break. Unless, of course, the remote isn't handy or there's someone (like my wife, for example) who's complained repeatedly, vociferously about flicking and is threatening violence if it doesn't stop.
The new Toronto Sun News station ("Fox News North") is on channel 16. TSN is 15, so during hockey games, I've been flicking up to the conservative "news" station quite a bit; it's hilarious. Ezra Levant is particularly funny, especially when he's serious.
Ezra is my new favourite guy on TV. For moments at a time, it's been Bugs Bunny, Barney Rubble, Gilligan, Get Smart, me, Homer Simpson, Krusty the Clown, Peter Griffin, Stewart Gilligan Griffin, Borat, Hal Johnson, Russell Oliver, and the bearded guy from Canadian Tire commercials, but now it's Ezra. His Elmer Fudd shirt is off the charts.
Ezra reminds me of my worst professor at Clown College. On Earth Day, dancing, prancing Ezra, in his finest Fudd-wear and a hardhat, butchered a beautiful cedar tree with a chainsaw, which he handled like a girly girl, to prove he's a manly man. An awful clown indeed. Cringe, flick.
We endured eight years of Bush and The Harper Government (whose leader's name escapes me) has just won a majority. Yet, neo-cons, amongst the most affluent, pampered, overweight, overindulged, overcompensated demographic in history, screech, squeal, and scream ceaselessly about being victims. Victims of what?
It's like listening Hamilton's stadium debate, over and over. Flick.
Sun TV was particularly entertaining the night they were disseminating and discussing "breaking news" of "Happy Jack" Layton naked and naughty fifteen years ago. Flick.
At the same time, Unhappy Jack was appearing on other channels shuffling, stumbling, mumbling, and muttering, "Smear campaign, smear campaign," while sticking to his story.
If Jack really didn't know the "massage parlour" was a front for something sinister, he's not fit to run a carnival ride, but that doesn't matter, evidently: after the election, Happy Jack was back with a "moral" victory. The scandal is behind him and, without doubt, Jack is looking forward to more TV time. Flick.
This brings to mind former New York Governor, Elliot Spitzer, who railed against the trade, but was busted for using the services of a prostitute. The theme repeats as often Seinfeld. A Host on CNN, Spitzer appears to love himself and the camera in equally large, unhealthy helpings. He's harder to watch than "Hoarders." Flick.
There's a lot of political discussion and there's a lot of politicians on TV. People from TV go into politics and politicians go into TV, a lot, as well. Both fields, I suppose, attract a similar crowd. Flick.
I was on TV. We were recruited out of school. It was fun to do and I met a lot of interesting people, but it wasn't a good experience, overall. I didn't like being recognised in public or approached by strangers. You can't flick them away.
It was fascinating how people reacted to us, however, and provided interesting insights into the human condition. Jealousy and covetousness make many people behave poorly and I've never regained respect or faith in mankind. Flick.
One of the good things to come out of You Can't Do That on Television, however, is friendships made and maintained with Jonathon Gebert and Christine McGlade. Although we went to the same school, we congregated in different congregations, danced in different dens, flew with different flocks, gathered in different gaggles, huddled in different herds, paraded with different packs, partied in different parliaments, moved with different murders, and swam with different schools, so if it hadn't been for TV, they might never have had the pleasure.
Christine lives in Toronto and works for TVO. She was the impetus for this blah, blah, blog. Christine came to town recently for AgendaCamp. I went to the camp, took notes, and met with TVO staff, including Christine and Steve Paikin, with the intention of writing about the experience, but meandered flick, flick, flicking.
Christine hasn't spent much time in the Hammer, so we toured the great city. With my girls along, we drove through the grandest and grittiest sections of town and had dinner at B & T. It was awesome. Flick.
AgendaCamp host Steve Paikin was a whirlwind at the event; reading, typing, and talking. I had a few minutes with him, but during lunch, so I felt a little guilty. Nevertheless, he was accommodating and friendly. As expected, Paikin is as erect, alert, and quick in life as he is on screen.
Always well prepared for interviews, undoubtedly Paikin is a tireless worker. When I asked how he relaxes, he replied, "Work is relaxing. I like to work. I'm from Hamilton. I think it's imbued in people from this city to stay modest and work hard." True dat. Flick.
AgendaCamp hopes to engage more people in the upcoming provincial election. It's a big job and I wish them luck. It would also be nice if we weren't subjected to another barrage of attack ads.
Go, Andrea. Flick.
After considering all the other things I should, could, and would be doing if I weren't watching TV, I got sad and wrote a poem about it.
Life Versus Television
I'd like to make peace with The Middle East
And wherever there's famine, bring them a feast
I've got plants to be watered and palms to be greased
My oldest is sick and the youngest is sad
Dishes are piled and the dog smells real bad
I should make a nice dinner and be a good dad
There are books to be read and poems to write
There are friends I should meet and foes I should smite
There are songs to be sung and wrongs to make right
I should pick up the phone and call my dear mother
Or sit at my desk and email my brother
And remind all of them that we love one another
My teeth need a brush and then a good floss
The roof on the shed has been gathering moss
And it's full of old junk I should probably toss
I'd like to cure man of rapaciousness
And clean up the Gulf's big, oily mess
Then move to a planet where they do not know stress
I'd like to hatch schemes so we can pay less in tax
And reduce wants and needs because we're stretched to the max
But before I can start I've got to face a few facts
I want to think like a Buddhist and live like a monk
But I've got to fill up the tank and empty the trunk
And go out again to buy more precious junk
I've got trees to transplant and there're forests to save
I'd like to climb a big mountain and surf a big wave
I'm all out of Beer and in need of a should shave
I should keep out more cold and seal in more heat
I've got reports to be filed and deadlines to meet
I should reward my great girls with a small, thoughtful treat
I know some straight arrows I'd like to get bent
I should get on my knees and repent and repent
And take back the curses and voodoo I've sent
I should sow, so I might reap
I have promises to make and promises to keep
And kilometres to go before I sleep
My list is long, dark, and deep
There are countless things I need to get done
Like clean up the yard and go for a run
Most are alright but some jobs ain't fun
I'm not certain what's wrong with me
Something needs work wherever I see
But I stay in my room and stare at TV
I got a cheap treadmill and put it in front of the TV, so now my wasted time is well spent. Flick, step, flick, step, flick, step.
Flick.
Kevin Somers is a Hamilton writer.
By Shempatolla (registered) - website | Posted May 17, 2011 at 21:23:05
You have too much time on your hands
Greg Galante
By Art Brut (anonymous) | Posted May 18, 2011 at 08:42:00 in reply to Comment 63626
"Too much time on your hands"/Gilligan's Island-related
http://christwire.org/2011/05/gilligans-island-and-the-birth-of-americas-homosexual-bear-scene/
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Try to keep your article submission around 800 words and your letter to the editor under 300 words.
By Art Brut (anonymous) | Posted May 18, 2011 at 08:38:48
Who the hell watches TV anymore? What are you., like, 40+?
By ILikeIt (anonymous) | Posted May 18, 2011 at 09:07:50
Good read! Art - I think you a missing Kevin's point entirely.
http://www.swindlr.com/blog/?p=76
By Mogadon Megalodon (anonymous) | Posted May 18, 2011 at 11:36:58
"The Sultan of TV Sleaze, Jerry! Jerry! Jerry! Springer was once the mayor of Cleveland. Prior to being mayor, Springer was a city councillor until he was busted for using the services of a questionable "massage parlour." He resigned, admitted his mistake, won back his seat, and then, as we know, Jerry! Jerry! Jerry! conquered the world. How great is that, Jack? Flick."
You skipped the local angle: Steel City Lingerie's mid-90s "hubby slept with the babysitter"hoax!
By mb (registered) | Posted May 18, 2011 at 12:53:38
Fred Eisenberger. Flick. Jack Layton. Flick. Michael Ignatieff. Flick. Paul Martin. Flick. Jean Chretien. Flick.
Seriously, your anti-Conservative propoganda, cleverly disguised as an article about the horrors and joys of TV, is in poor taste. If you want to write an article about TV and our reliance on it, then do that. Don't bring politics in to it. I especially loved this comment:
Yet, neo-cons, amongst the most affluent, pampered, overweight, overindulged, overcompensated demographic in history, screech, squeal, and scream ceaselessly about being victims
Drivel. Not only insulting (oh, the words we could use to describe lefties), but it's hypocritical. If anyone claims to be the victims, it's anti-Cons. All because you lost an election, and hopelessly blame the electoral system, which at one time, favoured the lefties (or at least the centrists). Go ahead, cry for four more years. No one will hear ya!
"If you're 20 and not a liberal, you have no heart. If you're 40 and not a conservative, you have no brain." -Sir Winston Churchill
By WRCU2 (registered) - website | Posted May 18, 2011 at 21:45:18
Nice Kevin, real nice. Makes me wanna FLICK OFF my device.
http://www.thespec.com/news/local/article/534362--hamilton-man-charged-in-oprah-ticket-theft-story
By Art Brut (anonymous) | Posted April 17, 2013 at 16:56:06
Flic(k)!
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/pierre-karl-pladeau-tapped-as-new-hydro-qubec-chairman/article11309489/


Opening Day is the best day of the year to Cardinals fans and whether you are planning to be at the game or keeping up to to the minute with it on your television or other devices we wish you a great day.
Cardinals fans from all over the country– and the world for that matter– are united in one common cause. Our contest winners came from South Dakota, Maryland and Missouri, a pretty good representation of Cardinals Nation.
Carl will get the Andrew Knizner autographed baseball and a couple of Cardinals tickets.
Last year was a nearly perfect opening day. Only a Cardinal victory could have made it better. Since my son was almost eight years old, Opening Day in 2018 was the first time he was really aware of the excitement a new season brings. He remembered the disappointment that came from the Cardinals falling just short of the postseason the previous fall, and he, along with every true baseball fan, overflowed with hope in his heart that this year's outcome would be different. Best of all, since Opening Day coincided with his school's spring break, I was able to take the day off work, so we could watch the game together.
With the game's start time scheduled for shortly after noon, we settled into our Sioux Falls, S.D. family-room couch with our baseball-themed lunch of hot dogs and lemonade with a fresh bag of sunflower seeds for a later-inning snack. I'm sure we celebrated when Yadier Molina clanged a two-run homer off the foul pole and cringed when the Mets put up a crooked number in the 5th, but I don't honestly recall watching those events, and I don't remember the final score. What is transfixed in my mind, however, is that we were together that afternoon in late March, and that is all that mattered.
When the game was over, I surprised my son with a large pack of baseball cards that I had purchased earlier in the week. He quickly but carefully opened the packaging before scouring through the deck in search of players from our Cardinals. When we finished organizing the cards and placing them into the protective sleeves in his baseball card binders, he looked up at me. "Thank you," he said, and he fell into my open arms with a hug.
My perfect opening day has less to do about the game itself and more to do about the person I'm with. My nine-year old son Caleb (like his father) is a die-hard St. Louis Cardinals fan even though we live in Potomac, Maryland– almost 1000 miles from St. Louis. However, despite my decade-long time in St. Louis, neither one of us has even attended a Home Opening Day at either Busch Stadium.
Recently, my son told me that one of his dreams is to see the Budweiser Clydesdales running around Busch Stadium before a Cardinals game and attend a Home Opening Day at Busch. While it hasn't happened, I'm hopeful that one day we'll both be able to be attending a Home Opening Day at Busch and clapping along with "Here Comes the King" while the Clydesdales perform their march. Perhaps Jack Flaherty, Ryan Helsley, or Alex Reyes will be starting pitcher that day. However, when that day happens, it wont matter how well the Cardinals perform (although I suspect both of our voices will be gone by the end of the game cheering on the Team). Because I'll be with my son… celebrating new beginning and the hopes of another Cardinals Championship.
I have been lucky enough to attend four opening days in my life. I have sat through a snowy opening day, I have had the sun beating down and just a good solid day at the ballpark. Every one of them have been perfect for different reasons.
As a Cardinal Fan, having the opportunity to see every Cardinal Hall of Famer and all the red Jackets is special. I think about it a lot how lucky we are as Cardinal Fans to see the likes of Lou Brock, Bob Gibson, Ozzie Smith, Red Schoendienst before he passed, I was able to see Stan for two of the opening days. One day in the not so distant future we will be without these guys and a piece of opening day will go with them.
In addition to seeing the Red Jackets, we get to see the Budweiser Clydesdales, a Cardinal Tradition that in my opinion we don't get to see often enough. Lastly, having all the Cardinal Players tour around the warning track for all of us to see and the excitement they have for Cardinal Nation. THERE IS NOTHING BETTER IN BASEBALL.
The last opening day I was able to go to was my perfect opening day with three of my best friends, a different friend of mine gave me four tickets to opening day and having the opportunity to take three of my best friends to experience something I've experienced multiple times was something I was very happy to do. Sharing an ice cold Budweiser at Ballpark Village before the gates open made our day even better.
All of that being said, every Cardinal opening day is perfect. Cardinal Baseball is back, the Hall of Famers are all there, the sea of RED is shining and the Clydesdales are touring the track.
Here's to St. Louis, Cardinal Baseball, and Chasing the Commissioners Trophy.
He was in the lobby of the Homewood Suites in Palm Beach Gardens having breakfast in his red hat and Cardinals shirt. A quick glance as he ate his waffle and one could not help but see the large St. Louis Cardinals tattoo on his leg. We had to meet this superfan.
"I got that tattoo in 2013 when the Cardinals went into the World Series," said Thomas Brozich, Jr. of Springboro, Ohio who traveled to Jupiter, Florida for Spring Training.
He is thinking of adding another one on the other leg.
There were a dozen other Cardinals tee-shirt clad fans at breakfast but his tattoo set him apart and once we met him he was full of stories. He has had season tickets since 1996, but in 2004 he moved five and a half hours from Busch Stadium by way of I-70 East and has still maintained the season tickets.
He also came to St. Louis for Mark McGwire's 1998 home run chase and was at many games including 61,62, and 66 thru 70.
Brozich hopes to add "throwing out the first pitch" to the checked off side of his bucket list. This winter when the Cardinals announced they would be going back to the retro powder blue jerseys, he came to St. Louis for the announcement and met Bill DeWitt III that day.
Brozich, who is self-employed as the president and CFO of Process 1 Solutions, Inc. says that since he owns his own business it works out for him to travel to the Cardinals games.
My wife, Robin caught the home run ball David Freese hit in game four of the NLDS in 2011. They got to meet Freese after the game (shown in photo).
When Freese hit the big one in game six of the World Series he was determined to get that one too. He made a dive for it—and got pretty close.
In Ohio, he often wears his Cardinals shirts or if he has his shorts on his tattoo is visible people will talk to him. It was there he met Matt Carpenter's uncle.
He must have been amazed when Brozich told him that he had caught Carpenter's first home run .
Brozich, who has two masters degrees from Fontbonne University loves the Cardinals so much and travels to St. Louis so often he and his wife have recently taken to renting an apartment near the ballpark.
His love for the Cardinals started when he was a child living in the Godfrey and Mt. Olive areas of Illinois. When he moved to Ohio he remained a dedicated Cardinals fan.
Robin, a retired Air Force colonel is also a huge Cardinals fan.
If it was baseball that helped bring them together, the Cardinals games have been a big part of their lives ever since. She started going with him to St. Louis for games.
They have two dogs who make the trips with them, but plan to add two new ones to the group soon.
Wearing Cardinals clothes, his tattoo and driving in a car with Cardinals vanity plates isn't enough for him, he has a collection and it's so large he has pieces in both of his homes.
He is constantly adding to the collection, like the balls he just got signed during this Spring Training. He likes sitting along the right field line behind the bullpen.
What does he think about this years team?


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Airbus A380 completes Asia test flight
The Airbus A380, the world's largest passenger jet, has made its first landing in Asia at Singapore's Changi Airport, kicking off a regional tour to woo new customers and showcase the plane a year before its commercial delivery.
A380 is expected to cope with the future boom in air travel
In its first long-haul test flight outside Europe on Friday, the double-decker super jumbo touched down shortly after 10am. (0200GMT) after completing a 13-hour flight covering 13,500km (8389 miles) from Airbus headquarters in Toulouse, southwest France.
The great white jet, as tall as a seven-storey building and stretching about three-quarters of the length of a soccer field, taxied down the runway amid tight security as hundreds of excited travellers and airport staff looked on.
"Airbus is delighted that the A380 completed its first landing in Singapore to mark the start of a successful tour of Asia-Pacific over the next week," Airbus spokesman Anthony Phillips told the Associated Press.
The A380 prototype was originally due to arrive in Singapore on Tuesday - the first stop of an Asian tour that includes Australia and Malaysia - but Airbus postponed the trip to replace two of the plane's four engines.
Airbus is already running behind schedule in the A380 delivery for some Asian airlines, so the additional delay is an embarrassment for the European jet-maker as it tries to make a splash in Asia and entice more buyers.
Seven carriers in the region have ordered 49 A380s, accounting for 31% of 159 firm orders so far for the super jumbo, which has a list price of $292 million (243 million euros).
Singapore Airline will be the first carrier to operate the plane; but it has criticised Airbus for deferring the delivery of the first of 10 A380s by eight months to November 2006.
Australian carrier Qantas, which has ordered 12, and Malaysian Airlines, ordering six planes, too, are unhappy with the delay and believed to be seeking compensation.
Air travel boom
Other A380 customers in the region are Thai Airways, Korean Air, China Southern Airlines and India's Kingfisher Airlines.
Singapore Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong is due to tour the jet on Friday at Changi Airport, which has upgraded both its terminals to accommodate the A380.
The maiden Asia flight had been
delayed since Tuesday
With air travel expected to boom in the next 20 years, Airbus said the A380 - designed to carry 555 passengers, but can be stretched to accommodate 800 - will help to ease airport congestion at major passenger hubs.
By 2006, it said 20 airports would be ready for the A380 and they include Singapore, Melbourne, Kuala Lumpur, Sydney, Paris, Dubai and New York. By 2008, 38 airports will be ready and 60 by 2010, it said in a statement.
The A380 leaves later on Friday for Australia - with stops in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne - for Qantas' 85th birthday celebrations. It heads to Malaysia on 17 November.
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Airbus is hoping the A380 will help it maintain its edge over US rival Boeing Co, whose aircraft deliveries are likely to fall behind Airbus for the third straight year.
Boeing expects to deliver 290 airplanes this year, while Airbus expects to deliver 370.
Airbus views Asia as a key market for the jet. By 2023, the company predicts the world's major airlines will need 1250 very large, fuel-efficient aircraft like the A380 to cater to rapid growth in inter-continental travel.
It forecasts Asia-Pacific will account for 62% of world demand, or 774 aircraft. European carriers will need 20% of the colossal jets to meet travel growth to Asia, with North America and the Middle East taking 17% or 215 aircraft between them.
China and India are key growth markets, Airbus says, noting that current A380 customers have made plans that will result in 130 weekly A380 flights to China alone by 2010.

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The first day of the workshop at Concordia was outstanding! I really am happy. There were far too many teachers for everyone to be able to teach and get coaching, but one of the groups who was assigned the Group 1 lesson did their teaching. It was good to see that other teachers with other teaching styles can do TPR Storytelling and be effective. Also giving the entire group a chance to work together on a lesson enabled them to get their questions answered and so imagine themselves teaching using CI.
Ever since I got here, the entire school has been plastered with huge posters of ME — advertising the workshop. But today they added a big life-sized poster! I feel like such a celebrity. Here is a picture of the big poster.
In the evening, LanYing and Don McQueen took me to a wedding. One of the American teachers at the school married a beautiful Chinese woman. I wish I had taken my phone so that I would have pictures of the event! It was really fun. The bride wore a series of wedding and traditional-style dresses. The groom also changed into different suits to go with the bride's choices. It was almost like a style show, with music and an MC to animate the whole event. Like our son Chris's wedding, there was an MC and a bubble machine!
The food came in courses and it was amazing. We ate and ate. We saw slide shows of the youth of the couple, we heard lovely speeches from their parents that welcomed the new couple into the family. Then the music got lively and everybody danced! From little kids to old folks like me! Really a lot of fun.


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Q: C - accessing parameter inside the function I have a main.c file
int boyut(const char* string);

char greeting[6] = {"Helle"};
int main(){
    greeting[5] = 0x00;
    int a = boyut(greeting);
    return 0;
}

int boyut(const char* string){
    int len=0;
    while(string[len]){
        len++;
    }
    return len;
}

I compile it with GCC command gcc -Wall -m32 -nostdlib main.c -o main.o
When I check disassembly, I see the variable greeting is placed in .data segment. And before calling boyut it's not pushed into stack. Inside the boyut function, it acts like variable greeting is in stack segment. So that variable actually not being accessed inside the function. Why is it generating a code like this? How can I correct this?
Disassembly of section .text:

080480f8 <main>:
 80480f8:   55                      push   ebp
 80480f9:   89 e5                   mov    ebp,esp
 80480fb:   83 ec 18                sub    esp,0x18
 80480fe:   c6 05 05 a0 04 08 00    mov    BYTE PTR ds:0x804a005,0x0
 8048105:   83 ec 0c                sub    esp,0xc
 8048108:   68 00 a0 04 08          push   0x804a000
 804810d:   e8 0d 00 00 00          call   804811f <boyut>
 8048112:   83 c4 10                add    esp,0x10
 8048115:   89 45 f4                mov    DWORD PTR [ebp-0xc],eax
 8048118:   b8 00 00 00 00          mov    eax,0x0
 804811d:   c9                      leave
 804811e:   c3                      ret

0804811f <boyut>:
 804811f:   55                      push   ebp
 8048120:   89 e5                   mov    ebp,esp
 8048122:   83 ec 10                sub    esp,0x10
 8048125:   c7 45 fc 00 00 00 00    mov    DWORD PTR [ebp-0x4],0x0
 804812c:   eb 04                   jmp    8048132 <boyut+0x13>
 804812e:   83 45 fc 01             add    DWORD PTR [ebp-0x4],0x1
 8048132:   8b 55 fc                mov    edx,DWORD PTR [ebp-0x4]
 8048135:   8b 45 08                mov    eax,DWORD PTR [ebp+0x8]
 8048138:   01 d0                   add    eax,edx
 804813a:   0f b6 00                movzx  eax,BYTE PTR [eax]
 804813d:   84 c0                   test   al,al
 804813f:   75 ed                   jne    804812e <boyut+0xf>
 8048141:   8b 45 fc                mov    eax,DWORD PTR [ebp-0x4]
 8048144:   c9                      leave
 8048145:   c3                      ret

main.o:     file format elf32-i386

Contents of section .data:
 804a000 48656c6c 6500                        Helle.

A: The function boyut is declared like this:
int boyut(const char* string);

That means: boyut takes a pointer to char and returns an int. And indeed, the compiler pushes a point to char on the stack. This pointer points to the beginning of greeting. This happens, because in C, an array is implicitly converted to a pointer to its first element under most circumstances.
If you want to pass an array to a function so it is copied to the function, you have to wrap the array into a structure and pass that.

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Mamas & Papas Urbo pram now comes in Slate colour!
Have a passion for grey? I certainly do. My carpet is charcoal grey, my bedroom is painted silver grey and we're busy painting the outside of the house in a beautiful stone grey. I adore this colour!
So now that Australia has gone berko for the Mamas & Papas Urbo in black, it's time to diversify. Not straying too far from the monochrome scheme which compliments the stunning chrome frame, there's a brand new colour on the block – slate!
Minimee is taking pre-orders right now for January delivery of the new colour. There is free delivery for all pre-orders of the Urbo – what a fantastic deal! The Urbo in Slate is $749 and the matching footmuff is $99.95.
See our detailed editorial from March to read about all the amazing features of this gorgeous machine – you can compare it with others using our handy Pram Chooser too.


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Our world often revolves around material stuff. Blame it on capitalism – the average person now owns a lot of things he does not need nor will ever use but felt compelled to buy. That's the power of sales talk. Even the ads you see on TV, on billboards, and even those tiny pop-ups on your computer screen all deliver the same message – to buy more and more material things. It's an endless cycle, an insatiable desire to accumulate objects that have made the world more stuffy than it already is aside from them being detrimental to your health at times.
Apart from the booming human population, material objects continue to clutter the world. It not only takes up a lot of space in your home and a big chunk of your paycheck but it has proven to be detrimental to the environment as many of these objects aren't non-biodegradable and some can be toxic too. Attaching sentimental value to an object makes it also harder for people to throw it away and you might probably hold onto it for years.
The act of depositing an item into a recycling bin doesn't make it disappear — nor guarantee that it won't end up in a landfill — yet it's quite enough to influence our decisions. Sometimes for the worse.
In a study titled "Recycling gone bad," participants were split into two groups, given sheets of paper and asked to rate a new brand of scissors. One group only had a trash bin in the room, the other both a trash bin and a recycling bin. This group used far more paper to "test" the scissors.
A similar finding came from a follow-up study involving paper towels in a restroom. A bin marked with a recycling symbol created a significant uptick in consumption.
If the option to recycle is present, it seems, we use more resources: "We think this happens because people think about recycling in terms of its environmental benefits, with less awareness that there are also environmental costs," said Jesse R. Catlin of Sacramento State University, one of the authors of the study.
"This view may allow people to rationalize to themselves that consuming more is OK, as long as they recycle."
(Via: http://edition.cnn.com/2017/05/18/health/psychology-of-recycling/)
You can see it all around you. Landfills are as high as mountains. Trash is everywhere. The governments of most countries are now implementing stricter recycling policies to force the people to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Our lives may be fleeting but our trash stays behind and it gets really crowded over time.
The study shows that placing bins 1.5 metres away from suite doors drastically boosts recycling and composting rates by 141 per cent. The findings highlight how small changes in convenience can have a big impact on performance.
"We know people care about the environment but having the desire to recycle and compost doesn't always translate into behaviour changes," said Alessandra DiGiacomo, the study's lead author and a PhD student in the UBC department of psychology. "Perhaps unsurprisingly, we found that people composted and recycled much more when we made it more convenient."
Since convenience has been shown to change other types of behaviours, such as choosing healthier food options, the researchers predicted that convenience would also increase composting and recycling behaviours.
(Via: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/04/170421123255.htm)
Research now shows that human psychology plays a big role in a person's recycling efforts. These studies reveal that human behavior is largely influenced by any changes in their surroundings. For instance, we all know what recycling is all about and how it helps the environment yet only a handful does it. Even though education helps in informing people about the subject, convenience plays a big part to how well the majority will support the idea. Will you go out of your way and throw a piece of trash when no trash can is in sight? Or will you save up used plastic bottles for recycling and bring to the next town for recycling since your city does not have a recycling center of your own?
While your good judgment tells you to do the right thing, you can easily shrug off the idea and justify your actions using various excuses you can come up with. When it comes to waste management, the experts and government leaders should include human behavior in planning for systems to implement so their efforts do not go to waste and the waste management issue finally be solved.
Tagged Recycling, Recycling Psychology


Enjoy sweeping views from this amazing end unit condominium in Belltown. The spacious layout including huge windows compliment the serenity of city lights, the luminous ferris wheel & view of the Space Needle from the master bedroom. Building amenities offer an indoor pool, hot tub, sauna, exercise gym, game/rec room & private common garage for residents. Only steps away from Pike Place Market, Seattle Waterfront & South Lake Union. Premium Location, iconic building & protected views!


Hi All just wanted to let you know that the weather all-be-it not ideal for this time of year still seems to be cooperating with us to go ahead with a mothing session this evening at Hastings Country Park Nature Reserve. We'll be meeting at 7:30 at the Horseshoe Car Park @ [TQ 859 117] on Coastguard Road, just before the visitor centre.
This is just a casual mothing, not public but anyone interested in learning about moths and the Sussex Moth Group, is welcome to pop along and have a look. Do dress warm its probably going to be chilly and bring a flashlight.


I know zoos are no longer in people's good graces. Religion faces the same problem.
In the video Zbogom Brus Li & Nikola Pejakovic Kolja performing Kokainka. In the photo Cara Delevingne hotographed by Hugh Lippe. Source The Journal. Photo caption from Life of Pi by Yann Martel. Title by Mascotes.


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L'Ewee-PT (Personnal Transporter) transporteur personnel est un gyropode (véhicule électrique monoplace), constitué d'une plateforme munie de deux roues sur laquelle l'utilisateur se tient debout, d'un système de stabilisation gyroscopique et d'un manche de maintien et de conduite.

L'Ewee a été mis au point par Christof Krohne en 2010, en Allemagne.

Pilotage
Le pilotage d'un Ewee s'effectue à l'aide de l'inclinaison du corps, si l'utilisateur se penche en avant, l'ewee avance et accélère proportionnellement, pour s'arrêter il faut revenir à une position centrale d'équilibre, la marche arrière s'effectue sur le même modèle en inversant la direction d'inclinaison du corps.

Les virages s'effectuent à l'aide du contrôleur analogique se situant à droite du manche juste au-dessous de la poignée.

Caractéristiques techniques

Stabilisation
L'Ewee conserve l'équilibre grâce au système de stabilisation dynamique SFS (Straight Forward Stabilization) stabilisation marche avant constitué d'un accéléromètre, d'un gyroscope et d'un processeur ATMEL responsable de 100 lectures de position par seconde.

Vitesse
L'Ewee se déplace à une vitesse pouvant fluctuer entre 0 et 16 km/h. Une limitation automatique à 6 km/h se met en place lorsque la batterie passe en dessous de 20 % du niveau de charge maximum.

Autonomie
L'Ewee dispose de 3 batteries de 12 V AGM (plomb/gel) de 6 Ah pour une tension total de 36 V qui lui confère une autonomie approximative de 8 km. La charge est assurée par un chargeur de 36 V sous 1 A et s'effectue en 3 h.

Articles connexes
 Véhicule conduit debout

Références
 Site de l'importateur français de l'Ewee-PT
 Site du constructeur allemand de l'Ewee-PT

Nouveau type de véhicule
Deux-roues
Véhicule électrique


Coun Glen Sanderson, cabinet member for the environment and local services.
This award for the county council comes from the Government's £10million High Streets Community Clean-Up Fund and will be used to help existing groups to carry out community-led street and town-centre cleans.
Coun Scott Dickinson, chairman of the Labour group.
Coun Glen Sanderson, cabinet member for the environment and local services, said: "I am grateful to the Government for this useful award of funding.
"We invest millions each year dealing with litter in our county, but we all have our part to play and this extra funding will help this.
But a Labour councillor has questioned the way in which the county council has decided to share this money around.
But in reference to the decision to split the bulk of the funding between the 12 large towns, he added: "I'm not sure how the Government did its sums at a national level, but something seems to have gone wrong at county level.
Responding to these concerns, a council spokesman said: "We're well aware of the excellent work taking place across Northumberland by individuals and groups to keep their local areas tidy.
"Following the letter we received from central government outlining their criteria for spending this money supporting activity on high streets and in town centres, we decided that the best way to meet that criteria was to distribute some of the money through the 12 'main' town councils.
"We did this as it's consistent with the definition of town as used to assess eligibility for the Future High Street Fund, which this is linked to, and work that we are doing on town-centre regeneration across the county.
"We also ensured that £12,000 was retained by the county council for work with existing groups which can be used for extra equipment, protective clothing and prizes. This is in addition to the long-standing support the council has offered all community litter-picking groups in picking up and disposing of the rubbish they collect and providing free equipment.


Patients using medical marijuana to get relief from their pain and suffering usually opt for CBD edibles to get the same relief. A high CBD plant is used to extract active cannabinoids out of it to prepare CBD edibles. These cannabinoids are extracted by heating the plant in oil or butter.
What this cannabinoids extract is used for cooking a wide variety of food stuff. Some patients also prefer CBD edibles over smoking marijuana as it can offer better therapeutic pain management. Also, the effects of edibles last around 2 to 4 hours longer as compared to vaping or smoking.
Many people do not know that CBD is available in two different varieties and there is a lot of difference in these varieties. CBD rich plant material is used for extracting cannabis CBD, and this extract is widely used for the treatment of many different medical conditions including inflammation, depression, and epilepsy. The key to its effectiveness for treatment of medical conditions is maintaining a balanced ratio of high CBD and low THC or an equal amount of THC and CBD.
Hemp CBD, on the other hand, is widely used for creating a variety of industrial goods including clothing, rope, and paper as it contains an almost negligible amount of CBD which is not considered medically beneficial.
It is important for you to keep in mind that the CBD edibles sold by these online retailers contain CBD derived from hemp oil seed that has absolutely no medicinal or recreational purpose.
Both CBD and THC are cannabinoids that have different effects, but they also work together and may be used in different ratios for treatment of a variety of symptoms. Most products made for medicinal use of cannabis are high in THC content but usually have no CBD content. However, it does not mean that there aren't CBD dominant products in this category.
THC provides the pleasant and psychoactive high feeling, and it also heals the body. It activates CB1 and CB2, the internal cannabinoid receptors. The central nervous system, brain as well as other corresponding organs are full of CB1 whereas CB2 are known to be related to the immune system and are usually found in organs such as the tonsils and spleen.
The protective endocannabinoid response of the body also benefits from CBD. It helps in suppressing the action of an enzyme that is responsible for breaking down the cannabinoid made by the body, anandamide. Cannabinoid activation is directly related to the amount of anandamide present in the body.
You can buy edibles in person as well as online. Irrespective of the manner in which you buy edibles, the most important thing you need to pay attention to is the quality as well as the accuracy of the order. If you want to play safe, you need to buy products with high CBD concentration as high amount of CBD will counteract the psychoactive effects of THC.
Therefore, products with high CBD content will make it less likely for you to have lapses in memory or become drowsy or feel like being stoned.
While there is no specific company for edibles, it is important for you to know that our CBD edibles offer detailed information about the ingredients of our products to ensure that they are safe for consumption.
Before you buy a CBD edible, it is important for you to take a close look at the ratio of CBD to THC, list of ingredients, strength and other such things. In simple terms, you need to do your research to make sure that the product you are buying is made by a brand that is known for selling only quality products.
You may also come across edibles sold by dispensaries. These products usually do not offer much product information and do not have any info about CBD dosage. Lack of studies doesn't mean that these products are inherently dangerous, but it's not safe to consume a product that you know nothing about and therefore, we won't recommend such products to anyone.
As far as the price of various CBD edibles such as CBD Chocolates, candies, drops, lollipops or chews is concerned, it depends on a variety of factors such as culinary craftsmanship as well as the cannabis content ratio.
To buy CBD edibles, you should first take a look at the local medical marijuana dispensaries. Usually, such dispensaries offer a variety of products and deals including happy hours; the first-time patient provides as well as competitive prices for a variety of products. Dispensary storefronts, as well as various delivery services, offer a wide range, but a delivery order may be a bit more expensive as compared to a storefront sale.
It's also true that there aren't a lot of CBD dominant edibles to choose from as compared to THC dominant products available today but the popularity of CBD dominant edibles is growing. Some of the most popular brand names in the market carry a wide variety of CBD dominant edibles.
CBD edibles are commonly sold in the form of cookies, chewy taffy as well as chocolates, but some of the brands also offer a variety of specialty products such as gums, candies, and drinks.


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Thursday December 16, 2010
(adapted from a press release emitted by the Galapagos National Park Service - translated from Spanish in part thanks to Google Translator)
From 29 November to 3 December, the main authorities of the islands, along with NGOs, the United Nations and the private sector, worked at establishing a joint vision focusing on sustainable development and quality of life in the islands.
The Minister of Environment (Marcela Angiñaga) and the Minister of Heritage (Fernanda Espinosa ) both known personally by CNH Tours, led the workshop, with support from the Galapagos National Park Service, the Charles Darwin Foundation, Eliecer Cruz of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Scott Henderson of Conservation International (CI) - both also CNH Tours friends, the Helmsley Trust Foundation and Linblad Expedition. The workshop was entitled "Joint Vision on quality of life and sustainability of the Galapagos Islands". The workshop took place aboard the National Geographic Endeavour cruise ship.
Participating in this workshop are the main stakeholders involved in Galapagos, Central government authorities, the National Planning Administration, local governments, NGOs, etc. who all sought to promote a shared vision for the Galapagos.
Fernanda Espinoza, the Heritage Minister said: "It was an opportunity to establish agreements on the strategic agenda for Galapagos and participatory budget for the year 2011 along with a plan that guides us for 2011-2014. These initiatives were discussed and agreed to with the mayors, government agencies and local municipal councils - a first for Galapagos. "
"Having created this common agenda is a great achievement and we have take part in a different kind of politics. I am very optimistic given the dedication manifested by the local stakheholders. It was a joint effort and hopefully could be replicated in other parts of the country, "said Environment Minister, Marcela Aguiñaga, who along with her technical team of the Galapagos National Park Service, made important contributions.
The Galapagos has known many conflicts in recent years, over fishing, tourism modalities and more. It's good to see the most senior government officials directly involved in multi-stakeholder processes designed to find consensus based solutions to these challenges. It's also important to note that the workshop was led by the ministries of Environment and of Heritage. CNH Tours would have been concerned had it been led by the Ministry of Economic Development / Tourism, for whom Galapagos biodiversity conservation is not a top priority.
The Charles Darwin Research Station recently announced its efforts to re-introduce the nearly extinct Floreana Mockingbird back to... Floreana island! This very rare bird (about 100 individuals only!) survives only on two tiny islands just off the coast of Floreana, in small numbers. With the help of a Mexican scientist experienced in this kind of work (he successfully re-introduced the kakariki, a species of parrot, to its native habitat in New Zealand).
Though it is popularly believed that the finches of Galapagos contributed mostly to Charles Darwin's thinking on evolution, in fact, his writings clearly indicate that the Galapagos mockingbirds were more important in this regard. Darwin took the time to note the differences in the mockingbirds he collected in Galapagos, and to note the islands from which he had collected them. He didn't do this for the finches.
Galapagos mockingbirds are wonderful to observe. They are inquisitive and very alert. When CNH Tours lived in Galapagos, on hot days, we'd leave the door to our house open, and a mockingbird would come in and look around for any stray spiders or insects in various nooks and crannies (it was never disappointed!). Española mockingbirds are the most brazen - they will peck at your shoe laces if you let them.
The Floreana mockingbird was extirpated (e.g. disappeared from this particular place, but existed elsewhere) from Floreana likely as a result of the arrival of introduced species such as cats, rats, and perhaps chickens (which may have introduced diseases). Scientists believe that recent cat and rat control efforts on Floreana island will allow for the successful re-introduction of the mockingbird there.
CNH Tours was born at the Charles Darwin Research Station. We were working (and living!) there when we organized our first "friends" cruise in 2000.
The Station has been carrying out practical scientific research since 1964. One thing it has been doing non-stop since then is tracking the weather.
In a press release, the Station has recently announced its "on-line Galapagos Climate Database". The website goes on to give a very nice explanation of Galapagos weather, and what to expect there at different times of year. It also gives us an idea of the impacts of the "La Niña" which is currently being experienced there.
According to Mandy Trueman (Mandy and her scientist husband Mark are old colleagues of ours!), climate researcher and CDF collaborating scientist: "At this stage it is uncertain how strong the La Niña event will be or whether significant effects will be felt in Galapagos. However, climate records illustrate that cooler temperatures during January to May mean less rainfall, so there is a risk of drought from January until the garúa (mist and drizzle) returns in June or July." Advance preparation for drier conditions may include storing water, repairing leaky pipes, safeguarding against wildfire, reducing livestock herds, postponing cultivation, and prioritizing irrigation regimes.
Temperatures have been cooler than normal over the past several months, and Galapagos residents are reported to be wearing warm jackets and scarves! Th
We recommend you have a look at the following links if you're interested in Galapagos weather.
Click here for the PRESS RELEASE for detailed information on current conditions and how these impact wildlife.
Click here for the CLIMATE DATA over the years.
CNH Tours has learned that Sunday, November 28, will be the national census day in Ecuador. An army of 360,000 students has been trained to go door to door to collect census data.
The census may cause disruptions to your visit. It appears that the Census is taken very seriously, and relatively draconian measures are put into place to ensure that all people are counted. The Census law requires that all Ecuadorian residents stay at home from 7AM to 5PM. It will also apply the "Dry Law", which prohibits the sale and consumption of alcohol from Friday night (midnight) to Sunday night (midnight). This may have an impact on your travel plans.
HOW WILL THE CENSUS AFFECT MY TRIP?
If you're on a cruise: Business as usual, nothing to worry about.
If you're on land (e.g. on the continent, in town in Galapagos): We have been informed that guests will have to remain in their hotel rooms from 7AM to 5PM. We find this somewhat excessive, and are trying to get additional information. Shops will likely be closed, and public transport may be difficult to secure (as will getting a drink!).
If you're flying: Either between Galapagos and the continent, or international departures and arrivals, CNH Tours has been informed that it will be business as usual (despite the National Census website indicating the contrary).
If you're looking for a taxi: We have been informed that specially authorized transport will be arranged by hotels to ensure their guests can get to and from the airport. The best option will be to get in touch with your hotel and ask for help in this regard.
If there is one book CNH Tours recommends you read before going to the Galapagos it's SONG OF THE DODO, ISLAND BIOGEOGRAPHY IN AN AGE OF EXTINCTIONS by David Quammen.
This is not a novel, nor a book particularly focused on Galapagos (though the islands do feature in the book, and the author has traveled there to meet some of the locals). But it's a book that, in a fascinating and often very entertaining read, will give you a strong foundation for better understanding why Galapagos is such a special place. It's part travel log, part popular science and by using many colourful examples, tells the story of how islands are a powerful force behind biological evolution. Also, perhaps one of the most poignant lines in the book, Quammen explains why "islands are where species go to die".
The book was perhaps one of our best appreciated wedding gifts (we were married 3 weeks before moving to Galapagos). My husband read it three times while we where there!
Most people traveling to Galapagos pass through Quito, and may even linger there for a day or two on the way in or out of the islands. Like Galapagos, Quito was recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1978 (one of the first). If you schedule permits it, CNH Tours highly recommends a visit.
If your travels take you through the city in early December, you may want to consider participating in the city celebration of its founding, on December 6th (but celebrations usually begin several days before).
Here's what EcuadorExplore.com has to say about the festivities:
Ecuador's capital city is in a wild, festive mood as it celebrates the Fiestas de Quito. This most exciting of Quito's festivals kicks off annually in late November with the crowning of the Reina de Quito (The Queen of Quito), and it concludes on December 6th, the anniversary of the city's founding in 1534. The Fiestas de Quito were first celebrated in 1959, when a small group of friends decided to revive some of Quito's lost traditions. Since then, Quiteños have taken to the streets every year to party in their neighborhoods and congregate in the historic center's central plaza to dance and imbibe. There are also some customs, like bullfights, cuarenta and chivas, which residents associate closely with the Fiestas de Quito.
Bullfights
A lot of the action during Fiestas de Quito revolves around the city's bullring. The Plaza de Toros hosts fights every day and up to sixty bulls are killed during the course of the festival. The bullfights can be gory affairs, but they are steeped in tradition and link Quiteños with their roots in Spain. The picadores, mounted on horseback, are the first fighters to face the bull. They use large lances to stab the bull as it charges after the horses. Next comes the banderillero, who runs up to the bull and stabs it with small, barbed sticks. Finally the matador comes out and uses his cape to force the bull into a number of close passes. As the bull's energy lags, the matador seizes the opportunity and thrusts his sword into the bull's back, piercing its heart. The crowd goes wild when a bull is killed, cheers lustily on every close pass, and break into song at various points during the fight. Most bullfights sell out, so you have to line up for tickets pretty early to join the lively, wine-swilling spectators.
Cuarenta
Cuarenta is a traditional card game in Ecuador's highlands, but it is most commonly played during the Fiestas de Quito. Whole offices will stop work early to relax with some beer and cards. The game is not complicated, but it is addictive. Players, either individually or in teams, hope to capture their opponent's cards by matching their value. Each captured card is scored as one point, and the winner is the player or team that gets to forty points.
Even if you don't participate in the Fiestas de Quito revelry, it's hard to avoid seeing and hearing the iconic chivas. These old wooden buses, converted into mobile dancefloors, cruise around the main arteries and plazas of the city center. As the chivas arrive in nightlife hotspots, revelers pour out and begin dancing in the street. If you want to catch a ride on one of the myriad chivas, befriend a Quiteño and start asking around; you're bound to score an invite.
Friday October 29, 2010
This news items comes directly from the Sea Shepherd Society website: www.seashepherd.org
The Galapagos K-9 Police Unit Detects Wildlife Crime
The K-9 unit of the Ecuadorian Environmental Police recently prevented an illegal exportation of two marine iguanas, an emblematic species of the Galapagos archipelago that has been protected since 1959.
On September 30, 2010, the Police were conducting a routine inspection of cargo and luggage at the Galapagos airport in Baltra, Ecuador. Willy, one of the dogs of the K-9 unit, identified a cardboard box containing two marine iguanas. The box had been abandoned by its owner. The iguanas were hidden in a compartment of the box. Both iguanas were improperly stored, but fortunately, they were still alive. The body of a deceased baby sea turtle was also found in the box. After the police inspection, the marine iguanas were delivered to the authorities of the Galapagos National Park.
According to the police report, witnesses only provided a general description of the suspected owner of the box. Since the box had been abandoned, the Police were unable to locate the suspect. An investigation has been opened to that end.
While the perpetrator has not yet been identified, this case shows that the mere presence of the K-9 unit at the Galapagos airport was effectively able to frustrate and prevent a wildlife crime. According to Galapagos special legislation and the Penal Code of Ecuador, the non-authorized collection and/or mobilization of wildlife, including its exportation from the islands, is a penal infraction sanctioned with imprisonment.
This operation came a day after another important finding of six shark fins stored in the ceiling of a house in Puerto Ayora on Santa Cruz Island. Sharks are also protected species in Galapagos. The shark fins were found as the result of an inspection conducted by another K-9 unit. This case is also currently under investigation to determine judicial responsibilities.
The K-9 unit of the Ecuadorian Environmental Police is supported by Sea Shepherd Conservation Society. It is a pioneer unit in Ecuador, and in the region. In the past few years since its inception, the K-9 unit has proven to be instrumental in the fight against wildlife crimes in Galapagos. The dogs are trained to detect wildlife, including shark fins and sea cucumbers, and to prevent their illegal exportation. The K-9 unit operates the three inhabited islands of Galapagos under the command of specialized police officers.
Tuesday October 26, 2010
The Galapagos penguin survives in a perpetual state of "endangered-ness". Like many Galapagos animals and plants, the very fact that it exists only in Galapagos radically increases its vulnerability to extinction. All it would take to die off would be a streak of bad luck - a series of terrible "El Niño" events, the introduction of avian malaria, domestic egg-eating pigs gone wild, and perhaps an ill-timed tsunami during nesting season, and numbers would plunge perhaps to a point of no-return.
There are currently about 2,000 Galapagos penguins in the world - and they all live in Galapagos. Just think about it: likely half are female, and of these, perhaps half are of breeding age, meaning you have about 500 birds able to lay an egg each year - and mortality among chicks is likely not negligible. It doesn't take much to knock such a species off its feet.
According to University of Washington experts, Galapagos penguin numbers have been falling over the past 40 years. To reverse this trend, scientists there have been building, out of lava rock, crevasses that are suitable for penguin nests. They found that the absence of suitable penguin nesting sites, particularly beyond the range of wild pigs, is one of the limiting factors to successful reproduction.
When CNH Tours did its first cruise in 1999, we saw very few penguins - this was just after the major 1997-98 "El Niño" event, which led to very high penguin mortality. During our latest visit to the islands in February 2010, we were pleased to have seen a whole lot more of them. Penguins are a delight to observe underwater, as they dart about chasing fish, and bob up to the surface, watching snorkelers go by without concern.
For more information, see: http://uwnews.org/article.asp?articleID=60860
CNH Tours has been aware of the nascent effort in Galapagos to promote the "Galapagos Quality" label, which would guarantee high quality service while at the same time ensuring the conservation of the Galapagos Environment. Some of our old colleagues from the Charles Darwin Research Station and the Galapagos National Park Service are closely involved in trying to set up this new label (including our Galapagos CNH Tours representative, Ivonne Torres).
The project started in reaction to outside organizations arriving in Galapagos in an effort to impose their own labeling processes there. These were considered mal-adapted to the reality of the islands, and sparked an interest in developing more suitable, locally developed standards.
The effort is still in its infancy, but it is gaining traction. CNH Tours is following its progress closely - we believe that it's a great idea that needs nurturing and perhaps a little outside guidance as well. We are glad to note that after a 9 month hiatus, it is up and running again.
THE FOLLOWING IS FROM A PRESS RELEASE DISTRIBUTED BY THE GALAPAGOS TOURISM QUALITY PILOT PROJECT TEAM:
After a break of several months, the Galapagos Tourism Quality Pilot Project has been re-activated thanks to financial support obtained from new donors.
Activities came to a halt at the beginning of the year because the main source of resources, the "Sustainable Development Project for Productive Sectors in Galapagos" came to an end.
There is now a new member in the project team: The World Wildlife Fund. Their support, received through the Chamber of Tourism for Galapagos, has enabled the project to re-launch activities. Since September, an evaluation of progress to date has taken place, so that the stage can be set for implementing the necessary next steps.
The Quality Pilot is just that - a pilot, an experimental process from which a good deal has been learned. This learning process has demanded periodical revisions and adjustments. The experience achieved through this learning process will guarantee its successful reactivation.
It is the goal of the project team to contact our members shortly to start again with more eagerness and confidence. Galapagos needs this initiative. Together, Galapagos tourism business and the project team can will boost good tourism practices that will consolidate the quality of overall service while ensuring that the environment that sustains us is protected, because in Galapagos quality and environment have only one connotation: to satisfy visitors so that they will keep considering these islands as one of the most favoured tourism destination in the world.
For more information on the project, contact: coordinadorcalidad@capturgal.org.ec
Close to 29 thousand kilograms of rubbish were collected from coastal and offshore of San Cristobal Island during eight days of work done by artisanal fishermen from this island. The rubbish collection was organized as an alternative income source for fishermen affected by the closing of the sea cucumber fishery in 2010.
57 fishermen distributed among 18 small and medium sized boats participated in the clean up.
The Galapagos National Park announced that another group of fishermen is setting off today on a second round of cleaning activities in a different part of the Galapagos. This activity will end in eight days, after which Galapagos National Park staff will carry out inspections, to certify that work has been performed to high standard.
Most of the rubbish collected comes from sources as far away as Chile and Peru. It is carried up by ocean currents that sweep past Galapagos.
The BBC's standard-setting movie on Galapagos can now be seen on-line, free of charge (though I still recommend you try to see it on a big screen!). I was still living in Galapagos when they started production, but it took them 3-4 years to complete it. It's very well done, and covers not only the typical animal shots (all very well done), but also includes an important section on the conservation challenges. It even covers the famous goat eradication project (my husband was in charge of fundraising for that $8 million dollar project).
A great introduction to those who haven't yet been (but don't forget, the wonderful shots took years of patience to capture - this is not done on a 1 week cruise...) and a great opportunity to reminisce for those who've been.
See the first part here.
The Galapagos National Park Service reported today on the first month of the lobster fishery in the Galapagos Marine Reserve, which was completed on October 1st. The season is open until January 31, 2011, or until it complies with the maximum catch quota set to 30 tons of red lobster. The spiny lobster has no quota.
Fish Monitoring department of the Galapagos National Park Service, which has monitored the development of this fishery, reported that during the first month 4,547 kilograms of lobster tails red lobster and 1,289 kilograms of green lobster were captured for a total of 5.7 metric tonnes (about the same as 5.7 US tons).
In the three ports authorized for landing marine product, we recorded the following data for lobster tails: Puerto Ayora (Santa Cruz) 2693 kilos, 1,658 kilos in Puerto Villamil (Isabela), and 1,385 kilos in Puerto Baquerizo Moreno ( San Cristóbal).
The Park also seized 124 kilos (apx. 260 pounds) of lobster tails, for various reasons: they did not meet the minimum size established for his capture (15 cm / 6 incn tail), were carrying eggs, or their tail fins had been brushed or cut.
UNESCO's report on the state of conservation of Galapagos was made public recently. It can be accessed by clicking here.
The 35 page report was written after a team of experts visited the site in April/May of this year. The report highlights a number of issues, noting some progress in certain areas, and also places where significantly more work was needed. CNH Tours recommends this report as good reading for those interested in learning about the conservation challenges in the islands.
Sunday October 3, 2010
A brief but aggressive protest by the police in Ecuador, which took place on Thursday, September 30th, quickly came to an end later the same day. President Correa was briefly held captive by the police - but was soon rescued by the Ecuadorian military. Airports were closed for the day, causing temporary chaos for travelers on their way to or from Galapagos. Things came back to normal on the following day.
The Economist, an internationally read and respected news magazine, has criticized the decision-making process of the World Heritage Committee, with a focus on Galapagos to illustrate its case. Saying that politics are trumping sound technical advice, the article describes how the Committe, a 21 country group, decided to remove the Galapagos from the Danger List against the advice of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN). The IUCN is the formal technical advisory body to the World Heritage Committee, as defined in the World Heritage Convention's text.
The Economist has rightly called for more transparency and public disclosure of its decision-making process. CNH Tours agrees.
See the full article here


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Q: font padding works for some fonts but not others i'm really puzzled by this. I have three different fonts (p, question, answer) and whenever I use the p font, it works perfectly as I can adjust everything and it will work. However when I use the question or answer fonts, I can adjust almost everything (e.g. the background colour) and it works, but when I adjust the padding or margin, it does not work on these 2 fonts but it works for the p font!
I have the p, question, and answer fonts all in the same div - when I adjust the p margin/padding, it works, but it does not with the question or answer fonts.
I hope I've explained this well enough. Any ideas on how to fix this? Thanks
CSS:
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font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;
font-size:15px;
color:#333333;
text-decoration:none;
padding:0;
margin:0 0 10px 0;}

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font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;
font-size:15px;
color:#333333;
text-decoration:none;
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font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;
font-size:15px;
color:#333333;
text-decoration:none;
padding:50px;
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A: That's because your question and answer are not html elements (see https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/Guide/HTML/HTML5/HTML5_element_list for an example of an elements list).
You need to have your question and answer as classes
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text-decoration:none;
padding:0;
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font-size:15px;
color:#333333;
text-decoration:none;
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font-family:arial,verdana,helvetica,sans-serif;
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text-decoration:none;
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Johan Hendrik Weihe (født 22. oktober 1786 i Søldafirði på Østerø, død 1. april 1868 smst.), var en færøsk bonde, skipper og politiker. Han fæstede Útibøgarð i sin hjembygd i 1820. Ved det første landstingsvalg på Færøerne i 1851 valgte Lagtinget Weihe som Færøernes repræsentant i Landstinget, hvor han sad som uafhængig tingmand frem til 1853.

Han var søn af Joen P. Weihe í Lamba og dennes hustru Anne Sofie Weyhe, født Debes.

Weihe var sømand fra 1808. Han tog nagivationseksamen i København i 1814 og var derefter styrmand indtil han i 1820 blev kongsbonde. Han fortsatte dog lejlighedsvist som skibsfører. Han var konstitueret sysselmand i blandt andet i 1858. Han blev valgt ved første landstingsvalg på Færøerne 11. august 1851 og stillede ikke op igen ved næste valg i 1853. Han stillede op uden held til Folketinget ved et suppleringsvalg i 1857 og  valget i 1858.

Han var far til den færøske sprogmand Alexander Weihe.

Referencer

Landstingsmedlemmer fra Færøerne
Landstingsmedlemmer i 1850'erne
Landmænd fra Færøerne
Søfolk fra Færøerne
Sysselmænd fra Færøerne
Politikere fra Færøerne før 1906


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Q: CKE change blockqoute style When i use this code in CKE Editor:

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Problem: The PN Messenger in our CMS reply the last message with blockquote in blockquote. And with several replies this is very confusing.

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A: You want to display every blockquote in a new line.  Try this

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for(var i = 0; i < array.length; i++) {
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   array[i].style.margin = 0;
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     para.append( new CKEDITOR.dom.text( '\ufeff', editor.document ) );
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  context: 'blockquote',

  allowedContent: 'blockquote',
  requiredContent: 'blockquote'
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    return;

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    toolbar: 'blocks,10'
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Have you made Caramel Turtle Truffle Tart?
2. To make crust, in a food processor, combine butter, sugar, and vanilla.
3. Process 1 minute. Add flour and process to blend.
4. With machine on, add egg through feed tube, and process just until dough forms and leaves sides of bowl.
5. Press dough evenly into bottom and all the way up sides of an 11-inch fluted metal tart pan with a removable bottom.
6. Press a sheet of foil on top of crust and line with pie weights or dried beans.
7. Bake 10 minutes. Remove foil and weights and bake 5 to 7 minutes longer, or until golden.
8. Let cool. Meanwhile, prepare truffle mixture.
9. In a 1-quart glass bowl, combine chocolate chips and 1/3 cup cream.
10. Heat in a microwave oven on High 1 to 1-1/4 minutes, or until chocolate is melted and smooth when stirred.
11. When crust is cool, spread three-quarters of truffle mixture evenly over bottom of crust.
12. Refrigerate 15 minutes, or until truffle mixture is set.
13. In a large skillet, combine caramels and remaining 1/2 cup cream.
14. Heat over medium-low heat, stirring often, until caramels are melted and mixture is smooth, about 3 minutes.
15. Stir in pecans. Spread evenly over chilled truffle mixture.
16. Heat remaining chocolate truffle mixture in microwave oven on High 15 to 20 seconds, if necessary, to melt.
17. Drizzle with a fork over top of tart. Refrigerate until filling is set, at least 1 hour.
18. Before serving, remove side of pan, and using a sharp knife, cut tart into slices.
This recipe contains potential food allergens and will effect people with Wheat, Egg, Butter, Gluten, Natural Sweeteners, Pecan allergies.


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class Quiz extends CI_Controller {

    public function __construct() {
        parent::__construct();
        require_login(true);
        $this->load->model('questions_model');
        $this->load->model('courses_model');
    }

    public function index() {
        if ($this->input->post('course_id') and $this->input->post('course_id') != 0) {
            $question = $this->questions_model->get_question($this->input->post('course_id'));
        } else {
            $question = $this->questions_model->get_question();
        }
        $courses = $this->courses_model->get_courses();
        $data['courses'] = array('0' => '-- Choose Course --');
        foreach ($courses as $c) {
            $data['courses'][$c['id']] = $c['name'];
        }
        $data['question'] = $question;
        $this->load->view('quiz', $data);
    }

    public function answer() {
        $question_id = $this->input->post('question_id');
        $data['question'] = $this->questions_model->get_question($question_id);
        $data['myanswer'] = $this->input->post('myanswer');
        $courses = $this->courses_model->get_courses();
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// This file was generated by the JavaTM Architecture for XML Binding(JAXB) Reference Implementation, v2.2.4-2
// See http://java.sun.com/xml/jaxb
// Any modifications to this file will be lost upon recompilation of the source schema.
// Generated on: 2016.01.27 at 04:17:31 PM EST
//

package net.opengis.ows._1;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import javax.xml.bind.JAXBElement;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessType;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlAccessorType;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElement;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlElementRef;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlType;

/**
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    extends DescriptionType
{

    @XmlElement(name = "WGS84BoundingBox")
    protected List<WGS84BoundingBoxType> wgs84BoundingBox;
    @XmlElement(name = "Identifier", required = true)
    protected CodeType identifier;
    @XmlElementRef(name = "BoundingBox", namespace = "http://www.opengis.net/ows/1.1", type = JAXBElement.class, required = false)
    protected List<JAXBElement<? extends BoundingBoxType>> boundingBox;
    @XmlElement(name = "Metadata")
    protected List<MetadataType> metadata;
    @XmlElement(name = "DatasetDescriptionSummary")
    protected List<DatasetDescriptionSummaryBaseType> datasetDescriptionSummary;

    /**
     * Unordered list of zero or more minimum bounding rectangles surrounding coverage data, using the WGS 84 CRS with decimal degrees and longitude before latitude. If no WGS 84 bounding box is recorded for a coverage, any such bounding boxes recorded for a higher level in a hierarchy of datasets shall apply to this coverage. If WGS 84 bounding box(es) are recorded for a coverage, any such bounding boxes recorded for a higher level in a hierarchy of datasets shall be ignored. For each lowest-level coverage in a hierarchy, at least one applicable WGS84BoundingBox shall be either recorded or inherited, to simplify searching for datasets that might overlap a specified region. If multiple WGS 84 bounding boxes are included, this shall be interpreted as the union of the areas of these bounding boxes. Gets the value of the wgs84BoundingBox property.
     *
     *

     * This accessor method returns a reference to the live list,
     * not a snapshot. Therefore any modification you make to the
     * returned list will be present inside the JAXB object.
     * This is why there is not a set method for the wgs84BoundingBox property.
     *
     *

     * For example, to add a new item, do as follows:
     *

     *    getWGS84BoundingBox().add(newItem);
     *

     *
     *
     *

     * Objects of the following type(s) are allowed in the list
     * {@link WGS84BoundingBoxType }
     *
     *
     */
    public List<WGS84BoundingBoxType> getWGS84BoundingBox() {
        if (wgs84BoundingBox == null) {
            wgs84BoundingBox = new ArrayList<WGS84BoundingBoxType>();
        }
        return this.wgs84BoundingBox;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the value of the identifier property.
     *
     * @return
     *     possible object is
     *     {@link CodeType }
     *
     */
    public CodeType getIdentifier() {
        return identifier;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the value of the identifier property.
     *
     * @param value
     *     allowed object is
     *     {@link CodeType }
     *
     */
    public void setIdentifier(CodeType value) {
        this.identifier = value;
    }

    /**
     * Unordered list of zero or more minimum bounding rectangles surrounding coverage data, in AvailableCRSs.  Zero or more BoundingBoxes are  allowed in addition to one or more WGS84BoundingBoxes to allow more precise specification of the Dataset area in AvailableCRSs. These Bounding Boxes shall not use any CRS not listed as an AvailableCRS. However, an AvailableCRS can be listed without a corresponding Bounding Box. If no such bounding box is recorded for a coverage, any such bounding boxes recorded for a higher level in a hierarchy of datasets shall apply to this coverage. If such bounding box(es) are recorded for a coverage, any such bounding boxes recorded for a higher level in a hierarchy of datasets shall be ignored. If multiple bounding boxes are included with the same CRS, this shall be interpreted as the union of the areas of these bounding boxes. Gets the value of the boundingBox property.
     *
     *

     * This accessor method returns a reference to the live list,
     * not a snapshot. Therefore any modification you make to the
     * returned list will be present inside the JAXB object.
     * This is why there is not a set method for the boundingBox property.
     *
     *

     * For example, to add a new item, do as follows:
     *

     *    getBoundingBox().add(newItem);
     *

     *
     *
     *

     * Objects of the following type(s) are allowed in the list
     * {@link JAXBElement }{@code <}{@link BoundingBoxType }{@code >}
     * {@link JAXBElement }{@code <}{@link WGS84BoundingBoxType }{@code >}
     *
     *
     */
    public List<JAXBElement<? extends BoundingBoxType>> getBoundingBox() {
        if (boundingBox == null) {
            boundingBox = new ArrayList<JAXBElement<? extends BoundingBoxType>>();
        }
        return this.boundingBox;
    }

    /**
     * Optional unordered list of additional metadata about this dataset. A list of optional metadata elements for this dataset description could be specified in the Implementation Specification for this service. Gets the value of the metadata property.
     *
     *

     * This accessor method returns a reference to the live list,
     * not a snapshot. Therefore any modification you make to the
     * returned list will be present inside the JAXB object.
     * This is why there is not a set method for the metadata property.
     *
     *

     * For example, to add a new item, do as follows:
     *

     *    getMetadata().add(newItem);
     *

     *
     *
     *

     * Objects of the following type(s) are allowed in the list
     * {@link MetadataType }
     *
     *
     */
    public List<MetadataType> getMetadata() {
        if (metadata == null) {
            metadata = new ArrayList<MetadataType>();
        }
        return this.metadata;
    }

    /**
     * Metadata describing zero or more unordered subsidiary datasets available from this server. Gets the value of the datasetDescriptionSummary property.
     *
     *

     * This accessor method returns a reference to the live list,
     * not a snapshot. Therefore any modification you make to the
     * returned list will be present inside the JAXB object.
     * This is why there is not a set method for the datasetDescriptionSummary property.
     *
     *

     * For example, to add a new item, do as follows:
     *

     *    getDatasetDescriptionSummary().add(newItem);
     *

     *
     *
     *

     * Objects of the following type(s) are allowed in the list
     * {@link DatasetDescriptionSummaryBaseType }
     *
     *
     */
    public List<DatasetDescriptionSummaryBaseType> getDatasetDescriptionSummary() {
        if (datasetDescriptionSummary == null) {
            datasetDescriptionSummary = new ArrayList<DatasetDescriptionSummaryBaseType>();
        }
        return this.datasetDescriptionSummary;
    }

}