I just had an odd thought. You know how Matoran was technically meant to be a programming language for robots? And how before Mata Nui, the MU beings couldn't understand SM and BM beings? Is it perhaps because they "speak" Matoran in a different manner than we have been assuming this whole time?
In the storyline, Matoran was always written in English (or whatever language you received it in) so we humans could understand it. But could it be possible that various sounds from the English language have more mechanical counterparts, like clicks for "K," "C," and "X," hums for "M," and "N," and whirs for "R?" The vowels, having such a huge part of the Bionicle language, also should have some unique sound. Perhaps the structure of the symbols also have something to do with their pronunciation, like two dots could be a beep (B and W), "X" shapes could have airier sounds. (V, W, X), slashes could be sizzling sounds (S and Z), etc. Basically, how I'm picturing it, this language may sound something like a bird caught in your computer's cooling fan.
So, what do you think? Plausible at all? Completely ridiculous?
Doesn't it sound like the robot sounds in MNOG?
Also, not sure how birds caught in computer cooling fans having anything to do with it, as wouldn't that produce screams/squawks from the bird from mortal pain and loud slamming noises involving...Let's just say I had a computer with a broken fan once. Not pretty. Something between a rocket taking off and clunking.
I have to agree that Matoran probably doesn't sound like English, though. On that grounds, the theory is possible.
There's no need to go to such lengths; it's comparable to a speaker of modern English meeting a Celt (or Anglo-Saxon... or whatever the proper titles would be ). Matoran is based on Agori but it isn't Agori.
We need to remember that Bionicle was fiction designed for humans, and there's no reason we have to see it as just a chosen-at-random thus "likely" collection of ways things are. It's perfectly plausible, given an infinite variety of alternate existences, that one of them would have all these things that are similar to real life (green plants, humanlike voices, etc.) all in one place. Just think of it as humans choosing to peer into this alternate reality precisely because we relate to it better than a totally alien one (as I mentioned in another post in S&T recently).
So, given that the canon portrays the voices as normal, and the letters even as "coincidentally" matching the (rather bizarre) set of English letters, it's best to presume that this is accurate.
That said, alternate Bionicle interpretations, "headcanon" etc. are free to imagine something more alien too. But it's clearly not the case in the canon, IMO.
Edited by bonesiii, Mar 27 2014 - 01:09 AM.
Actually, IIRC (and I have a pretty good memory for these things), Greg said at least once or twice that he pictured Matoran as being spoken like the clicking noises in the Bohrok animations.
Considering Vahki "speech" is just the Matoran language sped up to a point that Matoran themselves don't understand it, and the Vahki are probably the most robotic things in the Matoran Universe (even moreso than the Bohrok), I think it's very plausible.
In fact, now I can't help imagining how strange the WAY the Matoran speak must sound to a Bara Magnan with actual vocal cords and ears an' whatnot, even if they apparently do speak the same tongue.
If we go by the typical notion of robots in fiction, they likely speak a language very close to their creator's, but with slightly more stilted grammar due to stripping away unnecessary words (at least at first, before they developed into "true" living beings). I think I mentioned the Geth from Mass Effect last year sometime in a similar topic, as they have notable similarities to Matoran. They are artificial servants of sorts with a half-robot half synth-flesh makeup, and they speak "English" with a different way of thinking than us. When they speak to each other, they sound like clicking and thumping noises, due to the incredibly fast transfer rates.
Geth also designate every member of the Quarian species as "Creator [Name]", for example, because the Quarians created the Geth and their programming originally only distinguished between individual people as a way of modeling data. Would make sense for Matoran not to have given names at first, since they refer to many other things directly by title. "Kanohi Pakari" literally means "mask of strength", as far as I remember, meaning that unlike our way of using Pakari as a given name, Matoran use "Pakari" as a direct descriptor. This already implies a lack of connecting words, such as "of".
Edited by Katuko, Mar 27 2014 - 07:57 AM.
Interesting. I have no memory of such a thing -- seeing a quote would be nice, but main question is, what clicking noises? Could you give a specific example?
I'd love to see a quote for this, because I really like the idea. I've always thought the idea of Toa and Matoran talking was a little weird, visually speaking.
Though we do know that Matoran are capable of "chattering and shrieking," according to 2001 media. So we can't really say, I guess.
Edited by Wrinkledlion X, Mar 27 2014 - 04:59 PM.
I have a feeling that, for people able to create AI's that can develop from the whatever partial sentience level is needed for general maintenance to full-on sapience, it wouldn't be that difficult for the GB's to give the MU inhabitants the ability to speak like the Agori. Note, the GB's spoke this "programming language" and gave things names in it (Mata Nui, for instance). In that sense, it seems like it isn't like programming languages we use (Java, C++, etc.), but rather more like spoken languages. The "programming" part of "programming language of the MU" I would think more refers to it being the language in which the source code was crafted (instead of using the Agori words and sybols to write "/getSource" or something like that, they used this other language and it's symbols). I could be wrong, there, but either way I don't see why it would be so very alien.
Edited by Zox, Mar 27 2014 - 05:19 PM.
I don't think that Matoran's having an AI means they literally would have to speak in programming speak. They could be programmed to invent their own languages, like we are in a way. I like the chattering and squeaking quotes, but them speaking English also works for me.
If anything, we know that it's probably not clicks and whistles, since Nuju and Matoro were basically the only ones who spoke that language and that would just seem odd if that's the way everyone was speaking the whole time. The books and films always left me with the impression that they used a regular spoken language vocalized through voiceboxes or just a regular vocal organ, since they did rely on lungs so I figured they'd probably use the motion of air in their speech too.
In a world of biomechanical beings, I would think that all those mechanical noises from the servos and hydraulics and gears and such coming nonstop from every motion of every living being and every factory and Vahki and whatnot would sound too close to a language of clicks and hums. Imagine if our computers and limbs all whispered English words whenever they were operating or moving? That's how I imagine it would feel to them. "Did you just ask for the time?" "No, that was my elbow and that fellow's shoulder, sorry"
Edited by The Darkest Hunter, Mar 28 2014 - 11:42 PM.
If you wacth the 2005 animations of the Toa Hordika searching for the MoL and the 2010 stop motion video where Tahu and Takanuva arrive on Bara Magna you can hear the characters speaking in Matoran language.
Aren't both of those non-canon?
The Search for The Mask of Light animations are canon, but the Bionicle Battle Videos are semi-canon.
That being said, I'm not sure the makers of those animations had the intention of definitively saying what Matoran language sounds like, when they were creating them.
Perhaps, as we've seen from Matoran words lacking connecting words like "of" and things like that, the way they speak is like the new 'language' from 1984, where you speak without thinking, using only the bare minimum of words, just what's needed? Over time, it developed into a much more complicated and complete language?
Yes they are canon, I recall GregF talking about this long ago but maybe I got confused and what he really said was probably that those videos contain the closest we have got to hearing actual Matoran language.
BIONICLE: The Game did something like this as well, but with different sound bits. Vakama speaks English during the intro, but once the first level starts he (and everyone else, for that matter) is reduced to saying things like "hooo" and "haah!". Speaking "Simlish" is very common in games and animations that don't have full voice acting. The creators just stick in some noises meant to convey the general tone of voice, and that's it. Some series - like Half-Life and The Legend of Zelda - throw in a few jokes about it (such as Midna asking Link if he's been rendered speechless, when we never get any dialogue from him anyways), but in general a character saying "mumble-mumble" is not an indicator that that is meant to be their real language. If that was the case Midna herself would be saying gibberish despite her English text. Unlike fictional languages that get translated directly to English with no words seen, we've got actual words from Matoran speech, which I'd assume not to be pronounced "click-whistle-pop" if it's written "Mahri".
I agree, this is the impression I have gotten as well.
No, you can hear sounds being played that aren't intelligible as English. Don't assume that that "is Matoran." LEGO had done games with gibberish sound effects during captioned speech before. At the time that's how it was taken -- simply a way of telling the viewer "we didn't have budget for real voice acting, but we want you to understand that they're talking. If you want to know what they're saying you'll have to read."
And given that those things are done due to low budget, it's highly unlikely they would take the time to build a fictional language for it anyways or if they did, that they wouldn't have made public a guide to it somewhere. Pretty sure most of it is just the same sound effect looping over and over again, but it might be randomly generated or the like, unsure. In fact, that kind of indistinct gibberish generally means the exact opposite of "this is meant to be their actual language." I believe the intent was "they speak a fictional language but we don't want to imply that it sounds like this, so we make it really quiet, rushed, slurred, and indistinguishable so nobody will LOST-super-fan out on us and try to pick apart every sound on the audio file."
I'm looking at you, LEGO Racers 2. "Crummy crummy soda."
Edited by Pomegranate, Mar 30 2014 - 03:38 PM.
Tahu or Takanuva make some kind of mad Wookie sound. No, really, it sounds like an angry Wookie. Nothing like the 2005 animations to my ear.
Are you talking about the Orwell book 1984? I've always wanted to read it but never had, please can you elaborate on what the "new launguage" is?
It's called "doublespeak", and the point of it is to basically slowly remove more and more vocabulary from it until it is impossible for the citizens who speak it to even form the idea of rebellion or discontent into words, pretty much ensuring that the government can do anything and the people wouldn't even be able to communicate that something is not to their liking even if they wanted to, if they could even understand it anymore. All words are watered down to their most basic ideas, and all forms of exaggeration are removed and everything is instead replaced with words that just mean "very" that act like prefixes more or less. For example, instead of "amazing" and "extraordinary", people would use "plusgood" and "doubleplusgood". Also words or phrases that mean one thing would be replaced by other words that may or may not mean the same thing, but sounded better or were shorter, and instead of complete sentences as we know them it sounds more like stringing together a couple words that forma complete idea together. In the world of the book, a new dictionary would be released every year or so, with each edition containing less and less words, so connecting words like "of" for example would get thrown out and the language would be simplified more and more. What Phovos is saying, I believe, is that he thinks maybe the Matoran language started out like Doublespeak, as it would be a very efficient "programming language" and then evolved from there to become more complicated and versatile as the Matoran culture did.
Edited by Pomegranate, Mar 30 2014 - 05:18 PM.
Anyway, I checked it: Hordika Animations, 2010 Battle Videos. My unerudite ears tell me that they are nothing alike. The 2010 sounds don't seem to imply speech as much as robot-operation noises, whereas the 2005 one obviously does.
Also that music. 2005: +400 mega-bonus points for awesome (even though this version doesn't have as much of the creepy-cool opening theme), 2010: -700 mega-bonus points for reusing already-lame TLR score.
Edited by fishers64, Mar 30 2014 - 05:46 PM.
I don't know about their words and ordinary speech, but I have always assumed they still scream, yell, laugh and cry in similar ways as humans. But if they don't, how would it sound?


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A Hybrid Cloud configuration involves the use of public cloud resources combined with hosted physical machines to run and maintain specific systems for an organization. There are companies that would like to take advantage of the cloud but would also like to maintain data or applications using their own physical resources. This setup is a viable solution to a slew of business concerns, i.e. maintain control over a particular component or set of data within a system, backup and disaster recovery, security or compliance issues, and data sovereignty. In addition, the public cloud components allow companies to scale up or down as needed and pay only for what is used.
According to IPC's director for product management & marketing Niño Valmonte, a hybrid approach enables companies to maintain control of an internally managed private cloud while relying on the public cloud as needed. Though they operate independently, they can be setup to communicate over an encrypted internet connection in order to fulfill specific tasks.
For instance, during peak periods in the retail industry such as the holidays, applications, or even portions of applications of an order entry system can be migrated to the public cloud, thus providing more stability. This will also allow for more flexibility and scalability.
Ease of use and customization possibilities are key drivers for businesses shifting to hybrid cloud setups. A study by the International Data Corporation (IDC), revealed that over 70% of enterprises in Southeast Asia are integrating hybrid cloud in their IT strategy. According to IDC, enterprises realize that adopting hybrid cloud is important to reduce cost and achieve business transformation, agility and scalability.
"2016 will be a big year for solutions built on hybrid cloud architectures with 65% of Asia Pacific enterprises to commit for its implementation," said Chris Morris, Vice President, Cloud and Services, IDC Asia/Pacific.
IDC believes that the big drivers for increased implementation of hybrid clouds are IT's continuing quest for optimized infrastructure, and the ability of solution builders to source application and infrastructure components from multiple providers to construct a hybrid cloud-based solution.
"With increasing cloud spending, many enterprises will have begun use of hybrid solutions without direct involvement. With the business unit managers increasingly buying their own cloud solutions, hybrid cloud architectures can proliferate, and sometimes not be aligned with the enterprise architecture," added Morris.
Another study, made by Frost & Sullivan, shows that Hybrid IT is the "new normal" for companies in the Asia-Pacific. "At their core, successful hybrid cloud strategies support the delivery of high-value applications and services to the business, while at the same time driving cost and inefficiency out of the IT infrastructure," the report said.
Hybrid cloud environments are becoming more popular in the marketplace, as they enable IT to remain flexible and respond quickly to market demands, as well as providing lines of business with the resources they need to succeed. Additionally, cloud users recognize that different workloads or applications perform optimally in differently configured environments: configurations that work well for one application or workload may not work for another. And many workloads share data that is drawn from different sources outside of where the application itself resides. As such, businesses are integrating a variety of infrastructures to create a complete, hybrid cloud environment.
According to Gartner, digital transformation has become a key factor in future business growth and success, and the latter will be defined by how well companies, organizations, and governments leverage the technology to enable partner and customer engagement across a wide range of digitized processes.
IPC, through its carrier-grade, telco-neutral data centers, provides highly secure colocation services as well as its IaaS product, IPC CloudServers, or a hybrid setup that involves both. With expertise in the full range of IT infrastructure implementations, IPC is able to efficiently assist businesses in setting up their own hybrid systems.


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Solvay continues to deliver solutions for composite industrialization @ JEC World 2019
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Alpharetta, Georgia, USA February 26, 2019 --- Solvay is at the forefront of the industrialization era that is sweeping across the composites industry supply chain. The group is ramping up its efforts to support customer programs and ambitions, focusing on materials, processes and operations.
Solvay is developing cost-efficient technologies and product forms that enable reduced cycle times, a higher degree of structural integration and the utilization of automated fabrication processes. These technologies include both thermoset and thermoplastic composite and bonding innovations for fast-growing markets such as aerospace, automotive and oil & gas.
At the show samples of innovative thermoplastic composites for automotive and oil & gas, as well as a fan blade from the famous CFM LEAP engine will be on display. Have you heard of our breakthrough bonding technology FusePly™? You can find out more at the show too.
Solvay is also strongly engaged in developing advanced process technologies and industrialization concepts through investments in our application centers to demonstrate rate and cost capabilities of these new technologies.
Watch our new video on our stand showcasing a sub 5 min takt time serial production process and witness the result on a FCA Group door inner demonstrator.
Finally Solvay is investing in step change manufacturing where quality, reliability and productivity are integral to our production, thanks to automated controls and processes, increased capacity and purpose built facilities.
Talk to our team to see how we are bringing automation, digitization and innovation to our operations.
We look forward to welcoming you on stand L42, hall 5.
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About Solvay Composite Materials
Solvay's new Global Business Unit Composite Materials is a global provider of technologically advanced lightweighting material solutions that enable our customers in the aerospace, automotive and other demanding industries to design, develop and efficiently manufacture high-quality, high-performance and complex composite structures. Composite Materials has the most extensive product portfolio, including prepregs, resin systems, adhesives and surfacing films, carbon fiber, textiles, tooling and vacuum bagging consumables, thanks to its leadership in advanced materials science, chemistry and application engineering. Solvay Composite Materials combines the former Cytec Aerospace Materials and Industrial Materials businesses.
Solvay is an advanced materials and specialty chemicals company, committed to developing chemistry that addresses key societal challenges. Solvay innovates and partners with customers worldwide in many diverse end markets. Its products are used in planes, cars, batteries, smart and medical devices, as well as in mineral and oil and gas extraction, enhancing efficiency and sustainability. Its lightweighting materials promote cleaner mobility, its formulations optimize the use of resources and its performance chemicals improve air and water quality. Solvay is headquartered in Brussels with around 26,800 employees in 61 countries. Net sales were €10.1 billion in 2017, with 90% from activities where Solvay ranks among the world's top 3 leaders, resulting in an EBITDA margin of 22%. Solvay SA (SOLB.BE) is listed on Euronext Brussels and Paris (Bloomberg: SOLB.BB - Reuters: SOLB.BR) and in the United States its shares (SOLVY) are traded through a level-1 ADR program. Financial figures take into account the announced divestment of Polyamides.
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The Trail Marathon
This race, now in it's 31st year, started before a single knobby bike tire rolled around Potowatami Trail.
"Poto", is a big bad loop of hilly kick your butt wilderness single track trail. Due to the fact that most Americans are comatose couch potato wimps, the 12,000 acres of Pinckney Recreation Area remains a wilderness, even though it's only a 55 minute drive from metro Detroit.
I do enjoy a solitary run on Poto but once a year it's fun to lace em' up and scamper through the woods with a thousand of my best friends. It's a celebration of dirt, sweat and pain that renews my faith in humanity.
Due to the 2020 date change we're excited to introduce ANOTHER chellenge! We understand many of you might already be signed up for a beloved fall half marathon or marathon! For anyone participating in Free Press 13.1 or 26.2, or Grand Rapids 13.1 or 26.2 the weekend before, you're invited to participate in the PAVEMENT TO PINES challenge! This is a running challenge to hit the pavement and then a week later hit the pines at Pinckney Rec area! Of course it will come with a coveted award!
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Kenya is set to host an international e-commerce conference next month, indicating confidence in the country's embrace of the commercial viability of online business.
The conference that is set to include executives from leading e-commercial giants Amazon, Alibaba, Google, eBay and Microsoft will also have local leading lights like Jumia, Masoko and Kilimall among others.
Held under the auspices of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is meant to exchange ideas, challenges and opportunities to grow the sector.
Speaking to Daily Nation, UNCTAD Executive Director Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi said the realization of the exponential growth in electronic commerce and interest by people drove the organizers to host it in Nairobi, the first such conference in Africa.
According to UNCTAD, Kenya's e-commerce business stands at 6 per cent of all purchases.
At the launch of Jumia's Black Friday, Trade Principal Secretary Dr. Chris Kiptoo affirmed that the government is looking into ways in which e-commerce can increase trade exports and, in some countries,, reduce trade deficit.
SMEs contribute 75 per cent of Kenya's workforce. Its contribution to Kenya's economy has risen from 13 per cent in 1993 to nearly 30 per cent in 2016.
The conference comes at a time when the Kenya Revenue Authority seeks to tap into electronic payments in a bid to grow taxes.
The conference will be themed 'Empowering African Economies in the Digital Era' will be held from 10th to 14th December.


Cleaning a ball pit. Sure, we wipe down the vinyl & disinfect with lysol every day - but ball pits have to be cleaned better than that. And this is how it happens, no shortcuts!
Rescuing a Pit Bull who just wanted to be loved. A MUST SEE!
Toyota Hybrid TS 030 - exit Pit - First EV mode than V8 mode!
Cat nurses abandoned pit bull puppy. A puppy was abandoned at birth, and now an unexpected mom is stepping in to help. FOX 8's Annette Lawless shows us the touching story an unlikely mother giving a dog a second chance at life.
Pit bull goes crazy for bubbles.
Fat girl stuck in ball pit.
They've certainly refined their technique over the last 60 years.


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Exclusive: The Democratic National Committee Has Told the FBI It Found Evidence Its HQ Was Bugged
Back to Watergate?
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DNC: Olivier Douliery/Abaca/Sipa via AP; FBI agent: Steven K. Doi/Zumapress
In an episode reminiscent of Watergate, the Democratic Party recently informed the FBI that it had collected evidence suggesting its Washington headquarters had been bugged, according to two Democratic National Committee officials who asked not to be named.
In September, according to these sources, the DNC hired a firm to conduct an electronic sweep of its offices. After Russian hackers had penetrated its email system and those of other Democratic targets, DNC officials believed it was prudent to scrutinize their offices. This examination found nothing unusual.
In late October, after conservative activist James O'Keefe released a new set of hidden-camera videos targeting Democrats, interim party chairwoman Donna Brazile ordered up another sweep. There was a concern that Republican foes might have infiltrated the DNC offices, where volunteers were reporting to work on phone banks and other election activities. (For some of their actions, O'Keefe and his crew have used people posing as volunteers to gain access to Democratic outfits.)
The second sweep, according to the Democratic officials, found a radio signal near the chairman's office that indicated there might be a listening device outside the office. "We were told that this was something that could pick up calls from cellphones," a DNC official says. "The guys who did the sweep said it was a strong indication." No device was recovered. No possible culprits were identified.
The DNC sent a report with the technical details to the FBI, according to the DNC officials. "We believe it's been given by the bureau to another agency with three letters to examine," the DNC official says. "We're not supposed to talk about it."
A Democratic consultant who has done work for the DNC, who asked not to be identified, says he was recently informed about the suspected bugging.
The DNC officials will not say what countermeasures were subsequently taken. "As a general policy, we don't talk about such efforts," the other DNC official says. But this official adds, "You have to take all of this incredibly seriously." The first DNC official notes, "We are the oldest political party in this country, and we are under constant attack from Russia and/or maybe others."
Adam Hodge, a spokesman for the DNC, says, "The DNC is not going to comment on stories about its security. In all security matters, we cooperate fully with the appropriate law enforcement agencies and take all necessary steps to protect the committee and the safety and security of our staff."
The FBI did not respond to a request for comment.
Hackers Just Brought the Internet to Its Knees—And No One Knows Why
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Two State Elections Databases Have Been Hacked. The Russians Aren't the Only Suspects.
The Obama Administration Just Officially Blamed Russia for the DNC Hack
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"Love is a journey" was the banner a this week end's wedding and I love it: there is no "getting there" so let's enjoy the journey, both at home and on the road!
Here are some ideas to inspire you, whether you like one idea or want your theme to be travels.
* Invites can be: passports, boarding cards, postcards from around the world, maps..
* The place names/ favours can be luggage tags, globes- in chocolate with names pinned in or not, compasses..
* Confetti can be replaced by paper aeroplanes- the kids will have a lot of fun flying them all day!
* The guest messages can be written on postcards and either sent to the couple after the wedding- from as far as possible- or posted in a letterbox, or pinned to a map.
* The cake can be anything from a hot air balloon, to suitcases stacked on each other- on a real suitcase- with travel labels on them..
One of my couples travelled all over the world and each time took photos of themselves with a toy frog, so they gave their guests some frogs to take with them on their travels, and some frogs as sweets.
And if you want to travel for your wedding, I'll gladly come along!


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Poulsbo's deputy chief named new Port Orchard police chief
Matthew Brown's selection announced by Mayor Putaansuu on Monday.
Monday, May 6, 2019 4:52pm
Matthew Brown is sworn in as Poulsbo's deputy police chief in December 2017. (Kitsap Daily News photo)
PORT ORCHARD — Matthew Brown, currently Poulsbo's deputy chief of police, has been selected to become Port Orchard's new police chief by Mayor Rob Putaansuu.
Putaansuu announced Brown's selection May 6 following completion of an extensive background check of the candidate. Two other candidates for the position — Troy Tamaras, police chief of College Place, Wash., and Orofino, Idaho, Police Chief Jeff Wilson — were named as finalists by Putaansuu on April 2.
Brown was hired as Poulsbo's deputy chief in December 2017. The 19-year law enforcement veteran also was a patrol deputy for the Pierce County Sheriff's Office, patrol sergeant for the Lakewood Police Department and chief criminal deputy for the Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office. He also was an assistant SWAT team leader and part of the command staff at two district operations divisions.
The mayor said making a final decision from among the finalists was a difficult task.
"I don't believe I could have gone wrong with any of them," Putaansuu said. "In the end, it really came down to the best fit for me to work with, and to work with the other directors in the city.
"Matt will be an excellent addition to our management team here in Port Orchard."
The mayor labeled his choice as "high energy, motivated and intelligent." He said an additional bonus of Brown's selection is that he already lives in Port Orchard.
"He expressed to me in our interviews that he hadn't interviewed anywhere else yet to be a police chief," Putaansuu said. "This opportunity came up in the city he lives in, and he pursued it — and I'm glad he did."
The newly named police chief, who is married, said he is looking forward to policing the community in which he lives. Although his work commute will be significantly shorter than it is now, Brown said it will be difficult to leave Poulsbo.
"I like the guys and gals up here," the deputy chief said following the announcement of his appointment.
"[Poulsbo's] a great city, but this is just a really good opportunity for me to come down and continue to develop my career and work where I live."
As he begins to settle in after taking office in mid-July, Brown said his first task will be to get to know his fellow department members and begin to build relationships in the community.
The newly selected Port Orchard police chief earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from the University of Puget Sound. He is a graduate of the School of Police and Command, Class 447, from Northwestern University and the Executive Leadership Institute, Class 165.
Brown's hiring is subject to the approval of the Port Orchard City Council, which is expected to confirm his selection at its regular May 28 meeting. Chief Geoffrey Marti's last day with the city is July 31.
The new police chief's salary will be $133,840 yearly. The top of the position's salary range is $155,000.
Mayor Rob Putaansuu (City of Port Orchard image)
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Somewhere I do agree with the fact that the first impression is the last impression. And, don't you feel looks are the only thing that makes a pavement reflect your first impression? Well, I can see your heads nodding. To dress up exclusively smart is a big art and selection of trendy apparels play a big role to be the titan of this art.
We girls never head to market with dull mind rather, would definitely get back to home with something very interesting in hand, goes on in our crazy mind unless we reach to the marketplace. But do you feel all time your such desire gets fulfilled? I mean the same collection with nothing new can make any one fed-up.
But you know friends, when I compare all this with the online shopping, more often I find they replace their old stock with the new one frequently and always keep their store with the intense touch of latest trend. Apart from this, so many splendid online fashion stores like Zalora, Lazada and much more are offering the hefty discount as well on a variety of appealing dresses.
To know more about such stores make collectoffers.com your shopping partner as it avails you a handful of discount coupon codes and voucher codes so you can save adequate amount.
V-Neckline Dress by Mango A statement making piece presents itself through a Mango revival on the textural accent with this mini dress. Taking the tailored silhouette accompanied by V-neckline and laced trim detailing for a chic, sophisticated presence. Buy this from Zalora and win the hefty discount.
Fluted Hem Dress by Mango The perfect go-to outfit for the summer, this Mango dress is your grab-and-go piece to stay cool and chic. Made of linen mixed with lightweight viscose, the sleeveless dress features a fluted hem detail to demonstrate that youthful character for the casual and formal occasions. Buy this from Zalora and win the hefty discount. Buy this from Zalora and win the hefty discount.
Collection Zip Detail Shirt Dress ZALORA An ode to all those women who want a hint of simplicity, this number from ZALORA makes an ideal companion for your everyday outings. Bearing a straight, chic silhouette, this dress will give you an instant smart chic appeal. Buy this from Zalora and win the hefty discount.
Sleeveless Midi Dress by Max Studio Max Studio reinvents the ordinary midi dress with a figure-flattering cut and subtly knitted finish on the bodice. Feminine and trendsetting – this little stunner is tailored with a sleek square neckline to create that slender illusion. Buy this from Zalora and win the hefty discount.
Dress with Slit Details by Mayuki Twirl in your feminine flares with this number from Mayuki. Simple in design, this number is imbued with solid colored hue finished with some slit details on the sleeves for an edgier appeal. Buy this from Zalora and win the hefty discount.


Why do a Mountain Challenge?
We offer a range of team building and charity fundraising events including the Yorkshire 3 Peaks, National 3 Peaks, Lake District 24 Peaks, Lake District 3000 Footers,Welsh 3000 Footers, Lake District 10 Peaks and Lake District 6 Peaks Challenges.
We are geared to providing a personal service working with small size groups with average group size around 8 to 15 participants on our charity challenge events.
Although we can cater for larger groups-up to 100 to minimise impact group sizes are restricted on sensitive events such as the Three Peaks Challenge.
We have recently launched a new website including 24 challenges and 17 brand new events. The ethos of this project is to give something back to the landscape to help Fix the Fells with their path repair programme in the Lake District National Park. Although the National 3 Peaks Challenge is increasingly popular; unfortunately, the Lake District does not derive any tangible financial benefit from this event. There is also an increasing body of opinion that the 3 Peaks has a detrimental effect in Wasdale Valley especially during the peak summer months. So why not come to the Lake District National Park and enjoy a great weekend - at the same time putting something back into the local community - guest houses, pubs, restaurants and food suppliers all benefit and your business is most welcome...!
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The most popular day for in-store shopping was Black Friday, cited by 77 million consumers, followed by Small Business Saturday with 55 million consumers. The top two days that consumers shopped online were Cyber Monday with more than 81 million and Black Friday with more than 66 million. In addition, 63 percent of smartphone owners used their mobile devices to make holiday decisions, and 29 percent used their phones to make actual purchases.
On Cyber Monday, 49 percent of consumers started shopping early in the morning while 41 percent started in late morning, with 75 percent using their computers at home, 43 percent using a mobile device and 13 percent shopping on computers at work.
The survey, which asked 3,242 consumers about Thanksgiving weekend and Cyber Monday shopping plans, was conducted November 25-26 and has a margin of error of plus or minus 1.7 percentage points.


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Lobster Town Meeting Returns to Portland
Posted on January 24, 2023 January 24, 2023 by Kevin Kelley in Business & Economics, Whales
The U.S.-Canada Lobster Town meeting, organized by the Lobster Institute at the University of Maine, will return to Portland this year on February 3 and 4. The meeting will address pressing issues affecting the lobster industry in the U.S. and Canada. This year's theme is the U.S.- Canadian lobster fishery and the North Atlantic right whale.
The two-day meeting will feature presentations and discussions on topics such as the impact of whale-related regulations on lobstermen, the impact on lobster markets, shifting whale distributions in a changing climate, and solutions and technology, among other subjects. Invited speakers include Brett Gilcrest, director of Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO); Melanie Giffin, marine biologist at the Prince Edward Island Fishermen's Association; Meredith Mendelson, Maine Department of Marine Resources deputy commissioner; Patrice McCarron, executive director of the Maine Lobstermen's Association; Geoff Irvine, executive director, The Lobster Council of Canada; Marianne LaCroix, executive director, Maine Lobster Marketing Collaborative; and Nick Record, senior research scientist at Bigelow Laboratory, among others.
"This 18th Town Meeting continues our long-standing tradition of welcoming lobster industry members, fishery managers, and scientists from both sides of the border to share information and views," said Lobster Institute Director Rick Wahle. "The industry-organized meeting makes a special effort to engage the harvesting sector to discuss the status of the lobster resource and the business of lobstering from their perspective."
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Since Biden Inauguration, Anonymous Chinese Donors Poured Millions Into University That Houses His Think Tank
True Pundit January 23, 2023
Since President Joe Biden took office in 2021 anonymous Chinese donors have poured millions of dollars to the university that houses President Joe Biden's think tank, where at least 10 classified documents were identified.
Since Biden's inauguration, the University of Pennsylvania has received $51 million in foreign funding, including $14 million from unnamed contributors in China and Hong Kong and $2.4 million from unnamed contributors in Saudi Arabia, according to Department of Education records reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon. The school also received $1 million from a source in the Cayman Islands in June to fund its Penn Wharton China program.
This funding is in addition to the $61 million that the University of Pennsylvania received from Chinese donors between 2017 and 2020, which was reported by the Free Beacon in 2021.
The names of the newer foreign donors are being kept under wraps by the Biden administration's Department of Education—a departure from prior administrations that would publish this information in an online database. American universities that receive federal grants are required by law to disclose their overseas funders to the government.- READ MORE
Since President Joe Biden took office in 2021 anonymous Chinese donors have poured millions of dollars to the university that houses President Joe Biden's think tank, where at least 10 classified documents were identified. Since Biden's inauguration, the University of Pennsylvania has received $51 million in foreign funding, including $14 million from unnamed contributors in China and Hong Kong and $2.4 million from unnamed contributors in Saudi Arabia, according to Department of Education records reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon. The school also received $1 million from a source in the Cayman Islands in June to fund its Penn Wharton China program. This funding is in addition to the $61 million that the University of Pennsylvania received from Chinese donors between 2017 and 2020, which was reported by the Free Beacon in 2021. The names of the newer foreign donors are being kept under wraps by the Biden administration's Department of Education—a departure from prior administrations that would publish this information in an online database. American universities that receive federal grants are required by law to disclose their overseas funders to the government.- READ MORE


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President Emmerson Mnangagwa has on Friday, August 3, 2018, been announced as winner of Zimbabwe's July 30 presidential elections.
The 75 year-old leader polled 50.8 per cent of votes as against 44.3 per cent polled by his closest challenger Nelson Chamisa of the MDC Alliance..
Meanwhile, Zimbabwe opposition MDC Alliance said the election of President Emmerson Mnangagwa was based on a fake result and that it would challenge it in court.
"The ZEC scandal of releasing unverified fake results is regrettable. ZEC denied our election agent access to results be4 announcement. ZEC must release proper and verified results endorsed by parties.The level of opaqueness, truth deficiency, moral decay & values deficit is baffling".
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Albright College received two grants in support of its science programs.
The George I. Alden Trust awarded Albright $50,000 in August to augment general analytical and organic chemistry instrumentation. The new instruments will benefit students in chemistry and biochemistry as well as biology and environmental sciences.
Albright's optics program received a total of $62,000 to expand an advanced optics laboratory course that is a capstone for the experimental portion of the optics curriculum. The project was awarded $36,000 from the National Science Foundation and another $26,000 in matching funds from the College. Designed to meet industry demand for optics-trained scientists and engineers who are team-oriented problem solvers, students will work in project-based teams to design, implement, and test optical devices, especially in the areas of fiber optics and ultrafast lasers.
Seven years ago, Buffy the Vampire Slayer began its romp on television creating a massive cult following among younger viewers. However, teens weren't the only ones watching the show. So too was Michael P. Adams, associate professor of English.
Adams, a lexicographer, was fascinated by the slang terms and phrases that Buffy fans came to know and love. His new book, Slayer Slang: A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Lexicon, was published by Oxford University Press in June 2003.
language, the main text consists of a detailed glossary of slayer slang, annotated with actual dialogue. Words and phrases like afterness, Clark Kent and vague up fill the pages.
In a CNN.com article, Adams says the concept of the book came to him one evening as he was flipping through the channels. Stumbling across an episode of Buffy just as she said the line, "Love makes you do the wacky," Adams says, "Like any linguist, I thought, 'that's an interesting functional shift from adjective to noun.'" The rest, as they say, is history.


"In the debate over whether 80 years of California Fish and Game Commission aquaculture leases in Drakes Estero should continue to provide 55 percent of California's sustainable shellfish production capacity, perhaps, for the sake of our civil democracy, we can agree that any decision should be based upon verifiable facts, and the actual — rather than illusory — consequences of this choice.
While we may not be able to agree on what is knowledge versus what is orthodoxy, we must agree on the criteria by which that distinction is made if our democracy is to survive. There may be no perfect Truth, but there are claims that can be verified by empirical facts and those that cannot. Our democracy depends upon the capacity to recognize the difference.
Historical facts are subject to corroboration by an examination of the documentary record. Scientific fact is subject to validation through data and testable hypotheses.
Democracy is compromised when we substitute opinion and prejudice, however passionately held, for science and reason.
In the words of Chris Hedges, "A populace deprived of the ability to separate lies from truth, that has become hostage to the fictional semblance of reality put forth by pseudoevents, is no longer capable of sustaining a free society." Facts must prevail if freedom is to survive.
In the debate over whether 80 years of California Fish and Game Commission aquaculture leases in Drakes Estero should continue to provide 55 percent of California's sustainable shellfish production capacity, perhaps, for the sake of our civil democracy, we can agree that any decision should be based upon verifiable facts, and the actual — rather than illusory — consequences of this choice.
Surely, as our representative, a Democrat, and an environmentalist, Rep. Jared Huffman, will support an open congressional airing of the scientific, legal and policy questions surrounding this matter, so seriously impacting the present, and future, well-being of his district.


There are 2 main categories of REITs, namely Equity REITs and Mortgage REITs.
Equity REITs source, acquire, own and manage income-producing real estate assets.
Equity REITs typically work by raising funds from shareholders through an initial public offering (IPO) and using those funds to acquire a portfolio of income-producing real estate assets. These assets are then leased out to tenants to earn a steady stream of rental income. The revenue stream from these rentals are used to pay the various expenses of the REIT before it is distributed back to shareholders in the form of regular dividends. Equity REITs may from time to time rebalance their portfolios by acquiring new assets to grow their income or divesting existing assets to lock in profits.
The objective of an Equity REIT is to increase shareholder value through the long-term capital appreciation of its real estate portfolio as well as by growing its dividend stream through higher rental reversions.
Mortgage REITs on the other hand lend money in the form of mortgages to real estate purchasers. They may also buy existing mortgages or mortgage-backed securities issued by other lenders or sell them to other investors. Their revenue is primarily generated by the interest that they earn on their mortgage loan portfolio.
Mortgage REITs typically use a combination of their internal funds and assets to borrow money at low short-term interest rates. The monies are then used to invest in real estate backed mortgages that pay higher long-term interest rates. Mortgage REITs earn a profit from the different between their mortgage interest income and borrowing cost – this difference is known as the spread.
As short-term interest rates are volatile and have a direct impact on the cost of mortgages, Mortgage REITs tend to react more quickly to changes in the interest rate environment Equity REITs – in other words, Mortgage REITs are extremely sensitive to interest rate fluctuations. If short-term interest rates spike, the spread would narrow resulting in diminished profits for the mortgage REIT. On the other hand, when interest rates plunge, the spread would widen providing the REIT with a large profit margin.
As most Mortgage REITs leverage to boost their returns, they can be incredibly volatile compared to Equity REITs. Investors should understand that the characteristics of both types of REITs defer widely both in terms of how they work as well as their investment risk, predictability and volatility.
Some REITs are a hybrid of both categories and own both real estate assets as well as real estate backed mortgages.
The most popular REITs that investors are familiar with are REITs that are publicly listed and traded on major stock exchanges. However, there are also non-listed REITs which are typically setup by private funds and marketed directly to investors.
For listed REITs, investors can buy or sell them quickly as they are traded over an exchange and are therefore said to be more liquid – a term used to describe the ease of converting the shares to cash. However, they are also more volatile as their prices fluctuate on a daily basis based on the demand and supply of their shares on the exchange.
Non-listed REITs on the other hand tend to be less liquid due to fewer transactions on their shares, and hence less volatile. However, the illiquidity means that finding a buyer for your shares may be more difficult and may take a much longer time.
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