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After 44 years, The Sun drops Page Three
News, Pornography
January 21, 2015 by Meghan Murphy
Congratulations are in order for our UK sisters!
The BBC reports that "Friday's edition of the Sun was the last that would carry images of topless women."
The No More Page 3 campaign, founded by writer and actor Lucy Anne Holmes, has been going strong since 2012, lobbying the current editor of The Sun, David Dinsmore to remove the completely outdated, embarrassing, sexist, and unnecessary "Page Three," which featured photos of topless models. The change.org petition garnered over 217,000 signatures. It reads, simply:
We are asking very nicely.
Please, David.
No More Page 3.
George Alagiah doesn't say, 'And now let's look at Courtney, 21, from Warrington's bare breasts,' in the middle of the 6 O' Clock News, does he, David?
Philip and Holly don't flash up pictures of Danni, 19, from Plymouth, in just her pants and a necklace, on This Morning, do they, David?
There would be an outcry.
And you shouldn't show the naked breasts of young women in your widely read 'family' newspaper either.
Consider this a long overdue outcry.
David, stop showing topless pictures of young women in Britain's most widely read newspaper, stop conditioning your readers to view women as sex objects.
While this achievement should most certainly be celebrated, what's really incredible is that it took this long and took such persistent activism, over so many years, in order for a page that ensured, in the words of Lucy Hunter Johnston at The Independent, "the most prominent pictured woman in The Sun was wearing only her pants" to be dropped. The message was clear, Johnston writes: "men are in the paper for their achievements, women for their bodies."
According to an interview with LBC, Clare Short was the first MP to speak out against Page Three, back in 1986. She was attacked, vilified, and threatened for doing so. She brought in a bill to remove it and the response was "sneers and giggles," followed by The Sun going after Short, starting "a really vicious campaign of vilification" which included sending Page Three girls to stand outside her house. The Sun endlessly ridiculed her like a bunch of childish, sexist, entitled, little boys (weeeeeird!), printing "stories" like, Short says, "20 things you ought to know about crazy Clare!" and publishing "horrible pictures of [her]." But, she says, "once they start in on you, you either crumble or you fight back." On the flip side, of course, she received thousands of letters of support from women who were also tired of the overt disrespect and degradation of women Page Three conveyed.
When the interviewer asked Short about the "former Page Three girls who've come out today and defended it, defending what they did" she responds, simply "Well, they would wouldn't they. They have to. There are some ex-Page Three models who say 'I now regret it' and 'I wish I hadn't,' now that they're older… But if you're still doing it, you're going to have to say it's a good thing, aren't you?"
We've heard this song before, have we not? Sometimes we call it "false consciousness," sometimes we call it "the backlash," and sometimes we call it "marketing."
Wait! Is this third wave feminism, an advertisement for Your New Exciting Career In Porn, or your basic, decades-old, sexist attacks from unoriginal anti-feminist men? Confusing! Also, come on now. Men wear comfy shoes and no bras at all, yet have been dictating "everything we do" since forever. How do they manage! Anyway, Rhian, all the cool girls wear sneakers and Chelsea boots.
But back to actual feminist arguments — Short says it's a small step, but a symbolic one, and I have to agree… Despite the fact that today's Page Three featured this image:
Also, The Sun will still have topless "Page Three Girls" online.
So what we know is that The Sun doesn't get it, nor do they care to. They see women as objects, they enjoy objectifying women, they profit from the objectification of women. End of story (for The Sun, in any case.)
That said, feminist activism forced change upon them, even if the change is insufficient. And the reason they were able to force change was, in part, because they had such widespread support, but also because they were tireless in their efforts.
The fact that there are no topless breasts in The Sun shouldn't strike us as all that revolutionary because, really, can you even believe that, up until this week, the U.K.'s largest circulation newspaper essentially ran porn? Also, objectification isn't solely attached to nipples. We still can and do sexualize women who are wearing lingerie and bikini tops.
Even Holmes herself agrees that this decision doesn't really signify a change in attitude, in terms of those behind the publication, saying, "The Sun hasn't suddenly decided that women say, think and do interesting and incredible things. It's still basically saying women are here for decoration, but it's a step in the right direction."
But it is a hard-earned success. One that serves as a good reminder that feminist activism matters and does effect change, that the tide is turning, even if The Sun isn't fully on board, that we should celebrate even the small achievements, that we have sisters all around the world who want change, and that we need to keep up the work.
Solidarity, sisters!
Tags: Clare Short, David Dinsmore, Lucy Anne Holmes, No More Page 3, objectification, Page 3, The Sun
Meghan Murphy is a freelance writer and journalist. She has been podcasting and writing about feminism since 2010 and has published work in numerous national and international publications, including The Spectator, UnHerd, the CBC, New Statesman, Vice, Al Jazeera, The Globe and Mail, and more. Meghan completed a Masters degree in the department of Gender, Sexuality and Women's Studies at Simon Fraser University in 2012 and lives in Vancouver, B.C. with her dog.
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Home Crime Myeni illegally used state security resources while SAA board chair
Myeni illegally used state security resources while SAA board chair
Dudu Myeni, a close Zuma confidante
Former SAA board chairperson Dudu Myeni illegally used State Security Agency (SSA) VIP protection, proving the power she possessed at the time and her proximity to former president Jacob Zuma.
This is revealed in the first part of the state capture report which was handed to President Cyril Ramaphosa by Deputy Chief Justice Raymond Zondo, the chairperson of the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture, on Tuesday.
The report said Myeni used state security resources for her personal protection and to intimidate other board members.
The use of the detail was irregular and unlawful, a waste of state resources, and furthered the object of state capture by creating a climate of fear and lack of transparency.
It says Myeni did not lawfully qualify for protective VIP services, but received the services from the SSA nevertheless.
Lingaraj Gary Moonsamy, the head of department for group security services at SAA, provided an affidavit to the commission that Myeni was provided with security services by SAA for four months, after which she obtained her own security detail.
Reads the report: Moonsamy did not know who had appointed them or where they came from. Moonsamy explained that in doing so Myeni breached SAA policy by not making prior arrangements before arriving at SAA with her own security detail. Her security personnel refused to sign in when they arrived at SAA. This was also a violation of the SAA policy.
It says that information before the commission shows that Myeni had access to undercover operatives trained in counter-intelligence strategies and intelligence gathering.
"This reveals how powerful Myeni was and how close she was to president Zuma," the report says.
It adds that Myeni operated as SAA board chairperson with suspicions about the management of the airline, which was abnormal for the board chair of a public entity:Myeni operated SAA under a cloud of fear, intimidation, secrecy and paranoia when a public entity should be operated transparently and with accountability to the South African people who fund its operations.
It states that when Myeni was asked when she appeared before the commission about the unlawful deployment of SSA operatives she refused to answer, invoking the privilege against self-incrimination.
"Myeni's refusal to be accountable for her actions is regrettable. She clearly received favours from the SSA to which she was not lawfully entitled. She employed those resources during her time as a chairperson of the board of SAA for ulterior purposes," concluded the report.
It recommended that Ramaphosa take note of the involvement of the SSA in security vetting and take such steps as may be necessary to ensure that services of the agency are not abused in the future to serve the interests or agenda of certain individuals.
–-City Press
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You've probably heard of the "dual n-back game" or "n-back." It has become a topic of much discussion in bodybuilding forums and on nootropic related message boards. Some are even questioning whether it can take the place of supplementation entirely.
First developed by Wayne Kirchner in 1958, n-backing consists of a person being presented with a sequence of external stimuli. This can consist of pictures, words or verbal cues. The n-back test consists of the participant or test subject noting each time the current stimulus is a match to that of the "n" step that occurs at the initial stage of the sequencing.
Maybe you remember playing a "Concentration" as a kid. Your friend or family member would name something then you would have to name that thing and add another thing to the list. Your friend would then have to name both of those things and add a third on for you to remember and so on and so forth until, eventually, one of you would forget one of the items you had both listed.
The idea behind n-back is similar in many ways to that game. The central idea is essentially the same. So why has something so seemingly elementary caught on with the public as well as the scientific community?
One way that n-backing has become popular over the years is by virtue of the diverse methods by which one can n-back.
The experimenter must then point out when each letter is read in bold as those letters match up with letters read at the first of the three steps.
Dual-n-back or dual-task n-back is a version that was posited by Susanne Jaeggi in 2003 and picked up a lot of steam shortly thereafter. Basically, dual-n-back is a test where two separate sequences are presented at the same time, using disparate modalities of stimuli such as visual and verbal.
N-backing is said to produce fluid intelligence and significantly sharpen one's mental faculties. There are a host of online resources for playing these "games" which can also include Corsi, a block-tapping exercise, and CWM (Complex Working Memory), a span task that is based on the model suggested by the research from "Expanding the mind's Workspace" by Jason Chein and Alexandra B. Morrison.
One website where users can start training in these areas is BrainScale.net, a site whose motto is, "Brain Scale makes you smarter." Here users can track game stats and access their member forum.
Another site for n-back exercises is Brainworkshop.sourceforge.net. This is an admittedly amateurish-looking web page, but don't let the design fool you. This is a freeware source for Arithmetic N-Back and others.
Brain Workshop provides a tutorial along with their download as well as links to relevant studies.
WHAT'S THE WORD ON N-BACKING?
Others at Proc Natl Acad Sciences have also suggested that natural stem cells have be improved in those afflicted with Alzheimer's disease.
Regardless of whether or not n-backing can make you more technically intelligent, it is irrefutably advantageous to those who want to vastly boost their short-term memory and achieve superior attentiveness. In summation, n-backing may be a viable alternative for those who want the intense focus and recall of study drugs without the negative side effects.


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Netanyahu needs to look in a mirror
Father Roy writes: Netanyahu is saying that Iran is undermining the world's stability. Freud had a lot to say about "Psychological Projection". Jesus taught: "Consider the speck and the mote" which is a lesson we all need to learn. Peace, Roy
Netanyahu: Iran's terror acts undermine the world's stability
Five arrested on suspicion of involvement in New Delhi attack against Israeli embassy; Thai police investigating Tuesday's botched bombing, one suspect reportedly fled to Malaysia.
By Barak RavidTags: Benjamin NetanyahuIsrael terrorism
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Iran is destabilizing the world and urged the international community to condemn its terror acts against Israeli targets.
The prime minister's comments come a day after a botched terror attack in Thailand, which Israeli officials believe was meant to target Israel's ambassador in Bangkok. The bombing followed an attack on Israel's embassy in New Delhi and an attempted attack on Israeli diplomats in Tbilisi.
Car bomb attack on the Israeli embassy in New Delhi.
Photo by: AP
"Iran's terror operations are now exposed for all to see," Netanyahu said during a Knesset plenum on Wednesday. "Iran is undermining the world's stability and harms innocent diplomats. World countries must condemn Iran's terror acts and draw a red line."
Four Thai civilians were wounded in Bangkok in a series of blasts that began Tuesday when a cache of explosives ignited at a house, apparently by mistake. One explosion blew off the leg of an Iranian who had fled, carrying what looked like grenades.
On Monday, a bombing of an Israeli diplomatic car in New Delhi wounded four people, including a diplomat's wife. A similar bomb found under a car in Georgia on Monday was defused.
The Indian police detained five suspects for questioning on suspicion of involvement in the New Delhi attack, India Today reported.
According to the report, the police was able to identify the assailant, who placed the bomb on the car of the wife of the Defense Ministry's representative in India, Tali Yehoshua-Koren, using footage from CCTV cameras positioned on the embassy's street. The police also identified a red motorcycle believed to have been used by the terror cell.
The New Delhi police suspect that the terrorist had followed the Israeli diplomat. A few hours before the blast, the Israeli diplomat met with his wife for lunch in the Khan Market. Security cameras from the market area caught several of the suspects loitering around Tali Yehoshua-Koren's car that was parked nearby.
Moreover, the police have been going over international phone calls made from New Delhi to Iran, Lebanon, and Pakistan during the hours following the bombing. During the half-an-hour from 3:30 to 4:00 P.M on the day of the attack, 115 calls were made to those three countries. Four of them were made from a phone booth near the market where the Israeli couple met. Thirteen of the conversations lasted between eight to ten minutes, and the police are trying to identify the persons who made these calls.
According to the report in India Today, the Israeli intelligence agency, the Mossad, gave its Indian counterpart a list of eight suspects, believed to have been involved in the attack.
The investigation of the Iranian terror cell in Thailand is also in progress. The Thai police set up a special command center dedicated to the search and seizure of cell members still at large. The police issued an arrest warrant for an additional member. Another suspect had apparently already fled the country on a flight to Malaysia. Thailand asked the Malaysia police to arrest the suspect.
Mohammad Haji, a member of the terror cell, who was arrested in Bangkok's international airport trying to flee the country, denied all involvement in the bombing. Despite his denial, the Thai police believe they have enough evidence to prosecute him in the case. The police said the members of the terror cell arrived via Seoul, South Korea.
Link to original story in Haaretz: Netanyahu: Iran's terror acts undermine the world's stability
Tags: minister benjamin netanyahu, police.
Filed under israel and palestine articles by Father Dave on Feb 16th, 2012.


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US, UK hamper Abkhazia's recognition
The US and the UK are intentionally disrupting the recognition of Abkhazia's independence. If it was not for the pressure from their part the sovereignty of Abkhazia had been officially supported by at least 20 countries of the Asian Pacific Region, Juris Gulbis, ambassador of Abkhazia to the Asia-Pacific Region said.
The tactics of Washington and London is simple. The countries which are beginning to establish ties with Sukhum are simply told not to do so. Those who don't obey will face tough economic sanctions, the ambassador says.
"The powerful states such as the US, the UK and also the EU are supporting Georgia and fully ignoring the position of Abkhazia. Abkhazia has the right tot be recognized as an independent state, while Tbilisi wants to make it part of Georgia again. The western countries are trying to disrupt all our plans and possibilities to win sovereignty."
It is now especially hard for the small island states such as Nauru, Vanuatu and Tuvalu which have already recognized the independence of Abkhazia. The West has simply stopped the financing of vitally important projects in those countries. By acting this way they not only punish the citizens of those states but make it clear for the rest what they can expect if they recognize Abkhazia's independence.
However not every state surrenders to such "blackmailing" methods. At least 12 countries of the Asian Pacific region, which became independent in the last 30-50 years, welcome Sukhum's ambition for freedom. Although they are not quite ready to establish diplomatic relations with Abkhazia they do not deny that the support the new state, Gulbis says.
"They admit that Abkhazia exists that it has its people and its government. They understand that we have the conflict which soon I hope will be resolved. During the vote in the UN they never vote against us, they either stay neutral or vote for us."
The fact that Western countries deny Abkhazia's sovereignty while actively lobbying Kosovo's separation from Serbia clearly shows what the core of the problem is. Washington, London and the EU in pursuit of their own geopolitical interest use the Georgian-Abkhazian conflicts for weakening Russia's authorities on the international arena, the foreign policy expert of the Centre for current politics in Russia Evgenia Voiko says.
"Every time when one more country recognizes the independence of South Ossetia and Abkhazia it confirms that the Russian government took the right decision in 2008. No doubt that the US the EU are trying to prevent the increase in number of countries which now or in the near future could recognize the independence of these Caucasian republics."
However Juris Gulbis is confident that already this year the number of the countries which recognize the independence of Abkhazia and South Ossetia will increase. He said that active diplomatic efforts are now being made for it but refused to name the countries with which the agreements are expected to be signed. There are too many states which are ready to disrupt the talks so we prefer to keep the information confidential, he said.
Source: The Voice of Russia
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Outlaws: Crime in Philadelphia
Even the criminals, the courts and the prisons of this town have a Philadelphia distinctiveness. The underworld has its own version of history.
Railroad Town
It's generally agreed, railroads failed to adjust their fixed capacity to changing demands. It's less certain Philadelphia was pulled down by that collapsing rail system.
Customs, Culture and Traditions (2)
Molly Maguires of Pennsylvania (2)
the Mollie threat in the coal regions
IT was in their interest for both the Molly Maguires and their chief enemies to exaggerate the Mollie threat in the coal regions. Mollies hoped to achieve more pay for less work by intimidating employers, the more intimidation the better. The management of the mines and railroads more shrewdly hoped to mobilize public sympathy to their side, in the newspapers, courts, and legislature, by exaggerating the undoubtedly real menace of lawless, unpatriotic behavior. There have since been great strides in the art of slanted propaganda, and it takes more finesse to mobilize modern opinion. Having watched Hitler and Stalin in action, and noticing our political parties going in the same direction, we would now regard the behavior of 1870 to be crude, and therefore less effective. But there was one very public rebuttal to what the Mollies were claiming. Although they portrayed themselves as oppressed Irish in an English dominated world, their main enemy was himself a well known Irishman.
Franklin Benjamin Gowen
Franklin Benjamin Gowen, President of the Reading Railroad from 1870-1886, was both Irish and definitely larger than life. As one illustration of his extraordinary energy, he died at the age of 53 but had risen from moderate circumstances to control what would become the largest railroad in America by age 34, ultimately being forced from office by J.P. Morgan while still only 50. By some measures, in those sixteen years, he had made the Reading into the largest corporation in the world, even though he had comparatively little interest in and no training in railroading. Although born in Mt. Airy, he apprenticed himself to a lawyer in Pottsville, and at age 26 became District Attorney in the coal region during the first outbursts of Molly Maguire violence. Although he had never gone to law school, he seemed to love the courtroom and continued to work as an independent trial lawyer all during the time he was president of the railroad. One commentator remarked that to read his speeches in cold type was still enough to jeopardize one's judgment. During his later battles for corporate dominance, he twice filled the Academy of Music with stockholders, holding them spellbound for three-hour speeches. On this evidence alone, one. supposes he had a lifelong tendency to stretch facts.
Following the Civil War, labor relations in this rough coal region became temporarily peaceful. The prosperity of a post-war boom was probably mainly responsible, but it was also true that the labor movement was pretty well smashed by the response to patriotic feelings, slavery was no longer an issue, and huge casualties in the war had created labor shortages. However, these same factors made dominance of the coal and railroad industries more attractive. Franklin Gowen set about merging the small railroads in the coal region into an empire, and used his control of freight costs to force the coal distributors and the coal producers into subservience or forced sales. The charter of the Reading Railroad inconveniently prohibited the railroad from owing mines, but other competitors were legally permitted to do so. Using the fairness argument and probably both bribery and threats, he "persuaded" the legislature to permit a new corporation to own mines, and permitted railroads to own the new corporation. The Reading then promptly owned the mines in a two-step arrangement, couched in bewildering legal language. Gowen had no compunction about doubling freight rates and then doubling them again until he got what he wanted. Anthracite coal was the driving engine of America's Industrial Revolution, and Gowen controlled it. He was a wild and reckless spender, he thought big, and was ready to smash any opposition. His ambition set him to building a transcontinental trunk line which would compete with the Pennsylvania and New York Central lines, both under the control of J. P. Morgan or his allies. This venture failed and became the basis for the present Pennsylvania Turnpike . Ultimately, Gowen's ambitions were thwarted by his reckless spending putting him at the mercy of English bankers, allied to the Morgan interests. Underlying this was an economic fact: Henry Frick had found a way to make bituminous coal into coke, which was a cheaper fuel for steel making than anthracite. Financed by Morgan and organized by Andrew Carnegie, the steel industry moved to Pittsburgh.
John Sidney, founder WBA
Meanwhile, what happened to the Molly Maguires? The financial panic of 1873, started by the collapse of Jay Cooke's financial company, precipitated layoffs and cost-cutting and stimulated a new rise of labor unrest. The Mollies shot some mine managers, but most of the labor organized under a fairly moderate union called the Workingmen's Benevolent Association. More moderate or not, they still threatened strikes and demanded concessions, and Gowen set about to wipe them out. As headstrong and impulsive as he was it's even possible he believed the Molly Maguire movement was stronger than it really was. But it would not have mattered. The Pinkerton agency was hired, detailed studies were prepared of the nature and leadership of the Molly movement, evidence of wrong-doing was collected, and some of the right people were hanged. Once more, the labor movement was crushed, largely by characterizing all labor unions as lengthened shadows of the Molly Maguires. And labor has never forgotten or forgiven. Even a century later, any sort of labor ruthlessness especially in Congress, is proclaimed justified since any capitalist, or even any Republican, is a covert Franklin B. Gowen. And quite possibly either English or protestant, as well, even though Gowen happened to be as Irish as any of the Mollies.
It's a great pity that seemingly the last opportunity for national adoption of the Whig philosophy of upward social mobility was exiled from American political discourse. Everybody is better off with peace, law and order; given time, our political system does offer everyone at the bottom of the heap a fair opportunity to rise to the top. After a couple of centuries, it thus ought to be obvious that class warfare hurts everyone, helps no one. But at election time, both parties feel compelled to characterize each other as either a Franklin Gowen, or a Molly Maguire.
As a footnote, Frank Gowen died from a gunshot in Washington DC in 1889. An extensive investigation was conducted, and there is almost complete certainty that no Molly Maguire was responsible. But the bullet came from a strange angle, there was no suicide note, and it remains possible that someone else, not suicide, was responsible. Gowen had plenty of other enemies.
Originally published: Tuesday, August 18, 2009; most-recently modified: Friday, May 24, 2019


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Inner city would-be explorers from Northern Ireland wanted for high arctic waters ocean expedition– Explorer funds free places
An internationally renowned explorer, Jim McNeill, a veteran of more than 30 years of polar exploration and expeditions, is seeking up to 10 would-be explorers from inner cities areas across the UK, including Belfast, Lisburn and Derry, to join his latest polar-bound endeavour, #Resolute Expedition.
The lucky 10 will join 134 other aspiring explorers on the Ocean Warrior Project, which is undertaking a marine expedition to gauge the pulse of the planet and the health of the oceans, in a life-changing citizen science voyage from Plymouth to Resolute Bay, High Arctic Canada, and back again.
The 10, who will be hand-selected and personally funded by Jim, will join the broader Ocean Warrior Project crew, made up of individuals who will either self-fund or fundraise to secure their place on the scientifically significant #Resolute Expedition.
Departing in June on board Europe's largest three-masted wooden schooner, SV Linden, itself modelled on a ship of the same name from the 1920s; the not-for-profit expedition has eight legs on its 10,000 nautical mile voyage.
Supported by Patron Tracy Edwards, the world-renowned yachtswoman who skippered the first all-female crew to sail around the world, Jim is hoping to attract a broad gender representation on the trip.
The initial leg, which will see the SV Linden sail from Svalbard to Plymouth, will take place in June. The first scientific section of the trip will depart from Plymouth to Iceland in July, and will be followed by legs to South Greenland, then on to West Greenland, Baffin Island, and finally to Resolute Bay, Canada, before the return journey.
Requiring no previous experience, all funded Ocean Warrior Project participants will need to sign up for Warrior Selection before the end of February. Aspiring explorers will need to show initiative, resilience, tenacity, and good humour, all of which will be tested during a series of challenges on a pre-selection weekend held in February.
Raised on a Barnet council estate in North London, Jim is determined to help those from unprivileged backgrounds achieve the extraordinary by pushing perceived boundaries and challenging themselves to go far beyond their comfort zones.
He hopes that corporate sponsorship, as well as donations from philanthropists interested in supporting the Ocean Warrior Project's goals, will enable other inner-city, urban and rural would-be explorers from unprivileged backgrounds to join the #Resolute Expedition on similar bursaries.
"Through a combination of luck, determination and drive, I was fortunate enough to discover exploration as my passion, and eventually as a career," says Jim. "It was a long and hard path, but I always say if I can do it, then most people can."
"My goal is to share the gift of exploration with individuals from all backgrounds, but especially so with people who don't have the opportunity, those that have big dreams, but no clear path to making them a reality. This is all about citizen science and shouldn't be limited by a background that might make it harder for individuals to raise the necessary funds to pay for a place on this historic trip."
Explaining the scientific significance of the voyage, Jim added: "All participants on the Ocean Warrior Project will collect critical 'ground truthing' scientific measurements that will help to deliver 'the holy grail of oceanography': understanding how much carbon is stored in our oceans, and how that is impacting on acidification, pollution, and species."
All of Jim's previous explorations have used similar 'ground truthing' techniques to help the likes of NASA build a better understanding of the Polar Regions. These expeditions have also unearthed immediate anecdotal evidence that is helping build a better picture of how long it might be before catastrophic weather occurrences or irreversible environmental damage is done to the planet.
With the support of some of the world's top scientific organisations, details of which will be announced later this year, precise and empirical data on the health of the oceans will be gathered, ready to be analysed by scientists and academia, informing society about the condition of the ocean. The trip will also be used to sustainably transport equipment for Jim McNeill's third attempt to reach the Northern Pole of Inaccessibility, which will take place in 2024.
Regardless of bursary, all those interested in joining Ocean Warrior will receive training in fundraising, sailing, the use of scientific equipment during the trip, and maritime safety. All will be trained to achieve a certificate in Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW: A V1/1-1 and 1-4), which is required by all crew on commercial vessels over 24 metres. This will give team members a substantial sense of self-reliance and well-being.
To help raise the profile of the Ocean Warrior Project #Resolute Expedition, its goals, and to encourage individuals to put themselves forward for the selection process, Jim will be embarking on a national speaking tour in 2023. He is asking venues across the UK to invite him to speak, on the understanding that all money raised will go towards funding further free places on the project.
All candidates, including those with bursaries, will be asked to pursue funding activities to raise awareness and to help fund other places, which range in cost from £8,000 for a 9-day leg, up to £18,000 for the longest 31-day leg.
To find out more information about Ocean Warrior Project, the #Resolute Expedition, its selection process, and how to join as a bursarial, self-funded or fundraised participant, visit https://www.warrior-ocean.com/ or https://www.ice-warrior.com/.
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MasterCard partners Everything Everywhere for m-payments
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NFC-based payments
MasterCard is joining forces with Everything Everywhere, the parent company of UK mobile operators Orange and T-Mobile, to develop a suite of mobile payment solutions, reports StrategyEye. As part of a five-year development deal, the companies will launch contactless NFC-based payments which will allow consumers pay for goods by tapping their credit cards on an in-store reader, and will eventually extend this to include money transfers and rewards. The partnership, which will extend MasterCard's m-payment services to 27 million UK Everything Everywhere customers, is its latest in Europe, following similar agreements with Deutsche Telekom in Germany and Turkcell in Turkey, as competition for consumer loyalty continues to rise.
The agreement continues the partnership with Orange, which produced the QuickTap NFC payment service and pre-paid debit cards. It is believed that the companies are working on a service that will let customers pre-load money onto a MasterCard app, and pay for goods and services using their smartphones or tablets. With many consumers still wary of linking their mobile devices directly to their credit card accounts, as with m-wallet services from providers such as Google and Visa, commentators suggest that pre-paid options are more likely to lower the barriers to mobile payments and encourage more consumers to start using their mobile devices to pay for goods.
There is a feeling that MasterCard will also follow the likes of Square and PayPal, by developing services aimed at letting smaller businesses take mobile payments. "MasterCard's vision is of a world beyond cash, where consumers and small businesses alike can benefit from payments using smart technology," says MasterCard president Marion King. The partnership follows on from similar deals in the space, such as Starbucks and Square or PayPal and McDonalds, as payment companies, retailers and mobile operators start teaming up to bring mobile payments into the mainstream.
NFC-based solutions are gaining momentum worldwide, with Juniper forecasting that more than one in four consumers in the US and Western Europe will pay for goods in-store using an NFC-enabled mobile device by 2017. This is a substantial increase from just 2% of consumers using NFC services in the region this year, anticipating a boom in NFC payment solutions over the next few years as more devices supporting the technology come to market.


You have settled into your new London rental and you are starting to make your way around the city. The best part about moving to London is that you'll have the chance to really explore the city and immerse yourself in the cultural melting pot that is London. Just when you think you have figured London out, she throws you a curve ball and you get to start learning all over again. This is my 'super-seven' list of things you might not have thought about, but really should know about living in London.
Avoid the tube during rush hour as much as possible. If you do not have to get to work then you can wait just a few minutes to avoid most of the early morning or evening crush on the Underground.
Tube Map. Be aware that most of the maps of the Underground are not to scale and the actual distances from station to station vary considerably. It might be easier to get off the tube and walk. It will certainly be faster if you are travelling at rush hour.
For all the charm of London it is still a big city and that carries its fair share of petty crime. Be very aware of pickpockets, and don't display your wallet and other documents. Keep your wits about you and don't leave your handbag or briefcase unattended for any length of time.
Look the other way. The British drive on the left hand side of the road, so you should pay careful attention when crossing the road as a pedestrian while walking. It will be the opposite of what you are used to, and while London is well signed, you still have to take extra care when crossing at intersections.
If you have just arrived and want to explore London and see all of the tourist sites, then you should get an Oyster Card. It handles all of your travel payments so you don't have to get tickets for the bus/tube/train and a Pass that allows you to enter different tourist attractions, for much less that you would pay for a single ticket, as well as letting you avoid most of the queues (lines) to get in.
When walking; really walk. Londoners walk fast, they don't amble and they get irritated quickly with people who stroll along like they have nothing better to do with their time. Really irritated. Keep it moving even when walking up escalators.
Living here is expensive. You need to find savings wherever you can. Many stores operate great voucher and coupon programmes and you will find that most companies and even restaurants have specials offers at certain times. Grab them when you can, it will make a huge difference.
Don't be afraid to get out and experience this city as a tourist. You will only see things for the first time once, so take loads of photographs and write about your adventure of moving here. The memories will last a lifetime.


Betty M. Garber, 89, of Beaver Falls, died Saturday, August 30, 2008, in Providence Care Center.
Born Sept. 23, 1918 in Lansing, Michigan, she was the daughter of the late John and Florence Elliott Shaffer. She was a homemaker, a member of the College Hill Presbyterian Church, and a member of The Homemakers at the Beaver County Association for the Blind in Beaver Falls. Betty was also a member of the Order of Eastern Star, Wenonah Chapter No. 124 for over 50 years.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert F. Garber on July 13, 1998.
She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Roberta and Charles Bedison, and a son, William E. Garber, all of Chippewa Township; two grandchildren and their spouses, Pamela and Dallas M. Huffman, Emlenton, PA, and Ronald and Margaret 'Annie' Bedison, Avalon, PA, and four great-grandchildren, Alex and Zachary Huffman, and Kailey and Cora Bedison.
Friends will be received on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the HILL & KUNSELMAN FUNERAL HOME, www.hillandkunselman.com., 3801-4th Ave., College Hill, Beaver Falls, where a service will be held on Wednesday at 11 a.m. with her pastor, Rev. Dennis D. Burnett officiating.
There will be an Eastern Star service Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made, if desired, to the College Hill Presbyterian Church, 3400 Fifth Ave., Beaver Falls, or to the Beaver County Association for the Blind, 616 Fourth St., Beaver Falls, PA 15010.


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I am making a robot, and want to make it say "mole-e." I want it to be a clear reference to "wall-e." There is a long story behind why I want "mole-e," so I won't go into that. I am planning on making a very simple mp3 player that is triggered by an Arduino. Basically, I know HOW to make the robot produce sounds, I just don't know how to make it say "mole-e." There are mp3s and oggs readily available of the "Wall-e" sound bite, but does anyone have a clue as to how I can sythesize it to say "mole-e?" Any software reccomendations or tricks? Can I record it and then edit it to sound like "wall-e?"
I would like to know if there is a way to amplify sound waves. I would also like to know if the frequency of the wave affects the power produced.
So, for some reason, any website that has sound, doesn't play the sound for me..any ideas?
How could I make my own sound modules like those in greeting cards and toys? And preferably easily, and cheaply.
What I want to do is set up a switch so that every time it is toggled, one of two sounds are played on a speaker (which I also don't know how to connect). How would I go about doing this? This is for a homemade Aperture Science Handheld Dual Portal Device.
How do I add sound to a sculpture?
I have a sculpture that I want to add an old phone receiver to, when the viewer picks up the receiver I want there to be a button they push to hear a sound., does anyone know of any websites, tutorials, etc. I can look at to get started?
Hello, I recently purchased this item from ebay. It's a "30s Light Sensor Record Device Module Music Box Sound Chip For Greeting Card" It comes with a pre-recorded happy birthday song. Now I want to change that song and I am pretty sure it can be done somehow, because I can see some connections available, except I am not sure what they mean and how to use them. The seller responded that there is no documentation and if I want certain sounds I have to send them the files and they will record them for me before shipping... which is ridiculous... I want to be able to change the songs when I please. The connections marked on the board say: TG1 TG2 TG3 GND VDD PW1 and PW2 Any suggestion could help.
Why do the L and R speakers of headphones sound different depending on which ear they are placed in?
If I take the right headphone speaker and play it in each of my ears, the sound doesn't sound the same in each ear.
If you don't have it set up like this already, then try it. If you have a smallish room, try putting your subwoofer in the corner. In my room the bass lights up like the 4th of july compared to when the box is sitting in the middle of my room. I'm listening to it right now and it just sounds wicked. You the bass more than you hear the subwoofer itself moving and groaning at the low notes.
Does anyone know how I can build a simple sound level meter with a light that will come on at a certain sound level?
Does anyone know how to take a buzzer similar to the one pictured and give it a custom sound and not just the "errrrrrrr" thing?
I bought a cheap answering machine, but it's too big for the container I want to put it in. What parts can I use from it? I just want it to record a sound and play it back when a button is pressed. Also, I salvaged a part from a touch lamp. How can I incorporate this for the power?
I was just wondering is there a way to physically fell sound waves on you'r skin i think that would be really interesting i would like to know if you guys have any ideas. Sorry about my last question i miss spelled sound so i made this one so you guys don't get confused.
just saying... Especially when they start up by themselves. Why would anyone want this?
Speed of sound question !!
My friend and I were debating : If somebody sitting in the back of a plane cockpit going faster than the speed of sound ( the whole plane that is, imagine it was the SR71 ) insults the pilot at the front will the pilot hear it and turn around to punch the guy sitting in the back? This one might be more understandable: Can someone sitting in the front of a super sonic plane hear the guy in the back, without the help of microphone and all that crap. My friend thinks it is impossible becose the plane is going faster than the speed of sound and the sound from the guy at the back will not go fast enough for it to catch up. I think that is total nonsense Anybody knows the answer ????
At the current moment, I am in possession of a Casio Rapman (with VOICE EFFECTOR) that is in pristine condition. At the moment, my question is how would I go about changing the sounds of the different settings for the keyboard in order to make a 4-bit chiptune set instead of the early nineties vision of what things should sound like. Anyone know their stuff?
I looked up at bat detector, a device that converts ultrasonic signals into audible sounds. Most bats produce high frequency calls which are often higher than a human ear can pick up. A bat detector picks up the frequencies and then converts the sound into a lower, audible frequency. I was thinking if I could get a bat detector, I use it to capture the ultrasonic sounds.While bat detector could pick up these high frequencies, it would be interesting to see how it will pick up the faintly heard, to human ears - sounds of the industrialised areas/city or even at isolated/quiet areas. The bat detector I want to use is this - http://www.magenta2000.co.uk/acatalog/B ... _Bat4.html I'm thinking of hooking up the bat detector to a digital recorder and a binaural microphone and capture the sound through those equipments. I would greatly appreciate your suggestions/opinions on this matter.
Hey there fellow modders/hackers/builders. I am in need of your help. First off, my keyboard is broken so I may miss some mistakes. Now to my problem, I have an idea for a project but have run into a problem... How do you add a single sound to a project? I just need one sound to play when a button is pushed. After some Google searching, I didnt find anything that could help me. So if any of you know of a way to fix my problem please please let me know. Thanks in advance!
I've always wondered how these doorbells and other such devices play a particular recorded jingle or a song.I think its possible to make circuits which can play custom tunes set by us(maybe using a PC).Could you please give me a brief idea on how this is done?
Hey all, Here's an idea maybe one of you solder-jockeys can help me out with: Ever have a sound that you'd like to find the source of, but your ears can't tell you where it's coming from? I'd like to build a circuit to do that. I was thinking of something like three electret microphones with op-amps between them in differential mode. That would give three signals that would be, presumably, the ratio of sound coming from each mic. (And, therefore, an indication of direction.) Of course, I'd also like to get an adjustable bandpass filter in there somewhere to isolate just the sound I'm looking for. That's the part that complicates all designs I've thought of. And then, if I could somehow figure out distance too, that would be the ULTIMATE! Here's one possible use case: A car makes a funny squeal noise a highway speeds. The mechanic takes out this device and magnets it inside the hood. He runs a control wire back to the cabin. Once the car is in motion and making the desire noise, he adjusts the BP filter using potentiometer(s) and a pair of headphones. The device tells him where (relative to itsself) the sound is coming from. Your bill is less because the problem was diagnosed quickly without a lot of guesswork. Thoughts?
I'm just curious about the people out there who are interested in ambient/experimental music and creating their own. What programs/microphones do you use? What things do you find yourself often recording? Do you manipulate the way your recordings sound to achieve a certain sound? I've just started recording with Bi-Naural Mics. When I want to do field recordings, I use I mini disc recorder. I offer all of my works free to listen to on Jamendo (maybe I should make an instructable on that site)!
Hi , im new in this , i want some help. i have an amplifier , how do i attach a microphone with it to make it a play back device? like i speak in mic and the voice will come out loud from amplifier.


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Dead Humpback Whale Washes Up On Santa Cruz County Beach
Filed Under:beach, Humpback Whale
Credit: CBS
WATSONVILLE, Calif. – The body of a young humpback whale washed up on a beach in Santa Cruz County Friday morning.
A woman who lives in the area told KION-TV she saw the whale offshore Thursday night. At that time, lifeguards told police the whale was likely dead. The 27-foot animal later washed up at Sunset State Beach in Watsonville, according to a statement from California State Parks.
Biologists were expected perform a necropsy on the whale Friday afternoon.
There's a dead humpback whale that washed ashore on Sunset Beach near #watsonville. pic.twitter.com/8DWw7KF2VF
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Ree Drummond
NY Times Bestselling Author, "Black Heels to Tractor Wheels"
Creator of Blog "The Pioneer Woman"
Topics: Chef, Host & Emcee, TV Personality, NYT Best Seller,
Chef, Host & Emcee, NYT Best Seller, TV Personality
Celebrity chef speaker Ree Drummond is a blogger, food writer, author and a TV personality who lives on a ranch in Oklahoma. In her blog, Confessions of a Pioneer Woman, Chef Ree writes about being a rural wife and mother, shows her photograph skills and her delicious recipes. In 2009, 2010 and 2011 The Bloggies named Chef Drummond's blog Weblog of the Year. Ree Drummond has also written several cookbooks, including The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl, which was published in 2009, The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from My Frontier, published in 2012, and most recently, The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays: 140 Step-by-Step Recipes for Simple, Scrumptious Celebrations which earned was named the number 1 Best Seller in Home Entertaining on Amazon.com in 2013. Ree also has a cooking show called Pioneer Woman, which premiered on The Food Network in August of 2011. The series showcases her cooking talents and glimpses into her life on the ranch.
She began blogging in May 2006 and wrote about ranch life and homeschooling then incorporated writing about 'How to Cook a Steak" along with photos explaining the step by step process. Ree is loved by her readers for her stories about her family, husband, cooking and photographs. As of 2011, she received 23.3 million page views per month. She is also an author of Black Heels to Tractor Wheels chronicling her move from LA to Chicago where she met her cowboy husband. Ree Drummond is available for speaking engagements, personal appearances and public events.
APPEARANCES: The Today Show, The Food Network
BOOKS: Black Heels to Tractor Wheels, The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Recipes from an Accidental Country Girl, The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Food from My Frontier, The Pioneer Woman Cooks: A Year of Holidays: 140 Step-by-Step Recipes for Simple, Scrumptious Celebrations
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Siding Spring Survey (SSS) var ett projekt som sökte efter småplaneter med ett teleskop på södra halvklotet, projektet var ett samarbete mellan University of Arizona och Australian National University och bedrevs mellan 2004 och 2013. Man använde sig av Uppsala Southern Schmidt Telescope vid Siding Spring-observatoriet.

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New York : Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1995.
30 pages : col. ill. ; 24 x 25 cm.
Coyote-a creator, a messenger, and, above all, a trickster-is at his mischievous best in these adventures retold from Native American sources. Brilliant illustrations depict the playful character in four tales: "Coyote Creates a New World," "Coyote and Mice," "Coyote and Woodpecker," and "Coyote and the Buffalo Bull."
Coyote and the buffalo bull.
Pohrt, T. (1995). Coyote goes walking. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux.
Pohrt, Tom. 1995. Coyote Goes Walking. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux.
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|a New York : |b Farrar, Straus, Giroux, |c 1995.
|a 30 p. : |b col. ill. ; |c 24 x 25 cm.
|a Coyote creates a new world -- Coyote and mice -- Coyote and woodpecker -- Coyote and the buffalo bull.
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National Night Out in Point Pleasant 2022
Here's another National Night Out event in Point Pleasant, New Jersey.
As of July 20, 2022, these are the details that have been released about this NJ National Night Out event.
Point Pleasant's National Night Out
Bring your friends and family down our annual event!
When is this National Night Out event?
August 2, 2022 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Is registration required?
National Night Out Activities
What is the admission price for this National Night Out event?
This National Night Out event is being organized and hosted by
Point Pleasant Police Department
Please contact them with any questions regarding this NJ National Night Out event. Jersey Family Fun IS NOT directly involved with this event.
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Baby Rhyme Time (Tue, Wed, Sat) - Arana Hills
Baby Rhyme Time helps develop the skills needed to communicate and to learn to read. In a friendly and relaxed environment you and your baby can learn rhymes, action songs and finger plays to share together.
For parents and children, babies to 2 years.
Child Health Services and Libraries have partnered to support parents and caregivers as their child's first teacher. A qualified nurse will be in attendance on the first Tuesday of the month.
Arana Hills Library, 63 Cobbity Crescent, Arana Hills, 4054, View map
63 Cobbity Crescent , Arana Hills 4054
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package s_mach.metadata

import s_mach.metadata.impl.{TypeMetadataOps, MetaTree}

/**
 * Base trait for a node in a tree of type metadata. A tree
 * of type metadata allows associating metadata values with
 * specific fields, array types or values contained in a the
 * serialized output of a type. Commonly used to by validation
 * code to communicate the set of possible checks for a type
 * to callers.
 *
 * @tparam A type of metadata
 */

sealed trait TypeMetadata[+A] extends MetaTree[A,TypeMetadata] {
  type PathNode = TypeMetadata.PathNode

//  def view = TreeView.Apply[A,TypeMetadata](this)(TypeMetadata.treeOps)

}

object TypeMetadata {
//  implicit val treeOps = new TreeOps[TypeMetadata] {
//    def map[A, B](
//      m: TypeMetadata[A],
//      f: A => B
//    ) = m.map(f)
//    def merge[A](
//      lhs: TypeMetadata[A],
//      rhs: TypeMetadata[A],
//      f: (A, A) => A
//    ) = lhs.merge(rhs)(f)
//  }

  /**
   * A base trait for a node in a path. A path node is
   * either a field name in a record or an object that
   * represents all members of an array
   */
  sealed trait PathNode
  object PathNode {

    /**
     * Path node to select a field of a record
     * @param field name of field to select
     */
    case class SelectField(field: String) extends PathNode

    /**
     * Path node to select the members of an array
     * @param cardinality cardinality of the array
     */
    case class SelectMembers(cardinality: Cardinality) extends PathNode
  }

  /**
   * A case class for a sequence of path nodes that point
   * at a specific field in a record, all members of an
   * array or if no path, at "this" (the implied context
   * of the path).
   *
   * Example:
   * case class Name(first: String, last: String)
   * case class Person(id: Int, name: Name, friendIds: Seq[Int])
   *
   * "this"
   * "name.first"
   * "name.last"
   * "friendIds[*]"
   *
   * @param nodes list of nodes
   */
   type Path = List[PathNode]
   object Path {
     val root = List.empty[PathNode]
   }

  /**
   * Case class for metadata about a record
   * @param value metadata for the record
   * @param fields an ordered sequence of type metadata about the record's fields
   * @tparam A type of value
   */
  case class Rec[+A](
    value: A,
    fields: Seq[(String,TypeMetadata[A])]
  ) extends TypeMetadata[A] {
    lazy val fieldToTypeMetadata: Map[String,TypeMetadata[A]] =
      fields.toMap
    lazy val fieldToIndex =
      fields
        .iterator
        .zipWithIndex
        .map { case ((field,tm),i) => field -> i }
        .toMap

    def value[AA >: A](newValue: AA) = Rec(
      value = newValue,
      fields = fields
    )

    def walk(basePath: Path)(callback: (Path, TypeMetadata[A]) => Unit) =
      TypeMetadataOps.Rec_walk(this, basePath, callback)

    def walkStream(basePath: Path) =
      TypeMetadataOps.Rec_walkStream(this, basePath)

    def map[B](f: A => B) = Rec(
      value = f(value),
      fields = fields.map { case (field,tm) => (field,tm.map(f)) }
    )

    def merge[AA >: A](other: TypeMetadata[AA])(f: (AA, AA) => AA) =
      TypeMetadataOps.Rec_merge(this, other, f)
  }

  /**
   * Case class for type metadata about an array of values
   * @param value metadata for the array
   * @param cardinality allowed number of members in the array
   * @param membersTypeMetadata type metadata about the array members
   * @tparam A type of value
   */
  case class Arr[+A](
    value: A,
    cardinality: Cardinality,
    membersTypeMetadata: TypeMetadata[A]
  ) extends TypeMetadata[A] {
    def value[AA >: A](newValue: AA) = copy(value = newValue)

    def walk(basePath: Path)(callback: (Path, TypeMetadata[A]) => Unit) =
      TypeMetadataOps.Arr_walk(this, basePath, callback)

    def walkStream(basePath: Path) =
      TypeMetadataOps.Arr_walkStream(this, basePath)

    def map[B](f: (A) => B) = copy(
      value = f(value),
      membersTypeMetadata = membersTypeMetadata.map(f)
    )

    def merge[AA >: A](other: TypeMetadata[AA])(f: (AA, AA) => AA) =
      TypeMetadataOps.Arr_merge(this, other, f)
  }

  /**
   * Case class for metadata about a value
   * @param value metadata
   * @tparam A type of value
   */
  case class Val[+A](value: A) extends TypeMetadata[A] {
    def value[AA >: A](newValue: AA) = copy(value = newValue)

    def walk(basePath: Path)(callback: (Path, TypeMetadata[A]) => Unit) =
      callback(basePath,this)

    def walkStream(basePath: Path) =
      Stream.cons((basePath, this),Stream.empty)

    def map[B](f: (A) => B) = Val(f(value))

    def merge[AA >: A](other: TypeMetadata[AA])(f: (AA, AA) => AA) =
      TypeMetadataOps.Val_merge(this, other , f)
  }

}

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In this postmodern television landscape, a lot of shows are attempting the meta; Castle does meta as well or better than any show on TV. At the moment there are four books available (in the real world) by fake author Richard Castle about fake detective Nikki Heat, based on fake detective Kate Beckett, which have real reviews on Amazon by the likes of real mystery writer James Patterson. There are also a couple of books featuring Rick Castle's earlier character Derrick Storm, and a comic book, Palace, about (if I have this straight) an actor who played a detective on TV and then used the knowledge gained to become a real detective. Can Nathan Fillion, private dick, be far off?
Castle's uncanny knack for self-reference is baked right into the premise, introduced and fully savored in the show's 2009 pilot episode. The opening shots are of body parts, a bright rivulet of blood, and flower petals raining onto a dead young woman. Dovetailing into a scene of a book launch party, where the guest of honor struts and autographs breasts, this macabre tableau seems part of a work of fiction. But, it is revealed to be an actual crime scene. Thus begins the delicate interplay of fact and fiction.
It was easy to expect this series to be just another cop-with-an-unlikely-partner show. Maybe the easiest comparison — and the one I was guilty of — was to Bones. (While the latter has similar potential for book/show interweaving, the writers haven't taken much advantage of its pedigree. Temperance Brennan is named for a character in a series of mystery novels by Kathy Reichs, a forensic anthropologist-turned-writer, but the show is based not on the books, but on the life of the author. In turn, the TV version of Temperance Brennan writes books featuring a character named Kathy Reichs. See how much fun that could be?)
Let's get down to the plot. At the aforementioned launch party, Richard "Rick" Castle, is unveiling a new book in a highly successful series, wherein he has just taken the risky step of killing off long-running lead character, Derrick Storm. His agent/ex-wife is less than thrilled with his decision, and with his inability to produce any new material in a timely fashion.
Over at the bar, we meet two other characters critical to the series, Rick's daughter Alexis (Molly C. Quinn) and mother, Martha (Susan Sullivan — hey, did you know she was in the pilot of The Incredible Hulk?). This simple scene nicely illustrates the dynamic among the three generations. Put simply, teenaged Alexis is the adult.
The crime scene Beckett is investigating mimics one in a Richard Castle novel. You see, Beckett knows this because, despite her buttoned-up, all-business exterior, she's a fangirl. Much to the amusement of her colleagues, she's read all the books, and knows the details when she sees them. She brings in Castle for his help. And, we're off…
If not for the charisma of the two lead actors, this story could easily fall flat. The cops wind up arresting a typical crazed fan; you know, the kind with a wall of newspaper clippings in his house. But Castle believes there's a better, less obvious suspect who would "make a better story." There is much discussion about whether the crimes in question were committed by a serial killer or not, with the distinction that serial killers don't have motives. This rather odd assumption forms the basis for an important decision on Kate's part and, in turn, the plot. I think a lot of other beloved crime drama characters would argue that serial killers most certainly do have motives, however twisted, and I also think Kate should know that. But, no matter. They solve the crime and in the process, Castle finds the inspiration for a new series of books.
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Just place 1 to 6 into each row and column whilst obeying the bold-lined cages' operator totals. These give the result of applying the stated operator between all numbers in that region, so for example the result of adding together all the squares in a '24+' region must be 24. Similarly the squares in the 1728x region must all multiply to that total. Unlike in Killer Sudoku, you can repeat a value within a cage (but you must still obey the constraint to not repeat a number in a row or column).
There are also some inequalities marked. These show that the value of one square is lower than the value of a square next to it. The arrow always points to the smaller number.
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That was a fun proof of concept. I solved it real quick on scratch paper rather than use printer ink for a small puzzle. Doing the 1728x was enjoyable. This will be interesting when expanded to 9×9 format.


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Doug Jones Talks Alien Rebel Cochise in Falling Skies Season 3 [Exclusive]
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Doug Jones talks about his role as the alien ally Cochise in Falling Skies Season 3, debuting Sunday, June 9 at 9 PM ET on TNT
One of the new faces on Falling Skies in Season 3 isn't a face you'd recognize, since he's an alien named Cochise. Behind all the visual effects wizardry, though, is Doug Jones, best known for portraying Abe Sapien in Hellboy and The Silver Surver in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, along with countless other roles. Cochise, who comes from an alien race known as the Volm, was introduced at the very end of Season 2, and in the seven months that have passed between Season 2 and Season 3, Cochise has helped the resistance turn the tide in their war against the Espheni aliens. I recently had the chance to sit down with Doug Jones to talk about this mysterious character and much more regarding the upcoming season, debuting Sunday, June 9 at 9 PM ET with "On Thin Ice" and "Collateral Damage".
How much of the early concept drawings of Cochise did you see when you were signing on?
Doug Jones: The first thing I did, my first appointment is always at the creature effects shop. That was at Masters FX here in Los Angeles, and I met with Todd Masters. We're old friends. We go way back to the 80s. I saw conceptual drawings, and I'll always ask to see those, because I can usually gauge how tough this is going to be from the artwork. They had three different versions of Cochise, from different angles. There was thin, medium, and muscly. They hadn't decided how slight he was supposed to be yet. I could tell from the fact that there were three options from every angle, I thought this is going to be a decision-making nightmare, maybe. But, you have everybody at DreamWorks, including Steven Spielberg, and everybody at TNT, then you've got the writers and producers of the show, all making decisions. This is a new character coming in. It's the first time an alien has spoken on the show, who can communicate, and the first one who's presenting himself as an ally. There were a lot of decisions to make, and I applaud them for the amount of work that goes into introducing a new character like this. I could tell, this is going to be quite a process. My make-up fittings started, and they ran the usual casts on my face and body and head and neck. We didn't have a whole lot of time. They shipped me up to Vancouver, and we had to begin shooting in a couple of weeks, and my last fitting was the first day of work. I came onto set thinking, 'Is this going to work? I don't know.' You might see some behind-the-scenes photos from that very first episode of Season 3 with my face cut out. I was wearing the whole alien costume, I had the whole alien bubble-head thing on, but my real Doug Jones face was showing through in the middle, and that was because they hadn't come to a full, conclusive decision on lines and color and contours of the face itself. Someone, somewhere within the chain of command had a problem with how the face looked, so they popped my face off. Once they finally got the design settled upon, by Episode 2, they came back and we had to re-shoot my stuff from Episode 1, because they did it without my face in. They thought it would be cheaper to re-shoot my scenes, rather than doing CG to cover my face. It's quite a process.
How much of Cochise's back story do we get into this season, as far as why he has decided to align himself with the 2nd Mass?
Doug Jones: Well, I'm forbidden from telling you the ultimate, ultimate bottom line of Cochise, and my background in his entirety, but I can say this. The Espheni are the bad guys, and we know that, and we have followed them here to help the Earthlings fight back. The question remains, what motivated that, and what's in it for me? What's in it for the Volm at large to follow them around the universe like this? I'll let that remain a question, but whatever the motivation is, what Cochise was not expecting are the relationships that have grown out of this endeavor. His friendship with Tom Mason (Noah Wyle) is lovely and beautiful, and he wasn't expecting. The 'human spirit' he keeps referring to is, as the Volm, we think we're much stronger than these humans, and we're here to help these poor little weaklings fight off the bad guys. I find that the human spirit has a strength to it that I've never encountered before. That's the interesting part of this whole character, for me, the learning curve he's on.
The Volm think they're just going to come in and save the day.
Doug Jones: Of course we are, yeah. Much like the Espheni in Season 1 and Season 2, we didn't know how much fight these Earthlings had in them. That's why they have to up their weapons, and that's why the MegaMechs are introduced in Season 3 as well. They weren't expecting the technical know-how and the weapon building that the humans were able to do.
Seven months have passed between Season 2 and Season 3. Do the humans still not completely trust the Volm?
Doug Jones: Great question, because the humans have had a very bad history with aliens. They've never met one they could trust, and they've never met one that wasn't dangerous and wanted them dead. Cochise, and the Volm that he brings with them, seem trustworthy and seem like they want to help, but watch Cochise through the eyes of Dan Weaver (Will Patton) and John Pope (Colin Cunningham). They're the naysayers, but you may want to listen to their opinion every now and then too, and not just Tom Mason (Noah Wyle). They're the ones saying, 'Why is he here? Can we trust him?' If you keep tabs, you'll get a better idea of Cochise if you listen to all the characters that are watching him.
That's my time. Thanks so much, Doug. It was a real pleasure.
Doug Jones: Thank you.
You can watch Doug Jones as the alien ally Cochise when Falling Skies returns for Season 3 with the two-hour premiere "On Thin Ice" and "Collateral Damage" Sunday, June 9 at 9 PM ET on TNT.
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Latest win continues playoff push
3 years ago Adonys Temple
With the regular season coming to a close, the Plattsburgh State women's basketball team is focused on winning games and working together as a whole.
The Cardinals (13-10, 7-9 SUNYAC) displayed this mindset in their latest matchup, defeating the Potsdam Bears 62-31 Wednesday night.
Prior to PSUC's most recent win, the team welcomed the Cortland Red Dragons and Oswego State Lakers to Memorial Hall, looking to make a push toward SUNYACs.
The Cards split their two-game home stand over the weekend with a loss Friday to Cortland 69-66 and a win Saturday against Oswego 69-53.
On the first night of a back-to-back, PSUC battled the Red Dragons and maintained a decent lead through three quarters but could not get a comfortable lead in the fourth quarter as they were outscored 26-13.
A stellar performance by senior forward Devona Paul highlighted the night for the Cards as she finished with a double-double, scoring 24 points and grabbing 11 rebounds. Paul shot 67 percent from the field and went to the free throw line 12 times and made all 12 shots.
In the second night of the back-to-back, the Cards battled against Oswego in a hard fought game that was a wire to wire win for the Cards.
In a winning effort, Paul said the team was fired up after a loss the night before, especially with it being senior day, where Stephanie Linder, Allie Taylor, Misha Green and Paul were honored.
"I think we brought the same intensity we always bring," Paul said. "We were ready to go today, and it was a fun day just like it is every year with high energy and positivity, and I think we are all here for the right reasons. I would say we love each other, and that shows on the court."
In a great showing by PSUC, Linder said the team was focused.
"Everyone has been playing in the zone this year," Linder said. "We have been really trying to hammer it going through transition, moving the ball in getting it out, and we stuck to that today and that led us to the win."
Linder played well overall on both ends of the floor against Oswego. She was the leading scorer, posting 16 points, three assists four steals and four rebounds.
PSUC head coach Cheryl Cole said that a combination of defensive pressure and consistent ball movement were essential to their win.
"We wanted to make all the hustle plays and all the energy plays," Cole said. "We made the hustle plays, and the fifty-fifty balls went our way because we were hitting them. We wanted to leave it all out on the floor and that's what we did. I thought we got a good balance of scoring, and I thought it was a good solid team effort."
Cole also talked about the seniors and what it meant to coach them.
"They are a special group," Cole said. "They each are unique, they have their own talents and the best I can say about the four of them is that they are better people than they are players and they are pretty good players. That's important to me that they are great people and they are great teammates. They are 75 percent of our offense this season, so we are losing a lot of our offense as well as defense, leadership and experience."
PSUC will look to keep rolling as they close out their season this weekend on a two game road trip, playing Brockport today and Geneseo on tomorrow.
Linder stressed that the team will remain very focused moving forward.
"It's not time to be sad yet because our season is not over," Linder said. "We still have a season to play."
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The World Wide Web Consortium's (W3C) Tracking Protection Working Group (TPWG) has suffered a major blow as the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA), a "consortium of the leading national advertising and marketing trade groups," has declared they are withdrawing from the TPWG.
The future of W3C's TPWG is uncertain and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and privacy advocates in Congress have been waiting two years for progress. Avoiding government regulation of the Do Not Track system was one of the reasons for the creation of the TPWG; however, with this lack of progress, more attention and effort may be given to passing Do Not Track legislation.
Currently, Sens. Rockefeller (D-WV) and Blumenthal (D-CT) have a bill pending in the Senate called the Do Not Track Online Act of 2013. This bill would require the Federal Trade Commission to establish standardized mechanisms for people to alert websites that they do not want to be tracked and to create rules prohibiting online services from collecting information when a consumer selects a Do Not Track option on their Internet browser. The FTC has up to this point declined to recommend legislative action, but Agency Chairwoman Edith Ramirez told The Hill in late August that, "There may be a solution that can be achieved. That doesn't mean to say that I'm willing to be waiting endlessly." With the DAA's departure from the TPWG, the FTC's position may become more amenable to Do Not Track legislation.
This ambiguity surrounding the progress of the Do Not Track standards may have prompted California Assembly Member Al Muratsuchi to introduce AB 370, a bill amending the California Online Privacy Protection Act to require commercial websites and online services that collect personal data to disclose how they will respond to Do Not Track signals from a user's Internet browser. AB 370 was passed by the California Senate and Assembly and now awaits Governor Brown's signature. Continued lack of progress in developing and implementing Do Not Track standards may give reason for other states to enact similar legislation to California's AB 370.
The DAA still believes that there is a non-regulatory solution to the Do Not Track problem and intends to create its own DAA-led group with a new process to evaluate Do Not Track signals and how they can enhance consumer privacy.
"Digital Advertising Alliance Withdraws from W3C Tracking Protection Working Group" was written by Sam Imandoust, Esq., CIPP, CIPA. He serves as a legal analyst for the Identity Theft Resource Center. We welcome you to post/reprint the above article, as written, giving credit to the author and linking back to the original posting.


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