For those who work or volunteer in the nonprofit world, engaging the local community is always on hearts, minds, and spreadsheets.
A community gardener creates a sign for his garden plot. Source: Elizabeth Gilcrest, Landscapes of Resilience.
Within nature and health organizations, such as Trees Forever, success comes from connecting community volunteers, civic leaders, government officials and landowners through on-the-ground projects like a tree planting event. Other organizations, such as the City of Seattle, are re-examining policies, initiatives and budgets with a desire to ensure all residents have equitable access to parks and natural areas.
Community engagement at its most genuine requires an organization to listen to the needs of their stakeholders, and act accordingly. Within community-based nature and health organizations, knowing how the neighborhood wants to use the local park can guide goals, events, and budgets. Engagement may mean asking new people to give of their time. Community groups, like garden clubs and community garden nonprofits, often develop new ways to encourage someone to donate a few hours to pick up litter in a park, share information at an event booth, or lend technical expertise.
One aspect of Nature Sacred's mission is to provide the tools for communities to design and maintain a nearby nature space in ways that are relevant to them. Community leaders, who we call Firesouls, use these strategies outlined below to elevate the messages for building and sustaining open, sacred green space.
Strategic fund raising. Pool resources with like-minded organizations, rather than compete within a small market.
Executive volunteerism. Create a volunteer program for community leaders, CEOs, and entrepreneurs to get their hands dirty.
Partner with college and high school student groups.
Tree planting events tend to have broad appeal.
Capitalize on local and national movements by merging like-minded goals. Public awareness campaigns about health, eating vegetables, and saving the bees are all relevant to most nature-based nonprofits.
Keep initiatives relevant and engaging. Your goals as an organization do not have to change, but recognize how your goals fit into changing interests or needs.
Empower other people and organizations to act. Partner with those who have more power than you, and those who have less.
Strategically track data about your community needs. Use publicly available data, and/or manage data your community gives you.
Develop and share personal stories. A message of the value of trees and green space to the health and wellbeing of city residents appeals to many.
Create a digitally visual account of your organization's contributions.
Share progress and updates with a diverse sector. Consider leaders in public health, the insurance industry, private business (such as local grocers), policy makers, and the medical and wellness community.
Foster partnerships among leaders and funders already invested in your community. Who else is doing work like yours?


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Rocks aren't my typical crafting medium, but I must admit, they are a ton of fun to decorate! A few years ago I made these botanical garden rocks, and this time around I created a bejeweled version for Kid Made Modern's blog using their Jewelry Jam craft kit. I thought these would be a fun gift for kids to make for Mother's Day, but I totally approve of adults painting rocks as well! These colorful rocks would add color to your garden, or to your desk as a paperweight!
After painting the rocks with bright acrylic paints (you want to choose indoor/outdoor paints if they will be used outside), I strung different patterns of beads on thread and wrapped them around the rocks, securing in place with a little hot glue on the back. It's like jewelry for the rocks, turning them into little pieces of art!
I know I would love one of these pretty rocks for Mother's Day! How about you?
Head to the Kid Made Modern blog for the bejeweled garden rock tutorial!


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Geoffrey Chaucer's Day-Jobs
By Kathryn Walton
Geoffrey Chaucer is one of the most famous poets of the Middle Ages, but like many struggling writers today, he held several day-jobs. Here are some of the many jobs that Chaucer had over the course of his life.
Geoffrey Chaucer is probably the most famous English author of the Middle Ages. Most undergraduate students and even some high school students who take an English course will likely encounter one or more of his written works. Even if you've never read any Chaucer, you've probably heard his name alongside the other historical "greats" of the English literary world. His works like The Canterbury Tales and Troilus and Criseyde are celebrated as masterful and complex pieces of poetry that exemplify medieval English literature at its best.
But like many across history, Chaucer didn't write to pay his bills. He paid those through a variety of day-jobs.
Here are a few of Geoffrey Chaucer's many day-jobs.
Merchant's Son
Chaucer was born sometime in the early 1340s into a family of merchants. His father, John, came from a long line of merchants, and John himself was a successful London wine merchant and eventually a freeman of the city. So, Geoffrey probably first encountered the working world with his father in his wine business. We know nothing of these formative years because no records of Chaucer's activity survive, but in all likelihood, Chaucer's first job was as an assistant to his merchant father.
Chaucer officially entered the working world as a page in a courtly household. He worked in the household of the countess of Ulster, Elizabeth de Burgh. Elizabeth was married to Prince Lionel, one of the sons of Edward III, and so the household was well-connected and busy. As one of the countess's retainers (we assume he was a page), Chaucer would have performed whatever services were required of him. As a young teenager he would have accompanied her on her journeys to all the various royal residences.
In 1359, while he was a member of the household of the countess of Ulster, Chaucer also entered military service. Chaucer accompanied Prince Lionel's company on an expedition to France where he may have served in the division of Edward the Black Prince. The Black Prince was besieging the city of Rheims at that time, and it is thought that Chaucer took part in that campaign. At some point, Chaucer was even captured and held prisoner by the French. The king eventually paid a handsome ransom for his release in March of 1360.
By 1367, Chaucer was a member of the royal household. He is described in surviving documents as an esquier or a valettus. These were men who were dispatched on administrative or diplomatic missions in England and in Europe. In this role he travelled around England and Europe carrying messages to important individuals and engaging in diplomatic talks with foreign governments.
Unfortunately, we don't know much about what kinds of messages Chaucer carried or what kinds of missions he went on. All that survives are records of Chaucer receiving royal permission to travel to certain places at certain times, and how much money he was paid for so doing.
In 1370, for example, he received "a letter of protection to go in the king's service (…for an unspecified purpose) to 'parts beyond the sea'" (I quote here from the entry on Chaucer in The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography). We have no idea where he went or why.
Some of his later trips were recorded. We know that in 1372-3, for example, he was sent to Italy by the king to see the doge of Genoa and negotiate over the use of a port in England. Later in the same decade he also traveled on "the king's secret affairs" to "divers parts beyond the sea."
What exactly these diverse affairs were and where these parts beyond the sea were have inspired a great deal of interest. In all likelihood, they had to do with peace negotiations in various parts of Europe, but we will never know for sure.
After Chaucer had established himself in the king's service, he took on a role as a public servant. In 1378 he was appointed as the comptroller in the port of London. In this post he was responsible for the customs or export tax on various goods including wool, skins, and leather. Since a large volume of these goods came through the port, this was a busy job, and Chaucer was granted rent-free accommodations close to the port to help him complete it. He maintained this position until 1386.
During his working life, Chaucer was also charged on a few different occasions with criminal offenses, making one of the job titles that he can claim as criminal. In 1379, for example, he was charged by Thomas Stondon for contempt and trespass. It is not known what this refers to, and there are no further surviving records about the charge.
In 1380, he was also involved in a lawsuit concerning the raptus of a woman named Cecilia Chaumpaigne, or Cecily Champain. Once again, what this refers to exactly has not been concretely proven. Raptus can refer to rape, or it can refer to abduction, and scholars have spent a lot of time arguing about the specifics of Chaucer's crime. Overtime scholarly consensus has leant more heavily towards rape, but all that we know for certain is that Chaucer was charged, money exchanged hands, and he was eventually cleared of responsibility.
Chaucer was also fined two shillings at one point for beating a friar in Fleet Street. Chaucer, evidently, was not a particularly nice person.
Justice of the Peace and Member of Parliament
Despite his own criminal record, when Chaucer retired from London in 1386 and moved to Kent, he was appointed as a justice of the peace for the county. In this role he would have worked with local magistrates to deal with a range of felonies committed by people in the community. He would have dealt with a variety of things including small infractions to laws concerning weights and measures and more serious things like armed ambushes.
In that same year he was also elected as a knight of the shire for Kent, so he represented the county in parliament that year. That means he would have participated in what is known as the Wonderful Parliament, which set up a parliamentary commission to oversee the king's household.
Avoider of Political Downfall
The period of history in which Chaucer lived and worked was a tumultuous one, and he was connected with numerous figures who took big political falls – often fatal ones. Chaucer, on the other hand, always managed to avoid major political downfall. In 1381, for example, some members of the peasantry marched on the city of London to protest extensive taxation. In the process, they executed a number of individuals involved in government finances. Although Chaucer was living over one of the gates through which the group entered, and although he was directly involved in taxation, he seems to have been unaffected by the revolt, which he barely mentions in all his writing.
You can read my feature on "Piers Plowman and The Great Uprising" for more on the connection between that event and another work of medieval literature.
In 1388 Chaucer survived another deadly political event. The Merciless Parliament in that year attempted to bring down a number of King Richard II's personal favourites and removed the king from the throne for a time. Several people that Chaucer was closely connected with, including fellow poet Thomas Usk, were executed in the upheaval, but again Chaucer avoided any harm despite his close connection with the court of Richard II.
Clerk of the Kings Works
Chaucer re-entered public life in London in the 1390s after Richard II was restored to the throne. He was appointed by the king in 1391 to be the Clerk of the Kings Works. In this role, he was responsible for the administration of building works. During his time, he oversaw repairs at a number of important buildings including Westminster and the Tower of London. He also oversaw the royal parks and hunting lodges and even administered the construction of tournament grounds in London. This was an important position, and Chaucer would have worked with and overseen a huge number of individuals.
Chaucer's final recorded position is as a forester in Kent. In 1391, Chaucer seems to have left his position as Clerk of the Kings work in London and retired to Kent. There he took up a position as a deputy forester. It is not exactly clear what his duties in this role would have been, but it is during this time that he completed much of his most famous work, The Canterbury Tales, so perhaps they were less onerous.
The Importance of Day-Jobs
As you can see, Chaucer's career was varied. He held down many different day-jobs. These day-jobs paid the bills, but they also, I would suggest, helped make him a successful writer.
His day-jobs introduced him to new literary forms, new stories, and new ideas. His travels to Italy as a diplomat, for example, allowed him to bring a new style of verse to the English literary world. His work in a courtly household inspired him to use and transform courtly styles of literature. And his interactions with everyone from merchants to labourers to politicians allowed him to create diverse and engaging characters.
Far from being an encumbrance, his day-jobs shaped his writing. Without them, he might not remain the celebrated figure that he is today.
Kathryn Walton holds a PhD in Middle English Literature from York University. Her research focuses on magic, medieval poetics, and popular literature. She currently teaches at Lakehead University in Orillia. You can find her on Twitter @kmmwalton.
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AN ENTERTAINING sun-drenched final scheduled home Ladbrokes Championship match ended in depression for the home fans as their side conceded five goals for the second week running.
In front of a 942 crowd, with visiting fans outnumbering the home support, Sons lost 5-2 to Falkirk, and have only an away game at Dunfermline next Saturday before the relegation play-offs.
AFTER an even first half Falkirk went on a goal spree and beat Dumbarton 5-2 in in the Championship clash at the YOUR Radio 103FM Stadium this afternoon.
Dumbarton went behind to Alex Jakubiak's clever lose-range backheel on 19 minutes.
Calum Gallagher slid the ball home to level before the break (pictured), but Louis Longridge then put the Bairns in front again two minutes after the restart.
Then Tommy Robson (59 minutes), Craig Sibbald (70 minutes) and Joe McKee (86 minutes) added further goals for Falkirk.
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Follow Me (Japanese: このゆびとまれ Stay With This Finger) is a non-damaging Normal-type move introduced in Generation III.
Follow Me has a priority of +3 and makes the user the center of attention, forcing opposing Pokémon to use their moves on the user rather than the intended target (even if it was a friendly target, unless it is a move that cannot target an opponent such as Acupressure or Helping Hand) for the rest of the turn. If a move cannot target the center of attention, it will be used on its intended target. It does not affect allies.
If the center of attention faints or switches out, it no longer draws moves.
Follow Me can draw moves with a charging turn (such as Fly and Solar Beam) if it is used on the turn the move would hit. Follow Me will draw the moves Future Sight and Doom Desire only if it used on the turn these moves are selected.
Follow Me draws Electric- and Water-type moves even if a Pokémon with Lightningrod or Storm Drain is on the field. If another Pokémon on the same team is already the center of attention, the first user takes priority; if the first user is outside of range or stops being the center of attention, the attack will be drawn to the next center of attention.
Follow Me has no effect on moves which hit multiple Pokémon in a battle. While it can be used in Single Battles, it has no effect.
In Triple Battles, Follow Me will draw the attacks of all opponents in the field, but it can only draw attacks from non-adjacent opponents if they use a move which is able to strike non-adjacent targets.
Follow Me cannot redirect Sky Drop. If the center of attention is taken into the air by Sky Drop, it no longer draws moves.
Follow Me now has +2 priority.
Follow Me does not redirect Future Sight or Doom Desire.
If powered up by a Normalium Z into Z-Follow Me, all of the user's lowered stats are reset.
RSEColo.XD Draws attention to make foes attack only the user.
FRLG The user draws attention to itself, making foes attack only the user.
DPPtHGSSPBR The user draws attention to itself, making all foes take aim only at the user.
SMUSUM The user draws attention to itself, making all targets take aim only at the user.
In Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Red Rescue Team and Blue Rescue Team and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness, Follow Me turns the user into a decoy.
From Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity onwards, Follow Me warps 1 random enemy in the same room to the tile in front of the user, and warps allies nearby the user to surround said enemy.
MDRB The user gains the Decoy status, making it the primary target of foes.
MDTDS Gives the user a Decoy status. A Pokémon with the Decoy status is the primary target of enemies.
SMD It warps 1 random enemy in the same room to the tile in front of you. Then it warps your teammates near you to surround the enemy.
The user raises one of their arms in the air.
Clefairy Clefairy raises one of its arms in the air and points one of its fingers above. It then waves its finger around.
The user wiggles it finger to get attention.
Clefairy Clefairy wiggles its finger and gets attention from anyone around it.
A song under the same Japanese name uses this move as the title, as well as Pokémon and move puns.
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The ceiling was painted with gray and white stripes. We took down the fluorescent lighting and added a pretty hanging pendant light. That was no easy task it turns out! We added shelves and a cabinet, plus some wallpaper behind it and trim. The artwork of the bunny makes me very happy. :) I sewed the curtain for the window and added a solar shade for privacy but that still allows plenty of natural light in.
A reminder of what this space looked like when we moved in.
The white cabinets are from the Habitat Restore and we painted them in a glossy white finish with a pop of teal color on the inside. We added some new modern hardware too and trimmed it so it looks built in.
We installed a towel bar on the underside of the cabinets for hanging clothing, but will be especially handy when we get our sink to drip dry clothing. How cute are these lamas wearing sweaters? Cute laundry room art really makes you want to hang out in here.
I had a little bit of teal paint left over from another project so it's nice to be able to use it somewhere else in the house.
Can't wait for the laundry room sink! I will update you when it comes.


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FWC: Help Conserve Florida's Favorite Tortoise on National Gopher Tortoise Day
By Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission // April 10, 2019
Look for tortoises and their half-moon shaped burrow entrances in yards and neighborhoods
This April 10, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is encouraging communities, organizations and individuals to help conserve Florida's only native tortoise. (FWC image)
BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA (FWC) – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is encouraging communities, organizations and individuals to help conserve Florida's only native tortoise.
This year, five counties – Alachua, Hernando, Miami-Dade, Martin and Palm Beach, along with several local communities such as the city of Sanibel, are adopting Florida Gopher Tortoise Day resolutions.
But anyone can get involved in helping Florida's gopher tortoises.
These gentle, slow-moving reptiles become more active in spring. You're more likely to spot them this time of year as they leave their deep burrows to search for spring greenery and, often, for a mate.
Look for tortoises and their half-moon shaped burrow entrances in yards, neighborhoods, along roadways and on many of the state's private and public lands.
"When you help spread the word about gopher tortoise conservation, you're also helping hundreds of other native species," said Deborah Burr, who heads the FWC's Gopher Tortoise Management Program.
"Their burrows provide important shelter to many other animals such as the gopher frog and the federally threatened Eastern indigo snake."
Anyone can help biologists with gopher tortoise research by using the gopher tortoise app to report sightings and observations of the species.
Gopher tortoises are found in all 67 Florida counties but need plenty of sandy, sunny habitats with an open tree canopy to thrive and survive.
The FWC's wildlife management area system, along with other public lands like state forests and parks, provide habitat for gopher tortoises. State and local government, non-profit organizations and private landowners also work with the FWC to help conserve and restore gopher tortoise habitat.
If you see a gopher tortoise crossing a road, you may pick it up and place it in a safe location along the roadside in the direction it was heading, but only do so if it is safe.
Remember that gopher tortoises are a protected species. It is illegal to harm a gopher tortoise, its eggs or its burrow, to relocate without a permit, or to possess a tortoise, its eggs, or any parts of a tortoise.
Go to GopherTortoiseDayFL.com for information and activities for April 10 and all year long, including a resolution template for your community to adopt Gopher Tortoise Day, a guide to living with gopher tortoises, and ideas for kids' activities, such as fun gopher tortoise coloring pages and the Gopher Tortoise Field Trip Guide.
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Musician-turned-politician Robert Kyagulanyi (center) is joined by other activists in Kampala during a demonstration to protest a tax on the use of social media.
The Ugandan parliament referred a controversial new social media tax to a committee for further consideration on Thursday, after protesters took to the streets of Kampala last week. The tax, which went into effect July 1, charges 200 Ugandan shillings (or $0.05) per day of use for 60 mobile apps, including Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and WhatsApp. Critics say it puts an undue burden on the poorest members of society, and that it is an assault on freedom of expression.
"The primary motivation behind [the social media tax] is to silence speech, to reduce the spaces where people can exchange information, and to really be able to control, with the recognition that online platforms have become the more commonly used way for sharing information," says Joan Nyanyuki, Amnesty International Regional Director for East Africa, the Horn, and the Great Lakes.
While Uganda's social media tax is the first of its kind, according to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, it follows a wider trend in the region of governments limiting internet access and speech. Neighboring Tanzania recently passed a law charging bloggers a $930 annual fee to publish online. And earlier this week, Egypt passed a bill allowing the government to block any social media account with more than 5,000 followers if it finds that a person has spread "fake news." Uganda's social media tax was passed as part of a larger bill, which also included an unpopular 1 percent tax on all mobile transactions that has since been reduced.
Political analysts have categorized Uganda's government as "dictatorship light." The country's 73-year-old president, Yoweri Museveni, has been in power since 1986. He abolished term limits in 2005 and in January overturned a rule that would have forced him to retire at age 75, instead allowing him to be president for life—a move critics called illegal. During elections in 2016, the government blocked access to social media for days in order to stop the organization of protests, silence or erase support for his opposition, and discourage voting.
"It is not the place of the government to decide what is gossip and what is credible or not."
When the social media tax was first announced at the end of May, Museveni reportedly told parliament it was to discourage the spread of "gossip" and to earn revenue from the use of popular social media apps run by foreign companies.
International and domestic outrage followed, but Museveni doubled down on his defense of the tax. "Social-media use is definitely a luxury item," Museveni wrote in a blog post on July 12, comparing social media to consumer goods like beer, tobacco, and perfume. "Internet use can be sometimes for educational purposes and research. This should not be taxed. However, using internet to access social media for chatting, recreation, malice, subversion, inciting murder, is definitely a luxury."
Human rights advocates say the focus on "gossip" is an attempt to co-opt genuine concern about misinformation on social media as way to justify censorship.
"It is not the place of the government to decide what is gossip and what is credible or not. When the government attempts to do that, it is really a restriction of the freedom of expression," says Nyanyuki.
Local opposition to the tax is led by Robert Kyagulanyi, a popular musician known as Bobi Wine who is now a member of parliament. He and fellow musician Alexander Bagonza (A Pass) led the protest in Kampala last week, which the government ended with tear gas. Two protesters were arrested. Wine had to flee back to parliament in a disguise and is now facing charges of assault and theft, according to local reports.
"Now, it is evident that government is only trying to buy time so that Ugandans become complacent and used to this oppression which we refuse," Kyagulanyi told Voice of America Thursday. "This time, as leaders, we are only coming to join Ugandans because the people raised their voice—which has been and still stands—that this tax must go."
In US dollars, the daily tax of 200 shillings adds up to around $19 a year, which might not sound like much until you consider that the per capita GDP in Uganda was $604 in 2017, according to the World Bank. Youth unemployment is an ongoing problem the government and aid groups have been trying to solve by encouraging entrepreneurship. With 42 percent of Ugandans online—a jump of 10 percent over last year—much of the hustle for young entrepreneurs is happening online.
To young Ugandans, the tax is further proof that their government is out of touch—both with how important social media is in their lives, and in how much the tax would burden them, considering it nearly doubles what most people pay daily to get online.
"I think the government is threatened by our use of social media," says Bagonza, who uses social media to promote his music and reach his fans. Though he describes himself as unpolitical, Bagonza is part of the under-30 generation of young Ugandans who make up 78 percent of the population, and who mostly do not favor Museveni, according to a 2017 poll. "We have the perspective of people who don't have as much because we come from that side as well. That's why we stand with the people," he says.
Social media has proved to be a powerful tool for organizing protest movements, from the Arab Spring to Black Lives Matter in the US. Protest hashtags like #notosocialmediatax and #thistaxmustgo have gone viral in response to the Ugandan government's actions. But Bagonza tells WIRED that most people who showed up for last week's demonstration in Kampala did not find out about it from social media. Rather, they joined in when they saw people dressed in red marching through the street. Though the protest received a lot of media attention, it was relatively small—with no more than 100 people according to Bagonza. Media reports referred to the gathering as a "crowd."
Keeping protests small is part of the appeal in limiting social media, say critics. "The president can't let 100 people gather. Thirty people gathering, police come, tear gas, bullets. You just pick up and go home. I've never seen a protest of more than 100 people," says Anita Mbabazi, a marketer in Kampala for whom social media is an essential part of the job.
The government says it has raised 7 billion shillings from the social media and mobile taxes since the beginning of the month, but many Ugandans have been able to get around paying the former by using VPNs. According to a survey of 2,918 Ugandans conducted by Kampala-based communications firm Whitehead, 57 percent of people who got online since the tax went into effect reported using a VPN. Forty percent said they paid the tax.
The government has threatened to block VPNs, and one MP accused those who avoid the tax of being unpatriotic. "If you are a real committed Ugandan who wants services from your government," said Frank Tumwebaze, "why are you motivated and proud with your head high to contribute money 30 times OTT tax to the innovator of VPN?" He was referring to the cost of the data it took to download a VPN, although that is a one-time cost, whereas the OTT tax is daily.
Even though there are workarounds, the tax has already had an impact on social media access. Seventy-one percent of respondents reported being extremely inconvenienced, and they reported an 11 percent drop in their overall social media usage since the taxes went into effect. Ugandans who spoke to WIRED reported seeing significantly less engagement with their posts online, too.
The decision by parliament on Thursday effectively keeps the tax in place for at least another 45 days. Opponents have not been optimistic. "I don't believe they are going to do anything about it. I know it's going to stay," says Mbabazi.


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This is where you are going to see even more problems with Trump as president. The man can't even take a modicum of criticism from comedy shows and critics in his own nation; he'll go ballistic -- perhaps literally -- if a nation he always feels a bizarre inferiority complex and hatred towards criticizes him. Mom and Dad might have to take Twitter away from the child again.
katsu78
The man who campaigned on isolationism and promises to stay out of other peoples' business just stuck his nose in other peoples' business and now he's got one of those countries talking about funding America's enemies.
And the worst part is, he didn't do it because of a principled, moral stance. He didn't do it because he has thought through an excellent strategy for winning the conflict. He did it because he got criticized for taking a congratulatory phone call and he can't stand it. His constant need for personal validation is literally pushing us closer to war.
HonestDictator
But this time it warned that if Trump "openly abandons the one-China policy, there will be a real storm. At that point, what need does mainland China have for prioritising peaceful unification with Taiwan over retaking the island by military force?"
Well, if that happens, then there is also the option that China can get kicked out of the south China sea and contained, along with supporting the Taiwanese government (ROC) and getting the Hong Kong (SAR) and Tibet out from under the CCP.
kurisupisu
Li Haidong (poor fellow) doesn't have an option not to be hostile to Trump as he doesn't live in a country where there is free speech and democracy.Li Haiding has not had the pleasure of ever taken part in a free and fair election. However, I'm sure the irony in his comments is lost on him.....
Note to China: There's a new sheriff in town and its not going to be business as usual anymore...
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Trump said in a Fox News interview:
I don't know why we have to be bound by a 'One China' policy unless we make a deal with China having to do with other things, including trade.
There are three serious problems with this statement. First, Trump is tying Taiwanese democratic aspirations to Trump's trade goals - in other words, their future is fungible, able to be traded for Trump's ambitions. Second, anyone with an ounce of knowledge of China knows that this is not a negotiable topic. Taiwan may eventually turn their de facto independence into on internationally recognized, but that is for the two sides to negotiate. Finally - what kind of boneheaded moron would make such a statement?! Not only does it reveal a complete lack of situational awareness, it is dangerous to the people living in Taiwan. No polls have been released yet, but my guess is that most Taiwanese would wish Trump would just shut the hell up.
Texas A&M Aggie
Chinese media warned Donald Trump Monday that the one-China policy is "non-negotiable" and dropping it could lead to Beijing supporting U.S. enemies -- article
The world's five top five military forces in terms of technology and firepower are:
1.) USA
China best be careful what they wish for. . . .
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dcog9065
Although I agree that China should never be allowed to annex Taiwan, which is about as foreign as you can get nowadays to mainland China, I think Trump needs to be careful with his casual rhetoric and baiting of China over Taiwan, which they likely consider a war or peace issue.
Cheap media soundbites and vague patriotic noises aimed at uneducated Rubes back in America might be useful for keeping the sheep in check, but in the real world could have disastrous consequences
Thanks, Tex! By the way, 'member how all those right wingers criticized Obama about the so-called "red lines" he'd set during the Syrian civil war? Well, Obama might not have been able to deliver what he'd sought (granted, the situation was fractured, and he was not willing to commit many US resources), but if China makes any move towards Taiwan, Trump will turn tail in an instant.
I guess this because, although he's an idiot with zero desire to learn, he's not suicidal. If China wants to take Taiwan by military force, that is what they will do, and now power in the world can stop them. The key success in Sino-American relations has been to prevent China from feeling the need to take Taiwan - the luxury of time, of allowing history to take its course, something that people on both sides of the strait deeply appreciate. Again, I assume Trump won't screw this up, but not because he's any kind of genius; just the opposite: he's too greedy to start a war with China, and too stupid to negotiate any other option than the status quo.
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Graham DeShazo
This idiot is going to needlessly start a war.
Jimizo
"Note to China: There's a new sheriff in town and its not going to be business as usual anymore..."
Trump talks out of his rusty sheriff's badge. As dcog9065 pointed out, this kind of posturing may get some people whooping in the US ( your Wild West image is an example ) but he really does need to think carefully or be told to shut up by more sober minds.
M3M3M3
It really shows how successful Chinese propaganda has been when people think America is being the aggressor by simply recognizing the practical reality that Taiwan is a separate country. This is not controversial for anyone in the reality based community.
Trump is simply pointing out that the Emperor has no clothes when it comes to the one China policy. Sometimes it takes a child or an idiot like Trump to point out what smart people refuse to say in polite company. This is long overdue and very refreshing. Words and the truth are not bombs or war. The only idiots who are likely to start an actual needless war over this are the idiots in Beijing. Any criticism for ratcheting up the tensions on this issue over decades should be directed at them. They are the ones acting absurdly and demanding that we all play along.
"This idiot is going to needlessly start a war."
No, that was Hillary ( see Syria no-fly zone )
Um, China doesn't dictate who the U.S.president talks to anymore.
Geraldo: Trump's 'outrageous' Taiwan call may be brilliant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHB3tG5xo_g
miyakojimadan
This idiot and his Twitter account are going to get people killed.
"Li Haidong (poor fellow) doesn't have an option not to be hostile to Trump as he doesn't live in a country where there is free speech and democracy.Li Haiding has not had the pleasure of ever taken part in a free and fair election."
One can only wonder about the bafflement of people living in dictatorships about an election where the loser got more votes than the winner.
Funny thing this free and fair election malarkey.
"This idiot and his Twitter account are going to get people killed."
That would have been that warmonger Hillary Clinton who voted for the Iraq war ( see Syria no-fly zone )
If Clinton had got more votes then she would be getting ready to be the next President! However, this is not that alternate reality........
john_holthouse
Li says it best:
"He's very fickle as well, he may eat his words sometime soon."
We've already seen him climb down on obvious nonsense like sending Hillary Clinton to jail, the preposterous "wall" with Mexico that might now be a "fence" (before being forgotten altogether) etc.
Donny's out of his depth. That's plain to see. How much will we all have to suffer because of it? That's the 64 million dollar question.
albaleo
The one-China policy cannot be traded
That's a position that makes any kind of progress difficult if not impossible.
Could that be read as a glimmer of hope? By making out that Trump's words can't be taken seriously, it gives Trump some leeway to say what would have been unspeakable by more conventionally-minded leaders. Having the one-China-two-Chinas topic somewhere in the public domain has to be a first step to any kind of solution.
Perhaps, Jimizo. But winning 30 states out of 50 seems a reasonable way to decide. Not that baffling, I think.
Zenpun
United States of North waged civil war against confederate states of South such as Texas for prevention of disintegration 160 years ago. South was crushed and defeated by North. Successive US presidents since Jiimy Cater followed Lincoln model for United States of China as illusion. As a WWII ally, US has moral responsibility for defending Taiwan if PRC will use force. According PRC and ROC or Taiwan constitution, there is one only one China with different political party. US wants to keep that status quo of different interpretation as far as both sides not killing each other.
Reality is US struggled to defeat China peasant army who used bamboo sticks and cleavers during Korean War. Back then China was poor and backward. Gerneral Douglass MacArthur even requested for using nukes from President Truman. Truman sacked MacArthur. One China policy likes a Romance fiction against the reality. It is not perfect. It has preserved peace and stability. Everyone will live happily after.
If Trump is not happy, he is nothing different from war monger Bush Jnr who waged Irag with Saddam Hussein WMD. He is the dumbest President for twisting very effective diplomatic protocol,
love it! china can shove their inferiority complex
presto345
The only idiots who are likely to start an actual needless war over this are the idiots in Beijing.
This is what a lot of people with common sense, perhaps, are thinking, but are afraid to voice.
Having the one-China-two-Chinas topic somewhere in the public domain has to be a first step to any kind of solution
Add to that the issue of the unacceptable non-negotiable South China Sea hegemony aspirations. What is your reply to this, Mr. Li?
kiyoshiMukai
We should make a song about. "nobody can control Trump". I agree with Trump, Why does USA have to do what China says. Taiwan have millions of people they should be recognized
The CCP's "soft power" wasn't fooling anyone with their actions in Hong Kong, South China Sea etc... Pretty much the CCP is saying, "Either you'll let us take what we want underhandedly, or by force!"
I still don't believe Trump is the wisest man to be in place for such a situation, but China's CCP needs to be called out.
SuperLib
Dec. 13, 2016	12:55 am JST
The US isn't doing what China says. We have agreements in place with them. If Trump wants to renegotiate, that's his choice, but that also opens the door for China renegotiate. But it's a lot more complex than "Why should I...?"
ToshiYori
Zenpun: Reality is US struggled to defeat China peasant army who used bamboo sticks and cleavers during Korean War.
Pure fantasy and propaganda. During the Korean War, China had weapons provided by Russia, captured Japanese weapons, and even weapons provided by the US during WWII. Russian and Chinese piloted fighter jets also provided air support. Prior to the Korean War, China had defeated and exiled the Nationalist military forces. Surely, they used weapons other than bamboo sticks, etc., when they defeated the Nationalists.
toshiko
Korean war ::::: us lost. Asian people all knew.
Outrider
The chinese dont want to lose their compliant obama.
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Iran proved to be the perfect acid test for the latest Gilas Pilipinas iteration before they compete in the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament (OQT) in July.
Despite not having the three-headed veteran monster of Hamed Haddadi, Samad Nikkhah Bahrami and Mahdui Kamrani, the Iranians still put up a hell of a good fight against the national team during a tune-up game on Wednesday at the Smart-Araneta Coliseum.
Iran clawed their way back from being down by as much as 23 points employing the zone defense, something Gilas has yet to decipher, before coach Tab Baldwin and co. sealed the deal in the fourth quarter. The final score: 81-70.
The morning after, the names of the 14 men who will be part of the forthcoming European training camp—and are still in the running for the FIBA OQT Final 12—were revealed.
Besides their sick handles, Terrence Romeo and Bobby Ray Parks showed a lot of promise in manning the backcourt. Romeo (12 points) got his usual oohs and ahhs from the crowd whenever he put his defender on skates, while Parks (11 pts, five assists) validated his stint in the NBA D-League. Potential Gilas guards Jayson Castro and Jeff Chan can now afford a breather.
Apparently, sports pundit Quinito Henson wasn't kidding when he posted a photo of Andray Blatche's training. The NBA vet showed up trimmer than last year and took advantage of Haddadi's absence, leading Gilas with 20 points, 11 rebounds and four steals. A Blatche-June Mar Fajardo pairing never looked this deadly.
Seeing Aguilar drain those mid-range J's couldn't get any sweeter. His length (6'9"), youth (only 29), and experience (six national team inclusions) will be valuable in a wingmen rotation that will most likely include Calvin Abueva, Marc Pingris, and/or Troy Rosario.
With the Mighty Mouse ostensibly taking assistant coaching duties, he has passed the torch to the team's elder statesmen.
Fortunately, LA Tenorio seemed to have gotten enough rest and Ryan Reyes looked like he's back for good. The 32-year-old Reyes outshone his younger teammates against Iran, shooting a blistering 4-of-5 from beyond the arc for 12 points. Meanwhile, Tenorio's lone basket came when it mattered the most; his floater at the 2:47 mark of the fourth quarter halted a furious 15-0 run that pulled the opposing team within two.


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Review: What is Fat For? By Ignatius Brady
Posted by Subhamay Ray on Jul 12, 2016 in Health and Well-Being, Non-fiction | 0 comments
Title: What is Fat For?
Author: Ignatius Brady
Genre: Science, health, mind and body
Publisher: Ignatius Brady
The main thesis of Dr Brady's book appears to be what is called the 'protein leverage' hypothesis, that changes in the availability of protein can trigger large changes in the behaviour of animals. The author says that people who eat less protein are more likely to have weight problems.
Somewhere in this book, Dr Ignatius Brady, a weight-loss physician and science writer proclaims: 'The unfortunate truth is neither our current, nor our future weight is under our control.' For the present reviewer whose weight gradually came down from 87 kilograms to 74 kilograms within a year and then remained steady for the last three years, that too by simply avoiding all wheat products and sugar in his food items, that statement came as a shock. It was more of a shock because unless he had given up wheat, he wouldn't have known what magic abstinence from that one food item, making no other changes in diet or activity, can have on body weight.
According to Dr Brady neither low-carb nor low-fat diets 'solve the obesity problem because they produce tiny amounts of weight loss and fail when participants go back to "eating as usual"'. Unfortunately, the present reviewer's personal experience is very different with low-carb diets although there has been no substantial decrease in his fat intake. From his personal experience, this reviewer fails to understand why low-carbohydrate diet has to be 'insatiating' and why the 'participants' would go back to 'eating as usual'. It is incomprehensible for him why the low-carbohydrate diet (it's not a no-carbohydrate diet) can't be a 'sustainable way of eating to maintain health'!
The main thesis of Dr Brady's book appears to be what is called the 'protein leverage' hypothesis, that changes in the availability of protein can trigger large changes in the behaviour of animals. The author says that people who eat less protein are more likely to have weight problems. He also claims that historically most researchers have discounted proteins 'because it is such a small portion of our total intake and because it is so constant across time and geography'. Is protein intake really so constant across time and geography? Do humans eat the same amount of protein everywhere? Does a vegetarian south Indian Brahmin, for example, eat the same amount of protein as a meat-eating European? That just doesn't sound very plausible at all.
Thus the main argument of the book centres round the idea that the modern obesity and diabetes epidemics are the result of the body's tendency to over-consume in order to compensate for the deficiency of protein in the human diet. No one would argue that protein is an essential part of the diet. But to consider that sufficient protein in our diets can decrease obesity sounds too simplistic especially because of the apparent connection between affluence and obesity. It is hard to believe that the diet of the affluent classes anywhere is more deficient in protein compared to those who can't afford to buy the relatively more expensive plant and animal proteins.
It is to Dr Brady's credit, however, that he falls short of giving that one big answer to the obesity problem in this book. He appears to be sincerely circumspect in drawing conclusions and draws the readers' attention to all the gray areas that remain in this field. Yet it is difficult to go with the theory that dietary carbohydrates do not cause us to gain weight. This book may be an interesting read if you have a theoretical interest in diet and its effect on body weight. But if you look for some specific dietary rules to follow, What is Fat For? may not help you at all.
The reviewer is obligated to let the readers know that he received a free copy of the book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.


After service on Sunday, August 10th come enjoy music, fellowship, and FOOD TRUCKS right here on our own UUCA grounds from 11:30 until 1:30 p.m. Throw a picnic blanket or your folding chairs in the car and plan to enjoy eating and visiting with your fellow UUCAers after our last single service of the summer season. Delicious food for all ages and appetites will be served up by the Happy Belly Curbside Kitchen and SnoBayou so plan to buy your Sunday lunch right here. And as if that's not enough, there will also be performances from a few of your favorite UUCA musical groups and games for the kids!
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I have the sense that there is a powerful Presence on the other side who is managing things. If there's a key to the energy patterns – this is it.
In 1850, Joseph W. Swan began working on a light bulb using carbonised paper filaments. The light bulb in particular, profoundly shaped human existence by illuminating the dark and making our activities more convenient. If it wasn't performed properly, the hatching of the idea would have gone into obscurity and we may have waited another generation to see it come to fruition.
The birthing of an idea is similar to activities during delivery. When you go to the place of hatching- where ideas are hatched, there are incubators who are like midwives. They help the new ones emerge. They embrace the tiny energy in a timeless, exquisite fashion.
From every creation comes a life force of all-knowing love and knowledge. What we pass on with our vibrations during contact with a new idea is …… the essence of a beginning – a hopefulness of future accomplishments. This involves instilling thoughts of what it is and what it can become.
Let me take this Love Hug one step back. Does each new idea have an individual character at conception? Do we add or subtract from it's given identity?
The enormous gravity of these questions show what it means to nurture an idea whose time has come. Overcoming obstacles makes every idea stronger but the acquired imperfections will never be totally erased until alignment with 'who', 'what' is "to be" its essence is achieved. Announcement of time to begin is demonstrated through disengaging from its conduit. At this point, we bring to the idea an awareness of its existence.
This is the time of your awakening!
Keep coming… we might go deeper on this trip to the twelfth insight. And if you ask for more, I can drop it like its hot to the thirteenth insight.
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We like to dance and we like to sing and play. But over this passive enjoyment, we shall discover music, music that will make us participate actively in the working of a mind that orders, gives life, and creates.
The quoted text displayed above is a sneak peek of REX's hypersensitivity to sound which made it particularly important for the owner to develop techniques of ordering and organising sounds into acceptable patterns, which is exactly what composers do.
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LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM--(Marketwire - Oct. 3, 2007) - To mark World Mental Health Day, Unite the Union and the Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust will host a tournament and coaching day this Friday (5th October) at the David Beckham Football Academy for mental health service users from across England and Wales.
Unite the Union are proud to sponsor the all day event which is being held to mark World Mental Health Day on the 5th October 2007. A total of 28 teams from across the country have signed up and will consist of seven players, five service users and two staff.
Throughout the morning, teams will be taught a number of football skills by coaches at the David Beckham Football Academy and then, in the afternoon they will be able to put what they have learnt into practice during a tournament.
Looking forward to the day, organiser and Community Psychiatric Nurse at Kent and Medway Partnership Trust, Darren Clay, said: "Our Trust held a smaller event last year and it was an outstanding success. We are delighted to now be hosting this national event. By opening the event up to teams from across the country will mean even more service users benefit.
"Thanks to kind sponsorship by Unite and a generous agreement with the David Beckham Academy the day will be free for the service users who take part."
Unite Professional Officer, Brian Rogers, said: "We know that sport and healthy living, as well as social interaction does makes a real difference to people's recovery from mental health problems. This day will provide an excellent opportunity to contribute to people's care and I know it will be a lot of fun. Unite is delighted to support the day."
- Unite the Union is Britain and Ireland's biggest trade union with over 2 million members and was formed on 1st May 2007 by a merger of Amicus and the Transport and General Workers Union.
- Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust is the organisation responsible for providing mental health, learning disability, substance misuse and a range of other specialist services.
- The Kent and Medway Partnership Trust was formed on 1 April 2006 following the merger of West Kent NHS and Social Care Trust and East Kent NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust.
- If journalists or broadcasters would like to talk to somebody from the Trust about World Mental Health Day, please contact Louisa Tucker on 01732 520461 or at louisa.tucker@kmpt.nhs.uk.
- Unite has over 100,000 professional and skilled members working in the health sector. Its professional sections include the Mental Health Nurses' Association, the Community Practitioners' and Health Visitors' Association, the Guild of Healthcare Pharmacists, the Society of Sexual Health Advisers, and the Medical Practitioners' Union.
- Unite's health sector includes community practitioners and community nurses, theatre nurses, healthcare scientists, pharmacists, professions complementary to dentistry, speech and language therapists, psychologists, psycho-therapists and counsellors, chaplains, sexual health advisors and estates officers and craftspeople plus many other professional and skilled people working for the NHS.


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Beas River
Beas River, Beas alike spelled Bias, ancient Greek Hyphasis, Sanskrit Vipasha, river in Himachal Pradesh and Punjab lands, northwestern India. It's one of the five rivers that give the Punjab( " Five Rivers ") its name.
The Beas rises at an ascent of,308 feet(,361 metres) at Rohtang Pass in the western( Punjab) Himalayas( a region of the vast Himalayas mount range), in medial Himachal Pradesh. From there it flows south through the Kullu Valley, entering tributaries from the flanking mounts, and then turns west to flow past Mandi into the Kangra Valley. After crossing the valley, the Beas enters Punjab land and veers south and also southwest to its convergence with the Sutlej River at Harike after a course of about 290 miles( 470 km). The Beas River was the almost eastern limit of Alexander the Great's invasion of India in 326 BCE.
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Flow Of Beas River
The river rises 4,361 metres(14,308 feet) above ocean- level on the southern cast of Rohtang Pass in Kullu. It traverses the Mandi District and enters the Kangra District at Sandhol, 590 metres(1,940 ft) above ocean- level. During its lower course the Beas is crossed by numerous ferries, numerous of which consist of inflated skins( Darais). Near Reh in Kangra District it divides into three channels, which reunite after reaching Mirthal, 300 metres( 980 ft) above ocean- level. On catching the Sivalik Hills in Hoshiarpur, the river sweeps sprucely northward, forming the boundary line with Kangra District. Then turning round the base of the Sivalik Hills, it takes the southerly direction, dividing the districts of Gurdaspur and Hoshiapur. After touching the Jalandhar district for a little spacing, the river forms the boundary between Amritsar and Kapurthala. ultimately the Beas joins the river Sutlej at the south- western end of Kapurthala district of Punjab after a total course of 470 kilometres( 290 mi). The principal feeders are Bain, Banganga, Luni and Uhal. The Sutlej continues into Pakistani Punjab and joins the Chenab River at Uch near Bahawalpur to form the Panjnad River; the latter in turn joins the Indus River at Mithankot.
The water of the Beas river is assigned to India under the terms of the Indus Waters Treaty between India and Pakistan. The mean yearly flow is 14.203 million acre feet( MAF).
History Of Beas River
The Beas River marks the easternmost border line of Alexander the Great's conquests in 326 BC. It was one of the rivers which created challenges in Alexander's invasion of India. His troops mutinied here in 326 BC, refusing to go any further; they had been away from home for eight years. Alexander shut himself in his tent for three days, but when his men didn't change their desires he gave in, raising twelve colossal stands to mark the limit and glory of his travel.
According to the Kavyamimansa of Rajasekhara, the kingdom- territories of the Gurjara- Pratihara monarch Mahipala I extended as far as the upper course of the river Beas in the north- west.
In the 20th century, the river was evolved under the Beas Project for irrigation and hydroelectric power production intentions. The second- aspect Pong Dam was finalized in 1974 succeeded by the first- phase 140 kilometres( 87 mi) upstream, Pandoh Dam in 1977. The Pong Dam served firstly to primarily provide irrigation below Talwara but was soon evolved as well for power production; its power station has a 360 MW initiated cubage. The Pandoh Dam diverts the river through a system of tunnels and channels to the 990 MW Dehar Power Station on the Sutlej River, connecting both rivers.
The Shahnehar canal takes off from the Shahnehar barrage/ headwork which is located just downstream of Pong dam to supply water for irrigation essentials and four balancing power houses at the canal drops before releasing water farther downstream in the Beas river. These power stations, named Mukerian hydel( 12 units), has 207 MW complete generating capacity. At the conjunction with the Sutlej river, Harike barrage was contrived to divert the combined water flows of both rivers to irrigation channels to serve Rajasthan and Punjab regions.
Hindu Mythology
Veda Vyasa, the author of Indian grand Mahabharata, is the eponym of the river Beas; he's said to have created it from its origin lake, the Beas Kund.
Before Veda Vyasa, the Vipasa river was grasped as Saraswati. Rishi Vashishta, the great grandfather of Vyasa tried to jump into this river from an commanding hillock, to sacrifice his spirit. He banded himself with several cords to drown himself. However, the river altered form to become a sandbed, saving him. And in this course, the cords got broken up, so Vashishta named the river Vipasa, which means cord- breaker. On account of this circumstance, the great Rishi decided to settle near the river, and framed it a residence for some years. Thereby, it became known as Vashisht( after Vashishta). We can find Vashishta Brahmarishi Temple in this village. Rig- veda calls the stream Vipāś, which means unfettered, in later Sanskrit texts it's been bayed Vipāśā, Yāska identifies it with Argrikiya.
Ancient Greeks called it Hyphasis( Greek Ύφασης), Plinius called it Hypasis, an approximation to the vedic Vipāś. Other classical names are Hynais, Bipasis, Bibasis. In ultramodern times it's also been called Bias or Bejah.
Environment Of Beas River
On May 17, 2018, innumerous composition of fishes and other aquatic creatures were found dead in Beas river due to discharge of molasses from a sugar mill positioned on its shore at Kiri Afgana village in Gurdaspur district. Locals have commented that the river color has changed to rust brown and dead fishes were floating in the river. Punjab Pollution Control Board have ordered the closure of the plant and an enquiry has been constituted. Besides sealing, the sugar mill has been charged a fine ofRs. 25 lakh for this carelessness.
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By Andrew Cohen Jan. 18, 2019
The Los Angeles Clippers have launched a new augmented reality Pop-A-Shot basketball game for fans. The mobile game was developed in partnership with Vertebrae, is firm that creates web-based AR experiences for brands.
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Krakin replied to Kenjiro75's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator
They really don't.
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Krakin replied to ChaoticBeauty's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator
I absolutely agree that 3PDs can make more detailed aircraft......As long as Asobo chooses to do nothing for a few years lol. Asobo can do much more in a lot less time.
MFS at FSExpo 2020?
Krakin replied to pmb's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator
Wait...wait. I mean it's not like they haven't done quite a lot to prove otherwise...
That guy never ceases to entertain. I don't even get annoyed anymore I just laugh at what's said 😂
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Krakin replied to cepact's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator
How do you know for sure that he's lying? There's a possibility that he is but perhaps he did it the way he did so that there wouldn't be hard proof that he wasn't violating the NDA
Gibbage1 for the Alpha and testing
Krakin replied to Duncan Odgers's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator
I second this bigup. He was not invited to the preview event but he does produce good content. I think he would have gone if he made more videos on his channel but he's probably too busy developing add-ons.
If this is real, we have nothing to worry about.
The troll is being trolled lol
I hope not because that wouldn't make any sense. Let's just drop the mentality of thinking things are the way they used to be. The old sims are really old and things have changed.
You aren't surprised that their lack of flight sim experience in general didn't prevent them from doing what we've seen so far?
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I think when Asobo said third party devs can do it better they were referring more to the amount of work that can be done. They can't make every plane out there but I agree with @domkle's post 100%. You just can't compare flight sim 3pds to the ability of a AAA level studio putting out projects nominated for game of the year. They have far more resources at their disposal, not to mention the fact that aircraft manufacturers are even more willing to work with them. This is not a knock on 3PDs. In fact it's actually amazing what they've done over the years with what they have. But the line of thinking that says Asobo would need the same amount of time to make a PMDG level plane is straight up misguided. The average DLC expansion for modern games cost about $30 and they often feel like stand-alone games. I'm fully confident Asobo could put out a top of the line 737 and charge far less than what PMDG will. Just look at the amount of work they've accomplished from concept to what we have now in a few years.
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Krakin replied to b737800's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator
I've given up at this point. Such is the fate of a 16 GB pleb
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Krakin replied to domkle's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator
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Krakin replied to CptVince's topic in Microsoft Flight Simulator
Should you? That depends on how much you want to enjoy flying in the here and now. For me personally, I was about to give X-Plane a shot in June and then the E3 reveal happened and I lost taste for everything else. I even uninstalled FSX later on because i just lost the taste for it. I installed it again when when the telemetry beta was released. Spending more money on FSX just doesn't make sense at this point. I've seen a glimpse of the future and I'm waiting on that.


You're eyeball to eyeball with a walleye surfperch. I love the yellow streak on the upper part of the iris. One of the ways we identify the walleye is by its large eye.
Honestly, the eye doesn't seem that large when viewed on live specimens in the wild. When I encountered a large male I got the idea to measure the proportional size of the eye and compare it with that of a close relative, the silver surf perch. I measured the height and length of the eye and the head, then calculated the ratio. In a fish with a proportionally bigger eye, the eye:head ratio will be a larger number. Here are the results. Length: walleye = .33; silver = .22. Height: walleye = .38; silver = .34. The walleye has a proportionally larger eye, especially in the length dimension. The field guides are correct!
Eyes are amazing! This is a nice shot, too. Even on fish, eyes are wonderful to look at. I must admit, if I look at this pic too long, I just want this poor fish to BLINK, even though I know it can't. So I blink instead. It helps a bit.
You seem a little surprised that the field guides are correct. Do you often find them to be factually inaccurate?
One minor question about the numbers: what's the sample size? Did you measure one eye from each fishie, or both (is there a difference in relative sizes on individual fish? I wouldn't expect there to be, but I haven't had the opportunity/inclination to actually measure.)?
Hi Megmi, BLINK! The field guides are right most of the time, but they are covering a lot of ground, so they can be incomplete or even wrong at times. Love your sample size question, uh…I just measured one eye from each fish, so don't bet the farm on those ratios.


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9 Prehistoric sites you can day trip from York
The county of North Yorkshire has some pretty fantastic prehistoric sites. The City of York itself doesn't really have anything but within an hour's drive, there's lots to see. If you want to visit Neolithic monoliths, Iron Age ceremonial mounds, Bronze age stone circles or prehistoric art in the form of cup and ring marks, you've found the right article.
I haven't included most of these in my big list of 54 day trips from York, because I know a lot of people aren't that interested in prehistory (I don't understand them at all). The best part is, all of these are free, all you need is petrol money and lunch. If you're not sure when each time period was, or its key features, you will find info below under the heading, "some dates".
Because this is a travel article, I haven't included some key North Yorkshire sites which archaeologists find important, such as Star Carr. This is because what makes these sites important is beneath the ground, while they're being dug for the 4-12 weeks of digging season once a year. The rest of the time, you can't see anything except the soil of the farmer's fields covering them up. They are usually on private land, too. All of this makes it not practical or worthwhile to visit them in a day trip.
Places to see prehistoric stuff
I've included the nearest town so you can get an idea for where they are, because isn't it really annoying when people just rattle off the names of prehistoric sites in the middle of nowhere and one could be in Cornwall while another is in Aberdeen.
Thornborough henge, nr. Ripon: A triple henge of three stone circles close to one another, along with a huge mile-long cursus (two ditches side by side creating a sort of pathway). At one point, it was apparently used for jousting and was known locally as "The Charging Ground." The site is Neolithic, from at least 4,000BCE. Findable on Google Maps, but be aware extensive quarrying has taken place in the environs and the landscape beyond the stones therefore isn't safe to free-explore.
Rudston Megalith, nr. Bridlington: I've talked about this one in my other article on day trips from York, because if you're heading out toward Flamborough Head or Bempton, this is well worth a shufty. It's an 8m tall megalith single-standing stone which is in a churchyard in the village of Rudston. If you're into megaliths, you might want to make a day of it. Findable on Google Maps.
The Devils Arrows, nr. Boroughbridge: This is a small circle of three tall megalith standing stones. Dating to the late Neolithic, it is thought there were four or five stones originally. The tallest of the three is 7m high, and a Victorian excavation discovered it was buried a further 1.8m below the ground. According to local folklore, these are three actual giant arrows thrown by Old Nick himself in a spectacularly poor attempt at destroying the village of Aldborough. Founded in Roman times, Aldborough didn't exist until thousands of years after the stones were put here. More likely, the legend sprung up around the superstitious time of the witch hunts and stuck. You can find it on Google maps.
Harwood Dale, nr. Ravenscar/Scarborough, North Yorkshire: Probably the nicest stone circle to photograph on this list, at 14m around you can fit a nice amount of stones into one shot. Bronze Age Harwood Dale is locally known as the Druid's Circle. It is not, however, a typical circle. It is a Bronze Age burial cist, a stone-built box shape where human remains would have been buried. There are three upright stones in the centre. Two more cup-and-ring marked stones from the vicinity were taken to Scarborough Museum in Victorian times and the rest of the site was seemingly forgotten. More details and a map reference here.
Ramsdale Stone Circle, nr. Robin Hood's Bay, North Yorkshire: Only three stones make up this tiny stone circle, which makes it fascinating and easy to look at in its entirety (unlike gigantic circles such as Long Meg and Her Daughters, in Cumbria, or Avebury, in Avebury). It has been suggested that the three stones once formed part of a burial cairn, or that they were originally a larger stone circle, but the truth is that no one knows. More info and map reference here (not marked on Google maps).
Simon Howe, nr. Goathland, N. Yorks: This visually intriguing stone circle has a more recent addition, in the form of a modern cairn like the ones you see at the top of many mountains frequented by ramblers. It's due south of Goathland (where you can also find the Mallyan Spout waterfall). I have attempted to add it to Google Maps so hopefully it will be more findable for other people. If not, get the map reference and inspiring photos here.
High Bridestones, nr. Goathland, N. Yorks: While you're here, the road above Goathland also has two more Bronze Age sites. High Bridestones is four standing stones and they are thought to be what is left of two circles that have been joined together. North of it sits Low Bridestones. Get the deets here.
Brow Moor Carved Stones, nr. Ravenscar, N. Yorks: The rock art at Brow Moor is incredible. These stones were carved in the Bronze age and they are highly striking, speckled with lots of small dots (cups) and some bigger circles (rings) and even concentric circles known as double rings. If you're into prehistoric rock art, this is a worthwhile day out. Photos and map reference here.
Blakey Topping, nr. Scarborough, N. Yorks: This intriguing and mysterious site has been suggested to be a sacred hill. From the top, you can see another potential sacred hill to the southeast (Howden Hill). A sacred hill is a relatively new class of ancient monument, and there's no consensus yet on whether they exist or not. Blakey Topping has four standing stones at the top.
Legend has it that Blakey Topping was created by Wade the Giant, who was angry at his wife Bell and scooped up soil from the Hole of Horcum to throw at her. Blakey Topping was created where the soil landed, along with some other local hills. Looking at the shape of the hill and how it fits into the landscape, it is clearly a man-made hill, with a very uniform shape and a flat top typical of Iron Age earthworks, although it could be older. Well worth a look and there are loads of walking guides if you DuckDuckGo Blakey Topping hill. Photos and map reference here.
Some dates:
Neolithic: 4000-2500BCE Britain transitioned from a marine-based diet to livestock farming. Inland settlements became more permanent as the same land could feed people year-round with domesticated cattle. Stone tools still the norm.
Bronze Age: 2500-800BCE Metallurgy was invented and bronze could be forged into shapes to take the place of stone tools. Archaeologists have found many ceremonial burials from this period.
Iron Age: 800BCE to 43AD Iron smelting replaced bronze, allowing metal production to be faster and the tools to be better as iron is harder than bronze. Iron age forts abound in the English landscape but for most of them, all that remains is a big hill with no trace of what it looked like, because stone wasn't used widely for building until the Romans arrived.
The Romans arrived 43AD, bringing an end to the stone monuments and circle building traditions of the past and eventually blanketing England in Christianity. Also started writing stuff down and calling it "history".
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Stefan Meyer Traded
Posted on June 20, 2009 Keith Wozniak
Stefan Meyer was traded on Thursday by the Florida Panthers to the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for Steve Reinprecht. Meyer had been drafted by the Panthers in the 2nd round (55th overall) in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft.
Reinprecht and Meyer were both free agents this summer and neither were expected to sign again with their respective teams. It appears to be a winning situation for both teams. Rather than losing players for nothing to free agency both teams received someone in return. The Panthers get a respectable center and the Coyotes get a potential prospect that still has a chance at the show.
Stefan Meyer only appeared in four games for the Panthers during his tenure with the NHL team, all four games were during the 2007-2008 season. Meyer has spent the previous four seasons playing for the Rochester Americans in the American Hockey League. With the Amerks he played in 266 games, scored 64 goals, 66 assists, and 363 penalty minutes.
Meyer was named the Amerks Rookie of the Year after the 2005-2006 season when he played in 68 games and tallied 28 points (12 goals, 16 assists). His best season was the 2007-2008 season when Meyer played in 70 games scoring 21 goals and 19 assists.
Meyer is serious (like most players) about wanting to play in the NHL and said he's going to do everything he can to get a spot with the Coyotes. The key to success for Meyer is playing alongside other play makers, like a Janis Sprukts. Meyer lacks speed to be the play maker, but put on a consistent line with others where chemistry can be created could lead to further success for him.
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"Steve is a smart, high character, hard working player who fits our club's need for a second line center," said Sexton. "We are constantly looking to upgrade our team speed and he brings this to our club as part of his skill set. He also possesses an ability to win face-offs, another area our team looked to improve on this off-season. Steve served as an assistant Captain in Phoenix and played an important role with Colorado winning the 2001 Stanley Cup. We look forward to the championship attitude and experience he will add to our team."
Reinprecht, 33, has recorded at least 40 points in five of his eight NHL playing seasons, including a pair of 50-plus point seasons (2002-03/2005-06) and a Stanley Cup championship with Colorado in 2001. He recorded a career high 52 points (22+30) during the 2005-06 season, while playing for both Calgary and Phoenix.
The Edmonton, Alberta native has played in 552 NHL games for Los Angeles (1999-2001), Colorado (2001-03), Calgary (2003-04/2005-06) and Phoenix (2006-09) scoring 120 goals with 214 assists and 162 PIM. He has appeared in 50 postseason games, all with Colorado (2000-03), recording 20 points (10+10).
Reinprecht played four years at the University of Wisconsin (1996-00). He lead the Badgers and the nation in Division I scoring with 66 points (20+44) in his senior season, earning WCHA player of the year honors, while also being nominated as a Hobey Baker Finalist.
The Panthers immediately announced that Reinprecht signed a three year contract with the team, TSN reported that Reinprecht's three-year deal has a cap hit of $2.050 million. He will get $1.8 million in the first year and $2.175 million in each of the following two years.
Meyer will never have his Amerks jersey retired, or remembered for much as an Amerk in the history books, but Meyer was my sons first "favorite Amerk." My son has proudly wore his Amerks and Panthers jerseys with Meyers name on them for the past two seasons. Making a positive impression on a young kid who dreams of playing hockey is something an athlete should be proud of, I wish Meyer the best of luck with his continued career out West.
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