Whether or not you're an avid and proficient photographer or just happen to be getting started, the fantastic landscape photographs you'll see on exhibition, online or in print all share a few things in common. When it comes to landscape photography the reality is that not only are you reliant on your own ability and skill-set of seeing and composing an image, but you're always reliant on Mother Nature herself! Irrespective of the kind of weather you happen to encounter, there's a plethora of opportunities to be able to capture spectacular landscape photographs.
Just as much as it is about the actual process of photography, landscape photography is also equally about planning. It's important to always have a clear idea of where you're planning to go, and just as importantly… what time of the day will present the opportunity to capture the best photograph that you're looking for. Be sure to learn how to competently read and follow maps, and also understand how you can utilize them to find the ideal and sought-after location. By being thorough enough to actually plan your exact location, you'll be able to maximize your time there, and make sure that not only do you get to your location safe and securely in ample time, but also find your way back… which for the most part… is after sunset.
It is uncanny how many times the natural elements seem to 'conspire' and work against you to ruin a perfectly composed photography. For this reason, landscape photography requires high levels of patience, just in case that white cloudy sky disperses just long enough to allow the sun to break through for you to take your shot. The trick is to allow yourself the right amount of time at any given location- this way you're able to wait for that 'picture perfect' moment if you need to. Be certain to check weather forecasts prior to leaving as forward planning in advance can be a massive help, subsequently increasing your opportunity and chances of the ideal weather you require suiting your needs.
One of the most important and pivotal factors in any photography is light, and even more so in landscape photography. If the light doesn't do any justice to the scene or compliment the shot, it becomes inconsequential how great the location is, or how your photo is composed- if the light isn't good, then the image will fail. The best and choice light for landscape photography late in the afternoon or early in the morning, with the midday afternoon sun offering the harshest light. Part of the challenging factors of landscape photography is about being competent and readily able to adapt and cope with various lighting conditions. However, a major part of the challenge of mastering landscape photography is about having the ability to adapt and cope with various lighting conditions. Stunningly shot landscape photos can be taken on cloudy or stormy days for instance. The key is to use the best light as much as possible, and be able to influence the look and feel of your photos to it.
Essentially, if you're looking to take the best photographs, during the best time of the day, at the highest possible quality, then a tripos is a crucial piece of equipment. Photography in low light conditions such as early in the morning or early evening for example, without a tripod would require an increase in ISO to be to avoid camera shake, which subsequently means a result in more noise in your images. If you're wanting to capture a scene using a slow shutter speed or long exposure (an example would be capturing the movement of water or clouds) you simply will not be able to hold the camera steady enough without the use of a tripod to avoid blurred images from camera shake.
Selecting your depth of field is a pivotal component of capturing exquisite landscapes. Generally landscape photos demand the vast majority of the photo to be sharp (the foreground and the background) so you require a deeper depth of field than if you're shooting a portrait for someone. However, if used correctly and efficiently, a shallower depth of field can also be a powerful creative tool as it can isolate the subject by keeping it sharp, whilst the rest of the image is blurred.
As a starting point, if you are looking to keep the majority of the photo sharp, set your camera to Aperture Priority (A or Av) mode, so you can take control of the aperture. Start at around f/8 and work up (f/11 or higher) until you get the desired effect.
In our next feature article on Beginner Landscape Photography Hints: Part 2 we discuss and take an informed and detailed look into more the technical aspects that define a great landscape photo.
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In my humble opinion, Michael Golden was the best artist who worked on G.I. Joe. He is probably the most influential comic book artist of the last fifteen years-- because the vast majority of the people who DRAW comics think he's the best there is. He is the main influence on the top artists in the field right now. People who can't draw seem to think his work is cartoony, but I have yet to meet a pro artist who isn't totally intimidated by Golden's drafting skills. It's no wonder that guys like Jim Lee are always trying to buy up Goldens originals. As for artists on the long runs, my faves were Ron Wagner, Rod Whigham, and Mark Bright. M.D. Bright also played bass in my band!
PS: I have been contacted about writing a new G.I. Joe series to pick up the continuity from my last issue. More on this when the contracts are inked.
I always had a lot of probs with Duke as the "First Shirt". In a line infantry company, the top kick runs the outfit. He is, without a doubt the most experienced soldier in the unit. In Nam, you might have had First Shirts who had been in WW II and Korea-- and a commanding officer straight out of "Shake and Bake" or ROTC. The main prob I had was that the folks at Hasbro and the writers on the cartoon show just treated Duke as if he was interchangeable with Hawk. This is why Duke was never really developed as a character in the comic. There was also a design prob in that he looked too similar to Hawk. In my own head, I tended to think of Stalker as acting first shirt, especially in the field. There was a character in the Nam comic, Sgt Polkow, who fits the mold of what a first sergeant should really be like-- In a glorified sense. The actual first sergeant in that comic was a bribe-taking SOB, but when the chips were down, he did his job. That is hitting closer to reality.
However, another interesting thing is that Scarlett's *secondary military specialty* was classified. I wonder what she wanted to hide ;-) Perhaps Mr. Hama could enlighten us?
Never came up with that one. I put that in as a "Back door" so that I could add to her file at a later date, but I never got around to it. BTW, as I remember, the De'Cobray surname for Baroness was something I got saddled with for some reason or another. I think the "Anastasia" was mine.
Hey, LARRY, what do you think about this code name thing? Do you care if others use these character's names as their own?
I have never even heard of Eagle Force. Actually, when I took on the G.I.Joe project, I wasn't even all that familiar with the 12" figure line. I do remember that I was trying to make G.I. Joe NOT resemble Sgt. Rock or Sgt. Fury in any way. There were actually a lot of hold-overs from the "Fury Force" concept that I had been developing for Marvel at the time. The whole idea of a secret base under a motor pool, for instance. I even had a "Snake-Eyes" type character, who didn't speak, had his face covered with a cowl and was a mysterious assassin type. He carried a pump shotgun and a commando knife in his boot and was actually inspired by the Pahoo Katawa (Wolf Who Stands in Water) character in the old Yancy Derringer TV show.
I first used ninjas in a comic book in the mid-seventies, in Iron Fist. Michael Kaluta and Denny O'Neil were using ninjas in "The Shadow" for DC way before that. I remember watching ninja movies as a kid back in the sixties. The genre has been around in Japanese movies since the 'forties and 'fifties.
Pun names on the file cards.
As far as I remember, I didn't start with the puns until a year or two down the line. Of course not all the file names are puns or anagrams or jokes. Some are real people-- People who worked at Hasbro or Marvel. There's one or two you will find engraved on the Wall in Washington. Sometimes I just pulled names out of my mom's 1931 Sacramento High School yearbook (mix and match!) or my own yearbook from the High School of Art & Design in NYC. Robert Graves was simply plucked out of the air. No secret message or intent. Scarlett's name was a prob, because there already was a character in the Marvel universe named Shanna O'Hara (Ka-Zar's girlfriend). I had never read the title, but perhaps I retained the name subconscioulsy -- I don't know. Phil Provost (Chuckles) is the son of a friend. Gabriel Kelly is the father of another friend. When the word got out that I was naming G.I. Joes for people I knew, I started to get flooded, so I had to cut it out.
Back around issue 60 or 70 of G.I. Joe, I did a signing at a comic shop in Georgetown in Washington DC. When I arrived, the line was snaking around the block. I sat there and signed books for about seven hours. Some kids had the entire run in plastic. I signed every book that was placed in front of me and every single reader that came up to me was between the ages of eight and thirteen. I was getting about 800 to 1200 letters a week at that time and 99% of it was hand printed (not script) on lined paper. Two years ago, I did a Wolverine signing at a comic shop in Manhattan. I signed books for two hours and there wasn't a single kid in the line. Nobody under twenty showed up. Two of the fans were mailmen who were still in their uniforms because they skipped off their route to get their books signed. Times have changed, and the audience for the books has changed. If the industry doesn't produce books that kids want to read, they deserve their fate.
As to the stuff about the finalized team for the new Joe books, I am still fussing with the list. Snake-Eyes, Storm Shadow, Scarlett, Stalker, Roadblock, Gung-Ho and Hawk are the only definites so far. I never considered Snake-Eyes to be functioning on the team in the ninja role-- he seems to have been ret-conned into that category. Since when are Uzis, frags and a Syktes-Fairbourne knives medieval Japanese weapons, huh?
As to the ongoing thread about the G.I. Joe Comic being a marginal seller-- Yes it was-- at the very end of its run. G.I. Joe had quite a stay at the TOP of the charts for well nigh seven or eight years, although it never got a decent review in the fan press. A lot of anti-toy prejudice there. At one point, it held the numero uno slot at Marvel for a brief period. Why would Marvel continue to publish a toy book for twelve years if it wasn't making money? At the peak, I could go to a store signing and and keep my marker in constant motion for six to eight hours. This was a period when Marvel was publishing two monthly Joe titles and upwards of five different forms of Joe reprint titles including digests and super-sizes, annuals, Orders of Battles and trade paperbacks.
How many Joe tats are out there?
Benny Powell of Bench Press told me that a guy at a convention showed him a cobra sigil the size of a Voit basketball tattooed on his chest. Let us hope he doens't get sued by Hasbro.
Fort Wadsworth is in Staten Island, at the foot of the Verrazano Narrows bridge. It is still there. It used to be the H.Q. of the U.S. Army Chaplains Assistant School for real. I think it was closed down as a result of DOD cutbacks about five or six years ago, but it was certainly open and functioning during the run of the Joe comic. I went there to take reference photos that were used by Frank Springer.
The set of G.I. Joe comics that I am selling is the set that I kept at the Marvel office for reference and has lots of notes in the margins. I am keeping one complete mint set and another complete set that is much used for reference. I also have about six big comic boxes full of extras (about 1200 comics?) I needed to clear out about eight boxes worth of stuff, so I am cutting loose extraneous Joes as well as other titles I have worked on. My office is now full. I have steel shelves all the way to the ceiling filled with boxes of comics, magazines, toys and unbuilt model kits, as well as two filing cabinets full of reference, two steel shelves of reference books and don't even get me started on my guitars, amps and effect boxes! The Joe stuff is only a small fraction of what I am selling off in a major "garage sale". The sale has nothing to do with the current state of the Bench Press deal, which is still chugging along with the suits and lawyers. This is not a surprise. I am used to it and I am not giving up on Joe. There. Does that explain things?
Actually, I cribbed the plot of 145 - 150 from a tv mini-series treatment I did for David (Roots) Wolper way back when. The proposed series was called "Project X" and it was about a kid astromer who discovers a new asteroid.
He becomes a celebrity, gets on the cover of Time. And then then they find out that the asteroid is on a collision course with the Earth. The kid then gets involved with the scientists who are trying to figure out how to stop the asteroid. Sound familiar so far? The second half of the mini-series involved sending a team of specialist on the space shuttle up to the asteroid to land on it, drill down to the core and implant nukes to blow it off course. David Wolper paid me for it, and owned it outright, and he never did anything about it, so that's the end of the story.
In the middle of the Utah desert, a lone Hummer rolls across the sand at sunrise.
The Hummer stops at a rusted gate set in a high chain-link fence topped with razor ribbon and concertina wire. A sign on the gate reads: RESTRICTED AREA GOVERNMENT PROPERTY. The gate is chained and padlocked.
A lone figure steps out of the Hummer and stands in front of the gate. He is holding a folded package under one arm. He reaches into his pocket and pulls out a key. He unlocks the gate and walks inside. It is HAWK. He is in full dress uniform replete with medals.
Hawk walks across the deserted compound. It is a small base in the middle of the desert with only three or four wooden buildings, all of which are boarded up and locked. It is a ghost fort and Hawk is well aware of who the spirits who haunt this place are.
There is a flagpole in the middle of the compound and that is where Hawk walks to. He stares up at the empty mast. He takes the triangular package from under his arm and unfurls an American flag which he snaps onto the halyard. He hoists the flag to the top of the mast and he steps back, stands to attention and salutes smartly.
Hawk is still holding the salute as a big transport helicopter flares in for a landing, sending up a cloud of dust.
The hatch pops and out steps Flint, Stalker, Roadblock, Snake-Eyes, Torpedo, Ripcord, Tunnel Rat, Lady Jaye, Cover Girl, Dodger, and Spirit, followed by the pilot, Wild Bill.
Hawk turns to them and they salute one another. "Welcome back to the Pit." he says. They walk to the main building. (The one with the trap door to the lower levels) As they reach the door and Hawk extracts another key, Stalker breaks the silence, "Three years ago, they said they didn't need us anymore."
Hawk opens the door and leads them inside. "Well, they were wrong."
Thus, begins the new G.I. Joe saga. A core group of veteran G.I. Joe team members is now ensconced in the unmothballed PIT, a nuke-hardened secret base deep under the Utah desert. They are the last line of defense against organized terrorists, criminal drug lords, paramilitary extremists and all others who threaten democracy and freedom.
Cobra Commander is alive and well on the new Cobra Island which is now a tourist resort. Destro and the Baroness are in semi-retirement in Scotland, but there are forces at work that may cause the Laird of Castle Destro to don again the steel mask. In Borovia in the Balkans, and in Trucial Abysmia in the Mid-East, unrest and trouble are brewing. The ninja clans are stirring in the Pacific Rim eager to take advantage of the economic distress and political instability. On the home front, extremists of all ilks are stockpiling weapons and brewing up fertilizer bombs.
The defense budget is a mere shadow of what it used to be during the grey days of the Cold War, so support for the Joe Team is tight. There is also a tacit understanding that should any of their operations be compromised, the government will deny all responsibility. After all, their job is to do the unspeakable, and be forgotten.


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Rachel Harsley
Rachel Harsley is a dreamer, an innovator, and a problem solver. Her father purchased the family's first computer when she was six years old and her love of technology has grown ever since. She is currently a PhD candidate in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). At 26 years old, Ms. Harsley will be the first African American female to receive a PhD in Computer Science from UIC. Rachel received her B.S. in Computer Science from Vanderbilt University School of Engineering in 2011.
Since her introductory programming class during her junior year of high school up until present day, Rachel has been the only African-‐American female in each of her computer science classes. She is determined to help end this disparity in academia and in the tech industry at large. One way she seeks to do this is with her research and development of ChiQat Tutor, a computer based tutoring system that allows students to collaborate as they learn. Students worldwide at universities and high schools use ChiQat Tutor as they learn foundational computer science topics.
Rachel is passionate about helping others. She founded Maychild Technologies to connect small businesses and non-‐profits to technology solutions, particularly via web design and branding. Additionally, Rachel dedicates time to speak at local Chicago schools and organizations to promote STEM studies and careers. She loves to inspire younger coders and entrepreneurs, especially underrepresented students.
In November of 2015, she launched Maychild Technologies' entry into the app development industry with the release of Clean Slate Messenger. An Apple computer is typically needed for iOS development. However, as a PhD student strapped for cash, Rachel hacked a method to code the app on a Windows machine. As innovative as her hack, Clean Slate Messenger changes messaging by empowering people to share and delete messages with no message history on either device. In the first two months since release, the user base expanded to ten countries via word of mouth alone.
Rachel is a contributor for several online resources for underrepresented people in technology including, Blacks in Technology and People of Color in Tech. She has been honored with many awards for her academic achievements and community involvement including the Illinois Technology Foundation's 50 for the Future Award, UIC Abraham Lincoln Fellowship, Microsoft NSBE Scholarship, and the Vanderbilt University Chancellor's Scholar Award.
Rachel enjoys technical challenges and has made her mark through significant contributions in software development internships at several major technology corporations. These include Google, Intel, AT&T, and GE. Rachel's favorite projects include developing the machine learning technology to predict Google users' searches and building an iOS application to connect GE field service engineers. With a year left to go in her PhD program, Rachel received employment offers from several tech industry titans and decided to sign the offer to begin a Software Engineering role at Google upon graduation. In her spare time, you will find Rachel on the basketball court competing with her friends in pickup games.

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A huge big THANK YOU to everyone who came up to Guelph for Con-G 2010 on a surprisingly lovely February weekend.
Honestly we just can't say enough good things about Con-G's wonderful staff, they are such a great group of people and it's such a pleasure to work with every one of them.
Thank you to all the artists, guests, dealers, attendees, cosplayers (i.e. everyone) for making our second year such a success. A big thank you to our volunteers and everyone who helped out with various tasks and to everyone who participated in our many events through out the weekend.
Apparently there is some confusion about who runs Con-G. Con-G is not affiliated with any other group or organization. We are not part of the University of Guelph, nor the university's FLASH or Games clubs. Con-G is a standalone entity run by a group of cosplayers who became friends back in university and wanted to bring an anime convention to Guelph.
Thanks again to everyone who helped make Con-G 2010 a big success!


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What are Certificates of Added Competence, and why should I apply?
Approved CAC domains of care in family medicine
How is competence in a CAC domain of care assessed?
How do I acquire a CAC?
Practice Eligible Route to CAC
How will the successful awarding of a CAC affect my credentials and designation?
Will I need to maintain my CAC?
When will other domains of care in family medicine be eligible for a CAC?
The College of Family Physicians of Canada (CFPC) is the professional home for family physicians who provide comprehensive, continuing care to their patients as well as family physicians who focus some or all of their practices in certain domains of care that help meet the needs of their patients and communities. While maintaining our pride as family physicians and the generalists that we are trained to be, we acknowledge that the delivery of family medicine services is evolving. Certificates of Added Competence (CACs) provide a means of recognizing those family physicians who have achieved a defined level of competence and commitment to maintenance. Members who hold CACs are valued resources to other family physicians and to our patients. The use of a CAC Special Designation denotes the achievement of a defined level of competence in the domain of the CAC and a commitment to its ongoing maintenance.
Enhanced Surgical Skills
Family Practice Anesthesia
Obstetrical Surgical Skills
The priority topics and key features for the assessment of competence were developed by the CFPC Working Groups on the Assessment of Competence in Care of the Elderly, Family Practice Anesthesia, Palliative Care, Sport and Exercise Medicine, and the Committee on Examinations – Emergency Medicine.
The goal of the priority topics and key features is to guide the in-training and summative assessment of domain-specific competencies required for awarding CACs, and to inform the curriculum and training development.
Priority topics and key features for the assessment of competence in Category 1 enhanced skills programs:
The only way to obtain the CCFP (EM) designation is through the Examination of Added Competence in Emergency Medicine. There are two eligibility routes for the exam: through accredited residency training programs or through practice (please click here for more information). There will be no other route to obtain a CAC in Emergency Medicine.
All candidates who successfully complete the Examination of Added Competence in Emergency Medicine will automatically receive a CAC in Emergency Medicine.
Addiction Medicine | Care of the Elderly | Family Practice Anesthesia | Palliative Care | Sport and Exercise Medicine
1. CAC through residency route
How do I acquire my CAC now that I have completed a Canadian residency program?
Graduates of accredited Category 1 programs who hold Certification in the College of Family Physicians of Canada (CCFP) are eligible for CACs and consequently will be granted the right to use their designations as long as they maintain their status as a CFPC member and ongoing Mainpro+® requirements.
All eligible candidates will be contacted via email and given an opportunity to apply for a CAC. A nominal application fee will be required at the time of application.
2. Practice eligible route
The College is currently working on outlining the requirements and application and assessment processes for the practice eligible route for CACs. The new practice eligible route is intended for those in practice—not presently working in the area of competence—who would like to acquire the skill set required to achieve a CAC without completing a residency program.
CACs awarded through the practice eligible route will be awarded based on a satisfactory demonstration of the competencies that have been defined as required for certification of this level of competence in family medicine. These competencies have been defined for each domain and they have been published here. The exact means by which these competencies can be assessed have not yet been developed but they will vary as they are adapted to physicians in practice.
We expect to have more concrete information in 2020. All new information and updates will be posted on our website and shared with our members via email.
Enhanced Surgical Skills | Obstetrical Surgical Skills
The initial CACs (credentialing phase) will be awarded to family physicians who have previously acquired competencies deemed worthy of recognition in the approved domains through practice experience, successful completion of a residency training program and/or continuing professional development, and demonstrated leadership in the domain of the CAC. CACs will be awarded based on the credentials and documented evidence of added competence, as judged by a peer review committee process.
Online applications are currently available for Enhanced Surgical Skills and Obstetrical Surgical Skills. Applications will be accepted until June 30, 2020.
Family physicians who wish to apply and who qualify for a CAC must apply for consideration via an online application form through the CFPC member dashboard. For detailed eligibility requirements, please go to Eligibility Criteria for a Certificate of Added Competence (CAC).
The application fee for CACs through the leader route is $1,500.The CAC program is a revenue-neutral program, so fees are being set to recover costs only. The application fee is non-refundable and will be required and applied upon submission of the online application. Applications without payment will not be reviewed.
When will I know if my application for a CAC is successful?
Deliberations on applications will start in the second half of 2020; however, final decisions may not be confirmed or communicated until early 2021. Certified members will be recognized formally during the CFPC's Convocation ceremony in conjunction with Family Medicine Forum.
How will the application review process work?
Applications from each domain of care will be reviewed by five-person peer review committees composed of a panel of CFPC members with direct experience in the domain of care of the application, a member from another CAC domain of care, and a member from a broad-based practice background. The panel will be supported in its work by a senior staff member from the Certification and Assessment Department at the College. The panel will review the presented evidence for each candidate, weigh and consider it appropriately, and arrive at a recommendation to award a CAC or not. Each recommendation will be forwarded to the CFPC's Board of Examinations and Certification for a final review and decision.
Confirmed decisions will be communicated to the candidate. If a candidate wishes to appeal a decision, they will be able to do so following the same procedures outlined for appeals regarding the Certification Examination in Family Medicine. A full description of the appeal process can be found here.
How will the successful awarding of a CAC affect my credentials and practice?
A CAC credential is conferred by the CFPC in the form of a diploma that will be mailed to you. Upon receiving this credential, family physicians are authorized to use the CAC designation as long as they maintain their competence through continuing professional development (CPD).
CAC Special Designations recognize those family physicians who have achieved and maintain enhanced skills in certain domains of care. The designation is not intended to limit physicians' comprehensive practices and it is not related to practice privileges or billing.
CAC Credential in Designation
Addiction Medicine CCFP (AM) / MCFP (AM)
Care of the Elderly CCFP (COE) / MCFP (COE)
Emergency Medicine CCFP (EM) / MCFP (EM)
Enhanced Surgical Skills CCFP (ESS) / MCFP (ESS)
Family Practice Anesthesia CCFP (FPA) / MCFP (FPA)
Obstetrical Surgical Skills CCFP (OSS) / MCFP (OSS)
Palliative Care CCFP (PC) / MCFP (PC)
Sport and Exercise Medicine CCFP (SEM) / MCFP (SEM)
Please note: MCFP holders are eligible for CACs only through the one-time leader route (available only for a limited time when a new domain of care is approved for a CAC).
After After the initial acquisition of a CAC credential, the ongoing use of the CAC designation requires the holder to be an active CFPC member in good standing who maintains their competence in the domain of care as a new, specifically identified part of their five-year Mainpro+ reporting cycle. If these requirements are not met, holders will forfeit the right to use the CAC designations as part of their credentials.
To maintain a CAC and the privilege of using the associated Special Designation, CAC holders will be required to earn and report at least 75 certified CPD credits related to their CAC domain of care in a five-year cycle. This credit requirement is encompassed within the standard Mainpro+ requirements of 250 CPD credits, including at least 125 certified credits, which is a component of maintaining the CCFP. An additional fee for Maintenance of Competence will be required for CAC holders and will be added to the annual membership fees. This fee will not be included in the initial CAC application fee.
The CFPC is currently updating the Mainpro+ platform to allow for the tracking of CPD related to CAC maintenance and is updating the Membership database to allow for the processing of the CAC fee. CAC holders will be provided ample notice before the formal CPD maintenance requirements for CACs and the associated annual fee are introduced.
If you have any questions about credit requirements, please contact CPD staff at [email protected] or 1-800-387-6197 ext. 560.
When will other domains of care in family medicine be eligible for CACs?
Interest has been expressed in developing new CACs in additional domains of care in family medicine. Before committing to further development, the CFPC is taking time toto analyze the impact CACs have had on the College, its members, and on related jurisdictions. The CFPC is initiating this process and expects outcomes will be available in 2020.
If you have questions or need additional information, please write to [email protected].
Eligibility requirements for a CAC
Referee letter instructions
Member Interest Groups Section (MIGS)
CACs in Emergency Medicine Letter: April 2015
Four Principles of Family Medicine
What are the advantages of obtaining a CAC?
Google Map distribution of CAC holders
CACs in Addiction Medicine
CACs in Care of the Elderly
CACs in Palliative Care
CACs in Family Practice Anesthesia
CACs in Sport and Exercise Medicine
Certification in Emergency Medicine


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Q: Force uninstall of the package pip I'm sorry if this is a repeat question, but whenever I search force uninstall of pip I get something like a pip uninstall command.  What I want is a way to uninstall the package pip (and reinstall).  when I run python3 -m pip uninstall pip setuptools in a conda enviroment I get this error:
Not uninstalling pip at /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages, outside environment /usr
Can't uninstall 'pip'. No files were found to uninstall.
Found existing installation: setuptools 45.2.0
Not uninstalling setuptools at /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages, outside environment /usr
Can't uninstall 'setuptools'. No files were found to uninstall.

I also get the same error in the base enviroment when I run /usr/lib/python3 -m pip uninstall pip setuptools.
However when I'm outside of a virtual enviroment (base) and I just run python3 -m pip uninstall pip setuptools, I get:
/home/cameron/anaconda3/bin/python3: No module named pip

I could just remove the file but I want to avoid if that would be problematic.
The problematic thing is I can still install things with pip in my base enviroment but I can't call python programs in my virtual enviroments anymore nor install new ones with pip (perhaps able to with conda) since it defaults to the packages installed with this pip even in a venv.

A: this should remove pip from your active conda environment
conda uninstall pip --force

A: I was finally able to remove with sudo apt-get purge python3-pip

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The profile of a step and the skirting of the stairs are details, functional and aesthetic, very important to characterize a flight of stairs and make it more accessible.
When designing a house on several levels, we must address the problem of integrating the stairs to the vertical connection. As of now the major concern is the form to be taken: a ramp in a linear, angular or spiral shape; then follows the choice of material such as wood, stone, steel or reinforced concrete.
The project of a flight of stairs requires professionalism; The connection must be designed as to be comfortable and you have to deal with the space that you have available and the safety rules that suggest formulas for sizing each step in the tread and in the pull.
Very often the buyers ask us architects to increase the raiser to save space by reducing the number of steps, but this involves forced displacement and a use of the link definitely less smooth. Comfort is instead the first place, considering the changing needs of users.
An important aspect to focus on is the choice of the right profile, element that characterizes a flight of stairs from a point of view both of aesthetic and functionality.
It is a detail to be chosen carefully to ensure a safe and comfortable enjoyment; to allow the foot to lie down naturally and without step force.
In the image below, sketched by hand, are shown the different profiles that vary in both form and material.
The profile is the contour line determined by the section of the step, while the limbello is a recess with a rectangular section formed in the stone lining of the riser.
In this solution we see the tread (or step) to protrude slightly compared to the riser (or under riser) and present a rounded edge; the indentation marks the top of the riser.
The two rectangular section recesses are placed at the top and bottom of the riser, also the tread aligns with the outer profile of the under risers.
The recess is made in the lower part of the riser and the external profile of the latter protrudes slightly with respect to the tread, which has a board bird's beak or bird processing.
The limbello is placed at the top, a slope of the remaining 2/3 of the riser faces the inside and the tread doesn't protrude from the riser.
Example of a monolithic profile in which is lacking the protrusion of the tread on the riser, which sacrifices comfort and design logic.
The tread protrudes slightly with respect to the riser which is sloping, not perpendicular to the degree of the step.
The upper part of the riser, of about 2/3, is highlighted by a frame slightly protruding created by the profile of the tread and by the remaining 1/3 of the under riser. Often, the area in the frame is made of a stone different from the one of the step and its outer edge protrudes slightly with respect to the under riser.
The central part of the riser is fully framed and presents a different stone, also the tread protrudes enough with respect to the under riser.
The tread and rise are made of different material and the latter is not squared in the front but oblique, protruding with respect to the under riser.
The tread, made of stone, has a recess in the inner face to accommodate the clutch with the wooden riser and protrudes with respect to the under riser.
The tread and the riser are made of different materials for a singular aesthetic effect, also the projection of the step is guaranteed.
The tread and the riser are made of different materials, and the latter, undercut inclined, has a lower limbello and metal studs for anchorage.
The steps, therefore, can be designed with different profiles and in the choice of this particular, you should also look after the working of tread-edge in its possible variants designed to take special moldings: bull, an edge with concave profile, bird's beak or bird, undercut inclined edge.
Another detail to evaluate, sketched in the image below in different solutions, is a protective element of the lower part of the wall, joined to the flight of stairs, called skirting.
The variants are constituted by a skirting board in terraced steps with a height less from the riser (A), terraced steps of equal height to the riser (B), continuous skirting with vertical connection (C) and continuous with perpendicular connection to the slope (D).
Summarizing we can say that the optimal solution is to have a continuous step profile and with rounded edges, a sloped riser with respect to the tread so as to form an angle of 75-80°, the projection of the step with respect to the under riser of minimum 2 and maximum 2.5 cm.
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Alliance Develops Smart Objects Protocol Stack
by Sensors Staff |
SAN JOSE, CA and BANGALORE, India /PRNewswire/ -- Atmel Corp., Cisco, and the Swedish Institute of Computer Science (SICS) announced the availability of uIPv6, one of the world's smallest open-source, IPv6-ready protocol stacks, which could enable every device, no matter how small it is limited by power or memory, to have an Internet Protocol address.
This collaborative project builds on Cisco's expertise in IP networking, Atmel's innovative low-power wireless hardware, and SICS' knowledge of embedded operating systems design. "uIPv6 has the potential to impact a wide range of market verticals where automation is key, just as voice over IP did in enterprise telephony," said Rob Adams, Senior Director of Cisco's Corporate Development technology group.
"Smart" objects powered by a wide range of sensors and actuators are poised to enable a wide range of next-generation applications in building automation, industrial monitoring, smart cities, and energy management, among many other areas. These applications help transmit information in the physical world about conditions or the environment (e.g., temperature, light, motion, and health status) to locations where the information can be analyzed, correlated with other data, and acted upon.
The proliferation of such applications has, however, been held back by the large number of proprietary or semi-closed systems and the cost associated with translating information before it can be effectively shared with other devices and systems. The use of IP as networking technology has long been recognized as the solution to this interoperability issue. Now, thanks to unique lower-layer energy-management mechanisms and limited memory capacity, uIPv6 is highly power-efficient and ideal for most constrained devices.
Open-source uIPv6 includes standard IP applications and can be easily customized for specific requirements. It is integrated in the Contiki operating system developed by SICS, which provides all the necessary functionalities for networked smart objects. In addition, uIPv6's small footprint and memory usage allows it to run on the most constrained platforms. In particular, it was tested on Atmel's Raven wireless platform, chosen for its outstanding low-power performance.
"Efficient, low-power wireless systems require ultra-low-power embedded microcontrollers paired with excellent radio performance," said Magnus Pedersen, Atmel's Director of Product Marketing, MCU Wireless Solutions. "The fact that Cisco and SICS chose the Atmel AVR Raven picoPower wireless platform as the basis for their uIPv6 and 6LoWPAN implementation confirms Atmel's leading edge in low-power embedded wireless technology."
uIPv6 is released under a permissive open-source license and, as a result, can be used for both commercial and noncommercial applications.
"An open-source, standard-compliant, small-footprint IPv6 implementation is essential to enable the next generation of sensor network applications," said Adam Dunkels, Senior Scientist at SICS and Contiki project leader.
Patrick Wetterwald, President of the IP for Smart Objects Alliance, said, "By running an IPv6 stack, operating a network of sensors thus becomes as easy as operating a network of PCs, IP phones, or any other IP devices."
The new uIPv6 stack requires only 0.5 KB of SRAM for data structures, a minimum of 1.3 KB of SRAM for buffering, and 11 KB of Flash for the code. The Raven platform embeds a microcontroller and a wireless chip using the 802.15.4 standard, designed specifically to accommodate smart objects' requirements. uIPv6 includes an implementation of the 6LoWPAN standard, the adaptation layer between 802.15.4 and IPv6.
Sensors Staff


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MYLDEA
A web serial about those living in a world of magic and how they survive.
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Chapter 29 Blood Fall
05/08/2014 09/25/2015 ~ J. A. Ludwig
The celebration continues into the night as more drinks are passed around. The slaves enjoy themselves for the first time in many months. For some, many years. Arena workers who joined in the festivities pass out, leaving most of the slaves awake. The excitement of their victory makes many less susceptible to drink.
Ime stands, startling everyone in the cell. He walks from one worker to the other and tries to wake them, but they are sound asleep. He smiles and faces the slaves. "This is our chance."
Meah, Kylii, Daniil, and others in the cell join him. The rest of the slaves gather around to listen to him.
"We escape now. Those who wish to escape follow us. Those of you who wish to stay…may your Gods watch over you."
The crowd looks at each other. A handful lower their eyes to the floor and move slowly back to their cells. The rest hesitate. Meah moves next to Ime and takes his hand.
He smiles at her. "Let's go."
She nods.
They head out followed by Kylii, Daniil, Tanith, Bern, Cal, Bon, and Tristan. After a moment, most of the rest follow. The group moves carefully through the catacombs avoiding workers who didn't join the celebration. They are so scattered that it's easy for the group to slip through unseen. The few they see are completely distracted preparing for the next day's events. Still the escaping slaves keep to the shadows.
They reach the exit quickly, but Ime stops them and points. "Those aren't Arena workers." He indicates a group waiting at the entrance of the Arena. "Those are Klaeon's men."
About two-dozen soldiers stand in ranks and hold torches. One barks orders and points into the catacombs. The slaves disappear into depressions in the rocky walls as the men enter the catacombs.
"Looks like the Blood King isn't too happy about our victory," Kylii whispers.
"We were supposed to die. I don't think he was too thrilled when we didn't," Daniil replies.
More soldiers enter the Arena and move off in a different direction from the first. More and more men enter the Arena until a final group blocks the exit.
"What are they doing here?" Meah asks.
Ime laughs. "They're here to kill us in our sleep."
"But why? Why does he want to kill us?"
"We threaten his power, especially his power over the people who were in the Arena and those they tell of our victory. He's afraid we'll rally them against him."
"Is that what you've been doing?"
Ime smiles at her. "Trying to. But it hasn't worked until today."
Kylii parts the two. "Enough talking. How are we going to get past them?"
"Too many to take on without weapons," Bern says, walking up next to Ime.
"Is there no other way out?" Skara asks.
"If you don't mind scaling the walls of the fighting arena," Daniil says.
"There is another way out," a stern voice says.
The group jumps and prepares to fight. Seera walks around the corner and leans against the wall, crossing her arms. "I can show you, but you have to take me with you."
"No way!" multiple voices nearly shout. Hushes move down the group.
Daniil glares at Seera. "Why would you want to come with us? Your life is very comfortable here at the Arena."
"It was. But you won the fight today instead of losing. Who do you think the Blood King is going to blame? My fate was decided the same as yours when you won," she says, angrily. She throws two severed hands at Ime's feet. "He didn't send his best soldiers for this little mission. I killed these two before they even knew I was awake."
Ime looks at the hands and up at Seera. He leans his head to the side. "Where is this other way out?"
Kylii pulls Ime away from Seera. "Hold on, you can't honestly be thinking of letting her come with us?"
Others in the group voice their agreement and Ime holds his hands up to silence them. "We need a way out. We can't go this way and if she's speaking the truth then we have to trust her."
"I don't trust her," Meah says, looking at Seera. Seera smiles back at her and laughs. "What if she's lying? What if she just wants to make sure the Blood King's men find us?"
"Daniil."
Daniil jumps at his name and stares at Ime, confused.
"Your…pet—" Ime eyes Tanith and sees her white eyes staring back at him.
"Tanith."
"Tanith. You claim you can hear her voice."
"And she understands human speech. What is your point?"
"We'll have her watch Seera as she leads us out. If it starts looking or feeling like a trap, have her kill Seera. Will that ease your minds?"
The group hesitates and tries to think of other solutions, but eventually agree to the terms. Daniil confirms with Tanith that she understands the plan. Ime returns to stand in front of Seera.
"Show us the way."
Seera pushes off the wall. "And you'll take me with you wherever you're going?"
"Well then, follow me." She leads them back the way they came.
The group follows reluctantly. Daniil, Tanith, and Kylii stay directly behind Seera. Meah and Ime follow next and then the rest of the group. They are lead back through the catacombs, but instead of heading for the holding cells, Seera takes them through the animal pens. Most of the beasts are asleep. But those who hunt at night watch the strange group with curious eyes.
A small group of Klaeon's men walk through the pens. Seera signals towards the shadows. They move, avoiding the lights coming from the soldiers' torches. Seera whistles and the shadows across from them begin moving. The group realizes, to their relief, they are Arena workers. The workers sneak behind the soldiers and attack them, killing them quietly and pulling the bodies into the shadows, disappearing.
Seera continues leading the group to the far end of the animal pens. She takes them between the pens and into a hidden hallway. Two large stone doors appear at the end and she signals again to the shadows. The workers move to the doors and open them slowly.
Seera waves the group through. "Hurry!"
They feel cool wind blowing from between the doors, filling the slaves with excitement. They press forward eager to see the outside world.
Instead Klaeon's men greet them. Spears are lowered to aim at the group. Before they can react to their shock, the doors behind them slam shut. Those at the back of the group, closest to the doors try their best to force them open, but Seera has locked it behind them.
"Shit! It was a trap!" Kylii yells, joining the others trying to open the doors.
Klaeon's men move closer. "By order of Blood King Klaeon you are all sentenced to death," one of the soldiers says.
Ime stomps his foot on the ground. A crack races towards the men and the earth crumbles beneath them. They scream as they fall into the earth.
"Run!" Ime yells, grabbing Meah's hand and running around the hole in the ground.
The group follows, but more soldiers appear, trying to cut them off. The slaves fight back. Those with magic distract the soldiers as those without grab their weapons and attack from behind. Meah fights with a discarded knife. Mava and Rava stay close to her and Bern watches their back. Tanith's roars echo through the Arena and attract more soldiers. Workers awoken by the fighting join in the fray. Most fight along side Klaeon's men, but the slaves realize several are fighting with them against Klaeon's forces.
Ime, Daniil, and Kylii clear a path through the soldiers to reveal a closed exit. Ime turns to a wall of stone and blasts a hole through it. The night air rushes in and Ime turns to the fighting. "This way! Everyone outside!"
The slaves run past him through the hole. The workers who joined their fight stay behind to give them time to flee. Meah sees Bern, Mava, Rava, Cal, and the healers help others through before following themselves. Daniil and Kylii grab her and pull her through followed by Tanith. As soon as they clear the hole it closes and the group runs from the Arena before the soldiers have time to open the exit and follow.
The night air rushes against their skin and whoops of victory fill the sky. Meah feels tears in her eyes. "We did it! We made it out!"
Daniil waves to get Bern, Rava, Mava, Cal, and the healers' attentions. They slow their run and gather around. "Head to the front. Lead the group towards the mountains."
They nod and hurry ahead of the group. Meah, Kylii, Daniil, and Tanith slow their pace to have privacy.
"I can't believe your plan worked, Ime," Kylii says gasping for air.
He is answered with silence. The three turn to find Ime gone. They look ahead, but can't see him mixed in with the others.
"Where's Ime?" Meah asks, her blood running cold.
"He was right behind us, wasn't he, Kylii?" Daniil asks.
Kylii shrugs, giving his brother an odd look. "I thought he was ahead of us."
"But he closed the wall. He didn't close it from the other side, did he?" Meah's eyes widen and she shakes her head in disbelief. "Why would he do that?"
Daniil turns to Tanith. "Go. Find Ime." Tanith lowers her head and then leaps into a run back to the Arena. "She'll lead him to the mountains."
"We can't wait. What if they've captured him?"
"He'll be fine, Meah. He took care of a dozen Brüdel. He can handle a few soldiers," Kylii says.
"But can he fight the Blood King on his own again?" a voice whispers from the shadows.
Daniil and Kylii instinctively move in front of Meah and raise their weapons. A cloaked figure walks out of the shadows and stops in front of them.
"Who are you?" Kylii demands.
"I need to take Meah to Ime. He's in danger."
"And what's to say you aren't here to give Meah to the Blood King?" Daniil asks.
Meah forces her way in front of the brothers. "Why do you say he's fighting the Blood King?"
The cloaked figure looks over his shoulders as though expecting someone to be there. He turns back to Meah. "That's where he is. Or where he is going. I can take you there, but only you."
He motions to the brothers and they try to pull Meah back. She shrugs them off and takes a few steps towards the cloaked figure. "Daniil, Kylii, go with the group. I'm going to find Ime."
"We can't leave you alone with this guy. We don't even know if we can trust him!" Kylii yells.
"I'll be fine. Just go. Please."
Kylii tries to grab her, but Daniil stops him. He leads his brother away, silently. Kylii protests, but eventually stops fighting and the two run off after the escaped slaves.
Meah breathes deeply. "Take me to Ime."
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He would also like Florida Elite Soccer Club to apologise.
Gary Easom, the President of the Ponte Vedra Athletic Association, said in a statement to First Coast News that he thinks the situation was "sensationalised" and stands by the field marshal. "The field marshal acted appropriately and without malice to ensure the welfare of the children she is charged with protecting," Easom said.
Now, Jones wants "Golfcart Gail" and the Florida Elite Soccer Club to apologise, according to First Coast News. He told the outlet that he thinks the situation was a case of racial profiling.


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package gov.sandia.cognition.framework.lite;

import gov.sandia.cognition.framework.CognitiveModuleState;
import gov.sandia.cognition.util.AbstractCloneableSerializable;
import gov.sandia.cognition.util.CloneableSerializable;
import gov.sandia.cognition.util.ObjectUtil;

/**
 * The CognitiveModuleStateWrapper wraps some other object as a
 * CognitiveModuleState object. The only condition is that the internal object
 * must be Cloneable and Serializable.
 *
 * @author Justin Basilico
 * @author Kevin R. Dixon
 * @since  2.0
 */
public class CognitiveModuleStateWrapper
    extends AbstractCloneableSerializable
    implements CognitiveModuleState
{
    /** The internal state object that is wrapped. */
    private CloneableSerializable internalState = null;

    /**
     * Creates a new instance of CognitiveModuleStateWrapper. The initial
     * state object is null.
     */
    public CognitiveModuleStateWrapper()
    {
        super();

        this.setInternalState(null);
    }

    /**
     * Creates a new instance of CognitiveModuleStateWrapper.
     *
     * @param  internalState The internal state object.
     */
    public CognitiveModuleStateWrapper(
        CloneableSerializable internalState)
    {
        super();

        this.setInternalState(internalState);
    }

    /**
     * {@inheritDoc}
     *
     * @return {@inheritDoc}
     */
    @Override
    public CognitiveModuleStateWrapper clone()
    {
        final CognitiveModuleStateWrapper clone =
            (CognitiveModuleStateWrapper) super.clone();
        clone.internalState = ObjectUtil.cloneSafe(this.internalState);
        return clone;
    }

    /**
     * Gets the internal state object.
     *
     * @return The internal state object.
     */
    public CloneableSerializable getInternalState()
    {
        return internalState;
    }

    /**
     * Sets the internal state object.
     *
     * @param  internalState The internal state object.
     */
    public void setInternalState(
        CloneableSerializable internalState)
    {
        this.internalState = internalState;
    }
}

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I Quit! Now What? By Zarreen Khan Will Keep You In Splits Over A Saga Of Quitting Work
Tags:stereotypeswomen at work
Zarreen Khan has hilariously captured the conundrum of a single woman quitting work over nothing that society understands – no marriage, no kid … what then?
I remember reading a quote by John Ortberg which said, 'I have always heard that you need to give yourself a long time to unplug when you do a sabbatical. I unplugged so fast I was a little concerned that I was losing brain capacity.'
I couldn't help being reminded of his words when I started reading I Quit! Now What? by Zarreen Khan.
As the title explains, Nimisha is exhausted. Of endless weekdays, working weekends, making presentations, working with complicated Excel sheets, handling a boss with time-management issues and the general politics of the workplace. Sigh! After eight years of this life, her only personal insight is that she's terribly unambitious and constantly struggling to be an average performer in the competitive corporate world.
When a colleague flashes the glint of a golden sabbatical, she catapults into it headfirst. After all, one has to find one's calling at some point in one's life.
So, will the sabbatical miraculously change her life forever? Or will she go rushing back to her pocket-money-generating job?
Khan, having chosen a single, twenty-something female professional as the protagonist, speaks for all the unmarried women today who are looking to take a break after a seven-to-ten year career track.
The fact that Nimisha is inspired by a colleague who is four months pregnant, itself speaks volumes. I, for one, have never understood why it is considered normal for a married woman to take a break from work, but when a single woman decides to take this step, everyone – from her company's chief (insert name of your company's top honcho – man or woman) to the chaiwallah outside her office building – has an opinion; her own relatives included.
The first obvious question is what said single woman will survive on, without the luxury of a regular salary being credited to her account. The author tackles this in an understated way. She lands a sharp punch on the nose of all those who think a single woman sitting at home is only living off her parents money. (Hello Uninitiated! Are you familiar with the term 'Savings'? No? Look it up!)
In addition to her overt subtlety, Khan also has a definite flair for humour. This is evident from the opening scene and is carried throughout the book – only one of the many reasons I ended up reading this through the night. It comes naturally to her and she infuses it at the right places, often coupled with eye-rolling sarcasm that makes you roll on the floor from laughing so much it hurts.
The story is told in two parts – The Corporate Life and The Sabbatical. And these pictures couldn't have described it better. (Kudos to whoever came up with the idea….I love them!)
When she does eventually bite the Sabbatical bullet, and begins her quest to discover a new passion, Nimisha is supported by a loving family, two adorable nieces, a gang of 2:00am friends and, last but not the least, the quintessential best (boy) friend.
Wait, don't start jumping in excitement just yet. There is a (boy) friend, yes, but this is not a romance novel. So, don't pick this up if that's all you're looking for. You won't find it here.
What you will find though, is a lot of cupid confusion, which is just about the amount of romance I can handle.
As Nimisha soon finds out in her preparation to dive into this new phase, armed with a list of activities she has been meaning to pursue, it turns out there really is a technique to live and enjoy a sabbatical. No wonder John Ortberg said what he did about the time needed to unplug.
I Quit! Now What? is a fun read, with the perfect mix of dreams, fantasy and practicality. Zarreen Khan has definitely made her presence felt with her strong writing and should consider making this a series. I will surely be lining up to get hold of her next book.
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Seaweed-based ecosystems are amongst the most productive on Earth (Mann et al. 1980, Leigh et al. 1987). Therefore it is a good opportunity to investigate if seaweeds can form a sink to trap nutrients in swallow eutrophic seas like the Baltic-, Adriatic- and Nort Sea were N and P are delivered by rivers like the Rhine in order to avoid a further eutrophication of our oceans like the Atlantic Ocean.
Enhancement of the growth of seaweeds has been observed under certain situations in coastal marine waters polluted by sewage (Causey et al. 1945, Sawyer 1956; Tewari et al. 1972). Also in disturbed systems with large amounts of nutrients like in Brittany (France) (REF) and the Venice lagoon (REF) Ulva sp, can bloom.
To get information about the effects of nutrients on seaweed growth rate and the possibility if seaweeds can be used to trap phosphorus and by harvesting bring back this compound to the terrestial agriculture we made a study at the N:P ratio in seaweeds.
The mean C:N:P ratio of 92 benthic plant samples from five phyla and nine locations worldwide is about 700:35:1, the median is about 550:30:1 (Atkinson & Smith 1983).
There is a relation between a "hunter-gatherer" diet and chronic degenerative diseases. The hominids (including modern man: Homo sapiens) exist for two million years and according to evolutionary biologist and nutritionist we still have the "metabolic machinery" of the early hominids living on a paleolithic diet (see A). So the question arises if we can feed the estimated 9.2 billion people living at our planet in 2050 (UNFPA: United Nations 2008) with a substitute sea-based paleolithic diet. The Earth globe consist for 30% out of land and for 70% out of oceans. Global human population is rapidly increasing, especially since the second half of the 20th century. It is currently estimated by the United Nations Population Fund in their State of World Population 2008 that 9.2 billion people will live on our planet in 2050 (UNFPA: United Nations, 2008). Mankind has never experienced these population numbers before, and both economic and ecological consequences may be huge.
Even applying recently developed biotechnology tools for improved food crops it is generally believed our on freshwater based terrestrial agricultural system will be unable to feed this estimated amount of people (Worldwatch Report 176, 2008). Shortages may occur due to an increasing demand resulting from a growing population with an appetite for meat, dairy and fish protein. Given the growing world population and increasing demand for qualitative and quantitative food, the present sources of food supply will almost certainly be insufficient in the near future (FAO/FWT 2006). Recent studies predicted a rapid worldwide depletion of fish populations. Already 29% of edible fish and seafood species has declined by 90%, which indicates a collapse of fisheries and salt-water fish extinction by the year 2048.
Therefore, new sources for n-3 and n-6 Fatty Acids have to be explored from which Integrated Multi-Trophic Aquaculture (abbreviated IMTA) is a strategy, which is presently being explored for its economic and agronomic feasibility. Sea farming in marine off-shore systems of seaweeds forms part of this approach. Already at this stage of development a production for seaweeds of about 50 tons per ha is achieved and this yield will increase when the potential of using off-shore farming seaweed agriculture are further optimized.
Because 70% of our globe is covered with ocean, seaweeds are a durable and virtually inexhaustible, additional source for PUFAs, but also of amino acids and other useful bioactive ingredients, which are undeniably also accessible for developing countries. Still it can be the questioned if for food quantity (in energy compounds) the FAO goal of 3,000 kcal per caput can be reached in 2050. For reaching the quality of the different food compounds to oppose the unhealthy chronic anti-inflammatory Westernized diet, the Paleolithic diet seems to be an acceptable substitute. Although a terrestrial approach seems to be impossible (Worldwatch Report 176, 2008).


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I am in the process of trying to clear out my freezer and dig out some things that have been in there a while and need to be cooked, you know what I mean, things that get pushed to the back, drop into cracks or you just can't be bothered to cook because of the preparation involved. This weekend out came a lump of beef with the label Beef Bolar Blade Roast. To be honest I wasn't entirely sure what that was. The man turned his nose up and said "sounds like cheap stewing steak to me". I still hesitated - the word "Roast" threw me, but not wanting to roast it and it be tough and get the "I told you so" looks, I thought maybe a pot roast might do the trick. I looked through a few of my books before Beef Pot Roast Provencal took my fancy (sounds much better than Bolar Blade!) in Leanne Kitchen's book "The Butcher"! (It always makes me smile when people's names are synonymous with their profession).
So, a quick scan of the ingredients confirmed I had everything (if not exactly - I could improvise) and as this was going to take at least two hours to cook I needed to get my skates on (and the air-conditioner). The meat had defrosted the night before so I was good to go.
Heat olive oil in a deep heavy-based saucepan or pan. Add the beef and cook over med-high heat turning to brown all over.
It was obvious my pan was not going to be deep enough to take my lump of meat so I buterflied it down the middle to open it up enabling it to lay flat in my pan.
When sealed on all sides add tomatoes, stock, wine, rum/brandy, onion, garlic, bay leaves, parsley and thyme.
Cook over low heat for 1 1/2 hours.
Add carrots and cook for a further 30 mins.
Remove beef to a plate and cover with foil to rest for 10 mins.
Put flour in a small bowl and stir in enough water to make a smooth paste.
Add the paste to the pan - stirring constantly over medium heat until it thickens - then cook for 3 mins.
The beef is then ready to carve although mine was so tender it practically fell apart and drizzled with the gravy it was yummy.
The real reason for wanting to make a roast was my $2.50 charity shop find on Friday!
I dropped in a bag of unwanted stuff and had a quick look at the china and glasswear.
I have had an eye out for a yorkshire pudding tin as mine had gone astray years ago (or poached by daughters) and have found them very difficult to find so I was quite excited when I saw this practically new tin and I just had to buy it.
So while the beef was cooking I mixed up the flour, milk and egg batter for the puds.
Greased the tray with lard and put it into the oven on high until the tray was smoking.
pour into hot pudding tray, bake till brown and crisp.
Poured in the batter and cooked for 20mins. After 10 mins the tops were looking browner than I would have liked so I flipped them over - hence they look more like buns than highly risen puddings. This did not distract from the taste I can assure you and we managed to eat all 6 between the two of us!!
The house smelt unbelievably good, the man was satisfied, what more could I ask for!
Interesting name, I have never heard of a bolar blade cut here. Either way it came out lovely and would be something my guys would enjoy.
Yes I agree - not a very inspiring one either! But it certainly turned out lovely.
You should google the name and find out what it is - second thoughts, I think I'll do that, it's intriguing. Dinner sounds mouth-wateringly good though.
Jennifer took your advice and google searched (don't know why I didn't do that first) and surprisingly was not too far from the mark. Google said - The bolar blade comes from the shoulder and is the ideal cut for a beef pot roast. It is an inexpensive cut which is easily carved. A rolled and tied beef brisket is also suitable.
Anne - me too. As half of the meat was left over I wrapped it in foil and put it in the fridge. It carved perfectly for sandwiches the next day.
I love how you made good use of something that you'd bought and you didn't let it go to waste. Your dish looks very tasty and I'm sure with the long cooking time, that bolar beef became as tender as eye fillet. And what a great find! Is there any better combination than beef with yorkshire puddings! Great post Magnolia!
Charlie - I hate waste - must have been my upbringing being a post war child!
Hello - thanks so much for this recipe - it totally saved my day. I picked up a roast at the market and didn't even realise what it was until I got home. My partner was expecting a more traditional Sunday roast but, as luck would have it, after Googling 'bolar roast recipes' I had all the ingredients for this one so just pretended that I'd decided to mix things up by doing a pot roast instead! It was delicious and went down a treat with the other half. Thanks again!
Oh my goodness so glad you found this recipe. And so nice of you to comment. Hope you come by again!
Classic Salad Dressing - simply PERFECT!
Strawberry and Passionfruit Jam... not yet!


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Q: Fixed nav-bar overlapping content (using margins makes page scrollable, I don't want that) I have a quick question everyone. So I have added a fix nav-bar to the top of my page with a height of 44px. This part is fine. The issue is, because it has position: fixed it is not within the flow of the webpage. I tried adding margins and using paddings but it did not work. When I use margin-bottom: 44px; there is a gap on the bottom of the page when I scroll down.
Also... I do not want the page to be scrollable. In other words, I do not want the viewer to be able to scroll down the page because I have added paddings/margins.
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  font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, sans-serif;
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  width: 100%;
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See box-sizing docs: https://www.w3schools.com/css/css3_box-sizing.asp
Add padding top to your .wrapper as the same size of the nav, and remove calc() and margin-top from your .content

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  display: flex;
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  padding: 0;
  margin: 0;
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  color: white;
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BENJAMIN BURNS DUCKS IN MIDDLE GAME
(Waldorf, Md., Aug. 14, 2012) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 6-3 on Tuesday night in the middle game of a three-game series at Regency Furniture Stadium.
GAME AUDIO: Brandon Sing's two-run home run
Long Island quickly got on the scoreboard thanks to Brandon Sing's two-run home run in the first off Blue Crabs starter Matthew Vasquez. Ducks starter Eric Niesen kept the Blue Crabs off the scoreboard for the first three innings, but a two-run homer by Casey Benjamin in the fourth off Chris Flinn tied the game at two.
Southern Maryland took the lead for good in the fifth with four more runs. Two-run doubles by Brian Barton and Benjamin did the damage. A sacrifice fly off the bat of Sing in the eighth cut the deficit to three, but it wasn't enough.
Vasquez (8-6) earned the win, allowing two runs on three hits while striking out six in eight innings. Flinn (0-3) suffered the loss, surrendering six runs on five hits in two innings of relief. Niesen allowed just three hits in his three innings of work, collecting four strikeouts. Chris Mobley earned his fourth save with a scoreless ninth.
Long Island and Southern Maryland wrap up their three-game set on Wednesday night. Game time is slated for 7:05 p.m. from Regency Furniture Stadium. Fans can follow all the action live online at LIDucks.com by clicking the Listen Live icon on the homepage. Streaming audio will be provided by iBN, the Internet Broadcast Network.
The Ducks return home on Thursday, August 16 to begin a four-game series against the Lancaster Barnstormers. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 6:05. The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive Buddy Harrelson Bobbleheads, courtesy of Dantona Industries. Tickets for the game and all Ducks home games are available by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark box office, calling 631-940-TIXX or visiting www.liducks.com.
GAME DATE: 08/14/2012 Long Island Ducks 3 AT Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 6 YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG S Maryland AB R H BI AVG R.Gorecki CF 3 0 0 0 .268 J.Owens CF 3 1 0 0 .249 B.Nelson SS 4 2 1 0 .268 M.Daniel RF 3 1 0 0 .266 R.Navarrete 2B 4 0 0 0 .313 B.Barton DH 3 2 3 2 .320 B.Sing 1B 3 1 1 3 .284 C.Benjamin 2B 4 1 2 4 .266 M.Esquivel RF 3 0 1 0 .325 J.Gutierrez 1B 4 0 1 0 .302 T.Perez DH 3 0 0 0 .256 M.Padgett 3B 4 0 2 0 .256 S.Williams 3B 4 0 1 0 .275 R.Mercado C 4 0 1 0 .277 J.Brodin LF 4 0 0 0 .297 J.Shanks LF 4 0 0 0 .250 M.Canham C 4 0 1 0 .265 K.Rios SS 4 1 0 0 .225 32 3 5 3 33 6 9 6 L Island 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 3 5 2 S Maryland 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 x - 6 9 3 2B--B.Barton 2 (17), C.Benjamin (18). HR--B.Sing (19), C.Benjamin (13). RBI--B.Sing 3 (59), B.Barton 2 (39), C.Benjamin 4 (62). SF--B.Sing (6). SH--M.Daniel (0). SB--J.Owens (14). E--B.Sing (7), C.Flinn (1), R.Mercado (3), K.Rios (7), M.Vasquez (1). LOB--L Island 7, S Maryland 7. DP--K. Rios(SS) - J. Gutierrez(1B) - M. Vasquez(P), R. Navarrete(2B) - B. Nelson(SS) - B. Sing(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island E.Niesen 3.0 3 0 0 0 4 0 3.78 C.Flinn (L,0-3) 2.0 5 6 4 1 0 1 10.43 J.Lansford 2.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 3.35 J.Hill 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.79 8 9 6 4 3 8 1 S Maryland M.Vasquez (W,8-6) 8.0 3 3 2 4 6 1 4.71 C.Mobley (S,4) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.02 9 5 3 2 4 7 1 WP--M.Vasquez 2 (9). SO--R.Gorecki, R.Navarrete 2, S.Williams 3, J.Brodin, J.Owens, M.Daniel, C.Benjamin, R.Mercado, J.Shanks 2, K.Rios 2. BB--R.Gorecki 2, M.Esquivel, T.Perez, J.Owens 2, B.Barton. BF--E.Niesen 11 (227), C.Flinn 14 (73), J.Lansford 9 (171), J.Hill 3 (210), M.Vasquez 32 (612), C.Mobley 5 (146). P-S--E.Niesen 42-29, C.Flinn 45-30, J.Lansford 44-24, J.Hill 11-8, M.Vasquez 129-81, C.Mobley 27-16. T--2:58. A--2642 Umpires: Plate Ump - Matt Hensel, Field Ump #1 - Hank Himmanen, Field Ump #2 - Chase Edmondson


A mental affliction distinguished by the fixed and unwavering belief that the sky is actually falling. Named after an early 21st century Republican Congressman from Wisconsin in the former United States who held office shortly before Congress refused to pay its bills and the economy collapsed. There is no known treatment or cure for Ryan's Hysteria.
Strom is a former college instructor (in political science, not economics), former executive director of the Minnesota Taxpayers League, former executive director of the Minnesota Free Market Institute, former Patriot radio host and occasional front man for a couple of his advertisers, precious metal and currency swap scam artists now in or on their way to the can, and most recently, he's been saved from a life on the streets by the Republican Caucus in the Minnesota House.
I heard Strom described recently as a "desperate huckster," and I certainly don't disagree with that.
The first time I ever heard spittle-flecked rantings like Strom's about how we were under a mountain of debt, that it was going to kill the country, we were on the road to financial perdition, and that we needed to get rid of welfare and Social Security, was when I was about twelve (half a century ago). It was relayed to me, in all seriousness, by a friend of mine, a child in an extended family of Bircher-types.
So you see, Ryan's Hysteria predates, well, Ryan. It was nonsense then, and it is nonsense now. We don't have a debt crisis; we have (as a tweet I read said), a hostage crisis. Strom, in fact, complains that he and his misguided brethren are described in those terms: terrorists, hostage takers, or suicide bombers.
Why, according to Strom, they're the ones who see the light. Just like all the other messianic zealots and fools of history: David Koresh, Jim Jones, Nathan Bedford Forrest, Bud Grant (I always like to throw that one in there because of his leadership on the Indian fishing treaty litigation; that one ended so well), and well, the list is near endless.
One of Strom's rhetorical tricks is to project deficits out for fifty years. All of the debt prophets love to do this. But you should look at Strom's argument this way: it's like observing a car crossing the border into Minnesota on I-35 and predicting confidently that its final destination is Thunder Bay, Ontario.
If a publically-held company made fifty-year financial projections to investors, its CEO and CFO would be sharing cells next to Strom's precious metal and currency swap huckster buddies.
It is curious that the debt hysteria always surfaces during Democratic administrations, when in fact, more debt is run up at a faster rate when Republicans are the president. Bill Clinton was the president the last time we had a budget surplus, and you'll remember it was Alan Greenspan who said we needed to cut taxes to keep from paying off the national debt too soon. The nineties were a lot more prosperous time in America than the aughts and the era of the Bush tax cuts, too.
What needs to happen now is to prevent the Zippo raid on the United States by Strom and his zealot pals. The village does not need to be burned to be saved. In any near or medium term, it isn't even in need of saving.
Just letting Uncle Alan and George Bush's tax cuts expire would go a long way toward fixing the problem. That and cutting a military that spends as much as the whole rest of the world combined.
I borrowed these numbers from David Cay Johnson's site: In 2000, individual tax receipts averaged $4500 per person. In 2010 they were at $2900. That's a 39% decrease (to say nothing of an overall decrease in corporate taxes, which fell 27%) during a period where we suffered a major terrorist attack, fought 2 wars, added on an unfunded Medicare extension (Part D), suffered a horrific natural disaster (Katrina), bought a non-Keynesian stimulus package (mostly tax cuts and individual/state aid) and bailed out Wall Street. [ ] We're running head first into global warming and default and [ ] one of the main political parties doesn't believe in anything going on in the real world.


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The Outreach to Haiti Board had its December Board meeting in Haiti, from Nov 30 to Dec. 3. The Board meets quarterly, and every other year, a Board meeting is in Haiti. This allows the Board to maintain the connection to Haiti, and allows them to maintain a connection with the staff. All Board members pay their own way to Haiti, and contribute to the cost of their visit, so that donations meant to help Haitians are not used for this trip.
Executive Director Dan O'Sullivan went down a couple of days early to have more detailed meetings with staff, but, more excitingly, to meet with contractors and the management company to sign contracts to get the building process going. He met with UGC, who has done the design work to date, will do the demolition, and likely the construction, FBC, who will assist with the detailed design work, and PROCHE, who will manage the project. Contracts were signed for detailed design, demolition, and project management. The construction contract will be awarded after the detailed design.
The contracts were signed Tuesday morning, and the pictures below show what the remaining building looked like Wednesday afternoon, and then Friday morning. The portion of the building that was left was used for office space, but recent studies showed it was not safe for ongoing use, and needed to be demolished, or have significant money put into it. Demolition and rebuilding was an easy choice when all the factors were considered.
It was an incredible feeling to see the process finally starting that will give us a strong foundation for our ministry in Haiti for the foreseeable future.
Wednesday were staff meetings and Board members arriving.
Thursday morning started with mass at 7:00 AM at the mission house, followed by breakfast and then a trip to Saintaard. St. Anne at Saintaard, is a parish that is twinned with St Josephine Bakhita parish in Rocky Hill, through Outreach. The parish pays for teachers salaries for the school in Saintaard. School was in full session, and it was great to see all the activity, but our primary reason for going there was to see the new fishing boats.
Saintaard is on the sea, and the primary occupation is fishing. When Hurricane Matthew devastated so much of Haiti in 2016, the village had no warning or the approaching hurricane, and the fishing fleet, at least 60 vessels, was left at normal anchor. The huge storm surge almost completely destroyed the fleet. Hurricane relief donations to Outreach, along with donations collected by St Elizabeth Seton in Rocky Hill, formed the basis of a replacement program. The pastor of Ste Anne's met with the two local fishermen associations, and worked out a plan to replace boats. The men who got the initial boats pay into a fund to help more boats be built to go to other fishermen. That process is underway, and we got to see some of the new boats, and one of the old boats come in with a catch.
The Board had a wonderful lunch with Fr Johnson and a couple of his assistants in the parish.
literally - "Nothing will erase you from our memories"
On the way back to the mission house, we stopped by the Earthquake memorial that has only been in place for a couple of years. During the earthquake clean-up, bodies were loaded onto dump trucks, driven to a huge hole outside Port-au-Prince, and buried. The memorial is on top of that mass grave. Thinking of the massive loss of life (~300,000) and the devastation to property that is still being recovered from was certainly a very sobering moment, but also motivational.
That afternoon, we met with senior staff and talked about their hopes for what we might be able to do in the future in the areas of education, clinic, nutrition, and twinning. It was great input to have before the Board met Friday morning to discuss those same things.
Thursday wrapped up with the Board taking the senior staff out to dinner, with the dinner generously paid for by one of the Board members.
Friday morning started with many of the Board members accompanying Fr Frank to the Missionaries of Charity for a 7:00 am mass, which he celebrated, followed by breakfast at the mission house. Breakfast was followed by a spiritually based look into values, and ideas for the future. It was led by Fr. Chris Pappas, and was very uplifting, while still being revealing in terms of what direction the Board felt we should be going in moving forward.
The Board then visited two schools that sponsored students attend. The first was Nouveau College Concordia (3 students) , and the second was Institution Mixte Foyer Chrétien (IMFC) (15 students). Both were K through secondary schools. and have excellent reputations. Our part-time education liaison, Jimmy Kervins, came through our program, attended IMFC, and said in his class, there were 9 students his last year of secondary school (called Philo year). All 9 passed the test at the end of the year for completion of secondary schooling - a very big accomplishment, and, even more significant, 7 of the 9 qualified to go to the State University, which is tuition free, and is extremely competitive to get into.
Friday afternoon was a meeting with staff, then a meeting of the Board with the construction oversight firm and the contractors, followed by a buffet lunch with all! Given the late lunch with staff, Friday evening was snacks with a reflection session, again, very spiritually uplifting and renewing, led by Sr Ellen Flynn.
Saturday morning again started with mass at the mission house, followed by our normal quarterly Board meeting, and then meeting with University students in the program , and other groups of students. Some of the Board left Saturday afternoon, and the rest left Sunday after mass at Citi Militaire, a parish twinned with St Mark's in Westbrook. It is the typical place groups go to attend mass when they are there on Sunday morning, and it is always energizing to see the packed church full of very involved parishioners of all ages.
While the time in Haiti was important to maintain relationships with staff, see our programs first-hand, and stay connected with Haiti generally, it was equally important to reground us spiritually and emotionally for our mission to serve the people of Haiti in the spirit and values of the Gospel.


Here's another black/grey monochromatic look, but edgier. >:D I was kind of worried about not taking my own advice about waiting a sufficient amount of time before re-wearing certain pieces. It really wasn't that long ago that I wore the grey tank dress and the black asymmetrical cardigan.
However, I just couldn't help myself. I thought the combination looked great. Same goes for the black crop top. I've been wearing it like crazy, but this is the first time that I've tried wearing it over a dress.
I really love the way this look turned out and now I want more tank dresses just so that I can slap a crop top over them. Hehe. It's such a simple combination, but so aesthetically pleasing, IMO. I'm always playing with color blocking and proportions, so the black torso with the asymmetrical grey bottom just totally fascinated me. Also, the cardigan kind of doubles as a top, so I can do the dramatic reveals that I love so much. :D This is a simple look, but the layering adds a complexity that I find really satisfying.
I find layering an art, and I think you master it! I liked the skirt, I mean, it is a dress, but looks like a skirt at first and I like it! The asymmetrical cardi is also very nice and the studded bag, wow! I liked the detailing, not the obvious studded bag! You look always so great!


Also known as Tur Chliamainn, or the Church of Rodel - it was built around 1520. It has extensive links to the Clan MacLeod, and was built as the clan's burial place. In fact, it is here the tomb of its founder lies - Alasdair 'Crotach' MacLeod of Dunvegan and Harris, 8th chief of Clan MacLeod. He was also known as Alasdair Crotach, or 'humpback' as a result of a sword wound he had received while fighting the MacDonalds on Skye.


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