“We just come in, work hard and throw down. We have fun. We’re literally tying on our shoes, no idea what we’re going to be doing, and Jason (Khalipa) comes up with something, and 10 seconds later, we’re going.”
Garret Fisher took seventh at the 2012 Northern California Regional, and now, he’s determined to do better in 2013.
With 14th place on 13.1 and eighth on 13.2, he sits in fifth place overall in NorCal, just behind Neal Maddox, Jason Khalipa, Buddy Hitchcock and Pat Barber.
The 6-foot, 210-pound athlete is uncommonly large for a serious CrossFit competitor, but he’s also uncommonly experienced. Although he is only 21 years old, Fisher has six years of CrossFit training under his belt.
For only one of those six years, however, has he thought of himself as a serious CrossFit athlete. Everything changed, he says, when he joined NorCal CrossFit in San Jose, Calif., one year ago.
At the sprawling box in the outskirts of San Jose, some of the best athletes in the region gather together to train. Each day, Fisher trains with Khalipa, Maddox, Barber and Miranda Oldroyd.
“In this past year, I’ve grown tremendously — the mental aspect, cardiovascular aspect. I’ve gotten stronger,” Fisher says.
“Garret has grown up a lot as an athlete, and just a person — it's been really cool to watch,” she says. “Since the first time I started training with the crew, he has been absolutely dedicated to doing whatever he needed to do to get to the level he is at today. It blows my mind to see a 21-year-old with the amount of dedication and sacrifice that he has. As far as performance goes, there isn't one place that he hasn't improved. He has gotten stronger, faster (and) more skilled.”
The super-star crew doesn’t always have a specific workout programming for the day, but they always “go hard.”
“We just come in, work hard and throw down,” Fisher says. “We have fun. We’re literally tying on our shoes, no idea what we’re going to be doing, and Jason (Khalipa) comes up with something, and 10 seconds later, we’re going.”
To prepare for 2013, Fisher hasn’t let himself cherry pick his favorite workouts. Instead, he has been swallowing his discomfort as he has faced his weakness again and again. For Fisher, that means doing workouts that demand endurance, and last longer than 15 minutes.
His strength is strength, and surprisingly, handstand push-ups. (Oldroyd calls him a handstand push-up ninja.)
“Garret really wants this, this year,” Oldroyd says.
His desire to succeed is evident in his approach to each of the Open Workouts.
“I saw the whole thing — he went hard,” Oldroyd says about Fisher’s performance of 13.2.
That afternoon at NorCal CrossFit, Fisher beat Khalipa by one rep.
“This is not the first time he has beat Jason. It's not often, but it happens,” Oldroyd says.
Beating Khalipa on 13.2 was the plan from the start, according to Barber.
“We both went into it saying we were gonna beat Jay, and we both stuck to the plan,” Barber says.
Following the lead of some of the world’s best CrossFit athletes seems to have paid off. If Fisher continues on the same trajectory for the next three workouts, he will enter the 2013 NorCal Regional as one of the top male athletes in the region.
“He is going to take a spot to the Regionals along with the rest of our training crew,” Barber says.
Oldroyd thinks he’ll go even farther.
“I don't see any reason on Earth that Garret wouldn't qualify for the 2013 Games,” she says.


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Travis Barker can’t get enough of Kourtney Kardashian — or a minimum of parts of her, due to the fact that he’s displaying his most current tattoo which seems his partner’s eyes … almost in his crotch.
The Blink-182 drummer displayed his fresh ink over the weekend … which is plastered high up on his best thigh, and looks quite huge, too.
He likewise published a shot of them together — as he concealed behind KK’s booty … and the Kardashian appeared to verify it’s her eyes everybody’s lookin’ at, due to the fact that she reposted the tat on her account with some eye emojis.
You’ll recall, this isn’t the only Kourtney-themed tattoo Travis has on his body … he initially got her name on his chest after they began going back in 2021 — something he’s considered his preferred piece.
She likewise provided him a tat herself, composing “I love you” on his lower arm, and included a “K” tattoo on him after he went out of the hospital for pancreatitis.
Fair to state, Kourt’s left her mark on her spouse. ALL over him!!!

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Coordinating with other organizations in the area, WBCB 1490 and its partners collected 305 toys, 19 books, and 189 stocking stuffers this year as part of their annual Toys For Tots collection drive.
For more than thirteen years, WBCB has worked with local businesses to collect presents for children in the Lower Bucks region as part of Toys For Tots. The wide assortment of presents go to families whose parents might not be able to afford anything on their child’s list.
Efforts with WBCB had different results than last year. In 2017, partners collected 360 toys and 35 stockings. Though this year’s 305 is less for larger toys, donators came out strong with smaller contributions. More than quintupling stocking stuffers, these less expensive contributions can still light up a child’s eyes.
Last year, the county wide effort brought in more than 7,000 toys for Bucks children. Bucks Coordinator Staff Sergeant Kevin Miller says it all comes in from residents in the community.
“Nothing is insignificant,” Miller said. “Nothing goes out of the Bucks County area unless we have a tremendous surplus, but we make sure we have met our own needs first.”
Live broadcasts from locations throughout Lower Bucks County helped spread the word and raise awareness. Partners from Flowers By Jennie Lynne in Fairless Hills, the 225 Lincoln Properties in Fairless Hills, and LRA Automotive in Bristol all contributed to the effort in this way.


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(Editor’s note: The Browns announced that wide receiver Josh Gordon was suspended for a team violation after this post was published.)
Needing help in Week 17 is never a comfortable feeling, but it’s reality for the Ravens as they welcome the Cleveland Browns to town for the regular-season finale on Sunday.
Baltimore needs a win coupled with a Kansas City victory over San Diego to advance to the playoffs for the sixth time in seven years under head coach John Harbaugh. Should the Ravens win and not receive help from the Chiefs — who will be starting backup Chase Daniel in place of injured quarterback Alex Smith — it would be the first time in franchise history that they’d finish a year with double-digit wins and not make the postseason.
Of course, the Ravens wouldn’t trade their current predicament with the Browns, who are losers of four straight and are forced to start rookie free agent Connor Shaw due to Week 16 injuries suffered by Brian Hoyer and Johnny Manziel. While many in Baltimore are displeased by the possibility of the Ravens missing the playoffs for a second straight year, Cleveland needs a win just to complete its third non-losing season since 1999.
It’s time to go on the record as the Ravens and Browns meet for the 32nd time in regular-season history. Baltimore is 12-3 against Cleveland at M&T Bank Stadium and has won 12 of the last 13 over the Browns under Harbaugh. The Browns haven’t beaten the Ravens in Baltimore since 2007.
Here’s what to expect as the Ravens hope to extend their season beyond Week 17 …
1. Torrey Smith will catch a touchdown in what could be his final game with the Ravens. The Browns own the league’s seventh-ranked pass defense, but top cornerback Joe Haden is questionable with a shoulder injury that limited him in practice all week. Meanwhile, Smith is facing the possibility of Sunday being his last game with Baltimore. It will be interesting to see what kind of market potentially develops for the 2011 second-round pick as he’s proven himself as a solid — and occasionally spectacular — No. 2 receiver, but the Ravens cannot and should not pay him as anything more than that. Regardless of what happens this offseason, Smith will catch his team-leading 11th touchdown of the 2014 campaign.
2. Browns wideout Josh Gordon will have his best game since his 2014 season debut in Week 12. Draw whatever conclusion you’d like, but Cleveland’s once-promising season crashed right around the time that the talented receiver returned from a lengthy suspension. There’s no doubting Gordon’s immense talent, but he hasn’t provided the shot in the arm the Browns needed as they’ve lost four of the five games in which he’s played. Gordon will have a chance to finish the season on a high note against the league’s 28th-ranked pass defense and even with Shaw under center, the 6-foot-3 receiver will eclipse 75 receiving yards and catch his first touchdown of the year, beating Rashaan Melvin in coverage.
3. Timmy Jernigan and Pernell McPhee will combine for three sacks against a vulnerable Browns interior line. All eyes will be on Elvis Dumervil and his quest to lead the league in sacks, but the Ravens should have few problems exploiting the interior portion of the Cleveland line as Nick McDonald is expected to start at center for the injured Ryan Seymour. The Browns have struggled inside since the loss of Pro Bowl center Alex Mack earlier in the year, and McPhee and Jernigan have had plenty of success as interior rushers in passing situations. While Cleveland will do whatever it can to contain Dumervil and Terrell Suggs off the edges, the Ravens will wreak havoc on the rookie Shaw with pressure right up the middle.
4. Justin Forsett will crack the century mark to complete one of the most surprising seasons in franchise history. The running game has suddenly become a concern over the last couple weeks, but the Browns are dead last in the NFL against the run, which will soften the blow of neither Eugene Monroe or Rick Wagner playing on Sunday. Even without his starting tackles to block for him, Forsett will take advantage of a front seven that will struggle to set the edge and will fail to protect cutback lanes, leading to a couple long runs. Forsett will join Jamal Lewis, Willis McGahee, and Ray Rice as the only running backs in franchise history to post a 1,200-yard season.
5. The Ravens will win 24-13 before learning they will miss the postseason after not receiving the necessary help from Kansas City. Sunday’s game will be one of those contests that’s closer than it should be, but the Browns’ inability to consistently move the ball will allow the Ravens to stay ahead until they put together a fourth-quarter drive to make it a two-score game. Unfortunately, the Chargers will continue their late-season mojo with a win over the Chiefs to clinch the No. 6 spot. Considering the adversity and injuries the Ravens experienced in 2014, a 10-win season looks good on paper, but the memory of late-season losses to San Diego and Houston will lead to the most offseason pressure Harbaugh has felt since coming to Baltimore.

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In late March, Ian (along with several other microbiologists) was contacted by several scientists and resource managers in the Caribbean who were seeing a new mass mortality in Diadema antillarum (the long-spined black urchin). This species plays a very significant role in mediating the balance between macro algae and corals in Caribbean reef ecosystems – both compete for space and it is largely through Diadema’s grazing on macro algae that coral succeeds in these environments. Diadema, which were once very numerous throughout the region, suffered an enormous mass mortality in the early 1980s (see the many amazing papers by Haris Lessios documenting the decline). That event started on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal, moving eastwards along the north coast of South America and northwards along Belize and Quintana Roo (Mexico) before demolishing populations in the windward islands, the Antilles, and finally the coral reefs of Florida. Ultimately the loss of these important herbivores caused an ecosystem shift, considerably damaging coral extent. The cause of the early 1980s event remains unknown, though it was widely believed to be caused by some kind of infectious agent.
Just like in the early 1980s, the cause of the current outbreak is also unknown. It’s not even clear if it is transmissible, so it could be any number of things – from cold stress (temperatures were oddly cold when this event hit), to a pollutant, to runoff from recent heavy rainfall, to upwelling, to any number of microbial (and macrobial) agents. There is currently no data to support any hypothesis for its etiology.
Because often the timing of mass mortality events is incongruent with funding, and since there are no existing samples from the last Diadema mass mortality, the team has sprung into action – with the generous support of Cornell’s Atkinson Center for Sustainable Futures – to ensure that scientists in the region have supplies and opportunities to capture this important event and preserve material which is amenable to wide downstream analyses to determine its cause – everything from molecular microbiology to biochemistry to oceanography and veterinary histopathology.
Working with the Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment (AGRRA) network, the team along with scientists in Florida, Hawaii, and at several institutions in the Caribbean brainstormed ideas for what to collect to allow meaningful analyses. The first “kits” to sample specimens were deployed in early April to the Caribbean Netherlands island of Saba, where a collaborator (Alwin Hylkema) was organizing a workshop on Diadema aquaculture. Following this first sampling, kits were sent to the lab of Marilyn Brandt (Moriah Sevier) at the University of Virgin Islands. Ian was very fortunate to be able to travel to Saint John (USVI) to participate in sampling of urchins in late April, since this fell in the middle of teaching 2 classes!!
Heading down there was incredibly valuable, since it can be difficult to get a sense of the scale and environmental interactions of any marine mass mortality event from Ithaca. On the first day, the UVI divers and Ian traveled to Saint John, working from the National Parks office, to process grossly normal specimens from a site with no observed mass mortality; on the second day, Ian and the UVI crew traveled to Saint John again to sample specimens at an affected site.
The condition affecting Diadema is certainly dramatic, and different from sea star wasting (on which the team worked for over 8 years). For a start, affected urchins catastrophically die – they lose their spines and become a test (shell) very rapidly. Sea stars affected by sea star wasting sometimes developed lesions and then recovered, and sea star wasting described a myriad of signs from deflation to limb unco-ordation, to discoloration. Urchins have unusual behavior before they die, but this appears limited to only a few types of behavior. Hence, identifying what comprises an abnormal specimen is simpler for urchins than for sea stars.
After returning to Ithaca, Ian and Chris set about preparing sequencing libraries from these initial samples – which will broadly look at gene expression and some types of potentially pathogenic agents. The first set of these was just submitted! So fingers crossed for more info soon.
Since coming back from Saint Thomas, Ian has deployed additional kits to sample specimens widely across the region, and importantly to work with scientists in these countries, including to Antigua and Barbuda, Grenada, Jamaica, Mexico, as well as sampling grossly normal animals in Florida. These will shortly be augmented with kits to Barbados, Cayman Islands and Turks and Caicos to bracket geography of the condition.
Stay tuned for more updates in coming weeks!

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The smell of hot, fresh pizza might tickle the nostrils of some on campus at Ohio State, but most are used to waiting two to three hours for that sensation to reach them.
Pizza at the Drake, commonly known as PAD, is undergoing changes with their name and location. PAD, which will be known as Pizza and Delivery, is moving from the Drake Performance and Event Center to the Lane Avenue Residence Hall beginning Autumn Quarter.
“The PAD’s business is driven by delivery. We just don’t see a lot of traffic coming through the door,” said Karri Benishek, a manager of marketing and communications for the Office of Student Life. “That could be that departmentally things are moving away from the Drake and we’re hopeful the change will bring more people into the PAD.”
The location change will hopefully not only bring more traffic into the PAD, but will result in a larger kitchen and more spaces to park their delivery vehicles, Benishek said.
The new PAD will still accept BuckID meal swipes for the food and convenience items they will offer.
“One thing we’re doing over at Lane Avenue is adding some convenience items. We’re not just picking up the PAD and moving it, we’re also going to make sure we tweak that menu,” Benishek said.
Specific menu changes are still being decided by the culinary staff of the PAD and will be announced later this summer.
The cost to move the PAD is estimated only to be a few thousand dollars but is not finalized yet, Benishek said. They are not adding any new equipment and only have to pay for the moving and installation costs.
“Location wise, I think West Campus has a lot of disadvantages when running a delivery service and conversely, being located on Lane has a lot of advantages,” said PAD student delivery manager Jimmy Hafner, a fourth-year in political science and philosophy.
Hafner expects there to be bumps in the road when they move into the new building, but he said most of the other employees he’s spoken with are excited for the change.
“I think overall, it will definitely benefit our operation as far as delivery times go, quality of service and we’ll benefit from the customer satisfaction,” Hafner said. “I also know for this year we’ve purchased two new Chevy HHR’s for the delivery service that will hopefully eliminate some wait time on orders.”
PAD student supervisor Alyssa Douglas, a fourth-year in speech and hearing science, said she expects the change to benefit the efficiency of the PAD as a whole. She expects to be busier because of the building change and faster in the larger location.
“I was surprised to hear we were moving but it makes sense,” Douglas said. “I didn’t expect to move at all, but we’re always trying to become better, and I think this will be a good change for us.”


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If you haven’t played Canabalt, you should give it a try. This is one of the games to define the single button endless runner type games. the original was made in Flash. There’s also an IOS and Android version. I hear the Android version is better with different worlds and things.
Essentially the gist of the genre is that you are running forward avoiding obstacles. things get tougher as the game progresses. There’s lots of variation. I’m linking to an article here by the author of Canabalt talking about what went into making Canabalt and the decisions for different screen sizes, and game mechanics. Very informative if you wanted to make a similar game.
Tiled is a desktop application that helps create tile maps from sprite sheets. Ceramic Tile Engine is a library for use with Corona that displays the data from Tiled. Two great tools that work great together. The demo provided with Ceramic has a really nice platform game example.
Tile maps are larger images created from smaller tiles. By using, and reusing, small tiles large environments can be created. Since a single image containing a few small tiles takes up much less memory than the image created with the tiles tile maps are more efficient.
Tiled is an application you can use to create tile maps. Tiled is generic and not tied to any other application or programming language. You’ll use it to build maps and export a text file describing your map. Usually this will be in the Json format.
Here are a few links:
Discussion on the Corona SDK forum
Ceramic documentation on GitHub
Ceramic Tiled Engine on Github
Video demo using Corona SDK and Tiled together

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In brief: Northern Trust wins/Axa promotes/Hymans names
Northern Trust has been awarded a $5.5bn (â¬4.6bn) custody mandate from the Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Company, a provider of private mortgage insurance coverage in the US. At the end of last year Northern Trust had $2.2 trillion in assets under custody and $478.6bn in assets under management.
Axa promotes Loweth
Axa Investment Managers has promoted Nigel Loweth to director in global consultant relations. He was previously head of UK institutional sales. The firm has also promoted Kirsty Bendahan to consultant relations manager in Paris, reporting to Loweth.
Hymans names three new partners
Hymans Robertson, an investment consultant, has named Jan Burke, Alison Murray and Brian Nimmo as partners, bringing the total number to 22. Burke, is manager of scheme design and management in London, Murray is in the public sector team in the Glasgow actuarial practice and has been with the firm for the past five years and Nimmo works in the firm's London actuarial office.


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My cousin Kyle and his beautiful wife Sarah had me along to play for their wedding day. And if this wedding isn’t a testament to playing “on-the-fly,” I don’t know what is. See, Kyle is a nurse for a hospital in Flint and both he and Sarah are extremely busy people. So, with a lot of last minute updates and day-of changes, this wedding definitely kept me on my toes. But that’s what I live for. That’s why we use the words “high-defintion” when we talk about Motor City HDJ.
Let’s start from the top, shall we?
Well, Sarah and Kyle decided they wanted to get fall in full swing, so they chose a lot of awesome fall colors. The event was held at Dom Polski in Flint and the room was absolutely gorgeous! A lot of oranges, yellows, and browns adorned the reception hall. It was beautiful.
Honestly, this wedding was more about being with family than anything else. I can’t remember half of the music I played, simply because of how fast pace everything was. There was no official playlist. Truly, this was all flying by the seat of my pants.
I can tell you that the bride and groom’s first dance was awesome. It’s one of my new faves by Ray LaMontagne called “You Are the Best Thing.”
Such a great night with such great people.
Thank you, thank you, thank you…Sarah and Kyle, you are two very special people and I’m honored that you thought of me and Motor City HDJ to make your day something to remember.


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Bresnan targets one-dayers after recovering from elbow injury
Back in action: Tim Bresnan
Tim Bresnan will fly back to Dubai on Friday to complete his recovery from a serious elbow injury and then take his place in England's squad for the four one-day internationals and three Twenty20 games against Pakistan.
But fellow paceman Chris Tremlett was last night ruled out of England's tour of Sri Lanka next month because of a back injury which has now been diagnosed as a bulging disc.
He hopes to be fit for the domestic season.
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A free monthly gathering of video and cinema makers who are dedicated to the craft of moving imagery, with a particular focus on lighting design.
It’s the March edition of the Image Makers and in this session, we will be exploring multi-camera switching and recording the ATEM Mini Pro! While no formal instruction is provided, this session is a great chance to meet new collaborators, try new techniques, push one another to new levels, and keep skills fresh. Come join a gathering of video and cinema makers who are dedicated to the craft of moving imagery!
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Ottimo disco di folk moderno, registrato molto bene, ottimo suono acustico, mi piace particolarmente il modo di suonare la chitarra, il lavoro con le voci e la composizione melodica; complimenti.
Earlier this year, local singer/songwriter Jesse Polk-Lewis released his debut album, Still Time, on CD.
Jesse's sound mixes traditional acoustic folk with many modern pop and alternative elements. Each song is a unique creation.
Highlights include the catchy Prison of the Mind, the haunting Worthwhile and amazing acoustic versions of Prince's When Doves Cry and Teenage Head's Something on My Mind.
-Hamilton Blues Lovers
There's Still Time to listen to this fabulous album of catchy, funky and intelligent songs. Jesse's lyrics are thought provoking and sufficiently abstract that one can still live one's own personal journey within each song. The music is refreshing and uplifting. I really appreciated Jamendo highlighting this album that could so easily have stayed hidden behind pages of new releases. I particularly like My Own Two Eyes, which you cannot help but move some part of your body to! Very much a Worthwhile listen.


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2018! What a year for PICAA! We’ve been so busy entertaining everyone this year so we do hope that you’ve kept yourself up-to-date with PICAA haps via our social media pages! It’s been a great year for us – 2018 being our 3rd year of serving the Arts community of Victoria. So, in this post, we’d like to take a moment to reflect and share with you, all the things that kept us busy this year:
FEBRUARY: We finished up our TUIGA CLASS: VASEGA 2 programme with 8 students completing their beautiful tuiga. The Tuiga Class is an 8-week programme that enables members of the Samoan community to learn how to make their own tuiga as family heirlooms, under the direction of our local tuiga-maker Gina Tafea. Congratulation to our Vasega 2 students: Tania Timu, Senifa Tutagalevao, Rowena Sakaria, Beautie Tufuga, Laloifi Tuiloma, Rapture Nona, Nesa Tuigamala and Suzie Tevaseu on the completion of this year’s program – we look forward to seeing you wear your beautiful tuiga out and about!
Also in February, PICAA was involved in the ‘We are Brimbank’ campaign. If you ever went to a cinema in the Brimbank city district, you may have seen some of our PICAA family members in the ‘We are Brimbank’ video that is featured in the previews slot all year round 🙂
MARCH: We proudly represented the Pacific Island community of Melbourne by performing at the Moomba Festival Parade 2018 as part of the ‘Spirit of Pasifika’ march. Our second consecutive year taking part in the parade, we worked alongside our sisters from Nuholani to create a loud and proud united Pasefika march for Moomba watchers.
APRIL TO JUNE: We fulfilled our role as major sponsor of Miss Samoa Victoria Inc., taking part in the mentorship and preparation of the 7 contestants who competed for the coveted Miss Samoa Victoria 2018-2019 crown. Our seminars and workshops covered topics like Samoan History, Samoan Identity, The Samoan community of Victoria, and Samoan Music and Dance. We also shared our event management skills to the MSV 2018 pageant night, which took place on June 9th at the Williamstown Town Hall. The Miss Samoa Victoria crown went to Norah Lio Setu Aloiai who went on to compete in the Miss Samoa 2018 pageant hosted in the homeland, Samoa.
Also in June, the City of Monash hosted our choir as part of their Winter Concert Series. The event was a concert featuring Pasefika Vitoria Choir and it was a sold-out event!
JULY to AUGUST: In July, we performed for our friends at Fijian Victoria Association, as they hosted their annual Pasifika Night event in Noble Park Victoria. We also resumed our previous collaboration with singer/songwriter Moju Juju in the launch of her album “Native Tongue”, held at the Arts Centre. The album, single and artist received nominations for the Aria Awards 2018! How awesome is that?!Read about our collab with Mojo in our previous post here.
OCTOBER: PASEFIKA VITORIA CHOIR performed a collaborative set with local artist Alice Skye at this year’s Darebin Arts Festival, hosted by the Darebin City Council. Also in October PROJECT TATAU commenced on October 27th with the traditional Samoan welcoming (ava) ceremony before tattooing sessions commenced and went into November. We hosted Samoan Master Tattooist Su’a Peter Sulu’ape and his team Sulu’ape Skinz and 10 of our members were blessed with the traditional Samoan tattoos.
NOVEMBER: To wrap up PROJECT TATAU, a blessing ceremony (Samaga Pe’a ma Malu) was held on November 10th, 2 weeks later, on the 24th, we exhibited our project to the Pacific Island community of Shepparton. This was done via a performance of Samoan song and dance, featuring the newly-tattooed members at the ‘Pasifika Festival’ in Shepparton, country Victoria. Read about our project here.
Also in November, PASEFIKA VITORIA CHOIR enjoyed their last 2 performances for the year – at the Mulicultural Arts Victoria fundraiser gala, and then at the launch of Swampland Magazine‘s latest issue, at MPavilion.
So I guess that leads us to this month, December – the end of another wonderful year for our PICAA family. We are already working towards another great year of reppin’ Pasefika creative arts in 2019 – and of course, we could always do with some help so if you’re interested in working, collaborating and producing works with us, then please email us on firstname.lastname@example.org and let’s find a way do it!
Lastly, we want to wish all our members, supporters, friends and family – a wonderful year ahead in 2019. May we all continue our work in celebrating Pasefika identity through the arts.
Malo aupito, from Team PICAA


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This ship has been painstakingly recreated in high-quality plastic materials then hand painted with an incredible level of detail. The ship also comes with a full color collector magazine. It measures approximately 4-7/8 inches long by 3-7/8 inches wide by 2-1/2 inches tall while mounted on the included stand.
This 24th-century Starfleet vessel served in the Dominion War and was often stationed near Deep Space 9 in order to protect it. The Yeager consisted of the primary hull and nacelles from an Intrepid-class ship mixed with the hull of a Maquis Raider. It was one of a number of ‘hybrid’ ships that combined parts from different classes in order to rush more vessels into service, due to the impending danger of the Dominion War. The U.S.S. Yeager NCC-65674 first appeared in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Dr. Bashir, I presume".
The fully illustrated magazine provides an in-depth profile of the U.S.S. Yeager as well as a look at how the studio model of the U.S.S. Yeager was created by visual effects supervisor Gary Hutzel.
This model is part of the Starships Collection of Star Trek vehicles by Eaglemoss. This incredible collection includes all the most significant ships from the five Star Trek television series. Imported from the U.K. with limited distribution in the U.S., these models are not easy to find for sale in the United States.
The collection features a full range of Federation and alien vessels including seven incarnations of the Enterprise; all the major Klingon vessels including the Bird-of-Prey; Dominion; Borg; and Romulan ships and is slated to include about 160 ships in total.

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Key 1: Activate cannabinoid receptors (CB1 and CB2).
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Key 3: Don't get sick.
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The digestion is accomplished by digestive enzymes and ginger (zingiber officinale (root).
Make sure any appetite supplement you take has these three keys covered.
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The sleep gods beat that plan out of me by cursing me with insomnia. Not the productive kind, but the kind where you keep waking up all night long.
But I’ve been talking about a mysterious book for a long time and I want to say something about it even if I feel like someone just kicked the stuffing out of me. By necessity, I’ll keep it short.
Five Blood Heads is a grimdark tale of sword-and-sorcery shot through with veins of heroism and hope. I don’t like my sword-and-sorcery quite as dark as some modern practitioners, and writer Peter Fugazzoto is just on my side of the line. I’m glad, because he knows how to craft an action scene, and how to pace, and how to get you invested in characters you probably shouldn’t be caring that much about. Sometimes they have even more decency in them than they’re willing to admit in their inner dialogues, for they find themselves acting against their own stated philosophies.


Portescap Highlights Ultra EC Portfolio and New Motion Innovations at Automate 2022
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Portescap is excited to attend Automate 2022 with colleagues from Altra Industrial Motion, including Thomson Linear and Kollmorgen, to discuss the benefits of its brush DC, brushless DC, and stepper motors for AGV’s, collaborative robots, electrical grippers, surgical robotics, and other applications within the robotics and automation industries.
Portescap will showcase its Ultra EC™ motor platform, which offers miniature brushless DC motors that address ultra-high speed, ultra-high torque, and ultra-cost optimization performance requirements. It will also demonstrate two new motion innovations, the 20ECF and 32ECF. These coming soon brushless slotted flat motors provide high performance in a flat package for space-constrained applications, such as those within the automation field.
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The atmosphere here is really relaxing. The food is really good too. There is something here for everyone.It is the service that keeps me coming back though. The people are friendly and attentive. I actually had to stop them from bringing me more to drink. If you stop in make sure to ask for Nikki best server ever.
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Very nice, neat, well serviced cafe with excellent food! Nice service; it was VERY busy when I was there.


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why sex is important in a relationship
The secret spice to a fulfilling life may not be in your kitchen cabinet, but in your heart. It’s called intimacy, a vital ingredient that enhances connections, deepens bonds, and fosters health and happiness. This article will take you on a journey of unveiling this spicy secret, exploring the life-changing power of intimacy and the transformation it can bring about in your relationships, your mental wellness, and your overall quality of life.
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8 reasons why sex is important in a relationship
If you wonder why sex is important in a relationship, you have to read this article. Sex can play a significant role in a relationship for various reasons, and its importance can vary from person to person and relationship to relationship. Here are several reasons why sex is often considered important in a romantic relationship:
- Intimacy and Connection: Sexual activity fosters a unique form of intimacy and connection between partners. It allows individuals to express vulnerability and share a deep, personal connection that goes beyond everyday interactions.
- Emotional Bonding: Physical intimacy can contribute to the emotional bond between partners. The release of oxytocin, often referred to as the “love hormone,” is associated with feelings of bonding and attachment, which can strengthen the emotional connection between partners.
- Communication: Sex can be a form of non-verbal communication between partners. It allows for the expression of desires, emotions, and affection in a way that may not be as easily conveyed through words alone.
- Stress Relief: Sexual activity has been shown to reduce stress and promote relaxation. Engaging in sex with a trusted partner can be a way to unwind and escape from the pressures of daily life.
- Physical Health: Regular sexual activity can have positive effects on physical health. It has been associated with benefits such as improved cardiovascular health, boosted immune system function, and even pain relief due to the release of endorphins.
- Relationship Satisfaction: For many people, sexual satisfaction contributes to overall relationship satisfaction. Feeling desired and satisfied in the sexual aspect of a relationship can enhance the overall happiness of both partners.
- Expression of Love and Affection: For some individuals, sex is a way of expressing love and affection. It can be a unique and powerful way to show one’s partner that they are valued and desired.
- Compatibility: Sexual compatibility can be an important aspect of overall compatibility in a relationship. If partners have similar desires, needs, and preferences in the bedroom, it can contribute to a more harmonious and satisfying relationship.
It’s essential to note that while sex can be important in a relationship, it’s not the sole determinant of a healthy and successful partnership. Communication, trust, shared values, and emotional connection are also crucial elements in a strong and lasting relationship. Moreover, individual preferences regarding the importance of sex can vary, and it’s important for partners to communicate openly about their needs and expectations in this aspect of their relationship.
Chapter 1: Spicing Things Up – The Life-Changing Power of Intimacy
Intimacy is the exotic spice that brings vibrancy to relationships and life in general. It is not just about physical closeness; it is about understanding, trust, and a deep connection between two people. It’s about allowing yourself to be seen—warts and all—and being accepted and loved for who you are. When you let your guard down and invite someone into your world, you open yourself up to a whole new spectrum of emotions and experiences that can elevate your relationship to a higher level.
The power of intimacy lies in its ability to make us feel seen, loved, and valued. It bolsters our self-esteem and boosts our emotional health, helping us to cultivate stronger and more meaningful relationships. As we let someone else into our inner world, we not only expose our vulnerabilities but also our strengths, our passions, and the very essence of our being.
Chapter 2: Stirring the Pot – Deepening Bonds through Shared Vulnerability
Intimacy is putting your heart into the pot, stirring it, and serving it up for someone else to taste. It’s about being open, vulnerable, and trusting enough to share your innermost thoughts, feelings, and fears. This act of shared vulnerability can be scary, but it’s also incredibly powerful. It deepens bonds and creates a sense of security and trust that forms the basis of any strong relationship.
Being vulnerable means being brave enough to confront your fears and insecurities, and having the courage to share them with someone else. When you let someone else into your life at such a profound level, you create a deep emotional bond that can stand the test of time. This shared vulnerability is the secret ingredient that strengthens relationships and gives them a depth and richness that is truly precious.
Chapter 3: The Secret Sauce – Fostering Emotional Connections for Health and Happiness
Intimacy is the secret sauce that adds a dash of magic to our relationships. It fosters emotional connections that contribute to our overall health and wellbeing. Sharing intimate moments, whether they are conversations or shared experiences, increases the levels of oxytocin, the ‘feel-good’ hormone, in our bodies. This in turn helps to reduce stress and anxiety, and promotes feelings of calm, happiness, and satisfaction.
Strengthening emotional connections also means cultivating empathy and compassion. When you share your life with someone at such a profound level, you start to see the world through their eyes. This fosters understanding, tolerance, and kindness, creating a bond that is not just emotionally fulfilling but also contributes to your overall psychological and emotional health.
Chapter 4: A Pinch of Passion – The Transformative Impact of Intimate Relationships
A pinch of passion can transform a good relationship into a great one. Intimacy adds this passion, creating a deeper, more meaningful connection between two people. Intimate relationships are not just about candlelit dinners or romantic getaways; they are about shared dreams, mutual respect, and unwavering support. They are about two people who understand and accept each other completely, creating a bond that is as strong as it is passionate.
Indeed, the transformative impact of intimate relationships is enormous. They can make us feel happier, more fulfilled, and even healthier. They can give us a sense of purpose, a sense of belonging, and a sense of joy that is truly unparalleled. So why not add a pinch of passion to your life, and see the magical transformation that intimacy can bring about?
Indeed, intimacy is the magic spice that can add vibrancy, depth, and passion to our lives. It deepens our bonds, strengthens our emotional health, and adds a dash of joy and fulfillment to our existence. So let’s embrace this spicy secret, and add a dash of intimacy to our lives. After all, life is too short to be anything but spicy, rich, and full of flavor.

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CAMP AL TAQADDUM, Iraq --
Marines and sailors aboard Camp Al Taqaddum, Iraq, are doing their part to protect the local environment by focusing on the proper disposal of all hazardous material aboard the base.
As the U.S. military at Camp Al Taqaddum continues to draw down its forces and remove equipment from the forward operating base, they must ensure the base is free of all hazardous material before returning control of the base back to the Iraqi government. With only one Marine in charge of Camp Al Taqaddum’s environmental program, coordination and communication with subordinate and tenant units is critical to having the base ready for the transfer.
Since he was deployed in January 2009, Staff Sgt. Samson Erdly, Combat Logistics Regiment 27 (Forward) base environmental chief, has been responsible for the oversight of all hazardous material on the base.
“Nearly everyone on TQ handles HazMat,” Erdly said. “Each unit normally has a site manager who is in charge of the unit’s storage area and they also will have handlers that handle HazMat. Each unit also has an Environmental Officer appointed to oversee the entire unit’s HazMat operation.”
Some hazardous materials service members use include different types of batteries like lithium, nickel metal hydride and lead acid vehicle batteries. They also encounter sulfuric acid, hydrochloric acid, water treatment chemicals, compressed gases, petroleum, oils and lubricants, and contaminated soil.
Erdly added that individual units are responsible for the proper storage and disposal of their materials. If they have a spill, they are responsible for cleaning it up, but if they require assistance, he will assist them to ensure the spill is cleaned up properly.
“It’s important to clean spills because the material spilled could seep into the ground and into the water table,” Erdly said. “[A spill] could also cause the ground to catch fire or explode if something else were spilled in the same area that is not compatible with the originally spilled material,” Erdly continued.
As each unit cleans out their area before heading back to the states, all the materials they have stored are transported to one of the two HazMat lots aboard the base for proper disposal.
There are several ways to properly dispose of HazMat . Most materials are taken to incinerators, local refineries or landfills.
“All petroleum, oils and lubricants are sent to refineries to be re-refined (recycled),” Erdly explained. “All other items are sent to be properly disposed of either by land farming, incineration, or burial in a sanitized landfill.”
Erdly said the Army unit that is replacing them will have a minimal amount of work to do because of the hard work everyone has done thus far to clean up their work spaces and dispose of their hazardous material.
“Everything we brought has to leave,” Erdly said. “What’s still left after [the Marines] leave, the Army will take over and ship out prior to the base closing,” he said.
As units depart one by one, Erdly inspects their unit areas one last time, to ensure everything is cleaned up and that they leave the base as HazMat-free as possible for the Iraqis who will inhabit the base in the near future.


Tests are being carried out by health officials in Ethiopia on hundreds of dead pigeons for possible bird flu.
It is feared that migratory birds could carry the virus to Africa
Agriculture ministry official Seleshi Zewdie said the dead birds had been discovered in the eastern Somali region and near the capital, Addis Ababa.
Mr Seleshi said test results were expected next week.
He said reports of the dead pigeons over the past two weeks showed that the early warning system established by the government was working.
There have been no confirmed cases of bird flu in Africa, but Ethiopia and other east African countries are considered at risk as millions of migratory birds fly there during the European winter.
"We have to investigate, we cannot exclude bird flu until the investigations are completed," he told the AFP news agency.
"We are on alert because of the risk of bird flu."


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Chinese pharmaceutical manufacturer Desano Shanghai has begun distribution of generic drugs that combine to form an anti- Aids treatment, the first time that a low-cost version of the treatment has been available in China, AP reported. The drugs are being supplied to Henan province, which is suffering an Aids epidemic caused by unscrupulous blood buyers. The annual cost of a programme is between US$435 and US$560 per person, about one-twentieth that of imported brand-name drugs, and is being borne by the central government.
The two drugs involved are dd1 and d4t. The patent for dd1 is held by Bristol-Myers Squibb Co of New York. The company has said that Desano's powder version of the drug does not violate its patent, which only applies to the drug in tablet form. A pharmaceutical company in northern China has begun producing a low-cost, generic version of the single Aids drug AZT, patents for which expired in 2002. China's Ministry of Health has said that 10 more companies have applied for permission to make generic versions of anti-Aids drugs with expired patents.

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FOOTBALL: TG4 Leinster Intermediate Championship Round Two Previews
By Aisling Clery
With the weather putting a dampener on proceedings last weekend, supporters travelling to the second round of the TG4 Leinster Intermediate Championship this weekend will surely be hoping for some dryer conditions.
Friday night lights is the first order of business this weekend as Carlow host Wexford at IT Carlow this evening at 8pm.
Then on Sunday, Wicklow host Louth in Baltinglass GAA, Laois welcome Offaly to MW Hire O’Moore Park, while St Helen’s GAA is the venue as Longford battle Kildare.
A run of goals for Longford early in the second half put Carlow to the sword last weekend and they will be hoping history doesn’t repeat itself as they welcome Wexford to IT Carlow.
Aoibhinn Gilmartin and Dannah O’Brien were to the fore for Ed Burke’s troops with Niamh Kelly converting a spot kick last time out.
They will be looking to capitalise on lessons learned last weekend. They take on a Wexford side that were beaten in a high scoring contest with Kildare in Round One. Aisling Murphy found the net twice while Catríona Murray found a third goal but it wasn’t enough.
They will be hoping to get back to winning ways this evening and secure their first points of this year’s Championship.
Carlow (v Wexford): N Hanley; O Hickey, O Fitzpatrick, A Dowling; R Bermingham (C), E Atkinson, R Bailey; N Mohan, N Murphy; N Kelly, E Ware, A Gilmartin; S Doyle, D O’Brien, R Sawyer.
Wexford (v Carlow): S Merrigan; C Neville, A Halligan, S Murphy; O Kehoe, R Murphy (C), C Donnelly; K Kearney, C Banville; S Hamilton, C Murray, E O’Brien; A Wilson, A Murphy, B Breen.
Wicklow welcome Louth to Baltinglass.
The teams are no strangers to one another – having faced each other most recently in the NFL Division Three Relegation Final.
It was a game that Louth got the right side of, relegating Wicklow to Division Four for 2023. However, this is Championship and both sides need a win after suffering defeats last weekend.
Both teams have plenty of match winners and after almost coming to her side’s rescue last week, Rebecca Carr is named at full forward with Michelle McMahon and Ciara Woods also brought in to start for Wayne Freeman’s side.
For Wicklow, being at home will undoubtedly be advantageous as they try to earn their first points of this IFC campaign.
Wicklow (v Louth): No teamlist submitted by county.
Louth (v Wicklow): R Lambe Fagan; E Hand, S Quinn, M McMahon; C Nolan, S McLoughlin (C), A Russell; A Halligan, R Hanna; R Kavanagh, L Collins, J McCourt; K Flood, R Carr, C Woods.
Both sides enjoyed the taste of victory last time out, but both had to cope with tremendously difficult weather conditions to do so.
Laois were rescued by Mo Nerney’s second half goal to ensure they defeated Louth, while Marie Byrne’s two opening half goals were key as Offaly saw off Wicklow.
Laois will not have been happy with their performance last time out and this could be ominous from an Offaly perspective.
However, Offaly’s rearguard withstood Wicklow’s offensive pressure last weekend, so this combination makes for an intriguing battle ahead.
Laois (v Offaly): E Barry; C Dunne, A Potts, A Kelly (C); R Williams, E Healy, A Healy; J Moore, A Donoher; E Lawlor, LM Maher, E Fitzpatrick; M Nerney, SA Fitzgerald, E Galvin.
Offaly (v Laois): E Evans; I Fleming, E Nally, N Buckley; M Mann, E Maher, S McGuinness; E Hand, R Ennis (C); F Dempsey, C Walsh, M Byrne; S Doyle E McEvoy, R Mealiff.
Both sides got off to a winning start last time out with Kildare defeating Wexford while Longford overcame Carlow.
Perhaps not surprisingly, both managers have named unchanged starting teams from last week’s battles.
Longford upped the gears in the second half to defeat Carlow, however they may not be able to wait to the second half to up those gears against a Kildare team that start at a blistering pace.
Neasa Dooley hit a hat trick for Sean Finnegan’s side last time out and given any opportunity, there can be no doubt she is capable of doing so again.
However, Kildare have a plethora of sharp attackers and with Grace Clifford and Hazel McLoughlin in the centre of the field they can ensure the forwards are fed plenty of possession.
However, Longford are a team building nicely and in players like Grace Shannon, Lauren McGuire and Kamille Burke they have forwards who can pick off scores in tight angles.
A win for either side here would give them one foot into a semi-final position with the final round robin game next weekend.
Longford (v Kildare): R Jones; S McCormack, E O’Brien, M Noonan; C Farrell, L Keegan, K Crawford (C); M Victory, N Brady; A Cosgrove, G Shannon, E Heaney; L McGuire, K Burke, L Monaghan.
Kildare (v Longford): D McGinn; C Nugent, L Lenehan, G Harnett; M Doherty, L Gilbert, R Cribbin; G Clifford (C), H McLoughlin; C Wheeler, A Rattigan, C Sullivan; N Dooley, G Wheeler, L Curran.
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With this, George Miller, like a Franz Kafka of cognitive psychology, launched one of the most influential papers in the field. Miller’s persecutor was the number seven – which, in test after test of absolute judgement, appeared as approximately the number of categories people could tell apart.
I’ve written in the past (and here) about how difficult I’ve found it to get my hands on a book about visualisation that’s a real page turner – this must be a problem that greater minds than I have struggled with for at least a century or two, but I find the writing about design I see curiously unsatisfying. Like travel writing, I’d rather be doing the thing than reading about it. Which is as fine a way as any to learn, but a bit solipsistic.
In this guest post by anthropologist Charlotte Johnson, she discusses her perspectives on the PICKs project (published earlier this month in Sustainability: The Journal of Record and available open source).
When asked to ‘map all the research related to cities and resources at UCL’ my first thought was ‘eek’, and not just due to the overwhelming size of the task (UCL has a research body of over 4000 people). But from a critical perspective mapping can be an act of epistemic violence – what gets put on the map and why, who gets to decide on the parameters? For me, a map is an object fraught with imperial overtones not to mention the hubris in attempting to comprehensively represent an ever-shifting landscape.
The MRes group visualisation projects are complete, and as predicted, rather impressive. This year the theme was “The Active City”, and students took this and ran with it in a variety of ways, whether viewing the activity of mobility-impaired users of the London Underground network, exploring the Thames as a driver of development and cultural activity, or looking at the cultural life of the city through museums and blue plaques.
I’m apparently now in the Sustainability field (which is rather exciting): the first paper with my name on it was published in Sustainability: The Journal of Record this month. Anthropologist Charlotte Johnson is first author (I’m the second, and final, author), so that makes me partly sustainable, I suppose. It’s called PICKS: Exploring Post-Disciplinary Knowledge in a University’s Urban Sustainability Research Landscape but it’s really much friendlier than the title suggests. And it’s open access, so you can go ahead and read it (nb: this page plays more nicely with Zotero bookmarks). Continue reading
June is an exciting time in CASA, as our MRes students will be turning in their group visualisation projects, which never fail to dazzle and impress. Our students learn from Andy Hudson-Smith’s 3D skills, Adam Dennett’s GIS know-how, and my Processing datavis chops (such as they are), so the resulting projects are like a giant datavis mecha with all of our powers combined, and the students’ own experience and imagination spicing up the mix (and frequently going well beyond what we’ve taught them).
We won’t see their final projects until next week, but I already have some glimpses of the work they’ve done in response to the various small briefs* they had throughout the term. I thought I would show a few of these off in anticipation of the main event…
After my wander up the Greenway last year, it was exciting to finally see Crossness pumping station in action this weekend. Bazalgette’s sewers were/are gravity-fed, so by the time south London’s sewage reaches the Thames at distant Crossness, it’s some thirty feet underground, and needed to be pumped up to surface level before it could be discharged into the Thames. Fear not, those plucky Victorians waited until the tide was going out; in the meantime, it was stored in a giant sewage reservoir onsite.
While the lake of sewage has been replaced by a field of solar panels*, much of the original building and mechanisms remain, restored by volunteers over a number of years. And yesterday was steaming day, so we got to see one of four giant and colourful beam engines in action.
The building itself is home to some beautiful Victorian ironwork. From April next year, they will be open much more regularly, but until then, there is a list of open days on their website.
*I’ll leave you to insert your preferred glib comparison, or more nuanced insight about bountiful resources and centralised infrastructure, here

domain: geography


SPRINGDALE, N.L. — Officers from the RCMP detachment in Springdale are investigating after an early-morning fire at the Works Services and Transportation Depot near Baie Verte Friday.
Police received a call shortly before 5 a.m. Friday reporting a fire at the depot on route 410.
On arrival, officers discovered that two semi-tractor trucks inside the locked compound were ablaze. No signs of forced entry could be found.
Local firefighters eventually extinguished the fires, but the vehicles were significantly damaged.
Springdale RCMP also asked that anyone with information about the incident contact police at 709-673-3864 or tip anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.


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Our company specializes mainly in logistics services, moving heavy loads, trucking and operation, including forklift rental. Thanks to a vehicle fleet that includes trucks, vans and our own forklifts, we can handle fast, almost immediate events, even those of a long-term nature. We have been cooperating with some companies for more than a few years.
The main field of our activity is logistics in the form of outsourcing. Whether it is moving entire companies, covering all handling of goods - loading, unloading, storage, including the provision of production line service.
We specialize in moving heavy loads, such as machines, boats and other large or heavy objects.
We most often handle injection molding machines, press brakes, machining firing centers, bending machines, drills, grinders. As an interesting feature, we provide handling of ships.
We marginally operate road transport, mainly for the transfer of funds needed for our other activities, mainly the transport of machines that we handle and their parts or for the transport of goods, mainly our regular customers. We most often work in the whole Czech Republic, but working all over Europe is not a problem either. All our work is covered by insurance with Kooperativa.

domain: economics


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Political disarray that has engulfed the Middle East is predicted to push the price of oil to a record high in the coming weeks. Nations including Iran and Bahrain are cracking down on opposition groups demanding change amid turmoil that`s toppled leaders in Egypt and Tunisia.
Recent hostility in the Middle East has had a bigger impact on prices for Brent crude. Brent is the standard price for North Sea oil production, and it is used as a reference price for oil produced in other areas, such as Africa and South America. Production interruptions also have helped keep Brent above $100 a barrel since the end of January.
Saudi Arabia is far less vulnerable to democracy movements than other countries in the region, thanks mostly in part to its vast oil wealth, its powerful religious establishment and the popularity of its king. The Saudis tend to see any threat to the conventional order in the region as a gain for their nemesis Iran, and its allies Syria and Hezbollah. They have grown more and more worried that the Obama administration is wandering away from this perspective and supporting movements for change whose result cannot be guaranteed. Those fears were heightened by the crisis in Egypt, where the Saudis felt that Mr. Mubarak should have been allowed to stay on and make a more "dignified" exit.
Still, the Saudis are closely watching American political gestures toward Bahrain. Any hesitation of American support for Bahrain`s Sunni monarchy, analysts say, would provoke a deep sense of betrayal, and could create an unprecedented rift in their partnership. Will the turmoil that has engulfed other Middle Eastern countries strike Saudi Arabia, odds are unlikely. But hey, no one can truly say for sure.
Any opinions expressed on this website are those of the contributor and do not necessarily reflect those of The Student Operated Press


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Failure interactions and multiple states are two common phenomena in engineering systems. However, most of the redundancy allocation problems assume binary states and ignore failure interactions, which will cause inaccurate and misleading results. Although some research work focuses on the multistate systems, failure interactions have been ignored. This paper, for the first time, solves the redundancy allocation problems considering the systems having both multiple states and failure interactions. The system studied in this paper is a kind of multistate system containing a main subsystem and an auxiliary subsystem with the failure interaction existing from the auxiliary subsystem to the main subsystem. Semi-Markov process is proposed as the model for the system analysis, and a reliability measure, availability, is obtained based on the proposed semi-Markov process models. The system availability is used as the constraint in the redundancy allocation problem. A case study from a navy application is presented to demonstrate the applicability of the proposed method.
Redundancy Allocation Optimization for Multistate Systems With Failure Interactions Using Semi-Markov Process
Tong University Joint Institute,
Shanghai Jiao Tong University,
Shanghai 200240, China
Contributed by the Design Automation Committee of ASME for publication in the JOURNAL OF MECHANICAL DESIGN. Manuscript received February 20, 2015; final manuscript received July 31, 2015; published online August 31, 2015. Assoc. Editor: Xiaoping Du.
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domain: literature


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Effective October 1, 2009, North Carolina’s statute of repose for claims for defective products will be increased from six to twelve years for actions that accrue on or after October 1, 2009. N .C .G .S. 1-46.1(a)(1) . For actions that accrued prior to October 1, 2009, the former statue of six years after the date of initial purchase or consumption will apply.
This will substantially and positively impact subrogation potential for defective product claims in North Carolina. Interestingly, the statute of repose for improvements to real property will remain six years from the later of the specific last act/omission giving rise to the cause of action or the date of substantial completion . N.C.G.S. 1-50(a)(5)
It is key that in any claim you have that you are calculating both the statute of limitation and statute of repose periods. Remember a statute of limitation begins to run from the date of the event or loss. This is the length of time within which a legal cause of action or suit must be brought. Whereas, as statute of repose may have begun to run months or even years before the event/loss. A classic example would be a defective car which catches fire within the garage of a home. In North Carolina, the statute of limitation for property damages based in tort is generally three years from the event. However, the statute of repose for the product, in this case the car, will be calculated from the date of sale to the first purchaser.
Suit must be brought before the running of both the limitation and repose periods.
It is entirely possible that the repose period may have run before the loss or will run shortly after the date of loss. This was frequently the problem with product claims in North Carolina because of the short repose period of six years. Now, for events that take place after October 1, 2009, a twelve year repose period will apply and more product claims can be brought as now products between 7-12 years in age will not automatically be excluded which would bar suit against the manufacturer. In the example above, a claim that occurred prior to October 1, 2009, for a defective 11-year old vehicle is barred because the six year statute of repose still applies to claims before October 1, 2009. If the fire had occurred today, October 1, 2009, the claim would not be barred because of the longer repose period of twelve years applies. Note, you would still have to bring suit within one year of the loss (before the end of the 12th year), well before the running of the three year statute of limitation. While the increase to 12 years for the product repose period is good news for those in the recovery business.
Keep in mind that North Carolina still has a fairly short six year statute of repose for improvements to real property. So, if your house fire was due to defective original wiring in the garage and not the defective vehicle, you would have only a six year repose period that applies to your claim. Like the example with the car, you might need to bring suit before the running of the limitation period if the six year repose period for the structure will run before the three year limitation period to bring suit expires."

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The goal of the project was to furnish the square by delimiting a “pedestrian” area that can be used for events and shows and leaving limited transit for crossing the square.
Two project variants and two different colors have been proposed.
Light and material are some of the inspiring definitions of these benches and planters, protagonists of the urban redevelopment of the square, integrating perfectly with the most significant buildings such as the imposing church.
Inspired by a new architectural philosophy: the NUVOLA benches and planters are revolutionary, unconventional and far from standard.
The monolithic and smoothed surfaces are made of VUDNO1 high-performance concrete, in black colour, completely smoothed and treated with transparent anti-scratch paints.
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Protests and populist uprisings in West Texas, organized on prominent social media platforms, immediately followed the Ninth Circuit’s decision to uphold the dismissal of El Paso Roughnecks v. Commissioner Mark Aaron Kadubec, a civil court case from the County of Santa Clara Superior Court.
Law enforcement officers from multiple agencies were brought in to ensure the peace at El Paso County administration buildings and the Chico’s Tacos on Alameda.
Despite an impassioned closing argument before the Ninth Circuit Judges, the federal court agreed that roster changes prior to the start of the season without Competition Committee review and approval did not constitute fraud, misrepresentation, or breach of fiduciary duty.
An Injured Reserved (IR) spot was added to every team’s roster, a unilateral action taken by the Commissioner prior to the 2020 Fantasy Football Season. The El Paso Roughnecks (EPRs) argued that there was not sufficient official notification of the rule change or enough effort made to explore and explain the impact of these changes.
In e-mail exchanges obtained, it was confirmed that the only solicitation of opinion on an extra IR slot was done so informally through a social media messaging application. The reasoning offered was to diminish the effects on professional sports by the COVID-19 pandemic that began in March 2020.
Attorneys for the El Paso Roughnecks claimed that the responses by a few team owners did not establish quorum, even if one of those owners was Nico Lopez. Additionally, counsel for the team stated damages to prestige through the “stain of the ‘Bromo’” due to actions falling under racketeering as defined in under 18 U.S. Code § 1084, “Transmission of wagering information,” were sustained at the time when the complaint was filed.
On this point, the Court ruled any owners who may have been provided knowledge about the impact of an additional IR slot did not hold a significant competitive advantage and thus did not constitute “racketeering.”
It agreed that the Commissioner in his role does have a fiduciary duty to the league owners. The promotion of the overall well-being of the league includes ensuring a fair competitive environment for the teams but Senior Circuit Judge Dorothy W. Nelson ruled Commissioner Kadubec did not breach that duty for personal gain as the balance of competition was not altered. All teams were playing under the same rules, Commissioner Kadubec’s team included.
But there was a significant conflict of interest as a change in rules initiated by the Commisioner without Competition Committee approval or sufficient notice according to the Court. “The precedent of rule changes and related modifications should be thoroughly reviewed by the owners” per a concurring opinion by Circuit Judge Paul J. Watford.
An arbitrator in the case offered that the league can take a vote of no confidence in the Commissioner as adequate remedy. The Ninth Circuit Court relied on that in its final ruling in sustaining the lower court’s decision.


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I love the idea of a teacher contact card! Last year I made some and my parents loved them! I like to print mine on cardstock, cut them out, and add a magnet on the back for parents to place on the on their fridge. I pass them out during meet the teacher.
This set pairs nicely with my
Cute Meet the Teacher Templates


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Reminder to the Dangan Ronpa fandom this holiday season that “noel” backwards is “leon”
'tis the season, Kuwata-kun
little christmas chihiro doodle uvu
((p.s. it’s transparent!!))
Nothing really productive but more sdr2 sketches
can you guess who my favorite characters are yet?
I’m in love with every character voiced by troy baker


More footage of the attack on Paul Pelosi has been obtained and released. The new footage shows David DePape breaking into the Pelosi home with a hammer moments before the attack.
From The Daily Wire:
The clip allegedly showing DePape breaking into the home featured him dropping bags onto the ground, going through them to find a hammer, and then taking the hammer to smash in the glass door.
In the 911 call, Paul Pelosi appeared to subtly attempt to communicate to law enforcement that he was in danger as DePape was allegedly near him in the house.
“There’s a gentleman here just waiting for my wife to come back, Nancy Pelosi,” he said. “He’s just waiting for her to come back, but she’s not going to be here for days, so I guess we’ll have to wait.”
“He thinks everything’s good. I’ve got a problem, but he thinks everything’s good,” Pelosi added.
Watch the footage above.


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Two WWII-era American planes collide and crash at a memorial parade in Dallas
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- BBC News
Two old World War II planes collided in mid-air during an air show in Texas, crashing and killing at least two people.
A video clip showed the two planes colliding at low altitude, causing one of them to break in half in what appeared to be a fireball hitting the ground.
The two planes — one a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress — were taking part in a commemorative air show near Dallas.
The number of people on board the aircraft was unknown at the time of the accident. But the US Civilian Pilots Association said its former members Terry Parker and Lyn Root were killed in the crash.
Other reports released by local media suggest around six people were killed in the collision.
Eyewitness Chris Kratoville, who was among the 4,000 to 6,000 people who attended last Saturday’s Winger Over Dallas air show, told the BBC he had never seen “such a calm and composed audience in the blink of an eye”.
He added, “It went from the height of excitement and activity to complete stillness and utter stillness as many, including myself, began taking their children away because of the presence of burning plane wreckage in the middle of the airport.”
The Federal Aviation Administration said it had launched an investigation into the crash during the air show as part of a three-day event that organizers dubbed the first U.S. air show of World War II in honor of Veterans Day.
Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson said it was a “tragic tragedy” and tweeted, “The videos show heartbreaking things.
The number of victims of the accident has not yet been determined, said Johnson, who confirmed that there were no injuries on the airport site.
The air show’s website said many planes should have taken part in an airlift last Saturday.
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is said to have played an important role in the US victory over Germany in World War II.
The other plane that went down in the crash was a P-63 Kingcobra, which also saw action in World War II but only saw service in the former Soviet Air Force in that war.
The B-17’s crew ranges from four to five people, while only one pilot can fly the P-63, according to Hank Coates of the Air Force Memorial Association, which organizes the air show, but he didn’t comment on the number of casualties.
“This is an airborne demonstration of operations during WWII where we focused on aircraft and their capabilities,” Coates said.
#WWIIera #American #planes #collide #crash #memorial #parade #Dallas


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My relationship with photography started back in 1987, when I purchased a second hand Nikon EM camera and 50mm Series E lens from my local camera shop in Dudley, West Midlands.
Although the EM was a very basic, fully automatic film camera, it laid down the foundations to a system that I still used today, some twenty five years on.
A lot of photographers of my generation (50+) ditched their film cameras at the turn of the Milleium in favour of digital ones and embarked on a new journey through Lightrooms, Photoshops, Internet Forums and WebBlogs. If I’m honest I would have to say I gained a lot from going digital, it’s made me the photographer I am today. In fact, digital photography gave me the confidence to start exhibiting my work again, both in National and International exhibitions, but I never really lost interest in film.
Nikon EM with 50mm Series E Lens
I’ve brought and sold many classic Nikon cameras over the years, but it wasn’t until recently that I decided to start collecting and using them again. Over the next few weeks I will be documenting on some of the Classic Nikons I’ve collect from local camera fairs, ebay and from fellow collectors.
Although the EM wasn’t the first camera that got me started in collecting Nikon Classics, it did take me a while to find one I was happy, at the right price! Beleive it or not the fully auto EM, pound for pound is probably the most expensive of all the old nikon cameras. Back in 1979 Nikon were selling the EM and 50mm E Series lens for just over £100. Today, an EM, in good working order, body only, would cost you £20-30, whilst a 50mm E would set you back £30-50. Not much difference concidering the 33 year age gap!
To give you some comparison to what I mean, I recently purchased a Nikon F4, in excellent condition, boxed, for just over £200. The flagship F4, new in 1988, cost almost £2000!
Nikon EM, with MD-E motor drive attached
The Nikon EM was billed as a beginners camera, targeted mainly for the growing number of woman taking up photography. The EM was fully automatic, the photographer set the aperture and the camera matched it with a shutter speed to give the correct exposure. The EM had a bulb (B) setting and a mechanical 1/90 sec shutter speed to allow exposure should your batteries fail. There were also significant changes over previous cameras in the internal mechanics and electronics of the EM, designed to lower costs. Gone were the tight tolerances, ball bearing film advance, and high-quality titanium shutter. The EM was, after all, Nikons smallest and cheapest camera they had ever made. However, despite its cheaper construction quality, the EM has proved to be as reliable over the years as its more expensive Nikon counterparts, the FM and FE.
Accessories for the EM included a highly automated dedicated electronic flash unit, the Nikon SB-E and a very small power winder, the Nikon MD-E, which advanced the film at 2 frames per second.
Next in the Series: Nikon FG