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FF009: Rwar. Okay, so...I got this idea from The Sacred and Profane. It's called a meme (I think it was), and like basically I put my iPod on shuffle and just wrote as much as I could on a couple (I chose CloTi) until the song stopped, up to the first 5 songs. So don't expect greatness, just trying to break my writer's block, so whatever.
(I hope they aren't too OOC or something...lemme know.)
Pass the Dead Dreams You Might Want
Take My Breath Away ~Jessica Simpson
Tifa inhaled the misty air hovering off the sea coast. Heaven on earth could only be achieved with this man.
She cuddled closer to Cloud's hard, wet, ocean-tasting body. A shadow of a smirk quirked his full lips up. Peeking half-lidded eyes down at her he curled his arm over her head and shifted closer to her body, also wet and sticky with salt from their daring skinny dipping.
The wayward fighters were lying on a deserted beach near Costa Del Sol. The night and stars above them were like an older version of the night that gifted them on THAT night so many years ago. When Cloud promised to always to come save her. Now it was promising them a life together, a bond of shy affections turned to companionship and love.
Tifa groaned, pressing her lips against the side of his bare chest. Her nose twitched when she felt bits of sand so she moved, feather light kisses trailing up over his chest. She felt wicked and giddy when Cloud groaned and arched his back off the sand at the contact.
A hand came on his chest as she reached up to claim his lips. He threw his other arm over her back and wrung her half across him. Tifa pressed harder in the lip lock, gently holding the side of his face. In the heat of their passion she opened her mouth, slyly licking her tongue into his mouth. Cloud groaned, falling back against the beach and moved his tongue with hers as waves roared beyond them.
Suddenly he pushed her back a few inches, having need to let his lungs get air. Tifa, out of breath, stared into his eyes, heart thudding as frantically as his.
"Where did we throw our clothes again?" Tifa gasped, eyebrows creased down.
"We threw them off as we ran into the sea."
"So they're gone?"
"Yep," he replied, forever staring at her bare body above him illuminated in the mystifying moonlight.
"Oh great," Tifa chuckled. "We're stranded on a beach, without clothes or weapons. Why do I find that so erotic?"
"Because I'm naked beneath you; there anything better?" Cloud muttered huskily, grabbing the back of her damp neck.
Tifa gently shook her head as he pulled her down until their lips touched again.
Over and over and over they touched together.
Pieces ~Rascal Flatts
Ice cubes fell in the glass of lemonade.
The door to the fridge fell to a shut as Cloud walked out of the kitchen, sipping away. He paced up the wooden steps of the stairs, turning into the office. Tifa sat at the desk, a pencil tucked behind one ear as trained hands organized the dozens of orders the Strife Delivery Service received this week. Her long brown hair was up in a messy bun so he could see the arch of her neck bent over her work
He smiled softly, gazing at the strips sunlight falling across her back for a moment.
"Need some help?" Cloud asked. Swiftly the martial artists turned to him approaching. A smile lifted her frowning, concentrating lips up.
"Thanks, but I'm almost done," she said as she clipped a few papers together. Cloud stood to a stop behind her, pressing one hand down on the back of her chair as he gulped down more ice-cold lemonade. She flicked out a manila folder and stuffed the papers in. A sigh pushed out of her body and she stood up, pivoting around and held the folder out to him.
"Here you go," she chirped. Her wine colored eyes seemed to glow under the evening sunlight, peaceful mischief written all over her face. "You're staying on the continent this round, so I expect to see you tomorrow morning at breakfast."
Cloud blushed faintly but nodded and swiped the folder from her. Shyly, head bowed down slightly, he molded his fingers over her still raised hand, giving it a comforting massage. Tifa let out a tiny "oh!" at the small action,
Eventually she smiled, feeling her eyes sparkle and collided into his chest, gripping the back of his head down into her neck as she embraced him. Lightly Cloud squeezed down on her hand and stepped back.
Unwillingly Tifa released him. She watched him turn around for the door to leave, blushing face still bowed when she suddenly called out.
"You want scrambled eggs when you get back?" she asked with a breath of uncertainty. He paused in mid-step, and finally lifted his heated face to her. He stared, in dumb awe at her, through stray blonde spikes fallen over his eyes. He felt weak and strong at the same time.
Tifa cocked her head to the side, worried at this strange daze he was in. He grinned softly to dispel her anxiety, face still feeling hot.
"I'd...like that," he said and nodded more confidently. "I'll be there."
"Late," Tifa called out as she waved goodbye. Cloud rolled his eyes playfully and ventured down the stairs, hearing her subdued laughs.
Blast Away! -Gummi Ship I- ~Yoku Shimomura; Kingdom Hearts OST
"Cloud, slow down!"
His wrists twisted up the handles of the motorcycle, speed skyrocketing more.
Tifa bit her lip as he sped over green fields. Her dilated eyes from behind the visor of her helmet watched the color rush and roar by them. She pressed her legs harder against his and dug her nails into his muscles now, feeling wind, grass and cries of hungry monsters fly by them as Cloud raced into the entrance of Rocket Town.
Tifa felt dizzy and her stomach felt like a pretzel. An extremely salty pretzel.
"Cloud, Cid won't really kill you if we're late! He can survive at least a couple minutes without it, I'm sure!" she tried to plead more, fear tainted in her voice. Suddenly the engine cut off and their bodies jerked forward at the abrupt stop. Tifa blinked slowly a few times to adjust to the lighting of the small town. The sound of a door bouncing off a wall made the two look over to Cid's front yard.
"Y'all fucking late," the man drawled, hurrying up to them, left eye and hands twitching. "Were you two fucking each other again and forgot about THIS?!"
Cloud opened his mouth, wiping a finger across his dusty cheek. He suddenly paused mid-thought and nodded. "...yes, yes we were fu—"
"You got it or not!?"
Tifa jumped at his crazed shout. Immediately Cloud poked out a hand, holding out a pack of Cid's special cigarettes.
Even quicker the pilot swiped it and stuck on in his mouth, a lighter bringing smoke and a content sigh over him. Before Tifa could speak he strolled back into his house and shut the door.
"Wh-what about our pay?" Cloud whispered feebly. He felt incredibly used just now.
Whatever It Takes ~Leona Lewis
Tifa closed her eyes and smiled up to the blue sky. She swung her arm about, gripping down on Cloud's hand as they walked down a sidewalk in Edge.
"You're really happy today," the blonde man noted in a steely tone. Tifa nodded and beamed an optimistic smile up to him. His eyebrows flew up, not understanding.
"I'm holding your hand."
He gave an unsure smile, his open jacket flapping back with a breeze. Tifa smiled and winked before looking down a moment, taking in his muscled front from beneath his thin, white undershirt.
"You make it sound like I'm something special."
Tifa's eyes strained in a serious shine. "You are. You always will be. I've told you that, I thought you'd know that by now."
A knowing giggle make Cloud looked away. The words next surprised him.
"Even though you're late...you've always been there for me...and you're honest to me about your feelings."
Cloud blinked, staring at the wide windows of shopping stores they walked by. "Why wouldn't I? Why wouldn't any guy not be honest?"
The woman twisted her lips into her cheeks, looking away as they came to a stop on a corner. Cloud watched for the lights to signal them it was okay to go, swallowing past the lump that formed in his throat.
"Lots of guys don't look at my eyes or hear my dreams...if that makes sense."
Sharply Cloud stared down at her, mako eyes glowing brighter than usual with innocent confusion. Bobbing her head to an unknown beat Tifa looked over to him, eyes clear as diamonds.
"I'm glad you're still the Cloud I know."
Cloud rubbed the back of his neck at her open answer, but stopped when his best friend, his wife, his comfort and source of life brought their intertwined hands up and kissed them, a glint of a tear hanging on her eyelash. He watched her, mouth parted open and butterflies streaming mad around his stomach. He didn't see the light indicting it safe to walk.
He didn't care. He learned something amazing from Tifa once again.
It never ceased to make his life seem ever worth living.
Kairi III ~Yoko Shimomura; Kingdom Hearts OST
The hand adorned with his ring refused to let go of his limp one. Layers of long brown hair fell over her shoulders as she stared down at Cloud laying unresponsive on the hospital bed.
Barely his eyes cracked open, hearing her hectic mumbling from far away.
Tifa's heartbeats leapt to her ears, his unfocused eyes staring without focus on her.
"You keep breathing...that's all you need to do right now, Cloud."
His mouth behind the oxygen mask opened and closed, too weak to express words. He tried to squeeze her hand.
"You need to keep breathing to live," Tifa whispered, tears iced in her eyes. "...okay? Please, little by little..."
Those blue blue eyes started to close.
"Cloud," her voice snapped in anger and fear. "Fight the hurt. Keep breathing or our future child will never get to see his father....that what you want?" Tifa whispered, unable to see if he was still listening for the tears were claiming her sight. They dripped down her cold cheeks. And he was so cold, so much colder than her.
"Breathe to live."
Tifa licked her lips, briefly raising her vision to the bland, white ceiling before addressing him."You want your own child to grow up through the hurt and hell you did....Cloud...?"


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New Year's non-resolution
Sunday, January 01, 2012
Someone, I forget now who it was (that's last night's dirty martinis talking), said that instead of a list of "resolutions", she had learned to take a yearly theme instead. I like that. I'm no good with rules and regulations, even if I make them myself (that's why my Tumblr and livejournal both are named "mumsananarchist", courtesy of the daughter who answered that way when asked whether her parents were Democrats or Republicans.) So I spent most of yesterday in silence - not difficult, since I broke the tv - and decided that my theme this year was to be (insert drum roll here) FEARLESSNESS.
I forget, once again, who said that there are only two emotional states - love and fear. I started rolling through lots of the events of the last couple years, and realized that most of my reactions had to do with fear: fear of being alone, fear of being penniless, fear of failure, fear of success, fear of new things, fear of loss, fear of hard work, fear of looking silly, fear of change in general. Many of these fears were masquerading as sensible things - I mean, who wants to fail, lose their investment and look like an idiot? - but at base, they were still fears.
If we're not acting out of love, we're acting out of fear. If I try to tie my daughters, both in their 20s, to me, that isn't love, that's fear of loss. If I refuse to spring for some new art supplies, or make some changes to my house, that's not love of the way things are, that's fear of penury or of trying something new. If I don't work at the novel or the Other Book, that isn't because I'm busy, that's because I'm afraid to invest the time in something that may not work out (another fear.)
So this year, I refuse to be afraid. If something doesn't kill me...well, Friedrich, it may not make me stronger, but it will make me wiser. And braver in the future. I joined a team that centers on doing an hour of exercise per day, based on some Irish legend. I don't have any Irish blood in me that I know of, but I have lots of Highland Scots, and that sort of challenge appeals to me.
I've been leery of quitting the evening alcoholic beverages - what if I can't sleep? Well, then the next day I'll be tired, but I imagine I'll survive just fine.
What if the book flops? At least it made it into print - even if I have to print it myself.
What if following what I truly enjoy doing leads me into (another) bankruptcy? Well, the first one didn't do me any harm - in fact, I learned things from it I would never have known otherwise. Meanwhile, I've been having fun.
There's nothing and no one holding me where I am now, in terms of employment (got none, lol), family (ditto, at least within 400 miles) or any other yardstick I can think of. I may be 56 and significantly overweight, but I can lose the weight ( I can't get any younger, but I can feel and maybe look younger), get my physical strength back, and find new passions (arts, my friends, not men) to pursue. Hell, I suppose it's not totally outside the realm of possibility to marry again - I suppose I shouldn't rule it out. I've only ever traveled north and south (PEI to Key West), but there's no reason why I can't go west. Or east, although that gets wet fairly soon.
A quick Rumi quote:
LIVE WHERE YOU FEAR TO LIVE.
DESTROY YOUR REPUTATION.
So that's the plan for 2012. And if I show any signs of fear, any Fraidy-cat bull!@#$, I expect you, my friends, to call me on it.
Best wishes for the best year of our lives!

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RVP Vision Measurement Probe
RVP, Renishaw's new vision measurement probe for use with the REVO 5-axis measurement system on coordinate measuring machines (CMMs), increases the multi-sensor capability of REVO by adding non-contact inspection to the existing touch-trigger, high-speed tactile scanning and surface finish measurement capability of the system. The RVP probe will be demonstrated at IMTS at booth E-5509.
For certain applications, non-contact inspection provides clear advantages over traditional tactile probing techniques. Thin sheet metal parts or components with large numbers of holes as small as 0.5 mm, as well as parts which are not suited to tactile measurement, can be fully inspected with the RVP system. RVP also offers exceptional improvements in throughput and CMM capability by utilizing the 5-axis motion and infinite positioning provided by the REVO head.
The RVP system consists of a probe and a range of modules that are automatically interchangeable with all other probe options available for REVO. Data from multiple sensors is automatically referenced to a common datum. This flexibility means that the optimum tool can be selected to inspect a wide range of features, all on one CMM platform.
When using RVP, part illumination is provided by integrated programmable LED lighting inside each module. Background feature enhancement is also available using backlighting combined with custom part fixturing.
The RVP system is managed by the same I++ DME compliant interface as REVO and full user functionality is provided by Renishaw's Modus metrology software. New Modus vision software capability includes RVP configuration, image processing with application specific options and automatic image storage for review and further analysis.


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In this section you will find 20 coolest and weirdest needle felted creations in modern times. You will praise the makers as because the concept behind each art and the amount of labor they have putt in will leave you flabbergasted. These are objects of collection and you will not let it go if you somehow manage to get hold of one. The color combination of each of these pieces of art is indeed fascinating and can be termed of as a collector’s item. It really amazing to find out, how real life figures are given shape just by using items like a needle.
Hine Mizushima’s Giant Paramecium
Kay Petal’s Celebrity Felt Alive

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Apple refreshes its Mac desktops with Intel Nehalem CPUs
"The all-in-one for everyone." Three new additions to Apple's all-in-one desktop iMac were debuted today, in both the 20" and 24" profiles. The sole new 20" model will retail for $1,199, have a 2.66 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor with 6 MB L2 cache, 2 GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM which is expandable to 8 GB, a 320 GB 7200 rpm SATA hard drive, and an integrated Nvidia graphics processor (GeForce 9400M).
The 24" model got three new permutations, ranging from $1,499 to $2,199. They can come with a 2.66 GHz, 2.93 GHz, or a 3.06 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor, have 4 GB 1066 MHz DDR3 SDRAM, offer either a 640 GB or 1 TB 7200 rpm SATA drive, and three different Nvidia graphics cards. The base model comes with the same integrated GeForce 9400M as the 20", but the upgraded versions offer either a GeForce GT 120 or a GT 130.
Apple may be pushing its base and premium price points up a bit, though not too much. When it first switched to Core 2 Duo processors in 2006, it dropped its base price to the $1,000 mark, with two higher tiers at $1,499 and $1,999.
"Faster, Greener, Still mini."The two new Mac minis both offer a 2 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo processor and integrated Nvidia GeForce 9400m graphics, but the $599 base model has 1 GB of SDRAM and a 120GB 5400 rpm SATA drive, while the $799 model has 2 GB of SDRAM and a 320 GB 5400 rpm SATA hard drive. The main update to the Mac mini chassis is the inclusion of both the Mini DisplayPort and DVI outs as well as five USB ports.
The new Minis maintain just about the same price split as their predecessors. Throughout 2006, Apple maintained two models priced at $599 and $799 as well; that upper tier price dropped to $699 in 2007.
"Beauty outside, Beast inside."The Mac Pro line is now powered by Intel's Nehalem generation of 45 nm Xeon processors, with two new pre-configurations.
The $2,499 base model is equipped with a quad core Intel Xeon 3500 running at 2.66 GHz, 3 GB of SDRAM, an Nvidia GeForce GT 120 graphics card with 512 MB of GDDR3 memory, and a 640 GB 7200 rpm 3 Gbps SATA drive. The $3,299 version comes with dual 2.26 GHz quad core Xeon 5500s, 6 GB of SDRAM (expandable to 32 GB), and the same graphics and storage as the cheaper unit.
Both the new 802.11n Airport Extreme and the Time Capsule have dual-band 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi-Fi radios with support for simultaneous "guest networking." The guest network is a second Wi-Fi network with a different password (or none) which is separate from any network drives, printers, and Bonjour devices.
The latest Time Capsules come in 500 GB and terabyte sizes, and run $299 and $499 respectively, the new feature for these is their remote accessibility through MobileMe. Users must register their time capsule with MobileMe, and then when logged on from any location, files that they have saved on their Time Capsule become accessible. It's an identical concept to others already available in the market, like Seagate's Central Access.


Celebrity News April 16, 2017
Lady Gaga Rocks Coachella, Drops Surprise Single
Lady Gaga played her headlining Coachella gig last night, Pitchfork reports, treating the crowd to 90 minutes of hits, choreography, and new stuff from her recent album "Joanne," performing 18 songs in all.
Speaking of new stuff, halfway through the show, Gaga excitedly announced the debut of a brand-new single, saying she'd been keeping it "a secret for so long."
"The Cure," a light, mid-tempo pop tune, represents a departure from "Joanne's" dark, countrified rock.
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Gaga had replaced Beyoncé as the festival's headliner when Beyoncé announced she was pregnant with twins. Later in 2017, Gaga launches a massive world tour on the heels of her acclaimed Super Bowl halftime performance.


Lie down ergonomically on customised pocket springs.
Anything but a standard boxspring mattress.
The classic boxspring bed consists of a bed frame (box), a pocket spring mattress and a topper. This provides a pleasant bed height and a comfortable feeling when lying down. Yet in this way, the sleeping needs of the individual can only be met insufficiently. As with every classic bed system, it’s actually a type of standardised solution, and while it might be right for some people, it might not suit others at all. Depending on the level of investment, this proves to be risky business: if the comfort results are not good enough the entire box spring bed often has to be replaced, since replacing just the topper usually does not change much.
The individual VitarioSpring pocket spring mattress combines the advantages of a classic boxspring mattress with the individual mattress technology of the Salzburg-based sleep research institute Proschlaf. With this approach the topper is integrated into the mattress, with the mattress precisely matching your body profile beforehand. Depending on the sleeping needs, different materials are used to achieve excellent ergonomic bed characteristics. With VitarioSpring, you get all the possibilities that a customisable mattress can offer, from adjustment of support elements to swapping upper layers, to make your bed even more durable.
emc®xd and silky smooth Tencel natural fibres – best quality with materials and finishing.
Our recommendation for the upper layer is emc®xd quality foam. emc®xd combines all requirements made of a modern foam material, and can truly be called the king of foam. emc®xd is exceptionally stable with regard to keeping shape, and has perfect pressure distribution as well as high breathability. Independent testing has concluded that it is also extremely resistant against moisture. The upper layer is equipped with a special honeycomb-shaped cut that ensures even the uppermost layer of your mattress is already forming to suit your body.
VitarioSpring mattress- and pillowcases contain over 50% breathable and moisture-regulating Tencel natural fibre. The fibre is known for its particularly smooth structure, which gives the surface a silky touch and prevents irritation of the skin.
Includes VitarioCare advice and follow-up support.
Right after receiving the mattress, every VitarioSpring user can access the VitarioCare service website. VitarioCare can also be used by phone. The VitarioCare service team is part of the Proschlaf Institute in the Salzburg Medical Center and is able to draw upon over ten years of experience in sleep consultation and support.
Advantages of VitarioSpring:
Customised to fit your body, always adaptable
Full customisation of all areas thanks to variable pocket spring modules in five levels of firmness
Topper made of highly elastic EMC-XD quality foam
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My Visit To Constitution Hill And Court In Johannesburg South Africa
Constitution Hill And Court Wall Mural In Johannesburg South Africa
The wall outside the Constitution Court was painted with mural of some of the selfless heroes who sacrificed their freedom to ensure the freedom and fair treatment of black and other non-white Africans.
What Does This Say About The Court System?
Robert Sobukwe (1924-1978)
Founded the Pan Africanist Congress (PAC). Sobukwe was considered to be so dangerous by the apartheid government and it enacted laws to keep Sobukwe imprisoned. Sobukwe supported an African future for South Africa for Africans only. He did not support any model that had black Africans working with anyone other than black Africans. He left the African National Congress (ANC) and founded the PAC because he didn’t believe in the ANC’s values of working with white people. When Sobukwe was imprisoned he was kept in solitary confinement which drove him crazy. He was released from jail in 1969 and was allowed to live with his family under house arrest until he died.
Albertina Sisulu (1918-2011)
Political activist and nurse who is often referred to as the “Mother of the Nation.” She was jailed several times along with her activist husband Walter Sisulu (1912-2003) for their political activities in standing up against apartheid. Albertina Sisulu served in the first democratically elected Parliament in 1994.
Oliver Tambo (1917-1993)
Oliver Tambo was the acting president of the African National Congress (1967-1991), and served his role primarily in exile in Botswana. He opened the first black law firm in the country with Nelson Mandela. Tambo was able to return to South Africa in 1990, and in 1991 he turned over the presidency to Nelson Mandela.
Albert Lutuli (Luthuli) (1898-1967)
Served as President-General of the African National Congress (ANC) from December 1952 until his death in 1967. Chief Albert Luthuli, chief of a Zulu tribe, became Africa’s first Nobel Peace Prize Laureate in 1960.
Joe Slovo (1926-1995)
Slovo was one of the earliest members of the military wing of the African National Congress (ANC) Umkhonto we Sizwe. Slovo continued to work for the ANC and the SACP abroad and in 1977 moved to Maputo, Mozambique, where he established an operational centre for the ANC.
Sheila Weinberg (1945-2004)
Member of the African National Congress (ANC) and the South African Communist Party (SACP). Weinberg was a member of many organizations and her life was full with activism.
Lilian Masediba Ngoyi (1911-1980)
Lilian Masediba Ngoyi joined the ANC during the 1950 Defiance Campaign. Previously the ANC relied on tactics like petitions but the 1950 campaign used more obtrusive tactics. Ngoyi was arrested for using facilities in a post office that were reserved for white people. Ngoyi became president of the African National Congress (ANC) Women’s League.
Nelson Mandela (1918-2013)
Lawyer, ANC member, SACP member, MK Commander in Chief, 1956 Treason Trialist, Robben Island prisoner, Nobel Peace Prize winner and first elected President of a democratic South Africa. Prisoner (1964-1990). President of South Africa.

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San Francisco's baseball team, the SF Giants, have just won their 2nd 'world' Series in the past three years.
I parenthesize 'world' because it's not really a world anything. It's only US teams.
Being a San Franciscan, I happened to be out tonight. Not because I watch baseball. I'm not into sports.
But because a friend from out of town just happened to be having a going away party.
Firsthand, my friends and I watched people turn into drunken apes, smashing bottles and possibly shooting shotguns from the sound of it.
News reports are already surfacing (it's 3:30am as I write this):
Riots: Giants Win World Series And Fans Act Like Complete Morons
San Francisco Giants Fans Start Riots
Here's an excerpt:
Several fires were set in the middle of the street and photos and videos of a city bus burning were posted on Twitter.
By 1:45 a.m. police scanners described a group of as many as 100 rioters setting fires, smashing windows, throwing bottles at police and damaging
Here are some photos I found on my facebook page posted by friends:
Yes. Stupid. Seriously, sports fans, you guys get riled up over cloths...
Ok, on to the juice of the story.
This video leaked on ustream of the riots. 45 minutes worth. (SKIP THE AD!)
Skip to the 40 minute mark when the 'reporters' ask the police if they have any plans of arresting anyone or clearing the streets. He responds with a,
"it doesn't look like we have any plans for that."
At this point, there are already fires, bottles being smashed, and gun shots being fired. Cops were everywhere, just watching. Some people even report
that the police cheered them on (I wonder if some of the shots came from them).
Maybe I'm just going off the deep end here, but this type of action, or lack there of, leads me to suspect they wanted riots and people acting like
idiots. If you let people act like fools without drawing a line, even cheering it on, as authority figures, who's to blame when things gets rowdy?
Busses on fire is serious folks. Thats batman stuff. Even if no one got seriously hurt, pictures like that can be used in very manipulative ways by
the press and media. I'm not going to put it past them to make this into some type of excuse for something...
I'm not sure what.
Maybe more money for the police force.
Maybe more cameras watching our every moves.
Maybe TSA security checkpoints.
Maybe anything... Maybe...
I just don't trust the police to not be hitting us with sticks or shooting us with tear gas and pepper spray when things are getting lit on fire in
the streets, cars being turned upside down, windows being smashed...
I mean, we all saw what happened at the Occupy rallies, and those were peaceful...
No. These pictures will be all over the news tomorrow. I guarantee it. A 'world' Series grabs that type of attention. The media, TPTB, they know
Thanks for listening to me rant. I hope thats all it is.
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The U.S. Army will conduct a congressionally mandated independent study of the Army Combat Fitness Test, or ACFT.
We all wanted to see 2020 in the rearview mirror on Jan. 1, but we will be relegated to our "new normal" for the near future.
The Department of Defense continues to introduce physically demanding requirements for both men and women.
How do you stay ready for your military job and whatever physical fitness test will be thrown at you?
The U.S. Air Force’s top general says it’s time for airmen to study up on their competition.
What if you want to keep training and maintain your fitness not just after retirement, but through your much later years?
Your military service may be the fittest time of your life, but it's no secret that aches and pains can start to add up.
When it comes to gym access, we are all learning how to do more with less.
Take advantage of the following military discounts from the comfort of your own home.
Navy leaders have, for the third time, postponed service-wide fitness tests as the U.S. sees its most troubling jump in...
The VA OIG found that the staff failed to properly vet Mays before hiring her, and neglected to follow up on her previous...
The Army announced Wednesday that it is planning to divest all of its Stryker Mobile Gun Systems by the end of fiscal 2022.
The Sydney has been holding joint exercises with the U.S. Navy in the area since early April.
The new organizers for a massive motorcycle ride through the nation's capital say it will now start at RFK Stadium.
Capt. Taylor Bye leadership presented her with the Air Combat Command Airmanship Award for outstanding performance.

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THE fall run has started, with anglers scoring big both inshore and offshore.
Striped bass are the most notable in the group since anglers have been catching them from the surf and boats. The bluefish are big and mean and bottom fishermen are doing very well with porgies and sea bass.
Offshore fishermen did well before the fishing was cut short due to a tropical storm that was lurking in the middle of the Atlantic.
Surf anglers scored with blues and bass from Fort Tilden to the Rockaways. Jamaica Bay has been holding blues, bass, weakfish and porgies to the delight of many local anglers from Brooklyn and Queens. Porgies and sea bass are also stacked up at the Rockaway and Sandy Hook Reefs. Boats looking for top water action will find blues, bass and false albies in Raritan Bay.
Bluefish are tearing up anything in their way in the western half of the Sound. Blues from 2-12 pounds are being caught in all the harbors. The porgy action has been off Rye and Mamaroneck as well as Prospect and Sands Point.
Fishermen heading to Freeport will find bass and blues at the inlet with weakfish being caught in the deeper sections of Reynolds Channel. Offshore there were bluefin tuna being taken near the Bacardi Wreck. The Hempstead and Atlantic Reefs are holding fluke and sea bass.
Weakfish are also being taken off Ocean Beach in Great South Bay with stripers being caught on live bait or fresh bunker at Fire Island Inlet. You can still find steady action on fluke in Moriches Bay, although there are lots of shorts. Kingfish were found in both Great South Bay and Moriches Bay.
Shinnecock has albies and bass at the inlet and bluefish in the bay. A few big stripers were scored at the Ponquogue Bridge. Bluefish and weakfish in Peconic Bay along with a fair amount of porgies and they’re being taken at Roses Grove and the Race. Jessups Neck is offering up both weakfish and very big bluefish.
Large porgies are being taken in the Sound along the North Fork from Hortons to Rocky Point. Bluefish can also be found at Plum Gut and The Race and there were reports of false albies at the Ruins in Gardiners.

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TACKED onto the end of a press release about the new four-wheeled Honda Civic Type-R, came this official statement from the Honda Motor Co CEO, Takanobu Ito. It reads:
'Honda is developing a new super sports motorcycle which will feature technologies derived from Honda’s MotoGP machines. This bike will seek to deliver the same passion and excitement that the RC30 super sports bike created when first introduced in 1987.'
From what were just rumours a day or so ago, it appears those whispers are now fact. Honda have quietly been developing a 1000cc V-4 Supersport bike and it's nearly ready to justify an official statement. There's obviously no word yet on a production schedule, but we understand the intended timescale is to reveal the bike in a year's time, with production starting in early 2014.
From the description, the bike won't be a replacement for the FireBlade but a new machine sitting at the very top of Honda's range. Think Ducati Desmosedici RR. It's understood that the road bike project is linked to Honda's plans to create a customer MotoGP machine to compete against the Aprilia ART bikes in the CRT class. Far cheaper than a full-on RC213V (which satellite teams can only lease from Honda, not buy) the CRT bike will be offered as a production racer, available to any team with the money to buy it.
The road-going derivative also opens up the possibility for a similar V4 bike to compete in WSB, like its RC30 and RC45 forerunners, but only if the production volumes are suitable high to meet homologation rules.
The MotoGP technologies that Ito referred to could include ideas like a variation on the seamless-shift gearbox that Honda's works riders enjoy as well as hugely high-tech traction control, launch control, top-line suspension parts and exotic materials throughout.
If it has just a fraction of the impact that the RC30 had when it burst onto the scene in 1987, it's going to be special.


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Millions of TV viewers are currently seeing a glimpse of a hidden, private side of divorce, as BBC Two's 'Mr v Mrs: Call The Mediator' lifts the lid on separated couples trying to sort future arrangements.
The programme came about because as CEO of National Family Mediation I decided to grant exclusive access to our expert mediation services, enabling the fly-on-the-wall three-part series to be made.
Hoisting such a raw, personal subject into the spotlight has led many people to ask me: 'Why?'' So let me explain.
For decades the 'traditional' route taken by separating or divorcing couples has been to quickly beat a path to a high street solicitor for a long drawn-out battle with your ex. It can last months if not years, and it can cost the earth.
There are the material things - sorting arrangements for joint property, finance, debts, pensions and the rest.
And where children are involved arrangements you need to sort where they'll live, when they'll see the other parent; their education; maintenance and child support; holiday arrangements, and more.
The process can deteriorate into a destructive, competitive and litigious contest as couples adopt the combative divorce mindset.
Then finally, months or even years later, when the court delivers its verdict the arrangements rarely suit anyone's interests, least of all the children.
For all the upheaval and life-changing outcomes, most couples enter separation entirely unprepared, ill-equipped with information about how to go about things.
They're often completely unaware that, away from a solicitor office and the heat of the court room, there's a simpler way to settle things - keeping them in the driving seat, influencing and controlling the outcomes, rather than having them handed down by a court.
That way is called family mediation. Slowly, surely, people right across the country are beginning to come to terms with it. And most of those who take just a few minutes to understand what mediation is then accept and embrace it as a more sensible way of managing divorce or separation, and making a new start.
TV viewers now know that mediation does not try to keep couples together. It's not counselling. Mediation accepts that change happens and, instead of dwelling on what might have been, it helps everyone involved move forward to the next stages of their lives - apart - in a positive way.
It's a voluntary and confidential process in which a trained expert mediator helps couples discuss and negotiate all aspects of a divorce or separation, helping them reach joint decisions about the future without using a court.
It has a huge number of benefits. It's significantly quicker than the courtroom route. Official figures on legally-aided mediation show that the average time for a mediated case to be completed is 110 days, compared to 435 days for court cases on similar issues. That's nine and a half months of the anguish, stress and conflict of a long legal process saved.
It allows families to remain in control of their destinies, their finances and their new family relationships, rather than having those things decided by a judge who, whatever the rights and wrongs, will have little understanding of the family circumstances.
It's less confrontational and stressful than a courtroom battle. That's because in mediation you sit with a trained mediator to discuss and consider all the things that need to be settled. That's not to say coming to mediation is a bed of roses. Discussing and making arrangements about children and possessions is difficult. The evidence is there on our BBC Two screens. There's a lot at stake, and they're things that truly matter. But expert mediators will take simple, practical steps to reduce friction between the couple and, if necessary, the mediation can take place with the couple in separate rooms.
Mediators are trained in all aspects of family law and can provide vital support in property, finance and all the other things that count. The personal and focused approach is vital and enables the mediation process to be flexible; negotiated to suit your family's unique circumstances. There are no off-the-shelf solutions in mediation.
And there's the money. Mediation is usually far cheaper than going to court. Data from Legal Aid cases shows the average cost per client of mediation is around a fifth of that for court cases. It has fixed costs with flexible payment terms and remains free if you're eligible for Legal Aid.
Our expert mediators achieve successful resolution of all issues in over eight out of ten cases.
With four in ten marriages ending in divorce, it's got to make sense for everyone to understand there is an alternative way of settling separation.
And so vital awareness-raising is what gave birth to 'Mr v Mrs: Call The Mediator'. I couldn't be prouder of our mediators (including Irene Jackson, above), staff, the programme mediators or the couples who allowed themselves to be filmed and the film company Wild Pictures who worked compassionately with a very difficult and personal subject.
The more people know there's an alternative, the more will take it up.
To find your nearest National Family Mediation service simply type in your postcode at www.nfm.org.uk/local or call 0300 4000 636.

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(Chicago, IL) — Bears rookie QB Mitch Trubisky will be starting the preseason finale against the Browns. Head coach John Fox says fourth-string quarterback Connor Shaw will also get playing time tomorrow night at Soldier Field. Veteran signal callers Mike Glennon and Mark Sanchez won’t play. Most of the Bears’ starters are expected to sit out.
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Chinese smartphone maker OPPO is expected to launch two new devices in India next month. The news comes from publisher 91mobiles reporting that the brand may announce the OPPO A8 early next month and OPPO F15s by March-end. The former was launched in China last December and is expected to come with the same specifications. On the other hand, the OPPO F15s is tipped to arrive as a toned-down variant of the F15 (review). It will compete against the Redmi Note 8, Realme 5 and other devices in the sub-15k price segment in the market. However, the smartphone’s specifications are not known at the moment. We expect OPPO to make an official announcement on its upcoming smartphones soon.
OPPO A8 specifications and features
On the display front, the OPPO A8 offers a 6.5-inch screen bearing HD+ resolution. It comes with a waterdrop notch, a conventional fingerprint scanner, and a gradient back panel. The device sports a triple rear camera setup which consists of a 12MP main shooter, 2MP macro lens and a 2MP depth shooter. For selfies, there is an 8MP selfie camera. The OPPO A8 is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio P35 chipset coupled with 4GB RAM and 128GB internal storage. It comes with a memory card slot for additional storage expansion. The OPPO A8 is backed by a 4,230mAh battery unit and runs Android 9 Pie OS with ColorOS 6.1 on top.
The OPPO A8 is priced at roughly Rs 12,200 in China and available in Azure and Secret Night Black colours.
OPPO F15 specifications and features
The OPPO F15 was launched in India last month. It sports a tall 20:9 AMOLED screen measuring 6.5-inches with a waterdrop notch and 90.7 percent screen-to-body ratio. The display offers FHD+ resolution and comes with an in-screen fingerprint scanner. The F15 is equipped with a quad-camera setup on the back comprising of a 48MP main sensor, 8MP wide-angle lens, 2MP mono lens, and 2MP portrait camera. It is fitted with a 16MP front camera. The device comes with features like 10x digital zoom, EIS stabilisation, night mode and bokeh mode.
Under the hood, the F15 houses the MediaTek Helio P70 processor paired with 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage. The smartphone draws its power from a 4,025mAh battery unit with support for 20W VOOC Flash Charge 3.0. The OPPO F15 operates on Android 9 Pie and comes with Widevine L1 certification for watching HD content on YouTube, Netflix and Amazon Prime.
The OPPO F15 retails at Rs 19,990 and is available in Lightning Black and Unicorn White colours.


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Dear Autopi Team
I am new to the Autopi environment and I am trying to implement a CAN listening device to “train myself”. I am planning to implement python code into the Raspberry. For the time being, I don’t need the cloud API.
Subject of the issue
My dongle always shuts down its WIFI Access Point after 15 minutes (but the GREEN LED of the Raspberry Pi 0 stays ON). The dongle is not connected to the internet. I am connected with Putty through the WIFI access point of the dongle. After reading some posts in this forum, I have tried the following actions:
- I have put a jumper to Force 5V on RPi always
- I have executed the command : autopi power.sleep_timer enable=false
- I have stopped the salt-minion service : sudo service salt-minion stop
- I have created a python script which invokes conn.noop() every 10 seconds since I have read that there is a mechanism which powers down the dongle when the watchdog is not refreshed
But the dongle still powers down after 15 minutes, even if I am connected with putty …
What should I do ?
(for the time being, I am trying to implement custom python scripts for reading the CAN bus to detect OBD messages - I am not using the cloud)
- What version is the dongle? (Find on software state page on my.autopi.io)
I am powering the dongle from a lab Power Supply providing 12,7V through the OBD connector.
Steps to reproduce
Tell us how to reproduce this issue.
Tell us what you expect should happen
I would expect that the dongle stays alive until I power is down
Tell us what happens instead
After 15 Minutes, the dongle shuts down …
Output of power.status command
If your issue is in any way related to the device shutting down or behaving in a unexpected way, please provide the output of the power.status command to help us diagnose the issue.
Run the command
in the terminal on local.autopi.io, and paste the result here.
If I execute the command before stoping the salt-minion service, I get the following:
ext_wake: ’ HIGH FOR 2000 ms’
uart_sleep: ’ 900 s’
uart_wake: ’ 0-30000 us’
vchg_wake: ’ +0.20V IN 1000 ms’
vl_sleep: ’ <12.20V FOR 240 s’
Do’s & dont’s
- Do not write your unit-id anywhere.
Many thanks for your help


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As it does every year, this year’s RSNA Conference, held at the vast McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago, has flown by like a meteor. And, as always, there has been a blizzard of sessions, meetings, discussions—and of course, marketing messages from vendors. And yet, somehow, this year’s RSNA really did feel different. One could feel the seismic shift taking place under the feet of everyone at the conference. Not only that—there was explicit acknowledgement this year of the transformative changes taking place in healthcare these days, to the extent that this year’s theme was “Beyond Imaging.”
What’s more, the “beyond imaging” theme worked its way into the opening keynote address of the conference, which took place on Sunday. According to the RSNA Daily Bulletin, RSNA president Richard L. Baron, M.D. told attendees in a packed opening session in the Arie Crown Theater at McCormick Place that “We should congratulate ourselves on the hard work and creativity that has pushed our specialty to this level. Yet we have to keep moving forward.” And, in a president’s address entitled “Beyond Imaging: Ensuring Radiology Impact in Clinical Care and Research,” Dr. Baron went on, according to the Daily Bulletin, to focus on four “ripple effects” that radiologists’ daily practices have on healthcare and the patient experience: delivering value under shifting reimbursement; working collaboratively as part of the healthcare team; continuing to innovate; and focusing on patients. “This shift does not require revolutionary changes to our practices and culture. I see it more as a return to basics,” he said.
Dr. Baron went further, saying that while radiologists have become adept at working with thousands of diagnostic images, the development of that skill set has come at a cost. “The best radiologists have learned to combine science and art,” he told his audience. “But most of us focus only on the image, practicing an extreme of science at the expense of art.” He further urged radiologists to refocus how they practice, going back to such practices as seeking face-to-face consults with referring and ordering physicians, something that has become rare in recent years.
Here’s the thing: it’s hard to imagine that speech being given even three years ago. Maybe even two years ago. But the reality is that, at a time of accelerating change in healthcare, it made sense of Dr. Baron, the president of RSNA, to give it at this year’s conference, because if any medical specialty is facing wrenching change right now, at least in the United States, it is radiology.
As one of the highest-paid specialties in U.S. medicine, radiology is inevitably going to be in the crosshairs of policy and payment leaders in the U.S. Congress and elsewhere. Consider this: according to a July report in AuntMinnie.com, a physician compensation survey conducted this summer by the American Medical Group Association (AMGA) found that the median annual salary for radiologists in 2016 was $490,399. Radiologist compensation had been fluctuating somewhat, though within relatively narrow confines, recently, with 2011 average compensation at $461,250, and that number falling to $453,216 in 2013. Nevertheless, the AMGA survey had found that radiologists made on average somewhere between $450,000 and $500,000 a year. What’s more, smaller medical groups actually saw higher compensation--$524,214, whereas medical groups with more than 300 FTEs saw median compensation of radiologists at $487,195. And this is at a time when, according to the “Medscape Physician Compensation Report 2016,” the average pediatrician made $204,000, the average endocrinologist made $206,000, the average family physician made $207,700, and the average internal medicine physician made $222,000. To be absolutely fair, Medscape’s survey found an average radiologist compensation level of $375,000, considerably lower than the $490,399 that AMGA’s survey found. But still.
In any case, it is hard to imagine that, long-term, radiologists’ incomes will stay where they are right now relative to those of other physicians or even those of other specialists, given the massive cost cliff that the U.S. healthcare system is about to go over, with the Medicare actuaries estimating that total U.S. healthcare expenditures are set to increase on the order of 70 percent over the next decade. The simple truth is that radiological services cost too much relative to our society’s ability to support them over the long term.
And, as the U.S. healthcare system inevitably shifts from being volume-based to being value-based, radiologists will find themselves under increasing pressure to prove their value to the care delivery chain, particularly as more and more patient care organizations take on financial risk and develop accountable care organizations (ACOs), participate in population health management, and use analytics to improve their efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and patient outcomes.
Not surprisingly, some of the leading thought-leaders among radiologists, such as Eliot Siegel, M.D. and Rasu Shrestha, M.D., are already skating to where the conceptual puck is headed. In their interviews with me this week, both Drs. Siegel and Shrestha sounded themes that were reflected as well in the presidential address that Dr. Baron gave on Sunday. And both, not surprisingly, spoke of the need to ally with CMIOs, CIOs, and other healthcare IT leaders, to find a way to collaborate as a team to bring more value. As Siegel said at the Philips media breakfast on Monday morning, speaking of the advent of PACS (picture archiving and communications systems) systems 25 years ago, “Twenty-five years later, I’m not sure we’ve achieved all the things we had hoped to. Sure, we have images anytime and anywhere we want to. But we were hoping we could really use the computer and coordinate with the electronic medical record, and really have the radiologist be a consultant.”
What needs to happen next, Siegel said, is that “Computers can do some findings, but the radiologist needs to put all those things together. And it’s a complex nexus of information we need—using our judgment, combined with the findings on the image. So what I want from the next generation of systems, is to be able to take advantage of all the amazing things we had hoped for 25 years ago, with a whole new generation of information systems to support us.”
And Dr. Shrestha said this: “We’ve traditionally been very volume-based in radiology. How do we move from healthcare being interpretation-centric and volume-centric, to being value-centered and population-centric? We need to use the data in ways that help us to holistically addressing the problems around the individual patient. What we need to do is to be able to work with not just the presenting symptoms, or reasons for exam, such as ‘headache’ or ‘cough’—often, that’s all the information you have.” Instead, in the context of the search for a transition from radiologists and other physicians and clinicians drowning in data, there is a huge opportunity to use artificial intelligence to change the way that radiology is practiced. “Machine learning is important in this context,” Shrestha told me. “Historically, we dealt with analog-based data. Now, machine learning gives the opportunity to look at data at scale: millions of similar images, with millions of similar types of cases looked up before, with best practices around certain types of pathologies. So how do we augment clinical decision-making? That’s really the promise of machine learning.”
In that regard, it was exciting to speak on Thursday with Steven Tolle, the chief strategy officer for Watson Health Imaging, the division of IBM that was created last year after the Armonk, N.Y.-based IBM acquired the Chicago-based Merge Healthcare, with senior IBM executives seeing an opportunity to dovetail the work going on at Watson Health, a division of IBM, with the data, information, and experience of Merge Healthcare, to begin to transform radiological practice.
Importantly, Tolle and his colleagues at IBM are not going into this alone. As a June 22 press release noted, IBM has founded “a global initiative comprised of more than fifteen leading health systems, academic medical centers, ambulatory radiology providers and imaging technology companies,” called the Watson Health medical imaging collaborative. “The collaborative aims to bring cognitive imaging into daily practice to help doctors address breast, lung, and other cancers; diabetes; eye health; brain disease; and heart disease and related conditions, such as stroke,” the press release noted, adding that “Members of the collaborative plan to put Watson to work to extract insights from previously ‘invisible’ unstructured imaging data and combine that with a broad variety of data from other sources. In doing so, the efforts may help physicians make personalized care decisions relevant to a specific patient while building a body of knowledge to benefit broader patient populations. This information may include data from electronic health records, radiology and pathology reports, lab results, doctors’ progress notes, medical journals, clinical care guidelines and published outcomes studies.”
Already, Tolle told me, “We’ve run about 10 million images through Watson so far,” which will help create a foundational database for “computer vision—training Watson to know what the heart, brain, lung, look like.” What’s more, a second goal, more ambitious, is “the automated detection of disease,” he told me. “If Watson can see where the heart muscle is and the blood is and use its algorithms to measure the wall thickness of the heart, we’re getting down to some very precise measurements. Things that humans do manually, but that are very dependent on human skill. Some companies are doing that. What’s unique is we’ve built this large knowledge base with 10 million clinical concepts and 50 million relationships between them.”
In other words, those involved in that collaborative are pushing ahead to create the foundation for evidence-based diagnostic imaging clinical decision support. And, doubtless, that could transform the practice of radiology.
Some radiologists no doubt fear being replaced by machines. But both Dr. Siegel and Dr. Shrestha have reassured me that machine learning and evidence-based clinical decision support will only enhance radiological practice, as radiologists will be able to use computers to improve their diagnostic processes, and give them more time—something in dreadfully short supply for most of them right now—to engage in the most precise, leading-edge diagnostic work they’ve ever engaged in. As IBM Watson’s Tolle said, “What we really want is to be able to help radiologists practice at the top of their license.”
Of course, there are so very many variables in the current landscape—among others, a change in presidential administrations, new legislative and regulatory mandates on the horizon (including the long-awaited mandate under Medicare for ordering physicians to make use of cost-effectiveness CDS tools), and broad consolidation both within the radiology group space, and among hospitals—and even among the remote-read radiologist organizations that are proving to be both partners and competitors to radiologists—that it is difficult to sort out some of the details of what the landscape will look like in the next few years.
What is inevitable, though, is that some combination of exploding healthcare costs, changes in the business and operational climate of medicine, and advances in information and other technologies, will compel changes to radiological practice in the next few years, at least in the U.S. For many radiologists, such changes appear threatening. But the reality is that radiology has always been about continuous change, throughout its history as a medical specialty. And in the end, in all of this, I will turn to the Roman orator Seneca, who said 2,000 years ago, “The fates guide those willing to change; those unwilling, they drag.” For radiologists—extremely intelligent and gifted medical specialists who have always turned to advancing technologies as professionals—it seems obvious that being dragged into the future should be a far less appealing prospect than that of leading change.
So let’s hope that practicing radiologists in the U.S. listen to the wise words of thought leaders like Drs. Siegel, Shrestha, Baron, and others, and move forward to embrace the future. Because that future could be very exciting—or very challenging, depending on which side of the “Seneca curve” one might find oneself. I honestly can’t wait to see what the landscape looks like at RSNA 2017. But for now, it’s time to look to the future—and plan for its coming.


Anti windfarm campaigners on Skye last night threatened legal action in a bid to ensure a long-opposed development on the island would never happen.
Opponents of Amec’s Edinbane proposal stated their intent shortly after Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) withdrew its objection to a reduced 18-turbine project.
That followed consideration of a fresh consultants’ estimate, commissioned by the developers, of the likely impact on golden eagles within the protected area surrounding the site.
Ornithological consultants Haworth Conservation concluded that the likelihood of bird collision with turbine blades was “low” and that if the 330ft high machines caused any displacement of eagles there would be “sufficient alternative habitat available elsewhere on the island”.
Kristin Scott, SNH area manager, said: “The (previous) August 2006 planning submission was ambiguous about the likely effects of the proposal on this species, and therefore we lodged a holding objection.
“We are now confident that any effects on golden eagles will be minor and therefore feel able to withdraw our earlier objection.”
John Hodgson, chairman of the Skye Windfarm Action Group, believed SNH’s withdrawal of its objection amounted to a breach of Scots and EU law. He said: “It is a requirement that if an SPA (Special Protection Area) is involved that an assessment, using the best available science, must demonstrate beyond all reasonable doubt that the SPA will not be affected. The assessment does not meet this criterion.
“In addition, SNH’s submission illegally suggests conditions to defend protected species. It would appear that our only recourse now, should Highland Council recommend acceptance, will be to go to court.” Amec’s proposals have attracted just 120 letters of support while the council has had 654 letters and 812-signature petition objecting to the plan on grounds ranging from national policy to visual impact and the effects of the proposal on tourism and bird life. An objection from the RSPB stands.
David Hodkinson, managing director of Amec’s wind energy business, said last night: “We are delighted that the additional work we have done to satisfy SNH’s concerns has been successful. We look forward to the Edinbane proposal being considered by the council on March 9 free of any statutory objections.”
In contrast, SNH warned that the massive windpark planned for Lewis could damage important wildlife sites on that island and is maintaining its objection to that 181-turbine proposal on the grounds that it could adversely affect internationally protected peatlands.
By Iain Ramage
21 February 2007


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Nothing says summer like a picnic! Whether you're planning a day out with the kids, or a romantic getaway for two, Fix has everything you need to know about planning the ultimate summer picnic!
Picnic Jarred Salads - great idea for bringing salad and fresh cut fruit in a cooler to a picnic - canning jars!
Top tips and food hacks for creating the ultimate summer picnic.
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Old fashioned picnic menu (pretty sure this is done by Susan Branch -- love her)
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A closer look at some of the hurdles the self-driving revolution is up against
If you walked around the show floor of CES this year, you might have thought you were actually attending the “Car Electronics Show” as almost each event and booth had some sort of car related showcase. From full-on autonomous vehicles to super fast electric engines, the automotive industry really pushed the envelope with their concept cars and demos to give us a glimpse of what the future of driving might have in store for us.
But how much of what we saw is hype and how much is reality?
Self-Driving Cars — HYPE
Trump’s new Transportation Secretary recently admitted that the U.S has no clue how self-driving cars will work , but that hasn’t stopped almost every car manufacturer at CES to announce and in some cases even demo their autonomous car projects that most have claimed will hit the roads by 2021.
But 2021 is only 4 years from now, and many things need to happen before we can expect self-driving cars to become a reality. For one, automakers need to achieve true level 4 or 5 autonomy, which, defined by the U.S. Department of Transportation, means that no human interaction whatsoever is required for the vehicle to be able to operate on all roadways (level 4) and in the case of level 5, in any environmental conditions. In reality, most car manufacturers are still trying to figure out how to achieve level 2 and 3, which means partial automation that requires the driver to be ready to take control of the vehicle at any time.
While tech companies like Google, Tesla and Uber are developing level 4 automation technology, they still have lots of work and testing to do before their systems can be considered safe. We saw in Uber’s red light running mishap and in Tesla’s autopilot fatal crash that despite having a driver behind the wheel in case of trouble, the human brain simply doesn’t have enough time process the danger and take action to prevent accidents or dangerous behaviour when not already in control of the vehicle. This makes these technologies very dangerous especially if the drivers’ expectations are full automation.
Unpredictable road conditions are another reason why autonomous vehicles won’t be ready for for 2021. Snow and storms for instance, pose a significant challenge to self-driving vehicles which rely on sensor data in order to operate. Snow and dirt make it impossible for some back-up cameras to even operate during the winter months, so when stop signs are covered in snow and no lanes are even visible, this presents a huge issue for a car packed with sensors and cameras.
Finally, if private companies are able to get over technological and environmental hurdles and actually bring to market a fully autonomous vehicle, it is very unlikely that governments will be ready. We’ve reached a point where our technological advancements are outpacing our lawmakers’ ability to establish legislations and regulations. As we’ve seen in California, a proposed law requiring manufacturers to include pedals and steering wheels in driverless cars is the perfect example of premature regulations that will prevent car makers and tech companies from developing the safest technologies.
Autonomous features — REALITY
Now, self-driving cars may not be right around the corner, but cars with autonomous features are definitely real and something to get excited about as they can make our daily commute much more pleasant and even safer.
Nearly all manufacturers now offer, in most higher-end models, autonomous features such as self-park steering, adaptive cruise control and lane-centering steering. Though none of them have been able to truly achieve level 4 or 5 automation, they seem to all be working towards that goal.
It’s still too early to say exactly when self-driving cars will be a reality, but one thing is for sure, mass adoption of this technology won’t be happening in the next four years. In the meantime, we still have plenty to get excited about as we’ve entered this new automotive revolution. The advancements in artificial intelligence, in electric-powered engines, in connection technology and, of course, in autonomous features is going to completely alter how we’ve been using and owning vehicles from now moving forward.


New, transit-oriented Reston might not be as convenient as you think.
I hope you all got a chance to read [Hunter Mill Supervisor] Cathy Hudgins' article in the recent Reston magazine (Metrorail in Reston: Our Next Step to Car Free). My impression is that the next steps to a "car-free Reston" are already planned. Documents from Reston Association Transportation Advisory Committee speak of a plan to eliminate street parking along North Shore Drive and replace it with bike lanes on both sides of the street. The plan to create a road diet along Soapstone is in progress, and Lawyers Road has been dieted. There are suggestions for a road diet along Wiehle with the removal of two lanes of traffic, the addition of a center turn lane, and two bike lanes.
When it was brought to her attention that the Lake Anne Comprehensive Plan Amendment provided inadequate parking for Lake Anne Village Center, Cathy Hudgins responded at the Board of Supervisors hearing that, yes, she knew, but in the future people in Reston would be using mass transit and they would get to Lake Anne on their bicycles.
Knowing that the Lake Anne CPA is the template for the redevelopment of the other village centers, one could project that there will be inadequate parking there, too, and shoppers will be expected to ride their bicycles to do their grocery shopping.
The New Urbanist mechanism used to control the use of the personal automobile is to restrict parking. In Gerry Connolly's carbon-neutral New Tysons, residents will eventually be restricted to how many miles they can drive their cars every week.
Keep a list of all the trips you take for a couple of weeks and imagine how much time you will need to set aside for walking to your bus stop, taking the bus to Town Center, getting a transfer to a second bus to get over to, say, the Post Office, the grocery store, Target, the library, to visit friends. Also, plan for extra trips to the grocery store when you cannot get a week’s worth of shopping on to the bus.
When given the opportunity to use efficient and inexpensive mass transit, people usually choose to use it to get to work. But to do the grocery shopping? To go to the doctor? To run your kids to school? I am sure there are plenty of folks who would welcome a completely car-free Reston. That's what Hudgins wants. How do you feel about it?
Here is a link where you can follow feedback on Kathy's letter in RestonPatch.
UPDATE (2/9): Kathy's letter has now also been posted in the Reston Connection.


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Agullume History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The vast movement of people that followed the Norman Conquest of England of 1066 brought the Agullume family name to the British Isles. They lived in the parish "of Sainte-Marie-de-la-Haie d'Aigullon, which was granted in 1213 by Philip de Vassy to Jordan, Bishop of Bayeux, on the foundation of his abbey of Mondaye. Robert d'Aigullon and his son witness a charter of Stephen, Count of Chartres, in 1100. "
" 'Rogerus Aculeus,' a sub-tenant in the Exon Domesday, is believed to be the ancestor of the English house, which first became of note in the reign of Coeur de Lion. One of the first on record was Manser or Manasser de Aguillon, who obtained from the King a confirmation of his land, and died before 1194, when Godfrey de St. Martin paid £100 for license to marry Constance, his widow, 'with her inheritance.' "
Early Origins of the Agullume family
The surname Agullume was first found in Cumberland where they were Lords of the Manor of Aglionby from very ancient times. They were descended from Ranulph, Earl of Carlisle, Lord of Cumberland and Carlisle, who exchanged the earldom of Chester for that of Carlisle. The Earls of Chester were previously viscounts of Bessin in the department of Calvados in Normandy. The first in Cumberland about 1150 was Walter de Aguilon.
The township of Linstock in Cumberland was home to the family in later years. "A little north-eastward of Linstock is Drawdykes Castle, originally erected with the materials of the Roman wall, which crossed its site, and partially rebuilt in the seventeenth century, by John Aglionby, Esq., recorder of Carlisle, who placed on the battlements three Roman stone busts, which yet remain: this ancient seat is now a farmhouse."
"Walter d'Aguilon came [to Cumberland] in the train of Earl Ranulph de Meschines, and gave his name to his dwelling-place, still called the manor of Aguilon, or Aglionby. His descendants remained till 1785, when Christopher Aglionby 'died a bachelor in the flower of his age, the last of the male line of this ancient family.' "-Hutchinson's Cumberland.
Early History of the Agullume family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Agullume research. Another 155 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1583, 1715, 1780, 1520, 1587, 1536, 1520, 1536, 1610, 1603, 1643, 1643, 1642, 1705 and 1286 are included under the topic Early Agullume History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Agullume Spelling Variations
Anglo-Norman names are characterized by a multitude of spelling variations. When the Normans became the ruling people of England in the 11th century, they introduced a new language into a society where the main languages of Old and later Middle English had no definite spelling rules. These languages were more often spoken than written, so they blended freely with one another. Contributing to this mixing of tongues was the fact that medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, ensuring that a person's name would appear differently in nearly every document in which it was recorded. The name has been spelled Aglionby, Agglionby, Acclionby, Aclionby and others.
Early Notables of the Agullume family (pre 1700)
Outstanding amongst the family at this time was Edward Aglionby (1520-ca. 1587), English poet, educated at Eton, and elected to King's College, Cambridge, 1536, Justice of the Peace in Warwickshire, and wrote a genealogy of Queen Elizabeth and was "born at Carlisle in 1520, and educated at Eton, from whence he was elected in 1536 to a scholarship at King's College, Cambridge."
John Aglionby (died ca. 1610), was an eminent divine, son...
Migration of the Agullume family
For many English families, the political and religious disarray that plagued their homeland made the frontiers of the New World an attractive prospect. Thousands migrated, aboard cramped disease-ridden ships. They arrived sick, poor, and hungry, but were welcomed in many cases with far greater opportunity than at home in England. Many of these hardy settlers went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations in which they landed. Among early immigrants bearing the name Agullume or a variant listed above were: Will Aglionby settled in Georgia, no date was recorded.

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How to Treat Abdominal Pain in a Child
Guided imagery may offer a relatively simple way to soothe children’s [and perhaps adult’s] chronic abdominal pain, research suggests. The study tested CD-based guided imagery for treating what doctors refer to as functional abdominal pain — that is, abdominal pain that is related to poor function of the digestive tract and can’t be attributed to any disease or physical abnormality. Right now, treatment includes medications — such as drugs to relieve constipation, diarrhea or acid reflux if they are present, or, in some cases, low-dose antidepressants.
Guided imagery is a behavioral technique sometimes referred to as self-hypnosis. The therapy helps people create relaxing images in their minds to deal with symptoms like stress, anxiety and pain. In one study, 34 children aged 6 to 15 were randomly assigned to either stay with standard care for their functional abdominal pain, or to add home-based guided imagery sessions.
In the latter group, parents and children watched a DVD on guided imagery, and the children were instructed to listen to their CDs at least five days per week over eight weeks. The sessions guided the children in forming simple, relaxing images. One session, for example, had the children imagine themselves floating on a cloud while a “special object” melted onto one of their hands, making it shiny and warm. They were then told to place that hand on their stomachs and visualize the light and warmth spreading inside their bellies, providing a protective shield.
After eight weeks, the study found, nearly three-quarters of the children in the guided-imagery group said their pain had decreased by at least half. That compared with 29 percent of children on standard care alone.
When children in the latter group were then offered guided imagery, about 62 percent saw their pain decrease by at least half. It’s not clear why guided imagery helps some children. One theory is that functional abdominal pain stems, at least in some cases, from hypersensitivity in the rich nerve supply of the gut; guided imagery may help reduce that sensitivity.
SOURCE: Pediatrics, November 2009.

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