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New Delhi: The Supreme Court Collegium on Tuesday recommended to the Centre the names of Allahabad High Court Chief Justice Rajesh Bindal and Gujarat High Court Chief Justice Aravind Kumar for elevation as apex court judges.
All the six members of the Collegium, led by Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, were unanimous in recommending the name of Justice Bindal, said the resolution uploaded on the apex court website.
However, Justice K M Joseph had reservation in recommending the name of Justice Kumar, the resolution said.
“The resolution of the Collegium in regard to the appointment of Mr Justice Rajesh Bindal, Chief Justice of the High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, is unanimous. However, in regard to the appointment of Mr Justice Aravind Kumar, Chief Justice of the High Court of Gujarat, Justice K M Joseph has expressed his reservations on the ground that his name can be considered at a later stage,” the resolution said. PTI SJK SJK TIR TIR
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Weedkillers for the Garden
You may be thinking of using a weedkiller in your garden, so below is a brief guide to the types of weedkiller available, and some important points to remember when using them. They should all be readily available from garden centres, do-it-yourself outlets etc. Alternatively you might want to consider organic means of weed control.
Hormone-type Herbicides - used on lawns and rough grassland.
These are selective weedkillers and target broad-leaved weeds while leaving grass unharmed when used at the recommended application rate.
Hormone weedkillers are foliar-acting and move down into the weeds’ roots when applied to the foliage, but also tend to be slightly residual, remaining in the soil for a few weeks after application. It is advisable not to use lawn clippings from the first few mowings after application on the compost heap to avoid contamination, and don't use weedkiller on newly-seeded or turfed lawns.
Contact Herbicides - used to control annual and perennial weeds in the garden.
Contact herbicides work by scorching off weed foliage and are non-residual and non-selective. The ready-to-use mixtures commonly available are ideal for controlling weeds in the border - just ensure that you protect your plants when applying the liquid.
Systemic Herbicides - used to control deep-rooted perennial weeds.
As with contact herbicides, systemic herbicides are non-selective and non-residual. The benefit is that when systemic herbicides are applied to foliage they move down into the root system of the weed, making them ideal for combatting deep-rooted perennial weeds. The best time for treating weeds is mid to late summer when the weed has a large surface area.
Mosskillers, Algae and Water Butt Purification - used on lawns, borders and hard surfaces.
Mosskillers work by contact action, with only some being selective when used at the correct concentration. Algae killers are mainly approved for use on hard surfaces, although some types are approved for use around trees and plants. They are also contact weedkillers, but as most are water-soluble they give poor long-term control.
Please note that ferrous sulphate will stain hard surfaces.
1. Only use chemicals when they are really necessary. Good gardening techniques such as hoeing, mulching, and digging will help to keep weeds down.
2. Select the product which is recommended for your particular task.
3. Only buy the amount you need rather than storing large quantities. A ready-to-use spray may be sufficient for your needs.
4. Always read the manufacturers’ label and check for specific instructions.
5. Use the product as instructed by the manufacturer. It is a legal requirement to comply with the Statutory Conditions indicated on the label.
6. Spray at the correct time of year and correct frequency.
7. Don't mix chemicals together unless this is recommended by the manufacturer.
8. Ensure that you thoroughly wet the weeds, including the undersides of leaves, but avoid excessive run-off.
9. Do not spray on windy or very sunny days.
10. Clean all equipment after use but don't use it for other purposes.
11. Only mix enough solution for the job you are doing, and don't pour any excess down the drain.
12. Wear protective clothing to avoid contact with exposed parts of the body. Take special care to avoid getting it in your eyes. Wash off any splashes immediately with clean water.
13. Don't eat, drink or smoke while using weedkillers.
14 Avoid breathing in sprays.
15. Keep children and pets well clear of where you are working and where you have already sprayed.
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Columbia University (through www.fathom.com), April 14, 2000
Women, War and Human Rights in Afghanistan
EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION | Since the overthrow of the Soviet-installed regime in 1992, fundamentalist Islamic groups--including the Taliban, starting in 1996--have been in power in Afghanistan. The Taliban's ultra-fundamentalist policies and opposition to democracy have caused considerable hardship to the Afghan people, particularly to women.
In April 2000, the Women's Rights Working Group at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs invited women activists to tell their stories. In this presentation, "Sajeda" (not her real name), an activist from RAWA, the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan, talks about women's initiatives in the fight against the Taliban regime and the importance of democracy to the introduction of women's rights and human rights in Afghanistan.
This story is derived from a lecture entitled "Women's Survival and Strategies in Militarized Conflict," at Columbia University, April 14, 2000. Copyright 2000 by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York.
Unfortunately, the world, and especially the world's media, has forgotten Afghanistan. The silence is further increased when, according to Amnesty International, Afghanistan, the world's largest forgotten tragedy, is neglected. In the meantime, we have all been well aware of how the people of Kosovo turned into a center of attention and affection around the world, from CNN to the BBC to local media. On a daily basis we heard about the conditions of refugees which were not by any means comparable to the conditions of the refugees in Pakistan and Iran. The hard, unbearable conditions of our refugees during the anti-Russian war were neglected.
Are you aware of the fresh spate of refugees from the northern part of Afghanistan who have fled because of the last clashes between Messud and the Taliban? Do you know that they left behind all their belongings and migrated only with the clothes they were wearing? That a mother, in order to save her honor, left behind all her children and, without knowing about her future, attempted to escape? Can you imagine the pain of a nine-months-pregnant woman after a 10-hour walk when she gives birth among rocks and bushes, without even a cloak to cover the infant?
Do you know that children and youth, for whom studying and schooling have turned into a dream, have nothing to do other than begging and collecting paper bits from the garbage heaps around the city? The children become part of the media's silence over the violation of human rights in Afghanistan. Why these differences? Is it because the blood of the people of Kosovo is thicker than the blood of the people of Afghanistan?
For more than two decades our country has been at war. Russian troops invaded Afghanistan in late 1979. During that time, there were tall claims that the social situation of women had improved. Unfortunately for women, the Russian regime projected women's liberation as immorality and freedom from sensitive cultural inhibitions, rather than projecting women as having equal potential and equal rights.
The Russian puppets were overthrown in 1992 and the fundamentalists came to power. It was then that the real tragedy for Afghan women began. The plight of Afghan women was never something to be happy about; but in the last half-century their social situation was beginning to improve, mostly due to education and the fast pace of change all over the world. The realization that women had potential and were capable of things other than bringing up children was beginning to enlighten minds at the grassroots level of a traditionally conservative society.
With the coming to power of the Islamic fundamentalists, the wheel of history has really been turned back hundreds of years. Oppression and discrimination against women are worldwide phenomena, as is women's struggle for their rights, but in Afghanistan, women's struggle for their equal set of rights is too extravagant to be considered. Under the fundamentalists, women have to struggle to be recognized as human beings. Hatred of women is a principle of this Islamic fundamentalism. Women are fit only for household slavery and as a means of procreation.
With the coming to power of the Taliban, such an outrageous view has, incredibly, been elevated to the status of official policy. In the fundamentalist infighting of the past eight years, women have been looked upon as war booty, their bodies another battleground. Women have been the prime victims wherever Islamic fundamentalists have come to power. Afghan fundamentalists not only legally abolished women's human rights; they committed crimes against them that cannot be found in any annals of history of the land.
Women of all ages, even grandmothers of 70, have been gang-raped. Fundamentalist domination has resulted in an unprecedented increase in the number of prostitutes and beggars. Women who lose their breadwinners in this male-dominated society have no other resources but to degrade themselves for the sake of feeding their children and other family members. As for fundamentalist crimes, the persistently muted human-rights records of Saudi Arabia, Iran, Sudan, Egypt and Algeria speak volumes. The Taliban ultra-fundamentalists have committed such atrocities against women that even the reactionary fundamentalist regimes of Saudi Arabia and Iran are feeling ashamed and are compelled to tell the Taliban that such actions and atrocities are denigrating Islam.
A call to overthrow fundamentalism
As a member of a women's social and political organization, I want to talk about our views on the political situation, rather than give further examples of the atrocities. The key question is: Why? Why all this misery? What is the solution?
The only cure for the fundamentalist scourge in countries where they are in power is their overthrow. As long as they are in power, there can be no talk of women's rights and human rights, no matter what amount of rhetoric or cosmetic action might apply. No half-measures that they might adopt can hide the fact that fundamentalists are dogged creatures. Fundamentalism is a nefarious school of thought manifested as a dangerous political system. It is the antithesis of freedom, democracy, social justice and human rights. The two are diametrically opposed; for one to live, the other should be eliminated. Ultra-fundamentalists are so radical in their anti-freedom, anti-democratic and anti-social-justice attitudes. That is why fundamentalism cannot be cured wherever it exists as a political system. It has to be overthrown, eliminated.
It is for that reason that my organization--the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA)--is not just a women's organization working for women's rights; we are a feminist organization fighting for the freedom of our country, for democracy and secularism. We believe that only then can we hope to attain our rights as women.
World bodies, such as the United Nations, and Western powers all go out of their way to campaign for the cause of democracy in countries where they see fit. In regard to Afghanistan, it is as if this country did not belong to the planet Earth. The thought that there, too, democracy is a vital need, a cure for the cancer of fundamentalism, is not even entertained. Afghan people instinctively crave democracy. Afghan seculars in intellectual circles work for it, but nowhere in any world forum is democracy mentioned in relation to the situation in Afghanistan.
Is this because we are unfit for democracy, or is this because the democracy we need is different from the Western concept of the word? For us Afghans, and perhaps for most underdeveloped countries, democracy does not have exactly the same meaning it may have for people in a developed country. In developed countries it means, among other things, guarantees of personal freedom, including freedom of speech and freedom of thought. But we believe that the basic freedoms that we all need and have a right to--and what we don't have--are the freedoms from hunger, fear, insecurity and ignorance. Since the fundamentalists came to power, these are the very elements we breathe day in and day out.
To think that the sufferings of the people of Afghanistan will be over when ballot boxes are put up and people can vote for representatives in parliament may be a factor for someone living in a normal society. In Afghanistan, it can only be a mockery of democracy. The warring political parties that exist are corrupt and criminalized without exception. That is why you have to take the long way in order to get democracy. You have to work at the grassroots level, fight for education, give people social and political awareness, fight to expose fundamentalism as it is. You have to try to build up a power base from scratch, knowing that you have no resources other than your dedication and sense of purpose, while your adversary is armed to the teeth and rolling in money.
At the present juncture in time, fighting fundamentalism is fighting for women's rights and human rights. While the fundamentalists hold guns at the heads of Afghan people, fair and free democratic elections are unthinkable. It is for this reason that RAWA believes that United Nations efforts to bring about peace in Afghanistan by bringing fundamentalist groups together and making them see reason are an exercise in futility. We believe that the coming together of present warring groupings in Afghanistan will be the greatest catastrophe for the agonized people of our country. Reconciliation can only spell more terror, more crime and more tyranny for the people.
The Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan
RAWA is a women's organization, but our agenda is not to fight for legalized abortion or equal pay for equal work. The harsh realities of our society bring home to us the understanding that in order to be able to fight for women's rights, we first of all have to fight for the existence and the integrity of our people whose existence and nationality are direly threatened. We have to be, first and foremost, a political/social organization with a political agenda: a women's organization raising women's voices on issues that bear on the existence, or nonexistence, of ourselves as people and as a country.
In spite of the silence and being a spectator, fortunately there are still organizations that are interested in the situation in Afghanistan, and in the situation of women's rights and human rights. Somehow or other, they show their solidarity with the people and women who have been deprived of their basic rights. The Internet, the tool that has turned the world into a global village, has helped us to spread the word to the Western world. We receive many e-mails daily, reflecting deeply the feelings and solidarity of our friends all over the world, especially in America. We are encouraged in our struggle for maintaining human rights, especially when the children and youngsters, American and non-American, express their feelings and points of view about the attitudes of their governments.
It is our wish and request that the message of Afghan women be relayed loud and clear for all--that people understand that in Afghanistan what women need is emancipation, and that the emancipation of women cannot be realized without a national emancipation. National emancipation is not possible without democracy, and as long as there is no democracy, human rights and women's rights are nothing but a hoax.
Sajeda is an activist of RAWA, the Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan. The organization is based in Pakistan.

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Almost every day, one of Amy Julia’s children says something or asks something that prompts her to think more carefully: “What ‘lasting’ mean?” William wonders when he hears a song about God being an everlasting God. “If the children who died went to heaven, then why are we sad,” Penny asks, when she passes by a funeral for a victim of the Sandy Hook shootings. “I don’t wanna’ get ‘tized!” says Marilee about baptism. These conversations deepen her relationships with her children, but they also deepen and refine her own understanding of what she believes, why she believes it, and what she hopes to pass along to the next generation.
Small Talk is a narrative based upon these conversations. It is not a parenting guide. It does not offer prescriptive lessons about how to talk with children. Rather, it tells stories based upon the questions and statements Amy Julia’s children have made about the things that make life good (such as love, kindness, beauty, laughter, and friendship), the things that make life hard (such as death, failure, and tragedy), and what we believe (such as prayer, God, and miracles).
Amy Julia moves in rough chronological order through the basic questions her kids asked when they were very young to the more intellectual and spiritual questions of later childhood. Small Talk invites other parents into these same conversations, with their children, with God, and with themselves. Moving from humorous exchanges to profound questions to heart-wrenching moments, Amy Julia encourages parents to ask themselves—and to talk with their children about—what matters most.
As a parent, I believe we are put here to teach our children. Sometimes, however, that role is reversed and it’s my children who teach me. Everyday I am reminded how much of a blessing my children are to me. In Chapter 1, the author, Amy, was describing to Penny, her daughter, about the day she was born. After she finishes the birth story, well what we thought was the end, she admits to Penny that she was scared after her daughter was born. Why was she scared? Because Penny was born with Down Syndrome. Penny’s mother was haunted by thoughts of hopelessness because her daughter was not an average child; she was not the child parents pray for – “It doesn’t matter if my child is a boy or a girl, just as long as he/she is healthy.” She was worried and terrified of raising a child with Down Syndrome and how this disorder would negatively affect her daughter’s life. She was left with the question of how Down Syndrome would hurt Penny. However, she goes on and tells Penny that Down Syndrome didn’t hurt her. It didn’t hurt them. “We are so happy, every day, to have you in our lives.”
WOW! I want to stop there for a moment. For those who have read about our family or who have followed me for a while, you know that my oldest has Aspergers. You also know we have an alphabet soup of all the “DDs” (Development and/or Deficit Disorders) that you can imagine. My oldest is diagnosed with Aspergers, ADHD and ODD. My middle son is diagnosed with ADHD, SPD and has had his share of hearing and digestive track issues. My youngest had a stroke in utero and we spent the first weeks of his life in the hospital or driving back and forth from the hospital. While my two older sons have been a struggle at times, my youngest brought the most worry to my husband and me. We knew immediately after birth something wasn’t right, whereas my other two sons took a couple of years for the diagnosis to surface. The weeks following my youngest son’s birth was difficult, traumatic, emotionally and mentally and physically draining. Although we knew something was wrong, it took the medical staff weeks to figure out what was wrong. He was born at a poultry 9 lbs 7 oz and dropped below 7 lbs within the first 2 weeks of his life. We were so happy to have this baby boy, yet we were scared that he wouldn’t survive. If he did survive, we were scared not knowing the effects his stroke had on his life. Reading Small Talk mentally thrust me back into my emotional roller coaster, back to the beginning of all of those “diagnosis” moments, back to the time when I felt my being yanked out and not knowing the how and why. Reading this transported me back to the feelings of hopelessness as I felt the dreams of what I had envisioned for my boys being crushed because of their disorders.
In Chapter 2, Amy talks about things she has done or hasn’t done that she views as failures. For example, forgetting about a party at Penny’s school. Yet, while Penny was disappointed that her mom forgot about the party, she just brushed it off as an oversight. Penny also wanted to take tennis lessons. Although many people would think this was an unnecessary expense and ultimately a waste of money because of Penny’s limitations, Amy thought otherwise. Each tennis lesson increased her confidence and I’m not talking about Penny’s confidence, but Amy’s confidence in Penny. Instead of getting discouraged, Penny remained positive at each lesson and found something to praise God about. ” I hit the ball!” “I was a good listener!” “I did a great job!” As Amy looks back at her list of failures, she sometimes wished that she couldn’t have a bit of her daughter’s positive attitude. This reminds me of my oldest. Bookworm is much the same as Penny. Blessed with athletic abilities he was NOT. However, he has proven to me over and again to not underestimate his gumption and positive attitude. One year he wanted to play soccer. I admit I missed many sign up deadlines because I was nervous for him. I was scared to let him fail. Sigh. Then one year there was a church led soccer camp and he begged to go. How can I say no to church activities like that? He was faithful to get up each morning ready to go in his shiny new soccer cleats. He had a blast! The last day of camp there was a game. I was excited to watch him play! Each day he had come home from camp with a lesson learned and positive attitude. He absolutely loved the sport. During his game on that last day I was humbled as I watched him go back and forth across the field. His love for the game, his sheer happiness touched my soul deep down! He was pretty good at playing I found out, too. That boy who constantly tripped over his own feet with nothing around, proved to his mom that he could be like Penny – strong, competitive, and positive.
I encourage you to grab a copy of Small Talk and read it. You will be blessed by Amy’s wonderful story. I really enjoyed it! There were a couple of small parts that I feel I need to point out to my readers though. I know many of you are not okay with Santa. There is a chapter in here addressing Santa and I didn’t agree with her take on it. However, it did not affect the heart of the story. Also, there is a chapter where the author received an email from their Pastor speaking about Baptism. She then turns to her son William and asks him if he wants to be Baptized. She explained what it was and its significance to him and he agreed to get Baptized. To be honest, I struggle with this more than I do the Santa thing. My beliefs are that you must first accept Christ as your savior before baptism. Baptism is an outward sign of our inner faith in Christ. When my kids have accepted Jesus Christ as their personal Lord and Savior, we follow their acceptance with a study on Baptism. We explain its importance and what it means. After our study, my children meet with the Pastor and they must share their desire to be baptized. After all, it is their choice, not mine, their dad’s, or anyone else for that matter. It is a commitment between them and God. The book in itself is very well written. It is very heartwarming but I do feel I need to point out those things to my readers.
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Just covering this years 2014 NBA free agency is already exhausting, and with the market on a freeze due to LeBron James‘ indecision, things are getting ridiculous.
For now we will leave the free agent market alone and get to the news you’ve all wanted to talk about. What will the Houston Rockets do with small forward Chandler Parsons? The Dallas Mavericks offered Parsons a lucrative 3 year, $45 million dollar deal worth $15 million a year for the third year small forward out of Florida, and have forced the Rockets hand.
With James not yet making any decision on where he will play for the next few years, one of the other targets the Rockets have their eyes on has to wait. Rockets are prepared to offer Miami Heat power forward Chris Bosh a 4 year, $88 million dollar contract that will likely be his last big NBA contract. However, Bosh has said he is waiting to see if LeBron will make his decision before he himself makes his decision. If James chooses Miami, Bosh will stay if James elects to play elsewhere Bosh will likely come to Houston according to multiple reports across the NBA.
Back to the important stuff though, with Parsons signing the offer sheet and the Rockets receiving the offer sheet yesterday, Houston has until Sunday night at 11:00 PM CT. Many believe that if Bosh makes his decision and makes it before that three day window, not only will they sign Bosh but will also match the offer given to Parsons allowing Houston to go over the cap. A lot of information I know, but the kicker is all of these things seemingly have to happen in a three day time span if not Houston could possibly miss out on not only Bosh, but Parsons as well.
Luol Deng‘s name has been mentioned as a potential target in the Rockets sights if they do not feel Parsons contract warrants matching. The small forward who last played for the Cleveland Cavaliers is looking to go to a team where he can not only win, but be a focal point in the team. Most believe Deng will only come into play if Rockets miss out on Bosh and opt to not match the offer that Dallas gave Parsons allowing Parsons to walk to a rival team in the Mavericks.
Obviously a lot can happen between now and that three day window, but one thing is for sure.; The Houston Rockets want Chris Bosh to make a decision and they want him to make it quick.
Stick with us at House of Houston for all the latest on the Rockets’ offseason. Click here for all the latest stories!


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Howard Stern’s rep has confirmed a report that the radio jock is organizing The Tiger Woods Mistress Beauty Pageant, which will award $100,000 to one of Woods’ mistresses on March 10. The Times U.K. reports that four of the 13 women identified in the press as having had an affair with Woods have agreed to participate, and Stern has reportedly said that he would go through with the event as long as more than three women were on board. The contestants will compete in “Swimsuit,” “Talent,” and “Personality” categories, vying for a $100,000 grand prize, which will be supplied by AshleyMadison.com, an online dating service for people in relationships who want to have affairs.
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Love this curry. What could be better than a coconut veggie curry, especially now that the days are generally getting cooler? This curry is so good, I can even forgive the fact that there is no meat in it! Also, when fresh turmeric is available, I would suggest adding a thumb of that to this recipe.
Ingredients (serves 4-6)
1 clove garlic
2cm fresh ginger
4cm fresh turmeric
2 tbsp coconut oil
1 tbsp curry powder (I used Planet Organic brand)
1 potato, peeled, cubed
1 carrot, peeled, cubed
200g pumpkin, cubed
150g sweet potato, cubed
150g cauliflower, cut into florets
4 kaffir lime leaves
400mL coconut milk
1 tsp Herbamare
Juice of 1/2 lemon or lime
400g can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
Sprinkle of toasted peanuts or cashews
Jasmine rice, brown rice or quinoa, to serve
1. In a pot over medium heat, add the coconut oil, diced onion, crushed garlic, and grated turmeric and ginger. Cook, stirring until softened. Stir in curry powder.
(In Thermomix, add halved onion, garlic, turmeric and ginger. Chop 5sec/sp5. Add curry powder and coconut oil. Cook 2min/100deg/sp1).
2. Add chopped vegetables, coconut milk, lime leaves and water. Bring to the boil and then reduce heat. Simmer for around 15 minutes or until vegetables are cooked through. Stir every now and then.
(In Thermomix, add vegetables, lime leaves, coconut milk and water. Cook 20min/100deg/rev+speed soft)
3. Add Herbamare, lemon juice and chickpeas. Simmer for a few more minutes.
(In Thermomix, add Herbamare, lemon juice and chickpeas. Cook 3min/100deg/rev+speed soft).
4. Serve with rice or quinoa and sprinkle over the top with a few toasted peanuts or cashews.

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α-Fetoprotein (AFP), Tumor Marker
The most widely used blood test for liver cancer is a test for alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), which is a protein normally made by the liver cells in a fetus. Infants have high levels of AFP which generally fall to normal adult levels in the first year of life. In pregnant women high levels of AFP may indicate congenital problems with the baby. In others, AFP in the blood can indicate certain types of cancer, especially cancer of the liver, testicles, ovaries, stomach, or pancreas. Elevated levels of AFP may also be found with renal cell cancer, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease, and brain tumors.
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'No Rival' Russian Sarmat Missile: Fly over the North and South Poles to Destroy Target
|Russia to deploy Sarmat missiles by autumn in 'historic' nuclear upgrade|
Sarmat Russian missiles carry multiple self-separating warheads with a total weight of up to 10 tons, which can fly over the North and South Poles to strike anywhere in the world.
Video - Russia has test launched a new intercontinental ballistic missile:
Sarmat Has No Rival
Speaking on Zvezda TV channel on May 22, Deputy Commander of Russia's Strategic Missile Forces Sergey Poroskun said that the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile was built only on components produced by Russia. It will enter service with the Russian army until the 2070s.
“This promising missile complex will be on duty for the next 50 years. We have such confidence primarily thanks to the technical-tactical features. It is manufactured only on highly reliable Russian-made components. This is the basis for us to confirm that,” he said.
The launch of the "super-weapon" was an historic event that would guarantee the security of Russia's children and grandchildren for the next 30-40 years.
The general designer of the Makeev National Missile Center (under the Russian Space Agency), Vladimir Degtyar, said that the US currently does not have a missile similar to the Sarmat.
“They focus mainly on the use of solid fuels. And the bottom line is that we simply have the best engines running on liquid fuel, which the United States has not yet mastered the production technology," said General Architect Vladimir Degtyar.
Commander of the Russian Strategic Missile Forces Sergei Karakaev said the missile was named after the Sarmatian warriors.
“They (the Sarmatian warriors) built heavy cavalry armed with spears and long, heavy arrows. In particular, they have straight swords that make enemies extremely afraid. Before each raid, they always thought the enemy would be punished. We can say so thanks to the quality of this modern missile complex. This is a punitive sword with a warning that Russia is firmly protected," said Commander Karakaev.
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Sarmat Missles Fly over the South Pole and the North Pole
On April 20, the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile was launched for the first time from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russia. Currently, the Uzhur missile corps in the Krasnoyarsk region is preparing to rearm its forward missile regiment with a new missile complex. The range of Sarmat combat equipment has been expanded, including in terms of the number of warheads and types, including hypersonic gliders. This is due to the mass and energy characteristics of the rocket.
The Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile was designed and built at the Krasmash plant of the Makeev National Missile Center. "In the coming decades, the creation of Russia's newest Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile interceptor is unlikely," said the commander of Russia's Strategic Missile Forces, Sergei Karakaev. According to him, the level of propulsion equipment for Sarmat's flight trajectory can be changed.
The Sarmat missile is capable of flying over the North Pole, and even if necessary, can put it on a trajectory to fly over Antarctica to strike anywhere in the world.
Unique Features of Sarmat Missles
According to technical documents published by the manufacturer, the Sarmat missile has a range of 18,000km, a launch weight of 208.1 tons and a payload of nearly 10 tons. Fuel mass is 178 tons, rocket length 35.5m, diameter 3m. The missile carries multiple self-splitting warheads aimed at separate targets.
The Sarmat RS-28 series will replace the heaviest Voevoda strategic missile in the world. The design and testing of this missile project has been started since 2011.
The concept of the Sarmat complex is to carry warheads in different flight paths. This makes them significantly difficult to intercept and destroy even with the most advanced missile defense systems.
Russian media recently claimed that the Federation’s new intercontinental ballistic missile will be able to penetrate even America’s most effective defence systems—but are they right?
Russia claims the new RS-28 Sarmat heavy ICBM, being introduced as part of its nuclear modernisation, can wipe out an area ‘the size of Texas or France’.
They may be referring to the missile being able to deliver nuclear weapons via the South Pole rather than the traditional ‘over the north pole’ route. It may also be typical Russian grandstanding in an effort to intimidate. Whilst the RS-28 will certainly get US planners thinking about nuclear modernisation, it seems unlikely that such hyperbole will have US leaders rushing for the nuclear bunkers.
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An organization representing employers in Estonia has given its consent to new sick pay rules which will make them liable for sick pay from day two of an illness. The scheme is set to last two years.
Head of the (ETTK) Arto Aas said Tuesday evening that the body had reached an agreement with the social affairs ministry to install a system where employers were liable for sick pay from days two to five, after which the state would take over.
He said: "Employers will cover two to five days, and we will temporarily introduce this change for two years to account for the coronavirus time and, hopefully, somewhat calmer times thereafter. Two years is enough time to assess these effects on employers, the public, and on the health insurance fund."
The previous system had meant employers did not have to pick up the sick-pay tab until day four, with the state, via the health insurance fund (Haigekassa) taking over from day nine.
The system, aimed partly at avoiding abuse through staff "chucking a sickie" had come under pressure during the pandemic, when employers were asked to ensure staff with even the mildest coronavirus symptoms be sent home to quarantine. Since the latter ran the risk of losing out financially, the risk was they would go to work despite having symptoms or potentially, the virus, which they could then pass on to others.
Several current coronavirus outbreaks identified by the Health Board (Terviseamet) relate to the workplace.
One possible contested point, Aas said, was whether to make the change temporary or permanent – as noted it is temporary for two years as thing stand.
Aas also said that his organization wanted to see analysis on how state costs via sick pay would be covered.
The cabinet had previously agreed to the new regulations, in principle; the social affairs ministry is now to complete the draft bill which would make the change enshrined in legislation, sending it to a coordination circle and then for Riigikogu debating and voting, after which, if it passes, the new regime could be in place in the new year.
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BANGKOK, 20 May 2014 – Thailand’s army declared martial law nationwide on Tuesday to restore order after six months of street protests that have left the country without a proper functioning government, but denied that the surprise move amounted to a military coup.
Army chief General Prayuth Chan-ocha said the military was taking charge of public security because of violent protests that had claimed many lives and caused extensive damage. He also asked all those activist groups to cease all activities and cooperate with the army in seeking a way out of the crisis, adding that the imposition of martial law is not a coup d’etat.
Gen Prayuth has invited directors of government agencies and other high-ranking officials to a meeting. Provincial governors and top officials have been summoned to meet the army at regional centers.
The army has also called on the media not to broadcast material that would affect national security.
Meanwhile, Acting Prime Minister Niwatthamrong Boonsongphaisan is calling a cabinet meeting at an undisclosed location to discuss the situation.


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GPS and orientation data in a convenient layout. Free version is for use around one particular runway, e.g. for gliders or microlights. Paid versions include databases with airport locations for various regions (data from OpenStreetMap).
Very few permissions are required. It needs access to your GPS (obviously), and it tries to prevent the screensaver kicking-in while running. It won't display adverts, it won't connect to the internet, it won't try to obtain details of your phone, and all data required is included in the package
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The layout has been optimised for HTC desire and similar mobile phone displays, and will probably look weird if you run it on a device with much larger or smaller screen such as a tablet.
Please try the free version of Flight Display to check that the screen layout looks OK on your device before buying one of the paid versions.
Don't use in an aircraft without checking regulatory requirements. Don't rely on this for navigation. Read the entirety of this page and familiarise yourself with what is being displayed in each part of the screen and what limitations each display has.
Specifically, (a) it's not airspeed, (b) it's not barometric altitude, (c) it's not radar altitude, (d) it's not heading, and (e) the airport data was entered by random people on the internet.
This program will not warn you about loss of GPS signal (and certainly not within the timescales required by aviation GPS receivers)
Groundspeed in knots from the GPS.
Note: This location (at the left of PFD) is usually used for airspeed in real aircraft displays. However, the mobile phone doesn't have any easy way to get airspeed so we're just displaying groundspeed here.
Pitch and roll from whatever orientation sensor your phone has.
Depending on your phone, this might be coming from an accelerometer or a gyro. The accelerometer version is just looking for the direction of biggest acceleration, and assuming that direction is downwards (gravity). So this will be unreliable in situation where you're actually accelerating at a significant fraction of 1G.
You can store the current orientation as the "straight and level" reference, allowing the display to be used in situations where you don't want to mount the phone perfectly vertically within the vehicle. You probably want to mount it with the screen facing away from the direction of travel (i.e. not pointing the phone sideways, up, down, backwards, or it's just not gonna work!)
The pitch scale should probably rotate with the horizon, I need to fix that at some point.
The attitude indicator can be turned-off in preferences if you only want to see GPS data. The roll scale can also be turned off separately, to declutter the display
Altitude in feet from the GPS.
You can set any height to be "ground height" reference (set to 0 in the screenshot), and that will show up as ground-shading on the ticker-tape. Either press the menu button while standing on the ground, or type it into the preferences window.
This is GPS-height, so it's not relative to mean sea-level (at least, not usually - it might be an approximation in some places). It's not barometric altitude, so don't use it to hold a flight-level or in any situation where you're trying to negotiate with someone using a real altimeter (e.g. ATC or collision-avoidance).
Note: the reference ground height is only what you type in. It's not a terrain database, and it's not a radar altimeter.
Track in degrees true or compass-points from the GPS.
You can set a magnetic variation in the preferences window which will just be added to this track.
Note: this isn't your heading (even if your phone has a magnetic sensor capable of detecting heading), it's GPS-track
Depending on what version you have, there might be textboxes in the preferences page to enter wind information. These aren't currently used
For the free version go to the runway threshold and press "set r/w pos". Move parallel to the runway and press "set r/w dir" (you can do these two in either order). This will store the location of your runway in memory, and display that on the map. Until you do this the map will be blank (since there's nothing to display)
The map is then centred on that runway, north-up [grid north]. Your position is shown relative to the runway. Touch the navigation display to adjust the scale - left of screen for tight zoom, right of screen for a wider view.
For the paid versions the map will be centred on your location, north-up [grid north]. Any airports in the database will be shown as dots. Depending on your zoom level and the data available, the airport's ICAO code may be shown.
Each dot should be an approximation of the aerodrome reference point (i.e. not any particular runway), although in practise it will be whereever the OpenStreetMap volunteer surveyor has placed the airport label. This is not official data, and shouldn't be relied upon.
Note: at the moment it's not capable of displaying runways.
This is the "demo region" that I test with, and will probably remain available as a free app. 304* airports of which 145 have ICAO codes.
Some data files or images might inadvertantly get labelled as Britain or UK, but this covers the whole British Isles.
* All numbers in this article are approximate, of the time of writing, subject to change without notice.
European region (as defined by geoFabrik's filter). 3238* airports of which 979 have ICAO codes.
A couple of the ICAO codes in this data are actually invalid ("fixme" notes in OpenStreetMap terms), so I'll need to remove those before distributing the app.
1496* airports of which only 55 have ICAO codes!
Including the United States and central america, but not Canada. 20156* airports of which 1172 have ICAO codes.
Feedback appreciated on the best way of packaging data for this region - would you prefer smaller downloads (like "midwest") that give faster performance? Would it be useful to include Canadian data? Should Alaska be a separate package? Do you have private databases of offshore-platforms that you'd like included?
Updating the data
Adding your local airport
If your local airport isn't on the map (or is wrong), then the first step is to sign-up for an openstreetmap account, and edit their map. Add aeroway=aerodrome to a node, add icao=EGLL (or whatever), and save changes. Then let me know, and at some point I'll download the latest data and regenerate these apps
If you have your own source of location points (oil rigs, waypoints, airways, whatever) and you'd like a version of this program with your data, then get in contact and we can probably arrange something.

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Stock futures signaled uncertainty after two days of losses. Data showed that new construction of houses in the U.S. increased 5% in May after three months of declines.
Share trading in Europe was lackluster. Asian investors lacked buying incentives. The yen gained after hawkish comments by Bank of Japan Governor Fukui.
J.P. Morgan upgraded discount retailer Costco Wholesale Corp.
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GE Healthcare, part of General Electric Co.,
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New York Times Co.
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While there are lots of things we could say about Frank – an inescapable presence – the blurb that comes with Holland Park Non-Stop provides all the necessaries… Don’t forget to check out his web site for the latest gig information -> here.
The big band returns! With its debut CD, Holland Park Non-Stop on the HEPJAZZ label, this powerful band shows the genre is alive and kicking. Under the leadership of US composer, arranger and reedsman Frank Griffith, the band displays its affection for the music’s past while sounding decidedly fresh and contemporary.
Internationally acclaimed vocalist Tina May appears on three tracks. One is a brand new treatment of Jimmy Van Heusen’s classic, Oh You Crazy Moon, given a fresh coat of paint by Griffith as requested by label boss, Alastair Robertson – and Tina’s spirited and swaggering delivery really does send it into lunar orbit.
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Nashville transportation information
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|Total airports (within 30 miles of city center)||1 (1)||5||354|
|Total Amtrak train stations (within 30 miles of city center)||1 (1)||4||711|
|Average one way commute (mins)||23||24||25|
|Workers who carpool||10.6%||10.0%||10.0%|
|Workers taking public transportation||2.2%||0.8%||5.0%|
|Workers who walk to work||1.9%||1.3%||2.8%|
|Working from home||4.5%||3.4%||4.3%|
There are a total of 1 airports within 30 miles of Nashville and a total of 1 Amtrak train stations within 30 miles of the city center.
The average travel time to work in Nashville is 4% less than the Tennessee average and 8.9% less than the National average. The number of people who take public transportation in Nashville is 175.4% greater than the Tennessee average and 55.9% less than the National average. The number of people who carpool to work in Nashville is 6.7% greater than the Tennessee average and 6% greater than the National average. The number of people who work from home in Nashville is 31.8% greater than the Tennessee average and 6.3% greater than the National average.
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Amtrak stations within 30 miles of Nashville, Tennessee
Greyhound Sta., 200 8th Ave. S.
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- • Located 0.8 miles from Nashville city center
- • Served by a thruway bus, not by a train
- • Has no ticket office
- • Does not handle checked baggage
- • Luggage assistance not available
- • Not wheelchair accessible
- • Public restrooms available
- • No food service facilities
- • No automated teller machines available
- • No public transit connection available
- • Public telephones in the station
Airports within 30 miles of Nashville, Tennessee
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|Nashville International Airport||1 Terminal Dr||7||Nashville, TN|
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The Grammy Museum, a non-profit educational facility in downtown Los Angeles, Calif., devoted to the history of the music recording industry awards, recently selected Toshiba America Business Solutions to implement light-emitting diode (LED) digital signage.
The new digital signage highlights the building’s exterior and promotes upcoming performances, exhibits and other initiatives. The project strengthens the alliance between Toshiba and the building’s owner, AEG, which already extends across many high-profile venues and assets throughout North America and Europe.
“We have already seen a positive impact from the digital signage,” says Scott Goldman, the museum’s executive director. “Our staff reports a steady increase in attendance.”


NSW Minister for Trade and Industry Niall Blair this week announced an additional $2.4 million investment in the UTS-hosted Defence Innovation Network (DIN), bringing total investment to $5 million.
The university-led initiative was established to boost defence-related research and development activity across the state, connecting leading scientists and engineers from seven NSW universities to focus on areas crucial to Australia’s defence needs.
“R&D is a key driver of innovation, and economic and defence benefits will flow to NSW and Australia thanks to the Defence Innovation Network bringing together our best researchers and our defence industry,” says Blair.
“Even more important are the lives of the men and women serving in the Australian Defence Force.”
The launch was an opportunity for researchers and industry to showcase R&D collaborations, and one of the featured projects, HealthSense, underscored the focus on health, safety and wellbeing for defence personnel. The lab-based pilot project will use medical data such as brain activity and heart rate variability to develop and validate an algorithm that can be used to track cardiac stress and cognitive performance.
“This is really translational medicine,” says project leader Associate Professor Sara Lal from the UTS Faculty of Science. “It’s very important that we take care of the health and safety of defence personnel.”
HealthSense is a multidisciplinary, collaborative project bringing in Distinguished Professor CT Lin from the UTS School of Software, along with researchers from UNSW Sydney, University of Sydney and Western Sydney University.
This is really translational medicine. It’s very important that we take care of the health and safety of defence personnel.
Sara Lal, UTS
At the end of the one-year project, the team aims to have a prototype health technology built into head and wrist bands as wearable devices that can monitor and provide feedback on an individual’s health status. Eventually such predictive algorithms will be able to assist the wearer during medical emergencies such as severe fatigue, cognitive impairment and cardiac risks. Lal predicts this will not only improve wellbeing, but save lives.
In the 12 months since its establishment the DIN has already provided $650,000 in project funding to solve problems in areas such as drone detection and the use of artificial intelligence systems for mine detection.
DIN Director UTS Professor Bradley Williams says facilitating links across the defence sector ensures the best university research “becomes tied to a commercialisation pathway”.
“We work closely with the Defence Science and Technology Group, Australian Defence Force and defence companies, to keep our R&D focused on outcomes and impact.”
The event drew more than 150 delegates representing the defence sector and DIN stakeholders, including State and Federal Government, ADF, DST Group, defence companies and academics, and included many senior representatives including Assistant Minister for Defence Senator David Fawcett, Minister Niall Blair, NSW Chief Scientist and Engineer Professor Hugh Durrant-Whyte and other leaders in defence and industry.
NSW university DIN members: Macquarie University, The University of Sydney, UNSW Sydney, University of Newcastle, UTS, University of Wollongong and Western Sydney University


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In Jidenna’s music video “Classic Man”, a lot of emphasis is put on the fashion of Jidenna as well as all of the other men in the video. They are look very stylish and classy throughout the entire video, perfectly exhibiting the true “Classic Man” look that I discussed in my last post. After focusing so strongly on the male fashion and it’s importance, I rewatched the video to explore the other side of things and check out what was going on with the women’s fashion. With the center of attention on the sharp-dressed men in the video, it is likely that the women go unnoticed. The women’s attire changes throughout the video from sophisticated, to elegant, to other unique style choices and got me interested in looking into the history of women’s fashion, specifically in Nigeria. I was intrigued in seeing this because the focus of the video is on the men and their dress, so you’d think that the female side of it wouldn’t play as large of a role as it does.
Fashion has always played an important role in Nigerian lifestyle, because they take great pride in what they are wearing. In the 1960s, Shade Thomas-Fahm played a large role in the fashion industry of Nigeria. Women’s fashion included fitted and oversized silhouettes and mini-skirts similar to the style still found in Europe at the time. This is because Nigeria was very fresh off of post-colonialism. The 1970s were more of a funky and hip period, where there there was an increasing attraction to different proportions in clothing. Women often wore oversized sleeves with high-waist wrappers. The 1980s came around and a label called Labenella Creations played a large and popular part in the fashion industry. The label provided Nigeria’s women with kaftans, which are long loose dresses, and culottes, which are flowy knee-length pants. The 1990s proved to be a very hectic time in terms of military rule in Nigeria, so many designers left to work in other countries. A designer named Ade Bakare Couture kept prominent presence in Nigeria by organizing fashion shows and dressing Nigerian women. (Rovine) Something else that I found interesting was the different purposes that fashion can serve for women. For example, fashion may be used to improve social status, express the nature of society, or serve as a form of control in society. Fashion can also facilitate change, like when women dress in ways that reject their traditional female role. (Lauer)
What’s interesting about all the quick changes in Nigerian fashion is that it seems as if the music video tries to incorporate it all. There are many women in the background of the video, and their outfits are constantly changing. Each woman’s style also differs from the woman next to her as well. I think the different outfit changes each send a different message, referring to what I mentioned earlier in my post about what roles fashion played in women’s lives. The part that caught my attention the most was in the information regarding the 1960s, where it mentions how the style during that time was still a bit like the European fashion because of the recent switch to post-colonialism. I thought that this would relate to the class well because we often discuss about different African countries, and their move towards independence away from European countries. It is interesting to see that as the years go on, we see the fashion move further and further away from looking like European. As time goes on, we see less European influence in the fashion, as they are in the process of becoming their own nation, just as we often discuss in class. Thanks for reading, until next time!
Admin. “A Brief History of Nigerian Fashion – Grey Velvet.” Grey Velvet, greyvelvetstores.com/a-brief-history-of-nigerian-fashion/.
LAUER, JEANETTE C., and ROBERT H. LAUER. “Fashion.” The New Encyclopedia of Southern Culture: Volume 4: Myth, Manners, and Memory, edited by CHARLES REAGAN WILSON, University of North Carolina Press, 2006, pp. 61–64. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/10.5149/9781469616704_wilson.17.
Rovine, Victoria L. “Reinventing Local Forms: AFRICAN FASHION, INDIGENOUS STYLE.” African Fashion, Global Style: Histories, Innovations, and Ideas You Can Wear, Indiana University Press, 2015, pp. 107–155. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt16gzk24.7.


We predict the UK Entertainment & Media (E&M) sector will grow by 3.1% (CAGR) from 2012 – 2016 to a value of £63 billion. In the videos above we discuss the overall trends in the UK, and the issues facing companies in the broadcasting, publishing and advertising industries specifically. We also highlight the key things companies need to be thinking about now to remain competitive in 2016.
This will be driven by internet advertising, which we forecast will grow at 12% annually to maintain the UK’s leading position as EMEA’s largest internet advertising market and internet access growing at 6.4% annually (CAGR).
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In the following series of graphics on advertising, print to digital, fixed to mobile, west to east and broadcast; we illustrate where the entertainment and media industry will be in 5 years time.
The Global entertainment and media outlook, contains detailed industry statistics for 48 countries and forecasts the trends in the Global Entertainment & Media industry over the next five years in 13 subsectors.
Different segments of the Entertainment & Media sector are at different stages of digital maturity, as consumers embrace digital content on mobile devices. But as the industry finds itself at “the end of the digital beginning” leaders within companies will have to decide quickly where in the digital value chain they want to position themselves.


Range Systems announced the introduction of a target base stand called the Quik Stand. The Quik Stand is a portable set of bases that allow the user to slide 1x2s or 2x2s of any length through them to assemble a complete stand. The bases have thumb screws to secure everything together.
I’ve spoken with firearms instructors who conduct training on private land. Oftentimes, the instructor will have to spend a few hours constructing target stands for a class. These stands would greatly reduce the amount of time needed to set up an informal range for a class or just some target practice.
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Rebel Girls: their fight for the vote is a new book by Jill Liddington, about the forgotten suffragettes across the north of England. Published by Virago it tracks the story of those who took their message out to the remotest Yorkshire dales to win Edwardian hearts and minds.
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I spend a lot of time on the internet and the number of people who talk about suicide or threaten to attempt it is staggering. Many of these people will be successful. Just in America, nearly 30, 000 people commit suicide every year. Worldwide, more than 800, 000 people die from suicide every year; this roughly corresponds to one death every 40 seconds.
Suicide is an important subject for me, because even I have tried to end my life. I have attempted four times, the last being May 29th, 2014. Much of my adult life has been spent glorifying suicide as the answer to the pain I feel from my mental illness. If I am not thinking about suicide, I am hoping I get struck down by some horrible disease so I can die and end this existence.
But even I know, a person who experiences extreme suicidal ideation, that killing myself is never the answer. Sure when I am spiraling down into the rabbit hole of depression and psychosis, suicide seems like the best solution to the problem. After all, the medications the medical community provides for us don’t work, and therapy seems to be a short-term solution at best. But, even in my worst moments, I know that suicide is not the way out of my problems. It only creates more difficulties for those we leave behind.
Ever since my last suicide attempt, I have been working on a list of reasons why suicide is the worst possible attempt to stop my pain:
- People care about me. Even though it may seem like I am alone when I am “in the shit”, there are always people around who would be devastated if I ended my life. My parents, my children, my wife and all the people on the internet whose lives I have touched. Even people who don’t know me are affected by my decisions.
- I would leave behind a legacy of suicide. I have four children. I know that children of people who commit suicide are more likely to attempt it themselves at some time in their lives. After my last attempt, my children all told me the day I tried to kill myself was one of the worst days of their lives. Do I really want to emotionally harm my children and family in this way?
- More than likely, I would fail. It’s not easy to kill yourself. I know this from experience. And, what if I failed and was left disabled in some way because of it? What if I had just taken enough pills to damage my brain? What if I cut my wrists, and instead of dying, I was left without the use of my hands? What if I tried to use a firearm, and ended up a vegetable?
- I truly believe that I have more to offer the world. I believe I have more to do in this life. I haven’t completed everything I dreamed about as a child. What about traveling the world? Who would write that book I have planned to write ever since I could hold a pencil? I think I still have people to touch in this life, and in turn, make their lives better.
- I really do love my life. I have a wonderful, beautiful wife and an infant daughter who needs a father who loves her. I have three great boys, a professional, a rebel and a musician, who want me in their lives. My parents are magnificent and a constant source of support and inspiration for me. I have friends who care for me and whose lives would not be the same if I was not here to share it with them. I am an intelligent, caring person who has so many plans to help people and change the world. I have a great life, if I just stop to realize it.
If I sat here for a while, I could probably come up with a list of a hundred more reasons why I should never end my life, but this is a good start, and enough to make me think twice before I try to kill myself.
I suggest everyone who may be suicidal make a list of reasons why life is great and you should continue living it. If you are ever way down in the dumps, and don’t see a way out of a situation, pick up your list and remind yourself why you are here.
We are all awesome people in our own way, and it would be a shame if we weren’t alive in this world anymore.
Fight the despair. Choose life.


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Judging by your picture I suspect you girls are secretly a group of superheros fighting evil with the power of the fiddle. You can fly too. What other powers do you possess?
well, we can get a guitar on an airplane every once in a while, which is kind of a super power. We can also make a pretty good pumpkin pie and gingerbread recipe. ;-)


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[A_Steingrube] has posted a guide to his favorite method of copper electroplating. Plating copper onto other metals is popular with the steampunk crowd, but it does have other uses. Copper plate is often used as a prep step for plating other metals, such as nickel and silver. It also (usually) increases the conductivity of the metal to be plated. [A_Steingrube] is using the copper acetate method of plating. What is somewhat novel about his method is that he chose to make his own electrolyte solution from household chemicals. The copper acetate is created by mixing distilled vinegar and household hydrogen peroxide in a 50/50 ratio. The mixture is heated and then a piece of copper scouring pad is placed in. The scouring pad is partially dissolved, providing copper ions, and turning the solution blue.
The next step is to clean the material to be plated. [A_Steingrube] uses Cameo Aluminum and Stainless cleaner for this, though we think any good degreaser will work. The actual electroplating process consists of connecting a piece of copper to the positive terminal of a 6 volt battery. Copper scouring pad is again used for its high surface area. The material to be plated is connected to the negative side of the battery. He warns to keep the solution and the material being plated in constant motion to avoid heavy “burn spots”, which can flake off after the plating process. The results speak for themselves. As with any bare copper material, the electroplated layer will quickly oxidize if not protected.
Based on his username, [Horatius.Steam], it’s not a surprise that he calls this project a “SteamPunk” style binary clock. But we think using neon glow lamps in this binary clock is more of mid-century modern proposition. Either way, the finished look is sure to make it a conversation piece for your home.
He doesn’t give all that much information on the bulbs themselves. They seem to be neon glow lamps along the lines of a Nixie tubes. It sounds like they just need mains power (based on the image annotations for the relay board). The high voltage is switched by that collection of solid state relays. The controller board includes a DCF radio whose antennae is seen just below the controller. This picks up an atomic clock signal from Frankfurt, Germany. We think it’s a nice touch that he included a mechanical relay to simulate a ticking sound. That and the bulbs themselves can be turned off using the two switches in the base of the clock.
This seems like a good time to direct your attention to an artistic take on a Nixie clock.
Lots of people build custom steampunk goggles, but most don’t implement any interactivity – they’re just an aesthetic accessory. [Sarah] recently decided to built a pair that, besides looking cool, would engage the wearer in creating sound. She accomplished this by integrating an optical theremin into their design.
To keep the build both affordable and wearable she researched simplified theremins, and eventually settled on creating a basic model that uses only a handful of components and two 555 timers. The main body of the goggles was constructed using mostly random mismatched pieces of metal and leather. Mounted on the outer edge of each lens, there is a photo sensor and a corresponding slider control. Adjusting the slider alters the level of resistance, therein changing the pitch of the sound. The theremin will produce different pitches and octaves depending on how much light the sensors receive. So, the wearer, or a nearby friend, waves their hands around the wearers head to control it.
The speaker and volume knob are cleverly disguised as the two ‘lenses’. Rotating the volume knob lens adjusts an internal potentiometer that’s held in place by a custom laser etched piece of acrylic. To top it all off, she even designed her own PCB using Eagle.
Check out a video demonstration after the break.
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Making an octopus on a Reprap or Makerbot isn’t that terribly hard. There were dozens of these octopuses at nearly every Maker Faire booth with a 3D printer. These octopuses have almost become a right of passage for new owners of 3D printers, and serves as a wonderful reference object on par with the Utah teapot and the Stanford bunny.
[Sean Charlesworth] wasn’t happy with any old octopus; no, he had to build a better octopus, and what better way to do as such then to make a steampunk and [Jules Verne]-inspired model submarine?
[Sean]’s Octopod underwater salvage vehicle was almost entirely printed on a very expensive printer. Save for a few LEDs, electronics, and armature wire, the entire model sub/octopus was printed on an Objet 500 Connex printer.
The Objet is unique among most 3D printers in that it can print objects made of several types of materials. In [Sean]’s show and tell he showed me how the tentacles were made of a hard plastic material and a bendable rubber material. [Sean] put a piece of wire through the length of each tentacle so he could pose the Octopod in just about any way imaginable.
The hull of the Octopod is an amazing amount of work. The cockpit features miniature controls, an illuminated display for a very tiny pilot, and even moving parts that include a mechanical iris in the recovery bay, a winch that works, and even doors that open and close.
[Sean] put a bunch of glamour shots of the Octopod on his web site along with a few videos of the construction process. You can check those videos alongside my interview after the break.
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After receiving a Marconi from [Admiral Aaron Ravensdale] informing us of the completion of an exquisite steampunk laptop, we were simply delighted. [The Admiral]’s computational device, or Uhlian Calculator as is the preferred nomenclature, is a remarkable combination of design and function suitable for any remarkable gentleman bent on the domination of the fast approaching electrical frontier.
[Ravensdale]’s new steampunk laptop is built off his first laptop, an old Toshiba Satellite 1100. Not a speed demon by any means, but the quality of this build is phenomenal. The hinged keyboard tilts up into an ergonomic position when the laptop is opened, reveling a set of six LED jewels for the power, battery, and hard drive lights. To the left and right of the screen, a pair of miniature brass horns contain a set of stereo speakers.
The keyboard is an awesome modification of the stock keyboard very reminiscent of [Admiral Ravensdale]’s previous keyboard steampunkification.
[The Admiral] put up an Instructable going through the many hours he put into this fine piece of craftsmanship. There’s also a video showing the keyboard lifting mechanism and skeleton key power switch available after the break.
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The worst computer keyboard, ever
[Gerardus] found an old BBC Master Compact computer for $15. The only problem is the computer didn’t have a keyboard. It’s not a problem if you can make a keyboard out of an old breadboard. It’s not a Model M, but it works.
Emergency ribbon cable repair
[Thomas] works in a hospital. One night, a piece of equipment went down because of a bad ribbon cable. Doctors were yelling at him to get the equipment up and running so out of frustration, he took stapler to the cable. It held up until a replacement arrived. Check out these pics: one and two.
Nobody remembers Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
Here’s [Alan]’s gigantic Nautilus art car with a huge mechanical iris. Just watch the video and be amazed. We won’t hazard a guess as to how much money went into all that brass and copper, but we can confirm an Arduino controls the iris. Check out the build page.
Light up street art
[Grissini] put up an instructable for a light box that displays [Bansky] street art. We’d go with some RGB leds and a [Keith Haring] motif, but more power to ya.
A theater wind machine
This wind machine was built by [Willaim] for his High School’s choir concert. It’s basically a concrete form tube with plastic lids taped on and a piece of pipe serving as an axle. The machine makes a wind noise with the help of some nylon pants.
This pair of backpack-mounted wings was conceived after seeing the Angel/Archangel character in the movie X-Men: The Last Stand. They measure 14’6″ inches across, but they fold up so that the wearer can actually get around in them. The mechanism is built from MDF, using several layers of gears cut from the material as well as pieces that act as the skeleton for the appendages. This makes them look and work well, but adds a lot of weight as the project comes in at about 25 pounds.
The steampunk wings we saw a few days back were partly inspired by this set. But this pair is more true to the Steampunk concept, relying on pneumatics instead of electricity for motion. A pair of pneumatic rams originally made to cushion the closing of screen doors let the wearer automatically extend the unit. As you can see in the video after the break, this happens quickly and gracefully. They do have to be folded back up by hand, and we’d bet you need a second person to assist with this, but we could be wrong.
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The Groove Orient
The musical collective known at The Groove Orient started out as a school project that developed into a journey to create and perform live music around the world while transforming the musical landscape of their hometown.
Founded in 2013, The Groove Orient was assembled to perform a one-time show for the WPRK college radio station music festival, Fox Fest. With the success of the show, one week later they found themselves in the Full Sail University recording studios cutting their first single titled “Rush.” That summer, the band began writing music and rehearsing several times a week, eventually landing themselves a weekly residency at one of Orlando’s top live music bars, Tanqueray’s. You can still find the
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After a relatively quiet summer characterised by positive surprises in second quarter earnings, what should we expect from markets by year-end? We are in the process of a rotation in driving market factors and this continues to evolve. After a spring rebound orchestrated by central banks and macro momentum, and a summer fuelled by stronger than expected bottom up data, this autumn should be driven mostly by the political outlook in the US and the pace of the macroeconomic rebound in the second half of the year (especially after somewhat disappointing activity surveys and weaker Q2 GDP figures than expected).
The US equity markets are back to all time highs, notably technology giants who have confirmed their status as winners of the new environment and further increased their grip on the global economy. Most of the summer heat on US Equities is concentrated on these technology leaders. The term “secular growth” has never been more accurate to depict the business model of companies characterised by growth seemingly immune to cyclical bumps. However, this does not mean that they are protected from the challenges of traditional companies; one should just look into the elevated operating margins of the FAANG* to see that these companies face cost-related issues as well. It is generally admitted that the one single risk that could question their leadership would be an antitrust-driven break-up of these companies. One should wonder how though: it is easier to dismantle a conglomerate than a powerful algorithm. Furthermore, recent regulations on data protection could play the role of a barrier to entry precisely protecting the market position of these leaders. However, antitrust issues are there, and now coming this time not from the government, but from companies participating in the US technology ecosystem.
This topic will be one discussed during the presidential campaign which will fully kick-off this month, after the Republican convention held in Charlotte. We have all learned to be more humble when it comes to interpreting polls and establishing forecasts, but we still have to try and anticipate the market implications of each scenario, bearing in mind that hedging strategies implemented ahead of the elections are sold right after and regularly produce the opposite result. On that front, financial markets are sending us somewhat conflicting messages: whilst foreign exchange traders seem to price in a Biden victory with a potential majority at the Senate (therefore weighing on the greenback), equity markets are not positioned for a scenario where the new Biden administration would have room to apply its program and increase corporate taxes and minimum wages. Investors need to think longer term than politics, but this election could be a game-changer for markets, from USD and gold to equities and treasuries.
The moment of truth is approaching and one should remember politics is not a world of economic rationality, but about psychology and perception. The very particular nature of this election can only increase the risk of surprises in a country where the last election result was decided by 10’000 voters in Michigan (two over 74 years of age candidates, a very unusual and polarising President facing a liberal long-timer adopting more radical proposals, an expected higher participation rate, but also a higher proportion of postal votes which could trigger many bulleting rejections). Therefore, one thing is for sure, a Biden presidency is not yet a done deal.
* FAANG is an acronym that refers to the stocks of five prominent American technology companies: Facebook, Amazon, Apple, Netflix; and Alphabet (formerly known as Google).
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ALDA, together with the Municipality of Dordrecht, the Netherlands, and its partner BMC has organised the CITIES final conference that will take place in the City Hall of Dordrecht on Thursday 13th January 2011.
CITIES – Creativity and Innovation in Town-twinning Initiatives in Europe and South-eastern Europe – is a EU-funded project, led by ALDA, aimed at revitalising and creating town-twinning relationships through innovative methods in Europe.
“Joined by a number of dedicated partners – states Per Vinther, ALDA President – the Association of Local Democracy Agencies has taken up this challenge within the EU Programme “Europe for Citizens” with the objective of identifying new ways and skills of co-operation between partner cities which bring together all players in the community: local authorities, business and civil society. Dissemination of the ideas and suggestions which have been tabled during various conferences in the partner countries and in the concluding international conference in Dordrecht declares Per Vinther should encourage other cities across Europe to engage in Town Twinning as a means to share experience and learn from each other, to bring the countries of South East Europe closer to the EU and to promote active citizenship in general.”
The project is based on a partnership of six associations of municipalities in Albania, Slovakia, North Macedonia, two in Bulgaria and Lithuania. During the past two years the partners have organised national workshops aiming to identify innovative tools for town-twinning and the variety of fields in which such a relationship can develop. This final conference taking place in Dordrecht will gather twinning experiences from Dutch municipalities and best practices from all over Europe from the partner countries and ALDA.
To the Conference will take part around 45 foreign representatives part originating, inter alia, from Albania, Lithuania, North Macedonia and Bulgaria. Further participation will consist of representatives of Dutch municipalities, the foundations town twinning and the COS Zuid Holland (Centre for International cooperation).
Six workshops will take place in smaller groups allowing concrete discussions and encounter of many municipality representatives, in order to conclude on new cooperation projects, that could lead to future town-twinning agreements. The International Twinning Conference for Innovation provides information on international cooperation at local level today, and shows the possibilities that the ‘Europe for Citizens’ programme of the European Union offers.
The Cities project is implemented by the Association of Local Democracy Agencies (ALDA) in cooperation with the Association of Municipalities from Albania, the Regional Association of Municipalities “Central Stara Planina” and the Union of Bulgarian Black Sea Local Authorities from Bulgaria, the Association of Local Authorities in Lithuania, ECOVAST National section for Republic of North Macedonia, the International Co-operation Agency of the Association of Netherlands Municipalities, and the Union of Towns and Cities of Slovakia.
The project was launched on 1st February 2010 and will finish on 31st January 2011.
The project aims at promoting “innovation and creativity” in the framework of town-twinning, both in Europe and with a special focus on South-eastern Europe, as a way to revitalise and develop town-twinning relationships and thus strengthen cooperation among “old”, new and forthcoming Member States.
More specifically, the project aims at:
- Promoting the concept of town twinning;
- Starting, revitalising, and developing town twinning relationships;
- Improving the quality of the activities within existing twinning relationships, especially by means of developing thematic cooperation;
- Developing new skills amongst those who are responsible for twinning activities at a local level;
- Promoting exchange of good practices in the field of town-twinning.
The general objectives of the project are to:
- Give citizens with the opportunity to interact and participate in constructing a tighter-knit Europe, which is democratic and world-oriented, united and enriched by its cultural diversity, thus developing citizenship of the European Union;
- Develop a sense of European identity, based on common values, history and culture
- Foster a sense of ownership of the European Union among its citizens:
- Enhance tolerance and mutual understanding between European citizens, respecting and promoting cultural and linguistic diversity, while contributing to intercultural dialogue.


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Palisades Patrol received an anonymous call at 9:30 p.m. Wednesday from a person who said they had witnessed two men coming out of the front door, carrying a gray small box. The men were gone when Palisades Patrol officers arrived. The anonymous caller also contacted LAPD.
LAPD Detective Davis told the News on Friday that they were examining the surveillance video. He said the suspects had left evidence behind, which will be analyzed for potential DNA.
If there were any eyewitnesses, please contact Detective Eum at (310) 444-1524 and reference case number 170820025.
In March, the café was also broken into and a cash register taken.