I think the reason most jobs are not exceptional, is the definition of "exceptional". Changing that might be simpler. .....But I do intend to give this a look. Thanks for sharing!

I thought the most efficient form of windmill was the Turkish variant. It is inside and the building has vertical slats which can be adjusted to increase or decrease the amount of wind applied to the sails, they also rotate around a vertical rather than horizontal axes.

“When bad men combine, the good must associate; else they will fall one by one, an unpitied sacrifice in a contemptible struggle.” ― Edmund Burke, Thoughts on the Cause of the Present Discontents: Volume 1 Paperback: 001 “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” ― Edmund Burke “Nothing turns out to be so oppressive and unjust as a feeble government.” ― Edmund Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France “The use of force alone is but temporary. It may subdue for a moment; but it does not remove the necessity of subduing again; and a nation is not governed, which is perpetually to be conquered.” ― Edmund Burke Or to look at another way... You get the government you deserve, and by extension you get the world you deserve...

Hapke is best read at aboooout 3 in the morning He did have some pretty cool models buried in his images. @unknownuser said: "Give me the idol, I'll give you the Nintendo Cord..."

The sad thing is that the NHS, often quoted of by people like the one in the video clip linked above, does not exist. Having worked in the NHS, the real NHS, I can say what is there today is a travesty. Full name, National Health Service. Take some time and think on what that means. When it first began the mission statement would, if they had one, have been along the lines of "Enabling the citizen and the visitor alike, freedom from disease, injury and infirmity so they may contribute to the ability of the nation to prosper and be safe". I am talking about health issues but there are too many distractions from health care which take money and resources away from what should be its core, health care. Doctors are on a contract which means they are essentially self employed, did you know that? It means standards are very difficult to police. Take note of the recent scandals if you need evidence of that. Doctors have so much power that they overwhelm the efforts of managers to do the job properly. How many people are given breast augmentation? How many of those are from cancer reconstruction? Not as many as you might think. Many of our health service junior and middle managers have little or no formal education as managers despite the efforts of 'our Maggie'. Most of these have a pathetic level of ability to make a budget balance and what you get is a group of cliques making themselves look good by cooking figures and destroying the careers of dissenters while promoting arse kissers who go on to do the same thing. The NHS 'could' be something to be proud of but frankly nobody has the balls to do the job that needs to be done by restricting the powers of cliques, removing the ability of senior doctors to sabotage the system and returning to the core mission. Holding your breath is optional, I feel sorry for those in the USA, if you do not manage to get strict safeguards in place you will spend a lot of money helping certain health and insurance 'professionals' to become very rich indeed and still people will die when they should not. I am not going to tell you MY nightmares from experiences working within the system, they are rightly and properly mine alone. You will doubtless have nightmares of your own to worry about.

Thanks Kaas. It clever to place the tree seeds in the straps.

@dave r said: Daniel, it only takes a couple of hours.

Mike A you must be quite a film watcher. But there's hardly anything new on Netflix or the newer stuff is not the better films. I found foreign films, especially Asian, but after years of NF, I think I've exahausted any fresh film offerings that I'd want to watch. I did watch Cosmos on it and this is another reason to dump the service (after I finish up the last Madmen).

Although the blog you posted are about playing The Sims, it's very similar with Minecraft... I'm amazed by the fantasy my kids have when building various kind of houses... (though... they tend to make the kids rooms bigger than the master bedroom... )

Very shortly here are the main dangers of the Trans-Atlantic "Free Trade" Agreement : FOOD SAFETY: Our safety standards, much stricter than American standards and the "international standards" (levels of pesticides, bacterial contamination, toxic additives, GMOs, hormones, etc.) could be condemned as "illegal trade barriers" standards. SHALE GAS: European governments no longer would regulate exports of natural gas to the nations TAFTA. Hydraulic fracturing could become a law for companies that might require damages from nations that oppose it. JOBS : Companies wishing to relocate in states affected by the project TAFTA where wages are lower, would be protected. The Survey and the Labour Code becoming illegal, no more notice of termination. Employment center should be privatized or be sued by temporary companies for unfair competition. The consequences of TAFTA on the unemployment rate in Europe would only be harmful. HEALTH & RETIREMENT: Drugs could be patented longer, pharma groups could block the distribution of generics. Emergency services could be privatized. Private insurance could sue the CPAM (Primair fund health insurance) for unfair competition. The PAYG could be dismantled, the insurance companies would replace the CRAM ARRCO AGIRC (French national pension funds)... WATER & ENERGY: These assets would be privatized. Any Opposing municipality could be charged with obstruction of freedom of trade, ditto for energy, whether fossil, nuclear or renewable. Nuclear safety would be reduced. The price of gas and KW would be free. FREEDOM & PRIVACY: As the public revolt, companies hoping to lock up and monopolize the Internet have failed last year to pass their repressive ACTA; more pernicious texts are in the TAFTA. PUBLIC SERVICES: The TAFTA would limit the power of states to regulate public services such as personal services, road, rail, etc. and reduce the principles of universal and wide access to these critical needs. CULTURE & ARTS PRODUCTION: Large producers of audiovisual could ban private or professional low budget productions like youtube, vimeo, dailymotion, collaborative funding would be made ​​illegal. National museums would lose their right of preemption on the national art treasures for the benefit of private collectors. EDUCATION: Private universities could sue the Ministry of Education for unfair competition. From kindergarten to doctorate, private companies would challenge schools, school canteens and university restaurant, any municipal, regional or national subsidies. We all know the damages caused by the NAFTA : https://www.policyalternatives.ca/newsroom/updates/nafta-chapter-11-increasing-threat-public-good The European commission mandated for the negotiation - supported by France - to transform EU and USA into a single market and subjugate the peoples to the law of private companies, that is to say, the law of profit alone. An other world is possible than the one multinational companies are preparing for their benefits. SAY NO TO TAFTA! [image: sPxP_stoptaftacouche-62.jpg]

It seems "Anything, as long as they're happy." is in the lead with 7 votes followed by No with 5 and a close third is Yes with 4.

And SU uses 100 % of the Kitchen models! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fd4SGr4QTs4

Yehonatan, Thank you for adding your views. I really appreciate your involvement as you obviously have experience from living in the area. I would appreciate if you could further clarify a few of your points as I want to understand where you are coming from. @halroach said: Genocide mumbo jumbo! Look up what the word means before you use it so freely. If Israel were into genocide The Palestinians would be long gone, a long long time ago. Well, I will agree to differ with you on the definition of genocide. @halroach said: The article below, might help you understand at least one little part of the story, or maybe you'll get an idea of why you think Israel is so evil, when it really isn't so bad. For many years (55+) I supported the establishment of Israel but I also wanted to see a Palestinian state established. It is only in recent years that I have become very disappoint with Israel. I do not hate Israel just feel very critical of its leaders / government. @halroach said: I live here, knowing it is one of the most wonderful free and democratic countries in the world. I see it. I feel it. I live it. I live among Arab Israelis. I pay my rent to an Arab family. I have good Arab friends. The story in this country is so much more complicated than what you guys can imagine. So spare the blind hatred without knowing the full story. Come to this country... visit it. See it with your own eyes, take a tour... Maybe even live here for a while! maybe... you'll understand a little about the situation more than what the international media agencies spoon feed you their one sided stories with a clear and boring narrative, and maybe you'll understand that there is no simple solution to the problems here. I wish it were simple... If it were, it would have been done a long time ago. It looks that you have a very comfortable and enjoyable life. I am glad for you. You are a young educated man with many Arab friends. I imagine your Arab friends have possibly friends / family / relatives in Gaza and The West Bank. Maybe I am wrong but I will make this assumption. My question is, would it be possible for young educated people living in Israel to reach out to young people in Gaza and The West Bank? Even if was done in just a small way it could grow and lead to peace. @halroach said: There may be some similarities between the problems here and what was between northern Ireland and England, but yet it is soooo different. The Islamic hatred is a whole other cup O'tea. Just look at what's happening in Syria and Iraq now, beheadings, killings in the name of some imaginary friend. Imagine people with that kind of mentality and brutality, knocking on your door with mortar shells every day of the week for years... And nothing being done about it. If it would have happened to you, be it in England or Ireland or where ever in Europe, the imaginary genocide you so freely speak of, would have been long been done, but not by Jews or Israelis... but rather by... I have to disagree with you that the Northern Ireland "Troubles" (as they are referred to) are totally different from the Palestinian / Israeli conflict. There are so many similarities. The IRA grew because of Bloody Sunday http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bloody_Sunday_(1972 If the British Government had entered into talks at this time the IRA would not have grown to become what it did and a lot of Irish and English people would not have lost their lives in the following years. All parties talked eventually and we now have peace and power sharing. As regards what is happening in Syria and Iraq goes. I think the list of counties could be extended to include many others. Conflict will go on as long as we (ordinary people) allow 'the powers that be' run the show. Just referring to the Northern Ireland Troubles again for a point. Small Peace Groups started by wives and mothers played a major part in getting the warring factions to sit down and have peace talks. 'Women for Peace' was started by Mairéad Corrigan Betty Williams and Ciaran McKeown and it became very influential in bringing about peace. @halroach said: It hurts to see the blind sightedness of highly intelligent people here. I don't regard myself as highly intelligent just an ordinary person that finds in difficult to accept what is happening in Israel, The West Bank and Gaza. Rather than being blind sighted I think its more a case of disappointment in Israel, the far more advanced country, which could take the lead in the area and set an example to others. Desmond Tutu has offered the peace formula, Liberate yourselves by liberating Palestine Mike

@mike lucey said: BTW I am finding that my newly installed (Matt) Moshi 15" iVisor has reduced eye strain, no more of those reflections that I was getting with the glossy screen Thanks for your feedback! So then a new MacBook could be an option next year...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V5TXEUiR1Xk

@stinkie said: From my perspective, Vray is one the best render engines out there, so I have to ask: what engine, in your opinion, doesn't produce 'poor' images? Nice question !

Agree totally, always get model releases from anyone whose image you publish, otherwise someone will sue your pants off.

Early stages of Parkinson Disease.... can't imagine what the poor bugger was thinking. Rest in peace, great man.

@solo said: No Adobe app for IOS?, I have a Samsung 10" Tab using android, I use this: http://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.adobe.reader%26amp;hl=en It must be available for apple right? Cheers Pete, I don't know that reader allows you to bookmark...

Thank you, Pilou. I'll let you know how it went.