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Chapter 2 -- Strategic Assessment
The annual Country Reports on Terrorism is designed to meet a Congressional requirement for a full and complete annual report on terrorism for countries and groups that meet the criteria of Title 22 of the United States Code, Section 2656(f).
But at a time when our nation is engaged in a global war on terror, the Country Reports also serve a broader purpose -- to summarize key developments in the international campaign against terrorism. This chapter of the Country Reports provides such a summary, and complements the detailed observations contained in other parts of the document.
General Trends in Terrorism
This chapter focuses primarily on al-Qaida (AQ) and associated networks. This is appropriate, given that these networks represent the most prominent current terrorist threat to the United States and our international partners. However, some general trends -- beyond solely al-Qaida and its affiliates -- are relevant in considering the broader phenomenon of terrorism. These include:
- Micro-actors. Increasingly, small autonomous cells and individuals drew on advanced technologies and the tools of globalization such as the Internet, satellite communications, and international commerce. When combined with the motivation to commit a terrorist act, these technologically empowered small groups represented "micro-actors" who were extremely difficult to detect or counter.
- Sophistication. Many terrorists worldwide moved to improve their sophistication in exploiting the global interchange of information, finance, and ideas. They also improved their technological sophistication across many areas of operational planning, communications, targeting, and propaganda.
- Overlap with transnational crime. In some cases, terrorists used the same networks used by transnational criminal groups, exploiting the overlap between these networks to improve mobility, build support for their terrorist agenda, and avoid detection.
Key Judgments
During 2005, evidence began to emerge that, in the face of counterterrorism successes, central al-Qaida (AQ) leaders were seeking new ways to interact with associated networks. By year's end, it appeared that AQ senior leadership often inspired terrorist activity but could not direct it as fully as in the past.
Although the international community's actions have degraded the ability of the core AQ leadership group -- Usama bin Ladin and his immediate lieutenants -- to mount global acts of terrorism, AQ and its affiliates' political will has not been undermined. Terrorists continued to attempt to adapt to improved countermeasures and evolve new approaches in response to a less permissive operating environment. In 2005, we saw indications of:
- An increasing AQ emphasis on ideological and propaganda activity to help advance its cause. This led to cooperation with al-Qaida in Iraq, the organization led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and with AQ affiliates around the globe, as well as with a new generation of Sunni extremists;
- The proliferation of smaller, looser terrorist networks that are less capable but also less predictable;
- An increased capacity for acts of terror by local terrorists with foreign ties (demonstrated in the July 7 London bombings);
- An increase in suicide bombings. The July 7 London bombing was the first such attack in Europe (three of the four terrorists were second-generation British citizens of South Asian descent); we also noted a marked increase in suicide bombings in Afghanistan;
- The growth of strategically significant networks that support the flow of foreign terrorists to Iraq.
AQ Core Leadership: Transition and Regeneration
Before 9/11, core AQ leaders tended to guide and direct the struggle, as well as provide funds, training, and technical expertise to allied networks. In particular, the core leadership played a key role in transnational "spectacular" attacks like those of September 11, 2001, that required international planning and coordination.
The arrest or death of two key operational planners in the span of half a year during 2005 forced AQ to adapt to broken command-and-control lines and to increased pressure in a region they had previously considered a safe haven. AQ's leaders are scattered and on the run; its Afghan safe haven is gone; its relationship with the Taliban has diminished; its finances and logistics have been disrupted; and its organizational networks previously centered on Afghanistan are now more decentralized.
AQ's core leadership continues to influence and provide ideological guidance to followers worldwide. By remaining at large, and intermittently vocal, bin Ladin and Zawahiri symbolize resistance to the international community, demonstrate they retain the capability to influence events, and inspire actual and potential terrorists.
Nonetheless, there is evidence that core leaders including bin Ladin and Zawahiri are somewhat frustrated by their lack of direct control, as demonstrated by the Zawahiri-Zarqawi correspondence of October, in which AQ's principal ideologue, Ayman al-Zawahiri, chided Abu Musab al-Zarqawi for his choice of tactics, sought to influence his strategy, and asked for financial support.
Looser, Local Networks
Parallel to the changing role of AQ's core leaders, there is evidence that AQ's global networks were beginning to disaggregate. What was once a relatively structured network appeared to be a more diffuse worldwide movement of like-minded individuals and small groups, sharing grievances and objectives, but not necessarily organized formally. While AQ-linked trainers or facilitators often acted as catalysts for terrorist activity, this was no longer strictly necessary in functional terms, and self-sufficient cells have begun to emerge.
This new generation of extremists, some of whom are self-selected and self-radicalized, is not easy to categorize. Some cells are composed of individuals from the same ethnic group, often an insular "band of brothers" that is difficult to identify or penetrate.
Others became radicalized "virtually," meeting in cyberspace and gaining their training and expertise in part from what they glean from the Internet. Just as some groups in the flattened global terrorist movement are ethnically defined, other cells are mixtures, such as the July 7 London bombers, who included a convert along with second-generation British citizens of South Asian descent.
This trend means there could be a larger number of smaller attacks, less meticulously planned, and local rather than transnational in scope. An increasing number of these attacks could fail through lack of skill or equipment, in the same way that the July 21 London attack did.
The Connection between Iraq and the Broader War on Terrorism
Iraq remains a key front in the global war on terror. US, Coalition, and Iraqi forces are engaging international terrorists as part of the security mission mandated by UNSCR 1546 and 1637 in support of the democractically-elected Iraqi government.
Terrorist attacks are frequent and are conducted by Islamic extremists, former regime elements, and foreign terrorists. The terrorists share a common opposition to the legitimate Iraqi government and the presence of Coalition forces. Al-Qaida's senior leaders have fully supported the Iraq terrorist movements and see it both as a means to influence and radicalize Muslim public opinion worldwide and as a magnet to draw in as many recruits as possible.
The two most prominent terrorist groups in Iraq are al-Qaida in Iraq (AQI), led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, and Ansar al-Sunna (AS). Both have strong ties to al-Qaida's central leadership in Pakistan and Afghanistan and are committed to establishing a theocratic state in Iraq ruled under Sharia law. Moreover, they dream of turning Iraq into what Afghanistan was under the Taliban - a safe haven from which to plot and plan new attacks against the United States and its allies.
The enemies of Iraq are determined to prevent the development of a democratic society, to ignite a civil war, and to pit the Iraqi people against one another. As Zarqawi wrote in his 2004 letter to bin Ladin, "If we succeed in dragging the Shia into the arena of sectarian war, it will become possible to awaken the inattentive Sunnis as they feel imminent danger ... the only solution for us is to strike the religious, military, and other cadres among the Shia blow after blow."
The December election in Iraq exposed divisions among the rejectionists and the terrorists over participation in the political process. There were numerous reports in western and north-central Iraq of local Iraqi Sunni insurgent groups engaged in armed disputes (in some cases, deliberate operations) against al-Qaida of Iraq (AQI) over its targeting of Iraqis and opposition to the election.
Threats, plots, and cells linked to the Iraq conflict have been uncovered in several regions of the world. A system of clandestine support networks funneled foreign terrorists to Iraq from the Middle East, Europe, North Africa, South and Central Asia, and the Caucasus. The networks were strategically significant in their own right, because they pose an enduring threat to their parent societies after the immediate conflict in Iraq has diminished.
In 2005 AQI increased its external operations, claiming credit for three attacks. Most significant was the November 9 suicide attack against hotels in Amman, Jordan, carried out by AQI. In August, AQI claimed responsibility for a rocket attack against U.S. Navy ships in the port of Aqaba, which resulted in limited damage in Jordan and Eilat, Israel. In late December, AQI also claimed credit for firing several rockets into Israel from Lebanon. In addition, in August Turkish authorities arrested Luay Sakka, a Syrian national linked to al-Qaida and the Zarqawi network. Sakka is an important international terrorist, connected to the funding of the November 2003 Istanbul bombings and the deaths of U.S. and Coalition forces in Iraq. Sakka was in Turkey allegedly plotting a terrorist attack on Israeli cruise ships in Turkish ports.
As articulated in the 2006 National Security Strategy of the United States of America, there will be a continuing need for concerted action to ensure that Iraq does not become a safe haven for terrorist groups, and to build enduring partnerships with capable institutions in Iraq and the broader region.
Although events of 2005 depict a rapidly changing situation, some conclusions emerge:
- Al-Qaida is not the organization it was four years ago. International efforts have largely succeeded in denying the group its Afghan safe haven, have disrupted its operations, and have killed or captured many of the men in leadership positions.
- The group was adaptive and resilient, however, and important members of its core cadre remained alive and were adjusting to our operational tempo.
- Overall, we are still in the first phase of a potentially long war. The enemy's proven ability to adapt means we will probably go through several more cycles of action/reaction before the war's outcome is no longer in doubt. It is likely that we will face a resilient enemy for years to come.


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Prince Harry is the world's most eligible bachelor in 2013, according to Town & Country magazine.
The prince, 28, beat out 39 famous faces — including George Clooney and Taylor Swift's summer romance, Conor Kennedy — to be named Town & Country's most eligible bachelor.
Conor Kennedy? Really? Isn't he, like, 12?
Despite his bouts of scandalous behavior, the magazine chalks Harry's No. 1 status up to his roguish charm. Or something.
"He's the wild-card royal, the naughty one, the one who goes out with rah women, hangs out with a fast crowd, downs too many drinks, and goes home at the wrong moment. That's why we all like him best," Town & Country says. "Harry might not possess a towering intellect — he was a lackadaisical student at Eton, and he skipped university to go to Sandhurst, the English equivalent of West Point — but he is cooler and more appealing than his older brother, sweet as William undoubtedly is."
Don't forget having naked pictures on the Internet. He does that too.
Harry is in good company on the list, which also includes fellow royals Prince Carl Philip of Sweden, Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark and Prince Amedeo of Belgium.
KATHERINE WEBB GETS ANOTHER JOB: Katherine Webb's great month continues.
The former Miss Alabama, who became an overnight celebrity last week when college football announcer Brent Musburger ogled her on national television during the NCAA championship football game, will serve as a correspondent for "Inside Edition" leading up to next month's Super Bowl in New Orleans.
Brent Musburger is already programming his DVR.
The girlfriend of Alabama quarterback A.J. McCarron, Webb became a star when ESPN's cameras lingered on her during the Alabama's rout of Notre Dame on Jan. 7. She has since become an Internet sensation and landed a gig posing for Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue.
Webb calls the job "an honor and a dream come true." She says she'll "give fans an insider's look at what goes on as the teams prepare to battle and as the fans get ready to cheer on their favorites."
CBS said Wednesday she'll start work Jan. 28.
ROBERT PATTINSON MAY BE OVER KRISTEN STEWART: Robert Pattinson may have dumped Kristen Stewart.
Well … yeah. Their movie isn't in theaters anymore.
Apologies for being cynical about true vampire love. The "Twilight" actors supposedly rekindled their romance after they broke up last summer, which followed the revelation that Stewart cheated with her "Snow White and the Huntsman" director Rupert Sanders.
British publication the Sun reported Wednesday that Pattinson couldn't quite get over the incident. The actor allegedly broke up with Stewart last weekend, following a tense holiday period together.
I knew it was a bad idea for them to invite Rupert Sanders over on Christmas Eve.
The last time the couple was spotted in public together was on Nov. 27, when they were seen catching a flight out of New York's JFK Airport together. Pattinson went solo on the red carpet at the Golden Globes on Sunday, with Stewart nowhere to be seen.
However, Us Weekly said Stewart showed up later that night at a Soho House after party, where she ran over to greet her beloved.
Was there biting involved?
"They hung out and stayed close for over an hour," a source told the website, adding the stars then left with a group of friends.
You can depend on us to provide no fewer than seven stories a day from now until this mess gets cleared up.
LINDSAY LOHAN'S DAD SAYS SHE'S AN ESCORT: Lindsay Lohan's father says she's working as an escort.
There goes this year's Father's Day present.
RadarOnline quoted Michael Lohan as saying Lindsay is desperate for money, and keeps herself in the lifestyle to which she's accustomed by working as a professional escort.
"She is getting paid to date rich men," Michael Lohan told the website, adding that his ex-wife Dina Lohan is pimping out their daughter.
This guy doesn't just burn bridges. He nukes them.
Lohan, of course, has a rocky history with her father, with whom she is often not on speaking terms and whom she has accused of lying and repeatedly talking to the press for his own gain.
Michael and Dina Lohan are divorced, and she recently claimed that he sexually assaulted her years ago.
Sources close to the Lindsay, though, have corroborated Michael Lohan's allegations.
"The dates last for days, and the guys pay for everything — hotel, travel costs, food, whatever — as well as jewelry and other gifts," a source revealed, adding that one of Lohan's most high-profile clients is third in line to the throne in Brunei, and paid the actress $100,000 to join him in London on New Year's Eve.
Well, maybe she was in town anyway …
Radar reports that no one is claiming Lohan is having sex for money — which is illegal or something — but she's allegedly being paid to act as "arm candy" for wealthy men.
They can't be that wealthy. Or they're simply not shopping at the right candy store.
This isn't the first time Lohan has been tied to escorting. In 2010, Lohan reportedly lost out on $150,000 from billionaire Richard Lugner, who brings a celebrity escort each year to the Vienna Opera Ball. Lugner has brought the likes of Sophia Loren, Carmen Electra and Dita von Tease. When Lugner sought out Lohan for the 2010 event, she reportedly was hesitant, and requested that the ball's date be changed. After Lohan and her managers made more demands, she reportedly lost the gig, according to the New York Post.
ELTON JOHN HAS SECOND CHILD: Elton John and David Furnish have a second child.
I suppose they're going to want Jessica Simpson-like deals with a weight loss company to shed the baby weight.
The couple said they are "overwhelmed with happiness" at the birth of Elijah Joseph Daniel Furnish-John.
John's spokeswoman Fran Curtis confirmed an announcement on the singer's website that the baby was born Friday in Los Angeles. The infant, born to a surrogate mother, weighs 8 pounds, 4 ounces (3.7 kilograms), according to the Huffington Post.
John, who is 65, and 50-year-old Furnish wed in a British civil partnership in 2005 and are parents to 2-year-old Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John, born in California in December 2010, also through a surrogate mother.
John told the Guardian newspaper last year that he hoped to have a sibling for Zachary because "it's difficult to be an only child, and to be an only child of someone famous."
It would be tough to be the child of David Furnish.
John and Furnish told Hello! magazine Wednesday that "the birth of our second son completes our family in a most precious and perfect way."
RIVER PHOENIX'S LAST FILM ON THE WAY: River Phoenix's last film is coming to America.
"Dark Blood" will have its North American premiere at the Miami International Film Festival in March, according to E! News. It screened for the first time at the Netherlands Film Festival last September.
Directed by George Sluizer, the movie stars Phoenix as a young widower and drifter named Boy who lives as a hermit on a nuclear testing site. He comes to the aid of a couple (Jonathan Pryce and Judy Davis) whose car breaks down in the desert and eventually takes them as his prisoners.
Hermits who live on nuclear testing sites are notorious for that sort of thing.
"Dark Blood" was 80 percent complete when Phoenix passed away in October 1993, and the uncompleted film disappeared into a vault. In 1999, Sluizer heard the footage was going to be burned to make space, and with less than 48 hours' notice he saved the film and brought it to the Netherlands. The footage then sat for more than 10 years until last year when Sluizer set about finishing the film.
"Dark Blood is a film of legend, one of Hollywood's great mysteries," said Miami International Film Festival director Jaie Laplante in a statement. "The tragic loss of River Phoenix's outstanding talent is still profoundly felt 20 years later. We are proud that George Sluizer has honored Miami as the place to finally share his remarkable collaboration with Phoenix and the other great artists involved with Dark Blood."
Contact Tony Hicks at firstname.lastname@example.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/BayAreaNewsGroup.TonyHicks.
Thursday is Jan. 17, the 17th day of 2013. There are 348 days left in the year.
1562: French Protestants were recognized under the Edict of St. Germain.
1893: Hawaii's monarchy was overthrown as a group of businessmen and sugar planters forced Queen Lili'uokalani to abdicate.
1917: the United States paid Denmark $25 million for the Virgin Islands.
1929: The cartoon character Popeye the Sailor made his debut in the "Thimble Theatre" comic strip.
1945: Soviet and Polish forces liberated Warsaw during World War II; Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg, credited with saving tens of thousands of Jews, disappeared in Hungary while in Soviet custody.
1950: The Great Brink's Robbery took place as seven masked men held up a Brink's garage in Boston, stealing $1.2 million in cash and $1.5 million in checks and money orders. (Although the entire gang was caught, only part of the loot was recovered.)
1961: President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered his farewell address in which he warned against "the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex."
1963: Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, appearing as amicus curiae (friend of the court) before the U.S. Supreme Court, told the justices in Gray v. Sanders that Georgia's county unit voting system in Democratic primaries discriminated against urban voters. (The court later struck down the county unit system, citing the concept of "one person, one vote.")
1977: Convicted murderer Gary Gilmore, 36, was shot by a firing squad at Utah State Prison in the first U.S. execution in a decade.
1989: Five children were shot to death at the Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton, Calif., by a drifter, Patrick Purdy, who then killed himself.
1994: A 6.7 magnitude earthquake struck Southern California, killing at least 72 people.
1995: More than 6,000 people were killed when an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.2 devastated the city of Kobe (koh-bay), Japan.
2003: On the 12th anniversary of the Gulf War, a defiant Saddam Hussein called on his people to rise up and defend the nation against a new U.S.-led attack. Tom Ridge sailed through Senate confirmation hearings on his way to becoming the nation's first Homeland Security Department chief. Actor Richard Crenna died in Los Angeles at age 76. Gertrude Janeway, the last known widow of a Union veteran from the Civil War, died in Blaine, Tenn., at age 93 (she had married John Janeway in 1927 when he was 81 and she was barely 18).
2008: Bobby Fischer, the chess grandmaster who became a Cold War icon when he dethroned the Soviet Union's Boris Spassky as world champion in 1972, died in Reykjavik, Iceland, at age 64.
2012: Italian officials released a recording of a furious Coast Guard officer, Capt. Gregorio De Falco, demanding that Capt. Francesco Schettino, commander of the grounded Costa Concordia, re-board the ship to direct its evacuation after the vessel rammed into a reef on Jan. 13. (Schettino resists the order, making excuses that it's dark and that the ship is listing.) Johnny Otis, the "godfather of rhythm and blues" who wrote and recorded the R&B classic "Willie and the Hand Jive," died in Los Angeles at age 90.
Actress Betty White (91), actor James Earl Jones (82), talk show host Maury Povich (74), boxing great Muhammad Ali (71), rock musician Mick Taylor (65), singer Steve Earle (58), singer Paul Young (57), actor-comedian Steve Harvey (56), singer Susanna Hoffs (The Bangles) (54), actor-comedian Jim Carrey (51), First Lady Michelle Obama (49), rapper Kid Rock (42), actress Zooey Deschanel (33).
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[March 13, 2014]
SAN ANTONIO --With a full roster
that is finally healthy, the San Antonio Spurs are making a charge on
the court and in the standings. And the boost is coming from everyone.
Guards Patty Mills and Danny Green had 15 and 14 points,
respectively, as they helped San Antonio extend its win streak to
eight with a 103-90 win over the Portland Trail Blazers Wednesday
Guard Manu Ginobili had 13, forward Kawhi Leonard had 12 and center
Tiago Splitter also had 12 points and 10 rebounds. Forward Tim
Duncan added 10 points and 11 rebounds as San Antonio (48-16) split
the season series with Portland 2-2.
"We are getting a rhythm," guard Tony Parker said on the Spurs
winning streak. "Obviously, we do not want to peak too early but we
are playing good basketball and hopefully we can keep it going and
stay healthy."
The Spurs led the game the whole way and were up by as much as 18,
but had to deal with a re-energized Blazer's squad in the second
Forward LaMarcus Aldridge took a hard fall early in the third
quarter while driving to the basket, fouled and landed on his back.
He was helped to the locker room with the Blazers down 12. He
suffered a back contusion and did not return.
"Concern," Portland coach Terry Stotts on his thoughts when he saw
Aldridge go down. "When a guy takes a tough fall like that, when
you're airborne, you just don't know what can happen when he lands.
The longer he stayed down you just don't know."
"There's no update on L.A. (LaMarcus Aldridge). He's getting X-rays
I believe, but there's no update on him."
Inspired guard Damian Lillard led a charge and cut the lead down to
six on a 3-pointer that made it 61-55 midway through the third
quarter, but it was the closest Portland would get.
San Antonio found its offensive groove again, and scored seven
straight points to bring the lead back up to 13.
Lillard led the Blazers (42-23) with 23 points as Portland extended
its losing streak to four, the Blazers' longest of the season.
"I would say it's the most adversity we've had to go against as a
team," Lillard said. "We lose L.A., Mo (Williams) being out tonight,
four losses in a row for the first time, it's a really tough
stretch. We're getting everybody's best shot, and we're in a tough
stretch. That makes it harder."
Forward Nicolas Batum had 13 points and 14 rebounds, while guard
Wesley Matthews also had 13 points. Aldridge had 14 before exiting
the game, while fellow forward Dorell Wright added 10.
The Spurs outscored the Blazers 26-16 in the second quarter to pull
away. Green led the Spurs with 11 first half points, while Duncan
had 11 rebounds. Forward Boris Diaw nailed a 3-pointer at the buzzer
to put the Spurs up 56-40 going into locker room.
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Portland struggled on the board from the outset, getting
outrebounded 33-18 at the half. Aldridge and Lillard combined for
23 of the Blazers' first 40 points.
San Antonio's offensive started in high gear, hitting 12 of 24 field
goals in the first quarter, including all three 3-point attempts.
The last came from Ginobili with two seconds on the clock, making it
30-24 at the end of the first period.
"Sometime it really helps set a tone when you do that," Spurs coach
Gregg Popovich said on the fast start. "Don't always do that but in
the last two games, getting off to those starts has really helped us
momentum-wise and also helps us substitution wise."
NOTES: The Spurs F Tim Duncan, G Manu Ginobili and G Tony Parker
have now won 490 games together, also tying the Lakers trio again
for second all-time and behind the Celtics who lead with 540. "It is
unbelievable. It has been a great run. It has been special and I
have been blessed to play with Timmy (Duncan) and Manu (Ginobili),"
said Parker. The Spurs and Lakers play on Friday. ... Portland G Mo Williams was scratched before the game. Williams
has a right hip strain he suffered in Tuesday's loss to the Memphis
Grizzlies. ... Blazer's F LaMarcus Aldridge, who has been in a bit
of a shooting slump, was carried off the court in the beginning of
the third quarter. Aldridge was driving the basket when he ran into
Spurs C Aron Baynes and landed on his back. He laid on the floor
several minutes holding his right leg before being helped off the
court. ... Spurs F Kawhi Leonard's return from a 14-game absence
because of an injury and it has been nothing but good news for San
Antonio. The Spurs went 8-6 without him but since his return have
gone 7-0.
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I have several C free software/open source libraries that I develop on Linux and OSX with the GNU toolchain (automake, conf, flex, bison, gcc, ...) but I occasionally get requests to provide Windows DLLs. I'd like to be able to provide those without having to spend a lot of time and money with Windows Visual Studio development. I do have a Windows XP virtual machine available and I also know the software is portable as occasionally I get patches to make it build in on windows.
What approaches or tools should I be using? Cross compiling on Linux? using Visual Studio Express or something else? I would prefer something that is fully automated from a SVN repository. I do not count cygwin as a solution since that does not seem to provide what Windows developers need, as far I understand the issues - linking and DLLs.


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NEW DELHI, Oct 25 (Reuters) - State-run gas utility GAIL India Ltd plans to buy 19 cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) by March, out of which 9 will be bought from the spot market, its chairman said on Friday.
The company sells 6.5 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of LNG locally, sourced from Qatar's Rasgas under a long-term contract and through small deals with GDF Suez and Spain's Gas Natural Fenosa.
B.C. Tripathi told reporters GAIL is also looking for "good" shale gas assets in the United States.
LNG is expensive in Asia at about $17 per million British thermal units (mBtu), as it is linked to oil, while a boom in U.S. shale gas output has pushed down prices there to below $4 per mmBtu.


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This month's Wayback Nails are a flashback to this daisy nail art. It was the first time I used acrylic paint in a manicure and I was so nervous--not to mention, a little dubious about all those claims about how much easier it is to work with--but after just one go, I was absolutely hooked!
This time I used Orly Gumdrop for the base and mixed my orange and yellow just a little bit mellower, but I didn't make a whole lot of changes this time around. Kinda wish I still had them on these last couple of days because I felt so cheerful wearing these--every time I looked down at my hands I just kinda smiled.
I'm also just so wowed and humbled and stunned and completely blown away because--and huge thanks to Lakeisha and Elizabeth for making sure I heard about it--that original daisy manicure from last year actually became one of Pinterest's Top Hair & Beauty Pins of 2013! I just...I don't know who to thank or what to say...I'm absolutely speechless!
Fortunately I had these done a few days ago because I'm still not feeling great. My head isn't threatening to implode anymore and the fever's finally gone, but I'm still living on saltines and steamed carrots. My head and my heart are now pining for a big filet mignon, but my tummy is thinking, just maybe, we could do a little rice. >_<
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Ronnie Wood is not only a world-famous rock musician he is also a gifted painter inspired actually by his rich experience as a musician. The rock star graduated from Ealing Art College in London.
His paintings depict different rock and jazz musicians, and the Rolling Stones in particular. He also likes to paint landscapes. Ronnie Woods works could be seen at various museums and art galleries in different countries of the world.
As for watchmaker Vincent Berard, he has always been passionate about painting and sculpting and his artistic activity is finely reflected in his horological creations.
No surprise, Ronnie Wood and Vincent Berard met through painting and highly appreciated their art in mutual way.
Having studied the collection of Vincent Berard watches, Ronnie Wood has fallen in love with the Vincent Berard LUVORENE I Watch. He ordered the timepiece in a personalized edition created completely in red that happens to be the rock musicians favorite color. The sophisticated timepiece features a case sculptured in red gold.
As Watches.InfoNIACcom found out, Ronnie Wood enthusiastically welcomed Vincent Berard and Herbert Gautschi, CEO of Vincent Berard SA, who were pleased to personally deliver the personalized watch to Rolling Stones guitarist to his home in Ireland.


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On 24, Jan 2016 | In | By mate
Makerspace.hu is a modern space for making and maker education in Nagykovácsi next to the Teleki-Tisza Castle. The workshop is equipped with 3D printers, modular electronic bits, a laser cutter, a CNC machine, woodworking equipment and sewing machines to help make a variety of gadgets from samurai robots to smart clothing with LED lighting. Its mission is to prove to kids and adults alike that technology is for everyone and they are able to create amazing things that might seem complicated at first. Makerspace.hu aims to make learning by doing an integral part of education in Hungary.
Nominated by Ákos Maróy:
'Makerspace is literally a space for makers, a place where creators can create undisturbed. Makerspace makes available, for young people between 8-12 years of age, creative methods of the present and the near future, like electric circuit prototyping instruments made for children, 3D printers, laser cutters, precision CNC milling machines etc. Makerspace.hu situated in Nagykovácsi was brought into life by the Hungarian Scout Association as a part of Teleki-Tisza Kastély Komplexum (Teleki-Tisza Palace Complex) investment, to show the value of community and common creation in our country.
The decision of the founders of Makerspace was to set up the following equation, in their own words: creation=happiness. This approach brings more and more interested families into Nagykovácsi, The creation starts with a few hour long program, organized around particular exercises for the children, through which they create interesting objects, electric circuits, robots, toys, "intelligent tools". Typical characteristic of the programs is that though they are organized for kids, parents also participate with full enthusiasm.
The main objective of Makerspace's activities, is to educate children to become creative in a way that the participants remain maximally self-motivated all along. Besides all the above, they also focus on adult training, where the central motif is to train such "trainers" who well and effectively educate and motivate children.'
*Participants of the project can be seen on the Hungarian website.


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This won't end the rivalry. If anything, it will increase it. This month, Lafayette Coney Island announced it is dropping Eastpointe hot dog maker Winter Sausage's brand for Dearborn Sausage, the same brand used by next-door copmpetitor American Coney Island.
Ali Alhalmi of Lafayette Coney Island told The Detroit News there will be no big change. The difference is all in the chili, he said.


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Welcome to our housing newsletter. This week's newsletter is written by Ron Nurwisah, who appreciates the home cooking at the bank of Mom and Dad.
The CMHC released numbers this week showing that nearly one in five first-time homebuyers in Canada got money to help with their downpayments. It's a stat that's not that surprising. "The bank of Mom and Dad" is a phrase that gets thrown around a lot in cities like Vancouver and Toronto, cities that have seen real estate prices balloon over the last few years.
According to a RateHub survey published earlier this year, more than 40% of British Columbians buying a home said they got help from family. A BMO survey also found that almost half of young Canadians expect help from family or their parents when purchasing their first home.
It's not easy for millennials or their parents. There's the stigma of full-grown adults (often those with well-paying jobs) asking for help with a milestone purchase. The average middle class Baby Boomer was probably able to afford their first home comfortably in the 1960s and 1970s. That's not always the case, even for those younger Canadians with well-paying jobs (blame it on the avocado toast, or don't).
There are also larger issues. Not all young Canadians have access to families that can loan them thousands of dollars, locking many hard-working young Canadians out of the property market and leading to a greater stratification in this country's largest cities. Journalist Leah McLaren, in a 2014 feature, also argues that this transfer of wealth from Baby Boomers to the younger generation is helping prop up the market. It also has the potential to add more debt on the shoulders of soon-to-retire boomers and already debt-ladened millennials should the market crash. Nobody wins in that scenario.
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On HuffPost Canada
Canada's Hot New Housing Market Is... Montreal?
With Toronto's housing market showing signs of cooling, and Vancouver's days of heady price increases now well behind it, a new top dog is emerging in Canada's real estate market: Montreal. Read the story.
First-Time Homebuyers Who Got Family Help Aren't Feeling Good About Their Debt
Nearly one in five first-time homebuyers received help with a down payment from a family member, according to a survey conducted by the federal housing agency released Tuesday. Read the story.
Neighbouring Reads
StatsCan gets Vancouver home prices very wrong (Better Dwelling)
Meet America's first urbanist (Citylab)
Why Toronto's foreign buyers tax might have a bigger impact (Buzz Buzz Home)
Are investors fleeing Canada? (Bloomberg)
What to do about Toronto's falling prices (Globe and Mail)
Cooling Toronto market just a return to normal, realtors say (Toronto Star)
Watch: An homage to IKEA's blue bag (Dezeen)
"The thing about the bank of Mom and Dad is that once you've made one withdrawal, you'll likely return for another."
— Leah McLaren on the bank of Mom and Dad
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Notice of Public Hearing on Countywide Polling Place Program
On Wednesday, February 15, 2017, at 9:00 am in the Upshur County Courtroom, 3rd floor, 100 W. Tyler St., Gilmer, TX 75644, the Upshur County Commissioner's Court will hold a public hearing to solicit comments from the public on a proposed plan to implement a countywide polling place program in the November, 2017 General Election pursuant to Election Code 43.007.
A countywide polling place, often called vote centers, allows voters to cast a ballot at any polling location within the county. In this respect, they offer the convenience of early voting, but on election day.
Please pass this on to any contacts you have that might be interested in attending the public hearing.
Thank you,
Lory Harle
Elections Administrator
Upshur County
100 W. Tyler, 2nd floor
Gilmer, Texas 75644
(903)843-5492 fax
Per the EA, the above public meeting is the only one anticipated.
100 W Tyler St
Gilmer, TX 75644
United States
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We are delighted to inform our clients and partners that Leinonen has expanded its coverage of Eastern European markets to include Belarus. Our Minsk office is brand new and fully owned by our parent entity Leinonen Group, and offers the same high-quality accounting, payroll and advisory services that Leinonen is known for across Europe. The new office is managed by Finnish hands on-site by Tuomas M. Pukkala and is found in the heart of Minsk's historical center at Zybitskaya Street 4.
Experience brings confidence. We have operated in the region for almost 20 years. We have in-depth knowledge of these challenging markets and want to help you discover their full potential. Contact Us.


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Happy Mother's Day
Christopher Moore Salon
Sunday, May 10th, is Mother's Day.
Give her the gift of beauty from Christopher Moore Salon.
All CMS Gift Cards will be
Thursday May 7th through Saturday May 9th.
The perfect way to say thank you for all she has done.
Order your gift card on-line, Facebook or at our website.
"Mother's hold their child's hand for a moment...
and their heart for a lifetime."
Thank you to all our moms
And for a that added touch, say it with flowers...
Cheers to Mom!
The Rose Mojito
A refreshing cocktail made especially for her.
Mom will will love our Rose Mojito.
To prepare, fill glasses with crushed ice and muddle in several stems of mint, slices of lime, and rose petals. Combine 1 ounces of rum, 1.5 ounces of rose water, and 1 ounce of fresh lime juice in a shaker and shake for at least 10 seconds. Strain the mixture into the glasses and top with club soda. Garnish with a rose petal.
(recipe per two glasses of love)
Happy Mother's Day!


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From Seattle's Wayward Music Series:
Chapel Performance Space at Good Shepherd Center
4th Floor, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, Seattle 98103 (corner N 50th St. in Wallingford)
Every month, Nonsequitur and a community of like-minded presenters and artists offer ten concerts of adventurous music in an informal yet respectful all-ages setting: contemporary classical, free improvisation, the outer limits of jazz, electronic music, microtonal/new instruments, sound art, and other extraordinary sonic experiences.
David Haney + FHTAGN: String Fury
Fri. Dec. 15, 8 PM; $10 at the door
A reckless carnage of harmonic versus melodic instrumentation; free jazz counterpoints music games in this "collidescope" of "nodal" perturbance, instigated by filmmaker/performance artist/composer Nadya Kadrevis, with pianist David Haney and experimental improvising chamber ensemble FHTAGN led by Blake DeGraw.
Neal Kosaly-Meyer: Finnegans Wake
Sat. Dec. 16, 8 PM; $5 – $15 donation at door
Part I, Chapter 4 in Kosaly-Meyer's ongoing Finnegans Wake Project. Chapter 1 is an overture and follows the rules of music; Chapter 2 is fairly straightforward storytelling (mostly). Chapter 3 is a fog of dream and the unconscious, the proper realm and idiom of the Wake, Chapter 4, still a bit foggy, completes the first large structural cycle of the book.
THU. 12/21 – improvisations by guitarist Sue Ann Harkey with cellist Lori Goldston and trumpeter Gregg Kelley + Blessed Blood + guitarist Jason McGill
FRI. 12/22 – Bay Area electronic scavenger and smart phone maestro Wobbly (Jon Leidecker) presents Monitress
SAT. 12/23 – Seattle Phonographers Union


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Remember that moment when you're watching Man V. Food and Adam has the meat sweats and you wonder how he will ever go on with the challenge at hand? Or you sit there and wonder how he can ever enjoy a piece of food every again – well you have no idea just how difficult food challenges can be.
In a stroke of insanity, I recently decided to enter The Battle of the Beast: a burger eating contest in which 4 contestants ate 3 of Pinchofactory's specialty burgers, competing to see who could eat all three first. I entered the competition because I am a fan of Pinchofactory, I liked the idea of a competition and I also knew I would be the only girl at the competition table and that kind of turned me on to it.
Honestly, I thought about chickening out once or twice but decided hey, it's just a friendly competition and no harm will come if I lose. So I psyched myself up, mentally stretched out my tummy and showed up to Pinchofactory on Sunday May 1st ready to take the title already displayed on my back – Burger Queen.
When I arrived at Pinchofactory, I was so happy to be greeted by a slew of supporters. They made signs, a crown and brought their screaming voices to cheer on the underdog favorite of the competition. Just as the tension was to the point where I was nauseous from nerves it was time to sit down and attack the challenge.
The first burger was brought out, the buffalo blue: blue cheese, buffalo sauce and onion crisps. I attacked it and finished so quickly the second burger was not even ready for me. Good, I get a break, but bad because the burger was so piping hot I found myself chugging cold water to keep it from burning the inside of my throat. Surprisingly, at the end of the second burger (the Fritanga burger) I was doing alright, sure I did not really want to eat that last burger but I did not feel as though I was going to die just yet. No, that feeling came on with burger number three, the angry Texan. Texas toast, jalapeno cheese, turkey bacon, barbeque sauce and a huge mean looking patty – oh my God, why did Pinchofactory do this to me? The swallows became harder, the sweats became more prevalent and I started to feel nauseous. Was I going to make it? Had this challenge licked me? Keep in mind, I had not looked at my competitors, I was tracking their progress solely by what was being broadcast to me from the crowd of supporters — I knew I was in the lead, but how far in the lead I did not know. It did not matter, I had to finish and the pressure was on, on my stomach, throat and will to win. I wanted it bad, but would my stomach give out on me?
The last few bites came slowly and were tough to swallow but I managed to finish. The crowd went wild, they declared me the winner and I excused myself to the nearest garbage receptacle to evacuate the excess beef from inside my gut. Funny enough that got a reaction out of them as well.
I got home that day, after the pictures and the hoopla and I actually fell into a food coma, I wonder if that's what Richman does post challenge? Almost a week later, my stomach has still not recovered.
The feeling that came over me during and after the challenge are feelings of fullness, disgust and revolt that I would rather never feel again. Every time someone congratulates me, I cringe because I think, wow, I did that most disgusting thing and people are still congratulating me? It's a strange feeling, one I cannot explain, I am seriously revolted by the fact that I was able to consume that much food and still eat dinner the following day – something has to be wrong with my stomach?!
The main thing I took away from completing this challenge is that a serious change in diet is upon me. I do not like the feeling that came post challenge – I feel gross! I wanted to eat a salad for the first time in I don't know how long!
The weird thing is, I am still really happy that I won, regardless of the gross yucky feeling in my gut I still won. I am the winner, the burger queen and the chick that beat three guys in a burger eating contest – I am a bad ass.


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The cartoonization of the work place was inevitable.
As inevitable as apple pie and motherhood.
Eventually, political correctness and lawsuits required
that we address each other primarily as cartoon characters.
Our boss for example was a squirrel with big bags under his eyes from lack of sleep.
He lay awake a lot at night worrying about the business,
as well he should with some of the characters that worked for him.
For example…the brunt of most our negative work aggression was a guy we called "Troll."
We blamed him for everything.
I think he lived under a bridge.
His primary adversary was a 400 lb cat with a ponytail we referred to as "King Felix."
King Felix like the hit Troll over the head with his mallet,
which represented something important like the "budget."
One day King Felix demanded that Troll build a 12-story gingerbread house
and proceeded to…
Yes, sir Mr. Squirrel.
How's that important PowerPoint I'm supposed to be working on coming?
What do you think you're reading?
No, King Felix I will not change your cat box.
Have Troll do it.
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asx files
- User Forums
- Offline Explorer Pro
- asx files
|03/29/2006 07:01 am
|Dear Oleg : You added the ability to specify start and stop times to realmedia files from rtsp servers. Here is a similar issue with asf files -
On this page http://www.abc.net.au/pm/default.htm there is a link to a 50 minute audio file http://www.abc.net.au/pm/20021127pm.asx
further down the page are links to sections within the audio file above, for example for the 5th section -
which is this asx file -
<asx version="3">
<title>PM - November 27, 2002</title>
<author>ABC News Online</author>
<copyright>2002, Australian Broadcasting Corporation</copyright>
<moreinfo href="http://www.abc.net.au/pm/" />
<logo href="http://www.abc.net.au/streaming/img/smalllogo.gif" style="icon" />
<title>US free trade</title>
<startmarker name="05"/>
<endmarker name="06"/>
<ref href="mms://media3.abc.net.au/pm/20021127pm.asf"/>
The length of the section is specified by the startmarker and endmarker. OE will down load the whole 50 minute file rather than the shorter section. Is it a "doable" modification?
|03/29/2006 07:01 am
|Hello Alawoona, Nice to see you again.
ASX files also sometimes have Start, Duration or End times. I don`t have a current URL but they are like this.
<StartTime value = "00:33:00.000" />
<Duration value = "00:05:00.000" />
<StartTime value = "00:33:00.000" />
<EndTime value = "00:38:00.000" />
I don`t think these work with OEP either. I have not tried one recently but if they are not working it would be a nice feature.
|03/29/2006 07:01 am
|Mistake. Sorry, I guess that EndTime is not valid in a ASX file but StartTime and Duration are.
|Oleg Chernavin
|03/29/2006 07:01 am
|Do you know how these start marker and end marker are defined? How to understand what they mean in minutes/seconds?
I think I can implement the StartTime/Duration tags parsing, but are they important?
Best regards,
Oleg Chernavin
MetaProducts corp.
|03/29/2006 07:01 am
|Dear Oleg : I am not an expert here but I believe these markers are inserted using the Windows Media Author software (part of the Windows Media Resource Kit Tools). On the Insert Menu you can add a marker in the asf file at a specific time. When you do this this marker acts like a book mark in a play list in Windows Media Player.
|Oleg Chernavin
|03/29/2006 07:01 am
|OK. But maybe th file should be loaded fully to the disk and when offline browsing, MediaPlayer will skip to the mark in the file itself?
|03/29/2006 07:01 am
|> > OK. But maybe th file should be loaded fully to the disk and when offline browsing, MediaPlayer will skip to the mark in the file itself?
> >
> > Oleg.
Whoops - When OE downloads the whole file the bookmarks do not show up in windows mediaplayer. I will see if i can find the marks in te file using windows media tools.
|Oleg Chernavin
|03/29/2006 07:01 am
|OK. Let me know what you find out, please.
|03/29/2006 07:01 am
|> OK. Let me know what you find out, please.
> Oleg.
I D/L the whole file and opened it in asfindexer. There is a timeline with markers labelled 01, 02, 03 etc. ... at various times in the file. You can edit these and change the time for each marker and also change the name for each marker. You can see these markers in Windows Media Player by selecting View, File Markers.... You can select a particular marker and the player will skip to that point in the file.
Not sure this helps as OE would have to scan the whole asf file to find the markers and the particular time defined for each marker. Well, I suppose we can`t have everything :)
Still a great product
|Oleg Chernavin
|03/29/2006 07:01 am
|The problem is that the format is not documented, so I am not sure, if I will be able to understand how to find these markers.
|03/29/2006 07:01 am
|Looked in the Wundows Media Tools Help File - found this - Not that much help
Enhancing ASF content
When you are creating and hosting ASF content you can choose to add features and functions to your content. The following items are some of the options available:
Indexing and markers. Makes content seekable, providing fast forward, rewind, and search functions to .asf files unicast from a Windows Media server.
Script commands. Makes the user experience more interactive through Web links and related content topics.
Playlists. Show multiple pieces of ASF content in a specific order. A common use is to intersperse commercials with your content.
A marker is a pointer to a specific time in an .asf file. Microsoft Windows Media Player uses markers to seek directly to a point in an .asf file. Markers make it possible for viewers to maneuver through an .asf file. A user can skip ahead or skip back to a previous marker to view a portion of the .asf file again. Markers are used only with stored .asf files. You can use Windows Media ASF Indexer to place markers into your .asf file or you can use a script file with the command-line utility ASFChop.
To create a marker with a script file, specify the time where you want to set the marker and name the marker. You can name the markers anything you like. A marker script file looks like this:
; Sample Marker script.txt
8 Marker 1
1:00 Marker 2
1:15 Marker 3
3:00:03 Marker 4
Related Topics
Windows Media ASF Indexer
ASFChop is a command-line tool that you can use to delete parts of an .asf file and to add indexing, script commands, markers, and general properties to an .asf file. Deleting parts of a file reduces the length of time required to stream the file. ASFChop creates an index for that file so that you can seek (similar to fast forward) through the file. Windows Media Encoder can also be used to create seekable .asf files. An .asf file must have at least 10 seconds of content to be indexed.
Related Topics
Script files
Script commands
Windows Media ASF Indexer
To use ASFChop on your .asf file
|Oleg Chernavin
|03/29/2006 07:01 am
|Thank you! I will look at this.
|03/29/2006 07:01 am
Goal: To seek to markers within an ASF file in both Microsoft® Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator®.
The Active Streaming File (ASF) format has marker functionality built-in. Markers are points inside a piece of content that users can skip to, similar to a bookmark. By adding markers (using the ASFIndexer program, which is part of the Windows Media tool package), content authors can direct users to places within any given piece of content.
Markers are like tracks on an audio CD. A CD player will play all of the tracks in order, but you can skip around to other tracks. The same is true of markers.
Code to Include:
We`ll start with our generic cross-browser code embedding code. This code will instantiate the Media Player ActiveX control for browsers which support ActiveX, and the Media Player plug-in for browsers that don`t:
<OBJECT ID="MediaPlayer1" width=160 height=182
standby="Loading Microsoft® Windows® Media Player components..."
<PARAM NAME="FileName" VALUE="http://webserver/path/your-file.asx">
<PARAM NAME="ShowStatusBar" VALUE="True">
<EMBED type="application/x-mplayer2"
pluginspage = "http://www.microsoft.com/Windows/MediaPlayer/"
Next, we`ll define a form and some buttons:
<FORM Name="markerForm">
<INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="1" onClick="seekToMarker(1)">
<INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="2" onClick="seekToMarker(2)">
<INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="3" onClick="seekToMarker(3)">
<INPUT TYPE="button" VALUE="4" onClick="seekToMarker(4)">
In the code above, all of the buttons make calls through JavaScript directly to the Media Player using the Document Object Model(DOM). They call the following function:
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
// This function receives an integer from the buttons above and resets the current
// position of the file to that marker.
function seekToMarker(iWhichMarker){
if ((navigator.userAgent.indexOf("IE") > -1) && (navigator.platform == "Win32")) {
// This is an error handler. If the user tries to scan to a marker which doesn`t
// exist, the player will pop an error message. By using this code, we
// can create a custom error message.
if (iWhichMarker <= document.MediaPlayer1.MarkerCount) {
// This resets the current marker in the file.
document.MediaPlayer1.CurrentMarker = iWhichMarker;
} else {
alert("This Marker doesn`t exist.");
} else {
if (iWhichMarker <= document.MediaPlayer1.GetMarkerCount()) {
} else {
alert("This Marker doesn`t exist.");
This sample deals with setting the CurrentMarker property and getting the read-only MarkerCount properties. The CurrentMarker property`s value is set to a Marker number and the player automatically goes there. The MarkerCount property is used to make sure that the code doesn`t create an error in the page.
Browser/Platform Compatibility and other Requirements
This code will work with Internet Explorer 4+, and Netscape Navigator 4+ on platforms that support the Windows Media Player plug-in and ActiveX control.


text: Pearson's Launch of REVEL Aims to Improve Higher Ed Outcomes The digital learning tool, REVEL was launched today by Pearson. The intent of REVEL is to replace print textbooks and the online learning tools that are already in existence. REVEL was designed with the way that students learn, think and prefer to use content in mind with the hopes of keeping them engaged in courses. Professors today face the hurdles of teaching students that are unprepared for class and therefore not engaged and are left unable to use the critical thinking skills that are needed for success. Students often report that the reason they are ill prepared or lack interest is due in large part to the study materials that they are provided, saying that they are not always relative to what is being studied. REVEL will hopefully fix these issues with its text based reading materials, interactive exercises, infographics, social features and video segments. All of the elements will provide students with an interesting, engaging and up to date learning experience while encouraging them to no longer be passive participants in their learning. REVEL will also aid teachers in their lesson plans with the ability to track how students are using the content and how much time is spent in certain areas. There is the added perk of being able to use REVEL while mobile, which will allow students to study anytime and anywhere from a variety of devices. Source: Riddell, R. (2014, September 30). Pearson's REVEL aims to replace the traditional textbook [Educause 2014]. Retrieved September 30, 2014, from http://www.educationdive.com/news/pearsons-revel-aims-to-replace-the-traditional-textbook-educause-2014/314959/


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Saturday, April 30, 2011
Best Part of the Morning
Friday, April 29, 2011
Education Fair
It's fine (in my opinion) to do both, but there should certainly be a spotlight--focus-- intensity on the Why of Easter. I feel like we had more of that this year, and it's something I want to retain, cling tightly to throughout my life, not just at one time.
Whoa, now where was I?
We participated in the Education Fair this year, and had a blast. My Oldest did her display on Hanoverian horses. Of course, it would be something on horses! ;)
I'm so grateful that many of the older kids in our group also participate. There were truly amazing displays to view!
Thursday, April 28, 2011
The Skirt from Ecletic Whatnot
A few weeks ago, I won an amazing custom-made little girl's skirt from Eclectic Whatnot
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Recovering. In Pictures.
I had the afflicted, infected wisdom tooth removed this morning. So forgive me if this post is weird, written by a drugged-up woman.
Our Town: this may go down as the 1000-year flood. There were water rescues, flooded homes, closed roads, and bridges washed away. We're fine, but others are not. Our town and the surrounding ones will take awhile to recover.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Update in pictures
Lovin' those dirty knees
Today's agenda, while the storms rage on:
Craft, Paint, Read, watch family movies, and spend time in prayer.
This day is heavy with hope, anticipation, sadness, longing...
On Easter, Jesus defeated death
and saved us.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Updating The List
Do any of y'all remember my 35 Things To Do Before I'm 35 List? Well, seeing as how I'm about to be 31 (still young, folks, still young!) I thought I'd update it.
1. Write letters. Lots of letters. Make a point to thank children for their help and kindness. DONE; I've been pretty diligent about this, and even reinstated Letter Writing Friday with the kids.
2. Host a Wonderland Tea Party Still need to do this, asap! I have had mustache and polka dot parties, though.
3. Volunteer at the Children's Shelter or Pregnancy Center. I'm going to try to give what I can, by painting the NB resale store at no charge. Must get started on that soon!!
4. Run a 5K. Hmph. I'm no closer to this than I was when I set the goal ;/
5. Host a Cooking Club Night. DONE; I did a Greek night awhile back
6. Canoe. Soon.
7. Finish painting the bathroom and kid's rooms (including mural.) Buggers. I had to restart Izzy's because she didn't like the color. This may take me until I'm 35!! I've repainted the living room twice since the list started!
8. Make my own iron-on transfer shirt designs Sooooon.
9. Paint a very large canvas. I bought it. Does that count for somethin'?
10. Finish the Family Tree
11. Get my bike fixed, and start taking family rides. Well, I did get the kids new bikes. But mine still isn't fixed :(
12. Host another Art Night DONE
13. Take all the kids rafting (so far only three have gone) We're planning to do this in May or June-- woot, woot!
14. Reopen my Etsy shop DONE Nest In the Sun
15. Take all the kids to the beach (only three have gone) DONE We went to South Padre last summer. Simply the best vacation ever.
16. Go rock climbing. I may end up zip lining before rock climbing. And I'm serious.
17. Finish 20 "book portraits" (paintings on book covers-- I've completed two so far) not yet
18. Go with Fred [and kids] to a Walton Arts Center Performance (we've never gone together.) We're going tomorrow, to Imago Theater's ZooZoo
19. Make a scarf. DONE, several times over.
20. Take kids to the Discovery Museum. DONE, with and without the homeschool group
21. Go to another local play DONE
22. Make more of our own clothes. I've made some, but I'd love to do more
23. Organize the baby book contents (and memory boxes, too!) not yet
24. Get back into my favorite jeans. arrgghh not yet
25. Pay for a stranger's meal. ...when we're not unemployed...
26. Go tent camping with all the kids (only three have gone so far, but we have a trip planned this month) soooooon
27. Submit artwork to the downtown art store. pricey than I thought, but I'm submitting to other places.
28. Write and Illustrate a children's art book. in the works
29. Videotape an interview with each of the kids. I'd totally forgotten about this. oops.
30. Sew matching summer dresses for me and Isabelle to wear. She's not really interested, my dear tom girl, so it may need to be skirts...or shorts...
31. Host some bloggie giveaways; share the love. DONE, even on blogs not my own
32. Paint pictures of each of my children. need to do
33. Visit a nursing home. Bring handmade cards and goodies. (I won't risk singing and giving anyone a heart attack!) still want/need to do
34. Send unexpected Just-Because cards and gifts to friends DONE
35. Give myself grace if I don't get this list all checked off. Am doing
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Garden Progress
Would you like to know why I'm falling behind on my blog? This is one of those loaded "how are you doing?" questions...do you reeeeaally want to know?
Okay, then. I'll tell you. (skip down to the pictures, if you didn't really want an answer. No hard feelings!) I am in kitchen-painting progress, spur of the moment mini-vacation goings and unpackings, garden work, homeschool plans (for the last 5 official weeks of our school year!!--woot, woot)...plus the usual gymnastics and horseback riding taxiing... and my Harvesters Group...and NWA Mommies Playgroup, when I can make it. And Home Group with church, when I can make it (not the last three times :( boo) ... plus I started exercising again. Phew. So there you have it.
However, I did purposely expose my children to chicken pox last week, and that's a whole 'nother post, so life may slow down for us in a few days. From what I hear/read, it's about a 10-16 day incubation period, right?
Anyway, gardening. Yes, I've been at it, and I'll show you some progress pics. :)
First, Flowers. I have dianthus, blue bonnets, marigolds, tulips, irises, daffodils, begonias, mums, zinnias, peonies, etc, etc, you name it.
I love these purple irises!!! I only have two blooming right now, but more are pregnantly approaching blossom.In the above picture, doesn't it look like a part of the petal is sewn?? Wow. God puts so much detail into everything.
And the peonies... {sigh} I adore these. I have five plants, and two are heavy with buds, dripping their juice.
My 3-year old peony is up to my 4-year's shoulders now. :)Next on display: Berries
I have 4 raspberry plants so far. The 2 from last year are all over the place, covering the trellis, and tied to the fence. Flowers are popping up like ornaments on a heavily adorned tree. I expect a good first harvest!
blueberries are still pretty small. This is my second year with the 2 of them (they stayed inside through the winter, and are now planted along the back fence.) Strawberries
None of mine made it through the winter, seeing as how they were in-ground. Thanks to my Man, my Papaw, and a friend, I now have 10 plants going strong, three of which are already producing berries. Three of them are June-bearing only, and the others are ever-bearing. Okay, and here is my raised cinder block bed (I have a wood one, also.) Thanks, Wade, for the awesome idea!
In the cinder block holes, I've planted some of the strawberries, the garlic, onions & marigolds. (FYI: Would-be animal thieves are deterred by garlic, onions, and marigolds)
On the inside, I've planted cilantro, sweet corn in the middle, and "salad mix" on one side, with spinach on the other. This bed will also house tomatoes and peppers, in a couple more weeks.
Oh, and yes, I did use plastic silverware as my plant markers. ;)
Below, I nailed an old wooden ladder to the fence, to use as my bean trellis. There are some small plants coming up, at the bottom, but you can't really make them out in this picture. More marigolds are planted around them.
I let the kids help me paint a sign to go over our garden. I wrote the letters in pencil, and let them help go over it in black paint. Simple and easy, and a good reminder.
Below, my potatoes are planted in a large tub. I followed Stacy's method (will post the link later, as soon as I can find it!! Or post it in the comments, Stacy!) They're getting so tall, and I keep piling more dirt on. Apparently (this is my first year for potatoes) the crop grows between the first planted potato seed part and the leaves... so you keep adding more and more soil as they grow, keeping 3/4 of the plant covered. The kids and I are learning new things every day! Last, for now, but not least. Here's a little glimpse of my shoe-rack planter, on the inside back of the fence, next to the cinder bed. I got the idea here, and couldn't wait to try it, seeing as how one of my shoe racks was falling apart anyway. Don't worry; I washed it out first...before I crammed it with soil. Mine is planted with several kinds of herbs, one kind of lettuce, some marigolds and dwarf zinnias, and morning glories along the top, so they can hang down the other side of the fence. I'll let you know how this works out!
Next time, I'll try to include pics of our bean tee pee, cucumbers, sunflower house starter, and the other raised bed. I'm always up for new and fun ideas, so please share any links/ ideas/ suggestions that you have!
Happy Gardening!!


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Hello anyone who sometimes checks in on this space! Man, have the last couple of months have been a whirlwind! Let me catch you up to speed.
I got a full-time job. It's at a really great company, the people I work with are great, and there are opportunities to grow and learn. I'm excited about this next step. So nervous with a lot of it, and it is stressful being unsure of yourself and hoping you don't mess something up since you are still in the process of learning.
I am still working part-time at Starbucks. My student loans are looming with having to start repaying them back. I work two jobs to help supplement the income I'm making to put more money towards student debt.
I bought a car! I know I was going to wait a while before I bought a new car, so I could pay down my debt, but I was at the stage in my life where I'm sick of relying on someone else to take me to point A or B, the buses in this town always being late due to construction and detours, as well as not feeling independent. The first month I was working both jobs, I had to get picked up from my Starbucks shift every time I closed on a weekend, or else I wouldn't get home until 12pm! Pretty late for working two jobs.
I've had zero time. Well, maybe not zero, but a lot less time. I'm trying to connect with friends again, trying to find out what to do now that I am not a student anymore, and find time to learn and grown myself. I'm trying to get into a good spot and mindset in my life, and I've been having some setbacks. I'm trying really hard to get some stuff sorted out health-wise to hopefully start seeing some changes overall.
What's next? Please keep an eye out on this space! I'm trying to get back into the swing of things, I've got some reviews to write, and hopefully I can schedule some time to keep up a consistent schedule. I've been itching to write again, and I know I need to keep it up :).
I hope everyone is having a great start to their holidays! Please let me know if there is some things I've missed out on 🙂


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No love lost for the glove
Out-of-favour Windies wicketkeeper Ramdin says he is focusing on batting
Out-of-favour West Indies wicketkeeper Denesh Ramdin thinks he still has something to offer at the highest level despite relieving himself of glove duties in this season's regional four-day cricket championship.
Ramdin, the 32-year-old Trinidad and Tobago Red Force captain, has not kept wicket throughout the first six games of the season, leaving that responsibility to Amir Jangoo, 20.
"I'm giving the young guy an opportunity to keep. I've been doing it for 10, 15 years at this level... I'm just focusing on some batting, to score some runs and see how it goes. I'm enjoying it at the moment and hopefully I can continue," he told the Jamaica Observer during the drawn sixth-round encounter between the Red Force and hosts Jamaica Scorpions at Sabina Park last weekend.
Fans could see him return to a wicketkeeping role during the regional Super50 tournament early next year.
"Probably in the one-day format come January to February I'll be behind the stumps," he said.
Ramdin, who played the most recent of his 74 Test matches against hosts Australia in January 2016, debuted in the format in 2005. A year earlier he had made his entry into first-class cricket.
He has scored 2,898 runs at an average of 25.87 in Tests, while scoring four centuries and 15 fifties. The agile wicketkeeper has completed 205 catches and 12 stumpings.
His experience has proven an invaluable part of the Red Force batting this season. His aggregate of 408 runs — which includes two hundreds and as many half-centuries — and average of 68, lead the team.
"At the moment I'm really enjoying Trinidad and Tobago cricket. Hopefully, I can get some more runs in the four-day tournament, a couple more centuries and put up my name for [West Indies] selection again," said the veteran player.
Ramdin's unbeaten 52 and Imran Khan's 17 not out in a stubborn, unbroken 40-run seventh-wicket partnership teamed with afternoon rain to crash the Scorpions' potential winning party at Sabina Park on Sunday's final day.
He was also quite sharp in the field, skilfully holding on to four catches in the Scorpions' big first-innings score of 535.
"I know what I'm capable of, either being a batsman or playing as a wicketkeeper/batsman. I'm just enjoying fielding at the moment. Some days, long days, but I'm trying to get used to it. I try to stay behind at first or second slip because it's easy there in terms of trying to control the game and to set the field placing and stuff like that," he noted.
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Jeff Eager, with his effortless talent, versatile voice and commanding stage presence, has secured a reputation as one of the most diverse and dynamic musicians in Toronto. Eager has shared the stage with R&B queen Jully Black, "The Voice France" winner Yoann Freejay, and twice with rock icon Lenny Kravitz. He has recorded with Arkells, performed on Canada AM with Joni NehRita, at Yonge and Dundas Square with the Monster Rock Orchestra, and at the popular Virgin Mobile Mod Club with the St. Royals 24-piece superband.
Eager has brought his original show to the TD Jazz Festival, the Oakville Jazz Festival, and the Trius Winery Jazz and Blues Festival, performing songs from his debut album, Bonavista, heard widely on various satellite stations and CBC radio.


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Iraqi officials say a suicide bomber has exploded a vehicle outside a prison near Baghdad, killing 19 people and wounding at least 22 others.
The blast happened Monday morning at the entrance to the al-Hout prison in the town of Taji. Authorities say the dead include at least 10 security personnel and several civilian workers.
In Baghdad, an Iraqi lawmaker was among two people wounded Monday in an attack near the parliament in the capital's heavily-fortified Green Zone. One person was killed in the attack.
The car bombing is the third major attack in Iraq in the past week. Bombings and shootings in and around Baghdad killed at least 15 people Saturday, while a triple bombing in the southern city of Basra killed at least 19 people Thursday.
Violence has declined across Iraq since a sectarian conflict peaked in 2006 and 2007, but deadly attacks remain common as U.S. troops prepare to leave the country at the end of this year.
Iraqi authorities say 258 people were killed in violence in October, including civilians and security personnel. U.S. and Iraqi officials have said insurgents may intensify attacks in the final stage of the U.S. military pullout to take advantage of a perceived power vacuum. But, they say Iraqi forces will be ready to deal with the country's security problems on their own.
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Householders face inflation-busting council tax rises averaging 4.3% from next month, according to government figures published today.
The average council tax per dwelling will be £1,101, compared with £1,056 in 2006-07, representing just over a pound more per week for individual households.
The increase is slightly higher than last year's 4.2% average rise, which the government blamed on the additional charge levied on Londoners to fund the 2012 Olympic games.
The average increase on Band D households is down from 4.5% to 4.2% for 2007/08, with residents set to pay £1,321 compared with £1,268 last year.
Although the £20-a-year charge to Londoners towards the cost of the 2012 Olympic games pushed up the national average, the area actually saw the biggest drop in council tax, down from 4.5% to 3.6%, according to government figures.
Areas with two-tier shire councils set the highest average increases at 4.4%, down from 4.6% last year.
The overall figures represent the second lowest rises since Labour took power in 1997 following the decision to introduce capping four years ago to curb high council tax increases.
But the average household will still be forced to pay an extra 1.5% above inflation, which currently stands at 2.8%.
Local government insisted they had done "everything in their power" to keep bills down this year.
Sir Jeremy Beecham, vice-chairman of the Local Government Association - which represents more than 400 councils in England and Wales - said town hall chiefs had faced "tough choices" in setting budgets.
"Government grant has not kept up with the massive demands being placed on councils, such as caring for an ageing population and costs arising from new legislation," he said.
Sir Jeremy insisted the government needed to be "open and honest" about what it is prepared to fund in the future and how this will impact on local services and the council taxpayer.
Alongside efficiencies, some local authorities have caused controversy in their efforts to keep residents' council tax bills down.
Camden council set a zero council tax increase but provoked local furore by announcing the closure of some services for homeless people and the elderly.
The government has yet to announce whether it plans to cap individual authorities who breached the 5% limit imposed to prevent unacceptable council tax rises.
The measure was introduced after the average rise soared to 12.9% in 2003-2004 and has been lauded as the chief factor holding down high council tax rises.
The government is keen to stave off mounting protest from pensioner groups who complain that the property-based tax fails to consider the plight of those on low fixed incomes.
A government spokesman said: "A final decision has not yet been made on capping."
A long-awaited report on the future local government published by Sir Michael Lyons for the government last week recommended that capping be scrapped to allow councils more autonomy in setting budgets.
But local government minister Phil Woolas signalled the government had no intention of putting the measure aside in the foreseeable future because he said the government had a duty to protect residents from huge jumps in bills.
"Our tough action on capping has helped keep down council tax bills for 2007-08," he said.
"Local authorities have responded to the need to cut down demands on council tax payers and have delivered an average council tax increase of 4.2% [for D band properties]."


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Shadow Shot Sunday
Lovely tower. Happy Sunday! Bonny
Thanks, B
Sadly too many people consider shopping malls civilisation.
For myself, I prefer the green majesty of your leaves...
an interesting juxtaposition
Very lovely. Have a nice day.
Interesting skyline.
Good Morning, Cloudia! The tower is beautiful. Happy Sunday!
So pretty! Enjoy your sunday Cloudia :)
You are always going to new heights. Aloha Tom The Backroads Traveller
cool spire. enjoy your weekend!! ( :
nice shot, cloudia.
Are those cranes really building a shopping mall? That's too bad. The church tower is so pretty!
I must agree with Mr. Bryson.
Love what you did to the image.
Aloha from the Molokai Girl.
Thanks! <3
Those are some cool shots!
I'd love to invite you to join in on this week's Wordless Wednesday (on Tuesday) linky:
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Back in November, Australian street art sensation Anthony Lister linked with Gallery A.S. to create Bogan Paradise, a dark and twisted installation on Sydney's George Street. The exhibition shared some of the figurative canvases we've come to expect from Lister, as well as a more varied set of spaces built from found objects. Included were old video games, wall paintings, and even a bit of live performance.
Check the video for a chance to walk through the installation from the comfort of your own desk.


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I just realised that it is the 1st of August and I had forgotten to post my one little finish for July.
I bought the pattern, purse frame and fabric at the Darling Harbour Quilt Show.
It's quite small. You can see my embroidery scissors just in front.
Tonight I will join in with Friday Night With Friends and hopefully sew my lovely lime green handles to my scrappy bag. If you would like to join in, register here.


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I will most likely ship the shoes the day of or the next day for sure depending on what time the shoe is ordered. I ship UPS, BUT if ground shipping is too much for your state, i will be shipping with the post office.
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We are proud to announce the opening of our bridal boutique – Consider the Dress. Consider the Dress is located at 21720 Lorain Road, located in Fairview Park, Ohio, right across from the Fairview Shopping Center. Consider the Dress Bridal Boutique will carry a mix of both new, gently used and consignment bridal dresses in a variety of sizes from size 2 – 32 with prices starting as low as $200. We also carry a large selection of mothers/special occasion dresses and flower girl dresses.
The initial hours will be by appointment at Consider the Dress Bridal Boutique. Call us to set an appointment to come in to consign your bridal dress or schedule to come in to find your perfect dress at 440-799-8345. You can also reach us to schedule through our Facebook scheduling page.
At Consider the Dress Bridal Boutique we will accept bridal dresses, veils, jewelry, dress toppers including jackets and boleros, and wedding shoes. All dresses must be within a five year period and should be cleaned and free of any stains, rips or tears. Dresses will be consigned for a period of 6 months and upon the selling of your dress payment will be made available for pickup.
Consider the Dress Bridal Boutique strives to make each bride's experience a memorable experience as she finds her perfect dress to say her forever I Do's in.
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I'll Follow the Sun (2008)
- Studio: Independent
- Release: September 16, 2008
- Director: Emily Marcuson, Ben Thompson
- Writer: Emily Marcuson, Kati Francis
- Cast: Kati Francis, Zia Francis, Joe Railton
Video archive for the film I'll Follow the Sun, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2008. There is currently one video available for the film, of which zero are trailers, as listed below. Happy viewing!
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When you visi Fiverr and search for some SEO services you may see individuals there, who offer to submit your website to ten, twenty, fifty, two hundred or even more search engines. Some people who are unfamiliar with SEO may think that it is a good idea to submit your website to 500 hundred different search engines. Firstly, I do not understand intentions of these SEO specialists. Are they planning to increase your search engine rankings by submitting your website to so many search engines, or they simply think that people use some of these five hundred search engines? I think that their aim is to make your website visible in all search engines, which exist n the Internet. Such SEO experts are not aware of the following facts.
Google is the most popular search engine on the Internet. Bing is in the second place. Yahoo has 3.48% of the market and all other minor search engines share remaining 1.18%. This makes it clear for everyone that there is no need in submitting your website to hundreds of different search engines. People don't use unpopular search engines and there is no need to waste your time submitting it to hundreds of unknown search engines.
In fact, Google robots and other bots from other search engines surf the Internet and index web pages. Even if you don't manually submit your website, search engines will submit it without your help. So don't worry about that. If your website is new, you will see it in the search results soon. Just be a little bit patient.
When your website is submitted to Google (manually by you or automatically by Google), all other websites follow Google and start displaying your website in their search results. Of course, it may take time for your website to appear in the search results of other search engines, but finally, it will show up.
As you see, there is no reason for you to waste your time by submitting your website to dozens or even hundreds of different, unknown search engines. Value your time and don't waste it!


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The myth of the brilliant, self-taught tech entrepreneur has a stronghold on the American imagination. When people think of Bill Gates, they think of a smart young man who grew up at the right place at the right time to foster his love of computers. In reality, he attended an exclusive prep school where he was afforded plenty of computer time—rare at the time—which gave him a head-start on his peers in computer science. This is also true of Mark Zuckerberg. Most think of him as the headstrong entrepreneur who dropped out of Harvard to start Facebook. Most don't know that his parents hired a private tutor to help develop his computer science skills as a child.
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We utilize STEM principles (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) in the context of problem solving through technology.


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Manage WordPress Images in the Media Library
Anybody who has built a WordPress website with more than a few images in the media library knows what a pain it is to scroll and scroll to find that one image you need. It is an almost impossible task if you have a store with a multitude of images in your WordPress media library. In situations like that, it is often easier to just upload the image again that you need. However duplicating images takes a toll on several things. You database fills up more than necessary and your server fills up more than necessary.
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There is a plugin for WordPress called Media Library Categories Premium. The way this plugin works is to assign images to categories. You can create categories just like any other category, or create the category on the fly while uploading your images. You can always go back and assign the images to the correct category using the built-in single/bulk action tool that you are already familiar with.
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WordPress organizes things using categories and tags instead of separate folders like you may be used to on a standard website. You can sort and search for images based on their category. Lets say you have a clothes store. You sell shirts, pants, socks, dresses and more. Imagine you have 50 or more images for each category. You decide to write a new post putting a particular dress in the spot light or on sale and now you need to add a picture of that dress to the post. While you are adding an image to the media library, you have the option to sort by the dresses category you created for your images and then you only need to look through 50 images instead of the 200+ images in your media library.
While writing this post I captured a screen shot of adding an image. It is not a dress, but something on this site. I have over 1000 images in my media library. But I can easily find what I need with the plugin sort capability.
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One Final Thing You May Want To Know
The default behavior of the category plugin is to add categories the same way WordPress would say when you create a post. The category shows up in your sidebar letting people know there is a post in that category. Well the plugin will do the same. If you do not mind people browsing your images by category, then the default behavior will be ok. Most people would prefer not to have image categories show up in their sidebar and not on the front-end anywhere. So, I have a solution for you to hide image categories from the front-end or your WordPress site and only you will see them on the back-end.
In your child theme functions.php include this code snippet:
//Wordpress Categories Images Filter Allow category display on back-end
* separate media categories from post categories
* use a custom category called 'category_media' for the categories in the media library
add_filter( 'wpmediacategory_taxonomy', function(){ return 'category_media'; } );