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By Aaron Pressman
| The FCC's Reverse Entrepreneur
Harvard's Internet Brain Trust
After three years with Internet start-up NetNoir, Marcelino Ford-Livene has taken on an even bigger challenge – quenching America's thirst for bandwidth.
The Federal Communications Commission got lucky last summer when incoming chair William Kennard snagged attorney Marcelino Ford-Livene to serve as the agency's newest Internet specialist. In the normal scheme of things, high tech industry lawyers spend a few lean years working for Uncle Sam before jumping over to the more lucrative pastures of the private sector. But Ford-Livene has reversed the process, leaving a successful start-up to serve his country in the quest for faster Net connections.
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As a principal at the groundbreaking Afrocentric online service NetNoir, Ford-Livene got an intense education in the wild ups-and-downs of Web publishing. By signing up to become the FCC's counsel for new media policy, Ford-Livene has joined Kennard's "bandwidth boot camp" to study consumer demand for big data pipes. Since becoming the agency's chair in November, Kennard has vowed to solve the Net's bandwidth bottleneck by lifting old rules to encourage competition and spark investment in new technologies.
Ford-Livene's first major test will come this spring, as he attempts to fend off lawmakers led by US Senator Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) who are unhappy that Internet service providers aren't required to subsidize rural phone service. Ford-Livene will counter that companies supplying Internet content in all its myriad forms are not telecommunications providers, but creators of information services – a classification that exempts them from fees under the Telecommunications Act of 1996. In addition, the growth of Internet telephony is making such precise distinctions meaningless. "Boundaries are becoming blurred," Ford-Livene says. "And the impact is being felt all over the FCC."
Ford-Livene is also organizing a forum that will bring leading content creators to Washington during the summer to discuss their plans to send ever greater (and fatter) programming onto the Net. With all this on his plate, he isn't looking back. "Any entrepreneur who goes into government is going to have to learn to roll with the punches," he says. "Things can take longer to get done, but now I'm sitting in the catbird seat."
By Pamela Samuelson
| The FCC's Reverse Entrepreneur
Fair Use or Fair License?
Harvard's Internet Brain Trust
Change is coming to the Uniform Commercial Code – a venerable body of law that governs trade in virtually all 50 US states. A committee of lawyers has been quietly meeting since 1996 to draft new rules for the information economy, with an eye toward wrapping up later this year. The goal is to add a new section to the UCC, called Article 2B, that would give teeth to licensing contracts used in the trade of intangible goods such as software and information services.
As originally envisioned, Article 2B would make the shrink-wrap licenses that accompany most software packages legally enforceable. But the current draft of Article 2B would apply to almost all information transactions – from online database contracts to motion picture deals to consulting arrangements to technology transfer agreements to searches conducted by electronic agents. If the current UCC 2B language is adopted, no longer will you "buy" information and reuse it as you wish. Instead, you'll "license" it on specific terms set by the licensor.
As the drafting process continues, it's not clear whether intellectual property law will continue to provide default rules for information transactions. For instance, if copyright law gives you the right to make backup copies of software, should Microsoft be able to use a shrink-wrap license to prohibit such practices and override your federal rights? Although UCC 2B doesn't specify, your fair use rights hang in the balance.
By Jennifer Hillner
| The FCC's Reverse Entrepreneur
A Fund for the Future
Harvard's Internet Brain Trust
To maintain US competitiveness, President Clinton's proposed 1999 budget includes a substantial allowance for technological research and development – including a US$31.1 billion jewel called the Research Fund for America.
Almost half the fund is earmarked for the National Institutes of Health, which will use the money for cancer and AIDS research and human DNA sequencing. At NASA, the fund will support unmanned exploration of Mars, Saturn, and deep space, while a network of satellites called the Earth Observing System will examine global climate change. Back on Earth, the Next Generation Internet will receive $110 million. The Department of Commerce will devote $269 million to private-sector companies that invest in high-risk technologies. To power the 21st century, the Department of Energy is focusing $228 million on fusion energy research and $277 million to develop cars with three times the fuel efficiency of today's vehicles.
Sound good? Don't get your hopes up yet – much of the fund will come from the still-unresolved tobacco industry settlement. Clinton's budget must also be approved by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. And as one committee aide points out, "The priorities of the president and Congress are not always the same."
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- Health and Human Services: $14.869 billion
- NASA: $4.605 billion
- Department of Energy: $3.741 billion
- National Science Foundation: $3.710 billion
- Department of Agriculture: $1.454 billion
- Department of Commerce: $858 million
- US Geological Survey: $807 million
- Environmental Protection Agency: $692 million
- Department of Education: $50 million
- Others: $310 million
By Will Rodger (email@example.com) is Washington bureau chief for Inter@ctive Week.
| The FCC's Reverse Entrepreneur
Read Their Lips: No Net Taxes
Harvard's Internet Brain Trust
Congress and the White House want to protect online commerce from special taxes. But they'll first have to overcome opposition on Main Street. By Will Rodger
The taxman cometh, and this time to the Internet – that is, unless somebody stops him first. As it happens, two members of Congress are trying like hell to do just that.
Working as a bipartisan, bicameral tag team, Representative Chris Cox (R-California) and Senator Ron Wyden (D-Oregon) have each introduced a bill called the Internet Tax Freedom Act. Known as S 442 in the Senate and HR 1054 in the House, the legislation takes a broad swipe at a profusion of taxes that could stifle the development of electronic commerce. (See "Taxing Taxes," page 210).
In plain English, the Internet Tax Freedom Act would ban state and local authorities from imposing extra taxes on Internet-based businesses that aren't already imposed on businesses in meatspace. Under the proposed law, if Ohio makes Main Street retailers collect 4.5 percent sales tax, online companies will be required to levy the same tax – no more, no less. In essence, the bill guarantees the right of local and regional governments to collect existing taxes, so long as they don't tax Net-based business differently.
The measure, in other words, serves as a kind of tax ceiling, if not tax prohibition. If it becomes law, however, Internet commerce will enjoy a respite from the myriad taxes that could be levied as online transactions pass through any of the 30,000 taxing authorities in the US. Back in the 18th century, it was an analogous concern that inspired the Constitution's ban on state taxation of interstate commerce.
Sound reasonable? The Senate Commerce Committee thought so, and approved S 442 for a full vote on the Senate floor. On the other side of the Capitol, the same is expected to happen once the House Commerce and Judiciary committees take up HR 1054. Supporters of the measure include groups such as Americans for Taxpayer Reform, the Information Technology Association of America, and Commercial Internet Xchange, as well as Internet guru Vint Cerf.
"The chances for passage are excellent," says Cox. "This has been one of Congress's top priorities for the first half of the year. I anticipate President Clinton signing this bill no later than the August recess."
Still, state and local governments wanted to kill the measure – and fast. During hearings last summer, representatives of intergovernmental taxing authorities, the city of Richmond, Virginia, and the state of Texas all predicted economic ruin if the law is signed.
Leading the opposition to the Internet Tax Freedom Act is Senator Byron Dorgan (D-North Dakota), a former state tax commissioner, and he's found an ally in Senate majority leader Trent Lott (R-Mississippi). "This bill would create a special class of people who would be exempt from taxes," says Barry Piatt, Dorgan's spokesperson.
That special class is Internet merchants who, like mail- and phone-order companies, are now exempt from collecting out-of-state sales tax under a 1992 Supreme Court ruling. If the new law passes, Internet merchants will explicitly be held to the same standard.
The National Governors' Association (NGA) charged hard on the issue, enlisting chair George Voinovich of Ohio to lobby Washington for the cause. To Voinovich, taxing the Net means saving local jobs and storefronts from extinction.
But even in Ohio, the politics of the Internet Tax Freedom Act are complex. Voinovich has faced opposition from his own state treasurer and fellow Republican, Kenneth Blackwell. Blackwell, also a rising star in the GOP, warns, "The National Governors' Association is essentially a tax-levying organization determined to produce a cybureaucracy unrivaled in human history."
The NGA has also grappled with serious dissent within its ranks. Governors from four of the group's largest and most influential states – California, Massachusetts, New York, and Virginia – endorsed the Internet Tax Freedom Act. Last year, Alabama vowed to pull out of the NGA to protest the group's pro-tax lobbying efforts in Washington.
Even more troubling for the NGA, Bill Clinton also supports the proposal. "There should be no special breaks for the Internet," Clinton says, "but we can't allow unfair taxation to weigh it down and stunt the development of the most promising new economic opportunity in decades."
In mid-March, the governors' association compromised and agreed to support the bill. So the taxman may cometh to the Net, but only for a short stay.
By Todd Lappin
| The FCC's Reverse Entrepreneur
Planet Crypto
Harvard's Internet Brain Trust
The genie is out of the bottle. For years the US government has insisted that nations around the world support its efforts to control the sale and use of strong encryption. Not so, according to an Electronic Privacy Information Center survey recently conducted for the Global Internet Liberty Campaign. As the expanse of blue and green shown in this map suggests, the vast majority of countries allow cryptography to be used, manufactured, and sold without restriction. The lineup of crypto hard-liners includes China, Russia, Belarus, Israel, Pakistan, and Singapore. But, as the survey concludes, "the policies of the United States are the most surprising, given that the fact that virtually all of the other democratic, industrial nations have few, if any, controls on the use of cryptography."
By Ben Greenman
| The FCC's Reverse Entrepreneur
Harvard's Internet Brain Trust
As director of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society, law professor Charles Nesson has spent the last three years building Harvard University's first academic think tank devoted exclusively to the Net. Born within the hallowed halls of Harvard Law School, the Berkman Center has assembled a brain trust devoted to legal issues affecting on- and offline worlds. The Crimson coterie's gray-matter musings range from Lawrence Lessig's analyses of online applications of the Constitution to Charles Ogletree's investigations of race in cyberspace to William Fisher's examination of intellectual property issues.
But the law is only a starting point. Both Nesson and Lessig are well known outside the classroom – Nesson for his frequent media appearances and Lessig as the on-again, off-again special master in the Microsoft antitrust suit. Cyberscribe John Perry Barlow, network-economics expert David Clark, and Ji Liang, a Beijing-based researcher, have also sung in the center's intellectual choir. And the center runs the annual Harvard Conference on Internet and Society, which will be held this May.
Mindful of McLuhan's axiom that the medium is the message, the center doesn't just study the Net – it helps others study over the Net. In February Metaschool opened with a free, online course on privacy taught by Professor Arthur R. Miller. Nesson, meanwhile, is developing a plan code-named H20 – shorthand for Harvard 2.0 – that will use intranets to reduce bureaucracy and extend the university beyond its campus in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Sprawling, ambitious, and often intoxicated by its own utopian rhetoric, the center resembles the Net itself. Buoyed by Harvard's prestige, Nesson and company continue to attract top thinkers. "If you extend an invitation from Harvard, people tend to answer," says Nesson.
By Brad Wieners
| The FCC's Reverse Entrepreneur
Harvard's Internet Brain Trust
High Marx
One hundred and fifty years ago this month, members of a workers' organization in Germany began spiriting a subversive zine into France. Today, this tract, The Communist Manifesto, is once again slipping across borders – in a stylish edition issued by Verso, the transatlantic publisher. "This elegant, cloth-bound book, with its dazzling jacket by Komar and Melamid, is aimed at sybaritic Marxists everywhere," says Verso managing director Colin Robinson. "Here is an edition which will sit nicely on any Ligne Roset coffee table or fit snugly in a Prada purse." Perhaps there really is a spectre haunting Europe – the spectre of commodification!
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Raw Data: More than half of public schools in the United States have Internet access, but only 13 percent of teachers believe the Net improves student performance (Market Data Retrieval and Education Market Research) … Fifty-six percent of Americans say they are afraid of public speaking (Roper Starch Worldwide) … Thirty-eight percent of Americans admit they have been told they talk too much (Prevention magazine) … At least 25 percent of US citizens say that their privacy has been improperly invaded either online or elsewhere (Louis Harris & Associates) … Seventy-two percent of online users say they worry about the government's censorship of the Internet (Cyber Dialogue) … Sixty percent of Internet users spend more time surfing the Net than watching television (FutureScapes)


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Jacob Reinecker is a 2015 graduate of Vallivue High School. He was active in FFA during high school, holding multiple offices, earning his State Degree, and competing at both the state and national levels. Jacob was also very involved in marching band, wind ensemble, jazz band, and National Honor Society at Vallivue High School, where he served as Chapter President his senior year. Currently, Jacob is in his freshman year of the agronomy program at Kansas State University. He is active in the agronomy club where he competes on the K-State Soil Judging Team. He is enjoying learning all about crops, soil, and agriculture in the mid-west. He plans to return to Idaho after graduation and begin his career in agriculture.
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Welcome to the Slamming $5,000 Saturday Slam.
Once again I have my top 6 picks heading into this big Moneyball contest and as always I've shopped around for a little value (and one premium) and therefore that should allow you to select your own premiums with some coin to spare.
$5,000 kitty with the winner taking $650 and its pays $34.18 right down to 89th
Bulldogs v Brisbane – 1:45pm
Gold Coast v Adelaide
Sydney v GWS
Fremantle v Kangaroos – 7:40pm
Tom Rockliff (MID, $10,600)
After his 157 last week, Rocky will be a very popular pick heading into the first game for the Saturday Slam against the Bulldogs.
Last year against the Dogs he scored just 88, but did have 149 before that.
The pig loves playing under the Etihad roof where he has scored 106, 127, 179 and 184 in his last four games.
For only $500 less, his team mate Dayne Zorko (MID, $10,600) is another great option and loves playing at Etihad as well. He goes for his 6th straight 100+ score there so if you wanted to roll with someone a little unique, then Zorko is your man.
Isaac Heeney (FWD, $6,500)
Targeted as the break-out player of 2017 until illness struck the man down. However, the good new is he's back. The better news is… he's cheap and his price hasn't moved one bit.
Heeney is at home against the Giants who are very tough to score on at the moment, but in the last two finals last year, he scored 89 and 116. He scored 95 and 127 in his last two games at the SCG and should be keen as mustard to get back out there today.
Jy Simpkin (FWD, $4,000)
If you're buying Rocky, then you'll need a few guys like this to fill your team.
At $4,000, Simpkin started the season very poorly but bounced back last week with a solid 70. Over in the west, he should find space agaimnst the Dockers and rack up another solid score… hopefully.
Riley Knight (FWD, $5,000)
Alright, here's another one. Riley Knight is named on the forward flank for the Crows who head up to the sunny coast to play the Suns.
With scores of 74 and 80 in his last two games, Knight has been getting the job done, with a lowest score of 69 this year. Anything in the 70+ region will be a huge bonus if he can keep the ball rolling here.
Todd Goldstein (RUC, $8,400)
With Pruess on the sidelines 'resting' Goldy will resume his #1 ruck role at the club and he will remind everyone why he is a bargain priced under $9k.
Enjoy it while it lasts because this is a rarity. He had 112 last week and although he's up against the mighty Sandilands this week he should be fine. In his last two games on the Dockers he has scored 96 and 111 and this week. Finally, Goldy will need to be good… or otherwise, Pruess will be back in to assist again with his rucking duties, and Goldy for one doesn't want that.
Robert Murphy (DEF, $7,600)
When veterans play their huge milestone games, their team mates like to make it memorable.
Expect all Bob Murphy's team mates today to be finding him at every chance they can get. The Geelong boys used to do it and in Bob's 300th game today, so be ready for him to have inflated numbers.
He scored 90 and 87 in his last two games on the Lions but 100+ here is a lock for me today.
When I picked him in my team I was thinking big as I believe they will win, he'll have 25d, 12m. He'll be checking his Fantasy score as he is chaired off after the game, smiling because he can see he has crack triple figures and all the fans will know the same as they cheer him like the champion he is.


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The interceptor mkII was built in spring 2001. It featured many new things and was far better than the audi or its predecessor. Here's some details:
The engine: It's basically a V version of the 4 cylinder engine, as seen in the Building plans section. And by saying that, i mean, that i have taken two R4 engines and have planted them in the same casing. The rest was just a thing of adjustment. It's a very powerfull engine. Aldough it has never exceeded 160 rpm's, it was capable of moving the 5-6 kilogram interceptor with ease (while the car moved, the engine run @ 80rpm's). Since i consider it too complicated and too inefficiant in this stage of development, there will be no building instructions for it.
The interceptor was my second "big" car. I was always a big car fanatic, and especially loved muscle cars. The interceptor was a prime example. The modell seen on this page was built in 1998. It was the first one to feature the pneumatic V8 engine, a self bearing body shell, and my new concept of body pannels. The later modells, the audi and the interceptor mkII improoved all its features and added many new ones.


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Samdam Retail is a recognized distributor of travel bags, handbags, leather goods and accessories, all products in our store being carefully selected to meet the highest requirements in terms of quality, design, performance and reliability. Below you can find some of the brands we distribute.
One of the most innovative luggage manufacturers in the world, Samsonite has positioned itself as a leader in the industry by introducing new materials, creating new designs and coming up with revolutionary solutions and concepts. Today, the internationally recognized brand offers a wide range of travel luggage, business and casual bags, leather products, personal accessories and even a line of luggage for kids, created in partnership with Disney.
The state-of-the-art technologies, attention to detail and fine craftsmanship are visible in all these luggage collections and recommend Samsonite's products to anyone looking to get the best value for money. Modern or classical, made of hard or soft materials, Samsonite's bag stand out through their incredible lightness, strength and durability, enhanced safety features and stylish detailing that transform these pieces of luggage into sophisticated travel accessories, suitable for both business and casual trips.
Founded in 1933, American Tourister is another pioneer in the industry, being the first brand to create a moulded luggage in 1965. Also, the brand was the first to test their travel bags with flight attendants for major airlines. Today, American Tourister creates lightweight and durable hard-sided bags and soft-sided pieces of luggage that stand out through their youthful and fresh design, pleasant color combinations and well-structured compartments.
More affordable than other similar products, the high quality bags are embedded with distinctive traits, being designed for worry-free leisure trips. Versatile and practical, the travel bags from American Toursiter continue to be improved with each new line of products, creating one of the most trusted luggage brands around the world.
High Sierra was established in 1978, being renowned for its youthful and trendy bags. Whether it's sports, adventure, business or school, you can always find a bag to suit your needs and taste. The high quality products made by High Sierra are versatile and innovative, being equipped with features that make them comfortable, safe and durable.
Available in various styles and designed for purposes like business and office use, leisure travel, outdoor adventures, family trips, gym use or daily use, the bags can easily make you stand out and add a touch of color and fun to your outfit. The latest collections from High Sierra include urban packs, backpacks, sportive packs, hydration and frame packs for outdoor activities, office and wheeled backpacks, school items and shoulder bags
Disney by Samsonite is an innovative collection of bags for kids, designed in partnership with Disney. The magical characters of Disney embellish the iconic pieces of luggage from Samsonite, creating delightful and charming travel bags and school items that capture the hearts of both children and parents.
Disney's most beloved characters – Mickey and Minnie Mouse, Disney Princesses, Pixar Cars, Disney Planes and Marvel's heroes Spiderman and The Avengers – are all featured on the ergonomic and durable luggage, resulting in a line of state-of-the-art products for kids. The attention to detail that is specific for all Samsonite products guarantees that parents will send their kids to school with safe bags, while the resistant and lightweight trolleys enable families to travel in comfort without neglecting the personality and style preferences of their children.
Castelijn & Beerens was founded in 1945 by two craftsmen, Walter Castelijn and Marinus Beerens. In the early years, the brand's production was focused on handbags, belts, serviettes and schoolbags, which were produced from high quality leather, with a lot of attention to detail. The leather scraps were used for crafting wallets and watch straps
As the brand's production extended, other small leather goods like key cases, purses and agenda were added to the production line, the Castelijn & Beerens bags and accessories being known for their elegant designs, soft lines, classy colors and durability. Today, the company produces fashionable women's bags and exclusive business bags, quality and uniqueness remaining the defining traits of the Castelijn & Beerens leather bags.
Founded in 1952 by Monte Goldman, the lifestyle brand Eastpak started its journey in the world of bags as Eastern Canvas Products USA Inc. The company was initially producing bags and packs for the US military, its early line of products including duffels, backpacks and safety equipment.
Starting with 1976, Goldman's son Mark joined the company, and the direction changed dramatically. A free-thinking pianist fresh out of college, Mark brought a new vision to the company's retail line, which was transformed into the consumer brand Eastpak. Noticing the popularity of army issue bags among college students, he decided to launch the first line of backpacks, duffels and shoulder bags for the consumer market.
The military-inspired line was an overnight success and encouraged Goldman to continue exploring this niche, which flourished into a business. In 1981, Norman Jacobs joined the company, and soon Eastpak became the brand of choice on the East Coast. In 1984, the company introduced its famous Lifetime warranty, and one year later it started using flashy prints and bright colors in their bags, Eastpak being the first brand to incorporate the wild style of the '80s into their consumer line.
This movement marked the brand's evolution from outdoor and military bags to urban lifestyle and casual bags. Renowned for their quality and durability, the Eastpak bags were standing out not only through their bolder and more original style, but also through the brand's provocative advertising campaigns of the mid-1980s. In 1986, Eastpak crossed the Atlantic, launching its distribution activities in France. Together with Kostia Belkin, Mark Goldman and Norman Jacobs set up a business that opened the doors for other successful European collaborations.


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Friday, September 19th: Free Doughnuts for Talk Like a Pirate Day
Through Sunday, September 21st: Bryant Park Square Dance 2014 + Mechanical Bull Riding, Trick Roping & More
Friday, September 19th: Smorgasburg & Mister Saturday Night in Central Park
Through Saturday, September 28th: Astoria Restaurant Week 2014
Friday, September 19th & Saturday, September 20th: Free Electronics Recycling
Friday, September 19th: 7th Annual Nerd Nite Nerdtacular + Free Nerdy Cupcakes & Cookies
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Friday, September 19th: Bingo Benefit for Books Through Bars
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Friday, September 19th: Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers / The Mother Hips
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Through Tuesday, September 30th: Free Yoga + Free Wellness Workshops
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Through Friday, October 3rd: Floating Library on the Hudson River
Through Saturday, September 20th: NYC Parks Bocce Tournament 2014
Thorough Sunday, October 26th: Exhibition on Amusement Park Rides & Games of the 1900s
Through Tuesday, September 30th: FringeNYC Encores 2014
Through Sunday, September 28th: $20 Off-Broadway Shows During 20at20 2014
Through Tuesday, September 30th: In Our Own Words: Feminist Non-Fiction Films of the '70s
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Through Sunday, February 15th: 'Killer Heels: The Art of the High-Heeled Shoe'
Through Saturday, September 20th: BEAT (Brooklyn Emerging Artists in Theater) Festival 2014
Through Saturday, September 27th: 'Future Feminism' Exhibition & Performance Series
Through Sunday, September 21st: Feast of San Gennaro 2014
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text: Every year we venture to Dave's Pumpkin Patch in Huntley IL & the kids have so much fun, and it's super cheap so it's really very enjoyable for everyone. (See our previous years' pictures here & here). The pumpkins are all only $6 for all sizes, and they also have great prices on mums, gourds, squash, & corn stalks. The kids have so much fun picking out their own pumpkins, going through the corn maze, popping ghost bubbles, riding tractors, & their haunted hayride. What I really love best about this place is that its really a 'no frills' type place, super low key and no crazy crowds or add on costs for anything. Everything is pay by the honor system in a little bucket on your way out. Would totally recommend this place if you're looking to have a fun, festive afternoon with the kids. They're guaranteed to have a great time, and your wallet will be happy too.


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Data may have been compromised for some households involved in Child Protective Services cases in Spring 2020. If you believe your information may have been included in this breach, call 888-304-1021 from 9 a.m. – 4 p.m., M-F.
DFCS Announces Community Initiative
ATLANTA – Building on the statewide momentum of the initial round of applications, the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services (DFCS) began accepting round two for potential State of Hope designated sites on February 5, 2019. Led by the Georgia DFCS and in partnership with Georgia State University (Child Welfare Training Collaborative) and Georgia Family Connection partnership, the State of Hope initiative provides opportunities for seed funding and specialized technical assistance to local entities with "big ideas" that address conditions that attribute to
disparities in education, threaten a family's self-sufficiency and lead to child abuse and neglect.
DFCS Interim Director, Tom Rawlings said, "The State of Hope aims to create communities where children are safe, thriving and full of hope." This initiative supports grass-roots innovative efforts that focus on one or more of four opportunities for hope: Education, being/becoming Trauma-Informed, Quality Caregiving and Economic Self-Sufficiency. These are the priority areas the agency believes will have the greatest impact on keeping children safe, strengthening families and empowering communities.
"Together, we started a movement to design communities where children are safe, thriving and full of hope. We are incredibly honored to be partnered with communities on this journey and look forward to expanding our network and influence in the coming year" said Rawlings.
Applicants not selected to receive funding may still receive an invitation to become a member of the Hope Ecosystem –a network that enables State of Hope sites to connect and collaborate with fellow sites, receive technical resources and support and access additional funding opportunities.
The deadline to submit an application is March 29, 2019. To learn more or participate in the State of Hope initiative, go to https://dfcs.georgia.gov/state-hope. For more information, questions or to be added to the State of Hope mailing list, please email email@example.com.


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26 Weeks
At 26 weeks baby's feet are approximately 2 inches long and its hands are very active. Baby's muscle coordination is developing. Your 3D 4D or HDLive ultrasound may catch baby putting a thumb or fingers in its mouth. Thumb sucking is common, it calms baby and strengthens cheek and jaw muscles.
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Alphonsa Residential School
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Amalambika Convent English School
Near Check Post, Thekkady, Idukki-685 536
Amrita Vidyalayam
Peroor, Kollam-691 005
Anita Public School
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The number of SARS cases in Asia continues to climb as new cases arise in both China and Hong Kong. Officials say that measures to protect healthcare workers have not been adequate.
Under the new spirit of openness, China reported more than 150 new cases of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. The death toll also rose by at least five, to 97.
China reports more than 2,100 SARS cases, about half the global total, of least 4,000 patients. There have been at least 230 SARS deaths worldwide.
Liu Jianchao, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesman calls Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome "a catastrophe new to mankind."
Despite the rise in cases, Chinese authorities have backed away from an earlier decision to cancel most of the seven day holiday to mark Labor Day on May 1. Workers will have five days off.
But the government is discouraging people from traveling during the holiday, to avoid spreading the disease to impoverished rural areas, where health care facilities are limited.
A team of experts with the World Health Organization is visiting hospitals in Shanghai. The city has reported few SARS cases, raising suspicions that officials there are covering up patient numbers, as was the case in Beijing. On Sunday, the national government fired China's health minister and the Beijing mayor for mishandling the SARS outbreak.
In Hong Kong, the city's leader, Tung Chee-hwa, thanked health care workers for their dedication in fighting SARS.
Mr. Tung said he will ask a government body to earmark an estimated $25 million for nurses and doctors who wish to seek extra training.
Hong Kong has seen the highest number of fatalities, and its death toll rose by five, to 99.
There were also 32 new cases, 10 of them health care workers. More than 20 percent of Hong Kong's 1,434 SARS patients are health workers.
Dr. Yeoh Eng-Kiong, Hong Kong's health secretary, said efforts to protect health care workers have been inadequate. He said some health workers caught the virus while using machinery to help SARS patients breathe.
Dr. Yeoh also said that in some cases health workers failed to recognize that patients hospitalized for other ailments were also infected with SARS.
Elsewhere in Asia, the second probable SARS death has been reported in Malaysia, which has seen only six possible cases so far.
In Singapore, the supply of fresh vegetables has been disrupted as 2,400 workers at a vegetable market were quarantined after one worker came down with SARS.


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Mix Your Six: A Game of Modifications with Steven BergYou've heard Steven say it, now experience it: a pattern is only a guideline! Pick six things from our playlist to create your custom Mixify Menu and find playful ways to incorporate them into a base pattern from a StevenBe accessory or garment pattern. Free yourself from the traditional boundaries of the pattern by learning to modify the written instructions to make your imagination come to life. Steven will teach you his famous tips and tricks while you learn to let go and knit with wild creative abandon.
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Searching for a given target object in a scene not only requires detecting the target object if it is visible, but also to identify promising locations for search if not. The quantity that measures how interesting an image region is given a certain task is called top-down saliency.
Saliency predictions are mostly used to reduce the computational burden of image processing: Instead of applying expensive processing steps like object classification exhaustively over the whole image, we can use saliency maps to chose a small set of salient regions for further processing and ignore other, uninteresting image parts
We investigate whether Convolutional Neural Networks can be trained on human search fixations to predict top-down saliency for search. To this end, we collected a dataset of fixations from 15 participants who searched for objects from three different categories. As the data also contains a lot of task-unrelated fixations, we developed different methods to facilitate the learning of task-specific behavior from it. We also evaluated the benefit of training on fixation data versus using the segmentation masks of target objects for training and showed that saliency predictions from fixation-trained models give better results for pruning region proposals.
Kloss, A., Kappler, D., Lensch, H. P. A., Butz, M. V., Schaal, S., Bohg, J.Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IEEE, IROS, October 2016 (conference)
Kloss, A., Kappler, D., Lensch, H. P. A., Butz, M. V., Schaal, S., Bohg, J.
Learning Where to Search Using Visual Attention
Proceedings of the IEEE/RSJ Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems, IEEE, IROS, October 2016 (conference)
Kloss, A.
Object Detection Using Deep Learning - Learning where to search using visual attention
Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, May 2015 (mastersthesis)


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Rachel Lacourciere started practicing yoga in 1995 and began teaching yoga formally in 2011. Having two young children at home while completing her training, they joined in the practice to laugh, share, and connect with each other. It seemed only natural for Rachel to begin studying family and children's yoga as a way to further share and grow with her children. In 2015, Rachel studied with Susan Cline Lucey and received her Child Light Yoga Teacher certification. Since that time Rachel has worked with teens to toddlers, spreading her joy and exploration of yoga in an easy, fun, and laughter-filled setting.


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The Fourfold Gospel
Luke 10
Verse 1
Now after these things the Lord appointed seventy others1, and sent them two and two before his face into every city and place2, whither he himself was about to come.
Verse 3
And he said unto them, The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the laborers are few1: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth laborers into his harvest.
Verse 4
Carry no purse, no wallet, no shoes; and salute no man on the way1.
Verse 5
And into whatsoever house ye shall enter, first say, Peace [be] to this house1.
Verse 6
And if a son of peace be there, your peace shall rest upon him: but if not, it shall turn to you again1.
Verse 10
And in that same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give1: for the laborer is worthy of his hire2. Go not from house to house.
Verse 11
Even the dust from your city, that cleaveth to our feet, we wipe off against you1: nevertheless know this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh.
Verse 12
I say unto you, it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city1.
Verse 13
Woe unto thee, Chorazin1! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which were done in you, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes.
Verse 14
But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the judgment1, than for you.
Verse 15
And thou, Capernaum, shalt thou be exalted unto heaven? thou shalt be brought down unto Hades.
Verse 16
He that heareth you heareth me; and he that rejecteth you rejecteth me; and he that rejecteth me rejecteth him that sent me1.
Verse 17
And the seventy returned with joy1, saying, Lord, even the demons are subject unto us in thy name.
Verse 18
And he said unto them, I beheld Satan fallen as lightning from heaven1.
Verse 19
Behold, I have given you authority to tread upon serpents and scorpions1, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall in any wise hurt you.
Verse 20
Nevertheless in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rejoice that your names are written in heaven1.
Verse 21
In that same hour he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding1, and didst reveal them unto babes: yea, Father; for so it was well-pleasing in thy sight.
Verse 22
All things have been delivered unto me of my Father1: and no one knoweth who the Son is, save the Father; and who the Father is, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son willeth to reveal [him].
Verse 23
And turning to the disciples, he said privately, Blessed [are] the eyes which see the things that ye see1:
Verse 24
for I say unto you, that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which ye see1, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not.
Verse 25
And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and made trial of him1, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life2?
Verse 26
And he said unto him, What is written in the law? how readest thou?
Verse 27
And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind1; and thy neighbor as thyself.
Verse 28
And he said unto him, Thou hast answered right: this do, and thou shalt live1.
Verse 29
But he, desiring to justify himself, said unto Jesus, And who is my neighbor1?
Verse 30
Jesus made answer and said, A certain man1 was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho2; and he fell among robbers, who both stripped him and beat him, and departed, leaving him half dead3.
Verse 31
And by chance a certain priest was going down that way1: and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side2.
Verse 32
And in like manner a Levite also1, when he came to the place, and saw him, passed by on the other side2.
Verse 33
But a certain Samaritan1, as he journeyed, came where he was: and when he saw him, he was moved with compassion,
Verse 34
and came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on [them] oil and wine1; and he set him on his own beast, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
Verse 35
And on the morrow he took out two shillings1, and gave them to the host2, and said, Take care of him; and whatsoever thou spendest more, I, when I come back again, will repay thee3.
Verse 36
Which of these three, thinkest thou, proved neighbor unto him that fell among the robbers1?
Verse 37
And he said, He that showed mercy on him1. And Jesus said unto him, Go, and do thou likewise2.
Verse 38
Now as they went on their way1, he entered into a certain village2: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.
Verse 39
And she had a sister called Mary, who also sat at the Lord's feet1, and heard his word.
Verse 40
But Martha was cumbered about much serving1; and she came up to him, and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister did leave me to serve alone2? bid her therefore that she help me.
Verse 41
But the Lord answered and said unto her, Martha, Martha, thou art anxious and troubled about many things1:
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but one thing is needful1: for Mary hath chosen the good part, which shall not be taken away from her.
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A Marion County Circuit Court judge recently ruled that Oregon's largest labor union has violated a number of state laws concerning the operation of non-profit corporations. This is the latest development in long-running civil litigation between the union and one of its former presidents.
The former president initially sued Oregon's Local 503 of the Service Employees International Union in 2007 when the union denied him $110,000 in overtime pay. This eventually lead to complaints about the way the union treats members, conducts meetings and handles other corporate issues. The case has been widely followed in Oregon, as Local 503 is the state's largest union with 55,000 members. The union is also known for its significant political clout. In 2012, Local 503 spent over $2 million on local and state political campaigns.
In late June, a judge accused Local 503 of "regular, sustained and ongoing violations of state laws." Specifically, the judge accused the union of keeping information from members, skipping important annual meetings and illegally attempting to change its structure. The former president accused the union of "acting more like a secret society than a member-run organization."
Union leadership denies such accusations of wrongdoing. A former board member stressed that all Local 503 members are invited to become involved with governing the union, while Local 503's attorney explained that the body follows "quite elaborate democratic procedures" in the way it makes decisions and sets policy. The attorney and representatives with the Union have classified the lawsuit as a technical lawsuit over legal formalities that does not directly involve members services.
The case is expected to have dramatic repercussions in part due to a proposed state initiative known as the Public Employee Choice Act, which would eliminate the obligation for workers in union-represented jobs to either join the union or pay annual dues.
Oregon Live, "Oregon's largest union grapples with messy lawsuit from former president" Jeff Mapes, Aug. 04, 2013


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Sen. Leone, Combat Veterans Testify In Support Of Discounted Hunting, Trapping, Fishing License Fees
A proposed bill introduced by U.S. Air Force veteran and State Senator Carlo Leone (D-Stamford) that would discount hunting, trapping and fishing fees for veterans received its public hearing today before the legislature's Veterans Affairs Committee—and the bill received support not only from Sen. Leone, but from two combat veterans as well.
Senate Bill 503 would provide an as-yet undetermined discount for the various license fees, which range from $19 to $65. The bill was introduced by Sen. Leone as a way to help veterans recover from PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder).
"The idea is that taking advantage of what nature has to offer in a peaceful, controlled setting, through camaraderie and similar experiences, can be addressed in a way that has been proven to alleviate the effects of PTSD," Sen. Leone testified. "The request to lessen the license fees will hopefully engage more of our veterans to seek treatment and solutions amongst friends and fellow veterans in a way that is non-threatening, thereby providing a natural, healing environment to occur."
Daniel Laffin of North Haven, a combat-wounded veteran of the Afghanistan War, is an outdoorsman who runs a local chapter of Rivers of Recovery, an all-inclusive, medically proven four-day experience that introduces combat veterans to the sport of fly fishing.
"I feel this bill is so important because reducing the cost of entry into the outdoors can help so many veterans who don't have the extra money to spend on licenses," Laffin told committee members. "This goes way beyond saying thank you for your service. It can have a real impact on veterans' lives by helping them reconnect with each other, their families, and the outdoors."
Bridgeport resident Alejandro Rojas, a disabled Marine from the Iraq War, also testified in support of the bill while noting what a difference the Rivers to Recovery experience made for him.
"Last year Rivers of Recovery provided me with the experience of fly fishing on the Farmington River," Rojas testified. "For the first time in years I was able to relax and enjoy myself. Fly fishing on the water showed me a whole new world of relaxation that for a veteran who suffers from PTSD is extremely hard to get to. During the weekend trip, I witnessed an evolution. The veterans participating in the program, including myself, changed over the course of the weekend. This program helps veterans strive toward living a life that is no longer restricted by psychological or physical disabilities."
The deadline for action on bills in the Veterans Affairs Committee is this Thursday, February 16.


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First Lady, Public Advocate Rally With Workers to Call For Passage of Paid Personal Time
Advocates call for passage of historic legislation to make New York City the first in nation to guarantee 10 days paid time off. "Center for Frontline Retail's members, Board of Directors, and staff fully support Paid Personal Time as it would immeasurably benefit retail workers. With Paid Personal Time, retail workers will finally be able to take a much-needed day off, attend a child's event, celebrate holidays and family milestones, or any number of other activities. Right now, a retail corporate executive can take personal time, and it's long overdue that frontline workers get the same opportunity."


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Organ donation shortages – and other scary ways driverless cars could change the world
A fifth of all human organ transplants in the US come from traffic accidents, which - in theory - should significantly reduce when autonomous cars rule the roads
LIFE-SAVING organ donations may suffer from shortages as driverless cars take over the roads, according to a new study.
Currently, tragic traffic accidents result in a fifth of all transplants in the United States alone.
Select Car Leasing has put together a list predicting how driverless cars could change the world, both for the better and the worse.
Another such ominous prediction is that alcohol consumption will rise as drink-driving becomes a problem of the past.
Financial services firm Morgan Stanley has estimated that autonomous technology could lead to an extra £43billion pumped into the alcohol industry.
Millions would also lose their jobs as delivery drivers, with the UK seeing a 22-per-cent increase in the mileage covered by vans and light commercial vehicles in the last 10 years.
Fuelled by internet shopping and next-day deliveries, they now travel 10 billion miles more a year than they used to a decade ago, according to the Department for Transport's most recent figures from 2016.
Car hacking would also increase, with Select Car Leasing going as far as saying that your car could hold you hostage in the future.
Despite clearly being an extreme prediction, the firm cites an example from 2015 when cyber-security researchers took control of a Jeep Cherokee 10 miles away from the car's position and made it crash.
They also had full control of all of the cars electronics such as the radio, heating and windscreen wipers.
Driverless cars may even kill the radio star, as more people spend their journeys watching television screens or working on their laptops.
It's not all doom and gloom, though, as the NHS is estimated to save around £500million a year if autonomous vehicles cut 90 per cent of road accidents by 2030 as predicted.
Spending time looking for a car parking space may also be saved as motors make drop-offs and then park or drive themselves back home.
Sun Motors found that there were 22 deceased organ donors between April 2017 and March 2018 in the UK whose cause of death followed a road traffic accident.
During this period there was a total of 1,572 deceased organ donors, according to the NHS Blood and Transplant unit - so the number who died following an accident represents just over one per cent of all donors.


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Were you 'Seen' at the NRF King Reveal?
Photo: Kim Brent/The Enterprise
The reign of King Neches LXXI began as Judge Keith Fredrick Giblin was crowned as this year's Neches River Festival monarch at the Event Centre on Tuesday night.
The king was welcomed by the festival court, past royalty and the community, with a light supper served for high school participants.
Starting in May 1949, the Neches River Festival has been an annual event in downtown Beaumont, celebrating the "royalty" of the city and all it has to offer.
Information about the festival parade and other events in the following weeks is available at nechesriverfestival.com/20182019-dates.


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Lung Protective Ventilation Low Flow Anesthesia and Spirometry
A training program is intended for anesthetists to present the practice and principles of spirometry and lung protection.
Anesthesia Workstations are an improvement over the older machines. They have better ventilators, which allow quite a few advantages of the ICU ventilators to be transferred to the Operation Theatre. They allow more information to be displayed on the screens. Thus, they allow better monitoring of ventilator parameters. A major advance is the incorporation of various support modes. This course gives you an insight on how all of this is of use to you in Operation Theatres.
After completing this course, you will be able to
- Identify lung protective ventilation strategies.
- Explain low flow anesthesia in detail.
- Describe spirometry.
- List the new modes ventilation.
This course is intended for doctors.
- Spirometry
- New Modes of Ventilation
- Low Flow Anesthesia
- Lung Ventilation Strategies
Dr Hema G
The theory, practical , hospital situations , data shown and live workshop to have the feel in action, made us more aware and broadened our knowledge to handle cardiac patients. It was a great learning experience and I wont change any aspect of the course.
Dr Hemang Agrawal
Great learning experience! Instructors and content truly differentiates GE programs. Special thanks to faculty for making it more interactive and useful. Would highly recommend to my peers and colleagues!
Dr Suhail
I am completely satisfied by the program. The content, faculty were well planned, over all experience was superb!


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This summer I came across an Etsy shop that I fell madly in love with: Native Rainbow. Native Rainbow's bold, unique, bohemian jewelry and accessories are perfect for those who want to stand out. I was able to interview the beautiful woman (yes, she's the model, too!) behind Native Rainbow, Lizzie, to find out where her inspiration comes from, and what advice she has for others interested in becoming a jewelry designer!
LA Inspiration: Where does the name Native Rainbow come from?
Lizzie: Native Rainbow signifies my personal mantra or an inspirational way of living. These words evoke a spiritual power that reminds me to embody my native self as a positive colorful spectrum and be aware of my impact in life.
LAI: When did you begin designing, and what was the final push that made you decide to start your own business?
L: Art has been my passion since before I can remember. I've always sketched, painted and crafted. My sister and I used to make jewelry as children. We'd set up a table on the corner of our block and sell our creations.
I dabbled in the fashion and music industries in Los Angeles for almost ten years, continuing my art in various mediums. After feeling the grind in a depressing job for almost five years I realized that the only way I was going to be happy was to be creative and work for myself. I don't think I could have a boss again. :) For almost three years now, I have been building my jewelry line to include leather bags, belts, dresses and home decor. With many more ideas for the future. I'm constantly pushing myself to learn new skills and techniques.
LAI: What inspires you?
L: I recently moved back to the South to be closer to my family and to enjoy a simpler way of life. Years of living in the city had taken it's toll and I found myself wanting more solitude, fresh air, clean water and a greater sense of community. My husband and I wanted a mini farm to live as naturally as possible and to rescue as many animals as we can. My ultimate goal is to start Native Rainbow Animal Sanctuary as a non-profit organization. Offering a haven for unwanted, neglected or abused animals or finding them a new home.
I have always been fascinated by animals, plants and objects in nature, especially stones and crystals. My creativity explodes from retrospective outings in nature. I am in love with the deserts of California, New Mexico and Arizona and draw constant inspiration from them. Big Sur is one of the most beautiful places I have ever been. The Smokey Mountains are home. And Egypt and Morocco are dream destinations at the top of my list.
LAI: Is there a certain piece of yours that is your personal favorite?
L: I am my own worst critic so I wouldn't necessarily say that I have a piece that is my favorite. I always find something about a piece I would improve. However, I would say that my favorite pieces to create would be my hand-painted bags and turquoise rings.
LAI: What kind of person do you envision wearing Native Rainbow?
L: I envision eclectic bohemian babes wearing Native Rainbow. I feel that most of my items are big statement pieces, made for the edgy individuals.


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Who We ServePoonam in India
When Poonam quietly left Hinduism in 2012, the Bible she obtained instantly became her most prized possession.
The young Indian wife and mother of three secretly read God's Word in her home each day, growing in her understanding of God's love for her. But she feared that her husband would discover her new faith, and he soon did.
After overhearing her praying a Christian prayer one day, he found her Bible and angrily tore it to pieces.
"From today on you stop reading the Bible, and as long as you live in this house you better not pray!" he scolded.
Poonam's husband then beat her, eventually kicking her out of the house and refusing to let her see their young sons and daughter. Her Christian faith cost her everything.
In India, where a rise in persecution of Christians has paralleled the rise in Hindu nationalism, Bibles are a precious resource. They help new believers continue to grow in faith amid persecution.
After losing her Bible and her family, Poonam stayed with relatives and prayed for the return of everything she had lost. A pastor and another believer who lived near her relatives visited Poonam regularly to pray with her. To her great joy, one day they gave her a new Bible provided by VOM. Poonam burst into tears as she received the Bible.
Over time, God answered Poonam's prayers, restoring her marriage and family. Although her husband has not placed his faith in Christ, his heart has softened toward Poonam and toward the Christian faith. He has even attended church a few times to see how Christians worship.
Poonam reads and studies God's Word using her new Bible, but she can't give up the tattered and torn Bible that her husband had tried to destroy. It is, after all, how she first learned about Jesus.
She recently told a VOM worker that Isaiah 41:10 has special meaning for her: "Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you, yes, I will help you, I will uphold you with My righteous right hand."
"My Bible is everything to me," Poonam said. "It is the living word of God. Without it, I can't live."


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Top 25 Albums of 2010
1. LCD Soundsystem – This is Happening (DFA/Virgin)
2. Yellow Swans – Going Places (Type)
3. Jóhann Jóhannsson – And in the Endless Pause There Came the Sound of Bees (Type)
4. Robyn – Body Talk Pt. 1 (Konichiwa/Interscope)
5. Titus Andronicus – The Monitor (XL)
6. Standard Fare – The Noyelle Beat (Bar None)
7. V/A – Welcome Home (Diggin' the Universe): A Woodsist Compilation (Woodsist)
8. The Velvet Teen – No Star (Self-Released)
9. Jack Attack – My Rights Have Been Violated (Self-Released)
10. Jason Moran – Ten (Blue Note/EMI)
11. Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday (Young Money/Universal)
12. Goodriddler – The Strength of Weak Ties (Sell the Heart)
13. Grouper / Roy Montgomery – Vessel (Self-Released)
14. RVIVR – S/T (Rumbletowne)
15. Marco Benevento – Between the Needles and Nightfall (Royal Potato)
16. Hanalei – One Big Night (Big Scary Monsters/Brick Gun)
17. Superchunk – Majesty Shredding (Merge)
18. Hearse – Diagnosed (Self-Released)
19. Sam Amidon – I See the Sign (Bedroom Community)
20. M.I.A. – Maya (Interscope)
21. Evan Parker & John Weise – C-Section (PAN)
22. Daniel Bjarnason – Processions (Bedroom Community)
23. Flying Lotus – Cosmogramma (Warp)
24. Joseph Hammer – I Love You, Please Love Me Too (PAN)
25. Best Coast – Crazy for You (Mexican Summer)
Live Review and Photos: 2010 Treasure Island Music Festival
I've got a theory and the theory is this: No matter how early you try to arrive at the ballpark to catch the shuttle to Treasure Island, you will always get to the festival three seconds after the band you'd sell your left kidney to see takes the stage. Bridge traffic, shuttle lines and unexpected delays crop up every year. That's a better scenario than missing your favorite band entirely, but it's nonetheless sweat-inducing—even in the type of bone-chilling weather which this year finally decided, after three Treasure Island Music Festivals benevolently spared the San Francisco cold, to rear its oceanic head.
Yes, it was cold. And yes, two of the must-see acts of 2010, Die Antwoord and Superchunk, played at relatively early time slots, which surely was a strategic move on the festival organizers' part, I imagine, to beef up the crowd in the early hours. Both acts could have more played a few slots up on the bill, and that's not accounting for taste—just demand. Likewise, Deadmau5 probably should have headlined Saturday, because a gigantic sea of neon-clad pacifier-wearers with goosebumped bare midriffs bailed for the warmth of the shuttles before LCD Soundsystem.
For having been debunked as the Borat of all viral hip-hop jokes in 2010, Die Antwoord is insistently entertaining. Not too many rappers quote Cypress Hill and Ren & Stimpy in one breath while in the next, freestyling a couple lines about wiping his ass with a shirt someone threw on stage while actually wiping his ass with a shirt someone threw on stage. Juvenilia reigns, with stagediving, mooning the crowd and false appendages. Both Ninja and Yo-Landi really need to eat some food, but the fact that I still have their hooks in my head three days later tells you something about the success of their gimmick.
Nic Offer, singer of !!!, sings with his fly open! I am thrilled to finally see this band after too many missed opportunities. "You know where we played last night?" Offer offers. "Tokyo! That's right! Friday night Tokyo, Saturday San Francisco. Three hours sleep, baby!" With LCD Soundsystem here too, the spirit of Jerry Fuchs lingers. Thanks for "Heart of Hearts" and "Must Be the Moon," guys.
During Four Tet's set, I finally have my brush with fame: The two guys handing out the "Thank You" stickers. Every fourth person I see has one stuck to their clothes, foreheads or breasts. Mid-dancing, they speak to me in body language which asks, "Hey man, do you want a 'Thank You' sticker too?" I respond with body language that says, "Yeah, here, lemme peel one off your roll there." They both wag their fingers as if to say, "No way," then one of them peels off a sticker and slaps it on my sweatshirt himself. They continue dancing. There is a man in a full-body green suit crowdsurfing. The sun is setting. Four Tet is a little less pastichey and more fluid than when I saw him last, four years ago, after Everything Ecstatic. This is not all that bad.
Somewhere in there between Kruder & Dorfmeister and Deadmau5, the news comes in: The Giants had beaten the Phillies in Game 1 of the NLCS. This fact is incredible to the point that stray fans shout things like "Cody Motherfucking Ross!" and random strangers jump up and high-five. Entire portions of the crowd chant "Let's Go Giants!" The timing is good. I find a Fountaingrove Round Barn T-shirt on a hipster vintage rack in one of the clothing booths. Back near the port-a-potties I watch a gate-crasher hop the fence and sprint into anonymity. My best friend gets engaged. Okay, okay, that actually happened the night before. But still. Love is in the air.
"Deadmau5 Suck5," my newly-engaged friend texts, but it's not true. Deadmau5 is just there, the neo-house flavor of the year with an overboard, impressive light show owing buckets to Daft Punk. This happened two years ago, and it was called Justice. Where is Justice now? Replaced, it seems, by a DJ who hates DJs in a mouse helmet who lifts Chris Isaak's "Wicked Game." I'm not on the right drugs, but for 45 minutes, Treasure Island is a solid, teeming, unified mass.
Watching Miike Snow is a nice change of pace from the phenomenon of Deadmau5. They're shrouded in blue lights and a constant billow of fake fog (when, honestly, real San Francisco Bay fog could very nearly fill the role just fine). They're from Sweden. This fact is helpful for copy editors when cursing their name, but doesn't solve the whole puzzle. I suspect Miike Snow likes it that way. "Animal" sounds perfect in the dark.
To answer your question, yes, LCD Soundsystem does open their set with "Dance Yrself Clean"! Along with "Drunk Girls," "I Can Change," "You Wanted a Hit" and "Home," This is Happening is well-represented. "All My Friends" is the hands-down jam. "Yeah." Admirably, every sound on their recordings is replicated by one live instrument or another, and James Murphy can absolutely sing those falsettos live. Honestly, they could play all night, but when 10:50pm rolls around it's time to pull the plug. "We don't make the rules," explains Murphy. "We're not the cops."
Superchunk rules Sunday. I resist the phrase "showin' 'em how it's done," but in Superchunk's case it truly applies. No band at the festival is as punchy and energetic, but punchy and energetic are only tips of the equation: Vitally, Superchunk actually plays as if their music is important. Almost every other band playing today glosses over with that same lame rock-guy detachment that ruined the 1970s. In fact, with the rain, everything seems downright gloomy on Sunday after Supserchunk. They have every right to rest on their laurels, but instead they flail, pounce and thrash through such a damn fine set. Starting with "Kicked In"? BOLD. "Water Wings," "Throwing Things," "Detroit has a Skyline," "Hyper Enough," "Precision Auto," it's all in there.
It's sad that Zooey Deschanel reminds me of Taylor Swift, but the facts are that like Swift, she's cute and she doesn't always sing on key. No one cared when Kurt Cobain didn't sing on key, but Deschanel is going for an altogether different, which is to say retro, thing. She & Him's 50s girl-group-by-way-of-Patsy-Cline schtick, female backup singers and all, relies on polish and technique, neither of which Deschanel has in spades. If it weren't for the indie cred of M. Ward, who once made wonderfully strong, eloquent records before hopping on this confusing side project, I doubt many people would take the band seriously.
Monotonix: Bringing the DIY basement show to music festivals since 2008.
Two temper tantrums into Broken Social Scene's set, a friend compares Kevin Drew to Axl Rose and chuckles; said friend loves Axl Rose and all his shortcomings. But I can't digest it, not since seeing Drew and the rest of the band in much better, triumphant, E-Street-Band-like spirits just a year ago. It's not just the weather, which is gloomy enough. Brendan Canning violently throws his guitar to the ground. Drew makes a pissy comment about how when you play as many shows as he does, you get accustomed to the sound being perfect. Wrapped in leather and shades and heroin-like detachment, he drops his own guitar mid-song to wander around the stage, invading other people's instruments. They play "Almost Crimes" and "Anthem for a 17-Year-Old Girl" from You Forgot It in People; "7/4" and "Ibi Dreams of Pavement" from S/T; and the rest is from their new record, but they're not feeling it, and neither is the crowd. Just an off day, I hope. The cold wind and cold vibes take their toll, and we head out.
More photos below – All photos by Elizabeth Seward.
Treasure Island 2010: LCD Soudsystem, Belle & Sebastian, Broken Social Scene, Die Antwoord, Hella More
The lineup for this year's wingding at Treasure Island has been announced. Lest I sound like a broken record, writing about previous year's fests here and here and here and here and here and here and here, I think Treasure Island is really the perfect festival for people who hate festivals—it's small, it's manageable, it's scenic as hell and the only corporate sponsor is Heineken. Historically, it's also boasted a lineup usually way more impressive than other festivals, catching bands on the ascendant wax instead of the sad wane.
That's mostly the case again in 2010. Here's who's playing:
Saturday, October 16
LCD Soundsystem, Deadmau5, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Miike Snow, !!!, Die Antwoord, Little Dragon, Four Tet, Holy Fuck, Phantogram, Jamaica, Wallpaper, Maus Haus
Sunday, October 17
Belle & Sebastian, The National, Broken Social Scene, She & Him, Superchunk, Rogue Wave, Surfer Blood, Ra Ra Riot, Monotonix, The Sea & Cake, Phosphorescent, Papercuts, The Mumlers
LCD Soundsystem has put out one of this year's best records, so they'll make a memorable headliner. Kruder & Dorfmeister, who are billed specifically as "Kruder & Dorfmeister (LIVE)," should probably just play all of K&D Sessions. Expect Jerry Fuchs shout-outs from !!!. Weirdly, Die Antwoord is way down on the schedule even though their show at the Rickshaw Stop was fetching $150 for tix; expect the stage to be mobbed.
I really feel like the bombastic, festival-perfect Broken Social Scene should be headlining Sunday instead of Belle & Sebastian. M. Ward makes a festival reappearance with She & Him, Monotonix is going to wind up banging on drums while hanging from the motherfucking Ferris wheel, and Superchunk really should have booked a club date instead of playing a truncated festival set, but what can you do?
Two-day tickets are available now for $120; single-day tickets go on sale on Friday, July 16. All da deets over at the offish fest site.
Top 20 Albums of 2009
1. Dirty Projectors – Bitte Orca (Domino)
2. The-Dream – Love vs. Money (Def Jam)
3. K'naan – Troubadour (A&M / Octone)
4. Nellie McKay – Normal as Blueberry Pie (Verve)
5. Thorns of Life – Live at 924 Gilman (Torrent)
6. Sunn o))) – Monoliths and Dimensions (Southern Lord)
7. Tyondai Braxton – Central Market (Warp)
8. Nomo – Invisible Cities (Ubiquity)
9. P.O.S. – Never Better (Rhymesayers)
10. Litany for the Whale – Dolores (Molsook / PMM)
11. Grizzly Bear – Veckatimest (Warp)
12. Superchunk – Crossed Wires (Merge)
13. Not to Reason Why – Would You Hug Fire? (Pandacide / 1912)
14. Vijay Iyer Trio – Historicity (ACT)
15. Passion Pit – Manners (Frenchkiss / Columbia)
16. Adam Theis & the Jazz Mafia – Brass, Bows & Beats (Jazz Mafia)
17. Souls of Mischief – Montezuma's Revenge (Heiro)
18. The Full Blast – Black Hole (Atavistic)
19. Finale – T.I.M.E. (River City)
20. Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown (Reprise)
On the Stereo: Clearinghouse of "Brands" and "Lifestyle Marketing," Thank You
Nomo – Invisible Cities: Dean played this for me on the way home from seeing Ornette Coleman in San Francisco, and it was one of those moments when everything made sense. Nomo take the Fela Kuti thing many steps further than most of Fela's acolytes who frustratingly seem stuck in tribute mode, and use a funk-based template for exciting arrangements. A thoroughly enjoyable Moondog cover, "Bumbo," is everything good about this group: thumb pianos, a steady groove, and a horn section that stretches out and snaps back like elastic.
Neurosis – Times of Grace: I swore off Neurosis in 1993 with Enemy of the Sun, and even slept through one of their shows at Gilman around the same time. It takes love to retract such shunning, and upon reconsideration, Enemy of the Sun, though no Souls at Zero, is a fine album. Better yet is this 1999 Steve Albini-produced record, which does away with the tribal drumming and whatever weird effect Dave Ed used to have on his bass, and sticks to the true live sound of a band unafraid to mentally fornicate with the dark side.
Girls – Album: I allowed myself to be hoodwinked into this crap by Rob, who stated thus: "It's like early, angry Elvis Costello backed by some cheesy '60s LA pop band. It sounds about as unhip as possible, yet it totally rules. I love it when someone does something so well, you just can't deny it – even if it seems like the wrong thing at the wrong time." I trusted him until yesterday, when upon the fifth listening I just got sick of it and took it off. People are into its simple songs, with melodies and choruses, because that stuff hasn't been popular for a while. That doesn't make it good.
Up Tight! – Soundtrack: Jules Dassin is famous for The Naked City and Never on Sunday, but I've gotta say, there's nothing like Rififi, which I saw once at the Rialto while Tom Waits sat behind me. The local angle on Dassin gets deeper when you factor in Thieves' Highway, partially filmed in rural Sebastopol and which features the most gripping tire-changing scene in the history of cinema. This film, written, produced and directed by Dassin, has never been available on VHS or DVD. I'm dying to see it. Booker T. & the MGs play a soulful score, with an interesting re-recording of "Time is Tight."
Not to Reason Why – Would You Hug Fire?: I've heard that the title was suggested by a developmentally disabled person, so cut it some slack. I'll write more about the amazing packaging later, for the paper, but for now just know that it's finally out. It's been an exciting few years watching this band get better and better, and everything good about them comes together on this album. It used to be easy to lump them in with Explosions in the Sky but that's no longer appropriate, especially with the strings and horns on this densely produced outing.
Elvin Jones / Jimmy Garrison Sextet – Illumination!: The last time Elvin Jones played at Yoshi's, he was accompanied by an oxygen tank. Played up until the end. When I talked to John Handy, he echoed a story going around—even told by Ted Curson (scroll to "July 21st")—that Elvin Jones once pulled a gun on Charles Mingus. This record is essentially Coltrane's Impulse quartet without Coltrane, plus clarinet, flute, English horn and baritone sax. On it, Elvin plays remarkably. This is a good time to let you know that McCoy Tyner is playing at Yoshi's on New Year's Eve and surrounding dates, with Esperanza Spalding, Francisco Mela and Ravi Coltrane. Go.
Richard Harris – Slides: So I guess there was this thing going on for a while in the 1970s where it was okay to be unemployed and wasted all day as long as you gave off the vibe that love and nature were the most important things in the world. Rod McKuen, embroidered denim shirts, EST, all that kinda Sausalito-y post-cocaine stuff. It really has been 37 years since this album came out. Harris is sometimes atrocious in the best way and sometimes great in the most atrocious way, and telling which from which depends on your mood / glasses of wine you've had. I appreciate the challenge.
D'Angelo – Voodoo: You ever see a vat of tar on those asphalt trucks that smell? I know you've smelled it, but if you look up close, it's incredible to see. Huge, round bubbles that slowly rise to the surface and dissipate rather than pop. That's what this record is like: steamy, yet incapable of a rolling boil. It took me years to realize that it was more than rhythm and blurts. Perhaps I gravitate to the chicken on the back cover, and the fact that it is most likely about to be killed. A sleeper-wave album.
Superchunk – No Pocky for Kitty: In 1993, I thought for sure I had to be the only person listening to this album everyday twice. As such, like a Superchunk ambassador, I told everyone about it. When I met Kid Dynamo, and they had heard of this album, I freaked. The new book about Merge Records called Our Noise: The Story of Merge Records is excellent, and is a good reminder of the days when indie rock had no internet presence. I love being blown away when someone else has heard of some wonderful discovery. It happens more infrequently these days.
Reggie Workman – The Works of Workman: When one thinks of exemplary double-bass albums, one often thinks of Dragonetti Lives!, a wonderful 1975 recording on John Fahey's Takoma label by Bertram Turetzky. (Listen to some of it here.) Turetzky plays with a lone piano backing, but on The Works of Workman it's just the master bassist, his bulbous tone, and some fantastic Japanese engineering. Workman throws in a little bit of his dominant bass line from Olé Coltrane here, and weaves through compositions by Paul Chambers, Duke Ellington, Stanley Cowell and Luiz Bonfa. Recommended.