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"The Keeping Up With The Kardashians" star posted an image of a tanned leather Hermes handbag after a family dinner which kicked off the celebrations. It only got better as Jenner drove away from Nobu restaurant in Malibu in the Mercedes G-Wagon, reports mirror.co.uk.
However, Jenner's own G-Wagon was recently photographed in a body shop, meaning it could simply have been her own vehicle resprayed.
Her parents Kris and Caitlyn Jenner and sisters Kourtney, Kim, Khloe and Kendall were all at the restaurant bash. But her brother Rob was nowhere to be seen.


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many. as with all nationalities, most are nice and a few aren't.
Have you ever met someone with brown hair? What did you think about them?
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They were all different.
Several. And I dunno, they're people. Most I've met have been very nice.

Aside from some cultural similarities (they've mostly been Lebanese) I try not to say "All Arabs are like this".
Just like any other human being.
Lots and lots over the years. I had a Palestinian room mate in school. All of them, with the exception of the Tunisians, were happy and up-beat. I now have a number of Arab neighbors. They are not quite as outgoing as those of earlier times, can't blame them.
My best friend...... I fell in love
The women are wild.
oh really whats so wild about them
Arab women are not wild they are calm polite good hearted people
I never said they were rude; I said they were wild. Some of the most awesome nights of my life have been with Arab women.
I don't think I have.
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The Rune of Zachary Zimbalist (Connedim) (Connedim)
The Connedim Book One Twelve-year-old Zachary Zimbalist is misunderstood by his teachers and picked on by the other kids. The only friend he has is his cat. In an attempt to keep a school gang from beating him up, Zachary agrees to get a tattoo and unwittingly becomes marked with the Rune of the Scatterers: Malicious souls who change history to create chaos. Their leader, a wicked man named Sammy, has decided that Zachary -- and his powers -- belong to him, but in the nick of time Zachary is whisked off to the timeless land of The Connedim, which is the Connecting Dimension between past, present, and future. Helped by his ghostly mentor, Maria, Zachary becomes an apprentice in the Interhistorical Alliance, along with other kids from different times in human history. Between mastering his new powers and dodging the evil Sammy, Zachary finally learns why he is marked with the Scatterers' Rune. Now he must face his fears and find the courage to undertake a difficult quest to thwart the Scatterers' plans to change the very nature of history itself!
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Is it possible to renew your South African drivers license from abroad?
My South African drivers license expired more than two years ago and I wanted to renew it from abroad. After a lot of investigation I found out that this was not possible. The following information appears on the South African Government Site:
It is currently not possible to apply for the Credit Card Format (CCF) licence from abroad. You must renew your licence at Driving Licence Testing Centres. However, the Department of Transport will not charge you a penalty fee if you have proof that you were abroad during the conversion period.
I was concerned that my actual drivers license expired but that is not the case. It is only the card that expires. Your license will remain valid until it is revoked by the Department of Transport.
How to renew your South African drivers license?
Luckily for me I had a trip planned to South Africa and decided to renew my South African drivers license in Vanderbijlpark. You are not required to take a driving test when renewing your drivers license. I arrived early at the Driving License Testing Centre because I was told there are long waiting queues. There were no clear instructions or signs telling me where to go to or what to do. I decided to go to the Information counter. After explaining that I don't live in South Africa and that my license expired, I was handed the forms to complete.
I was handed a DL1 form: Application for renewal of driving licence card. The form has to be completed in black ink. To save time, the form can be printed from their website and completed at home. Also, take your own pen. They do not have pens available inside.
After I completed the form I was directed to another queue. There was only one person on duty. He tested my eyes and checked all the paperwork that I submitted.You can have your eyes tested by an optometrist and submit the form to the official. Please note that they only accept eye tests done in South Africa. They did not want to accept mine that was done in Argentina.I was asked to present my South African Identity Document, My expired Drivers license card and two passport photos. He also requested a copy of my I.D. document. Digital thumbprints were taken and the forms were then handed back to me for payment.
I applied for a Temporary driver's license (R72-00) at the same time and needed two more photos. This was done at another counter after I have made payment. I cannot remember how much the renewal fee was but it was not more than R300-00.
The system is not user friendly and you basically feel your way in the dark. Staff were friendly and helpful especially when you spoke nicely to them. I was out of there in a record time.
When will the new drivers license be ready?
It takes between 4 and 6 weeks for the new card to be ready. If you are unable to collect your card then it is advisable to appoint somebody to collect the card on your behalf. There is a special form that needs to be completed and certified by the Police or a Commissioner of Oaths. The form is called a "Permission for the collection of a driving license card – Card Holder Regulation 112". Also remember that you have to hand your old card in when collecting the new one.


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Chilika lake, in Odhisa is Asia's largest salt water lagoon. It is spread over an area of 1165 sq km and is separated from the Bay of Bengal by a sandy ridge. It is truly an ecological wonder with a wide range of aquatic flora and fauna like rare dolphins and turtles. It is also best place in India for bird watching with both native and migrant birds who make Chilika their dwelling and breeding ground in the winter months.
The Uniqueness of Chilika Lake
Studded by picturesque tiny islands like the Honeymoon Island, Kalijai, Birds Island and Breakfast Island Chilika lake is one of the most important wetlands in the world.
In winters there can be no better place than Chilika for bird watching. White bellied sea eagles, ospreys, grey-legged geese, sand pipers, purple moorhen, jacana, herons and flamingos make it a bird watcher's paradise. Chilika is in fact one of the world's largest breeding colonies of flamingos. Its sheer pleasure to watch the fluttering birds in thousand different hues from a boat and in the islands. The Nalabana Island here covering about 16 declared a bird sanctuary in 1987 and is considered the hot spot for bird-watching.
Another big attraction here are dolphins. The endangered Irrawaddy or Snubfin dolphins can be often spotted off Satpada Island. Satpada, bounded by the lagoon on three sides offers a beautiful view to the visitors.The lake is also home to a diverse range of aquatic life like the limbless lizard, fishing cats and snakes.
It supports the local fisherman in earning their living from Chilika's famous prawn, mackerel and crabs. While here visit the revered Kalijai Temple on an island in the Chilika Lake. Chilika lake is well known for the most scenic sunrises and sunsets too.
The lake is pleasant throughout the year and one can visit Chilka in any season other than maybe monsoons but the best time is from November to March as due to greater number of migratory birds here.
Stay and Food
There are various accommodation options here from tourist lodges, guest houses, budget to luxury resorts.
Reaching Chilika Lake
the nearest airport is Bhubhaneshwar at about 120 km away. Taxis and buses are available to the lake. The nearest rail stations is at Balugaon (5 kms away), on the Howrah-Chennai track, from where one can take a bus or taxi to Chilika.
Local transport is limited to three wheel rickshaws and auto rickshaws, or you ca hire a cab. You can explore the lake and the islands with local boatmen and the tourism department's motorboats. No outboard motors are allowed near the bird scantuary. More information on Chilka can be obtained from the Government of Odisha Tourism Counter at the Tourist Bungalow in Rambha, Chilika.
Make a plan to visit Chilika lake this winters to witness the wonders of nature. Its a lake with bluish waters, lovely encircling hills, enthralling islands, colourful birds and floating clouds. It is best visited early in the mornings.
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Configuration and usage of multiple monitors with KDE.
Obtain a multihead configuration (Laptop LCD + at least one external monitor or multiple monitors), have only one display connected at first.
How to test
- Log-in to the KDE session and following that connect all the remaining monitors. Run SystemSettings and go to the Display and Monitor module. Choose to enable all monitors by selecting an 'Auto' size for their resolution. Select the display that appears rightmost to be the 'Primary output'. Apply and accept the configuration.
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Leviathan resists: the endogenous relationship between privatization and firm performance
Using a unique panel data set of privatised cement firms in Turkey, we test the hypothesis that privatisation and firm performance are determined simultaneously in a political economy context. By focusing on the short- and medium-run joint relationship between privatisation and firm performance, we find that: i) private sector increases the output in the medium-run, but by changing the scale property of production from increasing returns-to-scale to decreasing returnsto- scale, ii) the only factor that increases the labour productivity in the short run is a decrease in labour stock, iii) the negative impact of labour growth on productivity is less severe during the privatised period, and iv) the likelihood of the privatisation of firms decreases if the number of workers employed in firms is high, if they exhibit favourable short-run performance, if the voter preference is less fractionalised and the government representation is weak in the provinces that they are located, and if they are based in socio-economically less developed regions.
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So, it's been one week that I've been on the no-buy diet. These are my expenses from the first week in January compared to the ones made since no-buy month:
January 1-8
Pollo Tropical:$8.47
Gas: $47.71
Three tix to Hollywood Improv to see Tony Rock: $61.56
Journal (gift): $42.45
Pier 1(bought magazine rack) $18.73
Dinner at the Forge: $50
*Bloomies purchases reimbursed in February.
February 1-8
Publix: $19.08
Cleaners (I put the clothes in BEFORE no buy month. They called me to pick them up or else I would be out of two expensive suits):$25
CVS: $20 (prescription fill)
I am too scared to total these up. Seriously. Readers, you can total them. Meanwhile, I will be in the fetal position in my living room. I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MUCH CASH I SPENT!


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Laughlin Air Force Base is the home of the 47th Flying Training Wing. It is located in southwestern Texas, east of Del Rio and about 15 miles north of the border with Mexico.
Laughlin AFB on-base temporary lodging is in Laughlin Manor.
The closest off-base accommodations are about 7 miles west of the Base in Del Rio.


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The Singing Walrus team met in the vibrant city of Cologne, Germany, to launch an ambitious long-term project: reviving a series of ancient tales from around the world and bringing them beyond their cultural borders!
Our goals for the Fairy Tale Project are high. With beautiful music, poetic writing, artistic illustrations and fun animation, we want this project to be more than just a representation of stories and their cultures. Every artist will strive to incorporate elements of the specific culture into their work, thus becoming a living example of global fusion.
Our project starts with a Korean folk tale called "Sun and Moon", an ancient and well-known story of how the sun and moon came to being. German illustrator and animator Kerstin Unger will be the featured artist to provide the visual art. It was exciting to spend a whole workshop afternoon with her to come up with storyboards.
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Experience Iowa's natural beauty and all the fun our state parks offer. Make your online reservation for state park cabins, camping sites, shelters and lodges.
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This administrative rule review effort supports the
DNR's Strategic Plan goals and the Governor's goals for Iowa and how the DNR contributes to those goals. Specifically, less burdensome environmental regulations will be easier for the regulated public to navigate and for the DNR to administer, while resulting in improved program effectiveness that will allow the DNR to direct vital resources toward increased technical assistance and outreach. Expanding collaborative efforts with the regulated community will improve compliance and build stewardship of Iowa's natural resources.
The following Iowa Administrative Code (IAC) chapters have undergone a broad preliminary review by DNR staff, which took into consideration factors ranging from regulatory authority and identifying more efficient alternatives, to unintended consequences and the chapter's affect on business and job creation.
Solid Waste Rules Reform IAC Chapters
Because this review effort encompasses multiple chapters, spanning a broad range of complex issues, they will be divided into smaller groupings to facilitate a more manageable and phased rulemaking approach. All chapters will follow the process outlined below:
All interested and affected parties are encouraged to provide input regarding opportunities for improvement and to voice any concerns. The DNR invites stakeholders to complete individual assessments of Iowa's solid waste regulations using the same
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Agapé, and its verb counterpart agapaō, are the Koine Greek words for love. The meaning of these words takes on a unique form in the New Testament, compared to meanings found in secular Greek of the time.
agapé (ἀγάπη), n. – divine love, benevolence
What Agapé Love Is
The well-known "love passage" in 1 Corinthians 13 underscores the difference between agapé and human love.
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. 1 Corinthians 13:4-7
Agapé love is completely selfless. It is the love of Jesus Christ toward us, expressed profoundly in His willingness to die on the cross for our sins. Agapé and agapaō are used to express:
- God's love toward us (Romans 5:8)
- God's love toward Jesus Christ (John 17:26)
- How God wants His children to love one another (John 13:34, Romans 13:10)
- An expression of God's nature (1 John 4:16)
Thomas Aquinas succinctly sums up the difference between human love and agapé love when he writes that agapé is "willing the good of the other."
How can humans live agapé love when its very definition is divine love? Simply put: we can not love this way without Jesus. Agapé love is love-your-enemies kind of love. This is dying-to-self love. You-before-me love.
"Christian love has God for its primary object, and expresses itself first of all in implicit obedience to His commandments… Christian love, whether exercised toward the brethren, or toward men generally, is not an impulse from the feelings, it does not always run with the natural inclinations, nor does it spend itself only upon those for whom some affinity is discovered." W.E. Vine
The King James Version often translates agapé as "charity." In a way that term is helpful because it somewhat distinguishes this kind of love from the brotherly philos love also found many times in the bible.
"We are all receiving Charity. There is something in each of us that cannot be naturally loved." – C.S. Lewis
What Agapé Love Is Not
There are actually four Greek words that can be translated to the English word "love." Three of them are found in the New Testament. This linguistic distinction between different aspects of what we simply call "love" helps explain what agapé love is not.
agapé – divine love, benevolence
philía/philos– brotherly love; the love between friends
storgē – family love; love of parent to child and vice versa
érōs – romantic love; this word is not found in the New Testament.
The interaction between Jesus and Peter described in John 21:15-17 highlights the difference between two of the Greek words for love.
When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter, "Simon, son of John, do you love (agapas) me more than these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love (philō) you." He said to him, "Feed my lambs." He said to him a second time, "Simon, son of John, do you love (agapas) me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that I love (philō) you." He said to him, "Tend my sheep." He said to him the third time, "Simon, son of John, do you love (phileis) me?" Peter was grieved because he said to him the third time, "Do you love (phileis) me?" and he said to him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I love (philō) you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep. John 21:15-17
The nuances of this passage become significant when we realize that Jesus and Peter were using different Greek words as they discussed Peter's love for Jesus. This was the first face-to-face interaction they had had since Peter had denied Jesus three times. In a sense, Peter admits his guilt and his inability to love in the way Jesus has called him to, simply by refusing to use the word agapé.
We know that later Peter goes on to be a tremendous example of demonstrating agapé love. I always find that fact to be so encouraging – no matter where I am today in my ability (or lack of ability) to live agapé love, God is growing me toward something more holy.
It is interesting to note that agapé is the only of the four loves that does not really denote feeling. As W.E. Vines wrote:
"Love can be known only from the actions it prompts. God's love is seen in the gift of His son. (1 John 4:9-10) But obviously this is not the love of complacency, or affection, that is, it was not drawn out by any excellency in its objects. (Romans 5:8) It was an exercise of the divine will in deliberate choice, made without assignable cause, save that which lies in the nature of God Himself."
Agapé love is not based on merit or emotion. Agapé is a choice; a choice that God made when we least deserved it, and a choice that He asks you and I to make every day.


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Clark Atlanta University Process Renewal Initiative
CAuPRI's improvement in the university's processes will affect all areas of the university; including, efforts in the success of the enrollment management system for students. 2012-2017 Grant Cycle This activity will receive two years of Title III funding during this cycle -- Grant Year 2012-2013 and Grant Year 2013-2014. The overall goals for this activity include targeting the following benefits:
By focusing on the above five benefits, this Activity will strengthen the university's performance in all of the functional areas. For GY 2012-2013, 40% of the overall goals are expected to be completed. For GY 2013-2014, 60% of the remaining overall goals are expected to be completed.
The next steps for this activity will be to transition the overall training of developed policies and procedures to respective departments. This will be based on SUNGARD and CAU's collaboration. Personnel hired under Title III funding will be transitioned into respective business units of the University and salaries and fringes will be absorbed. Further, the CAuPRI initiative and its personnel will work with the University's current and upcoming initiatives under the University's 'Strategic Plan' and the forthcoming Information Technology/Project Governance initiative.


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Lemonade Cake (Make the day before serving)
Yellow cake mix following directions on the mix, except
1) add grated rind of fresh lemon.
2) Substitute 1 TBSP lemon juice for 1 TBSP of water.
3) Important step: which ever brand mix you requires oil. Use 1/2 oil & 1/2 apple sauce. (I keep those small lunch-able size to use in even chocolate mixes. You don't taste it but it makes a moist cake.)
Pour in 2 - 8' or 9" greased & floured pans. Follow time on box cutting down the baking time about 7 - 9 min or they will over bake. Soon as you see cake turning a light brown in center & pulling slightly away from sides, check with toothpick for doneness. Cool 5 min. turn out of pans & cool completely. Split layers so you have 4 & fill as follows. Put a blob of filling on cake carrier/ plate & put 1st layer cut side down, pressing gently to secure to plate for travel. Put a layer of filling/frosting on the top of that layer, always putting cut side down. Put the 2nd layer, repeat till all layers down. If this cake is traveling, before you frosting on the top & sides, stick in 3 new straws evenly spaced, use scissors to trim level with cake. Than frost. Refrigerate overnight, so the cake mellows covered.
1 8 ounce cream cheese at room temperature
1/2 cup lemonade thawed
1 8 ounce whip topping
Beat cream cheese till smooth gradually adding lemonade so the cream cheese doesn't have clumps. Fold in cream cheese mixture into whip topping. It thickens as you fold in topping. If it isn't firm enough, set in refrigerator for 15/20 min.


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The Earl of Longford: My Lords, can the noble Lord say whether it is true that in order to have a complaint considered seriously by the Press Complaints Commission it has to be submitted under a clause in the code which, of course, is not available to a vast number of the population?
Lord Wakeham: My Lords, at the Press Complaints Commission we are required to operate under a code. Indeed, that is the only way that I believe we can seriously operate. We are only able to deal with those matters included in the code. However, that is usually not a constraint that affects people. I know that the noble Earl follows such matters very closely. I believe that he may be concerned in cases where a complaint may be made many months after the event occurred. In such cases, the commission does consider the explanation as to why the complaint was made so long after the event. In cases where the commission is satisfied that it is reasonable, it will waive the rule which states that a complaint must normally be made within one month of the publication of the offending piece of journalism. That is the procedure in such a case; and, indeed, we have adopted it on many occasions.
The voluntary agreement has also established specific guidelines in a number of special areas, such as the reporting of patients suffering from mental illness and the reporting of court cases. Each of these helps to raise standards in the press, but has only been achieved because the commission works through the co-operation of all newspapers and magazines. It is that co-operation which allows us to deal effectively with cases of harassment. Where someone is at the centre of a news story and a media scrum forms, we can act to break it up by asking editors to remove their reporters in line with the code. That is what happened in a high profile way at Dunblane. It happened at Balmoral over the
All that would go if there were no code and no Press Complaints Commission, and losing it is not as far fetched as it might seem. In my view, the PCC and the code would not survive the imposition of statute, which might happen if the current Human Rights Bill is made law.
There is another point. Apart from practical reasons why a self-regulatory system is preferable to statute, there is also a sound philosophical reason. The freedom of the press has been a cornerstone of our democracy since 1689. A press subjected to a legal regime would no longer be a free press, but one subject to control of courts and government. I profoundly do not want that to happen--nor, I believe, does any democrat.
But the press can be free and responsible without the need for statute through effective self-regulation based on a tough code and the commitment of all newspapers. That is what we are seeking to achieve now. It is certainly not perfect--and there is more to do--but it does work. It works to resolve disputes: nearly nine in 10 of those where there is a case to answer. It works to raise standards through its adjudications and guidelines on special issues. It works for the benefit of ordinary people, thousands of whom use our service every year without cost to them. It also works in a whole range of areas to give special protection to the vulnerable. Statute could never replace that, and its future is in real danger.
Lord Callaghan of Cardiff: My Lords, before the noble Lord sits down, I have one point to raise with him. He has not told us what his objection is to an independent ombudsman service to which everyone could appeal whether rich or poor and which would have nothing to do with the covenant which we are now discussing. Can he enlighten us in that respect?
Lord Wakeham: My Lords, I am very happy to give the noble Lord an explanation on that point. If we set up a statutory ombudsman, his decisions are bound to be the subject of appeal to the courts. I can assure the noble Lord that, if they want to, newspapers will run any complaint through the courts of this land. As a result, many ordinary people will not risk the chances of that happening. If I may say so, it is perhaps not very easy for those in this House who are articulate, who are able to travel the world saying what they think and are listened to, to realise that many ordinary people believe that they may lose something like a quarter of a million pounds if they are taken to the High Court as the result of an appeal by a newspaper to a statutory decision by a statutory ombudsman, and so they simply will not complain. In my judgment, that is the danger that we would face with a statutory system. I do not believe that ordinary people in this country would find that acceptable.
Lord Callaghan of Cardiff: My Lords, why cannot the newspapers have a self-denying ordinance on
Lord Wakeham: My Lords, where there is a procedure brought before Parliament and approved by it giving newspapers the right to pursue such matters in the courts, I do not believe that it is either sensible or reasonable that they should be asked voluntarily to give up such rights just because some people believe that that would be more convenient for everyone. If this House is going to give people the right to pursue such matters through the courts then, in the appropriate circumstances, I believe that they will wish to do so. I do not believe that they should be criticised in that respect. I want to create a system where that does not happen.
Lord Mackie of Benshie: My Lords, I hesitate to badger the noble Lord at this stage, but can he say whether the PCC procedure depends entirely on a complaint being made? If there is a blatant case--of which there have been many--of invasion of privacy and those involved are too ignorant or too frightened to complain, does the commission just sit and do nothing?
Lord Wakeham: My Lords, that is the kind of issue that I had to face when I first took up the position. In my view, if an individual does not wish to complain there is a limited amount of investigation that one can, or should, undertake against his wishes in exposing the intrusion into his privacy. Therefore, where appropriate, we certainly talk to such people and invite them to complain. Indeed, I have made a whole range of public speeches encouraging people to exercise their right to complain.
However, I initially took the view that the situation was not satisfactory. Therefore, I pointed out to members of the commission--and they agreed--that there were certain issues of public concern which should be investigated which did not necessarily involve an individual who must have a right as to whether or not he or she wished to pursue the matter through the courts. I can give your Lordships examples galore of people who publicly say, "I want to complain". However, I have then talked privately to the newspapers and I know perfectly well that they have made their public statements but that they have no intention of complaining, for very good reasons. So it is not always the fault of the newspapers.
Before I sit down I should point out to the House that I did make a change in the rules in relation to matters of public interest; for example, as regards the National Lottery. The case of the gentleman who won the lottery the first time and went off to India with his £18 million, seemed to me to be an absurd position. In that instance I was not able to give any adjudication as to whether or not the newspapers would be right to publish his name.
Lord Pilkington of Oxenford: My Lords, as a former chairman of the Broadcasting Complaints Commission, perhaps I may just raise a tiny matter of fact which relates to the issues raised by the noble Lord, Lord Callaghan. That commission was a statutory body. We were subject to the courts. However, at no point were we taken to the courts with the plaintiff having to bear the costs; it was taken to judicial review and the commission bore the costs. As regards a statutory body--and I served on one for five years--I should point out that there is no danger of a plaintiff facing costs in the order of a quarter of a million pounds; indeed, in my experience it never happened.
The Earl of Longford: My Lords, at long last I submit myself to the House. It is pleasant to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Turner. She is one of the most respected Members of the House and one of the best speakers, if I am allowed to say so. Naturally, I feel tremendous sympathy with what she has been saying. She has been treated wickedly; so, incidentally, has Mr. Neil Hamilton whom I have recently come to know and like. However, that is not my immediate issue, and it is not the immediate issue today. Any sufferings I have had at the hands of the press in the past or recently, which I shall describe, are trivial compared with what the noble Baroness has been through.
It is always a pleasure to follow the noble Lord, Lord Wakeham, who is struggling to do the best he can with a hopeless case. Our enormous sympathy must go out to him. I have special sympathy for him because I read in the newspapers today that he has resigned on honourable grounds from some different body. If I may say so--I hope he does not mind--he joins a small club of those who have resigned from important positions. He may not like them all; some have resigned in rather unfavourable circumstances. When I resigned from the Cabinet, someone said, "Oh, they have shot our fox." However, I do not say that is the reason in this case with the noble Lord. I feel a great deal of sympathy for him.
When I was young I entertained journalistic ambitions. I did not last long in the world of what the late Lord Beaverbrook called the black art. I was an assistant leader writer in the 30s on the Daily Mail. I was greeted by the main leader writer, who was not anxious for me to succeed, with the words, "You must know the policy of this paper. We regard the Germans as the cruellest people in the world except the Chinese and of course the Irish", looking at me. That was my reception at the Daily Mail. I did not survive long there. I did not last much longer on the Spectator. The editor again was not keen for me to succeed for various reasons. He greeted me with the words, "Oh, we have a nice little job for you. You were at Eton, were you not? There is a story here about drunkenness at Eton. We want you to go down and investigate." I did my best but my revered headmaster greeted me with the words, "If you are being employed to blackguard your old school,
However, I have had enormous pleasure--as have most of us--from reading the newspapers over the years. In that sense I am a friend of theirs. However, I have come to the conclusion that something along the lines of that mentioned by the noble Baroness must be adopted. The papers are unkind about politicians, but certainly in any house of parliament we are unkind--and rightly severe at the moment--about them. Speaking generally, there is no doubt that in the eyes of most people the standard of journalism--for whatever reason--has gone down. Yet I continue to read the papers. I read the Sun every day. I do not know how many other Members of the House of Lords read it every day. I have not seen any doing so, but still. Therefore I was quick to notice a short leading article about me headed "Wrongford". That is a pretty feeble pun on my name. The article stated that I had been talking rot about Myra Hindley for 20 years. At any rate that was the gist of the article. I am not saying that it is alone in expressing that view, but that is what appeared in the Sun. I should have thought most of us would agree that one is entitled to reply to a leading article in which one is named and concentrated upon. The Sun allowed a right of reply to one of the most esteemed Members of this House, the noble and learned Lord, Lord Howe, who had been described as one of the dirty dozen. I think most people would say that in principle if a leading article in a national paper is devoted to a person, that person is entitled to a right of reply. One may say that it should not be an absolute right because in the last resort the editor is entitled to say that the reply is unsuitable. Nevertheless the editor should give a reasoned reply as to why he cannot publish a letter.
An article appeared in the Sun one Saturday and I rang up on the Sunday. A very helpful secretary spoke to me. She was kind enough to take down over the telephone my fairly short reply. Two days later, after several attempts, I contacted the editor. I was greeted with the words, "We are not going to have you abusing our staff." I wondered what that was all about as I had had nothing but courtesy from the lady on the telephone and I could not think that I had been rude to her. I thought afterwards that perhaps something in my letter had upset him. I had said that to my certain knowledge the leader writer was a good Christian person like Myra Hindley. That may have got under his skin a little. However, if one dishes it out, one has to take it, as they say. I wrote in my letter that I would have assumed he would pay attention to the testimony of the Reverend Peter Timms, a former governor of Maidstone, and then a Methodist clergyman for many years, who had spoken up for her character more than once, and also to the testimonies of a whole series of Catholic priests,
As the conversation went on, the editor became more and more angry. He said, "I shall not print a single word you ever write." Other people have refused to print words that I have written but they have not said that they would never do so. The editor finished with the words, "You are a pompous idiot, OK?" My reply is unsuitable for your Lordships' delicate ears as it was quite blunt. That is my experience of trying to reply to a leading article about myself in a national newspaper.
Noble Lords may wonder why I do not approach the Press Complaints Commission. The noble Lord, Lord Wakeham, will know what I am going to say now; namely, that I have had an unhappy experience of that body. That is not because of any lack of kindness on the part of the noble Lord, Lord Wakeham, who has done his best to help me. However, there are great difficulties for those in a weak position. A prisoner whom I have visited regularly for a long time was grossly libelled in the News of the World. That was not due to any dishonesty on the part of the editor whom I know to be an honest man. However, he had been grossly misinformed by some journalist who has since left the paper and, I believe, is suffering some kind of breakdown. It was a total libel.
I took the matter up but it took some time to reach the Press Complaints Commission. I must be careful here as I do not wish to incriminate the noble Lord, Lord Wakeham, by suggesting that he was too friendly to me as that might be unhelpful to him. He was anxious to help but the complaint was judged to be out of time. I went to great trouble to build up the case. I was dealing with a man in custody who is not that easy to get hold of. The complaint was ruled out of time as it had not been put before the commission within a month. Therefore I do not have much confidence in the Press Complaints Commission. However, I believe that I am just about within the month and I shall send the commission a copy of Hansard tomorrow as something that I hope will be accepted as an official complaint. I shall be pleasantly surprised, however, if that is enough. One needs something stronger and firmer. I am entirely on the side of the noble Baroness in calling for firmer action to bring the worst features of the press under control.
Lord Burnham: My Lords, the whole House will be exceedingly grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Turner, for introducing this debate. I am sorry that there are not more speakers with experience of the press--of whom we have many in your Lordships' Chamber--who will join us in discussing this question.
It is of course conventional to thank the introducer of such a debate for what he or she has done. That may be the convention. It is particularly relevant as regards the noble Baroness. It is fairly rare, I believe, that the person introducing the debate has been so affected by the subject matter. We must all have the deepest sympathy with the noble Baroness for what she suffered from the
A large number of Members of your Lordships' House may have suffered in a similar way from the press. On one occasion I was well and truly pilloried by Private Eye. I happened to be seeing the then Prime Minister, Sir Edward Heath, and was weeping on his shoulder. He just looked at me and said, "Once". I appreciate that many people in this House, another place and elsewhere have suffered on many occasions.
I would criticise very slightly the noble Baroness for restricting the debate to the press only. The television and other media are almost equally as guilty of intrusion and invasion of privacy as are newspapers. I speak as a journalist with 35 years on a newspaper. I come from a family which has had 142 years' service on a newspaper. It is true to say that while the newspapers have undoubtedly changed, and the emphasis of what they write has changed enormously, nevertheless there has always been concentration on scandal. In the 19th century there were many scandals which, in the terms of those days, were as hateful and opprobrious as those we see today. Certainly in the earlier part of this century, until the change of the divorce laws, many suffered deeply from reports in the newspapers.
Many innocent people are pilloried in the newspapers for their part in events where, even if they are accurately reported, the punishment does not fit the crime. In years gone by, I do not believe that the Foreign Secretary would have been blasted by dozens of newspaper pages of fact, fiction and comment about his marital and extra-marital affairs. I am sure the majority of your Lordships will sympathise with him for the way in which he has been treated, even if they do not sympathise with him for having got himself into that position in the first place.
The Foreign Secretary and the Home Secretary may have problems but they do not deserve the way in which they have been treated. Numbers of more ordinary people have suffered the same, some of it deserved, much of it not. They are to be commiserated with because in most cases they did not deserve it.
That is the downside of the British press as we know it. I agree totally with my noble friend Lord Wakeham. Even with an ombudsman, there is statutory interference in the background which cannot be ignored. Statutory regulation of the press and other media has to be enforced in black and white. "Black and white and read all over" is no longer a pun relevant to modern newspapers. We are aware of many cases where the freedom of the press has been democracy's most powerful weapon. Can such and such an event be reported or not? It either can or cannot. The issue is black or white; there is no grey area where one can say, "I might or might not get away with this one".
I do not believe that Chappaquiddick or Watergate would have been reported had they occurred in France. I do not believe that the scandal of the Belgian paedophile cases would not have been exposed had they
My noble friend Lord Wakeham has had a distinguished career as chairman of the Press Complaints Commission. There has been enormous improvements as a result of his activities. The noble Earl, Lord Longford, mentioned complaints. I congratulate him on his performance in that role. I am sorry that all his other activities do not seem to have received the same support.
The Press Complaints Commission has a code of conduct, as the noble Lord made clear. I do not know how many noble Lords have read the code of conduct. I have read it carefully to see how it could be improved, but I can see no way in which it can be improved. The problem is enforcing the code. Here I believe that there has been a change. The hysteria which accompanied the death of the Princess of Wales has had one good result: it has drawn the actions of the paparazzi and others who have offended against privacy to the attention of newspaper editors. The lack of privacy has shocked many people, including editors. As a result, I believe that newspapers will enforce their own code of conduct so that journalists do not print items such as they have in the past. This has nothing to do with the PCC's code of conduct. It is the editors who put the items in the newspapers.
However, one should not blame entirely the newspapers. So much of this activity--to some of us it is inexcusable--is what the public want to read. It is not only the tabloids which are guilty. As the noble Baroness, Lady Turner, mentioned, the Guardian has been particularly guilty in some cases as regards Mr. Fayed. But the tabloids print only what the public want. If the public did not want to read about such activity they would not buy the newspapers and the papers would not print it. So the blame must not be put only on the papers--the phrase "lowest common denominator" comes frequently to mind. If, as I believe, the work of newspapers has been essential, vital and important for democracy and for straightforwardness in public and private life, it cannot be restricted by statutory activity. We must rely on self-regulation and on the adjudications of the Press Complaints Commission; and we must hope that the editors themselves will "cool it" and not print some of the terrible things which we all know they do print in the interests of their right to publish so many articles that are absolutely vital.
Lord Skidelsky: My Lords, we are grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Turner of Camden, for giving the House an opportunity to discuss the role of the press in a free society. As her powerful and deeply felt speech made clear, it is a topic of high importance, but also one of great perplexity. I think that there is general agreement, both in this House and outside, that the intrusion of the press into private lives has increased, is increasing and ought to be diminished. But it is damned
We on this side of the House are unconvinced of the need for or desirability of a privacy law, which is one of the remedies canvassed for this situation. Such a law would be available only to the rich and powerful (and not necessarily righteous), who would be able to pursue newspapers through the courts. Ordinary members of the public who had suffered unfair treatment at the hands of the press would be no better off. Privacy laws are quite general on the Continent of Europe, but they have very little effect. Moreover, it might be difficult to frame such a law so as to distinguish between unwarranted press intrusion and the legitimate rights and necessary inquiries of a free press.
I agree that the defamation laws are the most powerful remedies available in this country against misrepresentation. However, they are generally available only to the rich and powerful. The noble Baroness, Lady Turner, mentioned a number of names. She might have included that of Sir Elton John, whom the press will now be very careful about pursuing after he was awarded £1 million. But those remedies are not readily available to most people.
So we are driven to the conclusion that a voluntary code of self-regulation, policed by a body such as the Press Complaints Commission, should be the most workable solution to the problem. My noble friend Lord Wakeham has made a powerful case for such a non-statutory body. He pointed out that it provides easy access for ordinary people; that nine out of 10 complaints are satisfactorily resolved; that it is raising standards by co-operation; and that there is a tough and effective new code of practice that has been put in place. I have examined that code, and on paper it is extremely impressive. It states that all members of the press have a duty to maintain the highest ethical and professional standards. It is designed to balance the protection of the rights of individuals with the public's right to know. But how the conduct of the press will evolve under the new, and supposedly tougher, code remains to be seen--
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Skip to comments.Soldiers asked to disarm during Leon Panetta speech in Afghanistan
Posted on 03/15/2012 3:41:01 AM PDT by Einherjar
Soldiers asked to disarm during Leon Panetta speech
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
Win the Future did they start asking soldiers?
Of course they run hard core Marxists dictatorships.
Panetta, in contrast, is just a punk.
A man afraid of this own troops, for any reason, is not the man to lead the troops.
This is the topic of a thread at Hot Air and a poster recommended anyone who wants vet feedback to go to Free Republic because the vets are legit here...
amen to that!
"I dont know about the rest of you, but being surrounded by a group of armed Marines is the safest feeling in the world."
You got that right.
Imagine what would have happened if some Afghan soldiers came in and started shooting.
And a HACK...sorry for insult to all punks and hacks.
No big deal..."O" would just have to find another "Lackey" to fill the slot. Lot of them in D.C., so it wouldn't be hard.
These soldiers look like they would rather be eating a bar of soap rather than escorting Panchetta around.
I'm surprised the spineless Panetta even showed his face.
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Rodney flings open the box to discover—
Rodney fist mittens! When you hit things the speakers in the wrists make smashing sound effects!
He's VERY excited for these. They even made special HUGE ones that he can wear!
He's always wanted to have giant fists like his.
Dornail (perhaps a bit jealous) offers his own fist up to Rodney's face as he sees Rodney is quite fond of fists.
Rodney in turn tries out the new merch on Dornail.
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Birmingham City Library
Architect Francine Houben, Mecanoo's Founding Partner, describes her design for the Library of Birmingham as the 'People's Palace' and says her design was 'inspired by the energy of this great city. I hope that the adventure of going through the building will draw many more people towards the joy of learning and reading, and even just to simply experience the pleasure of social interaction that a great public space can provide
The Library of Birmingham announced that Malala Yousafzai was the special guest at the official opening on Tuesday 3 September 2013.
The facts behind the new Library of Birmingham
• The Library is expecting 10,000 visitors every day;
• The total cost of the project is £188.8m;
• The original estimate was £193m;
• The Library will hold one million books
This is an impressive building the cycles surrounding the building are lit up with such a glow to the city centre on Broad Street.
Our lady who do you think she is meeting? The bright lights of the city have drawn her to Broad Street. Perhaps she is off to the theatre tonight.
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Add to this a detail I wasn't clear on the first time -- which is that the winner of this whole thing will be the one who ends up with the highest percentage of weight lost in the next 30 days, not so much how many pounds each person loses.
The reason for this is that there are -- get this, two skinny guys involved. One dude weighs like 180 pounds and is in pretty good shape, and the other one is a total at-work gym rat. The percentage thing is in there to make it fair to them, but unless me and all the other fattys give up on this thing completely, I'm thinking there's no way these guys can compete.
Seriously, if I take my cell phone out of my pocket at the next weigh-in I figure I probably have those beanpoles beat. Kudos for the guy organizing the event for getting their money in the pot though..
Anyways, this is Day 1. Let's see how it goes.


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ElasticSearch is a search engine and an analytics platform. But it offers many features that are useful for standard NLP and TextMining tasks.
Back in early 2014 I just had quit my job at a startup because they had pivoted from semantic technologies to something that I couldn't relate to anymore.
So I applied for new jobs at larger companies. I had a few interviews and they went…
Here are a few startups from my network that use smart text processing as their core technology.


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What is the best frequency of update blog post? How often should you write a blog post to increase blog search ranking?
I found this question in many blogging forums or post comments to successful bloggers asked by a newbie blogger. And at the same time there is various answer by experts which is always debatable.
But the question here is whether the update frequency of a blog really matters? I am sharing my point of view on ideal blog post frequency from my blogging journey so far.
What type of Blog you are Running?
I found this is the most relevant question one should ask first to get the answer of the question related to frequency of blog posts. If you run a news related blog or website or a multi-niche website then you have to write articles almost daily. If possible even more than 1 article a day.
Because there are various readers who are expecting article from you on different news or different topic. Can you write multiple article daily? If not then you can hire content writers to write more articles.
Are you Planning to Start a Micro-niche Blog?
If you run or plan to start a micro-niche blog then you need not to think about the ideal blog post frequency. Generally a micro-niche blog contains in-depth explanation on a specific topic. That means you will not get regular stuffs to write on that blog.
In that case frequency of blog posts will be different from the previous point. May be weekly once you have to collect for fresh articles related to that topic. Or else you may have to rewrite the old published contents with added value and re-post them weekly or monthly basis.
Are you Starting a New Blog?
If your blog is just born, then you have to follow the simple thumb rule forgetting about any of the niche. Just write and write more content to make your blog readable.
In the early days of your blog, you have to write quality articles as per your convenience to build your blog audience and presence. Gradually when you grow some traffic and readership via email newsletter then you may decide your blog post frequency as per your readers expectation.
Are you a full time blogger?
If you are a full time blogger then you have enough time to write more than one article a day. In such a scenario blogging niche doesn't matter. In-fact you can maintain multiple blogs at the same time on different niche to cover a wide range of topics.
But remember to keep some time aside to extend the reach of your post as well.
Blog Update Frequency of Pro-Bloggers
When you ask anything about Pro-Bloggers, you should understand one thing that they have achieved the maximum level of this blogging world. They have followed all the best practices in early days and now their blog has reached on top.
So far as per my observation it actually depends on many factors. Mostly pro-bloggers also love to update their blog or blogs almost daily or even multiple times. Many pro-bloggers run other online marketing business as well besides blogging. So they may get less time to concentrate fully on blog updating.
E.g. Pro-blogger like Harsh Agarwal of ShoutMeLoud runs a multi-author blog which makes sure that his blog update frequency is maintained with multiple articles daily.
So, Ideally How often should a blog be Updated?
I feel there is no such frequency rate which will increase ranking of blog of future. It always depends on the person or the blogger.
How much information you have learned that can be shared? How much frequently you love to write an article? Do you prefer to prepare a in-depth article with more than thousands words? These questions will simply answer this query.
But as a blogger one should write a blog post when he/she is ready to share that knowledge, not for the sake of blog updating. I think this question can conclude this article. Try to answer this question by yourself and you will know the best frequency of blog posts update. Share your thoughts on 'How often should you write a blog post'.


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Large rivers: the relevance of ecotonal structure and hydrological properties for the fish fauna
Schiemer, F.; Keckeis, H.; Winkler, G.; Flore, L.
Large Rivers Vol. 12 No. 2-4 (2001), p. 487 - 508
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Over the past ten years the limnology of large rivers has received considerable attention. Besides the development of concepts concerning the significance of flood pulses and the hydrological connectivity between the river and its flood plain (Junk et al. 1989; Sedell et al. 1989), the application of general ecological theories proves to be of mutual benefit both for the limnological understanding of large river systems and the advancement of the theoretical concepts (e. g. Townsend 1996). Interest in large rivers is not only theoretical but also applied. River regulation and damming have changed the structural properties and hydrologic dynamics of high order rivers strongly in many parts of the world. These impacts not only affected the characteristic biota negatively, but also degraded the potential use of flood plains with regard to various resource utilization, drinking water, forestry and fisheries (Welcomme 1985). The high biodiversity of flood plain ecosystems and their role as a biogeographic corridor and refugia within ecologically depauperated cultivated land makes the conservation of large rivers a burning issue (Angermeier & Schlosser 1995). At present, restoration schemes have been developed for many river systems in order to restore their ecological properties and functions. It is a paramount challenge for ecologists to develop appropriate management procedures based on an understanding of ecosystem processes, community organization, and population dynamics of characteristic species.
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Again, my apologies for the long delay; I have been working solidly for the last 3 weeks, sometimes doing 5am to midnight days.
We are in the height of the badger watching season at the moment and they are proving reliable if a little later than in previous years; last night the wind was behind the group and I did something I rarely attempt by moving the whole group mid-watch. It worked. Within 15 minutes 2 stripy-headed mammals were out foraging and scratching.
Sadly, with badgers in mind it is worth commenting that a sett close to Rusper has been persecuted with 8 snares found and one area of the sett dug out!
On a brighter note, I sat in the tawny owl hide on Saturday evening and was thrilled to witness the female owl bring food in to the now squeaking owlets. As I've already reported, I knew that a pair were nesting in one of the boxes but to see feeding behaviour, and indeed hear their contact calls, is fantastic. Owl calls at close proximity have a resonance that travels through you.
2 weeks ago I had a film crew down from Icon films to film me teaching photography among the bluebells; this is to be aired on the BBC's 'One Show' on the 26th May (I hope). It was a long day with bluebells at their peak and woodpeckers coming down on-cue for the cameras some 13 or so times in an hour. Hopefully, it will look good on prime-time television. I shall issue a blog entry with a confirmation of the date.
The Scrag Copse residential weekend was a great success despite the drizzly weather; the group were stoic to the end and thankfully managed to get some great images. The woodpeckers, I have come to realise, are a life saver when bad weather comes in to play; they are so reliable, especially at this time of year.
One female great-spotted woodpecker, however, has decided to try and tear open nest box 6! This is a large box is occupied by nuthatches who have caked up the entrance hole with mud from the stream. The poor nuthatches just look on in confusion as the woodpecker hammers away at the side of the box; against some of my principles, I have scared off the woodpecker (they are not short of food at Scrag), but she keeps on returning; I think the result is a foregone conclusion; once a woodpecker knows where a food source is, they will just keep on returning.
Apart from all that the breeding season is forging ahead with virtually every nest-box occupied. Let's just hope for nothing dramatic in the weather!
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
1 comment:
- Rock said...
Is the woodpecker after the young nuthatches?
I don't know why but never imagined woodpeckers would be carniverous.
- May 27, 2010 at 9:53 PM
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We definitely take our health and well-being for granted when there are millions of people around the world who could only dream of being in our shoes.
People with disabilities often come across obstacles in their everyday lives and Summer, an adorable little girl from Wales who is deaf, couldn't fully enjoy the excitement of her incredible Disneyland Paris holiday due to the language barrier.
When Belle and The Beast came over to greet her, they quickly noticed that Summer couldn't understand what they were saying – that is, until Ariel saved the day and was actually able to cater to Summers needs by speaking to her in sign language. She even taught Belle and The Beast how to say their names which made the situation a lot more comfortable.
Summer's parents were so shocked at Ariel's kindness, a long with little Summer, who looked up to her Disney idols in complete awe.
It just goes to show that going that extra mile in your job to cater to a customer's happiness can seriously make a difference – Summer will always remember her Disneyland holiday because of the incredibly kind people behind these famous Disney characters.


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