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Hi everyone!
How do you practice gratitude? Is it kind of like, a list you draw up every now and then that runs through all of the things you have to be thankful for?
Today's episode is about gratitude. And I had to be careful to not release this episode anywhere near the genocidal celebration known in the US as Thanksgiving. Those reasons should be obvious. And I am very much an advocate and will make the case for thankful living, but I am 100% opposed to the celebration of that holiday and as a personal choice I do not attempt to re-appropriate it and give it any sort of spotlight in my life. But also because the way that we think about gratitude surrounding that holiday is also just not quite where I'm going to be for in this episode.
We think of being thankful as tallying up our good fortune and trying to see the good in it, and that's real and important on its own, and I address that, but I wanna explore beyond that. I wanna approach and consider thought as a way of thinking, of Being and of cultivating our joy and brain activity that will ultimately be a part of what saves us, should we accept the challenge to change the course of this out-of-control ship we're all on, heading straight for an iceberg.
In today's episode I consider what about our society has made a fundamental turn away from gratitude and abundant mainframes by examining the following:
- Colonialism/imperialism, white supremacist capitalist patriarchy
- Nietzsche's Nihilism & will to power and Freud's death drive
- Lack as a necessity to and an energetic result of the aforementioned phenomena
- The result of all of these; the dampening of our spirits, depression, destitution, and paralyzation we feel from insecurity brought about my lack
Then, I consider how we can face this dilemma to find a solution and our strength through gratitude and even joy, in order to carry out the revolutions that have to happen if we're going to survive. New agers and the manifestation-obsessed like to think it's a mere "abundant mindset," and it is, fundamentally, but it's also so much more.
We look at the following about gratitude as thought:
- Our focus and spirit has to be aligned daily and regularly with its reality. It is not meant to be considered once a year, or in the morning in a journal.
- Gratitude is a way of thought, not something that the mind visits along its ways and through the various thought stops that it takes throughout the day.
- Heidegger called thinking, thanking and thanking thinking. It's cultivation, along with joy, beauty and grace will save him from the nihilistic wasteland laid out by Nietzsche
- The meaning and etymology of "thanc" as human's innermost mind and the heart's core.
- Gratitude's inherent role in creating joy and the role of joy as explained in the "Blueprint for the Black Joy Era," by @femmetoodeep's friends Amber J. Phillips, The High Priestess of Black Joy, and Jazmine Walker, the King of the South of the @TheBlackJoyMixtape podcast for the future.
- Through Audre Lorde's "Uses of the Erotic," and the need to recognize and facing the power of the erotic (which is not the pornographic version we refer to in modernity, rather all that we love, brings us joy and that we are thankful for ) in order to create and activate radical change.
I hope that this offers a new perspective on abundance/gratitude mindsets, because if you're like me, the current ones, though relevant to the rules of cause & effect in this realm, were lacking a little dry. I needed some spice. Heidegger, Nietzsche and Lorde all came through, and I thank them for their work and ask for their continued illuminations and guidance as some of my guides 😃
Have an amazing week!
All power and love to you all,
Baby Ange


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Earlier this month the Association of National Advertisers held its annual "Masters of Marketing" conference. Its theme was ironically "Growth"—ironic considering that advertising is expected to decline in 2009 pretty much across the board.
The ANA sent out the results of a poll it gave to marketers and media and creative agencies, and the results weren't positive, but they weren't quite as grim as I'd have expected.
A third of those polled say they'll reduce their spending to account for the recent financial downturn, another third say they'll keep their spending constant but will reallocate their mix, and 27 percent replied "Surprisingly, we will spend more."
I wonder if the responses would be different now, as opposed to two weeks ago. When it comes to opportunity for growth, "social media integration" (i.e. ads and a presence on social networks) was by far the leader—28 percent saying social media would provide the best opportunity. "Grassroots, viral public relations" also got a strong showing of support, 19 percent showing that would provide growth opportunity. And I've been reporting that a lot of people will want to retreat to the familiar, which is traditional 30-second TV spots, and 17 percent of those polled will be turning more to those for growth.
Bottom line: brands will continue to spend money on marketing, but they will be watching those ad dollars a lot more carefully, and if strategies don't yield concrete results, I wouldn't be surprised if companies shift gears mid-stream. I'd also guess that the answers to this poll would get increasingly negative, the more time that passes, and the more we get third quarter reports from media companies, even if the market has been moving up.
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I left the light open
so a giant moth flew
into the window
he screamed
I screamed
as it thudded onto the blinds
and sounded like a rat
slamming into a wall
I stood in the hallway
silent and the lights were dimmed
he stood with the repellent
and we fought a battle
twenty five minutes long
which ended with the moth entrapped
in a glass ice cream bowl
that I will never
use anymore
Wednesday, 30 June 2010
Moth-er F
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Soft and fat like summer roses
This guy is one of my favourites.
I have been a fan of Charles Bukowski's novels since my later high school years - but neglected to read his poems because I'm not big on poetry. (Okay, maybe at 13. Ones about love and abortion ripping apart tiny babies in wombs. I know you know the one, Catholic high school girls)
Thankfully, I spotted this gem of a novel at the used book shop, that changed my mind about poems once more - or at least Bukowski's.
This biography is a very insightful read, and just happened to include snippets of Bukowski's poetry throughout.
And they are truly wonderful. Here are some of my favourite passages:
"I walked into a dark hall
where the landlady stood
execrating and final,
sending me to hell,
waving her fat, sweaty arms
and screaming
screaming for the rent
because the world had failed us both."
"in the cupboard sits my bottle
like a dwarf waiting to scratch out my prayers.
I drink and cough like some idiot at a symphony,
sunlight and maddened birds are everywhere,
the phone rings gamboling its sound
against the odds of the crooked sea;
I drink deeply and evenly now,
I drink to paradise
and death
and the lie of love."
His writing is succinct, never flowery but always beautiful - to me at least. For me, what really makes a Bukowski novel is its pace, something he had complete command over.
Sure he may have been a misogynistic, shameless drunk, but the man could write. I have tried to read other novels from the misanthropic male point of view, but just couldn't stomach the depictions of women and the vulgarity of the protaganists (I'm talking to you, "Average American Male") - which is strange, because Bukowski is as crude as it gets. I just feel like a lot of "stereotypical" male voice novels lack the wit and pace needed to overlook the blatantly misogynistic undertones that permeate some of this genre. Plain and simple, Bukowski makes me laugh, despite my disgust at some of the things Henry Chinaski does.
In his own words, "Genius might be the ability to say a profound thing in a simple way."
It's surprising just how autobiographical Bukowski's novels are. I felt as though I had heard it all before because Chinaski's life pretty much mirrors his own. The book includes letters from one of Bukowski's girlfriends, and though they were definitely interesting and relevant, there was something all too voyeuristic about it. And excuse me for this, really, but I wrote a poem.
I was reading a book
about a writer I admire
in the pages
were letters from lovers
perverse and damning
I couldn't read on
without feeling like I had
invaded a private space
when I die
will they go through my emails
Jesus Christ
I hope not
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Becky Bloomwood complex
I hate that sometimes I have moments where I can spend way too much time looking clothes online. I can sheepishly say online window shopping is one of my many procrastination tools. (looking up "Ralph Macchio" on youtube is another)
I'm betting that spending time online looking for dresses you can't really afford is probably not the best way to productively spend a Wednesday afternoon, but one click leads to the next and before you know it, you're stopping yourself from reaching for your nearest credit card.
Hello, dwindling bank account.
See by Chloe shorts
Yes please!
Sadly, I'm saving my pennies right now, but for any of you lucky enough to have a bit of a disposable income at the moment and are into pretty blue dresses, this one's for you. And it's only 25 quid. Loads of other dresses on sale too, for those in need of a little retail therapy.
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Monday, 28 June 2010
Daniel has been making a short film and I have been making the costumes and 'acting,' alongside the talented Kerr Logan.
I don't mean to brag, but I'm pretty sure Daniel's the next Cronenberg. This film was shot in Toronto and London and I think you will be thoroughly impressed. If this whole headband thing doesn't work out, I guess I wouldn't mind being the next Cronenberg's costume designer.
If you would like to see this film, alongside work from other talented and gorgeous people like Lucy Stockton and Sarah Smith (who have also happened to model for me), then come to Those that Move, Camberwell's BA show at The Rag Factory, Heaneage Street (just off brick lane), E1 5LJ
Private view is on Thursday 1/7/2010 and its open daily until Sunday 4/7/2010.
Mari x
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I'm on a vespa
Since it's super sweltering outside, I think it's a great time to post some photos of me in my brand new hat on my brand new vespa scooter.
Just kidding. I only wish this were my scooter. But the hat is mine. Thanks, mom!
Here is another outfit.
In both photos I am wearing my favourite pair of high waisted shorts from French Connection, which were a gift from one of my best friends, Rene, two Christmases ago. Good present huh? (Okay, I may have picked them out myself, but I was just making things easier) Thanks RJ.
It is really hot in London right now. I am busy working on the A/W collection (when I am not taking pictures on vespas and pretending to own them) - sneak peek soon.
M x
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Sunday, 20 June 2010
Happy Father's Day, Dad. I think you read this sometimes (I'm still not adding you on facebook, though)
Some dad facts on the top of my head at the moment:
My middle name is Antoinette because my dad's middle name is Antonio.
He is a great cook. Once he made some Filipino noodles for my kindergarten pot-luck and my teacher asked for the recipe.
When I was little, he would often pretend he was dead when I tried to wake him up. I am sure this has left some detrimental psychological effects somewhere along the line, but it hasn't stopped me from pulling the same act on my little sister!
When he would call me from downstairs when I was upstairs, he would sometimes yell "There's a ghost!" to get me to move faster. (I once jumped an entire flight of stairs because of this.)
As a child, I was allowed to draw with pen on him all the time...but wasn't allowed to wear makeup/nail polish until my late teens.
We watched all the Star Wars episodes 1-3 in the theatres together.
"Mr. Bean" was our favourite TV show.
I used to pull out his grey hairs for 10 cents a hair.
He used to do donuts in the car parking lot during winter because I liked how it felt like an amusement park ride.
We used to use garbage bags as sleds in the winter.
He once called me into the computer room laughing hysterically to show me a "joke" he got from his friend. It was a condom hidden in a walnut. WHAT. I actually just googled it right now, and apparently Malaysia shares his sense of humour. http://www.moresales.com.my/catalog/entry/hdpxocbk.shtml
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Tuesday, 8 June 2010
Pretty In Pink - If You Leave
When I am having a particularly stressed out day, I find that watching Pretty in Pink clips temporarily dulls the annoyance (don't judge me). It's actually one of my favourite films...but perhaps only because I know a Duckie personally - and maybe even a Blaine.
Hope your day is going better than mine.
Mari x
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Wednesday, 2 June 2010
Baby Fille?
Before I mailed off an order to my aunt, I took a couple of photos of her custom pieces. She asked me to design headbands for children aged 2 - 5, which was an interesting task. These heart headbands are very lightweight and fasten using velcro.
In case anyone was curious and was wondering where I was with Little Fille - I am currently in talks with manufacturers and am aiming to get my Autumn/Winter collection produced. This change means that you just might be able to find Little Fille stocked in a city near you sometime in the future.
I will also continue to feature one-off custom pieces that you can order directly off the website in due time - stay tuned.
M x
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Tuesday, 1 June 2010
My dad recently sent me an email saying, "Justine says Hi Ate I miss you, I love you and I want you to stay here forever. I don't want you to go away....come here soon....."
One of the hardest parts about being away from home is being away from my 6 year old sister, Justine (My brother Aidan too, but that's for another post). She is joy - pure joy in tiny little human being form. And I'm not just saying this because she's my sister, she's got plenty of glowing reviews from everyone she meets.
Her forte is boy advice: "The trick to make a boy like you is buying him lots of toys. If he doesn't like toys, then you can buy him t-shirts." Truer words have never been spoken.
I wrote this a long time ago:
My entire family knew before I did—aunts, grandparents, second cousins twice removed. And me, my dad's only daughter, the one that lived with him for four years after the divorce, was the last to know.
The baby was due in a month.
More changes were to come. My home - the one I happily called my own when I was eight, where I played dress-up and danced bare feet across my back yard - was sold to a shady looking business man who wanted all of our curtains for free.
And then she came: my half sister, swaddled in cloth, staring back at me with her alien eyes.
It was real now; she was here, like a porcelain doll in flesh and bone. Tiny hands held my fingers with such certainty, the newborn with an iron grip.
I cradled and rocked her back and forth; I told her stories and sang her songs. Justine, with coal black hair and rainbows in her eyes, looked mischievous when she smiled. Justine, who smelled like peaches and jellybeans, never ate anything green. Justine, my sister, needed me like I needed her.
She was a sweetheart, a terror; the little girl with hair that fell in her face, who followed me around like a shadow during all my visits home. She drew landscapes on paper and painted portraits on carpets and on the walls.
Justine dressed herself in printed tights and frilly skirts, hid nail polish and lip-gloss in her pink backpack, and cut her own hair with safety scissors under the dining room table.
When an ex-boyfriend broke my heart, her tiny hands wiped the tears from my eyes; and when she scraped her knee on the sidewalk, I wiped hers.
It was true love with her, the girl who wanted to be exactly like me in every way - even when I didn't want to be like me at all.
At 23, I was to start anew. The airport was my first step towards a new life in London, a fresh start in fashion journalism, a struggle to be independent. I was burdened with two suitcases and a pile of student loans; uncertainty and apprehension; hesitation and excitement. Big leaps reap bigger rewards.
Only I was too scared to jump.
I felt the tears well up in my eyes, saying 'So long,' to my best friends, 'Arrivederci,' to my family, 'See you soon,' to a city I knew so well. And my sister, my darling sister, with all her three-and-a-half year old wisdom, hugged me close and told me she'd miss me.
Justine, who married princes in tablecloth gowns, feasted on plastic French fries and fake ice cream. Justine, who knew the words to all my favourite songs, was the hardest one to leave.
"Here," she handed me her prized possession, a small pink bear. It was her lifetime companion, a confidante of cotton stuffing and fake fur. I smiled but declined.
"She'll take care of you," she said.
With wide-eyes and hands covered in marker, Justine loved me more than her very favourite toy. She was my half sister, my hero in pink overalls. But half means never complete: half empty, half hearted, half finished. Half full.
Save for Justine; that was never her. She's my sister--entirely whole.
I'll leave you with some photos and a funny little video:
If you don't read any of this, fair enough, but you won't regret watching this video:
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Proposed bill would require all gunowners to purchase liability insurance, but how much of a chance does it really have?
Attention all sportsmen and firearms owners. Felix W. Ortiz, Democrat from Assembly District 51, is the Assistant Speaker of the NYS Assembly.
He is also an ambitious politician who suffers from an urbanized mind-set and an absolute hatred for all guns and gun owners. Actually there are quite a few politicians in the NYC area with that same attitude.
But Ortiz has the distinction of being really creative when it comes to back door gun control efforts. He has submitted a proposed bill in the Assembly that would, in essence, either drive gun owners out of this state or cause them to pay a lot of money for the privilege of owning their completely registered firearms. And the bill has already been sent to committee.
Here is the essence of his proposed bill: AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to requiring owners of firearms to obtain liability insurance THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The insurance law is amended by adding a new section 2353 to read as follows: S 2353. FIREARM OWNERS INSURANCE POLICIES. 1. ANY PERSON IN THIS STATE WHO SHALL OWN A FIREARM SHALL, PRIOR TO SUCH OWNERSHIP, OBTAIN AND CONTINUOUSLY MAINTAIN A POLICY OF LIABILITY INSURANCE IN AN AMOUNT NOT LESS THAN TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS SPECIFICALLY COVERING ANY DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY NEGLIGENT ACTS INVOLVING THE USE OF SUCH FIREARM WHILE IT IS OWNED BY SUCH PERSON.
But wait. There's more: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN SUCH INSURANCE SHALL RESULT IN THE IMMEDIATE REVOCATION OF SUCH OWNER'S REGISTRATION, LICENSE AND ANY OTHER PRIVILEGE TO OWN SUCH FIREARM. 2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, A PERSON SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE THE OWNER OF A FIREARM IF SUCH FIREARM IS LOST OR STOLEN UNTIL SUCH LOSS OR THEFT IS REPORTED TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR SHERIFF WHICH HAS JURISDICTION IN THE COUNTY, TOWN, CITY OR VILLAGE IN WHICH SUCH OWNER RESIDES.
And finally: 3. ANY PERSON WHO OWNS A FIREARM ON THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION SHALL OBTAIN THE INSURANCE REQUIRED BY THIS SECTION WITHIN THIRTY DAYS OF SUCH EFFECTIVE DATE. THE DEPARTMENT IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND DIRECTED TO PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY TO CARRY OUT THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION.
Where do I begin? Well, the obvious first step is to question the legality of this proposal in light of the U.S. Constitution, and specifically the 2nd Amendment. Would such a law pass muster? Probably not, but remember that the NY SAFE Act is also (probably) unconstitutional, but it is still with us.
There is another important factor to consider. There is currently no personal liability insurance programs offered by any insurance company that directly insure firearms owners specifically for the guns that they may own. It would have to be created by the insurance carriers before a single policy could be written. And what would those premiums be? My guess would be very expensive.
Would home inspections (searches) become mandatory, possibly by NY State Police? Would safe storage of guns become mandatory, and who would determine what constitutes "safe storage?" Would every gun owner also need to purchase an approved gun safe?
The reality of this proposed legislation is that it is nothing more than another veiled attempt by urbanized liberals to invade our civil liberties under the cover of laws. This bill, if it becomes law, will result in a de-facto registry of all firearms and an establishment of civil liability on the mere ownership of a firearm.
All this is yet another way of making legal gun owners into criminals because any legal gun owner should not be required to pay what amounts to a tax to legally own or possess a lawful firearm. Just as the NY SAFE Act does nothing to prevent any crimes but does make criminals out of honest law-abiding citizens, this proposed legislation is nothing more than a hideous attempt to use a law to force the disarmament of honest citizens.
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Here's some more bad news. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicate that the number of Americans diagnosed with Lyme disease each year is around 300,000. If that were not enough bad news, most folks do not realize that there are a number of other tick-borne diseases that are less well-known but that pose severe threats to humans.
There are currently at least 15 known tick borne diseases, and none of them are fun to come into contact with. Given the amount of time anglers, hikers, campers and hunters spend in tick-infested areas, these groups are particularly susceptible to tick encounters. And prevention from contacting any of the diseases is far better than an encounter with them.
Here are steps to reduce your chances of being bitten by a tick while fishing or hunting, spending time in the woods or, even in your own backyard. Wear long pants and tuck them into your socks or boots. Also wear a long-sleeved shirt.
And use a repellent with DEET or permethrin. DEET should not be used on children less than 2 months of age, and should be used in concentrations no higher than 30 percent on older children. Permethrin is intended for use on clothing, shoes, bed nets and camping gear. It should not be applied directly to the skin.
Stay on trails when walking or hiking. Avoid going through brush or edge habitat where ticks are likely to be. As outdoors people this could be difficult, depending on where you're wanting to go, so be aware of where you're walking. And after spending time in an area likely to have ticks, check yourself and anyone else with you as well as your pets and gear.
It seems like our outdoor world is becoming more dangerous. Let's all be more careful out there.
Len Lisenbee is the Daily Messenger's Outdoor Writer. Contact him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Five hundred children was the goal in our hearts and minds when a group of Bolivian young adult Friends thought that making peace was possible in the place where we live. It was a short-term project that we called "School Material for Kids." We started raising funds at the yearly meeting level. Young adult Friends from one of the yearly meetings sold sandwiches and refreshments in a neighborhood fair. They earned enough money to buy pencils, pens, notebooks, colors, erasers, rules, and markers. The other group of young adult Friends from a different yearly meeting arranged to get donations of school materials at their local Friends churches. The last group of young adult Friends bought the school materials by themselves with some money donations at the individual level, and with money saved previously by their youth group. All of these young adult Friends worked with devotion and hope for the sake of the children and for the Lord.
After three months the day of collecting the school materials arrived and all of these young adult Friends brought them in bags and in boxes. We were grateful to God, and excited about getting many school materials so we could deliver them to the children who live in neighborhoods where the economic inequality oppresses parents and their children. Whenever we took these school materials to the kids of elementary schools, we came back as if we had visited Heaven—wonderful moments and stories experienced! Thus, working for children and sharing with them grounded us in the love of God.
Contributed by Emma Condori-Mamani, a Friend from Bolivia.


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MacKenzieLand: Top 10 Albums of 2006
1. White Whale – WWI
[Featuring members of the Get Up Kids, Butterglory, The Higher Burning Fire, and Boys Life, the Lawrence, KS quintet is everything indie rock is searching for.]
2. The Twilight Singers - Powder Burns
[Yeah he's sober now, but Greg Dulli still kills.]
3. Joanna Newsom – Ys
[I tried to ignore her, but Newsom is lovely.]
4. Mew - And the Glass Handed Kites
[Gorgeous sonic goodness that'll make Lush fans squeal.]
5. Tap Tap – Lanzafame
[Reading, England's answer to Clap Your Hands Say Yeah.]
6. Morrissey - Ringleader of the Tormentors
[Just one listen to "Life Is a Pigsty" and you'll understand why this Moz album rules.]
7. Band of Horses - Everything All the Time
[A Sub Pop gem featuring former members of Carissa's Wierd.]
8. Margot & the Nuclear So and So's - The Dust of Retreat
[A New York City scape lush in poetry and romance. Thank you Richard Edwards.]
9. Christina Aguilera – Back to Basics
[Lady is a vamp. 'Nuff said.]
10. I Love You but I've Chosen Darkness - Fear Is on Our Side
[Sounds like early '90s synth rock without the kitsch. Second coming of 24 Gone?]
Honorable mentions:
Ellen Allien & Apparat - Orchestra of Bubbles
Isobel Campbell - Milk White Sheets
Russian Circles - Enter
The Long Winters - Putting The Days To Bed
Muse - Black Holes and Revelations
Nelly Furtado - Loose
Elbow - Leaders of the Free World
Black Heart Procession - The Spell
Deftones – Saturday Night Wrist
Jim Noir – Tower of Love
Dani Siciliano - Slappers
Justin Timberlake - FutureSex/LoveSounds
My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade
The Rosewood Thieves - From the Decker House EP
Labels: Dani Siciliano, Deftones, Joanna Newsom, Justin Timberlake, Morrissey, The Twilight Singers, Top 10 Albums of 2006, White Whale


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The assumption here is that you are familiar with sbt 0.7 but new to sbt 0.13.16.
sbt 0.13.16's many new capabilities can be a bit overwhelming, but this page should help you migrate to 0.13.16 with a minimum of fuss.
build.sbt file
in your root directory is easier to create than
project/build/MyProject.scala was.
lib_managed directory, reducing disk usage and avoiding
backup and version control hassles.
update is now much faster and it's invoked automatically by sbt.
Reading the Getting Started Guide will probably save you a lot of confusion.
Download sbt 0.13.16 as described on the setup page.
You can run 0.13.16 the same way that you run 0.7.x, either simply:
$ java -jar sbt-launch.jar
Or (as most users do) with a shell script, as described on the setup page.
For more details see the setup page.
Here is a technique for switching an existing project to 0.13.16 while retaining the ability to switch back again at will. Some builds, such as those with subprojects, are not suited for this technique, but if you learn how to transition a simple project it will help you do a more complex one next.
project/ for 0.7.x project
Rename your
project/ directory to something like
project-old. This
will hide it from sbt 0.13.16 but keep it in case you want to switch
back to 0.7.x.
build.sbt for 0.13.16
Create a
build.sbt file in the root directory of your project. See
.sbt build definition in the Getting
Started Guide, and for simple examples.
If you have a simple project
then converting your existing project file to this format is largely a
matter of re-writing your dependencies and maven archive declarations in
a modified yet familiar syntax.
build.sbt file combines aspects of the old
project/build/ProjectName.scala and
build.properties files. It looks
like a property file, yet contains Scala code in a special format.
build.properties file like:
#Project properties
#Fri Jan 07 15:34:00 GMT 2011
project.name=My Project
Now becomes part of your
build.sbt file with lines like:
name := "My Project"
version := "1.0"
organization := "org.myproject"
scalaVersion := "2.9.2"
Currently, a
project/build.properties is still needed to explicitly
select the sbt version. For example:
Now launch sbt. If you're lucky it works and you're done. For help debugging, see below.
If you get stuck and want to switch back, you can leave your
file alone. sbt 0.7.x will not understand or notice it. Just rename your
project directory to something like
project10 and rename
the backup of your old project from
project-old to
project again.
There's a section in the FAQ about migration from 0.7 that covers several other important points.


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Bad Friend headlines with Duet for Theremin and Lap Steel and Kahle Davis opening.
$7 Adv – $10 Door
Doors @ 7:30 PM
A Bad Friend...
...asks you to do things that you are uncomfortable with.
...makes you feel uncomfortable.
...encourages you to make bad choices.
...tells you to commit naughty acts.
...tries to change you.
...doesn't have good intentions for you.
...is unable to apologize.
...demands sacrifices.
...doesn't know when to leave you alone.
Your Bad Friends are: Walter Czachowski, Bryan Lilje, Joe Hamm, Ted Weldon, and Roddey Phipps
Duet for Theremin and Lap Steel is Scott Burland (theremin) and Frank Schultz (lap steel guitar).
"The name of this Atlanta duo implies a proper classical recital, a rigid formality. But Scott Burland (theremin) and Frank Schultz (lap steel) don't do scripted, improvising not so much distinct sounds as evolving eddies of sound, vapors of tones that develop and transform gracefully. Hypnotic pulses and dreamy drones weave together to form a kaleidoscope of sounds and moods, ambient clouds and swooning collages that are as much about texture as they are timbre, like a long-lost soundtrack to a deep-sea documentary." — P. Wall
Duet for Theremin and Lap Steel Official Site
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Recently, Google has updated Webmaster Guidelines and optimize the rendering and indexing of site, you should allow Google spider to visits JavaScript, CSS and image files used by the page.Google Web Crawler has been expanded to cover the part of JavaScript and CSS so do not block the .js and .css files on your web server used for the site.
If you use robots.txt to ban JS and CSS files, You might receive an email from google Search Console which is about Googlebot can not access your JavaScript and / or CSS files.These files help Google to understand that your site is currently working normally.
Here is the warning the warning email I got:
To: Webmaster of https://www.thecreativedev.com/,
Google systems have recently detected an issue with your homepage that affects how well our algorithms render and index your content. Specifically, Googlebot cannot access your JavaScript and/or CSS files because of restrictions in your robots.txt file. These files help Google understand that your website works properly so blocking access to these assets can result in suboptimal rankings.
If Google search engine or Googlebot will not be allowed to access your CSS and JS files, It may affect your ranking in Google Search so it is recommended do not prohibit JS and CSS file access from robots.txt.If the site is prohibited access of JavaScript or CSS file then Googlebot will not allow visitors to view it so it recommended practice is to allow access to the JavaScript and CSS files by the robots.txt.
Here I am going to show you how to fix this issue when you have the WordPress blog.
How To fix the problem using robots.txt
There is a very simple fix to solve this issue. The solution of this issue is to allow Googlebot to access your CSS and JS files by updating your robots.txt file. The robots.txt file is in the root directory of your server which gives instructions to search engines about what to crawl and what not to.
Here's the line of code to add inside robots.txt
#Googlebot User-agent: Googlebot Allow: *.css* Allow: *.js*
After adding above line of code into robots.txt file of your site, Go to Google Webmaster Tools and inside that you can find the "grab and presented" this place:
Then you can click on the "fetch and render" start the test, the results you'll know that your page CSS or JS being accessible by google bot and confirm whether your problem fixed.In addition, you can also use the robots.txt testing tool from Search Console to identify if there are any other crawling issues in your site.
What are fetch and render?
From suddenly got an email from Google Webmaster Tools, but you can deal with the issue easily after reading this article.However, if you have any query or confusion in this, you can ask in the comment section.


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Is it really spring? Feels more like summer!
I don't know about you, but I'm getting pretty comfortable with this beautiful March weather. While it's unseasonably warm, it sure feels nice after several months of cold and snow. I just hope Mother Nature lets us down easy and doesn't drop us like a brick back into the deep chill.
Business Member News
RelyLocal works hard to promote your business, and now it's working even harder with the integrated Android and iPhone apps. Mobile search is the fastest growing segment of online marketing and now your business can have a mobile web page for no extra charge. If you are reading this on your phone, check it out atm.relylocal.com.
Auto Select
There are quite a few auto service place out there, but not many can compare when it comes to customer service and quality workmanship. Auto Select offers repair services for almost all makes and models of vehicles, and they understand your needs and concerns and work hard to exceed your expectations. With Auto Select, you're good to go.
Caring Transitions
Downsizing can be a very stressful situation. Caring Transitions of Central Wisconsin will work with you and your loved ones to help downsize, relocate, and clean out their home while maintaining dignity and respect. We're glad they're RelyLocal Members, helping the community is something we both have in common. Watch for upcoming estate sale listings.
Nicole's Boutique
Nicole's is moving! After 15 years in the little brick house in Weston. Nicole's Boutique purchased a building and is moving to downtown Wausau. You'll find her on the historic 600 block of 3rd St between the Back When Cafe and Evolutions in Design. It will be great fit. Humungous moving sale is going on right now, and she expects to be fully moved in by mid May.
Lindsey Marie Photography
Lindsey Marie loves kids. She loves them so much in fact that during the month of April she is running her Cutest Kid Ever photo contest. Every children's portrait taken in April will be entered into the contest to win great prizes. Also a portion of all proceeds from the entrants portrait sales will be donated to the March of Dimes. Details and full description of the contest can be found on her website.
Get Hired Faster and Easier
It still is a tight job market out there. You need to take every advantage that you can get. This free seminar led by noted speaker Catherine Byers Breet will give you a game plan and tools for success. Thursday March 29 at 6:30pm or Friday March 30 at 10:00am. Thanks to a generous sponsorship by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, these two events are free and open to the public. Register today to secure your seat. Details and registration link can be found at the Buy Local Wausau Blog.
Cash Mobs
I'm really excited about our first Cash Mob coming up this Saturday. Ever hear of a Cash Mob? They are like Flash Mobs; but unlike Flash Mobs, which involve singing, dancing, or other form of organized random activity; Cash Mobbers join together and each spend $20 at a local business. Our first Cash Mob will be on Saturday, March 24 at 11:00am. I will be announcing the location on Friday, March 23 at 5:00pm, so watch the Facebook Page and Twitter feed for the announcement. I Hope you can join us, this is going to be fun. Read more at our blog:
Reader's Choice Awards
The Wausau Daily Herald released their annual Reader's Choice Awards this week. I'm really thrilled to see that quite a few RelyLocal Wausau business member's took tops in many of the categories. As for the rest, we'll get you too. But here's how things shook out for member businesses:
Auto Services: Auto Select (1st)
Carpet Cleaners: Northstar Cleaning and Restoration (2nd)
Salon/Spa: Dayspring Health Spa (1st)
Women's Clothing: Nicole's Boutique (3rd)
Photography: Lindsey Marie Photography (3rd)
Bowling Establishment: Day's Bowl-a-Dome (2nd)
Museum: Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum (1st)
Wedding Reception Location: Rose Garden Banquet and Catering (1st)
Appetizers: Basil (2nd)
Atmosphere: Red Eye Brewing Company (1st) Basil (2nd)
Asian Food: Basil (2nd)
Bakery: Kreger's Bakery and Deli (1st)
Burger: Red Eye Brewing Company (2nd)
Caterer: Bob's Catering (1st) Rose Garden (2nd)
Best Sandwich: Red Eye Brewing Company (2nd)
Wings: Red Eye Brewing Company (3rd)
Dessert: Basil (3rd)
Fine Dining: Basil (3rd)
Happy Hour: Red Eye Brewing Company (3rd)
Brew Pub: Red Eye Brewing Company (1st)
Smoothie/Malt/Shake: Briq's Soft Serve (3rd)
Wine: Vino Latte (3rd)
Congratulations to all the winners and thank you to all the readers that took the time to vote. You can find all the winners on the Wausau Daily Herald website:
Facebook for Business
Just a few seats remain for my upcoming Facebook for Business Class on Tuesday, March 27th at 4:30. Big changes are happing to Facebook Pages this month and I'll tell you how these changes will affect you and what you can do to harness the power of Facebook for your business. Details and registration at the link below.
Closing Thoughts
I've noticed over the last month that this newsletter has gotten a little longer. I don't think I've becoming too long winded; there is just a lot of great things happening with our local businesses. I think this is a sign that things are improving. But, I love feedback, so please let me know, good or bad, what you think. The good I'll use as a testimonial and the bad I'll work hard to correct. Have a great rest of the week.


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In association with JAM
A very special concert at St Bride's this evening, featuring Onyx Brass and the Choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge, with a programme of stunning contemporary music.
- Tavener Song for Athene
- Gabriel Jackson The Spacious Firmament
- Gabriel Jackson The Spacious Firmament - Yet we who neither burn nor shine
- Giles Swayne The Yonghy Bonghy Bo *
- Michael Bonaventure Orion
- Janet Wheeler Gaudeamus Igitur
- Alison Willis War Songs
- Lee Westwood On Waking
- Tom Harrold Locked Horns
*JAM gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the PRS for Music Foundation and the Britten-Pears Foundation towards this work.
PLEASE NOTE: At 6.45pm there will be a pre-concert talk with Gabriel Jackson and Giles Swayne.
The Chapel Choir of Selwyn College, Cambridge
Onyx Brass
Organ – Simon Hogan
Conductor – Nicholas Cleobury
Tickets £15 £10 (under 18s free)
Available from the JAM box office – call 0800 988 7984 or book online.
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The Voyageurs Area Council is pleased to present to Scouts who have recently achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, the opportunity to apply for the $2,500 Jamar Golf Classic Eagle Scout Scholarship.
The Jamar Eagle Scout Scholarship is awarded annually by the Voyageurs Area Council to an Eagle Scout from the council. Proceeds from the Annual Jamar Golf Classic are used to fund this scholarship.
The scholarship will be presented to the recipient at the annual Eagle Scout Recognition Banquet scheduled for May 14, 2019. The application deadline for the scholarship is March 15, 2019.
Eagle Scout Scholarship Application
Please have the latest Adobe reader that is available to be able to save what you have entered. If you have questions on how to do this contact the Scout Office at 218-729-5811.


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Is there a new dawn of browser security on the horizon?
'Never trust the browser' is a mantra that all developers and security experts live by. Of course! In essence it's an engine designed for remote code execution. What's there to trust? But, imagine the possibilities if it could be transformed into a secure platform.
Living in a hostile world
Cyber attackers are constantly looking for, and finding, security weaknesses; program errors and other flaws in web browsers. Looking back at 2014, they proved to be very successful.


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It was late Sunday night, had our dinner at kaiyenthi bhavan! My husband and I went for a stroll after a very long time… We didn't talk much. Both of our minds were occupied with only one thing. How do we counter all the irresponsible baseless allegations thrown at us… Many lakhs of volunteers' heart wrenching efforts for social and human wellbeing over the last two decades, it hurts – whatever touched us, whatever we realized need to reach every human being on the planet – It is a stupid commitment (sankalp) one can take – but then every time someone comes to us and thanks us, our joy knew no bounds! We exchange tears of joy and bliss!
With all this running in our minds, he broke the silence, "People don't seem to understand how much they are swayed by the one sided vested propaganda. They don't seem to see the other side of the picture." He said in a pensive mood almost on the border of abuse!
I asked him back, "Suppose, you were not part of Isha. You never underwent any transformation. All you know is your job, promotion, your family… That's all. And you read something wrong about a bearded God man. What would your first instinct be?" He nodded, 'yeah, I would have believed all that I read'.
See… A few people are waiting for this kind of news. "All Gurus are bad." That's what satisfies their ego. Because, they don't want to believe in anybody. In between the times of Swami Vivekananda and Sadhguru, the choices we had was very minimal and a few troubled news item about the bearded men of those times completely sealed any openness that could be within them.
"I earn well, I take care of my family. I came up to this position on my own. I don't believe in God. But I love nature. Nature is God!" Most of our people belong to this category. There is something called as social conscience. How do they satisfy that? By expressing their love for environment – "I am a social media activist for environment." With all their helplessness, all they could do is registering their protest by sharing a meme or an article, against Isha. Two things get satisfied –
- He is a Godman, guru, so he should be bad. Perfectly fits their ego.
- I stand up for environment. Hence quenching their social conscience. I can't plant a tree, I can't water a plant, I can't stop farmer suicide, I can't stop anything. Let me atleast share this meme and create awareness. Of course, with all good intentions, they are doing their part.
You know, I was a very pious person during my college days. My dearest friend Anjana and I used to recite 'Skanda Sashti Kavacham' every evening in the hostel room. We both liked it. Once I got the job and started earning, I somehow felt the commitment towards God came down. I was confused and told, 'God, don't mistake me. There is no time for Friday temple routine' Jus a few moments before the Pooja room before I start to work was the only interaction with the "Divine"…
Thankfully, this confusion didn't last long. When I attended the Isha Yoga program in Feb 2003, there was a full stop to all my confoundedness. I stopped going to temples. I was free. For almost 6 years, I cared the least for temples. It was not my interest.
But then, this man talked of consecration. He brought to life, right in front of my eyes – Bhairavi – what was jus a stone became Divine. My eyes started watering without control. A new dimension – Fire of devotion - opened up within me. No looking back since then.
It took several years for me to take this path of devotion. How do we expect a common netizen, hiding behind a garb of pseudo environment protector to open up and see a perspective bigger than him?
"But what about logic? Can they not see use their logical thinking to conclude who is right and who is wrong?" he retorted.
People are fed with both sides of information and mostly they choose what suits their ego and belief system.
"But truth??" – Who cares about truth? Who has patience to go through the tons of articles and decide which is true? All they care is jus a meme or a headline of an article. That too, if it is positive headline, they won't go inside to know the details. "Negative one" yes would read till the last word. Remember, truth is always expensive. We live in a world where no one wants truth but nice breaking news – stories.
Truth will slowly evolve. The western part of the world is fast embracing yoga and turning inward or spiritual. So, our folks would catch up soon! Until then, let them keep sharing the memes and have those "Oh my God!" moments.
And our stroll ended as we reached our apartment gate! :)


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Category: Hindu Festivals 2012
India Public Holidays 2012 Calendar
India Holiday Calendar 2012 Incredible India, as the name suggests India is indeed an incredible land. It's a mini earth in its variety. With more than 5000 year history, it represents every cultural and religious institution that's existing in this universe. India is exalted for its most vibrant beauties it homes and the colors it [...]
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Nag Panchami
Charming the Snakes in Nag Panchami, India Nag Panchami 2012 When it happens: July 24; 5th day of Shraavana Where it happens: South India History Nag Panchami, India is a festival held in some parts of India to worship live cobras (Nagas) or their images. It is celebrated on the fifth day of the [...]
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Leavenworth, KS is a odd place, not only are lots of people in jail and nobody knows where anything
is. One would think a clerk at a connivence store would know the lay of the land and where the high school is. Nope, two different gas stations were clueless, turns out that a guy from South Dakota who was also in the BP station knew just where it was and how to get there. Some streets have numbers some don't, it makes no sence, maybe it's to confuse anyone who breaks out of prison or guys looking for a cyclocross race.
Pre-registration allows you not only a swag bag of chamois butter and various flavors of energy gels but it also gets you called up to the front of the starting grid. Thinking this might ease some of the terror that is the first minute of a cat 4 race I went ahead and paid my money early. It made no difference, I wasn't able to get out ahead of the mob far enough to miss the cluster f*#k that the first turn gives, as usual someone goes down and gets ran over several times. Better him than me I'm thinking as I ride over his front wheel because there is no other place for me to go. I felt I raced a good race, I beat a few guys I wanted to beat, a few beat me, actually many many people beat me. There were a few dicey moments where gravity and poor bike handling skills by others caused me a few moments of finding myself tangled up in my frame sitting on the ground trying to figure out how I got there, but that is cyclocross. You get back up and pedal as hard as you can to pass the idiot who decided to dismount halfway up an easy hill right in front of you.
Poor cycling skills were not the scariest part of the race, it was an odd turn off a gravel road and onto a concrete staircase that led up to a football field, disaster was lurking if you were not careful. Concrete stairs are nothing new, they pop up all the time, it was the approach where the danger was posed. (The stairs were eliminated for the last few races to nobodies disappointment.) Like every race this season mens 4 is the largest field by far and for some reason I find myself getting worse each week, today I was on the second page when standings were posted, not good. I blame society.
Men's Master B's is usually my time to shine, I've been finishing in or near the top 10 all season long. Again I got a front row start which was a bit less terrifying than the 4's race, no first turn wipeouts. I managed to keep myself near the front of the pack for the first few laps. As soon as I started to feel comfortable I somehow lost control of my finely tuned, demon free cyclocross machine and eat it hard, tearing open a scab on my knee from a previous race, always a nice touch. To make things worse I loose my chain, normally not a big deal but I've recently installed a chain protector on the seat tube to keep my chain from coming off. Somehow the chain got past it when I fell, I pulled and pulled trying to get the chain past the do-dad that normally keeps the chain from falling off. As this is happening everyone I've kept behind me so far is now flying by me like mad, even the juniors on their tiny little bikes. (I'm pretty sure someone has it on video or at least photos) I finally get it on, I get on and find myself way behind everyone, expecting to get lapped at any minute.
Knowing my current spot in the series point standings was in jeopardy (6th before todays race) I had to defend my spot at all cost, I pedal my ass off making my way back up through the ranks passing people I haven't seen since lap one. I manage to catch my cycling nemesis, Eric from GP Velo Tek on the bell lap, small victories. I'm currently unsure of how I did, we left before the standings were posted. Adding insult to minor injuries, I was on the wrong end of someone's snot rocket all down my left thigh, gross!
Mens's Cat 4 Lap 1
Men's Masters B 35+ Funny moment at the end where I cut the tape.
Let's hope the Black Sheep in Charlotte didn't get snotted on too this weekend at NCCX race #5 in Sandhills Community College in Pinehurst, NC. Go Team!


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Longtime concert promoter Peter Conlon will be inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame in September. Whether theres an actual hall after October seems to be in question. I guess Ill have to go down and buy the plaque at a yard sale, he quipped.
The Macon museum, facing lower revenues and state funding, may close if it doesnt raise $225,000 by Oct. 27.
Right now we dont have sufficient money to continue operating with the integrity and quality that the legacies of our inductees deserve, executive director Lisa Love said. The museum relies on state funding for a hefty percentage of its operating budget and recent budget cuts imperil its future, she said.
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To the dignity of Greek musicians
Translated by Daria Evangelista
The National Symphony Orchestra of Greece ceases its activity. On the internet we can see the video of its last concert. The musicians are crying. In those tears, a mixture of dignity and despair, I read the word "END" for the greatest country of culture, I read the total failure of the European Union. To shut down a full orchestra means to destroy an important part of the culture of a country. Maybe that's the goal pursued by more and more governments, because culture is the only means available for people to assert their identity and be able to govern fairly.
The National Symphony Orchestra of Greece closes down. Farewell Socrates, Archimedes, Homer. Actions like these can destroy a nation by erasing the little part of culture that's still left. I am close to my Greek colleagues: no one will ever take away the dignity that you have shown in that video.
Italian version: http://www.ilritaglio.it/2013/editoriale/alla-dignita-de-musicisti-greci/
Ελληνική έκδοση: http://www.ilritaglio.it/2013/cultura/της-αξιοπρέπειας-των-ελλήνων-


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This shot could easily be a caption competition. For now I'll leave it as a little preview to a post I'll upload soon after a really enjoyable shoot with Team SKY Pro Cycling.
The rather uncomfortable looking gent in question is Aussie rider, CJ Sutton. The various lumps and bumps around his person are actually water bottles, about 25 if I recall correctly.
In between TV and stills set-ups they were practising swapping bottles from support car to rider and then back again. On event stages where the support team can't be near the rider (usually they are in a chasing pack), fluids needs to be carried and readily available. This was an extreme test to see just how much the poor guy could manage. Rather him than me!
A proper overview of the day to follow very soon...


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Books make great pairings with lots of things, including fabulous food. No one understands that better than cookbook author and cooking teacher Bonnie Stern, who loves to introduce people to new books the same way she introduces them to new flavors and recipes. Bonnie thinks the pairing of space and story is also delicious. That's why she's today's Page Turner.
Hi. I'm Bonnie Stern. Some of you may know me as a cookbook author and cooking teacher but really I started out to be a librarian. I love to cook but I also love to read and know that many people feel the same way. I even started a book club where authors of novels and memoirs come to discuss their work and we all have a dinner together that in some way match the themes in their books.
I love the idea of Project Bookmark Canada and its efforts to commemorate and celebrate the physical locations of some of my favourite books.
Special occasions are often marked by special meals. They create delicious memories. The specific locations in books we love create memories as well. It is so exciting that Project Bookmark Canada has created a program where we can "visit" our favourite books while travelling across the country.
I donated $20 to become a Project Bookmark Canada Page Turner and I encourage you to do the same. You'll feel good about supporting this unique project but you will also have a chance to win a copy of my cookbook Friday Night Dinners.


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The lead American negotiator in nuclear talks with Iran on Friday called for a delay in any new sanctions on the country, in order to let negotiations take hold.
"We think that this is a time for a pause, to see if these negotiations can gain traction," undersecretary of state Wendy Sherman said in a televised interview with Voice of America, the US foreign media service.
The Senate banking committee is debating whether to take up legislation, passed by the House last July, which could end Iranian oil exports. The White House hosted a meeting of Senate aides on Thursday, to argue against the measure.
The public nature of Sherman's statement was seen as a significant gesture to Tehran.
"I thought it was a very positive statement," said Reza Marashi, research director at the National Iranian American Council. "On this particular point about the sanctions, I think that's the most forward-leaning statement that I can recall an Obama administration official using, when discussing sanctions, at any time over the past four to five years.
"It was very specific. That not only sends a message to Congress but it also sends a message I think to the Iranians as well. That shows a certain level of seriousness to make these kinds of statements publicly."
The president has a great deal of leeway in enforcing sanctions – or not. Sherman called Congress a "partner" in sanctions, echoing language the White House used a day earlier.
"Congress has its prerogatives," she told Voice of America. "We don't get to control Congress, but we are having very serious discussions … We need them to continue to be effective partners to reach a successful conclusion, and I have trust that they will be."
Current sanctions against Iran, in place since 2011, have cut the country's oil exports by more than a million barrels a day, crippling the economy and creating food and medicine shortages. Additional sanctions would damage a fragile conversation, Marashi said.
"A train doesn't really run on two tracks," he said. "If you're pursuing a policy that moves down the sanctions track, how can you really truly be pursuing diplomacy as well? The Iranians have not exactly been productive at the negotiations table as the sanctions were escalated."
A meeting last week between Iran, Germany and the five permanent members of the UN security council was described by officials on both sides as productive. The P5+1 group is to meet again on 7 November.
An Iranian lawmaker claimed the country had halted the production of enriched uranium up to 20%, a crucial threshold for a weapons program, the New York Times reported Wednesday.
The multilateral talks followed a visit to UN headquarters in New York last month in which the Iranian president, Hassan Rouhani, hailed the United States as a "great nation" and offered to work rapidly to shape a nuclear accord.
Mistrust runs deep, however. UN inspectors have limited access to Iranian nuclear sites and Iran has taken steps to build a nuclear program capable of producing a weapon despite repeated denials of any desire to do so. On a visit to the White House last month the Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, urged President Barack Obama to leave the sanctions in place.


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Dr. Vicky Keramida's Solid Waste / Landfill Expert Witness Experience
All of the cases in which Dr. Vicky Keramida, Ph.D. has been involved as an expert have been either won at trial (and reaffirmed by the Appellate Court, when appealed) or settled favorably of behalf of KERAMIDA's clients.
Solid Waste / Landfill Cases
Case involving the appeal of an ash landfill permit: KERAMIDA performed extensive technical research of the area, which had a highly complex hydrogeology, and prepared a report about the hydrogeologic characterization of the resource recovery ash monofill site and its relationship to the surrounding land within a five-mile radius. The case was favorably settled and the permit was issued.
Provided technical review and expert testimony in litigation involving RCRA violations. KERAMIDA performed a characterization of the hazardous waste, and an assessment of the contamination of a 60-acre landfill by deposition of wastes, and the remediation cost. The case was favorably settled after deposition.
Retained by a law firm to provide expert testimony in a case involving the alleged impact of a landfill on an adjacent private property. The case was settled.
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Marilyn Ader, PhD
Associate Director, Sports Spectacular Diabetes and Obesity Wellness and Research Center
Associate Professor, Biomedical Sciences
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The overall focus of the lab of Marilyn Ader, PhD, is the pathogenesis of Type 2 diabetes, with an integrative perspective on the impact of obesity on insulin sensitivity, insulin secretion and hepatic insulin clearance. She examines the mechanisms by which multiple organ systems interact to maintain glucose homeostasis in the face of environmental and pharmacologic insults. One of her primary projects investigates mechanisms by which antipsychotic drugs induce obesity and glucose dysregulation. These studies have had major translational and public health impact, and they involve both large-animal studies and collaborative work of psychiatric patients. Ader is a leading expert in the role of insulin-independent factors, termed "glucose effectiveness," in glucose homeostasis, and has published extensively in this area in peer-reviewed papers, book chapters and reviews. Ader also examines the role of insulin clearance in determining insulin sensitivity and fasting insulin levels, and studies the impact of obesity on the contribution of liver clearance versus pancreatic β-cell insulin secretion to fasting hyperinsulinemia. Ader is also pursuing novel pancreatic islet transplant research for possible clinical treatment of Type 1 diabetes.
- Undergraduate: Utica College of Syracuse University, 1980
- Master's: Kent State University, 1982
- Doctorate: University of Southern California, 1988
Cedars-Sinai Affiliations
Awards & Activities
- Ad Hoc Member, Grant Review Panels for NIH/IPOD, NIH/Endocrinology/Metabolism/Nutrition/Reproduction, NICHD, NIMH, NIA), Department of Defense, Canadian Diabetes Assoc., BUPA Foundation, 2005-13
- Standing Member, NIH Study Section (IPOD: Integrative Physiology, Obesity, and Diabetes), 2008-13
- Co-Editor-in-Chief, Obesity, 2011-12
- Deputy Editor-in-Chef, Obesity, 2007-11
- Chair, NIH Study Section (PAR: Metabolic Effects of Psychotropic Medications), 2009
- American Diabetes Association Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1988-91
- First Prize, Young Investigators' Forum, American Diabetes Association, 1987
- Bergman RN, Finegood DT, Ader M. Assessment of insulin sensitivity in vivo. Endocr. Rev. 1985;6(1):45-86.
- Ader M, Bergman RN. Peripheral effects of insulin dominate suppression of fasting hepatic glucose production. Am J Physiol. 1990;258(6 Pt 1):E1020-1032.
- Ader M, Ni TC, Bergman RN. Glucose effectiveness assessed under dynamic and steady state conditions. Comparability of uptake versus production components. J Clin Invest. 1997;99:1187-1199.
- Ader M, Kim SP, Catalano KJ, Ionut V, Hucking K, Richey JM, Kabir M, Bergman RN. Metabolic dysregulation with atypical antipsychotics occurs in the absence of underlying disease: a placebo-controlled study of olanzapine and risperidone in dogs. Diabetes. 2005;54(3):862-871.
- Ader M, Stefanovski D, Kim SP, Richey JM, Ionut V, Catalano KJ, Hucking K, Ellmerer M, Van Citters G, Hsu IR, et al. Hepatic insulin clearance with attendant insulinemia is the primary determinant of insulin sensitivity in the normal dog. Obesity. 2014;22:1238-1245.
- Ader M, Stefanovski D, Richey JM, Kim SP, Kolka CM, Ionut V, Kabir M, Bergman RN. Failure of Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) to detect marked diet-induced insulin resistance in dogs. Diabetes. 2014;63:1914-1919.


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When it comes to giving back, it only makes sense for MJ's to partner up with an organization that is making a difference in the lives of so many people and animals—something we are beyond words, passionate about. Healing Companions, Inc is an Ohio based organization with a mission that I know all of us at MJ's can feel good about.
Like us, Healing Companions takes a positive training approach, but the training they do, is service dog training. Healing Companions, Inc collaborates with ARF's prison program, meaning that part of their program involves inmates training shelter dogs to become service dogs. Not only does this give the dogs a second chance, but it teaches the inmates relaxation and stress reduction techniques for themselves as well as their dogs.
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Background: Infertility is a global health issue and determines as a one of the most prevalent health disorders among young adult couples. It is well known that 50-80 million people are facing the problem of getting an integrated family. In the last thirty years the causes of infertility are varied from one population to another.
Objectives: To evaluate the distribution of infertility causes in patients attending Allow In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) center for infertility treatment.
Patients and methods: This study is a retrospective study. Data of 2622 infertile couples for a 5 years (from September 2007 to September 2012) period was derived from Allow IVF center.
Results: the male factor infertility was 29.90% (1281/2622) was common versus female factor of infertility which was 24.37%. The combined infertility has been found in 34.25% of population. The isolated tubal infertility factor was documented in 3.70% (97/2622). The rate of unexplained infertility was observed in 11.48% of the population.
Conclusion: In summary, male factor infertility and anovulation, in the last thirty years, are still the driving causes of infertility problem in our population. The seminal fluid infection and sperm agglutination were the common male infertility subdivision causes in separate and combined infertility.
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Paul Seabright on the Relationship Between the Sexes
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At 2:19 AM,
Anonymous said…
Hi Atul,Thanks for the info.Just want to know this. Is there any way (apart from using defaults file) to hide the password for system and apps being printed while applying patch.Appreciate your efforts here.Keep up the good work. And please do write more on RMAN.
At 7:52 AM,
Atul Kumar said…
Hi, Apps & system password are now a days stored in obfuscated format in log files . You might be using old version. Whats ur apps version.Atul
At 1:38 PM,
Anonymous said…
Hi Atul,That's the most detailed explanation of patches I have come across as a newbie…Keep it up and going…Coming to the query part of admrgpch…Do I need to unzip/unbundle the patches in the source directory before merging them to destination???Thankz & Regards,Kabz
At 2:39 PM,
Atul Kumar said…
Kabz, Nice Q's, You need to uzip them and put entire patch directory ( for all patches you want to merge) in to source directory .Atul
At 6:55 PM,
Anonymous said…
Hi,In reply to your question "Hi,Apps & system password are now a days stored in obfuscated format in log files . You might be using old version. Whats ur apps version."... Just to be more clear with my question, while applying adpatch, it asks for system and apps password. When I type in the passwords, it displays them. I want to suppress the display of passwords while applying adpatch and not in the log file (yes in the log file it is obfuscated)
At 9:27 PM,
Atul Kumar said…
Apologies for Misunderstanding, As far as I am aware I don't the way to obfuscate password in any of ad utilities on screen. I'll try to find answer & update here or on my blog.I have to answer on what's meaning of Y in FNDCPASS or FNDLOAD utilities.Atul
At 3:40 AM,
Murali said…
to hide password useadpatch flags=hidepwNote: it is flags not optionsAlso you mention that avoid compiledb which in my opinion is wrong, forms libraries/reports are dependant on plsql objects if the objects are not valid then forms compilation takes time since it has to attempt to compile the object then.To reduce Downtime1. Increase Batch Size Parameter during adpatch2. Increase ADJREMX and ADJRIMX Parameters to minimum 1 Gig so XML Uploads happen faster3. Set parallel_max_servers to 10 in init.ora parameter.
At 10:41 AM,
Atul Kumar said…
Murali, Thanks a lot for sharing this information with all. Other parameters you suggested 1. Increase Batch Size Parameter during adpatch - Thats perfect.2. Increase ADJREMX and ADJRIMX Parameters to minimum 1 Gig so XML Uploads happen faster - You need to see if you have additianl 1GB memory available on server .3. Set parallel_max_servers to 10 in init.ora parameter. I need to look into it how it can help in patching & how parallel max serevrs comes in to picture . Would you like to share more on this .
At 10:45 AM,
Atul Kumar said…
Murali, About nocompiledb , Its not that if you use nocompiledb your objects will becoem invalid . They will still be valid (Only thing is database will not specifically try to compile any invalid objects ) and I agree to some extent that if underlying objects is invalid then you need to compile that database object. Wish to hear such comments more often & I urge other readers as well to comment in case you think otherwise on any topic or want to add somthing which might be useful for others.Atul
At 9:12 PM,
Murali said…
parallel_max_servers helps in how many threads the Upgrades happen, if you look at the Timing Report in your Development environment you can identify top time consumting jobs usually which are INV, ONT, AP, AR, GL and WF whic have tons of records. parallel_max_threshold parameter in adpatch is dependant on this.also to reduce patching downtime for NLS Patches refer252422.1
At 7:04 AM,
Atul Kumar said…
Thanks Murali, I'll wind up your suggestions together & update with your name soon in coming posts about patch timing.Thanks once again for your inputs.Atul
At 10:11 AM,
Anonymous said…
Hi Atul Thanks for this great information ,i also wanted to know how do i find out if my patch will execute compiledb or compilejsp so that i can use the option nocompiledb or nocompilejsp.sadiq
At 10:28 AM,
Atul Kumar said…
Sadiq, Most of the patch execute compile db & compile jsp in end but its tough to say . You can open patch & try to read drv file .Atulhttp://teachmeoracle.com/forum
At 5:29 PM,
Anonymous said…
Thanx Atul for replysadiq
At 10:32 AM,
Anonymous said…
Can we merge any/all the patches??? suppose we have patches for diff products or we have diff family packs. can we use admrgpch option to merge these patches together? If no, why?Thanks
At 12:49 AM,
Atul Kumar said…
AD patchset is exception to merging rest all other patches you can merge. Yes you can merge different family pack patches including prereq & post req except AD
At 7:39 AM,
Anonymous said…
thanks for replying. 1 more question is why cant we merge AD patches with any other patches?
At 12:36 PM,
Anonymous said…
can we know if we can merge pre reqs of a patch with it? if yes, how does admrgpch figure out the order of applying the patches?
At 2:30 PM,
Atul Kumar said…
Yes anonymous, You can merge patch with its prereq. Patch is collection of file (shell script, sql, jsp....) and order of applying these files (called as task).The admerge merges steps in patch task list & adpatch picks them based on file version .
At 10:11 PM,
Dhilip Ranganathan said…
Hello Atul,We are on 220.127.116.11 and have applied ATG RUP 4 patches recently and we found that the system and apps passwords are not displayed anymore while running adpatch.Thanks,Dhilip Ranganathan.
At 8:34 AM,
Anonymous said…
Hi,In using the FNDLOAD command, may i pls know how we could provide the password so while it is executing the FNDLOAD, the password is hidden through the output of ps -aex |grepThe FNDLOAD is currently being invoked from a shell script and run on backend server. While this script is running and if a command ps -aex | grep is issued, the password parameter mentioned in the shell script with the FNDLOAD command is revealed. The client do not want this to happen and would want the password should be hidden.Your inputs are appreciated in this regard.Thanks,Narasimha
At 6:08 AM,
Rahul said…
Hi Atul,Is there any way of finding the information of the individual patches in a merged patch set.Becuause it seems all tables like ad_patch_drivers ,ad_applied_patches etc contain the information of patch created with merge_name attributes of the admrgpch.I need the merge patch name & all the individual patch contain in the merge patch.
At 1:31 AM,
A said…
Hi Atul,can we merge patches with different language patches?
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