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How many bosses go taunt immune due to diminishing returns?
How many bosses go taunt immune due to diminishing returns?
If it wasn't risking the loss of other raid dps or healers that happen to be in the line of fire for cleaves/breath/nasty frontal damage, I would let the boss (or whatever you taunted) kill you. You risk killing the people that keep me alive while I tank, so after you've paid a hefty repair bill and been made to sit outside of the raid until you learn not to throw a taunt into your rotation for just a little more dps...I might let you come back in and dps. I know it may come off as rude, but place yourself in the same position, you're tanking a boss and some a-hole taunts for a slight dps boost and gets himself and all of the melee killed. Would you want said person coming back in and risking the same thing happening again?
And that's what really grinds my gears.
I promise you, do a thing like this on my raids, and you are off the active roster - for good. Try to remember that the world is not centered arround you, and that you actions may have consequences for other than yourself.
This problem is closely related to the issue of self-centric dps Death Knights popping army of the dead for a dps boost, without having the slightes clue that they are about to cause a wipe. Example: I OT'ed Anub'Arak in ToC25 pug once and was assigned to add-positioning. A Death Knight pops Army. "But Army does not taunt Bosses" No, but adds are not bosses. The pesky ghouls started taunting the adds, pulling them away from the patches of ice and they burrowed. We wiped terribly. Luckily the Raid Leader had sense enough to figure out what had happened and kick the offending DK.
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I hope you actually had the civility to just ask the Deathknight to not use Army on the next attempt first. You're being no better than he was if you don't have the common courtesy to try and explain to the Death Knight why Army isn't a good idea (ever).
Similarly with HoR. If people are doing it using it incautiously because they haven't considered possible consequences, then they are indeed at fault. But if you never try and explain what they're doing wrong and why, you're being just as much of an idiot as you think they're being.
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Many of the more experienced players have had it with reckless popping of Army and have very short tempers in that regard. That said, I'd probably not kicked him myself.
Deliberately taunting a boss off a tank, without a very good reason to do so, is one such thing.
Popping army? Well, that one is has a bit more subtle mechanic, so I usually respond with a "go read up on your class mechanics and please don't do that again!". Personally I would be glad to see army converted into a pure dps cooldown with no extra threat besides the threat such damage would normally cause (Which would then mean that a DK in tanking pressence could use it as a threat-booster also) - it's usage as an aoe taunt cooldown is so very situational that it's nearing nonexisting.
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The job of the DPS is to kill enemies WHILE watching their treats, fire, etc and ensuring the raid can keep going smoothly. It is not such a race that you would like to use this kind of spell just to bump your dps by a really small number.
It is not about a situation where the Ret Pala can use HoR completely without risk to get additional damage. It is whether this action would help the raid really progress better/faster. Does it help? I believe that in 99,5% (I would say 100%, but there may be one situation out there where this would help) of the time, it does not help. So it is pointless in using. Unless you count boosting your dps by a marginal amount "help", something I clearly do not consider real help.
its very rude to pull aggro off one of us liek that. i stress over building and keeping up aggro and when im watching omen and someones threat hops up like that it makes me feel for one scared they might die and two upset that they taunted all my hard work off >.<
pretty muhc like lots said its just really disrespectfull
i let ppl die when they do it to me so
taunting mobs can be done when running heroics with your guildies. i had one of ret pally friends DPS with his Righteous Fury active on certain naxxramas bosses simply because i had such a solid threat lead that it was becoming boring for me (the same friend also ocassionally pulls entire packs of mob and places a hand of protection on me). i often also bet with my hunters that they won't be pulling threat off me, telling them not to FD or MD. i also see it as a way to hone my tanking skills in a raid. with guildies/friends it's a way to keep things entertaining and different. but in pug and raids it is really not the thing to do either because it is annoying, or because it can cause a raid wipe.
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In general, tanks really dont like losing aggro. In a multi mob situation, a lot of good tanks will use threat plates. When we lose aggro, the mobs plate will change another color. We wont know why we lost it.... but we will immediately go and get it again. Which will stop us from generating threat on the mob we should be focusing, which could get ripped off us on the dps that is focusing it.
We have a fury warrior that likes to tank an add or two on Phase I of the Lich King. He asked me about it in advance and its no problem if I know its coming.
Also, holding aggro is a source of pride for many tanks. Most tanks are not motivated by big DPS numbers. If we were, we wouldnt be tanks, instead gravitating toward high dps classes. Tanks are more driven by their desire to protect their teammates and ensure that the raid can "do their thing" without fear of getting their face bashed in by Bosses or adds. Tanks dont even like it when other tanks taunt off of them without reason.
On top of all of the bad ideas named above, its generally considered bad form to taunt off a tank unless the situation calls for it. If one tank is on 6 adds and another has one, sure, take 1 or 2. But for the most part, we dont like it.
It may seem hard to believe...., but tanks can SOMETIMES be control freaks. It serves their role very well. Give your partner a break. DPS away without taunting. He or she will thank you for it.
Deeps for show..... tank for dough.....
Hand of reckoning is super awesome for stopping runners though; I've been taking my paladin into the scarlet monasteries and it comes in handy cause those aholes ALWAYS run (unless you judgement of justice one and people actually focus fire properly). And when they flee, they stop targeting the tank and therefore it will do damage.


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Acis and Galatea is first mentioned as being a 'Masque' in the Duke's catalogue of 1720. The heyday of the form had been nearly a century before when mime, music, dancing, spoken dialogue and lavish spectacle had been combined by figures such as Ben Jonson and Inigo Jones to make court entertainments of great splendour. The Masque never again recaptured the full glory of its Elizabethan form, but it did continue to serve as entr'actes in plays and operas for many years. In early eighteenth-century London the form recurred, partly as a home-grown reaction against the increasing popularity of Italian opera. Mostly these masques were short operas on pastoral or mythological subjects, usually divided into two 'interludes' or 'entertainments', and Handel would certainly have had first-hand experience of the work of two principal providers, the composer Pepusch and the poet John Hughes.
The story comes from Dryden's translation of the thirteenth book of Ovid's Metamorphoses, which appeared in London in 1717. In a libretto of 1730, Alexander Pope is named as the author of Handel's text, but in one of 1739 John Gay is credited; the words of the aria 'Would you gain the tender creature' are certainly by John Hughes. As Handel would have known the three poets through Lord Burlington's circle it would not be unreasonable to suggest that all three may have had a hand in the libretto: such a practice was not uncommon.
Handel made numerous revisions of the score, especially for later revivals, adding extra movements (in Italian!) and a chorus version of 'Happy we' (rather than the original duet). He also increased the scoring to include violas (which were absent from the Cannons orchestra) and even a carillon in 1739. Some versions included a third tenor part for the character named Coridon, giving him Damon's aria 'Would you gain the tender creature': in most versions, however, this fifth voice appears only in the choruses, being suited to either a very high tenor or a countertenor. (The possibility of the former must be considered as the Chapel choir at Cannons did not employ countertenors, though the range is much more suited to a falsettist.)
Throughout the masque the chorus plays an important role, setting the scene, observing and commenting, and ultimately even participating in the action. Not since Purcell's Dido and Aeneas had it been so inextricably bound up with the drama. After a splendid Overture the scene opens on 'a rural prospect, diversified with rocks, groves and a river' and the chorus sets the happy scene of Arcadian bliss. Only the sea nymph Galatea is unhappy, and in 'Hush ye pretty warbling choir', delightfully scored for sopranino recorder and upper strings, she pines for her beloved Acis and rebukes the birds. However, unknown to Galatea, Acis too is distracted by love, and in 'Where shall I seek the maiden fair?' comes across as suitably youthful and impetuous. Damon is the rational element, worldly-wise and always advising caution. Here he reminds Acis that he is neglecting his shepherdly duties: there is plenty of time for such passions. But Acis is not listening, and Damon's attempts to keep up with him are portrayed in the running bass line of 'Shepherd, what art thou pursuing?'. The pace relaxes with the siciliano 'Love in her eyes sits playing' and Galatea's elegant minuet 'As when the dove', before young love can wait no longer, and the lovers finally meet in the breathless duet 'Happy we'.
Act Two increases the pace of the drama: the foreboding opening of the chorus 'Wretched lovers' is overtaken by the arrival of 'the monster Polypheme' whose enormous strides and thunderous voice are graphically portrayed in yet another change of mood. Of the four characters, it is the monster Polyphemus who is the most complex, for we are left unsure whether to take him seriously or not. Handel portrays him with more than a note of humour and certainly as being larger than life: at the same time as being a pathetic failure, the monster's behaviour is horrific. This contrast is shown between the recitativo accompagnato 'I rage, I melt, I burn' (which parodies moments of similar tension in opera seria), and the following aria 'O ruddier than the cherry' which goes to the opposite extreme, earnestly tuneful and incongruously delicate, with a monster who has just demanded 'a hundred reeds of decent growth to make a pipe for my capacious mouth' accompanied by the smallest instrument in the orchestra, a sopranino recorder. Love has temporarily reduced Polyphemus to a gentle giant. But the humour does not last, and Galatea's abrupt dismissal of him 'Go monster, bid some other guest: I loathe the host, I loathe the feast' brings on impatience. Polyphemus does not even wait for the orchestra's opening ritornello in 'Cease to beauty to be suing'. Damon urges Polyphemus to try the soft approach in the charming aria 'Would you gain the tender beauty', but Acis is already preparing for combat in the military 'Love sounds the alarm' (no need for trumpets here: Handel uses the oboe and strings to great dramatic effect). Damon once again tries the cautious approach, with a liltingly pastoral aria 'Consider, fond shepherd', and Galatea begs Acis to trust her constancy. But the couple can wait no longer, and Handel is able to employ a movement of great drama with the gentle duet 'The flocks shall leave the mountains' subjected to Polyphemus's ferocious interruptions. Here we are left in no doubt that we have a none-too-intelligent brute with murder on his mind. Already furious at his failure to woo Galatea, Polyphemus cannot cope with the scene he now sees in front of him. He exacts his furious revenge by crushing Acis beneath a stone, and Acis, crying for help in a highly charged chromatic accompagnato, dies. The chorus laments his death in 'Mourn all ye muses', and Handel uses the unaccompanied consort of voices particularly effectively at 'The gentle Acis is no more'. Galatea mourns her loss, and it is the chorus who advises Galatea to invoke her divine powers. After a particularly poignant recitative she immortalizes Acis in the deliciously scored aria 'Heart, the seat of soft desire'. Two treble recorders and gently undulating strings provide an exquisite texture: Galatea has turned Acis into a fountain. But it is left until the middle of the aria for the moment of magic. Galatea commands: 'Rock, thy hollow womb disclose the bubbling fountain' and (almost disbelieving her own power), 'Lo! it flows'. All that now remains is for the chorus to end the work: Galatea is told to dry her tears, for the murmuring stream that flows out across the plain still speaks of their love.
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We had our first go at Malygos yesterday, but unfortunately only for an hour, since a healer had to leave. We only had two healers yesterday, and while it was initially taxing, it seems like thye were confident that they could keep up with the damage in the end.
One major problem for us, however, was what wiped us at 51%. Malygos turns around to do the Arcane Storm, and we got some 3 people dead instantly because he apparently did Arcane Breath as he was turned.
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Dear Richard: You Are Not a Virgin Anymore
One of the more amusing bumper stickers I have ever seen/read occurred at an intersection of Woodland Avenue and Jean Duluth Road in Duluth, Minnesota. I was a senior in high school and had been driving for a year and a half or so. The bumper sticker read: Virgins: Thanks for Nothin'.
Last week, Terry Maxon of the Dallas Morning News Airline Biz blog wrote a piece discussing the data analysis that Virgin Atlantic is using to frame the antitrust immunity application recently filed by American, British Airways and Iberia. We will touch on a few of those issues later and in future posts. But first, I have held a late August 2008 interview with Branson done by Karl West of the UK's Daily Mail that I would like to speak to.
West writes that "he [Branson] believes an alliance of the two giant airlines, plus BA merger partner Iberia, would allow them to dictate the market, charging higher prices between Europe and America." This makes no sense to me whatsoever because if it is high prices you are worried about, then who better than your own Virgin Atlantic, to offer lower prices and show the air travel consumer that you are the answer to their high air fare plight.
Your business model takes you to only the largest metropolitan areas, so your pricing actions will benefit the lion's share of US – London Heathrow (LHR) demand. Because of your "network's presence" in these large markets, you have, and will continue to have, a strong voice in attracting these customers because your product offering is very good and even different.
Whether it is the US domestic market or the transatlantic market, mature/maturing airline markets have demonstrated time and time again that where competition is vulnerable, a new entrant will exploit that vulnerability. Where there are market opportunities, there will be a carrier to leverage that opportunity. Where there is insufficient capacity, capacity will be sure to find the insufficiency. Simply, if the US - LHR market shows signs of "price gouging" by BA/AA, then surely Virgin Atlantic is among the best positioned to discipline the behavior.
West's interview was the first one done with Branson following the BA/AA announcement that they would try for an immunized alliance for the third time. Branson believes the 'monster monopoly' will be bad for passengers, bad for competition, and will result in higher ticket prices. "It patently does not make sense," he fumes. "Monopolies are good for companies, but they are never good for the consumer." Branson adds: "BA has improved as an airline as a result of Virgin Atlantic keeping them honest."
First of all where is the monopoly?
To answer that, I turned to Wikipedia for a definition. In Economics, a monopoly exists when a specific individual or enterprise has sufficient control over a particular product or service to determine significantly the terms on which other individuals shall have access to it. Monopolies are thus characterized by a lack of economic competition for the good or service that they provide and a lack of viable substitute goods. Monopoly through integration: A monopoly may be created through vertical integration or horizontal integration. The situation in which a company takes over another in the same business, thus eliminating a competitor (competition) describes a horizontal monopoly (and that is what you are talking about I believe).
Surely no one believes that a monopoly would exist, or even be created, by granting Anti-Trust Immunity (ATI) to BA/AA/IB between the US and LHR. Branson's arguments are LHR-centric and totally ignore the fact that the airline industry is a network business today and not the cozy structure protected by Bermuda II when Virgin Atlantic first flew in 1984. Yes, LHR is coveted, and is served, by nearly every major carrier of substance from around the world. Those US carriers that were not permitted to serve LHR are now allowed to serve the market and provide Bermuda II incumbents with significant new competition.
But fundamentally, today's airline industry is about networks and not city pairs. It is a simple fact that oneworld cannot sit and watch STAR and SkyTeam grow anymore. Air France/KLM and Lufthansa/Swiss have grown into the world's largest revenue producing airlines. Delta and Northwest will alter the ranking once their merger is approved but that will probably only last as long as it takes Lufthansa to get its hands on SAS and/or Austrian. Branson mentions his thirst for British Midland (BMI) and its extensive LHR slot holdings, but what about Lufthansa's option on those LHR slots? Surely Richard you are not implying that with meaningful STAR alliance presence at LHR a oneworld monopoly would exist?
Branson talks in the interview about how AA and BA are using the current difficult economic and operating environment to accomplish what they have not been able to accomplish in two prior attempts. Quite honestly Richard, the entire world is being forced to transform their business models to adapt to the new realities.
US carriers are using this time to make difficult decisions on capacity cuts in order to diversify their route structures away from an over-weighted position in the US domestic market. Maybe you should be questioning whether Virgin Atlantic should be considering something other than LHR. Oh you have with Virgin Blue, Virgin Nigeria (and you might sell your stake in that Virgin) and Virgin America.
Or maybe you should be putting more energy into changing the ownership laws in order that Virgin Atlantic can realize all possible synergies from your family of Virgins. Abstinence from industry realities might be safe in the short-term but potentially lonely over the long term. You talk about the AA/BA/IB's ability to strong arm travel agents and corporate customers. You are a branding genius and now you are saying that you cannot differentiate your product from AA/BA?
At what point do we take you serious?
Your data arguments are weak as well. It is about the local US – London/LHR market and that does need to be studied just as it is done on other deals. At least AA and BA have performed the best analysis to date using the best data source available to make that assessment. The competition authorities will make the same informed analysis and draw the distinction between local and connecting traffic as well.
So go paint your airplanes and while doing so recognize that Willie Walsh is right. He said broken record and I will not take a shot at another of your brands. What I will say is that your arguments are not virgins anymore and maybe you should be writing letters to Oberstar rather than McCain and Obama. If you write to McCain and Obama, the subject should be about changing the ownership laws that stand in the way of allowing the industry to become the global industry that rewards world class competitors like Virgin Atlantic. Because the large and small can cohabitate and as you say, make competitors even better competitors.
Oh and while you are thinking about some new arguments, take a look above London. On a clear day, at 40,000 feet, you will see liveries like Emirates, Ethiad, Qatar and others that do not necessarily believe that a network industry requires London to be the center of the airline universe.
Unless you recognize that 1997's arguments need to change the third time around, thanks for nothin'.


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- Allison KotewiczApril 24, 2012 at 2:35 pm
I applied to Semester at Sea's Short Term "Engineering a New Tomorrow" Voyage knowing that it was the opportunity of a lifetime and a dream that I had cast off as unachievable. I am an engineering student and set to graduate in 4 years with no chance of taking a semester away to study abroad and yet that had been the one goal I set for myself in choosing a college. When I found out that Semester at Sea was not only offering a summer study abroad option but providing engineering classes and taking a Latin America route, I was sure fate was trying to scream in my face, "Allison, now is your chance." I applied to Semester at Sea and various scholarships, and my dream came true. I traveled to 7 countries in less than a month, met some truly incredible students and individuals with passion, and started a voyage that will continue to shape my future for many years to come.
Amanda GilnackMarch 16, 2012 at 10:20 pm
During the Fall 2011 semester, I got the opportunity of a lifetime to travel and study in fourteen countries. After speaking with my advisor at Mount Ida College, I looked into the Semester at Sea program because he went on the voyage when he was going through school. Never being outside of the United States before, I had no idea what to expect while abroad, but I knew it would be an incredible experience.
Going into this voyage I was expecting to not only help others as much as I could, but I wanted to be able to find out more about myself. One of my favorite days during the entire voyage was when I got the opportunity to help out at Operation Hunger in South Africa. I knew I was helping out people for the day, but i did not expect to fall in love with all of the people that I met that day. I hope to soon be able to go back to visit all of the people that I met. This study abroad voyage has not only changed my outlook on life, but it has also helped me realize that throughout my life I want to help as many people as possible.
I would encourage everyone to go on the Semester at Sea program because it is such an eye opening experience, that has helped me out so much. The locals you meet, stories you acquire, and friends that you gain are just the start of the possibilities that come out of doing this study abroad program.
Michelle MyersMarch 15, 2012 at 9:05 pm
Try to See the World Beyond Your Front Door: Sydney, Australia
The day I arrived in Sydney, Australia was indubitably the greatest day of my life. My arrival unlocked intellectual doors that I believed would remain locked forever. Monmouth University helped extend my English education across the Pacific. While at Macquarie University in Sydney, I studied Australian literature among other courses such as Australian Sociology, and Aboriginal Studies. However, upon my departure from Sydney, I came back to the States with an entirely different perspective in life. No longer did I feel that I was a small, narrow-minded American content with a humdrum, mediocre life; for my dreams and desires in life changed entirely. I no longer felt that the major I was in at the time was how I planned to spend the rest of my life. I yearned for a career that would understand, question, and analyze the world, I knew that I aspired to be a writer; a profession that I believed could truly influence, aid, and contribute to people's lives.
While in Sydney, I realized that I was obligated to break free from my comfortable life. I knew no one, knew nothing of the city, and I felt like I was abandoned. Yet this feeling of abandonment compelled me to meet people from all over the world from every ethnic and religious background. I gained a broader more accepting world view and all the while I was living the dream. While in Sydney, I did things I never dreamed I would have done before like: swimming with sharks and skydiving and although some condone such as activities as reckless, adrenaline-filled stupidity; I finally had a rupture of identity, and realized who and what kind of person I was meant to become. Departing Sydney was one of the more traumatic experiences of my life and I am grateful for the time I spent there and the knowledge I attained. My experience has become the cornerstone and foundation of my education at Monmouth and will continue to influence me on my path of life.
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- Makena SageMarch 12, 2012 at 11:14 pm
I truly enjoyed my experience studying abroad in Argentina for 5 months with API in 2010. I did the early-start intensive language option when I first arrived, which helped me to acclimate so well to the language that I placed into a high enough level of Spanish to take all of my classes in Spanish during the semester. This was after just 5 semesters of Spanish classes prior to studying abroad (unlike many people I know, I didn't take the language in high school)! I also lived with a host family, which was not only great language immersion, but was a great way to really experience the culture and people of Argentina firsthand.
One of my favorite parts about studying abroad was getting to travel. Argentina is about 1/3 the size of the U.S., so there is so much to see! I saw deserts (Salta and Tucuman in the northwest), waterfalls (Iguazu Falls in the northeast), penguins in the wild (Ushuaia, the southernmost city in the world), hiked snowy mountains (in Bariloche, also in the south), and even went to Oktoberfest (in a quaint town near Cordoba called Villa General Begrano). And that's just some of the more major trips. API does a bunch of really cool excursions, both within the country and to Colonia (in Uruguay).
Buenos Aires is amazing as well. I don't think I could have gotten bored even if I had never left the city at all! My favorite thing to do was to go to the weekend markets, and I also really enjoyed going to shows, taking tango classes, and the night life (which is unbelievable). I did a 3-month internship at a start-up while I was studying as well, which I loved.
To be honest, I wasn't a huge fan of Argentine food. I will say that they have some of the best steak I've ever tasted, and the wine, empanadas and medialunas (sweet croissants) are delicious. But other than that, I found the food to be very bland and flavorless. It's a lot of pasta, pizza, and TONS of beef which is all great, but I got bored of it quickly. That being said, most of my friends loved the food, so maybe I'm just spoiled/picky.
API was amazing, from the application process to the support staff in Argentina and even keeping in touch with students when we returned. Whenever I had questions during the application process, they always responded super promptly, and their online toolbox had more than enough information so that I felt completely prepared when I left (the language resources were especially great for last-minute brushing up on the plane).
When I arrived I was greeted by Carmen – our resident director – as well as a couple of API staff members who were visiting for the week, and some of the other students in my group. Carmen spoke to us in Spanish from day one (only translating when need be for the students who were learning for the first time), and became like a mom to us while we were there. She had everyone over to her apartment for a huge dinner the first night, as well as hosting us for several more dinners and events in her home and the API office. Gabby – who helps lead some of the tours and trips with Carmen – was also amazing. She knows more about Argentina's history and culture than I think most history professors there probably do! She is also an amazing tango dancer, and took us to the milonga for our first lesson.
We were a small group of about 10 students, which I loved, because we became like family while we were there (unlike the huge programs some of our friends were in, which tended to be a lot more clique-y). I still visit with several of my friends from abroad at least a couple of times a year, even though we live all over the U.S. Another great thing about API was that they take so much care with choosing host families that live very central. So although the school was in a residential area, everyone in my program lived right in the middle of the busiest shopping/night life areas. That meant a longer commute to school but it was totally worth it for the conveniences that came with such a central location.
It would be impossible to articulate all the ways studying abroad changed me in just a few words (in fact, I'm probably not even aware of many of the ways I've changed!). That being said, I think the broadening of my horizons/perspective shift I experienced is the change I've been most conscious of. The mixture of seeing a completely new part of the world and immersing myself in the culture/history/politics/language, and meeting people from all over with fascinating stories – some traveling around the world "just because," others working remotely so they could live anywhere – was very eye-opening. I was reminded of how big the world really is, but at the same time, how where you go and what you do is really only limited to what you can imagine and set your mind to.
I would go again in a heartbeat. I hope to take another trip to South America very soon, so that I can visit some of the other countries I didn't make it to (because I was so busy seeing as much of Argentina as I could!), and I definitely want to go back to Argentina someday.
If you love adventure, want to learn or improve your Spanish and are looking for a truly unique and exciting study abroad experience, look no further! I highly recommend Argentina with API.
Louise WrightMarch 12, 2012 at 12:24 pm
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My husband and I were lucky enough to sail on the Fall 2010 Semester At Sea cruise as a Lifelong Learner. It was an experience of a lifetime sharing the world with other Lifelong Learner Adults and 600 college students from around the U.S. One of the programs on the ship was the Extended Family Program. We "adopted" six students and over the course of the three months really did become a family. We learned so much from these bright, talented young people! Two of the students went on to represent the United States as teachers in Korea and China. All the students, including ourselves, are active in support causes now in Ghana. We were invited and will attend one of "our girl's" weddings in April, 2013. Needless to say we are very proud of them.
Isn't this an amazing way for all of us to see what is really happening around the world??!! The realization of just how we are all connected in this world and that there is hope and good in all countries has inspired us and given us an entirely different outlook and perspective!
We look forward to helping our grandchildren sail with Semester At Sea when they are ready while in college. Frank and I look forward to our next cruise in Spring, 2013. Just because you have entered your retirement years doesn't mean you should stop educating yourself. Semester At Sea is a wonderful way to stay connected to education and travel the world. I am very proud to be an alumni of such a positive and powerful organization!
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Laurel P.March 11, 2012 at 3:42 pm
After high school, I made the decision to go as far away to school as possible. Leaving San Francisco I chose to study at a school near Baltimore, more than 3,000 miles away. I never really thought about studying abroad, more than just in a fleeting way. During my sophomore year of college, a fellow student shared an experience she had visiting Kenya during a race relations class. She talked about the first time she really began to see what it meant to be in the minority. Our school was working on diversity but things were still in the early stages. I immediately inquired about how she was able to travel to Africa, and I knew things would never be the same. I spent 100 days traveling to countries that I had never even considered in my past. I shared food and music and friendships with people young and old who came from different backgrounds, but who shared the same dreams of a fulfilling life and purpose. I met expatriates who had left the United States in search of themselves, and I met local taxi drivers who wanted to introduce me to their whole families. It has now been 10 years since those experiences flooded through my system and I have been able to bring some important pieces home. I currently work with six friends who have all been abroad and learned about the impact that intercultural connections can have. We volunteer with refugees here in California, and we continue to work on understanding how to support the world community. Now, we can share some of our own stories and learn about how each individual provides a beautiful piece to the map of life.
Julie K.March 9, 2012 at 12:08 pm
How do I summarize three life-changing Semester at Sea Voyages on the Fall '99, Summer '04, and Summer '05 trips? I am fortunate enough to have sailed as a student, Adult Passenger, and staff member. On the first voyage, my parents did not support the voyage financially, but all of the hours I spent fundraising, working five jobs (all while maintaining a 4.0 GPA), and convincing my university that an Education Major could indeed learn about the world by being immersed in it and not just the classroom were worth it the moment I boarded the ship that September 14 of 1999. As I reflect back on that first voyage, I tell my friends and family that I embarked on the voyage as a young girl who was literally afraid to drive to the nearest town by herself and came back as an independent woman who was ready to conquer the world. I founded the local alumni chapter for my area, and seeing how I had changed and hearing of others' experiences on the voyage made my parents have a new perspective of the program. Suddenly, they were Semester at Sea's number one fans, and that came to fruition when my mom and I sailed on the inaugural voyage of the current ship and first Teachers at Sea voyage as Adult Passengers the Summer of 2004. Even while growing up, since I was always in school or in other activities, we had never spent that much time together. The cabins on the ship are not large, and the joke amongst family members was that one of us would throw each other overboard before the voyage was complete. That did not happen, but instead we bonded in a way that few mothers and daughters can. Since she had rarely ventured outside of the country, I saw my mom blossom and change, and we did adventure together like those I did with my college friends five years prior on my first voyage. I will never forget the time we had together and will cherish it forever. The next year, I was blessed to be chosen as a staff member, and seeing the voyage from that perspective was amazing! The faculty and staff members' kids who I worked with as the Dependent Children Coordinator became like my own kids, and my experiences as a teacher on land were put to good use on the ship. On this voyage, I had more independence in traveling than I had on previous voyages and was proud of myself for being adventurous. I also had the chance to meet wonderful faculty, staff, and students.
It is hard to believe that my first voyage was almost thirteen years ago. I still keep in contact with my first roommate and friends that I met on each voyage. In fact, just this past weekend I had my wedding reception. Fellow alum who could come were there, and my Maid of Honor was a well-known Semester at Sea alum. Every job that I have received has been through a connection made from the program, and I still remember the interview from my first teaching job. When asked why I stood out amongst the other ten finalist, the committee told me that, when talking about the voyage, I had a spark in my eye that the other candidates just did not have. This led them to even let me teach a course called Global Studies, where I literally got paid to teach one class to middle school students about my SAS adventures. Now I am in the process of finishing my PhD, and I found out about the program through an SAS alum who attended one of my chapter meetings. There are only a handful of individuals who have sailed as a student, Adult Passenger, staff member, and faculty member, and my goal with my PhD is to eventually be one of them.
The Semester at Sea journey never ends. When I see a place on TV where I have been, I have to pinch myself to realize, "Wow! I have actually been there in person!" There are many nights when I still have Semester at Sea dreams. When someone asks me to close my eyes and think of a happy place, it is always outside, sitting on the back deck, watching the waves. When I visit the ship, it still feels like my home away from home, and my hope is that more students can have the chance to have the life changing experiences that the program has afforded me and continues to do so as I go about my life's journey.
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I've been in the field over 35 years and yet I still talk about my first international experience -- in the '70s- as a graduate student in the SIT international career program [now the SIT Graduate Institute]. My internship with the Gandhi Peace Foundation in New Delhi changed the course of my life. It opened a window on the world that, up to that time (and I was already 27!) was closed. It was not easy for my parents to fully understand why I had decided to travel so far as part of my educational experience in Vermont. Of course, there was no internet and virtual "connectivity" which now softens the isolation and distance between students and their families. But the challenges I faced, and they were personal and political at the time, strengthened my resolve and convinced me that I should further explore a career that would continue to widen my worldview. And that's exactly the gift I gave myself…


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Q: Miami is doing nothing productive with that open roster spot. -- Shane.
A: I agree. While it's nice to have Justin Hamilton in the developmental pipeline, and while it might have been nice to get a look at DeAndre Liggins, at least in practice, for a team that is all about the moment, you would think Roger Mason Jr. would have been of greater benefit. It's almost as if the Heat released Mason in advance of the buyout deadline with another veteran in mind, a veteran they were unable to land. And while the Heat still can add a veteran, the fact that the Heat wrote Hamilton's contract to include partial guarantees for next season makes that less likely. These 15 likely will be the 15 going into the playoffs. At times Friday, you had to wonder if the Heat couldn't have used another big body, the way Zach Randolph was going off.


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In preparations of an upcoming feud against his former Prime Time Player teammate and real life good friend, Darren Young has gone with a shorter haircut. While many are expecting Titus ONeil to be on the receiving end of the push, WWE may be elevating both performers.
With the hype from his announcement dying down, WWE has decided to put the Darren Young push on hold for the time being.
Darren Young received quite a bit of media attention in 2013 when he revealed that he was gay, marking the first time a WWE star has done that. He even made an appearance on Ellen to discuss the situation. By doing that, he has been nominated for a GLAAD award.
A shocking heel turn took place in WWE at the Smackdown taping tonight. Titus ONeil turned on his Prime Time Player teammate Darren Young during a match against Curtis Axel and Ryback. ONeil turned heel and vicious assaulted Young after proclaiming that he was tired of losing all the time.
"If you're good at your job, I don't judge. Darren Young is really good at his job, he's a wonderful performer, he's a great entertainer and it's a very, very bold move that he made to come out. So he certainly is very a brave individual for doing that... He can be himself and nobody judges him around here."
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Some animals are more equal than others
By Kate Fowler
If only people were logical my job would be a lot easier. I can't count the number of people who, once they've heard about the early lives of my rescued dogs, say 'I can't understand how people can be cruel to animals', and then go home to a fry-up of bacon and eggs. Hmmm. Read more
A Vegan Goes A-Wandering
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For most people, choosing a holiday destination centres on what the weather will be like, and what there is to do and see. For me – and most vegans, I suspect – the key question is: will I be able to eat? While my partner googles local landmarks, hotel reviews and transport times, I get straight onto HappyCow.net to see where I can feed. Then we compare notes. Read more
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By Andrew Tyler
In my previous life I was a journalist – the titles I worked on varying from trade magazines (in the earliest days), to community newspapers in Canada, then – back in England – on Disc & Music Echo followed by a few years on NME. Read more
The Dogs of Animal Aid, Part II
By Kate Fowler
About a year ago I wrote about the dogs of Animal Aid, in celebration of the canines who drop fur all over our office and leave toys in places that would keep a Health and Safety Officer awake at night. But now – with three of those beautiful dogs having moved to the great dog park in the sky – and three new ones here, it seems that the time is right for The Dogs of Animal Aid, Part II. Read more
Useful facts and figures in Phil Lymbery's Farmageddon
By Richard Mountford
I've just finished writing a review (for the May issue of Animal Aid's Outrage magazine) of Farmageddon, a new book by the boss of Compassion in World Farming, Philip Lymbery. Writing a review forces you to read a book very closely, so there are lots of depressing facts in my head right now about animal suffering and also about environmental damage. Read more
Happy Half Life!
By Kate Fowler
2014 is a special year for me. It is the year when I have been vegan longer than I haven't. Yes, I am celebrating my Half Life As A Vegan. I shared this news with my fellow campaigners and it turns out 2014 is a big year for them, too: 2014 is Fiona's quarter century and Ben's first decade as vegans. Drinks and nibbles all round. Read more
Dear supporters...
By Kate Fowler
Working in the campaigns team at Animal Aid is like riding a roller coaster, only without the slow bits. Actually, it's more like clinging to a runaway train. Read more
Vegan Meet-up fun!
By Fiona Pereira
Who says it's all doom and gloom? On Saturday I made it along to my local vegan meetup group in Brixton, which is part of the extremely successful and burgeoning London Vegan Meetup group. Read more
West Midlands Vegan Festival
By Diane Smith
The West Midlands Vegan Festival in Wolverhampton, which takes place every autumn, is billed as a 'Celebration of Veganism'. On 26th October this year the two thousand visitors were treated to fascinating talks, cookery demonstrations and stalls offering every conceivable vegan delight – from raw food to fast food, from vegan cupcakes to seitan 'steaks'. Read more
Vegan Running
By Kate Fowler
Hello. My name is Kate and I'm a vegan runner.
I know this makes me sound dull. And, to be honest, I am quite dull. Since I started running, I relish an early night with a cup of herbal tea and a good book on endurance racing, and somewhere along the way I seem to have accidentally given up alcohol. Read more
Sponsored events
By Richard Mountford
It's very easy to sum up my job: I have to ask you to give money to Animal Aid. Many of you give regularly by standing order, maybe by being part of the Club Draw. But many people - not unreasonably - only give when they're asked, and so I keep asking, and, thankfully, you keep giving, so there is money available for Animal Aid's vital campaigns and educational work. Read more
Wickham Labs
By Dr Adrian Stallwood
On Saturday 7th September, I travelled to Gosport in Hampshire, to a national demonstration against Wickham Laboratories.
This 'contract testing laboratory' is involved in assessing pharmaceuticals, medical devices, animal feeds, human foods and consumer items for safety – and is unrepentant in its use of animals. Read more
Country Life
By Dr Adrian Stallwood
On a walk recently in deepest, greenest Carmarthenshire, we were heading out from a farm onto a woodland track. Our collie bounced forward a couple of feet towards a field gate, having seen a bunch of cows on the other side. The cows began to trot off away down the field, and we called our dog to heel. Read more
My Allotment
By Elaine Maytum
Well so far this year I have been very, very pleased with the abundant produce I have gathered from my allotment. At the beginning of the year I really had to push myself to get going with it. Read more
Tories in Bed with the Unions
By Kate Fowler
Is there any organisation as selfish, grasping and antisocial as the National Farmers' Union? Is there any organisation, except the banks, that secures so much public money for its members while offering so little in return?
I wish I had written those words. Read more
It's a mad world
By Kate Fowler
Every day I receive requests from journalists who are looking for new stories. This would be terrific if they wanted to help us expose institutionalised animal cruelty or encourage a compassionate lifestyle but, alas, this is not the case. While one request, admittedly, did touched on our work, albeit in a frustrating way ('I am looking for a vegetarian who would be willing to eat meat for a week to see if it makes a difference to their health') most have nothing at all to do with animals and I'm being contacted just because my name happens to be on a list to which journalists subscribe. Read more
Thank you Uttoxeter (and surrounding areas)!
By Fiona Pereira
I wanted to thank all the activists who joined our protest at Uttoxeter Racecourse last week. The turnout, especially for a mid week demo, was fantastically impressive and showed just how committed and brilliant local activists, and local groups, are. Read more
Sick animal farming makes sick people
By Richard Mountford
One issue with animal farming that I always think is worth pursuing is the use of antibiotics. Instead of just being given to individual sick animals, they are often given to all the animals in an intensive farm shed in an attempt to stop infections taking hold and spreading rapidly in unhealthy, overcrowded factory farm conditions, and because (bizarrely) the drugs can promote rapid growth, which of course boosts profits. Read more
Should society bear some responsibility when slaughtermen kill people?
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Mark Bridger was today convicted of killing five-year-old April Jones. Bridger was a slaughterman. His job demanded that he extinguish life quickly, dispassionately and daily. He was required to cut throats, drain blood and not give those creatures a second thought. It would be a poor slaughterman who allowed the spilled blood and screaming of frightened animals to keep him awake at night, but those were the very images and sounds that haunted me as I embarked on Animal Aid's three-year investigation into cruelty inside UK slaughterhouses. Read more
The Dogs of Animal Aid
By Kate Fowler
There aren't many offices where dogs are welcome but Animal Aid, unsurprisingly, is a dog-friendly zone. On any day, there could be as many as six canines blocking corridors, shedding fur on carpets and throwing up their breakfast at your feet. It's pure bliss. Read more
Wild Veganism
By Ben Martin
As an avid forager, for me spring means a return of fresh greens and the start of the wild-food year. For vegans, nature's larder presents a multitude of new flavours, new textures and, above all, free plant-based food. Read more
It's all about badgers
By Kate Fowler
The campaign to stop the badger cull will soon hit the headlines once again. Every group associated with Team Badger has been working hard to try to derail this unethical and unscientific cull, holding political, legal and scientific discussions, building public support and gathering evidence. Sometimes people think that because a campaign is not reported in the media that nothing is being done. Headlines are, of course, the culmination of a campaign but the groundwork must first be laid. And, as with cake-baking and joke-telling, timing is key. Read more
Spreading the word
By Richard Mountford
When I say that Animal Aid produces high-quality, well researched reports, I'm not showing off, as I don't write them – although I do proofread them before they are printed, so feel free to blame me for any mistakes! Read more
Having a blast at Brighton VegFest
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So we've just finished unpacking after another excellent weekend of VegFest in Brighton. It's fair to say we're all knackered but brimming over with enthusiasm and optimism after meeting so many wonderful people there. Read more
Slaughterhouse Secrets
By Kate Fowler
After weeks of media revelations, there remains palpable shock that the slaughterhouse industry could be so dodgy as to be passing off horse meat as cow meat. To me, this is one of the industry's more minor crimes. 'But we have the right to know what we are eating,' comes the cry. 'We should have been given the facts.' Read more
Thank you!
By Sophie Clements
The arrival of goods orders in the merchandise department sometimes seems to have only two modes – all systems go, or a little bit slow. Online shoppers, in particular, are somehow psychically connected, they know when others are placing orders and they want to get in on the action! The orders cascade in one huge flood or trickle in a few at a time, there is seldom any middle ground. Read more
Who needs love when you can have a heart-shaped chocolate?
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You know that mid-afternoon dip in energy we have all experienced, usually around 3/4pm? Yeah? Well I was definitely in that zone last Friday. Read more
Meat – A Hot Topic
By Ben Martin
Eating animals seems to be a hot topic at the moment. Over the past 2 weeks barely a day has gone by without meat or seafood appearing in the news for one reason or another. There was the horsemeat in burgers scandal, further evidence that crustaceans feel pain, abuse of horses at a British slaughterhouse, the rise of 'flexitarianism' and now we hear that meat from horses slaughtered in the UK for human consumption abroad may have been contaminated with carcinogenic chemicals. Even satirical news outlet The Onion has been getting in on the action. Read more
It's all about Yorkshire puddings...
By Carole Backler
Weeks ago, my colleague Fiona recommended the Maple Spice blog's recipe for Yorkshire puddings as the best she had ever tried since going vegan. I had been meaning to try them myself but I didn't have any of the egg replacer ingredients that the blog recommends, so I hadn't got around to it yet. Read more
The Quest for the Vegan Yorkshire Pudding
By Kate Fowler
In the 20 years I've been vegan, there are very few foods I have missed. I did spend the very first week daydreaming about cheese but then – having crumbled and eaten about 4 pounds of the stuff – I never ate it again. I felt sick with guilt, and also sick with cheese. Read more
Feeding the meat-eating relatives
By Karin Watts
Occasionally, my meat-eating niece and nephews come over to stay with me at the weekends. I don't have children myself, so each time they come I have to put my thinking cap on regarding providing nutritious meals that don't contain meat. Read more
A joy, not a challenge
By Ben Martin
Whilst I've been working at Animal Aid for two and a half years now, it's only been six months since I joined the campaigns team. In those six months I've worked on all sorts of projects, including our art and poetry competition for school children, the Meat Wagon tour and our 'Farmer of the Year' investigation. But by far the most rewarding project I've taken on has to be the Great Vegan Challenge. Read more
Of mice and men
By Dr Adrian Stallwood
As Animal Aid's Scientific Consultant, as well as an emergency doctor and medical teacher, I am often juggling several balls at once. But for the last few months, one species of small mammal has been almost the unique focus of my animal attention – the humble mouse, Mus Musculus. Read more
Kids and Crafts
By Karin Watts
This year was Animal Aid's 20th Christmas Fayre at Kensington Town Hall. It was my 10th! This year, to fit in with my new role as School Service Co-ordinator, I helped out at the Children's Workshop. Read more
By Richard Mountford
Keen readers of this blog spot will recall that I was nervously awaiting Animal Aid's Christmas Fayre, as I was due to have my head shaved there to raise money for Animal Aid. Read more
The democratic process
By Kate Fowler
There are many varied elements to campaigning for animals. One day I might be at Westminster meeting with an MP to try to further a campaign initiative, and the next I'll be dressed as a giant pheasant, handing out leaflets to passers-by, and trying not to get rugby tackled by 'fun' loving teenagers. Variety is, as they say, the spice of life. Read more
Sticking my nose in
By Richard Mountford
In theory, my job at Animal Aid is to make sure we raise enough money to keep our Campaigns and Educational work going. In practice, lots of people have a role to play in fundraising, including the hundreds of Animal Aid members and supporters who organise stalls and help on street collections – and of course the thousands who make donations! Read more
The Education Department prepares for the Christmas Fayre
By Elaine Maytum
Once again I'm busily sorting out the crafts and materials for the children's workshop at our Christmas Fayre in Kensington on Sunday 2nd December. Read more
Hold onto your hats, here comes the Christmas Fayre ...
By Kate Fowler
The Animal Aid Christmas Fayre is most certainly a highlight of the animal rights calendar and yet I have to admit that Animal Aid staff face it with some trepidation. It's not the day itself – which is a wonderfully upbeat affair, and allows us to catch up with old friends, eat delicious foods, and shop for Christmas presents – but all the same, it is not without its stresses. Read more
Maybe it's cold outside ...
By Fiona Pereira
… but please don't let the chilly temperatures put you off helping out with our campaign to persuade newsagents – like WH Smiths – and supermarkets to keep pro-shooting magazines out of the hands of children. Read more
What a long strange trip it's been!
By Mark Phillips
It feels like I've been working at Animal Aid for years but in fact I only started back in June this year; as Jerry Garcia of The Grateful Dead once said "what a long strange trip it's been". Read more
"Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness"
By Sophie Clements
Keats was obviously a fan of the autumn months and who can blame him? The trees put on their spectacular show of reds, golds and ambers, you can stay home in the evenings all snuggled up on the sofa, without feeling guilty that you really should be out for that jog, because it's just too darn cold/wet/windy/insert own unacceptable weather condition here. But best of all, it's the time of year when delightfully stodgy comfort food is not only appropriate, it's practically a necessity! Read more
From Collections to Classrooms!
By Karin Watts
For the last nine years I've been on Animal Aid's fundraising team but since July this year I've hung up my collection tins and tabards, and jumped head first in to the education team as School Speaker Coordinator. Read more
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"New Robo Cop movie!!!! Great opportunity to induct him in to the celebrity wing of the WWE Hall of Fame to cross promote his movie."
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"Another thing Bill DeMott said at the WWE camp is that WWE retrained Daniel Bryan or he wouldn't be as good as he is today."
"At the WWE camp, Bill DeMott said nobody on the indies is as good as NXT guys. I'd LOVE to debate Bill DeMott on what he thinks "good wrestling" is."
"Right. I think he, and I'm not inside his head, but for whatever reason I hear from a lot of guys that he has a little chip on his shoulder about certain guys. I think, it's one of those things where he always wanted guys to be on their defenses around him and I never really was because I was really comfortable there, especially when I got WWE agents that were putting me over to him, members of creative and stuff like that. So I was always comfortable because I knew I had all these people that were putting me over to him, so I think he kind of didn't like that. I don't know him personally. I haven't talked to him more than this interview backstage kind of thing, but I always got the feeling that he was upset about how un-nervous or how comfortable I was there and not like a yes sir, no sir kind of thing. It's his prerogative or whatever. He was in charge. So, for whatever reason it was, he just never, he always kind of had a chip on his shoulder towards me."
"That was through David Lagana, who is a writer at TNA, because I worked with him in Ring of Honor and in Championship Wrestling From Hollywood here in LA. And then he got hired on to be a writer on the Ring Ka King project, which is like TNA's sister project in India, and they were looking for guys. He actually had an idea that he used a couple times in Championship Wrestling From Hollywood where teamed me and Nunzio up as kind of like a Hollywood and Broadway kind of thing, different coast kind of thing, the same kind of swarmy characters, so he brought that to the India show and I was able to wrestle in front of a lot of guys in the offices of TNA that had never seen me wrestle before and then when they were doing the Gut Check stuff at TNA they were looking at guys on the independents to bring in and do it. They already had footage of me that they owned from Ring Ka King and I think Al Snow got to watch it and Bruce Prichard got to watch it and they decided that they would use me on Gut Check."
Another name that could be joining Jeff Jarrett and his rumored new wrestling promotion is Joey Ryan. While his stint in TNA didn't result in a major push for the longtime independent wrestling star, he did manage to impress quite a few people in the industry.
When he first started out as an independent wrestler in southern California, Joey Ryan went by the name of Joey Shadow and he utilized a gothic gimmick.
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Our Beginnings
Our first Bhopal Medical Appeal, which appeared in The Guardian and The Observer on the 10th anniversary of the disaster, in December 1994, produced a massively generous response. The task of administering this fund was taken on by the Pesticides Action Network UK (PAN-UK), which also adopted the Appeal as a project, in order that our work could benefit from its charity status, and which has generously given time and loyalty.
Our first project was to open our first clinic in Bhopal. To this end, the Sambhavna Trust was formed in India to run the clinic. Working together, we were able to buy a building, recruit doctors and staff. The preliminary work, including finding the building and negotiating its sale, and training staff took just over a year to complete and Sambhavna opened its doors in 1996.
To date our Sambhavna Clinic has treated more than 43,000 people. Sambhavna employs over 50 staff, over half of whom are themselves gas survivors. Sambhavna carries out valuable research and studies, informs, educates and trains people in gas-affected communities to monitor their health. They also grow and manufacture their own herbal medicines. Working to a principle of 'first do no harm' we have pioneered new treatments combining modern medicine with traditional ayurvedic herbal medicine and yoga. The work at Sambhavna has won a string of humanitarian awards.
Later the Sambhavna Clinic bought land to build a larger clinic, with a garden for the medicinal plants used in their treatments. Now we need to raise more money for the expanded work at Sambhavna. We have never accepted funding from companies or corporate trusts. Companies and governments are directly responsible for the suffering of the Bhopal survivors. Always, they want something in return for their money. We will not deal with them. All the funds we have ever collected have come from our own pockets.
In 2009 we also started to fund the Chingari Trust Rehabilitation Centre. The Chingari Trust had been open since 2005 when two survivors themselves, Rashida Bee and Champadevi Shukla, were recognized for their activism on behalf of the thousands of survivors of the Union Carbide Gas Disaster, and were presented with the prestigious Goldman Environmental Award. They used the money from the award to start the trust which was created to help second and third generations affected by the gas disaster, especially women and children. Since 2009 we have been able to support the Chingari Trust with their move to larger premises, their expansion of services, and their ability to help hundreds more children and families.
In the Bhopal Medical Appeal 'we' don't ask 'you' to help 'us' help 'them'. The Appeal, the Sambhavna Clinic and the Chingari Trust are shared efforts between those of us who are survivors, those of us who run the Clinics and the Appeal and those of us who support the effort with our money and by volunteering our skills or just our enthusiasm. This is our vision, that all of us are equal in an unbroken chain between supporters at one end and gas survivors at the other. Our sincere thanks to those who have been part of it. The people in Bhopal have a lot to give back to the rest of us. Let's carry on the good work we've begun together.


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Post subject: Is there a way to resize the partitions without losing data?
I've tried doing it with parted, but I figured that wouldn't work so well as I was using the disk I was trying to resize at that moment. I've also tried using QTParted on a live CDs (knoppix, mepis), fdisk doesn't have a resize option, nor does cfdisk.
I want to resize the partition so that I can throw Win 98 SE on there as a secondary OS, just for playing games. It's not that I don't appreciate Wine/Cedega, they run some games and programs fine. But there are annoyances, albeit some smaller than others in some games, especially The Sims which crashes randomly. My girlfriend and I love The Sims, and now that The Sims 2 is on it's way to my house I want to be able to enjoy it without worrying about graphical glitches or worrying about it randomly crashing.
So I'd like to resize my partitions (the hard drive is nothing but Blag 10k ATM) without losing all of the stuff I've amassed since I switched fully to Blag. Can it be done or am I stuck?
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I never did a backassward part but heres some help:http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/archive/2/2002/08/1/26934 :D
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Look into qtparted. It should do the job for you.
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I ended up just breaking down and getting another hdd.
The Sims 2 is very fun! Unfortunately, Windows XP runs like ass in comparison to Blag. So the only thing I use the whole windows drive for is The Sims (:
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Windows XP runs like an ass when compared to even Windows 2000 which in my opinion is by far the best of the Windows bunch. It cannot touch BLAG though and the same with Yoper which I found to be pretty damn good.
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Bollywood most cherished couple Hrithik Roshan and Suzanne Khan finally granted divorce by a family court on Saturday 1 November 2014. It was in December last year Hrithik Roshan issued a statement where he announced his separation from wife of 14 years Suzanne Khan. Today a fairy tale love story
Superhero Hrithik Roshan and his estranged wife Suzanne Khan's divorce hearing date scheduled for October 31 but the actor's lawyer asked the court to defer the hearing as Hrithik won't be available on that day. Says


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