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Terry Pratchett's Discworld books? -- mild sexual innuendo (especially with those randy witches), humor based on references kids might not catch for years
James Bond movies? -- sexism, recreational sex, violence.
To Kill A Mockingbird -- rape allegations, racism
Alien -- scaaaaaaaary!
There's Something About Mary? -- masturbation, sexual references
These are just some of the books and movies I have enjoyed over the years, ones that seem to bridge the "purely adult" and "purely adolescent". My oldest is 9. I guess the subjects I am wary about are rape, recreational sex and prostitution, racism and slavery. I threw Alien in there because it's not a slasher movie, but it is frightening (not even sure dh should ever have seen it!)
Where our family is at: we are big fan of LOTR, so battle violence; the girls have seen Jaws and that was scary and fun. But I wonder about more sensitive subjects, and appropriate humor.
Do you have other books or movies to add?
ETA: Monty Python???
"Let me see you stripped down to the bone. Let me hear you speaking just for me."
Terry Pratchett's Discworld books? -- mild sexual innuendo (especially with those randy witches), humor based on references kids might not catch for years
James Bond movies? -- sexism, recreational sex, violence.
To Kill A Mockingbird -- rape allegations, racism
Alien -- scaaaaaaaary!
There's Something About Mary? -- masturbation, sexual references
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Do you have other books or movies to add?
ETA: Monte Python???
I don't know about the first one, I never saw it. My kids were exposed to Bond by around 9. We didn't watch it with them, but dh is a fan and I stopped worrying about the kids seeing some of it. I make fun of the sexism in it and the girls realize that it isn't how we treat people.
I had my oldest watch To Kill a Mockingbird this year. She is 14. I am ok with my younger children seeing it too so long as they get to discuss it/watch it with me. I don't know if my youngest would understand rape--I would offer a very basic explanation unless she asked for more details (if she were to watch the movie). However, I don't think my youngest would be too interested yet.
Alien. Yuck! I hated that movie. I don't do well with that genre to be honest. I wouldn't be upset if my oldest saw it at a friend's house, but I won't be introducing it to her. My middle (11) has always been very sensitive and I really don't want her to see it yet.
There's Something About Mary: High School. I just can't see being ok with it before high school.
This type of question is a constant thought for me lately. My dh seems to have no problem with violence or over the top behavior (I guess because it seems more like fantasy to him--it isn't part of our 'little' world). He really gets annoyed with sexual references and humor. I am the opposite. I don't want her to think violence is "entertaining" and I guess I figure that eventually, she will have sex. Hopefully, she won't ever be shot at! Really though, each of our children handle things differently. My middle (sensitive) child couldn't handle much for quite a while. The disney villains were terrifying for her. She would watch "The Little Mermaid" until the scary scene with the sea witch at the end. She would start Nemo after the intro, etc. My youngest has naturally been exposed to more. It seems really hard to prevent her from seeing stuff when she has older sisters. Thank goodness she has thicker skin!
Another thing is that I often require that the book is read before a movie is seen. That, in itself, will usually keep the less appropriate movies on hold for a while. I rarely restrict book selection if they pick it out themselves.
Mom to three very active girls Anna (14), Kayla (12), Maya (8).
Thanks for the thoughts. We are watching the original Star Trek, which has some similar issues of sexism and occasional moments of molestation (Evil Kirk episode, for one). These are difficult issues that in some ways can be helped by seeing a mild dose of something depicted and discussing it.
Beyond difficult issues, context in and of itself can be difficult. Monty Python and Terry Pratchett's Discworld books are practically built on reference and contextual humor. And, of course, not without their own difficulty ("Every Sperm is Sacred" anyone?) Maybe high school for those, too, just to get enough wordliness to understand a lot of it.
It's hard to know what's appropriate. I have a good idea the kinds of things they like and dislike (LOTR, yes, Men In Black, no-- the dude in the dead man's skin and the crazy bug-alien were simply to much for my monster-and-horror loving daughter could take. And forget Alice In Wonderland.)
"Let me see you stripped down to the bone. Let me hear you speaking just for me."
Have you seen the children's books that Pratchett has written? My DD (age 10) loves them! There are some set in Discworld (start with Wee Free Men) and some not (check out The Bromeliad). We take the rest of the Discworld books individually, like anything else we usually pre-read/preview. She has read Colour of Magic and the Light Fantastic, and seen the movie. The rest we are waiting on until she is older, though she may be ready for Hogfather this year.
She loves LotR, as do we. Our guidelines, which may not suit anyone else, are; no sex but romance and light innuendo is ok, violence that is fantasized and not gratuitous is ok but not if it's very realistic or gory, DD doesn't like scary/thriller/suspense type things and neither do I so we stay away from any of that, she already knows about slavery so we don't avoid all mention of that but it's a tricky line to walk, anything with any mention or depiction of rape is totally off limits until she's much older.
We're waiting a couple more years on Python too, though she has seen a few sketches on YouTube. I really think it depends on the individual child more than any particular age.
Have you seen the Tamora Pierce books?
Me + DH = DD (1/2004) & DS (6/2013) & One on the way (11/2015)
Thanks for the suggestions!
"Let me see you stripped down to the bone. Let me hear you speaking just for me."
I really like this author. My favorites are the "Circle of Magic" quartet (begins with Sandry's book) and the follow up quartet, "The Circle Opens". I just noticed there is also the "Circle Reforged" -- I need to read this.
Isn't it weird with movies. We have let our two oldest watch Men In Black. Regarding sex, perhaps I wasn't super clear. I don't want the movie to be explicit with sex. But I don't mind my 14 year old watching romantic comedies that happen to show the after or before scene (just not the during). Most of the time. It is really difficult to write down how much is too much.
Oh, here is one: How about the movie "Easy A"? My dh doesn't seem to share my opinion that it would be fine for a 14 year old. Personally, I think it is great and would give us a great conversation afterwards. I have agreed to re-watch it before sharing it with her. She asked to see it; I am not trying to introduce something to her that she isn't wanting.
How about "The Sixth Sense"? I think it is a great creepy movie. It does have a bit of gore--I am on the fence about age with this one. My dd will be a "high school" student this fall and I think it would be ok. I put the "high school" in quotes because we homeschool and it is all relative.
Mom to three very active girls Anna (14), Kayla (12), Maya (8).
It's been so long since I saw the Sixth Sense. I don't think I'd have a problem with it for the 13+, but I don't remember it that well. Creepy, scary movies really are quite individual. My father (didn't raise me, thank heaven!) took us to see Amityville Horror when I was 8yo, with my older sister and stepsisters, though not one of us was older than 13. Good old dad. Or Texas Chainsaw Massacre when I was 11. Yup. My mom--the prude-- I think she thought I could get some sex ed from some of the trade paperbacks she picked up at the grocery store. Yikes Almighty, that woman had some racy books! My parents (mom and stepdad) were such a contradiction.
"Let me see you stripped down to the bone. Let me hear you speaking just for me."
I got exactly the same opinion about it!
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The Kansas Health Institute hosted a discussion of the Supreme Court's health reform ruling and its implications for Kansas. About 80 people attended the July 2 event in person, and another 82 joined via live webcast.
The panelists were (from right to left in the webcast):
• Tom Bell, President and CEO of the Kansas Hospital Association.
• Sandy Praeger, Kansas Insurance Commissioner.
• Jay Angoff, Director of Health and Human Services Region VII.
• Bill Rich, Professor of Constitutional Law at Washburn University School of Law.
• Suzanne Schrandt, KHI Senior Analyst.
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Event materials
→ Brief: What the Supreme Court Ruling on Health Reform May Mean for Kansans (PDF).
→ Presentation: Slides from introductory presentation by Suzanne Schrandt (PDF).
→ KHI News Service coverage: Kansas hospitals ready to get on with federal health reform
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Lifting Titan's Veil by Ralph Lorenz and Jacqueline Mitton, Cambridge University Press, £19.95, ISBN 0521793483
TITAN is a freezing hostile world, larger than Mercury and Pluto. Some even call it the Mars of the outer Solar System because people are so fascinated by it. This Saturnian satellite has a dense nitrogen and methane atmosphere. The surface temperature is about -176 °C which is close to the "triple point" of methane. That means it can rain methane, and methane snow drifts over placid methane seas lapping the inner walls of giant impact craters. A dim red light bathes the landscape, and hints of colour variation can be glimpsed in images captured by the Hubble Space Telescope.
On 14 January 2005, the Huygens probe will touch down, making Titan the most distant place so far visited by a soft-lander from Earth. In
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Tried FB pizza dough recipe but I have some Qs
The last two nights I made FB pizza dough. Tonight I went overboard and made an 11" pie with 205gms of dough. I've always wanted to make a thin crusted pie but this one was a little too thin. I can correct that issue but I can't get the crust to brown up as much as I would like. I'm cooking on a stone and have the oven at 550 and alow plenty of time for my stone to heat up. I used to use a different recipie but I started to buy Trader Joes dough and have been able to get those doughs to brown up. What's up with this FB dough? I suspect it works best with a hotter oven. What can I add to it brown up? Sugar? Oil?
Re: Tried FB pizza dough recipe but I have some Qs
I bake quite often in my electric oven (in between WF bake offs) and the characteristics are quite different from WFO baking. The WFO and STONE recipes differ in the hydration levels. The WFO recipe requires a wetter dough. The end results (at least in my Electric/WF oven setup) find the electric quite a bit drier than the WFO pizzas as they cook for about 5-7 mins, whereas WFO cook 2-3 mins. I'm not sure that you can compare them as they are quite different processes. Difficult to analyse bought dough as you probably don't know what went into it...
The FB recipes are very good, though as always you will need to adjust water/flour to get the right consistency. I used to go slavishly according to the recipe numbers but after some info from posters here I now read the texture of the dough for best results. Perhaps you can just experiment with different hydration levels and see if that affects the browning capabilities of the pizza.
Re: Tried FB pizza dough recipe but I have some Qs
I'm going to try the remainder of the dough I made yesterday. I'm going to make it thicker and see if the extra day and the thicker dough make any difference.
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Knot Apps
Brush Up On Your Knotting Skills
Many people have never been taught how to tie useful knots. This skill is an important one to have. There are a few apps that will teach this to you. We compare our favorites in this AppGuide.
Essential Apps
Knot Guide HD (100+ knots)
by Winkpass Creations, Inc.
Knot Guide HD is the essential knot app for the iPad. This app not only looks beautiful, but also contains fantastic information. There is a seemingly endless collection of knots included. For each knot a very detailed description of what the knot is used for and in-depth images show you how to create the knot. This is our favorite knot app for the iPad.
Knot Guide (100+ knots)
by Winkpass Creations, Inc.
Knot Guide is the essential iPhone knot app. The interface is very barebones and simple, but the content is top notch. There are now 95 knots included in this app. The images and explanations are very clear. You can even favorite ones you want to find again. Knot Guide is the best knot app for the iPhone.
Notable Apps
Knots, Splices and Rope Work
by Liam Campbell
This $0.99 app takes a classic treatise by Hyatt Verrill and turns it into an ebook type app. The content is fantastic and the app is great too. You'll learn all you need to know about knots, splices, and rope work in this app. A great complementary app to one of the essentials.
Knots, Splices and Rope Work HD
by Archibald Industries
Those with iPads can enjoy the HD version of the app by the same name. The content is the same, the interface is redesigned for the iPad and it works really well in this larger form. A great complement to the iPad essential app.
Decent Apps
Knots Guide for iPad
by Max Soderstrom
Knots Guide for iPad is very similar to the essential app Knot Guide. It is created by a different developer and it shows. This app does not have the high polish that the other one has. The images in many cases are fuzzy and not clear. The positive of this app is that it is free. The information and images make this app hardly worthwhile though it is free.
Easy Knots HD
by G.P. Imports, Inc.
Easy Knots HD is an underwhelming app. It includes 10 tie knots and 34 rope knots. More will be coming soon, but right now the content is simply not there. The images are okay, but the ones found in the essential apps are much better. This is just an okay knot app for the iPad.
Other Apps
Rescue Field Guideby CMC Rescue, Inc.
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Released: about 6 years ago
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Released: almost 6 years ago
Knot Quizby Nynix
Released: about 4 years ago
Animated Rope Knotsby John Sherry
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Fujifilm launches FinePix S1500
Fujifilm has launched the FinePix S1500, a compact, lightweight camera aimed at advanced amateur photographers.
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Ah, the eternal conundrum that is Kanye West! Dripping with gold chains, Kanye visited Occupy Wall Street with Russell Simmons in New York today, taking a break from shopping with Beyoncé, Jay-Z and Babyonce at Intermix to do so. Or maybe Kanye took a break from protesting to go shopping. It's that optical illusion of the old woman or the young girl; in reality, both answers are correct.
"I just walked @kanyewest thru the #occupywallstreet. I love how sweet and tolerant he was to the crowd," Russell tweeted, which we assume means Kanye didn't yank a megaphone out of anyone's hand to explain how he'll let Anonymous finish, but the Tiananmen Square protest of 1989 was the one of the best protests of all time. Of all time!
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You voted in Round 1, and now it's time for Round 2 of Zap2it's Most Crushworthy competition.
Last week, fans narrowed down the candidates for the Most Crushworthy First Loves -- those couples that were each other's first everything. They may not be together anymore, but they'll always hold a special place in each other's hearts. With eight couples to choose from, the competition was fierce, but in the end four couples came out on top.
Now it's time to pick the ultimate Most Crushworthy First Loves. Will "The Vampire Diaries" Stelena (Stefan and Elena) fandom prevail? Or will "Once Upon a Time's" savior Emma and the father of her son, Neal, dominate? What about "The Carrie Diaries" teen loves Carrie and Sebastian? Or "Reign's" no longer betrothed but still clearly in love Mary and Francis?
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Zambia: Gay rights activist pleads not guilty to promoting homosexuality 2
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1:19 PM — Scottish actor Alan Cumming has criticised Jeremy Irons after he suggested equal marriage in Britain could lead to fathers marrying their sons.
3rd April 2013
New York: Former LGBT community leader jailed for stealing more than $300,000
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This is a list of names in which the gender is feminine; and the first letter is Q.
There are 14 names matching your criteria.
QIANA f African American (Modern)
From the word for the silk-like material, introduced by DuPont in 1968 and popular in the fashions of the 1970s.
QUANNA f African American (Rare)
Combination of the popular name prefix Qua and ANNA.
QUEEN f English
From an old nickname which was derived from the English word, ultimately from Old English cwen meaning "woman, wife".
QUIANA f African American (Modern)
Variant of QIANA
QUIANNA f African American (Rare)
Variant of QIANA
QUINN m & f Irish, English
From an Irish surname, an Anglicized form of Ó Cuinn meaning "descendent of CONN".
QUINTELLA f English (Rare)
Feminine diminutive of QUINTUS
QUINTINA f Ancient Roman
Feminine form of QUINTINUS
QUIRINA f Late Roman
Feminine form of QUIRINUS
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HSBC "lift" by Grey London
Agency: Grey London
Rating: 5.0
By Ben Hall, campaignlive.co.uk, Friday, 17 August 2012 09:45AM
The ad, created by Ogilvy & Mather Chile, follows two orphans on a journey of friendship and pushed last week's most shared, an ad for US TV series 'The Walking Dead', into fourth position. It received 213,000 shares across Facebook, Twitter and the 'blogosphere'.
In second place, Olympic sponsor adidas entered the chart with their legacy video, 'don't stop me now'.
The three-minute long ad, created by The 10 Group, sees Olympic athletes lip-syncing to the world-famous song by Queen and includes gold medalists Jessica Ennis and Nicola Adams.
Elsewhere in the chart, Old Navy enters with an ad by Crispin Porter & Bogusky, while ads from Samsung, Nike and Ragu hold on for a second week.
The chart, produced in conjunction with Unruly, ranks ads according to the number of times they have been shared on Facebook, Twitter and the blogosphere.
Ads launched more than 30 days ago are not included.
1. Bernas 'Hari Raya 2012' by Ogilvy & Mather Chile
213,788 shares this week
All time: 397,453 shares
2. Adidas 'don't stop me now' by The 10 Group
166,237 shares this week
All time: 190,065 shares
3. Little Baby's Ice Cream 'special time' created in-house
36,981 shares this week
All time: 149,943 shares
4. The Walking Dead 'zombie experiment NYC' by Thinkmodo
32,009 shares this week
All time: 371,556 shares
5. Samsung 'introducing Galaxy Note' by Cheil
24,187 shares this week
All time: 96,438 shares
6. Nike 'find your greatness' by Wieden & Kennedy Portland
23,662 shares this week
All time: 82,626 shares
7. Ragu 'long day of childhood' by Barton F Graff 9000
22,192 shares this week
All time: 74,779 shares
8. EA Sports 'FIFA 13 skills'
14,482 shares this week
All time: 33,906 shares
9. Old Navy 'why choose?' by Crispin Porter & Bogusky
10,522 shares this week
All time: 20,853 shares
10. Louis Vuitton 'share'
9,360 shares this week
All time: 9,646 shares
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Today is the day of decision. Consequently, the sports loving people of Calabar in Cross River State and other football fans across the country would storm the UJ Esuene stadium Calabar to cheer their darling team the Super Eagles to victory over visiting Lone Star of Liberia.
The return leg of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier is a must win match for the two teams because the group ticket is at stake. What makes today's encounter even more interesting is the fact that going by the result of the first leg played in Monrovia on October 8, any of them stand a good chance of qualifying. The first leg ended 2-2 with the Liberians forcing the draw on the dot of time.
The failure of the Eagles to pick the maximum points has added to the existing pressure on them as most football fans are jittery over their chances to record a clear victory over the Lone Star today. Moreover, it was at this same stage that the Eagles failed to qualify for the 2012 AFCON in Gabon/Equatorial Guinea when they could not fly past the Guineans.
Although it is said in local parlance that lightening does not strike twice at the same spot, going by the Eagles lethargic performances in recent times, only a few can beat their chests loudly to say Eagles would triumph over the Lone Star.
The team that struggled against Lone Star in Monrovia is intact with few additions like John Mikel Obi, Joel Obi and Onazi Ogenyi of Lazio, but the absence of Joseph Yobo due to injury is a major setback for the team. Although not playing his best game at the moment, the Eagles captain usually brings his wealth of experience to bear on the team. He provides the necessary confidence and direction for the much younger defenders to follow. However, this will be missing this evening.
Another sore point in the team's preparation is the absence of Kano Pillars combative mid-fielder, Reuben Gabriel. In the first leg in Monrovia, the absence of the young lad was felt in the centre of the pack. A player with sufficient energy, he does most of the dirty work in the mid-field. Not only that, he knows the direction to goal as he proved in the away game against Rwanda. His absence due to groin injury is a big minus for the team.
Nevertheless, the erratic performance in goal of the team's assistant captain, Vincent Enyeama is another source of concern. Costly blunders from him on two different occasions denied the team the maximum points. He gifted the Rwandans a goal to leave them off the hook and on October 8 in Monrovia, a pedestrian goalkeeping error from him handed the Lone Star the draw that may prove to be Eagles albatross this evening.
Eagles coach has close to 30 players to pick from. All the foreign based players promptly responded to invitation extended to them and for a player like Joel Obi and the other Obi from Chelsea, this is the moment for them to prove in concrete terms that they can be relied upon to salvage the situation.
The Liberians are talking tough but it is not new because at this stage, mind games are always necessary. So much has been heard of how the Liberians are plotting to shock the Eagles in their backyard. After a little hide and seek, the Liberian Football Federation, LFF, disclosed its itinerary. On Thursday, a delegation of 125, including players, officials, the media and supporters from the tiny West African country stormed Calabar in a chartered flight.
The arrival of the Eagles opponents set the city of Calabar agog. The ordinary man on the street of Calabr knows it is a must win match. Verbal duels between fans of Lone Star and the Eagles have reached feverish pitch.
Even if Nigerians are not as optimistic as they should, the Eagles themselves are upbeat ahead of this match. The chief coach, Stephen Keshi said the team is now well set to confront the Lone Star and would come out victorious this evening.
Speaking at Metropolitan Hotel, the abode of the team, the coach said: "The boys have come to Calabar with a big capacity with the sure hope of emerging victory against the Liberians".
He said Yobo is out but would be available to spur the team. "His presence would be a booster to the team, who are presently well set for the encounter.".
Vincent Enyeama, Eagles assistant captain and number one goalkeeper, said his colleagues have trained well in order to spring a surprise. He said that they would not disappoint the country because the Eagles cannot afford to be out of the 2013 AFCON.
Kalu Uche said he was very happy to have come home to play for his country. "I want to win and make my country proud. But the important thing is that we seriously need your prayers to enable succeed", he said.
It is on record that Liberia has never beaten Eagles in Nigeria but there is always a first time and this is what the Lone Star players will be playing for. Having come this far and seen the Super Eagles struggled to hold them back in the first leg, the Liberians are aiming high.
Nothing can be as motivating as the presidential support for the Lone Star. A committee set up specifically for the Eagles match has mobilized enough dollars to spur the players against the Eagles. The team has been promised a winning bonus of 300,000 dollars and this is the kind of money that can propel a team to rise above any hurdle.
Ahmed Musa's team mate, Sekou Jabateh-Oliseh who has connections with Nigeria through the Oliseh family is a major threat to the Eagles. He scored against Eagles in Monrovia and will like to nail Nigeria's coffin this evening.
For Eagles and Lone Star, this is a moment of no retreat, no surrender.


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Make spreadsheet kung fu an act of the past. The power of automated recs
1st March 2012
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Are you surrounded by a wall of lever-arch files that house your month, quarter and year-end transaction reporting? Are you expected to perform spread sheet Kung Fu at the end of each period to provide the controller with the information required? It doesn't need to be like this! Watch this excellent webinar to understand how this archaic set-up that leads to a slow close and poor visibility could be, and should be, a way of the past. In this exciting session we are looking at how:
- Automated workflow replaces stacks of binders and manual spreadsheets
- Taking interfaces from multiple ERP, GL and sub ledger systems eliminates the risks that accounts are missed or incorrect balances are reconciled
- Real-time dashboards can provide true visibility into the close status and pin-point balance sheet risk
- Manual preparation time can be reduced across all recs by at least 20%
- Using standard reconciliation templates can create consistent quality across the entire organisation
- Creating a single, online repository provides a full audit trail for all documentation, MI and exceptions; whilst reducing the time and cost of audit
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Daniella Benedetti shoots Pigalles' latest collection in a beautifully creative way
Frankly there are not many men out there that can go about town sporting pink leggings and still manage to maintain their dignity, let alone their cool. So when Colombian photographer Daniella Benedetti set about photographing Parisian fashion label Pigalle's latest collection – complete with multiple variations of male pink leggings – I think it is fair to say that she had quite a task laid before her. But photograph she did and I think it is safe to say that the results are simply stunning.
Being shot especially for the Japanese publication GRIND, Daniella's photographs embody a beautiful mixture of French class in-line with the brand's classic Parisian identity while simultaneously managing to showcase the originality of designer Stephane Ashpool. Coming saturated in colour and featuring both landscape shots as well as the more obvious portraits, Daniella well and truly ensures that these models – pink tights or not – come across beautifully and we think her photographs are just fantastic.


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|O: Trajan wearing radiate crown
|R: Tropaion
|orichalcum dupondius struck in Rome 104 AD
ref.: RIC 586
|O: draped bust of Faustina
|R: sitting Pudicitia
|orichalcum dupondius struck in Rome 147-150 AD
ref.: RIC 1404(b)
|O: Didius Julianus wearing radiate crown
|R: Fortuna holding cornucopiae and rudder on globe
|very rare dupondius struck in Rome 193 AD
ref.: RIC 12.
The dupondius (Latin two-pounder) was a brass coin used during the Roman Empire and Roman Republic valued at 2 asses (1/2 of a sestertius or 1/8 of a denarius).
The dupondius was introduced during the Roman Republic as a large bronze cast coin, although even at introduction it weighed less than 2 pounds. The coin featured the bust of Roma on the obverse and a six-spoked wheel on the reverse.
With the coinage reform of Augustus in or about 23 BC, the sestertius and dupondius were produced in a golden colored copper-alloy called orichalcum by the Romans and numismatists, and by us brass, while lower denominations were produced out of reddish copper. However, some dupondi were made from copper under Augustus, while under Nero some of the as denomination were made from orichalcum instead of copper. The latter can only be distinguished by their smaller size and the metal.
The dupondius was normally further distinguished from the similarly sized as with the addition of a radiate crown to the bust of the emperor in 66 AD during the reign of Nero. Using a radiate crown to indicate double value was also used on the antoninianus (double denarius) and double sestertius. Since dupondii minted prior to and during the reign of Nero, and occasionally under later rulers, lack the radiate crown, it is often hard to distinguish between the as and the dupondius due to heavy patination which obscures the coin's original color.
An extremely rare dupondius from the reign of Marcus Aurelius, dated to AD 154 or 155 and in excellent condition, was discovered in 2007 at the archeological site in Draper's Gardens, London.
See also: Roman currency.
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HSBC "lift" by Grey London
Agency: Grey London
Rating: 5.0
By Loulla-Mae Eleftheriou-Smith, campaignlive.co.uk, Friday, 07 September 2012 12:15PM
Agencies can nominate their potential future leaders, who can be working within any department but have to be at director level with a minimum of six years' experience.
Following a round of interviews, up to 20 successful applicants will be selected to undertake the six-month programme, which includes coaching at a senior level with an executive coach and mentoring sessions with leading industry figures.
The £2,000 course will cover how to run a business, from the skills needed for growing revenue and profit to the skills of being a good leader.
More than 10 agency leaders have signed up as mentors including: Ian Millner, chairman of the MAA and chief executive of Iris; Mike Dodds, chief executive of Proximity and Hugh Robertson, chief executive of RPM.
The mentors will meet with their students three times across the six-month programme. They will be matched on experience, ambitions and personality.
Millner said: "Nurturing future leaders can be difficult because the qualities that are required to become the next managing director are in the most part acquired through experience and intuition.
"The Future Leaders Academy will help to fast track the industry stars of tomorrow through mentoring and close fellowship with existing agency leaders and a network of peers."Follow @loullamae_es
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Despite our best hopes and wishes, it appears Apple won't be providing a livestream for today's event. While you're keeping tabs right here for our liveblog and tweets, we'll also be hosting a live Google Hangout starting about 15 minutes before the 10 am PST event and extending through the duration of the keynote.
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Reminder: Google I/O coverage today at 9to5Google
Just a friendly reminder that 9to5Google will be covering Google's yearly developer conference called Google I/O today. The 3 hour(!!) keynote starts at noon ET today and can be watched via live stream here.
9to5Google will be posting the announcements as they happen so check back often. Read more
Google I/O 2012 Liveblog
The 2012 Google I/O Developers Conference starts today at the Moscone Center West in San Francisco, Calif., with events continuing until June 29 at 4:30 p.m. PST.
For those interested in what the folks at Mountain View are announcing this morning, check out 9to5Google. Seth Weintraub is live-blogging from the event now:
Here are a few vids for some of the key announcements:
Google Drive goes live [Video]
After all of this time, Google has now unveiled the Google Drive. Mac Client downloadable here. (Bonus: Gmail bumped to 10GB.)
Google reveals its Project Glass(es)
From 9to5Google, which scooped this story months ago (here and here):
Google updates Shopper app for iPhone to give users deals in their city
Google has released an update to their Shopper app conveniently giving users information on daily deals, including Google Offers. The update adds a "Offers" and "My Offers" tab at the bottom, along with the Shop tab you know and love. The Offers tab displays deals in map view that are available in your city. The deals you find can be saved in the My Offers tab for later use.
Businesses, on the other hand, can publish deals through Google Places. If Google Offers is available in your city you can redeem your purchased offers in the My Offers tab. Check out the update in the App Store.
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Google Analytics: Windows loses >5% market share this year, Mac gains. Post PC era fast approaching
Google Analytics, which is used on millions of sites worldwide to show web publishers who is visiting their sites, today published its first report on Web traffic. Among other interesting tidbits was the above chart showing Windows losing a staggering 5.1% of its market year over year.
At the same time, the Mac OS actually gained almost a percentage point of the market. But the groundswell was in the "Other" category which includes iPads, iPhones, Android and other non-Mac/Windows/Linux machines. That category was up almost 5 %.
The "Post PC Era" seems to be fast approaching.
Google conveniently also found a 1% gain in Search Engine referral traffic, below:
Google Instant now going live on iOS
As we showed you back in January, Google Instant is now live for all users on iOS and Android.
Instant Previews provides a fast and interactive way to evaluate search results. Starting today, Google Instant Previews is available on mobile for Android (2.2+) and iOS (4.0+) devices across 38 languages. Similar to the desktop version of Instant Previews, you can visually compare search results from webpage snapshots, making it easier to choose the right result faster, especially when you have an idea of the content you'd like to see.


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James asks…
I'm starting to feel even more ugly than ever help?
By the way If this is to long to read then don't bother reading and answering and skip to next question please. But if you have time to help me out please try, or if you have been through the same situation.
well i started a new acne routine and like most acne medications they make you break out more in the beginning, and its been two days with this new routine.
I have many black heads on my nose, cheeks, chin and i got white heads on my chin , and pimples on my cheeks, forehead. I have even counted how many pimples i have and it adds to about 50 pimples in all. and I also have a large amount of cystic acne on my cheeks. I wash my face twice a day I even go to my dermatologist every two weeks, who prescribed me the new medication.
I had acne for 4 years since i was 11 sadly , and i felt ugly since i was 9 years old compared to other girls.
I know probably to you , your thinking about my profile picture why my skin looks so clear but thats due to lots of makeup and photo editing = and it isn't natural, thats what bothers me. I want to be naturally pretty but this acne is preventing me. I do lots of routines for my skin, and i make sure I don't use to much chemicals, and i make sure i drink 8 cups of water a day and eat healthy, and I stopped all fattening oil foods .
Has anyone been through this faze and did it go away =(?
And another question when people say people are born with nice skin due to genetics. What do they mean by genetics, like what type of genetics requires nice skin and less blemishes , while another persons genetics can get acne. I have never understood the excuse with "good" genetics to have nice skin. Is it because they have less oil glands or something? I just don't get it.
I have actually tried proactiv but its too harsh for my skin and benzoyl peroxide is very drying , but thank tyou for trying to help
admin answers:
Well you're not alone. I've had acne since i was about 12 too, it wasnt really that bad at first but it got worst when i was about 14 or 15. I also went to a dermatologist but that didn't help, i think it was because I have hormonal problems like i got my first period when i was 14 and for about two years it only came once a year, the ob said that it was because i was underweight or something anyway don't worry it will just go away i guess. Im 17 now and i barely have acne anymore, i get a pimple once in a while but i rarely have it anymore, anyway just drink lots of water, SLEEP, eat healthy and avoid stress.
Jenny asks…
How can I cure my depressions?
Info –
5″2 Weighs about 140-150~ 13 years old
So my mind has been EVERYWHERE not pervertedly.
My mom lowers my self esteem. She tells me that I'm overweight and is always comparing me to other people. Sometimes she treats my brother like an angel and just ignores things what I have to say.
I'm not huge or anything (just saying)
School has been a hassle. Ever since I did swimming for middle school sports, its been running into my violin classes and I didnt have much time to do homework cause of it.
I always blast music and just hum along and lay on my bed.
My mom isn't a bitch or anything. She just warns me kinda… sometimes she says it in a bad way.
She always yells at me, because my room is messy or some shit. -.- Then again she tells me
"Oh your fat. Go lose weight. Be like your brother" and yet she's always cooking fattening foods.
Of course like most girls. Because I'm so depressed nowadays I eat when I'm not even hungry. I sit in my stupid computer chair watching Korean Drama's. -.- Or play a game called MAPLESTORY.
^ I'm just explaining what I do and why I'm depressed
What should I do to get things off my mind? Also what can I do to lose like 20 – 30 pounds within like 2 months… I really want to have a flatter stomach. My cousin suggested that I jump rope for 20-30 minutes everyday. I think I'll do that because I'm not running around in public when people look out their windows and probably say stuff. >.>
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Don't worry, you are too young and with in a few years your height will take away some weight. You could perhaps add some light exercise e.g. Jogging to your daily routine that may help you to get agile and that is whole different than losing weight.
Oh yes and never worry about the ways of parents, they lose their cool too fast on kids between 8 to 16-17 but that is like come and go. Try putting 1-2 hours helping your mother or doing some contribution to household activities that rather you would put on your compu. It will work like a charm.
Daniel asks…
Do i Have Anorexia Nervosa?
Wel i used to eat what ever i wanted with out caring.but not so long ago i started cutting down on my foods so i could lose weight…normal right…and i did lose a bit bt not enuf.. but its got to the point wher iv restricted sooo much that its less n less im eating' i feel guilty if i eat more and try in do exercise a walk r sumthin…i label foods as good and bad..i cut out red meat,iv low blood presure im afraid of gaining my weight bk…i kina stick 2 d 1 food now…bt i feel lik thats even fattening' i dont think i do have it since im not realllyy skinny…bt most the signs i have…alota people tell me iv lost so much bt i think their lying and they say iv lost it on my face…i make food for udr ppl n sumtyms nothing r sumthin small 4myself.i always complain about my hips etc…i duno can sum1 please tell me whats up…1st ting 2 the tym i go 2 sleep i thing about food…and wat il have its like a routine…i dont think i do bt be good to get opinions….
ok honestly dont beleive i have it….just curious' is dry skin on hands a symthom?being cold,feeling your eating to much.afraid your gaining it back if anything…cut 2 about 500cal wanting less….im not skiny so cant have it. just wondering
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Yes, that is exatly how I developed my eating disorders. Please consult your doctor or your parents to help you. Food is not the enemy. Try to eat fruits and veggies if nothing else, also good carbs. If you need any help or support, you can email me anytime. Xoxo
Lisa asks…
I am too skinny and want to gain some weight. tips?
Basically I'm too skinny, I am currently 16 nearly 17 (MALE) and i weigh between 8 and 9 stone and i am just over 6 foot tall. I don't particularly eat abnormally but i also don't eat extremely well (I think this is where i could start), As I am currently seeking employment and going to bed quite late and waking up around lunch time its hard to fit a breakfast in somewhere. Even when i was undergoing a college course (or school for that matter) and getting up around 6AM I found it hard and frustrating to get a breakfast and actually like breakfast meals.
It could just be called laziness but I find it is deeper than that and more to the fact that i don't particularly like breakfast (or don't know how to like it).
When it comes to dinner times there is plenty in the house for me to eat and plenty that i like but i usually just grab a bag of crisps or something snacky like a pot noodle. I think this is mainly because I will be occupied with something else like the TV or my Xbox (sad i know.. but w.e).
Tea/dinner/evening meal times are my best really because as a family i generally get to pick what we have each night when my mum does the weekly shop, my meals are prepared for me each night and i enjoy and will more often than most eat everything on my plate.
So heres the problem, I have been picked on about my weight but it hasn't really come up much until my teenage years where everyone started to fill out except me where i just started to grow upwards, i tower over everyone in my family and i just don't look natural having such height and not so much of a body mass. This is why i want to fatten up a bit.
Most people over the internet and sites suggest high protein foods, but i just wouldn't know where to start and what to suggest for my mum to buy from the supermarket.
I ate a lot better when at school or college as i would be given dinner money and would buy things in the morning and afternoon that would fill up more of a normal diet but I just cant find the motivation to make or get something at the moment.
My body in itself is quite weird in the way it works as well, i don't really ever get hungry, i don't think i have ever felt the feeling of hunger. I never get pains and my body always feels the same but i do get full quite easily where i feel i cant eat anymore.
All I'm really asking for is advice and tips into getting myself into a more normal and suitable weight.
admin answers:
Try eating things like beans, nuts, meat, vegetables (believe it or not, veggies have protein and other vitamins that promote growth), fruits, dairy etc.
The more you eat, the more you may become accustomed to eating more. I was like that as a teen too so it may just be a growth faze. You'll probably gain more weight when you get older. But eating the foods I mentioned will help.
Betty asks…
Why is my hamster getting thin?
I bought two russian dwarf hamsters last year in january. Both male, though one was always slightly bigger than the other. They were seperated when they started fighting. When I got them, they were tiny. They grew up a bit and fattened up for the winter a bit, and have since lost a little weight. Only thing is, one of them has lost a lot more then the other and seems to have shrunk almost back to his original size. I can feel the bones down his back. My other hamster is a normal size for the breed.
The skinny hamster always has food there, though hides most of it in his bedding, but he does eat a bit. He doesn't like fruits, but likes Brocoli, cheese, baby sweetcorns and mange tout on top of his reqular hamster-ish food.
He's still as enegetic as ever, and runs in his wheel all night, and his poops don't seem to have changed. I'm just a little worried about his weight.
Any ideas?
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Hi =D
This seem to be normal with hamsters. This happens to mine all the time. Something they get fat, and sometime they get thin. But, they do look cuter when they are fatter. It could be like what others have said. Check his teeth first. They may have over grown, that prevents the hamster from chewing properly. If you know your hamster has cage biting problem, or that you haven't provide any chew toy then it's at risk. I usually give chest nuts. The nuts are really good treats, and the shell helps to file down their teeth. I give them one once a week.
When my male syrian shrinks he still play just as much as he usually does. It can be a result of health problem at birth. Some hamsters, like people, just wasn't born healthy. They are weaker than average. But, as long as you don't see any sign of illness, like discharge on eyes, wet tail, or feel any bump, your hamster is going to be fine. It can also be that one isn't eating as much, because the other one ate all of the foods, but this barely happen to mine.
If you really worry, then you can hand feed your hamster with boiled egg (not too much), oat or meat if you want, but chest nut really helps.
Good luck!
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The U.S. embassy in Paris turns out to be one of the sharpest critics of France's track record in integrating its Muslim minority. Thanks to WikiLeaks, we now have its unvarnished view of the 2005 unrest in the poor suburbs of Paris and other large cities. It is a scathing indictment that goes beyond even what many of the government's domestic critics at the time were saying. It may also go beyond most if not all of the criticisms of domestic policy found in cables from other European capitals (has anyone found anything more devastating elsewhere?). Here is our overall news report on the cables. Some excerpts from the key cables are copied below.
For FaithWorld, it's especially interesting to see what the embassy says about "what the violence is not". Back in those days, some American media were throwing around terms like "Paris intifada" and "Muslim riots" as if Huntington's "clash of civilisations" had reached the outlying stations of the Paris Metro network. The cables are clearly written to refute that view. Yes, many of the rioters came from a Muslim background, but this was a socio-economic protest by a growing underclass, as we have argued in earlier posts such as "Smoke without fire - there was no 'Paris intifada' in 2005? and "Why we don't call them 'Muslim riots' in Paris suburbs."
If religion had to be brought into the issue, it would have to be mentioned as an underlying cultural background on both sides - something that French politicians and editorialists didn't do and don't like. But this cable did do that in one of its most striking quotes - "The real problem is the failure of white and Christian France to view their darker, Muslim compatriots as real citizens." As Le Monde put it: "The Americans' logic has never been explained in such transparent fashion."
It's interesting to see how the embassy links the social exclusion of the Muslim minority now with possible radicalisation of some Muslims in the future. The first of our three excerpts examines the security issue in August 2005, months before the banlieues (suburbs) erupted in protest.The second and third analyse the protests themselves.
Italics are our own, to highlight the main points in these excerpts:
PUTTING OUT BRUSHFIRES: FRANCE AND ISLAMIC EXTREMISM - August 17, 2005
Although confident with its "offensive" C/T strategy, France still struggles with integration
�9. (U) ... Louis Caprioli, former head of the DST's counter-terrorism bureau (the DST is France's internal security service), said the French strategy emphasizes total cooperation between the security/police services and the specialized counter-terrorism judiciary. This allows for constant surveillance of suspects and a focus on maximum disturbance of Islamic extremists, hence the "offensive" nature of the strategy.
Alain Chouet, former head of the DGSE (France's external intelligence service), added that the presence of the RG throughout French territory allows for "permanent surveillance and penetration of problematic communities." Furthermore, said Chouet, "It is hard to imagine the Anglo-Saxon countries imitating our harassment tactics, which sometimes take place without any real proof of wrongdoing."
�11. (SBU) Poloffs recently visited the northern Paris suburb of La Courneuve, which has recently become a living metaphor for violence and Islamic extremism in France... La Courneuve now features many large HLM (low-income housing projects). The streets are relatively wide and empty, with little street-level commerce aside from government services and larger supermarkets. No one background dominated and we saw no visible signs of an Islamic presence (we passed only one synagogue and no mosques). The suburb did not feel dangerous; instead it seemed more bleak and deserted than anything else... Its appearance confirmed what statistics report: the overwhelming majority of Muslims in France (whether from Africa, the Maghreb, or the newly converted) are moderate. The problem lies with the one or two apartments that harbour Islamic extremists hidden within the tens of thousands that do not.
�12. (C) Comment: As is widely recognized, the GOF wields a muscular and effective counter-terrorism apparatus that identifies potential terrorists and thwarts potential terrorist operations. Although there is always room for improvement, the GOF appears to have done what it can in the short- and medium-term to combat Islamic extremism. Over the long-term, however, much work needs to be done.
France does not only have an integration/immigration problem; it must also work to give a place to Muslims in the French identity. Despite claims that its commitment to secularism nullifies prejudice against any religion, it is an open secret that historically Catholic France has heretofore failed to muster sufficient will and understanding to truly accept Muslims as French citizens. Although Islamic extremism may never completely disappear from France, acceptance of Muslims as full, participating members of French society will go a long way to minimizing its reach.
THE FRENCH INTEGRATION MODEL: GOING UP IN SMOKE? - November 9, 2005
What the Violence is Not
�3. (C) The destruction of both public and private property has been enormous and often self-defeating, as the youths have targeted their own schools and gyms or their neighbors' vehicles. But it has fallen short of full-scale riots...
�4. (C) Nor has the unrest taken on the tone of an intifada, despite the fact that a large portion of those responsible for the violence are of Muslim background. In fact, Muslim groups have played positive roles in trying to quell the violence.
�5. (C) For the moment, the unrest is not viewed as specifically Muslim ... The issue is seen as a problem of disaffected ethnic minorities, not a local playing out of a clash of civilizations between Muslims and the West...
The French "Way" Questioned
�6. (C) The recent upheaval has raised many questions within France about its "unitary" (as opposed to multicultural) integration model, as well as the social inequalities and racism that exist in French society... It is clear that the unrest playing out throughout France today is the result of decades of neglect by governments of both the left and right...
�7. (C) ...The real problem is the failure of white and Christian France to view their darker, Muslim compatriots as real citizens. The cumulative effect has been the creation of a generation of young males lacking parental control and unequipped to secure and hold a job, even if they could break through the formidable barriers of prejudice faced by young Arabs and young blacks in particular.
�9. (C) ... At present, the immigrant community is vastly underrepresented in all parties and barely represented
at all in official positions, from the mayoral through parliamentary and ministerial ranks in the French political
�11. (C) ...The youths perpetrating the violence and vandalism - and the criminal groups that in some cases are manipulating them - are present in every poor suburb, and no amount of policing will preventively keep them completely in check. While responsible leaders across the political spectrum agree that France must do more to integrate its more recent immigrants, agreeing is not the same as doing. The recent wave of unrest has publicly and embarrassingly exposed France's deep social inequalities, reminding the broader public of the persistence of France's large, probably growing underclass ...
�12. (C) ... It will also be a challenge to change deeply ingrained negative attitudes towards non-white immigrants. However, not to make the effort would squander a crucial opportunity to significantly enhance the well-being and prospects of a disaffected Muslim underclass before it becomes politically radicalized.
ANALYZING THE CIVIL UNREST - THE ISLAMIC FACTOR - November 17, 2005
No direct links to Islamic extremism
�2. (C) ... Christophe Chaboud, head of the Ministry of Interior's counter-terrorism coordination body (known by its French acronym - UCLAT), categorically reconfirmed to PolOff on November 15, "we (the GoF) have not found any link between Islamic extremists and those fomenting the unrest. He acknowledged that police and internal intelligence organizations have received "a few" signs that some Islamic extremists have participated in the violence. That said, he believed that they were acting as individuals and not as members of a coordinated, Islamic group.
Fears of extremist and criminal exploitation
�3. (C) Chaboud reported that GoF monitoring of websites and blogs (in France and abroad) nonetheless reveals that extremists are trying to exploit the unrest to their advantage, claiming (for example) that it results from GOF attempts to control and muzzle Islam in France...
�15. (SBU) The gangs of underclass youths who are the perpetrators of the car burnings and urban violence in France are not Islamists, nor are they at all motivated by religion. It is highly misleading to characterize them - as is often done in media coverage - as "insurgent" and "Muslim" youths. The anger felt by these youths stems from how they are trapped and without a future - facing pervasive racial prejudice, and without the skills and education needed to get-a-life of employment and conventional respect.
�16. (SBU) That said, the dominant religion in France's low-income housing projects affected by the recent violence is Islam, and there are those intent on "saving" these communities from their social ills by re-founding them on religious, as opposed to secular, principles, in effect filling the vacuum where French republican values have failed to take root. Whether or not Islamic organizations and fundamentalist proselytizing will make significant inroads among the inhabitants of France's immigrant suburbs of course depends on the effectiveness of the GOF's social programs and the willingness of French society at large to face up to its pervasive prejudices against Blacks and Arabs.


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No more complaints about city rail!
A Palestinian smuggles a sheep into the Gaza Strip through a tunnel under the Egypt-Gaza border at Rafah on December 5, 2008. The Rafah border post with Egypt is the only crossing into Gaza not controlled by Israel, which has enforced a blockade on the territory since Hamas, which Israel regards as a terrorist group, seized power there in 2007. (SAID KHATIB/AFP/Getty Images) December, 2008.
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An overcrowded passenger train is seen in Dhaka, Bangladesh on December 8, 2008. Millions of residents in Dhaka had started the exodus home from the capital city ahead of the Muslim Eid al-Adha holiday, which marks the end of the Hajj. (REUTERS/Andrew Biraj) December, 2008.
No more complaints about city rail!
I hope there are no tunnels in Bangladesh.
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Posted 01 November 2009 - 12:23 AM
that is so sad
An Afghan (Collateral) 'beggar' in Kabul, Afghanistan
(image courtesy of filmmaker/writer, Naeem Rhandawa)
and sadder Alhamdullillah we dont hv to experience all this
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Pope Francis has condemned as ��slave labour��
Pope Francis has condemned as ��slave labour�� the conditions for hundreds of workers killed in a factory collapse in Bangladesh and urged political leaders to fight unemployment in a sweeping critique of ��selfish profit��.
The pope said he had been particularly struck by a headline saying workers at the factory near Dhaka were being paid just 38 euros ($A48) a month. ��This is called slave labour!�� the pope was quoted by Vatican radio as saying in his homily at a private mass in his residence to mark May Day.
Bangladesh officials said the death toll from the factory building that collapsed outside Dhaka last week has risen to more than 400. The European Union has warned of trade sanctions in the wake of the nation's biggest industrial disaster.
Bodies of unidentified garment workers, who died in the collapse of the Rana Plaza building in Savar, lie on the ground as people gather to watch a mass burial in Dhaka on Wednesday. Photo: Reuters
Rescue efforts are continuing "but it is very unlikely that we will find any more survivors," said Mir Rabbi, a duty officer at the control room supervising the salvage effort. While rescuers have pulled 2,437 people alive from the rubble, at least 149 people are still missing, Rabbi said.
The collapse of the building in Savar on April 24 is at least the third reported industrial accident in the South Asian nation since November, when 112 people died in a fire at a workshop that was producing clothes for companies including Wal-Mart.
The Bangladeshi High Court ordered officials to seize assets on Tuesday belonging to Sohel Rana, the owner of the eight-story Rana Plaza, which collapsed. The court also ordered the seizure of assets belonging to four owners of garment factories in the building.
�At the private mass, the pope said: �Today in the world this slavery is being committed against something beautiful that God has given us - the capacity to create, to work, to have dignity. How many brothers and sisters find themselves in this situation!��
His comments came as protesters in May Day demonstrations around the world rallied against unfair work conditions and unemployment.��Not paying fairly, not giving a job because you are only looking at balance sheets, only looking at how to make a profit. That goes against God!�� the pope said in his strongly-worded address.
The Argentine pope, formerly the archbishop of Buenos Aires Jorge Bergoglio, became a powerful voice on the side of the poor during his homeland�s devastating economic crisis.Since being elected pontiff in March, he has repeatedly called for the Roman Catholic Church to be closer to the needy and has said he wants ��a poor Church for the poor��.
In response to the tragedy, the EU said it's considering action under its trade rules to encourage changes in the nation's supply-chain operations.
"The sheer scale of this disaster and the alleged criminality around the building's construction is finally becoming clear to the world," EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht and high representative for foreign affairs Catherine Ashton said in a joint statement.
To encourage responsible management of supply chains, the EU is considering action through a program which gives Bangladesh duty- and quota-free access to the EU market, Mr De Gucht said.
Outraged by the tragedy, tens of thousands of people flooded the streets of Dhaka on Wednesday to mark May Day, bringing traffic to a halt in parts of the city. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed visited the disaster site on Monday. Hundreds of relatives are still at the location waiting to learn the fate of family members.
Mr Rana, 38, was flown to Dhaka after being arrested in the western border town of Benapole, from where he planned to flee into India, Jahangir Kabir Nanak, state Minister For Local Government, told cheering relatives of victims at the weekend.
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Posted 21 June 2013 - 12:38 PM
(CNN) -- Singapore was shrouded in haze on Wednesday as smoke from forest fires in nearby Sumatra drifted across the Malacca Strait in the city's worst pollution crisis in more than a decade.
Buildings in the city of 5.3 million people have been enveloped in a smoky haze since the beginning of the week as illegal burn off in nearby Indonesia and prevailing winds were causing a smoke crisis not seen since 1997.
Singapore's pollution index reached 173 on Wednesday, the worst level since 1997 when it reached 226, according to the Straits Times. The city's National Environment Agency said air quality becomes 'very unhealthy' when the index passes 200.
The agency said that thick haze would continue for the next few days as forest fires were still raging in Sumatra.
Singapore's Environment and Water Resources Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said he would urge commercial pressure against firms causing the haze. Critics have accused Singapore and Malaysian palm oil companies of investing in Indonesian companies that are clearing land for palm plantations.
"I suggested Minister Kambuaya name the companies responsible for the fires," Dr Balakrishnan posted on the site.Dr Balakrishnan said on his Facebook site that he had approached his Indonesian counterpart, Balthasar Kambuaya, to express his "deep distress" at the situation.
Singapore residents, meanwhile, could be seen around the central business district wearing facemasks or handkerchiefs.
"I can say it's actually getting worse," a Singapore-based energy industry analyst who did not want to be named told CNN. "The staff are taking pictures out of the office window because you can't see the cruise ship terminal which is only 500 metres away."
He said for three days the city has been under a pall of wood smoke that gave Singapore's normally highly urban central business district the smell of a campfire.
"It gives off this smoky smell like you've been sitting a bit too close to the hearth," he said. "Whoever would have thought that I'd be going to Hong Kong for a weekend simply to get a breath of fresh air."
Authorities in Singapore are anxious to avoid a repeat of the 1997 Southeast Asian haze which the government estimates cost $9 billion in health care costs and disrupted air travel and business.
I hope Aust Govt will be kind enough to donate some masks to our neighboring countries
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In episode Fruit Pies of TV show Bake with Anna Olson prepares Anna Olson recipe for Frosted Raspberry Hand Pies.
Ingredients for recipe:
Frosted Raspberry Hand Pies
Double Crust Fruit Pie Dough
- 1 1/4 cups - all-purpose flour
- 1 1/2 teaspoons - sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon - salt
- 1 1/2 tablespoons - vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup - cool unsalted butter - cut into pieces (does not have to be ice cold)
- 2 tablespoons cool water -
- 1 teaspoon white vinegar or lemon juice -
Fruit Filling
- 2 cups - fresh raspberries
- 1/2 medium - apple - peeled and coarsely grated
- 1/4 cup - sugar
- 1 pinch - ground cinnamon
- 1 egg - whisked with 2 Tbsp water - for brushing
- Turbinado sugar - for sprinkling
- 1 cup - icing sugar - sifted
- 1 1/2 tablespoons - milk or water
- 1/2 teaspoon - vanilla extract
Directions for recipe:
Frosted Raspberry Hand Pies
Double Crust Fruit Pie Dough
- Combine the flour, sugar and salt together. Add the oil and blend in using a pastry cutter, electric beaters or a mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, until the flour looks evenly crumbly in texture.
- Add the butter and cut in until rough and crumbly but small pieces of butter are still visible. Stir the water and vinegar (or lemon juice, if using) together and add all at once to the flour mixture, mixing just until the dough comes together. Shape the dough into 2 disks, wrap and chill until firm, at least an hour.
Fruit Filling
- Preheat the oven to 375 F and line a baking tray with parchment paper.
- lice the chilled pie dough into 6 pieces and roll each out to a circle about 6-inches across and just under ¼-inch thick. Use a 6-inch round cookie cutter to trim away the rough edges on each.
- Use a fork to combine the raspberries, apple, sugar and cinnamon, gently crushing the raspberries a little as you mix.
- Spoon the raspberry filling, dividing evenly, onto each of the rolled pie dough circles. Brush the outside edge half way around with a little of the egg wash and fold in half. Pinch the edges of each hand pie in the same style as you would the edge of a traditional pie, fluting the edges. Place these on the prepared baking tray, brush the tops with egg wash and sprinkle with Turbinado sugar. Snip a few holes into the pies with a pair of scissors, so the steam can escape.
- Bake the hand pies for about 25 minutes, until the pie dough is a rich golden brown. Cool the pies before glazing.
- For the glaze, whisk the icing sugar, milk (or water) and vanilla together until smooth and still fluid (adjust consistency by adding more icing sugar or liquid, if needed) and using a fork drizzle the glaze over the pies. Let the glaze set for at least an hour before serving.
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Strictly Come Dancing 2013 host Sir Bruce Forsyth was reportedly left upset after being blamed for slowing down filming.
The veteran telly host was joined by Tess Daly on Saturday night's pre-recorded premiere show, that took almost five hours to film.
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"He is both furious and upset. It is completely unfair to suggest that the time taken was down to Bruce. He only did a couple of pick-ups. These take a few minutes at most," an insider told the Daily Mirror today.
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The move of studio from the BBC's TV centre to Elstree was also blamed for the slow down.
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I move mine last year as we where building over the patch where it was, it came back but hasn't flowered maybe next year. If it invades why not plant it in a pot and sink it like you would with garden mint? just a thought it does smell divine.
I'm a bit disapointed with my wisteria flowers I must admit, on the label when I bought it it showed lovely blue mauve flowers, it didn't flower for about 3 yrs now I get quite long tails of pale lilac and whiteish flowers that are quite spaced
It could be my soil type as to why its not as blue I suspect.
Chuckled at the coat hangers and sticky back plastic! Good luck with it all Sara it will be lovely to watch your project evolve, Have you thought about bloging it? I started to blog our house extension last year. I thought it would be informative for anyone thinking of doing their own extension, its lovely to look back on it.
I should have continued with....we don't have marginals just oxygenators and water lily's. Our last pond we had marginals and didn't have a problem keeping clear water. This one is wick with blanket weed that I have suggested trying the barley straw. I've even sugested we put a plastic crate in the bottom of this one to put marginals at the shallow end to see if it helps control the weed. We also have the filters running with a UV but still its green.
I don't blame you for not wanting fish sara, the pond is my husbands baby although he took a bit of persuading to make me an ornate pond cover to stop the heron's and next doors cats taking the fish, also to protect our grandaughter from falling in.
Its still waiting to be finished as he run out of steel, but once its painted up I think it will look quite sculptural. its loosly based on the blue peter one!
Fairygirl sorry can't help you with your iris' name but hey ho its beautiful. I'm sad I don't have one foxglove blooming this year I didn't have much time for the garden last year it was like a building site! but I have put in some Milk Chocolate Foxgloves (kew collection seeds) hope these germinate, they've been in two weeks now and not a sign . I never even new Jacobs ladder was perfumed have to sniff it when it flowers.
Must admit I never used to like roses either but now I'm hooked on the old fashioned musky scented varietys, I have William Lobb, Ispahan and Alan Titmarch three gorgeous scents. I also have a white rose that climbs I think it maybe Iceberg and although I can't smell it the husband says its scented.
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Suprised to learn that the Dordogne is colder and wetter than the uk in winter, husband has harped on for ages since the program on uk TV about the place, he keeps saying we should relocate there!
My roses look like they'll be another 4 weeks before flowering their buds are looking rather small.
I bought loads of double flowered aqualigea's at a £1 each last weekend they are looking great. My delphiniums are just about to flower
thanks SB. I think thats what gardenings all about, if it works great, if it doesn't move it or bin it !
FairyGirl - It looks like a flag iris that one, in my last pond I had the yellow variety which looked similar. That looks like velvet is it tall?
Aw thanks JB I have two othe iris about to flower, I waited two weeks for this to actually open so I guess another two weeks and my others will open its really exciting as I don't know what colour those are going to be. I have very small flower buds on my peonies this year last year they where massive.


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'Ask This Old House' Brings Light to Pasadena
Tonight's cuppa: peppermint tea
One thing's for sure about television -- it's sometimes a very long time before what I see on a set visit actually hits the airwaves.
Back in September, I headed to Pasadena, Calif.. (home of the Rose Parade and the Rose Bowl, incidentally) to meet up with the "This Old House" companion show, "Ask This Old House," in which ordinary homeowners get expert help on relatively small projects.
On hand were the regular "TOH" crew -- including senior producer/director David Vos, cameraman/director of photography Stephen "Dino" D'Onofrio (white shorts in the picture at left), production coordinator Heath Racela and host Kevin O'Connor (blue shirt and jeans)-- and a local contractor, Charles Vargas of B&M Electric in Torrance, Calif.
(For those not familiar with the Los Angeles basin, Pasadena is as far east as you can get without being in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, and Torrance is almost as far west as you can get before you fall in the ocean).
Earlier this fall, I wrote a short syndicated piece based on my interview with O'Connor on this day -- click here for that -- but now the episode itself is airing, starting Saturday, Dec. 18. As this is PBS, check your local listings for time, date and channel in your area. Some local stations may run as much as a month behind the national premiere date.
Homeowner Stephen wanted to get rid of the fluorescent lights in the galley kitchen of his ranch-style home, but he couldn't find a contractor who would educate him as well as trying to sell him something.
"I figured I could do the actual work myself," he says, "but I wanted to know whether what I wanted would be a good idea, what size cans to use, what kind of lights, what color lights, the placement of them."
So he filled out the form to apply to be on "Ask This Old House," and out came Vargas to help him decide what to choose.
Asked if he is B or M in B&M Electrc, Vargas says, "I am neither. B&M stands for Bill and Mike. They are the original father-and-son team, the owners. I worked for them for 15 years, and after 15 years, I purchased the company from them.
"They were ready to retire, and I was ready to keep on trucking."
Vargas showed Stephen many different kinds of lights and demonstrated a variety of ways to install them. Apparently this is not just for TV, but Vargas' standard practice - -and it has a very practical reason
"That one person talking bad about us," says Vargas, "trickles down to 20 people. So my goal is to educate people by showing them exactly what they're going to be purchasing to light up the space.
"It helps them make the most educated choice, and it also helps me in the end, because I know they picked what they liked."
So, what did Stephen pick? What challenges were there in the install? Did everyone get a good lunch? OK, even if you tune in, you won't know that last one -- but I had a grilled tuna sandwich, and it was yummy.
See below for some of the things I saw that day...
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Bones Spoiler: Will Brennan Allow Booth to Have Their Baby Baptized?
Bones fans are well aware that one of the big conflicts between Booth (David Boreanaz) and Brennan (Emily Deschanel) centers on the importance of religion. Indeed, when big-time atheist Brennan and die-hard Catholic Booth butt heads, it's time for sparks to fly — usually in the car, on the way to a murder investigation. And things have only gotten worse since the two embarked down Relationship Lane.
Now, however, those among us who cringe when B&B fight (there must be at least one or two of you out there) can take comfort: during last week's PaleyFest panel, Emily Deschanel divulged that Brennan is willing to give up some ground on the religion front. Indeed, TV Guide, who was present during the PaleyFest panel, decisively tweeted on March 8: "#Bones says Booth can have their baby baptized."
And if the tweet is any indicator, the PaleyFest audience was as delighted as we are. After all, news of a baptism means that we can cue adorable christening clothes for Baby Bones.
By the way, do you think it's about time for us to ditch "Baby Bones" and start calling the baby by her real name? We've got to admit, we are pretty partial to "Baby Bones"...but maybe this is just another case of all good things having to come to an end.
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