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opinionBy Rosco Misika Lukubwe
THIS article is written to lay the background for a coming opinion piece that would be entitled: 'Was the 2008 repetition of all 2007 Grade 10 failures a right or wrong decision?'
The writing on the subject is prompted by a November 22, 2008 verbal confirmation of a rumour by the Onathinge Inspector of Education (IoE). A rumour that we haven't seen [come true] in 2009, that 2008 Grade 10 first-time failures would be repeating the grade in 2009. The confirmation was made in the presence of the new Oshikoto Education Director. When the confirmation was made, I looked at the faces of the principals present and hardly before the IoE ended the message one of the principals fumed with rage and said, "Before those decisions are made they must talk to us [principals]." As an education policy scholar, I perceived and deduced that the colleague's utterance had its genesis, and thus rooted, in the manner in which the Ministry of Education (MoE) policies are crafted.
Having stated the above, this article examines and presents insights on some aspects of any policy process.
Among other aspects, it envelops a comparative presentation of the development of education policies during the early years of the attainment of independence and the last two to five years, including 2008. The implications of the later policy education development are drawn.
Insights into Policy Process
The critical/conflict approach to policy process discerns that policy process is a very complex exercise. The complexity of the policy process is attributed to the presence of the multiple stakeholders in the policy process (Cloete, Schleman & van Vuuren 1991:25, Taylor, Rivzi, Lingard & Henry 1997:25). The authors observe and agree that stakeholders, preferably termed as policy actors, do not all have the same power (authority) in the policy process. In other words, policy actors do not operate on equal footing in the policy process. The unequal operation in the policy process is attributed to the fact that some policy actors wield imputed powers (being in authority) while others wield knowledge and expertise (being an authority) over aspects that constitute the core and focus of the policy. Given such inequality of powers in the policy process, the question that arises is that who speaks, who hears and who is heard in the policy process.
Furthermore, it is observed that policy actors have different interests, values and hidden agenda in the policy process. Given such differences in interests, values and hidden agendas policy actors become competitors in the policy process. Observably, it is mostly those who are in authority that are more forceful in the policy process. Given such positions of being in authority such policy actors' values, interests and hidden agendas have more accommodation in the policy process than any other policy actors.
Comparative Presentation of Education Policy Development
The years 1990 to 1995 were characterised by an epidemic of educational policies. Among such noticeable policy working papers are the National Integrated Education System for an Emergent Namibia: Draft proposal for Education Reform and Renewal (1990), Change with Continuity: Nurturing our Future (July 1990), Change with Continuity: Education Reform Directive (November 1990), Pedagogy in Transition: The Imperatives of Educational Development (May 1991), Education and Culture in Namibia: The Way Forward to 1996 (November 1991) and Towards Education for All (1992) a policy document commonly called as Right Honorable Nahas Angula's speech.
Comparatively, another epidemic, if not an avalanche, of education policies have been witnessed in the past few years. These policies have been in the form of formal education circulars, programmes such as the National Standards and Performance Indicators for Schools in Namibia, the Education and Training Sector Improvement Programme (ETSIP) and many others.
A commonality that exists between the earlier set of policies and the later ones is that they are mostly, if not all, education reform programmes or policies. However, a distinct difference emerges when it comes to their developments. Harlech-Jones (1992:1) observes the ensuing on the development of the earlier programmes that "one of the main instruments selected by the ministry to effect democratic participation by stakeholders has been the dissemination of a number of working papers on the education reform, which formed the basis for discussions and commentaries at the regional level." Harlech-Jones further states that the "the frequency of appearance of these working papers during the first years of independency testifies the degree of transparency with which the ministry has gone about its business of education reform".
Given Harlech-Jones (1992:1) observation I got convinced that 1990 marked a turning point in our education system in terms of policy formulation, especially the participation of stakeholders. My conviction was that the culture of open debate and consultation by stakeholders in an independent Namibia was no longer alien, as was the case during the colonial dispensation (Lukubwe 2006:2). Despite the urgency to fast effect education reform the earlier policies were heavily debated prior to their implementation.
Despite the fact that the later policies are also reform policies it is the limited, if not the absence of, open debate and consultation during their formulation that is questionable. To be succinct it is the limited, if not the absence of, participation of the majority of the educational stakeholders that the colleague principal voiced during the meeting. What we see as educators (mainly teachers and principals) are circulars and programmes landing on our tables. It is true that as MoE employees we are at the mercy and discretion of our employer(s) to use us to realise the intended goals of the MoE. It is also equally true that there is a general feeling among teachers and principals that teachers and principals have no ownership over the MoE policies.
Teachers and principals are not accorded the opportunity to contribute to policies that affect them.
The readers may argue that teachers are represented in policy formulation by teachers' trade unions. It may be true of such representation. On the contrary, my observations and deductions from my 2006 Master of Education research findings are that teachers' trade unions lack the capacity and the expertise to meaningfully influence the MoE policy process (Lukubwe 2006:102). In addition to the lack of capacity and expertise, there is a lack of consultation between the union base and leadership on policy matters.
Furthermore, the fact that all teachers' trade unions are political party wings, raises reservations and questions as to whether these unions were formed to serve educators or were formed to be ladders to political office elevations.
Policy Development Implications
Given that the culture of open debate over education policies is noticeably absent, the principle and value of democratic participation is being trodden. Teachers who make up the greatest employment force in the MoE remain wondering as to what is at practice. The fact that some of the policies sound foreign, incomprehensible and way beyond the resources available to implement them, teachers and principals will resort to policy adaptations and not policy adoptions.
Policy adaptations are manipulative acts, whereby policy implementers twist or change aspects of policy under implementation to fit their needs and capabilities. Such acts constitute an ultra vires action. The results of such acts are non-uniformity of policy implementation and the production of different and unintended outcomes across the 13 education regions.
Way Forward
At no time in our transitional period or education reform did we need to debate over educational reform programmes as at present. We need to rearticulate and re-contextualise our educational policies to reflect the voices of the masses. Concerns over education policies are not only limited to their developments but encompasses the modalities of the policy implementation preparatory such as the cascading training modes that precede policy implementation. Further concerns include unequal access to resources in the implementation of such policies. Due to unequal access to government resources teachers and principals use their resources and private properties in the performance of work directly associated with MoE policies.
Based on Harlech-Jones observation and the time that has passed since the commendable stakeholders' participation in the development of education policies up to the regional level, one would have seen an expansion of breadth of policy participation to include all teachers' trade unions, the entire teaching fraternity and parents. Inclusive policy participatory models, based on bottom up approach to policy process, are to be developed and applied in the education system. Such inclusive participatory model enriches policy process by adding value to the policy process in terms of soliciting inputs from all the stakeholders as one of the ways of informing our educational policy process.
It is my conviction, as an education policy scholar, that the successful implementation of our education policies will hinge on the mass participation in their development as well as the capacity, in terms of the expertise of those that are entrusted with the whole education policy process responsibilities.
Education transitional periods, all over the world, have been characterised by an epidemic of education policies and Namibia has not been an exception. Observably, when Namibia attained independence initial education reform policy developments were characterised by most, if not all, stakeholders' participation in their development. Instead of seeing a broader stakeholders' participation in later policies, a narrower participation of stakeholders is what is observable. The ideals and values of democratic participation in policy process are notions that only exist on lips and not in practice.
About the author
The author is an education management practitioner at Sanjo Senior Secondary School in the Caprivi Region.


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Were you ever a resident at one of Ontario's Regional Centres for the mentally disabled? If so, you may be eligible to participate in a class action against the Ontario government.
Class actions have been filed against the Ontario government on behalf of those individuals who once resided at the Rideau Regional Centre or the Southwestern Regional Centre, also known as Cedar Springs. The lawsuits have been settled.
Former residents can now file claims seeking compensation from the settlement funds. Please click here, if you are a former resident, for more information on filing a claim. For more information on each class action, including important dates:
Rideau Regional Centre
Southwestern Regional Centre
If you would like to join the class action, or have any questions, please contact the Legal Counsel.
Huronia Regional Centre, Rideau Regional Centre and Southwestern Regional Centre Lawsuits
All 3 cases have been settled; there will not be a trial. To read the Huronia Settlement Agreement, click here. To read the Huronia Summary of Key Settlement Terms, click here. To view or download a copy of the Southwestern Settlement Agreement and the complete Summary of Key Settlement terms, click here. To view or download a copy of the Rideau Settlement Agreement and the complete Summary of Key Settlement terms, click here.
The settlement agreement for the Huronia case was approved by the court on December 3, 2013. The Rideau and Southwestern cases were settled on December 23, 2013 pending Court approval of the settlement agreement and compensation plan. For the Huronia settlement, the claims process approval motion is set for February 24th and 25th. For the Rideau and Southwestern Regional Center settlements, the claims process approval motion is set for February 24th and 25th, along with fee approval. To read the notice of proposed settlement of class action and fairness hearing, click here.
If you wish to obtain a resident file from Huronia, please contact the Ministry of Community and Social Services. Contact information is listed below. You can send a letter saying what file you want and setting out who you are, you can use a sample letter by clicking here.
No fees will be charged to you and you do not have to pay $5 for the request.
You will have to provide two pieces of identification, including one piece with your picture on it, such as a health card or passport. If you cannot provide this identification, call the number below.
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Toronto ON M7A 1N3
Important Announcements:
Rideau and Southwestern:
February 22, 2014- The settlement approval hearing on February 24, 2014 will take place at 330 University Avenue, Courtroom 5-0, Toronto, Ontario at 10 AM.
December 23, 2013- the Southwestern and Rideau Regional Centre Class Action lawsuits were settled, but Court Approval of the Settlement Agreement and Compensation Plan is still required. The claims process approval motion is set for February 24th and 25th, along with fee approval.
Southwestern: December 23, 2013- The agreed settlement is for $12,081,000 with a maximum compensation amount per eligible claimant of $42,000.00.
Rideau: December 23, 2013- The agreed settlement is for $20,619,000 with a maximum compensation amount per eligible claimant of $42,000.00. The application process will not require former residents to testify.
June 17, 2013 – The plaintiffs have completed examinations for discovery, and are working towards setting this matter down for trial.
April 2, 2013 – Examinations for discovery of the defendant's representative will resume on April 8, 2013.
March 4, 2013 – Further examinations for discovery of a representative of the defendant will occur in April, and must be concluded by May 15, 2013. For a full schedule of remaining steps please click here.
December 18, 2012 – The first round of discovery examinations of a representative of the defendant have concluded. Further examinations will occur in the new year. Discovery examinations involve lawyers for the plaintiff asking questions to a representative of the defendant, it is a process to get information related to allegations in the class action.
Rideau: October 30, 2012 – The Crown did not complete documentary productions by September 30, 2012. The Crown will continue to produce documents to the plaintiff, and discovery examinations are to be completed by the end of February, 2013.
Southwestern: October 11, 2012 – Chatham Daily News runs article on class action suit.
April 25 and April 26, 2014- The first site visit to Huronia Regional Centre will be held. For more information, please visit this site:
February 22, 2014- The fee approval hearing on February 25, 2014 will take place at 330 University Avenue, Courtroom 5-0, Toronto, Ontario at 10 AM.
December 5, 2013 - Justice Conway's Reasons for approving the settlement dated December 5, 2013 are available here. The claims process approval motion is set for February 24th and 25th.
The order approving the settlement is available here.
December 4, 2013 – The Premier, Kathleen Wynne, will give an apology to the former residents of Huronia on Monday, December 9th at 2 pm. The apology will be given in the legislature in Toronto.
MPP Cheri DiNovo will arrange to have the names of those attending be read aloud and listed in Hansard (the governments record of the event), if residents contact her office in advance. Residents can contact Bhutila Karpoche – at firstname.lastname@example.com or by phone at 416-325-0244.
You can read about how to watch the legislature here [http://www.ontla.on.ca/lao/en/getting-involved/watch-the-legislature-in-action/].
December 3, 2013 – The settlement agreement was approved by the court on December 3, 2013.
November 28, 2013 – The settlement approval hearing on December 3rd will take place at 330 University Avenue, Courtroom 5-0, Toronto, Ontario at 10 am.
November 26, 2013 - The plaintiffs' motion record for settlement approval is available here. The plaintiffs' factum for settlement approval is available here.
The motion for fee approval will be heard on February 24, 2014. The plaintiffs' motion record for fee approval is available here.
November 19, 2013 – The settlement approval hearing will be proceeding on December 3, starting at 10 am in downtown Toronto. The exact court room will be posted on this website when it is confirmed.
November 14, 2013 – If you are a former resident of Huronia Regional Centre and wish to obtain your personal case files, please contact the Ministry of Community and Social Services. Contact information is listed below. You will be asked to complete a brief form which will ensure the personal information in your file can be forwarded to you. No fees will be charged to you.
For more information please contact: Cate Parker, firstname.lastname@example.com
To contact the ministry in writing: Cate Parker, Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act Coordinator, Ministry of Community and Social Services, PO Box 978, 77 Wellesley Street West, Toronto ON M7A 1N3
October 16, 2013 - For those individuals or organizations interested in participating in possible funding from the settlement to assist in documenting class member stories, a preliminary funding application is available here. Funding is contingent on several factors detailed in the application form.
October 8, 2013 - The proposed settlement of this class action was recently discussed in the Provincial Legislature, to view the video, please click here.
October 4, 2013 - The settlement of this class action requires the approval of the Court. The approval hearing will be held on December 3rd in Toronto. Individuals who lived at the Huronia Regional Centre between 1945-2009, and who were alive as of April 21, 2007 are automatically included in the proposed settlement. Class members can attend the settlement hearing to approve the settlement or object to the settlement. Class members do not have to attend. For a more detailed explanation of the settlement and approval hearing process, please consult the long form notice here, or the short form notice here.
October 2, 2013 - The hearing to decide whether the settlement in this class action is approved by the court will be heard on December 3 in Toronto. Further details about the location and time of that hearing will be posted on this website when available. To view the order regarding the fairness hearing and the notices that help explain the hearing and class member options, please click here.
September 19, 2013 – The Settlement Approval Hearing is scheduled to be heard on Tuesday, December 3, 2013. At that hearing the court will determine if the settlement reached between the parties is fair, reasonable and in the best interests of the class. The claims process will not begin until after the court approves the settlement.
September 17, 2013 – This case has settled; there will not be a trial. To read the settlement agreement click here. To read the Summary of Key Settlement Terms click here.
The first site visit to the former Huronia Regional Centre under the Settlement Agreement will be held on Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26. For more information on the visits, please visit this site: http://www.mcss.gov.on.ca/en/mcss/programs/developmental/Huronia_site_visits.aspx.
In the News
Ontario Apologizes to Former Residents of the Rideau and Southwestern Regional Centres
April 17, 2014 by Julie · Leave a Comment
April 17, 2014 Premier Kathleen Wynne issued the following statement today: "If Ontario is to have a brighter, stronger future, we must - as a government and as a society - take responsibility for the wrongs of the past. Today, we take responsibility for the suffering of those individuals who … [Read More...]
CTV Barrie: Former HRC residents one step closer to compensation
April 14, 2014 by Julie · Leave a Comment
Heather Wright, CTV Barrie Published Thursday, April 10, 2014 6:44PM EDT Former residents of the Huronia Regional Centre in Orillia took another step in their fight for compensation. HRC survivors were getting help sorting through all the paperwork on Thursday that they need to get down to eligible. It's … [Read More...]
Information Session for Huronia Regional Claimants
April 9, 2014 by Julie · Leave a Comment
CTV Barrie Published Tuesday, April 8, 2014 2:37PM EDT There's help for anyone applying to get their share of the Huronia Regional Centre settlement. An information session is being held at the Bracebridge Sportsplex on Clearbrook Trail for anyone who needs help claiming the money. The session … [Read More...]
Update about the Huronia Regional Centre Class Action
January 10, 2014 by Julie · 1 Comment
January 9, 2014 Canadian Association for Community Living Marilyn Dolmage Marilyn Dolmage has been instrumental in supporting the plaintiffs who came forward in the Huronia Regional Centre case and has been very involved in the process. Below is an update from Marilyn since the courts decision … [Read More...]


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1858/7 Snow-1 Cent, MS651858/7 1C MS65 PCGS. FS-301, Snow-1. Two different 1858/7 obverse dies are known, and they are identified as Fivaz-Stanton 301 and 302 (Snow-1 and Snow-7, respectively). The former, as offered here, is slightly more plentiful than the latter, but both varieties are rare and extremely popular with collectors. Early and late die states of FS-301 are known, and it is the early die states with a prominently visible overdate that collectors seek out. The later die states are recognized only by the broken wing tip between OF and AMERICA, and the lump that is centered over the first 8 in the date. That feature is sometimes described as the top of an errant 1, although a little imagination is required to make such a connection.
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This impressive Gem is highly lustrous with satin surfaces and gorgeous gold surfaces. The strike is typical, with the eagle's tailfeathers indistinct, but with all other details extremely sharp in comparison. A highly attractive example, this cent ranks as one of the finest known examples and is destined for a remarkable small cent collection. Only four MS65 PCGS examples of the early die state are known, including this piece and three pieces listed in the Snow census at the Indian cent Wikipedia (indiancent.wikispaces.com). A small number of Gem late die state pieces are also known, along with a single Gem representative of FS-302. Population: 6 in 65, 0 finer (3/13).(Registry values: N10218) (NGC ID# 2TYC, PCGS# 2022)
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12 November 2000 - Signy Special Edition
RRS James Clark Ross: Diary entry, 12 November 2000
Noon Position : 52 degrees 56 ' South. 60 degrees 15 ' West.
Distance travelled since Grimsby: 10764 nautical miles
Air temperature @ noon: 5.9 degrees Celsius
Sea temperature @ noon: 7.6 degrees Celsius
After leaving Bird Island we headed south to the South Orkney Islands to open up Signy Research Station for the summer. As expected we encountered the ice about 50 miles from the South Orkney Islands, and, after a couple of days of bashing our way through, we arrived to some wonderful weather and spectacular sunsets lighting up the peaks along Coronation Island.
Sunset over Coronation Island, South Orkney Islands.
Over the last four weeks we have had the pleasure of Dick Laws, formerly Director of BAS, aboard RRS James Clark Ross. He spent 25 months in 1948-50 as Base Leader on Signy, studying elephant seals, and is not surprisingly a mine of information on all things to do with BAS and more especially to do with Signy! He has very kindly provided the following account on Signy.
SIGNY ISLAND By Dick Laws
Signy is one of the South Orkney Islands, just south of 60 degrees South. Another larger island, Coronation Island, is a superb mountain wall rising from the sea to over 4000 ft and dominating the view to the north. The islands were discovered and charted in 1821 by the American sealers, Powell and Palmer, in search of fur seals, which were duly exterminated. They are only now making a come-back.
Signy itself resembles an isosceles triangle with a three mile base and an apex about 4 miles distant. An ice cap covers much of the interior, reaching the sea along the south coast and as the tiny Orwell Glacier near the station on the east coast. The BAS station stands on the shore of a small cove, Factory Cove. In 1911/12 to 1914/15 and 1919/20 to 1929/30 Norwegian whaling companies operated there during the summer months, catching thousands of whales, mostly Blue and Fin for their oil. Little trace of the shore factory built in 1920/21 now remains, other than the wooden flensing deck where the whales were cut up. Signy Island is named after Fru Signe Sorlle, the wife of a Manager of the station. In 1947 a FIDS base was built on Berntsen Point above the whaling station, of which virtually nothing now remains.
I, with two, later three companions lived in a hut measuring 24 x 14 ft, with a wartime Nissen hut for storage, sheds for the generator and meteorological balloon filling, and a two seater loo with a view.The hut was enlarged, using materials from the old whaling station. Apart from varied scientific work on Signy, winter man-hauling sledge journeys for mapping and geology were made along the coast of Coronation Island. The equipment and supplies were primitive, but we had a very enjoyable time.
The hut was further enlarged in 1950 and in 1957 the base moved to its current position, as a large wooden building - Tonsberg House - which still stands. Over the years additional buildings were erected including a large two-storey plastic building with living and laboratory accommodation (still there) . Other laboratories and facilities were needed as the scientific programmes developed: more laboratories, diving facilities and recompression chamber, general store and a jetty, slipway, boathouse and workshop. Some of these have been taken down.
The island has been one of the most productive of Antarctic bases, starting with my in-depth study of elephant seal biology, which led to the reversal of the decline of the South Georgia elephant seal population and putting the sealing industry on a sustained yield basis. A strong long-term marine biology programme was developed, and, in 1971, BAS biologists demonstrated that they could successfully extend their work offshore, using a cargo ship, RRS John Biscoe as a platform. After further trials and modifications, funds were found to convert and equip the ship as a well-found marine science vessel. It was used for physical oceanography, marine geophysics and marine biology including krill and fish. So Signy Island is historically important as the place where BAS offshore marine work began, leading to the present day multi-disciplinary marine science programmes for which RRS James Clark Ross was specifically designed.
Adeile penguins on the run
Crabeater Seals
Other science over the years has included meteorology, mapping and geological mapping, (involving extensive dog-sledging from Signy), glaciology, terrestrial botany, and freshwater biology of the sixteen lakes on the island. Long term monitoring programmes were maintained to provide a baseline to which more detailed experimental studies could be related. Signy Island is also a naturalists' paradise, with large penguin colonies (Chinstrap, Adelie, Gentoo and Macaroni) located about the three points of its triangle. Many petrel species nest, and bird banding, started in 1948, established the circumpolar movements at sea of giant petrels, the longevity and life histories of smaller petrels, such as snow petrels, cape petrels, prions and storm petrels. Colonies of blue-eyed shags have also been studied over the years, as well as terns and skuas. Hundreds of Weddell seals breed in the spring on the sea ice around the island. Crabeater seals are abundant in the surrounding pack ice - and we saw two pups on our way in. The sinister leopard seals prey on penguins and other seals. Large numbers of elephant seals and fur seals haul out to moult in the summer and there is a small breeding colony of elephant seals - on this visit we saw only five females and pups, compared with about 100 in 1948-49. Conversely there has been an enormous summer build up of fur seal numbers (from one recorded in 1949 to twenty thosand in recent years), but on this visit we are too early to see this. They are mainly subadult males, but a few pups are born annually. This reflects the huge increase, under complete protection, of the South Georgia fur seal population. Minke and killer whales come inshore occasionally.
In contrast to South Georgia, the land vegetation is mainly mosses and lichens, plus two species of flowering plants, which don't set seed every summer; land animals are restricted to small invertebrates. The lakes cover a range of conditions, with some always ice-covered, others with little or no life in their waters, some highly enriched by the faeces of birds and seals. This abundant and varied natural fauna and flora provides abundant opportunities for research on many fundamental biological and physiological problems, that can be more easily studied in the simpler Antarctic ecosystems.
Signy Station
Sevvy Afanasyev and his camera
In 1995 the base was rebuilt as an excellent "summer only" facility, with accommodation for up to eight scientists and support staff. It has to be opened up each season, starting up the generators for light, heat and power, installing a sea water pump to provide for making fresh water by a "reversed osmosis" process, taking down the shutters from the windows, digging out the snow drifts, and of course resupplying the base from the ship. We have left seven of our colleagues there with Martin Davey as Base Commander.
Signy Station Personnel and Dick Laws - From Left to right:
From 1995 the science has contracted as the focus of BAS biology shifted to Rothera Station. The past achievements are now represented by on-going long-term studies on penguin foraging, and diving behaviour and physiology (by Amanda Lynnes), montoring of the lake environments (by Rod Strachan), seal and bird counts as well as other work. Veseolod Afanasyev inspected his automatic, solar powered camera equipment set up to monitor the sea ice extent, which has now been running without trouble for five years.
Long may all this continue.
The station relief was much easier at Signy than at Bird Island with only about ten tons of cargo needing to be moved. However it isn't until the ship actually arrives near the station that we know whether we're dealing with open water or sea ice. This year we were greeted by sea ice, which, after initial testing by the "Signy ice specialists", was found to be safe and the relief could be done simply by unloading the cargo by crane directly from ship onto the ice and then towing it on sledges by skidoo to the station. Everything went very smoothly and was completed by the end of the first day.
Amanda and Mark with a light load!
JCR unloading onto the Sea ice
Due to such a successful relief and the fact that the Signy team managed to get everything up and running without a hitch after the long dormant winter (generator, comms, water supply etc.), most people got the opportunity to get out and about. Some, or should I say one, had obviously spent some time dressing for the occaision - Doug otherwise known as "Sherpa Trevett" pictured below kitted out including rations in his pack for his 1 hour stroll! Apparently it's best not to get caught short.
Out for a stroll - from left to right: Lee, Doug "Sherpa", Luke, Simon, Dave, Rif Raf, Neil, Tracey, Rag, George.
Since opening up Signy for the summer we've headed back towards the Falkland Islands, leaving the ice behind us, and embarked on another science programme. As usual this has led us right back into stormy seas and I note that Mark Belchier, in charge of the science, is keeping a low profile - either not wanting to take the blame for yet more bad weather, or just working extremely hard!
SCIENCE by Mark Belchier
Over the last 48 hours we have used the passage to Stanley to undertake a survey of larval squid abundance over the shelf break area of Burdwood Bank to the south of the Falkland Islands. A bongo net, a type of fine-meshed net frequently used to sample smaller zooplankton, was deployed at locations along the shelf edge of Burdwood Bank.
Bongo nets being deployed
Squid larvae
Larval squid were sorted from the catch and preserved for examination back in Cambridge. It is hoped that the current survey will help improve our knowledge of the early life histories of the large number of squid species which occur in the region.


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Tom "H&R Blockhead" is out as secretary of Health and Human Services because he forgot to pay taxes on $150,000. Obama took the fall and even went on all major TV News networks to say "I screwed up."
Do we really want our president to say that on record? Sounds more like Jimmy Carter's back in the White House — not JFK. Two weeks out of office and it's already nostalgia time for George W. He never had to say he screwed up. It was a given.
Look at it this way — at least now comics have material coming from the Obama administration. Tax jokes. Can't get enough of those. Were we really worried that jokes couldn't be at the ready no matter who's in the White House. It's as American as apple pie, baseballand foreclosures.
But Obama remains cool. He is smooth — put that Daschle blunder in the rear-view mirror by announcing he wants to put a salary cap on corporate execs like those Bank of America bozos who spent $10 million dollars of bailout bucks for the Super Bowl experience — five days of tailgatin' celebratin'. Our money was used on frills and thrills we coulda used to pay our bills.
So now Obama wants execs craving tarp money to have a yearly salary of only $500,000. Poor lads, that's lunch money.
Obama is keeping his cool, but it's going to be interesting how long he maintains this poise. Even some in his own party are queasy about his stimulus plan. It's said that some Republicans are against it because they don't want him to have a victory right out of the gate. Never mind that the country has to do something and do it pronto. Somebody ought to do an investigation into how much politicians spend on boosting their egos.
Obama has 100 days to turn this thing around. But since the world is changing at a meteoric pace that matches his ascention to the presidency, he better get more people in his orbit. He's only been in power for 16 days and it already seems like an eternity of fussin' and fightin'.
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williamus Jun 22, 2012 12:21 PM
Re: Calendar not syncing from iPhone 4S to Outlook 2010 or Google Calendar in response to anniebeagle
Grateful to Bonesaw and others for sorting this for me.
For the majority of the time I use the PC to maintain my Hotmail calendar which syncs fine with my iPhone. I don't know when it started (maybe with iOS 5.1) but I noticed recently that events I'd entered on my phone weren't turning up on my PC... etc, etc.
For me it really was as simple as changing the default calendar on the phone to the Hotmail Exchange one. Voila - all sorted.
I'm pretty certain that I haven't been into the calendar setting on the iPhone or changed the default calendar myself. Oddly though, I notice that Hotmail now has a different icon on the settings menu to that for "ordinary" exchange accounts. Our Hotmail accounts are still set up as "Exchange". Maybe there's a connection.
Anyway, all sees to be working so I'll leave it as it is.
Hope others with more comp[lex issues, get them sorted.
QuickDuck Jun 27, 2012 8:57 AM
Re: Calendar not syncing from iPhone 4S to Outlook 2010 or Google Calendar in response to anniebeagle
I've just started experiencing a similar problem - can't sync calendar between Outlook 2003 on Windows with my iPhone or my iPad. Seems to have stopped around 6/20. Since both devices have the same issue it doesn't appear to be with the set up of those devices - it must be something to do with the set up on the PC or with the latest changes to iTunes.
I have tried everything I've read over the last week trying to fix this. I have a degree in Computer Science and I'm stumped. It shouldn't be this hard to fix minor issues.
Last night I finally uninstalled iTunes and all support programs (as suggested from the Apple support pages to fix Sync issues) and then reinstalled them. Also uninstalled and reinstalled Outlook. No difference.
I don't see any way to select a different type of Calendar under Settings/Mail, Contacts, Calendars. I only see 3 Calendar options on my iPhone: New invitation alerts, Time zone support, and Default alert times.
Any suggestions?
kjackson921 Jul 7, 2012 8:48 AM
Re: Calendar not syncing from iPhone 4S to Outlook 2010 or Google Calendar in response to anniebeagle
I had the same problem. Based on the one of the resolutions proposed here, I toggled the iCloud calendar off. When I turned it on again I got a message that said something about merging my Mac calendar. But I use a PC at home. Then I realized I did merge my iPhone with my Mac calendar at work so that I would have my work appointments on the phone when I was out of town. I'm assuming that is what stopped my iPhone appointments from syncing with Outlook on my PC. I got the phone and PC (Outlook) calendars to do a two way sync again by restoring the iCloud settings on the PC. Does anyone know how/if I can sync my home PC Outlook 2010 calendar with iCloud AND my work iCal with my iPhone without it causing problems again?
QuickDuck Jul 7, 2012 2:13 PM
Re: Calendar not syncing from iPhone 4S to Outlook 2010 or Google Calendar in response to kjackson921
I suspected after trying everything else that I had a corrupted calendar appointment.
I fixed the problem by moving all my calendar appts on Outlook to the deleted folder, wiping all calendar appointments from my iPhone, then dragging one appointment at a time from my deleted Outlook folder back to the Calendar. Then I would sync up but only after selecting to replace all appointments on my iPhone with those on my Outlook Calendar. I repeated that each time after noting which appoint I had un-deleted until I found one (and there was only one) that must have been corrupted somehow. To keep track of which appointment I had just undeleted I changed a dummy calendar appointment for today's date with a short description of the appointment I had just re-added. Then everyt time I synced I made sure that my iPhone showed that dummy calendar appointment had indeed updated. When I tried to add the one that turned out to be corrupted - the dummy appointment did not change so I knew I had just found which the source of my problems. I just deleted that appointment completely and then continued to repeat the process for each subsequent calendar appointment until I had moved them all from the deleted folder.
joeldiver72 Jul 10, 2012 9:36 AM
Re: Calendar not syncing from iPhone 4S to Outlook 2010 or Google Calendar in response to anniebeagle
I think I have the answer to your question. Go to ur phone's setting and go to the iCloud tab. from there, turn of the calendar so it wouldn't sync with iCloud but with your PC instead
Peppe 74 Jul 23, 2012 1:24 PM
Re: Calendar not syncing from iPhone 4S to Outlook 2010 or Google Calendar in response to anniebeagle
Hi you sync-bothered people (me too, alas!). I have a similar sync-problem, even if my config may vary a little bit from the one or the other in this thread. For the hurry ones (who don't want to read all here), my problem and solution, relates to sync problem with the MS-Outlook calendar(s) and may not work for contacts, notes and tasks. If you want a quick read, just look at the last three paragraphs.
Here's my configuration:
- MS-Outlook 2010 (no MS-Exchange)
- iTunes 10.6
- iPhone 4 and New iPad (iOS 5.1.1)
- Google Mail-Account (e-mail only; no calendar, no notes, no tasks, no google-sync)
- no iCloud
- just a offline USB cable sync between computer and iPhone/iPad
I have two accounts in my MS-Outlook:
- One "email-empty" account just for sync and offline-availability of all my calendars, contacts, tasks and notes (a kind of a backup of my data, if you want).
- And one IMAP account for my google mail (with nothing else but my e-mail stuff).
I do snycronize my iPhone/iPad with my MS-Outlook with a USB cable via iTunes.
Normally I create new appointments or change and delete appointments on my iPhone on the way and then keep all synchronized the next time I connect to my computer.
"Suddenly" I remarked that plenty of appointments on my computer were very old or unchanged compared to my iPhone.
But: contacts, tasks and notes are absolutely 100% synchronized between all devices.
AND (I was blown away!): new appointments or changed or deleted ones on the iPhone are being 100% synchronized to the iPad and vice versa, but not with my MS-Outlook!!
And that's when my search for the needle in the haystack started! Due to the differences between the appointment entries on the iPhone/iPad and MS-Outlook I assumed that the trouble started around the date of the installation of iTunes 10.6. I looked for news in the web, searched for troubleshooting, I tried to overwrite the iPhone calender (in iTunes via My Device > "Info" > "Advanced" > replace information on my iPhone... etc.). All entries on my iPhone were deleted, and then - after synching: My previous iPhone appointments were restored and not - what I exptected - the MS-Outlool entries! So I tried to change settings on my iPhone, in MS-Outlook, I deactivated and reactivated Add-Ins, I changed settings on my iPad, in iTunes... well knowing, that I DIDN'T HAVE MADE ANY CAHNGES in the weeks before; I just let things the way they were.
FAR WRONG, my dears!
Yesterday I stumbled across this thread here and: MANY THANKS TO YOU ALL for sharing! After reading QuickDuck's very exhausting delete-search-and-replace-action it came like a bolt from the blue (thank you, QuickDuck, for your inspiration): At least in my case it were those dam### recurring appointments of MS-Outlook!!! I alredy had this trouble with MS-Outlook 2003 on my office computer. In that case, one single change of one single appointment out of a series did prevent from useing the export function of MS-Outlook. At that time I also resolved the problem like QuickDuck did.
I remember that I made some changes a few weeks ago to some recurrence appointments (I shifted or changed just one or two single entries out of a series, but don't ask me wich one; that's why we use that sync-function, because we do not want to remeber, what we should syncronize on the other devices, right?). And that may be the point in time when all my problems begun. So in my case, I didn't want to look for the "bad guy" how QuickDuck did (hey... over 1000 appointments and last time i took me hours). So I decided for the hard way: I just deleted all recurrence entries (e.g. Outlook birthdays) and voilà: No sync problems any more!
But let me warn you: In my case, I knew that the major part of my appointments were up to date on my iPhone/iPad. So I lost just a few appointments (including all Outlook-created birthday entries; but I have my birthdays managed on my iPhone/iPad). So be careful, please. And if you have some cloud services, use them for backup and restore, if this solution doesn't work for you.
Who knows: Perhaps this may help the one or the other of you (but maybe not the ones having sync problems with contacts). And if some guys from MS are reading this: PLEASE: Do finally fix that problem. You drag and move this over and over again since 2003? I would really appreciate it. Thank you.
juanrios Jul 30, 2012 8:45 AM
Re: Calendar not syncing from iPhone 4S to Outlook 2010 or Google Calendar in response to anniebeagle
Although I have updated my IOS to the 5.1.1 version, I still cannot get my iphone events displayed on my Google Calander. Apparently I am the only one still with this problem here, right? Any ideas of why this is still happening to me? Thanks
cbwebster Aug 14, 2012 7:08 AM
Re: Calendar not syncing from iPhone 4S to Outlook 2010 or Google Calendar in response to Denise105
I am having the exact same problem and it just started recently. Everything was working fine the last year. Now suddenly, everything I enter in my iCloud calendar in Outlook shows up right away on my iPhone, but whatever I enter into my iPhone calendar does NOT show up in Outlook. I have both the Calendar From My PC and the iCloud calendar checked on my iPhone (under Calendar). On the iPhone, iCloud is set to synch Calendars. Under settings (Mail, Contact, Calendars) the default calendar is set to the iCloud calendar.
Any ideas that could help with this sudden problem? I can't afford to miss appointments!!
TJ Ong Aug 20, 2012 9:14 PM
Re: Calendar not syncing from iPhone 4S to Outlook 2010 or Google Calendar in response to Belly Buster
Thanks, it really help. Also i did found a way to change previous calender entry from other mail account to iCloud. You can do that by open/access your calender entry and change the calender oprtion from "other mail account" to iCloud or Calender.
Hope that help.
thekidsmom Sep 4, 2012 7:15 PM
Re: Calendar not syncing from iPhone 4S to Outlook 2010 or Google Calendar in response to TJ Ong
TJ, thanks, this helped me. Also, I realized that i could turn OFF iCloud calendar sync from my phone (on iPhone: settings/icloud (under general) and set calendar to OFF). Miracle of miracles...all of my appointments were back on my outlook calendar on my PC.
nomadsid Sep 11, 2012 8:15 AM
Re: Calendar not syncing from iPhone 4S to Outlook 2010 or Google Calendar in response to williamus
I have just had the same problem. No idea why. After 3 years of having Google calendars syncing with my iphone 3G, then iphone 4S; they just disappeared off the phone (but still on my mac computer) Weird...I must add, I had NOT changed any settings to google calendar or my iphone for them to disappear..
I just figured out how to resolve... Go to Google; Calendar Settings; MoibleSetup; Click "You can sync Google Calendar with your mobile phone or table. This then takes you to new page with a simple list of your calendars. Tick the ones you wish to appear on your phone. Then on iphone, press, "Show all calendars" and viola', all calendars immediatley appeared on phone again.
cyberorth Sep 11, 2012 8:24 PM
Re: Calendar not syncing from iPhone 4S to Outlook 2010 or Google Calendar in response to nomadsid
I think this is a new thing, because your post is the only on this thread that is after this started happening. I think goog probably changed their set up parameters.
In any case, you solved my problem since its not easy to locate whether the source of problem is I device or google.
Thanks vary much.
Jewels1020 Sep 15, 2012 2:38 AM
Re: Calendar not syncing from iPhone 4S to Outlook 2010 or Google Calendar in response to MarkA1820
I have no real idea what I just did, how it worked or why but...I followed advice from MarkA1820 and Isofnj and it worked perfectly! So a big thank you to the both of you.
Usually I do not bother to add anything to forums but after a frustrating morning trying to sort out what had seemed like a small problem, I felt compelled to leave a big thank you.
Now everything is where it is supposed to be and I am very happy!! Now to do some work...
McDunnough Sep 24, 2012 1:49 PM
Re: Calendar not syncing from iPhone 4S to Outlook 2010 or Google Calendar in response to Bonesaw1962
More thanks for solving this one, Bonesaw.
Sk8Dreams Sep 24, 2012 2:00 PM
Re: Calendar not syncing from iPhone 4S to Outlook 2010 or Google Calendar in response to Peppe 74
I am also having trouble syncing with Outlook. I have 2010, iTunes 10.6, iPhone4 with 5.1.1. After reading most of this thread (and several others) I think my problem is that I regularly need to make changes to single repeating calendar entries on my phone. Outlook won't sync the repeating entries after that. Well, this is how I have to run my business! People make regular weekly appointments, and then make changes, such as cancelations or date/time changes. I have to keep track of it all on my phone, or I'd be lost. Outlook is my backup, and I would love to have it work properly. The only workaround I've thought of is to make no changes, but instead add an entry to my calendar to show the new info - a real drag. This is a Microsoft issue, and for the price of Office 2010, they should have taken care of it.


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But it was the one he missed that ended his team's season. With Tyler Seguin poking at the puck in front of the net and the Maple Leafs trying to steer it away from the crease, Bergeron shot from about 20 feet and Reimer couldn't make the stop.
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Matt Bartkowski scored the first goal after Franson flicked the puck between his legs and right to the Bruins rookie. And Bergeron scored the last one when Toronto defenseman Jake Gardiner appeared to steer the puck to him while trying to clear it away from the net.
"I thought we ran out of gas," Maple Leafs coach Randy Carlyle said. "We knew they were going to come with a push."
Franson tied the game at 1 with a backhander off a rebound four minutes after Bartkowski scored. Then the Toronto defenseman, who had just four goals in the regular season, scored his third of the series at 5:48 of the second period. Kessel made it 3-1 at 2:09 of the third, tapping in a rebound, and Nazem Kadri gave the Maple Leafs their three-goal lead just over three minutes later.
"We gave ourselves a very good chance to win this series, and we gave it away," Franson said. "It's that simple."
The win ended a rough stretch in which the Bruins lost 2-1 in Toronto on Sunday night and didn't leave until Monday morning because of mechanical problems with their airplane.
Now the 2011 Stanley Cup champions have two days to rest and prepare for another series against one of The Original Six after eliminating the Maple Leafs.
"They had us on the ropes and we're glad we're done with them," Bruins coach Claude Julien said. "Drained is obviously the key word. The emotions of this game had us going in all directions."
NOTES: The first two games of the Eastern semifinal are in Boston on Thursday night and Sunday afternoon. The Rangers will host the next two games on May 21 and 23. ... Dennis Seidenberg, the Bruins' No. 2 defenseman, played only 37 seconds before limping off following a leg-on-leg collision with Matt Frattin. Julien said he would know the extent of the injury better Tuesday. ... Toronto was in the playoffs for the first time since 2004. ... Kessel and Horton each scored four goals in the series. ... Last season, the Bruins lost Game 7 in the first round to the Washington Capitals 2-1, also in overtime.
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Vizeum's brief was to make the Ikea brand synonymous with bedroom furniture and drive double-digit growth in bedroom furniture sales.
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The agency's research uncovered the importance people place on a good night's sleep and the role that a regular night-time routine and a sensible bedtime play in making people happy.
An impactful, yet friendly, "call to inaction" was devised to prompt consumers, at relevant times, to go "Happy To Bed", as symbolised by the Happy To Bed clock, reminiscent of the old BBC TV clock.
On Channel 4, Vizeum ran an ad campaign that secured the ten-second spot closest to 10.30pm every night for 20 weeks. To create the illusion of a "live" clock, 25 versions of the ad were made and the team worked closely with C4's traffic department.
On Absolute Radio, Ikea sponsored Mark Crossley's bedtime show and Vizeum created an audio Happy To Bed clock, broadcast at 10.30pm every night from Mondays to Thursdays.
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Tip #1: If the judge in your custody battle gives you a strict and clear set of guidelines to follow and tasks to complete, don't do any of them! Brit ignored orders to get drug tested, attend counseling and parenting classes and sign the judge's order. Worked for her – and it can work for you!
Tip #2: Don't ever get a valid license from the state in which you live. The judge will want to see it, so be sure to still use the one you got in high school in a different state. It'll piss the judge off a lot! Once he takes your kids you can obtain a new one (just like Britney did yesterday) – but only after your kids are gone, natch!
Tip #3: Do something after your kids are grabbed that prove you don't give a sh*t that they're gone. Britney went tanning after she lost her children – what mundane thing will you do?
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I just wanted to let everyone know that the SOG Kilowatt knives have begun shipping and they should be showing up in stores in the next two weeks. Continue Reading
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The Kilowatts are shipping
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SOG 2007 Catalog updated
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We have just updated the 2007 catalog with some of the upcoming new products in it. Continue Reading
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SOG History
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I was doing some cleaning up in the office the other day and came across a back issue of Fighting Knives from 1991. The publication is now out of business but there are some great articles in the back issues. Continue Reading
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I just received this image from a user in Canada that made a custom aluminum handle for his tomahawk. I think that it looks great.
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Kikuo Matsuda Knife Information
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Mr. Matsuda is one of the foremost hand grinders in the world and resides in Gifu, Japan. Always pushing the envelope, he has conjured up some of the most unusual grinds that incorporate hollow, flat, and convex shapes......all in one knife. Continue Reading
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SOG Kikuo Matsuda Knife
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I know everyone has been waiting patiently for more details on the SOG - Kikuo Matusda. So with out further ado I am posting the details and a couple more images.
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Just wanted to leave everyone with a little something to ponder over the weekend. Check out the image below and let me know what you think it might be. Continue Reading
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Last week we got the first batch of SEAL Team Elite knives shipped out. We realize that this has been over shadowed by the iPhone launch and that is why it did not get all the media coverage we had expected. Continue Reading
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Artist Guy Harvey previews fisheries symposium in St. Pete listen11/13/14 Seán Kinane
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Four years after the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster scientists are gathering in St. Petersburg this week to share knowledge about the population size of several important Gulf of Mexico fish species; the Guy Harvey Fisheries Symposium is named after the artist and conservationist and continues through Saturday at the University of South Florida St. Petersburg.
To find out about the important issues at the meeting, Thursday morning WMNF interviewed Guy Harvey.
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A controversial development proposal on waterfront property in Manatee County is on hold for now. Nearly 500 acres of waterfront wont be considered for a land use change at a meeting next month that would have given investors the green light on building a resort, retail center and convention center.
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All the grass flats thats where the Trout, the Red Fish, the Snook they all get their nourishment in that area. If we ever get Scallops back, thats where theyre going to be. Its jus...
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Scientists are studying the effects of harmful algae blooms on water supplies and ecosystems. During a five-day symposium in Sarasota looking at the science behind algae blooms and other harmful outbreaks, experts tied increasing water problems to climate change. Patricia Tester, a researcher with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, studies bacteria that cause Ciguatera fish poisoning.
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Menander (342-291): Athenian playwright, author of many comedies, which are only fragmentary preserved and best known from Roman adaptations.
Unfortunately, only one play, The bad-tempered man, survives, together with considerable portions of a further five. However, many of Menander's comedies were translated into Latin and adapted by authors like Terentius and Plautus, and these plays have survived.
They were extremely popular. Julius Caesar, on crossing the Rubico, quoted Menander: "the die is cast". Pliny the Elder called the poet a man litterarum subtilitati sine aemulo genitus, "unrivalled for perception in literary knowledge". During the Renaissance, several of them were translated into modern languages.


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Actor Sonu Sood, who essays the role of Shruti Haasan's brother in "Ramaiya Vastavaiya", is amazed by the film's lead actor, debutant Girish Kumar's performance. He says there's a future star in him.
"The performance that he (Girish) has given...I would never expect it from a newcomer. This kind of performance comes only after 10 to 12 films...you become camera-friendly, in dubbing also your voice sounds good...," Sonu said here Friday.
"Girish has done it all in his first film itself. I think that's a beginning, you are going to see a superstar," added the 39-year-old.
"Ramaiya Vastavaiya" is a remake of Prabhudeva's directorial debut Telugu blockbuster "Nuvvostanante Nenoddantana".
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His acting was great! No matter what people say, that he is the producers son, He did do a great job! The movie was so fab and great! I enjoyed watching every single minute of it! :)
Girish is a joker i d film..such a bad actor,he is in it coz he is d producer son,shame
leave the other things.Sonu is 39 and still so hot?!!
hmmm waiting for the film
Yet to watch the movie ... Watched in Telugu and Tamil ... All songs in hindi area awesome...
Well as a matter of fact . He looked amazingly HAWT in JDJ6 . I was like flat over him =D about acting . Let see ..
okay too much hatred people!!!!
he is just trying to praise a newbie
so whts the big deal about it
u all don't have to be so judgmental about it
and dont get me started on looks
if anyone of u hasnt seen baazigaar PLZ do then none of u will complain about looks!!!
coz apparently the ugliest of them all can become a superstar with time
LMAO! Who's saying looks is the only factor of a superstar? If it really was, Arjun Rampal would be a superstar by now.
All the best Girish.
Sonu sood is above average actor and in his segment he is doing well. .. he is never a hero material but gireesh kumar .. superstar.. Naaahhh
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11 violations of the man book
By Tony Hicks
Thursday, March 25th, 2010 at 2:45 pm in Uncategorized.
I wrote in my column yesterday about the book "Undateable: 311 Things Guys Do That Guarantee They Won't Be Dating or Having Sex."
I also promised to reveal my 11 violations. It's a day late, but here they are:
1. Jorts: l already admitted to this. I occasionally wear Jorts, also known as jean-shorts. I only have two pair and they're nice and long. I don't know why these nice ladies don't like men in Jorts. Maybe the men they associate with don't look as devilishly sexy as me when they wear them.
2. Soul patch (and various other types of facial hair). I have a soul patch and hair covering my chin. I have the soul patch because a woman once told me they're sexy – so I immediately grew one because I usually do anything a woman says I should to look sexier. Of course, that was like seven years ago. The chin hair stays for two reasons: chin 2 and chin 3.
3. Ugly gray sweats: Yes, I have a pair. They're cut into shorts, though. I don't care what you say – they're comfortable. It's not like I'm wearing them to weddings. Well, maybe one … Besides, my wife has a pair too and we like each other fine.
4. Sports jerseys: I, too, look with disdain upon men who wear sports jerseys in public. Past the age of 22 or so, you just have no excuse. But this one's a technicality – I own a Chris Mullin jersey I only get out for Warriors games. If it's wrong to love Chris Mullin, then dammit, I don't want to be right.
5. Possessing a BBQ apron: Yes, I have one. It's camo and says "Grill Sergeant." I laugh just thinking about it, and you should too. I'm laughing right now. Trust me.
6. Multiple tattoos: They said this was the most polarizing issue in the book, with some woman loving them and others hating them. I have six, and they're well-done. My wife has a few too. I know I keep defaulting to her as proof these women are wrong about me (I take things very personally), but it's all I have.
7. Using base names to describe breasts: C'mon … really? I don't know one guy without a "Dr." in front of his name, who calls them "breasts." If my sister-in-law, who had breast cancer, calls them "knockers" on her blog, I don't see the problem. This is one that confused me – are we talking about ever using other terms, or just in front of women? Because no man ever – not even doctors – says "breasts" in front of a male-only audience. Consequently, any man in his right mind will use nothing but the term "breasts" when a woman is present, or we would never see any for real. And I can say that – because this is the Internet.
8. Quote movies in character: Again, what do these women want – eunuchs? Quoting movies in character is part of a man's DNA. Why don't you just ask us to stop standing up when relieving ourselves?
9. Use the "You don't know your ass from a hole in the ground" metaphor. Or is it an analogy? It doesn't matter – men can not be fathers or grandfathers in good standing with the Man Union unless they pull out this oldie but goodie once in a while. It's our heritage.
10. Own a cat: I'm not a cat guy, but I've brought home stray cats. The key, then, is to make sure they're really cute so the women at home will take care of them. Loving animals is manly. Especially when they're on your plate, which is another topic. Just know I don't eat cats … unless there's nothing else in the house and I'm too lazy to go to the store.
11. Have a dirty car: OK, so I'm a car slob. I have kids – and I use that as an excuse as much as possible. At least I'm not like my friend who once lost a tuna sandwich in his car for months.
12: Air Guitar: Whoa – I guess i lied. I have more than 11 violations. Well, apparently men can't count, so add another to the list. But, yes, I air guitar. But never in public. That's gotta count for something.
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