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Los Angeles Clippers' owner Donald Sterling thinks all black people stink.
He has a predilection for the black male body, sometimes ushering white women into his locker room to admire them, saying things like "Look at those beautiful black bodies," as though they're up for sale on the auction block.
He thinks all Hispanics sit around and drink and smoke all day.
He gets angry at his side piece for taking pictures of herself with big black men like Magic Johnson and "broadcasting" those photos on social media.
It's no wonder we're sickeningly enamored of Sterling's bizarre racism, even in our hatred and public castigation of him.
Because Sterling has for years blatantly spewed his disdain for blacks and Hispanics — and gone largely unchecked by the public writ large — he's shape-shifted into a modern-day slave owner, something none of us have ever seen or experienced except through movies like Django Unchained or 12 Years a Slave, images we can leave behind in the darkness of emptying theaters.
It's funny/sad to know that a monster-faced white man — a Los Angeles property owner in addition to his NBA team ownership — could treat people like chattel and not be deterred, not even by a nearly $3 million Department of Justice lawsuit filed after Sterling, who settled but admitted no wrongdoing, refused to rent to blacks.
When he did rent, he was a tyrant.
When a black woman tenant living in one of his Los Angeles properties complained directly to Sterling about her leaking refrigerator, her broken dishwasher and demanded remuneration for her damaged property when her apartment flooded, Sterling told his property manager: "I'm not doing that. Just throw the bitch out."
Sterling, for me, is one of those classic wealthy racists: He is buffered by his extreme wealth from the sting of his wicked ways, so he has no idea, really, what he's up to and so he just vomits out whatever's on his mind, unchastised.
But his kind of racist always lets us know what he's thinking and I like that as opposed to the internal racist.
It took a simple, modern-day technique to bag this modern-day slave owner: the smartphone as recording device.
An old-school racist like Sterling will always be undone by modernism.
It is mostly sad that his black players, now that the truth has hit TMZ and thereby everywhere else, have to figure out how to appear stoic and unfazed on the court while simultaneously harnessing their own rage and disappointment in private ways so as not to appear like their "owner" — a perfect word here — is a racist maniac who views them as money-earning property; like slaves.
Because, after all, aren't slaves supposed to be happy while they're hunched over in the sun for hours picking cotton and tobacco? Aren't they supposed to be happy to merely be alive, clothed, fed, housed and employed?
Sterling said as much when V.
Stiviano, his bi-racial, multi-named business associate-cum-paid sex partner (allegedly) asked him why, as a Jew, he could think so lowly of blacks when he had a team full of blacks playing for him?
His (serious) answer was that he gave them houses, cars, clothes, food and took care of them.
This is painfully true and but one of the reasons why the entire hierarchy of the National Basketball Association should be deconstructed and laid bare and made more equitable for qualified blacks and other players and coaches of color to become owners and managers and not merely coaches/overseers because the overseer has no real power and can be quickly and without explanation fired for not delivering a championship season (see former New York Knicks head coach Mike Woodson).
So it is that L.A. Clippers' head coach Doc Rivers must put on a brave face as the "spokesman" for the team. Over the weekend before losing a game to the Golden State Warriors, the Clippers players threw their jackets in the middle of the court and warmed up in long-sleeved T-shirts without the word "Clippers" during the pre-game.
It looked good, like a classic, silent protest, like black-gloved fists thrust in the air before the nation and the world, but what these Clippers need is a Cassius Clay-caliber protest.
They have the human right, at this juncture, to be loud, angry, crazy and aggressive with their protests.
But they are bound by their contracts to play; therefore, they are bound — enslaved — by all the things those contracts paid for (and Sterling provided, remember?) to be silent and let Rivers "speak" for them.
I wonder what would happen if a high-post player like, say Blake Griffin — who'd be a much-prized mulatto on Sterling's plantation because he is the product of a black father and a white mother — refused to play, decided to wear all black just for one game and sat on the bench.
Then when the obligatory ESPN reporter asks him why, he can invite her to his parking lot press conference where he lets loose on the oppression of having to serve under an owner like Sterling in a league run by commissioner Adam Silver who's apparently been neutered and left with amnesia about Sterling's years and years — he's worked in the league since 1992 — of racist antics.
Probably not.
We have other things to look forward to.
Stiviano's recordings of Sterling chastising her for "broadcasting" herself with black men, perhaps made as payback for the $2 million lawsuit filed against her by Sterling's wife, have unplugged the holes in the retaining wall of Sterling's racism. It's about to flood the league.
Waiting with a mop like one of those kids after a sweaty player has wet up the floor was Silver, until he handed down a $2.5 million fine and lifetime ban for Sterling April 29, a punishment lauded by Magic Johnson, who is said to be interested in buying the Clippers.
I'll be sitting Shiva for Sterling, who
surely has died a media death before any of this even hits the court
system, where he'll have the opportunity to further enlighten us about
his ownership rights.
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"Music is the universal language of mankind." – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
I enjoy listening to most genres of music, whether it's jazz, rock, pop (albeit not Justin Beiber, EVER), rap, show tunes, etc. As a trombonist and classically trained singer, one of my favorite genres has to be classical. There is no exact definition of "classical music", but many musicians and academics classify it as the Western historical period of music from 1600 – the 20th century. This can be divided further into four smaller periods: the Baroque Era (1600-1750), the Classical Era (1750-roughly the early 19th century), the Romantic Era (let's say 1820-the end of World War I), and the 20th century/Modern Era.
The general, non-musician public today knows classical music mostly from its use in pop culture. The Die Hard franchise makes extensive use of the fourth movement of Beethoven's 9th Symphony. Moviegoers know Edward Grieg's "In the Hall of the Mountain King". Churchgoers and moviegoers alike know the Hallelujah Chorus from George Handel's Messiah. I can't leave out Pyotr Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, which has been in a ridiculous number of movie scenes and trailers (protip: it has nothing to do with America winning the War of 1812, and everything to do with Russia repealing Napoleon's 1812 invasion. That hasn't stopped us from playing it at 4th of July concerts as a piece of patriotic music. 'MUHRICA!)
The point I'm getting at is that whether your iTunes account is filled with classical music, or everything besides it, we've all heard the genre before, and quite a lot of it. I've decided to use this post to talk about a few classical pieces that I really enjoy, but are scarce to find in pop culture. The title of this post is hyperbolic, so don't be offended if I didn't include your favorite piece.
1. "Méditation" from Thaïs, by Jules Massenet (1842-1912)
I discovered the "Méditation" on an album of 150 "all time greatest most important" classical music pieces. It was written by the French opera composer Jules Massenet as an entr'acte between the first two scenes of Act II of his 1894 opera, Thaïs. At this point in the opera, the Egyptian courtesan Thaïs, a hedonistic worshiper of Venus, has been asked by the Christian monk Athanaël if she will abandon her life of materialism and luxury to follow him and find salvation in God. The Méditation serves as a period of reflection for Thaïs on her life so far, and when it's finished, she agrees to join Athanaël and follow him into the desert.
The Méditation is scored for a solo violinist accompanied by an orchestra of flutes, oboes, english horn, clarinets, bassoons, french horns, harps, a choir, and strings. I'm not embarrassed to admit that I got a bit teary eyed the first time I heard it; the piece is beautiful, and has become one of Massenet's most well known contributions to music. Many of the world's top violinists and orchestras perform it as an encore at concerts. Here's Israeli violinist Itzhak Perlman playing it with the New York Philharmonic at Lincoln Center in 2012:
2. "Uranus, The Magician" from The Planets, by Gustav Holst (1874-1934)
Gustav Holst is one of the UK's most famous composers, and his numerous contributions to the canon of Western music have ensured that countless generations of musicians will know his name and legacy. Without a doubt, though, Holst's magnum opus is his orchestral suite The Planets. Composed between 1914-1916, the suite is comprised of seven movements, each named after one of the planets in the solar system. In concert order: Mars, Venus, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune (Pluto hadn't been discovered yet, and it turns out it's not a planet anyway!) The two most popular movements are Mars – it definitely influenced John Williams' "Imperial March" in The Empire Strikes Back – and Jupiter, a section of which provides the tune for the British patriotic hymn "I Vow to Thee, My Country". However, I think "Uranus" is underrated and doesn't get enough attention (try to hold back your giggles)
It's dramatic, haunting, and vulgar, all at the same time. There's a little bit of everything in this movement to satisfy the ear. The four note brass motif that punctuates the movement is powerful and jarring. The moving low woodwinds line that creeps along, growing in volume before being joined by the strings, is straight out of The Sorcerer's Apprentice (the whole movement reminds me of that symphonic poem, and I could definitely picture Uranus as the soundtrack for that section of Fantasia.) And when the horns come in with their melody…wow, that's all I can say. It's quite a difficult piece, one that only the most experienced of orchestras can bring justice to. It's my favorite movement from The Planets, and I could listen to it many times without getting bored. Here's a recent recording from the London Symphony Orchestra – listen to it at full volume for the best experience.
3. Symphony No. 5, Allegro non troppo, by Dmitri Shostakovitch (1906-1975)
Over the course of history, there are times where music becomes more than music. For example, Beethoven's 9th Symphony was performed at the Brandenburg Gate under the baton of Leonard Bernstein on Christmas, 1989, to celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall. With an orchestra and choir made up of different nationalities, and the famous fourth movement substituting "Ode to Joy" with "Ode to Freedom", the Symphony took on political significance, associating Beethoven's music with the approaching end of the USSR and the chance for free, democratic governments to take its place.
Speaking of the USSR and music, we have Dmitri Shostakovitch, one of the Soviet Union's most prolific composers. You've probably heard his "Second Waltz" from the Suite for Variety Orchestra in commercials or the Kubrick film Eyes Wide Shut. Throughout his life, he was loved by the Soviet public, but his relationship with the Soviet government is a bit complicated. Basically, he did not want to compose music in the "socialist realism" style that the USSR demanded of all composers. His opera Lady MacBeth of the Mtsensk District and the ballet The Limpid Stream were condemned in the Soviet-backed press as "nonsensical" and unpatriotic. His peers suggested that his next composition fall in line with government regulations, or he could face expulsion to the gulag (mind you, this was 1937 at the height of Stalin's Great Purge.)
Shostakovitch was wrought with distress. Should he yield to Communist Party pressure to potentially save his life, or should he stick true to his artistic values and compose what he felt was right? He set to work writing his 5th Symphony, and when it premiered in November of 1937, it received wide praise from both the public and the Soviet government. How was Shostakovitch able to do this? Honestly, I don't know because I'm not Shostakovitch. What I can tell you is that there is some quality to the 5th Symphony that allows the listener to interpret it in a multitude of ways. To the Soviet arts officials, the symphony was Shostakovitch's embrace of socialist realism, finally producing a piece of music that could bring glory to the USSR. To the public who heard the symphony's performance, perhaps they heard a covert message of defiance against an authoritarian regime; a composer yearning to break free of the shackles that chained him from individuality and freedom of expression. The meaning and interpretation of the 5th Symphony is as complex as Shostakovitch's life. In his later years, he joined the Communist Party and became the General Secretary of the Composers Union, but no one knows for sure whether this decision came from political pressure, complacency, cowardice, or something else.
Besides being such a fantastic work of art, I enjoy the 5th Symphony because of its fascinating history and the political connotations surrounding it. If music is the "universal language of mankind," then what was Shostakovitch trying to tell us with this piece? I've included a video of Leonard Bernstein (what a coincidence!) conducting the 4th and final movement of the symphony from 1979 with the New York Philharmonic. The hymn like ending makes me wonder: is it a socialist proclamation of the glory of the working commoner, a declaration of defiance against the government, a musical representation of the triumph of the human spirit, or something else?
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Well, the headline does not reflect exactly what he said, but some interpretation of his remarks leaves it as the inescapable conclusion:
I don't think there's any question at all that this team [Red Sox] can win the World Series. No question whatsoever…..
Do you think Alex Rodriguez will look at the calendar and say, 'Uh-oh — here comes October'?
I would argue that's already started — you know my response — when they clinched. His problem has always been that he's a guy with holes and you can pitch to those holes. In October, I would argue that we pitched as well to them as well as anyone who's played from Game 4 in '04. For a guy that's as good as he is, he still strikes out a lot. Guys who strike out a lot tend to have a tough time in October. I don't know what kind of pressure he puts on himself. Based on everything I've ever read about him, seen about him and heard about him, he puts immense amounts of extra pressure on himself in October. It hasn't worked for him in the past. He gets in enough postseasons, he's going to have a good one, though.
The emphasis is all mine. Apparently guys who strikeout a lot have a tough time in the postseason. Too bad the Red Sox strikeout more than any of the other AL playoffs teams, whereas the Yankees have struck out the fewest times among all AL contenders. On an individual level, the Yankees have three players worse than league average in AB/SO: A-Rod at 4.6, Swisher, and Posada. The Red Sox have 5 regulars worse than average, with all of them coming in at a lesser rate than Alex "strikes out a lot" Rodriguez, including Bay, Youkilis, Ortiz, and Drew. It seems like Curt believes that most of the Sox' key hitters will struggle through October.
Also, this idea that Alex will eventually have a good postseason ignores the fact that he was excellent in October until 2005. He had never OPS'ed less than .875 in a postseason until that point, and has only played in 13 games since. He has been awful lately in October, and his career postseason numbers have gone from excellent to underwhelming. However, to suggest that he has never seen postseason success shows a lack of knowledge about his career. Should I have expected anything more from Curt?


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If anyone finds this offensive I'm blaming Jenica for reminding me that it's National Poetry Month. What she recently said goes double for me: "Much to the horror of several dear friends, I don't really "do" poetry. It makes me twitchy and irritable."
I most certainly do not "do" poetry. I rarely ever read it; although it is a character flaw that I am slooowly trying to cure myself of. I most certainly do not write it. Except. Just last week I did. Now whatever it was that I did can certainly be argued, and probably will be after it is read by you all, it was certainly from my heart. [Please, please do not unsubscribe to my feed! I promise to never ever publish any more of my "poetry."]
My friend and school chum Maggie celebrated her birthday last week and in a moment of putting off my school work I wrote some original verse to inscribe in her birthday card earlier in the day.
I swear it's Jenica's fault! I would never have thought to post this here until she reminded me that it's National Poetry Month, and seeing as this is a democracy I am free to add my horrible but heartfelt verses to the mix. Consider yourselves warned!
"Ode to a lovely lass named Maggie"
I know a beautiful* young lady named Maggie.
She makes all the boys go quite waggie.
She has always treated me warmly,
which is not what I get, normally.
Storyteller of merit, already is she,
but she'll progress still, to a higher degree.
Today is her birth day,
which I hope is a mirth day.
I wrote her this small verse
as a small measure of reimburse,
and to demonstrate her worth,
on this, the day of her birth.
*"On the use of 'beauty'"
This word gets used a lot in our culture,
but often in the role of vulture.
I, though, use it differently
and not at all incidentally.
While good looks are fine,
they are not enough,
and actually, are just fluff.
Because true beauty requires us
to be much more than desirous,
but entails a good heart, kind soul and a wondrous mind.
And you want to know why she does deserve it? Because she had the decency to tell me that she appreciated it. We did not discuss whether she 'liked' it. 🙂
Now, are there any questions as to why I don't "do" poetry?


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Magnolia Obstetrics & Gynecology Clinic opened Feb. 4 in Walker. The new clinic is the only dedicated gynecologic and obstetrical physician practice in Livingston Parish, North Oaks Health Systems officials said.
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Walker is the second location for Magnolia Obstetrics & Gynecology. Another office is located on the North Oaks Medical Center campus in Hammond, 15813 Paul Vega, MD, Drive.
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Jessica Biel may be preparing for her upcoming nuptials to hunky Justin Timberlake, but that doesn't mean her style needs to suffer. In fact, the brunette beauty was even more radiant than usual while attending the fourth annual Variety's Power of Women Luncheon recently.
Biel continues to rock her heavy bangs and the style worked with her makeup products. The actress went for warmth during the event starting with a light pink lipstick on her pout in a gloss finish. She enhanced her natural good looks by applying tons of golden brown bronzer on her high cheekbones, starting from the apples of her cheeks and moving up toward her temples. Biel accentuated her gorgeous green peepers wearing gold and copper eyeshadow on her top lids. She brought more drama to the style by rimming her top lids in black eyeliner.
The fresh eye makeup looked lovely with her earthy wrap dress. The silk knee-length frock had long sleeves and a plunging neckline. The dark black fabric was lightened by way of the pops of blue and green mixed into the pattern of the dress. Biel added a modern twist wearing black pointed toe heels with metallic gold toes and her long locks down in natural waves.


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Competition is often stereotyped as cutthroat, brutal, and therefore 'bad.' A former basketball player sees it differently.William Morrow & Co.
The first time my mother and I competed against each other I was 5 years old. She was 37. We swam one lap of our neighbor's pool. She won.
"Ha! Beat you!" she proclaimed.
Mom had been waiting for this day for a long time. Like many women of her generation, Sara Burton Nelson was born with athletic inclinations and a competitive spirit but little opportunity to express either. She learned to swim before kindergarten and staged competitions with friends but was expected to outgrow such childish games. She acquiesced, limiting herself to lap swimming. Even there she would surreptitiously race against the person in the neighboring lane. Her unabashed enthusiasm for victory ("Ha! Beat you!") often gave her away.
That's why I got to be born. Having failed to find suitable rivals, Mom decided to create some. Her first child, my older sister, Carol, had little interest in sports. Mom's second child, Peter, loved soccer, baseball, crew, and tennis but, because of ear problems, wasn't allowed to swim.
Finally, with me, Mom could stop having kids because I loved all sports, including swimming, and was just as eager to race as she was. I remember that first race, when I was 5, with great fondness. We dived into the cold water, and I paddled as fast as I could to the other end of the pool. When I finished, I looked over at Mom and saw her slapping the end of the pool again, for emphasis. "Ha! Beat you!"
|I learned to see competition not as a selfish desire to defeat others but as a vehicle for loving the people who join me in this impossible quest for perfection.
I was ecstatic too. After all, my mother--dark, curly hair flattened against her head like a cap, eyes red from chlorine--was grinning at me. I had just swum my fastest lap ever. My mom and I were playing together. No one had told me that losing was a bad thing.
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Arriving in a New Location After Dark. Taking a flight that gets in at 3:00 a.m. may be cheaper, but do you really want to arrive in an unfamiliar city for the first time when the streets are dark and empty? Janice Waugh, Solo Traveler, says, "Arriving in daylight makes it easier to find your accommodation and gives you time to change it if you find that it is unsuitable."
Dressing Inappropriately. Choose your outfits wisely, and try to err on the side of conservatism. Research your destination and find out if it's taboo to have uncovered shoulders, etc., and dress appropriately. Not only will you be showing respect for other cultures, but you'll be drawing less attention to yourself by blending in.
Not Having a Backup Plan. Evelyn Hannon, Journeywoman, says, "It's very important [for me] to have a good backup plan if I am robbed or if I lose my credit cards. Here is one of my best tricks. Save your empty vitamin pill bottles; generally you can't see through these. Roll up five twenty dollar bills, put them into the bottle and add some old loose pills. If you shake this bottle it still sounds like a pill bottle and nobody would consider looking into it for money. You can leave this bottle in your backpack, your hotel room or in your cosmetic case. The contents remain safe and ready for you should you need it." Also, be sure to scan a copy of your passport and other important documents and email them to yourself. This way you'll have access to your information in case it's stolen....read more»
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Jeff Jarvis is mad as hell about the debt crisis and is sending a message to Washington. Lots of messages.
Jarvis, Director of the Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism at the City University of New York Graduate School of Journalism and author of the BuzzMachine blog, took to Twitter yesterday and started his own campaign following an impasse in negotiations in Washington. Using the indelicate hashtag #f—youwashington, Jarvis got many of his 75,000 followers to figuratively stick their heads out the window and yell at the politicians, a la Peter Finch's character in "Network."
As the tag began to trend, Jarvis retweeted many of the posts, enough that Twitter temporarily suspended his account last night.
He's back at it this morning, beginning to draw attention from a few media sources.1 2 3
We'll leave it to others to question the ethics of a media insider attempting to incite a public movement via Twitter. It's enough to follow the stream of political mash notes … and maybe head for the window.
UPDATE: Jarvis posted a blog entry this afternoon about the origins of the hashtag and what's happened since he got the ball rolling:
Now as I read the tweets — numbering in the tens of thousands by the next morning — I am astonished how people are using this Bealesque moment to open their windows and tell the world their reason for shouting #f—youwashington. It's amazing reading.
- "Tweeters rage against the D.C. machine," July 24, 2011, CBSnews.com [↩]
- "Americans vent frustration against government," July 24, 2011, storyful.com [↩]
- "#F—YouWashington," July 24, 2011, Slate.com [↩]
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hi shelld84 my name is diana may my date of birth is 28th december 1958. can you please tell me if i will meet anyone soon for a relationship thank you.
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I left you a couple of PM on the S & D forum. My name on there is Cornovii Queen.
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I would love a reading if you are still offering them.
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Hey i would love a reading and i will answer you honestly im not ashamed haha. My name is Sally Jennifer Bates. i was born 25/11/1991. I have had a terrible year. Im really hopeing it will start getting better soon. I would like you know if it will or not also if its possible could you help me as i have two paths and i dont know which to choose. i would really appriciate it if you did this.
Your a lovely person doing this for people
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Hi hun , i would love a angel reading .
My names Lianne Wilson , my date of birth is 05/09/1982 .
Do you see me having a daughter ??
hi,how are you, im minerva.. and im just starting my path into the wicca world.
my date of birth is 13/06/1979. id like to know something in general,or my love life
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Hello there, please may I have a free angel reading too as I need some advice?
My name is Danielle and my DOB is 05/08/1983.
I have been offered an interview for a new job, but I dont know if it is the right decision to accept an interview, or whether I should stick with my current job.
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Are you still offering free reading?
If you do, my name is Zeljka, DOB 23.01.1969
And the questions is: who is touching my hair and what they want to tell me?
I would love one! My full name is Jemma Lee Brookes, dob- 24/02/1987. I would love to know what I have coming up in my life, as this year has been a very awful and challenging one. I am usually a very positive person but this year has ground me down. Also, I have been to a few psychics and had readings, and they all mention a lot of travel. I would like to know what kind of travel this will be, does it just refer to a lot of holidays? I look forward to my Angel reading. Thank you :) xx
hi, i would love a free reading if you are still doing them my name is amy anne and my bday is 29/10/1984, my question is what do the angel see instore for me
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i would like to know if a certain man im involved with is genuine
Hi could you please give me a reading as i am in such a bad place right now. Ive had many readings in the past but most have been bad readings where the psychic has accused me of being too negative. My name is Sharon and my DOB is 01/03/85 and my main question is am I going to get out of this dark place i am at the moment.
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Hello my name is Kerry and i've been working with the wonderful Angel cards, wanting to help more and more individuals with questions wishing to be answered.
Leave me a question and i shall answer you with clarity, direction and positivity.
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Greetings Shell,
I would love a reading and of course will give honest feedback, as a libran I don't seem able to do anything else...lol
A general reading would be lovely.
My name is Nicki and my DOB 23/10/62
Hi I would love a reading, I have had three readings recently and they are all telling me the same thing but it is how I achieve what they are telling me. I need guidance too regarding work or if a change of job and in what area. My name is Olive DOB 05.10.68
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Hi Shell, My name is Pauline and my D.O.B. is 17.12.1960 I would very much appreciate a reading, nothing in particular, just a general reading. I think this is a lovely thing to do for people Pauline
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hi can you see me havin anymore babys and can you see my son ever walk hes disabled hes brain hasnt formed correctly 31/03/1972


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Determining Potential of Crop Residue in Diverse Production Systems to Increase Strawberry Sap Beetle Populations in Strawberry Fields 2003
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PROJECT LEADERS: Greg English-Loeb and Rebecca Loughner, Dept. of Entomology, NYSAES, Geneva, NY 14456
Strawberry sap beetle is ranked by New York strawberry growers as the most serious insect pest in strawberries. The beetle is a generalist herbivore and has been captured on various crops other than strawberry. Adults are thought to overwinter primarily in wooded areas surrounding strawberry fields. The purpose of the this project was to identify food sources that SSB can use as alternate hosts, determine if SSB overwinter within strawberry fields to any significant extent, and develop a mark and recapture technique that can be used to quantify SSB movement between crops in the field. Female SSB oviposited while feeding on all of the 8 food sources offered, although initial oviposition occurred approximately 6 days later with apple compared to the other food sources. It seems that all foods provided are suitable for SSB reproduction to occur. SSB were caught in traps in woods bordering strawberry fields about 1.5 weeks earlier than in the strawberries and a steady progression of beetles from the woods into the fields was seen in at least two of the fields, indicating that most beetles do not overwinter in the strawberry field. Fluorescent resin marks remained visible on the adult beetles for at least 24 h after marking, making the technique a viable option for quantifying SSB movement in the field over short periods of time. The availability of a mark and recapture technique will allow investigation of the impact of alternate food sources in the field on SSB population dynamics in future field seasons.


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Bachelor of Building Science (BBSc)
Please note: Information on this page relates to the 2016 academic year unless otherwise specified.
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Website: www.victoria.ac.nz/architecture
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The Bachelor of Building Science (BBSc) is a three-year undergraduate degree. Its flexibility enables students to complete a specialised area of study in Project Management or Sustainable Engineering Systems. You may complete both specialisations, or one, along with elective courses closely related to your specialisation.
Victoria University has built an international reputation in Building Science since it was first offered in 1975. In the past 10 years our Building Science curriculum has become New Zealand's leading degree in the science of building construction and practice.
Building Science will provide you with the practical and theoretical knowledge required to construct durable, healthy and economical buildings.
The degree takes advantage of the close relationship with the Bachelor of Architectural Studies programme, which has specialisations in Architecture, Interior Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Architecture History and Theory. This allows you to engage with these related disciplines and explore the science of buildings while considering the impact of architectural design issues.
The BBSc leads into the two-year Master of Building Science (MBSc) qualification for those who want to pursue professional careers in building science, sustainable engineering or project management.
BBSc specialisations
A specialisation is a focus area within a degree, made up of a set of prescribed courses. Each specialisation has a number of core courses in each year of study. You must successfully complete the core courses at each year level before moving to the next level.
There are two specialisations in the BBSc degree:
Project Management studies the processes involved in building construction, financial and project management methods and construction laws.
Sustainable Engineering Systems is concerned with developing appropriate design systems to address the quality of built environments in heating, lighting, air quality and acoustics, while incorporating the efficient use of sustainable materials and building resources.
Admission and enrolment
Before you enrol at Victoria you must meet University Entrance requirements. Check that you're eligible to apply by meeting one of the admission types then follow the steps to apply before applying online.
If you're an international student, you'll have a different admission and application process.
Secondary school subjects you will need
Useful background subjects are Mathematics with Calculus, Statistics and Modelling, Physics, English, Technology, Art, Design and Graphics.
Exemption from SARC 122
In the first year of the BBSc students are required to complete eight courses (120 points), including seven core courses. If you have a minimum of 14 NCEA Level 3 credits in each of two of Mathematics with Calculus, Statistics and Modelling and/or Physics you may substitute the core course SARC 122 Introduction to Applied Physics, Numerical Methods and Statistics for Designers with a 100-level elective course.
Direct entry into second-year
Students applying for direct entry into second year who are transferring from another university or institute complete the enrolment process outlined above. Students are also required to submit an official academic transcript and any relevant documents supporting their application into the degree programme. These must reach the student administration office by 10 December.
Send applications to: Faculty of Architecture and Design Office, Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 600, Wellington.
Degree requirements
A BBSc degree requires 360 points and involves three years of full-time study. Students must include:
- at least 270 points from courses in the BBSc or BAS schedules*
- at least 210 points from 200- and 300-level courses, including 180 points from the BBSc or BAS schedules
- at least 90 points from 300-level courses in the BBSc or BAS schedules.
Each course of study must meet the requirements of at least one specialisation in Project Management or Sustainable Engineering Systems. With careful planning, both specialisations can be completed.
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*Note: The BBSc schedule consists of all courses from 100 to 300 level in the following subject codes.
- BILD-Building Science
The BAS schedule consists of all courses from 100- to 300- level in the following subject codes:
- ARCI–Architecture courses
- INTA–Interior Architecture courses
- LAND–Landscape Architecture courses
- SARC courses that are shared and common across more than one specialisation in the BAS.
Career options
Victoria's Building Science programme equips graduates with a powerful combination of theoretical knowledge and practical experience-highly desirable attributes among building science professionals. Graduates find work in diverse areas including project management, sustainable engineering, building research and development, lighting, heating and acoustics.
Professional membership
The BBSc along with the Master of Building Science (MBSc), fulfils the academic requirements for professional membership of the New Zealand Institute of Building (NZIOB).
Fees are set each year and are worked out on a per point basis. There are compulsory fees for student services, student union membership and internet access. Some courses have additional charges for items such as study materials, equipment or field trips.
Read more about the fees charges for Domestic students and International students.
Further study
The BBSc leads into a two-year Master of Building Science (MBSc) programme.
Master's students can either extend their undergraduate specialisations in Project Management or Sustainable Engineering Systems, or in the second year of the Master's (Part 2) can select a thesis topic in lighting, energy analysis or another topic approved by the School of Architecture.
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If you need help deciding what degree might be right for you, or what courses to take, talk with a liaison officer or book a course planning session with us, call 0800 VICTORIA (842 867) or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
If you're a returning or transferring student, contact the Faculty Student and Academic Services Office, for help with degree planning and for information on admission requirements and transfer credit from other institutions.
Degree examples
- BBSc with Project Management specialisation
- BBSc with Sustainable Engineering Systems specialisation
Degree Example-Project Management
*If you have a minimum of 14 NCEA Level 3 credits in each of two of Mathematics with Calculus, Statistics and Modelling and/or Physics you may replace SARC 122 Introduction to Applied Physics, Numerical Methods and Statistics for Designers with a second elective course.
|Year 2 Courses
|BILD 251 History of Building Technology
|SARC 221 Building Materials and Construction
|SARC 222 Structural Systems
|SARC 223 Human Environmental Science
|BILD 261 Building Project Management Economics
|BILD 262 Building Project Management Cost Planning
|Two 15-point elective courses
|Total points
|Year 3 Courses
|BILD 322 Structures
|BILD 364 Building Code Compliance
|SARC 321 Construction
|SARC 362 Introduction to Practice and Management
|BILD 361 Project Management
|BILD 362 Construction Law
|Two 15-point elective courses
|Total points
Degree example-Sustainable Engineering Systems
*If you have a minimum of 14 NCEA Level 3 credits in each of two of Mathematics with Calculus, Statistics and Modelling and/or Physics you may replace SARC 122 Introduction to Applied Physics, Numerical Methods and Statistics for Designers with a second elective course.
|Year 2 Courses
|BILD 251 History of Building Technology
|SARC 221 Building Materials and Construction
|SARC 222 Structural Systems
|SARC 223 Human Environmental Science
|BILD 231 Environmental Engineering Systems
|BILD 232 Sustainable Architecture
|Two 15-point elective course
|Total points
|Year 3 Courses
|BILD 322 Structures
|BILD 364 Building Code Compliance
|SARC 321 Construction
|SARC 362 Introduction to Practice and Management
|BILD 321 Sustainable Engineering Systems Design
|BILD 331 Sustainable and Regenerative Design
|Two 15-point elective course
|Total points


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I've paid an obscene amount of money for good ricotta from Bellwether Farms, which I discovered in Point Reyes. Could I make my own and save some dough? My friend Ken suggested Salt & Fat's recipe (note: This link no longer works. Please use the better recipe on Steamy Kitchen) and low and behold, it worked very well – the milk curdled and the cheese drained dry in cheese cloth. I used raw milk and cream from Rainbow Grocery to enhance the flavor and while that turned out well, the texture was disappointing – a little to dry and crumbly for my taste. This was not professionally made ricotta. To be a little less harsh however, it was still good cheese. I topped bread with the ricotta, honey, and sliced almonds as well as used it in an arugula and prosciutto calzone. Both were quite delicious and I'm giving you my recipe (adapted from Gourmet) for the latter. Whether you use your own or buy good quality ricotta, it's a great feature for the cheese.
Arugula, Prosciutto and Ricotta Calzone
1 large garlic clove, minced
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
5 oz baby arugula (8 cups packed)
6 oz whole-milk ricotta (2/3 cup)
3 oz whole-milk mozzarella, coarsely grated
2 tablespoons of finely grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
1 large egg yolk
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
3 oz prosciutto, torn into strips
1/4 cup pinenuts, toasted
1 lb pizza dough (homemade or store-bought)
Put oven rack in lower third of oven and preheat oven to 450°F.
Cook garlic in oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat, stirring frequently, until golden, 1 to 2 minutes. Add arugula and cook, stirring frequently, until wilted, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a sieve and press hard on arugula to squeeze out as much excess liquid as possible, then coarsely chop.
Stir together ricotta, mozzarella, Parmigiano-Reggiano, yolk, salt, and pepper until blended, then stir in arugula and pine nuts.
Halve dough, then roll out each piece into a large round with a rolling pin. In one half of round, spread half of cheese filling, then top with half of prosciutto strips. Fold dough in half to enclose filling and form a semicircle. Press edges together to seal. Beginning at 1 end and working toward the other, stretch sealed edge outward, pinching and rolling edge to form a rope. Transfer to baking sheet. Make one more calzone in same manner, transferring to baking sheet.
Bake calzones until golden and puffed, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool on baking sheet 5 minutes before serving.
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Minecraft Show Ep. 24: The End of the Season (and the End of the World)
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An interview with Maureen Odour, a Women Deliver Young Leader and Founder of Plan at Hand Girl Empowerment Project
Oumie: Greetings Lady Maureen! It's indeed an honor and pleasure to have the opportunity to talk with a fantastic, extremely brilliant and committed young woman as you. I must admit that I am delighted having you as our guest, especially for this month that we are celebrating International Youth day. It's an honor to showcase your work in the Outreach. Please introduce yourself to our readers.
Maureen: Oumie, I am really honored to be part of the Outreach. I am Maureen Oduor, a development specialist by profession and women and girls reproductive health rights activist. I am Kenyan but work in Tanzania with African Peace Ambassadors Tanzania. I am the regional coordinator of the organization. Also, I am one of Women Deliver's 100 young leaders working on women and girl's empowerment.
Oumie: Thank you. Let's begin with a little bit of history here. We all have our different paths that have motivated us or influenced our involvement in the global women's movement. Please tell us a little about how your journey began.
Maureen: My Journey began in 2001 when I was only 16 years of age. At this time, I was in high school and witnessed up to 20 girls been expelled from school due to teenage pregnancy. I remember helping in carrying a girl, who was bleeding in our hands for a distance of 8 kilometers to catch a bus to the hospital. She died upon arrival. Her death was due to unsafe abortion. This made me to be careful and started advocating for the sexual and reproductive rights of girls. This story remains my inspiration to advocate for the rights of voiceless girls and women.
Oumie: That incident must have been traumatic but it led you into a change maker. An interesting feature about your work is how you commute between Kenya and Tanzania. What's the reason behind this?
Maureen: My interest to move to Tanzania was my quest to learn and compare the challenges women and girls face within East Africa. I decided to get out of my country and work in rural Tanzania. I realized girls here needed my voice more and I'm happy that I made some changes here. At least Muheza District is not the same again as I found it.
Oumie: Presently, what are the most effective tools that you are using to increase both admission and retention of girls in school?
Maureen: I have decided to break the silence in Tanzania and be more realistic, I promote access of sexual and reproductive health services, especially family planning as a viable means to keep girls in school. I also go further to engage people on another highly stigmatized area, which is menstrual management. I promote access to reusable sanitary towels by girls as a viable way to stay longer in school and bridge gender gaps in education. I have also pioneered advocacy to change policies which block girls from school, such as the policy that expels pregnant adolescents from schools in Tanzania and never to return again. This policy is back in the parliament for review through the support of the ministry of education. I believe there is no effective anti-poverty weapon an Africa woman can have if not education and we must not relent in our efforts to make this a reality for all girls.
Oumie: Those are great achievements. You have just mentioned that a major part of your advocacy focuses on reproductive health. You were able to do a fantastic job at the Women Deliver 2013 in Malaysia by showing the world how the sexual needs of adolescent girls influence their education. How's the project going?
Maureen: Green Sanipad Initiative (GSI) that was launched in Malaysia during WD 3rd Conference has grown and reached wide number of needy girls with menstrual hygiene information and reusable sanitary towels. This project has proven to be lifesaving, girls who participate have improved academic performance and they are more confident about menstruation. The project has turned the watch around by engaging community members and they come to acknowledge the fact that menstruation is a safe biological process and not a curse as was previously perceived.
Oumie: Often, the sexual and reproductive health needs of young women are ignored in the policymaking process of many developing countries. A global youth movement is committed in changing this situation. How do you link sexual and reproductive rights as important indicators for human development?
Maureen: As a development specialist, I believe that a tight link exists between sexual and reproductive health rights and human development. When young people of a society enjoy reproductive rights without any violation, the results are: less unwanted pregnancies, people will decide when and how many children to have, reduced maternal mortality, more educated and empowered youths and improved economies. The reality is, for the developing nations to move up the ladder of development, it's mandatory they increase investment in sexual and reproductive health rights of all people.
Oumie: Now, I will want you to give our readers an in-depth examination of your work in Tanzania. How you are able to mobilize funds, volunteers, among others to work on issues affecting adolescent girls.
Maureen: My work is my passion and my dream. I do what I enjoy most. I have been volunteering since I was 16 in different organizations in Kenya and Tanzania. I thrive to hold to any opportunity that I can use to deliver for women and girls. This is how I even represent minority groups at international events and conferences. I have also been keen to identify international organizations which have girls and Women's lives at heart such as Women Deliver and I partner with them. To be very precise, I can't go without commending the efforts of Women Deliver to enhance my capacity through trainings, networking and recommendations since 2007.
Oumie: Such support is indeed encouraging. Maureen, other than adolescent girls, have you got any plans working with other sexually active young women, especially with regards to contraception use?
Maureen: Currently with support of funding and technical assistance, I have been implementing Plan at Hand Girl Empowerment project which reaches teenage mothers, teenage wives and generally girls that want to learn or access reproductive goods and services. The project uses mobile phone SMS to reach hard-to-reach girls in a more private and confidential manner hence reducing up to four key barriers to girls access to family planning services. It's an amazing experience to work with the girls on SMS, in an area like Muheza District where family planning remains a taboo surrounded by much stigma.
Oumie: Those are amazing engagements. In the Kenyan (if possible, East African) perspective, are we making gains in our advocacy, by taking a rights based approach to determine that women and girls need the full autonomy of their bodies and decisions about reproductive actions?
Maureen: I think to some extent we are making some progress and gains. We see some policies being reviewed, young people are becoming more vocal to speak up about their rights, we are targeting budgets to be increased and allocated for women. Due to such advocacies, more women are having political positions and we use them to help create women friendly laws in East Africa. Finally more women are getting education and beginning to be more independent.
Although such changes are evident, we have a lot of work yet to be done. This is because, girls still dropout of school in larger numbers due to teenage pregnancies, child marriages and cultural gender preferences still affect women aggressively. We still need more investment to make our voices heard, some reproductive right policies are still brutal and gender unfriendly. Culture and religious practices such as FGM still harm thousands of our girls. So we still have a long way to go.
Oumie: I will quickly draw you back to your current work with the Women Deliver. Some months ago, you won the competitive Women Deliver C- Exchange youth Initiative for young people with brilliant ideas and solutions that empower women and girls. Again, congrats! Please, continue to elaborate on this project, talk to us about the successes registered so far, challenges that you are encountering and others.
Maureen: PLAN AT HAND GIRL EMPOWERMENT PROJECT earned a title of top ten proven solutions with Women Deliver C Exchange youth initiatives. This is an amazing project. I realized that having an open and sincere avenue that engages young girls in a safe and confidential manner save their lives. Youth friendly clinics are opened and midlevel providers change youth perceptions to support reproductive rights. It has been a success to date but with a number of challenges such as policies of family planning that require parent's consent to access the services, religion and culture still remain challenges as far as family planning is concerned. Finally much more investment in the form of funding remains a requirement for sustainability
Oumie: I am inspired by your commitment and selflessness in the women's empowerment struggle. And your focus on young girls isn't only promising but its "smart investment". What plans, if there are any, which you will want to share with us?
Maureen: I have a plan to engage stakeholders and expand this initiative to the national level. This might sound ambiguous at the moment but it's my passion. I have tested it and found out that every adolescent girl in Tanzania regardless of region should surely enjoy these life changing services.
Oumie: Moving to the final aspect of our chat, let's talk about politics. What possibilities or opportunities are open for increased female presence in high level politics in East Asia?
Maureen: More women are becoming professionals, more women have the quest to stand up for fairer investment in women's needs, constitutions are changing and adding affirmative actions to empower women. A good example is Kenya. All these are possibilities and opportunities that can make women reach top positions. Although it will take us a lot of energy and time to work specifically on male dominant cultures and show the world that what a man can do, a woman can do it even better.
Oumie: Do you think that a Rwandan parliament style could be emulated by Kenya, Tanzania, among others? What are the prospects of youth representation in the political setting?
Maureen: Rwanda is an option that I think Tanzania and Kenya would consider. Youth representation is very poor in both countries, due to poor economic class and status, rich people tend to facilitate and promote youths into parliament but they are never given chance to work independently. Hence the few youths in parliament tend to meet lots of challenges. Despite this, we still demand for more young people to be part of the government so that they can address youth problems.
Oumie: On a final note, considering Africa with the largest population of young people, please share your final thoughts about the current debate on sexual and reproductive rights, especially from a governance perspective.
Maureen: The Reality is that Africa has all it takes to ensure the attainment of development. But it's so sad that we are losing young people to preventable sexual and reproductive health risks such as HIV/AIDS and other STIs, abortion, and cervical cancer, etc. Our governments would rather invest in less productive avenues than sexual and reproductive rights of young people. This explains why some economies have remained redundant because youths, who should drive the economy are not healthy; they lack support and encouragement to make them feel part of the community. Many governments see youths as challenges but I am hereby saying that, that concept is a misconception. Unless youths are engaged and accorded reproductive health rights then Africa as well as the world will be losing seriously in social and economic terms.
Oumie: I must commend you for your brilliance and commitment. Thank you for your time. Good luck.
Maureen: It's my pleasure.


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