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3 pts is 3 pts,and 0 pts is 0pts whenever you get them. So a win against Citeh or Utd or QPR or Norwich or.... was just as valuable as a win against Villa.
The difference is how many point are left to play for - so people tend to see a loss earlier in the season as not as important as later as there are fewer points left to win at the end (and that you can 'make up' points lost from earlier on - which is not quite true). If anyone wants to see the points at the end of the season as being more important than those at the beginning or middle or... then that's up to them.Sort: Newest | Oldest | Most Replied Expand all replies
Take no notice of that idiot John. Everybody knows what a tw4tt he is.
I have tried before to lay out the logic of the argument that 3pts when you know what the outcome will be, as opposed to 3pts when you are not aware, is more important but you are determined to see it as a black & white issue. If that were really the case then when we lost of even drew an early season game then surely there would have been as much criticism of Arry at that point. But there wasn't was there.
Thats because it IS different. 3rd was in our hands against Villa but it wasn't against Norwich. Arry knew this but chose to stick with the draw.
If everybody accepted your way of thinking about this type of situation i.e. 3pts at any stage of the season is as important as at the end, then how boring would that be!!! No excitement as the season draws to a close because the excitement is stretched out throughout the season. Thats rubbish and even you know it John. The reason we all get even more excited towards the end of the season is because each game, and each 3pts becomes more important as we see the finish line.
If you can't see that then I feel sorry for you as it must be quite boring in the Locke household as you contemplate the 3pts lost in the first game of the season as if it was "critical" and the majority of the rest of us get all wound up about that last kick which should have gone in and secured us CL football or the own goal that means so much to our future. No, I prefer it our way John.
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But if you're after winning the league, you know that you'll have to get what 90pts? To get 4th it's been around 70 pts. You know, ie you should be (and if the manager is good - must be) aware, at the start of the season what the target is. So you are aware of how important it is of say losing at home to Norwich - I was, I bet 'arry was, I bet Wenger was. The quicker you get to that target the better (same for 40pts give or take for relegation).
So, the pressure IS there from the start of the season (I actually still heave a sigh of relief when we get past 40).
IMHO, I think, because of what we'd become (ie inconsistent) we saw 3pts here and 3pts there as 'good'.
BUT that isn't the case to get consistent 4th - you need to be roughly aiming to win all home games (57 pts) and drawing the aways (19 pts) - that gives a bit of leeway.
I know it feels more important as the season closes - I feel it as well - I'm not disputing was something feels like or appears to be, but as I say, that is just the illusion. Much the same as seeing people in the distance and walking towards them. They actually stay the same size (amazing eh? ;-)), but appear to grow in stature as you approach.
I'm going to curb my replies as my New Year's resolution. I'll track my posts on any one thread and limit myself to 3 - to save keep repeating the same stuff. This is three+ here. So I'm not being 'rude' if I don't reply (and I'm not ducking any issues!).


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Kon'nichiwa anime aikō-ka Does anybody have any favorite anime musics that you watched, like their opening theme/ending theme musics?
For me, I liked most of them, like Bleach, Code Geass, Deathnote, and Full Metal Alchemist. Also, I liked the old anime series liked Eureaka 7's openings, Big O's, Lupin the 3rd's, and Neon Evengelion Genesis'. The best reasons why I love their musics is because they have good up-beat tempo, good quality, and their singing makes me feel happy. I also listened to the full versions of it
too, I love the piano, electric guitar, and any other music instruments being played. It sounds great. Even some sounds creepy and barely romantic. In my opinions.
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Please don't overuse the smilies and please don't reply to yourself. If you need to add something, there's a button that let's you edit your own posts.
You might also want to add some substance as to why you like the music in those series. Talk about the instrumentation, the composition, the feelings they bring out in you, or something like that. It doesn't have to be fancy, but the rules around here require that you at least try to back up your statements. That way, it not only gets you thinking, but it might also get others to think, and then a discussion starts.
Good luck with that.
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|I like both of the Hakuouki OP songs. They really fit the anime well and had a nice/catchy beat to them. The artist had a lovely voice too.
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Sunbeam, I see that you mentioned Lupin the 3rd's music soundtrack, by Yuji Ohno. I really like this series and it's music. The only modern anime soundtrack that compares to Lupin III's, is Cowboy Bebop's, that's also really awesome.
I have to admit though, to enjoying some of the moodier music of various other anime series. One that comes to mind is InuYasha's soundtrack. The background music behind this series is sometimes just amazing, as in romantic, dramatic, as well as cautious and wary. I like some of the more subtle work behind the series, in addition to the more well-known pieces. I can't really say the same for some of the intros and ending themes though, for some reason.
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I personally have a playlist that currently is at 248 song's from Animes I have finished. I generally like all of them, but if I had to pick favorites I'd say the bands The Pillows and Abingdon Boys School's stuff.
The Pillows did virtually all the music for FLCL with an exception being a short classical piece. The song Ride on Your Shooting Star makes me smile even if I don't want to. Probably has something to do with an unsafe amount of nostalgia. Hybrid Rainbow, Crazy Sunshine and Runners High are really good too.
Abingdon Boys School sounds... good. I can't pick one. Look em up, they've done more than just anime music (I think.)
As for singles that I haven't yet found band related stuff for. T.M. Revolutions Resonance gives me goosebumps. I need to find more on that band.
Here's a small list of others that shouldn't be ignored.
Yu Yu Hakusho - A Smile Thats A Bomb
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Libera me from hell
Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann - Sora iro Days
Spice and Wolf - Ringo Biyori
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For me it started with the soundtrack for Please Save My Earth most of the songs are very haunting and the melodies stirs up emotions that make you sit up and take notice, most of the compilations are instrumental there is one song called "rings" that is very interesting to listen to thru out the song there are chiming of bells.
Another is one of the Best of collection from Bleach the first one, I didn't think I was going to like it but also included in the CD was a DVD that actually showed video clips of some of the OP or ED songs within the series, full length videos and music songs in its entirety which was great, that was a nice little added bonus surprisingly.
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Hmm. I love a lot of anime Japanese. music especially Intro and Ending songs of my favorite anime.
I personally like every songs of Back-on. They sang themes for Air Gear and Eyeshield 21 and their songs rock my ears with those poppin, funky, groovy and rockin beats.. it goes boom boom in my mind and I head bang on it:)) bam bam! haha.
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Hmm. I'm quite fond of most pop rock songs.
For example, both the OP and ED of Steins;Gate stick out for me. I actually have the piano sheet music for the ED. The dark piano intro serves as my ringtone, as well.
Recently, I started listening to Supercell a lot. It might have been Bakemonogatari's ED that started it, but the OP for Guilty Crown just reinforced it.
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I quite like maximum the hormone and i only know of em cos whats up people and zetsubou billy were on death note.
Im into metal already but they have a kind of cheerful pop-punk element to their stuff thats not found in most other metal bands. They kind of stand out a bit really.
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I tend to prefer music that isn't comprised of J-pop. Not that there is anything terribly wrong with J-pop, it's just that it's so prevalent and obvious a choice for OP/ED's that it just becomes an eye-roller after a while.
That said, the themes of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, Ergo Proxy, and Serial Experiments Lain (to name just a few) were standout for me. If they were electronic, they were a non-pop-esque sort of electronic. Otherwise, they were either jazzy or alternative rock (the good, indie kind of alternative rock).
I'm still waiting on an underground metal soundtrack for an anime. Especially if it is comprised of music from the Scandinavian masters--let's face it, most of the best metal comes from Sweden.* Think Katatonia, Dark Tranquillity, Opeth, In Flames, Meshuggah, etc.
* Though my favourite band just happens to be Agalloch, from America.
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Just lately I cannot stop listening to any songs by Nana Mizuki, although I think her songs from Nanoha are the absolute best. I can't quite put my finger on why they're better than her other songs. It may just be the very upbeat energy they have. I like the combination of synthesizers, piano, and electric guitars I think. Nana Mizuki's voice is really great as well. I like when she has that vibrato thing going.
So Nana Mizuki's songs from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha are my favorite music of the moment.
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Save Us from Our Politicians; the Controversy over Dubai Ports World Was a Great Victory for Them-But a Defeat for Candor and Sensible Security and Economic Policies
Samuelson, Robert, Newsweek
Byline: Robert Samuelson
The idea of letting an Arab-owned company, Dubai Ports World, run container terminals at five U.S. ports struck many Americans as an absurdity. Why not just turn control directly over to Al Qaeda? In late February, a CBS News poll found that 70 percent of respondents were against the deal and only 21 percent in favor. The
company's withdrawal last week can be seen as a triumph of public opinion. Or it can be acknowledged for what it is: a major defeat for the United States, driven by self-indulgent politicians of both parties who enthusiastically fanned public fears.
Leadership in a democratic society requires a willingness and ability to challenge and change public opinion when it is based on misinformation, no information, prejudice or stupidity--as it was in this case. There never was a genuine security problem. The Dubai company wouldn't have "taken over" the U.S. ports. It simply would have run some terminals. Cargo would still have been handled by American, unionized longshoremen. The Coast Guard and the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency would still have been responsible for port security.
To be sure, the 9 million or so containers arriving annually in the United States do pose security threats. In congressional testimony, Stephen Flynn of the Council on Foreign Relations outlined one danger: a truck driver, sympathetic to Al Qaeda, picks up a container of sneakers in Indonesia; on the way to the port, he diverts the trucks so terrorists can load the container with a "dirty" nuclear device; the container is shipped to Chicago, where it's detonated. Flynn urged more worldwide electronic and radiation scanning of containers at ports of departure. He estimated that screening would require about a $20 fee per container.
"We need to know what's in the box more than we need to know who is moving them around a container yard," Flynn testified. Both Flynn and James Jay Carafano of the Heritage Foundation testified that Congress had underfunded the Coast Guard. No matter. It was a free-for-all on Capitol Hill. Democratic Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton and Charles Schumer of New York led the fearmongering. Republicans joined the chorus, some frightened of being cast as "soft" on terrorism. In a typically brave comment, House Speaker Dennis Hastert said: "We want to protect the American people."
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General updates. Have a GREAT weekend!
Saturday, May 03, 2014
Well, this is not exactly how I am feeling but let's go with it.
It is a good goal for the day.
It has been a week almost since I blogged. Life has been busy and just tiring in general. Not bad. It was actually a pretty good week. I just feel more tired in general at the end of the day and first thing in the morning. This is just not like me.
I am getting in my 8 hours or close to it for the most part. I know that is a lot more than many of you. Not sure why I am still tired. Anyway.
Ah, one thing is I think i am eating less, well, not sure. My weight is up & down but good ultimately. This is nice. I really like to stay at my goal weight.
It has been a bit challenging to get in my 10k steps daily but not too bad. I find that I can take a lap on my floor at work (go to the far rest room) and I get in 500 steps.
Drinking plenty of water... leads to rest room breaks :)
I am walking Sierra every morning and most evenings. She has boatloads of energy.
I am getting in very little treadmill time but when I do it is good.
I was very proud of myself yesterday. I had VERY limited time and thought, "oh just skip it you only have 5 minutes". Then I though nope, get in a half mile. It is better than nothing. I ended up jogging (after a minute walk) and getting in a quick half mile. Don't recall the time but I was pleased. I considered that success, getting something in versus skipping.
This week at work was significantly better. I am actually "doing" now versus preparing or whatever. It feels pretty good.
Additionally, I am feeling that I did make the right decision (taking the riskier route) going with this consulting group, Resource Global Professionals, RGP. I feel more challenged already than I have been in other positions. I am hopeful that this assignment will be extended. At this point, this assignment will go through the second week of June I think.
Yesterday, I finally scheduled myself to take the Project Management (PMP) exam again. Itis scheduled for the 10th at 8AM. I last took it almost a year ago. I have not had much time to study at all but feel I really need to take it before I forget all I learned in my 4 day course, which was April 14-17. I will do my best to study this week. The guy I report to is out Wednesday through Friday. I plan to take a day off and I would like to work remote the other 2 days.
The issue is I am finally to the point where I need to schedule meetings with people at work. I will try to schedule them this weekend and see what responses I get. I will try to pack them into 2 days. Hard to expect people to meet Monday though. That would be VERY little notice.
I was able to leave work at 4:00 yesterday. That was quite helpful. I got home and threw in some laundry and finally got my kitchen in order, emptying the dish washer and cleaning counters. I had been letting mail file up and such. It at always better to get things back in order.
Anyway, I have been good in general. I hear "My and Utah's song" multiple times a day and think of him often.
I don't really want to stop thinking about him. I do enjoy different memories coming back. Like the stent of time where it was a challenge to walk him because he would not stop eating worms. LOL. My crazy boy. The worms would was out on the street or sidewalk and he would insist on stopping.
I did however break down last night. I took a break and watched then end of Chicago fire and Greys Anatomy on HuLu and then just broke down. I do that I know when I am overly tired. I am not as strong and break. It is ok and likley good to get it out (when I don't even realize it may be building inside of me).
TODAY, we go to the acreage. I am not overly motivated but I consistently end out enjoying myself when I go. Nothing too exciting planned. I think we will be mowing and seeding. I have loads of pictures I should take the time to share this weekend.
Thanks for listening. I am trying to keep up with your blogs but don't always take the time to comment. I hope to catch up this weekend.
I will leave you with a picture of my boy.
Oh and Aspen's passing was May 10th. It will be 3 years. Crazy. Still loving her.
And a bonus... Sierra
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I'm glad you have your test scheduled! I believe you are ready!
Wow - we've known each other over three years already. Where has the time gone?
Sounds like life it taking you in a good direction now. Keep working on it!
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Eating worms lol...That's a new one for me. Dogs are so funny. You have been busy, but in a good way. I bet it was nice to relax today. Take it easy Sunday.
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That is great that your dogs are so loved!
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That is great that your dogs are so loved!
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That is great that your dogs are so loved!
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Sounds like things are getting better! (thanks for the goody but it's snowing outside, grrr)
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Wow! You do have a lot going on. I don't know how you manage, I'd be exhausted, but it definitely sounds like you've got it under control! Lovely dogs, I love my Jake and can't imagine losing him, ever, but I know it will happen eventually. Funny how sometimes we receive and give more love to our fur babies than our family does. All of my extended family is very far away, physically and emotionally, so we don't connect in any way.
Thanks for my 'goodie' - I've been thinking of throwing in the towel again. I just get frustrated not seeing any results. I hate keeping up with tracking stuff, it's just such a pain! I ate crazy last night, but I think I got my fill - Chinese, it was good and worth it - my cheat meal :)
Have a great weekend. Ours is another soggy one, and I have a sick kiddo, so not much here but movies and trying to keep eating clean.
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It sounds like you are doing fantastic, especially considering all you've been through. Love the pics of the furry babies. So many precious memories, and a lot more in the making. I still miss my Thor also, but like you I still keep his pictures around the house because of all the good memories of him.
I hope you have a wonderful weekend. Looking forward to seeing some of those pics when you have time to share.
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Great idea with taking the PMP test sooner than later. Make sure to fit in more practice tests. That lifts your spirits and confidence.
Lovely pictures of all your loved ones. One day you'll get to the point when you hear your song you'll think "Utah, they're playing our song" then you'll smile. It's a positive reminder and shouldn't bring you sadness.
Have fun out at the great outdoors. Much better than being home and chores.
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Lots going on with you. But things are moving in the right direction. Have a good day!
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Lambert defended the fire department, saying that the blaze was extinguished within about 45 minutes and that's when firefighters' involvement ended.
"The people from MMA told us, `That's great - the train is secure, there's no more fire, there's nothing anymore, there's no more danger,'" Lambert said. "We were given our leave, and we left."
Transportation Safety Board investigator Donald Ross said the locomotive's black box has been recovered.
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- ***Please Note*** This model can only be used with the KX-TG6020, KX-TG6050 & KX-TG6070 Series Telephone Systems
- Color Silver
- Frequency 5.8GHz
- Technology FHSS (Frequency Hopping Digital Spread Spectrum)
- Channels 89
- LCD Language English/Spanish
- Skype compatible No
- Light-Up Indicator/Ringer LED Yes (3-color+multi)
- Light-up ID Yes
- Ringer ID Yes
- Picture ID No
- Voice Enhancer Technology Yes
- Icon Operation No
- Menu Operation Yes
- Voice Scramble Yes
- Call Waiting Caller ID Yes
- Caller ID Memory and Dialer 50
Talking Caller IDYes, With the KX-TG6050 & KX-TG6070 Series Only
- Voice Mail Yes
- Chain Dial Yes
- Caller IQ No
- Phone Directory/Dialer Stations/Phonebook Memory 50 items (16 char/32 digits)
- LCD Dot 16 digits x 3 Line
- Indicator LCD backlit/Antenna/LED
- VM/Message Alert (Handset LED) Yes
- Ringer Pattern (Tone + Melody) 7 (3+4)
- Ringer Volume Control Yes (Off, Low, Mid, HI)
- Redial Button Memory 5-history (Name and No.)
- Hold/Soft Key/Mute Yes/Yes/Yes
- Flash/Redial buttons Yes (Flash/Call Wait)/Yes
- Talk Volume Control Yes, 3-step
- Speakerphone/Spkr Volume 6-Step
- Intercom Handset to HandsetHandset to Base (only when using TG605x & TG607x base series)
- Join in/Privacy/Barge in Join in
- Any Key Answer Yes
- Built-In Clock with Alarm Yes
- Battery Type Ni-MH(3 Cel), HHR-P107
- Battery Life (Talk) 5 hours
- Battery Life (Standby) 11 days
- Charge Time 7 hours
- Headset Jack Yes
- Belt Clip No
- Answering System Yes, with compatible base unit
- Number of Phone Lines 1
- Voice Mail Message-Waiting Indicator Yes, with compatible base unit
- Navigator Key Yes
- Handset Locator No
- Wall Mountable Yes
- Melody Ringer Yes, 4 melodies
- Lighted Handset Keypad No
- Out of Range Indicator No
- Low Battery Indicator Yes
- Dimensions (H x W x D) 6.14'' x 1.89'' x 1.30''
- Weight 0.341
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Wuhan Haichang Polar Ocean World is designed by the world's topflight design corporation, and it's the only multistorey combined-type indoor polar ocean theme park in China, covering an area of 300,000 square meters. By the exhibition and performance of oceanic wild and precious animals, such as emperor penguins, polar bears, white whales, walrus and dolphins, Wuhan Haichang Polar Ocean World provides a window of looking into the ocean and experiencing style and features of south and north poles. Wuhan Haichang Polar Ocean World consists of 5 major parts, including the display area of marine animals, joy show area, ocean theatre, seabed area and central island leisure area.
Introduction of Stadiums
Display Area of Polar Animals
In Display Area of Polar Animals, there are various polar animals, such as charmingly naive penguins, fuzzy polar bears, polar wolf, earless seal, walrus and sea lion. As for penguins, there are 6 varieties, including emperor penguin, king penguin, Rockhopper penguin and Chinstrap Penguin.
Joy Show Area
In Joy Show Area, tourists can enjoy excellent show performed by marine animal stars and funny performances performed by clown acrobatic troupe with exquisite craftsmanship.
Ocean Theatre
In Ocean Theatre, there is a large-scale show hall of whales and dolphins, and it boasts the most magnificent buildings in the ocean world. The ocean theatre can accommodate 3,600 audiences simultaneously.
Display Area of Marine Animals
Display Area of Marine Animals consists of exquisite exhibition area, submarine tunnel, submarine touring pool and sea turtle exhibition hall. In exquisite exhibition area, various interesting and bright colored marine animals are on display there, mainly including corals and sea anemone. The 100-meter-long submarine tunnel adopts the largest acrylic glass curtain wall of Asia which was imported from the United States. The glass features high transparency, offering an Omni-directional demonstration of marine wonders. In submarine tunnel, you will feel as if you were in the vast ocean and crowds of marine animals were at your side. In submarine touring pool, tourists can appreciate exciting show performed by people and shark, mainly showing feeding sharks and rays. In turtle exhibition hall, there are mainly green turtles.
Central Island Leisure Area
Central Island Leisure Area restored features and styles of tropical islets. Tourists can spend their holidays there leisurely, enjoying the special flavor of sea.
Recommended Touring Routes
manatee exhibition hall->Polar penguin exhibition hall->Temperate zone penguin exhibition hall->sea lion exhibition hall->joy show area->walrus exhibition hall->arctic wolf exhibition hall->polar bear exhibition hall-> Seal Bay->white whale exhibition hall->ocean theatre->dolphin bay-> submarine tunnel-> submarine touring pool->tropical ocean current->coral exhibition pool-> exquisite exhibition area-> sea turtle exhibition hall
Address: No. 96, Jinyintan Avenue, Dongxihu District, Wuhan City (武汉市东西湖区金银潭大道96号)
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UNMISS Facts and Figures
Current authorization until 30 November 2015
Security Council resolution 2223 (2015) of 28 May 2015
Initially authorized
- Up to 7,000 military personnel
- Up to 900 civilian police personnel
- An appropriate civilian component
Currently authorized [in accordance with S/RES/2155 (2014)]
- Up to 12,500 military personnel
- Up to 1,323 civilian police personnel (including Formed Police Units)
- An appropriate civilian component
Current strength (31 March 2016)
- 13,490 total uniformed personnel:
- 12,109 troops
- 184 military liaison officers
- 1,197 police (including Formed Police Units)
- 787 international civilian personnel*
- 1,215 local civilian staff*
- 435 United Nations Volunteers
*NB: Statistics for international and local civilians are as of 31 July 2015
Country contributors
Military personnel
Australia, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, China, Denmark, Egypt, El Salvador, Ethiopia, Fiji, Germany, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, India, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Republic of Korea, Republic of Moldova,Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Senegal, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Togo, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United Republic of Tanzania, United States, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Police personnel
Argentina, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, China, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gambia, Germany, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Romania, Russian Federation, Rwanda, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
- 43 total
22 troops
1 military observer
2 police
5 international civilian
6 local civilians
7 other
Financial aspects
- Method of financing: Assessment in respect of a Special Account
- Approved budget (07/2015 – 06/2016): $1,085,769,200 [A/RES/69/24]


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Is there a possibility to change it ?
Not as far as I know. I wondered whether it might be possible in IC614 where rulers are stored persistently, but there doesn't appear to be a width attribute.
You should contact customer support and request and enhancement.
Best Regards,
In reply to Andrew Beckett:
so what can i change about the ruler ?
In reply to The Consultant:
In IC614 they can be stretched and moved - probably reshape too (I didn't try) because you can select vertices of the ruler.
Not sure what else you want to change?
i have "only" 613. was worth the try.
Actually, it appears that the ruler is the lpp "hilite drawing4" (at least in 5.1.41). So you can change the color and line style using the display resource editor.
In reply to dmay:
Works fine in 613 too.
thx. dmay


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Music does things for us and to us. We use it in different ways to mediate our experiences of the world and ourselves. Its capacity to shape those experiences and to define our self-awareness is the subject of myth and legend and a fact of everyday life. That such symbolic mediations can have a power and a reality greater than the everyday is an important characteristic of our symbol-dominated culture. My argument is based on the idea that we value music for what it does for us and that our musical choices reflect these values. Individually, we often make different musical choices in different social contexts, because we expect music to fulfill a range of functions for us in those contexts. Our judgment about the same piece of music can change completely depending on its context.
A piece of avant-garde music, for example, heard on the radio, might be dismissed as "rubbish" by the same person who finds it "good" (i.e., extremely effective) as the score to a horror film. By the same token, I might find the music to a film thrilling while I watch the film but rather dull presented as autonomous music in a concert hall. I expect music to fulfill quite different functions in the two contexts. We do this all the time. We have little difficulty in identifying music that is "good for" a funeral as opposed to a children's party, background music for a shopping center as opposed to music for a military parade, and so on. Furthermore, we recognize that a certain music is "good" at fulfilling certain functions even if we would not judge the music as "good in itself" if it were removed from that function. In other words, we can appreciate and even enjoy music in certain social contexts but might not use that music privately, in our own domestic space. This is important because it highlights that our musical judgments are much more astute and broad-minded once we are aware of social function. What we might think of as the functionless activity of private listening also constitutes a function of music, but one that we consider so "natural" and ubiquitous that we think its standard could be applied universally.


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Editor's note: This post was first published on Flypaper on April 23, 2015.
If you count Democrat Lincoln Chafee, five hopefuls have now declared their candidacy for the 2016 presidential election. The forthcoming nineteen months promise to bring scandals, flip-flops, attack ads, and a whole bunch of memes. So in anticipation of all that fun, I welcome you to Eduwatch 2016, Fordham's coverage of the race as it pertains to education. To start things off, let's see where the candidates stand on today's biggest issues by looking at what they've said in the past.
As each contender throws his or her hat in the ring, I'll publish a collection of their quotes about education. Some will be recent—but if a candidate hasn't said anything about an issue in eight years, well, they may be a little more dated. But that has its uses, too; silence can speak volumes.
So without further ado, let's start with the biggest name in the race: Hillary Rodham Clinton. Earlier this month, Clinton held a sixty-minute education roundtable at which she spoke with a handful of educators and...
Editor's note: This post was first published on Flypaper on May 4, 2015.
Bernie Sanders, the socialist senator from Vermont, declared his candidacy for president last week. He's also the subject of the fourth installment of the Eduwatch 2016 series chronicling presidential candidates' stances on education issues.
Sanders talks more about higher education than K–12 schooling. Aside from voting against an anti-Common Core amendment back in March, he hasn't said anything about the controversial standards. And I couldn't find any reference to school choice. Nevertheless, he hasn't been silent:
1. Early childhood education: "We must do away with the archaic notion that education begins at four or five years old. For far too long, our society has undervalued the need for high-quality and widely accessible early childhood education." February 2014.
2. Standardized testing: "Promote creative learning by doing away with 'fill-in-the-bubble' standardized tests, and instead evaluate students based their understanding of the curriculum and their ability to...
Editor's note: This post was first published on Flypaper on April 27, 2015.
This is the second in a series of Eduwatch 2016 posts that will chronicle presidential candidates' stances on today's biggest education issues. Last week's inaugural post revealed Hillary Clinton's views on everything from Common Core to charter schools. Next up is the junior senator from the Sunshine State, Marco Rubio.
Rubio's been active in his role as a legislator, especially when it comes to school choice. In 2013, for example, he introduced the Educational Opportunities Act—a bill designed to support choice through tax credits—and co-sponsored a bill that would allow billions of Title I dollars to follow kids to whichever school they attend. But those are just pieces of senatorial legislation, and unsuccessful ones at that. Rubio's dreaming bigger; he wants to jump from lawmaker to leader of the free world, which means a whole lot of talking between now and November 2016. So let's see what he's had to say about education:
1. The Department of Education: "If I was president of the United States,...
Editor's note: This post was first published on Flypaper on April 29, 2015.
This is the third installment in our Eduwatch 2016 series chronicling the declared presidential candidates' stances on today's biggest education issues. I began with editions for Hillary Clinton and Marco Rubio. Next up is Ted Cruz, the junior U.S. senator from Texas.
With a midnight tweet on Monday, March 23, Cruz was the first to officially announce his candidacy. He followed that up a few hours later with a half-hour speech at Liberty University. His campaign has emphasized "restoring" America, which includes education. Here's what he's said:
1. Education as a foundation: "Education is foundational to every other challenge you've got. If you're looking at issues of crime or poverty or healthcare, if you have education, if you get the foundation of an education, all of those problems by and large can take care of themselves." March 2014.
2. The Department of Education: "We...
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John Kasich announced today that he's running for president. The current governor of Ohio is the sixteenth Republican to join the crowded GOP primary, dwarfing the five-person field on the other side of the aisle. He's also the twenty-first subject of our Eduwatch 2016 series chronicling presidential candidates' stances on education issues.
Kasich entered politics in the late 1970s, when he was elected to the Ohio Senate. He moved on to the House of Representatives in 1983, representing the state's Twelfth Congressional District until 2001. After taking a break from public life, he returned to take Ohio's helm in 2011. During his time as the state's sixty-ninth governor, Kasich has made education a priority, and his efforts have produced some positive results. Here's a sampling of his views:
1. Common Core: "[The idea behind the standards was for] students in every state to be given the opportunity to compete with every other student….I want kids to jump higher….I'm going to make sure, at least in my state, that standards are high and local control is maintained….Now, some may call that Common Core. I...
Editor's note: This post was first published on Flypaper on May 5, 2015.
Ben Carson announced yesterday that he's running for president. The retired neurosurgeon has never held political office, but he was the first doctor to successfully separate twins conjoined at the head—so there's that. He's also the fifth subject in the Eduwatch 2016 series chronicling candidates' stances on education.
Since his highly publicized speech at the 2013 National Prayer breakfast, Carson has become a popular figure among conservatives. This has afforded him many opportunities to share his views, and education is one of his favorite issues:
1. The importance of education: "Education is the fundamental principle of what makes America a success. It is the foundation of what truly makes our country 'the Land of Opportunity.'" May 2015.
2. Common Core: "In recent years,...
If you take an interest in the intersection of American education and law, the news this month has clearly been dominated by one story: The death of Antonin Scalia has transformed the ideological complexion of the Supreme Court during one of the most consequential terms of recent years. That means reformers can probably expect a tie vote in the matter of Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, which threatens to drastically weaken public employee unions by outlawing the fees that help fund their organizing activities. Scalia's remarks during oral arguments gave the impression that he'd join a 5-4 majority against the unions, but his death virtually assures that the case will now be determined by a lower court ruling. No historic decision, no generational shift in the status quo. Nothing to see, basically.
But that doesn't mean that we've dispensed with the question of labor by any stretch. Friedrichs isn't the only potentially earth-shaking case concerning teachers' unions; in fact, it isn't even the only one originating in the Golden State. The other, of course, is Vergara v. California, which was heard in a state appeals court Thursday.
A brief explainer for those of you who have been vacationing in some happy place far away from the...
In the past two decades, something extraordinary has happened with very little fanfare: The reading ability of our lowest-performing children has increased significantly. According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), between 1990 and 2012, the scores of nine-year-olds at the tenth and twenty-fifth percentiles increased by roughly two grade levels (about twenty points). For those children, those gains aren't just impressive—they're potentially life-changing.
At the same time, there has been a fourteen-point gain (a little more than a grade level) among fourth graders at the fiftieth percentile and a mere six-point gain among those at the seventy-fifth and ninetieth percentiles.
What's causing this long-term trend of much greater gains among lower-performing students than higher-performing ones? That's hard to say. There are many plausible explanations, but one that seems likely is that K–2 teachers have simply gotten better at teaching "decoding" (learning to sound out words). Nationwide, there's been an increased focus on evidence-based practices, including high-profile initiatives like the National Reading Panel report and Reading First. Both stressed that children must be explicitly taught how to decode, and most early reading programs—and, more significantly, teachers—seem to have gotten the message.
But decoding is only the...
Rural school districts face many of the same challenges as their urban counterparts: lots of students living in poverty, low college-attainment rates among parents, high and growing numbers of ELL students, and difficulty attracting and retaining high-quality teachers and principals. Add the sprawling and isolated geography, weak tax base, and iffy broadband access that plague many rural districts, and we have a daunting set of barriers to the goal of students leaving high school fully ready for their next step in life. As Paul Hill put it recently, if America neglects its rural schools, nobody wins.
Fortunately, according to a new report from Battelle for Kids and Education Northwest, America's rural schools are not standing idly by. The report looks at the work of rural education collaboratives (RECs), which have been formed across the country in an effort to respond to these very challenges. While there seems to be no handy list—nor a single definition—of such organizations, the authors know what they're not looking for: top-down collaborations, which they eschew in favor of "informal and organic collaborative structures that are more peer-to-peer and network based." The identify the right sort of RECs as partnerships that are: 1) committed to a common purpose that creates value for...
Over the past decade, Tennessee has seen steady growth in math, science, and social studies scores. Those gains have been accompanied, as in many states, by rising high school graduation rates. But all is not well in the Volunteer State. "Reading remains an area where we are putting in substantial efforts and not seeing corresponding improvement," laments this impressive report from the state's education department.
English language arts (ELA) is the only subject tested on the Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) for which less than half the state's students earn a "proficient" score. State officials are rightly alarmed by the spiral of failure that sets in when children are far behind in reading by the end of the third grade: Only one-third of Tennessee third graders who scored "below basic" on the TCAP in 2013 improved to "basic" two years later. A mere 3 percent reached proficiency by fifth grade. Neither is third-grade proficiency sticky. Twenty percent of students who scored "proficient" in third grade dropped back down to "basic" by fifth grade; more than half of the "advanced" third graders fell back below that level two years later.
So what's the matter with Tennessee? The state sent literacy experts from TNTP into more...


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How to Get Your Puppy To Sleep in Its Own Bed
Puppies usually like to sleep in their beds, but if your pup won't, then here is some advice on how to get your puppy to sleep in its own bed.
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1Get your puppy. Leave a few treats in his bed, but not too many. Sit for a while and chat to your dog about your day or something like that.
2If that doesn't work, then move your puppy's bed next to yours and when it's time for you to go to sleep dangle your arm out of your bed and stroke your puppy. If you want to, you can even give him a blanket.
3Put your dog's bed at the end of your own and (see step 1). Another way is to put your dog's favourite soft toys into his bed and he should sleep in his bed.
4Just ignore him if he tries to get out of his bed and go to sleep or start reading a magazine or book or play on your laptop. He will realise that you are not interested in him and go to bed.
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- You may have to repeat this several times before your puppy understands.
- Be patient with your puppy. Remember that he is only young and quite new to the world.
- Get a warm bottle wrap it up and put it next to your puppy as they will thinks its another dog and got to sleep next to it.
- Try all of these different ways and you will find one that actually works.
- Never get angry and hit or push your puppy. He is very young and still new to the world.
- Never put your puppy in the bed with you,he or she needs to learn to sleep in their own bed.
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Marissa Mayer, CEO, Yahoo!Twitter: @marissamayerIn a masterful stroke of glass-ceiling shattering, Marissa Meyer boldly announced her first pregnancy on the same day that she accepted the helm of Yahoo! Working mothers everywhere cheered as Marissa did so publicly what they do privately every single day: She's making it work to work.
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ROCKFORD (WIFR) -- A local taco joint is helping feed Stateliners in need.
The Rockford Rescue Mission received a check for $575 on Friday from Taco John's. Last month the fast food restaurant was collecting 25 cents for every potato oles they sold at their three Rockford locations. Every year the mission serves more then 150 thousand meals to the homeless and poor.


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Mai 08.2016 On 30 May 2016, the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) of the European Parliament will discuss the proposed amendments to the proposal for a regulation by the European Commission in September 2015 for the purpose of establishing an EU common list of "safe countries of origin". Such a labelling implies that there should be, in principle no risk of persecution for asylum seekers and that the rule of law is respected in those countries.
Iran, free jailed British-Iranian mother
May 23, 2016—(CNN) By Nazanin Boniadi – CNN Editor's Note: Nazanin Boniadi is an actress, activist and a member of the board of directors at the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran. She co-starred on the award winning Showtime series "Homeland", and will appear lead in the upcoming MGM and Paramount remake of "Ben-Hur". The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of the author.
Leading Iranian Human Rights Activist to Serve Ten Years in Prison
May 19, 2016—The prominent Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi has been sentenced to serve ten years of a 16-year prison sentence, for her work defending human and women's rights in Iran.
Iran's Fashion Industry under Assault; Details of Arrests of Models by Revolutionary Guards Surface
May 17, 2016—Eight people working in Iran's fashion industry have been arrested and formally charged in an industry wide crackdown led by the Revolutionary Guards. Cases have also been opened on another 29 people, and most of the 170 fashion industry workers who have been targeted during the past six months have also been interrogated, an informed source told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
Iran: Open letter to UN human rights experts to intervene against ongoing juvenile executions
17 May 2016 -FIDH- Paris-Geneva, The death sentence imposed on Mr. Tajiki is primarily based on a "confession" extracted from him under torture during his initial detention in solitary confinement, even though he retracted this "confession" during his trial, stating that he had been tortured and proclaiming his innocence. Throughout his detention and trial, Mr. Tajiki was denied due process, including being denied access to a lawyer during the investigation period.
Iran: Teenager tortured into 'confessing' days away from execution
May 12.2016-Amnesty International- The Iranian authorities must urgently halt the scheduled execution this Sunday of a teenager who was just 15 years old at the time of his arrest, said Amnesty International. Alireza Tajiki, now 19 years old, was sentenced to death in April 2013 after a criminal court in Fars Province, southern Iran, convicted him of murder and rape primarily on the basis of "confessions" extracted through torture which he repeatedly retracted in court. His execution is due to take place on Sunday 15 May in Shiraz's Adel Abad Prison in Fars Province.
Baby stranded in Iran after charity worker mom jailed without charge
May 10, 2016-FoxNews- A 22-month-old is stranded in Iran after her charity worker mother was arrested when trying to leave the country and jailed without charge for about five weeks, The Sun reported. Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, 37, the child's mother, was reportedly held on an issue of "national security" and was apparently forced to sign a mystery confession.
Campaigners call for release of vulnerable British businessman jailed in Iran
03.05.2016 – Amnesty International- Amnesty International is calling for a British businessman jailed in Iran to be urgently released under Iranian early-release rules.
Journalists in Iran Slapped with Long Prison Sentences
April 27, 2016—Three journalists and the brother of a journalist have been given prison sentences ranging from five to ten years after spending months in detention, the lawyer representing two of the individuals told the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran.
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April 27, 2016 – Iran's Revolutionary Guards, who have long waged cyber attacks against the country's activists and journalists, have extended their hacking attacks to Rouhani administration officials, the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran has learned, including close associates of President Hassan Rouhani and his cabinet members.