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120. Re: The Official OT Free NOOKbook summary threadFroide Dec 1, 2014 1:49 AM (in response to beeyebickiebuy)
They're out now! Here are the December 2014 Samsung Book Deals selections from the Kindle store (in the order in which Amazon presented them). Click on Samsung Book Deals to learn how this works. None of these selections is currently available as a NOOK book.
- The Silver Falcon by Katia Fox
Normally $4.99 in the Kindle Store
Genres: fiction, historical fiction, fantasyQuote:
Book Description:
Publication Date: June 4, 2013
Eleven-year-old William yearns for the life of a falconer—training the magnificent birds of prey for the favored sport of medieval England's nobility. But in the boy's clubfoot his mother sees a sign from the gods: like the legendary Hephaestus of ancient mythology, William is bound to wield a blacksmith's hammer. So his future lies in the smoky foundries of a swordmaker rather than the rolling fields of a falcon master.
Then fate plays its hand: William rescues the wounded bird of King Henry himself, gains favor with the grateful monarch, and at last sees his deepest desire within reach. But with his new life as apprentice falconer at a nobleman's castle begins a tumultuous coming-of-age. The years to come will bring triumph and tragedy, friendship and treachery, truest love and most brutal loss. Yet through it all, he will never stop battling—for justice, joy, and the chance to soar skyward in spirit beside his beloved falcons.
- Pago Pago Tango (Jungle Beat Mystery Book 1) by John Enright
Genres: fiction crime fiction, mystery, detective story, people & cultures
Book Description:
Publication Date: October 23, 2012
Detective Sergeant Apelu Soifua spent seven years in the San Francisco Police Department, where the job was just a job and solving crimes required cool detachment. But back home on American Samoa, life is personal—especially for a cop. Because on a small island where no one is a stranger and secrets are widely known but never discussed, solving crimes requires a certain…finesse.
Here, Apelu must walk the line between two cultures: Samoan versus American, native versus new. And that gulf never yawns wider than when a white family's home in Pago Pago is burglarized. And what appears to be a simple, open-and-shut case turns out to anything but. As the evidence piles up, Apelu follows a tangled trail between cultures, dead bodies, hidden codes, and a string of lies on his hunt for the ugly truth buried at the heart of paradise.
Set against the steamy backdrop of the Samoan jungle, this thoughtful whodunit introduces a memorable new gumshoe to the ranks of detective fiction.
- Reclaim My Heart by Donna Fasano
Genres: fiction, contemporary romance
Overview (from BN.com):
Sometimes the truth hurts.
Sixteen years ago, Tyne Whitlock cut all ties to her past and left town under the shameful shadow of a teenage pregnancy. Now her fifteen-year-old son is in trouble with the law, and she is desperate for help. But reaching out to high-powered attorney Lucas Silver Hawk will tear open the heart-wrenching past in ways Tyne never imagined.
Forced to return to the Delaware Indian community where Lucas was raised, Tyne and Lucas are tempted by the heated passion that consumed them as teens. Tyne rediscovers all the reasons she found this man irresistible, but there are scandalous secrets waiting to be revealed, disgraceful choices made in the past that cannot be denied. Love is a powerful force that could heal them both—if the truth doesn't rip them apart.
About the Author:
Born in Elkton, Maryland, Donna Fasano met her knight in shining armor—a logical scientist type—when she was still a teen. They married, raised two children, and currently live in Northern Delaware with their wild-dingo-of-a-dog, Roo. Donna loves to read and has an eclectic taste when it comes to fiction. She collects cookbooks and loves to use them. She hikes, bikes, and kayaks (physical activity is necessary due to her love affair with food). Donna has been writing romance novels and women's fiction since 1989. Her books have sold nearly four million copies worldwide, and she is pleased to be able to say she's a USA Today bestselling author.
- Indexing by Seanan McGuire
Genres: science fiction, fantasy, urban fantasy, fiction, paranormal, supernatural, mystery
Book Description:
Publication Date: May 21, 2013
"Never underestimate the power of a good story."
Good advice…especially when a story can kill you.
For most people, the story of their lives is just that: the accumulation of time, encounters, and actions into a cohesive whole. But for an unfortunate few, that day-to-day existence is affected—perhaps infected is a better word—by memetic incursion: where fairy tale narratives become reality, often with disastrous results.
That's where the ATI Management Bureau steps in, an organization tasked with protecting the world from fairy tales, even while most of their agents are struggling to keep their own fantastic archetypes from taking over their lives. When you're dealing with storybook narratives in the real world, it doesn't matter if you're Snow White, Sleeping Beauty, or the Wicked Queen: no one gets a happily ever after.
Indexing is New York Times bestselling author Seanan McGuire's new urban fantasy where everything you thought you knew about fairy tales gets turned on its head.
This book was initially released in episodes as a Kindle Serial. All episodes are now available for immediate download as a complete book.
121. Re: The Official OT Free NOOKbook summary threadFroide Dec 1, 2014 2:03 AM (in response to beeyebickiebuy)
Christianaudio's monthly freebie for December 2014:
The Dawning of Indestructible Joy: Daily Readings for Advent
Author John Piper
Narrator Maurice England
Runtime 2 Hrs. - Unabridged
Publisher christianaudio
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The Christmas season is often one of the busiest and most stressful times of the year, and it's easy to lose sight of what makes it special. Helping us refocus on what's truly important, well-known pastor and author John Piper leads readers through twenty-four short meditations on Advent. The devotionals—drawn from Piper's extensive preaching and teaching ministry—lead readers to ponder afresh the birth of Jesus, Israel's long-awaited Messiah and the Savior of the world. Reflecting on several Scriptural texts, this accessible volume aims to direct individuals, families, and churches to the most glorious dawning of indestructible joy the world has ever seen: the incarnation of the Son of God.
122. Re: The Official OT Free NOOKbook summary threadFroide Dec 1, 2014 7:16 AM (in response to beeyebickiebuy)
The University of Chicago Press monthly freebie for December 2014 is
Swordfish: A Biography of the Ocean Gladiator
by Richard Ellis
296 pages | 51 halftones, 3 line drawings | 6×9 | ©2013
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123. Re: The Official OT Free NOOKbook summary threadFroide Dec 1, 2014 7:24 AM (in response to beeyebickiebuy)
This month's Workman's Blue Plate Special free e-cookbook (which requires a newsletter signup) is Got Cookies? by Lauren Chattman.
124. Re: The Official OT Free NOOKbook summary threadFroide Dec 1, 2014 7:45 AM (in response to beeyebickiebuy)
Wildside's new FREE EBOOK MONDAY Release! (For December 1, 2014)
The Christmas MEGAPACK™: 25 Modern and Classic Yuletide Stories
Christmas—the very word conjures up memories of the most wondrous childhood holiday of all—filled with the glitter of colorfully-wrapped presents, family visits, carols, photographs, decorating the tree, attendance at church to celebrate the birth of the Christ child, and tummy-stuffing dinners tucked with treats seen at no other time of the year. But the yule holiday has been celebrated for at least two centuries in North America, and our writers have been producing memorable stories about this unique day for almost as long.
Here are 25 Christmas stories old and new, tales to delight, to entrance, to beguile, and even to sadden a whole new generation of readers. From Nina Kiriki Hoffman's poignant "Lazelle Family Christmas" to Jacob A. Riis's gut-wrenching portrait of the holiday in the 1890s slums of New York to Johnston McCulley's riveting tale of Christmas in the Old West, we experience every possible facet of this most precious day of the year.
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THE SUBSTITUTE SHOPPER, by Edna A. Collamore
CAN'T SEE THE TREE FOR THE FOREST by Skadi meic Beorh
THE GIFT, by Marilyn "Mattie" Brahen
SANTA'S STOLEN SACK, by S. Omar Barker
CHRISTMAS TREE DETAIL, by Johnston McCulley
THE SANTA TRAP, by Robin Aurelian
LAZELLE FAMILY CHRISTMAS, by Nina Kiriki Hoffman
THE CHRISTMAS CRAZIES: A GRIFF & FATS STORY, by Gary Lovisi
SCROOGE 3000, by Michael McCarty
A HELL OF A CHRISTMAS, by Michael McCarty
THE CHRISTMAS BANE, by S. Clayton Rhodes
THE CHRISTMAS EVE GHOST, by Ernest Dudley
DOG EAT DOG: A CHRISTMAS TALE, by Robert Reginald
WHEN THE YULE LOG BURNS, by Leona Dalrymple
MERRY CHRISTMAS IN THE TENEMENTS, by Jacob A. Riis
THE RAPTURE OF HETTY, by Mary Hallock Foote
THE CHRISTMAS ANGEL, by Henry Van Dyke
CHRISTMAS: A STORY, by Zona Gale
COLONEL CROCKETT'S CO-OPERATIVE CHRISTMAS, by Rupert Hughes
THE BIRDS' CHRISTMAS CAROL, by Kate Douglas Wiggin
THE MERRYVALE BOYS: CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS AT MERRYVALE, by Alice Hale Burnett
PEACE ON EARTH, GOOD-WILL TO DOGS, by Eleanor Hallowell Abbott
HOW IT HAPPENED, by Kate Langley Bosher
THE LITTLE CITY OF HOPE: A CHRISTMAS STORY, by F. Marion Crawford
ON CHRISTMAS DAY IN THE EVENING , by Grace S. Richmond
125. Re: The Official OT Free NOOKbook summary threadFroide Dec 1, 2014 6:38 PM (in response to beeyebickiebuy)
Free Kindle WhisperSync ebook/Audible Audiobook pair:
The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux
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126. Re: The Official OT Free NOOKbook summary threadFroide Dec 2, 2014 10:36 PM (in response to beeyebickiebuy)
Finally, PhoenixPick's monthly freebie for December 2014 - click the link and follow the directions on the page it takes you to:
Kevin J. Anderson and Steven Savile
ISBN 978-1-61242-047-9 , 204 Pages, Trade Paperback 5" x 8"
The Beacon has spent generations reaching a home away from home, only to discover that Earth now has faster-than-light ships and a ruthless dictator who wants to lay claim to their dream. Can Captain Jorie Taylor stave off almost certain disaster and save their dream?
This is the first book in the critically acclaimed Stellar Guild series which pairs bestselling veteran authors with newer ones.
127. Re: The Official OT Free NOOKbook summary threadFroide Dec 9, 2014 12:38 AM (in response to beeyebickiebuy)
FREE download of Racing the Dark(PDF 1.87 MB)
"Reminiscent of Ursula LeGuin's Earthsea books…this proposed series could be a stand-out."
--Publishers Weekly
Enter a land of volcanoes and earthquakes, plagues and typhoons, of island nations separated by water but bound by fear of the spirits they imprisoned to control their volatile environment. In Racing the Dark, the first act in a grand dance of loyalty, love, sacrifice, and death is about to begin.
Like the other women of her nameless backwater island, Lana had always expected to become a diver and harvest precious jewels from a fish native to their surrounding freshwater seas. But during her initiation dive, she receives a horrifying gift—a blood-red jewel that marks her as someone with power. Someone to be used.
Though Lana hides the jewel, the power it represents drives her family away from their home island, and Lana into an apprenticeship with a one-armed witch with a peculiar interest in her fate. The witch hides the extent of her own power (and of her intentions) even as she trains Lana in geas—the spells and incantations that allow humans to sacrifice for control of the spirits.
But powers far greater and intrigues far older than anything she could imagine are driving Lana down a dangerous road. When she dares to use a dark, ancient geas to save her mother's life, she is set onto a path toward becoming a creature beyond her wildest imaginings. A creature of great power...and a perfect pawn of the spirits themselves, in their bid to break free of a millennia-long imprisonment.
A bold new talent in fantasy fiction, 25-year-old Alaya Dawn Johnson has created an unforgettable coming-of-age story set in a world where wielding power requires understanding the true meaning of sacrifice.
128. Re: The Official OT Free NOOKbook summary threadFroide Dec 9, 2014 12:45 AM (in response to beeyebickiebuy)
Ask Amy: Advice for Better Living
For a decade, Amy Dickinson has been the Chicago Tribune's signature general advice columnist, helping readers with questions both personal and pressing. Her column is syndicated in over 150 newspapers nationally and internationally, and Ask Amy: Advice for Better Living is the very first collection of her daily columns, which are read by an estimated 22 million people.
Featuring over 200 question-and-answer columns taken from 2011–2013, this book is filled with warm, witty, and insightful advice. After taking over for the legendary advice columnist Ann Landers in 2003, Dickinson charmed her way into readers' lives with her sensible takes on etiquette, relationships, and the gray areas of day-to-day life. Her wry humor and practical wisdom comes through in her eloquently crafted tips on problems both personal and professional.
Broken down into distinct categories, Dickinson tackles issues ranging from marital to financial, familial to romantic. Having trouble with in-laws, online platforms, or a pesky sibling? Dickinson has answers for those questions and more. She's not one to mince words, and faces the problems head-on with honest and thoughtful advice. Ask Amy: Advice for Better Living is a great collection to have on hand, written in the tone of a best friend who gives the hard truth and a comforting hand in troubled times.
DetailsAudience 01 General / tradeFormat Paperback
Nb of pages
Reference no. 978-1-57284-155-0
Publication Date 13 December 2013
Weight 11 oz.
List Price $16.00
- FREE download of Ask Amy at Agate Publishing ( pdf 1.68 MB )
- Free Kindle Book version at Amazon.com
- Not currently free at BN.com
129. Re: The Official OT Free NOOKbook summary threadlkmiller Dec 9, 2014 10:09 AM (in response to Froide)1 of 1 people found this helpful
Racing the Dark is the first book in a trilogy called The Spirit Binders. The second book is The Burning City. The author has this note on her website about the third book:
"Unfortunately, finances and publishing being what they are, the Spirit Binders is on indefinite hiatus. I would love to return to it at some point in the future, but at the moment it's simply not feasible."
130. Re: The Official OT Free NOOKbook summary threadFroide Dec 12, 2014 8:45 PM (in response to beeyebickiebuy)
Free Audible audiobook:
- Written by: Hans Christian Andersen
- Narrated by: Julia Whelan
- Length: 1 hr and 14 mins
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Publisher's Summary
The Snow Queen will be free until January 31, 2015.
Audible's 2014 Narrator of the Year Julia Whelan performs one of Hans Christian Andersen's most beloved fairy tales, The Snow Queen. This classic tale is a fantastical fable of two dear friends - one of whom goes astray and is literally lost to the north woods, while the other undertakes an epic journey to rescue him. This charming, strange, and wonderful story is a timeless allegory about growing up and the challenges of staying true to one's self, and it served as the wintry inspiration for the blockbuster hit Frozen.
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131. Re: The Official OT Free NOOKbook summary threadFroide Dec 14, 2014 7:24 AM (in response to Froide)
ComiXology is offering a 12 Days of Christmas freebies sale; today's day 4. Here's the page showing all 12 freebies: http://comixology.tumblr.com/12days. NOTE: each day's freebie offer ends at 11 pm, Eastern Time.
132. Re: The Official OT Free NOOKbook summary threadFroide Dec 14, 2014 7:29 AM (in response to Froide)
Another Audible freebie:
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Told through Erica's blog posts, The Private Blog of Erica Page is the audio prequel to Til Morning's Light, an eerie action-adventure game coming soon exclusively for the Fire Phone.
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133. Re: The Official OT Free NOOKbook summary threadFroide Dec 15, 2014 3:50 PM (in response to beeyebickiebuy)
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134. Re: The Official OT Free NOOKbook summary threadFroide Dec 16, 2014 8:22 AM (in response to Froide)
Here's an excerpt from an email I received today, from MacMillan Audio:
Dear Listener,
It's hard to believe 2014 is almost over, but what a year it's been! We've had Grammy nods, great reviews, and the joy of publishing programs we love. Now it's onto 2015.
We wish you all a happy holidays and a good New Year! (Oh, and joyous audiobook time as well.)
Happy listening!
FREE Christmas Story
'Twas the night before Christmas, when all thro' the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse...
'Tis the season of giving and we are pleased to give our wonderful newsletter subscribers a free Christmas story. First published in 1823, "A Visit from St. Nicholas" has long been a Christmas tradition for families everywhere. Listen here to enjoy Clement Moore's classic poem read by the incomparable Jim Dale.
Best of the Year
All the audiobooks we published this year are our babies and we can't pick favorites...so we're letting the media do the work for us. The titles below have been singled out on various "Best of" lists and nominated for awards. All would make great gifts for friends, relatives or yourself! Click on any jacket to listen to an excerpt.
A Fighting Chance
By Elizabeth Warren
Read by the author
*Grammy nominee*
By John Waters
Read by the author
*Grammy nominee*
The Long Way Home
By Louise Penny
Read by Ralph Cosham
*AudioFile Best of 2014*
Words of Radiance
By Brandon Sanderson
Read by Michael Kramer and Kate Reading
*AudioFile Best of 2014*
Being Mortal
By Atul Gawande
Read Robert Petkoff
*AudioFile Best of 2014*
Have a Nice Guilt Trip
By Lisa Scottoline and Francesca Serritella
Read by the authors
*AudioFile Best of 2014*
The Romanov Sisters
By Helen Rappaport
Read by Xe Sands
*Goodreads Choice Award*
By Rainbow Rowell
Read by the Rebecca Lowman
*Goodreads Choice Award*
By Marilynne Robinson
Read by Maggie Hoffman
*New York Times Notable*
The Assassination of Margaret Thatcher
By Hilary Mantel
Read by Jane Carr
*New York Times Notable*
The Laughing Monsters
By Denis Johnson
Read by Scott Shepherd
*New York Times Notable*
Deep Down Dark
By Hector Tobar
Read by Henry Leyva
*New York Times Notable*


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Featured stories about Angola
Stories about Angola
1 April 2016
Let's Not Forget Nuno Dala, the Imprisoned Angolan Activist Now 3 Weeks Into a Hunger Strike
Nuno Dala, who's been on hunger strike for 22 days, is one of 17 activists, sentenced to prison for plotting a rebellion. A diabetic, Dala's health is in jeopardy.
26 November 2015
'If There Is One Thing the Angolan Government Is Scared of, It Is People'
Read part two of an interview with Laurinda Gouveia, who is accused of inciting rebellion against the Angolan government for participating in a book group.
25 November 2015
An Interview With Laurinda Gouveia, a Young Woman Charged With Conspiring Against the Angolan Government
"Even today, physically, I bear physical evidence of this beating. And, obviously, my way of looking at these men is not the same as it was before..."
19 October 2015
Angolan Rapper Breathes New Life Into 'Freedom Now' Movement, As Hunger Strike Threatens His
Activists fight for their lives in Angolan jails. Thanks to a new online portal that collects and publishes photos showing solidarity with political prisoners, the movement is stronger than ever.
22 April 2015
Angola: Award-Winning Journalist Faces Trial Over 'Blood Diamonds' Investigation
Jonathan McCully contributed to this report. Last month, Rafael Marques de Morais was awarded the Index on Censorship Freedom of Expression Award for Journalism for his "impactful, original, and unwavering investigative...
20 April 2014
14 April 2014
24 March 2014
Jose Dos Santos, the 1.8-Billion-Dollar President of Angola
Meanwhile, 70 percent of Angolans live on less than two dollars a day.
19 February 2014
10 February 2014
7 February 2014
5 February 2014
Fighting the Poor Instead of Poverty in Angola
The banning of street traders in capital Luanda appears to be part of a larger effort to hide Luanda's poor as the country's economy continues to grow.
25 January 2014
Bloggers from Angola and Mozambique Release Hip-Hop Mix Tape
Two bloggers and hip-hop promoters from Mozambique and Angola met online and the result became a compilation of 30 hip-hop tracks from Brazil, Portugal, Mozambique and Angola.
15 January 2014
14 January 2014
How Online Platforms Are Working to Save Angola's Languages
There are an estimated 37 languages and 50 dialects in Angola, and almost 8.5 million Angolans only speak national languages that aren't featured in any education or social programs.
25 November 2013
24 November 2013
'People That Look Like Themselves': A Comic that Celebrates Natural Black Hair
Angolan artist Francisca Nzenze Meireles, aka Chiquinha, discusses the inspiration for her comic, which relates the day-to-day experiences of those who love their naturally curly hair.

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Slightly below economists' estimates of 3.3%, but 3.2% isn't anything to sneeze at.
And while this Q1's growth was smaller than Q4's 5.6%, CNN Money explains why these numbers might be more important to our long term economic outlook:
In the fourth quarter, most of the growth was due to businesses no longer making the deep cuts in inventories that they had made early in 2009 when they were concerned about a sharp fall-off in demand. But the rise in consumer spending was fairly modest in the fourth quarter, increasing at only a 1.6% annual rate.
This time inventories made only a modest contribution to growth but spending by households grew at a 3.6% annual rate, and accounted for the overwhelming majority of the improvement in the economy.
For an economy based on consumer spending…this is a good sign. Because if people don't buy things, the economy won't recover.
Now folks have the confidence that they're not going to lose their job tomorrow so their wallets and purses are opening up.
Here's a graphic detailing how much compared to other months these past two years…
Still, there are some challenges…
Investment in residential real estate fell nearly 11%, ending a two-quarter rebound in that battered sector and subtracting from overall growth. And commercial real estate investment dropped at a 14% rate, although that was a slower pace than in the fourth quarter.
Still, the economy is improving, yes? Can we all agree on that at this point?


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Posts by John Morrison
Hard News: Not yet standing upright,
Am I cynical or is the PM? When the 2 Lockwood designs were 'found' by the PM's pollster in March 2014 and here they are in the final four along with another fern and, to me, an ugly koru, I am wondering whether this $26m process was just a show for a pre-determined outcome.
Mind you, you cannot expect too much more these days.
Hard News: About Campbell Live,
I have to admit, now I only watch the news & CampbellLive, bar 1 -2 other programmes, on free-to-air. The rest is a mix of various channels recorded on the Sky box or via the internet.
I despair as well.
Hard News: Doing over the witness, in reply to
I wholeheartedly agree. Further, I cannot understand why there is not an outcry in editorial pages of our major newspapers denouncing this intrusion into a journalist's home and taking his gear. Are the newspapers, tv and radio really going to turn a blind eye to this?
Russell, I'm glad you brought this up because it really troubled me how an incident that happened a few seconds before the awarded scrum could be looped on the ground screens without a request from the match officials.
Surely there needs to be a protocol to manage this instituted prior to the World Cup.
Hard News: The humanity, in reply to
No-one should deny this blow-up but to me, this is a reflection of the wounds and grief that each Labour MP is feeling just now and I expect yesterday's caucus meeting would have been very explosive and full of emotion. This events should have been expected and are necessary to 'clear the air'.
Now, given that I do not expect the caucus to remain so-called divided after a period of reflection, put past grievances behind them and agree a path forward
Well said Russell with a couple of things I would add.
Looking at Paddy last night and the Stuff headlines this morning there is simply too many sensational and misleading headlines/comments when battles arise. The pundit may feel better but it does the public a disservice
Labour is right to shut all comment down for as long as possible just to take the heat out of the current situation. The media will hate it but there may be a chance of quiet assessment and analysis coming from this period. Let's hope so.
Hard News: Five further thoughts,
FWIW, I thought Cunliffe was the best guy to take on Key, a view I still hold. I recognize the scale of the defeat and the leader needs to be accountable, but there are other bigger issues the party has to address as well. This is not the time for knee-jerk reactions, instead it should take time to analyse and consider.
Hard News: Privacy and the Public Interest,
Nothing much to add to the overall despair of these comments. I am too disgusted that such evil, underhand and illegal behaviour can be swept away by the PM and not being held to account by the NZ public.
Hard News: Not doing justice, in reply to
Gibson said in this morning's radio i/v he repeated what a constituted said to him, not understanding the full background of the term.
BTW I know the word but I didn't realise the sensitive meaning of it either.
This Gibson case doesn't dismay me as much as the party activists who publicly criticize and undermine the leadership and party itself. All this does is show the public Labour is disunited. The leadership was selected by a very democratic process and all members, including MPs, are obliged to get behind them.
Gibson did not understand the full implications of what he said. However, these opinionated party members are supposedly no fools but somehow they still want a National government.


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I suppose, as Jorges Luis Borges remarked, "The problem with lists is not what's on them, but what has been excluded." My leadership experience: social media and technologies. Though a novice and not my area of expertise (come to think of it, I would never claim to be an expert in any area), I am fascinated by social engineering and motivating groups around causes via technology (my definition of technology is a loose one, one that can be defined as a book, a painting, or a website). I am curious about (and thrive off) the passion and the projects of others. I also have experience in food and agriculture, perhaps because my family owned restaurants and perhaps because out of college I apprenticed to be a winemaker--laboring long hours, farming, and living the humbler side of the wine-world that the glossy magazines and marketers continue to construct. For this tinged reason, and for many observations based on abstract curiosity, I read a lot about water conservation initiatives. After all, too much water is spent in the production of wine. I would love to merge my experience in the wine industry, my fascination with technologies, and the social/economic issues of water scarcity into a practice. I love teaching children about reading and writing, and I have made it a responsibility of mine, due to the lessons of Professor Weedin, to tutor English to an ESL child, pro bono, wherever I live. I admire the work of photographers as well as architects and writers--almost equally on the same plane. Sometimes, when frustrated for having too many interests, I think about what the co-founder of Microsoft, Paul Allen, once said when asked what he does. "I do a lot of things," he said. I feel, in some self-conscious shame, the same way. Do I contradict myself? Sure I do. Focus instead of expanding. Do one thing well instead of doing 'lots of things.' But I think this form of learning/ interacting is the best form of collaborating with the world. Gathering data from the abstract and forming something cohesive, entirely my own new thing. C'est la vie. I hope to be enriched by others' experiences, and for me to be enriched by my curiosity. Somehow, this is a conversation of cross-disciplinary means. Water Management, Farming, Bikes, Food, Wine, Technology, APPLE, NetImpact, StartingBloc, MIT, Film Editing, Watching Movies, Writing, Reading, Being challenged. Time Social Media Technologies, Viticulture, Books
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Straddling the border between Argentina & Brazil lies the world wonder, Iguazu Falls. The falls, stretching an area of approximately 2 km in length, are often considered one of the most awe inspiring sights on the entire planet - and they truly are. It was a jaw dropping, visceral experience, and the power and majesty of the falls will live forever ingrained in my memory. According to Guarani tradition, the falls originated when an Indian warrior, named Caroba, incurred the wrath of a forest god by escaping downriver in a canoe with a young girl, Naipur, with whom the god was infatuated. Enraged by this, the god caused the riverbed to collapse in front of the lovers, producing a line of precipitous falls over which Naipur fell and, at their base, turned into a rock. Caroba survived as a tree overlooking the rock.
Iguazu Falls, from the Argentinean side.
Iguazu Falls (Argentinean side)
My first objective was to secure a Brazilian visa;
Argentine Black & White Tegu (Tupinambis merianae)
Iguazu Falls as seen from the Argentinean side
Viewing the falls during the Full Moon. A 15 second exposure.
Viewing the Falls from the helicopter
Both sides of the falls provide unique experiences. The Argentine side is larger, and provides superior views of the falls themselves and an awesome view looking down upon La Garganta del Diablo (the Devil's Throat), an amazingly powerful and concentrated torrent of water which plunges down into murky abyss. The Brazilian side has equally awe inspiring views of the falls and provides a head on view of the Devil's Throat. The ultimate way to view the falls, however, is by helicopter - which can only be done from the Brazilian side, however, was definitely the highlight of the experience.
Iguazu Falls by helicopter
Coati Mondi babies are so cute!
Iguazu Falls
Iguazu Falls as seen from the Brazilian side.
From inside La Garganta del Diablo .... the throat of the devil
A toucan that can can can
As I had planned 6 days in Puerto Igauzu, I needed to find other things to do. One day I traveled 4 hours by bus to the town of San Ignacio to see some of the most impressive Jesuit Mission ruins in the Misiones region. For a century and a half from 1609, one of the world's greatest social experiments was carried out in the jungles of South America by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). Locating themselves in incredibly remote areas, priests set up reducciones (missions), where they established communities of Guarani whom they evangelized and educated, while at the same time protecting them from slavery and the evil influences of colonial society. It was a utopian ideal that flourished and led Voltaire to describe it as a "triumph of humanity which seems to expiate the cruelties of the first conquerors." They were quite interesting and in relatively good state.
I also headed back into Brazil for a second day and visited the Itaipu Dam, which is considered one of the modern wonders of the world and until recently was the largest hydroelectric dam in the world - now overcome by the dam built in China across the Yangtze River). Located on the Parana River, straddles the border of Brazil & Paraguay. The dam was a controversial project, as it plunged Brazil way into debt and necessitated large-scale destruction of rainforest and the displacement of 10,000 people. But in the end, it cleanly supplies nearly all of Paraguay's energy needs and 20% of Brazil's. The dam is really quite impressive, coming in at approximately 8 km long and 200 m high.
From Puerto Igauzu I flew to Buenos Aires, where I have been for the past 3 days. Though sadly, today is my last day ;-( as tonight I fly back home. Buenos Aires is an impressively beautiful city for a city as large as it is. Mix together a beautiful European city (such as Paris) with attractive residents (known locally as porteños), gourmet cuisine, awesome shopping, a frenzied nightlight and top-drawer activities (such as Tango Shows & Polo), and you get Buenos Aires. It is an elegant, seductive place with a ragged edge, laced with old-world languor and yet full of contemporary attitude. Buenos Aires is somehow strangely familiar, but unlike any other city in the world I have visited. The first day I took a hop on, hop off bus; a great way to see the major sites of the city. The second day I spent quite a bit of the day looking for boxes to transport my collection of wine back. In the end I purchased 8 bottles of wine; though, after rereviewing the US government website on importing alcohol. Although the federal government allows me to bring in more than 1 liter; i just have top pay duty on it -- at 3% the price paid. I have estimated the cost of the 8 bottles at $140; so that means a duty tax of $4,20. HOWEVER, I am also subject to the state laws of the point of entry. Of all places, I am entering the country at Washington Dulles, located in the "lovely" state of Virginia. Somehow, Virginia allows the importing of 1 gallon (who in the world measures alcohol in gallons?) to be imported. Converting liters to gallons this equals approximately 4 liters. Even though Minnesota allows 2 cases ;-(... Here's hoping the customs officers are feeling nice.
My last night in Buenos Aires was also my most memorable on two accounts. First, it wouldn't be a visit to Buenos Aires without taking in a Tango Show. So off I went. While at the show I sat down next to a seemingly nice couple and started chatting. We talked about various things, such as what they were doing in Buenos Aires, how long they were/are here and where they have gone. Then came the part where I always ask where people are from, our conversation went something like this.
Me: So, where are you guys from?
Dillons: North, Central US.
Me: Yes, which part.
Dillons: Minnesota
Me: Yes, which part
Dillons: The Minneapolis area, in St. Paul.
Me: Yes, I live in St. Paul too.
Dillons: Yes, we live on Irvine Ave, the hill between Summit & Grand ave.
Me: This is just too weird, I live in Grand Ave between ---- and ----.
I meet at least one person from Minnesota, but to meet someone who lives just down the street from me was just plain weird.
Another great trip has come to an end. Now to begin planing where I will go next. I have setup a poll where I am asking people where they think I should go. Feel free to visit and cast your vote. Destination will be announced February 1st.


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Labor party's newly-elected chairman started his political career after a friend persuaded him to run for mayor of his home town of Sderot more than 20 years ago; after progressing through the ranks, Peretz became Histadrut chairman and Knesset member
Published: 11.11.05, 00:07 / Israel News
Amir Peretz was born in 1952 in Morocco and came to live in Israel with his family at age 4, where he settled in a Western Negev transit camp that eventually become the town of Sderot.
Peretz celebrates his victory (Photo: AFP)
From the early age of 14 years, Peretz and his friends started advertising leaflets about social injustice, admiring no other than revolutionist Che Guavana.
Peretz grew vegetables and flowers, specializing in roses and garlic. During this time he met and married his wife Ahlama. Today they have four children and live in Sderot.
Mayor of Sderot at 30
Labor party, and at the young age of 30 won his first election.
He went on to serve City Hall for five years. His progress through the Labor party was made along side Avraham Burg, Haim Ramon and Yossi Beilin.
He became a leader for the working class, leading endless strikes and battles. Following a dispute with then Labor party leader Ehud Barak, Peretz established the One Nation party in preparation for elections for the 15th Knesset in 1999, winning two mandates.
He went on to win three mandates in the next general elections.
In 2004, the Labor party unified with Peretz's One Nation party.
Ironically, Shimon Peres was instrumental at the time for leading the campaign to unify the two parties and placed pressure on several movements in a bid to allow for this move.


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My rival had only one blocked pawn and I had bishop and pawn, but I lost by time. In real chess, can it be possible?
Yes, if you lose on time the opponent wins if he has any possibility of winning. When the opponent has any pawn left he will be awarded the win on time, even in an OTB tournament.
what more interesting is that if you have a sole knight and the opponent only king and if your opponents time runs out then its a draw but if he has a pawn in addition to the king then he loses.
Yes this is because it is not possible to checkmate someone with a sole knight and king. However, it is possible to checkmate someone by way of a pawn as this pawn can be promoted to a rook or queen which can checkmate the opposing king.
For this exact same reason, it is a draw if the same exact thing happens with a bishop, as you can`t checkmate with a sole bishop either.
That is the rule in the USCF, but FIDE would rule it a draw, I think.
If the pawn can be promoted, OK. But this pawn can't be promoted because it's blocked. My opponent's pawn had a pawn of mine in front of it, so it can't advance, and my king was at the side. That was the final position in the game. I think in real chess I could claim a draw.
"If the pawn can be promoted, OK. But this pawn can't be promoted because it's blocked."
It does not matter. If someone is out of his time, he loses if there is THEORETICALLY way for his opponent to win the game (in your example, it is true that the pawn is blocked, but theoretically there is a chance that it becomes unblocked, and so it can become a queen.) It does not matter whether it is practically impossible (opponent won't help) or not.And it is a draw, if someone runs out of time, but his opponent could not give a mate, even with the opponent's help.
It is a bit silly rule, but...
there's this fifty move rules that w/o check you can claim draw. Sometimes I suppose you lose even if the position is theoretically draw but due to time control, for some reason blunder etc.
Depending from the position, time-outs should be draw, even if your opponent has material left, i.e one just one minor piece(this last is most of cases draw, exception of you have a rook pawn, since you could get mated-though not forced).
Now look at this position:
Even if one side wants to lose on purpose, it's impossible to happen. Neither king can penetrate on opponent's position. Then, it should be a draw, and shouldn't be needed even an agreement for settle the draw-this would be categorized as 'Insufficient Material".
I hope i don't missed something obvious here.
The pawn may be blocked, but he could use the king to take the rest of your pieces and then promote it to a queen or a rook.
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Urban Renewal changes its habits, public image
The legacy of the Oklahoma City Urban Renewal Authority is almost cliche by now: a group of people who operate out of public view and tear down old buildings. Looking back on the agency's four-plus decades of existence, it's easy to understand how it got such a bad rap. In the 1970s, the agency did tear down hundreds of old buildings downtown, regardless of public sentiment. Even after current director JoeVan Bullard promised two years ago the agency would establish a Web site, the agency's only online presence consists of agendas posted at the city's Web site. Anyone searching for records of properties the agency controls or the status of various developments will get nowhere searching online.
Preserving pastAnecdotally, however, some stereotypes are simply outdated. More often than not these days, Urban Renewal's actions have resulted in the preservation of distressed older properties. Consider Deep Deuce, where all but two buildings — the Luster home and a two-story warehouse on NE 1 converted into offices — were boarded up and dilapidated when the agency did a redevelopment deal with First Worthing to build apartments in the area. The deal required that apartments be built around the boarded up properties and that the developer take a leap of faith that renovations of the old buildings would follow an influx of residents. That theory played out nicely, and the area has seen all but one boarded-up building renovated and converted into restaurants, shops and apartments. The agency also worked with the Oklahoma City Museum of Art in preserving the facade of the old Centre Theater as it was turned into the museum's new home. And Bullard, who for two decades led city efforts to find a savior for the Skirvin hotel, was a key player in working with Marcus Hotels and Resorts in its much acclaimed restoration.
Encouraging growthOther reminders of Urban Renewal's changed approach are a bit more subtle. Commissioners balked when developer Nicholas Preftakes demanded they acquire and raze two duplexes across from the old Mercy Hospital site at NW 13 and Walker before he proceeded with construction of housing. Destruction of the duplexes could have been justified; one had come very, very close to being declared a public nuisance by the city council and both were considered flop houses by neighbors. A drive by the two duplexes today shows one renovated and turned into offices (the MidTown Law Center) and renovations underway on the adjoining property. Both buildings provide a frame for parking behind the now thriving Shops on Walker, which itself consisted of older buildings that could have been torn down in the name of progress. Not every old building can be saved. Redevelopment of the MidTown area was stunted for years by the blighted Mercy Hospital and only took off once the eyesore was removed by the city (not Urban Renewal). But when one looks at the track record of the past decade, this Urban Renewal Authority has built a record far different than that of its early years.


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Looking to Unionize
Byline: The Register-Guard
Is organized labor making a comeback? There are some indications that may be the case. After losing nearly 1.4 million members over the two previous years, labor unions gained 50,000 new members last year, bringing to 14.8 million the number of unionized workers in the United States.
The share of workers covered by collective bargaining agreements edged up only slightly - to 11.9 percent from 11.8 percent the year before, primarily due to the loss of public employee union members to state and local government budget cuts. During the 1950s unions covered a third of all U. S. workers; by 1983 the number had dropped to 20 percent, and to 11.4 percent in 2010.
In recent years public employee unions have grown to include more than a third of all eligible government workers and now account for slightly more than half of all unionized employees. That growth has been attributed in part to state and local governments being less resistant than private employers to union organizing, but it's also been a result of concerted efforts by public employee groups to organize their fellow workers under union contracts.
University of Oregon faculty members are in the process of unionizing the university's 1,900-member instructional staff as the United Academics of the University of Oregon, which would be affiliated with the American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of Teachers. On March 13, leaders of the organizing effort turned in more than a thousand signed cards to the state Employment Relations Board, requesting official recognition as the exclusive bargaining agent for UO teachers - tenured and non-tenured - and all researchers and post-doctoral scholars (the university's 1,300 graduate teaching assistants are already represented, by the Graduate Teaching Fellows Federation).
If the ERB decides the proposed group constitutes an "appropriate" bargaining unit, and if it agrees that organizers have collected the valid signatures of more than half of those who would be covered by the proposed union, it may certify the UAUO as the faculty's exclusive bargaining representative. If more than 30 percent of the employees to be covered petition for a secret ballot election, the ERB would order that an election be held.
The UO faculty has long resisted forming a union, and that used to be the mainstream thinking among faculty across the country. …


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Well summer has finally hit San Francisco and it is time to jump in the Jeep and head out to the back country. It makes no difference if your back country is the local park or venturing to the ultimate off-road park down in Hollister, the Jeep Liberty is a vehicle that will take you there comfortably.
With adventure in mind, I headed out in my test Liberty toward the Jackson State Forest west of Willits in Mendocino County. Granted the forest trails are not what a rugged off-road enthusiasts would say were number ten on the rock crawling scale. However, this is one of the most beautiful areas in the world. It helps to take a Jeep along just in case you encounter the deterioration caused by the long and strong storms the North Coast experienced this last winter.
After picking up the Liberty 70th Anniversary special edition Jeep loaned me, I headed out following 101 to the little lumber/cowboy town of Willits. My stomach was telling me I better not pass up the eats served up by two of my favorite Willits eateries, Ardella's or Loose Caboose. I decide on the Loose Caboose, a sandwich and salad joint operated by a friend. The friendship is important, but it is the food at this railroad-themed shop that brings me back often. It will be hard, but when you go, make sure to save room so you can walk around the corner to the general store, JD Redhouse for a slice of Kimmey's homemade fruit pie. I can almost guarantee you will walk out with a whole pie under your arm. After all, you need emergency rations on your trek, just in case.
The 70th anniversary Liberty has so much to offer beyond what other models might. Other than the numerous anniversary badges on the seatbacks and front fenders this Liberty wraps nearly all touch surfaces in leather. This adds a whole lot of luxuriousness to this capable Jeep.
The 3.7-liter V-6 engine is a new generation of Jeep engines. If this power plant lasts half as long as the near bullet-proof 4.0-liter straight-six that served Jeep for so many years, it will be around for a long time. I see this as more than a strong possibility. This V-6 is smooth and powerful with good horsepower and, even more important, excellent torque.
Thankfully, Jeep doesn't equip the Liberty with any version of a Continuously Variable Transmission they install in a few other models. The Liberty, much to my approval, receives a real four-speed automatic. Although, I would like to see a five-speed automatic with manual mode and paddle shifters. Yes, I have gotten so used to driving with those paddle shifters I miss them when I test a vehicle absent of them. However, Jeep equipped the Liberty with a shifter that allows the driver to manually shift from drive down through the gears all the way to first, most important when out four-wheeling,
This is where I start to really enjoy the Liberty. I don't need to shift the four-wheel drive system into low range and first gear. But, I know I will need this mode soon. As I head further down into the forest off Highway 20, west of Willits, the Redwood and Douglas Fir grow high toward the sun, blocking out the drying rays. The rutted road becomes more so the farther I venture. The mud gets heavy and sticky, clawing at my tires. As I begin to lose traction I move the Command-Trac II four-wheel drive system into four-wheel high to give the Liberty better grasp on the mud. The terrain isn't quite so steep as to need low range. That will come soon.
One of the major contributors to keeping control of a vehicle during off-road excursions is the type of tire. Mud and snow is the most common tire fitted by original manufactures. However, if you do any driving through mud or snow it might be wise to look into either replacing the standard tires for a set with more aggressive treads. I know a number of folks who have two sets of tires, one set for winter and another for the rest of the year.
Modern day sport utility vehicles, like the Jeep, are much more capable at keeping you out of trouble. This is not only so while out on the highway with stability control and anti-lock brakes, but when on the trail with innovations such as hill descent and hill start assist. Hill descent modulates each of the four brakes, individually, to make it easy to control the vehicle while driving down steep hills on loose gravel, sand or mud.
I found the hill descent worked extremely well on a steep hill that was so muddy I could not keep my footing while checking the area. As I edged over the top, all I could see was sky and the tops of trees. The correct way to proceed with hill decent is to place the shifter in low gear and the four-wheel system into low range, place both feet flat of the floor and let the system "walk" you down. It is one of those "trust" issues that make you pucker a little, but hill decent works. This is a feature that you only have to experience once before you are a convert.
I will be the first to say I am a real diehard Jeep fan. Yet, as I embarked on my test of the Jeep Liberty, I promised I would be impartial. I was until the end, when I as I washed the mud off the Liberty, a passer-by remarked that I must have had a good friend if they would come out and pull you out from being as stuck as the mud indicated. I just smiled and said, "Actually I didn't need help the Jeep never let me down and got me home with no help." That is why I like these vehicles as much as I do.


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The VPD Joint VPD 2.0 Knee is a multipurpose knee protector that offers a high level of protection and great freedom of movement. VPD adapts to the shape of the body, but when exposed to impact, the material stiffens and has extreme impact absorption properties.
XC Rider. These are probably more protection than I need, but I do like my knees intact. I crash more than I should and these have been amazing. No damage, no pain. They fit great and stay in place. They do get a little hot on long climbs and rub /just a bit/. I push them down by my ankles until I get where I'm going. I'd buy them again.
I've been using my POC VPD 2.0 for 7 months now and I love them. They don't ride up or down. They don't chafe and they don't restrict your pedal stroke. After two rides, I honestly forget that they are on. The reviews said they are too hot. Well, I wore them all summer through south Texas heat (up to 109 degrees). I raced in Laredo TX wearing them. You do feel the heat, but nothing unbearable. I've taken two or three falls and without a scratch to me or the pads. I machine wash them every weekend and they still hold up. I bought them after suffering a gash on the knee exposing the knee cap that had me off the bike for 1.5 months. I'm actually faster now that I wear them due to the added security and increased confidence on the trails.


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Step 2: Prep chroot for yum Usage
Installing the release package (e.g., centos-release, redhat-release) into the chroot will let yum work:
# rpm -Uvh --nodeps --root=/chroot/ centos-release-5-1.0.el5.centos.1.x86_64.rpm
Step 3: Install into the chroot
The RPM also installs the software into the chroot, but yum will handle dependencies and make things much simpler:
# yum --installroot=/chroot/install bash yum vim-minimal
At a minimum, I recommend a shell (bash), yum to install software, and the vim editor to modify files in the chroot.
Step 4: Network Configuration Files
If you want to access the network from within the chroot, you need a resolv.conf file (lets applications know where your DNS servers are to be found) and:
# mkdir /chroot/etc/ # mkdir /chroot/etc/sysconfig # cp /etc/resolv.conf /chroot/etc/ # cp /etc/sysconfig/network /chroot/etc/sysconfig/
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They know each other through family ties and are engaged in the sale of food condiments and cereals, as does Rokia D..
These women of the Kokadiyèrèyé group are on their fourth joint loan following the example of Rokia D., who plans to use her loan to buy sacks of cereals.
She generally gets her supplies in and around Fana. She makes her sales from home, at the market in Tingolé, and at neighboring markets, at retail, in cash and on credit, to a clientele of men and women.
Rokia plans to clear a monthly profit of 20.000 FCFA which will be used for the family's daily expenses, and the rest will be reinvested in her business.
Elles se sont connues à travers des liens de parenté et font le commerce de condiments alimentaires et de céréales tels Rokia D..
Ces femmes du groupe Kokadiyèrèyé sont à leur quatrième prêt solidaire à l'instar de Rokia D. qui compte utiliser le sien pour acheter des sacs de céréales.
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When the Voice got Jacob Selechnik on the phone recently, the 62-year-old landlord with 15,260 housing-code violations on 110 properties immediately announced that he was retiring. He said he would do it "any day now." Asked why, Selechnik, who has been sued five times by HPD since 2004 and probed by the Department of Investigations, said simply: "I'm too old." In any event, his daughter Ellen and son-in-law Michael Goldberg have been increasingly involved in the vast, Bronx-based family business for years.
As astronomically high as Selechnik's current 2.2 violations per unit is, he had an even more shocking 23,127 violations, or 3.6 per apartment, until he was forced in the past two years by one court order after another to try to correct them. A printout of these violations could wallpaper an entire apartment. He also owes HPD $91,428 for emergency repairs made on 68 of his buildings.
Selechnik's other specialty is stealth. The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation blacklisted him a few years ago, refusing to sell any of its foreclosed properties to him. So other landlords who were not on the "exclusionary list" bought properties Selechnik coveted and then flipped them to him. Similarly, when the family of an infant allegedly damaged by lead paint in one of his buildings sued him, he tried to get the case tossed by distancing himself from the ownership of the property. Bronx Supreme Court Judge Patricia Williams said his deposition was "rife with statements of ignorance" about the building, but she found enough evidence of ownership to sustain the suit.
Mold is still another specialty. Maria Fonseca is suing him for the chronic asthma and dermatitis she's suffering from stachybotrys, a toxic mold caused by excessive moisture that was described by an expert witness in the case as "highly allergic" and that has apparently contaminated the bedrooms and bathrooms in her Bronx apartment. Selechnik's response? "Sometimes they don't open the windows and let the walls breathe," he told the Post. Meeka Bhattacharya, an organizer with the Northwest Bronx Community and Clergy Coalition, connected the Voice with tenants in other buildings whose kids got sick, allegedly because of mold. "Northwest and HPD have done building-wide inspections" in specific Selechnik properties, Bhattacharya said, "and found multiple violations, years of violations. We have been trying to work with Selechnik but he never responds." The history is also bleak: HPD sued him 20 years ago for a failure to provide heat and hot water and had to buy heat in 40 of his buildings.
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In many origami folding projects, you're asked to make a reverse fold. It's a basic skill that, when mastered, will make your origami look sharp and symmetrical.
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1Begin with a folded tip.
2Make a guiding crease. Fold the point so that the tip lines up with the existing folded edge, as shown, then unfold. For more advanced reverse folds, see the "Variations" section below.
3Open the the sheet and make the reverse fold along the crease lines. If your crease was made with the tip along the edge, a reverse fold will be simple. Just fold the sheet so that the tip lines up with the center line. No matter what, a fold should only be made along the creases made in the previous step.
- For an inside reverse fold, bring the tip towards the inside.
- For an outside reverse fold, bring the tip towards the outside.
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4Fold the sheet again as it was in the beginning, but keep the reverse fold intact.
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From the TONY Award-winning songwriting team of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (My Favorite Year, Seussical, Ragtime) comes the Olivier Award-winning Once On This Island. This highly original and theatrical Caribbean adaptation of the popular fairy tale The Little Mermaid garnered eight TONY nominations for its Broadway run, including Best Musical, Book and Score. Celebrate storytelling with this rousing Calypso-flavored tale of one small girl who finds love in a world of prejudice.
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Seussical, Jr. is a fantastical, magical, musical extravaganza! TONY winners Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty (My Favorite Year, Once On This Island and Ragtime) have lovingly brought to life all of our favorite Dr. Seuss characters, including Horton the Elephant, The Cat in the Hat, Gertrude McFuzz, lazy Mayzie, and a little boy with a big imagination--Jojo. The colorful characters transport us from the Jungle of Nool to the Circus McGurkus to the invisible world of the Whos. Seussical, Jr. is fun for the whole family!
One of the most popular Disney movies of all time is capturing hearts in a whole new way: as a practically perfect musical! Based on the books by P.L. Travers and the classic Walt Disney film, Mary Poppins received 7 TONY Awards. With its irresistible story, unforgettable songs, breathtaking dance numbers, and astonishing stagecraft even grown-ups can learn a lesson or two from the nanny who advises that "Anything can happen if you let it."
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1Enter a small, local pageant for your first one. If you're lucky, you may be the only one in your division.
2Fill out the paper-work. It will probably ask your age, date of birth, eye color, hair color, et cetera. (Some pageants only go to the age of twelve or thirteen, so look for hints of these restrictions.)
3Get a dress. Usually, a pageant calls for a "glitz pageant dress". These are the dresses with immense amounts of diamonds and stones. Other times they may call for sportswear, swimsuit, pajamas, church dress, basically anything.
4Practice your routine. Beginners usually start with "3 X" pageants, which have one X in the front and two in the back. Beginners usually pause at the first X (the closest one to the side of the stage you enter on to), then turn at the second X (the front X, in other variations), then pause once again at the last X and exit.
6Get your hair done. Come prepared in hair rollers and foundation. It's best to wear a button down shirt or a larger-collared shirt. It just makes styling easier. Getting your hair done consists of two options. Have a stylist do it or do it yourself. (You will also need make up)
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During an exciting event at Oracle Headquarters, Chris Leone, senior vice president, Application Development, presented Colin Schiller VP, IT PMO & IT Strategy, Activision; Wendy Cottrell, Senior HRIS Manager, National Instruments; and Blane Kingsmore, HRIS Director, Newfield Exploration Company, with an Award in Appreciation of their Outstanding Oracle HCM Cloud Advocacy. These individuals received their award in recognition for their continued partnership with Oracle and successful Oracle HCM Cloud implementations.
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Immigrants are eager to learn English
"Ah-gust" Raul P. Ramirez tells his students, emphasizing the correct way to pronounce August.
"Ah-gust" the women repeat after Ramirez, an adult literacy tutor.
It's a warm June day outside of this trailer that serves as a classroom for READ/Orange County's Families for Literacy and English Language Civics Education program.
Student Micaela Zepeda is one of seven women, most of them mothers, seated at tables, worksheets in hand, pencils scribbling away taking notes inside the Buena-Clinton Family Resource Center in Garden Grove.
On the other side of a partition, the voices of their children playing drift over and remind me of the sacrifices these women are making.
Zepeda could be doing laundry, preparing meals, or any of the many tasks the mother of five finishes before heading to her job as a child care provider at the LA Fitness gym in Orange.
But instead, once a week Zepeda spends an hour and a half in Ramirez's class so that she can reach her ultimate goal: English fluency. She's been taking English classes for about six years, and when I ask her why she decided to learn, her answer was simple.
"Because it's necessary," Zepeda says in Spanish. "You need it for everything. If you go to the pharmacy, to the stores, and more than anything at the children's schools you need English to communicate with the teachers."
I often get e-mails and phone calls from readers complaining that immigrants don't want to learn English. At the national level, the U.S. Senate recently approved an amendment, as part of their immigration reform plan, that declared English the national language.
Where are we going with all of this? Do people believe English will become extinct?
English-as-a-second-language speakers probably outnumber those who speak it as a first language, and by the year 2000, it was estimated that more than 1 billion people worldwide were learning English, according to the nonprofit British Council in England.
These statistics are reflected here in Orange County as well, for example, among two programs available to English learners: READ/Orange County's literacy program has more than doubled the number of learners it has served: from 78 students in 2002-2003 to 173 students in 2004-2005.
The Rancho Santiago Community College District, which teaches English as a Second Language (ESL) classes in more than 100 continuing education sites and regional education centers across Orange County had 59,421 enrollments in its non-credit courses last year and 4,250 in its ESL courses that grant credits.
In June, a Pew Hispanic Center survey showed that Latinos, by a large margin, believe that immigrants have to speak English to be a part of American society.
Other studies show that most Latino immigrants eventually learn some English and that virtually all subsequent generations have good English skills.
For Zepeda, the question is not whether she has the will to learn English. She does. The obstacles are the responsibilities she faces every day.
"You come to class for an hour and a half, but then you get home and it's all about rushing - to make the food, and then it's off to work," says Zepeda, a native of Mexico.
Fortunately, she says, at work she is able to communicate with English-speaking clients who are patient and correct her. She also credits Ramirez for constantly speaking to the class in English and focusing on pronunciation.
"When you start out you don't understand anything and you think, 'This isn't going to work. I'm not going to learn,' " says Zepeda. "But little by little, as you learn, you start understanding more."
Ramirez is an immigrant himself, also from Mexico, so he understands exactly what Zepeda is experiencing.
"I give them a lot of credit because I know how difficult it is to raise a family and to try to learn English," says Ramirez, 71, a retired street maintenance supervisor for the city of Orange who is now a Realtor. "The people I deal with are very eager to learn English... They wish there were classes every day."
When he began volunteering as a literacy tutor five years ago he initially committed to 50 hours. That 50 hours has turned into 1,600 volunteer hours and he's also promised to donate two percent of his real estate sales to READ/Orange County.
Instead of assuming that immigrants don't want to learn English, instead of passing useless English-language amendments, we should provide ESL and English literacy programs with more funding to reach more students.
Imagine if all those complaining about immigrants instead volunteered like Ramirez.
"I want to volunteer as long as I'm able," says Ramirez. "I hope I can be teaching till I'm 100 years old."
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Historically, the Ovarian Cancer Quilt Project at MD Anderson was established to educate the public about the risk factors and symptoms of ovarian cancer through the artistry of quilting. Catherine Ellison designed the beautiful teal ribbon quilt block. The project raised awareness about the risk factors and symptoms of this disease.
Since 2002, quilters from MD Anderson's Ovarian Cancer Support Group and the community have donated blocks to make quilts which are displayed each year at the International Quilt Festival in Houston. All who have been touched by ovarian cancer, including survivors, family members and friends, have been invited to contribute a block. Quilters and quilt shops from across the country and local quilt guilds have created and donated hundreds of quilt blocks and entire quilts.
With the growth of the quilt project, an online quilt auction was launched in 2008. Due to the success of the first online quilt auction, which featured 68 quilts and raised $11,440, a second online quilt auction was hosted in October of 2009 which featured 107 quilts and raised $25,120. As of 2011, the online quilt auction is held every other year.
The next quilt project's online auction is scheduled for October 21-November 4, 2015 and will be raising awareness and research funds for ovarian cancer.
Raising Awareness
We are happy to loan awareness quilts to groups in the community who want to educate women about ovarian cancer and other gynecological cancers. Please contact the Community Relations office in the Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine at 713-792-2765, or e-mail us at email@example.com.


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Do you have set the OAuth callback URL of the Flickr app that you created?
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