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Moroccan King Mohammed VI and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad appealed for Arab unity Saturday night, hours after the Moroccan leader arrived in Syria.
"The two parties called for a bolstering of coordination and consultations among Arab countries and the reestablishing of solidarity to face current challenges," SANA reported.
The two leaders especially discussed, "latest developments on the Palestinian stage," SANA said.
The Moroccan monarch arrived in Damascus for a three-day visit during which he is expected to hold talks with Syrian officials, an official source said earlier.
"This visit is very important for coordination among the Arabs in light of developments in the region and because of the responsibilities the two countries hold," Syrian Information Minister Adnan Omran said Friday.
King Mohammed VI visited Jordan on Monday and Tuesday and held talks with Jordan's King Abdullah II on the situation in the Palestinian occupied territories as well as Arab and international efforts to contain the regional crisis.
Following Syria, he is scheduled to visit Saudi Arabia and Qatar. (Albawaba.com)


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In the latest experiment for their show "Guinea Pigs," Dutch TV hosts Dennis Storm and Valerio Zeno were hooked up to an electro-simulator that mimics the painful contractions women experience during labor. The video is in Dutch, but around the 7-minute mark, it becomes very clear that agony is a universal language. Apparently the guys underwent two hours of simulated contractions, which is significantly less time than the 6-12 hours (and beyond!) that many women spend in labor. Also? I'd imagine the whole process is a bit less harrowing without the whole "pushing a watermelon-sized human out of your crotch" part. Mothers, give yourselves a pat on the back. You deserve it. [YouTube via Truth Dig]

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Not so long ago, the summer holidays were considered a form of exercise; a chance to get up out of your office chair and stretch your legs and have an ice-cream. Thanks to the gym, however, exercise is now incorporated into the working week's schedule, and the holidays tend to represent a fortnight's break from one's fitness regime.
A year of regular exercise ought to be enough to carry you through two weeks of enforced sloth, but I find that three days in I'm already feeling restless and out of shape. My spine is like a question mark after hours in the car. I'm twitchy and irritable. My muscles feel as if they are wasting. I find even the smallest bit of exertion fatiguing. I used to hear joggers say that they experienced withdrawal symptoms whenever they stopped running for any length of time, and I used to think: "Addicted to exercise? How stupid do you have to be to get like that?" Now I think: could this be what they meant?
Some folks, I know, take active holidays - whitewater rafting, mountain climbing, tennis camp - in order to make some use of the fitness they have acquired over the preceding 12 months, but my fitness regime is principally designed to enable me to sit in front of a computer for hours at a time, and my summer vacations have always been the traditional sort: staring at the rain out of the window of a cottage and wondering if it's too early to open a bottle of wine. This is the part of the year when I do all my ageing. I could, I suppose, run up to the sheep and back, or do a few press-ups where I stand, but all of that seems so far away.
There are reminders, of course: the flash of a togged-up cyclist flying down a French road, an old medicine ball at a Cornish car boot sale. And I know that all too soon I will be back at the gym at some preposterous hour, sweating and punching the heavy bag with arms like month-old courgettes. Every year it gets a little harder to go back, especially after a fortnight cooped up with the realisation that all this exercise is but a futile attempt to stave off death. I wonder if it's too early to open another bottle.


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Would it be proper to give the Bulgarian Minister for Magic a Ministry of Magic infobox? The infobox is not, to my knowledge, specific to the British Ministry of Magic alone. --Parodist 01:46, 20 August 2009 (UTC)
- UPDATE: I went ahead and changed it to a Ministry of Magic infobox, as I haven't got a response in a long time. If any one has any objections, please leave a note here before taking any action. --Parodist 12:16, September 4, 2009 (UTC)
The "Wizard's Challenge" at the Scholastic site gives the Minister's name as "Oblansk". Should it be changed to such, or no? --Hunnie Bunn (talk) 00:09, November 7, 2013 (UTC)
- I agree it should be changed (I would do so without discussion, but it needs to be done by an admin since the redirect already exists). For reference, the question reads as such:
- Who was the Bulgarian Prime Minister in Goblet of Fire?
- Dinumituski
- Gregorovich
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- Obdiligru
- With Oblansk being the correct answer. -- 1337star (Drop me a line!) 03:47, November 13, 2013 (UTC)
- As well, the Harry Potter Lexicon, while not explicitly canon, is a very highly esteemed guide to the books and lists him as such. --Hunnie Bunn (talk) 04:37, November 13, 2013 (UTC)
- Bumping. This is pretty cut and dry, and should be enacted by an admin A.S.A.P. (though, I should note, as a fansite, anything the Lexicon says should not be considered canon unless sourced). -- 1337star (Drop me a line!) 04:08, November 19, 2013 (UTC)
We've used Pottermore URLs for canon before, so I don't see why this should be any different: the URL for this guy calls him the "Bulgarian Prime Minister" (emphasis is mine). Is this thus an indication of his title? --Hunnie Bunn (talk) 00:30, November 22, 2013 (UTC)


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My dear husband Ron Smith passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday 28 October 2009. Our son and I will miss him greatly. We would like to thank everyone on the forum for all the support received during his illness.
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My dear husband Ron Smith passed away peacefully at home on Wednesday 28 October 2009. Our son and I will miss him greatly. We would like to thank everyone on the forum for all the support received during his illness.
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This has been a strange day. I have slept a lot, 2 hours or so after every attempt at eating. Get up again and shine for about an hour, then need to go back to bed. OK, my body clock is way out of kilter, but it is disconcerting. Anyway, went to bed for "normal sleep" and thought I could do without sleeping pill and codeine . Big mistake as I suddenly became wide awake. Chest became quite tight so hardly had any oxygen and was convinced that this was to be the last episode in my life! Got up around midnight and immediately felt better and then took my meds. Must have fallen asleep sitting upright and when I woke chest and breathing pretty good and slacker. So trying the same again. Anything to get through another night.
I can see that this is not helped by the lung mets, although Beatson do not think it is too bad. My thought is that I need to get oxygen from NHS. Speak to GP about it next week.
Hope this does not cause fear and dread. All I can say is that when I did wake up I felt really refreshed, relaxed and a bit more positive again.
Take care
PS. I never realised how refreshing Baby Wipes are. Personal views and preferences change dramatically.
That is excellent news for you. I am so pleased. Take all and any positives when they come your way. Why give any part of this sucker the feeling it is winning?
Be assured, those of us who have been on the road for a while do gain from hearing good news, although, to be totally honest, there can be a wee bit of jealously, which lasts no time. After all, we are not the sucker, but we are just human.
Take care
I have to confess that some of the contents of sausage are not that appealing to me. But, most N European cultures exist in lower temperatures so waste of anything is discouraged. Particularly food. So if most of the earlier settlers in N America were of N European stock, it is not surprising that this outlook was also brought over. So, things like haggis, soups etc entered the everyday lifestyle and would be adapted as people married.
That's a bit deep for a subject like haggis pizza!!!
So temperatures are still at 100 degrees? We are half of that. Where would I rather be? I'll think about it.
Take care
Marion, I'm sure we discussed haggis with our old pal, Jeff, But I found this site that may be helpful. The truth is that it is almost always bought from the butcher and they have their own "tweeks" to the recipe.
This may be helpful:
http://www.scotlands-enchanting-kingdom … ients.html
You are correct in that we normally have very fine foods, having the best of fruits, fish, domestic and game animals and birds. Gavin will know all about the fruit and berries.
This site tells about neeps and tatties and some of the better fare:
Take care
Last night I had for my supper, wait for it!!!, wait for it!!!!
Haggis Pizza
It combines everything a Scotsman strives for - traditional (haggis) and the exotic (pizza). Now, if they could only incorporate the boiled neeps and tatties. I am sure Scottish invention will overcome.
What's that? Was it good? Well, no. Actually it was rotten, but I did eat it and that is a great step forward. It was store bought, so no slur on Margaret's cooking.
Take care
So sorry to be reading what appears to be all round negative news about your dad. But nobody knows how he will react when he gets home. It may be that some of the intense pressure he must be under is lifted and this helps him, even a little.
The docs, particularly the GPs also have a hard time in the treatment of cc. The introduction of one medication can suddenly start a problem with another area or organ. For example, I have bad water retention and it is proving difficult to remove that. At the same time I have a poor appetite so am being given appetite enhancers that create more fluids! It becomes a balance.
I do hope that dad is able to pick himself up since that is one knock-on effect everyone would enjoy.
All the best
Great - cheers when I left LOL!
Well Marion we managed an enjoyable chat. The big test will be if it works next time.
Marion and all.
My probems with the chat room are:
I'm shy, so would worry that the only person there would be someone I don't really know well. so "chat" would be a bit stilted.
I can't determine when I am going to be in the room, so arranged chats are a bit dodgy.
I am not a good typist, so, how good do I have to be?
How does time difference affect this? The UK is 5 hours ahead of the Eastern US seaboard but 8\9 hours ahead of the West.
Just imagine a big, squarish, box, that is larger than the volume of it's contents. Ignore thoughts of eye-candy. Honest
I'll let Gavin guide you through the food area, but a Swede is a small white turnip.
I assume you will stick to the west coast when you return to Scotland. There is nothing much wrong with the Ferry if you want to be near Dundee!
Take care
To be honest, I think I was the model for the box.
Curiously, I have started to take cinnamon breakfast cereal. I think in the States it was called Grahams, then Curiously Grahams but here now, it is just Curiously Cinnamon. Not having it for breakfast but as a very early morning snack. I know that in Florida everything is served with cinnamon, so perhaps I am trying to re-live enjoyable times, but, hey, who cares if it works? And I have decided, no matter what happens, I am not destined to re-capture my fat-free, muscle-bound physique again so live with it and enjoy these little treats. What a load of havers! I was never muscle-bound!!
Take care y'all.
I find that pains and discomfort come and go. Pain meds seem to work, nothing too heavy yet. What do your docs say?
Just the thought of a fish supper, with vinegar and brown sauce is so appealing, then I manage a tiny bit and the rest is wasted. Breaks my heart.
It's to be cold next week but dry. That's important for us just now because we are having our roof re-tiled. It seems to take forever and of course, we are surrounded by scaffolding. I can't even get out of the house. What is really annoying is that the roof was completely renewed less than 12 years ago.
How's your dad these days? Is he still as tired?
Take care
At risk of denting all the wood, the Fluconazole does seem to be working, and pretty quickly. One benefit is that the suspension actually tastes nice.
4:00 am - I was awake but had enjoyed a much better sleep beforehand and I can now eat and DRINK! Hooray!
Went back to bed and slept some more. Body clock must be changing.
All the best.
Welcome to our familiy of friends, each of whom shares a common and strong bond. Rest assured this is a close familiy and you will receive support, answers learned from experience, hugs, if you need them and some realism if you may need that!
You are facing one of the hardest question that carers or family have to face, especially where it concerns older parents. Of course you do not want them to go and there are very succesful examples if you care to spend time lookink at our families stories. It is natural that you wish your MIL to live as long and as well as possible. It is one of our mantras to ensure that we receive as many opinions as possible. Think less about the doctor and more about the patient. Why did the surgeon not advocate surgery? Lack of experience or better knowledge?
Anyway, the one thing to be careful of is "what do you want?" It is too easy to assume that you will know best. Everyone must listen to the advice and ONLY THEN can the patient make the final choice.
Good luck to you all and try to keep in touch with us.
Thanks for all your kind thoughts. To be fair, the GP surgery is very attentive to my needs and I have been prescribed Diflucan Suspension (Fluconazole). I take 5ml per day and it seems to be having an effect (Touch wood, any wood will do!).
Kris there is no way I am going to intentionally do ANYTHING to make you cross. I am just happy to wind you up a bit.
Had a short sleep this afternoon and will try to stay awake now until night time.
Keep positive everyone.
If it is any help then I can say that my surgeries went very well and I recovered quickly. There again, I am a lot younger than your father and my other health problems did not surface until after the surgery. After the 2nd one I was more reticent about the possibility of a 3rd, but ended up almost begging the surgeon, but to no avail.
Remember, everyone else can offer advice, but it is only your father who can decide what he should do. Listen to him. I have certainly found the chemo to be the harder option.
Good luck with whatever road is chosen.
Nobody has all the answers. We can never even be sure if we have made the correct decision. It feels as if you are beating yourself up because you gave your opinion on treatment at the time it was required. Nobody can do better, not even the experts. You can only be guided by the best information you have available.
I have had 2 episodes of surgery to try to cure this cancer but both "failed". Or, put it another way, they were not complete successes. Were my decisions wrong? I don't think so because without the surgeries I may not be here.
Your mother has had a shorter, possibly harder, time. Was the surgery wrong? Nobody knows what the alternative would have been like.
Best wishes
OK Kris, let's be realistic. Firstly, the secret is out about the bottle colouring so no need for further coyness there. If the hair is getting thin then think about the practicalities. Sweden is NOT the warmest country on the globe. It is important for you to keep warm. Obviously, there are hats but are they practical 24/7? In your situation I would be looking toward good quality wigs. Think what 2 or 3 of them would do to that personality of yours.
Personally, I opted to become a 58 year old skinhead. Too tight with the cash and long in the tooth to care about appearance, to concern myself with expensive wigs. But I think we may be different in every score there!
This has been a particulary bad couple of nights. Not because of pain, not even much in the way of discomfort. I just cannot get to sleep. It is currently 4:35 am and I have just finished a long e-mail to a former business colleague, but I am still not tired.
As many of you will know, I suffer from ailments, other than CC, and they keep being added to. The problem, as far as the docs is concerned is that to treat one will probably have an affect on another. So I have fluid in the lung and the only relief comes from draining that lung regularly. They stick largish needles into my back. under local, in order to insert the draining tubes. This is fine and does not hurt, but eventually I have to take pain-killers. (keep that in mind for a minute). My lower extremities are very bad with fluid and the diurectics are not really working. The pain-killers cause constipation that just adds to the discomfort at my waist, making the fluid seem worse. Appetite is poor and so I have steroids to improve that. But they cause water retention!! Latest thing is very bad Thrush in my mouth. This makes the mouth so very dry, but I cannot find anything to alleviate the thirst. I was never a drinker but seeing someone on the telly downing a long. cold, beer to quash a thirst is really hard to take, when I know that it will taste of salty water to me.
So, here I am, composing this at 4:55 am, still not tired, hungry or thirsty.
What meassage am I trying to get over? Well, remember, very few of us has only one symptom, and each may affect the other. Our carers may have several problems, but, by and large, they will successfully hide them. No matter how bad you may be feeling just now, things can improve, so look forward to the better days. Finally, if you are able to reply to this, or send your own thoughts, you are still here fighting. The alternative is not so appealing.
Best wishes to all.
Mary's son
Welcome to our small company, but, as everyone will tell you, it is not one any of us wishes to join. It is not an easy path which your mother is on and what she will need is good family and professional support. You will find in many cases that the professionals will learn as they go on. Try not to think too badly of this since it is not a well known cancer with established procedures.
As for immediate advise, it is difficult to advise since you do not give much information. Try to make sure that her current hospital has relevant experience in treating this cancer, Don't be affraid to ask for further opinions from other surgons. Be realistic about her age and general health, Chemotherapy is a poison that you are feeding into the body, in the hope of killing a worse poison. It very rarely has no bad effect. It is a balaning act, not a cure. It may help prolong her life and make her more comfortable. It may be you cannot ask for much more than this.
Gemcitabine is regarded as one of the chemos with fewer side-effects and it has been shown to have some positive effects, but it can still make her feel nauseaus and tired. That is when the family support is important.
Try the Search facility at the top of the page, enter Gemcitabine in the Search and you should find personal experiences of the effects of using Gemcitabine being described.
Whatever happens - good luck to you and your Mom.
All the very best
I found that this is a situation where it is useful to rely on the statistics. Your doctors will have these to hand and will be able to quote them to the DWP. From memory, in order to be fast tracked to higher rates DLA your condition is likely to be terminal within 6 months, but, of course, there is no need for this event to actually happen.
It is similar with the pensions and insurances and any related premium waivers, although the time scale tends to be 12 months. But each policy will either allow the claim or not, depending on how it was set up originally. As they say "hindsight is a wonderful thing".
I have found this a very useful site and a good link:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/DisabledPeo … /index.htm
Of course at the end of the day, the decision to claim is your own and you may feel you would much rather keep things as normal and get back to work and enjoy your hobbies as soon as possible. But it is good to be forearmed with information.
Good luck
Just a small point - the free NHS prescriptions, from April 2009, only apply to England. Scotland Wales and Northern Ireland introduce or intrduced free prescriptions for all at different times. Scottish charges have been reduced for the last 2 years and will be free from 2010. My main requirement for drugs relates to Angina so the earlier reduction and pre-payments were good news. However, it is now good news all round, in a "Catch 22 "situation!! I'd much rather be paying for my normal 1 or 2 prescriptios per annum that I used to need.
On a slightly different note, I assume you are aware of other benefits you may be entiled to due to your condition, such as Incapacity benefit, Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, free travel concessions (busp pas etc). These are also age related but there is plenty of info on Government web sites.
You may also be able to access the full capiatal value of any private pension funds or life assurance funds due to the condition's terminal nature. This will depend on the terms and conditions, but well worth looking at. The mony is better being ing your pocket than the insurance company. If this does not apply, you can check your policies to see if you qualify for Premium Waiver Benefit, when the insurer will pay your monthly premiums on rour behalf. Again, this is due to your condition and is certified by your doctors.
All the best
I'm a bit disappointed that there has been no response to your query about massive swelling in the lower part of the body. I have the same problem that has been ongoing for a few months, but is getting worse. It started with my feet and ankles and has steadily progressed to the genitals. My GP has been prescribing diuretics, increasing the doseage but having little effect. My oncologist thought it may be either a blood clot or the tumour restricting the main vein through the liver, both cases causing fluid not to run freely in (I think) the lymph glands. I had a CT scan to look at this and although there is some restriction, it would not cause the swelling I am experiencing. So I am no further forward!
It may be coincidence, but I also suffer from fluid on the lung. This causes breathlessness and a really bad cough. Because the lung doesn't reinflate properly it cannot be repaired permanently when the fluid has been drained. So the lung fills up again within a week or two.
Any thoughts on the lower swellings will be appreciated.
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I watched about 100 movies in 2013 and liked many of them for the quality of the story and/or themes. However, looking back, I could not even remember seeing some of them until I checked my blog.My original idea was to revisit the films of 2013 by writing a review of each one as if it were for Twitter -- 140 characters or fewer. I will practice more and try again next year. I am including links to my longer reviews of the film where available. (Note: Some of the films I saw … [Read more...]
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The Fed won't be raising interest rates for another year. So said Prof. Yellen, more or less, in her "rookie" moment of clarity at Wednesday's press briefing from the Fed meeting. But we might as well start worrying about it now! That's the attitude of the kindergarten crowd that dominates Wall Street nowadays.
Hardly had the cameras begun to roll when the usual cast of Nervous Nellies and Panicky Pauls reached for their sell buttons, dumping any ticker symbol that seemed remotely interest rate-sensitive. Bonds, REITs, utilities, MLPs, you name it. Poor Ma Yellen. The kids didn't really care about listening to anything she said.
Too bad for them, because only one significant item came out of this week's Fed meeting. It wasn't exactly a surprise, but the central bank did vote to continue paring back its purchases of bonds and mortgages—to $55 billion worth per month, from $65 billion previously.
At this rate, the Fed will be completely out of the "quantitative easing" business by the end of 2014.
It remains to be seen, of course, whether Yellen & Co. can muster the resolve to follow through on their plan. However, the direction they're headed in is perfectly clear.
Less QE. Slower growth in the monetary aggregates. If the pattern of the past five years repeats, the pace of economic growth will slow, too, with a lag. And when the stock market senses that slowdown, we'll get the midyear "correction" I've been talking about.
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text: EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES--Water Resources Division Policy on Phase-Out of Manometers In Reply Refer To: Mail Stop 460 Aug. 29, 1991 WATER RESOURCES DIVISION MEMORANDUM NO. 91.58 SUBJECT: EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES--Water Resources Division Policy on Phase-Out of Manometers The May 8, 1988, memorandum to Regional Hydrologists and District Chiefs, subject, "Information--Manometer Support." stated that no additional mercury manometers were to be purchased by the Water Resources Division (WRD). The policy of no manometer purchases continues in effect. Further, WRD policy now is that manometers no longer may be deployed at new data-collection stations or installed as replacement instruments at existing stations. The Division has set a goal for all manometers to be removed from data-collection stations before October 1, 1997. With encouragement by the Hydrologic Instrumentation Facility (HIF), industry has developed a nonsubmersible transducer that can measure water levels more accurately and reliably than the manometer. The new system, now available from the HIF, is controlled by a micro- processor, which transmits digital data to an electronic data logger or data-collection platform. The HIF is continuing to work with industry to obtain a low-cost submersible transducer system for the measurement of water levels that also may be used as a replacement for the manometer. The HIF continues to test other sensors in an attempt to find a reliable low-cost instrument that will meet the stage measurement accuracy goal of +/-0.01 ft. for daily discharge stations (see office of Surface Water Technical Memorandum No. 89.08). The efforts described above were undertaken to provide better water- level sensors and address an ever-growing concern over the need to remove the mercury manometer from the gagehouse. We have no firm indication that the use of mercury in the field will be banned in the short term; however, the Water Resources Division (WRD) must take the initiative to phase out the use of mercury manometers. The HIF is investigating the most cost-beneficial, approved means of manometer and mercury disposal. Pertinent guidelines and instructions will be sent to WRD offices at a later date. The Districts are responsible for the 9-066 property control documents requesting permission to dispose of the manometers. We request that you include in your planning and negotiations with cooperators, a multiyear replacement plan for manometers. WRD will help facilitate the Districts' purchase of the new pressure sensor- recorder system in fiscal years 1993 and 1994 by eliminating the HIF overhead. Districts may assume ownership of the equipment or apply the purchase costs as a 4-year HIF lease credit. Districts may purchase the non- submersible transducer (PS-2) with or without a data-collection plat- form (DCP) or electronic data-logger (EDL). The PS-2 must be operated with a DCP or EDL that supports SDI-12 (serial digital interface). The PS-2 includes a Y-cable and gas-purge component. Districts are responsible for providing the gas cylinder, orifice, orifice line, and other support items. The estimated purchase costs for fiscal years 1993 and 1994 are listed below. Fiscal Year PS-2 Sensor Only PS-2 with DCP PS-2 with EDL 1993 $4500 $8200 $5800 1994 $4700 $8500 $6000 Please contact Jim Futrell at FTS 494-1537 if you have any questions or require information on the new pressure sensor system. William B. Mann IV Distribution: A,B,S,FO,PO This memorandum does not supersede any previous memorandum. KEY WORDS: Manometer, Mercury


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Clock slowing down.. now radio dying
Hi, my 2008 BMW 535i recently started to lose 5-10 minutes a day... today, when i turn the ignition off, the radio dies.. usually the radio stays on until the key is out.
I took it to local shop and they say it might be a battery or connector problem. However, they said I have to take it to a BMW dealer to replace OEM parts..
anyone had these problems? My warranty is over and it cost 139$ for a check up at BMW.. trying to see what is the best way to fix this.
Do you still have the orginal battery? Might be time to replace the battery.
Yes i have the original battery. I think I'm going to have to take a hit and pay whatever the dealer asks for.. Just seeing if other people have had similar issue and any cheaper ways to fix
I was having similar issues so I finally replaced the original battery in my 08' 528 today at the dealership and it cost me $420.55 :cry:
My clock is also slowing down. But I noticed that if I turn off the radio before I shut down the engine, it tends to lose less time. I don't have any problems starting the car or anything like that. But if I leave the radio on while sitting in the car with the engine off, I get a battery warning sign within a few minutes. Are these signs that I need a new battery as well? At my last maintenance visit back in April or so, everything checked out.
:( looks like im gonna just have to get raped by dealer.. warranty is over..
^^^ You have nothing to worry about. Simply be proactive and replace the battery because that is the problem. The car starts shutting down features to conserve battery power when the battery gets near the end of its life hence your clock and radio issues. I replaced mine recently with a Duralast from PepBoys. Cost $99 bucks and is a like OEM replacement. Make sure you mount it correctly, attach the vent tube and get it registered at the dealer after you install it. The whole install took me about 15 minutes including time to remove the trunk interior cover panel and reinstall it. There is no need to pay dealer prices for this. The registration cost me $60 bucks and some people pay as much as $125, but it is required to make sure your battery is properly registered to the car's computer. Some people will try to tell you it does not have to be done, but problems can occur and the battery life can be drastically reduced by failure to get it registered.
Good luck.
Recently I have been playing around with some diagnostic software. Below are two screen prints showing details about the battery installed in my 2008 (12/2007) 535i. Sorry about all info. being in German.
Besides total mileage of the car during past 5 days it seems to show total minutes during those 5 days in various temp. ranges in Celsius; if and when battery was replaced; level of charge in hours in various ranges since day one; SOH = state of health; SOC = state of charge; temp. for the season; level of charge for past 5 days per days, etc. etc.
The most important piece of info. is "Startfaehigkeit aktuell" which was the ability of the battery to start the car the last time in %. 100% = brand new battery and 10% = close to fail. Mine was at 29.69% and I will keep checking this, to see how it might deteriorate in the future.
There is more technical stuff there which, however, is over my head.
If a checkup at BMW (and I would not go antwhere else) costs as much as a new battery and seeing that yours is probably 4 years old, get a new battery, but have it registered as Alpine previously said. This updates the info. you see below and lets dozens of control units know what your battery is capable of. For better or worse, these cars are very dependent in a good and healthy battery and I am not sure that today's batteries are up to the job yet.
It would be good idea to get a battery tender and charge it periodically, especially if you go on short trips.
What is this software and where can one get it from?
Could you help with info on the software used to generate those lists and diagnose BMW OBD2?
What is this software and where can one get it from?
Thanks in advance
Wow, this thread goes back to 2011!
I used proprietary BMW software called INPA, and hacked versions are all over the internet. A special ODB cable is needed, also readily available. Other diagnostic software is also being offered, like DIS and the newer ISTA-D. There is a learning curve to all of them and there is no official support.
BMW diagnostic software is also professionally sold and supported by various vendors, but at a higher cost.
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Hi, working locally using:
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this is english
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<?php if ($lang == it){ ?>
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<?php }; ?>
i get 'NOTICE: USE OF UNDEFINED CONSTANT EN - ASSUMED 'EN' IN'....when using PHP 5.3.0, however when i use version 5.2.2 all seems fine.
What an i doing wrong?..
Thanks in advance
Two things:1. if ($lang == en) and if($lang == it)
if they're strings, they should be encapsulated in either single or double quotes.
any alphanums outside of quotes (and not prefixed by $) are tested to be functions, classes, keywords, and constants. if all of those fail (and i'm probably forgetting a few), PHP assumes they are meant to be strings, throws that E_WARN level error, and moves on.
Encapsulate your strings and you'll save yourself and the PHP engine the headache
2: $lang = 'en';this line isnt inside <?php ?>, and wont be interpreted by the PHP engine.
oh and3: if...if on exclusive condition.if the lang is en, it wont be it. make your second if an elseif. It'll save your script having to process the second if condition.
Thanks StarLion..i 'usually' have single quotes..but for some reason i didnt include in this example
With your last point 'elseif', i dont just use 2 languages, it actually uses 6..is there a quicker method to display text (or enclosed div content) whilst running through the dynamically generated $lang value?
well the localization templating scheme would work...
your main page:
require_once('lang/'.$lang.'.php'); //Lot of dots, i know, but bear with me.
echo $text['HELLO'];
$text['HELLO'] = "Hello";
//etc, etc, etc
$text['HELLO'] = "Bonjorno" //okay i dont speak italian. sue me :P
//etc etc etc
That way your code doesnt need a lot of if/elses.
You could use switch


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Gay–straight alliance
|At least 4000 chapters[1]
A gay–straight alliances (GSA) are school/student-led or community based organizations,[2] found primarily in North American high schools, colleges and universities, that are intended to provide a safe, supportive environment for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) youth (or those who are perceived as such) and their straight allies.[2]
In some locations, the name of the GSA has been changed from "Gay Straight Alliance" to "Gender and Sexuality Alliance" in order to include bisexual and transgender individuals.
- 1 Goal
- 2 Impact of Gay Straight Alliance
- 3 History in the United States
- 4 History outside the United States
- 5 See also
- 6 References
- 7 Sources
- 8 External links
The goal of most gay–straight alliances is to make their school community safe, facilitate activism on campus, and create a welcoming environment for LGBT students. They are part of the LGBT student movement and participate in national campaigns to raise awareness, such as the Day of Silence, National Coming Out Day, No Name Calling Week,[3] Transgender Day of Remembrance, Harvey Milk Day, GSA day[4] or locally organized campaigns, such as Take It Back: Anti-Slur Campaign, Beyond the Binary, LGBTQ-Inclusive Curriculum and others.[5] Many GSAs work with local chapters of the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) or Gay–Straight Alliance Network,[6] a national organization supporting youth leadership. The registered number of GSAs with GLSEN is over 4000, as of 2008.[1] In California, there are over 900 GSAs registered with GSA Network,[7] representing over half of California's high schools.[7] Over half the states in the United States have one or more statewide groups that work with GSAs.[citation needed] Many of these state based groups and local chapters of GLSEN participate in the National Association of GSA Networks. GSA Networks have been formed to help local area students to network and connect to local resources, provide training for youth leaders, and sponsor local GSA efforts.
The inclusion of heterosexual "straight allies" in the missions of these groups "is an important distinguishing factor from early support groups for LGBT teens, and recognizes the need for a comprehensive approach to youth safety," and attempts to build a network of support for non-heterosexual and transgender teens, as well as raising awareness of homophobia and heterosexism.[2]
Impact of Gay Straight Alliance[edit]
LGBT students routinely experience harassment in their schools however, GSAs and other support clubs have been found to provide social support for LGBT students. Students have reported hearing homophobic remarks from both students and instructors in their schools (Kosciw, Greytak, Bartkiewicz, Boesen, & Palmer, 2011).[8] In addition, the more harassment students reported, the more likely the student also reported higher levels of depression and lower self-esteem (Kosciw et al., 2011).[8] However, LGBTQ students attending a school with an active support club reported hearing less homophobic expressions and experienced less victimization than LGBT students attending a school without a GSA or support club (Goodenow, Szalacha, & Westheimer, 2006).[9] In addition, LGBT students with a GSA in their high school reported more positive outcomes when it came to high school belonging and school victimization (Heck, Flentje, & Cochran, 2013).[10]
In addition to the mere presence of a GSA on campus, level of participation in a GSA has also been linked to the amount of social support reported by LGBT students. A 2011 study by Toomey, Ryan, Diaz and Russell (2011)[11] found that the presence of a GSA, participation in a GSA, and perceived effectiveness of a GSA were each individually associated with youth's well being. In certain cases, research showed these three factors protected youth's well being against victimization. Furthermore, youths who participated in a GSA reported lower levels of depression and higher self-esteem (Toomey, Ryan, Diaz, & Russell, 2011).[11]
GSAs are important not only at the individual level, but also to promote the education of LGBT issues to school populations (Stonefish & Lafreniere, 2015).[12] GSA's have been found to promote social activism. Researchers have argued that GSAs are a grassroots student initiated form of activism. The same researchers claimed that GSAs are important to challenge the status Quo, confront discrimination, and reconceptualize gender (Stonefish & Lafreniere, 2015).[12]
LGBT youths in schools across the U.S. are subject to serious obstacles that may impact their ability to perform in school. A 2011 study found that two thirds of LGBT students reported feeling unsafe at school (Kosciw et al., 2011).[8] Some students felt so unsafe that they reported missing school due to safety concerns. The same study found that the GPA of LGBT children was, on average, half a grade lower than straight (Kosciw et al., 2011).[8] This may be an indicator that LGBT youth face different barriers to education than straight youth.
LGBT youth's school experience may impact their life decisions. LGBT youth in high school were less likely to report that they wanted to pursue further education than straight youth (Kosciw et al., 2011).[8] These findings suggest that LGBT youths' negative experiences in primary education relate to their decision not to continue on in the education system. This then robs LGBT youth of all of the opportunities that advanced education offers.
However, an active GSA on a high school campus has been associated with better academic outcomes for LGBT students. LGBT youth attending schools with an active GSA were less likely to report feeling unsafe at school and were less likely to miss school due to a threat to their safety (Goodenow et al., 2006).[9] Additionally, LGBT youths who had an active GSA at their high school reported higher educational attainment than LGBT youth who did not have a GSA on their high school campus (Toomey et al., 2011).[11]
GSAs are associated with better mental health outcomes for LGBT students. LGBT students with a GSA in their high school reported less depression less general psychological distress and higher self-esteem than students without a GSA at their high school (Heck et al., 2013;[10] Toomey et al., 2011[11]). Students in schools that had an active GSA also reported less truancy (Poteat, Sinclair, DiGiovanni, Koenig, & Russell, 2013[13]). LGB students with a support club in their school also reported lower levels of victimization and suicide attempts in comparison to schools without a support group (Goodenow, et al., 2006;[9] Poteat et al., 2013[13]).
GSAs have also been associated with other reduced health risk factors. LGBT students with a GSA in their high school reported more positive outcomes when it came to alcohol use and problem alcohol use behaviors, (Heck et al., 2013;[10] Poteat et al., 2013[13]). LGB Students with support groups in their schools reported half as much dating violence and less casual sex (Goodenow et al.,[9] 2006; Poteat et al., 2013[13]). Lastly students with an active GSA in their high school were less likely to be threatened or injured at school in comparison to students without an active GSA (Goodenow et al., 2006).[9]
How GSAs Impact Students[edit]
It is evident that GSAs are associated with benefits for LGBT students while they are attending school and beyond. The next important step is to understand why GSAs are associated with these benefits. One qualitative study found that GSA's most beneficial aspect was that they provide direct support to LGBTQ members and help create a support network for LGBT students by connecting them (St. John, Travers, Munro, Liboro, Schneider, & Greig, 2014).[14] Another qualitative study found that GSAs were beneficial to LGBTQ students because they act as a protective factor for LGBT students' educational and social experience in school. The study further explained that GSA's provided LGBT students with a sense of identity within their school, improved their self-esteem, and even provided students with courage and support to come out to their families and peers (McCormick, Schmidt, & Clifton, 2015).[15]
One study investigated some of the possible factors within GSAs to discover which specific components of GSAs were associated with which beneficial outcomes. This study found that when GSA advisors served for longer periods of time, students had better health outcomes. In addition, LGBT students who perceived they had more control over their GSA experience and LGBT students who perceived their school to be more supportive had healthier outcomes. In addition, this study reported that "students level of GSA advocacy also predicted students' sense of life purpose." (Poteat, Yoshikawa, Calzo, Gray, DiGiovanni, Lipkin, & Shaw, 2015).[16]
Impact After High School[edit]
The relationship between having a GSA in a high school and attitudes towards LGBT individuals does not end after high school. The mere presence of a GSA, whether or not students participated in said GSA, is related to students' attitudes toward LGBT people beyond their time in their high school. University students who reported having a GSA in their high school were more likely to report positive attitudes towards LGBT individuals while attending their university (Worthen, 2014).[17] This was true for all students except students whom were raised in the southern U.S. where having a GSA in one's high school actually correlated with less positive attitudes toward LGB individuals.
Impact Summary[edit]
GSAs are associated with positive social academic and health outcomes for LGBT students. The relationship between having a GSA in one's high school and certain positive social outcomes is known to last beyond high school, however little beyond that is known about the long lasting associations with high school GSAs. Further research should be conducted on the lasting effects if GSAs for LGBT individuals. Researchers have also claimed that GSAs are important not only to LGBT students, but also to change the school climate as a whole to be more informed and respectful of LGBT issues. It has also been claimed that GSAs are important to get students involved in social activism. Researchers should investigate the relationship between having a GSA in a high school the school's social climate. Due to the positive associations between GSAs and student outcomes, school faculty including school psychologists and counselors should become social justice advocates for LGBTQ students by supporting GSAs on their campuses (Bidell, 2011).[18]
History in the United States[edit]
Described as "perhaps the most important precursor of the GSA movement," Los Angeles' Project 10 is seen as the start of the GSA movement. Founded in 1984, Project 10 was widely recognised as the first organised effort to provide support for LGBTQ youth in schools across the United States. The majority of its facilitators were heterosexual, and was named after the commonly-held statistic that 10% of the adult male population is "exclusively homosexual". Project 10 focused on issues such as drug abuse, alcohol abuse, and discussing issues of high-risk sexual behavior.[2]
One of the first GSAs was started in 1988, in Concord, Massachusetts at Concord Academy by Kevin Jennings, the founder and head of the Gay Lesbian Straight Education Network GLSEN. The first public school gay–straight alliance was started at Newton South High School (Newton Centre, Massachusetts) by teacher Robert Parlin.[19] GSAs made headlines in 1999 with the Federal Court ruling in Utah–East High Gay/Straight Alliance v. Board of Education of Salt Lake City School District.[20][21] This ruling found that denying access to a school-based Gay-Straight Alliance was a violation of the Federal Equal Access Act giving students the right to use facilities for extra curricular activities at any school that receives public funding - regardless of private standing or religious affiliation.
On January 24, 2012, Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, released a video on YouTube commemorating GSA Day and endorsing GSA clubs in schools.[22]
Approximately 28% of participants at GSA Network identify as heterosexual.[7]
Some students face opposition from school administrations, elected school boards, or local communities in starting a school GSA.
In 2015, students at Brandon High School in Rankin County, Mississippi, attempted to start a GSA, but the school board met and publicly stated they wanted to prevent the formation of "gay clubs" in the school district. They then created a policy requiring parents to provide written permission before a student can join any club. Students then protested with support from the ACLU.[23]
Students at West Carteret High School in Morehead City, North Carolina tried to start a GSA but the Carteret County Board of Education turned it down.[citation needed] In 1999, the Orange Unified School District in Orange County, California voted unanimously to prohibit the formation of a GSA at El Modena High School. The students sued the school board, claiming that their rights under the First Amendment and the 1984 Equal Access Act had been violated. In the first-ever ruling of its kind, Judge David O. Carter of the United States District Court for the Central District of California issued a preliminary injunction ordering the school to allow the GSA to meet.[24]
However, on their website, GSA Network state that:
|GSAs cannot be banned if other non-curricular student clubs are allowed to exist at the school. The Federal Equal Access Act and the First Amendment of the US Constitution establish the requirement of equal treatment for all non-curriculum related clubs regardless of the content of speech at the club meetings.[7]
History outside the United States[edit]
United Kingdom[edit]
Worldwide, gay-straight alliances are not as popular as they are in the United States but are beginning to take-off slowly. In the UK, there has always been more of an emphasis on stand alone lesbian and gay youth groups that take place outside of the school setting, often funded by the local health authority or education service. The first GSA in the UK was founded in 2000 by CN Lester at Putney High School GDST, and led in part to the formation of Queer Youth Network. The second GSA in the UK was started in 2010 at Shimna Integrated College in Northern Ireland. Another GSA started in 2012 by Copland Community school in Wembley.[25] The setting up of the club has subsequently resulted in the school being known for "tackling homophobic prejudice".[25] Acland Burghley school in Camden set up a gay–straight alliance in 2012 called Connected.[26]
The first GSA in Mexico was begun by a group of students in 2004 at the American School Foundation, a private American school in Mexico City. The GSA was initially opposed by several school board members and a small group of religious conservative parents. But the students eventually won and formed the student club. The GSA's co-advisor, Ian K. Macgillivray, wrote several articles detailing his students' experiences, as well as the book, Gay-Straight Alliances: A Handbook for Students, Educators, and Parents (2007, Harrington Park Press).[27][28]
Beyond a school group the Toronto District School Board has been committed to an unwritten alliance with their students, funding the Triangle Program at OASIS Alternative School, designed for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender students who are at risk of dropping out or committing self-harm because of harassment in regular schools.
The first GSA in Canada was started at Pinetree Secondary School in Coquitlam, British Columbia in 1998. The start of the Pinetree GSA garnered national media attention, and its members continued to play a role in public affairs by meeting with successive provincial Ministers of Education, testifying before the B.C. Safe Schools Task Force on anti-bullying, and delivering workshops to students and educators about LGBT-sensitive inclusive language and how to start GSAs. In early 2002, the Pinetree GSA held the first Pride Day at a high school in Canada. The Pride Day included an information fair with booths from various local LGBT organizations, PrideTalk workshops delivered in numerous classes, and an assembly with a talk on transgender rights and a performance by G.L.A.S.S., a local LGBT youth choir.
In Saskatchewan, Carlton Comprehensive High School houses one of the first GSA movements in the city of Prince Albert. The first GSA in the city of Saskatoon first met on March 18, 2003 at Mount Royal Collegiate.[29] Since then, GSAs have been established at Nutana, Walter Murray, Evan Hardy, Marion Graham, Bedford Road and Aden Bowman Collegiates. The city of North Battleford Saskatchewan, had their first GSA in 2004 at Sakewew high school, a First Nations school.
Parkside high school (Dundas, Ontario) held the first Gay-Straight-Alliance assembly in Canada, in 2011.
In Ontario, Arnprior District High school, a small rural Ottawa Valley town started a GSA created by the students in 2009. This GSA won one of three Jer's Vision "Youth Role Model of The Year" awards in April 2009.[30] The next year a GSA was founded by students in 2010 at Renfrew Collegiate Institute in the town of Renfrew.[31] As of June 5, 2012, as part of the "Safe and Accepting Schools" policy, and Bill 13, "Accepting Schools Act"(2012) of the Ontario Legislative Assembly, all Ontario school boards are required to provide support and assistance for GSA or similar programs.
In May 2010 Egale Canada launched MyGSA.ca, a website focused on GSAs and their role in making Canadian schools safer and more LGBTQ inclusive.[32] As part of MyGSA.ca's mission the site maintains an online directory of Canadian GSAs and provided resources and information to students who wish to start a GSA in their school and for teachers who wish to support them.[33] In December 2011, the government of the most populous Canadian province, Ontario, announced it would bring a legislation making it mandatory for all publicly funded schools to support the formation of "tolerance clubs" and student associations. Gay-Straight clubs were to be specifically mentioned in that act. The main focus of that legislation would be to counterattack bullying of students, particularly those of a racial or sexual minority.[34]
In Bathurst, New Brunswick, Students and teachers at Superior Middle School started their own GSA and it continues to run. It is a safe haven for many LGBT+ Students in the school.
The first GSAs in the Netherlands were started in 2009. At the beginning of 2011, a nationwide campaign was started on television to promote GSAs in Dutch schools, featuring several well-known young actors and singers. A number of GSAs already exist in a wide variety of Dutch schools throughout the country, most of them at the university level, but increasingly popular on secondary school level.
New Zealand[edit]
Nelson College,[35] the Nelson College for Girls,[36] Nayland College[37][38][39] and other schools have had GSAs set up, often with the support of youth mental health bodies.[40][41][42] Kira Byrne, a GSA leader at Nelson College for Girls, says that the legalization of same-sex marriage in New Zealand in 2013 created shifts in attitudes towards LGBT people in New Zealand, but that boys at Nelson College were afraid to go to the GSA there because "other boys would wait outside to beat up anyone that came out."[36]
In Australia, the group Safe Schools Coalition Victoria piloted a system of reducing homophobia though teacher training and student groups that promote inclusion of LGBT young people.[43] Started by The Foundation for Young Australians and Gay and Lesbian Health Victoria, along with La Trobe University, the program was expanded to run Australia wide. The program is supported by Beyondblue, Headspace, the University of Canberra, Macquarie University, University of Western Sydney, Curtin University, various family planning and HIV prevention groups, government bodies and Uniting Church organizations.[44]
Hong Kong[edit]
In 2008, students at The University of Hong Kong founded Queer Straight Alliance (QSA), a registered society under Hong Kong laws.[45] For several years it was the only GSA in the city, and it serves students in all campuses through social activities, career support and advocacy. In more recent years, university students in the city have formed other student LGBT groups. However, GSA efforts in secondary schools remain limited, if any.
In 2016, Bulgaria became the first country in the Balkans to open Gay-Straight Alliance in Sofia American College.
See also[edit]
- Queer Youth Network (UK)
- National Union of Students LGBT Campaign (UK)
- Campus Pride (US)
- NOH8 Campaign
- References
- ^ a b "Top 5 Frequently Asked Questions from the Media". GLSEN. Retrieved 2013-12-04.
- ^ a b c d GLBTQ 2004.
- ^ No Name Calling Week
- ^ "GSA Day for Racial Justice - Feb. 20th, 2015". gsaday.org.
- ^ "Change Your School". gsanetwork.org. gsanetwork. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ "Home - Gay-Straight Alliance Network". gsanetwork.org.
- ^ a b c d "Frequently Asked Questions about GSA Network". gsanetwork.org. gsanetwork. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d e [null Kosciw, J. G., Greytak, E. A., Bartkiewicz, M. J., Boesen, M. J., & Palmer, N. A. (2011). The 2011 National School Climate Survey: The experiences of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth in our nation's schools. New York: Gay, Lesbian, & Straight Education Network.]
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- ^ a b c Heck, N. C., Flentje, A., & Cochran, B. N. (2013). Offsetting risks: High school gay-straight alliances and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth. Psychology Of Sexual Orientation And Gender Diversity, 1(S), 81-90. doi:10.1037/2329-0382
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Montreal – The National Film Board of Canada's leadership in film and interactive documentaries and auteur animation will be on vivid display at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival (January 19 to 29, 2012), with a pair of world premieres and a North American debut.
The online launch of the interactive web documentary Bear 71 will be marked with a dual-city installation of the same name, beginning January 19. This adaptation of Jeremy Mendes and Leanne Allison's webdoc will be featured at The Yard in Park City from January 19 to 29, as part of the festival's New Frontier program, and includes a live performance on January 20. The Bear 71 installation will also be at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art in Salt Lake City from January 19 to April 19.
Jennifer Baichwal's feature documentary Payback, based on Margaret Atwood's bestselling book Payback: Debt and the Shadow Side of Wealth, will have its world premiere in the World Cinema Documentary Competition. Baichwal's previous films include the Genie Award-winning 2007 Mercury Films/Foundry Films/NFB co-production Manufactured Landscapes.
Making its North American debut in the New Frontier program is Tibor Banoczki and Sarolta Szabo's animated short The Conquerors, a co-production of France's Folimage and the NFB.
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Bear 71 is an installation-based adaptation of Jeremy Mendes and Leanne Allison's online interactive documentary, about a grizzly bear in the Canadian Rockies. Audiences use an augmented reality application to explore the bear's world—"nature" vividly re-imagined through the lens of technology, featuring thousands of trail-cam images of wild animals in their natural environment. The bear's poignant story, revealed through a compelling script written by 100-Mile Diet co-author J.B. MacKinnon, explores the uniquely modern territory where the wired world ends and the wild one begins. Bear 71 is produced by Loc Dao, Bonnie Thompson, Rob McLaughlin and the NFB's Digital Studio.
Payback explores debt as a mental construct and traces how it influences relationships, societies, governing structures and the fate of the planet. It looks at the link between debtor and creditor in a variety of contexts and places—from the mountains of northern Albania to the tomato fields of southern Florida—blending compelling stories of "owing" and "being owed" with the perspectives of renowned figures like Karen Armstrong, Louise Arbour, William Rees, Raj Patel and Conrad Black. Stories and insights are woven together by the prescient and acute observations of Atwood herself, who demonstrates both that "debt" as an idea lies at the very core of human experience, and that, because it is an idea, the way we think about it changes how it works. Written and directed by Baichwal, Payback is produced by Ravida Din for the NFB.
Alternately a vision of paradise and purgatory, the animated film The Conquerors calls into question human conquests and the rise of civilizations. At the dawn of time, a young man and woman set out to conquer an inhospitable land in the hope of transforming it into paradise. Their quest is not without consequences and pushes them ever further, ever higher. But to what end? Directed by Tibor Banoczki and Sarolta Szabo, The Conquerors combines 2D and 3D animation with pixillation. It was produced through the Artists-in-Residence program at Folimage in co-production with the NFB. The producers are Pascal Le Nôtre (Folimage), Julie Roy and René Chénier (NFB). (image above)
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Cutest Ever: Katy Perry Brought A Tiny Aretha Franklin Hat Replica To The Inauguration
Remember four years ago when Aretha Franklin wore a crazy grey church hat to the Obama inauguration? Wasn't that great? Well, Katy Perry got to go to the inauguration this time, and she paid homage to the great Miss Aretha with a version of her hat that's small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. Katy was kind enough to tweet us the baby hat, with the caption, "Big inauguration, tiny Aretha hat." [Fashionista]


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Carnegie Museum of Natural History Awarded Accreditation from the American Association of Museums
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania…Carnegie Museum of Natural History has been awarded accreditation by the American Association of Museums (AAM). AAM accreditation is the highest recognition a museum can achieve in the United States. It officially signifies an institution's excellence to the public, governments, funders, outside agencies, and other museums and is an endorsement from one's peers. AAM praise highlighted Carnegie Museum of Natural History's outstanding research and public programs, research and collections-based exhibition and educational programming, and distance learning program for K–12 students focused on biodiversity, dinosaurs, and cultural diversity.
"AAM accreditation asks a museum to take a deep look at itself and its programs. The process is thorough and comprehensive. We used this as an opportunity to evaluate Carnegie Museum of Natural History as an institution and to ensure that our research, collections, and programs meet or exceed national-level standards," says Director of Carnegie Museum of Natural History Samuel Taylor, PhD.
Of the nation's approximately 17,500 museums, only 775 (less than 5%) are currently accredited. Carnegie Museum of Natural History joins a group of fewer than fifty accredited museums that identify themselves as natural history museums.
Accreditation is a rigorous process that examines all aspects of a museum's operations. To earn accreditation, a museum first must conduct a year of self-study, then undergo a site visit by a team of peer reviewers. AAM's Accreditation Commission, an independent and autonomous body of museum professionals, reviews and evaluates the self-study and visiting committee report to determine whether a museum should receive accreditation. While the time to complete the process varies by museum, it generally takes three years.
"Accreditation assures the people of Pittsburgh that their museum is among the finest in the nation," said Ford W. Bell, president of AAM. "As a result, the citizens can take considerable pride in their homegrown institution, for its commitment to excellence and for the value it brings to the community."
AAM Accreditation is the museum field's primary vehicle for quality assurance, self-regulation, and public accountability, and provides national recognition for a museum for its commitment to excellence in all that it does: governance, collections stewardship, public programs, financial stability, high professional standards, and continued institutional improvement. Developed and sustained by museum professionals for 35 years, AAM's Museum Accreditation program strengthens the profession by promoting practices that enable leaders to make informed decisions, allocate resources wisely, and to provide the best possible service to the public.
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Prospect transactions: July 6-12
Cincinnati shortstops Hamilton, Gregorius move up
By Andrew Pentis / Special to MLB.com | July 13, 2012 6:00 AM ET
Readers: Welcome to the second edition of "Transaction Tracker," which will update you weekly on the most notable moves involving prospects in the Minor Leagues. All comings and goings of MLB.com's top prospects are included and are ordered by organization. Questions? Suggestions for improvement? Fill up the comment section below.
|Tyler Townsend
|Assigned to Class A Short-Season Aberdeen
|Joe Mahoney
|Optioned from Orioles to Triple-A Norfolk
|Nick Delmonico
|Activated off Class A Delmarva DL (knee)
|Chris Carpenter
|Assigned to Double-A Portland
|Jose Vinicio
|Activated off Class A Greenville DL
|Anthony Ranaudo
|Placed on Double-A Portland DL (shoulder)
|Billy Hamilton
|Promoted to Double-A Pensacola
|Notes: MLB.com's No. 26 prospect climbing a level following a superb first half at Class A Adv. Bakersfield and talkative showing in the Futures Game is this week's most significant transaction. The slight switch-hitter batted .323 and reached base safely in 41 percent of his plate appearances for Blaze prior to his callup. He made 25 errors in 82 games at shortstop and will need to show Cincinnati's brass he can make the routine plays at the infield's most arduous position. If he doesn't, those decision-makers will start to consider utilizing his speed in center field. Hamilton will also be challenged to keep producing offensively in the stingier Southern League, but he has made huge strides since the Reds drafted him 57th overall out of a Mississippi high school in 2009. Hamilton tripled and swiped a base, his 105th overall, in his Blue Wahoos debut on 7/11. This move was made in conjunction with another...
|Didi Gregorius
|Promoted to Triple-A Louisville
|Notes: The Reds' No. 4 prospect posted .278/.344/.373 marks at Pensacola. Gregorius, a native of the Netherlands in his fifth pro season, had yet to make his Triple-A debut for the Bats.
|Scott Barnes
|Recalled to Indians from Triple-A Columbus
|Alex Monsalve
|Promoted to Class A Adv. Carolina
|Rosell Herrera
|Demoted to Class A Short-Season Tri-City
|Pedro Hernandez
|Promoted to Triple-A Charlotte
|Jose Ortega
|Optioned from Tigers to Triple-A Toledo
|Matt Dominguez
|Optioned to Triple-A Oklahoma City
|Notes: MLB.com's No. 72 prospect went for 2-for-8 with two strikeouts over four games for the Astros. He had yet to make his debut for the RedHawks since coming over in the 7/4 trade involving veteran slugger Carlos Lee.
|Jarred Cosart
|Placed on Double-A Corpus Christi DL
|Notes: MLB.com's No. 50 prospect is again suffering from blistering; he previously detailed his issues with the skin on his pitching fingers following a 4/22 victory.
|Mike Montgomery
|Demoted to Double-A Northwest Arkansas
|Notes: MLB.com's No. 24 prospect compiled a 5.69 ERA and a 1.67 WHIP in 17 Pacific Coast League starts spanning 91 2/3 innings. This, after a 2011 season in which he compiled a 5.32 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP in 28 PCL games spanning 150 2/3 frames. "He's actually throwing fine," Royals general manager Dayton Moore told MLB.com on 7/11. "We just want to get him back there with [pitching coach] Larry Carter and work on some things. The organization just felt it was the right thing to do. Just give him a breather and re-start a little bit." This move was made in conjunction with another...
|Chris Dwyer
|Promoted to Triple-A Omaha
|Yordano Ventura
|Promoted to Double-A Northwest Arkansas
|Chevy Clarke
|Demoted to Class A Short-Season Orem
|Nick Maronde
|Activated off Class A Adv. Inl. Empire DL
|Cam Bedrosian
|Placed on Class A Cedar Rapids DL (foot)
|Garrett Richards
|Optioned from Angels to Triple-A Salt Lake
|Travis Witherspoon
|Placed on Double-A Arkansas DL (left quad)
|Tyler Thornburg
|Promoted from Triple-A Nashville to Brewers
|Khris Davis
|Activated off Double-A Huntsville DL (calf)
|Taylor Green
|Optioned from Brewers to Triple-A Nashville
|Notes: MLB.com's No. 100 prospect won his Triple-A debut on 7/4 following his Major League bow in Milwaukee on 6/19.
|Kyle Gibson
|Assigned to Gulf Coast League (elbow)
|Tyler Austin
|Placed on Class A Adv. Tampa DL
|Notes: MLB.com's No. 99 prospect was plunked in the head -- and suffered a concussion -- on the day of his 7/3 callup from Class A Charleston.
|Justin De Fratus
|Assigned to Gulf Coast League (elbow)
|Jaff Decker
|Assigned to rehab in Arizona League (foot)
|Trevor Rosenthal
|Activated off Double-A Springfield DL (back)
|Zachary Cone
|Activated off Class A Hickory DL (Achilles)
|Justin Grimm
|Optioned; promoted to Triple-A Round Rock
|Luis Sardinas
|Placed on Class A Hickory DL
|Josh Sale
|Placed on Class A Bowling Green DL
|Stephen Pryor
|Assigned to Class A Adv. High Desert on rehab (groin)
|Jack Marder
|Activated off Class A Adv. High Desert DL
|Francisco Peguero
|Placed on Triple-A Fresno DL (side strain)
|Notes: MLB.com's No. 82 prospect had been struggling in his first run through the PCL but rebounded with a .336 June batting average and a solid start to July before going down. He has posted .266/.293/.398 marks through 80 games.
|Conor Gillaspie
|Placed on Triple-A Fresno DL (fractured toe)
|Jesus Galindo
|Placed on Class A Augusta DL (wrist)
|Heath Hembree
|Placed on Triple-A Fresno DL (elbow)
|Matt Skole
|Placed on Class A Hagerstown DL
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Disney/Pixar Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Review by Lagunathemoron
All of us knew Toy Story would have its own cartoon didn't we? It was bond to happen sooner or later. Usually, Whenever a Disney Cartoon comes out, so does a game. Usually, when you walk into a store and see a game with a Disney Logo in the left hand corner of the case, you think ''Another Platforming game'', But Buzz Lightyear of Star Command takes a turn from the Platforming claws.....
Story - 2 : Buzz Lightyear ditched Woody, Rex and the rest of his friends and went back to his old job, being a Space Ranger. The Galaxy's most wanted criminals are on the loose, and it is up to Buzz to stop them.
Graphics - 7 : Glitchy, but good. Last seen in game's like Jet Set Radio, Sonic Shuffle and Fur Fighters, the game offers ''Manga'' techniques (Cell Shading) which makes the characters quite cartoony. The backgrounds are hand painted, but it does'nt make up for the fences/Gates and graphical objects. These are poorly created, and what makes it worse is that their scatterd all over the place. At the start of the game, there is a FMV, Which matches graphics from Toy Story and Toy Story 2, and the rest of the FMV's are 5 second clips from the cartoon.
Sound + Music - 2 : Awful....just awful. The voice acting is good and funny, but the Sound and Music walks home with the leftovers. Same ray guns blasting all the time, same stupid laughing, repeated music. Who does Travellers Tales hire for the music? My Technology teacher? The music might of been better, if they knew how to use an instrument.
Gameplay - 8 This makes the game fairly good. EVERY level you chase the convict through forests, snowfeilds, Farmsand even Markets. Once you chased the enemy to the end of the level, the fun starts. You are in a areana, and must drain down you're targets health bar, so Star Command can arrest them. Then its off to another planet to repeat.
Replaybility - 4 Not much to go back for. You might try the Time-Trail mode, or finding as many coins as you can, collecting Green Aliens etc, and Gameplay does get repetive.
Overall - 6 Samey Story, Decent graphics, horrible sound, good gameplay, bad replaybility. I reccomend renting the game first, even if you're thinking of buying it for a little child.
Reviewer's Rating: 3.0 - Fair
Originally Posted: 05/26/01, Updated 05/26/01
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Crews have begun working again on the vacant property at the corner of Prince and Grafton streets in Charlottetown.
©Guardian photo by Heather Taweel
It appears work is finally getting started on the condominium building at the corner of Prince and Grafton streets in Charlottetown.
Heavy equipment has moved in and is working at the site.
Coun. Rob Lantz, chairman of planning, says the developer is currently doing site preparation and getting ready to pour the foundation.
The Guardian attempted to reach the developer, Philip O'Halloran, last week but was unsuccessful.
It's been a long time coming. The site was originally excavated about three years ago but then everything came to a halt. The original developers eventually backed off intentions to build on the site while interest reignited late last year with more than one party looking at moving the project forward.
O'Halloran has the property now.
Frustrated with a lack of movement on the file, city council passed a resolution last year giving public works the authority to fill in the excavated site and remove any garbage or debris, at the owner's expense, if development didn't start. But the city was hesitant to take that step because it could act as a disincentive to developing the property if the owner had to worry about spending up to $40,000 to excavate it again.
The building is supposed to feature some ground floor retail space as well as a few floors of apartments or condos.


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When we kicked off our market sentiment survey earlier this year, we decided to shine a light not just on what investors are thinking, but on what they've actually been doing.
We were looking for clues as to whether recent stock market volatility had an impact on investors' views and behaviour – and it did.
Even with some anxiety and a trend toward pessimism, we found some comforting alignment between investors' and advisors' opinions on the best course of action when markets go topsy-turvy.
So whether you're an investor in search of education or an advisor looking for client insight, we hope you discover a nugget or three to help you find the bright side in today's volatile markets.
Visit findthebrightside.ca to go behind the curtain and see what investors are thinking and doing with their portfolios.
If you're a member of the media and would like to discuss the 2016 Market Sentiment Report with a spokesperson, contact:
Kim Armstrong,
Note: In this study, investors are defined as Canadians who are 18-80 years of age with a minimum of $25,000 in investable assets.
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