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Yes AaBers, the time has FINALLY arrived
Ask A Bipolar is Proud to Present….
Yes, all of the hard work of our founder and authors has now been compiled into one handy book. We found the most common topics that questions were submitted about and put them all together in chapters for easy reading and even easier learning! This book is just like our website; it is intended to educate those who have bipolar disorder and/or the friends, family, and anyone else wanting to understand or learn more about this illness. The posts were taken directly off the website so the answers, as they came from each author, have remained the same. We just made it a little bit easier for you all to read by putting them all in chapters. 🙂
[Well, by "we" I mean Marybeth of course, who busted her butt getting this book compiled, edited, re-edited, and re-re-edited. I'm sure if you have all seen the banner on our site announcing this book, so you have just a small idea of how long this has been in the pipeline and been worked on.]
**mushy note from partner to founder** So, Marybeth, THANK YOU for all your hard work on making this book a reality. Last year, at our first NAMI National Convention, we came back with this awesome idea to do a "Best Of" book for the one year anniversary. Well, it may have taken a bit longer than anticipated, and it might have gotten off a lot faster had I not decided to have a major life crisis during it, but now, here it is and the result of your dream, almost 2 years ago, can now be sitting on people's bookshelves and in their Kindle libraries with words like "awesomesauce" being added into their vocabularies and truths about this illness being spread about voiced by those who it affects the most, the ones who have it!!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU for your dedication to this book and all the work you did to make it possible. ~your partner in crime~
*mushy note from partner to other authors and editors and re-editors and re-re-editors* YOU ALL ARE AMAZEBALLS!!!!! Authors, thank you for allowing us to use your work and content for this book. Without you guys, we wouldn't have a site, let alone a book!!! Editors and re-editors, and re-re-editors – Thank you for taking the time to read this book page by page to make sure that it was up to AaB publishing standards! We needed the fresh eyes!! So thank you!
*MUSHY NOTE FROM ME TO ALL THOSE THAT ARE GOING TO BUY THE BOOK* You will not be disappointed! This book not only took a long time and a lot of hard work to put together, but each post that is in this book is in there because the content is important and helpful in understanding the inner workings and the lives of those with bipolar disorder and those affected by it. And THANK YOU to all those that submit questions and are a part of our site! If you guys didn't send us questions, we definitely wouldn't have a book! We hope that you enjoy this collection!!!!!!!
The Best of Ask A Bipolar 2010 – 2011 is available on Amazon as a paperback and in Kindle format. If you would like to order a copy (we know you do!!!) here are the links!! 🙂
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During development of Cooking Mama 3: Shop & Chop, the Let's Shop! Minigame was very different from the final release.
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Late Development Edit
- The Sorting minigame had instead of a unique old lady, a crude recolor of Grandma. It was likely intended in the minigame to sort the 2 bags, instead of the lady asking which ones.
- The items to get were initially the produce clipart seen in the intro.
Early Development Edit
In a very early screenshot, many differences are seen.
- A lady with black hair was present, but unused or remoed in the final version.
- A completely unused or removed store is seen, only with rows of vegtables.
- It also appears to be no thought bubble was surrounding the produce.
A screenshot of Ichigo holding a tomato shares a few differences.
- Ichigo has a calm, but happy pose, rather then one with starry eyes.
- Mama has her normal expression istead of her happy one.
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I'm appearing this Sunday at the Houston Anarchist Bookfair along with my educational collective, Oh Shit! What Now? I'll teach a revised version of our class, "Punching Nazis" from 11:15am to 12:15pm at MECA Houston (1900 Kane St) on September 24, 2017. The event is free and open to the public.
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A Message From Texas: When The Left Fights Together, We Win!
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With all the leftist bickering, in-fighting, both-siding, my anti-war prayers are bigger than yours bullshit, it seemed like a good time to highlight a leftist success story — particularly as it takes place in a bastion of right wingdom and frequent contributor and gonzo journalist Kit O'Connell was there to document it.
So yes — the Lone Star State is perhaps the last place where many of us would expect to see a broad coalition of left leaning groups successfully fight off the hateful Republican agenda. But that's what just happened during a recent "special session" of the Texas legislature.
Special sessions are a loophole written into the Texas Constitution to allow the state government to conduct emergency business, but in this case the only emergency was that Gov. Greg Abbott had failed to oppress transgender people by passing a version of the so-called "bathroom bill" during the first part of the year. The Governor drew up a 20-point plan of hate for his month-long session, ranging from an attack on public workers' unions, a pile of new restrictions on abortion, the bathroom bill, and even a bill that undermined the ability of cities to collect taxes to fund social services.
Then, to the surprise of even the people involved in the organizing to resist Abbott, activists working together across issues managed to fight off all but a handful of Abbott's proposals, in an extraordinary display of the effectiveness of intersectional activism against seemingly insurmountable odds. At a time when some of our fundamental rights are under attack, the success of activists in one of the most politically conservative of states should give us all renewed faith in the power of movement building.
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In a recent episode of Act Out! inspired by Hurricane Harvey, Eleanor Goldfield looks back at disaster relief and disaster capitalism after Hurricane Katrina. From there, she pivots to a critique of Chris Hedges recent garbage take on antifa, using my recent article on antifascist disaster relief as evidence that antifascists are building a more just world through mutual aid in addition to fighting nazis in the streets.
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The Industrial Hemp Farming Act, is a bipartisan effort before congress to legalize agricultural hemp. However, it's deeply flawed in its current form. And a recent study on CBD oil shows many people are giving up prescription pharmaceutical or over-the-counter drugs in favor of CBD.
Finally, who are the antifascists? What is black bloc? Why do activists wear masks? And how are antifa getting involved in Harvey relief efforts?
Black bloc are the masked activists in matching black clothes you may have seen at protests or on TV. There are many misconceptions about black bloc, especially about who they are and why they look the way they do.
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This morning I was thinking about my constant effort to improve my productivity and energy management. The world is fighting against people that want to be productive, smart, efficient and ambitious. You have to always be on your toes and proactively plan your life so life doesn't take control of you. This post (like so many others) was written partially as a reminder to myself about the bad habits of the past that have killed my goals in life. I hope it opens your eyes and helps guide you towards the light of happiness.Read More
According to this article in the Wall Street Journal, procrastination may not be just a matter of laziness. It may also be related to a deep emotional strategy to avoid stress. That may explain why some people are always behind on projects, appointments, etc. Human beings will do anything to avoid stress – even if it comes at the cost of more stress later.
I personally get very annoyed when I get in a procrastination state because it is self-feeding. If I get behind on a single task or project, I have to delay other tasks to get it completed. It can be a downward spiral that is hard to dig out of.
Check out this list of five things you can do to help you out of that procrastination deathtrap:
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Richard Branson sure is a cool dude. And he's done some incredible stuff in his life.
He's also had some stupid, massive failures.
Have you ever heard of Virgin Cola? Their bottles were called "The Pammy" because they were shaped like Pamela Anderson.
Really, Richard? You are the same guy that started Virgin Airlines?
How about Virgin Brides? Yikes. (Yes, that's him in the picture dressed up as a bride.)
It's easy to laugh at when he swung and missed, though we all know he's the man. And a big reason is that he doesn't let a few whiffs stop him from going balls in the next time. And the next time. And the next time.
How can you have the same go-for-it attitude that he does? Simple. The next time you want to make a change in your life—want to start something new—you Experiment.
Simple: we procrastinate because we don't want to mess up. We are afraid of not being perfect.
(Want to know the psychological reasons why you procrastinate? Watch the video here.)
See, the purpose of an experiment is to learn. The great thing about it is that the only way you fail in an Experiment is not to conduct it. Because I don't know about you, but I learn best by doing. There is no substitute for experience.
When someone learns to fly, he reads. Then he Experiments in a flight simulator. Then he Experiments by flying with someone else. Then he is ready to go solo.
Our brain gets freaked out when we want to make a change or try something new—especially if it's something big.
When you want to make a change, how can you break that change down into the smallest experiment you can?
If you decide you want to run your first marathon, you might then become paralyzed with fear: Do I have the right shoes? Do I run before or after work? Am I ready to commit to running five times a week for the next fifteen weeks?
You don't have to answer any of these questions. All you have to do is perform an Experiment this next week. Try two Experiments: run once, for 15 minutes before work, and run again for 15 minutes after work. See which one fits best in your schedule. See if you need better shoes. Is it easier to commit to running almost every day for the next four months, or twice over the next week?
This concept works so well that I've written a whole book about it, which has become a #1 bestseller in both the Creativity and Business Leadership Training categories. It is a modern business fable, where a business owner—who wants to make changes in his personal and work life—meets a coach, who walks him through these changes through a variety of Experiments.
Take the next project you have. Is it a book? Starting a business? Getting healthy? What is the tiniest step you can take? Do that step. Then evaluate; what worked? What didn't? What is your next step from there?
What do you think Richard Branson's next Experiment will be? Virgin Butter? Virgin Flypaper?
Doesn't really matter, because he's still the coolest guy in the world. And he's going to keep Experimenting until he dies. And his Experiments change the world.
The title above was one of many gems that came out of this university commencement speech by Jim Carrey.
It is not uncommon to have celebrities speak at commencement ceremonies. This one was special and has some very deep words that you should listen to and put into practice in your own life.
What did you think? Come over to the Facebook Page and let me know what you took away.Read More
I live online. And I am highly engaged in the world of social media. Sometimes it is the first thing I check in the morning for new communications, and the last thing I check at night to see if there has been any new activity in my private groups. If I'm not careful I could easily spend a full day participating in discussions on private Facebook groups. In this podcast I talk about how to be sure that your time is managed well while you are online. If you are running a business and trying to find balance in your world, then this is a great episode to listen to.
Listen to the podcast. Watch the video. And then share your thoughts with me in the comments.
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Do you ever wish you could go back to that very last day in high school and talk to yourself? I wish that all of the time. What you learned in high school does not even come close to preparing you for the real world. There are so many life lessons I'd share with myself. But more importantly I'd lay down a good set of ground rules and beliefs to guide me for the new few decades. It is great when you learn how the world is structured. But sometimes it takes too long to figure out.
I hope this post accelerates your learning curve or the learning curve of a high schooler. Please help me share it.
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Take care and stay hungry my friends – Patrick
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This is a great reminder that we succeed and fail by the small steps we take every day, not by the big ones. The inches that we fight for are how we win. Enjoy the video and the transcript of the speech below the video.
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Well look at that. It's December 1st. If you are of the typical mindset, you probably have thoughts creeping in your head about winding down another year. It's the end of the year so life and business are slowing down. Time to plan out how your 2014 is going to line up. You should spend December outlining your goals for 2014 so you can get started on them January 1st when you wake up. Because 2014 is going to be your year to shine.
Every time a speaker/author/marketer tells you that "the rules have changed" in life/business/marketing, they are likely bullshitting you. Don't buy into the same message that is constantly polished and repackaged. The rules on how to kick ass at life have been the same for a long time:
There are many other rules. But if you focus on these four you'll pretty have your life covered.
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No matter your lot in life, remember to never be vain with what you have or jealous of what you don't have.
You never feel above or better than another human being because of your house, your bank account, your car, your job or your title. Be proud of what you earned, but leave vanity for the less educated. Use the value that you bring to this world as your measuring stick. Always bring more value and improve the lives around you with your success. Be charitable. Lift other around you with your good fortune. There is no better feeling in the world that to help a fellow human being to the point that they smile.
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The 59th Annual La Jolla Christmas Parade & Holiday Festival was attended by thousands of children and adults from all over San Diego. Our Soroptimist Club was showcased in a 1964 shiny Cadillac convertible owned & driven by Steve Raskind, friend of member Debra Levine. Riders were Diana Hill, Sharilyn Gallison, and Maureen Murphy. Walkers were Gaylyn Boone and Vickie Riggs. A prominent banner was carried by UCSD students Kristina Ryan and Daylin Anderson, future members of Soroptimist International of La Jolla.
Thanks go to Maureen Murphy (Owner/Hotelier of the La Jolla Village Lodge), and Steve Raskind (Entrepreneur & Classic Car enthusiast), for making SI La Jolla the highlight of the parade.
Photos courtesy of Vickie Riggs, Gaylyn Boone, and Diana Hill
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2016-2017 Board of Directors
Front Row: Bonnie Mendenhall (Past President), Diana Hill (President), Vickie Riggs (Vice President)
Back Row: Anseth Richards (Director), Jackie Young (Parliamentarian), Rebecca Ritchey (Treasurer), Kit Ladwig (Secretary)
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U. S. Navy Commander to Speak at Awards Celebration for Women and Girls Hosted by Soroptimist International of La Jolla
February 15, 2016 - La Jolla, CA.
Linda Shaffer-Vanaria, former U.S. Navy Test Pilot & Squadron Commander, will speak at the 69th Annual Awards Celebration hosted by Soroptimist International of La Jolla (SILJ).
SILJ is a community service organization whose mission is to help women and girls succeed, and currently is focused on women in the military. This event's audience consists of supporters and beneficiaries of that mission.
Social hour, lunch, valet parking, live music, and prizes are included in the ticket price of $55. Go to https://soroptimistlj.ejoinme.org/awardsluncheon.
When: 11am - Saturday, March 19, 2016
Where: A private club in La Jolla, CA
By invitation only. Space is limited. Please contact:
Diana Hill
LA JOLLA, CA --- Soroptimist International of La Jolla (SILJ) joined hands with REBOOT at their 78th graduation of seventeen military women transitioning to civilian life. Of those, seven graduates will be mentored for the next year by SILJ. The SILJ Mentors are: Gaylyn Boone, Bonnie Mendenhall, Jackie Young, Robin Oleata, Carol Tuggey, Rebecca Ritchey, and Kate Woods. See photos. Keynote speaker Congresswoman Susan Davis gave a moving talk supporting the cause.
SILJ has made it their priority to help women in the military succeed. One of the organizations SILJ selected to partner with is National Veterans Transition Services, Inc. (NVTSI) aka REBOOT. NVTSI established the first and only training program focused on overcoming challenges of veterans re-integrating into civilian life. This has gained a reputation nationwide as a first stop for their transition. SILJ is helping by offering awareness, funding, hands-on service, and mentoring of women graduates.
San Diego has the highest North American incidence of homeless veterans. And women, including single mothers with young children, are especially challenged. Studies show that women veterans face greater challenges than their male counterparts. Yet there are very few programs to help them re-assimilate into civilian life - and many feel left behind. To answer the call NVTSI, has launched the Women Veterans Initiative. They developed the REBOOT WorkshopTM to meet the unique needs of women veterans as they transition from military to civilian life. The REBOOT WorkshopTM is the nation's only transition program of its kind that provides women vets with tools they need to succeed.
"There are gaps between the services and support women veterans receive and those their male counterparts receive. One of those gaps is the need for mentors, and we are proud to partner with Soroptimist International of LaJolla to fill this void." said Maurice Wilson, NVTSI President/Executive Director.
"Our Soroptimist membership is proud to contribute time, hands-on effort and financial support to this important cause," says President Bonnie Mendenhall. "We are very impressed by the impact REBOOT is having on the outcome of discharged women veterans."
About REBOOT (www.nvtsi.org): Founded in 2010, the National Veterans Transition Services, Inc. (NVTSI) is a San Diego-based 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to assisting veterans in adjusting to civilian life and securing meaningful employment by combining best-practice performance social solutions and techniques. The organization was established by a group of retired high-ranking Naval and Marine Corps officers and workforce development professionals who seek to fill a tremendous gap in veteran transition services where government-ran programs fall short.
Soroptimist International of La Jolla, founded in 1947, is a 501(c)(3) volunteer service organization for women in business, management, and the professions committed to making a difference for women and girls. The club joins up with 100,000+ other Soroptimists in 120 counties worldwide. (end)
Reboot graduates with their Soroptimist Mentors
You can link to the original article from the La Jolla Light or read the transcript here.
Local Salon Owner Donates 100 Haircuts, Changing the Lives of Women and Girls One Haircut at a Time
The desire to help improve the lives of women drew Judy to her profession and inspired her to begin her own La Jolla business in 1991. As the owner and operator of the salon, Judy Judy Judy on Herschel Avenue, Judy was the first to bring hair-loss treatments for women to the area. She was trained in Paris at the Rene Furterer Institute and in London at Vidal Sassoon. Her passion for life, art and beauty are apparent in her studio and shine outside her business as well.
Together with Soroptimist International of La Jolla, Judy will help change the lives of women and girls locally and globally. One hundred percent of one hundred gift certificates will be donated to Soroptimist International of La Jolla. Each gift certificate will be for a haircut and style and will cost just $45.00. The gift certificates can be purchased from Kate Woods (858) 525-2510.
What a beautiful way to make a difference and help change the lives of women and girls one haircut at a time!
Click Here to Read the Full Article in the La Jolla Light.
Diana Hill
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Subject: [MaineFamilies] Hello Maine Families~ new guy
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The process goes back to the end of the First World War. I saw some of it for myself during the years I was at the United Nations in New York. Over the 1980s the United States was an ever more grumpy and reluctant partner in international affairs. For many Americans the rest of the world seemed a long way away, and the US interest in international management was in sharp decline. More than ever the criterion for any action was national interest rather than global interest.
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- In US history there has been an almost rhythmic rise and fall in interest and participation in international affairs. On the one hand the Marshall Plan helped fuel European regeneration after the Second World War. We are still saying thank you. On the other hand there is a history of US equivocation towards international institutions. The United Nations was sited in New York to prevent any repetition of US attitudes towards the League of Nations in Geneva.
- Then there is a rather crude judgement of national self interest. Many Americans - but by no means all - believe that US economic growth, up to the skies like Jack in the Beanstalk is their God given right.
These tendencies have become much clearer in the Administration of President Bush Junior. The way in which the United States with British support, tried to bully the Security Council into endorsing a war against Iraq, and then, having failed, launched it all the same, is present in all our minds. But already unilateralism had already taken over in Washington. John Major had to twist President Bush Senior's arm to get him to the Rio Conference in 1992; but no one could persuade President Bush Junior to go to Johannesburg conference ten years later. His Secretary of State got pretty rough treatment as a result.
The story is the same in other fields. A good example is the attitude of the Administration towards climate change. The science is not now in question. Nor are the potential hazards for the world as a whole, including the United States. There is a marked contrast.
- On the one hand is the US scientific community which has been - and still is - to the fore in much of the research on climate change and its likely impacts worldwide. The same goes for some individual US states, and many in the US business community.
- On the other is the Administration with its withdrawal from the Kyoto Protocol and negative attitude on climatic as well as other environmental issues. As was recently written by the editor of Science magazine, "the non-participation of the United States in the global effort on climate change is more than a national embarrassment. It's dangerous".
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For the rest of the world the most conspicuous feature of US foreign policy is the exertion of military power. It seems strange that capitalist America should so endorse Mao Tse-tung's saying that "political power grows out of the barrel of a gun". Yet the United States spends more on defence and military technology than most other countries put together. The world has known superpowers before, whether they be Persia, Greece, Rome, China, Spain, France, or Britain in their day, but the power of each has always been based to some extent on bluff. Imperial overstretch was a regular feature. I expect it will be so in the future as in the past. Invariably the balance has been restored sooner or later.
I now return to the war in the Middle East and the role of the United Nations. At first it seemed that the United States could simply ignore the United Nations. But within a few months, and today more than ever, the United States has found that while winning battles is easy, winning the peace seems impossibly difficult. Unfortunately many Iraqis have associated the United Nations with the United States: hence the damage done to UN buildings and staff in Baghdad. Now things may be changing. The United States badly needs the United Nations, first to legitimise its position in Iraq now and in the future, and secondly to facilitate its withdrawal from an ever stickier military quagmire.
Negotiations are in train in New York. This time the United Nations holds most of the cards, and can insist on tough conditions. I have some ideas of my own about the what should now happen, and we could perhaps discuss the prospects later. In the meantime the letter from the 52 former diplomats sets out the position with painful clarity on both Iraq and Palestine. I have to say that in all my 36 years as a diplomat I have never seen such a mess, and sometimes felt embarrassed about the part the present British government has played in creating it.
Let me now turn to the wider picture. The current perturbations in the Middle East, indeed throughout the Islamic world, loom large for us, but they have to be seen against a darkening background, or rather a new realization of the fragility of the natural world and the effects of human actions upon it. A remarkable statement was published after a meeting of some 1500 scientists in the four great international global research programmes at Amsterdam in July 2001. It stated squarely that:
- Human-driven changes to the Earth's land surface, oceans, coasts, atmosphere and biodiversity were "equal to some of the great forces of nature in their extent and impact .Global change is real and happening now".
- "Human activities have the potential to switch the Earth's System to alternative modes of operation that may prove irreversible and less hospitable to humans and other life the Earth's System has moved well outside the range of the natural variability exhibited over the last half million years at least. The nature of changes now occurring simultaneously in the Earth's system, their magnitudes and rates of change are unprecedented. The Earth is currently operating in a no-analogue state".
- "The accelerating human transformation of the Earth's environment is not sustainable. Therefore the business-as-usual way of dealing with the Earth's System is not an option. It has to be replaced - as soon as possible - by deliberate strategies of management that sustain the Earth's environment while meeting social and economic development objectives".
The Prime Minister, however distracted by Iraq, has said several times, most recently last week, that there is "no bigger long-term question facing the global community" than the threat of climate change.
Concern about the global human impact is one of the two major global themes that have emerged in the last twenty years. The other relates to how humanity divides the Earth's resources. At present about 20% of the world's people consume between 70% and 80% of them. The dividing line between rich and poor is not only between countries but also within them. Even in India and China, the rift is between globalized rich and the localized poor. It would be nice to think that the rift was gradually narrowing. Unfortunately the opposite is the case. All predictions show that it is becoming wider every year.
Clearly this range of issues could not possibly be dealt with by any one country however powerful. It involves all the world's governments and all the world's peoples. In short it requires a global approach to sustainability which can only take place within and through the United Nations. The process began over 30 years ago and falls conveniently into three phases.
The first phase was between the UN Conference on the Human Environment at Stockholm in 1972 and that on Environment and Development at Rio in 1992. This phase led to: the creation of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in 1973; two World Climate Conferences in 1979 and 1990; and the report of the Brundtland Commission on Environment and Development of 1987.
The second phase was between 1992 and 2001. The achievements of the Rio Conference included a declaration containing three important principles: that the polluter should pay; that the often misunderstood precautionary principle should be more widely applied; and that environmental considerations should be at the centres of decision-making. Then there were legally binding Conventions on Climate Change and Biological Diversity and later Desertification which have been followed by subsequent Conferences of the Parties. There was Agenda 21, or a voluminous list of action points for this century. The UN Commission on Sustainable Development was created. Finally it was agreed to revise World Bank lending and to reformulate the Global Environmental Facility.
The third phase takes us to where we are today. Since Rio the Conventions then created have mostly been ratified, and there have been several Conferences of the Parties. But generally the results have been disappointing. Reports prepared for the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg last autumn indicate that most global environmental problems are getting worse.
What of Johannesburg? Did global governance attain a new level of maturity? The encompassing theme should have been how to exercise human responsibility for the state of the planet in our own interest as well as that of other creatures in the global ecosystem. The result was well described by Geoffrey Lean, the doyen of British environmental journalists, as, "disaster averted: opportunity lost". The political declaration said little new, and was a triumph of repackaging. As for the Plan of Implementation, you will have your views on its value and only time will tell its true worth. Of course there were good points, but in my view the best comment on the plan as a whole was: "many trees but little wood".
At Johannesburg global problems were sold short and the United States was not alone in contributing to the result.
If we are at a watershed, some, not least in this country, have been inclined to blame the United Nations for what has happened, or not happened, in New York. This is not only unjust but simply wrong. In my view the United Nations and its institutions suffer from four main handicaps. Until recently, in spite of recent shortcomings, the UN system has had almost excessive political credibility. Far more responsibility is loaded on it than it can possibly carry. Secondly the tasks it is given are often confused or imprecise, not least because member states themselves do not know how to cope with them. Thirdly it is not given the financial and other resources it needs to function effectively. The reason it did not succeed in Kosovo was that it did not have anything like sufficient resources. Last it is not allowed to carry through necessary internal changes and reforms.
There is a curious and unbridged gap between the often repeated wish of governments, expressed in the Security Council, the General Assembly and elsewhere, for the United Nations to defend international order, fulfil its obligations under the Charter, and take on new responsibilities; and the means - political, financial and administrative - by which it could do so. Governments often blame the United Nations for failures. More legitimately the United Nations blames governments.
Even though many governments say they want or expect more of the United Nations, and say they accept the substance of a new global agenda, most also want to hold on to their sovereignty - and money - as long as possible, and in some cases keep the United Nations from interfering in their affairs. In short governments lack the political will to tackle the issues themselves and are even less willing to let the United Nations take a lead for them.
As for the role of the United Nations and its agencies in dealing with the major issues of sustainability, climate change and protection of the environment, there is simply no other place or institution capable of organizing and promoting planetary action. Conferences of the Parties to such global agreements as the Kyoto Protocol and the Convention on Biological Diversity will continue. The UN Secretary-General has asked the UN Development Programme to monitor the Johannesburg and Monterrey targets and the Millennium Development Goals. The 12th meeting of UN Commission on Sustainable Development finishes today [30 April]. Water, sanitation and human settlements were top of the agenda. Much quiet work is being done by the UN, but it needs real political and financial support if it is to be asked to do more than monitor the issues.
Here the multilateral approach is the only approach. We need a multiplicity of ideas and a multiplicity of responses. Despite what the freemarketers say, we cannot all live like Americans. Nor would we want to. Wars must not be allowed to crowd out, even temporarily, the need to think about the big issues and work together in trying to resolve them. An enormous amount needs to be done. If the United Nations did not exist, we would have to invent it.
But it is more than an institution; it is an ideal. We need to hold on to the uplifting idea of the United Nations as the magic world in which humankind is one. Here symbols are vital. Seen from space as a passenger in the solar system, the earth is a tiny bright dot, or from closer to it, the blue water world. No matter that the myth does not always correspond with the reality, nor that its principles and standards are not always observed. The truth behind any set of myths, principles and standards is acceptance of aspirations held in common. That is the goal of multilateralism and the ultimate strength of the United Nations. We damage it at our peril.


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Read out the statements in turn. Could there be a third generation. Governments' "general political discussion compass country" concerning social and economic. They're a neotech issue so liberal and also a cost-savings issue so right. Were there any questions that people found impossible to. You should upgrade or use an alternative browser. The campaign against piracy is considered to be a right-wing liberal cause. It's alright for the social scaling, but the questions regarding capitalist interview national rental agent questions are too black and white you're either pro-sweatshop or pro-commie! Point out the two extreme positions - the posters stating.
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Pretzel bread/rolls are all the rage right now, but what do you do with leftovers? The same things you'd do with any leftover bread product. I like to make bread pudding.
This recipe was inspired by one from Labriola Baking Company, one of the largest producers of pretzel bread in the U.S.
Purchased pretzel bread or rolls (you will need 1 pound) will work fine in this recipe, but try making your own rolls, it's really easy and the recipe is below.
Here is a larger photo of Chocolate-Chip Pretzel Bread Pudding.
What You'll Need
- Optional Homemade Pretzel Bread/Roll Recipe: (or use 1 pound purchased)
- 1 1/2 cups warm water
- 1 tablespoon
- instant dry yeast (same as rapid-rise or bread machine yeast)
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons sea salt
- 4 tablespoons melted butter
- 1/4 cup baking soda
- 1 large lightly beaten egg
- Coarse salt for sprinkling (optional)
- Egg Custard:
- 2 cups heavy cream
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 3 large room-temperature eggs
- 1/4 scraped vanilla bean or 2 teaspoons vanilla
- Pinch salt
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 8 (4-ounce) custard cups or ramekins (preferably silicone)
How to Make It
Make the Pretzel Bread / Rolls
- Add 1 1/2 cups warm water, 1 tablespoon instant dry yeast and 2 teaspoons sugar to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment. Stir and let rest until foamy, 5 to 10 minutes.
- Add 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons sea salt and 4 tablespoons melted butter, and mix until well combined, about 5 minutes. The dough will be very stiff. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled.
- Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside. Portion out dough into 12 equal pieces (or two baguettes, if desired). Knead each piece for a few seconds and then, cupping the dough piece, move in a circular fashion, nails scraping the work surface, until a smooth ball is formed. Place, seam side down, on lined baking tray.
- Repeat with remaining dough. Cover with greased plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled.
- Place rack in middle of oven and heat to 425 degrees. Lightly coat a wire cooling rack with cooking spray, place it on top of a baking sheet and set aside. Bring 2 quarts water to a boil and remove from heat while adding the baking soda because it will foam up.
- Stir and return to the heat and bring to a low boil. Place 3 to 4 pretzel balls in the water at a time, seam side down, and simmer for 1 minute. Flip over and simmer another 1 minute. Remove with a slotted spoon or skimmer to the prepared cooling rack. Repeat with remaining balls of dough.
- Lightly brush each roll with the beaten egg, making sure to coat the sides. Sprinkle with coarse salt and make an X-shaped slash in the tops of each roll, if desired. Bake 15 to 20 minutes.
- Cut 1 pound cooled pretzel bread or rolls into 1-inch pieces and let sit out overnight or lightly toast in oven.
Make the Egg Custard
- In a saucepan, heat 2 cups heavy cream and 1/2 cup sugar until sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and let cool to room temperature.
- In a large bowl, beat 3 large room-temperature eggs. Whisk room-temperatue cream-sugar mixture into the beaten eggs until thoroughly incorporated.
- Add beans from 1/4 scraped vanilla bean or 2 teaspoons good-quality vanilla and a pinch of salt, and whisk again.
- Add chocolate chips, making sure the egg-custard mixture is at room temperature (so as not to melt the chips) and stir. Toss the bread into the custard mixture, mixing thoroughly.
- If using custard cups or ramekins that are not silicone, coat them lightly with cooking spray. Divide the bread-custard mixture evenly among the 8 cups. Place in a larger pan (that will serve as a water bath) and refrigerate overnight.
- When ready to bake, remove the bread pudding from the refrigerator and let come to room temperature. Heat the oven to 325 degrees. Fill the larger pan the ramekins are sitting in with hot water to come 3/4 of the way up the sides of the ramekins and place in the oven.
- Bake about 45 minutes or until knife tests clean when inserted in the center of the bread puddings. Don't unmold until ready to serve.


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New Delhi : Aiming for a larger pie of the premium segment in India, Taiwanese electronics giant ASUS has unveiled its flagship 'ZenFone AR' smartphone the world's first Google Tango-enabled and Google Daydream View-ready smartphone with a huge 8GB RAM for the consumers.
"With ZenFone AR, we desire to turn your physical world into a magical world by enabling it to perceive space and motion that goes beyond the boundaries of a touch screen," Peter Chang, Regional Head, South Asia & Country Head, System Business Group-ASUS India, told reporters here on Thursday.
"We're excited to be a part of the augmented reality (AR) universe, which will soon be part of our lifestyle," he added.
ASUS ZenFone AR smartphone features and specifications:
1. First showcased at 'CES 2017' in January this year, the 5.7-inch ZenFone AR with a unique rear tri-camera system and 128GB internal storage (expendable up to 2 TB) will be available exclusively on Flipkart for Rs 49,999 from 4 p.m. on July 13.
2. The tri-camera system has 23MP main camera, a depth-sensing camera and motion-tracking camera with a "Super Resolution" mode that can create massive 92MP image and capture 4K-UHD video. The device sports 8MP selfie camera.
3. In close cooperation with Google and Qualcomm, 'ZenFone AR' delivers high-quality AR and virtual reality (VR) experiences and is the thinnest and lightest Tango-enabled device, featuring Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor.
4. Tango is an AR computing platform developed by Google. The device has 5.7-inch 2K display and comes with ASUS SonicMaster 3.0 technology.
5. A five-magnet speaker driven by a powerful "NXP smart amplifier" delivers clear, expansive sound.
6. ZenFone AR that runs on Android 7.0 Nougat is paired with the Google Daydream View VR headset and controller.
7. "ASUS TriCam" system consists of three rear cameras a motion-tracking camera, depth-sensing camera and a Sony IMX318 image sensor 23MP PixelMaster 3.0 camera - that provide input to Tango, enabling smartphone AR experiences for users.
8. The camera has a four-axis optical image stabilisation (OIS) photo and three-axis electronic image stabilisation (EIS) video.
Discover a Snapdragon 821 processor built specially for Tango. Join us for the #ZenfoneAR launch on 13th July at 2PM https://t.co/4vtxV2H5Ks pic.twitter.com/Cw7JxmkbWY— ASUS India (@ASUSIndia) July 11, 2017
9. It also boasts a 'Super Resolution' mode that creates ultra-high resolution, 92MP photos by capturing and combining four native 23MP photos to create a single image with exceptional clarity, greater detail and less noise.
10. ZenFone AR also offers photographers the freedom to shoot and store compositions in RAW format and has several professional manual creative controls, like white balance, exposure value (EV), ISO sensitivity, shutter speed, and focus.
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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425068976915279802.post599651245408602101..comments2012-03-16T02:01:26.505-04:00Comments on Bookworm Mama: Book Review- ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS by Stephanie PerkinsMonica Lauren Chriscoehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425068976915279802.post-10049747628797884882012-03-14T21:55:53.357-04:002012-03-14T21:55:53.357-04:00We have Anna moving to Paris to attend school, oln...We have Anna moving to Paris to attend school, olny because her father wants her to. She's reluctant at first, but then she finds the charms of his great city. Meeting friends, wandering the city, falling in love ...
I want to hang out with those guys, walk down the streets of Paris, get lost in classic movies. Étienne? No words, really. Where was my Étienne growing up? I feel like I want to take these characters, put them in my pocket and carry them around all the time ... which is why I'm leaving this book in my Kindle.

Nice character development and I truly didn't want this book to end. I even procrastinated a bit, just for that reason. I can't wait to read more of Perkins books and see where she takes us. San Francisco? I'm excited already.Ελλάδαhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-2425068976915279802.post-25616925114080505602011-09-22T09:44:08.180-04:002011-09-22T09:44:08.180-04:00I love any book that is full of romance and foreig...I love any book that is full of romance and foreign love affairs! It makes me dream of my future hubby with a sexy accent. I'll be following :)LMFhttp://email@example.com


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I am working on a canvas node that would allow more complex polygonMesh[] data to be converted to using GPU computing. Digging through any documentation only talks about individual pieces to swapped to GPU, but I am using multiple meshes brought in with Alembic load to create the asset. Is there anyway the convertToGPU() function can be applied to any type of array?
Hi Josh,
Built-in conversion to GPU (convertToGPU) is only not supported for Object (like PolygonMesh), or arrays of Object. The PolygonMesh has a "convertToGPU" method which moves to the GPU its most important internal arrays (the mesh structure and attribute sharing cannot be modified on the GPU), but not all its data. The GPU methods that use the PolygonMesh must actually be called on its "PolygonMeshTopology topology" member. Also, GeometryAttributes cannot be used directly on the GPU, but rather their internal data array (which can be moved to the GPU with their convertToGPU method). These restrictions make it hard to work on meshes on the GPU using Canvas nodes, since only PolygonMeshTopology methods can then be used (and existing nodes take a PolygonMesh type). But in KL there are some possibilities.
A supported way would be to convert a finite number of meshes to the GPU, and call a function that takes topology args, but it cannot be a dynamic array:
operator GPUFunc<<>>( PolygonMeshTopology meshTopo1, PolygonMeshTopology meshTopo2, ... );
Another way that seems to work, but is sort of a workaround, is to do:
require Geometry;
operator test<<<index>>>( PolygonMeshTopology topologies[] ) {
operator entry(){
PolygonMesh mesh1();
mesh1.addSphere(Xfo(), 1, 5, 5, true, true);
PolygonMesh mesh2();
mesh2.addSphere(Xfo(), 1, 5, 5, true, true);
PolygonMeshTopology topologies[];
topologies.convertToGPU();// the array must also be converted. This is done on behalf of the mesh, but is the only way that works.
// convert back to CPU if you need to reuse the meshes in any way on the CPU. The mesh still "thinks" it is on the CPU...
topologies.convertToCPU();// the array must also be converted
KL makes it easier to use the GPU, but in cases like this it still requires to adapt the code unfortunately.
Jerome Couture-Gagnon
So in order to push an polymesh array to be converted to GPU computing, it would need to create a retopology for each mesh and then would convert over to GPU?
As a follow up, are curves and points the only thing that is native to canvas to convertToGPU?
What I've written above isn't a retopology, but it's selecting the "internal" portion of the PolygonMesh object which can be move to the GPU. KL objects can't be moved to the GPU, only struct and arrays.
For curves and points it's the same; these are Objects so they can't be moved to the GPU. Only their internal arrays or structures can, or geometry attributes' internal arrays (geometry attributes are KL objects too). Canvas probably moves to the GPU only methods that are labled as GPU-compatible (no KL Objects in its args or local variables).
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Request: Heeeey I'm back lol with a Zack Dempsey request woohoo lol. Could it be where the reader needs help with biology and she's given a random tutor who's is none other that Zack Dempsey himself? Also maybe he could tutor her at his house and his little sister starts to bind with her and he's just hopelessly in love with it. Thanks so much for your time.
A/N: I'm sorry this is like ten million years late. I don't want to make excuses, but I really don't like that I haven't been updating recently. I'm really very sorry. I'm also sorry that this is so short.
"I have to go, Coach. I'm really sorry."
"What's more important than practice?"
"Tutoring. I really need to keep my grades up. I'm sorry. Now was the only time my tutor was available."
"Alright, see you tomorrow. Come early. You can make up the sprints."
"Of course, Coach. Thank you."
You ran to the locker room and grabbed your things. You turned on your phone:
Hey, where are you? I don't have all day.
This is ridiculous. I can't be late to practice. Scouts are coming to the game on Friday.
You rolled your eyes at the many messages. Of course, this guy thought his time was more precious than yours. You told him you didn't want to meet during your practice, but this guy decided it was the only time he was available which you knew was an utter lie. You finally made it to the library and saw the only table with an open seat. "(Y/N)?" he said bitterly until he finally looked at you. "I'm Zach." He stood up and shook your hand.
"Yeah, sorry I'm late. It was hard for me to get out of practice."
"N-No problem," he stuttered. "What do you need help with?" he sat down and pulled out his pencil.
"Bio. I'm basically failing," you mumbled. "If I wanna stay on the team, I need I C average."
"Makes sense that they called me then."
"I'm hoping to major in bio in college…marine bio, but it's all pretty similar."
"Then this high school stuff must be a breeze to you," you laughed.
"Yeah, sometimes," he smiled. You pulled out your packet and grabbed your pencil case. "Photosynthesis?" he asked you. "I can definitely help you with this."
"Thank you so much," you sighed.
After about an hour, he quizzed you on the equations. "Ugh! Zach, you're literally the best. I'm gonna ace the test tomorrow. Thank you so much," you smiled.
"Of course," he laughed. You were packing up your stuff when he caught you off guard. "Can I ask you for something in return?"
"Anything! I'll literally do anything! I'm not gonna get kicked off the team, and I'm gonna ace the-"
"Will you maybe go on a date with me?" he blushed.
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