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About Me
I love an animal friendly society, so, I don't shoot fur clothes.
====== I'm seeking PAID work mainly ======
Models, clothing and accessories designers, MUAs, Hair stylists, etc. If you are willing to do something awesome but you're running in a low budget, don't hesitate to contact me.
I'll do my best to manage that picture you've got in your mind!
====== Paid commissions will have priority ============
Let's connect!
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/photomamp/
flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/photomamp/
500px: http://500px.com/photomamp/
My blogs: http://www.photomamp.com/blogs
My upcoming and recent workshops:
(multilingual google translator on the top-right side of the page).
- Online tutorials from my workshops (also with multilingual google translator).
Studio Lighting and Models Photography Workshop:
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Thanks for your time checking out my profile.
I'm a full time photographer.
My main activity is the stock photography (models, lifestyle, travels, concepts, architecture, ...), for the editorial industry worldwide.
Recent Published Work:
If you like see the most recent book covers published with my pictures, visit this page on my website:
Take this only as an example of my printed work. About pictures published in books, magazines, advertising, etc... not enough time to scan and upload the website. I'm sorry
I'm always looking for new models to keep on my stock photography productions and personal-editorial projects (as my books Bodies or Bubble Gum Girl).
Don't hesitate to contact me if you are interested (more info below).
Working with clients:
I'm really interested in photographic assignments but very selective with them.
I see the assignments as an stimulating complement for my daily job (stock): a good way to plan photographic works under new points of view, and then, refreshen and positive to my photographic improvement, as well as to accomplish the client's requirements (the essential).
In any case, it's always better and easier to know as much as possible before. So, the easiest way is to contact directly by e-mail or personal message here. You can contact me in english, french or spanish.
If you have anything in mind, please, don't doubt. Contact me even if you have only a project or idea, still not sure to develope.
I assume that potential assignments may be developed by a good and trustful feedback and don't haven any compromises or obligations in its first steps (so, we can talk about any plan). In addition I'm easy to contact, fast to reply (if I'm not abroad), and totally serious with my job.
Working with models:
I'm always open to consider collaborations and work on projects with models interested in editorial industry and/or enhance their books.
I reduced drastically the TFP/TFCD some time ago. So, all the paid assignments will have preference.
Even when the case of TFP/TFCD may be considered, some essential infos about this concrete case:
1- I don't do TFP/TFCD if I can't publish the pictures. But, we can split our photoshooting time: half time for your portfolio (pictures for your projects, not to be published), half time for my stock photography.
2- TFP alternative only will be studied in the cases that may enhance my portfolio and yours.
3- I never give all the images from a shooting, or RAW files. I will only give a selection of the images (more or less 4 images per session), once approved my edition and postproduction processes. If we have splitted our time, your pictures will be High-Res (maybe more of 4, depending on how long was the session). If not, I'll only give you screen-size images (for your e-portfolio), from my stock production.
4- I will send the images electronically or uploaded to my site for a short period of time (24 hours) so, you can download them. I see this way more ecological and faster than burned CD/DVD.
***But remember: I'll never give RAW files.
The photoshootings made under different rules can be accepted, not as personal projects (or stock photography), but as an assignment. In this case, don't hesitate to contact with me as well. I can offer you an affordable price adapted to the requirements of the session.
So, once that said, it is clear: I prefer paying to the models I'll work with (as well as MUA, stylists, etc.). It's good to work on TF$ basis too!
(of course, I'll be more than happy receiving affordable prices, as I do... who won't?).
I always work with assistant (my wife most of times), and I prefer models to come accompanied. So all escorts, friends, etc. are welcome, as long as they don't interfere negatively in the photoshooting; I mean: when I'm working, I'm working... I'd love to talk about the photoshooting we are doing, but I can't spend too much time talking about lots of interesting things not related with the present shooting... obviously...
Please, take a look to my site before contacting me. If my work is interesting for you, then don't hesitate to send me an e-mail.
Thanks again for your time stopping by!
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Have a look to my books here:
Since 2002, my stock pictures has been used in advertisement, book covers, magazines, TV, etc. in more than 40 countries.
I teach several photography workshops along the year. More info about them here:
My personal projects has been selected to different international photography festivals (Paris, Arles, etc.), shown in more than 40 exhibitions in America and Europe and published in several books and magazines. Some of them can be found in various public and private international collections (France, Mexico, Spain, etc.).
More info in the BIO section of my website:


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MIAMI - LeBron James scored 29 points, Chris Bosh had his second straight double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds, and the Miami Heat never trailed in beating the Philadelphia 76ers 94-73 on Monday night in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.
Showing no signs of the migraine that he battled Sunday, Dwyane Wade scored 14 points for Miami, which leads the best-of-seven series 2-0.
Thaddeus Young scored 18 points and Evan Turner added 15 for the 76ers.
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As the House of Representatives takes up debate on the budget resolution, Members should extend their focus beyond the short term budget window of 2011 to the real problem of long-term spending. Any serious budget proposal must not only rein in spending today but also tackle the problem posed by growing entitlement programs. Focusing on the deficit is no solution because it treats spending cuts the same as tax hikes and overlooks the significance of the entitlements. Of the four budget plans released by the Administration and Congress, three trim spending only at the margins and would not resolve the long-term spending crisis. Only the House Republican Study Committee's budget proposal, which holds down future spending growth, especially in entitlements, seriously addresses long-term spending issues.
The Four
Budget Proposals
The Long Term
Federal spending has skyrocketed over the past five years, and this growth will accelerate if Congress and the President do not develop serious long-term solutions. In fiscal year (FY) 2007, the federal government is set to spend about $2.8 trillion, or 20 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). The three major entitlements-Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security-currently consume nearly half of all federal spending and will take a larger bite each year, as the baby boomers enter retirement. Nominal Medicare spending will be 519 percent higher in 2030 than it is today, leading the federal budget to consume 27 percent of GDP. [1] Government spending will hit about 38 percent of GDP by 2050.[2] Factor in state and local government, and total government spending will reach about 50 percent of GDP, higher than in France and Germany today. It is no coincidence that countries with such stifling government sectors often suffer from double-digit unemployment and economic stagnation. Lawmakers must focus on this risk when writing the annual budget.
The President's Budget
President George W. Bush's budget proposal[3] would shave a small amount of non-defense discretionary spending but would do little to reduce the growth of the three massive entitlement programs-Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. The President's proposal would allow discretionary spending to increase to $873 billion, $30 billion above the 2006 level. To this end, the President would eliminate or significantly cut 141 failed, wasteful, or outdated programs, for $15 billion in FY 2007 savings. On the mandatory side, the President calls for small cuts, proposing about $65 billion in net savings from 2007 through 2011-roughly $36 billion from Medicare and $5 billion from Medicaid and SCHIP. On its present course, Medicare is expected to grow 70 percent from 2005 through 2011. President Bush's plan would reduce this growth to 66 percent. [4] That's not nearly enough to solve the long-term problem.
The Senate
Budget Resolution
The Senate-passed FY 2007 budget resolution[5] does not include any real savings in mandatory spending. The resolution even manages to increase discretionary spending well above the President's proposed ceiling of $873 billion. While the Senate resolution shows $3 billion in mandatory "savings," this is actually new revenue from ANWR and not a reduction in government. Even worse, the resolution proposes $9 billion in new discretionary spending, as well as a $7 billion budget "gimmick" aimed at increasing education, health, and labor spending.
The House
Budget Resolution
The House's FY 2007 budget blueprint,[6]expected to be considered on the House floor later this week, proposes $6.75 billion in mandatory savings, which come in part from raising user fees, such as health care co-payments. Unlike the Senate's resolution, the House's remains within the President's proposed $873 billion discretionary ceiling. While the House budget resolution does not raise spending, it does not address the long-term spending problem.
The RSC Budget
The House Republican Study Committee (RSC) proposal[7] contains substantial discretionary savings and would reduce entitlement-spending growth to sustainable levels. The RSC proposal would save nearly $312 billion in non-defense discretionary spending by eliminating 150 wasteful and outdated programs, striking all pork projects from the recent highway bill, and reforming education programs. These are significant steps and would offset the cost of increased spending on budget priorities like defense and homeland security. The proposal also would reduce the growth of entitlement spending by $358 billion from 2007 through 2011. These savings come from a variety of serious reforms to Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP. The RSC's plan would slow the growth of Medicare spending to 5.4 percent and Medicaid spending to 4 percent-around one-half of what those growth rates are today
The solution to the long-term spending crisis does not lie in the budget proposals that are currently being debated on the House and Senate floor. The President's budget would make minor spending reductions at the margins of long-term spending, while the Senate and House resolutions would leave steep expected growth in spending virtually unchanged.
In contrast, the RSC proposal attacks the long-term spending problem head-on with savings in both non-defense discretionary and mandatory spending. The RSC proposal will hold total federal spending at approximately 19 percent of GDP-about even with today's level. Congress and the President should take the RSC's lead and pay serious attention to the long-term effects of today's budgets.
Michelle Muccio is a Research Assistant in, and Alison Acosta Fraser is Director of, the Thomas A. Roe Institute for Economic Policy Studies at The Heritage Foundation.
[1]For a 50-year spending baseline as well as
additional budget data, see Congressional Budget Office, The
Long-Term Budget Outlook, December 2005, at
[2] Ibid.
[3] Office of Management and Budget, Budget of the United States Government Fiscal Year 2007, Summary Tables.
[4]Brian M. Riedl, "The President's Budget: Strong on Short-Term Spending, But Long-Term Challenges Remain" Heritage Foundation WebMemo No. 990, February 6, 2006, at http://www.heritage.org/Research/Budget/wm990.cfm.
2006-03-29senate-passed%20summary.pdf for S. Con. Res. 83.
[6] See http://www.house.gov./budget/fy07totalspendrev.pdf for House Budget Committee functional summary table.
Republican Study Committee, RSC FY 2007 Budget: Contract With
America Renewed, March 8, 2006, at


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Writing Skills Workshops
As part of the CLRC workshop series, the Writing Center offers a number of Writing Skills Workshops each semester. Writing Skills Workshops provide opportunities for students to learn and practice skills and strategies that will assist them through the many stages and challenges of completing writing assignments in courses across the curriculum. The first four workshops include Getting Started, Writing Anxiety, Your Writing Process, and Revising Strategies. The last in the Writing series all deal with facets of the research process. We've also recently expanded our offerings to include topics related to creative writing. All WSWs are free and open to students from all classes, including English, History, Communications, and Biology. For any of the workshops, students may bring an assignment or use one of our examples.
No pre-registration necessary. Arrive in time to secure a seat; limited to 36 participants each session.
Back to the Writing Center homepage
click here for a flyer of the Writing Skills Workshop schedule (pdf)
All workshops are held on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 1:00 to 2 p.m. in the Cartwright Learning Resources Center, next to the Luria Library on West Campus in CAI lab 2 or LRC 108.
Getting Started: Thursday, August 24th (CAI Lab 2)
Explore strategies and resources to understand any type of writing assignment and get started on the right track.
Workshop Presentation (pdf) | Workshop Activity 1 | Workshop Activity 2
Writing Anxiety: Thursday, September 7th (CAI Lab 2)
Stop avoiding the blank page. Develop strategies to increase writing confidence.
Your Writing Process: Thursday, September 21st (CAI Lab 2)
There is more than one way to write a paper. Explore different approaches for generating a first draft.
Workshop Presentation (pdf) | Workshop Handout
Revision Strategies: Thursday, October 5th (CAI Lab 2)
Improve drafting and revision skills by learning to check for clarity and correctness in your academic writing.
Workshop Presentation (pdf) | Workshop Handout
Exploring Fiction: Thursday, October 19th (CAI Lab 2)
Get ready for Nanowrimo (National Novel Writing Month) and connect with fiction writing techniques in this fun and casual workshop.
Essentials of Research: Wednesday, November 1st (LRC 108)
Develop a plan for writing a research paper and learn how to find and evaluate sources.
Workshop Presentation (pdf) | Workshop Handout 1 | Workshop Handout 2 | Workshop Activity
Introduction to Citation: Thursday, November 2nd (CAI Lab 2)
Learn how to identify sources and understand why and when to cite.
MLA Citation: Wednesday, November 15th (LRC 108)
Learn how to format your paper, build your works cited page, and construct in-text citations.
APA Citation: Thursday, November 16th (CAI Lab 2)
Learn how to format your paper, build your reference page, and construct in-text citations.
Workshop Presentation (pdf) | Workshop Activity | Workshop Handout
Beth Taylor-Schott and Natalie Damjanovich-Napoleon, Writing Center LTAs
Sally Chuah & Ellen Carey Reference and Instruction Librarians


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Simon Cowell vows to reboot X Factor
Simon Cowell said he will have a more hands-on role on the X Factor as he thinks it's his "baby".
The star quit the panel to work on his US version of the show and has not been a judge for the past two years but he promised he would be coming back.
Last year's series – won by James Arthur – saw a massive slump in viewers and programme bosses have been looking at ways to rekindle interest in the show.
Cowell, who will be back on screens next month with the return of Britain's Got Talent, said: "I'm definitely getting more involved and will have a role in the next series. I'm not going to lie – I do miss doing it, because it's like my baby."
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Josephine Mahaffey was born into a rural farming family in Hopkins County, Texas in 1903. As a newlywed, she moved to Fort Worth in 1922 and began her art training with Sallie Blyth Mummert. Mahaffey had gift for rapid composition.
Mahaffey's career branched out into teaching and advocacy. For many years she taught at the Woman's Club of Fort Worth, the Fort Worth Art Center, the northside Boy's Club, and the Arlington YWCA. Mahaffey's policy was to offer art lessons whether or not a student could pay.
Josephine Mahaffey, a mother of eight, never stopped growing as an artist and observer of life. Though she died in 1982, her influence lives on in scores of north Texas collections.


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"It's all one to me if a person comes from Prison or Havard. I distribute positivity to people, not his history."
Lily Chatterjee
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Something to lighten a grey, wet January : Dave Walker's cartoons via the Church Times have brightened up my Friday afternoons for years now and his various cartoon blogs for even longer. Gentle, self-deprecating humour with a bite I call it. He has a knack of capturing those little details of life and behaviour, especially life in that marvellously unwieldy and idiosyncratic institution we call the Church and making us look at them (and us) again...hopefully with wiser eyes - or maybe not....
If for reasons unknown you've been living on another planet for the last ten years (or simply don't read the Church Times!), meet the man behind the pen here in Being a Cartoonist a video by Michal Dzierza. Enjoy.
Thursday, 30 January 2014
Tuesday, 21 January 2014
Epiphany continued...
Here they are! Our Wisepersons with their menagerie. Yes, the postponed House Blessings finally took place a week last Sunday. Don't you think that the glittery pine cone Christmas tree adds that final creative touch?
Though if we're talking creativity, I did get a teensy bit carried away. Of course the travelling magi were far too polite to mention it. And the generous whaft of incense certainly made the house smell much much nicer than it usually does. Makes a change from Parfum de Dog Pee...
It must have had an effect, as in a burst of yet more creativity I was inspired to take the scissors to my old school scarf to make this natty little jumper for GP dog II. Just what's needed to take the chill off these frosty mornings we've been having. Talk about creative upcycling. And there's still enough material left for a couple more outfits. I don't agree with dressing dogs up like little toys, but like to think that our old Headmistress would have given me top marks for inventiveness.
I guess that GP dog is relieved that I didn't save the co-ordinating scratchy, itchy powder-blue wool twinset and horrible corduroy beret. One can carry creativity too far.
Monday, 6 January 2014
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No visits from our Royal personages chez Greenpatches yet, however; house blessings have had to be postponed until next weekend. Tch! I don't know...I bet you the original magi weren't put off by a few drops of rain.
Though just as well they didn't take GP Dog II along for the ride.
Wednesday, 1 January 2014
Happy New Year
A Happy New Year from the GPs and menagerie. We've waved Ms GP off on her journey back across The Pond, Mstr GP is sleeping off last night's junketings and Mr GP is upstairs on his exercise bike. No stats or year reviews from me this year; I'm too busy trying to toilet train GP dog II, now a dead ringer for a Christmas angel after her beauty treatment the other day. Doesn't she look adorable! Do pop over to Archdruid Eileen's blog though - to see the weird and wonderful search terms which have brought bemused cyber travellers to the Moot House door. (Churches could do well to take note). I don't have such complex analytical packages myself; the only stats I'm able to access and which I won't be making public, having to do with tape measures, bathroom scales and post-menopausal pimples caused by overmuch festive chocolate chomping.
Right...must go....Happy New Year Everybody....." GP doggies...Wee-wees!!" (No, this isn't my Word for The Year in case you wondered...)
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JA: Back in Action - Review @ Eurogamer
Eurogamer has a review 6/10of this game
Back in Action is a scrappy affair though, both as a tribute and as its own game. Plain to look at, crude yet fussy of interface, and saddled with AI that falls somewhere between remote control vacuum cleaner and stoned cat, Jagged Alliance: Back in Action doesn't quite meet its own noble ambitions. Yet it still manages to feel meaty and thoughtful. Most of this stems from the management of your mercenaries: recruiting, controlling and upgrading a motley crew of hired guns, each with their own specialisms and weaknesses. You'll need stealth guys, you'll need explosives experts, you'll need medics, you'll need someone who can repair broken weapons and most of all you'll need men and women who are really, really good at shooting people.
Game Reactor also has a review 6/10 for this game.
Source: GameBanshee
Information aboutJA: Back in Action
SP/MP: Single-player
Setting: Modern
Genre: Strategy-RPG
Platform: PC
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Originally Posted by Alrik Fassbauer
This sounds to me like :
"We did a kind of free advertisement for you, why aren't you greateful ???"
No. He is just independent. Nothing more, nothing less.
He is as independent as a farmer growing his own vegetables is - in my example - independent from grocery stores for buying food.
They might sell an amount/a part of his homegrown vegetables, but he still grows the far greater part for his on food - in this sense he is still independent, although a fan of his sold vegetablesmight say : "The grocery store mde you much ore known - why aren't you grateful for that ?" He just doesn't want to. He grows his own food and he is just content with that.
My biggest fear - as an author - would be giving out a license for film-making, game-making etc. . Simple because nowdays this means : "we pay you money for the liense AND WE CAN DO ANYTHING WE WANT WITH THAT MUAHAHAHA !!!"
That's how Hollywood and the Games industry too often work like. Sad.


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Open Cities
The Sunlight Foundation supports open government as a fundamental democratic principle. Open data policies represent a critical means for achieving that objective. In early 2013, we launched a new initiative to address an emergent need for research and expertise in open data policy and practice among American cities of all sizes. We quickly became a leader in the field, providing analysis, thought-leadership, and best practice guidelines. Our Open Cities team now actively monitor existing open data and accountability initiatives, analyze case studies, support best practices, and advocate for new policies in cities nationwide.
Through the generous support of Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Sunlight Open Cities team operates at a large scale providing technical assistance, alongside world-class partners, to 100 mid-sized American cities participating in the What Works Cities Initiative. In line with our focus on transparency, we're interested in seeing open data policies contribute to better understanding of government decision-making, improved knowledge of government services and transactions, and improved access to government processes and decision-makers for all residents.
On this page, you'll find helpful resources related to crafting open data policy, navigating the current local #opengov landscape, and more. To get started, read more about our work on the Sunlight Foundation blog or below.
Building Open Data Policies
Interested in working on an open data policy in your community or exploring how other cities are incorporating open data principles? Browse our key resources on basic open data policy best practices and strategies for implementation.
Public Policy for Public Data »
In June 2016, we launched our Public Policy for Public Data checklist for open data advocates everywhere, both inside and outside city hall.
After our work with city halls reached over 30 cities, we devised a scalable approach to building open data policies so that we might continue to work with new cities through a standard model. The checklist is that model. It serves as an interactive guide to aid participating What Works Cities and any advocates interested in developing public policy to advance open data practice. The checklist walks users through the various complementary resources we've developed for cities throughout our experience advising cities on open data practices.
Open Data Policy Guidelines »
The Sunlight Foundation created this list of guidelines as a framework to present a broad vision of the open data challenges that dedicated policies can actively address. These Guidelines are not ranked in order of priority, but organized to help define key elements of any legislation, executive order, or policy seeking to institute open data principles.
OpenDataPolicies.org »
This webpage grew out of the Sunlight Foundation's open data policy map tracker. By creating this resource and adding a place for users to let us know about new policies as they're passed, we hope to continue tracking the spread of open data practices. The site provides city staff and advocates a way to explore existing examples of active open data policies and get started with one of their own.
Comparison of Open Data Policies »
This table helps users navigate a collection of current municipal and state policies in the United States analyzed against our Open Data Policy Guidelines. For each place's policy, legislation text is represented next to the guideline that it successfully addresses. This resource complements OpenDataPolicies.org as a resource for exploring active open data policies.
Tactical Data Engagement »
A set of strategies and approaches designed to drive community impact by connecting the dots between open data, public stakeholders, and collaborative action.
Open Data Policy Wizard »
We've created a wizard to help local governments envision the backbone for their city's legislation based on our open data policy firestarter. The original firestarter is a living document and a standardized text example of what a good open data policy looks like. We encourage you to review the firestarter and provide suggestions!
Local Procurement Policy Guidelines »
Sunlight and the Open Contracting Partnership (OCP) developed a set of guidelines to help cities make public contracting data easily accessible and useful to all. Sharing contracting information openly can help governments build public trust, improve the effectiveness of their own agencies, and empower the private sector to make wiser investments.
Open Data Policy Crowdlaw Tracker »
Local governments are increasingly looking for ways to engage stakeholders online in the collaborative design and drafting of open data policy and programs. Sunlight has created an open spreadsheet for tracking cases of these types of collaborative efforts (also called "crowdlaw").
Measuring Policy Impact »
As cities transition from initiating open data policies to implementing open data standards, we hope to track and measure how policies impact open data creation. As a first step, we analyzed cities with open data policies to see how whether they released quality data after passing their policy. While this initial analysis focuses on important datasets identified by the Open Data Census, we hope to improve our tools for measuring open data impact in the future.
OpenGov Voices + What Works Cities: Stories, case studies, and analysis
Deep Dives
As part of our exploration of best practices for open data generally, we also examine the potential impact of opening specific kinds of information. Our "Deep Dives" take the magnifying glass to priority data for different communities, highlighting the current state of this data across the country, crafting recommendations for how its disclosure could be improved, and sharing demonstrations of just what happens when this information is made available and accessible.
Explore what open data could mean for…
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Campaign finance disclosure is an essential public accountability mechanism. Providing public access to this kind of information about the flow of money in politics empowers oversight and accountability in the government decision-making process. Learn More
Crime impacts every community. The information generated from incidents of crime fuels a wide variety of news stories and apps that keep people updated on important public safety issues. Learn More
Lobbying might evoke images of power brokers in Washington, D.C., but lobbyists are also influential at the local level of policy. Learn More
Zoning impacts the most physical elements of our communities and daily lives — from the location of your local supermarket (and what you can purchase there) to the size and height of your home. Learn More
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Hello All,
I am working on Blog which is WP site. I have faced alot of attachment URLs issue which cause by adding media files.
So i have installed plugin for 301 redirection which is working good. My question is should i have to add no index tag in all my attachment URLs from wordpress admin? or just plugin for 301 redirection is fine enough.
Please answer.
Hi shobee!
I'd like to help you out but I have some questions as I didn't quite understood your post 100% :
I'll guess something and if it's not right, you can answer my questions at the end of this post so that we can help you:From what I understood, you uploaded some images or movies and WP had some problems. So, you had 404 in your Website, meaning that some links didn't work.
If you have those 404 for quite a while and saw them in, for example, Google webmaster tools, you should probably add a 301 redirection if possible.If you just had the problems (like today or yesterday), don't bother using a 301 plugin, just fix your links.
If I didn't understand your problems, please answers those questions so that I can help you:- What do you mean by "attachment URLs"? Do you mean images? Movies? A link to another page? Something else?- Can you describe what are the "attachment URLs issues" you are facing? 404? - What is the context of your project? Why do you think you're getting those issues? Did you just upgraded WP? Another plugin?- The link you gave doesn't seems to work. Do you have another link to share?
Good luck!
Thanks for your response and let me define more about my problem.
Yes you right that issue comes through while uploading pictures in my post. But i am not facing 404 page. Attachment URLs are the image url of that same post of mine so Google consider it with duplicate content
Check status in Google https://www.google.com/#q=site:http://www.puttinout.com&start=155
I have already added 301 redirection and my attachment urls are moved into original post. But still most of them showing in Google index. So what if i will also add rel=nofollow tag with 301 redirection as well?
Make some sense?
When you say attachment URLs you're talking about image URL right? I saw that "attachment URL" is a method in WordPress, is that what you meant?I still don't get how images and duplicate content are related. I don't think that showing the same image on multiple page is a problem for Google if it's what you meant?
But for duplicate HTML pages in WordPress, here's what I found (by the way, I'm not an SEO specialist):There's a great article here: https://yoast.com/articles/duplicate-content/
Also, one of the way to tell Google "hey dude, here's the real page, this one is just a copy" is by using the "canonical" tag like this:
<link rel="canonical" href="http://mysite.com/original-page/"/>
I would not personally use a 301. A 301 is to redirect to another page when a page has moved, it's not for duplicate content.
To improve the SEO features of my WP blog I used this plug-in: https://yoast.com/wordpress/plugins/seo/
It's working great and according to this page: https://yoast.com/wordpress/plugins/canonical/ it supports canonical too.
Did this helped you?
Wow. Thanks for your response and great information in article link too. I am using All in Seo pack currently so do you think if i moved on Yoast so it will not create any problem or not found links ?
I checked "all in one SEO pack" and there seems to have a canonical option too.
Check this page http://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/users-guide-for-all-in-one-seo-pack/ under the title "How to Set up All in SEO Pack".
I don't know if it would fix all your problems with Yoast or not. Also, if you are already using "all in one seo pack" options (like meta tags for your post) and you switch to another plug-in, it's possible that you will lose some information. I wouldn't switch without testing it in a "test environment" first
@xMag Thanks a lot for your help and information that you share very helpful. Will you please help me on this matter ?http://www.quora.com/How-do-I-permanently-remove-my-post-from-Googles-index?__snids__=331631468%2C331631467&__nsrc__=2


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Radnor Red Steeplechase Run, October 11th 2009
This is no ordinary 5K race; last year's winner received bobble-head trophies. There is the 5K run as well as an untimed walking option for only a $10 donation. The run supports Students Run Philly Style, the only program in Philadelphia that offers marathon training to young people.
Type: Run/ Walk
Location: Radnor Hunt, 826 Providence Road, Malvern
Time: Registration 7:30 a.m., Start 9:00 a.m.
Cost: $25
Great Strides 5K Run & 1-Mile Walk, October 11, 2009
Help raise Autism awareness by taking part in a 5K run or a 1-mile walk through beautiful Tyler State Park. T-shirts are guaranteed for all registrations received before September 28th, and awards are given out for the top three competitors in age-based categories.
Type: Walk/ Run
Where: Tyler State Park , 101 Swamp Road, Newtown
Time: Registration begins 8:30 a.m.; Race begins 9:45 a.m.
Cost: $25
Step for Survival 5K Race and Dog Walk, October 17, 2009
Animal Coalition of Delaware County invites you and your canine friend to participate in their fundraiser. The coalition aids in finding foster homes for homeless pets until they can be adopted. It's a great cause, and you were going to walk you dog anyway, right?
Type: Walk/ Run
Where: Ridley Creek Park, Pavilion #17, 1023 Sycamore Mills Road, Media
Time: Registration 12:00 p.m.; Start 1:00 p.m.
Cost: $20 / $25 day of
Kids Chance 5K Walk/Run, October 18, 2009
You can walk or run, and the later start time is ideal for a great afternoon family event. Your registration fee includes a t-shirt and a donation to a good cause. Kids Chance of PA helps provide financial assistance for college to children whose parents have been killed or seriously injured at work. They previously have done a 5K in Harrisburg; this is their first year doing the run in Philadelphia. You have until Saturday, October 17th, at 11:59 p.m. to register.
Type: Walk/ Run
Where: Fairmount Park, Northwest Ave. and Forbidden Drive
Time: Registration 1:00 p.m.; Start 2:00 p.m.
Cost: $25 for 11+ older; $10 for 10+ under
Rest in Peace 5K Run, October 18 2009
If you need something to shake up your cardio routine, a full 5K through a cemetery is it. But don't worry, it's not as scary as it sounds. Laurel Hill Cemetery is a unique spot full of history, art, and botanical beauty. It is listed as a Historical Landmark and nicknamed Philadelphia's Underground Museum. The run is a charity for Friends of Laurel Hill and Back on My Feet, a non-profit organization that promotes the self-sufficiency of the homeless by engaging them in running.
Type: Run
Where: Laurel Hill Cemetery, 3822 Ridge Ave., East Falls
Time: Registration begins 8:00 a.m., Start 9:00 a.m.
Cost: $30
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My name is Marc Cortez and I teach theology at Wheaton College in Wheaton, IL. That means I get to spend most of my time helping people think more deeply about how amazing God is and why it matters for life and ministry today. It's a great job! I also supervise doctoral students doing research in various areas of systematic and historical theology.
This is my personal blog, though you will sometimes see stuff from current and former students as well. And the purpose of the blog is to connect theology with everyday life. I'm convinced that what we believe matters – it shapes who we are and how we live in the world. So I want to help people access the best that theology has to offer and see how it matters for life today.
Having said that, I'm also a bit random. They say that a good blog should have 3-5 categories that provide focus and purpose for the blog. Following that guideline, my three categories are: life, the universe, and everything. (Yes, I know that I completely stole that from Douglas Adams.) In other words, I'll write on pretty much anything. It keeps me from getting bored.
I post pretty regularly, so if you want to keep up with my newest posts, you can subscribe by RSS or email.
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If you'd like to get a feel for what this blog is about, this is a great place to start. Here are some of the most popular blog posts from the last year, and they really represent what we're trying to do here. Let me know what you think.
- Put the Theology Book Down and Do Something That Matters: This is a great place to start if you want to see a little of why I think theology is important.
- Please Don't Look under the Bed!: One of my favorite posts from the last year.
- How to Destroy Your Own Research Paper in One Simple Step: Since I'm a teacher, I occasionally posts tips/suggestions for how to be a good student.
- What Is Heresy? Sugar in My Coffee: I love history. More importantly, I love helping people see why history matters.
- Bait-and-Switch Evangelism: Many of my posts look at issues in ministry today.
- 5 Things I Learned about the Gospel from a Serial Killer: I'm a fan of pop culture. So I often write on books, movies, music, and TV. And sometimes I even try to say something meaningful.
- How to Get More Done by Pretending You're on an Airplane: This is a great example of a more random post.
If you'd like to see more, you can check out the blog's archive for a list of every post I've ever written.
Who is Marc Cortez?
That's a great question. I know it's one my wife and daughters have been asking for years. Who am I? Let's see:
- Most Importantly: image-bearer and Christ-follower
- Vocationally: Associate Professor of Theology at Wheaton College, and doctoral supervisor there.
- Ministerially: former youth pastor; current high school volunteer, small group leader, hopeful author, and occasional speaker
- Relationally: son, brother, husband, father, friend
- Ecclesially (church affiliation): Baptist
- Ethnically: despite the hispanic last name, I'm as white as you can get
- Biologically: homo sapien
- Metaphysically: I have no idea
I'm sure I missed a few, but those are the highlights.
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- Leave a comment: I really enjoy comments and try to interact with as many as I can. So feel free to let me now what you think about pretty much anything!
- Email: Feel free to send me an email with any questions, comments, or random thoughts. (I also accept words of encouragement, generous donations, and barely disguised bribes.)
- Facebook: If you thought the blog was random, you should see my Facebook page!
- Twitter: I have a great time interacting with people on Twitter, so feel free to connect with me there.
- Google+: To be honest, I haven't gotten into Google+ as much yet. But I am there if you want to contact me that way.


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Forget the Kristen Stewart scandal. The talk among playgroups at the park is now: "Are you or are you not going to drink caffeine now that the church has said it's OK?"
For the record, a blog post on mormonnewsroom.org reacting to the recent "Rock Center" television special on The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints read, in part: "the Church revelation spelling out health practices (Doctrine and Covenants 89) does not mention the use of caffeine. The Church's health guidelines prohibit alcoholic drinks, smoking or chewing of tobacco, and 'hot drinks' — taught by Church leaders to refer specifically to tea and coffee."
In my opinion, it's nothing new. In fact, the church's handbook has been exceedingly clear on this point for years: "The only official interpretation of 'hot drinks' in the Word of Wisdom is the statement ... that the term 'hot drinks' means tea and coffee."
We've known all along what the stance was. There is nothing in our Word of Wisdom that says you can't drink a Coke. We are expected to be big boys and girls and make good decisions about our health all by ourselves.
The fact is, there are many other things about coffee that aren't good for your health besides the caffeine, and there are many other things besides caffeine — such as sugar, for example, or corn syrup — in soft drinks that can be addicting or habit forming, too.
It comes down to what it's always come down to: personal decision. And my personal decision is usually to avoid sodas altogether, but if ever I do have a craving for some carbonation, it's usually a root beer.
My mom never bought caffeinated drinks growing up. We never thought there was anything really wrong with them; we just knew that she preferred water, whole milk, juice, or very rarely a root beer or 7-Up to a Coca-Cola. We didn't order sodas when we went out to eat. And to be honest, I could never drink a full one myself, anyhow. Sodas were expensive, so they were saved for special occasions like birthdays or Christmas. (Still nothing like some Martinelli's sparkling apple cider, in my opinion!)
But for some reason, we got on a caffeine-free Coca-Cola kick for a while. I don't know why, but my mom started buying the big two-liter bottles, and we'd go through them pretty fast.
Then one day, my mom sat us around the kitchen bar. She told us a story of a family who used to buy non-alcoholic beer to take with them on vacations. She said that while they were members of the church, they were not appearing to live the standards we are taught. Then she pulled out the caffeine-free Coca-Cola. She said she wanted us to do what we thought was right, but that she didn't want to buy the soda for our home anymore. She said she wanted us to avoid "even the appearance of evil" and then walked over to the sink and dumped a brand-new bottle down the drain.
You may be laughing right now. You may think that is downright ridiculous and WAY over the top. But that night stood out to me. My mom always said, "If ever there's a question, err on the safe side." Even if it's the extremely safe side.
That being said, I have always had somewhat of a rebellious streak.
I remember my first Coca-Cola well. In fact, it was a very dramatic and controversial night for the Rasmusen family.
We were in Las Vegas staying with my mom's sister for a few days. My mom had a wicked headache a few days before, and my aunt asked if she had taken anything for it. My mom said she usually took Excedrin, but didn't have any. So my aunt took her to a Taco Bell and got her a Coke. I remember tsk-tsking as my mom gingerly sipped her soda and saying in a very sassy way, "Mom, you're not supposed to drink caffeine." Ignoring me, my mom continued to sip her Coke and I even snuck a few tastes here and there, much to her dismay.
Well, a few nights later my cousins and I were up watching a movie. My uncle asked what we wanted to drink. A rebellious thought popped into my head, and before I really knew what I was saying, I burst out, "I'll have a Coke, please!"
My older, much more wise and strait-and-narrow sister looked at me in disbelief.
"You can't have that!" she hissed. "We're not allowed!"
"Uh-huh, mom said I could," I said, which was a far stretch from the truth. I have no idea where the Molly went, but suddenly I was embracing the Jack side of Mormon, lies and all, and enthusiastically encouraged my confused uncle to pour me a glass on the rocks.
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These are funny memories for us now, but looking back in seriousness, I appreciate what my sister and mom were trying to instill in me. It's not about whether or not you do or don't drink Coke.
For me, obeying what The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints calls the Word of Wisdom has never been a trial or struggle. I've never felt I've missed out on anything. I've been the better for it. And even now that a church website has re-clarified the letter of the Word of Wisdom, it won't change my choice of beverage when out to eat.
Root beer, as usual.
Carmen Rasmusen Herbert is a former "American Idol" contestant who writes about entertainment and family for the Deseret News.


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revision to morel taxonomy that added a number of new species to the lineup. (An identification key can be found here.) For the first time, those of us in the West could reliably identify our beloved natural black morel as Morchella snyderi, with its habitat in unburned forest, lacunose stem, and black ridges on the cap. Another not-so-scientific identifying feature that I use, especially in areas where naturals and burn morels are in close proximity, is feel: naturals are noticeably cool to the touch.
Morchella esculentoides), but their morphology is more akin to black morels; turns out they're part of the black morel group (or clade), a taxonomic revelation that didn't surprise anyone who works with these mushrooms from year to year. While they're one of our most beautiful morels, sadly, their flavor in the pan is less than striking. In the new classification, they carry the apt name Morchella frustrata.
strategery has done well in a host of smaller burns.
Morchella sextelata and M. septimelata, which are apparently impossible to separate without a microscope, plus M. capitata, told by its chambered stem, and the visibly distinctive "gray" or "fuzzyfoot" morel, M. tomentosa. The latter is perhaps the most coveted morel by chefs in the know; large and beefy, it's one of the last of the burn morels to show and is just getting started where I've been hunting. There are others. A morel that looks just like the mountain blond, M. frustrata, appears sparingly in burns as well. And then there's the banana...and the greenie...
Morels pair especially well with seafood. The dish pictured at top and bottom is pan-seared sea scallops with fingerling potatoes and sautéed morels in a green pea sauce. A simple and elegant way to enjoy one of the fleeting culinary treasures of spring.


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Another excellent example of Japanese aesthetic Ginkaku-ji dates back to the 15th century>
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jester5 (2024) 2011-11-25 11:07
The silver temple is such a beautiful place Fred.Your photograph does it great justice,being almost as zen like as the place itself.A lovely,restful image.Great capture.
At the foot of the Moon-awaiting Mountain
And the reflection
Of the sinking sky"
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hello fred.well i do like japanese gardens,and this one looks super,and a super pic too!very nice view too!tfs! dr
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SAN FRANCISCO — The Boy Scouts made their debut en español, with an advertising campaign launched yesterday and a soon-to-come, Spanish-language "Scout Handbook" intended to draw Latinos to the ranks of the nearly century-old organization.
The Spanish-language campaign, Valores para toda la vida ("Values for life"), includes television, radio and online spots that speak to members of the nation's largest minority in their language.
The outreach is intended to keep the Scouting movement relevant and growing as the country's cultural landscape shifts, taking a toll on Scout ranks. Boy Scouts of America remains the nation's largest youth organization, with 2.8 million members, but that's half its membership in its peak year, 1972.
There's more competition for the attention of boys. Also, the country looks different from how it did 30 years ago, and the Scouts haven't kept up with the change. Latinos make up one in five children in the United States, according to the U.S. Census, but are 3 percent of Scouts.
The organization hopes to double Latino membership by its centennial in 2010, and the campaign is a key part of that push, said Bob Mazzuca, chief Scout executive.
In the ads, boys and girls in uniforms explain what they like about Scouting — perspectives that Scout leaders hope will introduce the venerable organization to a new audience while resonating with Latino values and culture. The children in the ads say Scouting taught them to help others, but they also talk about the soccer games they love and how their families can take part in activities as well.
The Scouts made changes designed to accommodate Latinos, based on information gathered with the help of a Washington-based media and marketing company and a committee of Latino leaders.
One example: including family members in traditional Scouting activities, such as camping trips.
"We recognized in the Hispanic community the absolute importance of family — of doing things as a family," Mazzuca said. "So, we've modified our program delivery to include family in many ways that our programs historically didn't."
The approach worked for Concha Roque, whose son, Nicholas, joined the Boy Scouts after meeting them after Mass in Montebello, east of downtown Los Angeles. Roque was raising her sons without her husband, who had returned to Mexico, and liked the idea of an organization that gave them role models. It also pleased her that she was invited along on Nicholas' first camping trip.
Translating the Scout handbook will help other Latinos feel welcome, Roque said. The book, expected in December, will feature a cover that touches on core Scouting themes — boys rafting in the background, an eagle in the foreground. But it will be a clear sign that the Scouts are interested in attracting Latinos, said Nicholas Roque, 17, a high school senior.


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REGINA LEADER-POST/BREAKING NEWS/ www.leaderpost.com BARB PACHOLIK MARLON MARSHALL, FRAUD, BIAS OR JUST CORRUPT IN THEIR REPORTING OF THE SASKATCHEWAN JUSTICE FCAA CASE? ROGER MCLAUGHLIN ALAN ALLNUTT Regina Saskatchewan
Barb Pacholik qualifies herself as an ethical and professional journalist; however after following her reporting on the FCAA case and her outright bullying, one-sided bias comments and inaccuracies, I do not see her as this at all. WHY DOES PACHOLIK ONLY AND ALWAYS PRINT ONE SIDE IN HER FCAA ARTICLES?? Are there not TWO sides to any given story? Why are Pacholik and the Leader Post so scared to print the Respondent's side of the story? Maybe the Leader Post has something to hide themselves. After all, FCAA Chair Gordon Hamilton admitted on record, during the FCAA Hearing proceedings, that Pacholik was printing statements in the Leader Post that were never said or spoken at the Hearing. Is that not fraud? or Defamation? or Slander? Who only prints one side of a story for 5 years? Who makes up stories then prints them as facts with the intent to harm another? A bully does and so does a biased, impartial journalist and its paper corporation. [continued below]....
As seen in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Journalism_ethics_and_standards - on the subject of Journalistic Standards and Ethics is the Society of Professional Journalists. The Preamble to its Code of Ethics states:
...public enlightenment is the forerunner of justice and the foundation of democracy. The duty of the journalist is to further those ends by seeking truth and providing a fair and comprehensive account of events and issues. Conscientious journalists from all media and specialties strive to serve the public with thoroughness and honesty. Professional integrity is the cornerstone of a journalist's credibility.
The Leader Post's Marlon Marshall and Barb Pacholik are far from ever telling the truth when it comes to this FCAA hearing. In 5 years of covering this FCAA hearing, not once have they even attempted to get the Respondent's side. We saw proof of letters, from the Respondents to the Leader Post, begging the Leader Post to come and interview them in order to get both sides of the story. We also saw the basically "get lost" letters from the Leader Post back to the Respondents saying that Postmedia Network's Leader Post has no desire to speak to Respondents or get their side of the story or retract any errors, lies or fraudulent stories.
Why don't they want both sides of this story is what the public needs to ask? Pacholik, who is JUST a reporter, acts as if she is the judge, jury and executioner on this matter when that is not her place. Her ego and pseudo-power (in her head) have gotten to her and her professionalism, common sense, ethical reporting, accuracy and honesty have gone out the window. Her role and her duty are to report the truth, to REPORT BOTH SIDES and I can assure you, that she has not. She has printed one-sided, bias, character-assassination, opinionated series of stories that is nowhere near to encapsulating the truth. Why would a so called and alleged professional journalist not want, or even attempt to get both sides of the story? Perhaps to cover up her own unethical if not illegitimate actions?
Pacholik's latest February 6th 2014 newspaper front page article on the FCAA Hearing, is nothing but one-sided biasness and false representations and half-truths that the truth is beyond lost. Why didn't she quote what the Respondents testified about or their evidence? We should also ask, why was there even a story printed on the front cover of the Leader Post on February 6th whe nothing new was happening with this FCAA proceeding. This FCAA proceeding is done and over with, so why is the Leader Post and Pacholik printing one-sided defamatory articles when nothing is even going on? That is suspect behaviour as well.
NOTE: I am not a named party in any of these proceedings and have no dealings with Pacholik or the FCAA, but I am an associate of some of the Respondents so I needed to make sure to try to get their side told since the Leader Post refuses to.
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"I was pleased with representation on the committee. There were a variety of different opinions and we've successfully incorporated every member of the third-year class."
"There is no preordained system of ranking of particular activities. Applications are weighed in total, and we don't privilege any one organization."
"Everyone is aware of the bias [that some organizations are more visible than others], which is what our committee discussed prior to applications. It's easy for applicants to forget that we know what they are thinking."
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ONE of the country's smallest schools has been praised by inspectors as outstanding.
Oftsed inspectors who visited Wearhead Primary School in October, said the school had improved considerably since their last visit and praised staff and students.
Wearhead has 13 pupils and was judged to be outstanding across four categories.
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In a nine-page report, inspector Lesley Clark said despite the school's small size the children are offered big opportunities.
The inspector also praised the school for "excellent teaching quality" and "fast-paced fun-packed" lessons.
The report said children make outstanding achievements at Wearhead and pupils said they feel safe and happy at the school.
Headteacher Karen Evans said: "We all work extremely hard at Wearhead to provide the best possible education for all our pupils.
"The staff and governors are delighted at the inspection findings, bearing in mind that under the new schedule, a school cannot be deemed to be outstanding unless it receives outstanding grades in all four areas of the inspection, which now covers, achievement of pupils, quality of teaching, behaviour and safety and leadership and management.
"My personal thanks go to all staff, governors, pupils and parents at Wearhead who work together successfully as part of a very strong team."


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Adala Center for Human Rights is a civic association concerned with the promotion and dissemination of the culture of human rights in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The Center was established by a group of human rights activists on the anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on December 10th, 2011
The Center is considered one of the first institutions of civil society, working in the field of human rights and seeks to operate officially and through its work, to achieve justice and compliance of rights, based on international law of human rights and international humanitarian law and related declarations, principles, standards, recommendations, guidelines and explanations, in addition to regional conventions and local Saudi regulations and legislation, related to human rights
Members of the Center applied to register the Center with the official authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to obtain a license for the Center to be officially registered to facilitate its work of spreading the culture of human rights, monitoring and documenting human rights issues, and providing support and assistance to the victims of violations
Center applied for incorporation dated 9/1/1433H (4/12/2011), after satisfying the conditions required by the Ministry of Social Affairs, in the list of associations and charities, where 21 founding members of the Center submitted the Center's statutes, clarifying its objectives and working mechanisms
On 23/1/1433H (18/12/2011) the Center received a letter from the Ministry of Social Affairs declining the application because of what they consider incompatibility between the objectives of the Center and the enforced regulations of associations and charities. The Center submitted a grievance to the Ministry of Social Affairs on 6/2/1433H (31/12/2011) due to the decision to decline the application, not being based on sound legal or regulatory grounds
The reply came on 3/14/1433H (6/2/2012), from the Ministry of Social Affairs, rejecting the grievance where the ministry considers the application for the establishment of the Center is incompatible with the regulations of associations and charities
On 29/5/1433H (21/4/2012), members of the Center filed a lawsuit at the Administrative Court against the Ministry of Social Affairs to request a rescinding of its decision to decline to register the Center, where the first hearing was scheduled for 30/6/1433H (21/5/2012) in the Administrative Court in the Eastern Province except that the Ministry's representative requested a delay to respond under the pretext that the legal documents arrived late
A second hearing was scheduled for 28/7/1433H (18/6/2012) where the representative of Social Affairs submitted a response to the lawsuit by the Centre where the response included inadmissibility of the lawsuit due to delay by the Center to submit the lawsuit in sixty days, which is the time frame the lawsuit should have been submitted, from time the Center was notified of the rejection from the Ministry. Furthermore, the Ministry responded that it unqualified to license human rights Centers, and it's the prerogative of the Human Rights Commission in addition to the fact that "Adala" requested the establishment of a Center and not a charity, therefore its reliance on the regulations drafted for charities has no basis. The Adala Center lawyer requested a legal delay to respond
In the third meeting, the Adala Center for Human Rights lawyer prepared a response to the points raised by the representative of the Ministry of Social Affairs, except that the Ministry's representative was absent from the meeting and a new date was set for another hearing on 16/10/1433 (3/9/2012)
The fourth hearing, held on 16/10/1433H (3/9/2012), the Center presented the Ministry of Social Affairs representative a memorandum containing the Center's response to the point of formality, raised by the Ministry's representative, that the Ministry did not formally deliver its decision to the Center within the legal sixty day period and that the lawsuit had been filed at the Administrative Court within the period allowed from the date of the decision. Also the memorandum refuted what was raised by the Ministry that "Adala" was a "center" and not a "society" through naming a number of centers licensed by the Ministry such as "Prince Salman Social Center", and "Prince Salman Center for Kidney Disease", which the Center considers a circumvention of the naming convention. Furthermore, included in the Center's response, the Ministry's consideration that the Center's licensing is within the jurisdiction of the "Commission for of Human Rights", is invalid because the system does not include issuing licenses to "centers" and "societies"
At the fifth hearing, for the second time, after his absence from the third hearing, the Ministry of Social Affairs lawyer was absent and the date of the hearing was postponed to 20/12/1433H (5/11/2012)
The Center, which began its activities effectively since the announcement of its establishment, is still waiting to receive official authorization, and has not been prevented from issuing three rights reports; the first report: "Freedom of Speech and Expression in Danger" in which most cases of violation of freedom of speech in the Kingdom were monitored. The second report titled: "Chained Freedom" where the report addressed the rights situation for the months of March-April comprehensively and some human rights events of previous months. The third report, which was devoted to cases of arbitrary detention of children accused of expressing their opinion, titled "Children Behind Bars". In addition, the Center, submitted a number of letters which confirm and monitor rights events in the Kingdom, like the letter directed to King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, in support of the initiative to establish Dialogue Center amongst religious sects, and the letter, addressed to the Minister of Interior, about the armed robberies that occurred in the province of Qatif, and the letter, addressed to the Minister of Islamic Affairs which demands to stop insulting Shiites in mosques
The Center has also monitored violations of rights, arbitrary arrest and the dismissal from jobs, torture, and the Center works to document and publish reports covering human rights situation, Kingdom-wide in both Arabic and English, in addition to its work on the preparation of studies related to rights
The Center also works to support and assist the families and victims of abuses by meeting them and providing the necessary legal assistance, and assist in the formation of committees to keep in contact with officials and drive them to act to release detainees. The Center also contributes by advocating for some of the detainees and those dismissed from their jobs
The Center is in contact with local human rights organizations such as the Human Rights Commission and the National Assembly for Human Rights to provide them with information and reports. The Center also holds regular meetings with official bodies connected with the subject of human rights and seeks to be a reliable source of rights information, and deliverer of news and statements relating to human rights affairs, to the local media
The center works on human rights courses for men and women in order to raise awareness of human rights and the cognitive level of the community and build its capabilities in the field of human rights
The center seeks through its work in the field of human rights to achieve respect for human rights in the community and promote the values of justice, freedom and equality through public awareness programs and the defense of the victims of the violations and to be a leading human rights organization in the Kingdom
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NEWBURYPORT, Mass. -- As Holly Near celebrates her first album in three years, Peace Becomes You, she's building on 40 creative years and 30 recordings. Respected around the world for her music and activism, her joy and passion inspire people to join in celebration of the human spirit. Join her at the Firehouse Center for the Arts on Sept. 29, for a rare chance to see her live in our intimate Arakelian Theater.
In 1972, Holly was one of the first women to create an independent record company, paving the way for women like Ani DiFranco and others. Her goal was to promote and produce music by politically conscious artists from around the world, a mission that Redwood Records fulfilled for nearly 20 years. Often cited as one of the founders of the Women's Music movement, she not only led the way for outspoken women in the music world, but also worked for peace and multicultural consciousness. Throughout her long career Holly has worked with a wide array of musicians, including Pete Seeger, Ronnie Gilbert, Arlo Guthrie, Mercedes Sosa, Bernice Johnson Reagon, Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Joan Baez, Phil Ochs, Harry Belafonte, and many others.
"I do not separate my music from my heart nor do I separate my ideas from my daily life. I open myself up to learning as much as I can about humanity and this mysterious life experience, but I do not relate to political work as a series of 'causes.' Moment by moment, I integrate what I learn into my personal life, personalizing my politics. It is from this personal place that I write my songs." ~ Holly Near
Last seen at the Firehouse Center for the Arts in 2009, the Firehouse Center for the Arts is thrilled to welcome Holly Near back to our stage. "The moment Holly's 2009 concert was over, our patrons asked when she was returning. She has a large fan base who not only love her music, but love what she stands for. I am thrilled that we were able to book her again," says Kimm Wilkinson, Firehouse Artistic Director.
WHEN: Sunday, Sept. 29, at 8 p.m.
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The Dons lost their fifth match in a row in the league to remain 10th on the Scottish Premier League table but their performances in recent times have not mirrored their results according to manager Craig Brown.
"Despite the results we have played very well in the last three or four games. We could have been a couple up early in the game but if you don't score you live to regret it," he said.
"The lads have been getting a bit of stick because they haven't been winning but there was a lot of effort in their performance tonight."
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Success and satisfaction are personally defined. In other words, only you know what equates success to YOU. Goals should reflect the person you are and what is most important to you.
Think of setting goals as determining the destination for your future and the action plan to achieve those goals is your road map to get there.
Goals help you focus your limited energy, time and financial resources. Goals make decisions clearer when the inevitable, unexpected crossroads arise.
A goal is defined as a target or destination. Goals are very personal - they are about who you are and what you want out of life. You may set goals for each area of your life - school, career, family or fitness.
Long-Term Goals (Milestone Goals) - are the end destination or 'big picture' goals. Long term goals may take 6 months to years to to complete.
Short-Term Goals (Mini Goals) - are the series of smaller goals needed to reach your destination. Short term goals are things you plan to accomplish this week, this month or this year.
Short and long term goals complement each other. It's important to separate short and long term goals because the completion of short term goals will give you the momentum and motivation to accomplish your long term goals.
Long-Term Goal is to get an electrical engineering degree
Short-Term Goals may look something like this:
Each point along the path to the end result is a milestone or check point. You can't achieve the ultimate goal or reach the final destination without completing each step before it.
Set your goals, both big and small, and watch your life change!
A goal should provide guidance and direction. Use the S.M.A.R.T. criteria to help put more detail into your goal. Spending some time creating effective goals will be a huge help later on.
? Using the S.M.A.R.T criteria listed above, write your goals down:
"I will [ your goal here ] by [ how you will do the goal ]. I will know I am making progress because [ how you will measure the goal ] [ time goes here ]."
Evaluate your own goal - is it Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Time-Based?
Developing an Action Plan to reach your goal.
Your personal vision statement guides your life. It provides the necessary direction to guide the course of your days and the choices you make. It describes how you see yourself in the future, your hopes and dreams and evokes a sense of success and satisfaction.
A vision statement mixes various features of your life and what you know about yourself.
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After completing your list, put your ideas about your future into one or more paragraphs. Make sure to write your vision statement in present tense, imagining yourself already attaining what you want.
"I walk up to the podium and am awarded the Olympic Gold Medal for the 100 meter dash. The huge crowd cheers. I watch proudly as my national anthem is played and my country's flag rises slowly above me."
"I am physically empowered; have graduated from college; have satisfying interpersonal relationships that bring me joy, lots of friends, am having fun everyday and making at least $75,000 a year doing work that helps other people."
Action Planning is a process which will help you to focus your ideas and decide what steps you need to achieve your goals. It is a statement of what you want to acheive in a given period of time.
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William Makepeace Thackeray's Vanity Fair is a sarcastic, swirling epic of class lust and feminine wile set at the very zenith of the British Empire. Mira Nair's new film version is faithful to these themes, although it's clear she approves of some aspects of the book (as Nair noted in an interview with me, Thackeray foregrounds "the wealth from the colonies that was fattening the British middle class") and has little patience for others (the belittling tone of the narrator). The biggest departure Nair takes from the novel can be traced to an absent subtitle. Where Thackeray called his book "A Novel Without a Hero," Nair is silent. Her movie is, if only implicitly, A Film with a Very Big Star.
Reese Witherspoon plays Becky Sharp, the orphaned daughter of a French opera girl and a starving artist. Becky has extracted a decent education from a London girls' academy, where she was a French instructor, and as the film's opening credits fade, she is being shipped off to a country house to labor as a governess. These plans don't please the pretty and ambitious Becky, and she soon wriggles her way out of that degrading, servant-class life, and into an equally demeaning, upwardly mobile future.
The film's production design is nearly flawless. The director of the street-urchin fable Salaam Bombay! attends closely to the muddy sludge lining the streets of Bath (standing in for Georgian London). And the chilling cinematography in the stone mansions of society's upper echelons almost makes you feel as though you should have tightened your stays before entering the theater.
When Becky finally claims a coveted invitation to a society ball, for example, the camera hovers above a hostile flock of young ladies in snowy gowns. They sweep in unison from one edge of the room to another, always evading contact with the alien Becky. (A few pages before the parallel scene in the novel, Thackeray writes, "As they say the persons who hate the Irishmen most are Irishmen; so, assuredly, the greatest tyrants over women are women.") The turning point in the scene is supposed to come when the multi-talented Becky warbles a song, thereby earning the grudging respect of the ladies. Witherspoon opens her mouth, we prepare to be impressed, and then--lip-synching (to an anachronistic Tennyson poem, no less). The song is beautiful, but the image is utterly unconvincing, and the scene collapses.
The problem with Reese Witherspoon as Becky is linked to the way this film tries to reinvent her character. Thackeray's secret sympathy for his conniving protagonist--who is so bad she even hates children--always seeps through the cynical narration. Becky Sharp is great because, no matter how much we admire her pluck from the safe distance of the 21st century, she was a terrible bitch.
Mira Nair does not agree. Becky Sharp "was not allowed to be Becky Sharp," she contended. "Women basically were told to stand in the corner and be quiet. It's just that she was not happy with the cards that society had given her, and she wanted to make her own way." This generous view of one of English literature's most notorious antiheroines--that Becky, a pure product of the oppressive class and gender codes of the 19th century, was somehow trapped in the wrong era--mutes the very exceptional qualities that modern readers delight in.
Moreover, this Becky Sharp doesn't scheme and claw her way up to society's most precipitous heights. She's Reese Witherspoon, and we know she belongs there already. Instead, she rises like cream to the top of a pitcher--effortlessly, and without any particular evidence of talent. Witherspoon's Becky does not dissemble; she could never appear to suitors as, in Thackeray's words, "the picture of youth, unprotected innocence, and humble virgin simplicity." Like Tracy Flick or Elle Woods (her equally ambition-soaked characters in Election and Legally Blonde, respectively), she winks, she smirks, and her every thought is written on her face. Nair explained, "You can see all that clickety-clack in her mind, everything going on. All I need is that face, that Reese-thinking face. It's fantastic." But it's also a completely modern notion of femininity, and in this role, it doesn't make any sense.


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Not many QuickBooks users that I have come across in my twelve years, know about or have incorporated into their daily work, the use of letters. Maybe that's because we tend to use email and text messages in this day and age, and letters are a thing of the past.
In saying that, you may still find the need to send a letter to a customer, vendor, employee or to a list of people. With QuickBooks, and the data that it already has, such as the name, address and even balance information, you can easily add this to a letter without having to re-type it.
QuickBooks already provides you with a number of letters that you can use in your business that deal with news, announcements and of course those dreaded collections. These letters can be edited to fit your style of communication and business.
Now of course in order to utilize this function you need to have Microsoft (MS) Word installed. The following examples that I am using have to do with MS Office Word 2007.
I will take you through a number of uses on how to prepare and edit these letters.
First of all let me tell you of the number of ways that you can start this process of using MS Word. You can go the Menu bar and choose Company/Prepare Letters with Envelopes which opens up a menu of six choices.
I can also start this same process from any of the modules centres such as Vendors, Customers or Employees, click on the their tabs, which will open up the appropriate window. In this exercise using the sample company file, I am going to use the Customer Centre.
In the Customer Centre window just below the blue bar that says Customer Centre, there is a grey bar that identifies a number of tabs. These are: New Customer Job, New Transactions, Print, Excel and Word. They all have drop-down boxes associated with them.
I am going to click on Word, then the drop-down menu and from there choose Customer Letters. This will open up the Review and Edit Recipients window. From there I will click on the Active and Customer button, if they are not already marked. I then need to click on the Unmark All tab and click on Greene, Jeremy. The screen shot to your left shows you how this would appear. Then click Next.
I then need to choose a template to use which will be "bounced cheque" and then I will click on Next.
In the Enter a Name and Title window, I am going to type in Tom Ferguson in the Name field and President in the Title field. Click Next to move on.
This will bring up a message that says Creating letters..please wait.
When the screen opens up it will be in MS Word as the screen shot shows you on the right. As you are now working in Word, you can scroll through the body and at the botton of the letter, see the name and title that was entered while I was still in QuickBooks.
When I save this letter I have to make sure NOT to save it to the QuickBooks Company Letter Template folder. This folder should only be used to store the original QuickBooks Letters Templates that come installed with the software program.
If I did create some other templates, then I could save it to the Company Letters folder.
To print this letter I would use the Print function within MS Word.
I will save this letter to another folder (Admin Docs) where I store this sample company's documents and then close the Word program, which will return me to QuickBooks.
Next up – Editing Letters.
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10 Things We're Looking Forward to at Ultra 2017
Pack your bags because it's almost time to head to Miami! Fans from near and far are gearing up for Miami Music Week, which starts on March 21 and ends March 26, the third and final day of Ultra Music Festival. For eighteen years, Ultra has been gathering the most passionate EDM enthusiasts for an incredible weekend featuring dozens of DJs and surprise guests on multiple stages. Here are some highlights we're looking forward to seeing this year.
1. Martin Garrix's Next Level Visuals
Incredible visuals are a staple of Martin Garrix's sets, and he is constantly working with his creative team on how to make the music come to life. In September, he told us "I try to balance things out very, very well. Like if I'm in studio mode, I will be in the studio for 2-3 months just constantly working on music. In the meantime I will have a meeting with my creative team show-wise I'm like 'Alright guys, I'm working on this song. What would be cool visual wise?' And we start brainstorming, making raw sketches, raw renders, sending them back and forth with feedback, so it's happening at the same time. We're working towards this deadline and boom -- everything comes together. Then we start rehearsing the show and while we rehearse, there are still things we change." He hits the Mainstage Friday, March 24 at 9:55pm.
2. Live Performances by Cypress Hill, Ice Cube, and Ty Dolla $ign
The inclusion of Cypress Hill, Ice Cube, and Ty Dolla $ign, is pretty unexpected but nonetheless awesome! We're curious to see if and how they adapt their sets to the EDM audience.
3. The French Newcomer
KUNGS will no doubt be throwing bangers from his debut album, Layers, into his first ever set on the Ultra stage during the second leg of his Layers World Tour. He rose to the scene last year with his earmworm, "This Girl," a remix of Cookin' on 3 Burners' original track, but did release a couple of singles in 2015. He's adding to a hefty roster of other French DJs including David Guetta, DJ Snake, Justice, and Martin Solveig. He's headed to the Worldwide stage on Saturday, March 25 at 5:00pm.
4. The Return of Alpha 9
Arty fans need not be upset over the fact he's not exactly on this year's lineup. He will be there, performing as his alter-ego, Alpha 9, who was first introduced back in 2009. They've both been pretty busy lately. At the end of February, Arty released "Falling Down" with Noyes, an incredible singer-songwriter who you may know from Kygo's "Stay." In a letter to fans, Arty noted "I'm taking Arty music further towards the dance scene, while Alpha 9 will be a progressive/trance oriented project, this applies to branding, releases and live sets," and dropped the first Alpha 9 song in seven years, "The Night is Ours." We'll be getting The Alpha 9 Tour preview at 2:00pm on Saturday, March 26, before the tour kicks off May 4 at Output in Brooklyn, NY.
5. The Stage Production
Ultra way to the main stage will be spectacular #Ultra2017 #ULTRA #ultramiami ⛲⛲⚓⚓ pic.twitter.com/VFMCQXuxAX— DΛNIEL VΛLΛDEZ (@Daniiel_Valadez) March 16, 2017
We're a week away, and Biscayne Park is getting set to receive around 165,000 attendees. There will be eight stages. Here's a preview.
6. Tiësto
Tiësto is a heavyweight in the electric dance music world, and soon he'll be saying "on my way" to MMW, where he'll be premiering a pop-up shop at South Beach's Lincoln Road. It opens Thursday, March 23, so stop by there before you see him Saturday, March 25 at 7:15pm on the Mainstage.
7. The Return of Major Lazer
Diplo, Jillionaire, and Walshy Fire hold their own, but we love when they join forces and drop beats as Major Lazer. It's hard to believe their last appearance as Major Lazer at Ultra was in 2013. "Run Up," their latest featuring PARTYNEXTDOOR and Nicki Minaj gives us life, as do the classics like "Bubble Butt" and "Lean On." Isn't everyone's goal to be featured on Diplo's Snapchat dancing around in the front row or holding him up while he's crowd surfing?
8. Afrojack and Special Guests
Special guests are always speculated but rarely included on the lineup, so the fact that this is how Afrojack is listed on the bill is intriguing. He's actually listed twice, with sets on Friday and Sunday. Tomorrow, Cesqeaux is releasing his latest track, "Life Good," which features O.T. Genasis and Afrojack. Possible contenders for guests during Afrojack's 6:00pm Jacked stage set on Sunday, March 26? It's highly likely that Ty Dolla $ign, who plays the same stage right after, will be joining Afrojack to perform their collab, "Gone." Apster, Bobby Burns, D.O.D., D-Wayne, Fais, Oliver Rosa, and Ravitez might be sprinkled in as well. Guess we'll have to wait and see.
9. Cake
Steve Aoki can't not bring cake. It's become a staple in his set. How dope would it be to leave Miami and tell all your friends you got caked by Steve? Pics or it didn't happen. Aside from the dessert, we're excited to see Steve's luscious locks bounce around as he brings his insane energy to the Mainstage on Saturday, March 25 at 6:10pm. At the end of 2016, Aoki teamed up with Louis Tomlinson to release "Just Hold On," in what became Tomlinson's first project since One Direction announced their break in 2015. On March 8th, they dropped the music video. Perhaps Louis will be joining as a special guest.
10. The Fans
What is a music festival without the fans? To create the most enjoyable experience possible, the artists feed off of the crowd's energy and vice versa. We'll be seeing a lot of neon, a lot of 'Kandi,' and a lot of flags. Ultra is a destination festival with EDM die-hards flocking to Miami from all over the globe for an unforgettable weekend.
For those who cannot attend in person, many sets will be available for streaming throughout the weekend.
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