text: Home > Nation Cybercrime law talks set next week ABS-CBN News Posted at Oct 05 2012 01:58 AM | Updated as of Oct 05 2012 07:32 PM Share Save Facebook Twitter GPlus LinkedIn MANILA, Philippines - Malacañang has set a dialogue with stakeholders on the controversial Cybercrime Law even as more groups stepped up calls to repeal the law on fears that it would be used to suppress online freedoms. A dialogue was scheduled on Oct. 9 to allow all stakeholders to air their concerns about Republic Act 10175, presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said. The place and venue will be announced later, he said. At the same time, Lacierda said he was not aware if the executive branch could still suspend the implementation of RA 10175 or the Cybercrime Prevention Act since it was "called to implement it." "We are the executive branch, we execute. What the legislative branch can do, I understand, and I have seen from some tweets that are going around, is that they can issue a joint resolution. But I don't know if they intend to do that," Lacierda said. Lacierda said he could ask Justice Secretary Leila de Lima if a suspension of the law's implementation was possible at this time. Lacierda said so far no case had been filed for online libel or any of the contentious provisions and there were portions that would have to be enforced immediately. The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) joined the growing clamor to repeal RA 10175. NUJP said the new law's criminal libel provision "and the insidious way it was inserted during the bicameral deliberation – without benefit of public consultation – are direct strikes at the rights to free expression and press freedom." A group of bloggers also filed a petition before the Supreme Court questioning the legality of the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012. There are now 10 petitions in the high court, all seeking to repeal or suspend the implementation of the law, a day after it took effect on Wednesday. There were last-minute petitions to the Supreme Court to stop it. The justices said they will take up the issue next week. The law is envisioned as a measure against hacking, identity theft, spamming, cybersex and online child pornography. But citizens and groups who protested on social networking sites, blogs and out in the streets fear politicians will use it to silence critics. The law contains a provision that says libel – already punishable by up to six years in prison – is also a cybercrime. It doubles cumulative penalties for online offenses and allows government agencies to search, seize and destroy computer data deemed libelous. Human rights and media groups have unsuccessfully campaigned for years to downgrade libel from a criminal to a civil offense, saying politicians often use the law to harass journalists and other critics. "As regards the provisions that are questionable... nobody has filed a case to test this... But, as far as I know, some (lawmakers) have been voicing the suggestion of having a joint resolution to do that. But, again, that's up to them," he said. Lacierda said the higher penalties for online libel were inserted during the bicameral conference committee and it was not yet known who proposed them. "Now, we are saying this law is not perfect. There's no irrepealable law or there's no law that cannot be amended. We're saying that no law is cast in stone as well. So if there are any objectionable provisions then certainly it's good for the solons to recognize that and amend the provisions which they feel should be amended," he said. Lacierda emphasized the need to address cybercrimes. "It's happening. Two weeks ago or a few weeks ago, we just arrested a number of foreign nationals engaged in cybercrimes," he said. "They had been using the Philippines as a base of operations to engage in cybercrime primarily because of the absence of any law to address these concerns, this criminal behavior in the Internet. We have that now," Lacierda said. Lacierda also cited a UN committee report that said the e-commerce law of the Philippines was not adequate enough to handle or to address criminal behavior in the Internet. Lacierda said it was not true that the Philippines lacked competent authorities to enforce the law. He said the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) was in fact able to arrest foreign nationals engaged in cybercrime. "We have people who are monitoring, for instance, that's the reason why NBI was able to arrest these foreign nationals. Certainly we'll have to add some more people, technical people to this and that's the reason why we have the Cybercrime Center to do that," Lacierda said. The NBI said minors found guilty of hacking websites might be excused from criminal liability but their parents would have to pay the fine. Lacierda said the focus of the law itself was on cybercrime and that online libel became an issue because of the insertion of Sen. Vicente Sotto III. "But throughout, if you look at the deliberations, Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago was asking questions on illegal access, questions on jurisdiction as to how do we arrest, where is the venue for filing these cases on cybercrimes," he said. Lacierda urged the public to look closely on the focus of the law against cybercrime. "Now, insofar as the libel provisions (of that law) are concerned, that's something that we can seek to amend or people are questioning before the courts and that's fine with us," Lacierda said, adding now it's up to the legislators to take action. Liking and sharing The principal author of the law, Sen. Edgardo Angara, said he would file a bill removing the provision of the law imposing higher penalties for libel. Angara noted the penalty imposed by the cybercrime law is much higher than that under the Revised Penal Code on the same offense. Angara explained the higher penalty was introduced by the Commission on Information and Communications Technology, now called the Information and Communications Technology Office during the hearings on the bill at the Senate. He said the rationale given at the time was that crimes committed using the Internet would be fairly easy and far reaching, thus the need to impose higher penalties. Apart from that provision, the critics also raised a howl over the power given to the Department of Justice to take down websites suspected of violating the law. Angara said he would file a bill of amendment so that a court order would be needed before a takedown of a website could be done. He also assured Facebook and Twitter users in the country not to fear the Cybercrime Prevention Act, as the mere act of liking a post will not land them in jail. According to Angara, liking a page or post on Facebook will not be covered as a crime because it is considered "fair comment." "No one is ever charged or convicted for expressing his opinion," he said, stressing certain apprehensions are exaggerated. He explained that netizens liking a post, comment or page cannot be liable for libel as long as they are not the authors of the material. He said they would be treated as audiences and as such, they are not considered participants in the crafting of libelous material. As far as sharing or retweeting is concerned, Angara said that as a general rule, the concerned users should not be liable for libel under the law. However, if it is determined that there was conspiracy in the dissemination of the libelous statements, then they could be charged in court. Still, Angara said Facebook and Twitter users should not worry much because proving conspiracy is difficult. And if ever one is charged with libel, proving malice as a prerequisite component of the crime is even harder, he said. "To be a co-conspirator, you have to know who sent it (libelous material) personally and conspired to share it with everyone," Angara said. "But if you don't know the author and you just liked the comment he made and shared it, you have no liability." Many Facebook and Twitter users and the portals of the main media organizations have replaced their profile pictures with black screens as a protest against the law. Lacierda, for his part, gave assurance the Aquino administration would uphold civil liberties. "Your liberties will not be curtailed," he said. Lacierda said the Constitution "is clear and uncompromising in the civil liberties it guarantees all our people." He said the administration has not pursued any libel cases since President Aquino took office in 2010. Lacierda also criticized hackers who defaced many government websites in support of the movement against the cybercrime law, saying they engaged in online vandalism. A government agency, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC), has appealed to hackers to spare its website, saying it is providing information that could help save lives. – With Marvin Sy, Alexis Romero, Evelyn Macairan, Sandy Araneta, Rhodina Villanueva, AP Share Save Facebook Share on Twitter GPlus LinkedIn Read More: Internet philippines Libel security law cybercrime /video/news/11/21/17/1112-lumabag-sa-pinaigting-na-yellow-lane-sa-edsa/overseas/11/21/17/un-slams-brazil-bill-that-would-ban-all-abortions/video/news/11/21/17/bakod-ng-mrt-7-construction-site-nabangga-ng-kotse/business/11/21/17/us-sues-to-block-85-billion-att-time-warner-merger/overseas/11/21/17/cbs-pbs-bloomberg-suspend-charlie-rose-shows-after-harassment-allegations


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- Year:
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- Located In:
- Annapolis, MD
- Hull Material:
- Fiberglass
- 1881-3019854
- Last Listed Price:
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MISS EVA is a fine example of the Webco 29, Spencer Linclon design, Downeast Maine
Lobsteryacht. The vessel has been owned and maintained by a very knowledgable yachtsman. She
draws stares in every harbour she enters.
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LOA: 29 ft 0 in
Beam: 10 ft 6 in
Maximum Draft: 3 ft 0 in
Displacement: 9000 lbs
Cruising Speed: 17 knots
Maximum Speed: 20 knots
Fresh Water Tanks: (55 Gallons)
Fuel Tanks: (176 Gallons)
Holding Tanks: 1 (25 Gallons)
Number of single berths: 2
Number of cabins: 2
Number of heads: 1
Single 230 HP Yanmar Diesel, Model # 4LH-STE with four bladed propellar
- 738 engine hours
- 12 Volt ships system
- 110 Volt shore system
- Inverter
- 30 amp shore cord
Fuel: 176 Gallons
Water:40 Gallons
MISS EVA sleeps two in the bow v berth area. Aft to port is the galley, and aft to starboard is the enclosed head opposite the galley. Up two steps is the command bridge area with helm area and helm seat to starboard, and companion seat to port. Aft of the companion seat on the port side is a fore and aft settee. Aft of the helm seat to starboard is a dining table stored against the starboard side of the command bridge area. Aft of the command bridge is a soft enclosure separating the command bridge from the cockpit. The cockpit offers a large amount of exterior space for outdoor living. The aft end of the cockpit has a large bench seat with fold down back for outdoor seating.
- Six opening stainless ports with screens
- Four sliding windows in command bridge
- Dropleaf teak table
The galley is to port in the cabin. it boasts pressure cold water, stainless sink, refrigerator, and storage cabinets.
- Two burner Origo Alcohol Stove
- Samsung Microwave
- Norcold 12 V and 110 V refrigerator and freezer
Electronics and Navigation
- Furuno GP 1650 WF GPS Chart Plotter
- Furuno Model 1623 Radar
- Uniden QT 206Depthsounder
- Ritchie 4" steering compass at helm
- Weather awning attached to hardtop
- Outside helm cover
- Cockpit bench seat cover
Deck Gear
- Six dock lines
- Four Fenders
- Boat hook
- Anchor
- Anchor rode
- Maxwell electric anchor windlass with control at helm
- Delta anchor with chain
- Anchor roller on anchor bow sprit
- Flagstaff with US Ensign
- Burgee staff
- Dingy davits mounted on stern
- Sound attenuation to cut down engine noise
Safety Equipment
- Six Life jackets
- All USCG required safety equipment
- Two Rule electric bilge pumps with automatic and manual settings
- Hand held 12 volt search light
- Nutshell Pram sailing and rowing dinghy designed by Joel White
- Varnished oars
- Varnished rudder and dagger board
- Varnished spars
- Custom canvas covers for spars, sail, and running rigging
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
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Highland Park distillery based in Kirkwall, Orkney is the most northerly whisky distillery in Scotland. Highland Park is part of the Edrington Group which makes some of the world's best-loved whiskies, including The Famous Grouse, Cutty Sark and The Macallan.
Waracle had the exact expertise we were looking for. They were able to explain things in a very digestible way. Also Waracle's recommendations provided great leadership and complemented our existing plans. We had three companies competing for the project and Waracle stood out from the competition based on their ability to simplify complex ideas and that reassured us of their ability to deliver
With a fiercely loyal and growing customer base Highland Park sought to engage with their customers more regularly and provide information and features that were useful and added to their loyalty. They wanted to compliment their web presence with a mobile offering.
The idea was to create a mobile app focusing on their brand, product range, tasting notes and being part of the Highland Park 'Inner Circle' – The Whisky School. Given the popularity of Highland Park the app would need to cross geographies and technologies so a suite of mobile applications for iOS and Android would be key to the reach of the app.
Highland Park sought an experienced mobile development partner to design, create, launch, market and optimise their app along with a partner who could easily explain the nuances and need-to-knows of the mobile development process.
Waracle was chosen based on their mobile expertise across multiple platforms. An Ideation Workshop was created to thrash out the requirements, understand the Highland Park use cases, mockup wireframes and agree the development phases and deliveries. Waracle worked with Highland Park's marketing team to define a series of success measures and KPI's.
The project kicked off with a thorough understanding of Highland Park's commercial goals and every iteration of the design and development build was coordinated to achieve these key measures of success to deploy a robust and highly engaging mobile app via iOS and Android.
The iOS and Android apps for Highland Park collectively have been downloaded tens of thousands of times and enabled the brand to engage new and existing customers in a deeper and more frequent way. The Highland Park mobile apps have enabled the brand to put the customer at the centre of the entire experience, helping them to better understand their customers requirements, tastes and habits.


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- "Han Solo. You're a dead man."
"Bala-Tik... What's the problem?"
- ―Bala-Tik and Han Solo
Bala-Tik was a human male who worked as a negotiator for the Guavian Death Gang. He handled a deal with the famed smuggler Han Solo by paying for Solo to haul rathtars, a deal that Solo also made with Kanjiklub.
Bala-Tik was an agent of the Guavian Death Gang in the decades after the Galactic Civil War. During this time, Bala-Tik came to know the famed smuggler Han Solo. For a time, Bala-Tik considered Solo to be a source of valuable information and obtained a number of a profitable leads from him.[3] During the conflict between the First Order and the Resistance, the Guavian Death Gang paid him and his first mate, the Wookiee Chewbacca, to acquire rathtars for King Prana. Unknown to the Death Gang at the time was that Solo also acquired the same amount of credits from Kanjiklub with the intention of swindling both factions. When the two groups learned of Solo's scheme, they confronted him aboard his freighter, the Eravana. Bala-Tik, out of patience, arrived first and told Solo that he knew about the smuggler's deceit, and that Solo's game was too old—there was no one in the galaxy left for the Corellian to swindle.[1]
After Kanjiklub arrived, Bala-Tik noticed that Solo was in possession of BB-8, an astromech droid that was being pursued by the First Order because it contained part of a map to the location of the self-exiled Jedi Master Luke Skywalker. Rey and Finn, two fugitives who were with BB-8 and who Solo had hidden in his ship, heard Bala-Tik's threats to kill Solo and Chewbacca and take the droid. Hoping to close the doors between Solo and the two gangs, Rey instead accidentally released the rathtars, and the fearsome creatures went on a rampage throughout the ship, killing members of the Guavian Death Gang and Kanjiklub alike. Solo and the others escaped aboard Solo's recently-recovered ship, the Millennium Falcon, and Bala-Tik watched them depart. He informed the First Order that Solo had the droid aboard the Falcon.[1]
Personality and traitsEdit
Bala-Tik was a human male with brown hair and light skin, and he spoke with a harsher form of the clipped accent commonly found in the galactic Core Worlds. He had a cybernetic left leg, which he concealed. Bala-Tik frequently used Solo and Chewbacca as sources of information, a relationship that he valued for the Death Gang despite growing increasingly impatient with the Corellian smuggler's schemes. He knew enough about Solo to bring several guards with him aboard the Eravana, believing Solo to be foolish enough to start a blaster fight near a ship's airlock.[3]
Like all Guavians, Bala-Tik carried the latest in black market weapons technology. That included a percussive cannon by Tostovin Munitions, which fired particularly explosive blaster bolts.[3] He used this weapon against Solo and the rathtars on the Eravana.[1]
Behind the scenesEdit
Bala-Tik was portrayed by Scottish actor Brian Vernel in the 2015 film Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens.[1] Bala-Tik was voiced by James Arnold Taylor in LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises.
- Poe Dameron 9: The Gathering Storm, Part II
- Star Wars: Episode VII The Force Awakens (First appearance)
- Han & Chewie Return!
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens novelization
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: A Junior Novel
- The Force Awakens: Rey's Story
- The Force Awakens: Finn's Story
- The Force Awakens Golden Book (Picture only)
- The Force Awakens, Part II
- The Force Awakens, Part III
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- LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises – "Hunting for Han"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Resistance Rises – "Rey Strikes Back"
- LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
- LEGO Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens (Set: 75180 Rathar Escape)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens: The Visual Dictionary
- Star Wars Character Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded
- Star Wars: Absolutely Everything You Need to Know, Updated and Expanded
- Bala-Tik in the Databank (backup link)
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To effectively and efficiently manage a process, one needs "end to end visibility". Too many times, we "compartmentalize" ourselves, do our own little piece, and toss it over the wall to the next person, without seeing the full process or understanding the objective.
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RabbitMQ (Message Queue service)
RabbitMQ is an open source message broker software (sometimes called message-oriented middleware) that implements the Advanced Message Queuing Protocol (AMQP).
See the RabbitMQ documentation for more information.
Supported versions
- 3.5
The format exposed in the
$PLATFORM_RELATIONSHIPS environment variable:
"rabbitmq" : [
"password" : "guest",
"ip" : "246.0.129.2",
"scheme" : "amqp",
"port" : 5672,
"host" : "rabbitmq.internal",
"username" : "guest"
Usage example
In your
type: rabbitmq:3.5
disk: 1024
In your
mq: "myrabbitmq:rabbitmq"
You can then use the service in a configuration file of your application with something like:
$relationships = getenv("PLATFORM_RELATIONSHIPS");
if (!$relationships) {
$relationships = json_decode(base64_decode($relationships), TRUE);
foreach ($relationships['mq'] as $endpoint) {
$container->setParameter('rabbitmq_host', $endpoint['host']);
$container->setParameter('rabbitmq_port', $endpoint['port']);
Connecting to RabbitMQ
From your local development environment
For debugging purposes, it's sometimes useful to be able to directly connect to a service instance. You can do this using SSH tunneling. To open a tunnel, log into your application container like usual, but with an extra flag to enable local port forwarding:
ssh -L 5672:mq.internal:5672 <projectid>-<branch_ID>@ssh.eu.platform.sh
Within that SSH session, use the following command to pretty-print your relationships. This lets you see which username and password to use, and you can double check that the remote service's port is 5672.
php -r 'print_r(json_decode(base64_decode($_ENV["PLATFORM_RELATIONSHIPS"])));'
If your service is running on a different port, you can re-open your SSH
session with the correct port by modifying your
-L flag:
5672:mq.internal:<remote port>.
Finally, while the session is open, you can launch a RabbitMQ client of your choice from your local workstation, configured to connect to localhost:5672 using the username and password you found in the relationship variable.
From the application container
The application container currently doesn't include any useful utilities to
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A Canberra lecturer has been arrested for the production of child pornography.
For legal reasons the man cannot be identified and in unusual circumstances his first appearance in the ACT Magistrates Court last week was closed to the media and public.
But police documents reveal the man was arrested by the Australian Federal Police after a tip-off from Canadian police last year, when his details were linked to downloading child pornography.
A search of his Canberra home last week allegedly uncovered a large number of illegal images and videos including more than 70 that he had personally taken of a young child which appears unconscious or asleep.
The man is facing child sex abuse charges and the matter is due back before the courts later this month.
Topics: child-abuse, courts-and-trials, act, canberra-2600
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Letter: The global warming controversy
Since the Democrats have again assumed power in Washington, the theory of global warming is getting more than its share of attention. According to Al Gore, global warming is man-made. He also claims that it's a direct result of burning fossil fuels. However, there are two obstacles that stand in the way of that kind of thinking.
No. 1: We are in the throes of a faltering economy. That fact alone makes it nearly impossible to talk industry into spending money on something as intangible as attempting to control carbon dioxide emissions, because it would require industry to install expensive equipment to meet these goals.
Secondly, it has been scientifically determined, contrary to global warming enthusiasts, that in the last few years we've been witnessing a gradual return to a colder climate. The last two winters have also been colder than normal, causing the public to become more skeptical about the theory of global warming.
Over the years, carbon dioxide has been accused of being a significant contributor to greenhouse gases. However, there is no scientific proof of this. The question now facing the public is: How did we allow ourselves to be brainwashed to the point that we allowed bad science to drive big government? And will we ever be able to stop it?
Further proof that global warming is a hoax comes from former astronaut Harrison Schmitt. He was one of the astronauts who walked on the moon as part of the Apollo 17 mission.
He holds a science degree from the California Institute of Technology. He also studied geology at the University of Oslo in Norway and he obtained a doctorate in geology from Harvard University in 1964.
Schmitt goes on to say that the global warming scare is being used as a political tool to increase government control over American lives, incomes and decision-making. He also contends that scientists are intimidated when they disagree with their counterparts on what causes global warming. Time will tell if his theories are correct.


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Jonckheere, Rose
This year Mrs. Jonckheere will act as the school's transition specialist. In this role she will be assisting students with career exploration and helping them to plan the transition from WMAA to college or the workforce after graduation.
Prior to working at WMAA, Mrs. Jonckheere was employed at Northview Public Schools as a special education paraprofessional, supervising middle and high school students in the community-based learning program. She completed the Global Career Development Facilitator program through the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and is currently working toward a master's degree in counseling from Western Michigan University.


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November 27th, 2005, 01:32 PM #1
Breaking up Large Product Tables
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Thanks for looking at this.
I have created a 4 tier layout utilizing 3-.4ww files and 4 templates and create product tables using the WM-Record tag.
The layout is:
Level 1 - Product Catalog Main Index (lists all major categories)
Level 2 - Major Categories showing SubCategories using a table with images
Level 3 - SubCategories showing products by name using table with images
Level 4 - Product Details
My problem is with level 3. Some subcategories have hundreds of items within. The product table gets very large. I want to limit it to a workable number..say 18 on each page and create subsequent pages based off of the subcategory.
I know that the index pages will create pages broken down by a certain number, but that is for all records in the datafile. Currently the datafile I am using produces over 8,000 records.
Is there a way to format the record tag to tell it to create a new index page after a certain number of records within the subcategory are processed?
If you want to see what I am talking about, checkout my site www.totalgoflinstruction.com and select product catalog - golf balls - standard balls. This will show you what I am talking about.
Any help on this is greatly appreciated.
November 28th, 2005, 12:23 AM #2
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It sounds like you are struggling with one of the age old problems with WM (and one that is high on the agenda for the next WM upgrade). Here is a link to where this was previously discussed within the topic "Lessons Learned in Using WebMerge." http://forum.abestweb.com/showthread...t=category+NBR
Below is an exerpt, but scroll through the entire topic for several discussions on this topic.
Good luck.
I wrote:
Speaking of "tricks" and Lessons Learned, I am looking for an easier way to create multiple and successive WebPages with tables of products within the same category. For example, I may have 100+ products in one category of a large datafeed. In order to avoid creating a humongous table with 100 cells to display those products, I need a way to break the category into a series of tables and pages, e.g., 24 products per table per page.
WM provides an option to create a new index page after XXX items OR when a variable name changes. What I need is a feature that combines the two, i.e., creates a new index page after XXX records WITHIN a category.
My workaround is to redefine the field Category to create a new field called CategoryNBR in my datafeed that changes every 24th record for categories with more than 24 products. For example, in a category of 100+ products called Ballpoints I now have Category names called Ballpoints (records 1-24), Ballpoints1 (records 25-48), and so on. I then set WM to create index pages based on the contents of the field CategoryNBR. This does the job, but it does require some extra data manipulation each time I download a new datafeed.
November 30th, 2005, 09:53 PM #3
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Worked fine for me.
December 12th, 2005, 06:19 PM #4
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I tried to do this but did not had any good result.. could you please explain better please? I opened another thread about that specifical question.. thank you
December 21st, 2005, 11:22 PM #5
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I am wondering about the same issue and I think I am beginning to understand. It looks to me like the WE-IndexLabel tag is what is being used.
According to the Webmerge Tag Reference, this tage lets you write a portion of an index page only when the value in the specified field changes between records.
Is that correct or am I attributing the wrong usage to that tag? Is there another tag that should be used to accomplish the stated objective in this thread? Any help appreciated.
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Inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) reduces death or need for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) in infants with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN). However, the response to iNO is variable and only 50–60% of infants demonstrate a response to iNO. It is not known why only some infants respond to iNO. Adults and children with blood groups B or AB do not respond as well to iNO as those with blood groups O/A.
Methods/Principal Findings
To determine if blood group was associated with iNO response in newborn infants, a retrospective medical record review was done of infants admitted to a regional NICU from 2002-9 with a diagnosis of PPHN. Data were collected during the first twelve hours post-initiation of treatment. Of 86 infants diagnosed with PPHN, 23 infants had blood group A [18 received iNO], 21 had group B [18 with iNO], 40 had group O [36 with iNO], and 2 had group AB [both received iNO]. Change in PaO2/FiO2 was less in infants with blood group A, of whom less than half were responders (ΔPaO2/FiO2>20%) at 12 h versus 90% of infants with either O or B. Race, sex, birth weight, gestational age, Apgar scores at 1 and 5 minutes, and baseline PaO2/FiO2 were similar among groups. Outcomes including need for ECMO, death, length of ventilatory support, length of iNO use, and hospital stay were statistically not different by blood groups.
Citation: El-Ferzli GT, Dreher M, Patel RP, Ambalavanan N (2012) ABO Blood Group Is Associated with Response to Inhaled Nitric Oxide in Neonates with Respiratory Failure. PLoS ONE7(9): e45164. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0045164
Editor: Patricia Wei Denning, Emory University School of Medicine, United States of America
Received: April 12, 2012; Accepted: August 17, 2012; Published: September 12, 2012
Copyright: © El-Ferzli et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Funding: Funded in part by National Institutes of Health (NIH) R01 HL092906 and Grant funding from IKARIA for trainee research. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. No additional external funding was received for this study.
Competing interests: The authors read the journal's policy and have the following conflicts: Grant funding from IKARIA for trainee research. This does not alter the authors' adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.
Inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) improves oxygenation and reduces need for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in term and near-term infants with respiratory failure [1]. However, improvement in oxygenation does not occur in all infants, and the percentage of infants responding to iNO has ranged from 50–60% in randomized controlled trials [2]–[5]. It is not understood why some infants respond to iNO while others do not improve in oxygenation, although differences in clinical management may be contributory. A randomized trial by Kinsella et al.[6] comparing iNO with conventional ventilation to high frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) without iNO, with treatment failures managed with HFOV+iNO, suggested that a failure to achieve optimal lung expansion may lead to inadequate response to iNO. However, even under the carefully controlled conditions of this trial, 40% of the infants did not respond to either HFOV or iNO or the combination of HFOV+iNO [6]. Weimann and colleagues have shown that adults with acute respiratory distress syndrome and blood groups B/AB did not respond as well to iNO as those with blood groups O/A [7]. McFadzean and colleagues had observed in children that although there were no differences in proportion of responders (defined as >20% improvement in PaO2/FiO2 within 6 h) by blood group, responders with group B/AB took longer to improve in PaO2/FiO2 compared to group O/A [8]. To determine if a similar association of blood group with response to iNO was present in newborn infants, we performed a retrospective chart review. Infants admitted over an eight year period (2002-9) to the regional neonatal intensive care unit at UAB with a clinical and echocardiographic diagnosis of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) were included. Infants with congenital heart disorders were excluded from analysis. Data were collected for the time period one hour before initiation of iNO to 48 h later. The PaO2 was evaluated at baseline, 1 hour, 6 hours, 12 hours, 24 and 48 hours after initiation of iNO. This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), with waiver of informed consent, and data were analyzed anonymously.
Of 86 infants diagnosed with PPHN, 23 (27%) were blood group A, 21 (24%) group B, 40 (47%) group O, and 2 (2%) group AB. Of these infants, 18 with group A (78%), 18 with group B (82%), and 36 of group O (90%) received iNO. The two infants with group AB were excluded from further analysis due to the small sample size. Baseline characteristics of the infants including birth weight (3466±122 g for group A, 3017±190 g for group B, 3387±88 g for group O), gestational age (median 38 weeks), Apgar scores at 1 (median 6) and 5 minutes (median 7), and initial PaO2/FiO2 (Table 1, Figure 1) were similar among groups. When a ΔPaO2/FiO2 of >20% at 12 hours after initiation was defined as a response, there were more responders over time in blood group B or O (Type A: 39% at 1 h, 50% at 6 h, 44% at 12 h; Type B: 50% at 1 h, 75% at 6 h, 92% at 12 h; Type O: 61% at 1 h, 71% at 6 h, 89% at 12 h; p<0·01 by z-test for proportions between Type A vs. Types B and O at 1 h and 12 h). Therefore, less than half of group A infants were responders at the 12 h time point as compared to approximately 90% of infants with either groups O or B. However, there was marked within-group variability at all time points in absolute PaO2/FiO2 and delta PaO2/FiO2 (Figure 1). When changes over time in PaO2/FiO2 were evaluated by repeated measures ANOVA in the different blood groups, infants with group A did not show a significant change over time (p = 0.12), while PaO2/FiO2 in infants with group B (p = 0.01) and group O (p<0.001) were significantly different from baseline. However, when results were analyzed by two-way ANOVA (PaO2/FiO2 in relation to the two factors of blood group and time of blood gas), the effect of time on PaO2/FiO2 remained significant (p = 0.002), but the differences noted for blood group were no longer significant (p = 0.29) likely due to variability and small sample size.
By Repeated Measures ANOVA, p<0.01 for blood groups B and O, and p = 0.18 for blood group A for changes in PaO2/FiO2 over time.
Outcomes including need for ECMO (5% for groups A and B, 14% for group O), death (13% with group A, 10% with group B, 9% with group O), length of ventilatory support (mean 7.3 to 7.5 days in all groups), length of iNO use (3.7±0.7d with group A, 4±0.7d with group B, 4.2±0.6 with group O), and length of hospital stay (15±2 d with group A, 14±2d with group B, 13±2d with group O) were not statistically different (all p>0.05) between blood groups (Table 1). No differences in pH and PaCO2 were noted between the groups at baseline or at other time points (data not shown).
By backward stepwise regression, lower birth weight, earlier gestational age, lower 5 minute Apgar score, blood group A, and longer ventilator support were predictive of death (p<0.05); the magnitude of response in PaO2, either as a continuous or categorical variable, could not be modeled using the available variables. There was no gender effect with respect to the response to iNO.
Our study confirmed that the response in terms of oxygenation to iNO is variable in neonates with PPHN. Our results indicate that blood group is associated with the oxygenation response to iNO in newborn infants with PPHN, and may account for some of the variability in response to iNO. The infants with blood type A had the least improvement in PaO2 in response to iNO.
Our results are in the opposite direction from those of Weimann et al.[7] and McFadzean et al.[8] who observed that blood group B had worse response to iNO. We suggest two alternative hypotheses for this phenomenon. One hypothesis is that there is genetic linkage of the ABO gene locus on chromosome 9q34 with other genes regulating vasoconstriction or vasodilation (e.g. dopamine beta hydroxylase [DBH], a voltage-dependent calcium channel subunit [CACNA1B], and prostaglandin D2 synthase [PTGDS], along with many other genes are all present on 9q34) or with genes regulating vascular events (e.g. increased vWF and Factor VIII have been described in blood groups A and B versus O)[9], [10] and these factors are developmentally regulated, such that the fetal/neonatal transitional circulation responds differently from that of the older child/adult. Previous studies have identified ABO as a locus for inflammatory biomarkers E-selectin[11], P-selectin[12], and soluble ICAM1[13], low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C) [14], and angiotensin-converting enzyme[15], which may all have a role in PPHN. The other hypothesis is that there is direct association of the blood group antigen with vascular reactivity and response to nitric oxide. It is known that ABO antigens are expressed on many epithelial and endothelial cells in addition to red blood cells (and hence blood groups are considered in transplantation of solid organs), and these antigens may have multiple functions that affect vascular tone (e.g. ion channels, transporters)[16] and are developmentally regulated. These hypotheses may be tested by identifying if the specific nature of the ABO-blood group isoantigen on pulmonary vascular smooth muscle or endothelial cells affects their ability to vasodilate blood vessels in response to iNO or other vasodilators, and if these effects are different in the fetus/neonate as compared to the adult. These studies may be clinically relevant and physiologically important as they may indicate potential therapeutic strategies in vasomodulation.
A limitation of our study is the relatively small sample size. A larger sample size would enable the determination of the independent contribution of blood group to oxygenation response. Another limitation is that the genotype (e.g. AA or AO for infants with group A, or A1 and A2 subtype) information was not available, and it is possible that potential differences between responders and non-responders may be due to differences in genotype.
Materials and Methods
Infants admitted with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) to a regional neonatal intensive care units (the University of Alabama at Birmingham) from 2002–2009 were evaluated. Infants were included in this study if the clinical diagnosis of PPHN was confirmed on echocardiography. Infants with congenital heart disease were excluded. Arterial blood gas data were collected, at time points prior to iNO initiation and at 0, 1, 6, 12, 24 and 48 hours after beginning iNO. It was usual clinical practice to initiate iNO at 20 ppm, with slow weaning over subsequent days. A "response" to iNO was defined as a change in ΔPaO2/FiO2 of >20% at 12 hours after baseline arterial blood gas (t = 0; just before iNO was started). The time point of 12 hours was chosen as we felt that this time point may be more clinically relevant as it would indicate a more sustained response, as compared to a response at 1 hour or 6 hours after initiation. Standard univariate and multivariate statistical analysis was done.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: NA RP GF. Performed the experiments: GF MD. Analyzed the data: GF MD NA RP. Wrote the paper: NA GF MD.
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Human Rights Committee takes stand against repeated imprisonment of conscientious objectors
On 23 August 2007, the Human Rights Committee released a new General Comment on article 14 (Right to equality before courts and tribunals and to a fair trial) of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). While this General Comment goes into great detail about almost every aspect of a trial - which is of no interest here - it also deals with the issue of repeated imprisonment of conscientious objectors.
The relevant paragraphs are:
IX. Ne bis in idem
54. Article 14, paragraph 7 of the Covenant, providing that no one shall be liable to be tried or punished again for an offence of which they have already been finally convicted or acquitted in accordance with the law and penal procedure of each country, embodies the principle of ne bis in idem. This provision prohibits bringing a person, once convicted or acquitted of a certain offence, either before the same court again or before another tribunal again for the same offence; thus, for instance, someone acquitted by a civilian court cannot be tried again for the same offence by a military or special tribunal. Article 14, paragraph 7 does not prohibit retrial of a person convicted in absentia who requests it, but applies to the second conviction.
55. Repeated punishment of conscientious objectors for not having obeyed a renewed order to serve in the military may amount to punishment for the same crime if such subsequent refusal is based on the same constant resolve grounded in reasons of conscience.
Sources: General Comment No. 32, CCPR/C/GC/32, 23 August 2007


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I really enjoy wearing this shirt when I go work out!! It's comfortable and you don't feel a lot of sweat when using it. I would like for Under Armour to make more of these shirts. A Boba Fett or Jango Fett would be good!! But all in all, a very amazing shirt!!
As soon as I saw this piece, I knew I must have it. It was all I was expecting, except for one thing. Although being black in color, it seems as it is transparent in some spots. I guess it is because UA has decided to go with a thinner material in some of their newer compression clothing items, or it is the middle of winter and I'm really white. Either way, it is still an awesome shirt and a must have for any Vader fan.
The design on the Star Wars Vader compression shirt is fantastic! The fit of the compression shirt is just like my others, so they fit me comfortably being tight enough for my body. I haven't had an opportunity to workout in this shirt yet, but the other Under Armour compression shirts have never failed my expectations.
As I state in all of my reviews, make sure you go a size up from what you normally wear. If you want a looser fit, get at least 2 sizes bigger.
I look forward to running my next 5K in this shirt! I also can't wait to see what other Star Wars compression shirts come out!


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Thanks Colleen!!
It looks like I would "benefit greatly" from the Intermediate class so I will need to take both IF they ever come to my area.
It is my understanding that one must take the entry level class before they can take the Intermediate class.
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I never saw shadows on objects until I started learning to use Copics. Now I see them everywhere.
Of all of the things I have purchased for card making, my Copic give me the "most" pleasure. In fact now things revolve around my Copics. I no longer buy a stamp because it is pretty. I look at any stamp and ask myself how well it will color with my Copics LOL
LaBlanche stamps are very pretty, but not conducive to coloring with my Copics so I didn't buy any of them.
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Come get Dirty with us!
at our 3 month Permaculture internship!
The Farmcraft Internship
Work with the energies of the sun, soil and water and partner with land, animals, microbes and fungi to create regenerative systems that heal the land while providing abundantly for you and the environment.
- Earn your Permaculture design certificate through hands on application
- Explore small scale farming, modern homesteading & radical homemaking as a livelihood or a lifestyle
- Learn to live simply, in community, connected to nature
- Experience the cycles of a working textile farm from birth to yarn
- See how permaculture ethics and principals are manifested in a working farm
Program Purpose:
This program will give you the confidence and knowledge you need to work your own land by providing you with hands on experience and mentorship in Permaculture design, small scale farming, food production, fiber processing, animal wifery & traditional homesteading skills.This land was designed to teach integrated land management, because we believe you must live it to learn it. this course will help you become empowered land stewards and to develop the skills you need to manage integrated living systems.
Upon completion of the course you will receive your Permaculture Design Certificate from the Dirt Rich School.
This program is for you if…
- You want to grow your own healthy food in a way that honors the land and increases fertility.
- You feel the need to work with animals in a way that is compassionate and confidant.
- Want to create healthy lifestyle, and make a living doing it.
- You read about modern homesteading & simple living and want to make it your life style.
- You want to learn about permaculture design not just in a class room, you want to apply your knowledge as you learn it .
- You've done a Permaculture Design Course but still don't know how to apply it, or are wondering what's next.
- You want to learn radical homemaking skills to give depth and quality to your home and lifestyle.
- You don't just want to be a consumer, you want to be a producer.
- You feel powerless when you think about food scarcity, soil erosion and water pollution because you want to be part of the solution not part of the problem.
- You crave a community of like- minded people to share your passion for a regenerative future.
The Dirt Rich School is a great place to gain direction, learn new skills and emerge empowered. Whether you are a beginner, or an experienced practitioner, we believe that hands-on experience will give you the confidence to create your own sustainable future.
If you are exploring the idea of farm/gardening as a vocation or a land based lifestyle or just looking for a skill based education this is the program.
The Details
Simple living:
- Community housing with beds: rustic, simple, and off grid
- WI-FI and electricity available in reference library
- Shared outdoor kitchenette
- Beautiful outdoor shower house with hot and cold water
Food and Community:
- Produce from the garden is available in season
- Self-organized meals in a shared kitchen
- Community life consisting of impromptu group meals, bonfires, social time, dancing, music, yoga, etc.
Your work day:
- Farm week is Monday through Friday from 8:30am-5:00pm
- Monday, Wednesday and Friday: Hands on farm and garden management and greenboard lectures
- Tuesdays: Modern homesteading workshops and group projects
- Thursdays: Whiteboard permaculture design lectures
- Interns are accepted twice per year
- Spring term runs April 3rd-June 30th
- Fall term runs July 31st-October 27th
- Hosts maximum of 10 interns, which ensures personal attention
$1500 for the 3 month intensive.
Apply Here!
- Complete this application
- Attach three letters of recommendation
- Leave phone number to be contacted for interview
Only 10 spots, apply now to reserve yours
- The program is first come first serve and space is limited.
You don't need to have a PDC to join.
Program overview
Applied Permaculture Design
taking you out of the class room and into the landscape. We focus on hands on learning by immersing you in the demonstration site. You will be working daily with the elements of soil, plants and animals honing observation skills and using simple technology to create a personal and empowering learning environment. (You will probably forget you are learning.) Class room time will be used to teach design, invisible structures and other skills best suited to the indoor environment.
- Permaculture design
- Ethics and principals
- Water
- Soils
- Plants
- Animals
- Forests
- Invisible systems
- Appropriate technology
- Green building
- Economics
- Community building
Small farm production and management
This program is hosted by a working permaculture farm and homestead that allows us the opportunity to "share the surplus" and support our community with high quality food and other products from the land. These skills are an empowering part of this education program allowing you to extend your knowledge and skills out into the community and see the return. You will see firsthand the opportunities and challenges it takes to developed and maintain productive integrated systems.
- Farming Skills:
- Land stewardship
- Farming using simple technology
- Sustainable urban farming techniques
- Harvest and market preparation
- Homestead butchering
- Green housing
- Culinary herbs
- Garlic
- Hay
- Wool
- Fruit & vegetables
- Eggs
- Live stock
Animal Wifery
The compassionate and grateful exchange of resources made possible by living with, caring for and communicating with our domesticated animal communities.
You will learn: basic animal care, animal social dynamics, to listen and identifying their calls and communications, how to communicate with them through calls and behaviors, observe there foraging choices and to improve them, to honor the complexity of social structures and how family units strengthen the health and survivability of the group.
- We will be working with small animal systems and the benefits they provide:
- Icelandic sheep, working with primitive breeds from birth to yarn.
- Chickens, cleaning the barn and converting pests into eggs
- American buff geese, how to use birds for weeding and mowing.
- Muscovy ducks, meat production from your lawn.
- Khaki Campbell ducks, making eggs from slugs and snails.
- Turkeys, meat production and pest management
- Bees, pollination and honey from a Perone hive
- Bella and Miss Mew, keeping down the mice and watching for the UPS man, very important farm jobs.
Fiber production and processing
Our small herd of Icelandic sheep shed their wool in spring allowing us to hand harvest it using a traditional method called rooing that has been practiced in northern European for many centuries. We will work together to process the fiber that will be sold in the fall to hand spinners.
- Hand harvesting wool
- Sorting and washing
- Picking and carding
- Spinning
- Explorations into Knitting felting crochet & weaving
- Felted pelts
Perennial and annual food production
"I want to grow my own food" is a powerful statement and one I have often heard recently. Have you ever wondered why our culture has lost our most basic homesteading skills and how you can acquire the knowledge needed to live a simple sustainable lifestyle? Here at the farm school we are passionate about giving you back those skills and the confidence to teach others what you know. It's not enough to grow our own food we need to empower our neighbors and our children so they will not have to ask where there food comes from, they will know.
- Growing a garden for personal food production
- Orchard management and guild planting
- Cultivating herbs for medicinal and culinary purposes
- Hot and cold composting
- Soil building/fertility farming
- Propagation
- Seed saving
- Perennializing annual crops
- Extending the season
- Water sequestration
- Greenhouse production
- sustainable harvesting
- polyculture planting
Working with local plants
- In our gardens we work with, not against our local plant populations. We will teach you how to reduce weeding time, increase fertility, and improve your diet using the plants that grow all around you.
- The value of weeds: "chop and drop" composting in place and living fertilizer
- Partnering with local weed systems to benefit your garden and diet
- Living mulch
- The 80/20 rule of weeding
- How to create a Hit List
- Uses of native plants and plant identification
Food preservation
"Eat what you grow, and grow what you eat" my mom would say. In our northern cold climate we have more to eat in the summer and fall and less in the winter so let's "put it up" we will teach you new & traditional ways to preserve your harvest so you can enjoy the fruits of your labor year round.
- Fermenting
- Pressing
- Pickling
- Canning
- Drying
- Root cellar storage
Traditional skills
Passing on the chain of knowledge from generation to generation
There are many beautiful traditional skills that have been passed down from generation to generation, and many that have been lost and reclaimed. Our lives are full of books, internet, videos and podcasts but it desperately lacks mentors, and hands on experiences guided by practitioners & skill masters. Like the old man next door who could show you how to hold that ax a little looser and to adjust your feet to make the job easier. We want to be that guide that can help you turn your knowledge into mastery, to own the skills and to be able to pass them along to the next generation
- Proper use and care of tools
- Scything
- Knife sharpening
- Rope making
- Building with sticks
- Harvesting the woods
- Working with hand tools
- Natural building
- A-frame level/micro swales
- Wood chopping and kindling
- And other tricks of the trade
Living in community
All of us bring knowledge and wisdom with us as we come together in community. We learn by teaching and we increase our knowledge base when we share our stories. Building community and creating a sense of place is important to building this new cultural paradigm and it comes from with is. So please come share and build with us.
- Sharing knowledge
- Co-teaching
- Sharing meals
- Fire gatherings
- Music and singing
- Story telling
- Leaving it better than you found it
- Growing space for others
Please keep in mind our spring and fall terms come with unique opportunities as the natural cycles of the seasons change.
Who's that girl?
Kateen Fitzgerald is the founder and director of the Dirt Rich School. Where you will find her working in the garden, sharing her experience in modern homesteading, holistic animal wifery, regenerative food systems and working with the weeds. When not outdoors, she is in the class room teaching Permaculture design & how to be a lazy farmer.
Kateen Fitzgerald, Chief, The Lazy Farmer & Garden Guru
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Here is what people are saying about her skills as a teacher and mentor.
I met Kateen Fitzgerald eight years ago through our mutual love of farming. We have collaborated and supported one
another over the years on creating business plans and designing her farm. I have ran a small market garden, worked on
and managed several farms, and pursued a M.A. in Environment and Community with Kateen's support and
encouragement. Kateen has stayed committed to her dream of teaching others how to grow food, homestead, and create
community while supporting and managing a small farm and raising her three children on her own. Her passion for her
work is obvious in her determination and devotion to creating a place where others can learn how to live more sustainably.
I highly recommend her as a mentor and educator for the Cultivating Success program. She has the unique ability as a
teacher to balance her skill as a leader with her skill of compassion. She sees the innate gifts in others and creates a place
where they can feel safe to pursue their passions.
Racquel Ganton
Farmer and Permaculture Designer
I first met Kateen as a WWOOF intern on Compass Rose Farms. My background was far from farm ready—I grew up in the suburbs and had spent the past year working in retail; but Kateen welcomed me, and my novice skillset, with open arms. In a situation that could have been wildly uncomfortable or even a bit scary, I immediately felt safe and that I was in the presence of someone who genuinely knew and loved what she was doing.
From sheep and chickens to herbs and vegetables, Kateen shared valuable knowledge and hands-on experience. I learned comprehensive histories, best practices, and key facts that I honestly cannot compare to any other experience in my life.
The entire time I was on Compass Rose Farms I witnessed tireless dedication from Kateen. She created and continues to implement an educational program that fosters the success of sustainable farming practices and introduces a world embedded with these techniques to as many people as she can.
I never once felt like "free labor," in fact I felt so unbelievably fortunate to be spending time with Kateen, learning how to manage a farm and empower myself.
I cannot think of a more valuable mentor for participants to receive hands-on experience in all aspects of sustainable farming—from production to marketing and beyond. Even today, I dream about going back to Compass Rose Farms. Kateen is an absolute fountain of well-researched knowledge and I highly recommend her for the Cultivating Success Program.
Ally Power | Marketing & Editorial Assistant
I met Kateen Fitzgerald in March of 2013 when I started WWOOFing on Compass Rose Farms. When I arrived, I was a clean-cut city kid with very little knowledge of how to garden or raise animals; all of that quickly changed. I fell in love with the farm and Kateen's holistic methods of farming and teaching.
I am now a permanent farming partner of Kateen's at Compass Rose Farms. Working with Kateen continues to be the most enlightening experience of my life and I cannot imagine doing anything else. The knowledge I have gained from Kateen throughout the past year will be with me forever and I am still learning from her every day.
In observing Kateen teaching, I have never seen her fail to empower others with complete and comprehensive information. Kateen is eager to see others succeed and is willing and able to do anything that makes that possible. Kateen's ability to adapt her lessons and teaching methods to individual's needs and learning processes is all too rare in our world's leaders.
In regards to the Cultivating Success mentor and education program, there is no one I would recommend more highly than Kateen. Her dedication to empowering others is a gift to the world. Providing her with a chance to teach even more young farmers would not only benefit those with the privilege of learning from her, but would benefit all the communities those young people are a part of.
Jacob Dykstra
I was a client of Kateen Fitzgerald from may 2014 to november 2015. The product: an education in permaculture / biointensive food systems. She was a phenomenal educator for a litany of reasons.
Her availability/openness as an educator is mind-blowing, especially in an industry that is known for people who are recalcitrant, taciturn, and hermetic (i.e. farmers). She will interrupt what she is working on to entertain a student's questions, and offer copious responses that yield a deeper comprehension than what the questioner was even anticipating. She is an adept delegator but also shows solidarity with students, often working alongside them doing the physical tasks of a given activity, and doing them with a focus and a resolve one wouldn't expect from a longtime veteran. There are many styles of teaching, but Kateen offers a personal and direct style that puts students at ease and encourages a richer dialogue.
Another quality about Kateen that makes her an excellent educator is her bottomless intellect and curiosity in her field. She has the sharp eye of a seasoned worker, with the conceptual capacities of an academic. Also, unique to a farm, she has an extensive library of texts on a wide variety of disciplines and discourses. An aspect of Kateen's intelligence that i find amazing is that she is primarily an oral thinker. She thinks at her best when she is having a dialogue with another person who is trying to learn. That's an incredible skill.
I think that the resounding quality of any great businesswoman is the courage to lead. Kateen has a strong belief in herself as an agent of positive change in the world, and this confidence is infectious. It has always been the x-factor in leadership, and it is no secret that she has the verve to organize and inspire people.
So yes, I was thoroughly pleased and inspired by my tenure as a student at Compass Rose Farms, and my education in permaculture and bio-intensive food systems continues to inform my daily life. I built my first raised garden bed this past week, and i knew what to do and felt empowered to do it myself because of Kateen.
Cassidy Curl
Compass Rose Farms Class of '14 + '15
Through my experience with Kateen Fitzgerald I have had the pleasure to be acquainted with her as a fiercely active farm owner, permaculture instructor, and homesteader in the Discovery Bay area of Washington state. She is steadfast with her drive to actively learn as much as she possibly can about permaculture practices involving both animal husbandry and meticulously planned gardens, applying those concepts to the land that she lives on, and departing that knowledge to the numerous interns that have worked on her farm. Kateen shows true integrity in regard to organic permaculture practices, as well as personal creativity in the dynamic management of her verdant and thriving homestead. I personally had the joy of working with Kateen on her farm where each day is a work day, regimented, and extremely intentional. I also taught a class on mycology (the study of the kingdom "fungi") in an introductory sense on the farm, relating more intimately to fungal/plant interactions and applications of fungi in permaculture practice. Kateen seemed happy for me to give the talk and was well prepared with a very professional teaching space on site at the homestead. Kateen offers a very valuable opportunity for interns at her farm, exchanging classes for labor, making the labor hurdle of a permaculture farm more manageable whilst giving interns the knowledge they require to successfully design permaculture farms of their own and showing them the realities of small scale farm work.
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R80DWR replied to R80DWR's topic in General Ford Related Discussionsthe garage said there was too much oil in the gearbox so they drained it down to the right amount. they also said that the gearbox casing was getting quite hot. but as it was not a ford garage and my car is pretty rare up here i don't know whether to believe them. wouldn't the layshaft bearing make a noise if the car was in neutral whilst moving with my foot off the clutch though?
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R80DWR posted a topic in General Ford Related DiscussionsSince i bought my car it has had a whirring noise coming from the transmission somewhere. the clutch is totally silent whilst the car is stationery whether your foot is down or up and all sounds fine. once the car reaches about 20mph the whirring noise starts and gets faster with more speed. Whilst driving the noise stops when the clutch is pressed down, but comes back when you lift your foot back up. and the noise isn;t there when the car is in neutral whilst moving. it was taken to a garage and they told me that the gearbox is knackered. but i don't see how this can be the case if the noise isn't there when the clutch is pressed down. any ideas people??
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