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I was born in Galesburg, Illinois, in 1939, but grew up in Garden City, New York. My father was a writer for network radio shows, and my mother was an actress and singer. It was my mother who inspired my artistic abilities as a child. She saw that I was trying to draw people and objects, and set me to practicing accuracy. She saw my ability to draw as a skill, a talent to be developed so that it might support me some day.
As a child, I doodled and sketched and created my own stories, binding them into books. As class artist in school, I was asked to design posters, backdrops, and programs for concerts and plays. In high school, nearby New York City invigorated me. I often visited the Museum of Modern Art and sketched people in Union Square. The city fueled my ambitions for an active life in the arts, theater, and publishing.
I attended Pembroke College (now part of Brown University). Instead of pursuing my interest in drawing while I was there, I devoted my time to theater, reading, and art history. I was tired of the freakishness that seemed to be part of being an artist. For years, people stood around me as I drew, marveling that I could reproduce someone or something. I decided to throw myself into other activities, which I hadn't done before.
But after graduation, when it came time to get a job, I ended up as a quasi-secretary in an advertising agency. I also earned an M.A. in art history at Columbia. Finally, realizing I wasn't going to be promoted, I made a portfolio of drawings and took it around to all sorts of art directors. Gradually, jobs trickled in, mostly for book covers. Finally, an editor at Harper and Row Jr. Books spotted a poster I'd done that featured children. I received my first book illustration assignment, which led to another, and so on.
Meanwhile, I wrote fiction and published a short story that was selected for the O'Henry Collection. It was followed by two novels. At length, I began to write for children, and found my two competing impulses - writing/painting and acting - happily reunited.
My advice for aspiring artists and writers is this: Don't worry about what other people are doing. Don't try to emulate. Work from what is inside you, crying out - however softly, however timidly - for expression.
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text: This is stretching my rusty C++ skills. If I am reading the code correctly, calling the zBuf method suggested below will compress the text into the compressed buffer. However, the text I'm reading from the STEP files is already compressed. I guess I want to put the text directly into the compressed buffer without altering it. Are there any suggestions as to how to set this up? I thought about overriding the zBuf method to skip the compression, but then there would be no way to compress using this class. Thanks, Steve -----Original Message----- From: Troy A. Griffitts [mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com] Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 8:10 PM To: email@example.com Subject: Re: [sword-devel] Working on a STEP Reader for SWORD Steve, It's not a bad as others might suggest. We do have STEP decompression classes. You will find them under sword/src/modules/common/lzsscomprs.cpp a convoluted example of using this class can be found in sword/tests/complzss A you will probably use the buffer methods to send chunks of a STEP module for decompression, eg. // set compressed buffer to the lzss compression class compress.zBuf(blockSize, compressedBuf); // ask the compression class for the decompressed buffer cout << "Decompressed text: " << compress.Buf(); Hope this gives ya a start. The STEP spec will tell you that umpteen bytes at the beginning of the index files tell you meta data and then you'll start getting to real data blocks eventually. Try sending one of these data blocks to the compress class and you should get plain text data back (well STEP's RTF+ markup with data). You will then want to visit our filter collection: sword/src/modules/filters/ These filters are used for parsing different markup methodologies. We have some for rtf, gbf, html, etc. You might be able to start with one of these and see if you can get some basic text to display. Please feel free to ASK LOTS OF QUESTIONS! :) -Troy. "Trandahl, Steve" wrote: > > I would like to create a module for Sword that would allow it to read books > in the STEP format. I understand that there has been some work done, but > that no one is currently working on it. How do I locate the existing source > code for it? > > > Steve Trandahl > Cotelligent Philadelphia > <mailto:firstname.lastname@example.com> firstname.lastname@example.com > >

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The Atlanta Development Authority awarded $3.3 million in grants to the Vine City and English Avenue communities — part of $15 million the agency has given the area over four years. Vine City is bounded by Northside Drive on the east and Lowery Boulevard on the west and is one of the city's most depressed areas. Forty-one percent of Vine City residents live below the poverty line and crime is twice as high there as anywhere else in the city.
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We are used to heavy deluges as Tiruvannamalai lies within a monsoon area . . . which means we get about 95% of our annual rain in 6 weeks. However things have deteriorated in the last 10 years, as man's greed impels him to build without regard to tried and tested methods of harnessing flood waters.
Hundreds of years ago people of this place devised brilliant systems of catchment areas, canals, and massive holding tanks which would hold and conserve much of the monsoon rains and then evenly distribute those waters throughout the area over the hot summer months. Unfortunately many of those massive water holding tanks are not being properly maintained, canals are being blocked/diverted and water catchment area are undergoing industrial level sand quarrying in the dry season . . . all of which results in uncontrolled flooding during the monsoon.
A recent Court Judgement regarding the widening of the Girivalam Roadway dealt with some of the ecological problems that financial interests are creating in this area.
The below photographs were taken in the dry season and are of the once beautiful pristine Samudra Eri (around 650 acres) which is the largest water catchment area adjacent to Arunachala.
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It?s neat how there?s magical creatures and hidden places in this book. A character that was interesting is a guy named Prince Star, because he can change into different things, and he gives Eric and his friends magic stuff. My favorite part was when Eric and his friends met the Iceman, because Neal had to answer three questions to get across the ice bridge. There is a series of these books, and they are all good.
I would recommend this book to people who like adventure because this whole book is adventurous. I would also recommend this book to third graders because it is third grade level. I hope you enjoy this book.


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conducive to speed and accuracy... Of course, some days go better than others. The Classical Drawing Atelier book by Aristides has also been very informative in this respect. These are straight ink, but I use the pens because I can ghost in the lines and pound in the ones I like.
Ink no smear, me like for that reason.
These books are my self imposed correspondence classes. Always on the lookout for great artbooks!


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Former Bush spokeswoman: Rick Perry should "distance himself" from George W. Bush
Dana Perino, who was White House Press Secretary under President George W. Bush, said on Fox News Thursday that Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry should "distance himself" from her former boss.
"Rick Perry is smart to distance himself from George W. Bush if he wants to win the Republican nomination and, eventually, the presidency," Perino said.
Mr. Bush was the governor of Texas before Perry became governor, and longtime Bush aide Karl Rove nurtured Perry early in his career. But the relationship between the politicians soured, in part because Perry turned critical of his predecessor, saying in 2007, "George Bush was never a fiscal conservative." Perry would go on to criticize Mr. Bush for some of his signature policies, including the No Child Left Behind education bill, which Perry called "a monstrous intrusion into our affairs."
The two men share obvious stylistic similarities, but they come from very different backgrounds. For supporters of Perry, who grew up poor in rural Texas, the Texas twang adopted by Mr. Bush, a product of elite East Coast schools, rings false. Supporters of Mr. Bush, meanwhile, view Perry as an unsophisticated "hick," according to author R.G. Ratcliffe, who is writing a book on Perry. (It's worth noting that when asked recently what differentiated him from his predecessor in the governor's mansion, Perry pointed out that he went to Texas A&M, while Mr. Bush went to Yale.)
Regardless of the nature of their relationship, Perry may have little choice but to draw distinctions with Mr. Bush, who earned the ire of many Tea Party supporters for his backing of the $700 billion bank bailout in 2008 and for increases in government spending throughout his time in office. In her comments Thursday, Perino said "anybody" seeking the nomination is going to distance him- or herself from the former president.
She added, however, that running "against" Mr. Bush - that is, making the election about the former president - "is a mistake."
"That worked in 2008 for McCain and Obama," she said. "It won't work in 2012."


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In Revelation 18, the Bible clearly predicts that in the last days there will be a slave market. The King James says merchants will be selling slaves and souls of men. This is not new, slavery has existed throughout history. The original Greek gives further insight into the text. The literal translation of the phrase is bodies and lives of men. The literal translation is consistent with the fact that there exists today an international market in body parts. Much of it is illegal and hidden but there does exist an open market for baby parts. The Bible indicates that it will be Babylon who will be the major buyer of both lives of people and body parts.
The United States is clearly the largest importer of goods produced in sweatshop where people work extremely long hours without earning enough money to feed their families. The U.S. also purchases many goods in China and else where that are produced by slaves. There is also an international market for sex slaves that includes children. Alarmingly, trafficking is sex slaves exists in the United States. But the question begs, does there exist a market for body parts in the United States? Is it possible that such a market could include the execution of the innocent? Read this article to find the shocking truth.
There is a booming industry in the U.S. in body parts. The body parts of aborted children bring in huge sums to abortionists. In 2000 NewsMax.com ran an article entitled "Body Parts For Sale." The article included the following price quotes from an actual sales manual for a babies body parts: skin $100; limbs $150 each; ears $75 a pair; eyes $75; bone marrow $250; spinal cord $325; and brain $999. An adult body is worth even more. An adult body can sell for over $200,000 and with the organs in tact it can be worth much more.
The value of bodies is due to the fact that people want to be buried or cremated; they don't want to become a commodity. Therefore the availability of bodies is limited. This opens the door for a black market in body parts. It is well known that there is an international black market in body parts. This black market includes people who willing sell one of their kidneys, comatose patients who are killed for their organs and executed prisoners whose organs are sold. This has been alleged to occur in nations such as India, Philippians, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Russia, Moldavia, England, South Africa, Brazil, Thailand and China.
Some believe that the mafia is involved in satisfying the need for body parts. The potential profit in the black marketing of body parts is staggering. For the Mafia, neither morality nor legality is an issue, so what would keep them from being involved?
In 2001 Italy's DIA, the Italian equivalent of the FBI, issued a report stating that the "Italian Mafia along with their European, Asian and African counterparts, are behind" an international black market in human organs obtained from children. The revenue was estimated to be in the hundreds of millions per year. In the report, Agostino Pappalardo, director of the Anti-Mafia Investigative Department, stated: "Hearts, lungs and livers, taken out of men, women and children's bodies are being smuggled across international borders from one continent to another to be sold on the black market. Unscrupulous doctors and surgeons are in the pay of the mafias. Clandestine prostitution is left to the Albanians and Moldavians. We suspect that even new-born babies and aborted children all over the world are being sold to supplement the coffers of the Mafia. This
is not fantasy, it is a reality."
When the government investigates drug dealers or the mafia, one common method is to search for unexplainable sources of cash or assets. If someone has a large bank account, lots of cash, houses, fancy cars or expensive toys such as boats and planes and no source of income, it is assumed that the money and/or assets were obtained by criminal means. It is not hard to understand that if a person has something it must have come from somewhere. When legal means are eliminated, what is left is illegal.
This same reasoning can be applied to organ transplants. If someone receives a transplant and there is no legal source then it must be assumed that it was obtained illegally on the black market. Astoundingly, I have discovered that there are 48,114 kidney transplants in the United States that have no apparent legal donors.
The United Network for Organ Sharing keeps statistical records on organ donations and organ transplants for the U.S. government. A review of these records shows a very disturbing truth. Between 1988 and 2004 there were 48,114 more kidney transplants in the United States than there were kidney donations. This number cannot be explained as an error in the numbers; there is a consistent trend. There is an average of 2,830 more kidney transplants each year than there are donations. The deviation from this average is small. In the low year, there were 2,629 more transplants then donors and in the high year there were 3,186 more transplants then donors.
The only reasonable explanation for there being so many more kidney transplants than kidney donations is that there is an active black market in body parts in the U.S. If these kidneys sold for a mere $20,000 each, we are talking about almost a billion dollars. It is possible that they could sell for much more. In 1999 someone posted their kidney for sale on the Internet auction site eBay. The beginning asking price was $25,000 but the bidding went as high as $5.7 million before eBay blocked the sale.
The reason for a black market is simple; there aren't enough organs to go around. 6,000 people die each year in the U.S. while they are waiting for an organ to become available. According to the United Network for Organ Sharing, as of March 2004 there were more than 85,000 people on the waiting list for organs in the U.S. Further the waiting list grows by 19 percent per year. Such an enormous demand for organs creates an enormous profit potential to anyone willing to engage in the illegal trade of human organs. As the evidence suggests, that is precisely what is happening.
An organ that is properly removed, prepared and packaged can survive for approximately 5 hours. This means that it is not likely that harvested organs could be illegally imported into the U.S.; the transport time it too long. It is more likely that illegal aliens are brought into the U.S., murdered and their organs harvested and sold. There would be no record that they were ever here and no record that they were missing. Whatever the source for these organs, the facts support an active trade in human bodies in America just as the Bible states that it would. You see, America is the Babylon of Bible prophecy.
In 1994 Eric Sottas, President of the Geneva-based World Organization against Torture, was interviewed by Mexico's Proceso magazine. Sottas authored the "Sottas Report," which was the result of collaborative efforts between 200 human rights organizations over a three-year period. In his interview Sottas "confirmed the existence of international rings that kidnap children, "not only for illegal adoptions, pornographic activities, and child prostitution, but for the purpose of 'trafficking in organs.'"" The "Sottas Report," among other horrors, "listed 17 clinics in Tijuana and Juarez, on Mexico's border, that perform sophisticated transplants of kidneys and corneal tissues from kidnapped children to wealthy Europeans and North Americans who pay top prices for the operations–no questioned asked. The Latin American countries listed as confirmed traffickers in child organs are Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Honduras, Colombia, and Mexico." The chief beneficiaries are North Americans. "In an earlier report to the United Nations, Sottas named Guatemala, Haiti, and Brazil as three countries in which street children are kidnapped for their organs."


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Tests predict Parkinson's falls
A group of tests may help predict which people with Parkinson's disease are more likely to fall, according to a study by Queensland University of Technology (QUT).
The study results were published today in the American Academy of Neurology's online medical journal Neurology.
"Falls are a major problem for people with Parkinson's disease and can lead to injuries and reduced mobility," said study author Associate Professor Graham Kerr, of QUT's Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation.
"This can result in increasing weakness, loss of independence and increased use of nursing homes.
"Despite these issues and their impact on the health care system and society, little research has been done to help predict which people with Parkinson's disease are more likely to fall so we can try to prevent these falls."
For the study, 101 people with Parkinson's disease who were able to walk without any aids took a variety of tests evaluating their Parkinson's symptoms, balance and mobility. The participants then reported any falls that occurred over a six-month period.
The participants were mainly in the early stage of the disease, with an average of six years since the disease was diagnosed. The majority of the participants (77 per cent) had the type of Parkinson's that mainly causes difficulty with voluntary movements, while 20 per cent had tremors as the main symptom of the disease.
A total of 48 per cent of the participants had a fall during the study and 24 per cent had more than one fall. A total of 42 per cent reported that they had fallen in the year before the study started.
The tests that were the best predictors of whether a person was likely to fall included a test of overall Parkinson's symptoms, a questionnaire on how often people tended to "freeze" while walking, and a test of balance.
One test showed that people who fell were more likely to have reduced leg strength than people who did not fall.
When these tests were combined, the results produced a sensitivity of 78 per cent and a specificity of 84 per cent for predicting falls. (Sensitivity is the percentage of actual positives that are correctly identified as positive, and specificity is the percentage of negatives that are correctly identified.)
"These tests are easy to implement and take only a short time to complete," Kerr said. "Once we can identify those at risk of falling, we can take steps to try to prevent these falls."
In Australia it is estimated that about 70 000 people have Parkinson's disease.
The study was supported by Parkinson's Queensland, QUT and the National Health and Medical Research Council.
Professor Kerr was last month awarded a Queensland International Fellowship to collaborate with Oxford University's functional neurosurgery department on the latest technology for alleviating the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
He is also working with St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital to develop the technology and new clinical assessments for use in Brisbane.
"Oxford University is the world leader in deep brain stimulation, in which electrodes are implanted in key parts of the brain to send regular electrical impulses and rebalance critical neural networks," Professor Kerr said.
"This will put QUT and St Andrew's at the forefront of this research and lead to new treatment outcomes."
Source: University of Queensland
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We're currently on the fast-track to a world of virtual reality (VR) entertainment, where head-mounted displays are the norm for experiencing video games and new forms of cinematic content.
Before the world reaches that stage, however, an installed base of users, headsets and VR-ready content will need to be built up. The IEEE VR 2015 and Oculus Connect events will hopefully encourage developers and filmmakers to take that leap.
These two conferences will allow creators to attend talks, showcase their latest developments and see what other creators are currently working on.
IEEE is one of the older conferences to be held in the VR medium, and was actually started in 1993 as the Virtual Reality Annual International Symposium.
Visitors can attend workshops, tutorials, while viewing new technologies and participating in special events. IEEE 2015 is currently holding a call for participation, requesting submissions for demonstrators and speakers.
The IEEE is also hosting 3DUI 2015, a conference devoted to the topic of 3D User Interfaces (3DUI). This conference also focuses on the applications of 3DUIs for VR and AR technologies.
Oculus Connect
Oculus, the company behind the renowned Rift headset, is hoping to advance the industry forward with the Oculus Connect conference.
Attendees of the show will be able to see the latest Oculus technologies currently in development, and participate in workshops led by senior engineers.
"Now is a special time. I believe that VR will have a huge impact in the coming years, but everyone working today is a pioneer. The paradigms that everyone will take for granted in the future are being figured out today; probably by people reading this message," said John Carmack, CTO of Oculus.
As the field continues to grow, with both consumer headsets and commercial technologies benefiting from increased development, it's likely these types of conferences will grow in popularity, becoming the centres for the cutting edge of VR technologies.


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Serial killer Jeremy Dillon (Randy Quaid) faces the electric chair for the brutal murder of three young women. However, his execution is delayed by an uncanny turn of events, which leaves him with no memory of his past misdemeanours, and, apparently, no urge to kill again. Psychologist Lauren Riggs (Embeth Davidtz) strives to halt Dillon's execution on the grounds that he is no longer a threat to society, but is she being taken for a ride by a brilliant criminal mind?


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2018 Mitsubishi i-MiEV Review, Specs, Price, Release Date – Mitsubishi verified the rumors which were going all over; new 2018 Mitsubishi i-MiEV is ready to strike the street and come on the market. This car is 100% electric powered and it is the lowest priced totally electric powered car on the market. This car has had very little notice in the earlier and 2018 model was marketed in just a lot less than 2.000 models in Usa. Through that period, Nissan Leaf bought additional than 72.000 units. Purpose for this lousy final result might be the indisputable fact that this car has extremely short range. In best disorders, it can travel nearly 62 miles which is not enough for any little bit more time journey. Even so, for the individuals who really don't have much to go, it is a best city car.
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Interior comes with a ton of features which include leather-wrapped steering wheel, entrance passenger heated seats, remote keyless entry, 6 speaker 100-watt audio system with MP3/WMA, several shade trims and plenty of additional. Exterior of this car demonstrates that this is an electrical car. It is modest and compact. Exterior features are aluminum wheels, LED mix tail lights, entrance fog lights, heated facet see mirrors and so forth.
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A large amount has long been performed to improve the basic safety of this car. Some of the features are innovative air bag system with dual-stage air bags, anti-lock braking system (Stomach muscles) that includes brake aid and digital brake force distribution, engine immobilizer anti-theft system, traction and stability regulate and approaching vehicle audio system which is supposed to warn pedestrians.
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Michigan Man Tries to Escape Police Using a Paddle Boat
Have you ever heard the expression up sh*t creek without a paddle? Well, that's exactly the condition of a Michigan man this morning after police say he attempted to escape the long arm of the law by making a row for it…using, well, a paddle boat of course.
According to a police report, 27-year-old Mark Rood, a felony fugitive wanted for absconding probation, was spotted by officers hanging out with his father, 52-year-old Mark Rood Sr., in the driveway of his home in Waterford.
However, the minute police attempted to arrest Rood Jr., his daddy ran some desperate interference, blocking officers from his son while he made a mad dash towards Lake Oakland. That's where Rood Jr., hijacked a neighbors paddle boat and attempted to make a getaway.
Unfortunately, for Rood Jr., his remedial rowing skills kept him from getting anywhere near freedom, as the boat capsized shortly after launch, spilling him into the lake before authorities ordered him to shore.
Both men were charged with obstructing justice, and they are currently sitting in the Oakland County Jail where the only water sport they get to participate in is a little pitch and catch in the shower.


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LAHEE, FREDERICK HENRY (1884–1968). Frederick Henry Lahee, structural and petroleum geologist, was born on July 27, 1884, in Hingham, Massachusetts, the son of Henry Charles and Selina Ida May (Long) Lahee. He received his M.A. from Harvard in 1908 and his Ph.D. in 1911. Between 1906 and 1912 he served as instructor of geology at Harvard, Wellesley, and Radcliffe. In 1912 he meet Lucasta Karr Hodge, whom he married on December 23, 1912; they had four children. From 1912 to 1918 Lahee taught field geology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. There in 1916 he wrote Field Geology, often called the "geologist's bible." In 1918 Lahee left his teaching career to join the Sun Oil Company as a geologist for a new branch office in Dallas. By 1920 he had been appointed chief geologist, a position he held until 1947. He served as geological and research counselor until his retirement in 1955. While at Sun, Lahee was instrumental in the development of the measuring devices to determine hole deviation, which consequently spurred the formation of the Sperry-Sun Well Surveying Company. In 1945 Lahee served as chairman of the Committee for Exploratory Drilling of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. From data collected on wildcat drilling between 1945 and 1955, combined with his previous data from 1935 to 1945, Lahee formulated the systematic classification of drilling-hole size, which later came to be known as the "Lahee System." After retiring from Sun Oil Company he became an advisor to Petroleum Information of Denver.
Lahee was a member of the AAPG from 1919 until his death. From 1929 to 1932 he served as editor of the AAPG Bulletin and on several committees. He served as president of AAPG from 1932 to 1933. In 1947 he was made an honorary member, and in 1953 he was awarded the Sidney Powers Memorial Medal for his contributions to the field of geology. Lahee joined the American Petroleum Institute in 1936 and served as its chairman from 1946 to 1955. His service as chairman of the Committee on Oil Reserves of the American Petroleum Institute was noted twice with a certificate of appreciation, first in 1952 and second in 1955. In addition to his activities as a petroleum geologist, Lahee was also noted for his poetry writing, ballroom dancing, and ice skating. He died in Dallas on December 3, 1968.
BIBLIOGRAPHY:Dallas Morning News, December 4, 1968. Robert E. Rettger, "Frederick Henry Lahee (1884–1968)," Bulletin of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists 53 (September 1969). Robert R. Shrock, Geology at M.I.T., 1865–1965 (2 vols., Cambridge: MIT Press, 1977). Vertical Files, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.
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Location: Kafe Batwan, 122 Joya Lofts & Towers, Rockwell, Makati City
Opening Hours: Monday to Sunday 7:00am to 11:00pm
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Kafe Batwan Menu
KAFE BATWAN by Sarsa: Chef JP Anglo's New Culinary Playground
Sarsa Kitchen + Bar has three branches now, leaving the celebrity Chef JP Anglo little room for adventure in palate. One can't be exploratory in a restaurant business that is tried and tested by everyone, where people expect them to serve the menu without variations. Named after the fruit Batuan or Batwan used often in Negrense cooking, Kafe Batwan makes the traveling chef's desire come to fruition, allowing him to be more playful and gain control over his forte ~ Sarsa. True enough Kafe Batwan's interiors denote playfulness yet emits contemporary highlights that people like to see at the moment.
I am not much into Filipino cuisine, but its potential to become a global cuisine is present. One such evidence for a Filipino restaurant to have that potential is for foreigners to have that courage to try out our cuisine. Needless to say, I am not surprised Kafe Batwan attracts a modest crowd of tourists. Traveling is in Chef JP Anglo's nature, and is one of the reasons why I am willing to try Kafe Batwan. Traveling broadens one's palate and strengthens its core by bringing in more experience to the basics of original cuisine.
Chef Jayp Anglo's sarsa techniques combined with a penchant for bold flavors test the limits of Filipino cuisine and Negrense cooking at Kafe Batwan. Is it time for global Filipino cuisine?
Trio of Pinoy Spreads – P250
This Trio of Pinoy Spreads is like a musical symphony of flavors. Monggo Labuyo (Chili) offers that spicy kick. Salted Egg Talong (my personal favorite; eggplant to the non-Filipino readers) is a salty companion to the biscocho pandesal that obviously should have been done long ago. And the Tahong Ginamos makes a complete orchestra. It is tempting to combine all three in one biscocho piece. I feel like I am traveling from one Philippine region to another.
Dinuguan with Puto – P250
This is high voltage cuisine, as I always say about Filipino cuisine, because you always need a lot of rice to go along with your entrees.
Kafe Batwan is not just your typical restaurant; it is a cafe that is opened from Breakfast till Dinner but openly serves breakfast even for dinner. Dinuguan with Puto is one of our favorite Filipino snacks, but if given the chance, one cannot resist its temptation to slather it over steamed rice (P45). At Kafe Batwan, the fragrant lure of the rice is impossible to ignore. The three pieces of puto are a tease to the dinuguan, but screw it. A cup of fragrant coconut rice (P60) will do just about it.
Pancit Palabok – P295
Of all the Filipino dishes, Pancit Palabok or Pancit Luglog has never been my favorite, but crab fat, squid ink and soft boiled egg on Pancit Palabok should make me think twice. The flavor is so rich, offering hints that Filipino cuisine has loads of potential to truly make it global. Kafe Batwan gives that opportunity for non-Palabok lovers to convert.
It could serve more crablets and a bigger serving since the crab fat is too rich.
Sinigang Fried Chicken – P295
When this Sinigang Fried Chicken arrived, I thought the accompanying sarsa (sauce) was crab fat. Bell pepper gata surprised me, the fried chicken crispy yet not sour to project a sinigang taste, which one expects it will. I loved the sauce best.
Kurobuta Belly – P550
Kafe Batwan's Kurobuta Belly claims to not need any knives for cutting it. A slight exaggeration yet the belly oozes tenderness the moment you slice it. Armed with about an inch of fat, the Kurobuta Belly appears to be a glorified liempo, to an ordinary consumer not knowing the difference between the regular pig and the black pig. It's about time Filipino restaurants use Kurobuta this time, like the other cuisines do.
Kafe Batwan also uses Kurobuta for their Madrid Fusion Super Batchoy, the dish that showcased Filipino ingenuity in a complex broth at the Madrid Fusion Manila event last April 2015. Perfect for a rainy day, the Madrid Fusion Super Batchoy is a fusion of the beloved Batchoy and the ramen fad, with Kurobuta Charsiu swirling in a 12 hour soup stock.
Chocnut Turon – P195
On the other hand, Kafe Batwan's turon is too sweet. Sans the chocolate-peanut sauce, it could be a good ending to the bold, strong and flavorful meal. Offering only two desserts in his menu, Chef JP Anglo admits that desserts are never his specialty, one trait that doesn't show any experienced chef's propensities and attempts to hide his weaknesses.
Sizzling Budbud
At Kafe Batwan, I am willing to try the Sizzling Budbud, which at this point, I still don't know what it is. (Though I am slightly suspicious it is like puto bumbong. Feel free to educate me 🙂 ) It was mistakenly put on our table, but I highly doubt it too. But for the curious, this is what it looks like.
At Kafe Batwan, there's the evidence of a well-traveled palate in the kitchen, with experiences from other well-developed countries influencing the way Filipino dishes are plated. Chef Jayps promises to deliver changing menus to his new culinary playground, which I hope, in turn, will teach us more about Filipino cuisine (its true nature), beyond your everyday Adobo, Kaldereta, and Pinakbet. It has been long overdue.
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Thursday, February 5, 2009
Lil' Wayne Finally Beats Tupac As Most Overrated Rapper Of All Time
It's going on four years since Byron Crawford posted my exclusive drop where I exposed Tupac Shakur as being way overrated. At the time, mad fatherless "thug lifers" the world over commented in anger and disbelief as to how I had the cojones to blasphemously prove their rap idol false. My how things have changed. With regard to Mr. Shakur, it seems as if even the most die hard of 'Pac stans have come to their senses and have moved on. These days, one would be hard pressed to spot anyone other than short Mexican busboys wearing anything made by that horrible Makavelli Branded clothing line. Even the wigsters over at Blender felt the climate safe enough to jump on the bandwagon last year when they shamelessly bit my classic piece in claiming that 'Pac was the most overrated person in music ever. Really? No shit Sherlock.
So now we have Lil' Wayne jockeying for the spot as the Greatest Rapper Alive. And fans across the globe are actually fighting each other to the glorious death in getting their vote in to lock dude firmly in that position. I kinda blame myself for initially contributing to all this blind Weezy mania. See, back in 2005 when I was working at MTV, I gave "The Carter II" a cursory listen to and shared with some of my then co-workers how amazed I was at how Wayne had markedly improved from being in candy cane Lil Bow Wow lane to someone who finally got comfortable with the most rudimentary of skills as a rapper. You know, something along the lines as to how Jim Jones has gone from being just a weed carrying wannabe rapper to now being a former weed carrier rapper. Not that either of them are great mind you, just that they've improved to the point where at best, they're listenable, better than former hit maker Nelly and current punching bag Rick Ross, near where Memphis Bleek (maybe) and Fat Joe have been stuck at, for like ages, but nowhere near Black Thought, Wale, or even Joe Buddens.
Then again, with hip hop being so interwoven into the fabric of America's pop culture, everyone can rap. Come to think about it, even the young dude that delivers my mail occasionally spits a hot 16 as he tries to get me to listen to his demo from time to time. But back then, in the mid 1st decade of the new millenium, my dudes at MTV was like "fukouttahere" until they gave TC3 a listen to and agreed that Dwayne really stepped his game up. I even remember giving the homie Dallas a call telling him how I felt the internets was giving Wayne too much of a hard time as he was now "somewhat" decent, and waiting for him to joke me out. From there, I guess the word spread like wild fire as to how Wayne was the most improved rapper alive, a title which he then rightfully deserved.
Now I gotta hand young Mr. Carter credit. Shortly after "God MC" Jay-Z's "retirement", Dip Set dumbing New York rap down and wrecking rock star shop, the Clipse getting locked up behind label politics, Fabolous still not being able to make that classic lp, 50 morphing from under dog darling to Conan the Barbarian, Mos Def being distracted by that Hollywood money, baby momma drama and white stripper wifey ex-wifey chicks, and everyone else on the East Coast being too busy beefing with each other all arguing about who was gonna be the King of NY, solid southern hits by the likes of Mike Jones, Slim Thug, 3 6 Mafia, Young Dro and Young Jeezy began to flood, pummel, dominate and overtake the airwaves, 106 and Park and of course, the internets. It didn't help that Eminem took a much needed break, Nas was still trying to find himself after "Ether", DMX finally succumbed to his inner demons and the promising new comer Game ended up battling G-Unit for like forever.
In addition, the age old business model of the music industry began to crumble under it's own hefty weight gained by years of greed and the raping of countless talented acts, and in it's drunken and ignorant state, the shunning of the new digital age which would come back to kick it's ass viciously and with a vengeance. In it's collapse, it realized that it could only continue to survive solely by ekeing out anything sounding like it was recorded south of Washington, DC. Not that I'm shitting on all southern rap, just that it became a much depended on crutch for a severely weakened industry and thus forced down our collective throats until we all accepted it as being the proverbial cat's meow. The game became saturated with 'Lil's, Yung' and what not. I can't forget to mention that little thing where, as a result of all of us still being shell shocked after the towers' collapse which allowed a cunning George Bush to thug him and his crew into his second term, said second term further cementing into mainstream consciousness the concept of dim being way too cool. We all welcomed, and without a fight, were dragged down the rabbit hole into what I like to call the "age of ignorance".
So with all this divide, conquer, ignorance, warring egos as well as actual war, and all else being turned topsy turvy, upon realizing that he finally graduated from laughable to basic rapper status, and armed with the work ethic of a demon channeling Tupac Shakur counting his every last live moment on earth, Mr. Carter, supported by a weakened but still all controlling industry stretched, contorted and molded his much deserved "most improved" status to the point where he was able to manipulate the masses into believing his bold claim as to him being the "greatest rapper alive".
We all need our heroes, especially in the rap game. Shit, I'm a grown man and still buy comic books. We rabidly seek our rap heroes out, constantly looking for the next latest and greatest. Hip hop is the most competitive art-form known to man. We cling to our so called rap heroes like Linus to his blanket. And in the absence of an actual viable rap hero, and being bludgeoned senselessly, week after week after effin week by yet another Weezy mixtape here, a cameo there and a freestyle everywhere, intrigued by yet another rapper clothed in wierdness and rock star swagger, he claimed it and we eagerly gave it.
I am not hating. Nothing comes to those that are not prepared to put in superhuman amounts of work and we all know how much work Lil Wayne put in. His time in the game has earned him the edge to outlast most of his peers. His ability to remain relevant in a field where most rappers have a shelf life of like three to five years is extraordinary (he claims to have been an artist for 14 years). I'd argue that Kanye West even, might deserve the Greatest Rapper Alive title, solely on the fact the he's incredibly talented as a producer and has been successful in convincing me that he's also transformed from being a non rapper to a decent rapper. Especially because before Graduation, I never paid attention to him as a rapper, and Graduation made me pay attention because it was incredible and I really dug his flow. But Kanye is off somewhere with his "questionable" in vogue friends chasing his fashionista dreams and effectively expressing his emo aspirations. Hovie's back too, sometimes, and as much as he IS the Greatest Rapper Alive in my eyes and in my heart, and he's been in the game for something like 20 years now (really) it's been way too long since he's spit that murder-murder-murderous, sarcastic, sneering and cocky classic Jay shit, that shit that made me believe that he still lives up the block from me, past Nostrand Avenue and up into the smoked out, piss scented halls of Marcy. Plus, I can no longer imagine what it would sound like hearing Sean Carter spit acid on a hypnotic dense and dangerous sounding Preemo track. Get that billi though.
So kudos to Wayne. I truly wish him continued success. And a long happy and healthy life. I'm tired of seeing young brothers cut down in their prime. As much as I cringed every time he struggled to sound intelligent in his much celebrated interview with Katie Couric, the same way I cringe when a Black person of moderate education attempts to sound intelligent around white people in order to sound smarter but doesn't, Wayne came off sounding way smarter than Sarah Palin did last year. But that's because Wayne is smart and Sarah Palin is not. Or at least smarter than Sarah Palin. I give him that. So maybe that's another reason why we claim him to be the Greatest Rapper Alive. But he's really not. He's The Most Improved Rapper Alive. And somehow, these days, most improved equals greatest, but it doesn't. Tupac is finally and truly dead, may he rest in peace. Long live Lil' Wayne. I can't and will not knock his hustle. I tell you this though, I faithfully await the day, maybe three to four years down, when even the most die hard of Weezy stans come to their senses and have moved on, when no one but short Mexican busboys rock tee shirts with Weezie's painted on image and wigsters in mainstream media will feel the climate safe enough to jump on the bandwagon and shamelessly bite this post.
33 comments:
nice piece but....learn2paragraphReplyDelete
Also, if I may comment on your B.C post here; Tupac has never been one of my favorite rappers, and I pretty much agree that he was never a strong lyricist, but his music meant a lot to a lot of people. To them, tupac's albums are timeless classics, so it's like all subjective, right?ReplyDelete
Damn son. This is exactly how I feel but I couldn't express it in words properly. For real, Wayne is the worst. Every time I tell my cousin that, he always says "well he's better than he used to be." He's still ass though.ReplyDelete
Oh and cosign with dronkmunk. You write some really interesting shit but break it up some. When it's all together, it makes it hard to read. Dope drop though.
Oh whoops, my bad. I was reading this in RSS and it looked like it was all together.ReplyDelete
^ Lol. Thanx. And it WAS on some long ass paragraph format, just took dronkmunk's advice and chopped it up. CJ accepts ALL criticism, NO haters!ReplyDelete
In internets time wigsters should be biting this joint by JuneReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 5, 2009 at 8:31 PM
who is the greatest rapper alive now if not Wayne? im far from a stan and i prefer curren$y but the whole not havin a album thing is hurtin any arguments for him so lets entertain who you did mentionReplyDelete
go listen to joe buddens last cd and honestly tell me its better then any of the carters...his club songs which he constantly try and make suck since that pump it up
cant say kanye should be greatest rapper alive and include producing in the argument because producing is producing and rapping is rapping...
jay z's last three albums < Wayne's last three
and can somebody give me a verse or song that would make me believe that wale is the it guy yall all want him to be...i think i missed something
i think there is just so much wayne material out there most you could argue on both sides of the fence...but in all honestly the official mixtapes are classics as well as the carter series...
Um. Jay. In my opinion of course.ReplyDelete
Jay's catalogue > Wayne's catalogue
But then again, I hate that whole Greatest Rapper Alive thingie anyway. Once you make it to top, the shots start coming for that ass.
And what's yer name anyway?
CJack, ur 100% correct at putting Lil Wang at the Fat Joe/Memphis Bleek level.ReplyDelete
Lil Wang claiming "best rapper alive" is as absurd as Stephon Marbury claiming "best basketball guard alive". 45-yr old/basketball GOAT Michael Jordan could still school mediocre Marbury. Like u say, legends like Black Thought & Joe Camel would pwn Wang in their sleep. Even new jacks like Termanology or Joel Ortiz are far superior to Wang.
- AnonymousFebruary 5, 2009 at 10:03 PM
Greatest Rapper Alive is, quite obviously, Eli Porter: quite simply, he has done more than many with far, far less than most.ReplyDelete
really tho can someone give me a link to one good wale song...ReplyDelete
i'm a DJ down here in the wayyyyyyyyyyyyy down south and have been having this convo with friends and whoever the fuck wants to listen for a while now. i think he's garbage and the opposite argument is Wayne's the G.O.A.T.ReplyDelete
now being a long term Hip-Hop head (Golden Age - ), i've been brought up on "Most Improved" not meaning a GD thing. mediocre emcees get pumped to the side so the God's can have the mic. from KRS to Rakim to Nas to B.I.G. to Jay you could actually see/hear/smell why these guys were known as Greats.
i could agree with you for 30 pages but i'll leave it like this.
i was talking with a kid the other day on why music is so fucked right now. after listening to him bullshit me with i'm too old to get it (mid 20's is old now), i ethered him with this. 10 years ago the best rapper(s) were Jay-Z & Nas and the best vocalist was Mary J. Now the best rappers are Lil' Wayne & Kanye and the best vocalist is Rihanna.
fucking diluted.
- AnonymousFebruary 6, 2009 at 3:24 AM
Word, wayne is Wack! done.ReplyDelete
I am a regular reader of DP's blog. He directed me to yours and I'm going to read yours regularly too. I definitely enjoyed this drop[!!] but I would have liked it if you had gone into more depth[!!] about the single most relevant(right now, I believe) similarity between 2pac and Wayne, specifically their fabricated personas, and how 2pac's influence is largely responsible for the emergence of what I call the sideshow, which refers to rappers that try to get attention by doing just about anything...besides actually rapping.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 6, 2009 at 6:28 AM
What's good man,ReplyDelete
Enjoyed the hell out of the article (and the site in general). On a somewhat completely unrelated note, I'm fuckin geeked for Watchmen too. You see they are putting out "Tales of the Black Freighter" on it's own DVD with "Under the Hood"?
Now to the topic at hand... maybe I'm crazy (but what does a psychiatrist know, really), but I really don't get why people are so insistent on calling 2Pac overrated? I think to put him in the top 5, or very least, top 10 of MCs isn't too big a stretch. Dude had lyrics on almost every subject you can think of, from street shit to real life emotional shit. And as far as I can tell, dude was crazy enough to step to cats and go party in the hood with some grimy mothafuckas, and then flip it and go read and actually try and get some knowledge and impart it onto others. He could spit about worrying about people trying to kill his ass, bout supporting his family, bout wondering what his legacy would be, and my personal feeling is there was something in his voice that made you recognize that in regards to ALL these various topics what he felt and what he was saying was true (or at least he believed it was true). Apparently he had a work ethic that LW has picked up and ran with. And think about how many hits dude had?
I guess I just really don't understand it. I'm not gonna sit here and say he was the GOAT because I don't believe that's true, but can someone hip me to this trend of calling him overrated?
SPOT. ON. JACK.ReplyDelete
"Then again, with hip hop being so interwoven into the fabric of America's pop culture, everyone can rap."ReplyDelete
Exactly... I mean seriously - Joaquin Phoenix is now getting press for his "rap project" HRUMPH.
I agree with P-Matic. Well put here CJ. I don't hate Wayne but he is hella overrated. You conveyed the headscratching your average Golden Ager feels about Weezy. However I will give props that dude is about his music and wanting to perfect his "craft" (at least it seems that way).
^ Moses, I'ma have to bite that "sideshow" rapper term.ReplyDelete
^^ Anon, no doubt 'Pac covered a wide spectrum of subject matter, but technically his flow was decent. I still bang some of his shit every now and then. Tupac had charisma by the bundles, and because he was mentally imbalanced, I think that added to his star quality. He definitely had the makings of an icon. And he most def put mad emotion in his music. But with his declining army of thug lifers claiming he was the best lyricist since sliced bread, naw.
And the promo they have behind "Watchmen" including the xtra DVD is nothing less than awesome!
- AnonymousFebruary 6, 2009 at 8:07 AM
Ahhh, I got you. Thanks for actually taking the time to explain/back up your words with a sensible, well-thought out statement - most cats out there get so pissy about someone asking about a counter-viewpoint, especially in this here rap game.
Keep up the good work!
Too bad we didn't have the same conversation about Wayne we did about Pac eons ago.. Could have saved the world from this bullshit.ReplyDelete
I will say this though.. Wayne is and will forever be far from the GOAT, but he is the rap cat's meow right now. There's nothing anyone can do to take that away except step up and take it away.
- AnonymousFebruary 6, 2009 at 3:25 PM
Great Post...Spot on,Chap...ReplyDelete
- GrendelFebruary 6, 2009 at 10:32 PM
Nicely prosecuted CJ, I've been feeling that way about Wayne for years. The top spot is there for those that lay claim to it, and put that work in to convince (bluff) enough people that the suit fits. It happened with The Rolling Stones, U2, Coldplay, 50, and now Wayne.ReplyDelete
These ain't even close to the greatest in their field, but you could never knock any of them for being lazy with their talent.
- AnonymousFebruary 7, 2009 at 8:58 AM
Thank You CJ. I'm glad someone said it. I'm tired of this Lil' Wayne is brilliant bandwagon getting hella overloaded with deaf ears.ReplyDelete
He's way ahead of Bleek and Fat Joe and I think you know that, but yes, he is overrated.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 8, 2009 at 1:09 AM
wayne is certanly overrated and tupac was also overrated. However, don't u think if u take tupac's 5 albums from when he was alive, overrated or not, he was a good rapper? One of the top 100 rappers of all time at least?ReplyDelete
With wayne, tha carters were ok, but nowhere near where they would need to be for him to be one of the best...
I feel ya...been saying the same about Pac and Weezy for years now...ReplyDelete
good article
This post was dope. Well said, about Pac and Wayne.ReplyDelete
So glad you have your own blog (). Keep doing it ().
- AnonymousFebruary 9, 2009 at 7:52 PM
WTF dude don't ever mention wayne with pac again. Tupac had his own style more like an emo style to his rap. The guy focused on emotional tracks which hit ppl something no other rapper to this day can consistently do. still laughing at this titleReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 11, 2009 at 10:00 PM
killed itReplyDelete
- AnonymousApril 11, 2009 at 2:08 AM
Okay, first I have to say, I do like Tupac, as a musician. But still I have to agree with you when it comes to his first Albums until All Eyez on Me actually. If you look at them only as a "Album" , they're really not that good. When I first listened to 2pacalypse now, I was very disappointed. In a whole, the album was bad. You could pick out single songs, that were good, and that I still like to listen to, but I just can't listen to the whole Album. Same with Strictly... . Some songs are awesome, but others just ruin the album. And I also agree with what you said about the "weed carriers". Especially on songs like Hail Mary, I ask myself "WHY?!" . Sometimes they fit in the song, but most of the time, they ruin it. Especially the Outlawz have nearly always been a real pain in the ass.... terrible.ReplyDelete
But all in all I still think, as much as overrated Pac may be, you still underestimate him in some points.
His Albums weren't all that great (except Makaveli(...) ) but he made a lot of great songs.
by the way.... what's up with all this "no homo" stuff?
It gets a little annoying to read it permanently. Really not necessary at all ;)
- AnonymousApril 11, 2009 at 2:10 AM
sorry... my previous post was meant to be at the "Tupac Shakur Is Way Overrated" article.ReplyDelete
- UltramagneticMCMay 16, 2009 at 6:38 PM
Being from the west coast, I'd have to say Ice Cube is the GRA. Cube is a mix of Chuck D and and Biggie: socially relevant, hard-hitting, and clever.ReplyDelete
I agree Wayne is WAYYYY overrated. He may not sell as much now, but Juve held up Cash Money with Manny Fresh and is still putting out quality.
- AnonymousJune 29, 2009 at 1:46 PM
PAC never called himself the greatest alive unlike Lil Wayne..Pac was never the best LYRICIST but as an artist as a whole it has to go to PAC.I dunno who was alive while PAC was here but he was the most popular/controversial/talked about rapper WHEN HE WAS ALIVE AND I'M FROM NEW YORK.The reason i love Pac is,i feel like i knew the nigga..he put himself out there,i know niggas from Queens who used to see Pac all the time at the hood parties back in 93/94..niggas cud jus walk up to him n give him a pound.Jay,Nas n 50 act as if they're too big too acknowledge a nigga..P.S nobody ever wore that mackavelli shit cos it was'nt Pac who brought it out.R.I.P 2PAC...HARLEM WORLDReplyDelete


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Ranging from relaxed BBQ joints to the most upmarket of restaurants, Anguilla has a surprising diversity of culinary experiences available. Many of the top resorts have great restaurants which can be booked even if you're not a guest. You'll also find many different eateries either serving up Caribbean delights or a wide range of cuisines, usually run by expats.
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Sand is the perfect medium for beginning writers.
It's more interesting than tracing sandpaper numerals,
and it's more forgiving than a pencil on paper.
but this child decided that he would rather write numbers.
(Hooray! for thinking outside the box! As I watched him write, I thought, Why haven't I ever done this? From now on, I am definitely going to use the sand for number practice, as-well-as letter practice!)
When a group of friends gathered around the number-writing child,
he effortlessly turned his work into a game...
encouraging them to guess what number he was writing.
It's the best when the children become the teachers!


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Mahatma Hans Raj Marg, Malkaganj, Kamla Nagar, Delhi, Delhi, India- 110007
Hans Raj College was established in the year 1948 is one of the best college in Delhi specialized is...
B.Sc. (Hons.) Mathematics , B.Sc. (Hons.) Botany , B.Sc. (Hons.) Chemistry , B.Sc in Anthropology (Hons.) ,
Hans Raj College was established in the year 1948 is one of the best college in Delhi specialized is commerce. The college offer undergraduate and post graduate courses in the field of arts, commerce and science. Hans Raj College is one of the premier institute for the DAV managing committee. We have highly qualified with great experience in the field of the respective subjects and teaching as well. We provide well developed infrastructure and provide various other facilities for the students.
Hansraj College offers an active and dedicated placement cell which provides assistance and a wide range of placement services to students through various recruiters.
Students have been recruited in companies like:
Hans Raj College was ranked among the top most colleges of the country in Science, Arts and Commerce by a survey conducted by 'India Today'
The college has seperate hostel for girls and boys with:
The institute has a state of the art infrastructure with:
Top faculty of the institute comprise of:
Dr. V.K. Kawatra
Dr. M.S. Rawat
Associate Professor
Dr. Manju Mathur
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Dr. (Ms.) Shashi Saxena
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Dr. Bijendra Singh
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Dr. Krishan Sachdeva
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Dr. Mamta Saini
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Hans Raj College was established in the year 1948 in the memory of Mahatma Hans Raj (1882-1938) the founder of DAV College Lahore and a pioneer in the field of education. It is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Delhi. It is a multi-faculty premier institution with a reputation for outstanding performance in academics, sports and extra-curricular activities.
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And when you're done, how do you deal?
Monday, October 17, 2011
And when you're done, how do you deal?
12 comments:
Well, I am so "so done", but I'm not exasperated about it! I mean, I'm exasperated sometimes, but that's not why I'm done.ReplyDelete
I am done because I feel very done. I have not held another baby and wanted one, not even for a moment. Every time I have a younger child over to play, or I go visit, my most powerful emotion as I survey all the stages that have come and gone is relief - that I won't be doing it again! I don't want to do spit-up, I don't want to do diapers, I don't want to do screeching, I don't want to do eating cat litter.
Of course, there are other (much nicer) things about babies, that I love and adore. I actually LOVE babies. But do I want to raise another one to adulthood? No, I don't.
I'm very glad I feel strongly about it, because if you don't, it's a difficult spot. I don't know what to tell *you* to do, except go with your gut. You are such a calm mother, you seem to never run out of patience, you enjoy everything your kids do - I think you would be a great candidate for having six children!
I myself am not, so I just have to practice confidently saying "yes, we are done" when people question us having "only" three...
Laura, my dear friend,ReplyDelete
I would love to talk to you about this. Come over, let the little ones play for a while, and we'll talk.
Hope your garage sale was successful.
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2011 at 9:26 AM
This is a fun post, Laura! I wish that we knew each other well enough to sit down, sip some iced water with lemon together, and discuss. I agree with the Wizzle. You seem so calm and happy with your kids and that is amazing. I really admire you and your family.
But if we talked in person, here is what I would say: Many of us are raised differently and want different things. My mom was a stay at home and a wonderfulllll person. I adore her and she was the best mom ever. She and my dad (who was also great in his own way) raised us with a very strong religious faith.
But I also saw from a young age that she was fairly powerless in her relationship with my dad (long story). I vowed from very early on that I would put my career first, be self-sufficent, and not have to rely on a man. I focused on my career and became very successful. I was happy on my own.
But at 31 I met an amazing guy (I wasn't looking) and finally realized that I could trust him enough to have kids with him. So we married and 5 years later have one 2 1/2 year old. I adore my family but I also get a lot out of my job. I will never be a stay at home Mom based on my past experiences, the investment in my career, and many other reasons.
I enjoy focusing on just one kid and he really is "enough" for me. But at the same time, if we did get pregnant we would be excited. We may or may not have another child, we are not taking any kind of measures in either direction.
Sure, I love kids and thank God every day for my precious son (I really do this in our daily family prayers). But now that I know how challenging raising an infant is through toddlerhood, I'm not sure we have the energy for it. My husband also has a stressful profession. It's hard to do it all, so if we have just our son, we will be happy with that.
Everyone comes from a different place, so what works for you (beautifully) just wouldn't work for me.
Whew, that was a book! :)
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2011 at 11:09 AM
Your done when God tells you your done.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2011 at 11:34 AM
Oh, I feel for you! A friend of mine just had to make that choice because her last baby was full term but a stain-glass baby. It was so hard for her!ReplyDelete
My Dr checked my uerus after I had my 3rd Csetion 3yrs ago and said I could probably have one more, which I do want to do. I dread the followup after that one though because if she says its life threatening to have another I will have to look to God for peace with any decision.
I am a bit overwhelmed wth 3 kids at times, but I'm in this for the long haul and will have as many children as my father in heaven sends me. I love them, even though they exhaust me and wear my patience thin at times. They truly are gifts from God and teach me as many lessons in life as I teach them!
I agree with the last person, God will let you know when you are done, if you go to Him with that question. At least that's what I'm counting on.
Em @ athriftyfind.blogspot.com
- AnonymousOctober 17, 2011 at 1:06 PM
My kids are the best thing I have ever done. I have three and each one is different and amazing. I would love, love, love to have another but I don't think I can/will. I do feel a heavy responsibility to weigh all my reasonings: I have bad asthma now and take daily meds which I never did with my other three. My husband is older than I. I'm getting older, just past 40. Limited resources already spread somewhat thin. I've found that without a very young baby in the house I can spend more one on one time with the three children I do have. But I still can't sell my baby items, I'm still envious of friends with new babies. Obviously, I'm torn and not at all at peace with my decision. We are a family full of love and would welcome another in a heartbeat. This is the first time I've put reasoning to paper and it is making my heart heavy.ReplyDelete
I know I'm not done in my heart. My head and bank account disagree, however. I have three challenging, amazing, creative, clever and active sons and lost one pregnancy. That was my worst day ever. I too know that I will never be at peace with myself if I do not have one more, but then again, is it fair to the three that I do have, to spread myself thinner, to expect them to accommodate another sibling into our two-bedroom, 800 sq ft home? My husband already works seven days a week plus two-three overnights. And there are days that I simply need him to look after our youngest when he gets home because I *NEED* break. So, ask again - do I want another? The swingset and bins of baby clothes in the basement and all the perfect little names collecting dust in my head, say yep, you bet. Sigh.ReplyDelete
You all are the sweetest friends. I'm starting to realize that this is a part of life, that the struggles are what help us appreciate those we have and love them even more. Thank you for all your beautiful heart-felt comments.ReplyDelete
I completly agree with you, I can't ever imagine being done. Being a mother and a wife is my greatest joy. I just feel like heavenly father will know when that time is and he will help me to be ok with the decision. In addition I know I will be done when my body will no longer be able to support a healthy pregnancy. I pray for you!ReplyDelete
Laura - After I had #6, I kept telling myself I was done. People kept telling me that I would know. I really didn't know at that point what they were talking about, I just knew my hubs wanted to be done, but in the back of my mind I wondered. Five years later, Baby #7 was a surprise and I had #8 really fast before I lost courage to provide a playmate for #7. Anywho, to make a long story short, I know I'm done because I don't have the energy anymore to be the kind of mom I was with the others. It isn't that I'm not, but I have to force myself and that makes me unhappy. So, I will make the choice to focus on the ones I have and be the best mom I can be, and that is how I "know" I am done. I loved being prego and I loved nursing my babies, but somehow Heavenly Father makes the ache go away and that is another way I know I'm done.ReplyDelete
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Manager of Arsenal Arsene Wenger will most likely stop rising star Alex Iwobi from participating at this summer Olympic games in Rio as it might cause the 19 year old to suffer burn out.
Iwobi the breakaway star of Arsenal's season has scored twice in his last two games picking up man of the match awards for his efforts and only yesterday the Nigeria international voiced his intention to play for Nigeria U-23s at the Olympics.
The disappointment of missing out of the cup of Nations following the 0-1 loss to the Egypt has made the 19 year old to shift his focus towards the U-23s of Nigeria where he was first invited last year before he made the step up to the senior team.
If he gets his wish to be invited to camp and got selected for the Olympic he might miss the start of the season in England which won't go down well with his club manager Arsene Wenger who blocked Kanu Nwankwo from the Olympics in 2000.
Wenger is a strong believer in players who have become regulars for their senior national team shouldn't participate in age grade tournament especially if they are staged in the summer.


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Michael A. Bergeron - Attorney at Law
Attorney Profile
Attorney Michael Bergeron has been working on high profile and significant cases since his days in law school. While going to law school evenings he served as a paralegal at the Law Offices of Joseph F. Krowski, Sr. in Brockton, Massachusetts. While there helped in the preparation and presentation for the defense in ten murder cases, as well as numerous criminal appeals.
Since opening his own firm he has continued to handle complex litigation throughout Massachusetts while providing clients and their families with direct and personal contact on an everyday basis for over ten years. During this time he has handled thousands of cases and tried over seventy-five cases to verdict.
Attorney Bergeron also serves as Supervising Attorney for the Plymouth County Bar Advocate Program. In this capacity, he is responsible for the oversight, supervision, and continuing education for over 150 attorneys.
Attorney Bergeron is a 1997 Graduate of New England Law. He has been marreid since 1997 and is the father of three children.


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I'll say up front I'm a mystery writer, not a music reviewer. But I have ears and a keyboard. So, I'm going for it, even if it's the equivalent of a Will It Blend review. That said, here you have it…
Most people use the turn of the new year to start fresh. I have a lot of chances for do-overs, personally. My birthday is at the beginning of the year, so whatever transgressions happen on New Year's Eve get an automatic clean slate two days later. I have the Chinese lunar new year about a month later. Why not May Day for rebirth and fertility? And heck, Rosh Hashanah in the fall.
The point is, these are pretty much arbitrary dates. I claim them as my own, but you really don't need to wait for anything official to claim yours. Clean slate. Tabula rasa. Square one.
And when you listen to tracks from hybrid rapper and Austinite, Apek (a.k.a. Kenneth Fillmore), that's where you'll find yourself: at a beginning, at a new start, which is a great thing for a writer.
Signum — This track takes you on a mythical journey. Monk-like chanting. Pharaohs and pyramids. Pandora's Box. The scratch and pop of old vinyl. Active, forward-moving driving beats. "Shifts happen inside of me." This track is the palate-cleanser. It'll help you gather seeds for stories as images appear and disappear with the flurry of ideas. (Rated E, explicit.)
Clave Diggerz — A clave is a rhythmic pattern used in Afro-Cuban music, but I think the play here is on grave diggers. Who is the "true Kenneth" who isn't afraid to use his name "rather than the slave name other rappers have given me"? What's this all about? It's about self-creation. Defining yourself as you want and not pushing yourself into a shape that others try to make for you. (Rated E, explicit.)
Cinematic — Starting with a splash of movie sound effects, this track forges ahead with a heavy, driving beat. The lyrics, as with the other tracks, are rich and fertile. "I'm famine. I'm coming for this mental feast. Speech infected with the words defined venomously…" Powerful, powerful poetry here. (Rated E, explicit.)
Apek also offers some instrumentals, if you're looking for non-verbal tracks, which are sometimes easier to write with as background inspiration. Check out Resurrection, Ancient Meditation, or Memories In Digital, all on the mellow side, but still profound.
And for more about me, visit my Amazon author page or find me on Facebook.


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From thoughts-melding Vulcan's with unparalleled logic, to desert island castaways capable of constructing something beneath the sun with only bamboo sticks and coconuts, TV smarties have been gracing our television screens, showering us with their brilliance for a protracted, very long time. The birdhouses constructed from pine last a number of years; the pine bluebird house in the second picture has been outdoors for no less than 5 seasons (maybe extra). I realized to play House of the Rising Son on the piano and it was at all times my fall-back place. After World War II, the housing demand and the GI Bill's residence loan program encouraged massive scale row home constructing within the suburbs in places like Loch Raven Village and Edmonson Avenue. Annual calendar of legislative session assembly dates and occasions for the Michigan House of Representatives. I suppose one would insulate with the quantity needed for the area and then wall over it like in a standard home.
Having said that, the home build is 'on maintain' for a wee bit as we've got several hundred metres of hedge to put across the web site right here, which must be finished by the end of the 12 months to adjust to the funding available for the method to occur. They brough up another household this yr, and in addition I had birds nesting in a box and an ornametal pot on one of the home partitions.
To assist soak up and retain as a lot heat as doable, painting or staining the bat home with a darkish color is really useful. Cards on the table no different options, he has a job now so he should keep in a motel if he can not find anything else. Another concept for a tunnel is to simply use a type of cement mildew cardboard tubes you find at home improvement stores. This has happened twice and now, each home in my worth vary is being purchased identical day of listing and is pending in lower than 24 hours. The black mould is more than likely condensation from inside your house (your washing drying, your vegetables boiling, your bath/bathe steam), all the moistness that human residing produces has to find its manner out.
When we lived in a home that had high humidity, the damp was present as a result of we lived in a wet local weather, the house had thick stone walls with no damp proof course and there was little or no in the way in which of ventilation. You can use the standard Nothing within the House pie crust recipe for this- it's going to be flakier- however that is extra of a biscuit crust, with the added texture of the almond meal pairing effectively with the sweet stone fruit. She started a small business out of her residence which at its peak, produced 6,000 grapies each season.
For the toilet ceiling, this seems like steam from the recent water is rising and can't escape. The Extra giant mattress, we call a super king 6 foot wide and the big beds, we name king size 5 ft. Single beds are regular 3ft wide. First of all, the house has 5 little partitions, plus the ceiling -something that necessitated lots of cuts, so the lengthy format of wallpaper was actually going to be a burden.


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Lili Taylor Joins 'Texas Chainsaw' Prequel 'Leatherface'
Lili Taylor will play the mother to one of screen's horror icons in Leatherface, the Texas Chainsaw Massacre prequel being made by Millennium.
Stephen Dorff, Sam Strike, James Bloor, Sam Coleman and Jessica Madsen are starring in the movie, which, according to the company, tells of "a young nurse who is kidnapped by four violent teens who escape from a mental hospital and take her on a road trip from hell. Pursued by an equally deranged lawman out for revenge, one of these teens is destined for tragedy and horrors that will destroy his mind, molding him into the monster we now call Leatherface."
Taylor is replacing Angela Bettis, who dropped out due to a scheduling conflict.
The movie is being produced by Christa Campbell and Lati Grobman, alongside Carl Mazzocone; the three were also behind 2013's Texas Chainsaw 3D, which resurrected the franchise. Les Weldon is also a producer.
A veteran of the indie scene, Taylor has lately been working in the genre space. She was one of the stars of the horror hit The Conjuring and has appeared in TV shows such as Almost Human, Hemlock Grove and, more recently, American Crime.
Taylor is repped by APA and Circle of Confusion.
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I was at a function recently and was asked what group or profession needs media training the most? I didn't have to think about that one. My answer was easy, "doctors and lawyers are 1 and 1A." The person I was talking with was surprised and a bit offended, especially since she works in health… Read more »
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By Jodie Heisner Okay so I am dipping back into my news days with the sensational headline, while it cannot kill you literally, it can kill your career. My media background and current gig as a media coach means I also consult with a lot of PR Professionals. I hear a common complaint, "my clients… Read more »
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Transformer director, Michael Bay's specialty is blowing things up on a epic scale for the big screen. Recently at the Consumer Electronic Show in Las Vegas Bay was the one imploding after his performance. You've probably seen this video of his meltdown where he got so flustered he walked off the stage. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tqRyzTvNKE Bay's stage fright… Read more »
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The world of social media is so vast, so diverse. Imagine the number of platforms, innumerable hashtags in use and varied campaigns being run – there is so much happening socially, digitally. Naturally, if you are in this business, you invariably come a part of it or get affected by it.
As a marketer, working on social media can be quite a tedious process. And let's not forget the time and energy invested to study the analytics bit on social media. But for the betterment of a brand and the growth of a business, an effective social media presence is paramount.
While regular posting on social media channels (not all, of course!) is fine and in fact – necessary, analyzing the social performance is equally important. Just like how you you narrow down the most important social media platforms for your business, the same rule applies to selecting the social media metrics – which are so many, to be honest!
To make things easier for you, here are 5 top social media metrics that you must follow. And no – they are not the ones you would normally expect:
1. Click through rate
This metric tells you how interesting your social media copy is to grab the attention of its customers. Sharing posting or commenting on them are solid social metrics but when your copy nudges a reader to click on it, it is important to find out about how and why he or she is engaging.
By tracking the number of people who click and what kinds of content they would like to see, social media marketers can get an insight to the audience's tastes and preferences. This will allow them to create campaigns or similar copies to keep them engaged on that social media platform.
2. Bounce rate
Although self-explanatory, we will start our explanation from the basics. This metric is quite popular to check how many people visit the website but leave after viewing one page. However in social media, this indicator works a tad differently.
Here the bounce rate is calculated by comparing the website visitors who come from any of your social media networks and compare it with the rate of website visitors whose contact of origin is Google or any other search engine.
If the bounce rate is lower, it means your social media copies are bang-on and are delivering the right message or prompting the right action in the visitors.
3. Social mentions
As you know mentions indicate how much people are actually talking about your business on social media. But this metric becomes even more valuable when it is compared with the total number of industry mentions which also include your competitors.
Pick up one or all social media channels of your brand and count the number of mentions each channel garnered. Then divide that number with the total number of industry mentions to get the rate.
4. Conversion rate
This one's easy and almost all business calculates this way in some or the other way. It is the ratio of comments per post to the number of overall followers or page/post likes. The more the conversion rate is, the better it is.
Conversion rate shows just how impressive your content is and how a user converse with your brand on a particular platform. It gives credibility to your social media copies – which is a big motivating factor for all marketers.
It is believed that brands become more humanized on social media provided the staff makes a constant effort to keep the "social conversion" interactive. Social media gives the brands a chance to act like people because in the end people like doing business with other people, not companies.
Got what we mean?
5. Amplification rate
This metric measures the ratio of shares per post to the number of shares per post to the number of overall followers or page likes. By following a brand, a visitor shows the willingness to associate with your brand.
Depending upon the platform, you can check the amplification rate for each of the channels on the basis of the following:
- Twitter retweets
- Facebook shares
- Google+ shares
- LinkedIn shares
- Pinterest repins
- Instagram regrams
It is a pretty niche metric, we must add!
Over to you
There is no limit to the number of metrics we can discuss. The point is to dig deeper and analyze only those metrics which you feel will add value to your business. The thing is too many social media marketers rely on easy answers.
They only look at the increase in follower count or RTs/reposts/shares. And those are very generic metrics. So next time you hold a campaign, use these metrics. The results will be phenomenon!
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So here's the first cute activity. I took bottle cap letters from Confessions of a Homeschooler and glued them to the bottom of these cute ornaments from the craft store. I printed out a few penguin letter sheets from Communication4all
|I set them up on the table in the mornings, but then need to put them back in her workbox or the penguins go walking!
|Along those same lines, I printed out the penguin numbers from communication4all and had ED feed the penguin the number of fishes it wants. Then ED gets to help eat them. You can also find penguin numbers at Making Learning Fun.
|ED just loves do-a-dot pages right now. This is from Making Learning Fun. You could have your child cover the circles with pennies or magnets instead.
|This lacing card is from Activity Village
|Penguin hat color matching -- from homeschoolshare.com
|stickers from oriental trading
|a wooden penguin mask on sale for 50cents at Joann Fabrics
The Emperor's Egg is a non-fiction type book explaining how the male penguin cares for the egg. This was a wonderful book and led right into our penguin-care activity below!
|The kids tried to walk with an egg on their feet (you have to look closely at the picture. It doesn't show up very well.) LD was able to do it for a very short distance, but once he put it on his tummy, he raced around the room!
|We had to watch some of this amazing film -- March of the Penguins! The kids were sad when the egg rolled onto the ice and the film showed the egg freezing and cracking.