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Saturday, June 05, 2010
I will buy Khairy a plane ticket to Gaza today!
Apparently Khairy wants to personally go to Gaza and fight the Israeli Defence Force.
Khairy juga berkata sebagaimana yang dilaporkan oleh Malaysiakini di SINI "Jika tiada perubahan (daripada) demontrasi di Masjid Negara (mahupun) di Kedutaan Amerika Syarikat, kita akan bangun dan terus ke Gaza untuk tewaskan Israel,"Mr Khairy Jamaluddin, sean-the-man is so damned impressed with your bravery and commitment to the Palestinian cause... that I will personally pay for your plane ticket to Gaza!
Don't you worry about the logistics and what not. All you have to do is SHOW UP AND FIGHT! Not just them fighting words, dude. Actually FIGHT... just like you said. With guns, knives and other fighting shit.
NOW... do you have the balls to back up that big mouth of yours???
By sean-the-man - 6/05/2010 02:58:00 pm 4 comments Links to this post
Labels: Caught My Eye, Nation - Current Events
Sunday, May 16, 2010
Muslims protest gambling. Non-Muslims protest polygamy.
Shouldn't the abolition of the immoral and family-breaking practice of gambling be matched by the abolition of the equally immoral and home-breaking practice of polygamy?
Malaysia Islamists protest gambling, rapper Pitbull
Written by Razak Ahmad
Friday, 14 May 2010 17:59
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysian police broke up a protest by Islamists on Friday, May 14 against US rapper Pitbull's concert and the government award of a sports betting licence, underscoring a deepening tide of Islam in the country.
About 300 Malay Muslims representing several groups led by the opposition Pan Malaysian Islamic Party (PAS) gathered in the compound of a mosque in the capital's Malay enclave after Friday prayers to denounce gambling and pop concerts.
The government recently approved a sports betting licence to a company set to be majority controlled by property-to-gaming group Berjaya Corp Bhd.
Pitbull is scheduled to perform at a dance music festival in the country on Saturday.
The concert and gambling licence are unrelated, but a PAS official said the protest was part of an ongoing awareness campaign against "immorality" in the country.
"We must act before gambling floods our country," PAS official Kamaruzaman Mohamad told the crowd. "Gambling is a cancer in our society."
Malaysia forbids its majority Muslims from gambling but allows licensed numbers forecast operations and a casino operated by Genting Group.
Condemning the US rapper whose recent hits include "I Know You Want Me," Kamaruzaman said Pitbull was not welcome.
"It's bad enough that he is named after a dog, but if you watch his video clip on Youtube, his performance and lyrics are against Malaysian cultural norms," said Kamaruzaman.
Demonstrators carried placards with the words "Malaysia is not a gambling nation", and chanted, "God is Greatest". Police moved in to disperse the crowd but made no arrests.
The protests highlight the occasional clash between modern and conservative Islam in this mainly Muslim but multi-ethnic Southeast Asian country.
PAS is part of a group led by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim which made record gains in the 2008 national elections.
It competes with Prime Minster Najib Razak's Umno for the critical Malay vote. Malays form 55% of the country's 28 million population.
Both parties often tout their Islamic credentials and the deepening conservatism saw ethno-religious tensions rise due to a row over the use of the word "Allah" by Christians to describe God. — Reuters
By sean-the-man - 5/16/2010 04:50:00 pm 4 comments Links to this post
Labels: Nation - Race Religion NEP
Saturday, April 03, 2010
Real Bumiputras need help. False ones want special rights & privileges.
Read this. Isn't this what any affirmative action should be targeting? Rather than ensuring rich Malay businessmen get more govt contracts, govt land or making sure millionaire Malays get big discounts when buying bungalows?
Fri, 02 Apr 2010 22:30
By Dr Boo Cheng Hau & Helen Ang
Malaysia is the Asia-Pacific's "best model" in dealing with the rights of indigenous peoples – or so it is claimed. Last Saturday (incidentally the same day Dr Mahathir Mohamad launched the Perkasa inaugural congress), BN MP Makcus Mojigoh said, in his paper presented at a regional conference, that the government is serious about the plight of the Orang Asli.
Really? The Orang Asli don't think so.
Mojigoh's comments follow on the heels of the march by more than 2,000 Orang Asli from all over the country earlier on the 17th of this month in Putrajaya. They had gathered to demand recognition of their customary rights to ancestral land – "Tanah kami, maruah kami" was the rallying cry.
The protest is not surprising as the Orang Asli have increasingly been pushed to the margins by Ketuanan Melayu – since the infamous 'Malay Dilemma' of Mahathir and long before that.
Mahathir argued in his 1970 book that the Orang Asli are not the definitive people of the peninsular as they did not form the first effective government, and moreover "at no time did they outnumber the Malays".
Furthermore, he brushed off the notion that Orang Asli might have prior claims above "the right of the Malays to regard the Malay peninsula as their own country..." and cited his own reading of history to bolster the Malay contention.
Today, learning from school textbooks, pupils would be left with the impression that Malaysian history started from the Malaccan Sultanate, and that before the conversion to Islam of the prince Parameswara, the country was some kind of no-man's land.
The Malay Dilemma also contended that "in fact, there are no more than a few thousand aborigines". Contrary to Mahathir's assertion rubbishing their numbers, in 1969 there were 52,943 Orang Asli.
Orang Asli are not a single ethnic group but collectively composed of 18 (official) tribes. The biggest grouping is classed Senoi, who are the Semai, Temiar, Jah Hut, Che Wong, Mah Meri and Semoq Beri tribes, while two other groupings are Negrito and proto-Malay. All are indigenous people.
Similar to apartheid
According to historians, Orang Asli had been victims of the slave trade by the Malays and Bataks. Despite official denials of slavery, Orang Asli oral literature has indeed recorded slave raids. The English colonial official JWW Birch had documented their enslavement since as early as 1874.
...one fact remains the same for all Orang Asli: they are the descendants of the earliest inhabitants of the peninsula.
Totalling some 147,500 persons in 2003, Orang Asli comprise about 0.6 percent of the population, and are disenfranchised on many counts.
Commenting on the demonstration in Putrajaya, Suhakam vice-chairman Simon Sipaun said: "It is expected that the Orang Asli community would protest as they have been marginalised in a system similar to apartheid".
Previously in South Africa, the white Afrikaner nationalists used an ideology almost identical to that propounded by Mahathir to justify their own indigenous status above the black Khoisan, whom according to the white supremacists, had never established a 'civilised government'.
If one were to look at Article 153 of our federal constitution, it says that the 'special position' is extended only to Malays and natives of Sabah and Sarawak. Omitting mention of the Orang Asli in the said article excludes them from the guarantee of quotas.
[But] 'We are not Malays, we will always be Orang Asli' – declare the placards hoisted in Putrajaya on March 17. How then?
'Refugees' in own country
Not too long ago on Feb 24, a group of Orang Asli held a demonstration outside the Orang Asli Affairs Department (JHEOA) hospital in Gombak. Speaking to reporters, their spokesman Sokyen Man said the hospital is dominated by non-Orang Asli who are incapable of fulfilling the needs of the community.
The group submitted a petition against the hospital which said, among other things: "A lot of us have faced medical staff who are uncomfortable with the Orang Asli. Sometimes, they pass comments on our features and skin colour." This particular complaint infers that they are considered an 'out group' or 'inferior group' (implied by the derogatory connotations of 'sakai') by the mainstream.
The term 'Orang Asli' was first used by the post-Independence federal government and means 'the original people'. Colin Nicholas of the Center for Orang Asli Concerns (COAC) notes, "one fact remains the same for all Orang Asli: they are the descendants of the earliest inhabitants of the peninsula."
It is they whose fate could well be equated with that of aborigines in Australia, Maoris in New Zealand and Native Americans in the United States. This is a more compelling comparison than Utusan Malaysia's constant, tiresome refrain that Malays are like Palestinians in their own homeland.
It is the Orang Asli who are akin to displaced refugees!
Most destitute group
Going by any socio-economic indicator, the Orang Asli are the worst off among all the local ethnic groups. About half live below the poverty line – according to the government's most recent statistics. Relative to the other races, their children are malnourished and have high infant mortality rate; and Orang Asli have a lower life expectancy.
A bitter irony is that the authorities insist on perpetuating the myth that Orang Asli are 'nomadic'. According to Robert Dentan, most of the Orang Asli have in fact settled in stable lifestyles although a small number remain semi-nomadic.
There are about 870 Orang Asli settlements (as at December 2003) mainly in Pahang, Perak and Kelantan. More than 500 of these villages are considered to be located in the fringe and 323 in the interior. About 400 villages are categorized as 'backward'.
If at all Orang Asli can be regarded as nomadic foragers roaming in the forest or "tanah rayau" – a dismissive phraseology adopted by the government – it is this very government that is forcing them to move from place to place.
The Temuans in Sepang and Bangi had their land taken from them to build KLIA and UKM respectively. In Stulang Laut in Johor, the Orang Seletar were relocated to make way for a commercial and customs complex.
The "regroupment" – an euphemistic official doublespeak – of Orang Asli settlements has resulted in even their resettlements again giving way to logging, mining concessions, highway projects, industrial parks and golf courses.
National Land Act
The federal government expects to table amendments to the National Land Act in Parliament by June. It is learned that the new legislation will give the Orang Asli only 50,000 hectares of the 128,000-ha land they live on, which ultimately amounts to "a policy of planned poverty".
The Bar Council has recommended the following legal measures on the Orang Asli land issues to empower the community:
1. the issuance of individual land titles to every indigenous family;
2. the gazetting of communal land parcels by the state governments under Section 62 of the National Land Code 1965;
3. the gazetting of communal land parcels under the Aboriginal Peoples Act 1954 with perpetual and unlimited foraging rights extending beyond the gazetted communal land parcels; and
4. in exceptional cases of certain semi-nomadic indigenous communities, who are the most vulnerable of indigenous peoples, perpetual and unlimited foraging rights (with concomitant and greater opportunities for education and vocational training towards sustaining their livelihood).
The authorities tend to take a narrow reading of the Aboriginal Peoples Act 1954 (revised 1974) and regard the Orang Asli's rights to their land as being one of 'tenant-at-will'. And that their right to remain in a particular area is at the pleasure of the state authority which can, if it so wishes, remove the Orang Asli from their lands without having to pay compensation for it.
The courts, especially in the Sagong Tasi case, have however deemed such thinking as archaic and unconstitutional. The Orang Asli do exercise native title rights over their traditional lands under common law. But it appears the government is not about to accept this legal precedent.
Writing in Aliran, Yogeswaran Subramaniam observes, "If past records are anything to go by, the states' performance for gazetting Orang Asli reserves has been nothing short of dismal".
Changing the face of Orang Asli
The policy that the government is now putting on the table does not recognise customary lands but instead proposes to change the face of Orang Asli land into plantations.
Orang Asli who accept the government's deal offering 50,000 ha (amounting to just over one hectare per household and with no forests) will not be able to bring any claims later to the courts for customary lands or loss of such lands.
The Aliran article calculated that even assuming Orang Asli want to operate oil palm smallholdings at one hectare, each household will only be able to produce around 15 tonnes annually.
The cash crop sold at RM500 a tonne would bring net earnings of RM5,000 a year, or average income of just over RM400 a month – a poverty level income!
The Orang Asli are a vulnerable minority who have been physically removed from their traditional source of livelihood in the forests. Government coercion has additionally caused the erosion of their traditions, customs and values – and its attendant side-effect of mental stress.
They did not venture to the swanky Putrajaya for "school-holiday sightseeing" as gibed by the condescending Rural Development Minister Shafie Apdal. The Orang Asli descended on the administrative capital because the community has reached a crisis level.
Related stories:
Orang Asli in protest march over land rights
1Malaysia - politics first, people later
Dr Boo Cheng Hau is the Johor DAP chairman and the state assemblyman for Skudai while Helen Ang is an online media columnist. This article first appeared at the Centre For Policy Initiatives' website.
By sean-the-man - 4/03/2010 12:00:00 pm 1 comments Links to this post
Friday, March 19, 2010
Non-malays don't join army because they are undisciplined cowards.
Why non-Malays don't join the army:
- they don't like discipline
- they don't like the potential need to sacrifice their lives.
And here I was... thinking it was due to rampant discrimination. Apparently, it's because they're undisciplined cowards.
Here's a thought... let the non-Malays hold the guns for a change. I reckon they'll show you just who the cowards are.
By sean-the-man - 3/19/2010 10:14:00 pm 1 comments Links to this post
Labels: Nation - Race Religion NEP
Sunday, January 31, 2010
JAIS on Valentine's Day. More sexual abuse & necromancy?
Based on the other stuff JAIS is known for, no good can come from their "prowling" on Valentine's Day.
- sexual abuse (videotaping naked girls during raids)
- necromancy (snatching dead bodies away from grieving families)
A word of advice if any non-Muslims are harassed by them.
1. They have NO AUTHORITY OVER NON-MUSLIMS.
2. So, if they accost you in any way, you can treat them as robbers or attackers. You can punch them, kick them, stab them, or if you have a gun, shoot them in self defence. A hotel fork in the eye of one of those turbaned idiots would garner you a personal note of appreciation from me.
By sean-the-man - 1/31/2010 11:53:00 am 1 comments Links to this post
Labels: Nation - Race Religion NEP
Sunday, January 24, 2010
ASB vs ASW2020. 28% difference!
I always wondered exactly how much more dividend ASB (Amanah Saham Bumiputra) pays compared to the other PNB (Permodalan Nasional) funds that are open to non-bumis. As far as I can tell, the best performing fund that's not exclusive to the bumis is ASW2020.
It seems that ASB has returned an average of 9.55% over the last 10 years (1999-2009), while ASW2020 has returned an average of 7.48%.
The average difference of 2.07% is significant. It is 28% more. PNB has always said that the difference in performance is due to the difference in portfolio composition (types and mix of assets) and risk-return balance between the 2 funds. However since both funds are capital guaranteed, then I have to ask... how come PNB doesn't invest ASW2020 into the same portfolio composition as ASB to extract the same returns?
And how exactly does PNB guarantee the capital for both funds when their risk-return profiles are different? This means if ASB can be capital guaranteed with 9.55% return, why can't ASW2020? Why would ASW2020's portfolio, which is similarly capital guaranteed - only manage to return 7.48%? Why the disparity?
The real question in my mind is whether there is any cross-fund subsidisation of returns and/or capital guarantee from ASW2020 to ASB?
There are 2 other things that make ASB inequitably unfair compared to ASW2020.
1. ASW2020 caps the initial "fresh funds" investment of each individual at RM20,000 to 50,000. It has changed with every new issue over the years. ASB's cap is RM200,000 per individual.
If you look at it from a per capita citizen/investor point of view, an ASB investor would have earned an average 9.55% annually on RM200,000 in ASB. He would have pocketed RM19,100 per year or a total of RM191,000 over 10 years. With an initial investment of RM200,000, he has virtually doubled his money!
A non-bumi investor in ASW2020 would have earned an average of 7.48% annually on RM50,000 (lets say that's the cap). He would have earned RM3,740 per year or a total of RM37,400 over 10 years. Assuming he was allowed to invest RM200,000, his dividends would be RM14,960 per year or a total of RM149,600 over 10 years.
That is a difference of RM41,400... where has it gone?
In addition, the dividends can be left in the funds, to be reinvested. And they typically are. This differential will therefore be compounded exponentially year after year as the fund balance grows... ie. any cross-subsidisation gets larger and larger. So, while I have (for simplicity's sake on a hot Sunday afternoon) assumed a constant RM50,000 (for ASW2020) and RM200,000 (for ASB), the account balances involved are actually much, much larger due to the compounding effect of dividends reinvested in the funds.
2. Malaysian banks are compelled to offer financing or loans to people investing in ASB. Bumis can borrow up to their individual investment limit (ie. RM200,000) with nothing more their eventual ASB certificate as collateral.
RHB is offering ASB financing at a price of BLR-1.35%. In 2009, RHB's BLR was 5.55%. That simply means that in 2009, ASB investors were borrowing money with no personal undertaking required, at a cost of 4.25% in order to earn a dividend return of 8.55%.
Think about it. Supernormal returns above any other funds that PNB manages, without having to come up with any capital or take any risk due to available bank financing. That's a sweet, sweet deal for ASB investors.
In other words, money is simply being handed to them on a silver platter! Money that is being sucked out of PNB's non-ASB funds (like ASW2020, ASM, AS1Malaysia) and other bank borrowers.
ASB dividend history: My Malaysia Stockfolio
ASW2020 dividend history: nutri for my soul
ASB financing info: RHB Bank
2009 BLR info: Meshio.com
By sean-the-man - 1/24/2010 12:58:00 pm 4 comments Links to this post
Labels: Nation - Race Religion NEP
Saturday, January 23, 2010
You don't know who your father is?!
This is a hilarious one. And here I was.., thinking that only the bastard children of prostitutes and sperm donors wouldn't know who their father was. Oh shoot... did I just imply that a whole bunch of people who have father issues are the bastard offspring of whores and test tubes?
AYAH CONTROVERSY: "Tell Your Children NOT to Call You AYAH"
Friday, January 22, 2010
The following story is being circulated in the Malaysian blogosphere and email network.
A man came home from work and his children ran to him and called out 'AYAH! AYAH!'.
His neighbor got very upset and said to him, "Can you please tell YOUR children NOT to call YOU 'AYAH'?"
The man asked, "Why?"
The neighbor retorted, "Because MY children call ME 'AYAH' too. They might get confused and mistake YOU for their father."
Then the man told his neighbour, "Are you not ashamed to say that your children do not know who is their 'AYAH'. So you are saying by using the word 'AYAH', your children will call me "AYAH" too without knowing who is their father."
The neighbour said, "YES, ONLY I should use the word 'AYAH".
The man said, "Then there is something wrong in what you are teaching your children. They are NOT sure and do NOT know who is their 'AYAH'!"
Posted by Malaysian Unplug
By sean-the-man - 1/23/2010 01:03:00 pm 6 comments Links to this post
Johor sultan dies. Got nothing to say about it.
My elders taught me that if I have nothing good to say about someone who has departed, don't say anything at all.
End of blogpost.
JOHOR BARU: The Sultan of Johor, Sultan Iskandar Ibni Almarhum Sultan Ismail, passed away at the Puteri Specialist Hospital here at 7.08pm on Friday. He was 77 years old.
He will be buried at the Royal Mausoluem at 2pm on Saturday. Members of the public can pay their respects at the Istana Besar from 9am 10.30am, while dignitaries can do so from 11am to noon.
He was admitted earlier Friday due to an unspecified illness.
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Labels: Nation - Current Events
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Dear Malaysia... it's time for sayang sayang
These are unprecedented times of communal strife n Malaysia. Yet hope and promise, in their myriad disguises, never stop trying to manifest themselves in our daily lives. There will be no heavy commentary today, no "in your face" racial rebuttal or religious rejoinder.
I'm just going to share one of my favourite songs ever. Every time I listen to it, I really feel it somehow describes us... what we are, our difficult journey, that hope beckons and what we must do as a nation. It seems to understand that the fates and fortunes of all Malaysians are joined, that we either swim together or we shall sink together. That the only way to succeed is with one hand firmly in the other.
Ladies and gentlemen, fellow Malaysians, now more than ever... it's time for a little lovin'... it's time for sayang sayang.
There seems so many things that lie before us
There's just so many things we want to do
But let's just stop and pause
For just a moment 'cos
We should do something special, me and you
It's time for sayang sayang
It's time for sayang sayang
Caring for one another, family and friends
It's time for sayang sayang
It's time for sayang sayang
As we go walking together, hand in hand
The time that we all love is here to treasure
A very special time of the year
These days are sure to find
These days are yours and mine
We'll share them with the ones we hold so dear
It's time for sayang sayang
It's time for sayang sayang
Caring for one another, family and friends
It's time for sayang sayang
It's time for sayang sayang
As we go walking together, hand in hand
As we go walking together, hand in hand...
Title: It's Time for Sayang Sayang.
Music: John Lee
Lyrics: Alvin Oon, John Lee & Tan Kheng Hua
Performed by: John Lee & Tan Kheng Hua
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Did Alternative Cancer Treatments Hasten Steve Jobs' Death?
A week after Steve Jobs' death from pancreatic cancer, some are speculating that his choice of alternative medicine may have shortened the tech innovator's life.
FRIDAY, Oct. 14 — The late Steve Jobs was a famously private man, especially about his pancreatic neuroendocrine cancer diagnosis and his subsequent treatment. The cause of his death wasn't even officially confirmed until his death certificate was released, the week after he died.
And although the exact details of his cancer therapy were never released, now some are speculating that Jobs' use of alternative cancer therapies may have contributed to his decline. In a detailed post on the online forum Quora, Ramzi Amri, a Fulbright scholar and postgraduate research fellow in the department of surgery at Harvard University, wrote, "Jobs had many favorable factors that indicate an early surgical treatment could have been curative…. While Mr. Jobs was trying all sorts of alternative mumbo-jumbo… his tumor grew, and grew, and grew...and then it somehow grew beyond control."
According to a 2008 Fortune profile, Jobs' pancreatic tumor was diagnosed during a routine abdominal scan back in October 2003. While the more common form of pancreatic cancer has a less than 4 percent five-year survival rate, Jobs was found to have a rarer type known as a pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor, also known as an islet cell tumor. Although still a serious diagnosis, this type of pancreatic cancer is much more survivable and treatable, with a 42 percent average survival rate five years after diagnosis. For this type of pancreatic cancer, according to the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center Web site, surgery to remove the tumor is considered "the most effective treatment."
But Jobs, who was a Buddhist and reportedly skeptical about mainstream medicine, did not undergo surgery immediately. Instead, he decided to begin what's described in the Fortune piece as a "special diet" — despite the misgivings of those around him. When a subsequent scan showed that the tumor had grown, he finally underwent a modified Whipple procedure, which removes the head of the pancreas along with parts of the stomach, bile duct, and duodenum (the first part of the small intestine). His surgery wasn't performed until July 2004, nine months after his initial diagnosis.
Speaking at Stanford University's commencement the following year, Jobs said, "[My tumor] turned out to be a very rare form of pancreatic cancer that is curable with surgery. I had the surgery, and, thankfully, I am fine now." And according to e-mails to Apple employees quoted by The Daily Beast, Jobs believed that because the surgery "got it all," he did not need to undergo chemotherapy or radiation.
Sadly, that wasn't the end of the story. Jobs went on to undergo a liver transplant in 2009, which led many to speculate that the cancer had spread beyond his digestive system. Photos of him revealed that he was increasingly gaunt and fragile, having lost a considerable amount of weight. In January 2011, Jobs announced that he was taking a third leave of absence from Apple, and he resigned as CEO in August. In a letter to the Apple board of directors, Jobs wrote, "I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come." He died less than two months later, on October 5, 2011.
Would Jobs still be alive today if he had undergone surgery immediately after diagnosis? No one can say for sure. But as with other decisions in his life, Jobs was determined to go his own way. Quoted on the site CelebrityDiagnosis.com, an Apple insider stated, "There was genuine concern … that he may not have been doing the best thing for his health. But Steve is Steve."

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True Mountain Stretch Sportwool Long Sleeve Review
We've used this Stretch Sportswool long sleeved base layer by True Mountain extensively for running over the winter months as well as a base-layer for full on winter conditions, and this is how it fared in our long term review.
True Mountain are an outdoor clothing company who produce all their kit in the UK, which is a novelty to start with, ensuring that you're buying reasonably locally. In their own words:
True Mountain is a brand that produces performance outdoor apparel in the UK (Preston, Lancashire if you want to be exact). We only use materials and components sourced in the EU, and as much as possible comes from the UK.
While the fit might be advertised as 'athletic', but don't let that put you off if you're carrying a bit more meat than a butcher's knife. There's still plenty of room in these tops, so you won't need to go a size up. Arms are also sufficiently long, as is the length. We've lost count of the tops where the arms are too short (one where we couldn't use the thumb-loops and retain blood flow to the hand) and the torso is so short that it's more of a crop top.
As the base layer is made of sportwool fabric ( 61% Polyester / 36% Merino Wool, 3% Elastane ) – the merino makes it very soft. This along with the flat-lock seams meant it was comfortable and no chafage. We also found it performed quite well without washing the first few times – ideal if you're looking to use it for backpacking.
We're also big thumbloop fans at Mud and Routes, something we think are essential in the colder months. We know you can use gloves, but thumb-loop often removes the need for them, and are also an extra bit of insulation for when you do wear gloves and need to remove them.
They also provide a lifetime guarantee, though we found the kit is well made and after many months of abuse, is still going strong, and you probably won't need it. Overall, this is a decent mountain base-layer for the warmer months, whether you're running, walking or mountaineering.
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What the Manufacturer Says:
Full stretch, high wicking Long Sleeve baselayer T Shirt. For high energy activities in spring, autumn and winter
+ Danish made 215gm/m2 Sportwool fabric ( 61% Polyester / 36% Merino Wool, 3% Elastane ) for very high wicking performance
+ PFC Free Anti-Microbial treatment to reduce odour during extended use
+ UK produced Meryl / Elastane stretch side panels provides wicking and extended comfort
+ Twin process Flat Seam construction for a comfortable, durable garment
+ In seam thumb loops help to prevent cold wrists
+ Athletic fit to achieve maximum benefit from the performance fabrics used
+ Made with care, using only quality materials, by skilled people in our factory. In Lancashire.
+ Colours; Steel Grey / Blue – Steel Grey / Cannon Grey – Steel Grey / Orange
+ Lifetime guarantee – if it breaks or fails in its reasonable lifetime, we'll fix it or replace it


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Event Details and Purpose
This year PASI is proud to again host The Great Gatherings fundraising and community building event at Icon Lounge and Events in Downtown Sioux Falls! While the Spanish Immersion program is a public school, it does take additional funds to operate at our current level. Our largest expense is our intern program. The native Spanish speaking classroom teaching assistants are an integral and crucial part of the success of our entire program. This year we have 15 interns and in order to fund our interns as well as support the growing program our TOTAL fundraising goal for 20-21 is $105,000. Please consider how your family can support our Spanish Immersion program by participating in The Great Gatherings event. In order to reach our goal, we need many volunteers as well as monetary donations and hosts for Great Gatherings. Our biggest goal is that every family participate in the special event in some capacity. Whether it's attending, hosting/co-hosting a gathering, purchasing a raffle, donating to the silent auction, volunteering to help the night of the event or just spreading the word. Let's build our Spanish Immersion community while raising money to keep the interns in each classroom, benefiting every student!
Great Gatherings Committee
- Suzie Munce
- Julie Burgraff
- Jenn Atkinson
- Jen Sorum
- Corinne Kompelien
What is a Great Gathering?
A Great Gathering is just that, it's a chance to gather together members of our Spanish Immersion community, students, parents or teachers, to participate in a great activity or event. The gatherings are all unique and can be whatever the host chooses. Families can host a gathering together for students; parents can host an adult gathering and/or teacher can host an event for students. All costs of the gathering are paid for by the host and the money collected in attendance fees will go to support our intern program. At the Great Gatherings event on November 13th, parents and teachers will buy the opportunity to attend your event or to have their children attend your event that year.


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For some, the mere thought of hiring an interior designer scares the bejesus out of them. Thanks to their notorious portrayal in movies, many view interior designers as tsk-tsking divas, turning their noses up at everything they see, and charging fees that could even choke a millionaire. That's total baloney we say. As a company that frequently works with interior designers, believe us when we say that they are the sweetest folks in the trade, always bursting with passion and creativity, and helping us unearth new things about our own potential!
But you'd wonder why are we talking about all this here? Well, that's because a lot of us house-proud folks find ourselves in a jam when it comes to home decoration project. Do you really need professional assistance or can you single-handedly carry it through yourself? While the opinion of a qualified professional is undoubtedly invaluable, however, if you want to march to the beat of your own drum, there are a few important things that you need to carefully think over and plan.
Here are a few tips and tricks (not so surprisingly that also make many interior designers' MO) that will hugely benefit your home decoration project –
#1 Write, write, write
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Ever heard about the habit of successful people of journaling their thoughts and pledging themselves to a goal? Apparently, it's a good habit and you should try it too. When you have something in black and white, it in way behooves you to do it just like fulfilling formal contract. Make flow-charts, schematics, diagrams or just dash down what you plan to accomplish in the coming few days, and trust us, all the plans of men and mice that have been going astray will magically move along the right course.
PS: Please just don't give it a lick and a promise. We often get seduced by the initial rush of embarking on a project but often lose the acceleration as we move ahead. Document your decoration process every day, without fail.
#2 Ask yourself the right questions
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This can again, involve setting down all possible questions bubbling inside your head. Right from what tools you'd need to execute your project to how much money you'd be springing for it; sit down with your folks and run ideas by them. Discussions can lead to questions that you may not have thought of.
#3 Plumb the depths before you dive
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In this day and age of social media when inspiration is available at the tap of your finger, things can't get any easier. Plus, there are so many books/blogs/tutorials/magazines you can refer to, especially the DIY ones that will equip you with a wealth of tried and tested hacks that will help you romp through your personal project.
#4 Get your measurements right
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This goes without saying. You will find a number of guides/tutorials online that will shepherd you step-by-step in sizing up curtains and blinds. Please note down your measurements somewhere safely because remember there's nothing unsightly than having curtains that instead of sitting flush with the floor dangle a few inches above it!
#5 Choose your colors wisely
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The perfect beginning to establish the color palette is to single out your favorite color that you will love to live with every day. Once that's decided, pair it with neutrals or white for a safe and tame interpretation or go for its vivid complement for a richer and bolder look.
#6 Take good care of your home furnishings
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Read our cleaning tips and techniques for curtains and blinds here and cleaning guide for carpets here.
#7 Breathe a fresh breath of air in home furnishings with charming details
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There are tons of decorating ideas bobbing up and down out there and you surely don't need to be a veteran tailor to be able to implement them (though you can seek help from your local tailor). From adding fluffy pompoms to your cushions to edging your curtain border with delicate lace trimmings, there's so much you can do!
#8 Create beautiful focal points in your home
While a wall featuring sterling frames filled with family photos makes for a beautiful focal point, you can also experiment with unexpected décor objects like an intricately embroidered textile wall art like this –
Or these hoops showcasing colorful interplay of varied needlework –
#9 Resist the temptation to overdo
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We all love to adorn our homes with beautiful objects and furniture, we love that too but we need to ask ourselves when we are besotted by a piece and thinking of buying it, 'Will I feel the same about it in 6 months' time?' and more searing questions. Read here to know if living with less is possible.
#10 Chic it up with Jungalow vibes
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We have colossal design crush on Justina Blakeney, the multi-hyphenate designer who has spawned a bewildering number of imitators trying to pull off her style but nobody does it better than the queen herself! Greenery, vintage items, colors, and patterns best describe her modus operandi and her blog is an interminable source of décor inspiration where she discusses the projects she does, small makeovers she brings off in her own house, planter guides, and so much more. You should definitely check it out!
#11 Most importantly, do it with total abandon
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Your home is a place where you rear families, celebrate significant occasions, and play host to near and dear ones. Do what all that you want whilst constantly assessing how your decorating decisions are going to impact your family's life. Be reflective with where you are going to spend your money into and most importantly, keep experimenting and evolving.
We hope these tips serve you well. Let us us what you think about them and if you got some tips to share, please do so in the comments section below.
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There are so many angles that you can take photos of the lights at the Boardwalk Entertainment Complex in the evenings. This picture was taken looking at the casino entrance across the Boardwalk lake. There was a light breeze, so the lake wasn't perfectly still which means that I will have to go back at some stage to get some perfect reflections.
Thursday, May 5, 2011
Casino lights
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Great night shot!ReplyDelete
Oh I like the rather choppy water and the light's play on it- and what would PE be without wind?ReplyDelete
I'm really enjoying my daily PE fix and this is a beautiful shot.ReplyDelete
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Take a look to my Nigh Shot Mnday meme...ReplyDelete
Thats something I need to master; taking great night shots is a skill. Nice pic.ReplyDelete
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Harrow CC Ron Wake Memorial Trophy
This open subject annual print competition between 7 clubs is arranged over 2 rounds. Seven clubs are invited to enter 7 prints each (maximum one print per author).
The trophy (a camera made by Ron Wake and mounted as the Ron Wake Memorial Trophy) is awarded to the author of the winning print.
Format of Competition
The seven clubs are Ealing and Hampshire House, Field End, Harrow, Northolt and District, Pinner, Watford and XRR. Each club is invited to enter 7 prints (only one print per author). In the first round, an external judge selects 10 prints from all entered. In the second round, an external judge selects 1 print from the 10 previously shortlisted and the trophy is awarded to the winning author.
How to Enter
Entry is at Club Level and our entries are selected from a pool of club images previously chosen by the Selection Committee.
Further Information
Harrow Camera Club organise this inter-club competition.
The preliminary round is held in May or June at Harrow Camera Club – ten prints are selected to go through to the final which coincides with our annual exhibition held in September in Stanmore Library.
The full rules can be found here
Background to the competition can be found here and information about Ron Wake here


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The Toxic Impacts of Aluminium Contained in Paediatric Vaccines on the Human Nervous System
Administration of Aluminium to Neonatal Mice in Vaccine-relevant Amounts is Associated with Adverse Long Term Neurological Outcomes
Our previous ecological studies of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has demonstrated a correlation between increasing ASD rates and aluminium (Al) adjuvants in common use in paediatric vaccines in several Western countries. The correlation between ASD rate and Al adjuvant amounts appears to be dose-dependent and satisfies 8 of 9 Hill criteria for causality.
We have now sought to provide an animal model to explore potential behavioural phenotypes and central nervous system (CNS) alterations using subcutaneous injections of Al hydroxide in early postnatal CD-1 mice of both sexes. Injections of a "high" and "low" Al adjuvant levels were designed to correlate to either the U.S. or Scandinavian paediatric vaccine schedules vs. control saline-injected mice. Both male and female mice in the "high Al" group showed significant weight gains following treatment up to sacrifice at 6 months of age. Male mice in the "high Al" group showed significant changes in light–dark box tests and in various measures of behaviour in an open field. Female mice showed significant changes in the light–dark box at both doses, but no significant changes in open field behaviours. These current data implicate Al injected in early postnatal life in some CNS alterations that may be relevant for a better understanding of the aetiology of ASD.
Aluminium (Al) is the most abundant metal and third most common element in the Earth's crust. Normally chemically bound to other elements, Al is not typically bioavailable and indeed seems to play no role in any known biochemistry of plants, animals or humans. In the last 150 years, however, Al, through human activities has become much more prevalent in the human environment. Notably, Al is widely used in industrial and material applications, is widely found in processed foods, is contained in various medicinal compounds, and can be used as a flocculant in water treatment. Because of such ubiquity, it is increasingly found in our bodies. Overall, we now live in what has been termed "The Aluminium Age".
For all of its positive properties as a material, Al is also demonstrably toxic to biological systems, an observation that has been in the scientific literature for at least a century. Although Al may deleteriously impact various organ systems, some of its worst impacts may be on the nervous system.
Some of the toxic actions of Al on the nervous system include: disruption of synaptic activity, mis-folding of crucial proteins, promotion of oxidant stress, and increased permeability of the blood–brain barrier, to mention only a few of the more egregious impacts. In particular, Al has been implicated in Alzheimer's disease and animal models of the disease clearly demonstrate Al-induced cognitive deficits and pathologies. Al vaccine adjuvants, in use since the mid-1920s, have been shown to produce Lou Gehrig's-like motor phenotypes in mice and motor neuron degeneration. The neurotoxic effects of Al adjuvants have been discussed in previous publications by our group and by others. Additionally, Al in vaccines has been linked to the induction of autoimmune diseases. Recently, we compared the amount of Al in various national paediatric vaccine schedules with increasing rates of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and found a significant correlation that appeared to be dose dependent. These ecological data satisfied 8 or 9 so-called Hill criteria for causality. Similar conclusions about a potential role of Al adjuvants in ASD have been discussed by other investigators. The above results led us to attempt to create an animal model of ASD based on early life administration of Al adjuvants by injection. The current manuscript describes the behavioural outcomes of this study. A future publication will address central nervous system (CNS) alterations. <<<snip>>>
Al salts are the most widely used adjuvants today and have been since the 1920s. The fact that they can trigger pathological immunological responses and a cascade of unwanted health effects has been relatively under-appreciated to date. Nevertheless, it is clear that the problem with vaccine-derived Al is three-fold: 1) it can persist in the body,2) it can trigger pathological immunological responses and 3) it can make its way into the CNS where it can drive further deleterious immuno-inflammatory and excitotoxic processes.
This paper reports only preliminary data on the adverse neurodevelopmental effects of early Al exposure in paediatric vaccine-relevant doses in an animal model and hence does not provide conclusive evidence on the hypothesized causative role of Al in autism. However, our current results are consistent with the existing evidence on the toxicology and pharmacokinetics of Al adjuvants which altogether strongly implicate these compounds as contributors to the rising prevalence of neuro-behavioural disorders in children. Given that autism has devastating consequences in a life of a child, and that currently in the developed world over 1% of children suffer from some form of ASD], it would seem wise to make efforts towards reducing infant exposure to Al from vaccines.
First published in Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry 128 (2013) 237–244
Administration of Aluminium to Neonatal Mice in Vaccine-Relevant Amounts is Associated with Adverse Long Term Neurological Outcomes
C. A. Shaw et.al.
Neural Dynamics Research Group, University of British Colombia, Vancouver, B. C.
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At the beach! No time to ramble on. Meeting friends in mere minutes. Gonna have fudge (of which there will be photos). We made pretty good time. The room is delightful (even if we don't have an ocean view due to budget restraints). We're at the beach!
I was up before noon, and let me just say, that is not NEARLY enough sleep. But we'll catch up tonight. Here's what I heard, right after the obnoxious alarm went off:
we are always victorious,
when we are grateful for our blessings.
And before we zoomed out our front door, this was the deck which wanted to get us going.
"Prioritize ~
Archangel Metatron:
'Focus on your highest priorities.
I will help you get organized and motivated.'
Additional Message:
'What's your calling? What makes your heart sing? When you focus on these areas, your joyful energy increases, which benefits everyone.
Take charge of your schedule, spend more time on projects and activities close to your heart. Make choices that honor your priorities and support your life's mission.'
Working with Archangel Metatron:
Metatron is one of two archangels who once walked upon Earth as human men (the other is Sandalphon). Metatron was the prophet and scribe, Enoch, who ascended after his exemplary Earth life. He continues working as a scribe and record keeper in Heaven. He helps people develop organizational and record-keeping skills as well. When you call on him, he motivates you to organize and prioritize."
Wow, who doesn't need that kind of help? This is obviously our go-to guy to call on.
Today's Deck:
Archangel Oracle Cards by Doreen Virtue
FLP Report:
so far this today, starts with this one.
And includes two Canadians (one from B.C. and one from Alberta), Colorado (5 of those!), Kentucky (which Dan and I argued over for miles), Arizona, Delaware (only he saw that one), Montana (4, one *IS* someone we know and love this time), Michigan, oh and another British Columbia.


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To be honest: this blog has been a pretty good way for me to talk about things which helped me avoid sending too much email to people.
But:: do I have anything really worthwhile to share with the world anymore?
When I was young, I saw how badly behaved people were and I wanted to be a force for morality in the world.
But morality is a kind of subjective topic.
And the church got really confusing.
And my family, by my own reckoning, is no great example on how to behave.
Maybe I personally was trying real hard ----- but I can see how my family wasn't ------- and that isn't helpful.
It might just be that I have nothing really useful to add to public conversation anymore.
Simple fact is that I wanted to teach people common sense things like "Don't hypnotize others to do really bad things" ---- it should be obvious that this would be moral law, except so many people I knew when I was young didn't seem to realize it.
BUT ----- there are so many other channels and websites and teachers out there who do a great job of exemplifying morality -------- and I kind of feel unnecessary now.
I kind of wonder if I should give myself a test:::
If I can stop posting on my blog, and stop feeling like I should post on my blog, for two whole months -----
maybe then I can just back up my files and "shutdown" this website.
If I feel no great need to say anything anymore for two months::: then maybe it's time to stop.
OUYA was fun ------ but that's not happening anymore.
I don't really have an excuse to be in business anymore.
Maybe I'll keep my URL and come back as a musician or something. Who knows.
Anyway ----- I just don't think I have much of anything useful to add anymore ----- maybe this is just a momentary feeling, so I will give myself 2 months ----- so we'll see.
I will finally say this:::::
There's a new video platform that's been created that competes with Youtube.
It's called LBRY and can be found at LBRY.com.
I've put up a few videos there on my own channel ------ maybe that's where I can talk from now on if I have anything to say.
Anyway ----- this blog has largely been useful as a way of limiting the amount of personal email I send ----- but I'm not sure I have anything useful to tell the public anymore.
Just try to be good people ------ exemplify righteousness.
That's all I really wanted to say ever since I was young.


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What does it take to amaze Jesus? How do we capture the attention of the Son of God, the One who took part in creation, walked on water, and calmed raging storms with His words?
Recently the following passages leaped off the pages of my Bible during my devotional reading.
The first passage is found in Matthew 8:5-13.
When Jesus returned to Capernaum, a Roman officer came and pleaded with him, "Lord, my young servant lies in bed, paralyzed and in terrible pain."
Jesus said, "I will come and heal him."
But the officer said, "Lord, I am not worthy to have you come into my home. Just say the word from where you are, and my servant will be healed. I know this because I am under the authority of my superior officers, and I have authority over my soldiers. I only need to say, 'Go,' and they go, or 'Come,' and they come. And if I say to my slaves, 'Do this,' they do it."
When Jesus heard this, he was amazed. Turning to those who were following him, he said, "I tell you the truth, I haven't seen faith like this in all Israel!
Great faith amazes Jesus. He notices with joy when we trust Him in the midst of impossible circumstances, believing that He is in control and will provide what we need.
The second passage is found in Mark 6:5-6.
And because of their unbelief, he couldn't do any miracles among them except to place his hands on a few sick people and heal them. And he was amazed at their unbelief.
Great unbelief also amazes Jesus, but not in a positive way. The word "stunned" could be an appropriate substitute. We allow what we see and how we feel to place limitations on the Lord. When we doubt His goodness and power, it grieves His heart and often ties His hands.
As leaders, we are challenged to model faith to others. They are watching to see our responses to difficulties and trials. How real is our faith in Jesus? How much are we willing to risk in obedience to Him?
Will we throw up our hands in despair, because it is all too impossible? Or will we throw up our hands in surrender and trust?
I don't want to amaze Jesus by my lack of faith. I want to amaze Him because of my great belief in who He is and what He can do, and my willingness to simply trust Him no matter what.
What about you?