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You Don't Have a Picky Eater, You Have a Problem Eater
My child can't eat.
It's not as bad as it could be. He can physically eat some things. Oatmeal, cookies, chips, candy and other junk. But it's been 2 years since the boy has allowed a vegetable pass the precipice of his lips. And up until 2 weeks ago, it has been equally as long since he'd done the same with a fruit.
Even Babies Like to Tweet When They Pee
At any rate, Huggies Brazil is revolutionizing social media for babies by having a device that clips on to the front of an infants diaper and sends a tweet when they pee. Now the whole world can know how often your little one goes to the potty, and since you're too busy on social media to actually check and see if your child is wet, you can get a notification on your phone. Oh, and any of your followers… or maybe your babies followers…. will get a notification as well.
4 Easy Tips for Maintaining Your Health
Being healthy is one way that you can help increase your quality of life. While genetics play some role in your overall health and well being, your lifestyle plays significantly more. If you want to live a long and productive life to see your children and grandchildren grow up then you need to start by getting healthy now.
Food is the Enemy to a Three Year Old
My child won't eat.
Well, let me rephrase that. My child won't eat anything other than Oatmeal, Nutella sandwiches, cereal, brownies, chicken nuggets, french fries, chips, candy, and cookies. So basically my child will only eat junk food.
Tonight we tried to feed the kid macaroni and cheese, and he wouldn't even eat that. To hear his reaction, you might have thought we were trying to feed him live spiders dipped in hot sauce. He bawled loudly and held a single piece of pasta in his mouth for 20 minutes refusing to chew or swallow.
Toddler Toy Review: MARVEL Spider-Man Adventures PLAYSKOOL HEROES – STUNTACULAR SPEED LOOP Set (And Bonus Spider-Man Story!)
Sprider-Man has always kept a place in my heart. So when I was given the opportunity to have my son test the MARVEL Spider-Man Adventures PLAYSKOOL HEROES – STUNTACULAR SPEED LOOP Set, I was eager to get to write a review.
You see, Spider-Man is my husband… well, when we were teenagers anyway.
Unforgettable Family Fun at Rocky Branch Railroad and Old West Ghost Town
Recently we made a trip to the Rocky Branch Railroad and Ghost Town.
We had family come to town and didn't want to be the old bumps on the logs we normally are. Since my husband and I had been talking about taking Ty to a nearby old west ghost, we figured this would be a great time. It was also a great thing to take Pappy and our niece and nephew to.
The price of admission was very reasonable compared to many of the other attractions we attended during the week (including Zoo Atlanta, The Georgia Aquarium, The World of Coke, and The Fernbank Museum). For $10 you got a hay ride, a trip on the train, alligator exhibit, an 1880's Variety Show, a gun slinging show and even robbed at gunpoint by train robbers (oh my!).
Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.
I think that not allowing your child to believe in Santa takes something away from the magic of childhood. It's not that I feel you need to promote fictional present-givers to inspire good behavior in your children, but I appreciate the symbolism of goodness, hope, and faith in mankind that Santa Claus represents. I don't want to sensationalize Santa Claus, or even really promote him, but if Ty believes, I won't be the one to smash his dreams.
"Alas! how dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus!"
Plug It In & Play Disney Pixar Cars 2 Racing TV Game Review
I've had the pleasure of working with Jakks Pacific before, and they make some pretty neat kids toys. When I had the opportunity to review this $39.99 stand alone video game (Plug It In & Play Disney Pixar Cars 2 TV Game™), I was eager to test it out with my little boy. Although I honestly think the price is a little high for what it is, my little boy just about flipped out when he saw the packaging and has had so much fun "driving cars" since we plugged it in.
When Ty started play the game, and I questioned what he was doing, he informed me that I'd have to "Wait a second," because he was "driving this car."
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But thankfully we discovered Penske Truck Rental. A simple Google search of Penske truck rental discount code will win you a 20% coupon for for a one-way rental. That brought the price of our rental down to around $185. When they called to confirm my truck rental, I joke with them about throwing in free stuff, and they actually did!


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Hunt for Bradford on Avon home turf food
7:00am Friday 17th January 2014 in By Katie Smith
Buying food produced within 35 miles of Bradford on Avon is about to get easier for retailers and their customers.
A trade show, called A Local Larder, in March will aim to make it easier for outlets to offer local food and drink by bringing together farmers, growers, and processors working near the town.
It will be open to buyers from the hospitality sectors, produce wholesalers and retailers interested in meeting the people who grow, rear and process the products on offer.
Event manager Sue Tho-mson said: "Increasingly, people care about where their food comes from and research shows customers want to be able to trust marketing messages.
"If something is said to be 'local', being able to say which farm, field or processing kitchen it comes from has to be reassuring."
The event is modelled on one attended by Ros Edwards, of Climate Friendly Bradford on Avon's Sustainable Food and Drink Group (SFDG), in Seend last year.
The group has already developed an online Local Food Map in conjunction with A Local Life magazine, to help customers.
Mrs Edwards said: "The trade show is the next step and aims to make it easier for outlets such as hotels, restaurants and shops to offer local, food and drink with a known and traceable provenance."
A Local Larder, being held on March 18, will be at Leigh Park Hotel.
Anyone interested in attending should register via the A Local Larder page at www.boafood.co.uk, email email@example.com or call on 07791 798423.
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Gender Politics Return: Germany's Rebellious New Feminists
Daring, young and self-assured, feminists have reclaimed social discourse in Germany in a big way. But along with activists' successes have come fresh ideological conflicts.
Anna-Katharina Messmer likes to watch porn. That's a problem for a feminist. She is also in favor of Germany's childcare benefit, or Betreuungsgeld, which gives mothers who stay at home with their young children 150 ($190) a month, because, as she says, "reproductive work needs to be appropriately compensated." That's also not an easy position to defend. What's more, she is writing her Ph.D. dissertation on the current trend toward cosmetic vaginal surgery. She doesn't see anything wrong with it.
For a long time, Messmer thought that feminism wasn't for her. It seemed too uptight and conventional for her taste. When she thought of feminists, she saw women who were proud that they didn't shave their armpits.
Then she attended a panel discussion organized by Mädchenmannschaft (literally "Girl Team"), a popular feminist blog. At the front of the room stood a woman who said: "My name is Verena and I watch porn." "Cool," Messmer says she thought at the time. She had always been a staunch supporter of equal rights, so why not assertively state her position?
Speaking with Messmer can be very entertaining. She is well versed in the entire theoretical construction of modern feminism, from Simone de Beauvoir to Judith Butler. She can explain precisely why it's important to say Studierende instead of Studenten (both could be translated as "students," but only the first is gender neutral), and why it's important never to forget the gender gap when writing texts. But when it suits her, she also occasionally quotes the notorious conservative German political theorist Carl Schmitt.
The Issue of the Hour
Feminism is a hot issue these days. Anyone who organizes a conference on future challenges would be well advised to come up with something that touches on this topic. Not surprisingly, the final major presentation at re:publica, the largest and hippest blogger conference in Germany, was dedicated to online feminism last May. Even the Grimme Award, one of the most prestigious awards for German television, is getting in on the action this year: #aufschrei has been nominated for the online award, the first such honor for a Twitter hashtag.
This is an astonishing development for an issue that seemed to be getting on in years. It was 40 years ago that German activist and publisher Alice Schwarzer put feminism on the agenda in Germany. A great deal has happened since then: Child support legislation has been tailored to the needs of patchwork families, abortions have been practically legalized, and the right to equal pay is undisputed. But thanks to these successes, it looked as though the women's movement had basically served its purpose.
All that seemed to remain was the demand for more women in management positions. It's an honorable goal, but light-years away from the fighting spirit that gave the movement its drive and energy in the early years. The generation that followed Schwarzer, which is now between 40 and 50 years old, apparently no longer wants to change the world, but merely the gender ratio on the executive floor. Women like Messmer call that "elitist feminism."
Today's feminism has become rebellious once again. It asks fundamental questions about the balance of power, and is thus right back where Schwarzer began -- dealing with gender politics. Everything is on the agenda again: how men look at women, how they speak to them, and how they put down the opposite sex in jokes and silly comments to make themselves feel bigger and more important.
If one were to summarize what the movement is about, then it would be the notion that gender shouldn't make any difference anymore. Along the way there, the idea is to shatter the images and clichés that assign women and men to different positions in society. The problem is that there are widely divergent notions about how to achieve this objective.
A Trusty Old Method
Messmer was recently invited to attend a talk show hosted by German journalist Sandra Maischberger. The activist was to discuss how #aufschrei had changed Germany.
The show, "Menschen bei Maischberger," lasts 75 minutes. Two days before the show was due to be recorded, an assistant producer called Messmer and told her that during the second half of the show she would have to give up her place in the studio to an activist from Femen. He said the show's producers had seen the topless protest by the feminist group during Putin's visit to Hanover, and Femen was now even more exciting than #aufschrei.
Messmer took part in the broadcast for 54 minutes, twice as long as the Femen representative. During her time on air she spoke at length on three occasions, and what she said was highly praised on Twitter. There was even a positive review printed in the center-left German daily Süddeutsche Zeitung, one of the country's leading papers. The TV appearance had paid off.
The political struggle is also increasingly about images, happenings and performances that punch up the activists' demands and slogans. And no one has been delivering better images over the past few months than the women from "Femen Germany," as the local branch of the Ukrainian women's guerrilla organization is called. With her quick wit, nose piercing and light-blonde hair, Messmer is a natural for media appearances. But even she doesn't stand a chance against the bare breasts of the feminist competition.
Femen has existed in Germany for just one year, with some 30 women between the ages of 18 and 40 who are united in the fight against male domination. Wherever they appear, they find themselves in the limelight.
There is nothing new about the method: Way back in the 1960s, women were baring their breasts in protest. Now Femen has dusted off this form of activism for the modern media world. Anyone who joins the group learns what it's all about during a training session right at the outset.
Big Goals
On a Saturday afternoon, 10 women stand in a rehearsal room at the Theaterhaus Berlin Mitte, a production venue for the performing arts in Berlin. They have signed up for this training session via Facebook. At the front of the room stands Irina Khanova, a graphic designer from Hamburg who participated in the protest against Putin at the Hanover trade show. "This is about provocation, and not about getting everyone to like us," she says as a greeting. "The movement is five years old and the method works," she continues. "You can't come here and make your own rules."
The women slip into jogging pants. In the background stands a photographer who constantly takes pictures. A signal is given and the training begins. First, assume a typical Femen stance, planting both feet firmly on the floor with your hands in the air until your body forms an "X." Second, look into the cameras -- always at the cameras, never at the people around you. Third, no matter how many people are listening, scream. "On the photos people will hear your screams," says Khanova.
There is also a protocol for the arrest: The idea is to do everything possible to prolong the protest. As soon as the cameras are gone, they should act normally again. There is no reason to kick madly if no one is taking pictures of it, the women are told.
The group's ideological framework is just as simple as the rules for the topless protest. The Ukrainian founders have established three goals for Femen: the fight against forced prostitution, the struggle against the oppression of women by religion, and resistance against all manner of dictators. If they are going to use their bodies as banners, they might as well aim for some lofty goals.
The 'Feminist Spring'
Things actually couldn't be better for feminism these days. Besides #aufschrei, Femen is now the second-most successful group at attracting public attention. But many feminists take a critical view of the topless protesters.
"What bothers me about Femen is that there are apparently no women in this movement who do not meet a certain standard of beauty," says Anne Wizorek, one of the initiators of #aufschrei, at an event in Berlin. Messmer also can't help making a pointed remark: "Thinking about demonstrating for the liberation of the Femen women," she twittered after the group burned a cross during a protest that marred the opening of the life-size Barbie Dreamhouse in Berlin. "They are slaves to the media system and need our help."
Feminism has traditionally been a project organized by academically educated women. It was always in seminar rooms -- and not in supermarket checkout lines -- that the ideas for an equitable society were formed. This is a sore spot for a movement that claims to speak for half of humanity. The left-leaning Berlin newspaper Die Tageszeitung (taz) recently reported on an evening debate hosted by the feminist publication Missy Magazine and asked the following question: "Was it only the white, young, good-looking, German upper-middle class that joined the debate?" This immediately prompted a firestorm of furious online comments.
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In 2001, Erika Harman of Hungry Henry's was a runner up in the UK
Shell LiveWIRE Finals. The business is now an established catering company
whose ethos supports the local economy, so we caught up with Managing
Director Erika to find out more about her entrepreneurial journey…
What can you remember about your involvement with Shell LiveWIRE?
We entered the Shell LiveWIRE awards in 2001 and got through the regional finals to the national finals in London. It was a great experience meeting lots of business entrepreneurs and hearing about what they did and how they were getting on. I was placed as a runner up for the national award and in 2004 I won the Most Significant Progress Award.
How have things changed for you since?
The publicity I received from entering and being placed in the first award was really good for the business and got our company name recognised. It helped that when we were going after new business people recognised the company name and had read about our achievements in the newspaper. The award in 2004 helped us again with publicity and recognition. We have gone from it being myself and Grant running the company on our own to having 65 employees and a great turnover and profit every year. We are now recognised as a serious catering contractor and have won many contracts recently from nationally recognised catering companies. We have a very 'local' ethos and only operate within our region, only employ local people and only use local suppliers. Companies like the local ethos we have as it helps the local economy.
How have you had to adapt as an entrepreneur over the years?
I enjoy what I do so I haven't really changed, just got busier, which I like! It is nice when people ask me for advice as an entrepreneur and we have since won many other awards for the company. In 2004 we won the East Riding of Yorkshire Chairman's Award for Enhancing the Local Economy, in 2007 we won the Sun Newspaper's 'Graftas Award' and in 2012 we won the Chairman's Award for the Best Business. I enjoy representing the business, especially being a female entrepreneur. I get asked many questions about running a business in a 'man's world', to which I reply......'is it really a man's world now?!' The question is usually being asked by a man who doesn't run his own company!
What has been the biggest obstacle you have overcome in business?
Being taken seriously as a small business when starting up, especially when trying for public contracts. The Government says they want to use SMEs and keep business local wherever possible, yet in my experience they are never prepared to take a chance on the SME even though we, as a business, have proved ourselves. Organisations still end up opting for the national suppliers/contractors, who cost them more money?! It is still frustrating!
What are your top tips for a young entrepreneur about to set up in business?
Accept that you will make many mistakes that will no doubt cost you money. But pick yourself up, learn from those mistakes and build a stronger business. Mistakes can be positive as it refocuses you on where you are going and how to get there effectively.
Don't take no for an answer, eventually they (potential clients) will listen!
Enjoy yourself too! I spent at least 8 years completely revolving my life around work. I remember filling in a questionnaire about what I enjoyed/did for fun, and in every section I wrote 'work'! In the end I realised that actually taking time out from work and having other interests makes you a more effective entrepreneur. You meet different people and do different things, which in my experience opens up doors too. It also gives you time away from the business to recharge your batteries. I had run myself out a few years ago and started doubting what I did, now that I have a life outside work I actually put more into work during the day.
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Few entrepreneurs have been as successful across so many fields as John Sculley, one of Americas best-known business leaders. Best known today as the former CEO of Apple Computer, Sculleys corporate career began in 1967 when, armed with a Wharton MBA, he was hired by Pepsi-Cola Company as a trainee. By 1977, Sculley was Pepsis youngest president & CEO. In 1983, Apple founder Steve Jobs persuaded Sculley to transfer his consumer marketing talent to personal computers with the now famous question, Do you want to sell sugar water for the rest of your life or come with me and change the world?
In April, l983 Sculley joined Steve Jobs and became CEO and president of Apple. His decade-long stay at Apple also saw Jobs being ousted from his job after a power struggle. Sculley was forced to resign in 1993 because he refused to license the Macintosh technology.
Cut to present. Sculley is aggressively promoting Obi Mobiles, which aims to be Indias fastest growing smartphone brand. He is doing this via Inflexionpoint, an IT distribution company owned by him, which is investing in setting up a design centre, supply chain, sales and marketing network to lay a robust foundation for Obi Mobiles, in the country. India is the companys first stop for investments, marketing and sales, before spreading the handset brand and business to growing markets in Asia Pacific, Middle East and Latin America. The focus is to build an international mobile brand in India with an aim to provide the best quality technology and become a great global mobile company, he told Sudhir Chowdhary in a recent interaction. Excerpts:
Indian smartphone market is superhot these days with numerous players fighting for market share. Arent you a bit late in entering the market?
I think we are entering at a pretty good time because India has just moved to 3G and it did not make much sense to try and launch a smartphone at 2G phase. India has been developing its own regional brands. It has got Micromax, Lava, Karbonn Mobiles among others and they have done quite well. But we are at a point where commoditisation of hardware has come down so rapidly, that it is now totally practical to make highest quality of devices that could be sold at reasonable price point in India.
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Reed Makes it Two in a Row
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Mar 21 2005 / Monday
The anticipation leading up to this weekends AMA Supercross in Orlando Florida was that of the season opener in Anaheim, minus the rain. All of the big dogs (Reed, Carmichael and Stewart) were going to be in attendance and no one really knew what to expect.
"Who will win straight up, no crying and no excuses, when all the players are back healthy and racing on the same track?" Sure, a lot of people thought Bubba would run away with it even after not racing since crashing out at Phoenix, and others thought that RC would come back and win because he was so pissed he got smoked by Reed the week before. With all the pressure of the big race RC and Bubba had some critical crashes that cost them any chance getting by Reed. Hot off his huge win last week in Daytona, etnies rider Chad Reed rode the best, had the fewest mistakes and answered the question that was on everyone's mind with his second win in a row.
Congratulations Chad!
With some troubles, Mike LaRocco and Tim Ferry rounded out the top 10. LaRocco sits in fourth for the THQ AMA Supercross Series points.
1 Chad Reed etnies
2 Ricky Carmichael
3 James M Stewart
4 Kevin W Windham
5 David Vuillemin
6 Sebastien Tortelli
7 Andrew T Short
8 Ernesto Fonseca
9 Mike Larocco etnies
10 Timmy M Ferry etnies
The 125cc main event was pretty exciting too. Josh Hansen, who won last weekend in Daytona, got the holeshot and lead in the beginning but got passed and finished in third place. Josh is now tied for first place in points with Langston.
Kelly Smith got 7th place and Josh Grant came away with 12th.
125cc East
1 David D Millsaps
2 Grant Langston
3 Joshua Hansen etnies
4 Matt Walker
5 Steve Boniface
6 Ryan Mills
7 Kelly D Smith etnies
8 Tucker J Hibbert
9 Troy K Adams
10 Greg S Schnell
11 Chad T Johnson
12 Joshua M Grant etnies
Don't forget to wake up early next Sunday, March 27 to watch Chad win on ESPN2 starting at 12:00 p.m. EST. There is also a new interview with Reed on RacerX. Supercross takes a week off and comes back to Texas Stadium in Irving, Texas (that's original) on April 2. With all the momentum and an extra week to prepare, look for Chad to make it three in a row and Josh Hansen to make a run at the 125cc East championship.


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Can You Duet - Season 1
Premieres: Monday, April 14, at 10:30 p.m. EST
Network: CMT
Creator(s): Jeff Boggs, Bob Kusbit, Melanie Moreau
Starring:(Host) Rossi Morreale, (Judges) Naomi Judd, Brett Manning and Aimee Mayo
Website: CMT.com
Can You Duet is a new reality series coming to CMT by the producers of American Idol. In this series, the singers who make it through the audition process will be teamed up with a partner and set to compete week after week against other duos. Unlike Idol, in which contestants only have to worry about finding the right song, contestants in Can You Duet will have an added layer of drama because theyll have to learn to work with their partner in finding the right song and performing it together well enough to make it to the next round. The judges (Naomi Judd, Brett Manning and Aimee Mayo) will mentor the contestants as well as decide which of them will move forward each week.
Can You Duet will premiere after the 2008 CMT Music Awards and then air in its regular timeslot on Friday nights at 8:00 p.m.
Normally I probably wouldnt be interested in another singing competition right now but the duet aspect of this series sounds really interesting to me. I like the idea of seeing contestants set up to work with other contestants. It kind of reminds me of the early Hollywood rounds of American Idol when the contestants are forced to work in small groups. Theres always drama as some of the contestants feel like theyre doing all of the work while others arent willing to put in much of an effort. From what I understand, Duet will show footage of the contestants working together on their song before their performance. That aspect of the series could make this show very interesting.
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|Release Date: January 26, 1996
|Running Time: 97 mins.
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Summary:Davey Leary was the kind of kid who was always getting picked on, chased after, beat up and cut down. Roscoe Bigger--known to every cowering schoolyard victim as "Fang"--was the kind of kid who always picked on, chased after, beat up and cut down kids like his favorite prey, Davey. But that was then... Now, David Leary is a novelist who has been asked to teach a semester of creative writing at his former school. David returns home with high hopes of being welcomed as the local-boy-made-good. Sure enough, he's embraced by the small community, reuniting with his old gang and even rekindling his one-time crush on Victoria, now the school's sex education teacher. But when his own rebellious son,... Full Summary >>


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The Casual Sky Observer's Guide (Springer 2012)
Posted 22 August 2012 - 01:53 AM
I would be interested in your opinions, if this is a must-have publication to the giant-binocular observers amongst us, and if it is worth its price tag ($39.95 on amazon.com).
Thanks in advance!
Posted 22 August 2012 - 08:28 AM
Regarding Rony's book. Yes, it is definitely worth the price. Purchase it as soon as possible.
Posted 22 August 2012 - 09:20 AM
After checking your link and reading again Springer's description (and in particular checking their helpful "Read online" viewer on the description page), I just ordered that book.
I already have some nice bino books, but I think this one should make another really nice companion to my bino sessions with my good old 10x40 Zeiss Jena (Eastern Germany/DDR-made), and as well a 82mm Kowa Highlander Fluorite (21x/32x/50x).
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Think I'll pass on this one, especially at the suggested price.
Posted 22 August 2012 - 11:26 PM
For a superb book on binocular and rich field telescope observing, try Sky Vistas, by Craig Crossen and Gerald Rhemann, published by Springer, Wein and New York. This is great for all levels of observers, wonderful large color photos by Rhemann, and the inspiring writing of Craig Crossen, the best astronomy writer since Burnham.
Bill Meyers
Posted 23 August 2012 - 12:28 AM
I already have some nice bino books, but I think this one should make another really nice companion to my bino sessions with my good old 10x40 Zeiss Jena (Eastern Germany/DDR-made), and as well a 82mm Kowa Highlander Fluorite.
Do you ever receive visitors to take a peek at the peaks with your 82mm Kowa Highlander Flourite?
I agree that Rony's book will make a nice addition to your bino book collection.
Posted 23 August 2012 - 12:41 AM
I just sent him a personal invitation to join the discussion about his book.
Posted 23 August 2012 - 01:52 AM
@ amicus sidera,
Yes, but whilst there are more detailed guides out there, I think the compact "Casual Sky Observer's Guide" makes a nice companion to have ready in the car, or to carry with the bicycle, when heading out for some nightly nearby bino sessions.
@ Bill Meyers,
100% agree. "Sky Vistas" is DA BOMB! I already have it, along with some other bino guy must-haves like:
"Binocular Astronomy" by Crossen/Tirion
"Binocular Highlights" by Seronik
"Celestial Sampler" by French
"Cosmic Challenge" by Harrington
"Deep-Sky Wonders" by French
"Objects in the Heavens" by Birren
"Stargazing with Binoculars" by Scagell/Frydmann, and
"Turn Left at Orion" by Consolmagno/Davis.
At this point, let me also recommend the outstanding spiral-bound and laminated "Deep-Sky Reiseatlas" ("Deep-Sky Travelling Atlas"), 3rd edition, by Feiler/Noack, published by the German Oculum-Verlag. At 29,90 Euros one of the best maps money can buy, do not miss out that one, folks!
@ Bob,
I show them only the 10x40 Zeiss...
And, of course, it would be nice to read Ronys comments about his book here in this thread.
Posted 23 August 2012 - 05:50 PM
Thank you for inviting me in this thread.
The book is mainly intended for casual observers, who have not a lot of free time to spend under the stars. And sometimes we all fit into that category, don't we. On such occasions, a small handheld binocular is easier to use than a giant one. Of course, the objects that are described in the book are interesting to be observed with giant binoculars and small telescopes too.
There are multiple books about observing with binoculars. In order to make a difference with other books, I focused on the following key points. For each of the objects that are described in the book, I wanted the reader to know 1) what object is interesting, 2) how to find it, 3) how it will look like in the eyepiece, 4) what he is looking at, and 5) where it is located in the universe.
To accomplish these goals I have included finder charts, lifelike full wide-field eyepiece sketches (instead of misleading photographs) and galaxy views which show where the object is located in relation with our position in the Milky way. The combination of all these goals in a single observer's guide is in my opinion unique.
From the reactions that I received from the readers, I can say that the book is not only useful for novice observers, but also for experienced ones who gained new insights in the structure of our galaxy.
I hope that these few words are of help to you.
Clear skies,
Posted 23 August 2012 - 09:03 PM
I would be interested in your opinions, if this is a must-have publication to the giant-binocular observers amongst us, and if it is worth its price tag ($39.95 on amazon.com).
Hi Stephan,
There are so few binocular books out here for us I tend to feel most of the bino books are must-have books.
I have not read the book cover to cover but I have used it out in the driveway with my SkyMaster 15x70s on an Orion Pmount and find it to be a very good guide book. I think it is more in line with Gary Seronik's Binocular Highlights than a textbook.
The book is listed in the series, Astronomer's Pocket Field Guide, and I own a couple of books in that series:
The Six-Inch Lunar Atlas: A Pocket Field Guide by Don Spain
Moonwalk with Your Eyes: A Pocket Field Guide by Tammy Plotner
Let's not forget the full title is "The Casual Sky Observer's Guide: Stargazing with Binoculars and Small Telescopes". There are chapters on navigating the sky, equipment, property of stars and other general information about observing.
Each chapter starts out with a pictorial overview of just where the monthly objects are situated in our Galaxy with a colorful map. It reminds me of an application like Where is M13? view.
The book breaks down the sky in monthly sections (Jan. - Dec.) averaging about 7 - 8 objects per month. You are treated to the gamut of DSOs along with double stars, and a couple of variable stars through the year. There are about 73 sketches unless I miscounted them. Rony tells how to find the object in an easy conversational tone, how far away it may be from us, and how it got its name if it has a name other than M something or NGC something. When I was outside with the book it reminded me a bit like a DSO or double star report from CN in a way.
The finder maps remind me, vaguely, of the maps used in "Binocular Highlights", blue background, but Rony uses larger fonts for star names and IDs, yellow fonts for objects (large fonts again), and red/orange finder circles. Thank you!
Maybe I should have started this mini review with this statement, "I am a wannabe sketcher". Hey, Rony's sketches are worth the price of the book to me. Now sometimes they are so subtle you may need to dim the lights to see how delicate they are. I'm not saying the images are bad, but some are delicate like the Crab, M1, in Fig. 14.7. However, the sketch of the Pleiades with 15x70s will knock your socks off!
To wrap things up, this is not a Crossen Binocular Astronomy or Stephen O'Meara Observing the Night Sky with Binoculars book. IMHO, no matter what your skill level or the instrument you decide to use with this guide, I'm thinking of my Tasco 60mm now, you will be pleased with Rony's guidance beside you and his sketches to confirm the target when you get there.
Please do yourself a favor and check Amazon's "Look Inside" to view the book for its features, maps, chapters etc., it is much better than Springer's PDFs.
peace & clear skies,
Posted 26 August 2012 - 01:58 PM
Can an author be more pleased then by such a review by one of his readers, I don't think so. I thank you for the kind words you wrote about this book, Richard.
You are right, the sketches are sometimes very subtle. I tried to maintain a balance between subtlety and visibility. It is not always easy to choose in what direction to go. Bear in mind that I had my sketches developed for displaying on a computer monitor. I had to prepare them all over again for print, without the printer profiles of the printing office. Knowing that I would not see a proof on paper of the book, I only got one shot, I adapted and printed my sketches at home until I was satisfied with the results. It wasn't until the first book rolled out of the machines that I could see the outcome of my corrections. Given the fact that I worked blindfolded, I was fairly satisfied with the printing quality at Springer.
The galaxy-views are indeed based on the 3D Atlas 'Where is M13' of Bill Tschumy. Bill was so kind to give permission to use the images generated by his application. Unfortunately the number of illustrations would grow too large then (Springer restrictions). For each object, a front view and a top view is displayed. By creating a bird's view of our Galaxy, I could reduce the number of illustrations by half.
Clear skies,
Posted 28 August 2012 - 09:07 AM
I got today delivered the book as ordered from Amazon.de.
After some first reading, there are two findings, a good and a bad one.
First the good: Richard, I fully second your opinion, Rony's work is great stuff! And I really like that his descriptions are based on observations with 8x56, 10x50 and 15x70 binoculars, making this guide somewhat more universal than the otherwise outstanding "Binocular Highlights" by Gary Seronik. The compact "Casual Sky Observer's Guide" makes a fine addition to the books as already listed above in my previous post.
The bad: Springer messed it up. The printing quality is nothing else than a nightmare. NO bad-mouthing here. Apparently, this book, at least the copy as delivered to me, was printed by the print-on-demand (POD) process. POD was already a matter of discussions here in this forum, see this POD discussion.
The book is printed (photocopied is a better term) on coarse photocopy paper. Whilst POD causes no problems with black text, it is very critical on getting sharply resoluted and streak-free halftone illustrations. We see it again in this particular publication. The worst of all is the quality of the numerous b/w sketches, most of them are simply unusable. I carefully scanned and attached a typical - not selected! - sample (M 101) to show the printing "quality" of them. (Scanned using a Canon CanoScan 8800F.) The attached gray-scale scan shows exactly the "quality" that the buyer gets. Dull, gray, stars hardly discernible, M 101 in the center nearly invisible. A sad joke.
So my word to Springer is: Big SHAME on you for distributing such a POD-junk at 39,95 Euros (= 50,25 USD!). This junk copy goes back to Amazon right tomorrow.
Richard, I do not know if American customers get the same copy as we here in Europe. My copy says on last page in small prints: "Printed in Great Britain by Amazon.co.uk, Ltd., Marston Gate". Do you have an identical copy, or is yours printed by someone else?
And my word to Rony: You did a FINE work, but it urgently needs a reprint by someone who still knows the essentials of the printing business. I would buy again your book at any time, if carefully printed by someone else than Springer/Amazon.
Thanks so far for your endeavours, Rony!
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Posted 28 August 2012 - 12:07 PM
I'm very sorry to hear that the quality of your sample is not as it should. The copies that I received from Springer at the launch of the book, as well as all the items I ordered myself, all arrived in excellent shape, on fine shiny quality paper, and the illustrations all showed plenty of contrast and color. I ordered my items via the Springer website. I was not aware of the fact that Amazon does POD for Springer books, nor of the fact that it resulted in such a poor quality! I checked the samples here at home, but they don't show in small type where they are printed? I am very embarrassed by this incident. You should receive the quality that you payed for. Unfortunately I'm not involved in the quality of the print. I will however report this to my editor at Springer and I'll keep you posted about it.
Clear skies,
Posted 28 August 2012 - 12:22 PM
I just sent a PM to you.
Posted 29 August 2012 - 06:45 PM
Sorry to hear of your printing problems with the book. My book is not a POD version at all. My sister got this book from Amazon.com and it is very well printed. I have never received a POD book from Amazon.com USA and I have ordered 100's of books from them over the years.
Most (if not all) of the POD books (Amazon.com USA) I have seen are clearly labeled as such and I do not order those. I'd rather find an out of print edition than chance a POD edition, just my .
I read Rony's reply to my mini review and wanted to clarify a couple of things. I am sure some readers were amused by my use of the book in my driveway and I guess I should explain it. IMHO, any guide book must pass muster at the scope or at the very least on your observing table: like a great guide book should lay flat, do the finder maps show up under a dim red light?, paper reflect the red/white light too much?. These are some of the questions I "test" out in my driveway on guide books and atlases. I would like to see The Casual Sky Observer's Guide bound like the Pocket Sky Atlas or Binocular Highlights.
My copy of The Casual Sky Observer's Guide does not have any problem with the printing.
I said previously:
Now sometimes they are so subtle you may need to dim the lights to see how delicate they are. I'm not saying the images are bad, but some are delicate like the Crab, M1, in Fig. 14.7.
I went back through the book sketch by sketch and found only one more that I deem delicate Fig. 12.3 NGC 7293 The Helix. Both of these objects are visible but the actual Helix is very light which is as Rony saw it. For me all I did was move my reading light a bit farther away to see it better. None of the sketches or illustrations used in the book were like the image posted by Stephan in my book.
Rony I hope I have your permission to post this page from your book if not I will gladly remove it.
Here is page 156, Fig. 7.4, Messier 101, The Pinwheel Galaxy from Rony's book:
Scanned using an Epson Perfection 2450 Photo scanner into Photoshop CS2.
One more thing I have no financial interest or connection to Rony at all other than the brotherhood of loving the night sky, then guilty as charged.
peace & clear skies
Posted 30 August 2012 - 08:05 AM
Thank you for sharing a scan of your copy, showing again M 101. There are WORLDS between both samples. Apparently, Springer/Amazon is distributing copies with extremely different printing quality.
Do you see on bottom of last text page any indications who printed it? Without indications, I would guess that your copy was printed by Springer itself.
I would be nothing else than HAPPY with a copy printed like yours.
Posted 30 August 2012 - 09:12 AM
Here is Rony's website My Binocular Sketches. The largest binocular he uses is 15x70. In some circles this is a giant binocular. Others, however, reserve the label giant binoculars for something like 25x100.
Regarding Rony's book. Yes, it is definitely worth the price. Purchase it as soon as possible.
Those sketches on his web site are wonderful. I especially enjoyed the ones of Comet Holmes. I also looked at the book preview on Amazon. Not a lot of observing guides out there with sketches, especially ones this good. I generally find sketches more useful than images for observing. Looks like a great buy.
Posted 30 August 2012 - 04:02 PM
Do you see on bottom of last text page any indications who printed it?
Stephan, I didn't mean to ignore your question about the "text on the last page". No there is no text at the bottom of the last page indicating who printed it. I never really worry about this because I assume it's the publisher from the copyright page, Springer in this case.
peace & clear skies
Posted 04 September 2012 - 10:55 AM
On last page, I found the note "Printed by Printforce, The Netherlands". Just allow me a note on them. Printforce BV is a supplier to major international publishers, and does not use the offset printing process, but modern print-on-demand (POD) technology. POD is so-called digital printing, which is a computer-to-print method, using a digitally controlled printer like a laser printer. Apparently, Printforce uses for their orders an Océ ColorStream 10000 Flex, a continuous feed digital color printer.
Anyway, better paper (even if quite thin, about 65g/m2), and an enhanced printing quality of this copy is obvious. Comparing the scan of page 156 with faint M 101, it now resembles more to the scan as provided above by Richard H. (Carl Kolchak), but is still less detailed. I ask myself if Richard has a first-run copy, printed by Springer itself?
The book contains in total 160 illustrations, of whom 70 are attractively and realistically looking b/w wide-field eyepiece sketches.
The binocular observing program is organized by months, each month presents 6-9 deep-sky objects, accompanied by color finder charts and the mentioned b/w eyepiece sketches.
With regard to these b/w sketches, I fully share the author's opinion on page 54:
"The sketches in this book represent the author's personal visual impressions of deep-sky objects with various binoculars and small telescopes. Skteches are a better way than photographs for showing in a very subtle way what deep-sky objects look like in the eyepiece of the observer. When you just take a quick look at the sketches, not all the features will jump directly to the eye. You'll have to study the sketches if you want to see all the details, just like a real eyepiece".
Apart from the mentioned printing issues, I am quite happy with this basic guide. It contains good, condensed and well-illustrated informations in a very compact and handy size. It makes a fine companion to any casual sky observer, equipped with a binocular or a small telescope. Just protect the quite thin and delicate pages from dew.
Thank you again, Rony, for your kind support in getting an acceptable copy!
To all: In consequence of the bad experience made on first order, anyone interested in purchasing this book is well advised to place the order directly at Springer, not through Amazon.
Posted 05 September 2012 - 12:14 PM
Well. . . page 156 in the copy I received from Amazon.com USA is somewhere between the quality reported by Carl Kohlchak (the good) and the quality reported by Stellarfire (the not-so-good). The page in my copy is definitely not as good as illustrated above by Carl, and not near the quality on Rony's website. Actually, the page in my copy is closer to that illustrated by Stellarfire (the not-so-good).
The pages are not thin and shiny, but thick and dull. It appears I may have received one of the print-on-demand copies warned by Stellarfire. However, I could not find anything indicating that the copy is a print-on-demand--either in the book, on the cover, or on the Amazon.com USA website.
My remedy will be to return the copy to Amazon.com USA and order a copy direct from Springer. I hope the Springer copy will be better.
Posted 05 September 2012 - 01:18 PM
My remedy will be to return the copy to Amazon.com USA and order a copy direct from Springer. I hope the Springer copy will be better.
Too bad that you made a negative experience too. Hopefully your Springer copy will be better.
Apparently the quality control needs to be improved. Tell Springer about your unpleasing experience, they depend upon our feedbacks for improving the quality control with their suppliers.
At that price, the buyer should expect and get a flawlessly printed copy of Rony's great work.
In view of Rony's attractive eyepiece sketches with their very subtle details, I wish Springer would have chosen the proven offset printing process, instead doing it by POD through several of their suppliers.
Posted 06 September 2012 - 10:28 AM
my first comment is that springer has been aggressively pursuing the opportunities opened by the use of modern book production technology in order to exploit niche interest markets by niche "experts" in specific fields.
"aggressive" explains a lot of lapses, including the print quality of different supply chain printers -- and the editorial failure (and failure among readers here) to notice the misprint "observed with observed with" in the caption of the figure reproduced twice in the posts above. profit motive means cutting corners at several points in the production process.
the second point is that springer books have hasty or misleading lapses in the content as well, which results from a combination of editorial indifference or overwork (the caption lapse) and author confusion.
thus rony says that supernovae are "inappropriately" named as "new stars" when in fact the term originates with kepler and his observation of a "nova stella" in the celestial sphere that aristotle said was immutable. the paragraph "mutliple stars" opens this way:
Multiple Stars
Many stars appear to have an optical companion when observed in binoculars or telescopes. Some stars just happen to lie in the same line of sight without being physically related. Other optical double or triple stars are truly bound by gravity.
the term optical is technical, and refers only to stars not bound by gravity; using the term to describe bound systems is incorrect. the term double is used to describe paired bound stars; the correct term is binary, a second error. the paragraph caption multiple star is an incorrect substitution for the correct term "double star", which applies to all visual star groupings -- optical or physical, binary or multiple, up to a small star cluster. three errors in three sentences is a poor average, and it suggests that the author can wander without warning into false information. in the age of wikipedia, this is just something every reader needs to be aware of.
my last comment is that wide field binocular astronomy is (in my opinion) the best way to understand our place within the galaxy, the basic landmarks of galaxy structure (spiral arms, star forming regions, etc.), galactic distances, and so on. in that respect i think rony's book is a huge advance over the crossen/tirion "binocular astronomy", a book i admire a lot. rony has clearly made a focused effort to present the galaxy whole, and all the separate observing targets as located in the whole and as markers of the distance and direction of galactic and intergalactic structure. if you are not aware of these basic astronomical facts, then that is sufficient reason to own this book.
Posted 06 September 2012 - 10:39 AM
. . . wide field binocular astronomy is (in my opinion) the best way to understand our place within the galaxy, the basic landmarks of galaxy structure (spiral arms, star forming regions, etc.), galactic distances, and so on. In that respect i think rony's book is a huge advance over the crossen/tirion "binocular astronomy", a book i admire a lot. rony has clearly made a focused effort to present the galaxy whole, and all the separate observing targets as located in the whole and as markers of the distance and direction of galactic and intergalactic structure. if you are not aware of these basic astronomical facts, then that is sufficient reason to own this book.
I agree that Rony's book is quite unique for the reasons you mentioned. And when you consider the advantage of his binocular sketches compared to nonbinocular photographic images found in many observing guides--his book becomes a gem that is one of a kind.
Posted 06 September 2012 - 04:34 PM
I know that I am not without fault. English is not my mother tongue, but the third language that I speak. Sometimes, things get lost in translation. I used the term 'multiple' in the sense of 'more than one'. The term 'optical' has confusingly been used as a synonym for 'visual' or even 'apparent'. I plead guilty.
I appreciate the kind words that you write about the objectives that I tried to accomplish with this book. You clearly got the message. And that is what really counts for me.
Clear skies,


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This is the second video I've watched from you Mr. Perry and I jut want to say (as everyone else has stars it as well) it has been one of the many stepping stones & inspiration I've been looking for. I really don't know if you read these but hey it's worth a try. I'm 20 years old and I'm pursuing my dream of singing and acting. I know that God hears my prayers and I know that if I believe and speak things into existence they will happen. I've never took God out of my heart but I know at some point I lost sight of Him but even after I did and refocused it back to Him, He still loves him. When I do make it Mr. Perry, I just hope that you remember this...God is not through with me and never is He done with you. Pray for me and I'll do the same in return. Love YasReply
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Dear Mr. Perry, You are an amazing and humble man! I love what you said about you can have whatever you want and I think it is so wonderful that you took those kids to Target. I know that they will never forget that day and will forever be grateful. Somehow it will change their lives. I've always enjoyed your Medea movies and just the other night I watched "The Family That Preys." You are so creative and talented. Your movies always hit home and leave me wanting to be a better person and grow closer to God. I have to say that the biggest influence on me lately has been one of your audio books "Don't Make a Black Woman Take Off Her Earrings!" I have rolled in the floor with laughter at some things, especially about Paul walking to Jesus then seeing Jonah in the whale! LOL! I love Medea and how she calls it as it is and tells you not to waste your time being depressed. But what impacted me the most was when you talked on the cd about your passion in life. And she said, if your passion is to be a great writer then quit letting all these things in life get you down and get in a good place and write! Well that is my passion and has been since I was 7. I have tried to write a book for years and over the past couple of years I've come a long way. But after Medea getting onto me, my endeavor is the strongest it has ever been. So I would like to thank you! And I feel like this goes along with your message that you can have whatever you want. You just have to go after it wholeheartedly and joyfully. Thank you for being proof that a godly man can still have whatever he wants in today's world and 100% serve the Lord our God! You are a true inspiration!Reply
Tonya Traylor Miami, Florida
Wow! What a Blessing. Thank you for this message.Reply
W.H. United States
Can someone tell me how to obtain a job at Tyler Perry Studios?Reply
Sheneith Hawkins here
TP, what are you doing? I'm coming over to talk to u in a little bit. Yes! What are u doing on the 4th of July?Reply
Sea Blanchard San Jose, CA
Dear Mr. Perry, I just wanted to take the time and thank you for being such an inspiration to men, particularly African American men, everywhere. I was first exposed to your gift through your plays. Growing up in Oakland, CA, it was quite taboo for anyone in my neighbor to go to see a play, or any type of theatrical performance. However, I remember, as a teenager, seeing hundreds of men, women, and children lining up to see your sold out shows. I was awestruck, but most importantly, I was proud. I was proud to see people of color, excited and enthusiastic to watch a theatrical performance. It still brings me great joy to see God's anointing and grace on your life as you continue to plant good seed and produce a fruitful harvests. At 31, I've been truly blessed to graduate college, get my degree in Aerospace Engineering, and work as a Mechanical Designer/Engineer. I can only pray that the legacy I leave behind, will touch and positively impact others as much as your life has. Truly, Sir, you're great inspiration. Many blessings in all areas of your life. Sean...Reply
Cheryl Hudson Pasadena, CA
God just shines through you! What a blessing to get to watch these videos. I just recently discovered them and I like to watch them when I'm feeling down and it's like a complete mood turn-around when I do watch them. I think the world is blessed that you do what you were called to do! :)Reply
Sheneith Hawkins Dallas,Tx.
Here we go!!!!! #HavesAndHaveNots #Tonight on #OWN!!! #Congrats & #HowExciting?! :-) What u doing Tyler?Reply
Doneilia Bush NY
Dear Mr. Perry In your inspiration corner, you speak of "you can have anything you want". I am almost 50 years old and still have a lot of dreams, to one day, do something with m life. Remind you now, that I am almost 50 and have not done much with my life so far. I am on my way to completing my Associates degree and that is the biggest hurdle of my life. I never liked school growing up and never wanted to go back to school once I completed high school. Being a full time student this past semester was one of the hardest things I have had to do in a long time, however, siting in class, my dreams began growing and as you stated, they were all over the place. I do know that I am worthy and can do whatever I put my mind to do, however, I keep getting in my way. My mind would not stop spewing out negative that seems to be keeping me down. How do I shut out that negative spirit that follows me everywhere I go? God is the center of my life, but you would not know it by looking at my past or my present life. I feel closer to death than to life, due to my age and my past. I want to live an abundant life and not just exist, as I am now. Thank you for your time DoneiliaReply


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If you've ever been out on tour, then you know there is truly nothing like that experience. As thrilling as being on the road might be, touring and live performance is an aspect of the music business that artists should take very seriously. It has become harder than ever for musicians and songwriters to earn a livable wage from their recorded music which makes live performance that much more important. Navigating through all the booking, financing, and tour logistics can be immensely complicated - attend the SXSW 2014 Music Conference to learn the secrets of touring and get some insight on the future of live performance.
The division of revenue among artists for live performances has changed drastically over the last 30 years. Between 1982 and 2003, the annual share of concert ticket revenue for the top 1 percent of acts rose from 26% to 56%, and it hasn't changed at all over the last 10 years according to Wired. For indie artists, this highlights the importance of making sure your tours are properly planned and managed so you can earn as much as possible.
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The Commission on Human Rights,
Guided by the Charter of the United Nations, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other relevant human rights instruments,
Recalling its resolution 1996/57 of 19 April 1996, in which it invited the independent expert to study ways and means of how best to implement, at the earliest possible date, a programme of advisory services for Somalia, upon request, inter alia through the contributions of agencies and programmes of the United Nations currently in the field, aimed at re-establishing respect for human rights and the rule of law and strengthening the police and the judicial and prison systems in Somalia, in a manner consistent with internationally accepted criminal justice standards,
Noting with concern that the breakdown of governmental authority in Somalia has exacerbated the grave situation of human rights in the country,
Welcoming all efforts aimed at improving the humanitarian situation in Somalia, such as those of agencies and programmes of the United Nations, other humanitarian organizations and non-governmental organizations,
Recognizing that the people of Somalia have the principal responsibility for their national reconciliation process and that they are the ones to decide freely on their political, economic and social systems but, as stated by the independent expert, that the international community should not abandon them in this tragic period of their national history,
Noting with appreciation the efforts of concerned countries and organizations, in particular the Organization of African Unity, the Intergovernmental Authority on Drought and Development, the League of Arab States and the Organization of the Islamic Conference, to promote a direct political dialogue,
Affirming the need for a peaceful process leading to the disarming of factions, political reconciliation and the re-establishment of effective government committed to the promotion and protection of human rights,
Deeply concerned at reports of arbitrary and summary executions, torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment and violence against women and children, and at the absence of an effective judicial system essential to ensure the right to a fair trial in accordance with international standards,
Deploring continued attacks, acts of reprisal, abductions and other acts of violence committed against personnel of humanitarian organizations and non-governmental organizations and representatives of the international media in Somalia, sometimes resulting in serious injury or death,
Recognizing the negative impact that the current situation is having on neighbouring countries, in particular through refugee outflows,
Noting that, under the prevailing circumstances, it has been extremely difficult for the independent expert to fulfil her mandate as envisioned by the Commission,
Believing nonetheless that the High Commissioner/Centre for Human Rights should be in a position, through its programme of advisory services and technical assistance, to reinforce any positive political developments in Somalia by providing assistance, including to the police and the judicial and penal systems as well as to other institutions for the promotion and protection of human rights,
1. Takes note with appreciation of the report of the independent expert (E/CN.4/1997/88 and Corr.1) and, in particular, of her conclusions and recommendations;
2. Calls upon all parties to the conflict in Somalia to work towards a peaceful solution to the crisis;
3. Strongly urges all parties in Somalia to respect human rights and international humanitarian law pertaining to internal armed conflict, to support, as recommended by the independent expert, the re-establishment of the rule of law throughout the country, in particular by applying internationally accepted criminal justice standards, and to protect United Nations personnel, humanitarian relief workers and representatives of non-governmental organizations and of the international media;
4. Calls upon regional organizations and concerned countries to continue and intensify the efforts aimed at facilitating the national reconciliation process in Somalia, aware of the fact that the peaceful coexistence of all parties and groups is an important foundation for the respect of human rights;
5. Calls upon individual donor countries, international organizations and non-governmental organizations to incorporate human rights principles and objectives into the humanitarian and development work they carry out in Somalia and to cooperate with the independent expert;
6. Requests the independent expert to report on the human rights situation in Somalia to the Commission at its fifty-fourth session, in particular on the basis of a detailed assessment of the means necessary to establish a programme of advisory services and technical cooperation through, inter alia, the contribution of agencies and programmes of the United Nations in the field, as well as of the non-governmental sector;
7. Requests the Secretary-General to provide the independent expert with all necessary assistance in carrying out her mandate and to provide adequate resources, from within existing overall United Nations resources, to fund the activities of the independent expert and the High Commissioner/Centre for Human Rights for the implementation of advisory services and technical cooperation;
8. Invites Governments and organizations in a position to do so to respond positively to requests by the Secretary-General for assistance in the implementation of the present resolution;
9. Decides to continue consideration of the question at its fifty-fourth session under the same agenda item.
58th meeting
11 April 1997
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From Lee Daniels, the director of Precious. Zac Efron, Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman and John Cusack star in the crime drama based on the 1995 novel by Peter Dexter. a directionless young man helps his reporter brother investigate the possible wrongful conviction of a man on death row, and in the process, falls for the woman whom the convict has been romancing through prison correspondence.


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Child psychiatrist Dr. Michael Scheeringa received a lifetime achievement award from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. (Photo by Paula Burch-Celentano)
Tulane University child psychiatrist Dr. Michael Scheeringa received a lifetime achievement award from the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry for his pioneering research on the emotional and behavioral problems of very young children.
Scheeringa, who is the Remigio Gonzalez, M.D., Professor of Child Psychiatry at the Tulane School of Medicine, received the 2013 Irving Philips Award for Prevention, an honor for those who have made significant contributions to the prevention of mental illness in children and adolescents.
"For a long time, conventional wisdom had been that very young children couldn't get psychiatric disorders, and even if they did there were very few ways to treat them," Scheeringa says. "Our empirical work on the assessment and treatment of post-traumatic stress in very young children has helped to change that belief."
Scheeringa's career has included many firsts in his field. He conducted the first study on the diagnostic validity of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in preschool children, the first study on the neurobiology associated with PTSD in preschool children, and the first longitudinal study of PTSD diagnosis in preschoolers.
His work was the primary basis for the first developmentally specialized criteria for PTSD that cuts across all age groups in the profession's leading authority for psychiatric diagnosis, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
Scheeringa also conducted the first randomized clinical trial to treat PTSD for any type of trauma in preschool children and created the second diagnostic interview for very young children, the Diagnostic Infant Preschool Assessment.
The Irving Philips Award for Prevention honors former AACAP president Dr. Irving Philips, who was renowned for his work in the field of prevention. Representing over 8,500 child and adolescent psychiatrists nationwide, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is the leading authority on children's mental health.
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LinkedIn is trying to be more relevant. In the B2B market it is safe to argue that its value as a social network and communication tool means it should rank above Facebook, Google+ and Pinterest. Twitter is a different conversation, so for the moment we will concentrate on LinkedIn, following its new profile redesign.
This redesign is the outcome of pop inspired,
LinkedIn could be an integral part of your SEO and content marketing strategy. Here are five things you could be doing:
2. Write with SEO in mind. What you write on LinkedIn supports SEO. You have numerous chances to ensure that your skills & experience, headlines, profile content, company pages, and updates, are written to make the most of the SEO amplification opportunity by having an active presence on LinkedIn.
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3. Get noticed. Earlier in 2012 Twitter cut the pipeline between itself and the network Hoffman built. You can no longer can you do a two-for-one update. Which means what you post has to engage readers. If you have a Wordpress blog you can plugin directly between the two, and both have been promoting this feature. Remember that everyone is a potential referral, endorsement, client, or new employer. Say something worth saying, that will get you noticed. On here, content is king. Don't waste the chance to engage with 187 million fellow professionals.
4. Knowledge is Power. LinkedIn is a great place to go fishing for new business. But don't go in blind. Use the opportunity to see who is connected to your prospects, who can endorse and recommend you. The more engaging you are, with interesting content, the more likely you are to be considered a thought leader, and therefore get noticed by peers in your industry.
5. Don't underestimate engagement. Being active has huge value. LinkedIn CEO, Jeff Weiner, quoted in Forbes: "Our professional audience by composition is one of the most affluent, most influential and best educated on the consumer web." The average user is aged 41, with 15 years commercial experience, and an average household income of £64,000. In the UK there are over 10 million users (over 25% of the European market), and 59% of them are managers, senior executives, and CEO's.
Content is king on social networks, and no where else will you find an audience which could make such an immediate positive impact to the bottom line of your business.
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text: Abuse Inquiry team to return to Australia 19 May 2014 A team from the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry will return to Australia to gather further information in relation to a child migrant scheme. Share Share Share Story by UTV Staff, Belfast The scheme resulted in the transfer of children from institutions in Northern Ireland to institutions in Australia.Documentation already examined by the Inquiry team has revealed that, between 1947 and 1956, 110 children made the journey.Many of the children were sent to the western part of Australia. The move was part of a UK government policy of child migration.A team of Inquiry lawyers, support staff and Acknowledgement Forum Panel members will visit Australia next month.The visit will form part of the preparations for the investigation's second module of hearings.The Inquiry's remit is to investigate physical, emotional and sexual childhood abuse, and childhood neglect which occurred in residential institutions in Northern Ireland over a 73-year period up to 1995.It is chaired by Sir Anthony Hart. Public hearings began in January, and are currently being conducted in the former Banbridge Courthouse in Co Down.Module 1 of the Inquiry has been focusing on St Joseph's Home, Termonbacca, and Nazareth House Children's Home, Bishop Street, in Derry, which were children's homes run by the Sisters of Nazareth religious order.Module 2 hearings will commence at the beginning of September, Inquiry chairman Sir Anthony Hart confirmed on Monday.The Inquiry is scheduled to begin the hearings for Module 3 also in September - that section will focus on the former De La Salle Boys' Home, Rubane House, in Kircubbin, Co. Down.The Chairman said that the Inquiry has so far heard from 70 witnesses.He added that the statements from many of those witnesses have been given to the Inquiry as the public hearings have been taking place."In addition, so far over 18,000 documents have been placed before the Inquiry in this module alone. However, the Inquiry staff had to consider a great many more documents than that to decide which were relevant."Sir Hart explained: "I mention these matters to demonstrate that, as the public hearings take place, there is a great deal of preparatory work that continues to be done in order to take statements from witnesses and gather documents."All of this material has to be considered, collated and processed by the Inquiry before the public session in which a witness gives evidence."He said that an enormous amount of work was involved behind the scenes in order to prepare the necessary material for each day of public hearings."At the same time they are also pursuing investigations into other institutions, and preparing the necessary material for the Inquiry panel to consider in future modules."Sir Hart said that this work will continue over the summer months after the present module finishes. After this, the team will move on to investigate the child migrant scheme."Before that module can start, we have to complete our preparatory work for it, and a major part of that involves a second team from the Inquiry going from Northern Ireland to Australia to speak to those applicants who were not seen during last year's trip."Some of them will only speak to the Acknowledgement Forum, but a significant number have to be seen by the Inquiry team. Altogether this will tie up a significant number of Inquiry staff for all of June."That module will then start on Monday 1 September and, whilst the detailed timetable will not be finalised until nearer that time, we are setting aside three weeks for public sessions for that module." © UTV Share Share Share


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Arrest in Kosovo points to secret camps
International police in Kosovo have arrested a former guerrilla commander suspected of war crimes in a widening investigation that was spurred by our exposé of secret detention camps run by the Kosovo Liberation Army during and after the 1999 war.
Local media reported European Union police detained Sabit Geci on Thursday following a raid on his home in Pristina.
Witnesses have linked Geci and other KLA commanders to the torture and murder of prisoners at an operations base in the Albanian border town of Kukes.
A series of joint reports last year by CIR, the BBC and the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network detailed evidence of the abuses and killings following a multi-year investigation.
A wide range of sourcesfrom survivors to former KLA soldiersspoke of a network of secret camps scattered throughout Kosovo and Albania where civilians and POWs were held, tortured and sometimes killed.
In some cases the abuses allegedly occurred under the noses of UN officials and NATO troops, who arrived in Kosovo in June 1999.
We reviewed internal documents that showed United Nations officials knew about the allegations as early as 2002 but failed to launch a serious investigation. Whats more, officials at the UN war crimes tribunal in The Hague destroyed physical evidence that related to some of the allegations.
This is the first case of possible war crimes on Albanian soil and it could lift the lid on Albanias covert support of the KLA and links to wartime abuses.
Sources close to the investigation say the government of Albania refused to cooperate with EU prosecutors despite an earlier pledge to help international investigators looking into the allegations.
Theres been no reaction from Kosovos current leadership, which is dominated by former KLA commanders. But heres what Kosovos prime minister and former KLA political director Hashim Thaci told us last year when pressed about the Kukes allegations.
"It just didn't happen," Thaci said. "At any time, in any case, in any place, any space this has nothing to do with the Kosovo Liberation Army."
I spoke about these developments today with Marco Werman on PRI's The World.
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Morning message at the Rockville United Church by Pastor Souza was entitled "Joy! Joy!" from Philippians 2: 2-4 and Luke 10: 25-27.
Mt. Zion Home Bible study was held in the Tom and Beverly Pelkey home with seven in attendance. Each Tuesday at 7 p.m. we invite you the join us.
Chicory, the pretty purple flowers that grow along the roadside is pretty, noticed the corn is sure growing fast.
Do hope everyone enjoyed the 4th of July, the Rockville Methodist Church quilters did; we did our usual quilting and enjoying a break at 2:30.
John and Julia Snethen enjoyed the 4th at Rick Hill and on Saturday night the Pam Tillis Concert which was exceptional.
Our sympathy to the families of Justin Stephan and Marylyn Dines. Funeral services were held the past week.
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Chance The Rapper made waves in 2013 with his Acid Rap mixtape and now fans can take it back to where it all began. One of the rapper's super fans went back into the vault and released two rarely-heard mixtapes Good Enough and Back To School Pack on Reddit.
"I found chance the rapper's old facebook yesterday and got a bunch of old pics/vids/music. here's 2 of his earlier mixtapes," said Reddit user Lavmar. "enjoy, i'm a huge chance fan and it's cool as hell hearing his real old s–t like this so i thought y'all would like to hear it too. there's actually some good s–t on those mixtapes."
The tapes find the rapper coming into his own, dealing with issues like self-esteem and being an outcast in school. On "Dr. Oz," Chance raps about wanting nothing more than a letterman jacket; the symbol of acceptance by his peers. He takes on Adele's "Hometown" on "Hometown (Cali)" and samples Jay Z's "Dear Summer" on "Dear Chicago Summer," rapping about his hometown's problem with violence. "When did Chicago become a part of East Compton?" he asks. "We all got Blood, but we don't really need em."
As 2013 comes to a close, Chance The Rapper is having his best year ever. He's already topping a slew of critical lists and was named the 'Best Mixtape of 2013' by Rolling Stone.