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Philippines: Information on Filipino media reports about the Maersk Dubai and on the Filipino crew members of the Maersk Dubai who deserted in Halifax in May 1996 and returned to the Philippines
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Information on the Filipino crew members of the Maersk Dubai who deserted in Halifax in May 1996 and returned to the Philippines could not be found among the sources consulted by the DIRB.
Please consult the following information on Filipino media reports about the Maersk Dubai story.
The following information was provided during a 12 February 1997 telephone interview with the assistant editor of the Philippines Daily Inquirer, a newspaper published in Manila.
The source stated that news of the Maersk Dubai story was published in Filipino newspapers for a short period of time. The source added that the seamen would be welcomed as heroes in the Philippines because they had behaved honourably by testifying against their Taiwanese officers.
The following information was provided during a 6 February 1997 telephone interview with the editor-in-chief of the Manila Chronicle, a Filipino newspaper based in Manila.
The source stated that media coverage of the Maersk Dubai story was positive and that most people believed the seamen did their duty by reporting the crimes of their Taiwanese officers.
The following information was provided during a 10 February 1997 telephone interview with a professor of political science at the University of the Philippines in Quezon City, Philippines. The source is also the president of the Institute for Strategic and Development Studies, a private think-tank. In 1994 the professor was the director of the Asian studies program at the University of Toronto, and has published a number of academic articles on the Philippines.
The source stated that the Maersk Dubai story was not covered extensively in the Filipino media. The source added that the seamen would be welcomed as heroes in the Philippines because they were ready to testify against their Taiwanese officers. These seamen would be well-treated by the Filipino population.
The following information was provided during a 10 February 1997 telephone interview with the acting director of the Apostleship of the Sea-Philippines, an organization that provides assistance to Filipino seamen. The Apostleship of the Sea-Philippines is part of the Episcopal Commission for the Care of Migrants and Itinerant People of the Catholic Bishop's Conference of the Philippines, and is part of a worldwide network of 185 centres for seafarers. The organization provides legal assistance to seafarers through an agreement with a law office in the Philippines. The organization has handled several cases involving abuse of Filipino seamen.
The source stated that the Maersk Dubai story did not receive extensive media coverage in the Philippines, not even in Maritime News, which is a newsletter that covers maritime issues. The source added that an article originating from the Globe and Mail of Canada was reproduced by Parola, a newsletter published in Rotterdam by the Filipino Seamen's Assistance Program and distributed in the Philippines by the Apostelship of the Sea-Philippines.
General information on the Maersk Dubai story is available in the attached documents.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Acting director, Apostleship of the Sea-Philippines, Manila. 10 February 1997. Telephone interview.
Assistant editor, Philippines Daily Inquirer, Manila. 12 February 1997. Telephone interview.
Editor-in-chief, Manila Chronicle, Philippines. 6 February 1997. Telephone interview.
Professor of political science, University of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines. 10 February 1997. Telephone interview.
The Associated Press (AP). 11 September 1996. "AP Photo HAL101." (NEXIS)
Calgary Herald. 10 October 1996. Final Edition. Graeme Hamilton. "Stowaway Kissed Sailor's Boots for Mercy." (NEXIS)
_____. 5 September 1996. Final Edition. Graeme Hamilton. "Stowaway Testifies Sailor Saved His Life." (NEXIS)
_____. 4 September 1996. Final Edition. Steve MacLeod. "Witness Silent on Stowaways: Filipino Sailor Cites Death Threats Against Family." (NEXIS)
Central News Agency (CNA). 11 January 1997. S.C. Chang. "Taiwanese-Canadian Group Demands Apology from Maersk Prosecutor." [Internet] [Accessed 14 Jan. 1997]
_____. 10 January 1997. S.C. Chang. "Taiwan Finally Gets Turn in Canadian Court." [Internet] [Accessed 14 Jan. 1997]
_____. 9 January 1997. S.C. Chang. "Taiwan 'Insulted' by Canadian Prosecutor's Denial of Statehood." [Internet] [Accessed 14 Jan. 1997]
_____. 9 January 1997. Chang Shen-chao. "Romania Outside Jurisdiction: Expert." [Internet] [Accessed 14 Jan. 1997]
The Gazette [Montreal]. 4 September 1996. Graeme Hamilton. Final Edition. "My Family's Threatened, Witness Says: Refuses to Testify About Abandoned Stowaways." (NEXIS)
The Globe and Mail [Toronto]. 9 January 1997. Kevin Cox. "Taiwanese Flare Up at Comments: Lawyer at Sailors' Extradition Hearing Challenges Country's Status." (InfoGlobe)
_____. 24 October 1996. Kevin Cox. "Captain Ignored Pleas, Sailor Says: Bosun Testifies that Crew Members Wanted Romanian Stowaways to Have Flotation Vests." (InfoGlobe)
_____. 9 October 1996. "Nova Scotia: Filipino Seamen Agree to Testify." (InfoGlobe)
_____. 9 October 1996. Kevin Cox. "Stowaways Forced Off at Knife-Point, Crewman Says: Filipino Seaman Watched Helplessly as Taiwanese Officers of the Maersk Dubai Sent Romanians into Cold North Atlantic, Hearing Told." (InfoGlobe)
_____. 27 September 1996. Kevin Cox. "Sailor Recanted Stowaway Story, Police Say: Hearing Told that Filipino Implicated Himself at First in Allegations Romanians Thrown Overboard." (InfoGlobe)
_____. 13 September 1996. Kevin Cox. "Silent Witnesses Confuse Crown: Sailor Doesn't Know What Happens Next." (InfoGlobe)
_____. 12 September 1996. Kevin Cox. "Silent Filipino Crewmen Cited for Contempt in N.S.: Sailors in Case of Romanian Stowaways Say They Fear for Families." (InfoGlobe)
_____. 11 September 1996. Kevin Cox. "Stowaways Pleaded with Captain, Sailor Says: Crewman Testifies Officer Push Romanian Off Ship." (InfoGlobe)
_____. 6 September 1996. Steve MacLeod. "Stowaway-Death Witnesses Reluctant to Testify at Hearing: Filipino Sailors Want Canada to Protect Threatened Families." (InfoGlobe)
_____. 5 September 1996. Kevin Cox. "Stowaway's Life was in Danger, Trial Hears: Romanian Who Hid Aboard Maersk Dubai Told That if Found, Sailors Would Cut his Throat."
_____. 4 September 1996. Kevin Cox. "Witness Balks in Stowaway Case: Filipino Sailor Tells Hearing for Accused Officers That his Family has been Threatened." (InfoGlobe)
_____. 24 June 1996. Kevin Cox. "Halifax: Taiwanese Murder Suspects Wait, Worry." (InfoGlobe)
_____. 22 June 1996. Kevin Cox. "Crew Accused of Murder Released on Bail in N.S." (InfoGlobe)
_____. 21 June 1996. Kevin Cox. "Stowaways Begged for Lives, Court Told: Filipino, Taiwanese Crew Members Give Conflicting Accounts of how Romanians Left Ship." (InfoGlobe)
_____. 6 June 1996. Kevin Cox. "Captain's Wife Issues Tearful Plea in Halifax Court: Relatives of Officers in Stowaway Drama Want Romanian Extradition Bid Rejected." (InfoGlobe)
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_____. 1 July 1996. "Bail Granted," p. 23.
_____. 17 June 1996. John DeMont. "Canada: Were Three Stowaways Thrown Overboard?", p. 16.
_____. 10 June 1996. "Death on the High Seas," p. 23.
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_____. 3 September 1996. BC Cycle. "Court Halts Taiwanese Sailors' Hearing." (NEXIS)
_____. 27 May 1996. BC Cycle. Leslie J. Furlong. "Captain Accused of Ditching Stowaways." (NEXIS)
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text: Lawson 'delighted' to be back in Corrie 29 Jul 2014 Northern Irish actor Charlie Lawson returns to Coronation Street next week as viewers get a glimpse of Jim McDonald's life behind bars. Share Share Share Story by UTV Staff, Belfast The formidable Jim returns to the soap as Peter Barlow, who is currently awaiting trial for the murder of Tina McIntyre, comes across him in prison.Jim was last seen in the soap in 2011 when he was arrested for attempting to rob a Building Society in order to give ex-wife Liz McDonald money to buy the Rovers Return. He was sentenced to seven years in prison. Happy to be back, Charlie reveals what has changed in Corrie since he first appeared in the soap in the late 80s.How did you feel about being asked to come back?I was absolutely delighted, I love playing Jim and when I was told about the storyline I was really pleased with the idea that they had. If you are going to use a character you may as well use him properly, I don't think I would have been as interested in coming back for a one episode prison visit for example.Is it odd to be back but not actually working on the Street itself?Not at all because they have built a prison set above Roy's Rolls so it does feel like I am on the street. We have filmed at a real prison in the past but it is much easier to have the purpose built set here on site. It also means I get to work on the new set, which is fantastic.How has Coronation Street changed since you started in the late 80s?When we first started it was a lot slower, there were far less people and we only did two episodes a week. The atmosphere was different, we worked hard and played hard. We had a Coronation Street Cricket team but there's not time for any of that now.The pace is much quicker, more episodes, more cast. People tend to go home to learn their lines, but the whole industry is like that now. We can have four units working, so you can be here and not see people who are in working on the same day.Can you remember your early days on the show joining as a family?It was very funny because people had their own chairs and you had to be careful where you sat! I didn't know anyone in the show, but I knew how enormous the show was.It was a different animal in those days, people were huge stars, they had come through the 60s and 70s as the first big TV celebrities. We were very lucky to come in together, I was cast first and had an input in choosing Beverly (Liz McDonald) and then we both helped choose the boys.You are starting from the right premise and you know it is going to work when it is done in that way. We were always very close and we came in on a year's contract and right from the word go it was clear that they were writing for us.People got used to the new kids on the block very quickly. They felt different and had some amazing storylines.Presumably Jim has changed a little bit because he has been inside for so long - how has that experience changed him?I don't think he has changed that much at all, he loves his wife and he misses his son. As they say in Belfast 'his only crime was loyalty'. I don't think he has changed because of the nature of the beast, he is a daddy in there, he was in the army for six years, so its a piece of cake for him really.Is he quite feared in prison?He is respected. He's an old soldier and anyone inside will tell you that ex-squaddies tend to do okay. Jim is making his life as bearable as possible and by making himself The Landlord in there that is what he is doing.How much does Jim know about Peter's situation?I thought about that when I first started and I chatted to Chris Gascoyne (Peter) about it. Although we have been in the programme at the same time, we have never had a scene together.Jim would be totally unfamiliar with the fact that Peter has a serious drink problem. He's not stupid and he realises fairly quickly, but he doesn't know the background or the extent of it. To Jim, Peter is Ken Barlow's son.What defines Jim?It is his monumental love for Liz. It is a huge part of his raison d'etre. It's a good job that his path doesn't cross with Tony - Liz is his woman!Under it all Liz will still love Jim and vice versa. They are the Burton and Taylor of Weatherfield.Would you like to come back for a longer period in the future, once Jim is out of jail?Oh absolutely! If the writing is there and the characters are there that connect him to the Street then absolutely.Do people still see you as Jim even when you aren't in the show?Some people do bless them, but that is the power of the thing. He is such a significant character that will never go away, but that's okay as long as people call me Charlie not Jim. Jim and Liz McDonald are the "Burton and Taylor of Weatherfield". Rex Features © UTV Share Share Share


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With the pass-happy Big XII, our lack of depth at LB, and our apparent abundance of talent at CB (A.Bell, Singleton, Banks, McDowell, Leo Johnson), would anyone be surprised if the Nickel was darn-near our "Base" defense this year.
Obviously, the situation dictates personnel, but generally speaking who would you rather have on the field: Garrin (LB) or Banks (CB)?
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Now i am not sure how true this is as DFIL told me about it. Apparently airlines are going to be charging people another 8% on top of thier original price due to fuel costs. Even if you booked your flight last year you will still have to pay.
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An iVillage slide show featuring birth control advice for women, sent in by Corina C., is a good demonstration of the norming of a particular life course. First, organized by the decade of life, the slide show starts with women in their 20s. No sex for teenagers (at least not any that the slide show is going to acknowledge).
"In Your 20s… Because You Need to Get in the Habit":
Second, the slide show assumes that women will be having children in their 30s, not in their 20s, and not in their 40s.
"In Your 30s… Because You'll Want to Start a Family Soon" (not maybe or if):
"In Your 40s… Once You're Through Making Babies" (reiterating that you will have babies and also that you'll be finished by then):
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"At 50 and Beyond… When You Start a New Relationship":
By organizing birth control needs according to age, the slide show teaches viewers a socially-approved timeline for our sexual, marital, and reproductive lives. Teen sex is invisible, having children in your 30s is ideal, and the end of a relationship is an option but, as Corina points out, not having children is not.Lisa Wade is a professor at Occidental College and the co-author of Gender: Ideas, Interactions, Institutions. Find her on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.


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Essar Energy Plc's largest shareholder, Essar Global Fund Ltd, said it was considering making an offer for the 22 percent stake it does not own in the London-listed oil and gas producer.
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I don't exactly get all the fuss over Veronica. Maybe that's because I grew up with several of them (three in my grade at the small elementary school I went to). One was one of my best friends and one was a bully. The bully turned out pretty nice when we got older, and boys called her Vero.
I also went to school with several Valeries, Vicky/Victorias and Vanessas, a Violet and a Viridiana. I guess V was a popular letter in Orange County circa 1984
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Rob Kardashian's Trainer on Rob's Weight Loss: "Here's a Guy Fighting"
Rob Kardashian is going to be dropping the pounds soon.
E! News spoke exclusively with Rob's trainer Gunnar Peterson about the workout routines the 27-year-old reality star will be undertaking and his dedication to losing the weight.
"He's such a good guy," Gunnar said to E! News. "Rob was a solid basketball player, a serious runner and he's a serious athlete. It's when life gets in the way, that's what makes it hard to get to the gym."
But, just like everyone else, sometimes a busy schedule can get in the way of Rob's workouts.
"If it was Rob on his own, he'd be in every day," Gunnar said. "[But] he's pitching shows, he's on a show, he has his sock line and other business ventures...People forget. They think these people are walking around just being celebrities. He has a sock line, he has shows in progress, he has a lot of things going on. A lot."
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The white and blue ring-shaped Art Moderne structure (1935), formerly called the Ford Building, housed a demonstration automobile assembly line for the California Pacific Exposition. The Aerospace Museum has been here since 1980.Dedicated to chronicling the history of flight, the ever-growing collection today encompasses some 66 full-size vintage aircraft, from biplanes to space capsules, 42 of them original; 14,000 scale-model aircraft; and 10,000 aviation-related items. Just inside the entrance, in the International Aerospace Hall of Fame, oil portraits and biographical plaques salute notable inventors, industrialists and pilots. Encircling the interior wall is artist Juan Larinaga's 468ft-by-18ft mural, The March of Transportation (1935).
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- Phone : (619) 234-8291
- Website : http://www.sandiegoairandspace.org
- Prices : 16.50 $
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- Jun-Sep: 10am-5pm; rest of year: 10am-4pm


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Prof Wadhams (Ocean Physics, CambridgeUniversity) :"The volume of ice in the summer is only a quarter of what it was 30 years ago and that's really the prelude to this final collapse, ... Over that 1% of the Earth's surface you are replacing a bright surface which reflects nearly all of the radiation falling on it with a dark surface which absorbs nearly all. The difference, the extra radiation that's absorbed is, from our calculations, the equivalent of about 20 years of additional CO2 being added by man".
BBC News - Arctic ice melt like adding 20 years of CO2 emissions
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A few days ago, I was doing my usual perusing of lady sites when I came across a post from one of our partners. Our friends over at HuffPost Style do a recurring feature in which they ask various lovely women in and around New York for the products they use to achieve said loveliness. One usually finds an expected high/low array of It products, your drugstore cleaners (Hey, Purpose!), your super fancy La Prairie creams, Burt's Bee's lip balm, YSL mascara… the kind of content that–much like a time-honored "What's In Her Bag?" feature–is seldom surprising but compulsively readable.
Skincare Myths You Actually Believed Were True, According To Reddit
Anyway, I love this stuff. Reading about the products in peoples' daily rotation is abundantly interesting. Maybe I am extremely boring that way.
Their most recent addition, though, almost knocked me out of my chair: a Housing Works clerk with awesome hair revealed she unclogs dirty pores with… glue. And not some hydrating/clarifying/detoxifying/heroin-promises glue "specifically formulated" and $70 and devoted to this purpose, no. She uses good old Elmer's Glue.
Let's Talk About Those Little Grey Dots On Your Nose–They're Not Blackheads
My natural skepticism kicked in here, much like it did when I first saw conventionally attractive towel-wearing blondes pull Bioré stripes off their noses in '90s commercials and subsequently marvel at how the surface resembled a "cactus." I bought those as a teenager, even as my parents rolled their eyes and said that a stick of tape would do the same (and be just as useless). They were right. [Sidebar: Some people swear by these things; I have never found them to do anything but draw up moisture and otherwise very normal top-layer skin stuff].
12 DIY Acne Treatments That Will Save Both Your Money And Your Skin
So, I wondered, was this any different? Can Elmer's glue really get rid of blackheads?
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Watch 'Wetlands and Sea Level Rise' video on YouTube
The Wetland Monitoring and Assessment Program in the Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control's Division of Watershed Stewardship recently posted the third installment to the Wetlands 101 online video series, which provides introductory information to viewers about wetlands.
The newest installment, "Wetlands and Sea Level Rise," focuses on the effects rising seas will have on wetlands in Delaware and looks at projects DNREC is completing to combat the losses. The video visits several coastal locations threatened by flooding and erosion, and highlights shoreline stabilization and marsh replenishment projects in use to sustain area coasts for the future. Wetlands are the first line of defense against rising water levels and strong storm surges. Coastal development and physical barriers may leave these wetlands with nowhere to go as water levels continue to rise.
Wetlands comprise approximately 25 percent of Delaware's land area and are enormously valuable to citizens' clean water and way of life. Each year, more wetlands are degraded and destroyed when they are filled and converted to other land uses. The Wetlands 101 series strives to highlight the importance of wetlands and what makes them unique.
In addition to the "Wetlands 101" series, the Delaware DNREC YouTube Channel offers more than 50 fun, interesting and educational videos, taking viewers from fishing at the Indian River Inlet in Sussex County to the Go Ape adventure course at Lums Pond State Park in New Castle County. Viewers also can learn about visits from snowy owls and habitat restoration at Mirror Lake. Most of these videos are written and produced in-house by the DNREC Office of Public Affairs.
To view "Wetlands & Sea Level Rise" and other DNREC videos on YouTube, go to youtube.com/delawarednrec.


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Wu-Tang Clan's Cappadonna has joined forces with Outbreak Boards to release "The Killa Bee" line. The collection will showcase his iconic "Killa Bee" logo on various designs.
The Connecticut-based skate board manufacturer embraced Cappadonna's vision to bring the Wu legacy to the sport and culture of skating. Their skate decks will be made of Canadian Maple wood; other items in the partnership include sticker decals, custom designed clothing, hats and accessories.
"I wanted to give an alternative for young people to do besides drugs and guns, especially in hoods across the nation,"Cappadonna said in a press release. "I believe skating and Hip Hop go hand in hand, as both are independently free."
Outbreak Boards, Full Blast Movement, Kingz N Queenz LLC and Cappadonna will host a press conference and launch party June 22 at 1625 Railroad Ave, Bridgeport, Connecticut at 7pm EST. The event will be free and includes special performances by Wu-Tang Clan affiliate Buddha Monk, Chedda Bang, Hanz On and others.
There will be a skate park at the venue in order to allow those in attendance to have a chance to test drive Cappadonna's Killa Bee Skateboards while viewing live graffiti and musical performances.
Cappadonna is hosting a second launch event in New York, New York June 27 at BlackBox 13, which is located at 121 University Place, between 13th and 14th streets. The event will be held on the third floor at 5pm EST.
Cappadonna recently released the double disc CD Eyrth, Wynd, and Fyre, his seventh solo album. Wu-Tang Clan is touring and gearing up to release their A Better Tomorrow album in July, according to various reports. The Wu-Tang Clan is one of the most iconic groups in Hip Hop history. The group's debut album, 1993's Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), established the Staten Island, New York collective as one of rap's most promising groups.
For more information, visit Outbreak Board's official website.
RELATED: Cappadonna Eyrth, Wynd, and Fyre [REVIEW]


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Life is awesome and life should be celebrated, everyday, with a trophy: Trophy Buffet. Made me laugh.
map² – The Zoomable Paper Map
Unfold to zoom: map² is a smartly designed paper map that lets you zoom in to a more detailed view without going digital. Interactive yet tactile = total win! You can currently purchase one for London and Berlin. Next one up is New York, if their current Kickstarter campaign is successful.
(Thanks Anne)
Very Semi-Serious
Very Semi-Serious is a documentary aiming to go behind the scenes of the New Yorker. It introduces the past, present and future generations of cartoonists who have inspired, baffled—and occasionally pissed off—all of us for decades.
Totally backing this Kickstarter. Let's make it happen.
(Thanks Joanna)
A Cardboard Food Truck for Kids
OTO is a seriously adorable cardboard food truck for kids with a campaign going on over on indiegogo. My kids would get a total kick out of playing with OTO! I just backed the campaign, join me?
Constellation Quilt
Our studio neighbor and friend Emily Fisher launched a Kickstarter campaign for her truly stunning Constellation Quilts. One of the best Kickstarter videos I have seen in a while. Emily is wonderful and deserves our support.
POTHRA | Coffee Grounds Gone Decorative Pots
NOOKA founder Matthew Waldman created a new product, called POTHRA a flower pot made out of used coffee grounds. Love the idea.
Check out the POTHRA Kickstarter!
The YogoMat
The YogoMat is an eco-friendly yoga mat that folds and secures to fit in bags and purses and is easy to clean. Best of all, it's 100% recyclable.
Urban Tour Project
Thomas Callahan makes high quality bikes here in Brooklyn. Yes!
Do you have dozens of posters that are just lying around in tubes or drawers? Then OpenFrame is for you! Custom framing can be expensive and is limited to holding one size of print. Jeff Sheldon & Matthew Smith designed OpenFrame as a simple, flexible way to hang posters, prints, and photos of various sizes and configurations.
The 10 Year Hoodie
Jake Bronstein, founder of Flint and Tinder, is set out to manufacture a hoodie that will last a lifetime, not like our average clothes these days. Entirely made in the USA.
Lumio unfolds from a book into a multi-purpose portable lamp. I just gasped watching the Kickstarter campaign. A beauty!
(via the Post Family)
Bent Basket
This Bent Bike Basket gets my two thumbs up. A beauty.
Aervine is a corkscrew and a wine aerator in one. A beautiful brainchild by William Ward, currently running a Kickstarter to get production join. I am backing this. Join me?
BLAZE is a beautifully designed, high-quality bike light that aims to significantly improve a cyclist's visibility and safety! Two swissmiss thumbs up.
Concrete Pen
Dustin Faddis had the idea to create a concrete pen! And he made it happen. The pen has a name, Contribute, and a Kickstarter campaign to help kickstart production.
Spixi is a retractable cable for your iPhone and Android. Eco-friendly materials and good design get my vote.
The Process
Paul Searle is kickstarting a documentary series exploring the creative processes of graphic designers, illustrators and letterers. The people involved, Ian Collins, Mike Monteiro, Kate Bingaman-Burt and Mary Kate McDevitt make me want to contribute.
AND, Paul is our amazing CreativeMornings/Portland videographer. I am so backing this. Join me?
The Invisible Dog
The wonderfully charming Lucien Zayan runs The Invisible Dog Art Center in Brooklyn. He has turned what used to be an old building filled with junk into a cultural center. A few years ago, Lucien was visiting from France, fell in love with the building, saw the potential and got to work.
He has since filled the Invisible Dog with so much passion and love for the arts that I happily call him the King of Bergen Street. It's people like him that add so much to a neighborhood and to a community.
Lucien hosts art exhibits, a theatre, artist studios and a space you can rent for events. We have hosted a CreativeMornings there in the past and in just a few weeks Brooklyn Beta will have their third conference at The Invisible Dog.
As you can tell, I am quite fond of the institution and Lucien. He is a man with a heart of gold. He deserves all the support in the world. Join me in backing The Invisible Dog on Kickstarter?
(Oh, and I am honored to be part of his Kickstarter video, of course!)
Everpurse charges your iPhone Magically in your Bag
Ever notice that your smartphone dies JUST when you need it most? Everpurse is about to solve that problem, elegantly: To charge, all you have to do is slip your phone into the special charging pocket inside the purse! Whether you're at work or out on the town, your Everpurse will keep your phone charged all day long. You can carry your Everpurse inside a bigger bag, or by itself. When you get home, simply drop your Everpurse on the white charging mat for wireless charging!
I am totally backing this Kickstarter. Congrats to the Everpurse folks for a wonderful idea and a beautifully designed execution!
(thanks Rusty)
Please Support My CreativeMornings Kickstarter
I am just so excited to be able to share our Kickstarter Campaign with you, that literally JUST launched!
After attending several conferences over the past few years, I felt like there had to be a more accessible event that was really just about bringing likeminded people together. So, I started CreativeMornings. One Friday morning a month, people in the creative community gather to hear a speaker share their story. The best part is that the coffee, the breakfast, the lecture — everything is free.
CreativeMornings was in four cities only a year ago. Now we are at 34 chapters and span six continents, thanks to our hard working hosts all around the world.
So here's the problem. 34 chapters means 34 talks every month. We never planned for CreativeMornings to grow like this. We've been taping these talks all along, but as of now they are spread across the internet. It kills us that there are videos from hundreds of leading designers, artists, chefs, entrepreneurs, and no good place to see them all.
Here's why I am turning to Kickstarter. We have the potential to create a growing archive of stories, ideas and advice from remarkable creative minds across 34 cities, but we need to start building it now.
Your support, no matter how big or little, will help us build a new home for all of the CreativeMornings content.
Please consider supporting my Kickstarter Campaign and help me make CreativeMornings better.
pssst: Check out our rewards, they are quite something.
Astro adds pan and tilt movement to your camera, and it allows you to set up time lapse programs by defining the duration, the range of movement; which goes from 0 to 360°, and the interval in degrees or seconds in which you want the photos to be taken.
I am happy to see that this Kickstarter project has already reached its goal even though it still has 16 days to go.
These Days
Jack Cheng wrote a novel:
"These Days" is about Connor Vast, a guy who designs fake computer interfaces for plastic prop displays in furniture showrooms. He meets a girl who doesn't own a cellphone and is as disconnected as he is connected. As their relationship develops, he falls in with a group of entrepreneurs out to invent the future, but it's the same future she's rebelling against. It's a story about the human side of technology—the people who make it, the reasons they build, and the people on the other end.
If this sounds like something you'd like to read (I do) then go and support Jack's Kickstarter.
Don't know how Jack Cheng is? Visit his site and check out some of his articles.
(Thank you Jonnie)
Nerds Rejoice! RoboChair is foldable chair that doubles as wall art! Unlike most folding chairs that get stored in a closet or tucked away when not in use, RoboChair hangs proudly on your wall with an easy mounting bracket.
If you want to make one of these your own, head over to Kickstarter and support the RoboChair campaign.


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My newly open daytime hours have immediately increased and made much easier my availability for work, and meetings, and time in the studio. It's a manageable busy, but it has been a quickly changed day from what I was learning to love this Summer. Gone are the morning adventures with my two little people, the lovely and long stretches in the afternoon quiet of the house, and our hours by the pool.
On the eve of the Autumnal Equinox, Cleveland turned fiercely quick to fall temperatures and rain. This immediate cooling has me pulling into quiet evenings, and bubbling pots of homemade chai tea in the mornings. And it has me baking up a furious storm. The smell of freshly baked bread hangs heavy already in our now closed-window house.
The adjustment to my new season of both babes in school was shockingly quick. And shockingly consumed. Why is it that our days always seem to be too short on hours? This morning, with an extra slow pace, and a second cup of coffee, I am window-shopping on the bright screen for some Autumnal indulgences.
A quick getaway anyone? I've been eying this lovely weekender for ages...
|Bohemian Rhapsody Weekender from Star Bags.
I'd certainly jaunt off in these elven leather shoes. My word, the details of them undo me...
|Handmade Leather Fairy Tale Shoes from Fairy Steps.
A lovely new ring. Definitely a hexagon, but how to decide?
|Peach Hexagon Ring by FimosERie.
Both are really quite lovely, and I certainly have enough fingers...
|Neon Hexagon Ring by Cyclicalind.
Lovely warm and comfortable, these might help to slow my mornings and extend my evenings...
|Handmade Wool + Leather Slippers by WoolyBaby.
Aside from more daylight, what does Autumn have you wanting?


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Saturday, February 25, 2012
Today I am in Baltimore, but yesterday I wore an ankle-grazing tartan skirt from the clan Robertson, a black and white marled cardigan and Dr. Martens loafers which break my feet while I simultaneously try to break them in.
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Labels: 90s lady, doc martens, outfits
Saturday, February 18, 2012
If It Makes You Happy
When you have an extremely self-deprecating sense of humour, it can be easy to get a little carried away. Last week, I made the sorry mistake of comparing my propensity for wearing mom jeans to the first frumpy, denim-clad alt-country singer I could think of: Sheryl Crow. Luckily, my friend Lydia was sharp enough to alert me to the fact that Crow is actually a 90s alt-babe on par with Liz Phair, and maybe even Lisa Loeb. After some painstaking research (aka watching the "If It Makes You Happy" music video), I fully accept my opinion on Sheryl Crow was thoroughly misguided and I am eager to reedeem myself.
First of all, the video take place in the American Museum of Natural History which is my favourite place in the entire world that I've actually been to. Sheryl is wilding out in her natural habitat of a red painted brick room with an awkward Christmas shrub in the corner. She is wearing an amazing leopard print swing coat, with a blue zig-zag Missoni-style shirt, yellow pleather miniskirt and chunky heeled boots. This is a GOOD OUTFIT. Where have you been all my life, Sheryl? Shame on me for assuming you were nothing but the "sun-kissed," slightly more attractive female musical counterpart to Kid Rock!
Of course, you can't base a music video on a single outfit (even in the 90s) so check out this hot little number of a acid-yellow checkerboard top and tiger-print pants. This girl loves animal print, I think that makes us fashion soulmates.
Did you catch that overly make-upped snarl? Now it has been documented on THE BLOG, never to be undone.
my Tumblr.
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Labels: 90s lady, inspiration, music
Thursday, February 09, 2012
Vote for Pedro
Just because I don't write a blog post every day doesn't mean I've stopped wearing mom jeans! Also, I realizes that it would be way more fashion forward if I called them "boyfriend" jeans, but let's not fool ourselves. I can't wait until the dark denim on these starts to fade with wear and mold to my body. This outfit is essentially the cornerstone of my own brand of winter dressing: super casual, jeans, lots of black, quirky gem sweater and heavy boots. I guess when you find something that works for you, it's impossible to let go. But the real exciting part of this outfit is what's underneath...
This excellent t-shirt is a celebration of my perpetual state of (post) teen angst, hand screen printed by Emma of The Emma Edition. I purchased it because its so awesome to see real teens actually getting up off the hypothetical couch covered in Cheeto dust to craft their own t-shirts and nothing deserves more support than young, independent artists - even if they're just making/selling t-shirts. However, I must point your attention to the disturbing unintentional similarities this outfit has to Napoleon Dynamite when he campaigns in his 'Vote for Pedro' shirt. WEIRD. Also, good.
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Founded in Skive, Denmark in 1990 by Danish entrepreneur Martin Møller Nielsen, NAC is the world's largest independently owned regional aircraft turboprop trading and leasing company.
At its inception, NAC leased aircraft for humanitarian aid and supplies to remote areas before focusing on regional commercial airlines, chiefly in Europe and North America then throughout the Asia, South America, Middle East, Russia, and Africa.
With Søren M. Overgaard as CEO, companies in the group are based in the Denmark, Ireland, North America and Singapore. Additional representatives are located in Berne, Toulouse, and London.
Our team at NAC team possesses a combined total of over 500 years' experience in the aviation industry. This expertise is channeled through departmental business teams comprising legal, lease management, accounting, IT, sales and marketing, funding, and technical.
Company Timeline
NAC launched in Skive, Denmark and established itself as a reputable, skilled and reliable provider of its specialised service
NAC completed a major transaction with ING Bank. The company purchased 30 Cessna Caravan II Aircraft. All the aircraft were sold or leased and in 1996 NAC purchased the remaining II Aircraft.
NAC became a LLC with one owner: Founder and Chairman of the Board, Martin Møller Nielsen. NAC has managed to increase its profit consecutively since 1996.
Ever-evolving, NAC started focusing on turboprops larger than 30 seats.
NAC purchased their first ATR42 aircraft – a larger type of aircraft than those previously dealt with.
NAC moved to the second-largest airport in Billund, Denmark. The biggest transaction of the year was the purchase of seven ATR aircraft from Magellan. This was also the year we opened our office in Shannon, Ireland.
NAC obtained easa part-145 certification permitting it to perform in-house maintenance on all major turboprop aircraft types.
In corporation with Kirk Kapital A/S purchased a fleet of 39 ATR 72 aircraft on lease to American Eagle. By this year NAC had grown its fleet to 100 aircraft.
NAC has in 2009 obtained easa part m certification (CAMO) permitting the company to manage the continuing airworthiness of ATR and Fokker aircraft..
The start of a new decade brought more milestones, with a financial balance exceeding US$1billion and the fleet exceeding 150 aircraft.
We signed a firm order for 10 ATR 72-600s, plus options for 10 additional aircraft.
Our committed fleet crossed the 200 aircraft mark. Also this year, NAC ordered twelve Bombardier CRJ1000 NextGen Aircraft to be leased to Garuda Indonesia.


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"When more of the traditional game guys came into Zynga, you started seeing more original titles," Harbin told Gamasutra. "CityVille is a good app, it's a good game! They kind of took like the interesting parts of, say SimCity, combining with the harvesting mechanics of FarmVille. I was pretty surprised when Zynga launched that game; it was a lot better than I expected of what they could do."
It's interesting that Harbin makes this point considering Zynga's CityVille has under fire from companies like Brazilian developer Vostu, which claims that the big time creator has copied other games while designing its own city-builder. But more importantly, Harbin makes a distinction between his audience and the FarmVille crowd: They're not the same at all. Harbin has no interest in catering to this audience, and that approach has apparently done Kixeye quite well. (And the company likely hopes it will do even better with its upcoming game, War Commander.)
"... Battle Pirates launched about a little while ago, and it's doing super well, it's very sticky in terms the users that are playing," Harbin gushed to Gamasutra. "That game was really driven by us wanting to make cool games that we wanted to play that aren't on Facebook. That's the bottom line. I'm on Facebook hours a day, and all these people are playing games are putting stupid crap on my wall. There's something to this, but there's no content that appeals specifically to me."
While Harbin goes on to elaborate, which you can read here, the main takeaway is this: Harbin and Kixeye claim to attract an audience that is not your average social gamer, and they're doing quite well at it. In fact, players of games like Kixeye's Battle Pirates--the company's most recent real-time strategy game--are coming from their Starcraft's and Call of Duty's for a hardcore experience on Facebook, according to Harbin. So, will the existing nearly 80 million hardcore Facebook gamers grow? If Harbin and Kixeye have anything to do about, then absolutely.
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on significant features like tenure, payment instructions, maturity instructions, principal, rollover principal, etc.
However, if the term deposit is close to maturity, it is recommended that you continue with it and reinvest the amount only after maturity. Consider breaking an FD only when it is relatively new.
An alternative to breaking a fixed/term deposit is taking a loan against the FD, in which case the net rate of interest is simply 1-2% on the loan. This makes it much cheaper than a personal or a credit card loan. However, under no circumstances can the tenure of the loan exceed the term of the deposit. In fact, certain banks clearly specify that they can use any other deposit of the investor to settle the dues of the loan in case of default.
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This one is a bit creepy, but what a great title for a blog – A boy's own guide to building a giant creepy eyeball that follows you round the room
Technology Studio, marketing and web development specialists, have blogged about building this striking installation. Actually, it strongly recalls our post Eyeballing for donations with Arduino – check out that beady, staring eye – or even the Steam Punk iPod…
The parts list they specify is very brief. In their words:
- 1 x PC (which I assume you already have)
- 1 x Microsoft Kinect (about £120)
- 1 x Puffersphere (worth quite a lot, but you can hire them from Pufferfish)
Having ordered a spherical display system called a Puffersphere, with a "super-special Super Umami lens", and got to grips with a WPF app and then Microsoft's Kinnect and the OpenNI framework, they write:
As has been pointed out – not the most ground breaking use of a Kinect ever, but it does show how putting two pieces of technology can be combined to create something new, interesting and – although not immediately apparent – with genuine commercial applications.
For the interested, I'm keeping the code I write for this in the Earthware Github account. You can run this without having a Puffersphere, but you will need a Kinect. I'll be putting up some more posts in the next few weeks about this and other cool and useful things we do with the sphere and Kinect.
(Unfortunately, that link to the code is now a 404, and can't see an alternative.)
Following Engadget picking up this story, a number of their readers suggested an Eye of Sauron version (!) and the guys and gals at Technology Studio have obliged:
IMHO this is actually a less creepy version!


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I'm not sure why, but Saturday's always seems to be slow in spring training. Still, that doesn't mean there's nothing happening. Time to catch up on a few things:
—Rickey Henderson arrives tomorrow as a guest instructor. His special project last year was Jose Reyes. The All-Star shortstop will get a refresher course this week. Henderson's project this spring will be Carlos Beltran, who said he wants to steal more.
—Remember the tendon problem Billy Wagner had in his left middle finger last year? He said it happens often in the spring, and to check back roughly two weeks after the games start. "So far, so good,'' he said.
—They are playing "Blueberry Hill,'' between innings. That was a nickname for a girl I had a crush on in college. It's funny, I could go two years without hearing that song, then when it comes on be able to sing it word for word.
—Oliver Perez out of the game, one run in four innings. A real good start for him.
—The Mets have gone deep three times today. Ben Johnson and David Newhan back-to-back in the second, and Jose Valentin in the fourth.
The Lohud Mets BlogA blog by LoHud about New York Mets baseball
March 10: Some notes on a slow day
I'm not sure why, but Saturday's always seems to be slow in spring training. Still, that doesn't mean there's nothing happening. Time to catch up on a few things:
March 10: Good afternoon
March 10: Ooops, make that four homers
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nice to hear Green Onions in the background…
Eddie C. said Schmoll was assigned to minor league camp. Have the Mets announced more cuts after the ones the other day?
"Blueberry Hill"? Are you kidding? You're dating yourself, John. But I guess a guy's gotta do what a guy's gotta do. Go Mets.
NateW—if i'm not mistaken, Schmoll was assigned to the minors when he was taken off the 40 man roster in favor of Marcos Carvajal
Dan – different thing. He was invited to big league camp despite being taken off the 40 man. So eventually he'll be re-assigned to minor league camp if he hasnt already.
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Hooray for Fish! (2005)
by Lucy Cousins
No current Talk conversations about this book.
My very favourite book. I get very excited to see little fish and all his friends. I kick my legs and try to grab the fish from the page. My Mum bought me the board book because I cut my fingers turning the pages on the floppy one.
I really like this book by Lucy Cousins. The main idea is to present rhymes to young readers. I like this book because as each different type of fish is presented, the illustration of that fish reiterates it. For example, the 'hairy fish' has long hair, and the 'scary fish' has a scary expression. I also like this book because it has an easy sing-song rhythm to it, which allows for easier and more pleasant reading.
Cousins, Lucy, Hooray for Fish, Candlewick Press 2005
4 Stars
This simple, rhyming narrative is told by Little Fish as he introduces the reader to his many fishy friends. Readers discover that Little Fish has friends of all shapes, colors and sizes, but the fish he loves most of all is his Mom waiting for him at the end of the story. The text has an intuitive rhythm, successful repetition of phrases and a consistent rhyme throughout the story. The font of the text gives the appearance of being handwritten in marker and dances through the book by weaving in and out of the illustrations. The illustrations are bright and bold cartoon drawings that are appropriate representations of the narrative. Each page has a different background color from the next, which allow the simple cartoon drawings to pop on the page. This book would do well as a read aloud in a thematic storytime hour about ocean life or marine creatures with preschool age children. This book would also be a good fit for one on one reading with a child beginning to read simple words, however the variation in text placement make this less than ideal for readers beginning to read full sentences. This books is recommend as an additional purchase in a public library looking for ocean themed picture books or for an ocean themed story hour. (Ages 2-6)
Quite imaginative and childlike--I ilke the hairy fish. Possible teaching tie-ins: alliteration for phonics, adjectives/description, repetition of words to learn by sight.Numbers.
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0763627410, Hardcover)Revel in all things fishy in this undersea riot of color and rhyme — an oversize read-aloud from picture book artist Lucy Cousins.
Paddle along with Little Fish on a mesmerizing underwater tour of friends spotty and stripy, happy and gripy, hairy and scary, even curly whirly and twisty twirly. From the creator of Maisy comes an eyepopping picture book that is sure to have little ones joining the chorus: Hooray for fish!
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This is my third video report from a trip to China last month. On this report I fly from Nanning Wuxu International Airport to Guangzhou's Baiyun International Airport.
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text: Alesha backs BGT girl group REAformed 03 May 2014 Britain's Got Talent judge Alesha Dixon hit the golden buzzer for girl band REAformed following their successful audition, labelling them the "best girl group on the show so far". Share Share Share Story by UTV Staff, Belfast The London trio were amazed to get four yes votes from the BGT panel after they performed I Got the Music in Me by KiKi Dee.Renetta, 18, Ebony,15, and Alexis, 21, stood in shock as Alesha told them: "You look adorable together...and I definitely, definitely think you deserve a chance.""I think we've found something special in you," added Amanda Holden.Simon Cowell was also on board with the girls' potential to do well on the show, but he warned them: "(Your) vocals need a lot of work, but I think you've naturally got good voices."The positive feedback from the judges was enough to reduce the girls to tears, but they were even more shocked when Alesha hit the golden buzzer in response to whether or not they should go through to the next round.This now means the girls will proceed straight through to the live semi-finals.Speaking about her decision, Alesha said: "I started out in a girl group and I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for Mis-Teeq so that's what I saw in those girls and that's why I want to support you the whole way."I love the chemistry, I love your relationship. I think we've found something special in you.Amanda Holden to REAformedBefore the excited group left the stage, Simon told them they would now have to "live up to Alesha's potential" in their next performance.Meanwhile it was also an emotional audition for 40-year-old supermarket worker Eva Iglesias, who, after being rejected by other television shows including The X Factor, felt this was her last chance at success.Eva impressed the judges with a passionate vocal performance of Aretha Franklin's Natural Woman and earned four yes votes from the panel.David Walliams said: "We never have anyone, hardly ever who comes on and sings with that passion and emotion. You really were singing from the heart, it was like your life depended on it."Eva told the judges she nearly didn't turn up for her audition as she had very recently had her heart broken."They just didn't want to love me anymore," she said.Simon told her: "You came out here and that is one of the most beautiful songs of all time, written by Carole King, and her heart was broken when she wrote that song. I understand why you were giving it what you gave it."There's this guy backstage that everyone is talking about. His name is Anton... Anton Dec? I think he's French.Patsy MayFirst to audition during Saturday's show was the delightful and mischievous Patsy May, who not only won the hearts of the audience, but Ant and Dec were also wooed by the mini diva.She invited the Geordie pair to join her on stage, and serenaded them with a little bit of Dream A Little Dream Of Me, earning herself a kiss from both the boys.Also smitten with Patsy was Simon, who told her: "I kind of see you in Amanda's chair next year."Amanda did not seem amused...Swing boyband Jack Pack had the audience and the judges on their feet following their rendition of That's Life by Frank Sinatra, with Alesha describing them as "perfection".Essex teen Kieran Lai also received a positive reaction after he performed a popping and locking dance routine inspired by The Tin Man from The Wizard of Oz.Amanda said: "It's like you're made of plasticine. The shapes you made with your body was like you weren't human!"And Irish duo Terri & Lisette left the panel amazed after their pole dance acrobatic performance, with David describing them as "the Ant and Dec of pole dancing".Britain's Got Talent returns to UTV next Saturday at 7.15pm.I thought she would self combust! Fab! Eva!!— OfficialAmandaHolden (@Amanda_Holden) May 3, 2014 © UTV Share Share Share


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March 18, 2008
Ryan Rivet
Even before they could write their first prescriptions for medications to combat baldness, more than 100 Tulane medical students decided bald is beautiful as part of the annual St. Baldrick's fund-raiser for pediatric cancer.
St. Baldrick's Foundation, based in Pasadena, Calif., began in 2000 when a group of Irish businessmen challenged each other to shave their heads for a company charity fund-raiser.
To date, St. Baldrick's has raised $34 million nationally, shaving 46,000 heads along the way.
In a raucous environment at Tulane Medical Center on Wednesday (March 12), students, faculty and staff packed the lobby to watch friends and colleagues get shorn.
Stylists from seven local salons donated their time to the assembly-line process, which left the hospital lobby looking more like the locale for a Mr. Clean fan club meeting than a medical facility.
Although the feel of the event was upbeat, reminders of the impetus for the event were sprinkled throughout the crowd. The bald heads of children undergoing cancer treatment at Tulane served to reinforce what these men and women were doing on stage. As the St. Baldrick's Foundation posters proclaimed: "Shaving a way to conquer kids' cancer."
The event was almost a year in the making, and the brainchild of the medical students.
"They came to me maybe eight or nine months ago," said Dr. Marc Kahn, senior associate dean of student affairs for the medical school. "I told them I thought it was a great idea, and they've just run with it."
The turnout for the event surprised Kahn, but he said the compassion of the students does not. He believes this kind of empathy is one of the reasons they chose Tulane for their medical training.
"Our students have always been involved in the community. But something like this is amazing. It's just a great event," Kahn added.
The student organizers were hoping to raise $25,000 for juvenile cancer research, and $5,000 for Tulane Hospital for Children — lofty goals, but perhaps not lofty enough.
The fund-raiser surpassed both marks, raising around $61,000 for cancer research and $7,000 for the hospital, with more donations yet to be tallied.
The success of the event touched one of the principal organizers, second-year medical student Alan Hathcock.
"Overall, it was more successful than we could have ever imagined," Hathcock said.
While the financial success of the event was important, Hathcock was more taken aback by the effect it had on the patients in attendance.
"[One of the patients] said it best," Hathcock said. "This poor girl has lost all of her hair from cancer treatment, and when we say 'bald is beautiful' it made her feel that she was beautiful."
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Nominations for the award ceremony in April are due by March 18, 2014 at 4:00 p.m.
In an effort to better serve our community, the Lakeland Police Department is creating a video series to take you "Up Close" into the lives of the men and women who serve and protect. The members of the Lakeland Police Department take pride in the work they do and continue to serve with a Commitment to Excellence. The video series is designed to give the community a "behind the scenes" look into how LPD does business.
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On Saturday, January 11, 2014, two unknown persons stole a brown wallet containing a food stamp card, Florida ID and cash from the victim while she was at Save-A-Lot, 2021 George Jenkins Boulevard.
Suspect #1 is a white female approximately 30 years old, heavyset, long brown hair, wearing a white Nike shirt and dark shorts.
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On Thursday, January 30, 2014, at 5:28 p.m., the male subject pictured went to the AT & T store, 1384 Town Center Drive, and fraudulently upgraded to six new phones. He identified himself as Thomas McCasey and completed the contract under the business name of "Food-N-Fun".
The suspect is a black male, wearing black pants and black/white shirt.
Anyone with information on the identification of the pictured individual is asked to contact the Lakeland Police Department at 863-834-6900, or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-226-8477. To remain anonymous and be eligible for a cash reward, you must contact Crime Stoppers.
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Turquoise Sideways Scarf
Lion Brand® Fun Fur
- Jiffy
Pattern Number: 20263
SKILL LEVEL: Beginner (Level 1)
SIZE: One Size
7 inches x 45 inches
CORRECTIONS: None
320-148 Fun Fur Yarn: Turquoise
Light and lively turquoise.
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450-170 Jiffy Yarn: Peacock (Teal) Dark, blueish green
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CARSON CITY, Nev. -- Families, individuals and businesses in Lyon County suffering damage from the Jan. 5-10 severe winter storms and flooding have been approved to receive more than $3.79 million in disaster assistance, officials from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), the Nevada Division of Emergency Management (NDEM) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced today. As of the close of business, Feb. 13:?
FEMA has approved more than $1,885,333 in disaster housing assistance and Other Needs Assistance (ONA). Disaster housing assistance includes temporary rental assistance and funds to make essential home repairs. ONA may pay for items and services such as medical and dental care, transportation expenses and household items and clothing.
Some 327 individuals and families affected by recent flooding have registered for assistance through FEMA's toll-free registration line, 1-800-621-FEMA (3362), TTY 1-800-462-7585 or by going online to www.fema.gov. Recovery specialists can assist with the registration process, explain assistance programs and check status of an application. Deadline for registration is March 10, 2008.
There were 639 visits to the Fernley Disaster Recovery Center (DRC).? The DRC was open from Jan. 10 to Feb. 5.?
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved $1,910,000 in disaster loan assistance.? Homeowners, renters and business owners with questions about SBA loans are encouraged to visit the Disaster Loan Outreach Center (DLOC) located at Fernley City Hall, 595 Silver Lace Blvd, Fernley.? The DLOC is open from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.? The DLOC will be closed for Presidents Day, Monday, Feb. 18, 2008. ?SBA representatives at the DLOC are able to issue loan applications, answer questions, explain the application process and help individuals complete their disaster loan application.
FEMA Community Relations (CR) teams met with 350 residents in Fernley and 12 faith based organizations (2 Hispanic).? CR teams met daily and/or weekly with 22 local government, elected officials and emergency mangers and planners.? CR teams also distributed disaster assistance information to 129 businesses (3 Hispanic), 12 community based organizations and 4 schools.???
CR teams distributed more than 5,660 copies of 6 flyers about federal disaster assistance and more than 1,000 flyers were distributed about the National Flood Insurance Program.?
FEMA coordinates the federal government's role in preparing for, preventing, mitigating the effects of, responding to, and recovering from all domestic disasters, whether natural or man-made, including acts of terror.


text: By Shari FriedelTribune Staff A hilly course and tough competition greeted the Perkins County cross country runners at the most recent meet in McCook on Thursday, Sept. 17, which included schools from all four classes. Perkins County girls were not able to produce a team score, with only three runners participating. Jessi Hoffert and Erica Howard were unable to compete due to illness. Perkins County boys finished in 11th place with a team score of 195. Josh Sexson also deferred on this competition, nursing a hip injury. "It is excellent for us to be there, racing with the big schools, mentally as much as anything," said Coach Paula Wurst. "Each runner may not be as far up in the pack as he or she is accustomed, but still has to race hard." Freshman Rassel Hausman demonstrated this concept perfectly as he kept up with upperclassmen from A and B schools, finishing at 22nd. Ashley Kemling medaled ninth, running a smart race moving up in the pack at an aggressive pace, said Wurst, and Brooke Poppe also ran a noteworthy race, finishing in the 29th spot and running well. Enjoying their first cross country competition were foreign exchange students Pierre Schmitt and Markus Wehrmann.Girls ResultsTeam Scores1. McCook 232. North Platte 463. Holdrege 544. Dundy Co 605. NPSP 866. Cozad 887. Hershey 1298. Chase Co 1409. Decatur, KS 147Top 15 medalists1. Ashley Ogborn, NP 15:182. Jessa Sughroue, McC 15:573. Gabby Mullanix, DC 16:094. Kelsea Geschwenter, McC 16:325. Natalie Poppe, NP 16:366. Emily Tolliver, McC 16:427. Mariele Drobnitzky, DC 16:588. Ashley Kemling, PC 17:059. Emilyne Nichols, McC 17:1310. Haley Harpham, McC 17:2511. Jobi Hasenauer, May 17:3512. Megan Kreutzer, Hol 17:4213. Mandy O'Malley, NPSP 17:4514. Francesca Perosa, Og 17:5115. Maggie Vinton, NPSP 18:00Other PC Finishers27. Brooke Poppe 19:1046. Krystal Gaar 21:47Boys ResultsTeam Scores1. North Platte 132. Ogallala 303. Cozad 894. Chase Co 985. Holdrege 1026. Dundy Co 1067. NPSP 1268. McCook 1389. Cambridge 13910. Decatur KS 15711. Perkins Co 19512. Maxwell 21813. Sutherland 249Top 15 Medalists1. Brady McGuire, NP 16:502. Bryan Hill, NP 17:183. Sam Adams, Og 17:214. Rick Poppe, NP 17:355. Jerod Schoneman, Hol 17:476. Mateo Wilcox, NP 17:557. Dereck Rosad, Coz 18:158. Harry Adams, Og 18:229. Dillon McKeag, Og 18:2210. Shad Krajewski, Og 18:2811. Tyler Talbot, CC 18:2912. Sean O'Malley, NPSP 18:2913. Michael Haws, NP 18:3314. Brian Custer, Cam 18:3415. Levi Swenson, DC 18:35PC Finishers22. Rassel Hausman 19:0857. Seth Burge 22:0258. Jake Sexson 22.1362. Brian Krajewski 22:2967. Markus Wehrmann 23:5269. Mark Hanson 23:5439. Pierre Schmitt (JV) 23:2854. Zac White (JV) 27:17


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Top Ten Ways To Live, Work, And Travel AbroadPosted on October 26th, 2009 3 comments
A lot of people gawk at the thought of traveling oversees to meet foreign women, or simply just to take in new experiences, cultures, food, music and life. For some people traveling seems something far and distant, too much of a hassle, and sometimes too expensive. So how can you make traveling easy and natural, maybe even part of your life? I've made a list of some of the top ways you can travel, and even live and work abroad.
Work remotely from home
With technology these days it's very possible for many people to start working remotely either for their current employer or by providing their own professional services from home. Once you take things remote, you can easily then travel to any place that has an Internet connection and bring along your laptop to work from the road. This is by far one of the best ways to travel extensively, and make money at the same time. Take a quick peek at websites like guru.com or freelancer.com just to see what type of services are being offered by remote workers from all over the world, as well as from all over the U.S.
Get a job on a cruise ship
Cruise ships are great ways to travel and make some money at the same time. Cruise ships usually hire people for 3-6 month stints, so you get a nice amount of vacation time after you do your time on the ship. Food and lodging will be free and you'll get a salary. You also get to explore different places when the ship docs at various locations.
Get an oversees job
Multinational companies often offer jobs oversees for qualified individuals. There are various websites like latpro.com and monster.com where you can search for opportunities to work abroad.
Get a job that involves a lot of traveling
A job that includes a lot of travel could offer your opportunities to stay abroad for decent periods of time. Jobs within marketing or product divisions of companies looking to expand into Latin America or the other pro-male regions are good places to look. Jobs within the hotel industry or tourism industry are also great places to find jobs that let you travel.
Get transferred
If you already work for a multi-national, look for opportunities to get transferred abroad within the company. Look within your company website to see what opportunities might be available abroad.
Do a semester abroad
If your still in college I would suggest doing a semester or preferably two semesters abroad. You can even study in countries like Brazil. I wish I had known this when I was in school!
There are various websites on the Internet that offer you the opportunity to travel while volunteering. Cross Cultural Solutions is just one of these websites, but there are many others. Just do a good search for "volunteer abroad" + "the country or region you are most interested in". These are great ways to give back and contribute to society as well as get some travel experience. Another benefit of many of these programs is that they pay for everything.
Take a vacation
Save up vacation time, sick days, and personal days and pile them up together to take a long vacation abroad. I always recommend at least two weeks as the minimum stay. But three to four weeks would be best if you can swing it.
Get a job in the military
The military might be another way to consider traveling abroad, BUT I'm not sure of how one would go about being stationed in Colombia as opposed to Iraq or Afghanistan! I do always meet veterans and guys who have been in the military who start to travel while they do their service and then end up moving abroad, or traveling extensively after they leave the military.
Take a sabbatical
If you've worked somewhere long enough, chances are you may have the option to take a sabbatical. Look within your companies policies and see if they have any policies for sabbaticals. A sabbatical usually involves you taking time off from work (sometimes even with pay, or at least a percentage of your pay) for up to six months to a year. If your company doesn't define any policies for sabbaticals then you may have to inquire with your managers or human resources.
3 responses to "Top Ten Ways To Live, Work, And Travel Abroad"
Funny you mention Colombia. The U.S. is increasing it's military pressence there by 1400 personnel.
I am a college graduate(Bachelor of Engineering in Agricultural Engineering) with a certificate in business management. I am very keen about relocating to USA OR Canada can marry a woman/girl to facilitate the process should there be need for that and is ready to work to pay the person where necessary. Currently working as a college instructor. How do I go about it? Connect me please.
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Tour de France Preview: Americans to Watch
- By Jason Sumner
- Published Jun. 24, 2011
- Updated Jun. 24, 2011 at 1:00 PM EDT
Tejay van Garderen (HTC-Highroad)
Part of a new generation of potentially great American cyclists, van Garderen, 22, will be starting his first Tour de France. His grand tour debut was at last year's Vuelta a España, where joined the HTC squad in its TTT win on stage 1 and finished sixth on stage 4. Expectations from the outside will be set low, but van Garderen is not one to buy into the just-happy-to-be-here mantra.
The HTC-Highroad rider is exceptionally competitive, witness his "disappointment" after taking the Best Young Rider jersey and finishing fifth overall at the Tour of California. But that's what happens when you finish on the podium at a major Tour tune-up race, as van Garderen did at the 2010 Dauphine. Next up, a Tour de France podium. The question is not if, but when.Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
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Jessa Duggar Confesses To Struggling With Body Image
March 12, 2014 08:31 AM by Stephanie Gustafson
During her time on 19 Kids And Counting, Jessa Duggar has transformed into a wonderful young lady. While her courtship with Ben Seewald may be a far cry than the standard dating scene, the reality star holds plenty in common with other young women — including doubts surrounding her physical appearance.
Janna, Jill, Jinger and Jessa Duggar recently released a book all about coming of age under the supervision of two of America's most controversial parents. In Growing Up Duggar, the sisters explain their thoughts on everything from prayer to courtship. And while most of the feedback on Facebook has focused on the sisters' rejection of the dating scene, Growing Up Duggar offers plenty of other interesting revelations about daily life with the Duggar family.
In addition to talking about why she's opted for a chaste courtship with Ben Seewald, Jessa Duggar shares her thoughts on an experience many young women face: struggling with poor body image. She says that, as a teen, her sense of self doubt caused her to withdraw from her friends and family members. "I had friends who were really beautiful, and whenever we were together I compared myself to them and always came up lacking something. I felt so ashamed and awkward that I couldn't even talk to anyone about my feelings. I felt overwhelmed and stuck in that negative mind-set."
Jessa was eventually able to overcome these feelings through prayer, although she maintains that opening up has been anything but easy. Given these revelations, Twitter fans are all the more appreciative of Jessa's willingness to share her thoughts in Growing Up Duggar.
Are you inspired by Jessa Duggar? Feel free to share your opinion in the comments section below!
Jessa Duggar Offers Advice For Women Considering Courtship
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Larry Holmes Says:
March 12th, 2014 at 3:29 pm
I've always thought Jenna was a pretty, quiet, shy girl. I was surprised in one sense to hear of her struggle with her body image, but, that is a common problem in my experience with raising my daughter, who is very pretty and has been given awards for her beauty and even won swimsuit contests, though she has never wanted to do much of that; these were contests not in the mainstream, but still, it is significant that she won them when she struggled with her body image. I can imagine that quite a few young girls and women have this problem due to the image of what a woman should look like created by media advertisements and movie and tv shows.
Since Jenna grew up in a very "controlled" environment, with much less exposure to TV and movies than many females get these days, it shows how powerful this media controlled image can be when it can affect a young woman like Jenna. She has a strong faith in God and in the Bible, which requires her to live up to standards set by them. This is not easy, since the drive to "multiply and replenish the earth" is very strong in young people, and can be very difficult to keep under control according to personal beliefs. I also raised four sons, so I am well aware of how strong the sexual drive is in young people today. It is much more difficult today than in the sixties when I was reaching adulthood. I have strong beliefs as well, and my children developed strong religious beliefs as well. So I think my opinion carries the weight to experience.
Jenna is a beautiful young woman, who I hope has solved her body image issues. If my sons were not already married, I would love to have one of them "date" Jenna, as I'd be proud to have her in my family. Of course, that isn't possible, but it shows how strongly I believe that Jenna is a wonderful example for young women in her age group. I know it is unlikely that most young girls will want to do what Jenna has done in making hard choices and sticking to them in accordance with her religious beliefs; the world today is out of control in that area, with most parents accepting and even encouraging the sexual permissiveness which dominates our country these days. But, for those who do have religious beliefs that include being chaste and perhaps even using Jenna's life as an example, Jenna could help many of them by continuing to talk about her struggles and the rewards of keeping her faith and being a chaste, pure woman when she decides to marry. I can testify that marriage is made oh so much more sweet when both partners know they have been chaste and are free to give themselves to each other without reservation. The rewards of doing so far outweigh anything less, even if the person "only" strays from chastity once in a while to be popular or be accepted by their "friends" and peers. I encourage both young women AND young men to follow Jenna's examples and remain clean and chaste in preparation for the intended relationship where sex is not only allowed, but blessed by the Lord because the couple has remained chaste as commanded and as asked by the Lord – even if a young person has not remained chaste, they can receive forgiveness and be "washed clean" so that obedience to God from then on will make them as chaste as if they had always been so. Sorry to get "preachy", but I believe so strongly that people like Jenna Duggar are showing the way that we were created to live and the way to happiness so much greater than being permissive can bring.
Ellen Says:
March 14th, 2014 at 9:59 am
I don't have a problem with her courting, but how many 20 year old girls are really ready for a marriage to a 18 year old boy??