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In the spirit of holiday savings, keep a close eye on your receipts this year and use federal and state consumer protection laws to help stay above your bottom line during this holiday shopping season.
For instance, Connecticut has regulations that retailers must follow for some of the holiday's most popular gift items: gift cards. In 2003, the General Assembly passed legislation banning expiration dates and inactivity fees on retail gift cards.
If you've recently purchased gift cards, check the terms and conditions on the back of the card. If your card has an expiration date or a fee listed on it, be sure to go back to the retailer and get a card or certificate that complies with our laws. If you feel that a retailer is not complying with the law, contact the state Department of Consumer Protection (DCP) by calling (800)842-2649 or visiting www.ct.gov/dcp to file a complaint.
Remember, our law does not apply to gift cards issued through national banks, which are governed by federal law, and some retailers may use a federal bank to avoid the state law. If you're not sure, ask the store manager if their card is issued by a federally chartered bank or contact the DCP for help.
Another consumer protection law to be aware of as this holiday season begins is the 'one free item' law. Under this law, if an item is on sale and it scans into the checkout at a higher-than-posted price, the retailer must give the item for free, up to a $20 value. All items considered 'consumer commodities' fall under the law, and these include all food and nonprescription drugs, devices, cosmetics and other articles that are customarily sold to individuals or are used by individuals for personal care or housekeeping.
The law also requires stores to have price-check stations and to post notice of the law in a conspicuous place in the store. Some stores even use the law as a marketing tool to help promote consumer confidence in their store. Wherever you shop, make sure that your purchases are rung-up correctly and that, if an error is made, you receive your free item.
Many of us avoid the stress and long lines at holiday time by shopping online. While Internet shopping is convenient and often offers good deals, identity theft is still a problem and online shoppers should take steps to make sure that their personal information is secure.
The Federal Trade Commission offers helpful tips to keep online shoppers safe. For instance, know who you're dealing with and know exactly what you're buying. Keep a paper trail for your purchases, and try to pay with a credit or charge card--those purchases are protected by the federal Fair Credit Billing Act, which gives you the right to dispute charges under certain circumstances and temporarily withhold payment while the creditor conducts an investigation.
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Flash news from Falkirk and today's Scottish National XC Champs where Ethan Elder stormed to individual silver and the team of Ethan, Corran Carrick-Anderson (5th), Michael Girdler (26th) and Maxwell Drummond (77th) were declared Scottish Champions after a recount. Initially the team results that were announced, and the hasty medal ceremony, did not feature the Moorfoot quartet, but once the individual results were displayed it soon became clear that the boys should have been awarded team gold. Enquiries followed with senior race officials and it transpired that a computer glitch was the cause of the Moorfoot team points not being calculated in the automatic team results.
The medals will be re-awarded. Blinkin' computers!!! More to follow...........
Saturday, 27 February 2016
SCOTTISH XC SILVER FOR ETHAN AND TEAM GOLD FOR U13 BOYS - but a computer glitch robs them of their podium moment.
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Finding a dress for your baby's christening, baptism or bris:
May 9, 2010
Nursing mothers may find it challenging to find something to wear to your baby's christening, baptism or bris. You want to look beautiful for pictures and for the event itself, but your body will still be changing, and you need access to breastfeed your baby. What to do?
Here are Milk Nursingwear's top 5 recommendations for summer nursing dresses, nursing sundresses, and nursing tops for that will make you look beautiful for the occasion, while enabling you to breastfeed your baby discreetly as well:
1. Smocked sleeveless sundress in 4 colors ($49): This style is ideal for a new-baby occasion because the fit is forgiving (you can even wear this dress during pregnancy), the style flattering, there are many color choices available – and breastfeeding your baby in this nursing sundress is so convenient and discreet! Customers love this style, click here to read customer reviews of our most popular nursing sundress. You can add a cardigan or wrap to this style to make it more modest.
2. Smocked floral print nursing sundress ($49): This is the same style as our best-selling Smocked sleeveless sundress mentioned above, but in a colorful floral print! Great for the spring and summer, for all of the reasons mentioned above.
3. Everyday dress ($52): But not just for everyday! One benefit of this nursing dress is that it can be dressed up or dressed down. It is a nursing dress that you will get a lot of wear out of and you can truly enjoy wearing it even after your baby has weaned. The fit is generous and can be adjusted with the ties.
4. Radiant nursing top ($39): This nursing top is generous in the stomach area, but flattering because of the v-neck and cap sleeves. It works well for post-partum moms (and way beyond!) so ideal for a baby celebration. It can be dressed up easily and breastfeeding your baby in this nursing top is discreet, because there is an all-around under layer.
5. Nursing privacy covers ($35): Nursing privacy covers can be a nursing mom's best friend! Our nursing privacy covers come in a range of colors and fashion prints, and provide total discretion while nursing. Ours have a rigid neckline that enables you to see baby while nursing and also provide ventilation for baby while breastfeeding. Wear your regular, non-nursing clothes underneath, pack a nursing privacy cover in your diaper bag, and you are ready for your special occasion!
Milk Nursingwear wants to help you feel relaxed, beautiful and comfortable nursing your baby at your special occasion.
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Bolton's newish live music venue The Soundhouse is housed in an old warehouse basement near to the town centre. At 6pm we arrive to interview Micky Satiar lead singer with Dear Superstar. The interview with the delightful Micky is over around 7pm, so we go and watch the soundcheck, the music's very loud, things to come we ponder. A series of musicians wander around, long drawn out soundcheck, a quick photo session with the wonderful Dear Superstar. Tonight we were about to blast into a goth, glam, metal, freak, rock 'n' roll show featuring Aldehyde, Uncle Rotter, and Dear Superstar...
Let the show began…
Aldehyde are a four piece band, consisting of two thrusting guitarists, an excellent drummer and an exuberant, energetic singer, thrashing out heavy metal style rock music. One track we heard was 'Jailbait' " and dedicated mysteriously to someone who should have been here tonight but isn't", these guys play like crazy wild boys, sweating like troopers, jumping onto the dance floor from the stage and flinging themselves around, it culminated in a wild three man orgy display with AJ lay on the floor with the two guitarists straddling him. (Damn I missed that photo) They used every bit of floor space it was wild and wicked, if you like your music loud and heavy this is the band for you, very entertaining and these guys certainly give a good show, the sweat was dripping off them.
Aldehyde are: AJ Rage: Vocals, Joe C: Guitar,Millsybaby: Drums.Benny H: Bass.
"You can't get hotter, than your Uncle Rotter" a phrase spotted on a t shirt a young woman wore as we hung around the club. Soon I was to find out why......On stage stepped a small clan of masked men, in various states of costume, ranging from a psycho surgeon, a leather faced slave guitarist, down to the spectacular scary monster singer which is Uncle Rotter. Many of the songs feature explicit, shockable, filthy lyrics, and their single is the soundtrack from the new movie 'Lesbian, Vampire, Killers'. Their music is glam, goth, rock & metal all rolled into one, sucking on dicks, chicks, lesbians, pussys, chants of 'It's good to be back', that was a snippet from a clean lyric. I was surprised at how much I actually enjoyed them, whilst not the kind of music I'd normally listen to, they were hugely entertaining and watchable, like viewing a live horror movie, hard to turn away. Uncle Rotter leaped off stage to indulge the viewers a few times, as did his tribe with guitars and stared intently into our faces, we couldn't help but smile. Lashings of fingers gestures and sexual thrusting for the camera, it was camp and brill, a kind of a modern day theatrical Rocky Horror Show. Great lights, sprays of colour and drama. Catch the fuckin rotters at a venue coming to a town near you, if you dare!! I'm sure you won't be disappointed
Uncle Rotter are:
Uncle Rotter - Vocals and Songwriter, Twiggy Bang Bang - Lead Guitar, General Slave - Lead Guitar, Venom Rotter - Rythym Guitar, Dr T (M.D) - Bass Guitar, Ramirez Rotter – Drums.
Finally the band we'd come to see Dear Superstar, fresh from supporting Papa Roach at sell out venues, attacked the stage with their brand of rock music. They emerged with 'Brink Of Destruction', it's Pure, no nonsense, ballsy, gutsy, hard driven music, a confidence which has obviously come from their experience of touring. I couldn't help feel a twinge of disappointment for the guys as a few of the crowd, left before they came on, it must have been an Uncle Rotter night for some. They gave us half an hour of good old rockin tunes, with attitude, energy and passion. Song titles such as their new single 'Brothers In Blood' (which is free to download by the way), 'Live Love Lie'. The guys gave it all they had and more despite the lack of audience. They are a team, work together effortlessly, striking effective iconic poses destined to be pin up boys, like it or not, these young guns are going for it, stand back!
A great night, such a shame we only got half an hour of Dear Superstar, would of loved to hear more from them, especially a ballad. If you wanna see some Dear Superstar you'd better catch them before they hit the bigger venues, so this might be your last chance.They glitter like gold, come get your rockstar fix!
Brink Of Destruction
Diseased And Distraught
Glitter Like Gold
Never Surrender
Hollywood Whore
Live Love Lie
Brothers In Blood
Dear Superstar are: Vocals: Micky, Lead Guitar: Smeth, Rhythm Guitar: Milton
Bass Guitar: Amadeus, Drums: Minge
Review/photo's & video by Mel 25.04.09
Special thanks to Jen @ Global Music Ltd
More photos from the night here
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Double winner J M Coetzee on Man Booker longlist
Double Man Booker winner J M Coetzee and four debut authors have been named on the longlist for the 2016 prize.
The Australian author, who was born in South Africa, previously won in 1983 and 1999 and could become the first author to win the prize three times.
He faces competition from 12 authors, including 2012 nominee Deborah Levy and A L Kennedy, who was a judge in 2012.
Chair of judges Amanda Foreman said the listed books challenged "expectations of what a novel is and can be".
The Man Booker shortlist will be announced on 13 September, with the winner being declared at a ceremony at London's Guildhall on 25 October.
Alongside Coetzee, who previously won with Life & Times of Michael K and Disgrace, the longlist includes six UK-based authors, five from the US and one from Canada.
The 2016 Man Booker Prize longlist
- Paul Beatty – The Sellout
- J.M. Coetzee – The Schooldays of Jesus
- A.L. Kennedy – Serious Sweet
- Deborah Levy – Hot Milk
- Graeme Macrae Burnet – His Bloody Project
- Ian McGuire – The North Water
- David Means – Hystopia*
- Wyl Menmuir – The Many*
- Ottessa Moshfegh – Eileen*
- Virginia Reeves – Work Like Any Other*
- Elizabeth Strout – My Name Is Lucy Barton
- David Szalay – All That Man Is
- Madeleine Thien – Do Not Say We Have Nothing
Notable omissions from the list include the latest novels by previous winners Ian McEwan and Julian Barnes and Pulitzer Prize winner Don DeLillo.
Ms Foreman said the range of books was "broad and the quality extremely high".
"Each novel provoked intense discussion and, at times, passionate debate, challenging our expectations of what a novel is and can be," she said.
"The writing is uniformly fresh, energetic and important – it is a longlist to be relished."
The prize, which was won in 2015 by Marlon James for his third novel A Brief History of Seven Killings, was first awarded in 1969.
Its sister prize, the Man Booker International Prize, was won in May by South Korean author Han Kang's The Vegetarian.
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Good Folks, it is Friday, April 6, 2018, the first Friday after Easter. May 20 is the Day of Pentecost.
At the end of Easter Sunday service a young lady by the name of Karina convinced her dad to walk her to the front of the sanctuary where I was standing, and boldly proclaim a profession of faith in God through Christ. I believe that God moves hearts and hands and souls. I also believe that we have free will to say yes to God, right now God, or even say … "not now." I said to Karina with the congregation hearing, "God will do great things through you. God has a plan for your life. You will not be alone, these folks around you will help you along this journey."
For the next four Sundays, I will be preaching a sermon series entitled—Arise: Claiming the Resurrection as Your Own. Resurrection happens when there has been a "death" in our lives that has to stay dead. Then and only then can God bring new life with new possibilities. This Sunday, my desire is to share "What Does the Resurrection Mean to You and Me?" The scripture text of John 11:25-27 will be used for the next four Sundays.
For such a young lady as Karina to grab her dad's hand and say, let's go to the front" takes confidence and calmness found in the Spirit of God. New life happens at any age, in any circumstance and for any reason God so chooses.
Folks, I invite you to invite others this Sunday to be part of what God is doing through the church, because of the Resurrection. Arise. Claim the Resurrection as Your Own. See where God will also lead you. And just maybe, Karina will not be the only to profess a faith with a desire to be used by God for the people of God. Praise God.
"Expect great things from God. Attempt great things from God." Wm. Carey (Missionary)
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- Movie Director: Abhinav Kashyap
- Cast and Crew: Salman Khan, Sonakshi Sinha, Arbaaz Khan, Vinod Khanna
- Releasing Date: 10 September, 2010
- Music Composers: Lalit Pandit, Sajid-Wajid
- Lyricist: Faiz Anwar, Lalit Pandit, Jalees Sherwani
- Production House: Shree Ashtavinayak Cinevision Ltd, Arbaaz Khan Productions
- Fun Fact: Sonakshi Sinha made her Bollywood debut with Dabangg and lost almost 30 kg for her role.
- Why it Made News: Item song, Munni Badnaam Hui included Emami's product Zandu balm, the trademark case was settled out of court by the producers and Emami, with Malaika Arora featuring in advertising campaign for Zandu Balm.
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Chulbul Pandey (Salman Khan) is a policeman, who calls himself Robinhood and lives with his step father Prajapati Pandey (Vinod Khanna) and brother Makkhi (Arbaaz khan) . He falls in love with Rajjo (Sonakshi Sinha) who rejects his marriage proposal as she has to take care of her father. Chulbul soon becomes enemies with a corrupt political leader Chedi Singh (Sonu Sood), along with Dayal Babu (Anupam Kher) Chulbul adulterates the breweries of Chedi and wrongly frames him for it. Chedi asks Makkhi to kill Chulbul, who confesses it to Chulbul. In a fight, Chulbul suffocates Chedi to death.


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'Alors on danse' was released in 2009 and is what brought Stromae to fame in many European countries, including mainly Germany and France.
He performed it last weekend in Kigali to more than 15,000 people at ULK stadium.
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Month: June 2015
The future is telehacking.
Updates from Aberdeen
Updates from the teams in Aberdeen
Team pitches – catchup session
Here's where the team's ideas have got to – at around 12.00
rashban – gamify throwing away rubbish by turning the trash can into an actual monster and creating an app that gives you points according to what you throw away
Land Revival – encourage community projects and parks inside derelict and vacant sites using OS open data, and Edinburgh Council data – one website to see all the information you need
Edinbro – getting people together, help each other out, and bring their community closer together. Put up tasks, and carry out the tasks with a leader board of who is helping out.
Biodiversity app (maybe called FLY) – cool social media app to help parents and young people and learn about biodiversity, a challenge every day from easy to hard – with more points for each. To make sure other folk can comment if it's true of false. Also want to build heat maps to show where species have been found and build a heat map, that changes monthly
Shower idea has changed – now thinking about other services such as bike pumps and mapping where these are available
A bin that eats rubbish – working out how to use Arduino for this.
Using the happy start-up canvas
Happy Startup!
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Team Land Revival do their pitch
Land Revival team do their pitch.


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Installing MXIE on Ubuntu 10.10 Linux
Well, I set up MXIE on Ubuntu at work a few months ago and couldn't remember finding a guide on how to do it, so here it goes.
Step 1.
Browse to your MXIE server and download the .RPM package.
Step 2.
Open up a terminal, you will need to install the libc++5 library for MXIE to run.
sudo apt-get install libstdc++5
Step 3.
Install alien to convert the .rpm package to a .deb installer package.
sudo apt-get install alien
Step 4.
Convert the .rpm to a .deb package
cd /home/user/Downloads
sudo alien mxie-3.0.18-0.i386.rpm
Step 5.
Depackage the .deb generated by alien
sudo dpkg -i mxie-3.0.18-1_i386.deb
Step 6.
Run MXIE.
Type mxie in a terminal to launch!
April 2, 2011 at 5:31 am
I can't run sudo dpkg-i mxie_5.4.5-i_i386.deb – says"command not found" steps 1-4 ran ok – got stuck at step 5 – any idea on how to resolve this?
May 24, 2011 at 10:35 pm
Hi do you have this software i need configure mx25 zultys but lost the software please you can shared this app?
Best regards
July 19, 2011 at 12:41 am
I get an error that says: "error while loading shared libraries: libcrypto.so.0.9.7. cannot open chared object file: No such file or directory.
2 questions then: Where can I download this for an i386 computer?
I looked here, http://packages.debian.org/lenny/i386/libcrypto0.9.8-udeb/download,
and my system will not let me write to the usr/lib/ folder. Is that where it belongs?
November 7, 2011 at 3:47 pm
Stuck on step 4: I am running Ubuntu 11.04 64-bit and can't run Alien. The error is:
mxie-6.0.3-0.i386.rpm is for architecture i386 ; the package cannot be built on this system
Any workaround for this?
April 13, 2012 at 4:11 pm
Late to the game but I've gotten this to work by manually extracting the files to a folder and then installing them by hand. You can get the rpm files into a tgz file with the following command:
alien –to-tgz mxie-7.0.5-0.i386.rpm
Then extract the tgz file and go into the directory that's created move the files into the corresponding root directories. For example, if the tgz extracts into a folder called "mxie" inside there you will find "usr/local/zultys/". Move the zultys folder to /usr/local/ and set your permissions as needed. I also had to add "/usr/local/zultys/lib" to my "/etc/ld.so.conf" file and rerun ldconfig. If I recall you also need to have the lib32 compatability package installed. Happy Hacking!
July 8, 2012 at 6:34 am
Do you have a step-by-step instruction from start to end on installing MXIE 7.0.7 on Ubuntu 12.04?
April 13, 2012 at 4:31 pm
I should point out my previous post is for 64 bit installations, sorry about that!
June 29, 2012 at 7:48 pm
Has anyone managed to install MXIE 7.0.7 on Ubuntu 12.04 yet? Am having issues with installation.
October 18, 2013 at 8:15 pm
I am also running Ubuntu 12.04 desktop and these instructions are not helping me at all… Did anyone get it working and can provide step by step directions?


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December 11, 2015
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A bill under review at the Ohio statehouse would ban trucks from using the far left lane on certain highways.
Current Ohio law requires any vehicle moving at less than the normal speed of traffic to stay to the right. Exceptions to the lane rule are made for preparing to turn or to overtake and pass another vehicle.
The House Transportation, Public Safety and Homeland Security Committee is scheduled to consider a bill on Tuesday, Oct. 15. It would mandate that large vehicles weighing more than 10,000 pounds stay in the two right-hand lanes on stretches of highway with three or more lanes in the same direction.
Exceptions to the rule would include situations when a trucker is preparing to exit the roadway from the left.
Rep. Marilyn Slaby, R-Copley, is the bill sponsor. HB278 would authorize fines up to $100 for violators. Offenders who were recently convicted of other traffic offenses within the past year would face fines up to $500 and/or up to 60 days behind bars.
The effort to single out truck traffic on Ohio highways has drawn the ire of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association. The Association is opposed to lane restrictions for any class of vehicle.
"Adopting lane restrictions would be an ill-advised step to take," said OOIDA Executive Vice President Todd Spencer. "Such restrictions invariably cause more problems than they fix."
Spencer pointed out that when vehicles are restricted to certain lanes there is more tailgating, as well as unsafe passing maneuvers in all lanes.
"Lane restrictions simply discourage smart, safe driving practices," he said.
Opponents also tout a Virginia Department of Transportation study from 2007 that recommended truck lane restrictions be removed on "high-volume" interstates with at least three lanes in each direction.
OOIDA encourages Ohio truckers to contact their state Representatives to voice concerns about the bill.
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It has been some time since I posted on here again – this work lark keeps getting in the way and I find myself increasingly stretched for time; the perils of modern day living I suppose! Regular readers will recall that in my previous post I was extolling the virtues of the Kat as a two up tourer, but was reserving final judgement pending our trip down to Newquay in Cornwall; a round trip of some 500 miles or so. Suffice to say we survived the trip, else I would not be posting this! It was an interesting experience to say the least and I think now that I have covered both short hops and long distances with two of us on the bike, I can give a relatively informed opinion on how the bike behaves. Comfort is a bit of a different beast however, as the next few paragraphs will show!
Let's begin with fuel and performance. Hats off to the girl, having an extra person on board does very little to hamper the performance of the bike. We still managed a 180-odd miles on a thankful, and most of the 180 miles was dual carriageway or motorway, so consistent speeds of 70-80 mph (and a bit more in places!), with the engine revving at around 6-7000 rpm. Performance wise the bike copes very well still with two plus luggage. Braking takes a little more planning and forethought, but not much, and the same with overtaking; one has to look for a slightly larger gap as the acceleration is a little bit more sluggish. Compared to a car however she'll still leave anything standing.
The ride down from Hampshire to Cornwall was extremely pleasant. We had the usual negotiating of the car park (otherwise known as the M27) going West, but the delight of the bike is the ability to filter! The ride was also improved by virtue of the fact we've invested in an intercom! Nothing fancy, just a tiny box that clips onto my jacket that we can plug two headsets into (and an mp3 player if we wanted). This allows a conversation to take place at anything up to 50mph – anything after that and it becomes somewhat untenable due to the wind noise. Very handy when going along however as it allows my passenger to tell me when she wants to wriggle around for comfort, which then allows me to brace for it rather than be caught out! It's also handy for navigating as two pairs of eyes are always better when looking for road signs to unfamiliar places. As I said, apart from having to filter through the ridiculous amount of traffic on the M27 we had a nice clear run in warm weather, and had our first comfort break at Dorchester, approximately 80 miles down the line. After a fifteen or so minute break, we headed off again, and carried on until Plymouth, where we stopped and refuelled. By this point we had covered just under 180 miles and it was beginning to take its toll – I was getting quite stiff. With two of us on the bike and the extra luggage, there just isn't the room available for me to shuffle around to improve my comfort and so it becomes that little bit more uncomfortable. At Plymouth we stopped for the evening and it was a very welcome break!
Next morning we headed away towards Newquay. A night's sleep had negated all the soreness from the previous day and so I felt quite fresh to ride the 60 or so miles to our final destination. No problems there – the sun was shining and the wind negligible so it was a pleasant ride. A night stop in Newquay with friends was a real treat before we headed back for home the following day.
The next morning began gray, gloomy and windy. Perfect… not! Still, we had to get home and so we loaded the bike up and set off, intending to take the A30 all the way from Newquay to Honiton before joining our usual eastward road home, planning to make our first stop at the services near Okehampton (incidentally where I gave Timmy Mallet some directions a few years previous) for food and fuel. As soon as I got aboard the bike the mileage was taking its toll – I was stiff within five miles and coupled with fighting against the crosswinds that seemed to be constantly at 90 degrees to our direction of travel (regardless of our heading) it was not making for a pleasant experience. Half an hour in, the rain started! This coupled with the wind and my general soreness made for a miserable trip to Okehampton. Fortunately when we arrived there the rain was abating somewhat, so we decided to stop there for a long lunch break. After an hour or so, the rain graciously decided to stop and the wind died down somewhat so we carried on. Now all I had to contend with was a dull ache and greasy roads! The journey onward passed uneventfully, though by the time we pulled up our drive it was agony trying to put my feet down as my legs had seized! Getting off the bike was a performance in itself!
It was a valuable experience however, despite the quite painful nature of it! I think 500 miles in the space of two days or so is a little bit too much, two up. Solo with luggage I think it would be fine, as there is still plenty of room on the saddle to move around to alleviate the discomfort but with the constricting effect of two on board I don't think it feasible. We had planned to visit Brittany next year on the bike, and I think this is still a good plan – after all, the actual road distance is less than we travelled down to Cornwall, and we would be doing it over the course of a week. A weekend up in North Wales though, for example, will not be happening on this bike. I have seen the DL650 V-Strom, and that looks really capable……


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probably ruined spain's chance of winning the WC, but the right move in a moral sense.
I think this was planned by Zidane to increase France's chance to win the World Cup. He really is a master of the dark arts.
People are boring.
Really really retarded move to sack him imo. Sure it was a shit behavior and tactics from lopetegui but you aren't helping anyone by sacking him at this point.
You can all blame RM to an extent but that was stupid from rubiales. This fucks everything up for Spain.
100% right decision to sack him. Lopetegui and Madrid disgraced Spain national team and the federation and when that happens there's only one course of action.
From an organizational point of view I can fully understand RFEF's decision to sack him. Lopetegui, Real Madrid and the Real Madrid national players were all in on it while the RFEF and the rest of the Spanish national players were kept in the dark. Lopetegui even signed a new contract last month and committed to them until 2022.
To drop a bombshell like that 2 days prior to the world cup is an embarrassment and spits in the face of the federation and the rest Spanish national players.
No self-respecting organization would tolerate that, especially after the amount of disrespect that was shown by Real Madrid and Lopetegui. Way too many people in the RFEF and Roja were burned by this underhanded dealing. Far too many bridges burned.
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WC isn't a small thing. I would have given this current situation as a perfect example to someone if I wanted to explain him how sometimes one should let something wrong slide when the stakes are too high.
Don't get me wrong this is a terribly shitty move from RM and if I was rubaiales I would be angry too. Can't wait to hear what Pique has to say about all this.
Even Radio Marca are ripping into Real Madrid and Loptegui. Lmao!
Saying that Flo didn't think Rubiales had the balls to do anything about the agreement and announcement right before the world cup and Flo thought everything would just carry on as normal.
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Lope should of informed RFEF of the offer from Madrid and his intentions to leave after the World Cup. He has been employed by the Spanish FA for around 7 years of his career, it is the least that he could have done ethically after the trust that they put into him.
A drama that could only be cooked up in Spain really. RFEF overreacted Kill Bill style.
And also, Lopetegui being sacked doesn't necessarily mean that Spain are done. It's still being played on the field, and Hierro is a legend in Spanish football. Maybe he'll do a great job.
The right decision 100%. Winning isn't everything ffs. Keeping this guy would create a very dangerous precedent where anyone can shit on the Spanish federation whenever they want. Maybe next time it will happen in the middle of a major tournament. Who knows.
Btw, why does everyone act like they will win the tournament with Lo at helm and there's no doubt about that? Sure they are one of the favorites but people make it seem like they're the only good team in the tournament. They could just as well fail to win it with this guy on the sidelines. What then? The federation would then take the majority of the blame for not sacking him before the start of the WC. So a lose-lose situation.
Other managers have announced they are moving on after World Cup. Bobby Robson did it in 1990 and LVG four years ago.
But there is a massive difference to on the sly agreeing to join another club while still under contract and having a select number of squad aware of it.
He had to go and cant have had the trust of players after that if they were not all on equal terms.


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Projek Lintasan Kota Holdings (Prolintas) has announced that a 20% discount will be offered to all Class 1 vehicles using Touch 'n Go cards and SmartTAGs, this Chinese New Year. The discount will take effect from 6am on February 8 to 6am, February 9, applicable on the Ampang-Kuala Lumpur Elevated Highway (AKLEH), Guthrie Corridor Expressway (GCE) and the Kemuning-Shah Alam Highway (LKSA).
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This is the first look at the Waitrose Christmas advert which features gingerbread biscuits and a soundtrack sung by members of the public.
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After successfully making the biscuits, she sells them all but saves one back for the shop assistant who helped her.
All under the campaign line: "When you own something, you care a little more. Everyone who works at Waitrose owns Waitrose, so they care more. "
RELATED: Meet Monty the Penguin: John Lewis unveils its Christmas 2014 advert
In October, the supermarket launched its 'Donate Your Voice' campaign urging singers across the UK to sing the soundtrack for the advert, and in doing so, help to fundraise for three charities by creating a charity single.
Music producer David Kosten then mixed the recordings from the public to create a virtual choir singing Dolly Parton's Try.
The song is also available to download as a single from Sunday, when the advert is first aired on television - with 100% of the profits going to charity.
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(Zaman Al Wasl)- Despite the two-month-old hunger strike, the release date of 6 Free Syrian Army prisoners held by the US-backed militias in Raqqa since a year still unknown.
Activist Abdulaziz al-Mutlaq told Zaman al-Wasl the detained fighters, five of them are family members, were arrested by the Syrian Democratic forces that claimed they had links with Turkey.
The fate of dozens who arbitrarily arrested by the Islamic State and SDF in Raqqa remains unknown even after the city liberation on October 21.
Raqqa-based activists have accused the YPG-led Kurdish forces of committing the same abuses, ISIS used to do, by eliminating Arab allies.
Raqqa Is Being Slaughtered Silently, prominent local monitoring tracks Syrian war, has launched a campaign seeking the fate of civilians and activists detained by the Islamic State after the liberation of once ISIS de facto capital.
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Water for Life
Show Summary - April 13, 2009
Guest: Lynn Hardin
Lynn Hardin (Oklahoma City, OK), Integrated Solutions, Inc., "Dr. Emoto and the International Water for Life Foundation"
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PERRY, Ga. — As if embattled Congressional Democrats did not have enough on their hands, some are opening up a new front in their fight to save their seats — against Nancy Pelosi, the speaker of the House and a leader of their own party.
Representative Jim Marshall, a Democrat here in central Georgia, spent much of a debate on Thursday night renouncing Ms. Pelosi, whose liberal views and San Francisco district have always been anathema to this region.
"Pelosi was never my choice for speaker," Mr. Marshall said, eliciting boos from a skeptical audience in an arena here at the Georgia National Fair. Mr. Marshall actually voted for Ms. Pelosi as speaker but said he had not wanted her for the job and would not vote for her again.
As the midterm campaign barrels through its final weeks, more Democrats — many but not all in conservative districts in the South — are backing away from Ms. Pelosi and declaring their independence.
The more outspoken, like Mr. Marshall, are also running television commercials to drive the point home. Mr. Marshall's latest opens with a gaggle of hippies mugging for the camera.Continue reading the main story
"Georgia is a long way from San Francisco," the narrator says. "And Jim Marshall is a long way from Nancy Pelosi."
At the same time, many of these Democrats, including Mr. Marshall, have received financial aid from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, whose chief fund-raiser is Ms. Pelosi. The money comes despite votes by many of these Blue Dog Democrats against major Democratic initiatives like the health care bill.
"They haven't turned off the spigot, and they're not going to," said Doug Moore, a spokesman for Mr. Marshall.
So far this year, the committee has given more than $600,000 to Representative Bobby Bright, an Alabama Democrat, who voted against the health care bill and now says he will vote against Ms. Pelosi. He began running a commercial last week saying that his constituents "don't want a liberal running the House."
Biting the hand that feeds you and feeding the one who bites you are not always successful strategies, but they underscore the stakes in the Nov. 2 elections. Democrats are doing whatever it takes to try to keep their majority.
And they have Ms. Pelosi's blessing.
"I just want them to win," Ms. Pelosi said in a recent interview on "NewsHour" on PBS when asked about the defectors.
"They know their districts," she added. "They are great communicators, very eloquent communicators to their own constituents."
Other Democrats are swallowing hard, questioning the wisdom of helping out colleagues who, if re-elected, would oppose their agenda and weaken their party leadership, particularly if the Democrats hold the House by just a few seats.
Mark Mellman, a Democratic strategist, conceded that supporting the nay-sayers carried risks. "We've found that too much attack on Democratic priorities and Democratic figures doesn't necessarily bring a lot of benefit and can suppress the base," he said.
"Could there be problems?" Mr. Mellman asked. "You bet. But more people are concerned about winning than about whatever post-election problems we might have."
The number of defecting Democrats is hard to quantify since some, like Mr. Bright in Alabama and Representative Gene Taylor of Mississippi, have said that they would not vote for Ms. Pelosi while others have only signaled that they might not.
Representative Travis W. Childers of Mississippi boasts in a commercial that he has "voted against Nancy Pelosi 267 times." Representative John Adler, a Democrat of New Jersey, has called Ms. Pelosi divisive.
Still, in the debate here on Thursday, Mr. Marshall promised, "There will be enough conservative Democrats to assure that she will not be the speaker."
His Republican challenger, Austin Scott, retorted that the only way to guarantee that Ms. Pelosi would not be speaker would be to vote Mr. Marshall out.
Mr. Scott further told viewers that because of Mr. Marshall's stance, the Democratic leadership would surely strip him of his committee assignments and render him powerless to help the district, where Robins Air Force Base is the major employer. Mr. Marshall disagreed, saying, "I don't expect that there will be retaliation against Democrats who take a principled position like this one."
Some Democrats had already distanced themselves from Ms. Pelosi, but their overt declarations that they would not vote for her are relatively new and are intensifying.
Of course, in many districts, the Republicans started the fight over Ms. Pelosi, forcing Democrats to respond and shift attention from defeating their Republican adversaries. It is easy to see why they would drag her in.
A CBS News poll early this month showed that 44 percent of all registered voters viewed her unfavorably, while just 15 percent viewed her favorably. (A full 40 percent had no opinion.)
Whit Ayres, a Republican strategist, said the Democrats who were distancing themselves from Ms. Pelosi had no choice. "They're losing, and they're losing because they're tied to the Democratic Party in general and Nancy Pelosi in particular," he said.
Dennard Scoggins, 69, a retired school principal attending the debate here to support Mr. Scott, bore that out. "Mr. Marshall is a good man, but he just is a — " Mr. Scoggins said, stopping to search for the right word. "A Democrat."
Many Democrats are now boasting about how often they vote with the Republicans. When his Republican challenger said that Mr. Taylor "chooses Nancy Pelosi over Mississippi," Mr. Taylor issued a statement saying that of the 1,466 votes he had cast since January 2009, "Nancy Pelosi agreed with my vote 34 times," or 2 percent of the time.
Republicans are delighting in the chaos they have caused. In South Carolina, Representative Joe Wilson, the Republican who yelled "you lie" at President Obama during his health care speech to Congress last year, has linked his Democratic challenger, Rob Miller, with Ms. Pelosi, though Mr. Miller has never been in Congress.
Though Mr. Miller has received money from the Democrats, including $2,000 several months ago from Ms. Pelosi, he now blames her for Washington's problems and says he would not vote to keep her as speaker. Wesley Donehue, a senior adviser to Mr. Wilson, told The Associated Press that Ms. Pelosi "should have signed a prenuptial agreement" with Mr. Miller, adding, "The man is trying to divorce her and take all of her money."Continue reading the main story


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Senate has gone tough on INEC over empty Rivers senatorial seats. According to the senators, it is unfair that the year is almost out and Rivers has not had a say in legislative matters debated on the floor of the Red chamber. The point of order was raised by deputy senate president Ike Ekweremadu, who called the attention of the Senate to pending elections and failure of INEC to act accordingly.
Senate majority leader Ali Ndume agreed that INEC was not acting properly. "It could be any of us as in the case of River State, imagine a state like mine ravaged by insurgency without a representation. "We have a new leadership in INEC and yet the case has either recorded inconclusive and sometimes confusion" Ndume said.
Senate president Bukola Saraki admitted that the move was very crucial for democracy in Nigeria. He said: "This is a very important motion targeted to improve our democracy and we will go with the information from the INEC Committee.
"We all saw the INEC Chiarman during his screening, this is a very challenging time for him and his organisation to prove themselves. "The INEC Chairman has given us his words and we will hold him accountable to it." Meanwhile, Senate president Saraki has condemned the reports of sexual abuse on Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) by security agents. Saraki was reacting to the report released by Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday, October 31


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the picture showed spring time we flew to Portland to visit my uncle. we visited different kind of waterfalls. One of is the Columbia River Highway near Portland, about 620 feet, a second tallest year-round waterfall.
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We all say we've no time, or we're too busy, but are we too busy for everything?
If you judge people, you have no time to love them. ~ Mother Teresa
I'm sure we're all guilty of judging others sometimes, even if we're doing it subconsciously, but are we guilty of loving others subconsciously too?
Love of others, consciously or subconsciously, is what we need to find time for, so stop judging and start loving!


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Manager of a leading calypso tent is worried about the waning interest in traditional calypso music.
Eleanor Rice of the Cave Shepherd All-Stars calypso tent says over the years, the tent has had to make tough decisions to cope with the changing times.
The veteran band manager is refusing to be overwhelmed by the challenges.
She says a number of entertaining shows are on the cards, with a mix of new comers and familiar faces.


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How does the west respond to tragedy?
Rather than condemn the ignorant we ought to work harder at combatting the ignorance itself.
Multiculturalism: alive and well, or smoke and mirrors?
By Melissa Ly (Contributor) – Email
Multiculturalism as a concept stirs up conflicting opinions within me. On one hand, I want to be proud of Canada for being a leader in multiculturalism, and for being known as an accepting and diverse country. On the other hand, at times I feel like multiculturalism is a façade for the racism, discrimination, and prejudice that exist behind the screens.
This inner battle of opinions existed ever since I was in elementary school. At the same time that my school would embrace diversity, such as by celebrating Diwali and Chinese New Year, I also remember having to deal with racist taunts or cruel words that were said to me because I have a different cultural heritage. It happened in the classroom, in public parks and pools, and even at an amusement park.
I understand that children and adolescents are a cognitively, socially, and behaviourally developing demographic. This means that mistakes happen. Hey, even I have done and said a thing or two that makes me now cringe and shake my head. Yet, to this day, I still deal with prejudice (from adults, no less).
These experiences go far beyond stereotypical Asian jokes. For instance, I am dating someone from a different ethnic background than me. Disapproval from people of older generations was not surprising, and is indeed a whole other story. What left me utterly flabbergasted was to learn that people in my age-range — university students — would criticize our relationship based on the fact that we were an interracial couple. These people did not even know me, had no idea what kind of couple we were, yet they had the narrow mind to look down on me based on the colour of my skin rather than the content of my character.
Furthermore, when the Conservative government was in power, there was a legal battle to prevent a woman, Zunera Ishaq, from wearing her niqab during her citizenship ceremony. Wearing the niqab did not pose any identity concerns, as right before the ceremony Ishaq showed her face to an official to confirm her identity.
In light of the recent attacks in Paris, people are once again acting out on anti-Muslim views. According to the CBC, on November 16 a Muslim mother in Ontario was picking up her children from school when she was attacked from behind, called a terrorist, and told to go back home. This example, sadly, is one of many.
Racism and prejudice have been issues that have seeped into my personal life, my community, and in the governance of Canada. Perhaps my gut reaction is to feel angry. Maybe I have feelings of doubt and question multiculturalism in Canada. But when I let those feelings sit around too long, I feel like I have lost, and that such feelings would only contribute to the endless cycle of negativity.
It is important to understand that racism and discrimination, sometimes subtle and at other times flat-out bigoted, do exist in Canada. But knowing this, we cannot let ourselves sink into that negativity. There will always be people who hold prejudiced views. Trying to open them up to different perspectives is like having a conversation with someone who does all the talking and none of the listening. On the other hand, there are also many more people standing up against discrimination, and we ourselves have the ability to take part in that positive progress. As the KKK do not represent Christian values, and ISIS does not represent Muslim values, we must remind ourselves that racism does not represent Canadian values.
Paris and, uh, Beirut
Ignorance isn't always on purpose
By Alex Rake (The Cascade) – Email
Without question, the attacks in Paris were awful, although it was nice to see how people supported each other in its aftermath. Social media feeds were filled with regrets and condolences for Paris, and Facebook even offered users the option to superimpose the French flag on their profile pictures to express solidarity. Amid all this sympathy for Paris, however, many pointed out that few Westerners were expressing the same kind of sympathy for Beirut, which experienced a similar attack just the day before, and even fewer seemed to share their condolences for Syria, which people are still fleeing because of the constant violence.
These criticisms of the West's self-absorption are fair enough. Clearly, many of us are either ignorant or uncaring about much of the world. But I noticed many of these criticisms online were paired with personal accusations about how shitty white North Americans are for being so selective with their sympathy. This is simply not useful, since their sympathy probably isn't carefully selective so much as it is only directed at the things that trigger an immediate response for them; in other words, it's directed at things which feel more real than yet another news story they didn't read about in yet another place they'll never visit. Rather than condemn the ignorant, we ought to work harder at combatting the ignorance itself.
It's not that the attacks in Beirut weren't covered by Western news outlets, but people just weren't reading the coverage. Many publications, including the New York Times and BBC, reported the Beirut attacks on the same day they happened. Yet, as Anne Barnard of the New York Times writes, "For some in Beirut, that solidarity was mixed with anguish over the fact that just one of the stricken cities — Paris — received a global outpouring of sympathy akin to the one lavished on the United States after the 9/11 attacks." She also notes that while Facebook gave users a "Safety Check" feature to make sure users' loved ones in Paris were all right, "they had not activated it the day before for Beirut."
The problem is therefore not so much with Western reporting but with what many of us use as our news source: Facebook. As an institution, Facebook has no journalistic ambition; its core function is as a social media website, and though it's used all across the world, it is still based in the West. The articles users see are based on what their friends share, and the sum of what friends share doesn't always accurately represent what's going on in the world. People usually share stuff they looked up after hearing about it, so naturally if they heard about the Paris attacks because of their cousins or whoever lives there, that's the news they're going to seek, share, and talk about.
The best way to combat the general ignorance of Facebookers, then, is not to tell them they're being bad people when they're just wishing a city well, because that comes across like a weird punishment for a well-meaning gesture. Instead, use the platform to educate them by example on the platform's limitations. Share links to articles about other parts of the world, like Beirut, that deserve just as much attention as any other country. Talk intelligently about reliable sources and how to find them, and about how Facebook isn't really a source. Expecting expertise from people speaking from the soapbox — not think-tank — of social media is itself a little ignorant. So guide people, don't yell at them.
Of course, if they still insist on justifying their ignorance and actively act like assholes, you can yell a little.
Let's go beyond Facebook solidarity
By Sonja Klotz (The Cascade) – Email
Just over a week ago, three major tragedies occurred across the globe: terrorist attacks in Beirut, Lebanon; Baghdad, Iraq; and Paris, France. Since then, an overwhelming amount of opinions have been expressed across social media. In the wake of these disasters, Facebook has created a "cause" by providing users an opportunity to stand in solidarity with our fellow global citizens.
"If you wish to pay your respects and show your support, all you have to do is find a friend using 'causes' feature in Facebook to customise their profile picture in your Facebook news feed," explains Nicola Oakley, reporter for the Mirror. Is that all we have to do to show our compassion and fight for human rights nowadays? Although I am excited to see how vocal people have become in this fight against terrorism, I am concerned that this is as far as it will go.
For me, the "cause" filter on Facebook comes across as the catch-all for actively campaigning for social justice issues. Whether someone sympathizes with only France or Iraq or Lebanon in their filter selection, I believe that it should not be the only step towards global solidarity. Although there are many differing political ideologies and perspectives that are shared on Facebook as a result of the profile picture flag-overlays, and it encourages excellent discussions between users' personal and professional networks, people are beginning to question whether this new fad is actually improving our political fight against these socio-political catastrophes.
I think that often we rely too much on social media to do our bidding in the fight for political and social justice. Why not go beyond the filter and pursue outside avenues to fundraise, or work with local organizations that are actively working with the victims of global terrorism? Are we too afraid to experience direct socio-political consequences? Why can we state our opinions so openly online but then refuse to engage in political discussions in person?
I cannot help but think that sometimes we get too comfortable in sharing our political opinions behind the security of our technology in the name of anonymity or invincibility. What I mean by Facebook anonymity is that often we portray ourselves on social media outlets as someone who we want to be perceived as rather than who we really are in the non-virtual world. From my experience on social media, the sharing and criticism of people's opinions is ironically done through virtual distance where the individual's name and desired identity is on display. If someone did not like what you shared or stated on your profile, you can hide behind your screen and automatically delete their comments, or easily ignore them with one click of a button — unlike confronting someone in person about their opinions on sensitive issues, where you cannot simply ignore their reactions or outbursts. So are we really engaging in an honest open discussion if we have the power to control who says what on our posts?
According to a 2014 study by the Pew Research Centre, "Facebook and Twitter users were less likely to want to share their opinions in many face-to-face settings, especially if they felt that their social audience disagreed with them." I would like to acknowledge that this is not necessarily true for all social media users, since there are many possible consequences that can come out of online discourses about the world's current events, such as "defriending" contacts due to their perceived hatred and white supremacy (although it is less common to lose friends immediately in the middle of a face-to-face discussion).
Putting a flag on your Facebook profile picture or "liking" or "sharing" causes is only the beginning of mobilizing peace and global solidarity. These social media initiatives are only powerful if they are followed up by real-life involvement. "Solidarity," according to the Oxford Dictionary, is a "unity or agreement of feeling or action, especially among individuals with a common interest; mutual support within a group." Historically speaking, socio-political solidarity was only successful with the follow-up action of like-minded individuals, such as the overthrow of dictatorships we recently witnessed in the Arab Spring of 2010.
Does changing the Facebook profile picture help create a global awareness of the current events taking place? Absolutely. We must talk about it in whatever capacity we can, but fighting for justice, especially on such a scale as large as "The Fight Against Terrorism," requires active participation outside of the virtual world of technlogy. It may require attending a meeting with other like-minded individuals once in a while, or it may be as simple as volunteering at a nearby neighborhood community centre.
Either way, helping for the greater good requires more than taking a few minutes out of your schedule to change your profile picture. As uncomfortable or as stressful it may seem, it is through meeting the people for whom you claim to advocate that makes the largest impact. If you stand in solidarity with France or Iraq or Lebanon or whatever other cause you find attractive, I strongly urge you to physically engage with those communities around you and take real steps in the peace-building process.
Not guns, but flowers: resisting hatred after tragedy
By Julianne Huff (Contributor) – Email
It seems that every time you log onto social media right now, you are swarmed with ranting posts, terrible memes, and videos of people discussing the tragic attacks in Paris. With the Syrian refugee movement and these attacks of terrorism, people seem to be on edge — and it's bringing out the best and worst in everyone.
After a terrible event like this, it is hard to make sense of what happened and why. People turn to the media and sources online for their information. The problem with this is that sometimes misconceptions and wrong ideas are quickly spread.
The common misconception is that this is a result of Muslim extremists who were brought in disguised as refugees. In a CBC article published on November 17, 2015 (along with numerous other articles published about the perpetrators), we learn that although many of the attackers are from Middle Eastern descent, the majority have been identified as French and Belgian citizens. So why are people still so quick to blame refugees?
Through my classes and experiences this semester, I have had the opportunity to look at this event from a variety of angles. On November 4, 2015, a week and a half before the attacks in Paris, peace activist Yonatan Shapira visited the UFV Abbotsford campus to give a lecture on the conflict in Israel and Palestine. Even though the conflicts are not directly linked, the ideas of which Shapira spoke are transferable; he believes in peace's ability to defeat violence and oppression, and advocates that peace and unity is what those in power fear. This connects directly to a discussion that we had in my anthropology of world religions class. We talked about the media, the fear of people, Trudeau's promise to take in 25,000 refugees, and the concept of peace as a solution to ISIS's terrorism. The extremists in ISIS want to create division and fear; they want everyone to deny asylum to these refugees fleeing violence and oppression. If we deny these refugees entry into countries around the world, where will they have to go? The problem is that they will have nowhere to go but to return to ISIS for help.
So what is the proper response to the people who fear Syrian refugees coming into our countries, or who argue that our only solution is to fight back with more weaponry? We can't blame an entire people or religion for the comparatively few extremists who create the violence, and it is not possible to go to war with an ideology. Just like other religions, Islam is composed of many different sects. A great comparison was made by Victoria White in the Irish Examiner: "Britain didn't mistake Ireland for the IRA. Don't confuse Islam with IS [Islamic State]."
I have posted my fair share of articles, videos, and pictures on Facebook in a sea of rants and comment wars galore, but the best moments are when you find the positive stories. Like the video of a man explaining to his son that the French should not fight back with guns and bullets, but with flowers. Or the video of Antoine Leiris who lost his wife in the attack on the Bataclan, warning the attackers that he would not give them the satisfaction of revenge or hatred, but instead insists that he will not turn against his neighbours. There's the story of a security guard who stopped a suicide bomber from entering the Stade de France. And then there's the little-known and heroic story of Safer, a Muslim bartender who pulled two injured women into the basement of the restaurant while there was still gunfire in the streets.
These are the stories we should look for instead: the stories of hope and the persistence of humanity after a tragic event, and of the ability of people to overcome horror and show love for their neighbours.


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Texas Children's marked the beginning of an exciting chapter in its history this month with the opening of Texas Children's Urgent Care Westgate, the first Texas Children's location in Austin. In preparation for the grand opening, welcoming and onboarding new members of our One Amazing Team in the capital city was a top priority.
Our new team members in Austin experienced Texas Children's Hi for their first day on February 15, learning about the organization's mission, core values and unique culture.
All materials at Texas Children's Hi were presented with a celebratory feel, highlighting our distinct history and significant achievements, as well as Texas Children's innovative future. At the end of their day, our new employees graduated from orientation with a sense of pride about being part of our one-of-a-kind organization.
"Part of the infinite passion you saw at Texas Children's during the interview process is nothing compared to what you'll see and experience here every single day. I know this first hand because I am a returning Texas Children's employee," said Hannah Pataky, Manager of Human Resources in Austin and Texas Children's Hi facilitator. "We are an organization that truly lives its values, and our people are front and center in everything we do."
Now, we are looking for top talent for our specialty care clinics opening in Austin in October of this year. Nearly 40 specialty-care positions will open throughout this fiscal year – from outpatient staff RNs, ambulatory service representatives and medical assistants, to radiology and ultrasound specialists, a social worker, clinical dietitian and more. All job openings will be posted internally before being announced to external candidates, giving Texas Children's employees the first opportunity to apply.
"Our employees at Texas Children's are our strength," said David Wykes, director of Employee Relations. "That's why we really encourage the internal transfer option. You know the organization, and you know our great culture we want to translate to Austin."
A full list of available positions can be found on the Austin Careers page, along with answers to frequently asked questions and other resources.


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It isn't really the first problem that pops into anyone's mind but I have found it rather annoying. That is the obvious separation between boys and girls. I'm not even really sure if I can satisfactorily into words what the problem is but I will try.
Girls just don't seem to be...as free as in the US. Sometimes I find myself bored because it just seems like...Japanese girls' number one priority is to sit there and be cute. Boys are so much more at freedom to do what they want and have fun.
When I say that it seems like girls' number one priority I don't mean they don't have ambition but literally it just seems sort of like a "you sit there and look cute while the men go out and do whatever." Japanese boys are CONSTANTLY up to something crazy while the girls sit there saying "KAWAII" about everything. There also isn't such thing as ladies first here. It's men first and the girls just wait their turn (although once a boy cut in from of my at school and his friend pulled him back and said, "ladies first" ......though I don't think this is a normal occurrence between Japanese people.)
Even my friend Matthew, who is from the USA as well and in a nearby city said "If I was a girl I would have gone to Europe, not Japan."
I'm not saying to girls, "don't come, it's horrible", just don't expect the same amount of....I don't know...not freedom, per say, but equality on what's expected of you? It's only a little wearing sometimes but oh well.
Other things I've noticed about Japanese girls and from what my host mother told me is that sometimes, behind the sappy/cutesy facade they are real *******. Me and some of the girls actually ignore each other already. I used to say hi but after they stopped replying I was just sort of like "eh." Especially after a story my host mother told me about my host sister and how she used to be harassed by girls smiling cutely and then saying horrible things.
Everyone is probably thinking I hate Japanese girls but that's not true at all. I have made some great friends, girls and boys, who are so patient with me even if sometimes we can't understand each other.
I don't know if my friends who are girls are the more rebellious type (ie: A few refuse to brush their teeth after lunch and some others refused to join a club, hehe) but they are awesome and I hope we can all stay friends.
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Clogging sink and shower?
Having trouble with clogging sink and shower ?
Clogging of sink has always been a major problem for every household in Singapore as drains are present in our bathrooms and kitchens which we use them often for almost every single day on our daily needs.
During washing/bathing, debris such as soap scums, hair and grease flow down the sink/shower drains which will result in clogging unless we have proper measures in place that can prevent such cases from happening.
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Does this kitchen sink resembles yours?
Does this shower sink resembles yours ?
How to prevent clogging from sinks and shower?
1) Always have a drain screen in place at all times, this is to catch the debris to prevent them from building up and will clog the drain eventually. Remove the drain screen and dispose the accumulated debris into the trash when the screen is full or water is not draining.
2) DO NOT pour waste cooking oil/grease into your drain as they will become stubborn clog when it solidifies at the walls of your drainpipe. In fact, collect the waste cooking oil/grease in a plastic container when it is cooled and dispose them accordingly. (You may use unwanted newspaper to absorb the oil if you do not have containers and dispose them in a plastic bag afterwards)
3) Fill your sink/tub with water to brim once a week, and then pull up the stopper as the volume & weight of the water will fill up the drainpipe with water therefore serves as flush for the pipe.
4) A simple slow drain-fix, pour 60ml of baking soda into the drain, followed by 120ml of vinegar, let it soak for 30minutes. Flush the drain with boiling water so that the scums/build-up will dissolve and get flushed down the drain.
Simply following these few DIY steps above, I'm sure you can prevent your drains from getting clogged; all it needs is to take a little effort to prevent yourself getting into a hassle!
*Sink Drain: A hole in the bottom of the sink where water flows down
*Sink Strainer: A filter for the sink drain, prevent debris from going down into the drainpipe
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