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Olivia Muchena
Olivia Muchena
|Olivia Nyembezi Muchena
September 18, 1969
|University of Iowa, United States of America
|Home town
|Mutoko, Mashonaland East
|Political party
|Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front
|Tobias Muchena
Olivia Muchena is a Zimbabwean politician belonging to the ruling Zimbabwe African National Union Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF) party. She was fired from cabinet and party structures in December 2014 on allegations of harbouring elements of factionalism by supporting the deposed vice president Joice Mujuru who was accused of plotting to unseat president Robert Mugabe from power.
She was born Olivia Nyembezi Muchena on August 18, 1964. She is married to Tobias Muchena and has three children. She comes from Mutoko in Mashonaland East Province.[1] Muchena is also a pastor with the United Methodist Church.
Educational Background
Muchena holds the following degrees:
- Diploma in Adult Education from the University of Edinburgh
- Bachelor of Arts from the University College Of Rhodesia
- Doctor of Philosophy from University of Iowa, United States of America.[2]
Political career
Muchena participated in the liberation struggle at a tender age when she was still a student at the University of Rhodesia (now University of Zimbabwe).She became a ZANU PF member and chairperson of branches in Edinburgh and Rochester-Syracuse-Ithaca, New York in 1977.[3]
She became popular in 1997 when she was appointed Deputy Minister of Lands and Agriculture, a post she held until 2001. Muchena was then appointed Minister of State in the Vice-President (Joseph Msika) Office until his death on August 2009. She rose through the ranks to become Minister of Science and Technology Development in 2003. During the Government of National Unity, she served as Woman's Affairs and Gender Development Minister as well as Mutoko South member of parliament between 2009 and 2013. She was also a member of the Constitutional Select Committee (COPAC) that was charged with the drafting of a new constitution in 2009.
Leadership Positions
She has headed several organisations namely:
- ZANU PF Women's League Political Commissar
- Deputy Dean in the Faculty of Education at the University of Zimbabwe
- Senior Agriculture, Economics and Extension Lecturer at University of Zimbabwe (1983-1995)
- Research Fellow in the Department of Adult Education (1981-1982)
- Research Fellow at the Centre for Applied Social Science, Women and Development Unit (1978-1978)
- Research Officer at the School of Social Work (1977-1977)
- General Secretary at Young Women's Christian Association (1972-1972)
- Director at Sakubva Community Centre (1971-1971)
Violence Allegations
She allegedly suspended her church activities to concentrate on a brutal and violent campaign for Robert Mugabe during the 2008 presidential run off. She allegedly organized terror squads and instructed them to deal with opposition supporters that resulted in some deaths. She allegedly targeted the Movement for Democratic Change supporters around her Mutoko district.[4]
During the "Meet the People" rally held by the then incoming Women's league Secretary Grace Mugabe at Amazulu Sports Club i Bulawayo, she covered up a massive walk out by the people from the stadium presumably as a sign of demonstration against the first lady. The people are said to have marched out of the stadium whilst the first lady was in the middle of her speech. This was generally viewed as resistance to the first lady.[5] Muchena attracted attention when she attempted to justify the walk out by the angry electorate. She argued that the people went on to receive food donations which were being distributed simultaneously with the first lady's speech. It was clear that Muchena had made efforts to explain resistance by the people of Bulawayo most of whom are generally believed to be sympathetic to the opposition the Movement for Democratic Change.
Demotion from Government
Muchena was part of the so-called Mujuru loyalist who were fired from government by Robert Mugabe in 2014. The Mujuru loyalists were accused of taking part in a plot led by the then vice president Joice Mujuru to unconstitutionally remove president Mugabe from power. Muchena was believed to have worked closely with the outspoken former ZANU PF chairman for Mashonaland east province Ray Kaukonde. Muchena was fired together with other senior party members such as Nicholas Goche, Didymus Mutasa, Rugare Gumbo, Jabulani Sibanda and Francis Nhema. She was replaced by Oppah Muchinguri who was generally viewed as loyal to Mugabe.[6]
Expulsion from ZANU-PF
Muchena was expelled from the ZANU-PF party on the 21st of May 2015. She faced the axe together with other six senior members from different provinces. This followed her initial sacking as the minister of higher and tertiary education. She was also dismissed from the party structures before the subsequent expulsion. The dismissal was believed to be an ongoing agenda by the ZANU-PF party to eliminate those believed to be loyal to the former vice president Joice Mujuru.
- Olivia Muchena is a pastor in the United Methodist Church
- ↑ FAMILY LIFE Famous Birthdays, Retrieved: July 9, 2014
- ↑ Educational history, Whoswho, Retrieved: July 9, 2014
- ↑ Hon. Dr Olivia Muchena Copac, Retrieved: July 9, 2014
- ↑ Olivia Muchena : Mutoko South Constituency
- ↑ , Dr Muchena Clarifies Walk Out,The Herald, published:16 Oct 2014,retrieved:6 Jan 2015"
- ↑ H. Zharare, President Unveils New Ministers,The Herald, published:12 Dec 2012,retrieved:18 Dec 2014"


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This month marks the 1,000th birth anniversary of 12th-century Vaishnavite philosopher Ramanuja. His importance in the propagation of Vedanta, the philosophical ideas of the Upanishads, is well known. In terms of influence on Indian philosophy, Ramanuja is second only to Adi Sankara. He countered Sankara's doctrine of non-dualism (advaita), which propounded the theory that the world is a mere superimposition of illusion (maya) on the supreme being (brahman) who is devoid of any attributes or form (nirguna, nirrupa), by developing visishtadvaita or qualified non-dualism. Ramanuja argued that the world was real and the supreme being was bestowed with positive attributes like omniscience and omnipresence. The entire universe, with its sentient and non-sentient units, are parts of the supreme being, who has absolute control over them.
Another significant difference between the two schools of Vedanta is their reading of the Gita and the path to realisation. Sankara's advaita laid emphasis on the path of knowledge, or gnanamarga. Ramanuja, on the other hand, focussed on karma, or the performance of prescribed duties, an aspect of which was total surrender to god (saranagati).
But there is more to Ramanuja than philosophical musings. He is credited with ushering in significant reforms in the way religion was practised. While Sankara used non-dualism as a concept to propagate the equality of all beings at the doctrinal level, Ramanuja chose bhakti as a uniting factor. As Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam president M Karunanidhi, who wrote the script for a television series on Ramanuja in 2015, pointed out, the philosopher-saint wanted religion and temple worship to be thrown open to all people, irrespective of caste, though it is debatable whether he made any significant progress in this since conservatism made a comeback after his death.
The Union government has chosen to honour the memory of Ramanuja on his birth anniversary, and Prime Minister Narendra Modi released commemorative stamps last week to mark the occasion. But in the larger political context of the country, the question arises: Was Modi's gesture mere symbolism to honour an icon of Hinduism? Or has he internalised Ramanuja's teachings?
Take, for instance, the Bharatiya Janata Party government's attempts at imposing Hindi and Sanskrit on all regions of the country. This is in direct confrontation with some of Ramanuja's fundamental reforms that made his philosophy easier to relate to than advaita.
Tamil in temples
Sankara was a prolific writer. He commented on all three important texts of Vedanta: the Gita, the Brahmasutra and the Upanishads. This gave his philosophy a superstructure that was hard to penetrate. Such was the strength of his writings that they were considered a turning point in Hinduism's philosophical battle with Buddhism and in the eventual decline of the latter.
Taking on an appealing philosophy like advaita required not just bare logic but some ingenious and practical strategy.
Ramanuja's interpretation of the Brahmasutra disproved the central place Sankara had given to the illusionary nature of the world. But what tipped the scales in favour of Ramanuja, at least in South India, was his eagerness to embrace the local language – Tamil. In Vaishnavism in the south, Tamil, we can safely assert, occupies a higher position than Sanskrit. The credit for this goes to Ramanuja, who supported important changes to temple worship.
In this part of the country, the appeal of Vaishnavisim is largely fuelled by the poems of the 12 Alwars, or Tamil poet-saints who espoused bhakti and the worship of Vishnu and Krishna. The Nalayira Divyaprabandham, a collection of 4,000 poems of the Alwars that is also known as the Dravida Veda, is one of the pillars of the Bhakti movement that swept the country from the sixth century CE. In the hymns of the Alwars and Nayanmars (Shaivaite bards), Vedanta received a human face. Primarily, they emphasised that the benevolence of god was for all to enjoy and the path to salvation did not require the study of convoluted texts but could be achieved through bhakti. In other words, salvation, the ultimate objective in Hindu doctrines, became accessible to the masses and not just to scholars with the sacred thread across their shoulders.
Taking this revolutionary idea forward was the language that acted as its vehicle. Ramanuja realised that while complex debates in Sanskrit, in the form of commentaries on philosophical texts, were necessary to counter competing philosophies at the intellectual level, the tenets of such ideas could reach the common man and woman only through their mother tongue. Sanskrit, for all its grandeur, was a dead language.
To implement this idea, Ramanuja took Tamil into the greatest symbol of Hinduism – temples.
Singing the divyaprabandham (hymns) was made compulsory in all temples that followed the Vaishnavite faith. In fact, we could say the hymns of the Alwars took precedence over the Vedas in temples in South India. An example of this was the idol processions in Vishnu temples in Tamil Nadu. These would be led by a group, called goshti, singing the Tamil poems, while the group singing the Vedas would come behind the idol and virtually get no attention.
The implication of this was that bhakti as an idea became ingrained in the faithful, and it remains so today. The path of gnana, or knowledge, has for all practical reasons been confined to the precincts of scholars as it lacks the emotional drive of the local language.
BJP's Hindi push
What lessons do Ramanuja's teachings hold for our leaders today? The BJP government has embarked on a mission to impose Hindi across the country. In the garb of implementing the recommendations of a parliamentary panel, orders have been issued to widen the use of Hindi in all government communication. Regional languages are being replaced with Hindi in highway milestones in South India, prompting protestors to blacken the Hindi text with tar.
Such imposition will eventually lead to the alienation of a large number of people in the country whose primary identity is based on their language. It is not without reason that the Union government accepted the linguistic reorganisation of states in the 1950s.
For any idea to gain acceptance, it has to be accessible to the masses. If the idea of our rulers is to widen their appeal, it is the path of Ramanuja that they must look at and not the exclusivist ideas of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh, the BJP's ideological parent, which wants to fit the entire country into its narrow frame of "Hindi, Hindu, Hindustan". While the former advocates reconciliation, the latter is all about confrontation.


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On 5 October 2006, BIOTEC and Vinh University, Vietnam signed a Research & Training Collaborative MOU. Representing Vinh University is Dr. Tran Ngoc Lan, Dean of Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery. The collaboration will focus on the following areas:
Diagnostic kit development for plant and marine (PCR and monoclonal antibody technology)
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Prof. Morakot Tanticharoen and Dr. Tran Ngoc Lan in the signing ceremony
The MOU signing ceremony was held in conjunction with the 1-month Training Course on the "Operation and Utilization of Laboratory Equipment" that BIOTEC customized for staff of Vinh University throughout the month of October 2006 in Thailand. This Training Course is a part of the Vietnamese Higher Education Project sponsored by the World Bank. The purpose of this Course is to understand the operational and utilization of today's laboratory equipment which is important for laboratory technicians and lecturers for providing accurate research results. The customized Course focuses on 4 specific areas:
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Twenty four lecturers and technicians from Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishery, Vinh University participated in the Training Course
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Recently xiaomi increased its boundaries to launch its phones outside china and giving a fight to the other manufacturers by selling high-end specs phone at cheap prices and recently xiaomi introduces its flagship device the Xiaomi Mi4 lets see what its packs.
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Xiaomi Mi4 Design
The Mi4 joins the growing line of phones particularly out of the Chinese market that are starting to support metal in their frames The Mi4 comes with an apparently elaborately constructed metal frame that not only helps with sturdiness but also helps with its looks even the buttons on the right side of the phone are metallic and this time it is easier to reach power buttons that is now beneath the volume rockers follow the line around you would see clean elements that include the headphone jack on the top the Micro USB charging port on the bottom and the speaker that is also on the bottom the metal frame keeps the two elements together that's the obvious 5 inch screen and the glossy plastic back panel .Now speaking of the 5 inch screen we do have a pretty respectable thin bezel all around that really are not that big and gives the phone even better form factor of slenderness underneath that screen there are the capacitive keys and an led light that is used primarily when charging the phone jump around to the back and the glossy plastic the phone comes in two colour variants the black one and the white one .The white colour back has simple outlook but it tends to make the phone slip from the hand a little now handling a 5 inch form factor is a breeze in Mi4 as compared to other phones especially the ones coming from the chinese market that have at least a half-inch more diagonally getting around with one hand is far from difficult due to the slim metal frame making it very easy to grip you would really feel the phone sturdy which is a common feel in the metal device sure it might look like couple of other phones out there but honestly when they happen the phone to look this good we are not going to complain.
Xiaomi Mi4 Display
While there are certainly no problems with this 1080p display 5 inch display that has 441 of ppi density these are numbers that we have grown a custom to see in phones having same screen size and caliber colours are quite vibrant and contrast allows some deep blacks making the viewing or even the gaming experience as good as they should be on a flagship phone the viewing angles are also quite good too with the image losing feudality only angles which are steeper than what practicality dictates and if you closely around the screen you will notice a small black line that frames the image somewhat adding to the overall bezel size.
Xiaomi Mi4 Processor
Under the hood Mi4 has also the same processor that we expect from a flagship device the Qualcomm snapdragon 801 cloaked at 2.5 GHZ with Adreno 330 GPU and 3 gigabytes of ram it's certainly the kind of that you would need in order to do everything from working to playing. Playing in particular was pretty good fun on this device there were no slowdowns while laying high-end games .the phone has limited storage option a 16 gb or 32 gb internal storage option available but there is not any micro sd support.in terms of battery it has 3080 mah battery which would a last a day easily.
Xiaomi Mi4 Camera
Moving towards camera which is mostly a standard an affair and another example of xiaomi ticking all the right boxes for its Mi4 it has 13 megapixel is what you get in the rear and a 8 megapixel camera in the front which is very great for selfie lovers the camera interface is very simplistic it can be changed from simple to advance which does add some settings but mostly removes the icon labels ultimately the functionality is like with other smartphones camera offerings which offers burst mode and even a refocusing mode if you want to play with depth of field camera quality is standard you can expect in broad daylight the images came out to be well detailed though might produce the occasion of photos which are too bright indoors the quality gets a little lower but it is common when there is less lights the images get little grainy and sometimes the colour looks washed out the front facing camera does produce some nice photos but the colour reproduction is somehow less for selfie lovers they would enjoy the image in higher resolution on the front facing camera but it does not bring anything extra ordinary to the camera.
Xiaomi Mi4 Software
The software is where the difference between this and other flagship devices appear we have MIUI os on android which is somehow a fashion in skinning the android phones much of the people expect in android is an app drawer which is lacking in the MIUI os based on Android Kitkat and also the lack of google services in the chinese build but it's not hard to install it yourself but the PlayStore is already installed on this phone the installed apps icons are available on the home screen as I mentioned there is not any appdrawer but apps can also be arranged in folders there are good transitions also a file manager with FM radio built-in but there is quite a while of customisation available on this phone like a power theme engine which gives different themes to change the look of the phone the notification bar can also be customised to show icons in row and grids or some other information like current bandwidth speed the capacitive keys can be further used for further long press functions as well there.
Final Vedict
The MI 4 is currently available in some countries but it is available for around 350$ which is very cheap comparing with other flagship devices having same specs it is somehow priced at its best for these specs in my view this phone is a very good phone and worth buying if u r looking for such specs and great features


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Wanted: Google Chrome Hacks. Reward: $20,000
The PWN2OWN hacking competition has been rewarding security researchers for finding flaws in web browsers for years, but never like this.
For the 2011 iteration of the contest, Google is upping the ante by offering $20,000 to the security researcher that can successfully demonstrate a security flaw in Google Chrome.
Yeaah, they've got guts (and brains too).
"On day 1, Google will
offer $20,000 USD and the CR-48 if a contestant can pop the browser and
escape the sandbox using vulnerabilities purely present in
Google-written code," the PWN2OWN contest rules state. "If competitors are unsuccessful, on day 2 and 3 the
ZDI will offer $10,000 USD for a sandbox escape in non-Google code and
Google will offer $10,000 USD for the Chrome bug. Either way, plugins
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Lord Michael Levy hit the headlines with his involvement in the alleged 'cash for peerages' scandal that rocked Tony Blair's government. He was cleared of all the allegations made but on the way, his name and reputation were dragged through the media. Now, he tells his side of the story for the first time.
Michael Levy has had a remarkable life. Born in the East End of London to Jewish parents, his childhood was impoverished but happy.He was educated at Hackney Downs… (more)
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Celebrating Valentine's Day with your kids doesn't have to be elaborate. They just want to spend time with you. Make the whole day special by creating a Valentine's Day dinner party with your kids.
Pick up some inexpensive Valentine's plates, cups, and napkins. Or, use your everyday dishes and add some Valentine's napkins.
Hang some paper hearts from your light fixture, sprinkle some on the table or make a paper heart bunting.
Have your kids make Valentine's placemats using stickers, paint, construction paper, markers or other art supplies.
- Make their favorite meal.
- Put marinara sauce over pasta in a heart-shape and add heart-shaped meatballs.
- Make a heart-shaped pizza from frozen pizza dough. Cut out pepperoni or veggies with a heart shaped cookie cutter to put on the pizza.
Make some cards for family members. We've given you links to some of our favorite painting techniques. We used construction paper and added some ribbon for a special touch.
Add some candles, flowers and a small box of chocolates for each person and you have a night to remember.
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If not for the many travel awards Siem Reap continually wins for having one of the world's most must-visit attractions, Angkor Wat, Cambodia will win your heart through it's happy, smiling people. A country that many people have on their bucket list, Cambodia will give you memories you'll never forget. This being said, like with any trip in a culture different to your own, it's important to be prepared before arriving. Here are 5 top Cambodia travelling tips as well as some key advice
1. Currency
First things first, an important factor you need to include with any trip is which currency to use whilst away. Cambodia is unusual in that due to the Cambodian economy being what it is, locals prefer getting paid in US dollars rather than their own currency (reil) due to getting more value from it. However; before you panic, local restaurants and shops will accept riels, but it's easier and ultimately cheaper for you to just use American currency. Do bring lower value bills though, lots of $1, $5 and $10 bills will serve you well. American coinage is not used, so try to have even transactions or you'll be stuck with a lot of nearly useless riels.
2. Getting Around
There are a variety of different types of transport able to you in Cambodia, being familiar with these and their customs may help reduce stress in the long run.
Tuk tuks:
These two-wheeled carriages pulled behind a moto provide a breezy way to travel and are how the majority of people get around in Cambodia. They are a bit safer, but slightly more expensive than bike taxis or moto's. One tip would be to make sure to negotiate the fare before you get-in. Usually expect $1 USD for a 5-minute trip and around $3 for across town.
These two-wheeled carriages pulled behind a moto provide a breezy way to travel and are how the majority of people get around in Cambodia. They are a bit
Bike Taxi:
Also known as "motodop", bike taxis are widely available in major cities. Generally priced at $1 USD per trip.
Car Taxi:
There are no metered taxis in Cambodia, so hard negotiation is required before accepting a taxi ride to avoid a dispute afterwards.
3. What To Wear
Modest attire is a general rule in the country. Although many tourists wear shorts because of the hot and humid weather, Cambodians cover up as much skin as possible. Light weight clothing that protects you from the sun is recommended. If you are
4. Visiting Temples
Temples are a must see while in Cambodia.
With the opportunity to explore the magnificent Angkor Wat. One of the Seven Wonders of the World will literally be right on your doorstep! And of course the temple featured in the movie Tomb Raider, Ta Prohm. Sunrise tours are also available very early in the morning (i.e. 4:30-5:30am) are usually ideal, before the heat of the day gets too much.
5. Enjoy The Nightlife!
Like many hot and humid countries, Cambodia comes to life at night. Plenty of lights, people and night markets appear. Even if you just take a tuk tuk ride around town, it's an absolute must. If you need (or want!) to extend your visa beyond your initial 30 days like myself, you can get this done via a travel agent. Your hotel or accommodation will usually know an agency they trust, and it will be done within a week. Just be sure you have copies of all your passports before you hand them over, in case they happen to go missing. If you want to extend your visa, expect to pay $45 USD.
Surrounded by lakes, jungles, huge waterfalls, night markets and a bustling nightlife, Cambodia really has everything you need to make your summer the most memorable of your life.


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Early in the morning on a Palm Sunday, twenty-eight years ago, I woke up when my water broke. My daughter, Tabitha, arrived later that day via a cesarean section as she was breech. Our nurse took one look at my daughter's longer than average toes and laughed that she was not surprised my water broke, "I'll bet those toes did it," she exclaimed.
The girl attached to those long skinny toes is now a 28 year old woman. So much has changed, but she will always be my baby doll. She still makes my heart swell with pride, those long toes still make me laugh, and they still provoke the exclamations of family, friends, and complete strangers!


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Batman settles into Sengoku Japan pretty easily. Because, you know, he's Batman.
Batman Ninja is a gorgeous, almighty mess. Its frenetic incoherence is matched only by its desire to top itself again and again with vivid, striking imagery. I spent almost 90 minutes barely having a clue what was going on, but somehow despite that, also knew that I loved every goddamn second of it.
Warner Bros.' range of DC animated movies have leaned on the world of Batman a lot over the last few years - to the point that sometimes he just shows up in other characters' movies for little reason other than to be on the cover image and help sell copies. Batman Ninja might be more of Gotham's brooding hero, but it transplants him out of the DC animated universe into a visual style and setting quite unlike anything this series of direct-to-video movies has ever done before.
That stylisation offers the movie an unparalleled sense of freedom, which Batman Ninja uses to essentially claw its way out of your TV screen, grab you by sides of your head, and shake you vigorously while screaming at the top of its lungs.
Created by director Junpei Mizusaki and screenwriter Kazuki Nakashima, featuring some truly fabulous character design from Afro Samurai creator Takashi Okazaki, and produced by Kamikaze Douga, the studio behind the delightfully irreverent Pop Team Epic, Batman Ninja opens in present-day Gotham.
Gorilla Grodd has built a bold new device, and invited the criminals of Gotham's underworld to witness its activation, as Batman, Catwoman, and the extended Bat-Family (Red Robin, Red Hood, Robin, Nightwing, and even Alfred) arrive to take care of monkey business. But it turns out that Gorilla Grodd's machine is a time machine, and when it goes off accidentally, it transports both rogues and heroes alike to Japan, sometime around the 16th century.
Look at how relatively unfazed these 16th Century peasants are at the arrival of a strange foreigner in hellish armour showing up on their street!
All that literally happens in the first two minutes, and if I explained - rather, attempted to explain - anything else that happens in Batman Ninja's 85-minute runtime, two things would happen. Firstly, I would have told you everything that happens in Batman Ninja and you wouldn't have to watch it, which you absolutely should.
Secondly, I would descend into a spew of gibberish so frantic and incoherent I'd look like I'd promptly lost the entirety of my mental faculties. Batman Ninja defies description, and frankly, it defies understanding, because it is so thoroughly, entirely dedicated to showing you the coolest ideas that it can muster in the coolest manner possible. What it isn't worried about is making sense.
That isn't just a big-picture, overall comment - the movie barely even attempts to present a coherent story as it barrels from scene to scene. Batman Ninja never offers an explanation for anything that is happening on screen at any time. It spits in the face of your petty qualms about "logic" or "narrative coherence." There were times while I was watching where scenarios and lines of dialogue came out of nowhere so sharply and so suddenly, one moment after the other, that I honestly thought my internet connection had gone awry, causing the streamed video to skip and lose a few seconds.
This was not the case. The team behind Batman Ninja's only concern is fully embracing the idea that putting Batman and his stable of characters in a Japanese samurai setting and style is rad as hell. They are correct: Batman Ninja is rad as hell. The obvious glee and the makers had bringing this gleefully ridiculous idea to reality is infectious.
Not seen in this image is either Damian Wayne's Robin or the Red Hood, who also get incredible new designs. Also, Alfred has a top knot that you can't see in this picture. It's amazing.
Even in the moments when Batman Ninja decides that maybe it's time to just take a break for a few minutes and, you know, actually deliver some important plot and world-building beats (like, say, "Oh, by the way, the Penguin, Two-Face, Deathstroke, Poison Ivy, and the Joker have each overthrown the feudal Daimyo of Japan's warring states and become warrior lords themselves, and are vying for rule of the entire nation"), the movie wows you by switching up to a completely different visual style, ensuring that even when it's just dumping information on you, it looks absurdly gorgeous.
The aforementioned segment explaining the Rogues gallery's overtaking of Japan renders each character as if they were gigantic paper lantern models lighting up the night sky. Another later on is done in the style reminiscent of the ukiyo-e genre of traditional Japanese art, only to be followed by another segment that style switches into a hazy watercolour. That these are the "quiet" visual moments of Batman Ninja is a testament to what a remarkably bold and gorgeous movie it is.
And that, really, is what binds Batman Ninja together more than any kind of plot ever could. Practically every frame of the movie is a visual treat, both in terms of the style it offers and the action it frequently wields to tell its wild rollercoaster of a tale. The movie builds on the scale of its action, from one-on-one fights with Batman masterfully zipping through bamboo trees to full-on scraps between mechanised, moving castles, to battles even grander and larger than that. Everything breathlessly, ceaselessly escalates, as the movie darts from one awesome idea to another, to the point that almost nothing makes sense and you have to end up letting go, and simply basking in the visual splendor of watching all these imaginative, exhilarating events unfold.
In less loving hands it would be an unholy mess, but the passion behind the sheer audacity of what Batman Ninja lays down transforms it into an utterly joyful experience. Mizusaki and his team clearly hold the utmost reverence for the Dark Knight's almost eight-decade-old mythos, and pack the movie with loving homages to the characters, moments, and iconography that have made Bruce and the Bat-Family endure in the hearts of millions for so long. But, like the best interpretations of Batman we've seen over three quarters of a century, it isn't paralysed by reverence - it's a movie that's more than fine with taking Batman and pushing him as far and as wild as he can go. In doing so, Batman Ninja reaps the reward with what is easily the best, and most unique, entry in Warner Bros.' roster of DC animated Bat-movies, period.
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After leaving work at little early on Friday after not feeling the greatest and suffering some of the effects of high-blood sugar associated with Type 1 Diabetes, I decided it'd be very beneficial to me to read some book out there on the subject and see what I could learn. I read Diabetic Athlete's Handbook, Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution, Pumping Insulin: 4th Edition, and Think Like a Pancreas from Friday afternoon to Sunday morning. Yes, this was a heck of a lot of reading, but when things concern your well-being, you tend to be able to maintain more focus than what you think you can. All the books offer some great advice, some good advice, and some advice you're just not going to take.
Diabetic Athlete's Handbook is a great book discussing what changes a diabetic would need to make in order to perform at their peak during a given athletic activity. The first seven chapters describe the basics of exercise, fitness, insulin, blood sugar control and other related subjects. I'll admit I found them very interesting since they describe in layman's terms what is going on in the body when you exercise and how to best control your blood sugars. The second section of the book is really what you want the book for. This section provides guidelines on preventing low blood sugars while partaking in your particular athletic endeavor. The book covers everything from gardening to football (both American and the rest-of-the-world) to motorcycle and off-road racing. I found it worthwhile since I enjoy working out, mountain biking, and doing day hikes and nature trails. This book has exactly what I need to do in order to remain safe without me having to go out there and find out for myself how to best handle it.
The next book, Dr. Bernstein's Diabetes Solution is billed as 'The Complete Guide to Achieving Normal Blood Sugars." I won't disagree with the title, the book is very thorough on what exactly Dr. Bernstein does with all of his patients from how to draw insulin correctly to what diet you should eat. Although he never comes out and says anything he doesn't seem to be a fan of Insulin pumps which I think are wonderful things (thanks to my severe hypoglycemic reactions to the long lasting insulins like Lantus); however, the advice can still be followed by pump users even if you have to modify some of his advice. Personally, I'm not a fan of his diet routine described in the book, but, I see where he is coming from and do intend to integrate some of his ideas into my diet. I am also very big on his idea of getting all diabetics down to normal blood sugar levels seen by non-diabetic people, even if it will take them a little bit of time to drop their blood sugars and feel comfortable in doing it. The section devoted to supplies that all diabetics should have is complete and matches almost exactly what I was told when I first visited my endocrinologist. In fact, many of his ideas were used by my endocrinologist and diabetes educator so it was almost like redoing the first few visits at the doctor's office.
Pumping Insulin: 4th Edition is nothing like Pumping Iron with Arnold Schwarzenegger unless pushing a button on a pump is like doing bench presses :). Pumping Insulin is probably the best book for general information I read this weekend. It goes into detail on everything needed to adjust and determine initial bolus and basal doses as well as carb to insulin ratios and correction factors when using a pump. If you're on an insulin pump or thinking of going onto one, this book is worth getting.
Think Like a Pancreas sounds like a children's book, but it is most definitely not. I was amazed that this book covered situations that occur in the real world and doesn't tell you to just "don't do it." For instance, drinking alcohol; most diabetic books will say never drink it, this one says, you can drink it, and here is how to make sure you don't suffer from the low blood sugars afterward. Of course, one still needs to exercise some form of discretion because getting hammered isn't going to help you adjust your pump and there aren't many people I'd trust to adjust settings on my pump. This book in content is much like Pumping Insulin and covers most of what Pumping Insulin covers, just sometimes not as in as much detail.
If you're looking for a good general reference book I think Dr. Bernstein' book is the best bet. If you're looking for information on helping you adjust to a pump and are an adult Think Like a Pancreas is better than Pumping Insulin, but if you're prone to forgetting things, Pumping Insulin is better. Finally, if you're an athlete or like to think of yourself as one; Diabetic Athlete's Handbook is worth the purchase.


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We live in a fast-paced world, with tones of information flying at us constantly. This can lead to a lot of overwhelm for creative business owners. There seems to be so many things we need to do and so many aspects of life to take care of all at once.
It makes it harder to think and concentrate and allow your mind to process and develop ideas when there is so much spinning around up there.
My story of Simplicity
After having my first son, I became a lot more health conscious. I put on a lot of weight in pregnancy and I was also worried about what we were breathing in, eating and putting on our bodies. It's funny how becoming a parent changes the way you think. I felt a responsibility that I needed to provide my child with a healthy environment to grow and also look after myself, so I could be in my best shape to care for him. As I researched and connected with other people, I found myself down a path to more simple and slow living.
I felt a responsibility that I needed to provide my child with a healthy environment to grow and also look after myself, so I could be in my best shape to care for him.
I was wanting to use cleaning and skincare products that didn't contain chemicals and came across sites with recipes and tips for making your own natural products, and these sites were closely tied in with the simple and slow living lifestyles and principles. The idea of going back to basics, cutting out all the clutter and consumerism all the junk that is marketed to us, that is unnecessary and unhealthy.
It lead me to slowly decluttering and simplifying our lives and living in a more slow intentional way. I am not perfect at it, I think few are, it is a continual process. It is about questioning the need for things, being more present in the moment and finding the joy in simplicity and the every day and decluttering the mess that ends up becoming mind clutter and only makes more work for us.
How this lifestyle helps in my Creative Business
By living more simply, slowly and intentionally, and going through the continual process of decluttering, I have found it to have positive impacts on my business life too.
- By living a more healthy lifestyle, eating good natural foods and taking the time to move my body and keep fit, I find I have more energy and better focus, making it a lot easier to manage my day and keep up momentum and focus on my work. I also find I can think clearer and by go for walks to keep healthy, fit and get some sunlight, this gives me time to really think, and process ideas and come up with creative concepts.
- Living a slower and simpler way means less multi-tasking. If you live with intention, to enjoy the little everyday things, it means being present in each moment and actually focusing on what you are doing, and do it well. Now I am not perfect at this and am often tempted to multi-task when it feels there is a lot to do.
But I always find I am more efficient and do a better job of things when I batch tasks, and just focus on one thing at a time, and give it my full attention.
In fact when I do this, I find I can work quite fast. It is when I let my mind flit about, open 20 tabs on my computer, while baking and getting my boys a milk drink that I find things get messy and I quickly feel like I am just getting nowhere and time is just slipping away and I am getting overwhelmed. Taking things slow and one thing at a time, gives you mind space and really lets you zone in on that task, enjoy it, do it well and be efficient.
- Having quiet slow moments, rather than non-stop go, go, go, really allows time to think, process and come up with creative ideas. It is so important to have downtime, with no distractions or impending tasks, to just think. Some people like to meditate or do a slow task that allows their mind to wander, like making or journaling just for joy. Doing something with your hands or moving your body, but where there are no deadlines or expectations, just occupying yourself and allowing your mind some peace to think.
Personally, I like to walk and get out in nature. Or sit outside in sun in our backyard while the boys play. I find in the house the boys don't give me much peace, so outdoor time is when I can slow down, calm myself, and let my mind have some time to think, wander and explore ideas.
- Less stress. When there is less clutter, mess, things to take care of and distractions going on around you, it is easier to get into a less stressed and calm state of mind, which is important if you want to think clearly and create amazing things. It is much harder to create from a place of stress. By keeping things simple in my life, it helps cut out some potential stress. The emotional stress is hard enough when you have a family, that intentionally cutting out as many stressful things as you can help to balance things out. We constantly re-arrange and change things up in our house, as we find ways to simplify things, cut out the workload, and find out how to make our home efficient for how we live.
We constantly question, if how things are currently set is actually working, or if there are ways we could set things up better, to make life less stressful and cut out any unnecessary tasks, that are only causing stress. I don't think there is a set way to have things that work for everyone, you need to constantly assess the way you do things, and if you have your home and routines set up in a way that makes it streamlined and less stressful for you. It's a constant evolution.
For example, our boys had a playroom and a bedroom. While it was nice to separate play and sleep, it was an extra stress, trying to keep two rooms that two messy boys frequent clean. So we combined it into one room. And it makes it so much easier to keep on top of. In the process, we went through their stuff, a got rid of anything they no longer need and toys they have outgrown, so the room is simpler and all in one.
By doing this, I am spending less time cleaning up all their mess and dealing with the stress of their clutter, and instead, able to quickly tidy their one room, and then have more time to work on my business or spend time with them. And I feel more at ease when I do my work, as I am not feeling that stress of the room I never got time to clean up.
- Less choice fatigue. Notice how some highly successful people will wear the same thing all the time (e.g Steve Jobs), or have the same routine each day or eat the same thing all the time. Having choice may seem nice, and we all like a bit of variety, especially if you are a creative person, and like variet, but too much choice, is wasting important brain power.
Having heaps of 'stuff' and endless choices means each day you are wasting precious time and brain power making decisions. You can put that brain power and decision-making to better use in your work, by cutting out choices in your everyday activities. By simplifying things, and living a little more minimally, you can be more efficient and waste less time on meaningless decisions and more time on your work and creative mind power.
- Clarity and direction. This flows from the last point. When you are less of a mess and have more simple routines and practices, it gives you clearer direction and clarity in how you want to live and what you want to achieve in your business. I feel by striving to live more simply, I have more clarity about my life and business goals. I know my purpose is to live with greater intention and less stress and for my family and I to be healthy, happy and fulfilled. I fell like there is more purpose and meaning in my business, then just 'I need to do this, and do that'.
- Simplifying and decluttering your physical space declutters the mind as well. Giving your mind room to focus and think creatively. You don't have the mind clutter of seeing the mess in the corner of your eye and feel the weight of knowing there are all these things that need taking care of. Remove the distractions and only surround your self with the things that really bring you joy and inspire you.
Personally, I like to walk and get out in nature. Or sit outside in sun in our backyard while the boys play. I find in the house the boys don't give me much peace, so outdoor time is when I can slow down, calm myself, and let my mind have some time to think, wander and explore ideas.
Quick ideas for ways to bring more Simplicity into your Life to improve your Creative Business
- Find meditative things you can regularly do with your hands or body, to find time for peace, slow and allowing your mind to wander. This could be knitting, weaving, kneading a dough, baking, simple crafts, colouring in, going for a walk, swimming, gardening. It helps to choose something that isn't part of your business, as this takes the pressure off to perform and make it perfect, but just allows you to take it in and use it as a way to slow down.
- Take to change up your environment. Get outside, and spend time in nature and in the sunshine. Change up your inside environment, spend time organising, decluttering and moving things around to create some space and a change.
- Make decluttering a regular practice. Every now and then pick a room and go through your stuff and get rid of (give away or donate if you can ) things you don't really need, no longer use, are broken or do not bring you joy.
- Make small changes regularly to live a more healthy life, cutting back on things that are not good for your body, and swapping out things that are toxic and can be replaced with something more natural and better for your health. This doesn't need to be an overnight change, but can be a process towards improvement.
- Assess your life and business systems and processes, and see if there are things that can be simplified and streamlined better.
- If you find yourself wasting a lot of time making daily decisions, like what to eat, what to wear or even what to do. Have a look at how you can cut out the number of choices and create routines and plan ahead, so less time is wasted deciding.
Let me know what your biggest take away from this is, and what changes you want to make to simplify and slow down.


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TIFF 2013 Review: The Lunchbox
The Lunch Box
Gala Presentation
In his feature debut, director Ritesh Batra weaves a complex love story through a series of simple, yet poignant letters hidden beneath the chapatti bread in a Tiffin box. The story is set in bustling Mumbai where skilled Dabawallahs collect home cooked lunches and load their bicycles with Tiffins (the titular lunchboxes). They then deliver each unmarked Tiffin to the appropriate office worker. Their system is fool-proof. Or is it? One day for no discernable reason one such lunch makes it to the wrong office worker. Saajan (Irrfan Khan) is a widower and just about to retire early from his accounting job of 35 years. He is a quiet man who barely gesticulates or displays any kind of expression. Life in Mumbai has worn him out and so too have the lonely years without his wife.
Ila (Nimrat Kaur) is an ignored housewife whose only respite from her marriage are her daily conversations with her aunt who lives in the apartment above her. They communicate by shouting out their kitchen windows. We never see Ila's aunt but she is one of the most vibrant characters. Batra's deft direction keeps us entertained with brilliant supporting characters and slow, sensuous shots of each delicious meal.
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Sunday September 8 – Roy Thompson Hall – 2PM
Monday September 9 – TIFF Bell Lightbox 2 – 9:30AM


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We've known for a while that Fast and Furious vixen Gal Gadot is in line to play Wonder Woman in both Batman Vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice next year as well as her very own origin story that will be released in 2017. Now word has come down that Wonder Woman's love interest in her own film might just drive the USS Enterprise.
According to reports, Captain Kirk himself, Chris Pine is in talks to play Wonder Woman's boyfriend Steve Trevor in the upcoming 2017 origin film.
In the comic world, Steve Trevor is not only a man with two first names, he's also a U.S. Army officer who is constantly kidnapped and saved by Wonder Woman and her lasso of truth. He naturally falls in love with her. (Who wouldn't?)
It was originally rumoured that Clint Eastwood's son Scott had landed the role of Trevor, but he opted to take a gig in the currently-filming superhero flick Suicide Squad instead.
Would you want to watch Chris "pining" over Gal on the big screen? (Sorry, terrible pun.)
Wonder Woman is set for release on June 23, 2017.


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The 'Tefteller Pepper' is the world's most valuable record cover
This peculiar alternate Beatles album sleeve turned up back in the Noughties. It was found by an eminent American collector – John Tefteller of Oregon, a man almost fabled for his staggering hoard of rare blues records, who has also dealt in rare Beatles material.
"I bought a collection of records from a relative of someone who had worked at Capitol Records," Tefteller tells me, "and it was all 1950s and '60s material, primarily jazz. The lady that had it mentioned that there was an unusual Beatles LP in there. I was going through the collection and I saw what I thought was a regular Sgt Pepper LP. Then all of a sudden it hit me: this doesn't look right. What in the world is this?"
What Tefteller was looking at, still shrinkwrapped and in pristine condition, was a Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album sleeve with the Beatles and some of the famous people removed and other, unfamiliar people put in their places. "I tried to research it and I could find nothing about this. So I started asking people I'd sold Beatles material to in the past about it. And what I heard from a couple of them was that it was made in 1967 as an in-house promotional item." It transpires that the men staring out where the Beatles should be, where WC Fields and Tony Curtis and Marlon Brando and many others should be, are senior employees of Capitol Records in the 1960s, and this strange gem was given to them by their company as a souvenir.
Two of these turned up on the market a long time ago, but they weren't in great condition. This one is perfect. It's phenomenally rare
The execution of this cover modification was artless, to say the least: different-sized black-and-white heads have just been stuck on the image, showing a lack of appreciation for how the artwork was created in the first place. Like many people in 1967, some Capitol Records staff obviously thought this was a simple cut-and-paste collage, which used scissors, magazines and lots of glue. In fact, Peter Blake and his then wife and collaborator, Jan Haworth, made lifesize images of the people in the crowd, from Bob Dylan to Marlene Dietrich, and the Beatles stood among them in a Chelsea studio and were photographed by Michael Cooper.
But how much is "the Tefteller Pepper", as we will inevitably have to call this precious thing, worth? "Well, how in the world could we determine that?" asks Tefteller. "I have heard that two of these turned up on the market a long time ago, something like 20 years ago or more, but they weren't in great condition. This one is perfect. I think it's so phenomenally rare and unusual, the Beatles' 'butcher cover' pales in comparison." (The butcher cover, well known to collectors, features the shockingly gory image of the Beatles that was initially chosen by Capitol to package Yesterday and Today, a 1966 hotchpotch of songs for the American market.)
Two years after I spoke to John Tefteller for The Sunday Times about his incredible discovery, Record Collector magazine declared that this sleeve was the most valuable record cover in the world, with an estimated price tag of £70,000. And it's getting better all the time… ♦
© 2014 Tony Barrell
Tony Barrell's new book, The Beatles on the Roof, is out now in the UK and Australia. You can read about it here, and buy it here.


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The Ranch consists of approximately 5,316 acres (2,151 Hectares) of private land. The approximate cattle carrying capacity is 120 head annually depending on rainfall.
The Ranch lies at the southern extremity of the Animas Mountains of southwestern New Mexico. The northern boundary of the property is the US-Mexican Border. Adjacent to the Ranch on the north is the Diamond A Ranch, a 321,000 acre property that is owned by the Animas Foundation. The Diamond A has been protected by conservation easement and is nationally recognized for its innovative research and conservation efforts in this unique area of the southwest.
The Potrero de San Luis is a breathtakingly beautiful property with sweeping views in every direction. There are very few valleys with such lush grasslands that have such a tremendous amount of biological diversity. Given the proximity to the Diamond A Ranch, there may be opportunities in the future to participate in conservation improvements on the property.
Listed Price: $700,000
Rancho Puerta Blanca
The Ranch consists of approximately 13,699 acres (5,544 Hectares) of private land. The approximate cattle carrying capacity is 200 head annually depending on rainfall.
The Ranch lies at the southern extremity of the Peloncillo Mountains of southeastern Arizona. The northern boundary of the property is the US-Mexican Border. The topography is hilly to mountainous and the Ranch is bisected by several large canyons with lush riparian vegetation. Guadalupe Canyon, which flows into the northern area of the Ranch from Arizona, has many large Sycamore trees and is the location of the Ranch headquarters.
There are two houses at the headquarters. The original house has been remodeled and includes four bedrooms and two bathrooms. The second house has two bedrooms and one bathroom. There is also a large corral and barn.
The Rancho La Puerta Blanca is a beautiful property that has a diversity of geography. There are interesting mountains and lovely valleys. Access is very convenient from Highway 2 and the headquarters improvements are located adjacent to the border. This is a very unique property that would be an ideal cattle ranch/hunting property combination.
Listed Price: $2,050,000
Hunt Valley Ranch in Apache County
The ranch is generally rectangular in shape being three miles from north to south and one mile wide including a total of 1,173 deeded acres.
Building improvements include a single family residence constructed in the 1950's with an addition done in the 1980's. The house is of wood frame construction on concrete foundation and floors in fair condition. There is an attached 2 car garage. The house has not been lived in for many years and the house is considered to be in disrepair.
Vegetation is generally open grassland with some scattered junipers throughout. There are a few scattered fruit trees in the yard around the house and a small 1-2 acre irrigated field directly northeast of the house which is currently planted with improved pasture for grazing. There was an old apple orchard located on the northeast edge of the ranch which has not been farmed in many years. All of the orchard trees have died. Remnants of the old trees, fencing and irrigation ditch are still present.
There is also 320 acres of grazing land which is leased from the Zuni Indian Tribe. The property is directly adjacent to the subject on the northern boundary and provides a good source of additional livestock forage.
Listed Price: $595,000
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text: Colleagues, I am still working through the Charter. Regarding solidarity though, I suggest that we rephrase the language to ensure that when a member is representing the BC that they are faithful to approved BC positions.. I am not sure that we need the more in-depth language. Thanks, David From: owner-bc-gnso at icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso at icann.org] On Behalf Of Zahid Jamil Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 6:54 PM To: 'Deutsch, Sarah B'; 'Marilyn Cade'; 'Philip Sheppard'; 'bc - GNSO list' Subject: RE: [bc-gnso] BC charter v19 I would like to propose some alternative language in regards the following: 7.5. Solidarity Whenever a member speaks publicly within or to the ICANN community meetings and indicates to others that they are a Constituency member, it is likely that their view, statement or conduct may be interpreted by the ICANN community to be a Constituency approved position. As such, members are expected, when communicating on such occasions to ensure that their statement(s) and conduct do not undermine, prejudice or detract from an approved Constituency position(s). This will not affect a member's right to communicate their own view, if distinct from an approved Constituency position(s) by clarifying that such a statement may differ from and does not reflect the approved Constituency position. Members of the Executive Committee are required to support approved constituency positions at all times. Both Members and Executive Committee Members may communicate dissent to a Constituency position providing they make it clear they are communicating in their personal capacity. 10. Privacy of personal data The Executive Committee, Secretariat, committees and members of the Constituency will ensure privacy of member's and/or their representatives' personal or personally identifiable data, and in particular shall not deal with such data in a manner beyond what is necessary for the purposes for which it was originally collected. Members may also decide to make such additional aspects of their data available for disclosure and may consent to any such disclosure by waiving such privacy requirements. [Maybe we could list/identify what sort of data we are targeting even if don't necessarily put it into the draft it may help with explaining to all us members what we mean.] Sincerely, Zahid Jamil Barrister-at-law Jamil & Jamil Barristers-at-law 219-221 Central Hotel Annexe Merewether Road, Karachi. 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The reproduction, publication, use, amendment, modification of any kind whatsoever of any part or parts (including photocopying or storing it in any medium by electronic means whether or not transiently or incidentally or some other use of this communication) without prior written permission and consent of Jamil & Jamil is prohibited. From: owner-bc-gnso at icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso at icann.org] On Behalf Of Deutsch, Sarah B Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 2:43 AM To: Marilyn Cade; Philip Sheppard; bc - GNSO list Subject: RE: [bc-gnso] BC charter v19 I concur that the idea of a one year term should be given serious consideration. The IPC has followed this model and it works well. I see that the overly broad "solidarity" language still remains in the draft. Despite suggestions to try to figure how how more accurately the language to situations where members are speaking publicly to the ICANN community, the language remains unchanged. As Marilyn notes correctly below, instead of drafting solidarity language that actually explains what the problem is and how to implement it in a narrow manner, the draft goes in the opposite direction by allowing executive committee members a carve out from BC positions when they speak in their personal capacity. If anyone has an obligation to adhere to the "solidarity" principle without the opportunity to give mixed messages publicly or privately, it should be executive committee members. Finally, I note that the troubling privacy language remains in the draft unchanged. No one has answered the fundamental question of whether ordinary BC members will be gaining access to personally identifiable or sensitive personal information (and what information that is) and how ordinary BC members are allegedly "processing" such information. Other BC members can weigh in, but we do not want to have any access to sensitive personal information as part of our BC membership. As mentioned earlier, requiring compliance with "prevailing privacy laws" is meaningless since such laws differ signficantly depending on jurisdiction. At a minimum ONLY the Secretariat and Exec Committee Members should be subject to this language assuming they may have access to sensitive personal information. Sarah Sarah B. Deutsch Vice President & Associate General Counsel Verizon Communications Phone: 703-351-3044 Fax: 703-351-3670 sarah.b.deutsch at verizon.com ________________________________ From: owner-bc-gnso at icann.org [mailto:owner-bc-gnso at icann.org] On Behalf Of Marilyn Cade Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 1:25 AM To: Philip Sheppard; bc - GNSO list Subject: RE: [bc-gnso] BC charter v19 Philip, thanks. a few initial comments, and then I'll read through again and flag any areas for the BC members of concern to me. I appreciate that you have now been able to incorporate some of my comments in this version. However, I had asked to have a specially designated elected member as the primary CSG rep, and I'd like that added into the list of elected positions. There seems clear merit to distributing work, and avoiding conflicts of interests by putting too many roles into a single party, or small number of individuals. Spreading work, makes lighter work loads, as we all know. It does mean that coordination are important, of course. A change that I feel strongly about is that the officers should have only one year terms, with a term limit of no more than three yaers. That is what the IPC does, and it seems prudent to move to one year terms. In 4.8, we need to make the description consistent within the body of the section to secretariat services, rather than continue to use the term "Secretariat", since the members haven't supported a continuation of a retained position, and the approach being proposed will allow flexibility to either use contracted services or services from ICANN. I see that this now proposes that executive committee members need not adhere to the BC position. This goes too far. If one is an elected officer, then one has a duty to adhere to the BC position. Can we discuss when you would envision an executive committee member 'acting in their individual capacity'? That might clear up the confusion for me on that one. I see that this charter is continuing to propose a list administrator. I'm not sure that is a separate function from 'secretariat services'. We want to avoid creating someone who is the 'email police', who has to make judgements about other members communications; I don't see that function in other constituencies -- and suggest that we simply have principled approaches to efficient communications. We can briefly discuss the CSG representative at the huddle this p.m. Marilyn > Date: Mon, 26 Oct 2009 05:27:20 +0100 > Subject: [bc-gnso] BC charter v19 > From: philip.sheppard at aim.be > To: bc-gnso at icann.org > > > I attach the latest version for discussion. > I believe we are nearly there. > It factors in the majority of clarifying redrafts that have been suggested > with the exception of redrafts that replaced current charter text that was > to date unaltered. > > I will pull out those few remaining bigger changes that have been proposed > for discussion at the BC meeting in Seoul. > > Philip > This message and its attachments may contain legally privileged or confidential information. It is intended solely for the named addressee. If you are not the addressee indicated in this message (or responsible for delivery of the message to the addressee), you may not copy or deliver this message or its attachments to anyone. 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