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Students who have completed a Graduate Diploma in Event Management will critically evaluate and process management information in a range of event environments. They will apply conceptual and technical skills to cost determination and control in client and contract negotiations.
The programme offers a blend of theoretical and practical learning, with an emphasis on applied knowledge and skill. High importance is placed on the development of soft skills for management (such as communication, presentation, interpersonal and problem solving skills), in addition to the development of specific business knowledge.
One year full-time
Up to five years part-time
Intakes are 17 weeks long
2021 Intake 1: 08 February to 04 June - Applications Close 18 January 2021
2021 Intake 2: 29 March to 23 July - Applications Close 08 March 2021
2021 Intake 3: 14 June to 08 October - Applications Close 24 May 2021
2021 Intake 4: 02 August to 26 November - Applications Close 12 July 2021
This programme is eligible for the Zero Fees Scheme.
Level 6 papers (elective) - complete three of the following:
MGT206 Risk Management and Quality (Level 6) 15 Credits
Students will be provided with a thorough understanding of issues of risk assessment, prevention and intervention in undertaking projects. The related topic of quality control and evaluation is also considered in detail.
On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to: analyse areas of risk in the project management lifecycle; undertake a risk analysis and justify conclusions; compare and contrast problem-solving methods for dealing with problems when they arise in projects and apply them to a specific scenario providing justification for the chosen approach; analyse the principles of quality control in projects; examine the common methods of evaluating quality in projects; develop a quality management plan and undertake, with rationale, corrective action to address a quality management issue in a specific example.
MGT208 Digital Marketing (Level 6) 15 CreditsThis paper provides students with knowledge of the digital marketing environment and how e-tools and e-commerce are used in modern marketing campaigns. Students will be able to evaluate the way digital media has influenced modern marketing techniques and apply digital marketing methods within a business environment. Students will also be able to plan a digital marketing campaign.
On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to: evaluate digital media and its effect on marketing communication; examine fundamentals of online marketing; compare key digital tools and assess how they enhance marketing operations; apply digital marketing methods to achieve business objectives; plan a digital marketing campaign utilising e-tools and e-commerce.
MGT210 Organising and Defining the Project (Level 6) 15 CreditsThis paper presents project organisation as a dynamic process occurring throughout the project management lifecycle, consistent with a systems view. Students will discuss issues of project selection, strategy, structure and the context within which projects occur. They will also explore the essential elements of defining a project as part of the planning process.
On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to: analyse project organisation in the context of systems thinking and complexity theory; assess the elements of project organisation and how it is a dynamic process; examine how to select a project and determine project management strategy; apply the principles in defining a project and evaluate the uses of project management software.
MGT211 The Project Plan and Resources (Level 6) 15 CreditsStudents will learn how to go about developing a project plan to industry standards. Students will also develop an understanding of the planning process involving key stakeholders and the value of continuous evaluation and improvement. Students will also consider the principles of resource management.
On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to: apply the principles of strategic planning processes; estimate project cost and time; evaluate the essential components of a project plan that would meet industry standards; critically evaluate project plans; prepare an outline of a project plan and examine the principles of resource identification, allocation and management.
MGT212 Measuring Performance, Evaluation and Closure (Level 6) 15 CreditsStudents will develop an understanding of measuring and monitoring progress and performance in all aspects of a project, including an overview of evaluation methodologies and the tasks involved in bringing a project to closure.
On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to: examine the principles underpinning methods of evaluation; evaluate common methods of measuring and documenting the progress of a project; analyse a project's progress; undertake corrective action if progress is inadequate and justify approach; design performance measurement criteria for a project and effectively execute the necessary steps to bring a project to closure.
Level 7 papers (compulsory) – complete all of the following:
MGT302 Contemporary Issues (Level 7) 15 Credits
This paper provides students with the opportunity to demonstrate an advanced knowledge and understanding of various marketing / management / accounting theories and practices applicable to profit and/or non-profit organisations, which reflect the key contemporary issues faced by organisations.
Students will be able to identify, consolidate and evaluate strategic issues studied in earlier parts of the degree and within the current business environment.
On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to: examine and critique contemporary issues relating to organisations and demonstrate familiarity with relevant published works; critically reflect on identified contemporary issues facing a specific organisation, including assessing the relevance and potential impacts; analyse information needs and recommend appropriate data gathering processes to aid organisational decision-making and planning, for an identified contemporary issue facing a chosen organisation and determine the research area for either their dissertation or advanced research project.
MGT305 Advanced Event Management (Level 7) 15 Credits
Students will analyse events and develop an event concept through the planning and development stages, including the proposed marketing and management of it; they will critically evaluate the success or otherwise of an event and reflect on various elements of event management.
On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to: critically evaluate various events; critically evaluate the event planning process; critically analyse and evaluate the different components involved in organising an event; assess consumer behaviour principles and apply them to planning an event; critically analyse and evaluate the different components involved in running an event; critically assess possible problems within an event; propose strategies to minimise associated risks; plan an event; evaluate and critique an event and reflect on event management practices and components in relation to an event.
MGT308 Digital Marketing (Level 7) 15 Credits
This paper provides students with specialised knowledge with regards to the application of the digital world as it applies to the marketing environment; Students will critically evaluate the way in which the digital environment has changed the delivery of marketing solutions to create value in the modern business environment.
On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to: analyse current and future digital trends; critically evaluate the contribution of digital tools, business models or platforms to the contemporary business environment; analyse and justify the key features that a business should consider when selecting digitally based solution to create customer value; examine the impact of technology on the marketing mix; evaluate the role of digital solutions when combined with innovative breakthroughs to the market; critically evaluate a digital tool, model or platform currently being used by a business and develop and justify a strategic digital marketing plan for a business.
Level 7 papers (elective) – complete one of the following:
MGT310 Management Dissertation (30 credits)
This paper provides students with an opportunity to conduct advanced research into an aspect of management theory or practice by integrating the body of knowledge learnt in management papers.
On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to select a current management issue or applied management problem and formulate an appropriate research objective and research question, plan, organise and implement a research project, select and apply appropriate research methodologies, collect, analyse and interpret research data, write a research report to a professional standard, make an oral presentation of the management-related research project and answer relevant questions raised.
You are expected to: Identify and Investigate a current management issue based on personal interest, benefit to an organisation, popular topic or a gap in research you have identified
Total Word CountApproximately 12,000 words
MGT320 Internship (30 credits)
This paper provides students with an opportunity to become familiar with the micro and macro operating environments of an organization and to apply the knowledge and skills acquired throughout the course of their degree study. Using knowledge and skills gained in the first two years of the degree, students will be enabled to present a development/problem-solving proposal in an area relevant to the internship organization. Students will also gain reflective skills through the reflection on the internship and how their personal and professional managerial skills have developed and broadened.
On successful completion of this paper, students will be able to, critically evaluate an organisation's corporate direction, main activities, and identify and evaluate the internal environment of the internship organisation, evaluate the organisation's operating environment and the role of the internship organisation within the industry, assess and rationalise to all stakeholders significant issues confronting the internship organisation, specifically an aspect of concern or interest to the organisation's operation or management, conduct and critically evaluate primary research regarding the specific aspect to be stated, distinguish between critical and non-critical factors impacting on the problem/development, evaluate information and make recommendations for specific development/problem, consider and assess issues for implementing recommendations, critically assess the dilemmas, challenges and problems faced, and how these issues were resolved during the internship, critically evaluate how the knowledge and skills acquired during the degree programme were adapted into practical situations.
You are expected to:Identify and Investigate a current management issue within your internship organisation
Graduates will be equipped with skills and knowledge to work in a range of event management areas including exhibitions, local government events, sporting events, festivals, product launches and conferences.
Applicants must have obtained at least an undergraduate degree in any discipline, or be a mature student aged at least 20 years and supply evidence of at least three years relevant work experience. Each mature applicant must provide their curriculum vitae detailing any relevant work experience and academic achievements. The Programme Manager will use this information to assess whether the applicant is likely to successfully complete the Graduate Diploma.
Meeting the application criteria does not guarantee acceptance into the programme.
English Language Requirements
Applicants, whose first language is not English, or who come from a country where the language of instruction in schools is not English, are required to provide evidence of having achieved one of the following
NCEA Level 3 with University Entrance, or
an International Baccalaureate Diploma or Cambridge A- level qualification for which the teaching and assessment was conducted in English; or
Cambridge Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CELTA),or Trinity College London Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (CertTESOL);or
Successful completion of all primary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand primary school years 1 to 8) and at least three years of secondary education (being the equivalent of three years from New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools in either New Zealand,,Australia,Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States one of the countries listed in Rule 18.5 where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction; or
Successful completion of at least five years of secondary education (being the equivalent of New Zealand secondary school years 9 to 13) at schools in either New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom and the United States where the student was taught using English as the language of instruction; or
Successful completion of a Bachelor's Degree, Graduate Certificate, Graduate Diploma, Bachelor Honours degree, Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma, Masters' Degree or Doctoral Degree, the language of instruction of which must be in English and which must be from a tertiary education provider from New Zealand, Australia, Canada, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, the United Kingdom or the United States or
Successful completion of one of the following internationally recognised proficiency tests listed below to the level required of the programme of study and with all scores achieved in a single test during the two years preceding the proposed date of enrolment
IELTS test - Academic score of 6 with no band score lower than 5.5 TOEFL Paper based test (pBT) - Score of 550 (with an essay score 5 TWE) TOEFL Internet based test (iBT) - Score of 60 (with a writing score of 18) Cambridge English Examination - B2 First or B2 First for schools or C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency with a score of 169. No less than 162 in each skill. OET - Minimum of Grade C or 200 in all sub-tests NZCEL - a) Expiring Level b) Current: a) Level 4 (Academic) b) Level 4 (Academic) Pearson Test of English (Academic) - PTE (Academic) score of 50 with no band score lower than 42 Language Cert - C1 Expert IESOL (LRWS) with PASS and no less than Pass in each skill Trinity ISE - ISE II with no less than distinction in any band
* New versions of some NZCEL qualifications, and in some cases new qualifications, were published on 13 June 2017. These are intended to replace pre-existing versions and qualifications, which have been given expiring status until discontinued on 31 December 2019. (a) denotes expiring (b) denotes current
Level 6 papers must be completed before, or at the same time as, Level 7 papers unless approved by the programme manager. Papers at the same level may be studied in any order
Full time study
Full time study is completing 60 credits per intake. Students studying full time will complete the Graduate Diploma within two intakes (one year)
Full time acceptance into the programme is at the Programme Manager's discretion.
Part time study
The number of credits selected per intake will depend on work, family, and other commitments. The recommended maximum number of credits per intake, compared to working hours, are:
Cross Credit
If you have completed and passed the Diploma in Project Management (Level 6) through SIT2LRN within the last five years, you may be able to have some of your study credited towards this programme.
Please contact SIT2LRN to discuss or download the cross credit application form.
Additional information
All SIT2LRN courses require you to have a computer and Internet access. Students are required to use their SIT webmail only for all SIT2LRN communications. All course materials and information, including assessments and due dates, are located on the online Blackboard system. Once you have been accepted into a programme you will receive an Important Information Booklet that includes information that you can use to familiarise yourself with our online Blackboard learning environment. From the intake start date you will have access to the online course materials to work through.
Facilitator Assistance: During the enrolled intake period, students have email access to Facilitators, who endeavour to respond to emails within 48 hours (week days only). All students are required, within the first two weeks of an intake, to send an email to their Facilitator confirming their start on the programme of study. Students who have not emailed their facilitator or embarked upon their course of study by the end of the 2nd week of an intake, will be Faculty Withdrawn from the programme. Such withdrawals may impact on future access to SIT Zero Fees Scheme and Student Direct Material Costs are still liable for payment.
Progress reports are sent out 6-8 weeks after the end of each intake.
We recommend students new to SIT2LRN read through the Frequently Asked Questions section of our website for further study and enrolment information.
Please use the following checklist to ensure that all relevant information and documentation has been included. Remember, your application will be assessed based on the information that you provide us with. Processing of your application will be delayed if we need to come back to you for missing information.
What Is The Zero Fees Scheme?
The Zero Fees Scheme means we do not charge tuition fees. However, there is a Student Direct Material Cost that you need to pay and a non-refundable administration fee. The administration fee is for processing your application and the Student Direct Material Cost gives you secure access to Blackboard® our online learning environment and to student support services throughout your study with us.
Who qualifies for the Zero Fees Scheme?
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What happens next?
For students to be considered to have satisfactorily completed this programme and be eligible for the awarding of the qualification Graduate Diploma in Event Management, they must have completed all scheduled course work requirements and assessments, successfully completed assessment requirements for all papers, and achieved a total of 120 credits as specified in the programme schedule. The timeframe for completion of this programme is five years.
Assessments may include, but are not limited to: tests, assignments, case studies, presentations, reports and final examinations.
Assessments for the Dissertation and Internship papers may also include a research proposal, literature review, research report and presentation.
For more information on required and recommended textbooks for this course please refer to the textbook list here.
Please note that textbooks need to be ordered at least 3-4 weeks prior to the commencement of your study
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In the past week hip-hop lost one of its greatest historians when Tony Silver, the director of landmark 1983 graffiti hip-hop film Style Wars, died after losing to his ongoing battle with brain cancer. New York native Silver, who made the legendary documentary with producer Henry Chalfant, lived in LA and is survived by his wife and two daughters and grandchild.
Beside Style Wars, Silver had a fat portfolio that included award-winning work in theatrical and TV trailers, main titles and special effects. As a documentary director his credits include such films as Anita Ellis For the Record, 30 Seconds At A Time (about company response to employees who are victims of domestic violence), and Arisman Facing the Audience (about illustrator Marshall Arisman). Additionally Silver lectured at universities around the US and served on panels at the NEA, the NEH, and at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. But it is for Style Wars that Tony Silver will always be best remembered.
The film, which just about any true die-hard graffiti artist can quote verbatim, remains not just a classic among hip-hop/graffiti fans but is also recognized by educators and critics the world over as the most important film to capture the original spirit and vitality of hip-hop's element of graffiti which emerged from from the gritty streets and subways of New York City and later (thanks in great part to this film) blossomed into global consciousness and appreciation. Style Wars, which originally aired on PBS, won the Grand Prize at the Sundance Film Festival upon its original release.
In 2003 Style Wars was released as a 2-disc DVD set which, in addition to the original 70 minute documentary, includes Tony Silver's 2003 film -- the 34 minute, appropriately titled companion film Style Wars: Revisited with updates (20 years later) on the lives of 26 of the original film's participants, together with other legendary figures of the time. The 2 DVD set also includes a jaw-dropping display of early 80's NYC graffiti shots by Henry Chalfant -- all beautifully presented. I love this DVD set and have watched it so many times it is worn out and I cannot recommend enough that you go out and buy it. If you only own one hip-hop documentary this should be it. Look for it at Amoeba Music and if you cannot find it, just ask for assistance.
When the DVD version was first released five years ago I had the opportunity to interview both Henry Chalfant and Tony Silver on KALX radio in Berkeley when they came to the station accompanied by Jeff Chang, who had been interviewing them in research for his Can't Stop Won't Stop history of hip-hop (published by St. Martins in 2005). What struck me most about each of these cool guys was how humble they were; never taking credit but always giving sincere props to their subjects, the New York graffiti artists of the late seventies/early eighties that they captured with their film shot mostly throughout 1982.
"As Zephyr says in the film: 'You wanna know the history of hip-hop and graffiti? There are as many histories of hip-hop and graffiti as there are graffiti writers,'" said Silver in that KALX interview. "And all of them are real and important as a point of view because it was about individual spirits, artists finding themselves, discovering themselves." Equally inspirational for Silver and Chalfant was tracking down these graffiti artists twenty years later for the Revisited documentary. What was more amazing to me was when I asked Silver how many cameras they used in the filming, he informed me, "Only one." Amazing, if you have seen this film. That one camera perfectly captured a time in the history of modern art and hip-hop.
I asked Silver about the magic of Style Wars and what it meant to him. "The beauty of this film was that it captured this moment, this time, this culture, this people who were living their own lives. Or as they now say, 'We were just doing it,' and the hope that you have, as a documentary filmmaker, is that you will be rolling while they were just doing it," he responded. "Somebody said that you could never write this. And it's true. They wrote this themselves in more ways than one and we were lucky enough to capture it."
Rest In Peace Tony Silver.

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We really make an effort to sit down together for family dinners. Sometimes it's difficult because Brian usually gets home from work close to 7pm, and ideally Jack would be asleep by 8… but we figure it's worth it to get an extra hour or two of family time. Plus the Senator has NO trouble sleeping late in the mornings (I'm not complaining).
Anyway, tonight we most definitely did not sit down as a family. I've been drooling over this recipe for Slow-Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala ever since I saw it on Pinterest. But the day got away from me and by the time I actually got it in the crock pot, it was 5:00. Ruh roh. No worries, though. We fed Jack a more kid-friendly dinner at 6, and now Brian and I are eating dinner on the couch while watching Dexter. Just like old times…
This stuff is GOOD. I love Indian food, but Brian's not a fan- so I had to ambush him with my own version.
It's not the simplest recipe. What I love about slow-cooker recipes is how you can just dump everything in the pot and walk away. With this one you have to marinate the chicken in yogurt and spices and brown it. Then you cook a sauce from sauteed onions and garlic, crushed tomatoes, fresh ginger and lots of spices. Then all of THAT goes in the crock pot with the chicken and a pierced jalapeno. I cooked mine on high for 2 1/2 hours. You add heavy cream (I used half and half) and then serve it all over brown rice, sprinkled with cilantro.
Along with whole wheat naan. Oh, and I sprinkled on some green peas, too.
Even Indian-food-hater Brian liked it. Despite the 3 tablespoons of garam masala, whole jalapeno and abundance of other spices, it actually wasn't too hot at all. I'll definitely be making this again (and plan for it a little better). Here's a direct link to the recipe: Slow Cooker Chicken Tikka Masala.


text: Apres Vous (After You). French language with English subtitles. Starring Daniel Auteuil, Jose Garcia and Sandrine Kiberlain. Directed by Pierre Salvadori. Running Time: 110 mins. Rated: Rated MAntoine (Auteuil) is the maitre d' at a chic Parisian bistro. One night, while rushing home to have dinner with his girlfriend Christine (Maryline Canto) he takes a shortcut through a park. There he discovers Louis trying to commit suicide. He saves him, takes him home and becomes helplessly co-dependent in Louis' world. Antoine finds out that Louis' depression is because of his failed romance with Blanche (Kiberlain). Antoine helps Louis win her back, and in the process falls in love with her himself.Apres Vous is the classical role-reversal story. It has some fine comic moments and pleasing performances.The only drawback to Apres Vous is that it's far too long, for no obvious reason. The material is slight, the three main characters are given plenty of time to develop, but the complexity of the plot goes on and on. As a result, this film loses its punch comically and dramatically. Furthermore, Camille Bazbaz continues the long and strange French film tradition of composing repetitive music motifs that reappear with annoying regularity throughout the film. Frustratingly, Apres Vous excels in this department.The film is nicely shot, looks great and has mouth-watering images of food, but unfortunately these pluses don't make up for the ponderous lacks therein.Fr Richard Leonard is director of the Australian Catholic Film Office.


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Oct 1, 2018
Fantasy Flight Games is happy to announce The Ghost of Framsburg, the fourth Adventure Pack in the Ered Mithrin cycle for The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game!
To kill a Dragon, you need a weapon that is capable of the deed. After battling Dagnir to a stalemate at Hrogar's Hill, it is clear that your weapons are not sufficient to slay the beast. So you have set off for the ruins of the once-great city of Framsburg, where it is said Wormsbane, the legendary sword of Fram son of Frumgar, lies entombed with its master. You hope that this enchanted blade will be enough to conquer Dagnir and leave Wilderland at peace.
But Framsburg has been abandoned for millennia and a feeling of dread consumes you as soon as you set foot in cursed city. Perhaps Fram's sword is not the only thing you'll find hidden in the depths of the city's ancient keep…
Far underneath the haunted keep, the darkness grows. Somewhere in the distance the sound of fell creatures emerges from the inescapable gloom. Despite your dread, the sword you seek lies somewhere in these labyrinthine halls. Steel your nerves, muster your courage, and you will find the strength to slay Dragons!
Look for this Adventure Pack in the first quarter of 2019 and pre-order your copy of The Ghost of Framsburg (MEC69)


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According to data from 60% of NHS mental health trusts in England, a quarter of a million children and young people are receiving mental health care.
The Guardian reports that growing numbers of children, teenagers and young adults are being afflicted by debilitating psychological and psychiatric ailments.
The worrying rise in cases of ill-health amongst the young is blamed on a number of factors, including family breakdown; the pressure to excel academically, to look good and to be popular; as well as poverty (and the negative impact this has on nutrition).
Read the Guardian article here.


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Magellan, the GPS brand subsidiary of Mitac International, has announced cooperation with Samsung Electronics America to supply enterprise-level electronics logging devices (ELDs) that are able to track hours of service for trucks in North America.
Since the US government has demanded all trucks be equipped with ELD prior to December 2017 in order to track drivers' working hours, Magellan's cooperation with Samsung America is mainly eyeing such a business opportunity.
Samsung's mobile products including Galaxy E and Galaxy A tablets and Galaxy S7 smartphone can all be equipped with Magellan's solutions and customers can also customize the system via options to meet their demand. The products will be distributed by channel distributor Synnex and the solutions will be released at the end of the second quarter.


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Let me start this off by saying that I love Selena Gomez like, well, like a love song, you might say. (I'm not sorry for that because A. That's a horribly great song. B. That was funny. To me, at least.) But her new V Magazine cover makes me somewhat uncomfortable. Maybe it's her charming and adorable baby face and the fact that it, and the body connected to it, want nothing more than to be seen as an adult. Or maybe it's because I feel like she's my friend or sister and I feel like I accidentally walked in on her at a bad time. Or maybe it's just all those things. She's adorable and I love her, but I'm so sick of topless shots just because. Save that for the one that loves you like a love song back, Selena. This time, that person's not me.
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Picture Perfect
Kate Moss Vogue US 1995
Sunday, February 22, 2015
Picture Perfect
Joan Crawford with her Oscar in 1946.
Saturday, February 21, 2015
2015 Independent Spirit Awards
The Independent Spirit Awards were today, or as I like to call them "The Pre-Oscar Awards," and I have lots of thoughts about lots of clothes. The awards season is almost over, which gives me the biggest relief, you don't even know. Once this is all over, I think I'm going to pamper myself with a long massage. Seriously, I'm counting down the hours. But for now, I'm smiling and distracting myself with pretty (and not so pretty) gowns. Woo. Hoo.
The fact that, last time I checked, Emmy Rossum (I can't tell you how many times that autocorrected to "Possum." Poor Emmy, life must be rough whilst filing out online forms, etc.) still doesn't use a stylist is beyond me. She knocks it out of the park 99.8% of the time. Nobody's perfect, not even Emmy. But this, this is darling. I want to wear it in a garden while drinking tea and having flowers put in my crown braid... I just painted a very relaxing picture. I want to go to there.
I heart you Cate, I do not heart this. It just falls flat - physically and fashionably. You know what I mean.
This hurts me on a personal level. I love Kristen Bell as if she were my own best friend (In my dreams...) but this is not something I can get behind. I'm sorry. Even the dress seems confused as to what's going on. Such a travesty. (Not really, I just like that word.)
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Maxim March 2015
This may or may not be the first time I've ever blogged about Maxim, but times have changed and so has Maxim itself. As of September 2014, they have a new editor-in-chief, Kate Lanphear. Formerly of ELLE and T Magazine. While still keeping the same sex appeal Maxim has always had, she's also given it a nice little makeover. Yes, it's subtly been changing since she signed on a few months ago, but I am most proud, that seems like the wrong word, intrigued? by the latest issue. Candice Swanepoel graces their March 2015 issue and it's mesmerizing. Lanphear said of the cover "...But, I think it speaks to our ideas about desire and sexuality, not shying away from that. You don't see almost anything but Candice's gorgeous face and how hypnotic her eyes are. I think that speaks to how surprising and challenging sexiness is." (Refinery29) I could not have said it better myself. That encompasses it in a nutshell. Granted, the rest of the shoot is full of barely there bikinis, nude beach lounging and a few wet white t-shirt shots, but I do appreciate the cover. Plus, it wouldn't be Maxim without a few shots of a gorgeous model and her perfect body. Sigh.
Monday, February 16, 2015
Rachel Antonoff Fall 2015 Ready-to-Wear
Science was one of my least favorite subjects in school (Right behind Math of course. Because, last time I checked, long division and word problems are SO unhelpful in the real world. Can I get an amen?!) but Rachel Antonoff may have just changed my mind. If only for a split second. Mix science and fashion and it's oddly a perfect pairing. I know. So unexpected, but just so right. She created a science fair for her Fall 2015 Ready-to-Wear presentation and I just absolutely love it. Never did I see myself craving a sweater with my female reproductive organs or full floral jumpsuits, but here we are. Ha ha. Now ignore me as I eagerly await her next collection.
I need that crystal poster to the right. My goodness.
Also, I need this coat. Ignore the fact that it's currently 80+ degrees in Los Angeles, I need all the coats!!!
(via style.com & Fashionista)
Vogue March 2015
I haven't been this excited about Vogue in, gosh, I can't even remember how long. But things have changed. This Taylor Swift/Karlie Kloss Vogue cover was rumored for months and has finally become a beautiful reality. Maybe it has to do with the fact that I love Taylor Swift like she was my own sister/best friend/fellow cat lady for life. Or maybe it has to do with the fact that she got a Vogue photoshoot with her best friend. Or maybe it's because Taylor Swift is living my dream and I'm just on the sidelines waiting for her to tap me in. Or maybe it's because my road trips never turn out this picture-esque. (Although, eating Munchies and singing Celiné Dion at the top of your lungs does sound like a perfect Vogue feature.) Or maybe it's all of those things. But either way. I'm kind of obsessed with March's issue. How can you not be?!
This is my dream day. Dancing and baking cookies? YES PLEASE. Sign me up.
(Via Vogue.com)
Picture Perfect
Audrey Hepburn
Saturday, February 14, 2015
Picture Perfect
Happy Valentine's Day.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
Fashion Quote of the Day
"Always dress like you're going to see your worst enemy."
Kimora Lee
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The US-version of Urban Outfitters has some tasty retro design on its virtual racks, like this midcentury-style Lulu chair, which is only available online.
Available in three colourways, the chair has those cool straight lines, a solid wood frame, hardwood legs (finished with a walnut stain), tufted-back cushions and judging by the amount of cushioning, plenty of comfort too.
As I said, exclusively online (so no need to look for it round your local store), it sells for $425.


text: Since I've got some new space, I'm looking to build a display for my snare drum collection. I want the end goal to be both visually appealing yet easy to grab a snare drum in the event I want to swap them around. I've got about 11 snare drums so far with plans to add a few more over the next few months. Would love to see what you've got so I can get some inspiration.


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- co-creating the architecture and implementation of the CMS software for key MakoLab S.A. clients;
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- analysing the system operation compatibility with its technical specification.
- good command of PHP language;
- good knowledge of object-oriented developing rules;
- understanding of MySql database;
- creativity and engagement;
- experience in Drupal CMS, Magento or Symfony will be an asset.
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Blocks and Slots
When Analysis manipulates a single FID, that FID is contained inside a dataset. Each dataset contains blocks that represent processing steps. This document describes how Analysis stores those blocks internally while running. It assumes a basic working knowledge of Python, or at least some object-oriented programming experience.
The Slots
At present, there are four slots in the blocks container. Their names are raw, prep, spectral and fit. At some point, a fifth slot for spatial processing will probably be added between prep and spectral. (Note: don't confuse the term "slots" with Python's special __slots__ attribute. The slots described here have nothing to do with the Python attribute.)
The blocks are stored in an ordered dictionary that is keyed by the slot names ("raw", "prep", etc.).
Slots are never empty. If a slot doesn't need to do anything (this is often the case with prep), it's populated with an identity version of the block that simply returns whatever data is handed to it.
The raw slot is somewhat of an exception to the rule above. It's always populated, but it never contains an identity instance because there is no BlockRawIdentity class. (See below.)
Identity Blocks
The simplest version of each block is the identity block. Blocks are transformative (except for raw, which is just an inert container) and identity blocks are named for the identity transform in mathematics. Since the raw block is never transformative, there is no BlockRawIdentity.
By default, a new dataset starts with a BlockRaw object in the first slot and identity blocks in all other slots (BlockPrepIdentity, BlockSpectralIdentity, etc.). In practice, BlockSpectralIdentity is always replaced with BlockSpectral. (This mirrors what happens in Analysis' GUI -- there is always a spectral tab.) The practical upshot is that it's perfectly fine (even common) to have a mix of identity and non-identity blocks in a dataset.
Non-identity Blocks
All blocks in a given slot must subclass (derive from) the identity class for that slot. For instance, BlockPrepFidsum inherits from BlockPrepIdentity. The identity class (in combination with the base Block class) describes the minimum implementation for a block of that type.
Deriving from a particular identity class allows other code in Analysis to know in which slot a block instance resides by using isinstance(). Remember that isinstance(A, B) returns True if A is of class B or a subclass thereof. For example, this statement returns True --
isinstance(block_prep_fidsum.BlockPrepFidsum(), block_prep_identity.BlockPrepIdentity)
Attached are two files. AnalysisSlotsAndBlocks.odg is the LibreOffice Draw source file for AnalysisSlotsAndBlocks.png. The latter shows Analysis' slots and blocks in three states.
The first state is the not-very-useful default where all of the transformative blocks are identities.
The second state shows the minimum useful set of blocks -- BlockSpectralIdentity has been replaced by BlockSpectral. This is the state of the blocks when Analysis imports 3rd party data.
The third state shows an example of the prep and fit blocks being replaced.
In all of these examples, the spatial slot and blocks are "ghosted" because at this point a working version is just a figment of our imaginations.
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In The Long Winter, a book in the Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder, the family ends up in dire straits, trapped in a tiny new town with very few food stores, and no trains until spring. There's a terrible blizzard about every 2-3 days that lasts 3 days, and no one can go anywhere to get food. They run out of everything except a bag of wheat.
Using a hand coffee grinder a half cup at a time, the girls grind wheat all day long to make a loaf of bread twice a day, and that sustains the six Ingalls for months. Months. Wheat may be hybridized differently now and demonized as a gluten attacker of the gut – my husband may be one of the millions affected by gluten intolerance – but you can't argue with the fact that grain is the perfect long-term storage option.
- Whole wheat and other uncracked grain kernels store for years without losing much nutrition and without too much fancy preparation
- Grains have carbs for energy, some protein and some healthy fat
- The downside: you do need water and heat in order to be able to eat them, and a grain mill would be helpful for recognizable foods (bread, crackers, biscuits, etc.) But – you don't need too many other ingredients to make bread, especially if you know how to keep a sourdough starter (like Ma did in the Little House books! Have you ever noticed how much traditional food you can learn about in that series?).
- Although you do need heat, an oven wouldn't be absolutely necessary. If you had a gas grill and a pan, you could easily make pancakes, tortillas, pitas, or English muffins. Yum!
My brother is kind of an impulsive guy. A few years back when gas was projected to skyrocket one summer, he bought a 50-gallon drum of gasoline to store up. Recently he got worried about some food-related disaster and ran out to GFS to buy a 25-pound bag of rice. He's pretty sure he and his wife-to-be and dog could live on it for a few months if they had to. It's white rice.
He and I are pretty different, in case you didn't guess.
I tell you that story, honestly, to praise him for doing something while I just sit here and write about it. Then again, I have 100 pounds of whole grains and probably 25-40 of legumes in my basement, so I'm not feeling a fearful pressure to visit GFS. I also tell you about his choice because I want you to be more informed. White rice is missing the fats and proteins that brown rice would have going for it. And you'd still need water to cook it. UPDATE: A reader put me in my place – brown rice isn't quite as shelf-stable as other grains. She says about 6 months; I'd guess a bit longer when UNopened. I used to keep my open bags in the fridge, but now that I buy in 5-pound bags, I just don't have space. Here's hoping we're not eating rancid rice! 🙁
It does take a little more thought and effort to make sure you're ready for a disaster, but even the smallest step counts for something!
How Much Do You Need?
The LDS church, experts in preparedness, recommend 5 pounds of rice or legumes (preferably both) per person per month. Here's a food storage calculator if you're interested in figuring out other amounts. Don't forget you'd need to store water as well, and salt would be awfully nice!
How to Store
Whole grains don't really need any special storage – I've heard of people getting wheat to sprout after it's been tucked in a bag in the basement for 1-2 decades. However, you do want to keep the insects and critters away, so it's wise to consider storage in plastic buckets. Some would say to also use mylar bags and even oxygen absorbers, but if you're eating what you store and rotating it through, I don't know that those would be necessary. Here's my creative (and free) solution.
For example, I think my strategy for storing wheat is to simply make sure that I order backup bags when I crack into a new bag, instead of ordering more when I'm getting down to the end. That way I should always have at least a few months or more worth of wheat, rice, etc. on hand, but I'm always going through it, so no particular batch should have to be "stored" for more than a year.
I also have rolled oats on hand, but it's important to remember that those aren't exactly "whole" and have a shorter shelf life, technically. I wouldn't keep them around more than a year, but I haven't looked it up officially.
Here are some storage resources for you if you want to get serious though:
- How to Store Bulk Foods (all)
- Good Containers for Long-term Storage
- Super Long-Term – How to store in mylar bags with oxygen absorbers
- where to order plastic buckets, mylar bags and oxygen absorbers – from Emergency Essentials
- On the safety of mylar bags: here and here
- Super duper long-term – How to store long-term in plastic buckets, with dry ice
- The LDS church requires members to have a year's worth of food stored, a factoid I learned while reading the marvelous 11 Heaven blog. They are experts on food storage.
- I have no idea the safety of dry ice, nor do I expect to ever get this dedicated to preparedness. But maybe I'd like to live next to a Mormon…
Milling the Grains
It's all well and good to have 100 pounds of grain on hand, but without a grain mill, it won't be all that fun to eat.
I have a Nutrimill grain mill, but if my electricity is out, I'm out of luck. There are grain mills that work without electricity (Wondermill is the brand I always hear about), and I'm strongly considering having one of those on hand, both because it would work when the power doesn't and also because it can grind almonds (use the code STEWARDSHIP for 10% off at that site!) into flour and flax seeds, which are too oily for the mechanisms in the fancy electric mill.
What About Storing Flour?
Storing bulk flour would negate the need for a new large appliance, but it's a trickier situation. While white refined flour has an incredible shelf life, there's a reason for that. Most of the nutritional goodness has been stripped away with the bran and germ. However, the bran and germ, once cracked (ground into flour) are going to cause whole wheat flour to go rancid rather quickly. That's why it's recommended to store whole wheat flour in the freezer.
The cash it would take to run a freezer to keep a substantial amount of whole wheat flour on hand would probably pay for a grain mill in a few years, so I kind of think it's a wash. Doesn't hurt to keep an extra 5-pound bag on hand for a brief emergency, but if you want to be ready to hunker down and wait out a month-long problem (or longer), you're going to need to rely on whole, uncracked grains.
Bonus: you can also sprout whole grain for living nutrition if you don't have any fresh produce available.
RELATED: Can't buy flour? Here's what to do!
Other Things to Store
To make your bread recipes, often you'll need salt, baking soda, and even eggs. Storing extra salt is easy – just buy it in bulk and it will last forever. Be sure to get healthy, unrefined salt! Baking soda and powder only has about a year's shelf life before it starts losing potency, soda is so cheap that you can let a box expire and not break the bank. Just use old stuff for cleaning and keep fresh on hand.
If you do have a manual grain mill, keeping a large bag of whole flax seeds would be a wonderful idea. You can grind them and use 1 Tbs. flax meal with 3 Tbs. warm water as a substitute for an egg in baking recipes. Pancake problem solved! Here are more detailed instructions for the flax egg substitute.
What did I miss? How do you store and use grains? Are there any prepared grains that one can just "eat" without water or heat?


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Congressman Jason Lewis really, really wanted to call Madonna a 'slut'
Jason Lewis is but a lowly member of Congress, among the least-valued stations in American society.
Not long ago, though, Lewis was a member of a select group of respected -- nay, exalted -- Americans, an exclusive order elevated to enforce cultural norms and interpret the mysteries of life. We refer here to conservative talk radio hosts.
Lewis' rhetorical exploits are not unknown in Minnesota. When he ran for office in 2016, resurfaced quotes had Lewis saying he disagreed with the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on gay marriage... in literally the worst way imaginable, by also somehow endorsing the legalization of slavery.
Now, via CNN, comes another verbal blast from Lewis' recent past, this one from his days as a syndicated radio host. Back in 2012, uber-talker Rush Limbaugh landed in hot water for referring to a Georgetown University law school student as a "slut" and "prostitute."
Lewis, who frequently filled in for Limbaugh on his days off, defended Rush, "modesty," and the "old days," and attacked Sandra Fluke, political correctness -- and, naturally, Madonna.
Here are excerpts published by CNN:
"Well, the thing is, can we call anybody a slut? This is what begs the question. Take this woman out of it, take Rush out of it for a moment. Does a woman now have the right to behave -- and I know there's a double standard between the way men chase women and running and running around -- you know, I'm not going to get there, but you know what I'm talking about. But it used to be that women were held to a little bit of a higher standard. We required modesty from women. Now, are we beyond those days where a woman can behave as a slut, but you can't call her a slut?
Now Limbaugh's reasoning was, look, if you're demanding that the taxpayers pay for your contraception, you must use a lot of them and therefore, ergo, you're very sexually active and in the old days, what we used to call people who were in college or even graduate school who were sexually active, we called them sluts.
But have we really got to the point where you can't refer to Madonna as a slut without being sued? I mean, Madonna has had a series of lovers, as have many in Hollywood. Now in the old days, what did we call this? Madonna dresses up in these sorts of prostitute-like outfits on stage, and she goes there and she sings and she shows half of her body. What did we call those people? 30 years ago? 40 years ago? 50 years ago? You can't do that today, it's too politically incorrect?"
Boy, for a guy complaining we can't say the word "slut" anymore, Jason Lewis sure said the word "slut" a lot.
He did later that year, too, around the time of Barack Obama's reelection. For absolutely no apparent reason, a certain 80s-and-90s pop star reappars: "Is birth control really that important to you ladies? Is that really the most important thing that you get your condoms for free? Now you've gotten Madonna, you know, running around and slutty outfits and Sandra Fluke telling everybody I'm not going to pay a dime for my diaphragm."
One wonders if Jason's friends couldn't have intervened and encouraged him to talk through his Madonna thing with a therapist instead of into a live microphone.
On yet another show in 2012, Lewis blamed women's style of dress for men's behavior. "Only we can tell our young women, 'don't look like some slut and you won't get hit on.'"
Lewis is unapologetic for his statements from six years ago. Campaign manager Becky Alery tells CNN the now-Congressman's job was to be "provocative while on the radio."
In another rant, also from 2012, Lewis said women vote for Democrats because they are "guided by emotion more than reason."
Lewis then assumed the voice of the listener, asking: "'Oh here we go again, stereotyping females once again. What are you doing?' Well, I'm not running for anything. I'm just making an observation."
He is running for something now, with an appealing DFL opponent in Angie Craig. We're just making an observation: Jason should consider running away from these statements. And Madonna, if she ever sees him on the street.


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Discussion in 'Windows Vista' started by lionel, Feb 10, 2008.
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You have to use afudos: afudos /i"biosname" /pbnc /n
Without the quotes.
Thank you very much for the reply.
Do you think this only a flash problem and not the problem with the moded bios?
I am usually not very comfortable with the afudos.
I have already destroyed one mainboard where the flashing hanged while using afudos utility with following command:
afudos /i"biosname" /pbnc /n
It is a common problem with a modded bios on some Asus boards.
Its gives less risc then flashing with asus update.
Ok thank you very much, I will try it and report back.
Thanks a lot Fzeven the flashing went correctly as you recommended.


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Reviews of shows seen by Nancy Snipper
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July 10th @ 7pm
Fun with Franglos Comedy Show
Stand-up comedians give Quebec a kick in the pants and the audience laughs
Inside Le Théâtre Sainte-Catherine, a line-up of clever comedians gave us their best shot – one that collectively and hilariously poked fun on topics of beer- drinking boisterous people, exclusiveness of minorities, potholes, cereal box mascots and more.
James Manella, the host was so funny. He said that when he was told we should live each day as if it were the last; he did so, but he's tired of shopping for tombstones.
Likewise Dave Gaudet had some good ones; his mattress memory joke was equally funny when he said he did not want the mattress to remember what happened in bed with a woman. He thinks they ought to create Alzheimer mattresses. His imitation of men and women being drunk in Quebec was brilliant but it went on too long.
Maude Landry with her deadpan deliveries was unique and clever. Her dwarf run-on was funny – not at all in poor taste, and her attack on the Tim Horton uniform was brilliant. She likened the employees to looking like muffins in the brown uniforms with the silly caps.
Bruno Ly was the best; he had me laughing all the time.
It's not easy to stand up in front of strangers and instantly get them to laugh, but this show sure did.
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text: I'd ordered the 540 over the Thanksgiving sales in anticipation of my incoming 1210GR. A few here suggested I get the 740 (which indeed looks cooler with that gold body) but the linked German article upthread convinced me (as well as the guy I deal with at Needle Doc) that the 540 might be more what I want tonally. My room is carpeted with lots of soft furniture (but bookshelves and books too) and I think of the sound there as slightly muffled. Also, at my age, I don't have the same high frequency hearing I once did so if the 540 is brighter, I'm not sure I'll hear it. Lastly, my gear is mid-level (the receiver I run the turntable through is an old Yamaha RX-V990 which has a good phono stage onboard) and my records are old. I paid $225 for the 540 mounted on an AT headshell. I suspect that once it's mounted up on the 1210GR and aligned properly, I'll like it and forget about it and whether I should have moved up the scale of carts. By most accounts, the 540 seems to be right in the sweet spot that people like me are looking for.


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Summary: Do genealogy "resolutions" really work? How about setting genealogy "goals" or "themes" instead? I've developed a list of seven "themes" to guide me this year and hopefully I can institute these as general "rules to do genealogy by" over the next few years. I think the themes cover most areas of concern for every family historian, whether you've been at this for some time or you are just getting started. Participants will learn how to focus on seven key areas in genealogy research: Clean, Collect, Curate, Create, Connect, Conserve and Continue.
Audience Level: Beginner.
Requirements: Projection for computer on large screen; internet connection.
Content: 4 pages.
- Setting Genealogy Themes and Goals
- The Seven C's
- Clean
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- Curate
- Create
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- Conserve
- Continue
- Navigating the Seven C's
- Resource List
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Bioinformatics and Drug Discovery
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Part of the Methods in Molecular Biology book series (MIMB, volume 910)
Part of the Methods in Molecular Biology book series (MIMB, volume 910)
Recent advances in drug discovery have been rapid. The second edition of Bioinformatics and Drug Discovery has been completely updated to include topics that range from new technologies in target identification, genomic analysis, cheminformatics, protein analysis, and network or pathway analysis. Each chapter provides an extended introduction that describes the theory and application of the technology. In the second part of each chapter, detailed procedures related to the use of these technologies and software have been incorporated. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology™ series format, the chapters include the kind of detailed description and implementation advice that is crucial for getting optimal results in the laboratory.
Thorough and intuitive, Bioinformatics and Drug Discovery, Second Edition seeks to aid scientists in the further study of the rapidly expanding field of drug discovery.


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Giulio Prisco is a writer, technology expert, futurist and transhumanist. A former manager in European science and technology centers, he writes and speaks on a wide range of topics, including science, information technology, emerging technologies, virtual worlds, space exploration and future studies. Giulio is especially interested in the convergence of science, technology, and spirituality. In 2002-2008 he served on the Board of Directors of Humanity Plus, of which he was Executive Director, and serves as President of the Italian Transhumanist Association.
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The price of a barrel of light, sweet crude oil at one point in May topped $135 - a price that's doubled since last May and quadrupled since May 2002, according to the
Energy Information Administration
University of Michigan doctoral candidate Ron Alquist, whose dissertation concerns the relationship between oil futures contracts and future oil prices, talked with The News about the complicated reasons behind high oil and gas prices.Q. What is an oil futures contract?
A. It's a financial contract that allows you to lock in today a price at which you'll buy or sell oil in the future. Many people think the price of the oil futures contracts contains information about the future evolution of prices.
Q. What factors have led to oil's rising price per barrel?
A. There are two things off the top of my head. The first one - and this is what my dissertation is about - is that, in fact, it is expectation that drives up prices.
A good example would be that (investors) realized that in late 2002 that the United States was going to be invading Iraq, and it was not clear on the battlefield that things would go so well for the United States. For ... somebody who buys and sells these futures contracts on, say, the New York Mercantile Exchange, (he) start(s) buying futures contracts and that pushes the price up today.
So people have expectations that the price will be high in the future. That drives up prices today. It may not have anything to do with the scarcity of oil currently. So that helps us to understand the sharp fluctuation in oil price. If you look at the oil futures prices, they jump up and they jump down.
... The second thing, and this is a more fundamental issue - and that is to say it has to do with the actual quantity of oil and the supply and demand - and that is China. It's become one of the largest importers of oil behind the U.S.
And also India, which has also since 2002 to 2003 been growing very fast. This has increased demand for oil. While at the same time supplies have remained fixed. This accounts for the longer-term upward (price) trend based upon underlying supply and demand.
Q. How does the price of oil affect the price of gas?
A. The price at which refiners have to purchase their crude oil is going to be passed on down the line (to consumers). People will see that reflected at the price at the pump.
Q. Do you predict oil prices will remain high?
A. There's a saying that we have in economics. It's that you can make predictions, but never about the future.
The straight answer is that China, in particular, and India continue to grow quickly. This is going to continue to put upward pressure on prices.
The other thing is ... that the relationship between the U.S. and Iran remains uncertain in the near-term. That will continue to make prices volatile.
Of course other things can happen ... but to the extent that there's bad news in what's happening in the Middle East, that will continue to push up prices.
I see the prices (of gasoline and oil) remaining high.
Q. How do you think high gas and oil prices will affect the U.S. economy?
A. ... If you think maybe six months ago or a year ago, oil prices were still high. They hadn't surpassed the $100 mark, but they were still high.
What has happened is that the U.S. economy was able to absorb these large price increases.
Recently, though, because we've been moving into a recession ... there's been this notion that there's a relationship between the high oil prices and the recession. I'm not entirely convinced by that. The economy has had (problems) primarily due to the sub-prime mortgage crisis that started in August 2007. (High gas and oil prices) certainly are not good, but I think it's a second-order concern.
I would like to point out that although (gas) prices are historically high in the U.S ... gasoline prices are double, triple, or even four times (higher) in, for example, Western Europe because of taxes.
And so if you look at what an American consumer has to pay and what a German consumer of gasoline has to pay, the German consumer has to pay a lot more and has had to pay more for a long time. I mention that to put this in perspective. Gasoline historically in the U.S. is fairly cheap.
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The wife of Chinese activist and Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo, who is serving an 11-year jail term for inciting subversion of state power, is demanding 'unconditional' release of her husband and also considering appealing to a higher court to seek retrial in his case.
"We're seeking unconditional release of Liu Xiaobo ... I will not accept any condition from authorities in exchange for his release," Liu Xia, who herself is under house arrest in Beijing, told the Hong Kong-based South China Morning Post.
She also sounded pessimistic about the prospects of her travel to Oslo to receive the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize on her husband's behalf on December 10, even though she has a new passport with 10 years' validity.
"I am not even allowed to get out of my home alone, so it's nearly impossible that authorities will agree to let me leave the country," she said.
Liu Xia said that she was planning to appeal to the Beijing high court for a retrial in the case of her husband, who was sentenced to 11 years in jail for inciting subversion of state power on Christmas Day last year for helping write 'Charter 08', which calls for multi-party democracy and respect for human rights on the mainland.
The Nobel Peace Prize winner's lawyer Shang Baojun said he would discuss with Liu Xia -- who is banned from going out or talking to the media -- different options to try to free him, including through a retrial and release on probation or for medical treatment.
"Theoretically, all these methods are possible, but we never know because the Chinese government and Communist Party leaders make the final decision. The most urgent task for me is to try to meet Liu Xia, although she's now under house arrest," Shang was quoted as saying by the newspaper.
Liu Xia complained that she is banned from meeting any guests, including Shang, and all calls to her mobile phone are being monitored closely or blocked by police. She told the Post that she is allowed to go out only to buy groceries under police escort.
Liu Xia said that her husband's brother had told her that the prison on Monday began serving Liu Xiaobo individually prepared food, including rice, rather than giving him a portion of food cooked in a large pot for many prisoners, which is usually of poor quality.
But there was no immediate indication that any other living conditions for Liu Xiaobo had improved.
Meanwhile, relatives of the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen democracy protests yesterday joined calls for the release of Liu Xiaobo. "We ask the central authorities to immediately release Liu Xiaobo," Zhang Xianling, one of the signatories of an open letter from the 'Tiananmen Mothers', said.
"He has fought with and supported the Tiananmen Mothers for over 20 years. He has always stood beside us, and today we are standing by him," she said.
Image: Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo and his wife Liu Xia pose in this undated photo released by his family
Photograph: Handout/Reuters


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We are the reason that not all your queer children have committed suicide yet. No, not the politely closeted queer people whom you profess to approve of. They're not the reason; they're no use to your queer children, because your queer children have no idea that those people are even queer at all. Your queer children need queer people to tell them how to survive, and the only way that your queer children can find us is if we are publicly queer. Those rainbow bumper stickers and so on that you hate so much are what enables them to find us and ask us for help and advice.
Yes, I know you're probably thinking that you don't like your queer children very much anyway so it doesn't matter. But I'm not talking just about those queer children, the ones you already know are queer. I'm also talking about the other ones, your favorite children of all. The ones you have no idea are queer. The ones you would never believe it of in a million years.


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There lived a poor boy named Megha in village Kantrodi, Distt. Surendranagar (Gujarat). He served as a cowherd boy grazing the cows of a merchant. Once in the course of grazing the cows he had darshan of a Mahatma seated in a cave, absorbed in Samadhi.
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The king of Rome once sent to the Indian emperor a small thin gold-stick along with a small box made of gold, silver and precious stones filled with as much collyrium as would be sufficient for one to apply in both eyes; with a message, "Any blind man who applies this collyrium to his eyes would become sighted." This was actually an attempt to test the
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Whatever brilliance, glory and distinction is found in the disciple's life is the result of his devotion to the Guru, whether in this life or in numerous past lives. At times, on reaching the peak of his fame, the disciple thinks that the genius is attained by his personal efforts and that marks the beginning of his downfall. But Gurudev is so kind-hearted that he not only saves the disciple from the abysmal downfall but also makes all efforts to elevate him.
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Tomaraja was the king of Kaivarta state. Once it so happened that a visitor from a neighboring state was insulted in Kaivarta. That person went back and said, "The citizens of our kingdom are blatantly insulated in the kingdom of Tomaraja.In due course the message made its way to Vishwajita, the king of that state. He said, "I cannot tolerate the insult of even a sweeper of my kingdom. I am proud of my citizens. It is the citizens; who make the king great. Of what use is the king who cannot protect his subjects from insults? O Commander, you lay a siege to the kingdom of Kaivarta, and have a firm determination to defeat that state in war. I too shall join you there if need be."
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King Bhoj was a spiritual person. He wished that the wisdom, happiness and joy of his subjects may increase; and that they should be able to enjoy the 'Spiritual Bliss' while living, not after death. The great poet Kalidasa was the Poet Laureate of his royal court. So, only such questions were discussed in the court as would enhance the wisdom of the subjects. The rich would take care of the poor, while the poor wouldn't feel jealous of the rich. They were satisfied with knowledge. His kingdom was spiritual. The state of King Bhoj was more like the states of Lord Rama and Lord Krishna whom he admired
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Came out too runny for me, almost like pudding, so difficult to handle/work with.
Snag a few fancy chocolate boxes from your local craft store, line with seasonal waxed paper, and fill with these delectable sweets.
Place chocolate in a medium-size bowl. In a small saucepan, over medium-high heat, bring cream to a simmer; pour hot cream over chocolate. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let stand 10 minutes. Uncover and whisk chocolate mixture until smooth. Whisk in vanilla and salt. Pour into a pie plate and let cool 10-15 minutes. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until completely set, about 3 hours.
Place cocoa powder into a second pie plate. Using a melon baller or 1-inch ice-cream scoop, scoop out some chocolate mixture and roll into a ball. Roll in cocoa powder to cover; then place on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Repeat with remaining chocolate. Gently pinch the tops for interest. Refrigerate until set, about 15 minutes.
Came out too runny for me, almost like pudding, so difficult to handle/work with.
These are so yummy, my husband requested I make these as his Valentines Day treat instead of buying a box of chocolates. He enjoys one daily with a cup of hot tea as a reward for staying on our new, healthy way of eating!


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Articles on Math in a Cultural Context by Jerry Lipka
- Ethnomathematics Applied to Classrooms in Alaska: Math in a Cultural Context (PDF) excerpted from NASGEm Newsletter Volume 3, Issue 1 February 2009
- Math in a Cultural Context: Two Case Studies of a Successful Culturally Based Math Project (Web Link)- excerpted from Anthropology & Education Quarterly Volume 36, Issue 4 December 2005
- Culturally Based Math Education as a Way to Improve Alaska Native Students' Math Performance (PDF) excerpted from the Working Paper Series of ACCLAIM Number 20, January 2004
- Introduction (PDF) excerpted from Journal of American Indian Education Volume 44, Number 3, 2005
Articles on Math in a Cultural Context by Others
- The Potential of a Culturally based Supplemental Mathematics Curriculum to Improve the Mathematics Performace of Alaska Native and Other Students (Web Link) from the Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, Vol. 43, No. 1, pp 75-113
- Finding out what works for Native students (By Rhonda Barton) (PDF) excerpted from Northwest Education Magazine Volume 9, Number 4 Summer 2004
- Counting on Tradition: Math in a Cultural Context Adds Up (PDF Page 4) from Agroborealis, School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences at University of Alaska Fairbanks, Volume 40, Number 1, Spring 2009
- Measuring Proportionally: Elders' Wisdom Applied to Teaching and Learning, and The Potential Contribution of Indigenous Knowledge to Teaching and Learning Mathematics Project, (PDF Page 4-5) from University of Alaska Fairbanks, School of Education, Newsletter, Fall 2012
- Bringing Math to Life in the Indigenous Classroom (Web Link) from Polar Field Services, April 1 2013
Articles on Mathematics and Schooling by Jerry Lipka
- Academic and practical intelligence: A case study of the Yup'ik in Alaska (PDF)excerpted from Learning and Individual Differences Volume 14, Issue 4 2004
- Culturally Negotiated Schooling: Toward a Yup'ik Mathematics (PDF)excerpted from Journal of American Indian Education Volume 33, Number 3 May 1994
- Schooling for Self-Determination: Research on the Effects of Including Native Language and Culture in the Schools (PDF)taken from ERIC Clearinghouse on Rural Education and Small Schools ED459989 January 2002


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It was sad to know that Dr Rafia Khanum Malik died on 18th January, where her funeral was held to days later on 20th of January, 2015 in London.
Dr Rafia Malik graduated from deMontmorency College of Dentistry, Lahore. In 1970, She got the license to practice in England where she got the diploma in Dental Public Health, from Royal College of Surgeons, England in 1984. She returned to Pakistan in 1985 to help Lever Brothers Pakistan run "Lever Dental Hygiene Service". In Karachi, She did 800 Schools where she gave "dental health education" to promote prevention of Dental Diseases. In July, 1987, she laid the foundation stone of "Institute of Preventive Dentistry and Dental Public Health" to train the para dental staff.
She started a dental surgery and worked as Consultant Dental Surgeon in Karachi.
In November, 1988, she appointed as "project director" to help set up Baqai Dental College. Two new subjects-Community Dentistry and "Pre-clinical Training"- were introduced in the curriculum of BDS syllabus by Dr Rafia Khanum Malik.
She wrote lots of books on Prevention of Dental Diseases for general public.
She was appointed Vice Principal of Baqai College of Dentistry for three years.
She gave "dental health education" through Radio programmes and Pakistan Television. She did lots of welfare work in Karachi, under the umbrella of an NGO "Amin Wadee". She started School of Dental Hygienists, affiliated with Sindh Medical Faculty in 1995 to train 'Dental Surgery Assistants' and 'Dental Hygienists'.
She attended many courses and seminars in London. She was also a member of DBA, Royal Society of Medicine, Faculty of General Dental Practitioners, Royal College of Surgeons, G.D.P.A., British Dental Health Foundation, SAAD, Smile on Com, Dentplan and Medical Protection Society.
Trend of "Free Dental Check Ups" and "Free Dental Camps" was started by Dr Rafia Khanum Malik in Pakistan.
For the last 14 years of her life she was running a "Preventive Dental Practice" successfully in Croydon, London. Her practice in England was awarded "Top 1000 Dental Surgeries" and also Gold Member of BDA.


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There are roughly 13,000 medicinals used in China and over 100,000 medicinal recipes recorded in the ancient literature. Plant elements and extracts are by far the most common elements used. In the classic Handbook of Traditional Drugs from 1941, 517 drugs were listed - out of these, only 45 were animal parts, and 30 were minerals. For many plants used as medicinals, detailed instructions have been handed down not only regarding the locations and areas where they grow best, but also regarding the best timing of planting and harvesting them. Some animal parts used as medicinals can be considered rather strange such as cows' gallstones. In general, Chinese traditional medicine emphasizes the penis of animals as therapeutic. Snake oil, which is used traditionally for joint pain as a liniment was extensively marketed in the West in the late 1800s and early 1900s and wildly claimed to be effective in treating many maladies; however, there is no clinical evidence that it is effective. Traditional Chinese Medicine also includes some human parts: the classic Materia medica (Bencao Gangmu) describes the use of 35 human body parts and excreta in medicines, including bones, fingernail, hairs, dandruff, earwax, impurities on the teeth, feces, urine, sweat, and organs, but most are no longer in use. Snake oil is intentionally promoted fraudulent or unproven Medicine. The expression is also applied metaphorically to any product with questionable or unverifiable quality or benefit. By extension, a snake oil salesman is someone who sells fraudulent goods or who is a fraud himself. There are two hypotheses for the origin of the term. The more common theory is that the name originated in the Western regions of the United States, and is derived from a topical preparation made from the Chinese Water Snake (Enhydris chinensis) used by Chinese laborers to treat joint pain. The preparation was promoted in North America by traveling salesmen who often used accomplices in the audience to proclaim the benefits of the preparation.[citation needed] One source, Dr. William S. Haubrich in his book Medical Meanings (1997, American College of Physicians) claims that the name came from the Eastern United States. The Native Americans of New York and Pennsylvania region would rub cuts and scrapes with the petroleum collected from oil seeps that occurred naturally in the area. European settlers observed this habit, and began bottling and selling the substance as a cure-all. The preparation was sold as "Seneca oil" in mid-nineteenth century, after the local tribes. Haubrich claims through mispronunciation this became "Sen-ake-a oil" and eventually "snake oil". Haubrich's claim, however, appears to be a case of folk etymology, as no further evidence appears to exist for this transformation.


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Today I am thrilled to be part of the blog tour for Ivy and Abe. Huge thanks to Katie Ashworth for my copy of the book and inviting me to take part
About this book…
Ivy is always destined to meet Abe.
But when is the RIGHT time?
At school, as a free spirit in her twenties or when she is married . . . to someone else?
Perhaps they meet when she is a widow in her sixties? Or maybe he remains a stranger, glimpsed only fleetingly.
Ivy and Abe are soulmates. But what if they meet at the WRONG time, and fate and circumstance stand in Ivy's way?
Told over Ivy's lifetime, across a series of alternate realities, Ivy & Abe is a story for anyone who has ever wondered 'what if?'
My review…
One Day by David Nicholls is one of my very favourite books so I was attracted to Ivy and Abe by the comparisons to that book. Ivy and Abe is rather unique though in that it's not a continuing storyline, rather a series of intriguing vignettes. When is the right time to meet your soulmate? Now, I am a huge believer in fate and how one little chance of direction can affect the ripples of time that spread out from that point but Elizabeth Enfield puts a totally different slant on this belief and each chapter has Ivy and Abe meeting for the first time at different points in their lives. The resulting relationships are all believable and with often unexpected outcomes.
It did take me a couple of chapters to feel comfortable with this unusual narrative and I would definitely recommend that you make sure you have time to read each complete chapter as each is a short story within itself and it's definitely easier to follow one at a time. Each follows a different path, showing how age and circumstances come together to create believable and poignant snapshots of their love story. Sometimes things work and other times life and other mountains get in the way. I liked how it worked backwards starting with Ivy and Abe as pensioners and I think that the first story was possibly my favourite.
Elizabeth Enfield has crafted a mature love story that is full of emotion, using the "what if" scenario in a unique and timely manner. Her characters become unexpectedly familiar yet out of reach at the same time. There's no predictability about any of realities explored with each one sharing a different path until we are back at the start and get to witness them meeting as children.
This is a moving and poignant love story between two wonderful characters that swept me away. Elizabeth Enfield writes beautifully with a true understanding of love, loss and friendship. Ivy and Abe will capture your heart in this unforgettable series of encounters that will make you think about lost opportunities, past loves and confirm that nothing in life is ever guaranteed so the time to grab your happiness is NOW!
Ivy and Abe: The Epic Love Story You Won't Want To Miss is available to purchase at Amazon UK (affiliates link). My review copy came from the publisher.