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Ivanka Trump's latest book, Women Who Work: Rewriting the Rules for Success, was released today. It's already been tagged a #1 New Release in Amazon's "job hunting & career advice" section.
By all non-sycophantic accounts, the first daughter's latest literary offering is little more than a repackaging of the same brand of bootstraps feminism that wealthy white women have long, and with some degree of success, marketed to working class women in need of a leg up. Work harder, straighten your dress, look your boss in the eye, and ask for the things you want, the wisdom goes, and you too might someday embody Ivanka's brand of cool, collected power.
But the context absent from the book is Ivanka's almost reactionary thinking around maternity leave—just one of the issues examined in a lengthy, damning new piece about Ivanka in the New York Times.
Though she has (sort of) championed the issue in recent years, Ivanka reportedly had to be pushed into offering it at her own company.
From the Times (emphasis mine):
Marissa Kraxberger, a former executive who was pregnant when Ms. Trump offered her a job in the summer of 2013, recalled asking her future boss about paid leave. She described Ms. Trump as saying, "Well, we don't have maternity leave policy here; I went back to work one week after having my child, so that's just not something I'm used to."
Ms. Kraxberger said that she and others pushed Ms. Trump to start offering a paid maternity leave policy. Ms. Klem said that the business was new when the issue arose, and that after consulting employees, the company put in place a policy for two-month paid family leave, as well as flexible working hours, in the summer of 2014.
Those close to Trump told the Times that, while her personal political beliefs are socially liberal, she doesn't have strongly held views, and uses words like "business plan" rather than partisan rhetoric even in her official White House capacity.
That sort of fuzzily apolitical approach is essential to the selling of her brand. You, like Ivanka, can Have It All, the thinking goes—the family, the career, the Instagram-ready life, as long as you focus on broad-brush attagirl cliches (the Times also flatly says that Ivanka's "interest in gender issues grew out of a 'Women Who Work' hashtag and marketing campaign she devised a few years ago to help sell $99 pumps and $150 dresses") and don't think too much about actual politics. If you're Ivanka, that means not looking that closely into the real-world ickiness of the career prospects for, say, an undocumented mother with no criminal record that her father deported to Mexico.
It's easy to come around to social welfare policies once you've seen how the issue impacts your own life. But so far, and despite significant coverage about how the eldest Trump remains one of the president's closest and most trusted advisers, little that Ivanka claims to lobby him on in private has materialized in his public policy. Is it too much to expect Ivanka to publicly defy her father? Probably. But we certainly don't have to swallow her nonsense whole.


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Hand Ball Team U-14 of our Vidyalaya stood First in Regional Level. 10 Students participated in KVS National Games Held in Bhopal.
Annual Sports day was celebrated 28.11.2018 in the Vidyalaya premises. Mr. Amir, Executive Councillor for Education , LAHDC was the Chief Guest.
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After reading BarryDanger's post regarding his 7-day trail with an A6 Avant supercharged, I did a little unnecessary car shopping for one myself. I don't how I was completely unaware they were sold with the (surprisingly old) 3.0T (which means supercharged and not turbocharged because REASONS). The handful I've ever seen in the wild had the 3.2 badge for the N/A V6.
Here's something amusing: I found three for sale locally the other day, and two of them sold sometime between then and I type this! So the last local example left is this one:
This seems tempting to me. A giant, luxurious (for the time), proper wagon, AWD, and 300+ hp.
And from what I'm gathering, the 3.0T doesn't seem incredibly unreliable or spooky like the 4.2 (with the belt on the wrong side), the 2.0T, or even the 3.2... which the 3.0T is based off of, apparently. That said... They're still a little scary for me. But I found this cool website that lists some of the potential issues with the engine. Scariest one being that pre-2012 and oil consumption:
Yeah, I know it's quite foolish to be drawn to a decade old luxury German car, with a supercharged and AWD, and also an Audi badge. We've been down this road before.
But I don't know... Could work for a parallel version of me that actually had 12 grand to blow on a car and suffer the subsequent consequences?
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Four fellows from the Rural Futures Institute (RFI) at the University of Nebraska joined the Rural Impact Hub for a panel titled, "Healthy Rural America: A panel with rural health care experts," on Thurs., May 10, in Auburn, Neb.
The fellows, who highlighted areas of growth and opportunity within the healthcare industry, included:
Professor of Kinesiology
Peru State College
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Community Health Program Manager
College of Public Health | UNMC
Chief Executive Officer
Nemaha County Hospital
With a wide array of backgrounds all connected by rural health care, the panelists discussed the largest opportunities for growth in rural community healthcare and ways communities can benefit from enhanced access to healthcare and community health resources. They then took questions from participants centered around rural health.


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Say hello to the new brainchild of the aviation genius "Airbus" - a hybrid helicopter Racer!
Airbus introduced a new hybrid helicopter, capable of accelerating to 400 km / h
With what I congratulate the general designers of the Moscow Helicopter Plant, because it was they who proposed such a helicopter scheme back in the 80s of the last century, but somehow miraculously it turned out to be in Eurocopter under the symbol X3, an improved version of which is this "Racer ". Generally in the indexing projects of high-speed helicopters there is an interesting pattern: the Russian project from "Ostap Bander" is designated as "X1" (for a non-thoughtful Ivan: Mi-21)
The real coaxial project of Americans was indexed as "X2" (Sikorsky X2),
And the European project under our scheme: "Х3" (Eurocopter Х3).
On the pages of this portal and on this topic there has already been an article from 2017-02-01 "It's a shame for the state", now it remains with envy to regret: on what modern and high-speed helicopters our pilots could fly today, be patriotic designers of the cost center and finance properly the firm "Kamov"! And with due funding, the Ka-92 project, according to Kamov experts, can be prepared for the series for 4-5 years, i.е. he had the opportunity to be in the gland at 2015 year.
In this case, V.V. Putin does not stop calling on government officials appointed to technical progress:
"Our army and navy should possess the most modern weapons, military and special equipment, which take into account, including, possible changes in the strategy and tactics of warfare in the future and in their characteristics are at the level, and best of all are superior to foreign analogues. Because if we want to be ahead, if we want to win, we must be the best " - Putin said, opening on Monday (20.11.2017) a series of meetings on the development of the defense-industrial complex of the Russian Federation. "
In armament, in general, his just appeals are executed and with high quality, but are openly simulated for helicopters! In all likelihood, this is why "there was not enough money" for our aircraft industry, that at first it was necessary to support the US aircraft factories with finance, and only then our airplane construction. For example, in 2010, Dmitry Medvedev, as president, measured Boeing 4,2 billion dollars Not weak !!! A little later, and already as prime minister, 3,5 added billions of dollars, while our aircraft industry was suffocating precisely because of lack of money: for example, Kamov asked the Government of 52 million rubles to finish the outstanding Ka-120 combat helicopter, and received only 8 million
But the unsuccessful SuperJet, in which ours and only 20%, and the rest - the import, Dmitry Medvedev still does not cease to give fantastic sums:
"The reserve fund of the government of the Russian Federation will be open to domestic aircraft manufacturing enterprises. According to one of the latest orders of Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, the Sukhoi Superjet 100 family development program is allocated SIX BILLION rubles .... » (6 billion rubles will be allocated to the development of the Superjet family 3 2018 ATO.ru).
Six billion is not 8 million from the bar, but the money that the General Designer of the Kamov company, SV Mikheev, dreamed in the dream, while the helicopter was given out to envy the same Americans - the best in the world, which in no way does not work у Pocheseinovsky Super Jet и in Milevtsevskogo "Night Hunter". We will wait for the vaunted Mi-28HM, although earlier ex-minister S.Ivanov and ex-commander-in-chief of the Air Force V.Mikhailov and V.Bondarev Mi-28H praised even more, but the helicopter didn't get any better and as soon as they put it into service Immediately, a hard landing began with the death of the pilots, but it is still being persistently pushed into service by the saying: "There is strength - you don't need your mind!".
By the way, in the West, high-speed projects have been implemented in the globe for a long time and the development is under way, and the Kremlin government with 2007year (the first display of the Ka-92 model) already only "In November 2018, the Russian Helicopters will be presented by the Russian Defense Ministry concept the high-speed helicopter, Andrei Boginsky, the holding's general director, told Interfax.
- The customer will be provided with one or two concepts for a high-speed combat helicopter. Now two schools are competing, proving the advantages of this or that scheme. We are orinting ourselves on plans to raise this helicopter after 2025 year. Everything depends on the chosen concept, requirements, complexity and so on, - told Boginsky.15.02.2018,Text: Anton Valagin.
A person familiar with the theory of helicopter flight does not fit into his head: how can you seriously consider the "Flying platform" based on Mi-24 some kind of concept? In the beginning they guaranteed from it in June 2016 year speed in 450 km / h, but still and 400 km / h. does not master! The record speed of the Mi-24 helicopter is 368 km / h. and it is good, if the "flying laboratory" to this record can add another 10-15 km / h, because "At speeds over 350 km / h there is a significant drop in the" propulsive "efficiency of the main rotor." And at a speed greater than 400k / h, the "flying platform" will have such a roll because of the difference in flow around the left (counter) and right (associated) flows along the high-speed stream, that no pilot will have enough control knobs to level the helicopter along the roll.
In a coaxial helicopter, in this case, the heeling moments of the screws are neutralized by the upper and lower screws rotating in opposite directions. In addition, the Ka-92 blades are stiffer and shorter than the Milev's "platform," and with hinged blades there can be no question of high speeds, which futuristic designers of the cost center perfectly know, but continue to hamper progress in our helicopter industry , apparently - on the order of the company "Sikorsky". Personally, I understand this as sabotage!
In the attempt to sabotage, some high-ranking military men also did not lag behind. So the ex-head of the VKS V. Bondarev was very opposed to the restoration of production of fighters - interceptors MiG-31, and today it is the best interceptor of the world:
"The Duma is going to intercept
In Parliament there was a stormy discussion about the future of the deserved military aircraft
11 April 2013, Text: Anna Analbaeva
Speaking after the Komoyedov Air Force Commander, Lieutenant-General Viktor Bondarev rejected the idea of parliamentarians, suggesting not to spend money to restore the production of MiG-31, but rather to retarget them to create a new aircraft.
The commander-in-chief emphasized that "the Air Force does not object to this aircraft for one iota, this aircraft is needed by the Air Force, its pilots love it." "The capabilities of the MiG-31 are huge, but, unfortunately, everything has a tendency to aging," he said. According to Bondarev, the element base for this interceptor aircraft is both morally and physically obsolete. "Already, we are fighter Su-35, T-50 (PAK FA), their station allows you to see and identify targets twice as compared to the MiG-31," he noted (and in response from the pilot-cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskoy got to the full!).
"Savitskaya noticed that only people who flied on them could evaluate the possibilities and prospects of any air complex and modern aircraft. "There is an impression that there are forces that have levers of control in the aircraft industry, especially combat, secretly doing everything to ensure that the production of high-tech, best aircraft in the world is not resumed", She hinted vexedly.
Outraged Savitskaya and the idea of adapting new Su-35 and T-50 fighters to fulfill the current role of MiG-31. In her opinion, these aircraft are originally intended for other tasks.
"Comrades, they are different cars! Are we children, or what? One thing is the front-line bomber, the other is the interceptor aircraft complex. Well, different cars! Yes, locators on Su-35 and T-50 have laid new ones, they can be used, but they are meant for another, - she noted. - The launch range of MiG-31 missiles is at least 240 km, and Su-35 has some, sorry? 40 km. Any questions? What am I, not right, commander of the Air Force? Well, then you do not know! So, these machines did not fly! And the test pilots who flew on these machines know. "
"Do not tell us that now nothing can be restored!" - she objected to Bondarev.
And with T-50, Colonel-General V. Bondarev did not guess: the opinion of "the new curator of the defense industry, Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov, in the recent past, Deputy Defense Minister. To force mass production of Su-57 does not make sense, Borisov said on Monday on the channel "Russia 24".
The Vice Prime Minister paid tribute to the qualities of this fighter: Su-57 "proved very good, including in Syria, confirmed its flight performance and combat capabilities." But at the same time Borisov noted: today one of the best aircraft in the world is the representative of the previous generation "4 +" - Su-35. Apparently, Su-35 is quite effective and at the same time not so expensive variant. "
So: under the noble slogan "Russia Forward!", The ready and really needed MiG - 1.44 was removed from the tests, and instead of the ready fighter, M. Poghosyan embarked on the T-50 project, i.e. to repeat the project, but from scratch, having spent on him a lot of money, which in fact: thrown to the wind. Yes, and repeat something turned out weaker than the first: the MiG-1.44 Vmax = 3150 / h, while T-50 Vmax = 2600 / h
The second pretentious attempt under the guise of "good" he had with a Su-35 fighter when he wanted to roll up a raw aircraft to the Army, like Milovites with Mi-28H, but ran into the true Minister of Defense SK. Shoigu and flew from the post of president of the UAC, and Su-35 finalized and he instead of the killer became an excellent fighter.
I have the impression from all this that there is no President in our State. Those. it is formal, but its presence is not visible in the aircraft industry: for the sake of Western lobbyists, the world's fifth-generation engine NK-93 was frozen, although V.V. Putin was well informed on this subject by the Communist Party faction; instead of Russian Ilov and Carcasses in our skies, Boeing, and Airbats are flying, although it is no secret that our planes are safer and safer; D. Medvedev in the 2010 year instead of the IL-96, and the Tu-204 financed the Boeing plant and again in the Premier's chair; for some unknown reason, the President himself continues to move on the hopelessly outdated Mi-8 at a time when modern, more beautiful and speedy, and more important Ka-32-10AG, is ready for serial production for a long time.
Vitalii Belyaev specifically for Avia.pro
All these helicopters were terribly reminiscent of pictures and charts from magazines by a young technician end of 80х beginning of 90
He has always been against such a democracy, and against Medvedev and his team, which puts the wheels in the wheel and brakes the spurt of new technologies, there is no need to walk, one Chubais-stupid thing that only costs, he brought a loss of billions of dollars !!
We read and marvel at it, although everything is clear, around enemies
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PUBLISHED: 13:00 23 November 2017
A concert featuring an orchestra made up of 70 members from across the South West will be held in aid of Sidmouth Hospiscare.
Around 70 per cent of the 250 available tickets have already been sold for the show being held at Sidmouth's Parish Church, in Church Lane, tomorrow (Saturday).
Led by Antony Clements, the Isca Ensemble will take to the stage with a program of well-known music from the German composer Brahms.
The orchestra will also be joined by a new Russian violinist - Oxana Militsina who arrived last week and was trained at the famous Moscow Conservatoire.
Conducter Roger Hendy said: "Oxana is a great acquisition to the orchestra and will be joined by soloists Emmanuel Bach, who is a young extremely talented violinist from London – he is back by popular demand for his fourth visit to Sidmouth."
The concert starts at 7.30pm and tickets are between £11 and £14 while students are £5.
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MANNING, MARIE (1821–1849), murderess, whose maiden name was Marie de Roux, was born at Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1821, and entered domestic service in England. At first maid to Lady Palk of Haldon House, Devonshire, she entered the service of Lady Blantyre at Stafford House in 1846, and on 27 May 1847 married, at St. James's Church, Piccadilly, Frederick George Manning, a publican. She had previously made the acquaintance of Patrick O'Connor, a gauger in the London Docks, and this friendship was continued after her marriage. On 9 Aug. 1849 O'Connor dined with the Mannings at their house, 3 Miniver Place, Bermondsey. Husband and wife, according to a preconcerted plan, thereupon murdered their guest and buried his body under the flagstones in the kitchen. On the same day Mrs. Manning visited O'Connor's lodgings, Greenwood Street, Mile End Road, and repeated the visit next day, stealing the dead man's railway scrip and money. The police on 17 Aug. discovered O'Connor's remains, and soon after apprehended his murderers. They were tried at the Old Bailey on 25 and 26 Oct., found guilty, and executed at Horsemonger Lane Gaol on 13 Nov. Mrs. Manning wore a black satin dress on the scaffold, a fact which caused that material to become unpopular for many years. Charles Dickens wrote a letter to the 'Times' on the wickedness and levity of the mob during the execution. Mademoiselle Hortense, Lady Dedlock's waiting-woman in 'Bleak House,' was suggested to Dickens by Mrs. Manning's career.
[Times, 18 Aug. 1849 et seq., 26, 27, and 29 Oct.; Central Criminal Court, Minutes of Evidence, 1849, xxx. 654–79; Celebrated Crimes and Criminals, 1890, pp. 51–72; Donald Nicoll's Man's Revenge, 1890, pp. 71–83; C. Dickens's The Story of his Life, 1870, p. 214; Huish's Progress of Crime, 1849, with portrait; Trial of G. and M. Manning, 1849, with portraits.]


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Former President Bill Clinton wants to put the past behind him when it comes to pressuring President Obama over his signature healthcare law.
Clinton said last month that Obama should allow people to keep their insurance plans that are canceled under the Affordable Care Act, even if it means changing the law. Obama announced two days later that people with canceled plans could keep them for a year, amid pressure from his own party that was partly fueled by Clinton.
"No," Clinton replied when asked by Fusion's Jorge Ramos whether he takes credit for Obama's decision. "I waited for him to say that he felt badly about it.
"I think it's important to point out he actually is trying to go beyond what he promised now," Clinton added. "And in many places he will be able to do that."
The controversy over canceled plans became another headache for the Obama White House during the rocky rollout of the president's healthcare law. When selling his plan, Obama repeatedly said that if Americans liked their healthcare plans, they could keep them.
But that promise backfired when insurance companies sent hundreds of thousands of people cancellation notices because their plans did not meet the minimum standards required under the new law.
Clinton placed the blame for the canceled plans on the insurance companies, and not the Affordable Care Act.
"The truth is the law that he signed did grandfather in the policies that were in existence when he signed the law," he told Ramos. " And the insurance industry gets rid of these individual policies all the time. So I think he's trying to go beyond what he pledged to do."
The flawed Obamacare rollout has proved costly to the president. His approval rating has fallen and more and more Americans say they do not trust him.
But Clinton predicted the long-term political effects will be minimal. He said that the problems with the federal insurance exchange website will be fixed "in the next few weeks." And he said the law's proposed benefits, like expanding health insurance coverage to millions of uninsured Americans, will improve Americans' perception of it.
"If it's worked through, I think within four or five months people will be talking about something entirely differently," Clinton said. "And they will be – and no one will want to repeal this law. They want it to work. "
Jordan Fabian is Fusion's politics editor, writing about campaigns, Congress, immigration, and more. When he's not working, you can find him at the ice rink or at home with his wife, Melissa.


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A 900-kilogram sculpture, which stands more than four metres tall, has found a new home on a Muskoka cottage dock after the artwork's admirer became worried others were damaging it while it was on display in Toronto's Distillery District.
"I wanted to stand by it. I wanted to look at it from different angles," Andrew Cumming told CBC's Matt Galloway on Metro Morning, explaining the first time he saw the hunching man sculpture, known as Koilos, in Toronto.
Every time Cumming visited the Distillery District afterward, he would ensure he passed by Koilos, and his reaction was always the same.
But then he noticed piece was starting to show signs of wear and tear.
"It almost begs to be climbed on," he said, noting kids would scamper all over the sculpture.
Cumming went online and researched the artist, eventually contacting him to ask about the sculpture's status.
Michael Christian told him the Distillery District's lease for the piece would end in 2013, Cumming said. So the art enthusiast expressed his interest in purchasing the piece and moving it somewhere people could still enjoy Koilos but wouldn't damage it.
That's how the 900-kilogram sculpture ended up on his Muskoka cottage dock.
He rented a truck, hauled Koilos to cottage country and set it up on his waterfront property, where it has been standing since early May.
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Apulo is a Colombian town set amongst picturesque mountains, with plenty to offer visitors. From the delicious cuisine of restaurants such as Finca La Planada and Gran Pozo Azufrado, to the serene tranquillity of churches such as Parroquia Nuestra Señora del Rosario de Cota, there really is something for everyone to enjoy. Those looking for sports will relish cycling in the local hills or visiting the popular Piscina Municipal Apulo Cundinamarca swimming pool. Meanwhile the shopping centre of Centro Comercial Cerro Fuerte offers everything a shopaholic could wish for, from designer stores to local boutiques. This town is also perfect for nature lovers, with stunning forest reserves.
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In many families, both parents work full-time once their child has entered primary school. We understand you have demanding careers. That's why Gateway Academy's before and after school care makes it easy on you: we make sure your child receives help with their homework, spends time studying for tests and exams, and enjoys quality time with their friends. A safe environment, intimate classrooms, and experienced teachers help your youngster set and meet academic goals. These enhanced mornings and afternoons are an invaluable addition to your child's elementary education.
Our Before & After Care Program Features:
- Customized Learning Programs: While formal education becomes increasingly standardized across the country, Gateway Academy's before and after school program is tailored towards every individual child's needs, goals, and interests. Each learning program considers age and developmental growth. We offer diverse, age-appropriate activities for children from five to 12 years old. Your child can chose from a variety of interest areas, including technology, sports, art, reading, drama, organized games, cooking, and science.
- Outdoor Adventures & Activities: Physical activity has been shown to have an immensely positive impact on learning. Research suggests that children with a higher level of physical activity tend to perform better academically.[1] In addition, physical activity is great for developing muscles, bones, and emotional well-being. We provide secure outdoor facilities where your child can play and exercise under the supervision of attentive caregivers.
- Help with Homework: We make sure that your child not only completes his or her assigned homework, but also receives sufficient assistance when encountering difficulties. Your child is guided through tough homework problems in small classroom settings with the help of knowledgeable teachers. Upon completion, your child can enjoy the rest of the day and play with friends or enjoy hobbies.
- Seamless School Days: To make the school day as seamless as possible for your child, we offer private transportation to and from many local elementary schools. Our before and after care program also takes school holiday schedules into account, so your child's academic development is supported during breaks.
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The positive impact of before and after school programs extends well beyond elementary school. Studies have demonstrated that high quality after school programs may improve school attendance, classroom behavior, and academic aspirations, which in turn are indicators for educational success in high school and college. Moreover, Gateway Academy's comprehensive before and after care promotes a healthy lifestyle through physical activity and balanced eating, which correlates with a lower likelihood of drug use and criminal behavior.[2] Throughout our program, we encourage your child to make informed decisions, so they learn to make good choices for the rest of their lives.
[1] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23465408
[2] http://youth.gov/youth-topics/afterschool-programs/benefits-youth-families-and-communities


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The best Northwest Montana Adventures begin here! The Crown of the Continent, and specifically Glacier National Park, offer so many outdoor opportunities that it's hard to know where to start exploring. At Swan Mountain Outfitters Activity Booking Center, we'll help you decide which Glacier National Park adventure is right for you! Whether you're looking for information on:
- What kind of adventures are appropriate for your group? Do you want to go whitewater rafting, hiking, horseback riding, llama trekking, fly fishing, hunting, or snowmobiling? The options are endless!
- How to embark on your adventures. A successful outing requires planning and that's where our friendly and helpful staff can match you with the perfect Glacier National Park adventure, so you get the most out of your visit.
Swan Mountain Outfitters is a family-run company that provides year round recreation in and around Glacier National Park, the Flathead Valley, the Swan Valley and the Bob Marshall Wilderness. We know the best spots and the local secrets! Our guides help our guests enjoy the outdoors safely and responsibly, while using their expertise and insight to make the experience educational and memorable. Let us worry about logistics while you and your family focus on fun and spending time together outside.
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Manila may get a tube (subway to anyone that is not British) it will be Manila's first Underground Railway.
Japan is hoping to fund and build Metro Manila's first underground railway to help relieve the congested streets of the Philippines capital Manila.
A Philippines Japanese Joint Committee on Infrastructure Development and Economic Cooperation met in Japan this week and agreed to work together on an underground mass transit system for Manila.
Ernesto Pernia the Socioeconomic Planning Secretary revealed that the discussions covered 14 projects, which included the central section of the Metro Manila subway project.
They are planning a line which will run from Taguig City in the east of Manila to Quezon City a distance of 15.7 miles (25.3km). The estimated cost of the line is 230 billion pesos (£3.97 billion) and will be paid for by the official development assistance from Japan.
A study into the feasibility should be completed in September.
It is hoped the agreement will be signed when Japans Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and President Rodrigo Duterte meet in November.
Other projects in the pipeline are a high-speed train from Manila to Clark International Airport and a commuter line from Southern Luzon to Manila.
During a visit in January Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced a 1 trillion yen (7 Billion) financial package to improve the transport system in the Philippines.
The Philippines is also in talks with China who are also keen to invest in the Philippines.
China, Japan, and Korea are all interested in financing the project a 2,000km Mindanao Railway project that will connect cities in Mindanao such as Davao, Zamboanga, Butuan, Surigao, Cagayan de Oro, Iligan, and General Santos.
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The past has been given to us. The future must be built, as others have built our past. – Gladys Hasty Carroll Recently, I enrolled in a leadership program for association executives. This is a "Master's Class," as in, the individuals in the class are all accomplished leaders in the association space. Over the … Continue reading Governance and Foresight: Thoughts from Executive Director, Dr. Mark R. Nelson
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A note from Rod MacDonald
My name is Rod MacDonald and in 2016 I became an assistant professor at James Madison University where I am teaching courses to undergraduates in System Dynamics modeling and systems thinking. I am a graduate of the University at Albany where I earned both a Master's in Public Administration and a Ph.D. I only planned on … Continue reading A note from Rod MacDonald
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I believe that System Dynamics as envisioned by Jay Forrester and as practiced by thousands of people worldwide is making significant contributions to important understanding and policy making. While I yearn for the accelerated spread of SD simulation modeling tools and techniques throughout the world, I know that SD is impacting the world in … Continue reading Welcome to wiSDom: a blog about inspirational System Dynamics -by Warren Farr


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The Nanjing Suning Wisdom Valley business centre is located in the latest city development zone within Gulou CBD, Nanjing Central Technology Park, which is recognized as a key Government development area of Nanjing. It is positioned to become an equivalent to Shanghai's Lujiazui. With the Yangtze River to the West, the Suning Wisdom Valley centre is located in one of the biggest developments within the 2.3 million square meters mixed-use landmark developed by Suning Group. Easy access via public transportation is supported by numerous bus lines, metro line 2, 4 and 9 and within 10 minutes drive to Jiangbei area through Nanjing Yangtze River Tunnel from the centre.
The centre is a 20 minute drive to Nanjing South Railway Station and a 45 minute drive to Nanjing Lukou International Airport. The Nanjing Suning Wisdom Valley offers a perfect solution for local and overseas companies who want to start or grow their businesses in Nanjing, and looking for flexible and fully-equipped offices with comprehensive services at a reasonable price.
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The following videos of the user's actions can be used to teach the work with the GEORADAR-EXPERT software, as well as demonstrate the possibilities of this software. At the beginning of each video, there is a summary of the content and e-mail address where you can contact the developers of the GEORADAR-EXPERT software.
On the video, clicking the left mouse button is displayed as a fading red ring around the mouse pointer, right-clicking as a fading blue ring. During the viewing of the video, explanations appear that are formed in the form of pop-up text comments and pointing elements (arrows, frames, etc.). While the comment is displayed, all other actions on the video are paused. If you do not have time to read the comment in full, you can put the video playback on pause.
The video control panel is located at the bottom of the playback window. By default, this panel is hidden. To display the control panel, move the mouse pointer to the bottom of the playback window:
The pause / play button is located on the left edge of the video control panel. When the video is played back, the button looks like this: . When the video is paused, the button is displayed like this: . The button from the right edge of the panel controls the size of the playback window. By default, the size of the playback window is small. If you click on the button , the window will be expanded to full screen. To exit full-screen mode, you need to press this button again, or press the Esc key on the computer keyboard.
Note: if in your browser, when clicking on the "Download" link the video file is not downloaded, but starts playback, you need to return to the video lessons page, click the download link with the right mouse button and, in the opened context menu, select the item "Save object as ..." .
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Below are the video recordings of user actions when working in the 3D visualization mode, which corresponds to the section of the User's manual of the GEORADAR-EXPERT software "Three-dimensional visualization". Videos based on other sections of the User's Guide are under development and, once they are created, they will be available for viewing and downloading on this web page.
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Work, School and Leadership
Bethany Evans' advice to future students is, "Know your limitations and never bite off more than you can chew." She says this, of course, in complete contradiction to the fact that she has most definitely taken a large bite.
Evans is a senior at BGSU Firelands working toward her bachelor's degree in social work. She has already completed three associate degrees in the process – an associate of science, an associate in human services, and an associate in criminal justice.
"As I was working on my associate degree, I realized I only needed another class or two to earn another degree," said Evans, who clearly does not shy away from a little extra work.
In addition to taking a full course load, Evans is also the Student Government President; last year she served as vice president and interim president. "I enjoyed my experience as the vice president and wanted to stay involved. I also felt there was still much to be accomplished," said Evans.
As a Student Government leader, Evans is the voice of students on College Council and other committees. Additionally, Student Government conducts and assists in a variety of activities throughout the year. Under Evans' leadership, Student Government has coordinated or supported events such as the Homecoming Spirit Week, parade, and celebration; the Fall Harvest Banquet, voter registration days, and Bowling Night. Evans has also begun planning events for next semester such as the Creed Day, the Mu Tug with the Dean, and the annual Luau.
"Bethany is invested in BGSU Firelands and in our students' quality of life here on campus. She is caring and empathetic, organized and conscientious, and all of these things come together to form a good leader. We are fortunate to have her," said Stephanie Walls, BGSU Firelands associate professor of political science and Student Government advisor.
With 16 credit hours this semester and all of the responsibilities of Student Government there are many nights when Evans is at the campus until 10 p.m. or later. The late hours are even more disconcerting when taking into account that Evans is also employed in her field.
Although she has always worked during her college career, she recently accepted a position with Firelands Regional Medical Center Counseling & Recovery Services. While completing a practicum with Firelands Regional Medical Center, Evans was encouraged by her supervisors to apply for a permanent opening within the health care organization. Evans jumped at the opportunity and is now a Community Psychiatric and Supportive Treatment Case Manager.
"I connect people to community resources like housing, access to food, and social services," said Evans, who manages a caseload of approximately 54 clients.
"What I am learning is the workplace reinforces my classwork. After I complete my bachelor's degree, I can continue in case management or go into therapy, but I am also interested in a career which works more with children. There are lots of options," said Evans.
Working, classes, and Student Government have provided significant challenges for Evans and she has made some sacrifices to balance the needs of her current commitment. However, in the spirit of her aforementioned advice to others, Evans does not feel she has bitten off too much. In the case that she ever does, she knows how to handle it.
"It's important to recognize when you can't manage your challenges. If necessary, let something go, or seek out others who can help you better cope with your issues," said Evans. Sage advice from a budding, yet accomplished professional.


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The other day I was craving a dessert. I needed something that I could make right then and there out of pantry ingredients. And since it was me, it needed to not include baking. So much goes wrong when I bake. Not to mention how messy my kitchen looks with flour all over it.
Enter lemon frozen yogurt. I always have the ingredients to make this. Always. If I don't, it means I just ran out and haven't made it to the grocery store yet. I kind of cobbled together several recipes that I found on the internet and in books. Removing any time consuming difficult steps.
Lemon Frozen Yogurt
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 3/4 cup water
- 2 cups plain yogurt
- 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice (from one lemon)
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- 2 Tablespoons vanilla vodka (I'm guessing limoncello would have been divine too)
Heat the sugar and water, to make a simple syrup, in a small saucepan until the sugar dissolves. Refrigerate until well chilled.
In a large bowl (I use a big batter bowl because it pours so nicely), mix all the ingredients, including the chilled simple syrup. Some people say to chill again, sometimes I do, sometimes I don't. Pour into your ice cream maker and process according to directions.
Perfect blend of sweet and tart!
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If that headline were real protestors would comecrawling out of the woodwork and burn New Jersey to the ground. Why? People who love Apple, love Apple stores.And while the headline might be false, the idiotic thinking behind it is veryreal. And sadly, more and more common thanks to dealership profits lining the pockets of politicians.
In case you are lost, today New Jersey, amid all the Bridgegatedrama, has, according to Elon Musk in a recent blog post, "gone back on itsword" to delay an "anti-Tesla" rule. In other words Chris Christie is being shadyand has been called a liar, yet again.
Seeing that the one-time potentialpresidential candidate is already in the cross hairs of many I wouldn't besurprised to see the mainstream media dragged into this debate which wouldn't be a bad thing. I'd love to see a representative from NADA on a national cable channel defending the dealers.
Getting back to iPhones and Apple Stores…
I've been to malls where you have a Best Buy on one end and anApple Store on the other and a handful of retailers, like Verizon and AT&T,along the way who all do one thing - sell iPhones.
It's hard to compare a $700 phone to a $100,000 car, but atthe fundamental level telling Tesla they have to let dealers sell theirproducts would be like telling Apple, Best Buy and Verizon, that only mall kiosks, "small business dealers,"can sell their phones. Can you imagine the level of 'Genius' you'd get from theguy winking at teenage girls hocking glittery pink iPhone cases? So much forthe brand image and customer loyalty.
This topic has been beat to death and I give Elon Musk creditfor being personally vocal on the issue. Frankly, he has no other choice. Agreat deal of his wealth is tied to Tesla's success and that success isdependent upon growth. It's damn hard to sell cars in a state when that statemakes it illegal.
Does Elon need a new strategy? Yes. Do I know what thatstrategy is – no, not exactly.
The brand has a very fired-up base that will do whatever thebrand asks of them, but it seems like their efforts, both publicly and privatelycontinue to fail. It could be thatTesla's first "ads" will be campaign-like messages telling the American people,or in this case the people of New Jersey, that their government is crushing "innovationand consumer choice."
Either way Elon is going to have to either find stronger alliesin the various states or petition a higher court to strike down the state'smovements to ban his method of selling cars. This all needs to happen soon orhis mass market car won't have a mass market legally able to purchase it.
Tesla Blog Post: http://www.teslamotors.com/blog/defending…


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Make Economy Feel Like First Class
We've all been there. Admiring those passengers who board first, arriving out of nowhere from their secret lounge. You'll all be squeezed in a metal tube, but it will be a little easier for them. Let me help you bridge the class gap and experience a little of the "good life."
Some airlines, like Turkish Airlines and Emirates offer amenity kits to Economy passengers. Most airlines however reserve that little treat for Business and First Class only. The first step towards feeling like First Class is creating your own amenity kit. What should you include?
This is all up to your own personal taste. One important thing that most amenity kits include is a toothbrush and toothpaste. Nothing like having morning breath for a 10 hour flight.
I cannot sleep on a plane without a neck pillow. The pillows they provide on planes are never large enough. And don't forget to add an eye mask as well to help you fall asleep faster.
Face cream is another essential. Airplanes are dry because the same air is recirculated hour after hour. Don't stop at your face though, as your arms and legs will thank you as well. Don't forget to bring things that are specific to your individual needs.
For me, that includes deodorant, lip balm as well as a mini Lysol disinfectant spray. It's nice to feel fresh on a long flight. Deodorants allow you to be more pleasant to your seatmates as well. The lip balm has to do with the airplane dryness I spoke about earlier. The disinfectant spray is necessary because planes are just plain gross. So many people are in and out of planes and it's impossible for planes to be thoroughly cleaned daily. Then there are little bonuses that add a nice touch.
These include sheet masks to help with relaxation, a pack of tissues and your own headphones. The headphones airlines provide are fine, but there's nothing like having your own. That brings me to the next thing it's best to bring your own of, food.
During short haul flights, Economy passengers can be happy to get a few crackers. In First Class, however, there are other options. Have better options as well, by bringing your own food. These include things that are not messy and easy to pack. Think of packs of crackers or cookies, sandwiches and fruit cups. Long haul Economy flights provide better options when it comes to food. But the options are still nothing like First Class. I applaud airlines that provide real silverware in Economy but most do not. When choosing your meal, choose the meal native to the airline's country. It's the best way to know that you will have a meal that tastes good. Feel free to bring your own snacks as well. There's one last thing that comes to mind when I think of First class, lots and lots of space.
The first way to get more space is to book the seat on certain planes that has no seat in front. I spoke about Seat Guru on my post Choosing the Right Airline. This website allows you to see where the "magic seats" are. These are the most popular seats and you'll probably have to pay to book these seats in advance. If these seats are already taken when you book, or you don't want to pay extra, I have another tip. Check-in to your flight within the 24/48 hour window to secure a seat you like, for free. Nothing is written in stone though. At the airline desk, ask the ground crew to see what seats are available. Maybe the good seats are free now due to cancellations. I was able to share a 4 seat row on a recent trip with only my sister. This allowed me the chance to lay out and sleep over three seats. It was pure bliss. Try these tips and let me know if you are able to experience a taste of the "good life."


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xLobby Playlist (M3U) File Extension
by Wes Black
xLobby uses the winamp M3U file format for creating playlists in xLobby. Whats interesting about the M3U file format is that users on a network using a laptop or PC that has winamp software loaded with the playback file structure mapped to the same playback folder structure as xLobby can create playlists using winamp and store them directly in the xLobby playlist folder for example:(c:\programs\xLobby\playlists) so multiple users can create playlists outside of xLobby that will show up in the playlist manager of xLobby that was created from multiple users. Any xLobby system can also save playlists to a shared folder on a NAS or xLobby server so all users have access to the same music playlists. Also playlists created in xLobby are also usable for playback in winamp.
Future plans include importing of playlists ftom Windows Media Player and Itunes.
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Top 5 Gay Friendly Hotel Toronto | Canada | Reviews
Toronto is considered one of the most gay-friendly places on earth according to Lonely Planet. Today we will explore the best gay hotel Toronto, Canada and we have selected for you the best accommodations in this magnificent city!
The Ramada Plaza Toronto 3* – Gay Friendly Hotel Toronto
The Ramada Plaza Toronto is centrally located in Toronto's Garden District, home to the city's vibrant Gay Village, beautiful Allan Gardens and some of its most treasured heritage buildings. Just minutes from Yonge Street, and Toronto's bustling downtown core, staying here means staying in the centre of all that's happening in the city.
The hotel is centrally located to Yonge St and Dundas St Square which is about 10-15mins walk from the hotel. Here you can take the Hop on Hop of your bus and find the Totonto Eton shopping mall.
The Hop on Hop of tour is really good as you can stop of at key locations such as St Lawrence's Market, The Harbour etc and when ready hop on the next bus. You can purchase tours from the hotel thus you get hotel pick up an drop of.
Local supermarket by the Hotel called RABBAS which has a nice Deli just less than 5 mins walk.
All of the modernly furnished guest rooms are non-smoking and include a flat-screen TV with cable channels. Free WiFi is included at no extra cost.
Guests can dine at Shade, the on-site restaurant. It is open each day for breakfast and dinner and serves continental cuisine.
The rooms are spacious and beds comfortable. Bathrooms could have used more shelf space, but the decor is outstanding with nice finishing touches.
Even if the breakfast is overpriced food is good and hot, and the fruit was fresh as well.
Room facilities: Safety Deposit Box, Air conditioning, Iron, Desk, Seating Area, Fan, Heating, Hairdryer, Free toiletries, Toilet, Bathroom, Bath or Shower, Toilet paper, Pay-per-view Channels, Telephone, Radio, Cable Channels, Flat-screen TV, Tea/Coffee Maker, Alarm clock, Towels, Linen.
How much does a room costs at Ramada Plaza Toronto ?
Prices start 110$/night for the King Room . The Junior King Suite with Sofa Bed ( Room size: 36 m²) is 150$/night.
This room has a 40″ flat-screen TV and ergonomic workstation in the bedroom. The living area contains a sofa bed and another flat-screen TV. Additional amenities include a mini fridge, microwave and coffee maker. Free WiFi is available.
Where to book Ramada Plaza Toronto – Gay Friendly Hotel Toronto – you can find the best hotels deals in Canada on Booking.com and Agoda.com.
2. Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Toronto 3* – Gay Friendly Hotel Toronto
Our second recommendation is a 3* hotel located in the Gay Village of Toronto. The hotel is one block from a subway station & the College streetcar line. The busiest bars & restaurants in the gay village are a block in the other direction on Church Street north of Alexander Street.
The Courtyard is located in the NE side of the core, in the heart of the LGBTQ neighbourhood. The brightly festooned cross walks and rainbow pennants on street posts are harmonious with the eclectic and inclusive diversity which the city celebrates
A flat-screen cable TV and tea/coffee-making facilities are standard in every modern room at the Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Toronto. All rooms include a seating area and a work desk.
The Bistro at the Downtown Toronto Courtyard features snacks, a la carte items, Starbucks coffee and a full cocktail bar.
The beds are comfortable and the showers warm, although the lack of a fan in the bathroom resulted in excess moisture and humidity in the sleeping quarters. The rooms are soundproofed reasonably well, with sounds from adjoining rooms and even the hustle of the city below masked properly.
The rooms have a coffee making machine and fridge and a large flat screen tv
The bathroom is split into 2 areas: one for the sink and another for the toilet and the shower tub.
The Courtyard also offers a modest gym for its guests, and while equipment are plentiful and clean, it is rather warm and humid in the workout room, attributable perhaps to the pool and indoor hot tub which shares the same general space.
The bistro us very handy for our morning coffees, snacks and drinks in the evenings. The lobby area is. modern and relaxing.
Room facilities: Safety Deposit Box, Air conditioning, Iron, Desk, Seating Area, Heating, Carpeted, Sofa, Shower, Hairdryer, Free toiletries, Toilet, Bathroom, Bath or Shower, Toilet paper, Pay-per-view Channels, Telephone, Radio, Cable Channels, Flat-screen TV, Tea/Coffee Maker, Refrigerator, Wake-up service, Alarm clock, Towels, Linen
How much does a room costs at Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Toronto ?
Prices start 150$/night for the King Room . The Deluxe Queen Room ( Room size: 38 m²) is 185$/night.
This room includes free WiFi, a 38″ flat-screen TV with cable channels and a spacious seating area. A work desk, a mini-fridge and complimentary toiletries are provided. Free local and long distance calls in North America, and in-room bottled water are provided.
Please note that the room rate is based on 2 guests. Maximum occupancy is 4 guests (see Hotel Policies).
Please note, breakfast is included for 2 guests in this room rate.
Where to book Courtyard by Marriott Downtown Toronto – Gay Friendly Hotel Toronto – you can find the best hotels deals in Canada on Booking.com and Agoda.com.
3. McGill Inn B&B Toronto 4* – Gay Friendly Hotel Toronto
Nestled on a residential street in the heart of Toronto city centre, this Victorian B&B is less than 2 km from the Theatre and Financial Districts. Free Wi-Fi and cable TV are offered in all rooms.
Featuring warm colours, rooms at McGill Inn Bed & Breakfast include access to a shared bathroom. All the rooms also include air conditioning.
Each room has a bed (with daily housekeeping service), towels, flat screen TV, a cabinet for clothes, a desk, tissues, and even an alarm clock radio. There is one shared bathroom per floor (three rooms per floor).
Breakfast, while continental, will provide you with more than enough sustenance to skip lunch. An array of various bagels, breads, pastries, cream cheeses, jams, jellies, juices, teas, coffees, fruit, yogurts, and tea biscuits will ensure that you will need to hit the gym once your trip ends.
The living room has a desktop computer with high speed internet (120 mbp/s) available 24/7. Each room has a flat screen TV with several dozen channels and a remote. It is two blocks from College Metro station, very convenient base for exploring, and also a few blocks from Loblaws, which is to supermarkets what Lexus is to autos. A phone is available for free local calls as well. The location is very safe and the guests are respectful.
Room facilities: Air conditioning, Heating, Carpeted, Hardwood/Parquet floors, Wardrobe/Closet, Clothes rack, Shared Bathroom, TV, Radio, Cable Channels, Alarm clock, Towels, Linen, Upper floors accessible by stairs only.
How much does a room costs at McGill Inn B&B ?
Prices start 95$/night for the Double Room with Shared Bathroom . The Deluxe Double Room with Shower ( Room size: 8 m²) is 120$/night.
This double room features air conditioning.
Please note, breakfast is included for 2 guests in this room rate.
Where to book McGill Inn B&B – Gay Friendly Hotel Toronto – you can find the best hotels deals in Canada on Booking.com and Agoda.com.
4. Chelsea Hotel Toronto 3* – Gay Friendly Hotel Toronto
Within 300 m of College Subway Station, this hotel features on-site dining, a fitness centre and 2 indoor pools. The Toronto Eaton Centre is 600 m away.
All rooms at the Chelsea Hotel Toronto provide free WiFi and an LCD TV with cable channels. Some open out on to a balcony.
Dining options include the Market Garden restaurant and T| Bar Lounge. Guests can sip on a coffee or cocktail at the expresso coffee and wine bar. Room service is available.
Rooms are clean and very comfy bed and pillows!
Breakfast buffet is $25pp which is bit pricey!
Beautiful rooftop panoramic views of the city.
Room facilities: Balcony, Pay-per-view Channels, TV, Telephone, Radio, Video Games, Cable Channels, Flat-screen TV, Air conditioning, Iron, Desk, Ironing Facilities, Seating Area, Heating, Carpeted, Wardrobe/Closet, Clothes rack, Shower, Bath, Hairdryer, Bathrobe, Free toiletries, Toilet, Bathroom, Toilet paper, Coffee machine, Wake Up Service/Alarm Clock, Towels, Linen.
How much does a room costs at Chelsea Hotel Toronto ?
Prices start 160$/night for the Standard Queen Room . The Deluxe Queen Room ( Room size: 29 m²) is 200$/night.
This spacious room is furnished with a 32-inch flat-screen TV.
Where to book Chelsea Hotel Toronto – Gay Friendly Hotel Toronto – you can find the best hotels deals in Canada on Booking.com and Agoda.com.
5. Radisson Admiral Toronto Harbourfront 4* – Gay Friendly Hotel Toronto
This hotel is 3 minutes walk from the beach. This harbourfront hotel in Toronto city centre features on-site dining as well as a rooftop patio with a seasonal pool. A mini-fridge and coffee maker are included in each guest room.
A large work desk and flat-screen TV are common to all rooms at Radisson Admiral Toronto Harbourfront. A pool, harbour or city view may be featured in these rooms.
Showcasing regional ingredients, Watermark Restaurant specialises in Canadian cuisine. Light snacks are served at Radisson Admiral's Watermark Lounge, along with local beers and wines.
This hotel is located on Queens Quay, below the Gardiner and CNN tower and Roger's Centre. Area is filled with activity. There are restaurants, pubs nearby, a 24 hr store and a Tim Hortons. There are vendors just done the street with crafts and delicious treats for sale. Jogging and bike paths nearby.
The rooms are very modern and contemporary with lovely bathrooms and very comfortable beds.
There is a fabulous pool area with a great view of the harbour for taken great photos and selfies!
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Surf Perch on the Big Green Egg
This is a simple recipe for how to smoke a fresh batch of Surf Perch on the Big Green Egg.
First, catch them! Use GULP! sandworms on a #4 hook with an 18″ monofilm leader and a barrel swivel. You will need about an ounce of weight above the swivel. Cast out into the surf and real in slowly. Walk the beach until you catch one, and then fish in that spot. Good eating size is between 1-3 pounds.
Scale and gut the fish, leaving the heads on. Lay them on their side on tinfoil. Pour Olive Oil over each fish. Sprinkle heavily with ground sea salt and ground pepper.
Set the Egg at 350 – 400 Indirect with some hickory chunks for smoke. You want A LOT of smoke because the fish will only be cooking for a short amount of time, and they still have their skin on so the smoke will need to penetrate it.
When the fish are brown and smoky, they are done!
The meat will fall off the bones and have a wonderfully smokey flavor. Bon Apetite!
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Friday, April 18, 2008
The "Sleeping Giant" is half awakened
"We are getting out of the whole process. The whole process is an illegal process," Honorable Beyene Petros "
We did not want to be the cause of any crisis. But when the government shows no willingness to cooperate, and wants to be the only party which governs Ethiopia, then we have no hope. We cannot work with this kind of party. We have to quit and show the world we are not able to work with them." Honorable Bulcha Demeksa
"Election results will be quicker than in Zimbabwe" Bereket Semon, Chief of the Political Bureau of the EPRDF
I guess Mr. Bereket is right, and in deed election results are much quicker in Ethiopia than in Zimbabwe because Bereket's party new super-computer has the capability to accurately forecast election results weeks ahead of the election. This past Sunday Ethiopia held a National Intra-TPLF party election to once more bless the ruling minority party with an end-less and limit-less power. Unlike the May 2005 election, the elections of April 13 and April 20, 2008 were carefully designed and allowed to take place after avoiding the non-TPLF cloned opposition parties, and after making sure that each and every vote goes to the TPLF ballot box. Sunday's National election was a mock election where the Ethiopian people were denied to make a choice. Form start-to-finish, the organizers, the candidates, the monitors, the ballot inspectors, and of course the winners of the politically homogeneous election were the TPLF agents.
If there is any opposition political leader that knows the "anatomy" of Meles, it must be none other than "Microbiologist" professor Beyene Petros. So why did a person who knows the in-and-out of PM Zenawi for the last 16 years decide to boycott the election at the 11th hour? To boycott an election one should first agree in the existence of a legitimate election where all parties play by agreed common rules. In Ethiopia, there are no rules or policies that favor an all inclusive participatory election. So why did Beyene Petros and Bulcha Demeksa enter the election in the first place? Professor Beyene has alternately lead the United Ethiopian Democratic Forces (UEDF) since its inception in 2003, is he still the leader of UEDF, specially after he dismissed UEDF's majority decision in 2005 and joined the Parliament?
On April 10, 2008 just three days before Sunday's election, Professor Beyene's party boycotted the election citing the illegality of the election process. The boycotting drama continued after Sunday's election and OFDM boycotted the election alluding to the unwillingness of the ruling party to honestly include other parties in the election process. Thanks to God, finally, after three years of dancing with the wrong partner, the willfully sleeping giants have awakened. However, only time will tell if this is a change of heart, or a habitual change of gesture!
A political election is a mechanism by which modern democracies fill offices in the executive, legislature, and sometimes in the judiciary. It is a decision making process where citizens are provided with a choice of individuals to choose from for a public office. The election process may differ from country to country, but the fundamental rules and pre-conditions are the same. The electorates must be given a clear choice and must be left free to vote for a candidate of their choice. There must be an independent election institution that examines and arbitrates election disagreements. These three pre-conditions are non-existent in Ethiopia. TPLF is the lone player in the campaign trail and the Ethiopian Election Board officials are hand picked by PM Meles Zenawi.
In 2005, when TPLF followed a relatively liberal election policy, it was Professor Beyene who repeatedly vowed to boycott the election. Surprisingly, it was the Professor himself that gave legitimacy to the 2005 sham election by blaming the pro-democracy demonstrators as rock throwing thugs. During the fruit less negotiations of 2005, it was again Professor Beyene who gave Meles the moral justification to imprison high level CUDP leaders by calling off the "Stay home" strikes and by joining the parliament against the decision of his own party. Between November 2005 and August 2007 when millions of Ethiopians and the international community cried for the release of CUDP leaders, Professor Beyene was quietly making non-reciprocal concessions with Meles. As a leader of one of the oldest opposition coalition [SEPDC], Professor Beyene did not publicly denounce the imprisonment of his fellow opposition leaders, nor did he congratulate them when they were released. In the absence of the CUDP leaders, the honorable Beyene Petros, a man whom the Associated Press called "leader of the largest opposition" in Ethiopia, was working hard to inherit Lieutenant Girma's worthless chair to serve a party and a man he opposed throughout his entire public life.
Until the day he unilaterally joined the parliament, Professor Beyene was the leader of UEDF, but he was stripped off his leadership role when he broke the very decision that he was entrusted to execute. Professor Beyene can not be the leader of an organization that he does not belong to unless UEDF is a house hold item of the Professor, or the name UEDF is synonymous with SEPDC. I hope the true UEDF will give us a better clarification and defend the indivisibility of its leadership.
In the 1990s Professor Beyene was the emblem of non-violent political struggle in Ethiopia. He was also a man who organized one of the strongest coalitions in the political history of Southern Ethiopia. He and his fellow parliamentarian, the honorable Bulcha Demeksa have had some symbolic moments in the parliament. However, in politics, all the good stuff that politicians did in the past is an archived history. What really matters is their position of today and their vision for tomorrow. Even the charismatic and the well articulated Tony Blair who scored many political & economic victories could not survive Political mistakes. In the past 16 years, professor Beyene has made numerous strategic mistakes. Yes, he has stood with the Ethiopian masses, but his grave mistake is that he displayed loyalty to Meles in those critical moments that counted the most. I usually tolerate those who make mistakes while serving the public. Every body including those whom I trusted the most have made a heart breaking mistake, but kneeling down for a pat from Meles and making repeated mistakes on the interest of the people is unacceptable, inexplicable, and intolerable.
I applaud the non-violent struggle of the honorable Beyene Petros & Bulcha Demeksa, but I also want to let them know that there is a significant difference between "loyal opposition" and loyalty to Meles. All parties and individuals (including SEPDC and OFDM) that follow the non-violent path of struggle are parts and parcels of the loyal opposition. But, make no mistake, your loyalty is not to Meles, or to any specific policies of the government. Your loyalty is to the fundamental legitimacy of the state and to the democratic process. When your loyalty is to the state, irregularities will be administered by the law of the land; but when your loyalty is to Meles who bends the law, you will always end up being betrayed as he constantly twists the law to suit his agenda. In the past three years, both Honorable Bulcha and Beyene Petros have aided the ruling party by jointly drafting rules and procedures that undermined the entire opposition camp [does not include parliamentary bills]. They have entertained the international media by sponsoring a joint communiqué with the ruling party, providing a badly needed legitimacy to a naked regime. In spite of the bullying, the harassment, targeted imprisonment, and cancellation of their candidates, these two veteran politicians entered the 2008 election clearly knowing their zero chance of winning a consequential amount of seats.
The validity of a democratic process in any society depends on the existence of a legitimate government. I believe, even the TPLF thugs agree, at least nominally, that political elections are the corner stones of any democratic process. Jumping in to an election in the total absence of common rules and a legitimate government is tantamount to selling the trust of the electorate to a bunch of traitors that deserve no trust. More than boycotting the election, the two veteran leaders including other puppets of the regime must understand that the TPLF model of the "false diversity" type of pompous election is a sham process that appears to be a genuine electoral contest, in order to present the façade of popular consent and support. Yes, EPRDF has several registered parties [TPLF, OPDO, ANDM etc) and several candidates (close to 4 million), but all of them have the same face and support the status quo.
Though they have publicly stated obvious reasons, I don't really know why the two parliamentarians boycotted the election. The Ethiopian electorate, including the very people that the honorable Beyene Petros and Bulcha Demeksa represent in the National Parliament knew the true nature of TPLF and its election methodology in the early morning hours of May 16, 2005. I don't understand why these two giant leaders of the opposition waited for so long, specially, the OFDM leaders who have to wait three more days [After Prof. Beyene] to taste an election so sour to swallow. Unless it is a sign of an honest strategic shift, the recent election boycott of Professor Beyene and Ato Bulcha Demeksa is meaningless because it came too late after the political damage has already been done.
If the boycott is accompanied by a strong verbal and written public condemnation of the TPLF regime, and joining the alliance of the progressive forces of Ethiopia; the far-sighted people of Ethiopia will forgive Professor Beyene for there is no future without forgiveness! Otherwise Ethiopians are sick and tired of politicians whose skin color changes to satisfy the indefinite taste of Meles Zenawi.
15 comments:
- Anonymous said...
I don't know enough to endorse or condemn everything Ato Beyene and Ato Bulcha have done, but it seems to me best to assume that whatever they did, they did because they thought it would get them more constituents and it would forward the democratic process. They turned out to be wrong for the most part, but let's call it an honest mistake.
I would not call it 'loyalty to Meles' for two reasons. I don't think they have any reason to be loyal to him, and more importantly, I think such language is both divisive and unnecessary. It promotes rather than resolving conflict, and I think that today, we're all realizing that our propensity for unnecessary conflict amongst each other is what's killing our struggle, not the EPRDF.
Like you, I'm happy about the boycott, because it is a necessary end to the charade. For PR purposes, it will be useful to state that the EPRDF has 95% or some such number of seats in parliament.
But that's all it is, a small PR gain. It's not a huge factor in the big picture.
By the way, perhaps the biggest reason that Beyene et al were unsuccessful - that the opposition in parliament is useless - is that they don't have any power in the ground. The anti-EPRDF public, though vastly outnumbering EPRDF supporters, are as yet incapable of democratic activism. The EPRDF has nothing to fear, so no incentive to treat the opposition seriously. Compare with Kenya, where the ruling party has something to fear...
- Friday, April 18, 2008 11:52:00 AM
- Ephrem Madebo said...
No, it is not an honest mistake, not at least for Professor Beyene. He put himself in to this chaotic situation disregarding the counseling of many people including people of his own constituency. This is not about him joining the parliament. If you remember, few months after the round up of the CUDP leaders, Professor Beyene, Lidetu, Bulcha and some others were busy writing and ratifying (with TPLF) the rules of the game for the opposition. He even came to Washington DC as a good will ambassador to Meles. If this is not loyalty then what is? It is that same rule they wrote that haunts them all now. All opposition parties except the LFs are loyal oppositions, the problem with Beyene and Ledetu is that they are more loyal to the government than to the legitimacy of the state. Yes, as you said the boycott is good, but not good enough. They should do more exposing the diabolic nature of the TPLF regime.
- Friday, April 18, 2008 1:12:00 PM
- Anonymous said...
Mr Mandibo:
How about the visionary leader who spent nearly 40 days in the mountains of Pensilvania? I am sure that you know who i am refering to (Dr. Berehanu).
Did he go to repent for his ill incentive on destroying the CUD? or did he go to talk to the devil face to face on how to destroy Ethiopian hope just to get a position where people can call him "Honourable"?
The answer, you know it and while the saga of Lidetu and Beyene has gone long time ago, you should concentrate on giving constructive advice to your visionary leader and his cohorts.
Don't forget, having a better Education is not the mandate to lead that nation and to be in the leadership position of political parties. His venomous preaching that indirectly says "CUD without me is nothing" created what you see now. another slavery may be for 15 more years.
Now, since you are in his league, those dumb arses who sit in the U.S with some sort of Degrees and Doctrates feel privilaged to lead by barraging us with articles and speeches while the simple and genuine way of showing love to the people you advocate is to go and fight with them. I hope your visionary leader show us the way to arms struggle by being on the for-front of the fire like successful insurgency leaders did.
don't kiss berehanu's ass !!
- Wednesday, April 30, 2008 3:50:00 PM
- Anonymous said...
Mr. Madebo,
I don't understand why you have to put up with the likes of the last commenter. These individuals should be barred from public space until they learn to discuss issues.
- Wednesday, April 30, 2008 9:19:00 PM
- Anonymous said...
Mr, Annomious, It seems that you are angry atleast unhappy about Mr Maddebo's analysis regarding Dr Beyen and Ato Bulchas boycott. If you have tangable argument that support their decssion let's hear or if you have things that relat their boyctting and Dr Berhanu's issue bring it on; otherwise just do not bring any subject from the blues that does not have any relevance to the topic on discussion. This is old way destructive Ethiopian poltic discussion style
- Thursday, May 01, 2008 12:23:00 AM
- Anonymous said...
For the two anonimous:
Why do you waste your time discussing on those useless people like Beyene and Lidetu. Those people have gone like a wind long time ago from the hearts and minds of Ethiopians. They are comfortable in the TPLF parliament seats and they are happy to listen Meles Zenawi's doctrine of "Revolutionary Democracy with the blend of Tigrayan supremacy". Their effect on the Ethiopian political movement is from little to negligable. So why waste your energy on dead fishes like them. I would alteast have discussed about them if i think they can bring change. They are puppets and are there for a show. They are much useful to TPLF as symbol objects than being a genuine opposition. and for sure they know this fact.
For God's sake, how many times we have listened people like Beyene, Bulcha, Merarra and Lidetu saying The Meles Region would not change itself through genuine political processs. Yet they sit over there and enjoy the left-over while people suffer by this extrem rule.
I would like Mr. Mandibo to create an open discussion about the man who went to pensilvania mountain for 40 days and night like Moses and our lord Jesus Christ did. There need to be a constructive criticizm for this guy who is yet again trying to fool Ethiopians by presenting them an armed insurgency in which he will sit in the U.S cities and command it.
There need to be a discussion on the leadership crisis, the character and itegrity of the presumed political leaders who collect thousands of dollars from poor Ethiopians.
There need to be a discussion on people who give lip service but found it difficult to do what they say.
There need to be a discussion and background check of the writers, bloggers, and media owners about their stand, motives and adherances to political systems. Correct me if i am wrong, Mr. Mandibo is an amhara hater and he will resist and go on the offensive if he see any prominent person rises from that ethnic group. The reason he advocated and wrote more than 10,000 words about the fake visionary leader is a testmony for his inner ills and would even like TPLF to be there for some time instead of a Unifying Ethiopian force.
- Thursday, May 01, 2008 12:05:00 PM
- Anonymous said...
Did Dr. Berhanu declare armed struggle? I didn't read that anywhere else but if he did, that is a big blow to TPLF. If they r not stupid TPLF should know that Dr. Berhanu is big name in Ethiopia and can raise hell if he gives up on peaceful struggle let alone start armed struggle; many more will give up on peaceful change of gov't and raise arms. Those who already did will get international attention more. "Elected Mayor for first time in Addis history" choosing armed struggle is big blow to the tyranical TPLF.
- Friday, May 02, 2008 6:14:00 AM
- Anonymous said...
for the lazy anonimous just before this message,
How can it be a blow to TPLF if Dr. Berehanu calls for armed struggle. When will Ethios learn sologans and proclamations wouldn't get anywhere? Even the educated elite miss the basic fact that the answer to TPLFs oppression is creating a sophosticated organization that withstands all the tricks Meles plays.
How can Ethiopians can make without an organization to rally with? how can organizations become fruitfull why the nature of Ethiopians is full of infighting?
I am not in the league of people who beleive on anarchy for change. There need to be a dedicated unit of people who work tightly with the main objective of dismantling meles day and night in every opportunity.
Ethios need to learn the essense of creating organization and work together for a common goal than rally behind one man or few men.
- Friday, May 02, 2008 2:12:00 PM
- Anonymous said...
"Revolutionary Democracy with the blend of Tigrayan supremacy"? Most Ethiopians are not Tigrayans. Typical African tribal loyalty forced many in the tribe to say 'we r ruling whether u like it or not' when losing peacefull arguements or 'why didn't u say samething when Amhara was ruling'? to non-Amhara Ethiopians.
Sidama tribe is at least half a million numrous that Tigre tribe after Tigre tribe is now split in two countries and even after many tribes are now 'confiscated' in Tigraya tribe from Wollo and Gonder but no Sidama language on Ethiopian TV and lots of Tigigna daily.
I remember reading on TOBIYA magazine back home where Mr. Chamo who was one of the leading lawyer/political party but imprisoned for 11 yrs by Derg saying that TPLF would've genuine support from all over Ethiopia if it was about equality and not supremacy.
Actually that Tigrayan guy who later went to Harvard Law school who is now all over the internet since he broke up with Meles in support of Mr Abraha's group said to Mr Chamo "why are you southern ppl not as obedient to Tigre rule like you were to Amhara rule".? That was right after Mr Zenawi's doctor said to Professor Yilma that not paying unheard of illegal tax at Assab on transit goods would bankrupt Eritrea and not good for TPLF back, back then.
I remember in 1993 southern Ethiopian engineers from USA shot at in their landrovers in some southern region by cloned thugs who wanted to prove their loyalty to TPLF.
There are thousands upon thousands of testimonies and great majority of learned ppl of Ethiopia don't like TPLF no matter which part of Ethiopia they came from. The non-college educated Ethiopians too don't like TPLF. Nobody does.
- Tuesday, May 06, 2008 5:27:00 AM
- Anonymous said...
where I said Mr Chamo read Assefa Chabo please.
- Tuesday, May 06, 2008 5:37:00 AM
- Anonymous said...
For Mr. Ephrem:
It is time again to kiss Mr. Berehanu Nega's ass. He is forming a new party and everyone is expecting your indorsment.
Dr. Nega is going to the gungle like Meles and Issayas did.
- Tuesday, May 13, 2008 1:24:00 PM
- Anonymous said...
Madebo et al,
I have been waiting to read commentary from Ephrem Madebo and his cliques about Birhanu Nega's decision to stay in the US (at least it was not expected by people like Ephrem and there was a promise in one of his posts). Instead, Ephrem is barking on the wrong tree, his "sleeping giant". Since when did Beyene Petros become a "giant ?" to Ephrem?
I thought Prof Beyene knew much better than Ephrem and his cliques and that is why had made better decisions. His decision to stay the course and not to join hands with the cowards and short sighted people like Birhanu was testament to that.
I think, time has come for Ephrem and cliques to become foot soldiers of the coward Birhanu Nega's Ginbot 7 party. Do not forget to pack diapers though!!
- Sunday, May 18, 2008 10:54:00 AM
- Ethio Emblem: said...
Ethio Emblem:
Mr. Ephrem Madebo here is my say on your column.
First of all, the effort you put to further the Ethiopian political discussion is commendable, although some bull heads still barge in and shout out their baseless insult rather than employing the voice of reason and arguing with your political ideology, the talking points are irrefutable. Why? Trust me it isn't because you are untouchable, it is because you know how to approach your subject. Your articulation and focus on the subject matter awards you the highest point yet, because you are able to provide readers with well rounded, in depth, and unbiased analysis. I applaud your effort, not all of your points of views!
Now, here is my second point directed to you: about your choice of topics. It is my opinion that a writer like you shouldn't look desperate to attract readers. Your work speaks for itself. Don't establish or embellish your writing identity based on things that don't necessarily agree with what you are saying. May I state my opinion why I think you are inclined to do this? From writers point of view it is simply to bold the article. But it could also be a shredding point, specifically if it doesn't have any truth in it. As it is exhibited in this particular article. I am sure beside the artificial or the confirmed reason, the one I stated above, you do have explanation why you chose this title, but in your article there isn't a single trade of thought that support your topic, to all I know it is actually to the contrary. So why not align your topics and your body of article? Just my thought.
I particularly liked your conclusion, with the touch of a beautiful practice called "forgiveness". Now, this is indeed a strange word and moreover abstract concept that is long forgotten from our political battle ground. Yes, humans are bound to make mistakes, and humans are bound to ask and receive forgiveness, all the way. Unfortunately, more often than others, in our political field the leaders tend to make fundamental, strategic, and irremediable mistakes at the cost of the majorities hope and hunger for social change. Irreparable, because they don't acknowledge they made mistakes, and they don't want to be accountable to their action and thus every time they stumble across this phenomenal passage they leave us, the citizens, with inevitable dilemma and shaky political ground. And to our dismay they do this at a very critical and historical turning point. It makes me wonder, why, why and why? For crying out loud, being a veteran of so many years of indigenous (Ethiopian) politics can't afford differentiating right from wrong? Shifting political ideology abandoning the entire constituents? What is public service without the support of the grassroots? Why does it have to be always the law of basic instinct and further the law of democratic ruling has to be bent to serve the minority? So when the bold truth is these facts do they ask forgiveness? No.
My other point is on your statement: "I don't understand why these two giant leaders of the opposition waited for so long, specially, the OFDM leaders who have to wait three more days [After Prof. Beyene] to taste an election so sour to swallow." Do we need to be both a social critique and a hypocrite? The choice is yours, but to me the reason they stayed this long is too obvious and hard to miss. It is to see if their political agenda can pass by flying colors under the PM Meles regime. When this isn't happening shift the gear so it doesn't grind further. I would love to be wrong on this and admit my mistake if I am proven wrong. Because for all I wish for my Beloved Motherland Ethiopia is a Progressive Political platform that allows anyone who is up for and with the voice of the majority to move us forward. The shift in political paradigm that we need so bad, when you think about it, who shifted to what and to where is irrelevant; as long as they have the ability to look into the eyes of millions of poor Ethiopian citizens and tell them that "I did this for you" "I will do it again, for you!"
Thanks and I look forward reading your next article.
I dream of an Africa [Ethiopia] which is in peace with itself: Nelson Mandela.
- Tuesday, May 20, 2008 11:59:00 AM
- Anonymous said...
good Job! :)
- Tuesday, June 24, 2008 8:58:00 AM
- Anonymous said...
Why do we need to give constructive advice? what we need is a true,strong,decisive leaders who does not make grave mistakes that cost us big time. and ready to accept criticism when they are wrong. they are in the position to lead not to be complemented. I think let not afraid to give blunt comments or condemn and offer advice.
- Wednesday, July 30, 2008 9:16:00 AM


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Islamic Microfinance Models
Two distinct models of Microfinance can be used to caret the needs and requirements of poor in an Islamic society.
- Charity Based Programs
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