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It was bound to happen eventually. I am officially completely in love with Topshop.
I am desperately trying to find a way to make some more money so that I can support the system crashing shopping spree I want to go on every time I log onto their website. Bloody lucky British. Only Topshop store in the States is in NYC (naturally). I am trying to scrape together $30 (isn't it sad) to buy this beautiful dress:
Lace Trim Dress By Parasol
Isn't it gorgeous? And that's just the tip of the iceberg. I now understand why all the British are so fashionable. They have this place. All of their clothing is disgustingly fabulous. Look on in ah-mahzment:
Pleats, prints, polka dots, oh my! I don't care if I have to BABYSIT MY BROTHER. I am GOING to get my hands on some of this stuff. It's like..candy for fashion bloggers. Or, as my friend Maia would put it: "Topshop isn't a brand. It's a lifestyle. Seriously." :) I know this is probably reading like an advert for Topshop, promise you it's not. They're not paying me or anything. I just really like their clothes. And y'all know how I like to ramble on about clothes ( *cough* Fashion blogger *Cough*) :) So now, I have a question for YOU: Favorite normal person brand? GO. H&M? Topshop? tell me. Better yet, show me. Send me a pic of your most wished for piece of clothing! I can't wait to see them!
Until Whenever,
P.S. All pictures came from the Topshop website .
P.P.S #JustinaNeedsSparklyTOMS :)


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Seems to be an Afterword thing I've just stumbled across and thought I would share…….
Musings on the byways of popular culture
Seems to be an Afterword thing I've just stumbled across and thought I would share…….
fentonsteve says
After last year's charity Life On Mars/Space Oddity single, Rick has expanded the idea to a whole album, Piano Portraits. Out next week. Tracklisting is:-
1. Help
2. Stairway To Heaven
3. Life On Mars
4. I'm Not In Love
5. Wondrous Stories
6. Berceuse
7. Amazing Grace
8. Swan Lake
9. Morning Has Broken
10. Summertime
11. Space Oddity
12. Dance Of The Damselflies {new composition}
13. Clair de Lune
14. I Vow To Thee My Country
15. Eleanor Rigby
I'm not sure where this fits on the cheese-o-meter. I remember those 'LSO plays the Beatles/Abba/Carpenters' albums on K-Tel.
MC Escher says
That tracklist looks to be approximately at Gorgonzola level, or at least a mature Stilton.
minibreakfast says
I have a fair high tolerance to cheese, but oh my, that looks quite indigestible.
minibreakfast says
Although probably better than this, which some wag sent me at Christmas….
fentonsteve says
Is the Journey to the Centre of the Earth hitmaker the new Rick Clayderman?
MC Escher says
My thoughts exactly.
bricameron says
Dude. That was beautiful.
duco01 says
I'm a little disappointed that the caped curry-eater hasn't included a Piano Portrait of New Model Army's "Vengeance" on his sparkling new platter.
Uncle Wheaty says
He clearly doesn't believe in "killing the bastards" otherwise it could be a contender!
Argot says
Track 8 is a bit of a long one.
Argot says
Just seen the cover of this. Vying with the last Elton John album.
minibreakfast says
Not my cup of tea, but bless 'im.
Moose the Mooche says
I'm guessing 8. isn't the album version of Death Disco.
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Take only memories, leave only footprints
The umbrella and the sunglasses are important in every season. I have always a journey in my bag with pen. If you have fantastic thoughts or you meet celebrities or you just want to write or sketch, they are in your bag, so you don't need to worry. To feel good in your body you need a nice outfit, I choose casual outfits, what I like and what is comfortable. Of course when I have the chance to go to a good party a sexy dress and high heels are in my suitcase, but when I visit a city for a day or for two then I can leave them at home. Good shoes! They are really important for me, because I love to walk.
But the most important thing is enjoy every moment of your journey.
Have fun and smile!
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At 1645 UTC on 6 June, an Electronics Side Swap occurred for GOES-12 to mitigate the effects of Cycle Slips that were occurring around 0800-1300 UTC each day (See this link for an explanation). No Cycle Slips occurred in the GOES-12 imager data on 7 June; as a result, the images are much cleaner. The image above shows an enhanced 10.7 µm image from June 4 2012 using the Side 1 electronics, which side was plagued by cycle slips, and from June 7 2012 using the Side 2 electronics, which show no cycle slips.
The Cycle Slips affected all bands. Click the image above to see the improvement across all bands between 0945 UTC on 4 June and 0945 UTC on 7 June. Note that there will be slight differences for a given input radiance in the computed brightness temperature for each band for the Side 2 Planck conversion coefficients versus the Side 1 Planck conversion coefficients. Those differences are, for Band 2, 0.0001K for both detectors; for Band 3, -0.0001 K for detector 'a', 0.0631 K for detector 'b'; for Band 4, -0.0001 K for both detectors and for Band 6, 0.0119 K. These differences are much smaller than the instrument noise.
Real-time imagery of GOES-South America imager and sounder data are available here.


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The Apartheid Wall: Is it Architecture or…?
In early January, the New York Time's architectural critic, Nicolai Ouroussoff, labeled the Apartheid Wall in Palestine/Israel as "on a fundamental level… a piece of architecture."
"A Line in the Sand" (1) appeared in the Time's Arts & Leisure section. A photo evidently taken at dusk occupied the whole upper half of the Arts page. The immense black concrete slabs of the Wall marched into the distance. Most of the photo was sky. A gorgeous sky. There were billowing clouds, tinted with enough subtle aquamarine, pink and yellow to suggest a delicate 18th century Tiepolo fresco.
The photo was the article. It delivered the message: this is pretty, this is arty. Doubtless many readers did not move beyond the picture. If they did, the romantic tone was emphasized in the first few sentences. An example of the dreamy, seductive language: "at dusk, its [the Wall's] future path is outlined by a necklace of lights."
The assertion that the Apartheid Wall is architecture is as absurd -- and dangerous -- as saying a guillotine is beautiful.
Architecture is essentially about creating space and as Webster's Dictionary says, "usually habitable space." One might add architecture is also about creating inspiring or beautiful space. Space that is, in some way, an affirmation of life.
Whether it's Chartres Cathedral's elegant nave, Frank Gehry's wild curves of steel in the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, Spain, or the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, DC, architectural structures are spaces where the mind soars, where the viewer expands his mental or emotional horizons. It's where people, not only engage in the domestic, day-by-day functions of life, but where they are inspired. Inspired, among other things, to worship, dance, sing, or remember the dead. Inspired to leave behind, to transcend habitual modes of thinking.
The Apartheid Wall is essentially a weapon. It's a tool of violence and military expansion.
The Apartheid Wall instead of creating space, destroys space -- both the space of land and, perhaps more importantly, of the imagination.
Along its projected 450-mile trajectory, the Wall is wreaking massive changes in the Palestinian and Israeli landscape. With 500 bulldozers at any one time grinding up rocks, uprooting trees and demolishing homes it is radically altering both rural and urban areas.
Although described by Israel as strictly a "security fence," Palestinians, moderate Israelis, the International Court of Justice and many independent observers understand that it's construction deep within the West Bank involves a massive land grab.
The Wall annexes much Palestine territory -- going way beyond the contested Green Line of the post-1967 War. Estimates on how much new land in the West Bank the Wall seizes vary. One source says 47%. (2)
In addition, the Wall's towering concrete bastions of 30 feet, its 360-foot-wide scar of no-man's land, its high-tech cameras and search lights, shoot-to-kill robots, ditches and trenches are chewing through centuries-old olive orchards. It gouges up precious wells, destroys aquifers, severs villages.
The Wall not only destroys villages, livelihoods, homes and farms, it destroys the space of possibility; it wrecks the potential for change.
Wiped out are the careful, complicated, and patient acts of listening, understanding, negotiation, and compromise all of which are necessary for the creation of a viable solution for Israel and Palestine. It divides the world into black and white. It concretizes aggression and invites mayhem.
Tragically, the Apartheid Wall will invariably decrease security in Israel and all over the world. In London, in Jerusalem, in Paris, in New York, in the Gaza Strip, in Washington, DC, in Munich, in Jakarta, in Peshawar, in Bali, in Rome, in Baghdad -- in short, everywhere.
As sure as the rising of the sun or the setting of the moon, the Apartheid Wall already cuts sharply into the hearts of all those Palestinians, Israelis and other beings on the planet who wish for a peaceful settlement between the two nations. Its impact will be particularly sorrowful and blistering for the world's 1.2 billion Muslims. A tiny, but potent, percentage of these Muslims will strap explosives to their chests and step onto buses, sit down in restaurants, and stride into hotel lobbies. The Wall alone will not inspire these bloody acts, but its existence will be one more critical factor in the breeding of fanatics.
The Wall knows not of space, inspiration or ideas. It knows not of beauty or transcendence. Its only message is death.
The Apartheid Wall may not by any stretch of the imagination be described as architecture.
Mina Hamilton
is a writer based in New York City. She can be reached at
(1) Ouroussoff,
Nicolai, "A Line in the Sand," New York Times, January 1, 2006.
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South African parliament honours MandelaComments
South Africa's parliament held a special session on Monday honouring Nelson Mandela.
The session in Cape Town began with an announcement that members of Mandela's family were sitting in the gallery.
South Africa's deputy president, Kgalema Motlanthe, described how Mandela's influence in South Africa and around the globe caused a "sweeping feeling of sorrow" following his death.
Other politicians also paid tribute to Mandela.
North West Province Premier Thandi Modise said: "We want to rededicate ourselves in his name, that is making ours a country that is decent, that is caring, that will always uphold the law, that will walk in the footsteps on Nelson Mandela – that is something which is not negotiable. We want to salute the 'father of nations' in South Africa and across the world."
The Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Pieter Mulder, also paid tribute saying: "When we were young we all had dreams as to how we would change the world, how do we put our stamp on it. It is given to few persons to live out their dreams in their lifetime. Nelson Mandela succeeded in doing exactly this. In my youth I was involved in many debates about this. My argument was that politics was too complicated with too many variables for one person to make a real difference. Sir, I was wrong", he said.
Mandela died on Thursday at age 95.


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The first Times Of India Film Awards (TOIFA) 2013 winners
The Times of India Film Awards (TOIFA) held in Vancouver, British Columbia from April 4-6, this year. The awards was annually held at diverse international destinations, thus, taking the charm of Hindi cinema overseas.Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan unveiled The Times Of India Film Awards (TOIFA) and its trophy at a grand ceremony in Mumbai on Tuesday night.
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Oscars Awards 2013: Life of Pi wins 4 trophies including Best Director for Ang Lee!
The 85th Academy Awards ceremony (referred to as The Oscars) took place February 24, 2013. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) presented its annual Academy Awards to honor the best films of 2012 that played in the United States. The ceremony was held at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, California. Seth MacFarlane hosted the Academy Awards for the first time. It was the most watched ceremony since the 76th Academy Awards in 2004, with 42.40 million viewers.
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8th Star Guild Awards 2013 winners
The Film and Television Producers Guild of India is all geared up for the 8th Renault Star Guild Awards powered by Venus Soaps (Apsara Awards) which took place on the 16th of February in Mumbai. In addition to the existing categories, this year commemorated the Yash Chopra Award. The award has been introduced in memory of the late director-extraordinaire, Yash Chopra, and honoured talent for the Best Debutant Director every year for Hindi film fraternity.
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Bollywood Stars among 8th Star Guild Awards Nominations
The amount of awards that have popped up already, I have lost count of how many! And without keeping count, here's one more award that we all forgot will happen this year and it's none other than the Star Guild Awards, which was previously known as the Apsara Awards, an award show that is similar to the Producer Guild Awards or the Emmys in Hollywood. I don't know why these awards keep changing sponsors, if only they can keep the show real then everything will stay the same. By the way, I have to say all award shows seem the same these days, especially if they are hosted by Shah Rukh Khan! The 8th Star Guild Awards will be held on February 16 2013 in Mumbai. Till we get the winners' list, check out the nominations below.
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The Filmfare Awards list is out
Mon, Jan 21, 2013 – filmfare.com
Check out which film, actor and actress walked away with the coveted Filmfare Trophy.
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Stardust Awards 2013 Winners
January 27th, 2013 – indicine.com
Shazahn Padamsee at the Stardust Awards 2013. The sweet girl-next-door Shazahn Padamsee looked ravishing in a black number at the event. She won the awards for Housefull 2 movie for the supporting actress role.
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The CBRE Meeting Room of the Year competition for the best office space was started in the Czech Republic in 2014, from where it has gone on to be successfully implemented in other countries. It is called "CBRE Office of the Year Award" in Austria, "Office of the Year" in Slovakia and "The Most Office" in Romania. In May 2017 the competition will be launched in Poland and will be called "Office Superstar".
The mission of this competition is to spread the idea and awareness of quality work environments among professionals and the general public. The competition evaluates companies in several categories in terms of design, originality, innovation, practicality and attractive working environment for employees and visits some of the companies in person.
The competition has involved over 339 companies for all countries since the inception of the competition in 2014. The competition began in the Czech Republic (www.zasedackaroku.cz) before gaining an international dimension, with "Office of the Year" in Slovakia (officeroka.sk), "CBRE Office of the Year Award" in Austria (www.awards.cbre.at) and "The Most Office" in Romania (www.themostoffice.ro) joining in with their own competitions.
Petra Lávičková, Head of Marketing & PR at CBRE Czech Republic:
"We are really proud that the "Meeting Room of The Year" project is successful in other European countries. The competition participants have the opportunity of being among the leading companies that set office trends, with the possibility of meeting interesting people, gaining creative inspiration and interesting business contacts, all while being written into the history of the modern working environment."
Among the winners there are such companies as Google, IBM Slovakia, ARKON, Expedia, Automic Software, Ernst & Young, Erste Group Bank, GSK – Glaxo Smithkline Pharma, DOKA, Mars Austria, IN-SPIRO, Air Bank, J & T Banka, Ogilvy & Mather, JetBrains, LIKO-S, Etnetera and Paper Hub.
The jury in each country includes leading personalities in the architectural and real estate sectors. The jury in the Czech Republic is comprised of Eva Jiřičná – the world-renowned architect, Biljana Weber - CEO of Microsoft in the Czech Republic, Marie Passburg - Managing Director of Skanska Property Czech Republic or Richard Curran - Managing Director of CBRE. The jury in Austria includes Andreas Ridder – Managing Director of CBRE Austria and Chairman CEE, Astrid Müllner – Director of the Editorial Department of "Die Presse", Iris Einwaller – Member of the Management Board of Immobilien Magazin Verlag and Epmedia and Christian Traunfellner – Country Manager Operations Austria at Immofinanz.
The jury decided on the basis of the evaluation criteria in terms of design, originality, innovation, practicality and attractive working environment for employees and personally visited some of the companies.
The success of the competition is supported by partners and media partners that are leaders in their fields in the market (Skanska, Microsoft, Steelcase, Philips in Romania there are Academic partners like Bucharest University of Economic Studies (www.ase.ro) and the National School of Administrative and Political Studies (www.snspa.ro); in Austria there are partners like Die Presse, Immobilien Magazin, Immofinanz, SIGNA and Vitra.)
In each country the registered companies come from various industries – IT, banking, architecture studios, marketing, outsourcing, FMCG and shared services etc.
The competition in the Czech Republic is supported by a special project carried out in cooperation with Forbes entitled Humans of Offices (humans.forbes.cz), which is precisely about the very people who spend much of their day in offices. The competition in each country is officially culminates with an awards ceremony.


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The Franciscan Ministry of Peace is borne out of a desire to promote the mission of the Spirit of Assisi, which St. John Paul II brought about on October 27, 1986. This event inspired a continued interest for prayer, dialogue and yearning for the gift of peace in our world and its many religions and nations.
St. Francis of Assisi was a great herald of peace in his time and continues to be a source of inspiration for many looking for ways to promote peace in the world. Throughout his life Francis had many opportunities to call people to prayer and action to promote this great gift from God.
This ministry is born out of the desire for prayer and action to occur in our time -a desire to seek, to find and to share the gift of peace.
May you find a place in this ministry to a call to prayer for peace and to act on what you hear in prayer.


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Hi open source people. Actually bothered to register and comment. Don't often do it. Here's some feed back. Its a good thing. I'm a bit oldschool (and old) I prefer a simple text editor to a word processor, unless I really need things to look fancy, then I cut and paste it into something else (writer these days), change the font and print it out. But lately I have been using writer more than I would have credited, and am - for the most part - enjoying it. Criticizms.. a bit top heavy, takes far too long to load, (although perhaps that's the portable apps thing ) too much automatic formatting, its just a pain... if I want bullet points I can press the button OK? How many bullet pointed lists does a person write in a week?... but every single time in the last 20 years that I use any wordprocessor, Im continuously wasting my time getting rid of unwanted formatting.... maybe there's an option somewhere.. There should be a three inch square glowing button smack in the middle of the GUI labeled "Turn if ALL off". You would get rave reviews .... really. Still, easier to keep a handle on than the MS program so good. PDF output is very high quality, and the output with regards to formatting is ALWAYS 100% WYSIWYG (same with printing), and the fonts look amazing. Massive points for that.
So last night I found myself putting cross-reference links from the table of contents to the relevent body text on a document I was converting, and I thought: "I know, I'll make a MACRO to speed things up". It is worth mentioning at this point that I have been a programmer for over 30 years, I'm semi-retired now, and have never had a lot to do with Javascript, but have no shortage of experience with C and ASM, so writing a WP macro to simulate half a dozen mouse clicks should be easy.
The MACRO I wanted seemed pretty straight forward, I was selecting the chapter and section numbering then pulling down Insert->Cross-Reference->Set Reference, copy and paste the numbering as the ref name and click insert. So I thought I should be able to highlight a number, say "3.1.4" then push a hotkey and have it set a reference at the current caret position that is named according to the highlighted text. Simple. As a little hello world task I set myself I chose rather poorly it would seem.
This was highlighted when I found this 510 page doc of examples http://www.pitonyak.org/AndrewMacro.odt from Andrew Pitonyak. They entirity of the text on page 259 reads " 7.29.4. Adding references I have no idea how to reference a heading, for example...". N.B. this is not a criticism of Mr. Pitonyak he has clearly done huge and vital works for the cause, nobody can do it all, and I heartily applaud his acknowlegment of the topic by including a heading and a short note on an otherwise blank page. It saved me a lot of time, and the other 509 pages speak for themselves. His excellent OOME has a fair bit of stuff on refs, however most of it appears to be with regards to spreadsheet cells. Certainly I can so far find no simple "here's how to set a reference point and give it a name" example.
I did find a couple of small code examples dotted around the web, nothing I could get to work straight out of the box. This one stood out: https://wiki.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/DevGuide/Text/Reference_Marks its the wiki page for reference marks last updated in May 2009 an is IMO the poster child for the worst concievable code exaple ever, albiet that it does contain some broadly descriptive comments. If the unnamed author was an elementary school swimming coach he would undoubtably line up the students and have them watch while he performed a quadrople backward sommersault with a triple twist off the high diving board and then announce that they all now knew how to swim.
Instead of a simple example of how to set a reference mark and another on how to link a reference to it. There is one example showing how to traverse a document, create paragraphs, create cursors, create tables, create text, store multiple reference points in an array and compare them to bookmarks, adjust the properties of reference text and insert it into tables, it is all mashed in together and there is no real explaination of how it all fits together, or - more importantly - how it comes apart. Although not my wheelhouse, I already have a decent understanding of OOP, dot notation and inheritance, but if anything the code seemed to be actively ofuscated. Why on earth would anyone use a wad of variables, functions and objects named: XTable, XTables, XText, XTableText, XTextTable, getTextTable, XTextCursor, XTableCursor, createTextCursor, XTableSupplier, XTextTableSupplier... and more besides, all packed together in one almost featureless chunk of example code? What about "MyRef = ...." I know its boring, but boring isnt confusing.
In all I spent about 6 hours trying to work out the convoluted HLL syntax to automate 5 or 6 mouse clicks, and gave up. I would quite honestly back myself to reverse engineer writer and patch the exe to do what I wanted in less time than that. The whole thing was off-putting, and I really wanted to like it. I know the project is almost entirely done by unpaid volunteers. That's why I've taken the time to write this. The suite is a fantastic achievement, which is only outdone by the feat of co-ordinating all the people involved to work towards a common goal. Despite having used writer and calc for occasional brief tasks for years, this was my first go at actually commiting some time towards exploring the whole thing and this was my User Experience. Im a fan, from what I can see they standard of work in the individual components is first rate, however the product as a whole feels as if it could stand having perhaps a couple less gadjets bolted onto it an a bit more self awareness. I think it would be happier and more effective that way. I hope somebody somewhere finds this helpful, thanks to all involved for all your hard work. Cheers


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Sometimes, it seems that weekends just aren't long enough; like if you blink, you'll miss them. Take advantage of the short breaks you have and get your heart racing as you challenge Mother Nature, accelerate to new speeds, or discover new heights in Ontario's Highlands. Add these super-charged adventures to your next weekend Bucket List:
Challenge the Whitewater
Imagine soaring over roaring rapids and surging through furious currents surrounded by friends. Disconnect from the everyday, dip your paddle, and feel your muscles strain to fight against the rapids of the Ottawa River, hearing only the shouts of your crew members mixed with rushing water during a rafting trip with Wilderness Tours or OWL Rafting. Celebrate your whitewater triumph by drinking in (literally!) the refreshing power of the vast variety of brews on offer at Whitewater Brewery up the river.
Master the Rapids
Challenge yourself and discover a new skill by signing up for the Weekend Kayak Clinic at Madawaska Kanu Centre. Feel your muscles tighten and your heartbeat race as you steer yourself through strong currents and raging rapids. You'll feel the burn in your arms long after Sunday!
Take the Plunge
Feel the exhilaration of free falling 150 feet towards the Ottawa River during a bungee jump with Wilderness Tours. Swallow your fear, close your eyes, and make the leap, then watch the river rush towards you before feeling the spring of the bungee pull you back up. (Tip: You may want to empty your pockets first!)
Rev Your Engine
Press the pedal to the floor and hear the engine roar during a visit to Calabogie Motorsports. Pure, exhilarating happiness waits for you when you master your maneuvering and chase the thrill around each turn, accelerating to new speeds on straightaways.


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I have not coveted anyone's silver or gold or clothing... I showed you by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: "It is more blessed to give than to receive." (Acts 20.33, 35)
When I left my marketing agency job to freelance from home, one of the first lessons I learned was daytime TV can be frightfully seductive. Once it's got you, it holds you with enticing promises of "what's coming up next." Before you know it, the day's gone. I had to set a policy: No TV. In exchange, I could record one guilty pleasure to enjoy over lunch—assuming I got to eat lunch. So (brace yourselves) I chose "Judge Alex," a syndicated court show featuring a strikingly handsome Cuban-American jurist with a sense of humor and compassionate streak I admire. Today's episode about a botched used-car sale between friends—a common complaint—startled me with the announcer's opening summary: "They were closer than close, but material things came between them!" I thought, That's mighty lofty language for a deal gone bad. Yet as I watched the case unfold and saw how broken trust over a thing irreparably severed the litigants' friendship, my mind kept inching toward covetousness. I did my best to leash it, because it's an uncomfortable subject for us. When last did you open a book, click on a blog, or hear a sermon that addressed wanting something so badly you were willing to hurt someone—a loved one, neighbor, coworker, or even yourself—to have it? We just don't care to discuss it. Instead, we work around it, casting it as the silent partner of sins we view more seriously: greed, lust, envy, deceit, and so on. If covetousness plays a decisive role in so many destructive pursuits—and it does—should we not talk about it as much as, or more than, the rest? How have we got so detached from a sin so tightly affixed to so many weaknesses?
Tenth Out of 10
A big part of the problem originates with The Ten Commandments, where covetousness comes in tenth out of 10. Of course, it's grossly incorrect (and downright silly) to presume they're ordered by priority. Still, because they begin with four exceedingly profound edicts that define Hebrew faith and culture—a preeminent God, no idols, devout reverence for His name, and the Sabbath—it's easy to think of the remaining six as amendments to a divine constitution. What's more, they also suggest ordinal significance. "Honor your parents" (5) tops this section because those after it concern antisocial behaviors that often result from rebellion and squandered upbringing: "Don't kill" (6). "Don't commit adultery" (7). "Don't steal" (8). "Don't lie" (9). Then, if we track the relative social and psychological impact of each act, they do appear less consequential by descending rank. Thus, for many, it stands to reason number 10, "Don't covet" is the least important on the list. "What harm is looking without touching?" we ask. And this is our first mistake, as touching always starts with looking.
We know not to question God's wisdom in including an anti-coveting law in His precepts. Nonetheless, we're tempted to minimize its relevance because the original language and grievances it cites are ridiculously archaic: "You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, or his manservant or maidservant, his ox or donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor." (Exodus 20.17) The chattel kills it for us—wives and servants defined as male-owned property on par with real estate and farm animals. The examples are so morally repugnant we dismiss the whole thing as indefensible. Taking this tack invites downfall by suggesting since these egregious practices no longer exist, covetousness is not a "modern problem." But it is. It's a really big problem. In fact, given how much more we have and our heightened awareness of what others have, it probably poses a bigger threat to us—despite our "progress"—than ancient Israel.
Exploiting Vulnerability
First-century Christians had no issue with calling covetousness by name. It was an evil unto itself—not one folded into "bigger" sins. And it seems they were able to get past the examples to focus on the principle set down to combat the sin's dangers. Paul, who wrote off most laws as obsolete and irrelevant, makes a point of expressing gratitude for the Tenth Commandment in Romans 7.7: "I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, 'Do not covet.'" Whether or not its examples were germane to him, they illustrated the principle and that was enough. Indeed, he strikes this note in Acts 20.33-35, as he bids the Ephesians a fond farewell. "I have not coveted anyone's silver or gold or clothing," he professes. "You yourselves know that these hands of mine have supplied my own needs and the needs of my companions. In everything I did, I showed you by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.'"
What's remarkable about this passage is its usefulness in explaining what Paul means by "I wouldn't have known what coveting really is" in Romans. "We must help the weak" is the critical link. Covetousness makes the Top Ten by being more invidious than raw lust or greed, envy or deceit because its linchpin is exploiting vulnerability. Once we fix our hearts on getting something that belongs to someone else—be that property position, success, or reputation—it drives us to search for and devise ways to capitalize on his/her weaknesses. We lie in wait for an opportunity to help them fail. We discourage them to our benefit. We take advantage of their trust. Sometimes we even go out of our way to get "closer than close" so things we want from them will come between us.
We needn't regress to classifying people as property to admit covetousness reduces them to that. There's no difference between "I've got to have that!" and "I want him/her!" The world runs wild with lost souls pouncing on vulnerabilities with the intent of crushing relationships, success, reputations, and hopes. And for what? A lover. A promotion. A leg-up. A laugh. The moment admiration for another's blessings switches to imagining they can be ours is the instant we sense covetousness at work. If we're wise, we shut it down before it infects our minds, eyes, ears, and tongues. Covetousness inverts everything Jesus taught and exemplified. It's an evil unto itself. It compels us to hurt whom we should help, to hate what we should honor. Coveting people and things meets no need. It serves no purpose. When it enters our minds, we need to call it by its name and confront it for what it is.
Coveting inverts everything Jesus taught and exemplified. It compels us to exploit others' weaknesses. It's an evil unto itself and we should confront it for what it is.


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The ComboFix and HijackThis logs are both clean.
The "S" is like a lightening bolt S; I went on properties and it showed "PAS8_Update.exe".
This is the Palo Alto Software updater application, possibly for Business Plan Pro software. Have you got this installed? If so, it would be best to leave it as it is. If not, we can disable it from starting up. Please let me know.
Your email problem:
This doesn't appear to be a malware problem. I suggest that you check your settings, both in Outlook Express (OE) and at Cox. Most of your OE settings are unlikely to be the problem. If they were, I would expect you to have problems receiving any mail. However, there is one that could cause the problem:
- Open OE
- Click on the Tools menu and select Accounts...
- Click on the Mail tab and select your email account
- Click the Properties button
- Click on the Advanced tab
- Make sure that Leave a copy of messages on server is not checked
- Click OK then Close
In the course of my research, I found one person who had exactly the same problem who was using "CA Security Center". There was no resolution to his problem, but I suggest that you check the mail settings in CA Internet Security Suite.
Please let me know the result of the above.
Although everything looks clean, I think it would be a good idea to run an online scan.
Kaspersky Online Scanner
Using Internet Explorer, go to: http://www.kaspersky.com/virusscanner
- Click on Kaspersky Online Scanner
- Click the Accept button
- Follow the prompts to download and install the ActiveX component(s) and other software
- If a yellow information bar appears at the top of the browser window, click on it and select Install ActiveX Control
- If a message box appears, click on OK or Run as appropriate
- Click Accept again (see the note below if using IE7)
- The program will launch and then start to download the latest definition files.
- Once the scanner is installed and the definitions downloaded, click 'Next'.
- Now click on 'Scan Settings'
- In the scan settings make sure that the following are selected:
- Scan using the following Anti-Virus database: 'Extended' (If available, otherwise 'Standard')
- Scan Options: 'Scan Archives' and 'Scan Mail Bases'
- Click 'OK'
- Now under 'Select a target to scan' select 'My Computer'
- The scan will take a while, so be patient and let it run. Once the scan is complete, it will display whether your system has been infected.
- Now click on the Save as... button:
- Save the report to your desktop (Save as type: Text document (txt))
Please post the Kaspersky report and let me know about the email problem.
FYI I'm going away for the weekend, so I won't be around from tomorrow morning (UK time) until Tuesday morning.


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9A – Alternate Lines – Plans
"These people in the West, they lie voluntarily. At least the lie was imposed from above under Communism."
"Anja, get over it. You sound like an old woman. You're the same age as I."
"No, you're right. I'm older. Always was. Even when we played hopscotch on the playground. Only you had a body which could fit in a suitcase."
"Still mad at me for that? You would have done in the same if you were small."
"I don't regret not being small. I regret being born."
"No you don't Anja."
"I hate being pathetic. Look at this shit!"
"Come. Come."
"Anja. Anja!"
"Not now, Gabi!"
"Anja, I've made some phone calls. I've set up the office again."
"I don't have the slightest what you're talking about."
"I've been doing some thinking."
"Good. Very responsible."
"Listen, Anja, you've slept for a half hour. It's only eight o'clock!"
"That's wonderful. Let me sleep."
"I made a terrible mistake. I got the date wrong. My boyfriend-boss was supposed to come home today."
"What? So, what should we do? Panic?"
"Please. I'm in trouble now!"
"O.K. What's the plan?"
"Meeting you again, set me off my daily schedule. Everything is wrong."
"That's not what I asked. Again: What's the plan?"
"I called several people and they gave me the landlord's home phone number. He told me I can get my security deposit back, by mail order check to wherever I ask."
"How did you swing that? That's a miracle. Now let me sleep."
"No, you don't understand! That's the good part. If my boss has arrived already. He could already be
to the Danny lunges, cradling his head in his arms, nearly busts away his guitar neck, then ventures his head, peeping from behind his refrigerator. Eric's ghost or his old friend stands uncannily in gray silhouette in his front room before his ragged curtains. If not a specter, Eric could be vengeful that Danny reported him to the police and press. Danny edges cautiously from the congestion of his kitchen to the disaster of his living room.
"Eric?" Danny whispers.
"It's me."
"Angry at me?"
"Why should I be?" Eric edges further towards Danny. "It doesn't strike you that it's good I survived?"
"It's wonderful Eric. Really! I'm sorry. How are you?"
"Weren't you, I don't know, worried? What day is it?"
"I've been terribly worried! Uh, don't know. Friday?"
"Why, you afraid? I'm not a ghost. I'm not here to haunt you. Boo! Danny, why waste your time with horror movies? Why not read good books? Mmmm. I smell. Guess I need a shower. Where's Anja?"
"No. I haven't seen her, not since that night. Wanna a beer?"
"Sure. Drank champagne not an hour ago."
"Where? What happened down there? Everything has been fucked since that night."
"It's too long a story for right now. Thanks. Ah, it's cold. You know the guy I chased last Monday? I just attended his marriage. It was a strange church. He wasn't Anja's enemy. Where are my keys? Oh Danny, where could she be?"
"Anja took them. Here's your wallet. We waited for you that night till dawn. I offered to look after her for you Eric. I did. Anja refused, told me not to see her."
"Well, if she has the keys she must be at the apartment." Eric said, doubtfully, then turned on her heel, "You should have looked after her Danny!"
"Please, Eric, forgive me."
"Danny, I don't even know if she's still alive!"
"Why don't you think she's still alive?"
"Don't ask me that fucking question!"
Danny runs back to the kitchen. "I did my best!"
"I know. Come back in here. Sorry, Danny. It's just, you're not telling me anything. Maybe I am a ghost?"
"Don't say that. It's not good. Look, here." Danny unfolds for Eric the tabloid article with Anja's photo. Eric reads it.
"Has Anja seen this? She hates tabloids!"
"I'm sorry, Eric. Really I'm sorry."
"If you say that once more, I'll kill you!"
"What else could I do? I was afraid you might rot, fry, electrocute down there! I didn't talk to the 'Star' directly … "
"This is bad. Whew! Look, now, Danny, I'm sorry. You did your best. I'll spend the day on the stairs, or on the roof of my building. Or my sublet apartment stairs! You can find me there. Only, don't send the cops or tell the papers. She could be there and everything could be fine. If so, we'll have a party. Want a party, Danny?
"Good. Thanks for the beer."
"Eric, listen, I'm sure glad to see you back safe."
"I'm glad too, Danny. Hold down the fort."
"You know I will. Promise."
"But wait, did you say 'Gabi' before?"
"Yes. Ah, I see you have yesterday's Daily Star, now isn't that a pretty piece of filth?"
"That's why I thought you killed yourself."
"Forget that! Take the shower, quick, and I keep watch. Go. With Danny and this shit, I must straighten out my mind."
"Why a shower?"
"Right now, you'd turn every head, or nose, in a train. Gabi and Anja have a plan."
Time Line
Monday Tuesday Wed. Thurs. Friday
(Night) Anja's trance Anja's wakes from Anja sees
trance/Anja ousted Gabi/Day
Eric disappears Eric meets Jakob Mary Helen on Insult
(10 hr. sleep) Swims in Tower/ Line
Anja waits (must still late Slavko Eric completes
with Danny Tuesday Eric begins search/ Search?
when he sleeps in 'camp'
1. Anja discovers cops outside Danny's place
2. (Reasons Danny informed them of Eric's disappearance)
3. Optional: Gets photographed by reporter
4. Goes home and passes an unrented top floor apartment
5. Hears Workmen that they're sending another to clean up later
6. Anja decides to use her mattress to float on the water in the tower
7. Anja does her best to float there (thinking various things) then finally dives in.
8. Workmen comes up to clean after Anja's taken off her clothes & swimming around
9. Show down with workman at towertop/ Anja pledges with him to say nothing
One good puncture and all our wonderful principles, morality, drown in the spectral turquoise of death. And death by drowning?
Anja knew the erosion with time which a life on standing water held. If water wears down the hardest stone it can wear out our skin in hours.


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By: Yona Lunsky and Virginie Cobigo
This article first appeared in Service, Support and Success: The Direct Support Workers Newsletter. Volume 3 – Issue 5
When a physician prescribes a patient medication, they have a conversation with one another about how much medication to take each day, the different ways to take the prescription, how the patient will know the medication is working, and any possible side effects caused by the medication. This is an important ongoing dialogue that helps to keep the patient informed, but what happens when a patient is unable to have a conversation or ask questions like this with their doctor? What happens to patients who need assistance with figuring out the answers?
Francine's Story
My brother had been on numerous medications for almost 10 years. He became very quiet, slowed down and sluggish. He also gained a lot of weight and didn't have the energy he used to have. Over those 10 years, we began to feel that this was just who he was and forgot about his old energetic self who was always on the go. However, he began to get upset with this sluggish self and slowly became more aggressive and began lashing out, always telling us he didn't feel well or wasn't happy. It was a long and painful process, but we eventually realized that he was likely overmedicated. Once this issue was cleared up, we saw a reemergence of his old self. With the right balance of medication, he could be happy and energetic and also have his psychiatric issues under control.
Taken from The Atlas on the Primary Care of Adults with Developmental Disabilities, chapter 6.
Medication use is very common for people with a developmental disability like Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). But medications can also lead to problems for someone who might struggle with how to report whether a medication helps or not, or when others aren't alert to the impact of the side effects. In the story above, Francine and others started to notice that the person before them was not the person they knew and loved. And it was very frustrating for Francine's brother as well to not feel like himself. Fortunately, they had the patience, motivation, and clinical support to set things straight. Family and caregivers can play a supportive role in monitoring their loved ones use of medication.
Medication training has historically had a focus on "medication dispensing." This is similar to receiving a prescription from the drugstore with an accompanying piece of information about the prescribed medication, including safety, where to keep medication, how to administer it, when to give it, and how to keep track. While medication safety is terribly important, it is not enough to support people on the spectrum who require assistance in taking medication. We now know that when it comes to medication, a family member or a caregiver needs to be:
What challenges do adults with developmental disabilities, including ASD, face when it comes to medication use?
Adults with ASD and other developmental disabilities are at a higher risk for physical and mental health problems. As a result, they tend to get prescribed many different medications. But it's very difficult for people with on the spectrum to identify and report side-effects from medication. Also, although medications aren't necessarily bad, taking too many, not enough, or not the right ones can lead to problems. Not being able to ask questions about the medications or not following instructions can also result in serious issues. The Health Care Access Research and Developmental Disabilities (H-CARDD) Program studied medication use by 52,000 adults with developmental disabilities, including those with ASD, who get their medication paid for by the Ontario Drug Benefit Program. Here are a few things they found:
What can families and caregivers do to help people with ASD manage their medication?
Careful monitoring is essential. The families and caregivers should work closely with the person taking the medication and their treatment team to identify the effects of each medication and figure out ways to monitor them objectively. The focus needs to be on observable behaviours, similar to how Francine had observed her brother's weight gain, his lethargy and aggression. When a family focuses on observable shifts in behavior in their loved ones, they are more likely to minimize side-effects of prescribed medications.
A family member can make a prescribing physician aware of any changes in behaviour in their loved ones, and in response, a physician can find many ways to minimize side-effects. These strategies include:
Remember that some people with ASD and other developmental disabilities might be hypersensitive to medications. For example, dizziness can be an annoyance for anyone, but if you already have problems walking steadily without medication, any additional dizziness could be very dangerous. Small adjustments in medication can make a significant difference for someone affected by side-effects.
What can a family member do to monitor medication use?
Many families do not tend to receive education around medication use, with the exception of explanations about the medications and their side effects which they receive from their pharmacist. Family members who are advocating and supporting a loved one on medication should make sure they know the name and dose of each drug and why it has been prescribed. Local pharmacies can print out this information. It is important to get all prescriptions filled from the same pharmacy. The pharmacist is always available to answer questions about any medication, as well as how different medications interact when taken at the same time. A medication for a physical problem might interact with a medication for a psychiatric issue. Those who prescribe medications need to know the complete list. That's why it is so important for family members and caregivers to keep track of medications and to keep the family physician updated about all of the medications that are being prescribed. When there are multiple doctors involved, each treating different problems, they may not know about other medications that are unrelated to the problem they're focused on. It is recommended that family members have a list of medications for every medical appointment. One easy way to do this is to get an updated printout from the pharmacy. While walk-in clinics can be convenient, it is important to remember that their staff also will not have a full picture of the medications being used. It is always better to see a physician who has a history of a loved one. If that can't happen, at least have up-to-date information available for walk-in appointments. In an emergency, the staff at the hospital emergency department may be able to view the list of current medications covered through the person's drug benefits plan on the hospital computer. But they may not know that the person being supported is part of a drug plan, so families should be prepared to share that information. A hospital can also call a pharmacy to get that information in an emergency. Family members can help to monitor medication by:
The input from families or caregivers is very important when making changes to medication and they can help those taking medications to report on how the adjustment is going: are symptoms worse? Are side-effects better? Families can also help a loved one with ASD prepare before a meeting with a health care provider, to give medication feedback.
Sometimes, a family member may be the only person who can help the doctor decide if it is a good time to make changes to a medication regimen. If there are significant changes in a person's routine or living situation, it might not be the best time to monitor medication changes. After all, it might be impossible to know how much of the change is due to the life situation and how much is due to the medication.
In conclusion
It takes a team-based approach to improve how people with ASD and other developmental disabilities use medications. Family members and caregivers are an important part of that team. Education for adults with ASD and their caregivers on the appropriate use of medications and on monitoring side-effects is important.
More Information
H-CARDD website www.hcardd.ca
LD Medication Guideline: Using Medication to Manage Behavioural Problems in Adults with Learning
Disabilities (University of Birmingham)
Project MED Educational Booklets and International Consensus Handbook (Nisonger Center) - Philip Green http://nisonger.osu.edu/projectmed
ATN/AIR-P Medication Decision Aid: for Families of children with ASD (Autism Treatment Network)
Auditing Psychotropic Medication Therapy (Surrey Place Centre) http://www.surreyplace.on.ca/Documents/Auditing%20Psychotropic%20Medication%20Therapy.pdf


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CANDI Collaborates with Google Cloud to Simplify the Connection of Smart Building Devices and Data to Apps
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)-- CANDI Controls today announced its collaboration with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) and the launch of a new solution that simplifies the connection of smart building devices and data to apps. Through the integration of Google Pub/Sub and CANDI's PowerTools, IoT developers and service providers can more easily connect to edge data, link directly into Google's Cloud Platform toolset, and drive business value across the IoT ecosystem. The solution is designed with out-of-the-box support for smart buildings, which includes reference designs and sensor kits for energy, HVAC, and equipment management using Intel® BMP gateways.
By normalizing edge data across different devices and protocols, and delivering that data through Google Pub/Sub's central access point, the CANDI-Google solution significantly reduces the cost and workload for third-party software and services to compete in the IoT marketplace. Now, companies that specialize in business intelligence, analytics, operations, and systems management can deploy scalable products faster without having to tackle the difficult challenges of device-level communications or edge-to-cloud connectivity, which is managed by CANDI software.
"We're accelerating IoT market growth through our collaboration with Google Cloud by simplifying complex connections to devices and data," said Steve Raschke, CEO of CANDI. "Google Cloud Platform gives our customers a more secure, centralized channel for effortless access to their data, a pre-integrated suite of world-class analytics tools, and the solid foundation of Google's global infrastructure."
Available today to developers and systems integrators, the solution is initially targeted at smart buildings where data from equipment and sensors can improve operating efficiency. Legacy equipment and next-generation devices using BACnet, ZigBee, Modbus, IP/Wi-Fi, Z-Wave, powerline, and other protocols are supported. End-to-end reference designs include sensor kits based on use cases such as energy monitoring, submetering, BMS and HVAC equipment monitoring, and thermostat and lighting control.
At the edge, CANDI-powered gateways – by Advantech, Logic Supply, Systech and others – use PowerTools software to manage devices and normalize data. The gateways link to Google Cloud Platform, where Google Pub/Sub acts as the central access point for any IoT app or service to authenticate and connect to the devices and data. Google Cloud and software partners such as Leverege and Altair provide analytics, data visualization, and business intelligence software. Interested parties can contact CANDI at firstname.lastname@example.com to participate or learn more.
Additional Resources
Google Cloud Platform and Google Pub/Sub overviews
CANDI overview and PowerTools FAQ
Intel Building Management Platform overview
Smart Building Cost Savings and ROI
About CANDI Controls
CANDI is disrupting the cost and scalability limitations of the smart building market. Its innovative, open technology easily and cost-effectively connects devices and data to the services that create smart buildings. CANDI PowerTools software is built into Intel® BMP and other leading, low-cost Internet of Things gateways, enabling building managers, systems integrators and enterprise service providers to instantly integrate communication with legacy building systems and next-generation sensors and devices. CANDI handles the complex protocol and networking problems required to integrate device communications, and provides a secure cloud operations center so that customers can deploy and manage multiple locations and assets using popular smart building services — quickly, easily, and with improved ROI. For more information, visit www.candicontrols.com or email email@example.com.
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Editor's note: As I sit here and post this blog, Carys is in bed wailing because she misses Blake and Mo. We all do! We had a wonderful 44 hour visit, alas, it was only 44 hours. Blake and Maureen left this afternoon. Maureen's report follows.
Two delightful flights from both Heathrow and Frankfurt has brought us to Hong Kong - had a fab sleep on the last flight, thankfully. The Caldwell gang were at the airport to meet us and we were wrapped up in endless hugs and kisses on our arrival. By this point Blake and I were feeling odd from jet lag and lay down for a few hours. Tess and Charles have given us their bed - sigh, it has been bliss. Lo and behold, Tess and Charles had a dinner party that evening: Terry and Nick, and Tess' boss from ICM, Deanna and her husband, Dave. It all made for very interesting company and the kidlets had made settings for us all with handwritten menus. Blake lasted until the first course and knew he could not manage the meal and instead had a bowl of breakfast cereal... and was then off to bed for the night by approx. 8:30 - 9:00 pm. I lasted another 30 - 45 minutes and bid my adieus. (At left: Jasper waiting at the airport and Sebastian later on in the day at home.)
We both slept all night long and did not get up until 8 am, feeling so much better. We lazed around and drank tea whilst chatting and finally got dressed and headed off to church. So wonderful to see familiar faces at church who greeted us all so warmly. A fine sermon on humility and what humility is - "not thinking less of oneself but thinking of oneself less" ... "knowing who and what we are in Christ". Laurel (a fellow Rafa fan : ) and her daughters joined us after church at The Flying Pan (in a new location in Wanchai) for a fine breakfast. I fondly remembered Fintry "Fat Boy" breakfasts as I enjoyed an "English Breakfast." And now we are home with thoughts of going for a hike but after the late night the girls are having a nap and I may join them. Not sure if Tess and Blake are actually going to do the walk but they are the most stalwart, I must say.
This evening we are going to the Aberdeen Boat Club for dinner and more friends of Tess and Charles will be there as well. So, it has been vintage Hong Kong and soooo worth coming.
The new flat is excellent. Very high ceilings with a much improved paint job, greenery out most windows, quieter as they are well off the main drag. The girls have their own room, the boys theirs and of course, a master en suite for Tess and Charles. They have decorated brilliantly, in my humble opinion : ) A cosy living room with couches and bean bags, art work and family pictures throughout the flat, a small but efficient kitchen with Liza's bedroom and bathroom off the kitchen. A large area has been designated for the dining room and makes for a spacious feel to the whole place. We feel very comfortable.


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Mzuzu First Grade Magistrate Court on Monday convicted convicted four commercial sex workers who sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy and infecting him with sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) in the process in September last year.
Mzuzu Police Station Child prosecutor Inspector Vickness Simwinga, told the court on 9 September, 2014 that the four women identified as Ellen Pemba, 31, Zainabu Mkawa, 37, Martha Mlenga, 22, and Zainabu Mussa, 32,┬Ā together with two others who are at large forcefully took turns to have sex with the boy.
Information sourced by FaceofMalawi indicate that the prostitutes who were working as barmaids at Deep Down Bar in Masasa township took the boy at the time he was picking liquor sachets near the pub saying a police officer was looking for him.
According to Simwinga when they got outside, Pemba and Mlenga dragged the boy into PembaŌĆÖs room within the pubŌĆÖs premises where Pemba then called four other women into the room who ŌĆśpinnedŌĆÖ him down onto the bed while one of them covered his mouth.
Then, starting with Pemba, all the women took turns to have sex with the boy.
Testifying in the court, the boy said out of the six women, only Mlenga put a condom on his private part first before forcing his member into herself.
The incident only came to light in August when the boyŌĆÖs friends noted that he was having difficulties to walk and they tipped a neighbour about his condition.
When the neighbour checked the boy, he saw sores on his private parts. The boy was immediately taken to the nearby Mzuzu Prison Health Clinic where they referred him to Mzuzu Health Centre and was diagnosed with STDs.
After the revelation the boy"s grandmother then reported the matter to Mzuzu Police Station who instituted investigations leading to the arrest of the women.
The court further heard that following the diagnosis, the boy revealed that he had forced sexual intercourse with the women and that one of┬Ā them (Pemba) had sores on her private parts.
All the four women denied the charge saying they were not in close contact with the boy though they could see him around the pub. They further argued that as commercial sex workers their target were men with money.
The State then paraded six witnesses who testified against the women. They included the boy, the neighbour who took him to hospital, the nurse who treated him, his grandmother, his teacher and a detective who investigated the case.
Weighing submissions from both the State and the defendants on Monday, Senior Resident Magistrate Austin Banda said the State had proved beyond reasonable doubt that the boy was a minor and that he had been sexually assaulted by the women.
Among other proofs, Banda said there was collaboration between the boyŌĆÖs observation that there were sores on PembaŌĆÖs private parts and that he (the boy) was found with STDs.
ŌĆ£I have no doubt that each of the defendants had sex with the child during the period,ŌĆØ Banda said.
He further said he was aware that there is a growing belief among some people that if one sleeps with a minor, they can be cleansed of their ailments. But he was quick to say that there was no proof that this incident was motivated by such belief.
ŌĆ£I, however, find a lapse in parentage of the child because he was frequenting the bar to the extent of knowing the barmaids by name,ŌĆØ he said.
Banda then found each of the women guilty of indulging in sexual activity with a minor contrary to section 160 (B) of the Penal Code.
He said the convicts can appeal to the High Court within 30 days from the day of conviction.
Banda then adjourned the case to Friday April 24 at 9 am when the defendants will say their mitigations and the prosecution will make their final submission before sentencing.
Pemba hails from Mgunda Village Traditional Authority (T/A) Mthiramanja in Blantyre District.┬Ā Mlenga hails from Wanja Village (T/A) Malanda in Nkhata Bay District while Mkawa and Mussah come from Mangochi District in Mtalimanja and Chowe villages, respectively, (T/A) Mponda.
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Cross border thinking
The way you think in your home country may be different from that of Canada. Canada's population is six times lower than that of Brazil, so small to medium-sized businesses there never think about selling to countries abroad. They focus on their own population. However, it's a necessity when in Canada, especially if your business is B2C. This means understanding the different currencies and bureaucracies in the countries you sell to in a foreign market.
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