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For the last four days I've been discovering my soul at the endurance event that is the annual Anthroposophical Society Conference. It was amazing, enlightening and completely full-on, with activities from 9 am until 9.30 pm every day. I intend to blog about the conference once I'm back home (on the 11th). It was mindblowing (also noseblowing, as I was sick for the whole thing..).
Now I'm in Auckland, staying with my Uncle. He's kinda busy, so sent me the key to their house and told me to make myself at home. Bwahaha. Firstly, I had to run around the place like a kid because the place is both enormous and beautiful. It's full of things like this:
Cool, huh? I feel like a Princess.
Secondly, the avocado tree is, quite frankly, overachieving. Here's a sample which represents about one 10th of the currently available avocadoes.
I've offered to make dinner tonight, and after a little Pinterest binge, have settled on a couple of avocado-based dishes.
1. Bacon wrapped, cheese-stuffed avocado (from the French Toast and Wine blog).
I'm going to serve that with wild salad, garlic and olive oil asparagus and french bread for the carb-lovers.
2. Avocado Mousse
This will basically be the top part of the Avocado ganache cake with a few modifications.
I'm going to add a banana, and then just serve it before it sets. Photos shall be forthcoming, but it should look something like this one:


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When I first became pregnant, I was at a complete loss for the things I would want and/or need during my pregnancy and once baby made his big arrival. While I believe every momma is different, and every baby is definitely different, there are a few things that I loved with both of my pregnancies that I want to share with you.
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- Who doesn't want to keep the stretch marks to a minimum? I absolutely LOVED the Mama Mio line of products. In my opinion, they are a bit pricey but absolutely worth it! I ended up with no stretch marks from either pregnancy! (Although, I do have a few from growing up and being overweight at points throughout my life.) The oil was my favorite and I used so much of it, but I also used the butter as well.
- Another question I hear a lot is what to wear for workouts while pregnant. Well, I wore them for workouts plus every day life – Lululemon Align leggings! Again, unfortunately, pricey. However, I wore them before, during AND after pregnancy. So, in my book, worth it! And when nothing really makes you feel beautiful, you find the next closest thing to it and it was these pants for me! They come in many colors and lengths.
- Prenatal vitamins are a must as you are growing that beautiful little baby. I'm sure there are a million great ones out there, but I really liked the Target brand. They are cheap, often go on sale and gives me an excuse to go to Target! Haha! And, truth be told, I take them even while not pregnant because my body responds so well to them. Regular multi-vitamins always tend to make me sick but these do not.
- If you plan on breastfeeding, then nursing bras are a MUST! For me, trying to find a balance between supportive but comfortable was challenging. Actually, I never quite found the right ones while nursing Braxton – for a year! Thankfully, I've found a couple that I really like this time around! I particularly like the sports bra one because I can comfortably wear a racerback tank (my whole wardrobe) with them! The second options is so comfortable, supportive and cheap!
- Despite not restricting my diet, I still stress over my supply. Am I making enough milk? Is he growing like he should? Etc. I have found this supplement to be helpful. How helpful, I'm really not sure, but I haven't had any issues with either of my breastfeeding journeys, thus far.
- Last breastfeeding item, for now! Lanolin. If you're breastfeeding for the first time then just trust me. You NEED this in your life! If you are breastfeeding for the 2nd time, well, let's say it is NOT like riding a bike. You need this again.
- I love baby wearing! And if you have a clingy baby, like my 2nd, then it can be a must! I wore Braxton mostly when I was out and about running errands. However, with Kellen, I wear him to make meals, do the dishes, workout, etc., etc. I tried many carriers, mostly trying to save money, and none of them did I love until I found this one! I really should have just spent the money from the start. I've used this for a 6 pound baby and a 35 pound toddler. Absolutely love it!
- They say to swaddle, but, 1) I am awful at it and 2) when you are exhausted, difficult things become even more difficult! With Braxton, we bought all the kinds of velcro swaddles we could find, but he just didn't like any of them or I felt the fit was so awful that I didn't trust them. Then a couple weeks in we received this as a gift and thought we have nothing to lose by trying it. AMAZING! We went from sleeping a few minutes to a few hours at a time which, if you're a new parent, you'll take anything you can get!
There will be many, many other purchases you make – both big and small – in anticipation of your new bundle of joy! However, these were just a few things that I loved, but no one ever told me about or I didn't find reading endless posts on Pinterest! It's an exciting (and stressful) time as you enter the unknown. I hope these few, small tips can help you!

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You know, I thought my inaugural posting here to The Buzzkill should be something I have wanted to talk about publicly since forever. I have always thought that Ewoks have gotten a bad rap in the 'Original Holy Trinity' of the Star Wars universe. A lot of people talk about Ewoks as being something akin to a prototype version of the despicable Jar-Jar Binks character you see in the new trilogy. Something conjured by the great and terrible wizard that is George Lucas to catch them the real prize fish, children. Honestly, the series didn't need any more incentive to catch kids' attention; their attention was already captured by the story, music and the characters itself (children are not stupid… usually). Well, when I was a kid, I didn't need any added incentive to like the movies; I liked them because they already had everything I wanted. They had action, humor, music that drove itself in the very recess of your mind and unforgettable characters. Going back to the topic at hand, however, comparing Ewoks to The Unholy Binks is like comparing Legos to the dollar store version of Mega Blocks; hard to swallow, cheap and largely gets in the way. Ewoks have a cute and fuzzy exterior, so of course children will be attracted to those lil'buggers. However a lot of people were angry that the mighty Empires troopers could be taken down by the far less technologically innovative Ewoks. Instead of listing the ways on why it is indeed possible for them to succeed in a pitched battle against the Empire, I will just say that they were excellent guerrilla fighters who knew their moon well. As interesting as I think the Ewoks were, I will admit that watching the spin-off Ewok movies again as an adult, left a bad taste in my nerdy mouth that won't come out for a while. So I can definitely understand why some Star Wars fanatics have such a heated grudge against Ewoks and their ilk. But please if you hate the Ewoks, hate them for the right reasons; don't throw them in the same category as Jar-Jar Binks. Ewoks deserve better than that. Besides, if it wasn't for the Ewoks, we might not have ever been introduced to the fantastic actor that is Warwick Davis. Well, it's about that time I put my childhood down for the night and let it dream peacefully of furry little humanoid bipeds. Until we meet again reader, stay farbot.


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OAKVILLE, Ont. -- The Sheridan Bruins women's soccer team (2-0-1 OCAA) found the back of the net four times in an 11-minute stretch during the game's opening half hour, cruising to a 7-0 win over UTM.
"It's always a tough game playing a team who's in a building stage, it's only their second year in the league, but we know it's only a matter of time before they're much stronger," head coach Paul Angelini said. "The key for us is to encourage the players to move the ball and not to develop any habits that may come back to bite us later."
Viktoria Vanzanten scored the first three for the Double-Blue, capping the hat trick with a conversion from the penalty spot after she was hauled down prior to putting away her third into an open net.
By the time she departed the game in the second half, Vanzanten had scored five times.
Kendra Cooper added a brace, the first of which made her the first player in team history to hit the 20 career goal mark.
After playing three times in the span of seven days, the club now has a few days to prepare for a trip to Niagara on Sunday, September 25.
Angelini says that rest will be the most important aspect after a busy stretch, but does see some other areas where the team needs to get some work in.
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Mr Krishna Moorthy is a Consultant Surgeon in Imperial College Healthcare NHS trust and a Senior Lecturer in surgery in Imperial College London. His clinical interests are general surgery, upper gastrointestinal surgery for cancer and bariatric surgery. His regular practice includes laparoscopic gall bladder removal, laparoscopic appendicectomy, laparoscopic groin and abdominal hernia repairs. He has received extensive training in advanced laparoscopic surgery for upper gastrointestinal conditions such as cancers of the stomach and oesophagus, hiatus hernia, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease and swallowing disorders such as oesophageal achalasia.He has also received training in bariatric surgery and works within the multi-disciplinary Imperial Weight Centre. He regularly performs laparoscopic gastric banding, laparoscopic gastric bypass and laparoscopic sleeve Gastrectomy. He also performs single incision surgery (scarless surgery). He also performs robotic surgery using the da Vinci robot. He has performed UK's first robotic gastric bypass and gastric band.
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He is involved in the development and delivery of surgical skills training programmes in laparoscopic surgery and bariatric surgery. He is a local convener of the Royal College of Surgeons, Core Skills in Laparoscopic Surgery and teaches on other surgical training courses.
Has written over 50 peer reviewed papers in highly reputable journals such as the British Medical Journal and the Annals of Surgery.
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Over 300 laparoscopic hernia operations with only 1 recurrence
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Rogue Process is now on Steam Greenlight! You can see our page and let Valve know if you'd buy a copy, and help us get onto Steam – just click here. This is a long time coming, but I've been so busy preparing for GDC that I haven't had a chance to go live before now. I have no idea what the future of Steam is like, but we reckon it's a good idea to be a part of it.
Elsewhere, I've been tidying up Rogue Process in anticipation of watching real human beings play the game at the Indie Megabooth next week at GDC. It's nervewracking and the kind of development that lurches back and forth between adjusting text boxes by single pixels, through to rewriting a major AI routine to stop breathing life into dead bodies. Even though this kind of game development feels very slow, it's reassuring and healthy to do this from time to time. The game goes through bursts of progress where dozens of things are added to the game and it all starts to heave a bit at the seams, and it needs these periods of gardening and pruning to get things back under control. The game's looking better than ever, and the new changes to how the game controls (which I'll write about next week) are feeling good.
During GDC I'll be trying to tweet (and hopefully more) about the game, the booth and what I'm up to. When I get back, I'll be pushing ahead with a lot of new things – the basic corporate infrastructure is in place now, which means I'm free to add the dozens of scripts, enemies and hackable systems that make up the game's more complex settings, like research and development labs, or giant hollow industrial warehouses. It'll be full speed ahead, and I can break the game as much as I like (until the next event comes along). I'm also experimenting with recording some of this development process so you can see features get added to the game, and how bad I am at making things. Here's a trial I did, where I added two new scripts to the game, below:


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Matthew 25 is oft cited yet remains at the heart of Christian service. Our hearts are to be the hands and feet of Christ and to bring him glory through service to others. Through OZONE, our vision is to match Ozark alumni, parents and friends with Ozark for All kids. By partnering with urban schools, churches and charities Ozark for All can help bring love, support and encouragement to kids outside of school or church.
Since its inception in 2006 Ozark for All has provided thousands of camp scholarships to children from inner-city schools from Austin, Baton Rouge, Chattanooga, Dallas, Houston, Little Rock, Memphis, Monroe, Nashville and Tuscaloosa. Our goal is to walk in "lockstep" with schools, churches and charities in these communities in aiding the nurturing and development of deserving children.
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This was an odd commission to get – drawing an anime styled Nurse in a Chinese dress with a phoenix motif. This would take me completely outside my comfort zone of my more normal cartoony cuddly toy Teddy Bear zone and really did test me.
I am still learning human form, and struggle a lot drawing the female form especially with the cheesecake anime references that this illustration would require. I gathered and researched a ton of anime references, (a dangerous business typing Anime Nurse into your browser,) and as the commission came from an African-American Lady I had to work with a different skin tone, and different body style too. I was challenged by this drawing, (a lot,) and was really a source of a weekend long frustration until something clicked, and she came to life in front of me.
The Progress
The Gallery below gives a good overview of the progression of this illustration from pencil to finishing with blended inktense pencils.
Challenge Yourself
It is too easy as an artist, especially one that is learning like me to get stuck into a grove. It is important we find projects that challenge our skills, because unless you try something beyond what you've already mastered you will never grow. The Anime Nurse threw several curve balls at me, first body form, then face, lips, legs and lastly feet. While drawing is really just a series of shapes that connect, you still have to figure out proportion and human form is really… really… hard.
As an experiment I returned to the Anime Nurse Pin-up and experimented with Digital Coloring using Photoshop; the results was bolder richer coloring that suits the subject matter well. Quite happy with the results, although I am still better at drawing Teddy Bears.
Keep pushing my friends… Keep pushing…


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I am remodeling an adorable home in the historic district and picking out floors. To determine the type of solid hardwood floors you should use in your home, there are a few different factors to consider. Because the house was on the smaller side with low ceilings, the clients were worried about the size of wood planks. I couldn't help… Read More
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Limewash Brick with White Board and Batten Today I get to unveil one of my favorite homes! We started building this house in December and were putting the finishing touches on it today. Love a project where I can put my heart in it. Being able to treat this as if it were my own and was able to pick… Read More
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Today I played with a few stains for this massive farmhouse by Paramount Realty Group . The first blog I did on Minwax stain on red oak floors helped so many of you guys that I wanted to show you more examples including application on other types of wood. The client's style is very similar to what you would see… Read More
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This year has flown by, and we have had a big year at the Bixler household. We had a beautiful baby girl named Harper whose nursery is here , and we have tried to figure out how our schedules were going to work with this new addition. Let me be clear in my naivety of raising a child that I… Read More
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Hello Everyone! It has been a very long time away. Since my last post, I had a little baby girl named Harper. I never really thought I would be a mother, and a little over a year ago, my husband and I decided that two dogs were not enough.The amount a pure joy that I felt when we found out… Read More
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my mirror source Happy Wednesday everyone! While looking for the perfect mirrors for a client, I realized my love of arched mirrors. I am obsessed! They draw the eye up and creates a unique shape in your room. Before I go into my favorite arched mirrors, I want to show you some rooms I love that feature them. Let's start… Read More


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BlogPaws Report | SlimDoggy Jack
Mom says she's too tired to write today, so SlimDoggy Jack here reporting on BlogPaws 2014.
First off, I'll have to report that Maggie and I didn't get to go to BlogPaws. At first we weren't too happy about being left alone, but then we found our Aunt T. was going to come and stay with us and she likes to spoil us and give us treats, so we were okay with it.
I told mom to be sure and meet all of my friends and get pictures of them so I could post them up on my blog, but she didn't do a very good job. She got pictures of this crazy pet called a Capybara that really looks like a big rat – probably because it is a rodent. And then she got a picture of these baby chicks that our friend Flea from Jones Chews brought. She says they were cute, I thought they looked tasty.
She got pictures of my friend Dolly, the Doxie, Sugar, the Golder Retriever and Rocco and his mom Diane, but that was it – pretty disappointing effort on the photo taking mom.
She tells me she met a lot more of our friends there, but neglected to get pictures. She met Emma and Bailie from MyGBGV Life, Dexter, our buddy from FidosofReality, Roxy & Torrey from Roxy the Traveling Dog, Mort from Dogthusiast, Fido from Hiking with Fido, the adventure weiners, Chester & Gretel from You Did What With Your Weiner, and the guys from Cascadian Nomads, Huxley, Brychywn & Wilhelm and Riley from Oh My Shihtzu.
I was glad that some of my friends got left behind too, but mom and dad got to meet their parents, like Luna's from Beagles and Bargain, and Chronicles of Cardigan and OMD! Oh My Dog and Tales and Tails and Kolchak the Puggle and Keep the Tail Wagging and too many others for me to remember, so don't be offended if I don't list you.
Dad's buddy Robert from Pet World Insider was there with Derrick doing interviews with all sorts of people, so that will be fun to watch for. And our new friend Robin from Playful Kitty was there too – well, she's really SlimKitty's friend, but we'll put her on our list. Mom said she met lots of other cat bloggers too that are going to be friends of SlimKitty's.
She also said she went to sessions, whatever they are and learned some stuff about blogging and SEO and Google Analytics that I don't care about and then went to a speech by a veterinarian about this Habri organization and their research into human-animal bond which she went on and on about – seemed pretty interesting to her and she said she was going to write a post about it.
But the most important thing they waited until today to uncover – the SWAG BAG! They just put it away in the guest bedroom until today – what were they thinking? That's the most important take away from the meeting. Mom dumped everything out on the bed and I scoped it out – looks like a pretty good haul. I immediately spied a menace in the form of a stuffed gorilla, so I quickly grabbed him made off with it and dismembered it before it hurt mom or Maggie. The rest of this loot, I will slowly review over time.
Mom and dad said they had a good time, met lots of nice people, talked to a lot of the "Food Brands" about our Food database and made a lot of new friends. My Aunt T. took really good care of Maggie and me and we are really grateful she came to stay with us since I can't reach the can opener to open our dog food.
Hopefully, life will be back to normal now.
We are joining up with the Monday Mischief Blog Hop, hosted by Snoopy's Dog Blog, Alfie's Blog and My Brown Newfies
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Isn't that great that you met all the furfriends and the people behind the blogs in pawson? It's like magic :o) I read about the Capybara, it's a wonderful animal! Enjoy a fabulous monday while sniffing out all the good things of your swag bag, Jack.
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Looks like you and Maggie got some great loot. Glad your Mom and Dad had a great time. We are sad we didn't get to go but we are hoping to be there next year in Nashville. Enjoy your goodies 🙂
Stacey recently posted…Arsenal For Your Epic Battle Giveaway
Sounds like Mom had a great time.
Bailey recently posted…Sheltie Massage
Auntie had even more fun with you guys, good exercise, brain games and snuggling at night, I can't wait till their next trip!
UGH! I so wish we could have been there! Looks like it was tons of fun!!!!! Hopefully next year!
ღ husky hugz ღ frum our pack at Love is being owned by a husky!
Jenna,Mark "HuskyCrazed" Drady recently posted…OMD! Mondays – Hero Dog
You guys hung out at home and got a bounty of treats brought to you, not too shabby!
That swag bag looks like it's filled with some pawsome goodies for you! Maybe next time mom will do a better job with the picture taking 😉
Kelsie recently posted…Doggie Adolescence – Atka Gone Bad
That swag bag looks like heaven. I have been entering contest to win one of them since I didn't get to go and neither did mom. You know its hard for those pawents to learn while taking photos. My ma can barely chew gum and walk much less get photos of everything.
Can't wait to hear your reviews and hope your pawents get some rest.
Carma Poodale recently posted…Mothers Day Mishaps
Jack – you did a great job recapping for us. Thanks for sharing. We love hearing about everything that went on.
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Great meeting you, albeit briefly!
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It was great catching up with you this weekend. 🙂
Kimberly Gauthier recently posted…Dog Mom Fashions and Muddy Paws #BlogPaws2014
When we brought our boys home from the pet resort this morning, their noses led them directly to the swag! We were quickly forgiven for leaving them behind! Bark More, Growl Less Barking from the Bayou!
M. K. Clinton recently posted…Who Let the Dogs Out
It is so fun to meet out blogging friends in person.
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So glad you had a fun weekend. I'm jealous and will have to plan a trip to next year's event!
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What a fantastic recap! And Mort loved meeting you too. Mort must agree with Jack regarding the most important thing – the swag bag (his takeaway: http://instagram.com/p/n26M36jrDW/). He's quite sad that he has to share with Tig, but happy to report that *someone* was too tired to measure his raw last night and instead gave him some of the cans from the swag bags.
Jen recently posted…Liveblogging #BlogPaws: How to Amplify your Bark across Digital Media
Getting back to normal is always good, Jack, but it sounds like BlogPaws was great for everyone too….wow, can't believe all that swag you got!
I'm sure there was lots going on, making it difficult to get lots of really good photos, so I think your Mom did pretty well under the circumstances.
Jan K recently posted…Monday Mischief – I've Been Framed!
So sorry I missed you folks at BlogPaws! I tried to find as many people to talk to as possible. Well, maybe next year!
–Wags (and purrs) from Life with Dogs and Cats
Susan and the gang from Life with Dogs and Cats recently posted…Story: After BlogPaws, a Guilt Trip
Whew, it was a great weekend. I was so thrilled to meet you guys
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Sounds like it was a blast! I hope we'll be able to meet up next year!
Jen recently posted…Dogs And Coffee Mugs
That is a lot of swag! Sounds like you had a really great time. Hopefully I'll be able to go next year.
Mary from YourDesignerDog recently posted…Cabinet Supervisor
Looks like an awesome time was had! And man – that swagbag – score!
Jen K recently posted…Walking My Reactive Dog: Part 1
It was so nice to meet your people in person, Jack! I had a great time, too. When I got home, all the dogs were so happy to see me… for about 30 seconds. Then they wanted to know what I brought them. They loved their BlogPaws prizes, too!
Maggie recently posted…What happens in Vegas stays there… unless you blog about it!
Thank you for the great recap of blogpaws. What a great bag of goodies you got there.
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Meow goodness what a bag of swag!
Dig in and thanks fur visiting us
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Just got back from our road trip and we got lots of iphone photos to upload. Will share your photos via tweet. Woofs to you Jack. Hope you enjoyed all the goodies. Golden Woofs
Golden Woofs: Sugar recently posted…5 Best Parts Attending BlogPaws 2014 Las Vegas
Good job dealing with that scary gorilla buddy! Did you get to chomp on all those treats as a reward? 🙂
I hope you're having a fun day,
Your pal Snoopy 🙂
snoopy recently posted…Monday Mischief – It it's not Squirrels…..
That is some great swag. It is cool that your mom was able to meet all those blogger friends. We were the same way about taking pictures when we were in Wisconsin. I planned to take a bunch, but never had my camera handy.
2 brown dawgs recently posted…Wordless Wednesday–Excitement
It was great meeting your mum, and she probably didn't tell you she fawned over a dressed up kitty! We have a chubby IBD kitty at home (Disco NoFurNo) and he will maybe be a SlimKitty, one day!


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By Siddharth Kara, Special to CNN
Editor's Note: Trafficking expert Siddharth Kara is a Harvard fellow and author of the award-winning book, "Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery." For more than 15 years, he has traveled around the world to research modern-day slavery, interviewing thousands of former and current slaves. Kara also advises the United Nations and governments on anti-slavery research and policy.
Whenever I talk on human trafficking, I am almost always asked what people can do to help.
To be sure, the forces that promote human trafficking are immense -– from extreme poverty, to corruption, lawlessness, population displacement, gender and minority bias, economic globalization and others. In the face of such vast and complex forces, everyday citizens can feel powerless to make a real difference.
Nevertheless, there are vital steps that individuals can take to help bring an end to human trafficking and other forms of contemporary slavery.
Beyond increasing your knowledge of the issue, perhaps the most important way individuals can contribute is to form a system of human trafficking vigilance committees in their communities.
It may sound daunting, but here are a few simple steps to get started.
1. Learn about the many signs that indicate a person may be a victim of human trafficking or some other form of forced labor.
2. Assemble a core group of individuals who will set up and manage your Community Vigilance Committee (CVC).
3. Recruit other community members to join your CVC, such as neighbors and local business owners. Make a plan that suits everyone on how and when you can meet to discuss your efforts.
4. Make contact with local law enforcement, especially a local human trafficking police unit if you have one, to set up a system of reporting to a point person should any member of your CVC witness a sign of human trafficking. Follow the guidance of local law enforcement on the best ways you can assist them.
5. Make contact with local non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that focus on human trafficking (especially shelters), to discuss your plans and set up a system of referral should you need to pass along information about a potential human trafficking victim in your area. Follow the guidance of these NGOs on how you can be most effective in assisting them.
6. If there are no relevant NGOs or shelters in your area, think about setting one up!
7. Create a website in which you share your progress and learnings, so that you can coordinate with other CVCs to expand your reach, and also learn from each other about how to be more effective.
8. Set up a "Google Alert" for human trafficking. This will help you stay on top of trends and developments in the field.
9. Make contact with your local and state lawmakers to learn more about what they are doing to combat human trafficking in your area. If you feel they are not doing enough, try to persuade them to do more.
10. Should any member of your CVC see something worrying from the list of signs of human trafficking - do not intervene in any way individually or as a group. Meet and discuss what you have seen and report to local law enforcement as soon as possible.
If you follow these 10 steps, you will be well on your way towards making a considerable contribution in the fight against human trafficking.
As dedicated as law enforcement, NGOs, and local governments may be, they cannot be everywhere at all times. It is up to individual citizens to expand the "eyes and ears" of traditional anti-trafficking actors by taking ownership of their communities and being as informed and vigilant as possible.
Countless human trafficking victims have been freed, and numerous cases have been prosecuted thanks to the efforts of Good Samaritans who noticed something was amiss, and reported to police what they saw.
Today's global anti-trafficking movement will benefit mightily from community vigilance efforts, which serve as vital initiatives individuals can undertake to help in the fight against human trafficking, one community at a time.
The opinions expressed in this guest blog post are solely those of Siddharth Kara.
Want to very quickly put a huge dent in the global demand for human trafficking/sex trafficking? We should shame the companies in Asia who freely hand out gifts of sexual services to their business guests. Of course, the receiving party's employers deserve public scrutiny as well, especially since a very large number of them are American and European companies wanting to do business in Asia.
Most of the sexual providers involved are young girls (and boys) and because many of these Asian companies are rapidly trying to globalize, the sex traffickers they depend on can expect a very steady, and growing, source of demand.
This is an excellent point. In any prostitution business they can only survive if there are customers. How do we impact US companies sending their employees to Asia and India to be on board with monitoring the behavior of theirtraveling employees? Maybe a campaign to reach the PR and HR departments of some of the biggest Silicon Valley companies would be a good start.
What about the sex workers who are consenting adults?
If they've spent any part of their life as a slave, they deseve your compassion & help.
What about them? They have nothing to do with this problem, and they are a miniscule part of the total population.
This has been going on, for decades. When I was a partner in a computer corporation and we were courted by N. Vietnam, we were all offered prostitutes. For me, that was the deal breaker! The men in my company were ticked off, but to me, it was something deplorable. We were to deal with the government, and here we were being offered teenage girls and boys. They said they'd pass on them, and I didn't believe my own partners. The govt. would take the ones infected with HIV/AIDs, and simply shoot them, instead of help them more often than not; their lives were worthless.
How could I become part of that!? Of course, it ended the company, because of my moral standings. But I thought good christian men would understand that. Evidently not, when enough money speaks. It was also illegal to be setting up a cellular network, before our govt. okayed doing business, and I sure didn't wish to be going to jail for breaking our country's law. Guess many people have no scruples like I did.
And years later, I can still look myself in the mirror. But I'm forever haunted by the thoughts of those little children. I seriously doubt I could've brought any home with me, which was my first instinct – adopt those, that no one wanted, and give them a FAMILY. But the way the world works, it usually doesn't help the children from other countries. Donating to groups that care for them, that's all I've ever found that gives those poor kids hope.
Supply and demand – if we could only break the chain, that's the way to do it.
I want to say that sex trafficing is very real, and the ways they try to rope you in is slick. I was introduced to this issue about six years ago, on my job, if the woman that worked there wanted to keep their jobs they slep with anyone that approach them. I would not be a part of it so I quit. The stalking started as it is to this day. I left the state of texas and went to GA, and Fl, same thing happen,I was tracked via my cell phone.It created so, much confussion it caused me to loose my Flight Engineering job for the 727 airplane, I'm back in TX, now my home has been bug, what I mean is the have installed devices in some form where they can watch what I see on tv and if ther is voilence or somone being hurt the networksystem they have blow horns, or make some kind of noise to intemediat who ever is watching tv at tge tune they us airplane, buses, trains,commercial truckers, mail carriers, youname it.computerhacked as I write.So if there is something I can do to help this cause, let me know
Put the tin foil hat back on you nutjob!
:"1. Learn about the many signs that indicate a person may be a victim of human trafficking or some other form of forced llabor." Where do you find a list of the signs and why aren't they listed in the article?
"10. Should any member of your CVC see something worrying from the list of signs of human trafficking – do not intervene in any way individually or as a group. Meet and discuss what you have seen and report to local law enforcement as soon as possible." Without proof, what good are suspicions; will authorities actually investigate "suspicions"? And again, where is the "list of signs of human trafficking" you mention? A list of signs that someone may be harboring someone in servitude might even be more helpful than a list of signs that someone is being enslaved, as you might never have the opportunity to meet or see someone being held in servitude.
Exactly, the article does not give out any usefull information. Kind of the same thing as obama's experience as a community organizer. All talk and no action!
Wow 10 – 30 million slaves in the world. Way to be precise about your estimates. What a bunch of Bull. Yes these things happen, always have / probably always will.
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It is our pleasure to invite you to participate in the Urological Association of Asia Congress (UAA) 2019, to be held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 7th-10th August 2019.
This will be the second time since 2002, that this prestigious event will be hosted by the Malaysian Urological Association (MUA). This previously biennial event has now grown so much in stature that it has since 2015 been held as an annual event, further underlining its importance and relevance to the Asian urology community.
UAA Congress 2019 will provide an excellent meeting-place, where leading experts will gather to update, brainstorm, share information and speak on the latest developments pertaining to the discipline. Attended by highly respected members of the medical profession in the region and top representatives from the various related industry sectors, the UAA Congress has, through the years, gained a solid reputation as a viable platform for the exchange and dissemination of the latest and most innovative knowledge and technology from Asia and the rest of the world.
The theme for the 2019 Congress is: "Unifying Asia Thru Urology" – especially relevant in today's setting, where achievements in the field of urology have been at the forefront of advances in technology, usually in collaboration with other related specialties. Urology has traditionally been on the cutting-edge of surgical technology, and Urologists have to keep up with the relevant skills and procedures to meet the multiple new challenges in today's fast-changing world. Strength comes from unity, and a united Urology in Asia is potentially a leader in advancing Urology globally.
A comprehensive scientific programme has been lined up – featuring live surgeries, the latest state-of-the-art lectures and key opinions from renowned Asian and international experts, in-depth Masterclasses, Resident Training courses, specialties and Nursing symposiums. There will be ample opportunities for Regional, Asian and International participants to meet up and discuss current issues.
The MUA is indeed honoured to host this important Congress in Kuala Lumpur in 2019. Malaysian urologists are indeed solidly represented by MUA which provides a common platform for the urologists from the country's Ministry of Health, the Universities and the Private Sector
Malaysia is a well-known tourist destination, with its multi-cultural attractions, its food, its people and their warm hospitality. An interesting social schedule has also been planned, with a wide choice of places of interest to visit and things to do.
We look forward to hosting all delegates in 2019 at the award-winning and world-class venue of the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. We hope you will not miss this opportunity to be part of this exciting event, and join us in recognizing and sharing the best in Urology practices and latest developments.
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Are there toxins in my breast milk?
Q. I've heard there can be toxins in my breast milk! Should I switch to formula?
No need. It's hard to escape environmental toxins these days. There are chemicals in our water, in our foods, in our homes, in some of the plastic containers that hold our food and drink. And, yes, when we're exposed to chemicals, they can get into our bloodstream and then into our breast milk. It's certainly a cause for concern.
But while research about the effects of toxins on breastfed babies is ongoing, so far there's been no evidence that they do serious harm when passed on through breast milk. Meanwhile, study after study has shown the benefits of breastfeeding for babies. Breast milk is naturally designed to be easily digestible, strengthens a baby's immune system and general health, and stimulates brain development. (Nursing has upsides for you, too, including more weight loss post-pregnancy and a lower risk of breast and ovarian cancers; plus, that skin-to-skin time with the baby is great for bonding.)
Bottom line: There's no reason for you to stop breastfeeding. When you weigh the risks and benefits of breast milk and formula, breast milk wins, hands down.


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Sunset Woods provides a combination of affordable rental and for-sale housing for seniors in Highland Park.
Low-and-moderate income seniors.
Type: Ownership and rental mixed-income senior housingTotal Units: 60Total Affordable Units: 60For-sale: 48Rental: 12
The negotiations and approvals process was lengthy—18 months. The City of Highland Park's land donation and fee waiver were critical to the success of the development. The City learned a lot from the process, including the need to make eligibility requirements stricter by imposing limitations on assets in addition to income requirements. The City hopes to spend less time negotiating on future proposals.
Sunset Woods is a three-story, 60-unit, 100 percent affordable senior housing development in Highland Park. Opened in 2000, this high-quality development was made possible through a City land donation and fee waivers (impact, permit and hook-up fees). The building provides many amenities, including exercise and laundry rooms on every floor and a medical screening room for residents. The building overlooks historic 38-acre Sunset Woods Park, which has been a part of Highland Park since 1920. The park is accessible to disabled persons and incorporates amenities such as an outdoor ice skating rink, tennis courts, picnic areas and walking paths.
Sunset Woods has 48 for-sale condominiums and 12 rental apartments owned by the City of Highland Park Housing Commission through the Sunset Woods Association. The apartments are managed by the Housing Opportunity Development Corporation, a private, nonprofit housing organization. Of the 12 rental apartments, five are available to households with incomes at or below 60 percent area median income (AMI) ($47,700 for a family of four in 2014) and seven are available to households at or below 80 percent AMI ($57,900 for a family of four in 2014).
Subject to change, 16 of the condominium units are for households up to 80 percent AMI. The remaining units are for households up to 115 percent AMI. All of the condominiums utilize deed restrictions to remain affordable for 40 years.
Resale prices of the condominiums are restricted to the lesser of the following:
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Other Backward Integration Sites
For the achievement of our 1.5 – 2.0 million metric tons of refined sugar from locally grown sugar cane from our integrated sugar sites across Nigeria, our strategy is to farm more than 150,000 hectares of land in addition to Savannah Sugar Company Limited.
Integrated sugar mills will be sited at various locations to:
- Refine white sugar from locally grown sugarcane to sell into local markets and where appropriate, to export to other markets across West Africa.
- Generate power from bagasse for own use, with any excess electricity being sold to the national grid.
- Produce Fuel Ethanol (ethyl alcohol).
- Produce Animal feed from molasses and bagasse.
- Produce Bio-Fertilizer from press mud /filter cake during sugar manufacturing.
The Nasarawa Sugar Company Limited, is one of Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc Backward Integrated Projects. The Nasarawa Sugar Company Limited is a 60,000 hectares Sugar Project located at Tunga, Awe Local Government Area, of Nasarawa State, Nigeria.
The Memorandum of Understanding with the Nasarawa state government was signed, in June 2017, and the compensation for the land in the sum of N3.25 billion fully paid to the land owners.
The land clearing and development for the 50 Ha seed cane farm has also been completed, and work on another 150 Ha area for planting commenced in early 2018. The agricultural and factory design amongst others are ongoing and will be completed for full implementation to commence during the 2018/2019 crop season.
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This first phase of the project has begun with pre-project implementation activities and the development of our Lau/Tau project site in Taraba State. The Lau & Tau Sugar Project will be the first of the new sites to be developed over the next three years. The area is located on the south bank of the Benue River in Taraba State, about 30 km Northeast of Jalingo, in Taraba State.
The total land area at Lau/Tau is 30,000ha. The project will produce 2.3 million tonnes of sugarcane. Lau/Tau will have a cane milling factory capable of handling 12,000 tonnes/day, and the aim is to produce 250,000 tonnes of refined sugar per annum.
The 20 hectares seed cane farm developed at Lau, was harvested for the propagation of the backward integration projects.


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Goodnight Morrígan
A children's bedtime story about the Great Queen
Written by Hannah Storyteller | Art by Morpheus Ravenna
Goodnight Morrígan is the brainchild of Hannah Storyteller, creator of Some Joy To Share, a whimsical Seussian story that follows "the attempts of the Norse god of Freyr to woo a rather skeptical prospective partner." Hannah is (as her name indicates) a brilliant and entertaining storyteller. For this book, Hannah's written a charming take on the beloved children's book, Goodnight Moon. In place of the quiet room with its comforting toys, clock, mouse, and whispering grandmother, we have… the world of the Morrígan: battlefields, wandering spirits, encamped warriors, spears and swords, hunting hounds, and haunted idols. The illustrations are rendered by Morpheus in ink and watercolor.


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The Crown (The Selection, # 5)
By: Kiera Cass
Published: May 3rd 2016 by HarperTeen
279 pages
Genre: Young Adult, Dystopian
Source: Borrowed from library
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Goodreads description--When Eadlyn became the first princess of Illéa to hold her own Selection, she didn't think she would fall in love with any of her thirty-five suitors. She spent the first few weeks of the competition counting down the days until she could send them all home. But as events at the palace force Eadlyn even further into the spotlight, she realizes that she might not be content remaining alone.
Eadlyn still isn't sure she'll find the fairytale ending her parents did twenty years ago. But sometimes the heart has a way of surprising you…and soon Eadlyn must make a choice that feels more impossible—and more important—than she ever imagined.
So The Heir left off with Eadlyn saying that she knew which of the Selection that she should focus on. That left me thinking that she'd pretty much picked her candidate even though there were three characters that I felt were frontrunners. I had one that I was rooting for and I have to say that she didn't pick who I wanted. Yet I did see who she picked from a mile away and not just from The Crown but all the way back to The Heir.
Eadlyn has quite a lot on her shoulders when The Crown starts. Her twin brother has just run off to elope. Her mother has suffered a heart attack. She's thrown into the role of regent while her father takes over seeing to the care of America. And then of course there's the Selection. Not to mention that Eadlyn doesn't have the best public image. And so we begin with another mass elimination where Eadlyn cuts the Selection candidates down to the Elite. She can't do much to help her mother except to try to alleviate responsibilities from her father so that he can be by America's side the whole time. As for the public, Eadlyn is sure that choosing a husband will fix what everyone sees wrong with her.
I struggled with The Crown in some ways. I felt like Eadlyn got off easy when it came to eliminating contestants from the Selection. For the most part, when things got sticky candidates seemed to eliminate themselves rather than wait to be asked to leave. I don't know. This didn't feel right to me sometimes. Other times it did. I really thought things with Hale were a cop out and a total stereotype. I never could understand why Henri was such a front runner in her mind because there was no way she'd be able to have any meaningful conversation with him. This was pointed out multiple times, and I never really felt like there was a legit answer given. Of course, with the way things worked out in the end, the answer is a bit obvious, but I felt like it might not have been handled in the best way. And then there's also the fact that Eadlyn abruptly makes a huge governmental decision in a spur of the moment situation that would have cizmic repercussions. You can't just make those changes without major thought. And while the character could have been thinking about those things for a while, there's truly no indication that she had been. It all felt a bit "tidy" and quick for me.
Ultimately, I felt like The Crown fell a little bit short of what I hoped. I went into The Heir with low expectations and was impressed overall. That led me into starting The Crown with elevated expectations which resulted in me being disappointed. I was disappointed most of all with how easy things worked out in the end. I think I remember this being a complaint that I had with The One too, so maybe I shouldn't have been surprised. I guess in the end, I just felt like it was neither a really good nor a really bad book. The Crown gets 3 Stars from me. Have you read The Crown? What did you think? Let me know!


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This code (the archive contains the Perl script and a Windows EXE "compiled" using Perl2Exe...be sure to keep the included DLL with the EXE at all times) makes use of some of the RAM dump file parsing code from tools like lsproc and lspd, as well as the code from my File::ReadPE module. Like the other tools, this one relies on the output of lsproc for it's input...specifically, the offset to the process in question. It uses pretty much the same method as Andreas mentioned in his first blog entry on reassembling binaries, for no other reason than it just makes sense. After all, why not use the "map" provided to you in the PE headers to reassemble the executable image file.
Let's take a look at an example, focusing on the same process that Andreas looked at...dd.exe with a PID of 284, from the first memory dump from the DFRWS 2005 Memory Challenge. The output of lsproc gives us:
Proc 1112 284 dd.exe 0x0414dd60 Sun Jun 5 14:53:42 2005
Very cool. So, using the offset to the process within the dump file, we can then launch lspi with the following command line:
C:\Perl>lspi.pl d:\hacking\dfrws-mem1.dmp 0x0414dd60
What we get as output is:
lspi - list Windows 2000 process image (v.0.4 - 20060721)
Ex: lspi
Process Name : dd.exe
DTB : 0x01d9e000
PEB : 0x7ffdf000 (0x02c2d000)
ImgBaseAddr : 0x00400000 (0x00fee000)
e_lfanew = 0xe8
NT Header = 0x4550
Reading the Image File Header
Sections = 4
Opt Header Size = 0x000000e0 (224 bytes)
Machine = IMAGE_FILE_MACHINE_I860
Reading the Image Optional Header
Opt Header Magic = 0x10b
Subsystem : IMAGE_SUBSYSTEM_WINDOWS_CUI
Entry Pt Addr : 0x00006bda
Image Base : 0x00400000
File Align : 0x00001000
Reading the Image Data Directory information
Data Directory RVA Size
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ResourceTable 0x0000d000 0x00000430
DebugTable 0x00000000 0x00000000
BaseRelocTable 0x00000000 0x00000000
DelayImportDesc 0x0000af7c 0x000000a0
TLSTable 0x00000000 0x00000000
GlobalPtrReg 0x00000000 0x00000000
ArchSpecific 0x00000000 0x00000000
CLIHeader 0x00000000 0x00000000
LoadConfigTable 0x00000000 0x00000000
ExceptionTable 0x00000000 0x00000000
ImportTable 0x0000b25c 0x000000a0
unused 0x00000000 0x00000000
BoundImportTable 0x00000000 0x00000000
ExportTable 0x00000000 0x00000000
CertificateTable 0x00000000 0x00000000
IAT 0x00007000 0x00000210
Reading Image Section Header information
Name Virt Sz Virt Addr rData Ofs rData Sz Char
---- ------- --------- --------- -------- ----
.text 0x00005ee0 0x00001000 0x00001000 0x00006000 0x60000020
.data 0x000002fc 0x0000c000 0x0000c000 0x00001000 0xc0000040
.rsrc 0x00000430 0x0000d000 0x0000d000 0x00001000 0x40000040
.rdata 0x00004cfa 0x00007000 0x00007000 0x00005000 0x40000040
Reassembling image file into dd.exe.img
Bytes written = 57344
New file size = 57344
Most of this is the PE header being parsed and displayed.
Now, a couple of caveats...first, this code ONLY works for RAM dumps from Windows 2000 systems (yes, I have been getting a lot of questions about that). Second, this does not take PAE into account. Nor does it take special cases into account, such as UPX compressed executables.
However, the code does check for things like pages that are paged out to the pagefile. Sounds kind of circular, I know, but basically, the pages in RAM that aren't being used can be paged out to pagefile.sys...since we're just dealing with a memory dump, we're assuming at this point that the pages in the pagefile aren't available.
Also, you will notice that the resulting executable image, once renamed to an .exe, does not run the way the original does. This is due to the fact that once the various sections are loaded into memory, some of the values in the different sections will change as the code is being run.
So, how is something like this useful? Well, if you're into malware analysis, or if you're performing incident response against an as-yet-unknown bit of code, this would be helpful.
Of course, there are things that need to be added to this code, as it performs only parsing. For example, some actual analysis would be in order...like analyzing the code at the entry point address, performing some analysis of the sections, extracting the import address (or name) tables, etc.
As always, comments are welcome...


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The nonprofit Home Fire Sprinkler Coalition (HFSC) and NFPA's Fire Sprinkler Initiative, together with the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), will be awarding a fire chief for their outstanding local efforts to increase the installation of residential fire sprinkler systems. The "Bringing Safety Home" award recognizes a fire chief who uses resources from the HFSC and NFPA to educate their communities and ensure that decision-makers have information to pass or upgrade residential fire sprinkler legislation at the local level.
The deadline for submissions is July 29. Last year, Chief Timothy Solobay of Cannonsburg (PA) Volunteer Fire Department was the first recipient of the "Bringing Safety Home" award. He was recognized for the role he played to educate decision-makers in his area and state.
This year, the award will be presented by IAFC's Fire and Life Safety Section at the 2011 Fire Rescue International in Atlanta.


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All simulation games listed here, aim to achieve the following general learning goals. Furthermore, each simulation game has also specific learning objectives.
1) Better Understanding of Conflict Dynamics and Actors: Social and political conflicts are characterized by pressure to act, incomplete knowledge about all the elements, and by interactive processes. In CRISP simulation games these dynamics are often experienced.
2) Contact, Confidence-Building and Cooperation: In our simulation games the participants can distance themselves from their own position through assuming the role of another character; in this way they undergo a change of perspective and can overcome communication barriers. Through this process, a strong basis for further cooperation emerges.
3) Problem Resolution: In CRISP simulation games the participants learn to work out innovative and constructive solutions, to comprehend different perspectives through the role-playing character and to deal with other points of view through negotiations.
Here you find an overview of those simulation games that were developed by us. All of them we've tested and implemented serveral times. In case you are interested to implement one of these simulation games, feel free to contact us.
In our simulation games the participants enjoy a wide range of freedom of action. Here an example with participants from Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia about the future development of the region
Here you find an overview of all the simulation games, developed by CRISP.
A short summary on the benefits of simulation games.