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WASHINGTON — When Congress considered legislation that would give President Barack Obama authority to train and arm Syrian rebels last summer, Rep. Joe Courtney was the only member of the Connecticut delegation to support it. It was one of several instances in which the lawmaker split with his colleagues in the 113th Congress.
"I believe that this measure strikes a sensible balance between providing the authority and support the president has requested, and establishing a narrow scope of operations with robust congressional oversight," he said at the time.
Courtney, 61, is a loyal Democrat. The Sunlight Foundation, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization that advocates for open government, said that he voted with his party nearly 95 percent of the time in the outgoing Congress. Yet he represents the 2nd Congressional District, an area heavily dependent on the New London Naval Submarine Base and sub builder Electric Boat. Courtney also sits on the House Armed Services Committee. He is more likely to differ with his Connecticut colleagues on some issues, especially when it comes to military matters.
In the past Congress, Courtney helped keep federal money flowing so that Electric Boat could continue to build two subs a year and worked to win approval of a special fund that he hopes will pay for a new class of nuclear subs to replace the aging fleet of Ohio-class boats.
The National Sea-Based Deterrence Fund would be a Defense Department account separate from the Navy's shipbuilding budget and would finance the new subs, projected to cost about $5 billion each.
Electric Boat President Jeffrey S. Geiger said that Courtney "has established himself as one of the most effective legislative proponents of the nation's undersea fleet."
"We are grateful for the leadership Congressman Courtney has provided to sustain the company's irreplaceable submarine design, construction and maintenance capabilities, specifically through his advocacy for the Virginia-class submarine program and the Ohio-replacement program," Geiger said.
Courtney also had a big win last year when Congress approved a bill modeled after his legislation that aimed to prevent a sharp rise in interest rates on Stafford college loans. Once again, more liberal members of the Connecticut delegation, in this case Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy, disagreed with Courtney on the issue because they said that the bill did not provide enough relief, or security, to struggling college students. They voted against the bill in the Senate.
Although he's glad that Congress stopped the increase in Stafford loan interest rates, Courtney said that the 113th Congress failed by not reauthorizing a higher education bill, "which is just screaming for attention." The bill governs all federal aid to education and is usually re-examined and reauthorized every five years.
First elected to Congress in 2006, Courtney is known as a low-key lawmaker. But he did soar briefly into national prominence when he noticed an inaccuracy in Steven Spielberg's movie "Lincoln" last year. The film wrongly depicted two Connecticut congressmen as voting against the 13th Amendment to abolish slavery. Courtney asked Spielberg to correct the mistake in the DVD release of the film.
A Horse You Can Jump On
Courtney introduced nine bills in the 113th Congress. Three of them became law, but not because he was able to win approval of them as stand-alone legislation on the House floor, but because he managed to get then included in must-pass legislation.
"Legislatively, the name of the game was trying to find horses that you could jump onto," he said.
A bill reauthorizing the Quinebaug and Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor in eastern Connecticut and renaming it "The Last Green Valley National Heritage Corridor" was approved as part of a massive defense bill. Courtney's plan for reforming the U.S. Department of Agriculture's dairy program became law as part of the farm bill.
But Courtney said that approval of legislation is not the only way that a member of Congress can be effective.
There are "defensive victories," he said. One was an attempt to redefine "rural areas" to eliminate underpopulated areas within a certain distance from an urban area. That would have stripped much of Courtney's district of a designation that allowed its residents to apply for low-interest USDA loans and other help.
Courtney teamed up with other lawmakers from rural areas, many of them Republicans, and prevented any change in the definition.
"We were able to raise enough of a stink that people decided to leave it alone," he said.
Gary Rose, head of the political science department at Sacred Heart University, said that Courtney can often work well with GOP members because "he knows how to be a partisan, but he's not a hyper-partisan."
"He's not a [liberal] soldier in the tradition of Reps. Rosa DeLauro and John Larson," Rose said.
That moderation also helps Courtney win easy re-election in a district that is home to gun owners and conservatives, Rose said.
Courtney has common interests with Republicans who are fellow members of the Dairy Caucus and the Shipbuilding Caucus. The lawmaker is a co-chairman of both groups.
"Obviously, you are looking for allies in Congress that you can team up with," Courtney said.
According to Govtrack.us, Courtney's bills had 821 co-sponsors in the 113th Congress, an indication of widespread support. Of the 234 bills that Courtney co-sponsored last year, 38 percent were introduced by a Republican, an indication of bipartisanship.
Legislation he co-sponsored that became law ranged from a massive Hurricane Sandy reconstruction bill to a resolution awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to the Monuments Men, a group of U.S. soldiers whose mission was to protect works of art and artifacts of cultural importance during and after World War II.
Courtney said that the government shutdown in September 2013 was "absolutely the lowest-of-the-low moment" in this past Congress.
Personal disappointments, he said, included Congress' inability to approve his bill that would change the Medicare law so that patients who are hospitalized for a serious injury or disease can no longer be considered under "observation" status, and thus be denied coverage of subsequent care in a skilled nursing facility because their time in the hospital was labeled "outpatient," not "inpatient."
There were a couple of similar bills, but the Center for Medicare Advocacy said that "only Courtney's has immediate promise."
Another low point, Courtney said, was the failure of a bill that would require the U.S. Treasury to create new $5 gold coins and $1 silver coins to honor the Coast Guard and use the proceeds to design and build a National Coast Guard Museum in his district.
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Courtney might lose a committee assignment in the new Congress because the number of Republicans will grow. Besides his seat on the House Armed Services Committee, Courtney serves on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. But he said he might lose his third committee assignment, a seat on the House Agriculture Committee.
Yet Rose said he did not believe that Courtney "is going to be marginalized" in the new Congress.
"He's not going to push a left-wing agenda, but will also try to get some legislation passed," the professor said.
Ana Radelat is a reporter for The Connecticut Mirror (www.ctmirror.org).Copyright 2014 © The Connecticut Mirror.
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Having a fifth grade student and a sixth grade student means that there are two required science projects to complete this year. It also means that from this point forward there will be two science projects every year. The month of February is the science project month. Both girls will need to have their projects completed by then for grading.
Leah began the process for her project in the fall. Part of the seventh grade science program is to incorporate the scientific process into the curriculum. She wrote up a project plan in class which was submitted before Thanksgiving. There is some more tweaking to the process but overall she is ready to go. We will be performing the project next week. This week is about collecting the materials and setting up a location for her experiment. I have noticed that she will need a little tutorial on conversion factors. We'll need to review how to convert teaspoons to grams. I'm going to also have her work on some background research. She completed a limited amount to meet the project requirements thus far but I can see that the final report will require far more than she has done.
Olivia's project is at the beginning point. Her assignment was sent home yesterday. She will need to think about something she would like to question. I have plenty of ideas but finding one that fits Olivia's personality will require far more thought than a simple brain storm.
After they have completed their experiments and submitted them for grading I'll write a post about the projects. Until then we'll be busy finalizing our assignments.
Thursday, January 03, 2013
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The Government of Italy expressed its interest to help Ethiopia and Eritrea link via railway network.
Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, who was on official visit to Italy, has discussed with his Italian counterpart, Giuseppe Conte, in Rome on Monday.
In a joint press conference after the meeting, PM Guiseppe Conte expressed his government's interest to cover the feasibility study cost for the railway project that links Addis Ababa with the port city of Massawa, Eritrea.
Commenting on Italy's support, Prime Minister Abiy expressed his gratitude for the government of Italy.
"The comprehensive discussion which I had with Giuseppe Conte in particular was important to take the bilateral relationship between Ethiopia and Italy to the next level," he said.
In response to the offer made by the Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, Premier Abiy Ahmed said "We are excited and accept with great honor Italy's Plan to extend support on Ethiopia's plan to link Addis Ababa with Massawa via railway."
Prime Minister Conte has also expressed his government's plan to extend support to the soldiers returning from the Ethio-Eritrea border following the peace agreement between the two neighboring countries.
The Prime Minister also called for enhanced cooperation between Ethiopia and Italy in the areas of development, peace, and tourism.
It is to be noted that most of Ethiopia's hydropower dams including GERD under construction, are built by the Italian Company, Salini Impregilo.
In light with this Prime Minister Abiy conferred with Pope Francis at the Vatican Apostolic Palace upon which the Pope lauded the historic agreement signed between Ethiopia and Eritrea to end border standoff.
Common interest of both Ethiopia and the Vatican City State, including the peace accord with Eritrea was at core of the discussion.
Premier Abiy also discussed with Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of the Holy State of Vatican.
In another development, Premier Abiy Ahmed visited St. Stephen of the Abyssinians Church located in Vatican City on Monday.
Upon reaching, PM Abiy was received by Cardinal Berhane Yesus, who recognized the Premier for the peace bridge that has been built between Ethiopia and Eritrea on his initiation.
Concluding his two days visit in Italy, PM Abiy Ahmed has arrived in Davos, Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum, according to Office of the prime Minister.


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With school districts across Texas closing due to flu outbreaks, Waxahachie ISD has taken extra precautions to eliminate germs and viruses with a new, handy cleaning device.
In December, WISD purchased nine handheld Protexus Electrostatic sprayers and a backpack version of the sanitizing machine. The equipment is shared across the district, disinfecting classrooms, administrative buildings and gyms.
Ruthe Valles, the custodian coordinator for the district, explained, "We spend less time, and we save more time to do the whole school. I believe this will also catch anything that my custodians might have missed. This will reach spaces that they are not able to reach."


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Blink and you have likely missed Obama's latest Watergate moment, this time following the disclosure that the White House has instructed the NSA to collect millions of daily phone records from Verizon (and likely all other carriers). What is surprising to us is that this is even news. We reported on just this in March of 2012 with "We Are This Far From A Turnkey Totalitarian State" - Big Brother Goes Live September 2013" and then again in April 2012 "NSA Whistleblower Speaks Live: "The Government Is Lying To You" using an NSA whistleblower as a source. Still, no matter the distribution platform, it is a welcome development for the majority of the population to know that the same Stazi tactics so loathed for decades in the fringes of the "evil empire" are now a daily occurrence under the "most transparent administration in history." This is especially true in the aftermath of the recent media scandals involving the soon to be former Attorney General.
So what was the latest largely regurgitated news? Overnight te Guardian's Glenn Greenwald reports that the "NSA is collecting phone records of millions of Verizon customers daily" following a "top secret court order requiring Verizon to hand over all call data shows scale of domestic surveillance under Obama."
Some more from the Guardian:
The National Security Agency is currently collecting the telephone records of millions of US customers of Verizon, one of America's largest telecoms providers, under a top secret court order issued in April.
The order, a copy of which has been obtained by the Guardian, requires Verizon on an "ongoing, daily basis" to give the NSA information on all telephone calls in its systems, both within the US and between the US and other countries.
The document shows for the first time that under the Obama administration the communication records of millions of US citizens are being collected indiscriminately and in bulk – regardless of whether they are suspected of any wrongdoing.
The secret Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (Fisa) granted the order to the FBI on April 25, giving the government unlimited authority to obtain the data for a specified three-month period ending on July 19.
Under the terms of the blanket order, the numbers of both parties on a call are handed over, as is location data, call duration, unique identifiers, and the time and duration of all calls. The contents of the conversation itself are not covered.
The disclosure is likely to reignite longstanding debates in the US over the proper extent of the government's domestic spying powers.
No it won't. Because those who care, have known about this for a long, long time. Everyone else... well, they have their soaring 401(k)s to comfort them, sprinkled in with a little class warfare to keep things "fair", and of course Dancing with the Stars.
Finally, the White House was quick to explain why living in a crypto-fascist, totalitarian state is the New Normal: it's for your own good, you see.
The Obama administration on Thursday acknowledged that it is collecting a massive amount of telephone records from at least one carrier, reopening the debate over privacy even as it defended the practice as necessary to protect Americans against attack.
The admission comes after the Guardian newspaper published a secret court order related to the records of millions of Verizon Communications customers on its website on Wednesday.
A senior administration official said the court order pertains only to data such as a telephone number or the length of a call, and not the subscribers' identities or the content of the telephone calls.
Such information is "a critical tool in protecting the nation from terrorist threats to the United States," the official said, speaking on the condition of not being named.
"It allows counter terrorism personnel to discover whether known or suspected terrorists have been in contact with other persons who may be engaged in terrorist activities, particularly people located inside the United States," the official added.
The revelation raises fresh concerns about President Barack Obama's handling of privacy and free speech issues. His administration is already under fire for searching Associated Press journalists' calling records and the emails of a Fox television reporter as part of its inquiries into leaked government information.
It was not immediately clear whether the practice extends to other carriers.
It does. But what is most stunning in all of this is that the benevolent rulers who are here to "help us" have not made selling of any security illegal and punishable by death. Yet.


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BRAFA is one of the leading European art and antiques fairs. With a consistent focus on high quality, authenticity and diversity, the fair offers treasures of classicism, modern & contemporary art and design, covering more than 20 specialities. Last year, BRAFA Art Fair welcomed 65,000 collectors and art lovers from across the world to discover 5 millenia of art history in an elegant and friendly atmosphere.
The Brafa Art Fair, created in 1956, is one of the world's oldest and most prestigious art fairs, famous for the high quality fine art, antiques, modern and contemporary art and design it offers. Brafa stretches on 9 days from the end of January to the beginning of February. The first major art event of the year, it is considered a reliable barometer of the art market. Brafa is located in Tour & Taxis, a magnificent site that is part of Brussels' industrial heritage. The cosmopolitan capital of Europe is known for its excellent food and dazzling array of museums, monuments and boutique shops.
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Show your support for a tobacco free world in support of the above Bill. Comments will end on 9 August 2018.
Tobacco use is considered the single most important man-made cause of cancer that can be avoided. Both tobacco smoke and tobacco products for oral use contain a number of carcinogenic substances which contribute to tobacco related cancers. Further research studies also show that the use of nicotine may interfere with cancer therapy.
We know that the tobacco industry mobilises support widely and is able to get hundreds of submissions in support of their objective of limiting the scope of tobacco control legislation.
We must not let them succeed!
We need you to support the proposed changes to the legislation, and give the Department of Health and the government the numbers they need to ensure that the Draft Bill becomes law.
By supporting the Bill, it means:
- 100% smoke –free indoor place
- A ban on outdoor smoking in certain public areas, including in stadiums, beaches, hospital grounds and other public places
- The introduction of plain packaging of cigarettes with graphic health warnings and for this packaging to apply to all other devices used in connection with tobacco products such as e-cigarettes, water pipes and pipes. This means that all brands of cigarettes will be packaged in the same material and use the same font to indicate the name of the brand on the box.
- The removal of all advertising at the point-of-sale of cigarettes.
- A ban on smoking in any motor vehicle when a child under the age of 18 years is present and when there is more than one person present in that vehicle.
- The regulation of e-cigarettes in exactly the same way as combustible cigarettes, which means among other changes, that they will no longer be able to be advertised, and that health warnings on the packaging will be mandatory.
- A ban on smoking in any enclosed common areas of a multi-unit residence.
- The Minister may prohibit smoking in any outdoor public place or workplace if they believe it would be in the public interest.
- Stricter rules on the depiction of any tobacco products – including a ban on the sale of any confectionery or toy that resembles or is intended to represent a tobacco product.
- Imprisonment or a fine depending on the severity of the offence. For example, those caught smoking in banned areas will receive a fine or prison time up to three months, while those found guilty of manufacturing or importing tobacco products which do not meet the new requirements and existing standards could face a fine and imprisonment of up to 10 years.
Through our involvement with cancer patients and the public at large we have witnessed the devastating impact of tobacco use.
So make your voice heard and please support this submission by signing up.
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INTERNET sales and high rents in Chester have made it a tough retail market for small and independent shops, a retiring shop owner says.
Former Chamber of Commerce president, Tara Jade, is shutting the doors at designer boutique Jade after nine years trading on Eastgate Row.
Mrs Jade is considering opening a restaurant or cafe in the future, but says life on the high street is tough for small shops, especially in Chester's competitive market.
'Lots of independent shops in Chester have gone since I began and will go in the future. It is not always anything to do with Chester - we have internet shops now, and the supermarkets are taking over,' she said.
'I feel Chester could do more to encourage unique shops - it is what the city is known for.
'At the moment it is very hard for a new independent to get a lease - the letting agencies want a lot of trading history.'
Mrs Jade added the physical limitations of the historic city centre have a big impact on small shops with few resources.
'It is impossible to get a delivery after 9am, if you have an electricity problem you can't get anyone to sort it out until after 4pm when they can drive in.
'You have to be in before 8am to put your rubbish out for collection, if you miss that you then have rubbish bags in your shop all day.
'The city isn't wheelchair or pushchair friendly, let alone friendly for the women in high heels who would otherwise shop with me.
Chester City Council portfolio holder for economy, Cllr Reggie Jones, said the council is working on strategies to increase visitor footfall to the city so shops and businesses take advantage of increased spending in Chester.
He added: 'By 2015 we want Chester to be a boutique city - unique, historic, romantic - and small shops are a big part of that.'


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Cucumber Spinach Smoothie
2 cups (approx. 1 large english cucumber)
1 ripe green pear
2 ripe bananas
3 cups packed organic spinach
2 tablespoons lemon juice (approx. 1-2 lemons)
1 teaspoon spirulina
Juice of one young coconut (or ¾ cup cold water or ½ cup water and ½ cup ice)
8-10 big mint leaves (optional)
1. Peel all the skin off the cucumber.
2. Core the pear.
3. Add all liquids to blender.
4. Add all remaining ingredients to blender and blend.
5. Taste.
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In 1991, Nirvana were touring relentlessly following the release of Nevermind. This brought the inevitable media demands with it, with one company commissioning photographer Kirk Weddle, who shot the original image of the floating baby, to mimic the album's famous cover with the band themselves.
Previously unseen outtakes from the shoot are now on display at the Modern Rocks Gallery in Austin, Texas. Check them out below, then head to the gallery's website for more info. Or just go to the gallery, if you happen to be in Austin.
Bonus! Here's a Weird Al outtake:
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50 things that are being killed by the internet!!!
I hope the internet doesn't kill me! 😦 That would be scary. Like that mov movie "The Ring". CREEPY! this article talks about how polite disagreement has gone away (I'm looking at you friends! haha! thanks though!) as well as Punctuality, Telephone directories, etc. Check it out!
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It is difficult to avoid negative people and the energy they leave with us and our spaces. You may not even be aware of this energy.
"A person's energy is a combination of a person's past, their mindset, their dominant thoughts, and beliefs and their perception of the world. Sometimes that energy is easily felt, and other times it manifests as an instant like or dislike of a person you've just met (without having any obvious clues as to why you feel this way)."*
As a teenager, I remember being at a party where everyone was having a great time. People dancing to the music, laughing with others and feeling wonderful. When a group of boys entered the party, I noticed the room becoming a little quieter. The laughter diminished, some people stopped dancing and others went to different areas of the room. Have you ever noticed this happening at an event, at home or at work?
Now I understand the shift in the room was due to the boys negative energy. Even though the boys didn't stay long at the party, the atmosphere never changed back to the previous energy. Their negative energy remained with us.
Unfortunately, negativity is contagious. Ever try to stay up beat during a conversation with someone who is criticizing or yelling at you? Were you able to stay happy and kind to them, or did you react back in a negative way? I know I have reacted negatively many times. Then get angry with myself for reacting the way I did.
Could this negativity affect our health? "The Department of Biological and Clinical Psychology at Friedrich Schiller University in Germany found that exposure to negative emotional stimuli—the same kind of exposure you get in the presence of complainers and otherwise negative people—caused subjects' brains to have the same emotional reactions that they experienced when stressed. Your brain gets sucked into a negative emotional state when exposed to negative people, and— just like a stress response—the longer you endure this state the worse it is for your brain." **
This stress can decrease our reasoning and memory the longer we are around negative people and environments.
Otherways negativity can affect you include the following:
- Sleepiness/exhaustion
- Internal negative thoughts towards yourself and/or others
- Losing control of your emotions
- Unrealistic fear
You can read more about this from "How Negative Energy Can Affect Your Life" by The Good Men Project.
You can stop these affects on your life once you become aware them and are willing to take action. Try some of these examples:
- Avoid being around negative people as much as you can
- Stop your internal negative thoughts
- Change the topic of the conversation when necessary
- Focus on solutions instead of the problems/emotions
Learn more about taking control of the energy around you at our class: "Letting Go of the Crabby, Complaining, and Negative Energy after the Holidays,". Rev. Donna Bretz worked at the Department of Jobs & Family Services for 30 years. She found ways to cope with all of the negatives things about the environment. During the class she will share this information with you. Call 440-933-7733 to reserve your spot on Saturday, November 17, 2018.
*"Understanding Positive and Negative Energy in People" byMindvalley
**"How Negativity and Complaining Literally Rot Your Brain" by Dr.Travis Bradberry


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Hasbro, Inc. today announced the integration of all of its content initiatives, including television, film, commercial productions and short-form content, under Stephen Davis, president of the Los Angeles-based Hasbro Studios.
Davis, who has overseen global TV development, production and distribution for Hasbro since launching the studio in 2009, will report to Hasbro Chief Marketing Officer John Frascotti to ensure the seamless integration between the entertainment and global marketing teams. Hasbro Studios produces a number of top-rated, award-winning multi-platform shows that are seen in more than 170 countries globally and here in the U.S. on The Hub, a television network for kids and their families that is a joint venture between Hasbro and Discovery Communications.
In addition to television, Davis will now lead Hasbros Film Group in Los Angeles and the companys Rhode Island-based studio responsible for producing the companys commercials and short-form content. Bennett Schneir, SVP Motion Pictures, and Terry Scott, SVP of Cake Mix Studio in Rhode Island, will now report to Davis.
We are bringing together several of our entertainment groups so that we can fully drive our content development capabilities across our global franchises, Frascotti said. Stephen is the perfect choice to lead this important new initiative. In just three years, he has made significant contributions to strengthening the companys global brands by propelling Hasbro Studios into one of the worlds most successful producers of animation and live-action programming.
Under Davis guidance, Hasbro Studios has produced approximately 750 half-hours of programming, with numerous global successes including "Transformers Prime", "Littlest Pet Shop" and "My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic".
In his expanded role, Davis will drive the entertainment brand-driven storytelling for the company and oversee a strong multi-year feature slate including Transformers 4 with Paramount, Stretch Armstrong with Relativity Media and Candy Land with Sony.
We are in the early stages of unlocking the full power of Hasbro brands globally and this new group will capitalize on our talent and creativity on both coasts, Davis said. We are now in a tremendous position to expand our content and storytelling more impactfully across all screens around the world.
Davis has had a significant track record in TV and film production, story development and distribution. Previously he led ITV Studios America-predecessors Granada America and Carlton America; mobile and online digital media company InfoSpace; TV production-distribution company Hamdon Entertainment, a joint venture between Carlton and Studio Hamburg (NDR); and has overseen TV programming, motion picture, live entertainment, new media and entertainment-related M&A activities for entertainer and entrepreneur Merv Griffins company, The Griffin Group. He joined Hasbro from Family Entertainment Group, where he was CEO.


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Malaysia is one of those countries that have dreamed to excel in technology and internet. For Malaysian government, eCommerce, technology and internet are strategic drivers to drive the economy from knowledge-based to competitive knowledge-based and to enter the digital age. With the support of Malaysian government, the information & communication technologies (ICT) and e-commerce industries in Malaysia are growing by leaps and bounds.
The internet usage stats of Malaysia support the fact that the country has bright prospects for eCommerce industry. The acceptance of new technology, increasing trend for online shopping and increased number of online users are some of the key drivers in development of e-commerce in Malaysia. According to international data corporation survey, the number of internet users in Malaysia will increase to 18.5 Million and number of online spending will increase to 10.5 Million by 2012. Malaysia has been ranked 10th in internet usage among top 10 countries of the world. As per survey of International Data Corporation (IDC) in 2007, the overall eCommerce spending in Malaysia was US$22.3 billion which is expected to get doubled by 2012.
The Malaysian government is always been a big supporter of internet technology. There are a number of policies that intend to promote investment in online ventures. One of the major supporting initiatives by Malaysian government is 8th Malaysian plan that aims to increase the usage of technology and build a strong infrastructure ICT both for private and public sector. Some of the main goals of Malaysia 8th plan are:
- To ensure national information security
- To create Emergency Response center to address regulatory and technical issues
- To ensure high level of internet security
Apart from Malaysian 8th plan, there is a specified ministry which is working for the growth of information and communication technology in collaboration with other organizations such as Malaysian Institute of Microelectronic Systems, Multimedia Development Corporation and Malaysian Communications & Multimedia Commission. Moreover, Malaysia is also participating in Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation's (APEC) to collaborate in devising E-commerce laws, regulations and policies. With all these policies and initiatives, eCommerce in Malaysia will soon be one of the most growing industries.
Malaysia E-commerce Stats:
The above mentioned graphical presentation shows that e-commerce industry is on its boom in Malaysia. People as young as below 21 to as old as 51 or above are involved in online buying. People prefer online buying for things such as air tickets, jewellery, watches, computers, books and many other items. The size of Malaysian e-commerce market is anticipated to be increased to RM 5 billion by 2014, which is very encouraging.
Barriers of E-commerce in Malaysia:
No doubt, eCommerce in Malaysia is in booming stage. Still there are number of challenges that need to be addressed. Yes, the number of people spending online is increasing, yet online spending is not a habit of general public. In Malaysia, eCommerce is far behind than the other developing economies such as USA, UK and Canada, etc. It lacks giants such as amazon and eBay. All the major retail companies are investments of multinational companies. There are very less Malaysian local companies which are tapping the eCommerce market.
The following table summarizes top online retailers in Malaysia:
Following are the top five Malaysian online stores.
- http://www.airasia.com
- http://www.maybank2u.com.my
- http://www.buysell.com.my
- http://www.blooming.com.my
- http://www.dominos.com.my
Gradually, with the initiatives and support of Malaysian government, the number of online local stores is increasing. For these small and medium sized companies, the biggest challenge will be attracting organic traffic because online buying behavior is far more different than buying from physical stores. The online retailers have to won the trust of customers by facilitating with best prices and best internet security features. For this purpose, a price comparison engine should be in place that will bring convenience for the online buyers and will enhance eCommerce in Malaysia


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Posted Thursday, 19-Apr-2018
Fear of the dark, mobsters & werewolves, steampunk genius, and aliens in space – all this and more on this week's News Brief.
Stumbled upon in the darkness by Calvin Wong
Nyctohphobia is a game of hunt or be hunted where the prey players are wearing blackout glasses – fumbling their way through a forest through sound and touch while the hunter player could be just inches away…
So, this game. I have a story.
Thread to follow: pic.twitter.com/RlJwRMJpnJ
— Eric Lang (@eric_lang) April 16, 2018
Designer Catherine Stippell wanted to make a board game she could play with her blind uncle, and Nyctophobia is the result. (Story told by Eric Lang in the Twitter thread above.)
Published by Pandasaurus Games (whose previous hits include the Mad Max-ian pick up and deliver game Wasteland Express Delivery Service and Jurassic Park simulator Dinosaur Island), Nyctophobia will be available this August.
Nothing Personal, kid – it's just business.
With the Capo getting old and about to retire, it's time to make your move. Put your muscle into play and come out from behind the scenes – who will rise to the top, and who will sink to the bottom (of the ocean?) The mob game of mob justice designed by The Dice Tower's Tom Vasel is getting a new edition 5 years after release, with the game now on Kickstarter. However not all of the expansions are there yet, but you can check them out here.
This week we have party social deduction game Growl, a card game based on the hit webcomic Girl Genius, and sci-fi survival horror Lifeform.
Growl is a cute little party game that plays real fast – players pass bites to their left and right hoping to turn as many humans as they can into werewolves – at the end, all wolves must GROWL to reveal their identity and find out if their pack can overwhelm the humans!
Girl Genius: The Works is a game of trying to operate a giant machine based on the webcomic of intrigue, romance, and mad science. Featuring team-based and head-to-head play, the game comes with four different decks featuring four different arcs in the storyline.
From the award-winning team behind Gloom of Kilforth: A Fantasy Quest Game and 1066, Tears to Many Mothers comes Lifeform – No marines. No power armor. Just terror. Sounds terrifying.
Danny's into board games. Derek's into board games! Together they're Danny and Derek do Board Games – oh man now the word board games no longer has any meaning.
Their YouTube channel is exuberant (and just shy of 400 subscribers!) Here they are talking about 2 player Dinosaur Island spinoff, Duelosaur Island.
In case you missed our big story last week, there's been a huge case of fraud going on in Malaysia and Singapore in the board game scene there.
Tens of thousands of dollars worth of games and products have been stolen – read our updating report here.
Published by BoardGamePrices.com
Can we fit all the photos we took at Spiel into this article? No. But we'll sure try! Here's your last look at the last day of the biggest board games show in the world.
The tiredness starts to take hold; but we press on toward Day 3! We've got dice! We've got minis! We've got mechs! It's Spiel!


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Data management that speedsrather than impedesadvanced DNA sequencing applications
December 2011
In the post-Human Genome Project era, molecular diagnostics and therapeutics, which promise to significantly improve patient outcomes by linking genetic diagnoses to targeted therapies, have been hailed as the next great advancement in human healthcare. Gene sequencing technology is widely acknowledged as the primary driver for these advances, powering both the research needed to understand and leverage individual genome maps and the clinical testing that will enable physicians to diagnose and treat disease based on a patient's genomic profile.
In this brave new world, it's hard to conceive that something as mundane as the management of sequencing data could determine which technologies succeed or fail. Yet today, sample management is the primary bottleneck to sequencing workflows. In May 2010, a survey of laboratory directors conducted by J.P. Morgan cited data management as one of the biggest hurdles to expanding next-generation sequencing (NGS). And in January 2011, a survey by William Blair & Co. cited data management software support as a top priority in choosing an NGS platform, trailing only instrument throughput and reagent cost.
The ability to positively identify samples and maintain data integrity throughout the sequencing workflow will only become more vital as research labs aim to maximize throughput and extend research capabilities into clinical applications. If information management systems are to support the continued evolution of sequencing and its application to medical diagnostics and therapeutics, they must support the de-facto standards and best practices associated with using sequencersthe technology without which there would be no evolution.
But sequencing isn't just about machines. Instruments couldn't run and work wouldn't get done without people. Informatics, in the form of laboratory information management software, can help improve lab efficiency, ensure that labs deliver better quality results to customers faster and enforce pertinent clinical and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory requirements such as CLIA, CAP/ISO 15189 and 21 CFR Part 11. But informatics can also inhibit lab staff by forcing them into unnatural or illogical ways of working.
Informatics for modern sequencing labs must therefore interact effectively with three very different constituents: the instruments that perform the sequencing, the lab technicians who run the instruments and the lab directors who are ultimately responsible for the output and quality of the lab's work.
Let sequencers lead the way
Sequencers are the core technology driving next-generation genomics research. The three major manufacturers of sequencing instrumentation (Illumina, Life Technologies and Roche) are all developing instruments capable of producing hundreds of gigabases of sequencing data per run. It's therefore imperative that data management software keep pace. Software can effectively integrate with sequencers in four ways.
1) Conform to the wet-lab protocols provided by a vendor. The continued raising of the throughput bar has led instrument manufacturers to standardize the wet-lab processes that will work best with their system into various sample-prep kits. Preconfigured informatics workflows that map to these vendor-specified procedures enable labs to thoroughly track sample-preparation activities.
2) Ensure that samples are properly prepared to run on designated instruments. Instrumentation vendors have developed specific standards for the media onto which libraries are loaded for sequencing. Preconfigured informatics workflows can speed sample preparation by automating routine tasks such as tracking and loading concentrations, calculating dilution of libraries to normalized concentrations and tracking reagents.
3) Demystify demultiplexing. Multiplexing, or library pooling, can increase sample throughput. But two things limit the technique's utility: Scientists must be able to rapidly organize prepared libraries or samples that can be effectively pooled together, while also tracking what happens to individual samples in a pool before, during and after multiplexing. Preconfigured informatics workflows can track a range of information associated with pending samples that technicians can search to build pooled libraries. Preconfigured informatics workflows can also support the assignment of adapters, indexes or DNA barcodes to individual samples in a pool to keep them distinct and trackable when multiplexed.
4) Run, monitor and track sequencing runs. Informatics can automate and track a variety of tasks to make sequencing more efficient, such as matching items sent to sequencers with samples in the data management systems; generating necessary files (such as run definition files and sample sheets) to communicate with the sequencer before and after sequencing; monitoring run status directly across multiple instruments; capturing key run parameter files and primary analysis metrics; and automating demultiplexing and conversion of raw data files from the sequencer into FASTQ format for analysis.
Help lab techs work better and faster
Laboratory technicians, who interact most closely with instruments on a daily basis, will appreciate tight integration between instrumentation and informaticsyet such integration isn't all that technicians require from modern sequencing data management systems. Sequencing work is fast paced and dynamiclabs can generate hundreds of gigabases a day, and workflows may change monthly to accommodate new protocols and instrumentation. In this environment, labs succeed by pushing the boundaries of innovationand they cannot afford to be constrained in their vision by the software they implement to manage data and workflows.
Lab technicians are most interested in ways to optimize their personal and team efficiency while minimizing the amount of time they need to spend on routine, repetitive tasks. Most technicians want to spend as little time as possible recording information; instead of telling a system they've done something, they'd prefer the system anticipate the task and supply as much information as possible to complement work they plan to do.
Technicians also need fast and easy ways to track their work and the work going on around them. Dashboard views offer an ideal way for technicians to review experiments in progress, guide samples effectively through complicated workflows and collect and organize samples into multiplexed experiments to achieve greater efficiency. No matter how the interface is designed, technicians require uncluttered and streamlined access to only the information they need to initiate experiments, find samples on which to work, monitor work in progress and stay informed about other work occurring in their labs.
Empower lab directors to improve lab efficiency
The overall operation and administration of labs falls on lab directors. This means that unlike lab technicians, who need ways to streamline day-to-day tasks associated with preparing and managing samples and running projects, lab directors require high-level views that they can use to track lab progress and verify that work is occurring and being recorded promptly, accurately, proficiently and in compliance with applicable regulatory requirements for clinical research and biopharmaceutical applications.
Most lab directors rightly put their primary emphasis on delivering high-quality results to clients and collaborators quickly. Data management software can centralize up-to-date information on runs so that lab directors can compare sequencing performance and trend accumulated data over time. When data from multiple runs are archived and searchable, labs can make better, more informed decisions about which samples to rework, whether to request more samples for further experimentation or how much time to spend on further analysis.
Regulations will become more of a factor for labs that undertake clinical applications for sequencing. Three regulatory requirements potentially impact clinical genomics labs in the United States:
The data volumes produced by modern sequencing applications require new approaches to data management that center on the workflows prescribed by sequencers and the specific needs of two different types of users: lab technicians and lab directors. From my perspective, how labs choose to manage their data may very well determine which have the most success in applying DNA sequencing to the development of advanced molecular diagnostics and therapeutics.
Bruce Pharr is vice president of products and marketing at GenoLogics Life Sciences Software. He has more than 25 years of experience in technology product design, management and marketing, including corporate and consulting roles with life science R&D hardware and software, pharmaceutical and medical device companies. He holds a B.S. degree in economics and business administration, and he has completed executive programs in strategic marketing management and marketing strategy for technology-based companies at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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Kruger National Park safaris tend to be magical, beautiful in addition to definitely unforgettable. You can meet friendly local people, enjoy wildlife viewing and part with a knowledge of why Africa is actually dear to so many people. Luxurious accommodation options will provide you with all the comforts you're used to, even though still providing in addition to authentic and wild break. Safety is catered for since establishments employ competent and skilled rangers, and when you follow its lead, then you should have no complications at all.
Inspite of this, you can't help to think about the scary encounters with wildlife animals, or elements gone wrong during your safari. Because of this, we have established a short report on things that you won't want to hear your guide say during your safari in the Kruger National Park:
- Stop, drop and play dead!
The simple truth is that this will actually be stop, drop, AAAARRGGHHHH! which ends in you being lunch. The must play dead shows that something is gonna attack you. With regard to American travellers, this will likely work with bears, but in Africa, lions will be thankful you saved it time and effort of having to chase you along, and then it will eventually start to ingest you.
- WOAH! I've never seen it do that before.
In case you hear this, you are probably guided with a ranger who has no experience. If he encourages to pet the lions as well as feed the hyenas, you should definately know you are in trouble and should make an attempt to locate your spot of accommodation before sunset, in addition to feeding time will start.
- Now he's really upset:
Obtaining a wild animal upset is stupid. Receiving one very disappointed is deadly. In case you treasure living, then you must find a closed space where you can cower in concern until you attain safety.
- It's totally safe, unless leopards enter the area, they are good climbers... but that rarely happens.
Leopards climb... leopards kill. Being in a good open area easily accessible by these beasts will be a good idea... um... never. If you value your limbs, you can always ask to be transferred to any destination where animals usually are not waiting to feast you.
- WHYYYYYYYYY!!!! or NOOOOOOOO!!!!!
The very first thing you need to perform when hearing these kinds of words is judge the length. This will let you know how much of a chance you have of getting away. You could try and find the person of the scream if you wish to be a good guy, but then you too would scream these words before moving departing to a new existence.


text: Guest SherwiN Posted April 11, 2017 Rebirth Fantasy is a 2D Online ORPG that is being developed using Visual Basic 6.0, RFO will be a fantasy theme game which players are placed on a world with Swords and Magic. Story line will be a little bit anime-like and we are basing the player game story on the character on the story we create Rebirth Fantasy engine is created from scratch using DirectX8 as our Graphic Engine and Bass Sound System for our sfx and WinSocket for network The Graphics and SFX we will be using are custom made from Rebirth Fantasy Team Game Style There were 7 Active Dungeons in Artic Continent, Human's started the Adventurer Guild as a place where adventurer accept missions and task and enter on one of those Dungeons. Their task is to explore and search for treasures inside the dungeon or they can do hunting missions or searching for items, mining for ores and more. Using the items they collect, they can create weapons and armors or they can also upgrade them to next level Adventurers are not set into a class restriction they can freely use any weapons they wanted to use as long as they have the skills to do use them Story Spoiler Chapter 1: Rise of the new Hero Spoiler Demon attacks have been known since hundred years ago, Human fight to survive through demon attacks. Humans only know that Demons came from mysterious dungeons that keep appearing everywhere around the whole Kia Continent. but there are 7 great dungeons that Human fear, those 7 great dungeons have been called as the "Sin's Dungeon" as they name each of them as the 7 Deadly Sins: Dungeon of Lust (a water type dungeon) Dungeon of Gluttony (an earth type dungeon) Dungeon of Sloth (a wind type dungeon) Dungeon of Envy (an electric type dungeon) Dungeon of Wrath (a fire type dungeon) Dungeon of Pride (a light type dungeon) Dungeon of Greed (a dark type dungeon) Each of those dungeons has a dungeon keeper that protect the spiritual orb that holds the power of the mysterious dungeon. Humans have gathered strong adventurer to obtain those orb hoping that those orb can be used as a power to stop the demons at the Town Guild where all adventurers gather to get missions for the Guild like Hunting Demons, Gathering Items and a lot of more. A young warrior looking guy with a wooden sword on his back tied with a cheap cloth and wearing a brown leather clothes which normal villager usually wear entered the Town Guild and walk toward the reception area the girl receptionist quickly asked "Are you here to post a mission?" asking him if he is in need of help or anything that isn't related to what they usually say to a normal adventurer "Ah, no... I'm actually here to become an adventurer!" he replied with active voice, without any hesitation, he said those words without fear on how dangerous an adventurer's job is. It's like his dream was to become an adventurer "Oh, I'm sorry about that. Fill up this form please.." the receptionist embarrassedly replied after she mistaken him as a person who will offer a job request, "My name is Shiella, I'm the in charge of newly joined adventurer like you, and may I ask your name, sir?" she asked after the young warrior finish filling up the adventurer entry form, "Luke! Kio Luke" he replied, after Shiella explained the job of an adventurer to Luke, Luke's eye is filled with excitement on how his adventure will turn out! "Luke, may I asked why did you decide to become an adventurer with that young age? do your parents know about this?" shiella curiously asked that question, because there are only a few (almost to none) young people become an adventurer, and some of the died early "Being an Adventurer looks cool! I was saved by an adventurer from a demon last 2 years ago, and he looks soo cool when he saved me. I was looking for what am I suppose to do with my future, but after I saw that adventurer. I've decided that I'll become an adventurer like him" Luke replied after Shiella finished explaining the things that an Adventurer do, the rules of an Adventurer and other stuff, she showed him the Bulletin Board where people put job in there and adventurer pick the job they wanted and accept it in the reception area, Shiella will be in charge of those New adventurers so she was about to ask Luke which job does he want but remembering that Luke is still a beginner, Shiella recommend a gathering job and Luke is slightly bit disappointed since he was expecting more like a demon hunting job or saving a person job. "This Job is suited for Beginner like you Luke, I can't just let you go, Demon Hunting, the day you just joined as an Adventurer without proper experience" Shiella said this with a tone like a Teacher advising her student properly "Yes, Ma'am..." Luke replied half-heartedly The Job that Shiella give him is "Talli Island Guild Request" "Gathering" "-- Herbs --" "Location: Lost Forest" "Reward: $5 each herb" Luke went off the Guild and started his journey to Lost Forest, which is the only part where they can find herbs in Talli Island, after searching for the entire 4 hours, Luke still haven't found any Herbs and started to get impatient "AAAAHHHH! Why can't I find a single herb on this area! are they sure that there are Herbs around this area?!" after searching the entire time, Luke still haven't found any Herb and decided to take a break near the small lake "I guess, being an adventurer doesn't mean everything they do are awesome, so there are times they do this boring job.." Luke said to himself.. after a few minutes break, Luke stand up and decide to continue his search and at that moment he notice something across the lake, it's the herb that he was looking for "A herb! finally, I found one! but how do I get across to the other side?" Luke tried to search for something to use so that he can go across the lake but can't find anything useful so he decided to swim through the lake without knowing how dangerous it is to swim in a lake in the forest, when Luke reached the middle part of the lake, he feels that he was being sucked below "AAHH What's happening?!" Luke said those word while in panic. He sank underwater and when he tried to look below, a Huge Whale type one-eyed demon with an antenna on its head that works like a Lantern to give light on the dark part of the Lake, "(a demon!)". Luke tried to swim upward, but the pressure of the water being pulled downward by the demon's large mouth is just too strong, even if Luke tried to resist by throwing his sword toward the demon, since they are underwater the wooden sword just got washed away, Luke no longer be able to resist and he was about to lost consciousness. he heard a voice whisper to his mind ".... Are you giving up? ...." Luke think that these words are what adventurer hear when they are about to die "No, But what can I do? I'm not strong at all" ".... Do you seek power? ...." "Yes" ".... For what? ...." "To become an adventurer!" ".... Isn't that a selfish reason for seeking power, it seems that I can't- ...." "It's not selfish at all! Dreams come from what we admire, Dreams give us hope in our future life, even if sometimes there are an unreachable dream, as long as we keep dreaming about what do we want to become on our future self we can continue to live in this world without giving up! so that's why I AM NOT GIVING UP" after he said those words in his mind, he opened his eye The demon whale keep pulling Luke downward, he decided to swim toward the demon, combining the speed of how the charge toward the demon and the pressure pulling him downward, Luke took the kitchen knife he have on his belt pocket and point it toward the demon, the moment Luke entered the demon's mouth the knife pierce through the demon and he was able to cut the demon inside and escaped at the tail part of the demon Chapter 2: Lost Dungeon Spoiler After Luke defeated the whale monster and raised up to the ground, he notices his surrounding is completely dark and that he is not in the Lost Forest anymore. He can't see the surrounding properly so he slowly move within the place trying to search for what he can use to light up the area. While blindly walking around reaching out his hand to something, he felt a moist wall, which he tried to follow the wall and finally he saw a torch lighting up the area. He took that torch and when he tried to inspect the surroundings, it seems that he is inside some kind of Ruins. "What is this place?" he tried to go back to the lake where he came from and check if he can still go back to the forest, but after remembering his fight against that demon, he seems to be aware that there might be a chance that another demon like one of that appeared again might attack him, so he decided not to take the risk and continue to search for a way out on the ruins. "Ah! I'm completely lost. and this Torch seems to be at it's limit, what should I do? aahhh~" he said that with a exchausted tone He gathered some pile of woods and light it up with the small fire remaining from the torch and he prepared some extra woods to use to make a torch so he could continue moving again. While he is taking a break the smoke coming up from the fire started to spread throughout the small area of the ruins, even though it can only spread at a certain distance it's still enough for some demons to get attracted by the smoke, Luke notices that he attracted 2 Rat type demons that are as big as dogs and have a fangs like wolfs and it's tail have spikey torns that they can use to attack long distance, they are slowly moving toward lukes like they are preparing to attack him and Luke took out his knife and preparing to strike too. The two rats jump toward Luke trying to bite him and Luke dodged by ducking down and rollover in front and he tried to slash the one rat on it's tail but the knife broke, it seems that it's not enough to slash through it. After his weapon broke Luke immediately began to run. while the rats are chasing Luke, they started launching the torns from their tail and Luke keep dodging those torns, he was cornered and more rats appeared making it 8 rats now. "What should I do now?" he asked himself while in panic, while searching for something he can use inside the room, he notice a strange looking sword at the ceiling "A sword!" he shouted when he saw the sword, he look around for what he can use to get the sword that is stuck at the ceiling and he tried to build a step using some boulders he moved. the rats seems to be coming closer. he was able to grab the sword handle but it seems to be stuck and cannot be drawn, the rats destroyed the boulder step he made and was unable to go down while he step on the ceiling being in a upside down position, he can't seem to go down since those rats are waiting for him "AAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" he keep trying to pull out the sword and there's a trace that the ceiling is about to collapse while he pull the sword, "AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!" he shouted and pulled out the sword and the ceiling collapsed, Luke was able to jump outside the room when he fall since he use the falling rocks of the ceiling to jump outside the room and 4 rats were crushed by those rocks, he pulled a strange looking sword, it was made by a unknown large tooth it's not really that sharp as a sword but it seems to be sturdy He then tried to attack the closest rat with the sword, the rat tried to guard it with it's tail but the sword was able to damage the tail of the rat. He continuesly attack it with the sword,however Luke doesn't have any experience with using a sword and he is not trained as a warrior so he just randomly slash the opponent with the sword he has finally taking down a single rat. however he lost quite alot of bit of stamina by taking down a single rat, he don't know if he can handle to take down the other 3 rats coming at him, so he use his remaining stamina to flee. He found a small hole in the corner and while the rat is still far behind him, he crawled and cover his scent with blood that he took from the rat he killed. the other 3 rats passed through him not knowing that he is hiding, it seems that he was able to escape from those rats. after taking a few minutes rest to regain his stamina, he continued moving to search for a way out... Chapter 3: Change Spoiler During Luke's expedition looking for a way out inside the ruin. He encounter various kind of rat type monsters, one similar to the rat that chaise him, and the others are similar type but their body color is red and they are more agressive than than the one other one. Luke finally gain strength to fight on the monster he encounter but he avoid entering on a place where he will most likely get ambush by group. "Hmm, I wonder how long has it been since I got trapped here?" said Luke while walking on a one way path, he worries about the task he accept since it have a 2 days time limit and he wonder if Shiella know that he got trapped, if so, they might send some adventure to look for him. but there are still alot of mysteries remain about that ruin which Luke still don't know about after several minutes have passed walking on a single path way, he found a two paths and a weird wall sculpture between the walls of those 2 paths forming a whale type species and it reminds him about the whale demon that drag him underwater. He thought that there are some more of those species ahead, so he prepare his bone sword while slowly walking through the path, he choose to go on the left path. ahead of that path he entered a wide glowing lake room that full of grass and herbs inside, at the center part of the lake there's a glowing staff surrounded by 4 pillars in 4 direction, Luke is curious about what that staff is but because of his experience about suddenly going on the lake without knowing that's in the lake, he decide not to go to take the risk and decided to head back again at the part where paths was divided to check the other path but while he is heading back, he sense a group of rats heading toward his path "Darn, so I can't head back. I have no choice" luke decided to go back on the lake again and try to swim at the center part since he knows that those rats won't be able to chaise after him at the center part due to their heavy torns at their tail that can sink them once they swim at the part where their feet can't reach the ground, while Luke is swimming toward the center part, he didn't notice any whale monster at the lake so he continue to swim without rushing to save his stamina Upon reaching the place where those pillars and the staff is located, the glowing orb at the edge of the staff shine brighter and while Luke was looking at that orb, he notice a strange power entering on his body so he touch the orb and the orb that glow on white color suddenly turned red. and something is entering on Luke's mind, fire images. then the orb faded out and suddenly broke apart, Luke unconsciously took the staff and point it toward the rats waiting and guarding the path, and Luke started to cast words "Hear me! The great spirit of fire, lend me your powers to burn those who stand in my way" Luke unconsciously said those words and a fire ball was launched on the staff and it hit the rats few of them was defeated but others escaped, after casting that fire spell, Luke stamina run out and he fall unconscious When he gain consciousness he remember that he casted a fire type magic "Fire Ball", the path he entered was closed since the explosion of the fire ball he cast on the rats near the entrance, destroy some part of the ceiling and ended up closing the entrance, he looked back where the pillars are and he notice a man made like path and he thought that this is the path way out, so he stand up and continue searching for a way out When he followed the path, he notice a bright area so he thought that it's the way out, and rushed forward but he arrive on a huge room that have a temple inside it, and the light is coming from a crystal surrounding the area, he went inside the temple and look for a hint of way out, he then found a map, it describe properly the map of the ruins, he notice the part where he arrive and the part where he previously been. but one thing he notice about the map, it's incomplete. the map tells that this temple have alot of path ways but none of those ways are complete, he is running out of time and the food he brought won't last long so he doesn't know what to do. 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I am extremely honored and excited to serve our students, our teachers, our families, our community, and our brand at College View. I have had the privilege of serving all of the high schools in our community throughout my career as either a student, a teacher, a coach, and now as an administrator. This community has been my home since the 3rd grade, and now my family and I continue to call it home. My wife serves as a teacher in our district, and we have 2 daughters (17) and (14) in CSISD.
As I now serve College View High School, I am excited to talk about who we are. Besides having a beautiful building, I am more focused on the people inside our building. College View offers a very unique opportunity to serve our students and families who are looking for something a little different from their current experience. We are a small high school, which naturally creates our family atmosphere known as "The Wolfpack." We are designed to help our students accelerate their learning, yet not necessarily desire a full extracurricular menu. Our students have more autonomy as we intentionally try to create a more "college like" environment as we also provide the largest offering of Dual Credit courses. We expect our College View students to be highly motivated to put forth persistent effort required both during and outside the school day to possibly graduate early, earn significant college credit during the school day, and/or become licensed through our new TEEX Fire School Academy. College View also allows students the opportunity to explore their creative side with an innovative, personalized, project-based art program which allows a student to conceive an idea and bring it to life, whether it be graphic design, painting, sculpture, photography, animation, and more.
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It's been a few months since my post about AURORA's Running With the Wolves EP, and I'm pleased to bring you a review of her recently released single "Murder song (5, 4, 3, 2, 1)". It's only bee a few days since it released, but I couldn't stand putting it off any longer than it already has been.
The song starts off high pitched and melodic with an echoing countdown that leads into the intense lyrics that paint a scene with ease. It picks up pace quickly, and whisks the listener into a sad and eerie story that makes the song resonate in the mind with an intensity that's impossible to ignore. The song grows and changes with each moment, blending in a gentle intensity to the story line, before cutting away to a minimalist sound at the end. The song's eerie balance stays at the forefront of the mind after it ends, and it makes the song seem to last just a few seconds longer.
All in all, AURORA still manages to capture my attention with ethereal and beautiful music. It's a strangely beautiful song that is well worth the listen, and the story told within it seems to double any praise that I could give it. AURORA will remain an artist that I keep a sharp eye on, simply because her music is always so enchanting.


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Yep, Matrix Cubed is complete, and what did I get for my endeavours? A black screen and a DOS prompt. Thanks, SSI! Anyway, stepping back a bit, after my last post, I realised that the base I was looking for was on the planet I was already orbiting, I just had to fiddle through the areas I didn't have a passcard for to find the one area that I did. After that, I was hurtling toward the endgame. Well, maybe hurtling is the wrong word, but I passed the point of no return to the NEO base. I jumped on a living ship (with a hint of Spelljammer about it) and flew off to Jupiter where amongst other things I found 'Jovian Dragons', which looked like a straight palette swap from one of the D&D gold box games. Felt a bit jarring in a sci-fi setting, but hey. I went through the massive living ship, uniting pirates and stormriders (who I later learned are GIANTS - see pic for one doing a lovely dance), and then on to the stormriders' university. I had to beat back an invasion here, which was quite fun, but then came the slightly unsavoury penultimate mission. The stormriders had been created as genetic slaves, and their 'owners' were the ones who raided them earlier. So, fair enough, the two didn't get along. However, the stormriders' (ostensibly the good guys) solution to this was to create a plague (the game's own term for it) to wipe out their masters. They were bad guys, yes, but the genocide of an entire race doesn't feel like a particularly 'good' solution. But my guys didn't bat an eyelid (and there was no in-game way for me to refuse). If I wanted to get the last scientist on my side and complete the game, then I needed to go ahead and release the plague. I'm beginning to understand now why the rest of the galaxy don't like us NEO guys...we're a bunch of evil &$%*s! Anyway, I did it. What choice did I have? (I hope I'm not judged on that decision when my time comes.) We then proceeded to the last area of the game where we spent way, way too long defending a ship from waves of bad guys so the scientists could do their work. Then, when it was over, Buck and Wilma sailed in, congratulated us, and quit to DOS. I barely had a chance to read the congratulations screen - there was no prompt to acknowledge the message like normal, it just flashed on the screen and then C:\. I checked some other people's Let's Play videos to see if I was missing an ending sequence, but they were all the same. Ah well, a disappointing ending, but I enjoyed the majority of the game more than Countdown. It felt more balanced and more varied in its environments and quests, good stuff.
Next up on the series list is Spellcasting - 101, 201, and 301. It's a series of text adventure games similar to Eric the Unready (same author, same publisher, same engine). One of their big selling points (well, it was for me at the time whenever I saw them advertised) was that they were a mix of racy humour and fantasy - perfect for teenage geeks! I've always fancied playing them, so it's going to be interesting to see what they're really like. Eric came after these games, so I'm guessing these are going to be a bit rougher than that one, but we'll see. I'll also try and do a bit more Black & White.


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Sandra Rajoo brings to you another edition of REFSA Rojak, a weekly take on the goings-on in Malaysia by Research for Social Advancement (REFSA).
REFSA Rojak – "trawl the newsflow, cut to the core and focus on the really pertinent. Full of flavour, lots of crunch, this is the concise snapshot to help Malaysians keep abreast of the issues of the day."
Terrible tardiness at the Home Ministry – 'typo errors' in crime statistics
On June 19, data breakdown on crime rates given to Parliament pointed to an increase in violent crimes in Selangor, from 7,853 cases in 2010 to 8,141 in 2011; cases of theft also rose, from 31,838 in 2010 to 36,161 in 2011. This led Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua to assert that the NKRA for crime prevention did not perform to expectations. Immediately, the Home Ministry issued new data the following day, citing typographical error. This time the crime rate index is vastly altered – crime rates fell from 49,469 cases in 2010 to 44,302 in 2011. Completely different sets of numbers, and it's a typo error?
How do the police figure in the crime rate index?
Are the police included in the statistics quoted in the crime index? Police misconduct tops the list of complaints made to the Enforcement Agency Integrity Commission (EAIC) – 120 out of total 171. That's almost 70%; now that's worrying. If people entrusted with keeping law and order are not beyond reproach, lawlessness will thrive, our streets will remain unsafe and the crime index will spiral upwards.
PSC says Lynas is safe: what next?
The Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) has completed its investigation into Lynas. It says everything is A-OK, and a temporary operating licence (TOL) should be issued. But why does the whole exercise leave such a bad taste in the mouth? Probably because, firstly, the PSC's terms of reference – to prove that the plant is safe – suggested a foregone conclusion. Secondly, despite its pledge of engaging with the people over matters of public interest, the government as represented by PSC, chose to butt heads with those who voiced concerns about the project.
The Save Malaysia Stop Lynas (SMSL) group has dismissed the findings as 'government hogwash'. SMSL is requesting an audience in Parliament to rebut the findings of the report. Its hands are tied though – it is restrained from publicly speaking its case by a defamation suit filed by Lynas. Meanwhile, keep your ear to the ground and your eyes peeled for a demonstration planned this Sunday near Gebeng by anti-Lynas activists.
Much as the government desires, the PSC report does not mean the end of the controversy. While BN is unwavering, anti-Lynas groups are doubly determined. Will things come to a head?
Another deplorable case of promises not being kept
Nowhere to go and no place to stay – that is the sad plight of 1009 Bidayuhs in Sarawak who have been shortchanged by their state government. These natives were supposed to leave their homes following the building of Bengoh Dam which encroached into their lands. But their promised resettlement areas are no longer livable – apparently the State Forestry Department had issued logging licences for these areas to "leaders in Parti Pesaka Bumiputra Bersatu (PBB) and cronies of the Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP) president".
The logging had caused massive environmental destruction, making it unfit for habitation. How did this happen? Was it an inexcusable oversight, flagrant incompetence or fraudulent manipulation? Or all three?
14 years ago, something similar happened to more than 9,000 people from the Kayan, Kenyah and Penan communities who had to make way for the Bakun Dam. They lost their homes and their land but the compensation promised them also got lost in bureaucratic exploitation and deceit.
Not interested in solving real life issues
The Bidayuh quandary is just one of many land issues in East Malaysia. In Sabah, woes range from "loss of ancestral lands due to re-zoning of forest reserves", land illegally acquired by private companies, to inaction and apathy of local authorities. In fact, Suhakam has compiled a report on Land Rights of Indigenous People in Malaysia and wants Parliament to debate the issue. But its findings will probably never see the light of day as Parliament has consistently ignored all their reports and recommendations in the last 11 or 12 years. Perhaps, getting down to the business of solving problems, debating policies and ruling ethically and morally is too much for the brain? Self interest, nodding away good sense and resorting to 'monkey' antics in Parliament could be more the ministers' cup of tea.
Mark '26 June' on your calendar
The surreptitious procurement of Scorpene submarines, sale of a secret Royal Malaysian Navy document to the French, and French court subpoenas on Malaysian ministers have become the talk of town despite their blackout in mainstream media. But all will be clarified on 26 June says Defence Minister Zahid Hamidi. After all the hush hush, the government is ready to reveal its closely guarded secrets. But don't get too excited because knowing how things get done or undone, the disclosure may turn out to be an anti-climax.
Why 'Rojak'? Disparate flavours and textures come together in a harmonious mix to make this delicious but underrated concoction. Our Rojak weekly is much like this mix, making sense of the noise of daily newsflow and politicking.
It is also our ultimate dream that our multi-ethnic melange of communities can be made richer within the unique 'sauce' that is Malaysia. Let's take pride in the 'rojakness' of our nation!
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Friné Field is a recent graduate of Mathletics Certification and the Lead Educator Program, culminating in her achievement of Lead Educator level. She resides in Gladstone in Queensland and Friné enjoys teaching her class, currently Year 2 students, at Trinity College.
My role as educator is to build into children's lives, not only academically but socially and emotionally. To motivate their learning by providing excellent education, and equipping them to believe in themselves so that they can thrive.
After six years in the beauty industry, Friné kicked off her teaching career in 2007, when she felt a powerful calling to teaching:
I am passionate about working with children. Building into their lives and equipping them with knowledge. Teaching them within the curriculum, but most importantly showing them their own worth and ability. I love the WOW moment when a learner reaches his own individual goal.
For Friné it's about making a difference in each child's learning experience. "Teaching not only subjects, but teaching children, so that they can go into the world as able, God loving, caring and self-motivated individuals that will thrive in their lives."
Education is in the midst of a technological highway. Technology is already a big part of teaching, allowing learners to discover and learn. She use Mathletics as an integral part of her mathematics teaching, arguing that it provides an excellent platform to review and reinforce learning.
I started a program with my class regarding financial literacy. This teaches real life experience with money and finances. It could be a wonderful next step within Mathletics.
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Ask Seth: Inappropriate Litter Habits
My cat uses the litter box to urinate but defecates next to the box. Why does he do this?
My cat uses the litter box to urinate but almost always defecates next to the box. Why does he do this? Is it out of spite? How can I stop it?
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Inappropriate litter box habits are the number one reason why cats are surrendered to animal shelters. Inappropriate elimination is different from territory marking. Territory marking is when the animal deposits a small amount of urine onto a vertical surface, while inappropriate elimination is when the deposit is next to the litter box. This is the cat's way of saying the litter box is "close to what I want, but not quite".
Start by ruling out a medical cause of the inappropriate elimination. Once illness or any other physical problem is ruled out, then this problem becomes a behavioral issue. Place the litter box in a quiet, secluded area that is easily accessible. Most cats prefer clumping clay litter so the waste can be removed. Scoop the litter daily and in multiple cat household, make sure there are an adequate number of cat boxes available. There are a few types of litter you can try, including non-clumping litter, pelleted litter and absorbent beads. If you are unsure about which litter to buy, set up several boxes with different litter types. This will allow the cat to make the decision on which litter he/she prefers. Finding a litter your cat loves will make both of your lives easier.
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Not until you realize that life itself is a beautiful thing will you really start to live. Although living combines tragedy with splendor, life is beautiful and even tragedies reflect something engaging. If you were simply to live, do more than that; live beautifully.
Through the sea of darkness, hope is the light that brings us comfort, faith,, and reassurance. It guides our way if we are lost and gives us a foothold on our fears. The moment we lose hope is the moment we surrender our will to live. We live in a world that is disintegrating into a vicious hatred, where hope is needed more than ever but cannot be discerned. Finding that is rare while the world lives in fear, but the belief in something better, something bigger than this, is what keeps life worth living.
Then you hear a baby speaking her first word, you see seniors holding hands, you feel the first spring rain, or smell the pine tree at Christmas, and remember that no matter how awful it is, there is always hope. No matter how weak we are, we will always survive.


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