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Last week, Vogue's Hurricane Sandy spread evoked some sensational commentary due to its oxymoronic images. Looking at the statuesque models juxtaposed against the celebrated "Hurricane Sandy's first responders" is just asking for contentious comments. Is the focus of these photos on the everyday heroes like neo-natal nurses, Con-Ed employees and the NYPD or the beautiful models like Chanel Iman, Karlie Kloss and Liu Wen? Are the images tasteless or creative?
With New Yorkers still slowly recuperating after the hurricane's damages, Annie Leibovitz's shots are not exactly winning the favor of the masses. Many people have commented, on Vogue's Facebook page, with mixed reviews. Some say, "Love it!" or "Industrial Chic!" Others exclaim, "Ridiculous…bad taste…" or, "I don't understand this one." With social media so easily at our finger tips, there is no ceasefire on how these images are portrayed. While the photos may be a chic, alternative way to make industrial and mechanical scenery pretty, it's not achieving its goal of focusing on the workers. Some photographs have the models subtly mingling with the workers like the in nurse image, but others, like the Con-Ed image, are misleading.
To give a bit of context, Vogue began efforts to raise $1.7 million for Sandy relief and this spread is part of their homage to the heroes. Each image has a caption with memorable quotes or stories from the workers as well. This is the magazine's way of giving back and honoring the first responders. It is neat to see the sensual models posing amongst the infinite metal pipes of the Con-Ed factory, in front of a gusty emergency helicopter or in a hospital waiting room with beeping monitors because it is so atypical. The problem is its effectiveness. It is debatable if the images truly honor the everyday saviors of the Hurricane Sandy or if they just provide a backdrop to the name brand clothes (such as the Oscar de la Renta ball gown, the silk Donna Karan dress and the Proenza Schouler leather jacket) and famous models Vogue knows we're all really looking at. After all, a person doesn't read Vogue for heart-warming relief stories; they buy for fashion.
All images can be seen at Vogue.com; tweet us your thoughts about the spread @FASHIONOTES!
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The general condition of your cat's skin and coat are good indicators of overall health.
Cats, champions of cleanliness
Cats who feel good keep themselves well groomed. Their rough tongue is a very effective tool for self-grooming. By licking themselves, cats separate tangled hairs and eliminate dead hair. The cat's saliva also helps eliminate dirt and spread the skin's natural oils on the fur.
If your cat doesn't groom itself properly, dandruff and an accumulation of dead hair in the undercoat will appear. If your cat doesn't keep itself clean or abruptly changes grooming behaviors, consult your veterinarian.
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Cats rarely require a bath if there are no skin issues or dirt to eliminate. However, a good bath may be required if your cat is not grooming properly. Always use a shampoo like DOUXO® that is specially formulated for your cat's skin. It contains Phytosphingosine, a pro-ceramide. Phytosphingosine helps rebuild the natural ceramides found in your cat's skin barrier that are critical to help keep the skin healthy.
Even if cats are good groomers, their fur needs to be brushed on a regular basis to eliminate tangles, mats or burrs that are too tough for them to handle. Long-haired cats should be brushed daily whereas brushing short-haired cats can be done once or twice a week. Brushing also helps prevent hairballs.
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Quote of the Week
Posted by KC on Jul 31, 2011
Labels: Quotes, Ruth Gordon
To get it right, be born with luck or else make it. Never give up. Get the knack of getting people to help you and also pitch in yourself. A little money helps, but what really gets it right is to never--I repeat--never under any conditions face the facts.
-Ruth Gordon
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2 comments:
- Sissy said...
I can hear Maude saying that to Harold, great photo...
- July 31, 2011 at 4:24 PM
- KC said...
Doesn't it make you want to get a sassy monocle? Good call on Maude--I can imagine that too!
- August 2, 2011 at 8:11 AM


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As a Class we want everyone to enjoy their sailing in a safe and pleasant environment where everyone is treated with respect and understanding. The Class has a simple "Code of Conduct" which is set out below and is also available to view on the Official Notice Board at National Series events and which we feel sure all members and their families will adhere to.
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It is the policy of ITCA that all participants, coaches, instructors, officials, parents and volunteers show respect and understanding for each other, treat everyone equally within the context of the sport and conduct themselves in a way that reflects the principles of the class. The aim is for all participants to enjoy their sport and to improve performance.
Abusive language, swearing, intimidation, aggressive behaviour or lack of respect for others and their property will not be tolerated and may lead to disciplinary action.
- Listen to and accept what you are asked to do to improve your performance, keep you safe and ensure the smooth running of an event
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Justin, we may have wrote about your surprisingly great hockey skills before, but you're dealing with the big boys now. Justin Bieber was one of the many recognizable faces (most of which were former NHLers) at the 2017 NHL All-Star Celebrity game, yesterday at Staples Center in LA. Chris Pronger was (playfully) harassing Bieber all game, then while the two were battling in the corner, Pronger seized the opportunity to show Bieber that he's a second-class celebrity in LA this weekend.
Chris Pronger seemingly enjoys squishing Justin Bieber against the glass in the #NHLAllStar celebrity game.
(via AP)https://t.co/GWsLwNXO2o pic.twitter.com/RZiK326MXb
— NHL on NBC (@NHLonNBCSports) January 29, 2017
Beebz, how do you feel about Pronger pinning you against the boards?
Here's an interesting tidbit – Although Chris Pronger lasted played 2011-12 season, he is still an active NHL player under contract by the Arizona Coyotes.
Celebrity Rosters:
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21 Peter Forsberg
91 Sergei Fedorov
17 Jari Kurri
19 Larry Robinson
27 Scott Niedermayer
44 Chris Pronger
20 Luc Robitaille
26 Peter Stastny
24 David Boreanaz
37 Taylor Kitsch
91 Riker Lynch
32 Ross Lynch
7 Ron MacLean
13 Steven R. McQueen
8 Teemu Selanne
22 Vincent Piazza
4 Angela Ruggiero
2 Mr. Zhou (goalie)
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88 Patrick Kane
4 Rob Blake
11 Mike Gartner
88 Eric Lindros
5 Nicklas Lidstrom
19 Joe Sakic
18 Denis Savard
21 Borje Salming
12 Cuba Gooding Jr
19 Jerry Bruckheimer
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44 Billy Flynn
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Call of Juarez: The Cartel is an action shooter published by Ubisoft and developed by Polish dev Techland. Let's hope that Techland will soon bring their other games like the first Call of Juarez, Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood and first and foremost the splendid co-op zombie chopper Dead Island, which is a game already announced by OnLive coming to the cloud gaming service, but sadly delayed multiple times.
When a Mexican drug cartel bombs a U.S. law enforcement agency, the U.S. government puts together a special task force to bring them down. Play as Ben McCall, a brutal LAPD cop and great-grandson of Ray McCall, or Eddie Guerra, a DEA agent with a chronic-gambling habit, or gang-affiliated street kid turned FBI agent, Kim Evans. Each character has special skills and their own personal demons.
As you fight to dismantle the Cartel and unfurl the mystery of the bombing, you'll embark on an epic, bloody road trip from the streets of Los Angeles to the brutal and corrupt Ciudad Juarez. Protect your witness and put an end to the Mendoza Cartel by any means necessary.
Today, drug cartels are the new outlaws. Instead of fighting for gold, men are killing for drugs and money. Organized crime is running cities and there is massive disregard for the law. Experience the lawlessness of today's Wild West as you hunt down the Mendoza Cartel in a world where the ends justify the means.
Your hunt for the Cartel boss takes you on an epic road trip from a meth lab in the Sequoia National Forest to the Cartel headquarters in Ciudad Juarez. With over 10 distinct environments including urban LA brothels and back streets, gritty boat docks, a swanky yacht party, the open deserts in Arizona and New Mexico, a Mexican funeral and more.
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Let me preface the story by giving you a little background. Katie and I have been friends for....seven years, I believe? She and my husband have been friends since they were younger and so I met her through him. Our friendship has grown over the years, especially as we both entered a similar life situation - Married With Children. :) She is married and has two beautiful little daughters and a handsome new son - the fella this story is about! Alright, let's so fast forward to baby time! Or should that be rewind? Either way, read on!
Katie had mentioned to me several months ago that she'd like it if I would consider being her birth partner. I was of course totally fine with them, assuming I wasn't stepping on her hubby's toes. He didn't mind so we were good to go. Her due date arrived and she began using several different kinds of herbs and her contractions were getting much closer and stronger. However, Baby G seemed pretty content in his comfy home. So she discussed her options with her doctor and decided after trying all the natural methods to go ahead and come into the hospital and see how things went. (I have been in this situation before myself! Darn stubborn babies.) She got to the hospital at 5 AM and was contracting every 4 minutes, was around 3-4 cms dialated, and 80% effaced, Since she had to be at the hospital so early she said she would let me know what was going on because she didn't want me to have to just sit around and wait. But I was too excited and got up early, anyway. Not at 5 AM though, probably more like 7:45-ish. I got up, talked to her via text, showered, and let my cousins who were staying with us know that I was going to be leaving. I stopped at McDonald's on the way for a little breakfast and morning fuel, a.k.a. a caramel iced coffee.
When I got to the hospital, Katie and her hubby were watching TV and chatting. We all sat around talking and joking, and I may or may not have also shared some iced coffee with the pregnant lady. ;) They had started her on a Pitocin pump and the nurse on duty was coming around every so often to check in on her. Her hubby went for a walk for a little while to stretch his legs and I did the same. At around 10 she was really starting to feel things. She wanted out of the bed to move around and try some different positions so the nurse fetched the birthing ball and she used that on and off. Her doctor came in and checked her around noon and asked if it would be alright to break her water after lunch, as she was going to attend to a patient who was having an emergency C-section. She was breathing through the contractions, moaning just a bit and at some point in time, we turned down the lights and all napped/rested for a bit – kind of the calm before the storm, although we didn't know it at the time. At around 1:30 the doctor checked her and she was at 5 cms – she was very discouraged and concerned that she'd only dilated 1 cm. The doctor went ahead and broke her water and said she would come back in to check on her later and I think she may have even said something about him being born in the next few hours or before/around dinner time, something like that.
However, just a few minutes after that she started saying, "He's coming!" She had gotten up onto the bed and into an all fours position on her hands and knees because she felt him descend – she literally felt like he could just fall out! A different nurse came in and very slowly put her gloves on saying, "Oh honey, I'm sure you're not that far along yet, they just checked you fifteen minutes ago..." and so on and so forth. I was thinking to myself I've been in here with her and if she says he's coming, I believe it! I was also thinking DANG, that was only fifteen minutes ago?! Holy crap! Anyway, he was indeed coming and once the nurse saw that she sprang into action - paging the doctor, wheeling carts with instruments in, etc. I'm not sure how long it was before the doctor got there (only a few minutes, maybe) but I do recall my friend feeling that inevitable urge to bear down and push and being told repeatedly, "DON'T PUSH! The doctor isn't here yet! Don't push!" That incensed me greatly and although I know WHY they were doing it, have you ever tried to NOT push?! Imagine someone telling you NOT to fall off a cliff when you're hanging on by one finger - that's how it feels when someone tells you not to push when you have the urge.
Hubby and I got pushed back a little bit while things got hectic and I totally understand that - they needed to get everything ready that was needed. I tried to move up to be by the head of Katie's bed but I didn't want to get in anyone's way so I held back a bit behind her hubby. The doctor finally rushed in - I believe it was only a matter of minutes but it felt like an eternity - and Katie was able to commence with pushing. Just a few (and I do mean FEW!) short pushes later and her beautiful baby boy flew out! My eyes welled up with tears (okay, so the tears were rolling!) as they immediately placed him skin to skin on her chest, per her request that he be there for the first hour. The baby nurses wanted him to go to the NICU because he was floppy and pale due to the morphine she'd gotten shortly before delivery. They gave him the antidote right there on her chest and he perked right up, turned pink, and started crying. She didn't send him to the NICU as he was nursing and crying just fine. The nurses then began pushing on her stomach and got the placenta out as the doctor attended to her. She was losing a lot of blood and the OB thought she might have tore her cervix due to the speed of delivery and the amount of blood loss. Having hands up there dabbing around with gauze and pressing down on her belly was super painful, and she was shaking from the blood loss so she asked hubby to take Baby G and I held her hand. I remember when I had my son how bad the pushing on the stomach feels (because I also had a lot of blood loss) so I think I may have gotten a little teary eyed then as well.
While they did that, they went ahead and did the weighing and measuring. Baby G was 7 pounds, 11 ounces and 20 inches long. When Mommy and baby were back together a few minutes later, I realized I needed to sit down because I was dizzy ! I think it was just a combination of my early pregnancy rumbly stomach and the sheer overwhelming feeling of how fast everything had went! I stayed and visited for a little while and then took off so they could visit with family. Little Baby G is now 7 weeks old, breastfeeding like a champ , and fitting into his family very nicely. I feel blessed to have been part of his journey earth-side. :)
|Baby G snoozing at my son's birthday party - so cuddly cute!


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Yesterday we welcome at CAYENNE-ROCHAMBEAU Intl' Airport Dennis HUYLER, SES Launch Systems Program Manager as well some SS-LORAL team members: Muhammad WADHI Spacecraft Manager, Grant GOULD Satellite Project Manager, Travis CART Launch Operation Manager, and so on for the NSS12 campaign.
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The king and "his" Death are on a separate canvas, which was in a very bad condition before the restoration. It's very easy to see where the two canvasses are joined to the left of the king: The landscape doesn't fit together and gives the impression that a piece is missing. This is not the case, however, since the text-scrolls beneath the painting are intact.
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Why would anyone want to come to Wankhede?
The Sachin Tendulkar Stand there doesn?t do justice to the legend nor the people who sit in it, report Akshay Sawai & Rachna Shetty.india Updated: Feb 05, 2007, 23:07 IST
The Sachin Tendulkar Stand at the Wankhede Stadium doesn't do justice to the legend nor the people who sit in it.
The Tendulkar Stand was one of the sections of the stadium from where people could watch the Ranji Trophy final free of charge. But, as the accompanying pictures show, it must not have been too pleasing a prospect. The benches, none too comfortable anyway, are covered with layers of dust and bird droppings.
Many of those who did sit in the Tendulkar Stand, or anywhere else in the stadium for that matter, brought along pieces of cardboards and newspapers to sit on. Others perched themselves upon the thin backrests to avoid sitting on the benches.
It is embarrassing for a major centre like Mumbai — which will host the World Cup final in 2011 — to be in this shape. "I wish they did something about this," said 46-year-old Suryakant Shinde, a spectator who had come to the ground from Andheri. "It's a mess."
Sanitation levels are abysmal too, as the accompanying picture of the bathroom in the Vijay Merchant Stand illustrates. Suma Sharma, seated in the Tendulkar Stand with her husband, said, "The toilets are in a bad shape. I expected the facilities to be better."
Prof. Ratnakar Shetty, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA) treasurer, said that the stands had been cleaned a couple of days before the Ranji final but admitted that overall, the condition of the stadium was not in keeping with Mumbai's status.
"It's true, maintenance has been lacking," he said. "It's top priority for us now. The stadium has to meet International Cricket Council (ICC) standards if we have to stage World Cup matches. One thing we are certainly going to do is fix bucket seats in the entire arena."
Shetty said that Mumbai would not be hosting a big match for about two years after the Ranji final. That would give the MCA time to work on the stadium. "Although, as per the rotation policy, Mumbai is scheduled to host a game when Australia visit later this year, however, that being September and early October, the monsoons will most certainly hamper the match. So we have a free two years ahead. We plan to renovate the ground in this period."
Shetty said that the MCA had invited ideas from architects. "Since the stadium has an open roof, bird droppings is a perennial problem," he said. "One of the measures suggested is to cover the gaps with wire mesh. But that is not fool proof. We are talking to architects and experts. We'll work on it."


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On May 9th, 1958, audiences clamored to theater halls across the United States to catch the film that would soon be declared a masterpiece of international cinema. As one of Alfred Hitchcock's most famous films, Vertigo made extraordinary use of simple architectural elements like stairs and windows to amplify the sense of vertigo and tension permeating the entire production.
As an aficionado of the constructed world, it wasn't Hitchcock's first (or last) run-in with on-screen architecture. As Steven Jacobs explains in his book The Wrong House, The Architecture of Alfred Hitchcock (2007), the noted maestro of tension was an architect — or a "non-architect" — capable of using Victorian manors, suburban homes, modernist villas, and elegant attics to frame the domestic realm in a disturbing, anxiety-ridden trap.
With an expressive and symbolic scenographic style, renowned director Mark Cousins declared Hitchcock as one of the greatest visionaries in the history of cinema in The Story of Film, an Odyssey.
The director's deft implementation of architecture as a significant supporting role went well above and beyond your standard film set. As the camera tied constructed elements together, Hitchcock was able to tap into the audience's subconscious, awakening latent emotions and anxieties. And although the outside world was a powerful vehicle to exploring interior struggles, Jacobs claims Hitchcock wasn't influenced as much by expressionism as he was by the German Kammerspiefilm, the so-called "chamber drama".
When it came to set design, Hitchcock cultivated a maniacal attention to detail. And as Donald Spoto mentions in his biography The Dark Side of Genius, the young director had a passion for theater, working his way up as a set designer before ever directing his own films; he learned to describe scenes down to the very last detail, preparing meticulous storyboards prior to shooting.
For the thriller Dial M for Murder (1954), Hitchcock collaborated with set designers Edward Carrere and George James Hopkins, respecting the Aristotelian unities of place and action — something he had already practiced with Rope in 1948, unraveling between 7:30 and 9:15 in a Manhattan penthouse. Then there was The Perfect Crime, whose leading stars pace about in the living room of a London flat for the duration of the film. As many critics have pointed out, the apartment's interiors transcend mere decoration, most notably in a curtain to the garden, which Hitchcock uses to manipulate the on-screen tension.
That same year, the taut thriller Rear Window unraveled nearly exclusively in a Greenwich Village apartment and its courtyard. As François Truffaut recounted in his iconic book Hitchcock/Truffaut, the director defined it as one enormous set, seen through the eyes of the same character (photo-reporter Jeff, played by James Stewart). "Hitchcock's intent", clarifies Antonio M. Zenzaro in an extended article, "was to reconstruct a typical American home in the studio, anonymous and repetitive. In this way, architecture becomes a social container and urban geography a spectacle".
In The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), we get a glimpse of one of London's most famous locations: the Royal Albert Hall. There, between the circular floor plan of the concert hall and a clever approach to filming, the director began to exploit the maximum expressive potential from his environments. Technically, explains Zenzaro, he drew the story out longer than reality — this time with James Stewart across from Doris Day.
His next film, Vertigo, was based on the 1954 novel D'Entre les Morts, following the life of Scottie Ferguson, a former detective (James Stewart) afraid of heights, hired to follow the client's wife Madeleine Elster (Kim Novak). What unfolds is an internal quest that leads to a paranoiac spiral wound in true Hitchcockian tension.
Set design on the the production explored both interiors as well as exteriors, giving space to San Francisco's panoramas between the Golden Gate Bridge — where Madeleine attempts Suicide — and the nearby Fort Point. Aptly named, the film also incorporates many vertiginous frames of roofs, stairways, and windows.
When it comes to interiors, many look to Ernie's restaurant on Montgomery Street, flaunting elegant walls in red silk — it's here that James Stewart first sets eyes on Kim Novak. Finding refuge later in the peaceful, luminous, and pastel colored studio of Midge Wood, chairs from Harry Bertoia and a George Nelson sofa set the scene, contrasting with Scottie's intricate psychology.
Intricate might also be the best way to describe North by Northwest (1959). Architecture in the Hitchcock film finds solace in the Modernist Movement along with noted American landscapes like Mount Rushmore. Protagonist Cary Grant plays advertising executive Roger Thornhill tangled in a spy story that leads to Oscar Niemeyer's UN General Assembly Building in New York. It's well known that Hitchcock was refused access to film in the venue, and so to realize the building's interiors, backgrounds were painted. As for the external shots? The famed director filmed without authorization, capturing everything with a hidden camera placed in a truck.
The skyscraper of the UN headquarters in New York isn't the only example of modernist architecture to make an appearance in Hitchcock's films: while the façade of the CITY Building by Harrison & Abramovitz is showcased, it's Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater that steals the show. As home to film's antagonist Phillipp Vandamm, Wright's masterpiece was also reproduced in studio due to missing authorization.
The significant contrast between nature and architecture would later make a return in The Birds (1963), where man's constructed world protects the film's protagonists from nature — a horrendous and disturbing sense of nature that can be found in all of us, as demonstrated by Psycho just 3 years earlier.
In the director's most famous film, gothic architecture is employed to amplify the repressed, disassociated, and dark unconscious of Norman Bates. Just a few years later, another director would reunite a certain gothic magnificence with the obsessive symmetry of rooms and corridors: his name was Stanley Kubrick, but that's a whole other story. Or perhaps not.


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On his artistic path he is working on his solo project "Troo Knot". He is constantly releasing new music, playing gigs, working in the studio, and planning the next tour. He is also the lead singer for fusion-funk band, Fermented Beet Orchestra. On his community path he works with Woods Homes, Alex Food Center, Globalfest, Movement with a Message, RIEL Institute, Beakerhead, and is a caregiver in the special needs community. At the end of the day, Braden is just a dude trying to maximize his creativity and compassion.


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BELIZE CITY–The Belize Association of Evangelical Churches, its nationwide chapters and 250 member churches, are calling on the Government of Belize to organize a national referendum on the question of whether Belize should continue to retain section 53 of its Criminal Code, which outlaws sodomy, in the midst of what appears to be mounting pressure from two of Belize's main trading partners – the United States and the United Kingdom.
As our newspaper revealed last week, a team of US diplomats have jointly called on Belize to repeal Section 53, which is being challenged in the Supreme Court of Belize by UNIBAM, an LGBT activist group which has received US funding for work in Belize.
The Belize Association of Evangelical Churches issued a statement today, Wednesday, November 26, 2014, in response to the call from past and present US Ambassadors to Belize for Belize to abolish section 53 of its Criminal Code, which states that sodomy can result in 10 years jail time.
Although the law has never been used in Belize to prosecute consenting homosexuals, the LGBT community and also the US officials, take umbrage to it and maintain that it should not even be on the law books.
A year ago, Belize was subject to a periodic review by the United Nations at the 17th Session of the Human Rights Council Working Group's Universal Periodic Review (UPR), held in Geneva, Switzerland. Representatives of both the UK and the US publicly called on Belize to abolish its sodomy laws. However, the call by the US Ambassadors for the removal of such laws is the first time that US diplomats are making a public statement on the matter.
When the Belize media discussed the LGBT issue with US Ambassador to Belize, H.E. Carlos Moreno, in August 2014, shortly after the start of his tenure here, Moreno told us that, "there is no LGBT agenda by the US Government."
Last November, Valerie Ullrich, representative of the US Mission in Geneva, had said that Belize should "Reform existing laws that can be used to discriminate against lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons, including the provision of 'unnatural crime' laws prohibiting 'carnal intercourse against the order of nature.'"
She also called on Belize to provide state authorities, including law enforcement and judicial officials, with human rights training for the protection of women and members of minority groups, such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons.
On the occasion of the 19th International Day for Tolerance observed on Sunday, November 16, 2014, the US Embassy published the statement from "past and present U.S. Ambassadors" on Belize's LGBT policy.
In that statement, the US Ambassadors, including Moreno, boldly call on Belize to "repeal the anti-sodomy laws, provisions of which are inconsistent with Belize's obligations with respect to privacy rights protected by Article 17 of the ICCPR," the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, to which the US Government said Belize became a party in 1996.
The US Ambassadors' statement also called on Belize to "uphold the Revised National Gender Policy to better respect and protect equal protection under the law," and they said that Belize should "conduct a legal assessment of the state's constitutional responsibility to its LGBT citizens to guide the development of a formal policy consideration."
Furthermore, they called on Belize to "build the capacity within the judicial system to recognize and protect the rights of members of vulnerable populations including LGBT persons, indigenous peoples, and women and girls."
They also suggest that Belize should punish "hate speech" and "hate crimes" against LGBT persons, whom they include under the umbrella of "historically marginalized groups…"
In response to the statement by the US diplomats, the Belize Association of Evangelical Churches said that they are "outraged at the recent statement from the US Embassy calling for the changing of Section 53 to legalize homosexuality in Belize."
It said that the US State Department has declared that they do not get involved in domestic issues of nations, but in fact, they do.
"Belize, as a sovereign nation with its own Constitution, has the right and responsibility to determine its own laws and moral standards by which we as a nation shall live. Those processes of determination belong to the people of Belize alone, and no nation, large or small, has the right to manipulate, coerce, or interfere in those processes of another nation," the association added.
It also said that to attach foreign aid to issues like this is in violation of international laws.
"We appreciate the United States' tough position of 'non-bullying' to be applied to this situation," they said.
They contend that, "Section 53 is a good law that has only been used to prosecute in sexual abuse cases, over 80% of which were perpetrated on minors and children. Concerning violence against LGBT, we condemn any act of violence against any person or group for any reason; however we note that we already have laws related to this, and we fully support aggressive enforcement of all laws in Belize."
The church groups call on the Government of Belize "not to bend to the pressures of any other foreign agendas," which, they said, will affect the quality of life for the majority of the people who are not in agreement.
They call on the Government of Belize to hold a national referendum on the matter.
Pastor Scott Stirm, interim vice president of the association, told Amandala that the matter of a national referendum is very much on the front burner, and they are not ruling out the option of leading one themselves, just as the Belize Coalition to Save Our Natural Heritage did when the Government rejected the petition for a referendum on offshore drilling.


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Self-verification and social anxiety: Preference for negative social feedback and low social self-esteem. (Cambridge, 2011-10)Background: A self-verification model of social anxiety views negative social self-esteem as a core feature of social anxiety. This core feature is proposed to be maintained through self-verification processes, such as by ...


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Geelong's Podiatry on Pako offers modern and reliable podiatry, at the forefront of technology. Led by experienced Geelong based podiatrist, Leo Veanes, we specialise in leg and foot care for clients of all ages, including children's podiatry.
Our effective pain treatment is based on identifying and correcting the cause, or source, of the pain. We undertake biomechanical assessments, using computer gait scanning technology to monitor lower limb and foot function. We provide a consultation and written report for clients, including recommendations for treatment.
We're proud to be a leading Geelong podiatry service, delivering friendly treatments and the latest technology. Our clinic is one of only a handful in the country with the ability to produce custom orthotics in-house, from start to finish. Where many other podiatrists will send moulds to a third party, Leo completes the orthotics in his clinic, meaning our clients have a larger input in the process, and can request adjustments if necessary.
Orthotics are one of the most requested podiatry services for our clients, helping to both ease pain and relieve the stresses on the lower limbs that lead to pain. We create a huge range of insoles, heel lifts and other orthotic devices to help with a variety of podiatry problems, including:
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In cases of extreme and long-term pain, particularly with plantar fasciitis, we are pleased to offer radial shockwave therapy. This technique stimulates circulation and increases healing, while also having an instantaneous analgesic effect.
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Our main goal is to provide high quality professional chess education for students of all age groups and chess levels.
The educational program of our school includes high quality chess content, advanced learning techniques, and high-tech equipment and software. This is a "Russian Style" chess school enhanced by new technologies.
Each lesson includes a theoretical part, a practical part and an analysis of the games played.
Each student will have his/her own account where all the attended classes (with lesson materials) are stored.
Our lessons include: in-class games, demonstrations of games of famous chess players, and electronic homework. Thus, our students will have the unique opportunity to go through each lesson over and over again whenever they want to refresh their knowledge of a particular topic.
In the learning process, we use special equipment such as digital Bluetooth Chess Boards, DGT chess clocks and a projector in order to increase the efficiency of the class and provide our students with as much knowledge and materials as possible.
Choosing chess
Chess is simultaneously a science, an art and a sport.
As science:
Every chess game involves a process that embodies the use of the essential analytical tools: pattern recognition, memory recall, deductive and inductive reasoning, strategic planning, visual imagery, and decision making. These are all important attributes that are highly correlated to academic success, as supported by numerous studies.
As Art:
The infinite possibilities for creating new combinations in chess are comparable to producing fine art or music. The best chess games are works of beauty - wonderful products of original and creative thinking. Children learn to appreciate the aesthetics of patterns and strategies.
As Sport:
Chess competition provides a safe forum for children to learn about taking responsibility for their actions and being perseverant in their "battles" while accepting defeat with grace. It is a great social environment within which children may make new friends and share their passion.
In the process of learning, playing and competing in chess, children learn valuable skills of concentration, abstract reasoning, and rational problem-solving, while tapping into their creativity and originality. These skills and sportsmanship can be transferred to real life in the long term. The best part is that the children have fun while learning these lessons.


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Scroll Views
A scroll view lets people browse content that's larger than the view's visible area, such as text in a document or a collection of images, by scrolling horizontally and vertically. A scroll view itself has no appearance, but can display horizontal and vertical scroll bars, each of which consists of a track containing a draggable control known as a knob. The height of a knob reflects the quantity of scrollable content. For example, a small knob indicates that there's lots of content available to scroll.
Scroll views support several scrolling methods.
|Scrolling method
|Continuous scrolling
|Content scrolls as the user swipes the trackpad with two fingers, swipes the mouse surface with one finger, or clicks and drags a knob.
|Line by line scrolling
|Content scrolls one line at a time as the user presses the arrow keys.
|Page by page scrolling
|Content scrolls one page at a time as the user presses the arrow keys while pressing Option.
Account for scroll bars in your layout. By default, scroll bars are transient and only appear during user interaction. The user can enable them all the time, however, by changing a setting in General preferences. Some input devices also cause scroll bars to be displayed all the time. If necessary, adjust the layout of your window so important interface elements don't appear beneath scroll bars, which extend into the content area of a view. The scroll bar track has a thickness of 15 points (regular size) or 11 points (small or mini size).
Respect the user's scroll bar settings. Let the user decide whether scroll bars are visible. Avoid placing controls inline with a scroll bar because such controls cause scroll bars to appear even when they're set to be transient.
Don't override the default scrolling gestures or keyboard shortcuts. Users are accustomed to the systemwide scrolling behavior.
Consider helping people discover when a window's content is scrollable. Because scroll bars aren't always visible, it can be helpful to make it obvious when content extends beyond the view. Displaying partial content at the bottom edge of the view is a great way to show that there's more to see. Don't feel that content peeking like this is a requirement, however. Scrolling is an intuitive and nondestructive action that users don't mind experimenting with. When faced with a window full of text, the vast majority will instinctively try scrolling to see if more content is available.
Coordinate the knob color with your interface. A knob can adopt either a dark or light appearance. A dark knob—for use above a light background—is the default.
Don't place a scroll view inside of another scroll view. Nested scroll bars create an unpredictable interface that's difficult to control.
Don't move window content when transient scroll bars appear. Transient scroll bars are translucent, so users can see window content beneath them. Constantly shifting content every time scroll bars appear can be disorienting.
Scroll an appropriate amount when performing page-by-page scrolling. Typically, a page is considered the current height or width of the view, minus at least one unit of overlap to maintain context. You define the unit of overlap so that it makes sense for the displayed content. For example, one unit might equal a line of text, a row of icons, or part of a picture. Persistently pressing an arrow key while pressing Option should cause continuous page-by-page scrolling until the end of the document is reached.
Scroll an appropriate amount when the scroll bar track is clicked. Clicking within a scroll bar track should either jump to the next page or the current insertion point, depending on the user's preferences. Persistently clicking within a scroll bar track should cause continuous scrolling until the knob reaches the location of the pointer.
Scroll automatically when appropriate. The user should initiate scrolling most of the time, but your app should perform automatic scrolling in certain situations:
- When your app performs an operation that results in making a new selection or moving the insertion point. For example, when the user searches for text and your app locates it, scroll to show the new selection.
- When the user enters information in a location that's not currently visible. For example, if the insertion point is on one page and the user has navigated to another page, scroll back to the insertion point.
- When the user moves the pointer past the edge of the view while making a selection, follow the pointer by scrolling in the direction the pointer moves.
- When the user selects something, scrolls to a new location, and then tries to perform an operation on the selection, scroll back to the selection before performing the operation.
In all cases, automatic scrolling should only move the document as much as necessary. Minimizing automatic scrolling helps people retain context. For example, if part of a selection is visible after performing an operation, scrolling isn't necessary.
If possible, show a selection in context when automatically scrolling to it. If the entire window shows only the selected content, it can be difficult for users to remember the position of the selection within the overall content.
Never use a scroll bar as a slider. A scroll bar repositions content within a view. A slider lets the user make a fine-grained selection within a range of values. See Sliders.
Consider using small or mini scroll bars in a panel, if necessary. If space is tight, it can be acceptable to use smaller scroll bars in panels that need to coexist with other windows. Note that if a window uses small or mini scroll bars, all other controls in that window's content area should also be the smaller version.
For developer guidance, see NSScrollView.


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Crime scene photography, also known as forensic photography, is essentially the use of photographic methods and techniques to aid legal investigations. As well as creating a permanent visual record of the crime scene in the state in which it was originally found, forensic photographs will play a huge role throughout the entire investigation. They can act as triggers for both witnesses and investigators when trying to remember details of the event and scene. Such photographs will also be greatly beneficial in reconstructing the events which took place. Finally, the photographs taken at the scene can be called upon in court to support verbal and physical evidence, and give jurors a clear image of the crime.
Forensic Photographers produce a permanent visual record of accidents and crime scenes for use as evidence in court. Forensic photographs are used for measurement or analysis, to accompany forensic reports, articles or research papers.
They must be able to produce detailed recordings of all the available evidence at the scene, including overview photographs as well as accurate images of tyre marks, fingerprints, footprints, blood spatters, bullet holes and other unique evidence.
They must also be able to take detailed photographs of injuries sustained through accidents or assaults and may be required to photograph dead bodies. Much of the work is routine, but it can be emotionally distressing.
Forensic photography is an integral part of criminal investigation procedures throughout the world. Photographers must therefore follow a standard methodology and produce images to a rigorous technical standard so that they can be used as evidence in hearings, tribunals and court proceedings. Forensic Photographers are expected to work efficiently in distressing and challenging environments, without disturbing evidence or interfering with the work of other investigators.
Many Forensic Photographers are forensic scientists employed directly by the police or a specialist forensic services company. There are also other independent Forensic Photographers who provide services to lawyers, insurance companies and some police forces. However, most of these will have worked as Forensic Photographers with a police force or the Forensic Science Service before branching out on their own.


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Editor's note– CNN Back|Story's Michael Holmes is on assignment in Libya covering the conflict there. Along with his Back|Story piece above, he sent in this note for you all:
Greetings everyone from western Libya. I'm sitting in our house here in the rebel held city of Zintan as cameraman/editor Charlie Miller puts together our next story.
It's been a little difficult to get things done here, with little local phone access, scorching heat, tough terrain and of course there's a war on.
But the team has been able to file a few stories (and a couple of BackStories are coming soon!) which I hope you've been able to catch.
This video is our first BackStory from this assignment: a look at how we got here, coming into Libya from Tunis and shooting our first story on town retaken by rebel forces late last week.
Thanks for watching BackStory – not sure when I'm back but I'm following the show via the blog here at www.cnn.com/backstory and www.facebook.com/backstorycnn – I'll file a note when I can about our experiences so far as soon as possible.
(And I hear Doug is working on a slideshow of my photos - how lovely!)
On twitter @HolmesCNN
Thanks for reporting from Libya. I wish you guys God's protection always.
I really am proud to call mseylf a fan of Angie. She is a great role model to all of us. I really have to admire her tireless work for these refugees all around the world. She always goes where she is needed. Still wondering what her new job for the UN is but itb4ll sure revealed in time. She is a great humanitarian and a loving mother to her children and a loving partner to Brad. Hopefully sheb4s now back to Huungary safe and sound. God bless her and her family 4ever!
keep it up guys and hey stay safe
Welcome but kenya tunahafa njaa dadayetu
Brave of you! In all of this what the situation with the civilians?
Angelove — eh? I think those people've got other thgins on their minds than drooling over looks at this point. They look more like they're discussing an important issue. The guy's simply translating and explaining. I'm off back to lurker mode. Thanks for the links & articles people!
Holmy good job but pls stay save. I just hope Gadafi will not succeed in killing all those he is ruling b4 d international community will find a solution to his madness!
What liberating knlowdege. Give me liberty or give me death.
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Holmy!good of you and nice one for your good job bcox I know what it takes. But I really from to hear more from you. Bcox I don't know what (AKUMA) want again in this life we liveing.thanks hope to hear more from you.
my drive to/from work takes arhywene from 30 minutes to an hour depending on traffic. I'm on the retirement home living schedule too and I hate how late my favorite shows are on and I don't have DVR!
Hello holm.Thanks once again for ur great good job.the world is watching at the situation of libya.pls i am apealing to the international community and african leaders to join hands to resolved the conflirt in libya. the lifes of the civilians and innocents onces are very important, holm pls be save and God bless u bye from christopher george ishikaku (nigeria)
Wait, I cannot fathom it being so straitghforawrd.
ok so no love for kadafi he's been a pain in our asses long enoguh ,ought to go the way of sadam hoozit dead guy! but un, ok I'm not going to swear ,I'm going to be mature and quiet.No ranting but I would however like to ask any older people out there,since when do the freaking frogs(I mean ,um,the french people) beat us to battle? Or maybe no one remembers oh ww2 .And I also find It very ironic that the last time we bombed libiya I seem to recall something about the FRENCH EMBASSY,!
I say let them all squabble over Libya's oil. I'm tired of dealnig with the Middle East, we loose no matter what we do. Talk about a divide between the Haves and Have Not's, you're either rich or poor in most of these oil rich middle-eastern countries. If Occupy Wall Street protesters want to be seen as sincere, they should go to the middle-east with there class warfare rhetoric. America needs to drill at home for it's oil and work on alternatives gradually.
Hello Holms, thanks for keeping us updated on the conflict in Libya. Can imagine how the rebels would feel if not for your effort and that of other journalists? I know its all at the risk of your lives but, keep it up.
Children learn abuse spoamlece. This is a symptom of bigger problems. Children who are treated with kindness will usually grow up to be a kind person. The corolarry is also true.
Raising chlidren to believe they are perfect is a twisted form of abuse, in my book. So is giving them so much for so long that they have no idea how to work toward what they want. Reality works. Boundaries work. Loving affirmation works even better when reflected against these things.Believe in yourself, Carrie, as we believe in you.
It is commendable that Angelina takes on these whotry cause. I am concern as a long time fan ,pre-Brad, that this time she has apparently made a private trip allegedly outside the governance of UNHCR.No doubt she has her body guards but Governments have warned their citizens not to go to Libya in this time of turmoil. I hope that Angelina's advisors and counsellors have researched and made the appropriate risk assessments before using a her celibrity status to focus on what's happening in Libya. Libya is no place for Angelina at this time . I dare say she is putting herself out as a potential kidnap target and a martyr. Her priority should be her 6 children instead of deliberately endangering herself in this war torn country, Certainly the Libyans will not thank her for such sacrifice.Angelina keep being a humanitarian but do not deliberately jeopardise your safety.
.I saw pictures of their home on E News.It looks beiuaful.I wish I could buy it.I love the way they design it.I'm a Interior Designer and love fixing up houses and Brad and Angelina defintely fine taste.Brad probably did most the work since he likes to that,but I must I'm impress.It show he more than an actor or a pretty face.


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According to this report, The Malaysian Education Ministry had endorsed "guidelines" to help parents to identify gay and lesbian "symptoms". The guidelines list symptoms of gays and lesbians. Here are some symptoms listed for gay men:
1. Have a muscular body and like to show their body by wearing V-neck and sleeveless clothes;
2. Prefer tight and light-coloured clothes;
3. Like to bring big handbags, similar to those used by women, when hanging out.
This means that in Malaysia, at least, there is no such thing as a fat gay guy. Allegedly, gay men are muscular and buff. V-necks and sleeveless clothes may see a huge plunge in sales soon. Ditto for big bags.
So this guy cannot go Malaysia:
Wonder Man may also fail the Malaysian Education Ministry Gay Test:
Wonder Man even carries a handbag on his belt. DOUBLE GAY!
So will the Malaysian Education Ministry set up a crack team of Anti-Gay Cops who will fan out and enforce the guidelines?
Malaysian Gahmen, you nair fail to surprise us. You the Boleh.


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Compositions After Paintings
UST Museum
May 2017
The University of Santo Tomas Museum is pleased to announce Compositions after Paintings/ Paintings after Compositions, a musical recital by Kim Nimrod Cruz and an exhibition of new works by Geronimo Cristobal. This is Cristobal's third solo exhibition and Kim Nimrod Cruz's second composition recital.
Both the recital and the exhibition focus on a selection of recent works. Cristobal's works are from an ongoing series in which he uses images captured from newspaper archives on the internet printed with an HP LaserJet Enterprise M606x printer. The paintings will be displayed as a backdrop to the musical performance of Kim Nimrod Cruz's compositions and will be on view from 9 in the morning until 5 in the afternoon. The musical piece specifically created after the paintings will only be performed at high noon lasting until three in the afternoon.
Kim Nimrod Cruz's compositions are influenced by the avant-garde movements in music: specifically the indeterminacy and non-standard use of musical instruments by John Cage and Wagner's concept of subordinating individual arts to a common purpose in his essays on "Gesamtkunswerk" in Art and Revolution (1849). In "Noir", a piece for a prepared piano, Cruz essays notions of "darkness" and "composition", inspired by the dynamics of a musical performance and conventions observed between performers and audiences in a dark theatre.
Cristobal's decollages are derived from journalistic images of police violence during the First Quarter Storm. In other works, he superimposed protest flyers over reworked collages by Kurt Schwitters. Cristobal points to the German Dadaist famous for his Merz Pictures, in his 'Psychological Decollage'. Like Schwitters, his works attempt to make coherent aesthetic sense of the world around him using fragments of found objects and images on the internet.
The paintings and collages are treated like "time capsules" imbued with the bold, dynamic history in the lens of avant-garde movements. The works illustrate collapsed space and time, in which distant worlds and cultures merge with politically charged mythos.


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Woman accused of fabricating story of taxi driver extortion
Charges against a cab driver have been dropped, and a lawyer is facing charges after prosecutors believe she fabricated a story about an incident in August.
An arrest warrant has been issued for Jennifer Gaubert, 32, and she has been charged with one count of making false statements to investigators.
Gaubert graduated from the LSU Law Center and was featured in an article on its website.
Sources close to the investigation said the district attorney's office believes Gaubert fabricated a story about being inappropriately videotaped by a taxi driver.
Last month, 38-year-old Hervey Farrell was arrested and charged with one count of video voyeurism and one count of extortion.
Police said Gaubert told them he picked her up as a passenger in his cab and used his cellphone to record video underneath her skirt.
Gaubert told police she did not give Farrell permission to do so and told police days later that Farrell attempted to blackmail her, threatening to release the video if she didn't pay him $1,000.
Farrell was arrested on Aug. 19.
Investigators have dropped all charges against him and believe the story and allegations to be false.
Charges against Gaubert were filed late last week.
If convicted of making false statements concerning denial of constitutional rights, Gaubert faces a mandatory jail sentence of one year behind bars.
Gaubert has no previous arrests or criminal record.


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Rashtriya Military School, Belgaum is one of five military schools in India. Entrance tests for the military schools are held each year in December.
Like all other Military Schools, Rashtriya Military School, Belgaum is a Cat 'A' Establishment under the direct control of DGMT (MT-15). All instructions pertaining to finance, training, admission and recruitment etc. are received from AHQ (MT-15). Alumni of the five Military Schools are known as Georgians after their founder father.
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Conquer the UK market
So close but yet so far away, the UK and London are often top-of-mind destinations for French startups expanding abroad.
We'll talk about the pitfalls to avoid for a quick, smooth launch in the Land of Hope and Glory!
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Last night I dreamed myself a lady staring through an old window. People were passing my beautiful castle, laughing and giggling. I looked at them. Curious. Suspicious. Jealous. I dreamed myself a lady locked up in the beautiful white castle. Safe. Warm. Abundance. But darling, it's too quiet. Too quiet until I can hear my heart beat. I was tired. Bored by thought of absolutely everything. The thought of hearing myself talk, wondering and moaning. The thought of listening to anyone else talk, the same. Then the morning caught me. Pulled me back to the place I should be.
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Through The Window
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Wednesday, 7 January 2015
White Building
It's hard to find a day in Jakarta with no traffics, even today on weekdays. Last week I got in touch with my old friend. She was one of my closest friends when I was in junior high school. But since we all had grown up and have our own tracks, we could hardly meet. And somehow last week we got in touch and planned to meet each other. It has been 6 years since the last time when I met her. I know it's crazy right? But even we both had grown up, nothing change. We found that we still have similar interests about travel and adventure.
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Tuesday, 6 January 2015
New Beginnings
Happy New Year! I know it's been too late to say it now, but better late than never rite? I would like to say thank you to all of the readers, and everyone who always support this blog. I can't thank enough for all of those favours.
Anyway, I would like to announce that I proudly have my own domain now! It's natalyliman.com . It's something that I've been waiting for, and finally on 1st January 2015 my friend make my dream comes true! Thanks Alif :)
So I think I supposed to be more active on my blog now.
Have a great year! See ya XOXO
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Bullying in school has become a hot-button issue in New Jersey and across the country.
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• Rep. Pascrell says public sector has lost at least 600K jobs in past 18 months
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After spending eight years in France, where she met her husband, Christina now lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She's the mother of three young sons and works at the Alliance Française. She talked to us about the highs and lows of life as a busy working mother.
- How many children do you have? Could you tell us their ages and first names?
I have three boys: two were born in the France and the youngest was born in the United States. The oldest, Ilyas, is 11, the second oldest, Jalis, is 8, and the youngest, Sofian, is two and a half. I was 26 when I had my first son.
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Each pregnancy was different. With my eldest son, I had to do an amniocentesis and I went to see a neonatal cardiologist. Fortunately everything was fine, but the examinations really stressed me during my first pregnancy. Our first boy finally arrived eight days late, and he was delivered by caesarean section, but he was really healthy.
During my second pregnancy I spent most of my time chasing after his big brother, who was two at the time. I also did a lot of prenatal yoga classes to help me manage the pain and I didn't have to have a second caesarean section.
Finally, for my last pregnancy, my two oldest boys were at school, and I was back at work full time. I was really busy, so I didn't have much time or energy to think about my pregnancy or to prepare for the birth. The baby arrived three weeks early: we really weren't expecting it and we were taken a bit by surprise!
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I remember the day when my two eldest sons came to the maternity ward to visit their new brother. They were so happy it was really moving!
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I spent them breastfeeding, trying to catch up on sleep, and feeling amazed by my little angels.
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- What's the most difficult thing about having a baby?
The most difficult thing for me was letting my children do their own thing, right from when they were very young. I think that children need to learn to fall asleep by themselves, express and defend themselves, and simply be happy without constant help from their parents, even though they obviously need us. The question of independence is still something I have to think about, and that's true of my eldest son too, even though he's in college now!
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The hugs, the laughter, the kisses, the smiles and the drawings. There's nothing better than hearing my children laugh.


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Since its conception in 2000, many articles, both technical and philosophical have been written about XHTML Strict doctype. Some praise it for pushing forward the web standard, while others despise it for more hassle than its worth.
Regardless, XHTML Strict is here to stay. In this article, I'll show you what to watch out for, if you DO decide to code your next site in XHTML Strict doctype.
To learn more about XHTML Strict spec, please read:
I read a lot on XHTML Strict doctype before I started coding in it. Once I started, a lot of things caught me off guard, despite how much I read about it. I won't regurgitate what other excellent technical references already have on this subject. Here are some of the less obvious "gotchas" I encountered.
<form action="somescript" method="post"> <input id="first name" type="text" /> <input id="easteregg" type="hidden" value="bacon" /> </form>
We need to encase <input> in a block element such as <fieldset>.
<form action="somescript" method="post"> <fieldset> <input id="first name" type="text" /> <input id="easteregg" type="hidden" value="bacon" /> </fieldset> </form>
One of the biggest complaints people have about XHTML Strict is the abolition of the "target" attribute in anchor tags. We've been using target tag to launch new windows for a long time. The reason behind this change in the Strict DTD is because the enforcement of separating structure and presentation/behavior. "Target" is considered as a behavioral element. While this is sound and all, it's highly unpractical. To fix this, we'll need javascript. In your html, instead of
open me
open me
We replace target="_blank" with rel="external." Note, I'm using "external" as a logical choice of word. You can use anything you like, but make sure to reflect that in the javascript below. Add this snippet of code in a external .js file and included it in your page.
function externalLinks() { if (!document.getElementsByTagName && document.getElementById) return; var anchors = document.getElementsByTagName("a"); for (var i=0; i<anchors.length; i++) { var anchor = anchors[i]; if (anchor.getAttribute("href") && anchor.getAttribute("rel") == "external") anchor.target = "_blank"; } } window.onload = externalLinks;
This code was originally written by Kevin Yank. I've been using it for a while.
Since my site already uses JQuery (as many of you do, due to its powerful features and rise in popularity), recently I rewrote this script using JQuery's native functions.
First, your pages need to include the jquery.js. Then simply add the following code. (it can be added in the jquery.js or another external .js file. If you choose to use a different external .js file, it needs to be linked after the jquery.js file.).
$(document).ready( function() { $("a[@rel='external']").click(function(){return !window.open(this.href);}); });
The technique is slightly different from Kevin's script. Basically, the script looks for anchor tags that have rel="external." Once they're identified, their click events open a new window object, with the url defined in its href attribute.
Both javascript methods degrade gracefully when scripting is turned off. The links will launch in the default window instead.
Another tag that got the ax in the XHTML Strict DTD is <embed>. This becomes a pain when you try to embed a movie from sites like Youtube or Vimeo. Their generated embedding codes aren't compliant with the Strict mode. For example, here's a snippet of code from youtube (formatted for viewing).
<object width="425" height="344"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dMH0bHeiRNg&hl=en&fs=1"> </param> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/dMH0bHeiRNg&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"> </embed> </object>
We need to rewrite this to validate in strict mode:
<object width="425" height="344" data="http://www.youtube.com/v/dMH0bHeiRNg&hl=en&fs=1"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/dMH0bHeiRNg&hl=en&fs=1" /> </object>
I noticed when I switch from code view to visual view in my WordPress editor, it automatically converts my clean code back to non-compliant code. This is something to watch for. Not sure if other CMS editors do it or not.
XHTML Strict doctype is fairly easy and straight forward to adapt. I recommend reading the references I listed at the above. This article doesn't nearly cover all the differences between Strict and Transitional. As for the Strict doctype, I feel it's not suitable for every site. It should be used, if you have total control over site content. A huge site with a lot of user generated content may run into validation issues down the road. Also webapps with heavily front-end scripting should avoid strict too. I just don't think the effort is worth it.
Using XHTML Strict mode is an all or nothing type of implementation. Your site has be fully compliant, not just the frontpage, but all the sub pages as well. Otherwise it defeats the purpose.
I hope this article has been helpful, thank you for reading.
I must say I'm guilty of using the XHTML Strict doctype and then breaking some of its rules, like having inputs straight inside form tags and target _blanks.
The thing is, all modern browsers are quite forgiving, so even if you make validation errors, stuff like that still works — which just encourages people like me to keep doing it :( Is there a 'real' incentive for having a fully Strict compliant site? I guess I could use Transitional, but that just feels bad.. makes you feel like you don't know the proper syntax :)
I think your point about front page validating and then the rest breaking is very good. W3C Validated badge is a nice thing to have, and it's very easy to just fix stuff up on the front page quickly, grab the badge and then not worry about the rest because you know people won't be validating sub-pages if they wanna check your site.
@Dmitry, imo, there's very little benefit for xhtml strict doctype at *this point.* HTML/XHTML transitional should be fine for most sites. As you said, I think most developers choose XHTML 1.0 Strict as an exercise, for forcing themselves to write code that is most up to date standard. I certainly did it "because I can." Of course I ran into several issues listed in this article.
Whatever doctype is used, should be appropriate for the nature of the site.
A Strict doctype renders more consistently in different browsers – that's why I started using it (years ago).
@Ben, I've read the benefit of "browser rendering" when it was first introduced. However, I can't find the specific proof how it does it exactly. As in, a thorough testing between the rendering results of a transitional vs. strict doctype. What elements render more consistently? I've tried to search for details on this subject but couldn't find any. And my personal testing between transitional vs. strict yielded no difference.
So ummm … you did that jQuery script huh?!?! =P
And, "Gettin real tired of you duckin me man. … Where's my money, wheres my money …" ;)
I use strict and only strict but I can also tell you that I've never really seen any type of better "browser rendering" at all. Unless you speak in terms of because of it's "restrictions" in the way you're forced to markup reducing the different ways a browser could possibly translate. When HTML 3 makes it's appearance it'll be more important than ever for people to markup properly and be more semantic (YES!). Developing in strict is the best step in that direction at the moment IMO.
luke, I owe you money indeed :) Kudos on your site, i was wrong.
Regarding better rendering: Strict mode forces IE6 to use the proper W3C box model. Don't know of anything else of note.
Huzzah for valid XHTML!
Objecting Flash as you so aptly put it is a problem that my buddy Jim and I encountered all the time, so we built a tool called Validifier that turns Flash embed code into valid XHTML 1.0 Strict all automagically.
Check it out at:
@Nick, nice app! It's funny you posted about it. After I wrote this blog I decided to write one of my own, since I couldn't find one that does what you have built. It's very helpful, thanks for sharing.
Is there any point in even using XHTML, I've been using strict/transitional for years but since realised that unless you serve the content type up (from the server) as application/xhtml+xml then its not even really XHTML. If you do serve it up correctly then all the IE browsers that ever existed simply wont display it.
Joshua, there had been talks of XHTML pages are SEO friendly. However after much research I can't find any proof.
The benefits I can think of: XHTML is XSL ready. It's also is mobile browser friendly, which increasing in market share of these days.
Another indirect benefit I can think of, is to make us write semantic code. I think of it as a strict HTML.
XHTML pages are generally considered SEO friendly (especially if they validate).
My point really is that IE has never supported XHTML correctly and is going to continue not supporting it. They are not adding support for a XHTML parser in IE8 unfortunetly.
This means to serve strict XHTML to IE correctly its virtually impossible because IE just tries to download the file (there are XSL hacks of course).
Whereas using the transitional doctype IE can handle it correctly. Serving transitional up as text/html also conforms with the W3C recommendations – serving strict doctype up as text/html does not.
I'd love to serve up strict XHTML on all my sites, but I really see it as an impossibility until IE supports it correctly :(
here's why it's not supported by IE
It's kind of interesting to hear MS talk about "compatibility" issue…
But is there any reason why you would use "application/xml+xhtml" instead of "text/html" though? from a practical stand point.
From a practical stand point I guess not. But then you run into problems adding additional XML namespaces to your document (i.e. RDFa, which only just became a recommendation) because its only parsed as HTML.
If you don't care about that kind of thing I guess theres really no problem in using strict on your website. IE will still ignore the fact you've set it as strict XHTML and just process it as HTML though :(
What it really comes down to for me I guess is that IE doesn't support XHTML. By using a transitional doctype I can change the content type that the server delivers based on the Accept header (in the HTTP request) and the page I deliver will still be valid in all contexts.
Am I wrong?
Should I serve up strict XHTML regardless of the content type?
I was just under the impression that you had to serve up strict with application/xhtml+xml.
Sorry for de-railing your discussion.
Fair enough, I'm going to keep everything as strict from now on.
Although I'm going to have to find a good work-around for IE though in terms of using additional namespaces like ARIA.
Thanks for the article and discussion though, It helped make up my mind on what we as web developers should be supporting.
According to WC3:
This document summarizes the best current practice for using various Internet media types for serving various XHTML Family documents. In summary, 'application/xhtml+xml' SHOULD be used for XHTML Family documents, and the use of 'text/html' SHOULD be limited to HTML-compatibleXHTML 1.0 documents.'application/xml' and 'text/xml' MAY also be used, but whenever appropriate, 'application/xhtml+xml' SHOULD be used rather than those generic XML media types.
*Ideally* we all should be using app/xhtml+xml. But in reality we don't, for the reason IE doesn't support it. Of course, we notice this, and object this because we're developers. Think about it from users pov, they don't care what's under the hood…
Which renders this article useless :)
Thanks for bringing this up. To be honest I never gave it too much thought.
Regardless, one thing is for sure: writing XHTML Strict code is a good practice to be up to standard. It keeps us from writing sloppy code. I do it to keep myself in check.
Thx for putting up this site.
I am working with HTML Strict and when I had my http://www.rickyly.com validated, it gave me an error for my , uncool.
However, in doing a Google search I found your page on the 1st page, and your above information helped me straighten out my intro page. Keep sharing… Ricky Ly.
By the way, do I need to acquire a license to use
Jin, I know this article is old, but am I correct in assuming your first javascript solution to the target="_blank" issue is simply finding all anchors with rel='external' and giving them target='_blank' ? I would suppose this gets around validating the page, but…
Doesn't that basically mean that all browsers support 'target='_blank" even when they are supposedly in 'strict' mode? This smells of bureaucratic insanity; I don't think it is a good idea for anyone to use Strict if it means this kind of byzantism. Wasting processing cycles to get validation works fine, but it is highly inefficient, getting ever more so with other complications that result from richer webpages (ajax, user generated content, etc…)
If I'm wrong about this, let me know…
@RiverC, You're correct. In fact, the second JQuery solution I made shares the same similar logic as well.
Since I wrote this article, I've given it some thoughts about strict doctype. I REALLY do not like the no target rule. This forces us designers/developers jump hoops just for the sake of "this page validates" ego badge. There were times when I told programmers to use & for the url strings from their back-end code so my front end would validate. This doesn't make it easy for anyone, normal does it have any real benefit.
Too often, we get tied up with writing compliant code, rather than to questioning if the rule makes sense.
Also, there's almost very little benefit in writing a site in XHTML over HTML. Thank you for your comment.
Ah, I see. I found this looking for a solution to an unusual problem; Mozilla when viewing our website in places (samuelsonsdiamonds.com) will kick into Quirks Mode. Now, granted it is a retooled quirks site, what is odd is that it is inconsistent; reload the same page 10 times and one out of ten loads will be in Quirks. I attempted to convert a few pages to XHTML 1 Strict compliance to see if it was some part of that formedness (or ill-formedness as the case may be) that was causing Firefox to *sometimes* choose quirks mode. I gave up when I read about the target rule.
I am going to try a few things first, but I saw one person who had this problem on the Mozilla zine site, but with no responses. I am thinking – and this is a hunch – that it is simply an inherent flaw of Firefox XHTML rendering. HTML 5 looks like a green pasture, excepting of course, the lack of anchor names (one of the most useful features of HTML ever!)
It is such a weird world out there. Thanks for the response.
I started using onclick="target='_blank'" and that works great and validates. Easier, imo.
By the way, Jin. As for my second comment, the weird bug with FF went away when I changed the site from XHTML 1.0 strict to HTML 4.01 strict. I was noticing it on other computers (it was affecting display of fonts in critical areas) I suppose I originally used XHTML 1.0 because Joomla! was using it, and I used Joomla! for awhile. I wonder if others ran into the same problem.
In reality, no one but other developers (and even then, very rarely) ever checks your validation badges. I find that people who code to a standard do so for themselves, not for others. Personally, I use the HTML5 DOCTYPE to force all browsers into strict mode, serve it as text/html to be cross-browser compliant, and then write XHTML-compliant code. In the strictest sense of the word, nothing I write "validates", but given the choice between making a well-structured, functional, cross-browser website that doesn't validate, or vice versa, it's a no-brainer for me.
I was considering moving from HTML 4.01 to XHTML because I read that it would give my sites the best forward compatibility with future browser releases, but after reading about IE I'm wondering if it's even a good idea – it sounds like it will cause more problems than it solves.
Also is there any reason not to use Casey's onclick="target='_blank'" as it eliminates the need for javascript?
Thans Jin, I didn't realize that onclick was javascript, not that I thought about it, but I though the javascript had to be declared in tags, thanks for the link.
Is there any way to open XHTML strict links in a new window without using javascript?
What do you think of this approach, which uses a custom DTD:
It is described in more detail in the 8th message by Orbyte here:
As the last post on the page and the link below describe,
The "target" attribute should not be marked as deprecated. Though not deprecated, it is not defined in the Strict DTD either.
It seems to me that the target attribute should be deprecated, since the information of where to put the new page is not part of its structure, thus belonging to another layer. The problem with deprecating it is not that it is incorrect but that web pages rely on the old standard. Arguments about frames and whatnot also fail because they were hacks to begin with, to deal with a situation where the standard could not support the desired functionality (yet.) I predict (if anything) that target=" will still be supported by browsers into perpetuity, in the same way that IE's transition effects and mozillas 'moz-…' css attribs are unlikely to disappear.
Either way, the most important thing here – I think – is to adhere to the standard as closely as is reasonable, and to at all costs avoid invoking quirks mode. A good design from a good designer goes bad gangbusters style with just a fall into quirks mode.
Also, I would not recommend XHTML at all. I ran into a strange bug in Firefox 3 that occurred when it tried to parse XHTML (it randomly dropped into quirks mode – probably based on how the page was loading over the 'net) but did not happen in HTML.
However, the choice is up to your best discretion. Given that HTML 5 supports the old style HTML; no self-closing tags for instance, and the boondoggle that is XML, switching over is not a no brainer, but a definite case for a cost-benefit analysis.
Thanks for the note about FF, I have to agree, XHTML Strict doesn't seem like it's worth the trouble.
Thanks very much for the "target" javascript–it now resides on my root directory. I cut and pasted your example code, but the 3WC validator came up dirty until I put the line between paragraph tags.
And since I can call the rel anything I want, I've named it–WAIT FOR IT!!!–"target_blank," of course!
Great just what i was looking for i've spent a couple hours trying to get it sorted but your script requiring jquery.js is great! Thanks very much.


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