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From 25 November to 10 December we will be showing our support for an important issue for not only Victorians but the world, by going orange.
Unite with us and other Victorians and go orange too – wear and display orange during the 16 days of activism. Become part of a larger global movement that promotes awareness of family and gender violence.
Orange is the colour designated by the UN Secretary-General's UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign. As a bright and optimistic colour, orange represents a future free from violence against women and girls.
In 2018 Milpara plans to place orange 'put your hand up collars' around the power poles along sections of Bridge Street, Princes Street, Mine Road and Shellcot Road.
We would love the community to get involved. We invite you to trace and cut out hand prints from plastic provided at Milpara. These will then be put on display during the 16 days of activism.
Also as part of our 2018 campaign, we plan on having orange flowers on display, including a large hand created with orange flowers. We feel by ending violence we can really make our community bloom. We have plastic available for use along with instructions and templates for those who would like to create flowers for this installation.
You can download templates for the flower petals here:
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Medium Flower Petal Template
Small Flower Petal Template
And a short video on how to create them:
Milpara has produced a booklet with useful contacts and resources to help educate our community about this important topic, please note it is our 2017 booklet but just as relevant in 2018. Click to download: MCH Orange the World Booklet
Milpara Community House does not see itself as an authority on Domestic Violence. We see our role as assisting in providing information to our community and importantly, being part of the movement to bring about change, unity and end family and gender violence.
For your convenience we have the links to the posters produced by Victoria Against Violence below. You may like to download and display them at your workplace, club or school:
Australia has a choice. We can change the story that currently sees a woman murdered every week by a current or former partner. We can choose a future where women and their children live free from violence.
Some great YouTube Videos you may like to watch are:
Let's change the story: Violence against women in Australia
Attitudes to gender equality & violence against Women (VicHealth)
FREE from Violence – Victoria's Strategy to end Family Violence
Attitudes to gender equality & violence against women
If you would like any more information, please call Milpara Community House on 56552524 or drop in and visit us at 21 Shellcot Road Korumburra.


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Every quarter, many money managers have to disclose what they've bought and sold, via "13F" filings. Their latest moves can shine a bright light on smart stock picks.
Today, let's look at investing giant Seth Klarman, who founded the Baupost Group hedge fund company back in 1982. Klarman is a successful investor with a lot to teach us. He sticks to his value-investing principles so much that, at times, he has a large chunk of assets in cash, when he can't find sufficient bargains.
Why should you look at Baupost's moves? Well, according to the folks at GuruFocus.com, it has averaged gains of close to 20% annually since its inception, far outstripping the S&P 500.
The company's reportable stock portfolio totaled $3.1 billion in value as of March 31, 2013.
Interesting developments
So what does Baupost's latest quarterly 13F filing tell us? Here are a few interesting details:
The biggest new holdings are Elan (NYSE:ELN), and warrants for Citigroup. Ireland-based biotech company Elan was being pursued by Royalty Pharma, but Elan recently inked a deal with Theravance to collect a portion of its royalty stream from certain lung-related drugs. The deal could prove to be a smart use of cash if the drugs end up selling well, but some see Elan as less attractive as a buyout target now.
Among holdings in which Baupost Group increased its stake were American International Group (NYSE:AIG), and BP (NYSE:BP). American International Group has seen its stock surge close to 50% over the past year. Some aren't impressed with its various businesses, such as some insurance-focused ones, but others see the stock as attractive, with more room to grow. The company has been raising its prices and enjoying more underwriting profitability.
Oil giant BP has seen its stock start to recover nicely during the past year, but it has experienced some trouble sticking to its budgets, and critics point to poor safety records, potentially troublesome investments in Russia, and continued uncertainty over the ultimate cost to the company of the big Gulf of Mexico oil disaster. The company sports a 5% dividend yield, though, and has been selling assets, such as wind farms, in order to tackle its debt. It's also being investigated for possible price-fixing, along with some peers.
Baupost Group reduced its stake in companies such as Oracle (NYSE:ORCL), which took a hit in March after reporting disappointing earnings – though part of the reason for that was the beefing up of its sales force, which could pay off later. Some see its purchase of Acme Packet as promising, too, helping it compete against Cisco Systems. Meanwhile, Oracle is a strong presence in cloud computing, though not without competition there, as well.
Finally, Baupost's biggest closed positions included Genworth Financial (NYSE:GNW), and News Corp. Genworth has surged over the past year, but still sports a forward P/E ratio near 7.5, well below its five-year average. It recently reported that quarterly net income more than doubled, and is now selling off its wealth management business. It's also working on raising its rates for its long-term care insurance, as that has become quite costly (causing some rivals to simply exit the business).
We should never blindly copy any investor's moves, no matter how talented the investor. But it can be useful to keep an eye on what smart folks are doing. Therefore, 13-F forms can be great places to find intriguing candidates for our portfolios.


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Buffer funds seek greater flexibility to invest in alternatives
- The AP funds are seeking to overcome restrictions upon illiquid opportunities.
- Financial markets minister Per Bolund will act to modernise the funds' investment framework.
- Increasing co-operation between the funds is reducing costs.
- Sustainable investment is on the rise.
Following the Swedish government's u-turn on its attempt to shake up the country's AP buffer funds, it has been a case of 'as you were'.
However, they are steaming ahead with progressive investment policies, particularly regarding sustainable investing. For example, during 2016, AP2 decided to allocate 1% to green bonds, making the asset class a part of its overall investment strategy.
AP2 has also continued its investments in green and social bonds which are managed within its existing bond portfolio. Currently, a total of SEK5.3bn (€550m) is invested in green and social bonds.
AP3 has set four guidelines covering its carbon footprint, green bonds and green buildings, and strategic sustainable investing. By the end of 2016, it had reduced its carbon footprint by 25%.
It has high ambitions regarding its carbon emissions, and claims its portfolio is carbon neutral, in part because of its investments in timberland. It also engages with investee companies, encouraging them to improve their own carbon emissions.
It has also doubled its investment in green bonds, from SEK4.5bn in 2015 to SEK9.5bn, with plans to increase this to SEK15bn by 2018.
"We believe we can get the same returns from green bonds as from regular bonds," says Mårten Lindeborg, deputy chief executive and CIO, AP3. "We would also like to make the market larger, and more transparent. There needs to be a standardised list of criteria for labelling green bonds so that investors can evaluate their sustainability."
Meanwhile, as one of Sweden's largest real estate investors, AP3 is pioneering green buildings through energy saving and sustainable materials.
AP4 also continues to integrate sustainability in its investment processes: "We believe sustainability is key, and a necessity for long term return performance," says Pia Axelsson, the fund's senior manager for corporate governance and communications.
The fund has established a global low carbon strategies platform, made up of three internal and three external managed low carbon mandates. At present, 24% of its global equity portfolio is invested in low carbon strategies.
In the green bond space, the fund has shifted towards corporates and financials from sovereign, supranational and agency bonds.
Axelsson says: "In many economies, bank financing is the prevalent form of financing rather than capital markets, and the development of more bank issuance in the green space is viewed quite positively."
The fund has developed its so-called ECOBAR, a system to measure and manage CO2 exposure across its credit portfolio.
An explicit part of its strategy is engagement through corporate governance, which it believes is an important tool to safeguard shareholder value. Areas covered include strategy, sustainability, board composition, capital structure, compensation and transparency.
Axelsson says direct dialogue – preferably face to face – works best. "To be successful, dialogues are conducted with mutual trust between the parties and not, for example, through the media," she says.
Another aspect of governance is AP4's participation in nomination committees – 27 during 2015-16. Important issues include increased diversity on company boards, for example gender equality, and effective board assessments.
At present, all the buffer funds are subject to an effective cap on alternative investments as they need at least 30% in liquid fixed income. This restricts their alternative investments if equity exposure is not reduced. There is a 5% cap on private equity exposure for AP funds 1-4, this does not apply to AP6, which was set up as a dedicated private equity investor.
There has been work to get these relaxed. Ulrika Danielson, AP2's head of communications, says: "Our diversified portfolio can continue to generate a good return for Sweden's pensioners but the return levels we have had historically will become increasingly difficult to achieve with the applicable investment regulations. For example, the need to have at least a 30% holding in interest-bearing assets means we cannot expect the same high returns."
She adds: "If we could decrease our investments in bonds, we would use that space to increase our capacity in non-listed assets."
Anna Fall, head of communications at AP1 adds: "Alternative investments are a good complement to fixed income and equities, as returns are easier to find here compared with, say, fixed income, given the current low rate environment."
Meanwhile, close to 20% of AP3's portfolio is in alternatives, including 3% in private equity. Alternatives are expected to return at least 7 to 8% in nominal terms. "We would like to invest more in alternatives because they provide returns and diversification and fit our long-term investment view," says Lindeborg. "There may be a higher embedded risk, but we can hedge against interest rate risk at least."
Per Bolund, the minister for financial markets, has said he will modernise the AP funds' investment framework. According to the Swedish media, the government has prepared proposals to relax the investment restrictions, possibly to take effect in 2018. "These would enable us to increase our position in alternatives, if the draft rules are adopted," says Lindeborg.
As the fund set up specifically to invest in unlisted assets, AP6's portfolio is split 50:50 between direct investments and funds.
"Direct investments mean you avoid fees and carry," says Karl Falk, head of AP6 fund investments. "But you need to build up competences. AP6 has dedicated teams for both fund investment and direct investment. The competence of investing direct is crucial when, for example, making a co-investment with a general partner."
Falk says that with experience of direct investment, AP6 can leverage its relationships with partners, and it sees opportunities in co-investments. "Our history as a professional fund investor plays out well, together with our history as a professional direct investor."
Taking control
One trend among AP funds 1-4 has been a shift towards in-house asset management; the rules stipulate a minimum of 10% should be managed externally.
Fall says: "It is extremely important for us to continue to be cost efficient, and in-house management is one way of keeping costs under control. But it is key to not only look at the cost as an isolated key performance indicator, it has to be considered from the perspective of the return connected to the investment."
Of AP2's total assets, 83% are managed in-house. This covers several asset classes, concentrating resources in areas which it believes offer the greatest chance of success, based on the market, available experience, competence and processes. Between 2013 and 2015, AP2 brought just over SEK50bn in-house from external management – equal to around 15% of its current portfolio.
In particular, equities, global credit and emerging market debt have moved in-house. Doing this has seen significant cost savings, says Danielson. Close to 70% of all assets are now managed internally.
"We are always trying to get more in-house," says Lindeborg. "The performance of externally managed funds has been modest – for example, hedge funds have performed much worse than AP3's overall average of 10% a year over the past five years. So why should we hand over money, especially when hedge fund managers' fees are so high?"
Cross fund co-operation on the rise
The AP funds were established as separate entities to create competition through their investment strategies – also with a view to reduce costs.
But cost efficiency can also be achieved by co-operation, and throughout 2016, the CEOs of AP funds 1-4 increased their emphasis on this, as well as creating synergies and ensuring relevant exchange of experience, knowledge and working practices.
Co-operation already takes place in forums and will be intensified on a project basis. At present, there are nine co-ordination groups with representatives from the funds, some also include AP7 (the state-backed defined contribution fund). They include the Council of Ethics, and groups on administration, risk and performance, IT, back office and communication.
One area where co-operation is paying off is in hiring outside providers, such as legal services, where ideas and experience are shared. This has also led to joint tenders.
"This helps with transparency because one fund on its own can't always compare costs," says Lindeborg. "In addition, AP3 uses the CEM Benchmarking comparisons and our costs are lower than the average of our CEM peer group."
Another area is the quarterly meeting between the chief executives of the funds AP 1-4 through their co-ownership of Vasakronan, Sweden's largest real estate company.
But Mårten Lindeborg, AP3's deputy chief executive and CIO, says co-operation only extends to specific areas: "We can't co-operate on overall investment strategy, because it's up to each of the pension funds to decide that."
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MPs are urged to consider punishing media bosses
Parliament should consider whether to fine or jail three former News International executives accused of misleading a Commons committee, a Labour MP who became a victim of phone hacking said yesterday.
Chris Bryant was speaking in a parliamentary debate prompted by the finding of the Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee that it had been misled by Les Hinton, former News International executive chairman; Colin Myler, former Editor of the News of the World; and Tom Crone, the paper's former legal manager.
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If the DEMS are successful, Barr will be the first AG ever to be impeached -- they will proceed just as they did with Trump with no oversight and no real basis for impeachment -- the DEM House will vote for impeachment, and move to the Senate for a vote to remove.
What would the charges be @libertybele
Ditto. The rats barely impeached President Trump. They don't have enough animosity towards Barr to impeach him.
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our swim was not as long as we'd expected, cut short by the unavailability of the Club de Yates and its wood-burning stove. we used the old rowboat as a clubhouse instead. this time, getting in was easy. it's amazing how just one day of training can change psychological comfort with a place. we swam out past the metal buoy, heading east with the current. there is kelp everywhere, so I make a concerted effort to get used to it. every time I see something up ahead, my heart skips a beat. it's a matter not of training my body not to react, but of understanding that the scariest factor in the equation is my psyche as it startles. nevertheless, I'm a wuss. I swim behind Cristian. I'll deal with it all tomorrow-- I suspect that the clarity of the water and the presence of kelp won't be any less where we swim, near Punta McKinley. like Antarctica, this area is really the province of international explorers, and now tourists, trekkers, and especially sailors. It always has been. as we get out of the water, the blonde, sunwashed Swiss man--around my age-- yells out to me from his terrifyingly worn sailboat. I have a wetsuit, if you want one! No thanks, I shout back. This one looks better. I gesture to my bikini.
on the way back, we finally see the source of the manure in the streets: a pack of horses, including a pregnant mare and a small colt. they are grazing up on a hill, not far from our hostel.
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Due to Covid-19 crisis, no open classes. Private lessons are available to those with their own fencing equipment.
Youth Beginner Classes (Introduction to Fencing):
This ongoing class is recommended for those that have never fenced before and are between the ages of 5 and 12. It provides a fun exposure to the sport in a safe setting. With a focus on fun fencing and games, every fencer walks away from this class with a smile on their face. Our youth classes include general fitness, footwork, bladework, bouting, hand eye coordination drills, and games. Once they graduate from this class, they are invited to join either the Youth Fundamentals or the Youth Competitive Class.
Classes are Tuesday, and Thursday from 3:45 to 4:45 in the afternoon, and Saturdays from 1-2pm. Like all general membership classes, fencers are encourages to attend as many classes per week as they wish at no additional fee.
All equipment is provided. All we ask is that you wear athletic clothes and sneakers, as well as bringing a water bottle.
es to attend as many classes per week as they wish at no additional fee.
Youth Competitive Class:
This is the program for our young athletes once they have graduated the Youth Beginner class. While still focusing on fencing as a medium to learn hard work, dedication, and responsibility, this class is geared towards competition in addition to fun.
A combination of fencing specific exercises and non-sport specific conditioning and coordination drills prepare athletes for the next level of competition. Most days include warm up games, conditioning, dynamic and static stretching, footwork, bladework, and bouting. Also included in this program is tactical theory, competition analysis, competition preparation, sports psychology, nutrition, and general healthy living. This is a comprehensive program that guides our athletes towards their competitive goals. The coaches work with the athletes to design competitive programs and schedules. Athletes work closely with coaches to ensure they are constantly progressing towards their goals.
All Youth Competitive classes are weekdays from 4:30 until 6pm, with recommended open bouting from 6-7pm. Fencers are free to be picked up by parents / guardians any time between 6 and 7. Like all general membership classes, fencers are encourages to attend as many classes per week as they wish at no additional fee.
Adult beginner classes (Introduction to Fencing):
This rolling admissions class will teach all the basics of fencing while making sure everyone that comes in has fun and gets a workout. Our adult beginner classes focus on using fencing as a medium for a fun dynamic workout. General fitness, coordination drills and games, footwork, blade work, and bouting are all introduced in this course.
The Adult beginner class is offered on Tuesday and Thursday from 7:00-8:00. No equipment is required, nor is any baseline physical fitness level required. Like all general membership classes, fencers are encouraged to attend as many classes per week as they wish at no additional fee.
All equipment is provided. All we ask is that you wear athletic clothes and sneakers, as well as bringing a water bottle.
Adult Competitive Class:
This is the program for all of our competitive athletes ages 13 and up. It is directly targeted to fencers who are competing at the local, regional, national, and international levels. Warm up games and exercises, coordination games, technical footwork, tactical footwork, bladework drills, bouting drills, tactical analysis, video review, nutrition, competition preparation, competition review, training cycle, and sports psychology are all covered in this comprehensive program.
The Adult Competitive Class is offered on Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 7:00-8:00pm with open bouting afterward. Like all general membership classes, fencers are encouraged to attend as many classes per week as they wish at no additional fee.
Additionally, our nationally competitive fencers also attend individual and group practices specifically tailored for their needs on other days, as well as multiple private lessons per week.
Saturday Classes
Saturday is our open training day for everyone in the club. The beginner class meets from 1-2pm, and the intermediate and competitive classes meet from 2-4pm with organized drills, games, bouting throughout the class. Don't be surprised if we spontaneously break into BBQ party, Virtual Reality gaming, or field trips to nearby museums!? Or even relocating for a team meeting at nearby ice cream shop!
Private Lessons
Private lessons are focused sessions with one of our coaches. They are specifically tailored to what that fencer needs. Lessons are paramount for all developing fencers, and are meant to be used in combination with the group class training. Neither lessons nor group classes can supplant the value of the other.
We recommend all fencers looking to compete locally take at least 1 lesson per week, and when fencers are looking to compete regionally and nationally, they move up to at least 2 lessons per week. Those with aspirations for success at national level and beyond are strongly encouraged to take multiple lessons per week, in addition to their own personal work and class work.


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Face the facts: Capote's non fiction is fiction
In Cold Blood seemed a superb marriage of journalism and literature. But you can never take a writer's word for it
In the winter of 1959, two criminal drifters murdered a Kansas family in cold blood, and changed literature for ever.
A few days after the unexplained murders, the writer Truman Capote read a short article on page 39 of The New York Times, headlined "Wealthy Farmer, 3 of Family Slain". He would spend the next five years reconstructing the crime and its aftermath, fragment by fragment, like a forensic detective gathering every tiny shotgun pellet of fact.
The result was In Cold Blood, Capote's "non-fiction novel", a book that read like the most absorbing fiction but which was, he insisted, "immaculately factual": an account of "four shotgun blasts that, all told, ended six human lives" — four members of the Clutter family, and


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Websites and internet-based startups are booming. Many startups thrive by collecting data about their online users' age, gender and geography and interpreting that data to predict consumer preferences and demand. In addition, many third party marketing services pay a premium for useful consumer data. Startups often find that data is their single most valuable asset.
But with big data comes big responsibility. Most websites and online services are obligated to disclose their privacy practices. Failure to do so can raise concerns for potential investors or acquirors and could even result in lawsuits or the attention of state regulators. Overbroad privacy disclosures, or borrowing disclosures from other websites, may also inhibit a startup from evolving its data monetization strategy as its business model evolves. Each startup needs a tailored approach to privacy to prevent these risks and maximize the value of its consumer data.
A privacy policy is a statement that discloses the ways that a website or online service collects, uses and manages the data of its users. There is no comprehensive law addressing privacy policies, but California's privacy policy requirements are the most stringent and apply to all commercial websites and online services that collect personally identifiable information ("PII") from individual California residents who use the website or online service. PII may include a user's first and last name, physical address, email address, phone number, social security number or any potential contact information.
Since most commercial websites and online services will have California users, startups that collect PII online should account for the following California requirements when designing a privacy policy:
1) Conspicuously Posted
• The privacy policy must be easy to find. Make sure users can quickly locate the website or online service's privacy policy before they are prompted to provide any PII.
2) Identify Categories of PII Collected and Who Else Sees It
• The privacy policy should tell users what types of PII are collected on the website or online service.
• The privacy policy should also describe the categories of third parties with whom the PII is shared. The privacy policy does not need to list specific names, just the overarching category.
3) Describe the Website or Online Service's Process for Individual Users to Review and Revise Their PII (if such a process exists)
• For example, websites with registered users often have individual account pages where users can log in to review and revise their PII. Other websites have a specific email address for users to request revisions to their PII, such as "email@example.com".
4) Describe the Website or Online Service's Process to Notify Users of Material Changes to the Privacy Policy
• For example, Facebook notifies users of privacy policy changes through several outlets, including email.
5) Identify the Privacy Policy's Effective Date
6) Disclose How the Website or Online Service Responds to "Do Not Track" Signals Regarding a User's Online Activities Over Time and Across Different Websites
• Tools like Google Analytics track users' online activity, including which websites they visit. Website and online service operators can use this information to learn more about the people visiting their site.
• Some users select a "Do Not Track" option to request that websites and online services not collect this information. The privacy policy should inform users how the website or online service responds to these requests.
o The website or online service isn't required to honor "Do Not Track" requests, but the privacy policy must be open and straightforward about the response.
• A hyperlink to a description of the website or online service's "Do Not Track" policy can satisfy this requirement.
7) Disclose Whether Other Parties May Collect a User's PII from the User's Activity on the Website or Online Service
8) Special Rules for Certain Websites and Online Services
• Startups in certain sectors have more stringent privacy policy requirements. These sectors include:
o Financial Institutions
o Healthcare or anything with Health Information
o Telecommunications
• Startups that collect PII from children under the age of 13 must obtain verifiable parental consent before collecting, using or disclosing such PII.
These points should provide a good starting point for a startup's privacy policy, but privacy policies are not one-size-fits-all documents. Every website and online service is unique, and each company should have a privacy policy tailored to the data it collects, how it uses the data and how it might use the data in the future.


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While it's not a feature for the advertisements, in my opinion, it should be. I've always loved the little things which can help us to work faster and more efficient. And this one is truly one of these often unknown, forgotten features which many times makes Pro Tools the best choice. It's only partially new, because anyone with an icon could use kind of the same from the control surface, but now it's available no matter how or where we work.
If you prefer HD quality, go here.
As I said in the video, I have one minor gripe with this very handy feature. If you miss a step (restore previously shown tracks), after you've selected another bunch of tracks to be shown, you'll lose the ability to go back to the original state of your session. For a workaround, you have to open the track list view, and select show all tracks option. My proposal for Avid is to add another option to this right-click menu: Show original layout (or something like this).
For this purpose, I've made an idescale topic, please go there and vote: New option for bus interrogation


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Laamu Atoll
|Corresponding geographic atoll(s)
|2° 08' N and 1° 47' E
|• Atoll Chief
|Mohamed Naeem [1]
|• Total
|Letter code
|Dhivehi letter code
|• Number of islands
|• Inhabited islands
|Dhanbidhoo * Fonadhoo * Gaadhoo * Gan * Hithadhoo * Isdhoo * Kalhaidhoo * Kunahandhoo * Maabaidhoo * Maamendhoo * Maavah * Mundoo * Maandhoo * Vadinolhu * Olhuveli
|• Uninhabited islands
|Athahédha, Berasdhoo, Bileitheyrahaa, Bodufenrahaa, Bodufinolhu, Boduhuraa, Bodumaabulhali, Bokaiffushi, Dhekunu Vinagandu, Faés, Fonagaadhoo, Fushi, Gasfinolhu, Guraidhoo, Hanhushi, Hedha, Holhurahaa, Hulhimendhoo, Hulhisdhoo, Hulhiyandhoo, Kadhdhoo, Kalhuhuraa, Kandaru, Kudafares, Kudafushi, Kudahuraa, Kudakalhaidhoo, Kukurahaa, Maakaulhuveli, Maaveshi, Mahakanfushi, Medhafushi, Medhoo, Medhufinolhu, Medhuvinagandu, Munyafushi, Olhutholhu, Thunburi, Thundudhoshufushi Nolhoo, Uthuruvinagandu, Uvadhevifushi, Veligandufinolhu, Ziyaaraiffushi
|Resort islands(*), airports(¤) and industrial islands are also considered uninhabited.
Laamu Atoll (also known as Haddhunmathi Atoll) is an administrative division of the Maldives. It corresponds to the natural atoll of the same name. The administrative capital is located in Fonadhoo Island.
Traditionally, Maldivians call this atoll simply 'Haddhunmathi', without adding the word 'Atholhu' at the end.
It is mostly rimmed by barrier reefs, the broadest of which are topped by islands. There are many islands along its eastern and southern boundaries.
This atoll is quite regular excepting for the projection of the reef at its NE corner (Isdhū Muli). It closely resembles Kolhumadulhu, its neighbour further north. Owing to its typical atoll shape, it differs in no respect from atolls in the Pacific Ocean, save for its greater size. Its reefs are generally of little breadth, with no signs of vilu (deep pools), except for its eastern fringes which are covered with islands that are quite large by Maldive standards. The lagoon is comparatively open, containing scattered shoal patches; the bottom is muddy and the average depth is from 30 to 34 fathoms (55 to 62 m).
Laamu Atoll forms the southern limit of Central Maldives. Beyond the Huvadhu Kandu, the broadest channel between atolls in the Maldives, lie the southern atolls.
Kadhdhoo Domestic Airport is located on Kadhdhoo.
Haddhunmathi (Satu Duvu) atoll was playing an important role in the Maldives when the nation was a Kingdom. Many of the islands located on Laamu's eastern reef have important archaeological sites, like Dhanbidhoo, Mundoo, Gan and Isdhoo. These are remains of monasteries, viharas and stupas of large proportions.
Some of the most ancient writings of the Maldives are the Isdhū Lōmāfānu and the Dhanbidhū Lōmāfānu copperplates, relating to the conversion to Islam, the destruction of the Buddhist monuments, the beheading of the Buddhist monks and the building of mosques to replace the Buddhist temples and monasteries. These copperplates are from the year 1193 AD. The Maldivian king back then according to these documents was Sri Gadana Aditya Maharadun. A tentative transcription of the Dhanbidū lōmafānu was made by M. Ibrahim Loutfi and was subsequently published in 'Faiytūra', the organ of the Maldivian Cultural Affairs Council.
H. C. P. Bell excavated some of the Buddhist sites in 1923. The Stupa in Kuruhinna, one of the Buddhist sites in Gan Island, was remarkably well preserved. Only the Chattravali (Satihirutalu) was missing. Unfortunately these sites have been vandalized since then and there is almost nothing remaining now, except for a heap of stones and gravel. The cause of heavy destruction during recent years has been archaeological excavations on those sites themselves. Regrettably, these investigations were either done carelessly, or left the site unprotected after excavation. The removal of the sheltering jungle exposed the site to subsequent vandalism. Often local inhabitants plundered the place in the vain hope of finding gold or other treasures, as soon as the archaeologists and accompanying government officials left the island. The Dhanbidhū Lōmāfānu tells us that the Satihirutalu (the chattravali or chattrayashti crowning a stupa) were broken to disfigure the numerous stupas. It tells us also that statues of Vairocana, the transcendent Buddha of the middle world region, were destroyed; and the destruction was not limited to sculptures.
The wealth of manuscripts probably written on screwpine leaves that Maldivian monks in their Buddhist monasteries must have produced was either burnt or otherwise so thoroughly eliminated that it has disappeared without leaving any trace. Therefore, there are no samples of paintings from the Maldive Buddhist period itself. The only actual remains of the art of those times are a few sculptures and etchings on coral stone. Most of these are preserved in a little room in the Malé Museum, but many they are not properly labelled, so it is not easy to know where they come from.
A Buddha head found by H.C.P. Bell during his excavations in this atoll has disappeared, but the picture taken by Bell can be seen in his Monograph.[1]
In popular culture
Scenes from the 2016 film, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, were filmed here, specifically the scenes on the planet Scarif, which is portrayed as a tropical planet.[2][3][4]
See also
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Laamu Atoll.
- ^ Xavier Romero-Frias, The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. Barcelona 1999.
- ^ "HaveeruOnline - Cast heads to Maldives for Star Wars shooting". Archived from the original on 2015-12-03.
- ^ Collin, Robbie (July 16, 2016). "Star Wars: Rogue One - Darth Vader is back and other things we learned from the behind the scenes video". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ Lewis, Rebecca (December 20, 2016). "11 things you may not have known about Rogue One: A Star Wars Story". Metro. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- Divehi Tārīkhah Au Alikameh. Divehi Bahāi Tārikhah Khidmaiykurā Qaumī Markazu. Reprint 1958 edn. Malé 1990.
- Divehiraajjege Jōgrafīge Vanavaru. Muhammadu Ibrahim Lutfee. G.Sōsanī.
- Ali Najeeb, Dambidū Lōmāfānu. Council for Linguistic and Historical Research. Male' 2001.
- Bell, H.C.P., Excerpta Maldiviana. Reprint Colombo 1922/35. AES. Delhi 1999.
- H.A. Maniku & G.D. Wijayawardhana, Isdhoo Loamaafaanu.
- Bell, H.C.P., The Maldive Islands; Monograph on the History, Archaeology and Epigraphy. Reprint Colombo 1940. Council for Linguistic and Historical Research. Malé 1989.
- Xavier Romero-Frias, The Maldive Islanders, A Study of the Popular Culture of an Ancient Ocean Kingdom. Barcelona 1999.


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Peripheral Neuropathies
- See: neuropathic disorders and neuropathic ulceration
- Discussion:
- neuropathies may be either acute or chronic;
- acute:
- Guillain Barre syndrome: best known acute neuropathy;
- vasculitic neuropathy:
- random involvement of individual nerves
- vasculitis due to ischemic infarctions of the nerve fascicles;
- ref: Primary and secondary vasculitic neuropathy.
- chronic neuropathies:
- acute intermittent porphyria
- charcot marie tooth
- metabolic diseases: diabetes and B12 deficiency (consider concomitant elevated homocysteine levels);
- intoxications: lead
- nutritional: ETOH, thiamine deficiency;
- carcinomas: (esp of Lung);
- immunological: amyloidosis, and plasma cell diseases;
- sensory multiple mononeuropathy:
- diff dx: sarcoidosis, malignant tumors, retroviruses, leprosy, hepatitis, and Lyme disease;
- histology:
- individual fiber atrophy progresses to small group and, in the more chronic forms, large group atrophy;
- Lab Findings:
- thyroid-stimulating hormone
- vitamin B12
- folate
- angiotensin-converting enzyme
- lead
- antibody labs:
- antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody; rapid plasma reagin; cryoprotein; serum immunofixation; Lyme antibody; hepatitis B and C antibody; HIV antibody;
anti-double-stranded DNA, anti-La, anti-Smith, anti-RNP, and anti–Scl-70 antibodies; and anticardiolipin antibodies;
- Electromyography Findings:
- slowing of nerve conduction velocity
- reduction in size of the electrical potential from muscle when nerve is stimulated, w/o marked reduction in conduction velocity
Images in Clinical Medicine. Pseudoathetosis
Peripheral nerve injuries in the adult with traumatic brain injury.
Weak Rules on Toxins and Safety
Original Text by Clifford R. Wheeless, III, MD.
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When a foster group in South Carolina first saw Mama and her puppy at a shelter, they knew they had to save them. What they didn't know is how much of Mama's past was still with her. Mama was on the shy side and displayed fearfulness, so the foster group reached out to North Shore Animal League America to see if they could help.
North Shore was happy to transfer the two, and while the puppy soon found and adopted home, Mama needed a little bit more time. They took Mama in for a routine exam, having already known about her heartworm from the foster group, but weren't prepared for what they found out.
The veterinarians felt small bumps all over her body, so they decided to do x-rays. The scans revealed that Mama's entire body was littered with birdshot, the smallest type of shotgun pellets. Mama was known to have a fear of the outdoors, and now there was no wondering why. There is currently no plans to remove the birdshot, because they don't seem to be hurting her.
The medical staff of North Shore began to care for her and slowly gained her trust, showering her with affection. Now, her true personality is finally coming out and they are looking for a foster-to-adopt family for her. If you or anyone you know in the New York area has an interest in Mama, you can contact North Shore through firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Over the past year, Universal Design for Learning (UDL) has been picking up steam and a growing community across OSU campus. Most recently, it's even reached our students and the considerations they must make in their future careers.
UDL in a nutshell
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework that supports proactively designing learning experiences in order to achieve the highest level of functionality and positive user experience for the widest audience possible. In order for UDL to be effective, it requires purposeful consideration and strategy in all areas of course planning and design. The end result will be online learning that allows students to access, interact, and learn in a variety of ways, addressing the learning styles and learning needs of a wide variety of students.
UDL across OSU
In the past year, ODEE has been recognized by other institutions as a leader in UDL in Higher Education. I have myself presented at several conferences on the topic and worked one-on-one with institutions across the country.
Now as 2016 rolls forward, UDL is building steam across the OSU campus. At the January DELTA Kick-Start week, I presented on some strategies for implementing UDL in course design to approximately 15-20 faculty from across campus. This fall, I was invited to one of the regional OSU campuses to talk with their Agriculture faculty and staff about UDL. Additional training, workshops, and Think Tanks are in the works as a community for UDL grows.
Most exciting…UDL reaches students
Perhaps most exciting is that the concept of the UDL framework is now reaching students. In Autumn 2015 I presented a lecture on UDL to Dr. Kui Xie's class of future instructional designers and educational technologists. In late January, UDL will be presented to future teachers in Dr. Joni Acuff's Art Education course. The hope is that these students will move forward into their future careers with the UDL framework in mind, thereby creating stronger, more engaging, and more effective learning experiences for students of any age.
How you can get involved
If you'd like to join a community of UDL thinkers across campus please visit the u.osu.edu/universaldesign blog site and watch for UDL-focused ODEE events.
If you would like to request a consultation, workshop, or lecture presentation on how UDL can be implemented in your area or with your students, email email@example.com.


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I'd offer one correction to WRAL.com's informative article on superintendent salaries and perks in North Carolina.The author said superintendents were some of the highest paid public school employees in North Carolina. That's incorrect. Superintendent's ARE — without a doubt — the highest paid public school employees in the state.
School districts hire superintendents to administer a school district. It's a big job. In most cases, the job lasts about three years. That's about the time it takes to wear out your welcome or for burnout to set in.. To lure attractive candidates school district's use a lot of perks. Some common and some not so common. Review a few here.
What strikes me is about the contracts is the lack of performance clauses. If the job is to ensure students are educated in an efficient and effective way, you'd think pay would be linked to student and staff outcomes. I guess it says a lot about the dynamics at the local school board level.
Lately there has been a lot of talk about teacher salaries and how to find the money to give pay raises to teachers. On average a superintendent makes about three and a half times what an average teacher makes. Somehow superintendent salaries have managed to stay off the table. Maybe it's time to take a closer look.


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Paladins Closed Beta Version 0.27.1091
0.27 Hotfix 2 | June 22, 2016
- Increased maximum FOV from 105 → 120.
Champions - Balance/Updates/Fixes
Bomb King
- Fixed Poppy Bomb not going on cooldown when destroyed by an enemy.
- Fixed Poppy Bomb going on cooldown when jolt card is equipped and you fire a sticky bomb.
- Fixed an issue with Grohk using Ghost Walk and causing Payload Cart to stall indefinitely.
- Fixed an exploit that resulted in players reducing the cooldown of Pip's explosive flask to 0s.
- To address this issue we had to clear all decks. We apologize for the inconvenience.


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GnRH agonist + hCG improves oocyte retrieval in IVF patients
Dual triggering with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) may increase the number of oocytes among women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF), according to a study presented at ESHRE 2018.
This single-centre, prospective double-blind trial consisted of 160 women (mean age 36 years, mean BMI 24 kg/m2) on their first to third IVF cycle attempts. Participants were given hCG alone (10,000 IU and placebo, n=80) or hCG plus a GnRH agonist (dual trigger group; 10,000 IU and 0.5 mg, n=80) 36 hours prior to oocyte retrieval. The baseline and stimulation cycle characteristics were similar between the treatment groups. [ESHRE 2018, abstract O-208]
Compared with women given hCG only, those in the dual trigger group had significantly more oocytes retrieved (12.9 vs 10.6; p=0.02).
Women treated with dual trigger vs hCG also had a significantly higher rate of oocyte recovery (number of oocytes in each follicle, 96.1 percent vs 76.6 percent; p=0.001 [above 10 mm] and 145.1 percent vs 121.8 percent; p=0.03 [above 15 mm]).
A majority, but not all of the oocytes were mature, said study lead author Dr Jigal Haas from the IVF unit at TRIO Fertility Clinic in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Compared with those in the hCG only group, women in the dual trigger group had significantly more metaphase II oocytes (10.1 vs 8.6; p=0.04), zygotes (7.9 vs 6.3; p=0.04), embryos (6.6 vs 5.7; p=0.03), and blastocysts (3.7 vs 3.1; p=0.02), as well as top-quality blastocysts (2.5 vs 1.8; p=0.02).
A higher rate of cumulative pregnancy was observed in women who had dual trigger vs hCG treatment (64 percent vs 57 percent), though the difference was not statistically significant due to small sample size.
According to the researchers, the findings were consistent with a previous study which revealed that women treated with co-administration of a GnRH agonist and hCG demonstrated a higher rate of oocyte recovery, fertilization, and top-quality embryos. [Gynecol Endocrinol 2015;31:145-147]
"We think that the increase in the number of mature oocytes may potentially improve the outcome of the IVF cycle," said Haas, recommending a larger study assessing pregnancy outcomes in women given the dual trigger combination."We believe that by hCG, we get great results, but by the dual trigger, we can get better results," Haas noted.


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How Much Do You Love Embarrassing Your Kids?
Hola Bitcholas,
We asked about the family member who is most likely to be remembered and why.
What we learned is that 9 times outta 10, it's a grandparent...and it's a grandparent because, seemingly, people from previous generations have more, um, 'colorful' comments about everyday life and very little concern for how their words are absorbed.
There's something about that that I really appreciate. Not because it always brings comfort or is appropriate, but because, as I get older, I look forward to being able to just say asinine things and make my kids uncomfortable. Sadly, this is something I truly look forward to.
That said, the kids are finally getting old enough to start getting embarrassed by me and it brings me so much joy. My daughter, in particular, is quite sensitive to this and very unimpressed with me. I love it.
OK, time to go home and harrass the kids.
Until tomorrow, do what you do best and STAY BEAUTIFUL!


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Good news for all Galaxy S3 I9305 LTE device users, now you can enjoy the Android 4.4 kitkat on your smartphone. Thanks to XDA developer team, who released the new unofficial CyanogenMod 11 ROM that brings the KitKat update on Samsung Galaxy S3. The ROM is not the official build from the Samsung, it is a custom ROM based on the latest build of Android 4.4.
The ROM is packed with all the latest features of the Kitkat. If you're the Galaxy S3 I9305 users and want to install this new update on your device, then here is the guide which you can follow to get the kitkat on your phone. The guide is only for the Galaxy S3 I9305 LTE models, don't try this method on any other S3 models. You must first confirm its model no. in 'About device' option under Settings. Go to the Settings page of your phone and see the About Device section, It must be GT-I9305
As we mention above this one is the Custom ROM, so you will lose the warranty of your device.
Pre-requisites and Requirements
a) Before following the guide do take the Full Backup of your Android Apps, SMS, Contacts, Call Logs, Bookmarks. Looking for more ways to get the Backup your android device click here. So in case if you lost some of your important data and files in the update or rooting process, then you can easily restore them from your backup file. Read also how to take the backup of WhatsApp messages and restore it.
b) Once the backup files are saved on your device or on your desktop, Enable USB debugging mode on your device, read the guide here how to enable USB debugging mode.
c) Make sure that your Galaxy S3 battery is full charge or near about 60-70% battery level.
d) Download the Latest Galaxy S3 drivers on your PC and install it to start the update process. You need these drivers to connect your device with the computer to follow this guide.
After following the above mention steps follow the below mention guide one by one to update Galaxy S3. All the above mention steps are very important, so do follow all the steps and do exactly what is told.
How to Install Android 4.4 KitKat on Galaxy S3
To Flash the ROM on your device, you need to install the CWM recovery on your S3. Install it first and then use the guide below. Link of Latest CWM recovery.
Step 1. Download the Android 4.4 KitKat ROM for Galaxy S3 I9305 here and save the ZIP file on your desktop. Don't unzip the file.
Step 2. Download the latest Google Apps package here and save the zip file on your desktop.
Step 3. Once both the files are downloaded, connect you phone to the PC and move both ZIP files on your phone SD card.
Step 4. Turn off your phone and boot in recovery mode. To do this Press and hold Volume Up + Home + Power buttons together and release them as soon as you see the Galaxy S3 logo.
Step 5. Now you are on CWM recovery main menu screen, from here first Select Wipe data/Factory reset, then select Yes.
Step 6. Now Select Install zip » Choose zip from sdcard. First select the ROM file that you download on Step 1 and after that Google app package that you downloaded on step 2.
Step 7. Once both the files are flashed on your phone, do Wipe data/Factory reset (Same as you did above on Step 5)
Step 8. Now go back to recovery main menu and reboot the phone by selecting the reboot system now option.
That's all. Now you phone is running on the Android 4.4 KitKat ROM.
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The Modern makers Market has gone virtual and we are excited to tell you the many benefits of our virtual market.
Every Sunday will be Market Day. On market day a $50-100 giveaway will take place for one day only. This will entice as many shoppers as we can to the page to see your business and what you have to offer. This means optimal exposure will happen on the actual market day Sunday. However, all week we will have sharing and snap shots leading up to market day. We will open the giveaway to Canada and America. the $100 will be able to be spent at any one market shop or at 2 shops split at $50 each shop.
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We will be sharing a post about each vendor leading up to the market. We encourage you to inform us (before we post about your shop) if you are holding a market only deal so we can include it in the graphic. A percentage off, buy one get one, free shipping/free shipping over, exclusive gift boxes etc. We feel that anything you can offer shoppers will entice them. We know the pandemic is hitting your shop hard and you might not feel any deals will benefit you, but remember your shoppers are also hesitant to spend right now and these deals will help them think they are getting the best they can for their dollar. Share as much as you can. Tag us, send us graphic anything you want we will re-share all week.
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We will be putting up 8 vendor spots and 4 sponsor spots on our website every Monday. once the spaces are sold out we no longer have spaces available for that week.
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Cruise Critic, a leading cruise reviews site and online cruise community, announced that Disney Castaway Cay was recognized as the "Best Cruise Line Private Island" in the site's first-ever Cruisers' Choice Destination Awards.
The winning destinations were selected across 15 regions worldwide based on ratings submitted with reviews on the Cruise Critic website. Castaway Cay also topped all Caribbean categories combined. Cruisers praised the island's clean, beautiful beaches and multitude of options for both kids and adults. For more information and a full list of Cruisers' Choice Destination Awards winners, visit CruiseCritic.com.
Disney Castaway Cay is a 1,000-acre private island with turquoise waters, powdery white sand beaches and swaying palm trees that is exclusive to Disney Cruise Line guests. With an authentic island barbecue and plenty of snorkeling and water sports, Castaway Cay provides Disney Cruise Line guests with a day of adventure, relaxation and quality time with the family.
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The historic East Coast city of Newport, Rhode Island offers visitors a quaint New England feel, complete with colonial buildings and a picturesque waterfront. Staying at a hotel near the seaside has its advantages, including the fresh air and unmatched views. The city's small selection of oceanfront hotels tend to have a bit of an upscale edge to them, lending a degree of sophistication to any Newport vacation.
Hyatt Regency Newport
The Hyatt Regency Newport puts guests on Goat Island, just off the coast of Newport. All rooms at this oceanfront property look out over the ocean and have a contemporary design. Standard in-room amenities include flat-screen televisions, wireless Internet, morning newspapers and Portico bath products. The hotel's two restaurants serve fresh seafood dishes using local ingredients. Additionally, the hotel has two bars, an outdoor swimming pool, a fitness center and a spa. Hyatt Regency Newport 1 Goat Island Newport, RI 02840 401-851-1234 newport.hyatt.com
Newport Marriott
The Newport Marriott overlooks Newport Harbor and the marina. The hotel's 319 guestrooms and suites feature a casual contemporary design; many rooms have views of the water. All rooms come with duvets, mini-fridges, high-speed Internet, flat-screen TVs and daily newspaper delivery. For recreation, guests can enjoy the indoor swimming pool, the fitness center and the full-body spa. The on-site restaurant offers American cuisine in a seaside setting. Newport Marriott 25 America's Cup Ave. Newport, RI 02840 401-849-1000 marriott.com
Newport Harbor Hotel & Marina
Located directly on the water, the Newport Harbor Hotel & Marina provides guests with easy access to downtown and the waterfront. The 133 guestrooms feature marble bathrooms, complimentary wireless Internet, kimono-style robes and floor-to-ceiling windows with views of the harbor or city. The on-site restaurant serves fresh seafood and hosts live musical entertainment throughout the week. For relaxation, guests can take advantage of the hotel's sundeck, indoor swimming pool and saunas. Newport Harbor Hotel & Marina 49 America's Cup Ave. Newport, RI 02840 401-847-9000 thenewport-hotel.com
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The Syriac Acts of Mar Mari the Apostle discusses the introduction of Christianity into Upper Syria, Mesopotamia, and Persia at the end of or slightly after the apostolic age by Mar Mari. The Acts continues the Teaching of Addai (Thaddaeus in Eusebius of Caesarea), one of the seventy disciples of Jesus, who dispatched Mari from Edessa to the east. The Acts traces Mari's itinerary and preaching in Mesopotamia until his arrival in Babylonia, where he founded the first church near the Hellenistic city of Seleucia on the Tigris. By the early fifth century, the birthplace of Christianity in Babylonia became the patriarchal seat of the Church of the East, whose ecclesiastical jurisdiction and cultural influence extended during the early medieval period as far as China. This volume contains the Acts of Mar Mari in Syriac and a relevant account from Kitab al-Majdal in Arabic, both translated for the first time into English. This annotated translation of the Acts of Mar Mari offers specialists and lay people alike a major source dealing with the early history of Christianity in the Middle East.
Amir Harrak is Associate Professor of Aramaic and Syriac at the University of Toronto and author of Assyria and Hanigalbat: A Historical Reconstruction of Bilateral Relations from the Middle of the Fourteenth to the end of the Twelfth Centuries B.C. (Olms).
"The present edition and translation of the Acts of Mar Mari the Apostle makes available to a growing numbers of students an accessible and reliable guide to the tradition that traces the expansion of Christianity eastward from Edessa. As such, it will take its place alongside the classic edition of the Teaching of Addai by George Howard. The Syriac text of the Acts will be put to good use in Syriac reading groups. The English translation, the only one of its kind, will be welcomed by those who cannot read the text in original language and will be especially useful for courses in the history and literature of Syriac-speaking Christianity." —Joseph P. Amar, Review of Biblical Literature
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I was just watching the Colbert Report and on came the Mountain Goats aka John Darnielle, one of the best indie songwriters out there. The interesting part? The ColbertNation.com website is streaming his new album for 24 hours, a nice little window for the curious to visit and listen (and, if they're horrible, horrible people, use a stream catcher to grab the music, but don't do that.)
In short, in the Venn diagram of TV you have Colbert Report watchers and Mountain Goats listeners. Many of us exist, obviously, but the confluence of these two audiences into one tasty streaming opportunity is quite cool.
There are lots of services out there that allow for music discovery but this seems like a nice way to ensure that an obscure artist gets the attention he or she deserves while also winning over old and new fans of said artist. After all, guys like John Darnielle and Stephen Colbert bring something unreplaceable to each and every day although I won't go as far as to say that we're hearing the cogs all slipping at the same time.


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Feds Promise Speedy Probe of Clinton Emails
WASHINGTON (CN) – A top Justice Department lawyer told members of Congress on Monday that its review will be quick to determine whether any messages that surfaced in the Anthony Weiner sexting investigation relate to the private email server Hillary Clinton used as secretary of state.
The letter by Assistant Attorney General Peter Kadzik comes after FBI Director James Comey made a surprise announcement Friday about emails that the FBI had not yet begun to review.
"We assure you that the department will continue to work closely with the FBI and together, dedicate all necessary resources and take appropriate steps as expeditiously as possible," Kadzik wrote, according to Politico.
Comey's announcement has divided many Republicans and Democrats, even within their own parties, about the necessity or propriety of such a disclosure so close to Election Day.
Clinton has insisted the supposedly new emails will yield nothing new. "There's no case here," the Democratic presidential candidate said Monday at a campaign rally in Ohio.
The emails surfaced in a federal investigation of Weiner, who is married to top Clinton aide Human Abedin.
Weiner was a congressman for New York when revelations about his "Carlos Danger" sexting in 2014 caused him to resign. The federal investigation opened last month after reports emerged that Weiner was still sending obscene messages, this time wit a 15-year-old girl.
Authorities seized computer devices that belonged to Abedin and Weiner based on allegations that Weiner, now using the pseudonym "T Dog," sent shirtless selfies and messages about his rape fantasies to a 15-year-old North Carolina girl.
After Comey's announcement Friday, the Washington Post reported that the new investigation implicates more than 1,000 emails.
Even if they involve Clinton or classified information, however, this does not mean that the emails are new. The government will have to review the emails to tell if they are duplicates of ones already studied.
Voicing their frustration about the timing of Comey's announcement, Democrats paraded out a list of GOP officials from Donald Ayer, who served a deputy attorney general under President George H.W. Bush, to Richard Painter, former White House ethics lawyer for President George W. Bush.
Further compounding questions about the Republican FBI director's motives, CNBC reported Monday that Comey opposed an announcement by the government earlier this month that accused Russia of trying to influence the U.S. election.
Comey reportedly said it was too close to the election to go public with such a bombshell.
Polling poorly on the heels of his own sex scandal, Republican nominee Donald Trump has used the news from the Weiner investigation to accuse Clinton of criminal wrongdoing.
The FBI closed its initial investigation of Clinton's emails over the summer, with Comey explaining that the former secretary's handling of emails had been "extremely careless" but lacked the criminal intent to justify prosecution.


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A window of opportunity opened up for Davis who was ecstatic with joy at the news of his sponsorship by DLU – a dream come true that he braced himself to continue his education.Continue reading
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Because of Ismails good character and willingness to work, he was offered a training opportunity at Deaf Link Uganda's office in Munyonyo, Kampala.Continue reading
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text: From Wikipedia Born: Irene Brouillet For over three decades, Renie Conley (31 July 1901 - 12 June 1992) was a prominent Hollywood costume designer noted for clothing the stars in subtle, elegant outfits, as can be seen in the eponymous costumes Ginger Rogers wore as the glamorous all-American working girl in "Kitty Foyle" (1940). She got her start designing theatre sets and then working as a sketch artist for Paramount. In 1937, she became a costume designer for RKO. She remained with the studio, attiring its biggest stars until the 50s when she started freelancing. In addition to films, Renie's work can also be seen on such television series as Haywire (1990-1991). In 1963, Renie's costumes for the ill-fated "Cleopatra" earned her an Oscar (she received four other nominations). For a while, she also designed costumes for 'Shipstead & Johnson's Ice Follies'. She also designed the costumes for the 1942 film "A Date With the Falcon" and the 1943 "The Falcon and the Co-eds". Conley was an adherent of the Church of Christ, Scientist who contended that her faith enabled her to overcome worldly ambition, putting her work on an unselfish and solid foundation


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Posh and Becks enter the language
News correspondent Kate Adie and actor Ronnie Barker are some of the famous names removed from the new Collins Concise English Dictionary to make way for David and Victoria Beckham.
As well as new celebrities making it into dictionary there is a whole crop of phrases and street slang that have been adopted.
Singletons, trustafarians and white van men nestle alongside terms such as air rage, spamming and braining up.
Posh Spice Victoria Beckham and her footballer husband David join other big names such as Jennifer Lopez, George Clooney and Ali G creator Sacha Baron Cohen.
But out goes conservationist David Bellamy and footballer Gazza.
Celebrity chefs Jamie Oliver, Nigella Lawson and Gary Rhodes are new inclusions alongside game show hosts Anne Robinson and Chris Tarrant.
Robbie Williams, Eminem and Britney Spears represent the new wave of instantly recognisable pop stars.
The acting world is represented by George Clooney, Jim Carrey, Leonardo DiCaprio and estranged husband and wife Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman.
New British entries include Kate Winslet and Madonna's husband Guy Ritchie.
Harry Potter creator JK Rowling and fantasy writer Terry Pratchett rub shoulders with White Teeth author Zadie Smith and Helen Fielding of Bridget Jones's Diary fame.
The Collins Concise Dictionary attempts to incorporate phrases that have come into use since its last edition was updated.
Superbugs, Frankenstein foods and ladettes have been deemed everday sayings.
The TV terms Big Brother and the Weakest Link are also included.
The planet Zog is a "place or situation whichis far removed from reality or what is currently happening", while singletons were made famous by Bridget Jones as women without a partner.
Many of the new terms relate to work and technology such as prairie-dogging, which means "looking over the top of one's partition in order to discover the source or reason for a commotion".
Reality TV, spamming and multi-tasking are all considered words of the day.
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It's the w**d on the s****t
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