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|Resource Handling with Nepomuk,
Make sure that somewhere in the initialization code of your application or library Nepomuk is initialized via:
One often needs the URI of a specific class or a specific property in ones code. And not all ontologies are provided by the very convenient Soprano::Vocabulary namespace.
The solution is rather simple: create your own vocbulary namespaces by using Soprano's own onto2vocabularyclass command line tool. It can generate convenient vocabulary namespaces for you. The Soprano documentation shows how to use it manually or even simpler with a simple CMake macro.
When using Nepomuk one creates a lot of RDF statements in the Nepomuk RDF storage. It is often of interest to check which data has been created, if statements have been correctly created or simply look at existing data.
Soprano provides a nice command line client to do all this called sopranocmd. It provides all the features one needs to debug data: it can add and remove statements, list and query them, import and export whole RDF files, and even monitor for statementAdded and statementRemoved events.
To access the Nepomuk storage one would typically use the D-Bus interface:
If one wanted to list all the resources that have been tagged with the tag whose resource URI is nepomuk:/foobar one would use the following command:
"" "" "<nepomuk:/foobar>"
or one would use a SPARQL query (sopranocmd supports the standard URI prefixes out of the box):
"select ?r where { ?r nao:hasTag ?tag . \ ?tag nao:prefLabel 'foobar'^^xsd:string . }"
To monitor all statements that are added and removed from the Nepomuk storage one would simply use the following command (as with list one can specify a filter to only list the added and removed statements one is interested in):
# sopranocmd --help is your friend for all details.
In the Nepomuk playground repository lives a KIO slave which can handle the nepomuk:/ protocol. It will display all properties of a Nepomuk resource including its links to other resources and the backlinks. This is a convenient way of looking at the Nepomuk data. The KIO slave even support removal of resources.
The PIMOShell is another tool that lives in the playground. It is a simple tool that let's one browse all resources in Nepomuk. Additionally it allows to create subclasses and properties (Caution: do only create subclasses and properties from PIMO classes and properties!) and remove resources.
Whenever doing something a bit fancier with Nepomuk one has to use SPARQL queries via
->executeQuery( myQueryString, Soprano::Query::QueryLanguageSparql );
Constructing these queries can be a bit cumbersome since one has to use a lot of class and property URIs from different ontologies. Also literals have to be formatted according to the N3 syntax used in SPARQL. Luckily Soprano provides the necessary tools to do exactly that: Soprano::Node::toN3, Soprano::Node::resourceToN3, and Soprano::Node::literalToN3 take care of all formatting and percent-encoding you need. Using those methods the code to create queries might look ugly but the resulting queries are more likely to be correctly encoded and introduce less code duplication.
Typically one would use QString::arg like so (be aware that the standard prefixes are NOT supported out-of-the-box as with sopranocmd):
using namespace Soprano;
QString myQuery
= QString("select ?r where { " "?r %1 ?v . " "?v %2 %3 . }") .arg(Node::resourceToN3(Vocabulary::NAO::hasTag())) .arg(Node::resourceToN3(Vocabulary::NAO::prefLabel())) .arg(Node::literalToN3("foobar")));
This will create the same query we used above only using no hard-coded components whatsoever.


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Montreal - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operations Committee (OPC) identified air traffic management (ATM) capacity and efficiency improvements and harmonizing safety regulation as priority areas for the association.
These priorities were reiterated by Tony Tyler, IATA's Director General and CEO. "We simply cannot afford to accept inefficiency and waste in any aspect of our business, not if it is to be made sustainable. And everyone involved in the airline industry—and the value chain for that matter—must keep that in mind," said Tyler in a keynote address at the Ops Conference which took place alongside the OPC meeting.
Key developments from the OPC and Ops Conference included:
Enhanced IOSA: The IATA Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) is marking its first decade of contributing to aviation's commitment to continuous improvements in safety. The conference gave a strong endorsement for Enhanced-IOSA which will be implemented by September 2015. Enhanced IOSA will include measures to ensure continuous conformity with IOSA standards and recommended practices (ISARPS) through quality control processes and self-auditing in between IOSA's two-year audit cycle.
Action Plan for the Single European Sky (SES): IATA joined with four other organizations to formulate an Action Plan for the SES. The Action Plan provided a framework for IATA, the Association of European Airlines (AEA), Eurocontrol, Swiss Air Navigation Service Provider (ANSP) Skyguide, Civil Air Navigation Services Organization (CANSO) and the International Federation of Air Traffic Controllers' Associations (IFATCA) to work together in providing practical impetus to achieving the SES. The Action Plan includes novel ideas such as the reduction of infrastructure duplication with centralized services and evolving the Virtual Air Traffic Control Center concept to utilize cloud technology.
The Action Plan follows the early February, publication by IATA, AEA and the European Regions Airline Association of 'A Blueprint for the Single European Sky'. Among the report's recommendations are to reduce air traffic control centers to not more than 40 from the present 63, and to reduce the ratio of back-office staff to controllers from 2.4:1 to 1.6:1.
Harmonization and efficiency: Support was expressed for several key initiatives:
It was also announced that Guenther Matschnigg will retire from IATA at the end of 2013. "Guenther has provided strong leadership in the areas of safety, operations, security and infrastructure during his 14 years with IATA. The IOSA program was his idea and developed under his careful watch. His years at IATA saw tremendous progress in safety, the development of Chinese airspace and the global conversion to reduced vertical separation. Finding a successor to fill his shoes will be a challenging task," said Tyler.
The OPC took place alongside the IATA Ops Conference which was jointly hosted by IATA and Austrian Airlines in Vienna.
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Opinion: Regime Change in Syria?
Bret Stephens on whether the fighting in Aleppo is the beginning of the end of the Assad regime. Photos: Associated Press
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... order debate what what what's been a fierce battle for the largest city in Syria Aleppo in here to make sense of forests is Bret Stephens or were winning global view columnist ... for the reserves ... now I ... a humanitarian crisis on hundreds of thousands of people being forced from the city this is I think you said this is sort of but Syria's New York so this is a very a densely populated write it commercial are no winners three million people the commercial capital of the country's largest city ... close to Turkey is ... not far actually from Syria's western ... shoreline ... um what happens in Aleppo may very well decide ... whether Assad stays and car or whether he moves to a fairly quick exit ... now a rebels of but tried this season of ... all of the city the old parts of that the government that now was as a counter offensive with the aircraft and mortars etc ... you can put into this battle is obviously significant possibly life or death for the regime ... is this because they're going to know quickly when a military confrontation or because this battle in their largest city is just weakening confidence and ... causing tell it's life or death for the regime in this life and love that they might be also life ... life or death for the rebels for the uprising this is the kind of Stalin broad ... of of of this war ... is ... the free Syrian army if the rebels ... are able to hold the city will inflict a devastating psychological ... also strategic blow ... to the regime that will give ... the rebels kind of territorial foothold that said the Libyans and going with the big Ozzie joined the uprising there ... last year however if Assad wins ... there's a limit to the capacity of this rebellion to sustain itself and we have to think carefully is whether we will really wanna live ... with a series of remains under a side ... of the state of the rebel capacity we also got the word of the last twenty four hours that our government is can allow some private groups to fond ... of the rebels now I ... can't stress this hadn't happened earlier dozens more ... were leading from behind it though ... so there's a game changer know that ... I mean this is an indication of just above the ambivalence and weakness of the ministrations policy ... the administration is done has allowed ... a ... support group for Syria with the Washington office ... to now ... Channel aam financing although not actual military equipment ... to the rebellion what the rebels need is their cover ... they need military support I mean they are in the concrete heat of battle ... when you're talking about a financing scheme that might or might not pay dividends ... sometime in the future of the art and give us a sense of these rebels in terms of ... Assad is a horrible logo of bloodthirsty tyrant these supported terrorism ... should we expect something better if he leaves well that's ... that there was a very important question and ... um for the most part most of the surveys of the rebels ... armed with that we've seen a relatively hopeful some of them are defectors from the regime former ... colonels and generals ... diplomats who who just ... couldn't stomach participating this regime ... some of them are ordinary Syrians who won a better future ... and some of ... our Islam is our jihad is ... within the issue the thing is that we notice that the longer this goes on the more the jihad these penetrate and assume leadership positions ... within the rebel movement so that very ambivalence but the Obama missed ration is afraid of this opposition as ... is turning it into more extremist oriented movement in what's AEI we find out the next day that Assad has left the country right are you expecting of the ocean we expect allocated to take over or you think they would be more hopeful that you might get to ... some of more moderate ... government of Canada ... is always going to be a very small minority even in some of the most hard bitten ... countries of ... of the Middle East ... there is a broad coalition of Syrians ... who clearly want ... some kind of more progressive tone future is very hard to say what comes after ... um Sunstone fo is the site actually falls ... in Syria are argument all along has been it's very hard to imagine the Siri of its wars without a side ... than what we have with them ... now why the ... euro action besides the US is all you have ... Arab neighbors ... Syria not ... part of Arabia about the neighbors in the region ... on now stepping up and helping the rebels was after some time and in a ... note to Turkey ... hundred one was once an ally of the Assad family of the Assad regime ... Sterne very sharply chance of of course there are ... tens of thousands of Syrian refugees in ten cities ... in Turkey there are reports of support for the Turks also that the Tara's Saudis they all wanna see the back of this regime ...


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Wednesday, May 1, 2013
Rich Coffeecake with Sweet Cheese Filling
Despite major time constraints and setbacks, like feeding my family and sleeping at night, I have persevered, because I think it's really important that this recipe be freely available on the internet. It is freaking amazing.
I think I may have just found our new Christmas or maybe Easter or maybe birthday breakfast tradition. Gorgeous amazing yeasted butter dough. Cheese danish filling with the slightest hint of lemon. Streusel and icing, natch. Do most of the work the day before, then finish it on Day 2. Really worth it. Plus it makes two so you're getting your time's worth. Freeze one for a friend, or for another day. This was the winner of Dessert Club - Cheese night.
Rich Cheesecake with Sweet Cheese Filling (print recipe)
Makes 2 cakes, each serving 8 to 10
The finished cakes freeze beautifully, so you can make the full amount of dough, bake two cakes, and freeze one for later. Or the recipe can be halved. Between rising, shaping, and proofing, preparing these cakes is time-consuming, though not at all labor-intensive. An early morning start will let you make, rise, shape, proof, and bake the dough all in one day. Alternatively, you can refrigerate the shaped, proofed loaf overnight and bake it the next morning for breakfast.
Rich Coffeecake Dough
2 envelopes (about 4 1/2 tsp) instant yeast
1/4 cup warm water (110 degrees)
1/2 cup (3.5 oz.) granulated sugar
4 large eggs
2 T milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
4 1/4 cups (21.25 oz.) unbleached all-purpose flour
1 1/2 tsp salt
16 T (2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into 1-inch pieces and softened but still cool
Sweet Cheese Filling
8 oz. cream cheese, softened but still cool
1/4 cup (1.75 oz.) granulated sugar
2 1/2 T unbleached all-purpose flour
Pinch salt
2 tsp finely grated zest from one lemon
1 large egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Streusel Topping
1/3 cup packed light or dark brown sugar
1 T granulated sugar
1/2 cup (2.5 oz.) unbleached all-purpose flour
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
5 T cold unsalted butter, cut into 8 pieces
Coffeecake Icing
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
3 1/2 tsp milk
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
Egg Wash
1 large egg
1 tsp heavy cream (preferably) or whole milk
1. For the Dough: Sprinkle the yeast over the warm water in the bowl of a standing mixer; stir to dissolve. Add the sugar, eggs, milk, and vanilla; attach the paddle and mix at the lowest speed until well combined. Add 3 1/4 cups of the flour and the salt, mixing at low speed until the flour is incorporated, about 1 minute. Increase the speed to medium-low and add the butter pieces 1 at a time, beating until incorporated, about 20 seconds after each addition (total mixing time should be about 5 minutes.) Replace the paddle with the dough hook and add the remaining 1 cup flour; knead at medium-low speed until soft and smooth, about 5 minutes longer. Increase the speed to medium and knead until the dough tightens up slightly, about 2 minutes longer.
2. Scrape the dough (which will be too soft to pick up with your hands) into a straight-sided lightly oiled plastic container or bowl using a plastic dough scraper. Cover the container tightly with plastic wrap and let dough rise at warm room temperature until doubled in size, 3 to 4 hours. Press down the dough, replace the plastic, and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, at least 4 or up to 24 hours. Alternatively, for a quick chill, spread the dough about 1 inch thick on a baking sheet, cover with plastic, and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, about 2 hours.
3. For the Filling: Meanwhile, beat the cream cheese, sugar, flour, and salt in the bowl of a standing mixer at high speed until smooth, 2 to 4 minutes. Add the lemon zest, egg, and vanilla. Reduce speed to medium and continue beating, scraping down the sides of the bowl at least once until incorporated, about 1 minute. Scrape the mixture into a small bowl and chill thoroughly before using. (The filling can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 3 days.)
4. For the Streusel: Mix the brown and granulated sugars, flour, cinnamon, and salt in a small bowl. Add the butter and toss to coat. Pinch the butter chunks and dry mixture between your fingertips until the mixture is crumbly. Chill thoroughly before using. (The streusel can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 2 weeks.)
5. For the Icing: Whisk all the ingredients in a medium bowl until smooth. (The icing can be refrigerated in an airtight container up to 1 week. Thin with a few drops of milk before using.)
6. When you are ready to shape the coffeecakes, remove the chilled dough from the refrigerator and turn it out onto a lightly floured work surface, scraping the container sides with a rubber spatula if necessary. Divide the dough in half for 2 cakes. Roll into a 12 by 8-inch rectangle (dough should be about 1/3 inch thick). Straighten with a bench scraper to keep the sides even. Place the dough rectangle on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Spread a 3-inch wide strip of filling (use half the filling) down the center of the dough, leaving a 1 1/2 inch border at each short end. Using a knife, cut a 1 1/2 inch square out of each corner of the dough, so it looks like an elongated + sign. Using scissors, make 5 equally spaced snips , 1 1/2 inches deep, along each long side of the dough. Fold the ends over the filling, pinching the corner edges together to seal. Bring the flaps of dough from the long sides together in the center, overlapping the ends and pinching tightly to secure. Repeat with the second half of dough. Cover lightly with plastic and proof until slightly puffed, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
7. For the Egg Wash: Beat the egg and cream in a small bowl until combined.
8. Adjust the oven rack to the middle position and heat the oven to 350 degrees. Working with and baking one coffeecake at a time, brush the egg wash evenly on the exposed dough. Sprinkle evenly with half the streusel topping, if using. Slide the baking sheet onto a second baking sheet to prevent the bottom crust from overbrowning and bake until deep golden brown and/or an instant-read thermometer inserted in the center of the cake reads 190 degrees, 25 to 30 minutes. Slide the parchment with the coffeecake onto a wire rack and cool at least 20 minutes. Drizzle the cake with half the icing and serve.
Recipe from Baking Illustrated
Labels: bread, cake, cream cheese, lemon zest, spice - cinnamon, yeast
1 comment:
- kat said...
i want to eat this right now!
- May 2, 2013 at 11:52 PM
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April 27 - June 9, 2012
The village of Nošovice is located in the Czech Republic 7 kilometres from the town of Frýdek-Místek and has a population of around 960. The village itself is not particularly picturesque: the houses line a simple road – but fields, mountains and forest spread out in the surrounding area. And in these beautiful fields an enormous Hyundai car manufacturing plant sprung up in recent years.
The indifference and inability of the locals to protest against the construction resulted in the social decline of the village after the development; many people moved away and many of those who stayed do not speak to each other to this day. The factory standing in the middle of a field definitively divided the village in two and the original connecting paths were transformed into blind alleys. A huge embankment was erected around the plant, which was intended to screen the industrial zone from view. If you want to visit a neighbour whom you could have reached a few years on foot in ten minutes, today you would have to set aside at least an hour for the trip. The locals thus found themselves in the CIRCLE – THE NEW PATTERN OF THE PLACE became their main obstacle.
I therefore decided in 2009 to try and find a way of connecting the inhabitants via the NEW PATTERN and thereby find a way out of the circle. I also wanted to react to the destructive indifference of the location in question and I therefore promised myself that I would start seeking possible solutions only after the Hyundai car factory on this site had closed its gates for good. In effect I would create a new factory of a sort, which, however, would have the task of suppressing this indifference.
The individual steps began in 2010 and each of them is given a title consisting of an alternative translation of the Czech idiom "NEDÁ SE SVÍTIT".
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8. You Win Some, You Lose Some (2012)
9. No Go (2012)
The last step, NO GO, is linked to a number of preceding events in which, in collaboration with the villagers of Nošovice, I attempted to create a new local costume, the main motif of which consists of a hole in the middle of the landscape. The skirt, shawl and collar are now complemented with an illustrated and embroidered RIBBON, on which is depicted the local landscape from a new perspective. In contrast to all of the preceding steps, the locals this time had the task of depicting the entire surroundings of the car plant in frontal view.
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SNYDERSVILLE — A Hamilton Township hearing on a major zoning overhaul was shut down by fire officials in less than an hour because too many residents showed up.
SNYDERSVILLE — A Hamilton Township hearing on a major zoning overhaul was shut down by fire officials in less than an hour because too many residents showed up.
More than 130 residents jammed a classroom at the Monroe County Public Safety Center for the public hearing. Some people were angry that the meeting was set for 9 a.m. rather than evening hours.
The crowd posed a safety concern, fire officials said.
"I had a call from the local fire chief asking if we had too many people in that classroom," said Guy Miller, Monroe County director of emergency services and head of the safety center.
He added, "I'm responsible for what happens in this building, so for the health and safety of the people we had to shut it down. I don't think the township planned for that many people."
Fire codes limit occupancy to 100 people for a 2,000-square-foot room, Miller said.
The hearing will be rescheduled.
Before the hearing was stopped, township engineer Samuel D'Alessandro explained the proposed changes by outlining new zones and what would be allowed in them.
There was a 15-minute break, then township solicitor John Dunn broke the bad news.
"We have a little problem," Dunn said. "An issue has been raised as to the public safety because of the number of people that would normally be permitted in this room. It appears as though we have more than 100 people."
Public comment will be permitted when a new hearing date is set. Some residents hope it won't be at 9 a.m.
"Three people I knew from the conservation district who wanted to come couldn't attend because they had to work," said Leslie Berger of Snydersville. "I took off work today. I'm losing money, and I'm sure others are losing money too. How are working people supposed to come to these meetings?"
Residents can expect the hearing to continue on another day — not night as some requested — according to Alan Everett, supervisor chairman.
"I'm not in favor of having a night meeting," Everett said after the hearing. "There was 150 people here today. There was a question of whether or not anybody could make it to a day meeting. It was quite obvious, quite obvious that a lot of people did."
At 11 a.m. the township did conduct a scheduled hearing for public comment on a new township subdivision and land development ordinance. That ordinance goes hand in hand with updating the zoning.
Fewer than 40 people stayed to comment on the proposed SALDO, but their comments were noted by the supervisors, and supervisors will be able to enact that ordinance at their next meeting, though Dunn said that would be very unlikely.
The township will now schedule and advertise a time and place to continue the hearing, likely in March, Dunn said.
Without hearing public input, the township will not enact the zoning changes as scheduled at the supervisors' meeting at 8 a.m. on Feb. 26.
"We'll know more on Tuesday," Dunn said. "We're really just going to put our heads together and figure out how and when we're going to reschedule this."


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Thanks for the awesome review and swatch, especially sa eye color selection kasi minsan kahit may palette ako di ko alam kung anong colors gagamitin, shunga lang :)
I saw this palette when I went to Beauty Bar, and I agree its really gorgeous. Just held off as most of the colors I already had. But will wait for the double exposure palette.ReplyDelete


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Catherine became a registered nurse after graduating from high school and has worked as a Registered Nurse in a variety of settings including labor and delivery in Detroit Michigan.
Catherine returned to school to obtain her Bachelor's degree in nursing from the University of Michigan. Her husband's change in employment and a move to Pennsylvania gave Catherine the opportunity to again return to school obtaining her Master's Degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner from De Sales University.
Catherine has been a Nurse Practitioner since 2005, working first in a large OB/GYN clinic and then in a family practice clinic in Pennsylvania. A change in her husband's career brought another opportunity for change and relocation to Casper Wyoming in December 2011.
Catherine is married with two adult sons. She enjoys cooking, sewing, reading, counted cross stitch and target shooting.
Dr. Carrie Merrill was raised in Swan Valley, Idaho, on a quarter horse ranch. She received her undergraduate degree from Idaho State University. After attending medical school at the University of Health Science in Kansas City, Missouri, she completed her residency at St. Francis Hospital in Evanston, Illinois.
She provides care for all women's healthcare needs including pregnancy, infertility, pelvic pain, urinary incontinence, and holistic approaches. She has a special interest in and is highly trained in minimally invasive robotic surgeries.
Dr. Merrill is also a published novelist in young adult fiction, and she also enjoys oil painting and jewelry making. She has a great love for the outdoors and believes her rescue cats are the center of her world.
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The Gift Goes On
by Kimberly Aguillard
Kimberly Aguillard stands between her grandparents.
From the Editor: When Kimberly Aguillard sent me this article, she mentioned that she had written it for her grandparents and then decided that it might be of interest to me. It is a lovely tribute to the love of grandparents and an excellent example of the way that the positive influence of the Federation's philosophy transcends the individual to transform a family and influence an entire community.
Kimberly is currently a senior at Texas A&M University, where she majors in psychology and political science. She is second vice president of the National Association of Blind Students and president of the Texas Association of Blind Students. This is what she says:
My journey to the NFB and my recognition of the truth about blindness had many twists and surprises. As Federationists know, an individual's acceptance of blindness often takes several years, and we cannot truly convince family and friends of the truth about blindness until our understanding is solid. This was not actually the situation in my family. My grandparents, Grammie and Pawpaw, understood at once the world of possibilities that had been revealed to me through the National Federation of the Blind. They sacrificed time and convenience in order to help me seize opportunities and achieve my goals, supporting me through every challenge that I encountered along the way.
After attending a convention of the National Federation of the Blind at the age of eleven, I was enrolled in the Buddy Program at the Louisiana Center for the Blind the following summer. With all the wisdom of twelve I concluded that the resulting sacrifice of much of my summer would leave my life in absolute ruins. My mother, father, and four siblings left me in a storm of tears and complete frustration. I did not want to be abandoned in this place with blind people! Stubbornly I clung to my devastation for the first two days of the program, before the staff won my confidence, and I gave myself over to enjoy the experience.
During those weeks Grammie and Pawpaw frequently sent me tape cassettes with reports of the goings on in the booming metropolis of Nederland, Texas, my home town. News of my cousins, church friends, and of course the latest gossip from the local beauty shop were all topics covered on these brief recorded chats. Grammie did most of the talking, but Pawpaw always said hello, reminded me to be a sweet girl, and told me he loved me. Grammie would also wrap a couple of dollars around the cassette for ice-cream money. I corresponded to them using the same cassette tape and told them about my experiences. I marveled at the new things I was doing and went on and on about my counselors: Pam Allen, the director of the summer program, and Joanne Wilson, the director of the center. The best way to describe my feeling was awe. I had never seen successful, confident blind people before. Reflecting on that time, I realize that it must have been both exhilarating and terrifying for my grandparents to hear my uncensored accounts of adventures in cane travel, trips to amusement parks, and even a trip down to Baton Rouge to talk to representatives about legislation.
Reminding themselves of the triumphant joy in my voice each time I achieved a new level of independence, my grandparents insisted that I use my cane when I returned home instead of clinging to their arms. My Grammie could not completely contain her anxiety, so she would occasionally wrap her pinky around mine--the absolute minimum of contact she could achieve. The strength in her little finger could have steered me in circles and, if necessary, would certainly have dragged me out of any danger.
When state conventions rolled around, I would casually mention the fact to my grandparents and, oh, so subtly express my wish to attend. As a result my grandparents traveled to two Louisiana conventions and two Texas conventions with me. They got the chance to meet my role models in person and thank them sincerely for all that they had done to shape my life. If I was invited to give a speech, Grammie would strut to the front of the room with her tape recorder to capture the moment. They calmly observed the manic situations that occur at some conventions, such as the flood around the elevators and the marshals shouting directions in hotel hallways. They good-naturedly retrieved me from a bar, where I was probably the youngest patron by six or seven years. But they trusted my friends completely.
I was so caught up in my own excitement to see old friends that I did not realize at the time how much my grandparents were learning. They also made the trip to Ruston, Louisiana, where I had the opportunity to show them all the hot spots. I walked them through a typical cane travel lesson, and they got to see the apartments where I had lived. When I decided to start a chapter in my local area, Grammie and Pawpaw helped with fundraising and driving chapter members to and from meetings.
As time passed, my grandparents delighted in sharing my latest experiences with friends and family. When I began attending Washington Seminars in the nation's capital, they decided I was quite the activist. Their suspicion was confirmed when I traveled to Tampa, Florida, for a good old-fashioned picket of the National Accreditation Council for Agencies Serving Persons with Blindness and Visual Impairment. A snapshot of me carrying my picket sign appeared in a Florida newspaper, and shortly after I returned to Texas, a copy of that very newspaper mysteriously appeared in my Grammie's beauty shop Saturday morning. Old ladies can move quickly!
Finally, this past summer, when I did organizing with NFB Corps, my grandparents could barely hide their excitement, beginning every phone conversation with "Where in the world are you today, child?" I entertained them with stories about all of my adventures in Illinois, including my very first ride in a police car after a cop refused to let my partner and me cross a busy street. As time passed, my grandparents began to consider my friends in the NFB as dear friends as well, even insisting on buying wedding gifts and sending cards. Since Grammie and Pawpaw are quite possibly the proudest grandparents on earth, I never seriously thought about their fuss over me and my opportunities through the National Federation of the Blind until a beautiful situation showed me exactly how much they had learned about and come to believe in blind people.
Grammie has had several surgeries over the past two years. All too often she and Pawpaw drive two hours to see the specialist for a visit or outpatient surgery. My Pawpaw is the sweetest, most devoted man I know, and he loves getting to talk with people. My Grammie has a quick wit and is often able to bring a surprised laugh or smile to the conversation. On one of their usual visits to the hospital, my grandparents were chatting with a nurse who had recently moved from Costa Rica. Like good grandparents they had already pulled out pictures of all eleven grandkids. The nurse mentioned that she had a sister who had come to America with her in search of a better life. She said her sister was blind and could not receive any training in Costa Rica, so she had brought her here to learn English and gain opportunities. My grandparents immediately pointed me out again and explained that I was blind. They told her that her sister needed to go to Ruston, Louisiana, and attend the Louisiana Center for the Blind, plain and simple. They gave her all of my contact information and told her more about the organization.
This action, more than anything else that they could have said or done, showed me how much they believe in the Federation and in the capabilities of blind people. Often we say that the Federation is for all people of all walks of life, and I believe now even more firmly than ever that this is true. My grandparents, who grew up in a different era, one of narrow-minded Southerners and conventional life, have embraced this philosophy of equality with open arms. I know they see me as a granddaughter first; a pest perhaps second; a motivated young girl third; and, oh yes, also a blind person who, thanks to the blessings she has received, will achieve her dreams. The National Federation of the Blind not only offers a positive philosophy, it can also teach us valuable life lessons about acceptance, hard work, and the gift of family.
Planned giving takes place when a contributor decides to leave a substantial gift to charity. It means planning as you would for any substantial purchase--a house, college tuition, or a car. The most common forms of planned giving are wills and life insurance policies. There are also several planned giving options through which you can simultaneously give a substantial contribution to the National Federation of the Blind, obtain a tax deduction, and receive lifetime income now or in the future. For more information write or call the National Federation of the Blind, Special Gifts, 1800 Johnson Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21230-4998, (410) 659-9314, fax (410) 685-5653.
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"Therefore the LORD Himself will give you a sign: Behold a virgin will be with child and bear a son and she will call His name Immanuel." Isaiah 7:14
"The angel said to her, 'Do not be afraid, Mary; for you have found favor with God. And behold you will conceive in your womb and bear a son and you shall name Him Jesus'….Mary said to the angel, 'How can this be since I am a virgin?'" Luke 1:30 & 34
"But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel…" Micah 5:2
"Joseph also went from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem… in order to register along with Mary…. While they were there, the days were completed for her to give birth." Luke 2:4-6
"Thus says the LORD, 'A voice is heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping. Rachel is weeping for her children; she refuses to be comforted for her children, because they are no more." Jeremiah 31:15
"Then when Herod saw that he had been tricked by the magi, he became very enraged and slew all the male children who were in Bethlehem and all its vicinity, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had determined from the magi." Matthew 2:16
…Out of Egypt I called My son." Hosea 11:1
"…Behold an angel of the LORD appeared to Joseph in a dream and said 'Get up! Take the Child and His mother and flee to Eygpt, and remain there until I tell you; for Herod is going to search for the Child to destroy Him.'" Matthew 2:13
"The Spirit of the LORD God is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to captives and freedom to prisoners; to proclaim the favorable year of the LORD…." Isaiah 61:1-2
" Jesus returned to Galilee… and He began teaching in their synagogues… the book of the prophet Isaiah was handed to Him. And He opened the book and found the place where it was written, 'The Spirit of the LORD God is upon me, because the LORD has anointed me to bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the broken hearted, to proclaim liberty to captives and freedom to prisoners; to proclaim the favorable year of the LORD' And He closed the book, gave it back to the attendant and sat down; and the eyes of all in the synagogue were fixed on Him. And He began to say to them, 'Today this Scripture has been fulfilled in your hearing.'" Luke 4:16-21
"Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you: He is just and endowed with salvation, humble, and mounted on a donkey, even on a colt, the foal of a donkey." Zechariah 9:9
"They brought the colt to Jesus and put their coats on it; and He sat on it." Mark 11:7
"Even my close friend in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, has lifted up his heel against me." Psalm 41:11
"Truly, truly I say to you, that one of you will betray Me.' .…'Lord, who is it?' Then Jesus answered, 'That is the one for whom I shall dip the morsel and give it to him'. So when He had dipped the morsel, He took and gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot." John 13:21-26
"I gave My back to those who strike Me, and My cheeks to those who pluck out the beard; I did not cover My face from humiliation and spitting. " Isaiah 50:6
"Then they spat in His face and beat Him with their fists; and others slapped Him, and said 'Prophesy to us, you Christ who is the one who hit you?'" Matthew 26:67
"You have ascended on high, You have led captive Your captives; You have received gifts among men, even among the rebellious also, that the LORD God may dwell there." Psalm 68:18
"And after He said these things, He was lifted up while they were looking on, and a cloud received Him out of their sight." Acts 1:9
"Therefore it says 'When He ascended on high, He led captive a Host of captives, and He gave gifts to men.'" Ephesians 4:8


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I'm quite glad that Richard Dawkins is refreshingly honest in issues of abortion, pedophilia, and rape. I find this sort of honestly admirable for one simple reason: it doesn't cloak itself in nobility. Instead, it is cold, calculated logic for him to simply express one extremely common reason why women abort (among many others). While I disagree completely with that logic, I appreciate it simply because it displays the logical outcome of a man who views morality in a completely twisted manner.
In reading replies to his initial Tweets, you see only three different outcomes:
- His logic is sound. Aborting Down syndrome fetuses is kind, charitable, and morally correct. The person with Down syndrome simply suffers, having little quality of life, and will be a burden to those whom have to continuously cater to a perpetual child.
- Richard Dawkins is correct in his logic, however, he should have used a more neutral term than "immoral" in regard to those whom decide to raise a child with Down syndrome. The reason being, it is inherently their choice to raise a child – yet it would also be perfectly acceptable to terminate the pregnancy based on the fetus' poor mental and physical health.
- Richard Dawkins is completely incorrect in his logic and is trying to play God. A fetus is life, life is precious, and thus, whatever quality of life one is given is not contingent upon the value of that life.
When looking at these things, we must understand the framework Dawkins operates under. I am not specifically speaking of the framework of his atheism, though that is inseparable from how he formulates his worldview. I am speaking of identifying his terminology and his definitions of those terms.
- Fetus/it: Dawkins will use the term fetus over and again. It will not be referred to "life," though it is living. The more impersonal you can make it (even abandoning impersonal pronouns, such as he/she – and using "it" instead) the better.
- Non-essentialist: A non-essentialist believes that the substance (the properties that make something what it is, without which, it would not be that thing) does not imply virtue. Thus, it is then easy to say, biologically, a fetus is not human because humanity goes beyond a simple bundle of cells that will one day develop into the substance of a human being (i.e. logic, emotion, etc.).
- Suffer: In the terms of an adult, low quality of life (specifically, what qualitatively substantiates a normal life style that is not inhibited by intellectual malady). In the terms of an unborn infant, will they be capable of reasoning in the womb that they are being destroyed? Though the infant may feel such pain, it is not cognitively responding to that pain except on the basis of bodily reaction. There is no emotional response, mental recognition, nor is there fear (beyond naturalistic primal fear).
- Moral/immoral: subjective to the person's desires (i.e. – not necessarily pertaining to social norms, but inherently built in societal structure and benefit of said society and individual).
- Logic: devoid of emotional reasoning in any sense. What this specifically means is that it represents factual basis without an appeal to rational emotion. This is used in his integration of the sciences within what he would deem a philosophical question, such as abortion rights.
This is obviously not a treatment on the fullness of Dawkins' vocabulary and his presupposed definitions – but it is helpful to understand nonetheless. On the basis of using these terms, he neatly defines his parameters and contains the argument where he desires it would go. Thus, any person in disagreement is disqualified as a rational thinker, as they substantiate their claims with emotive responses rather than based off of what is factually represented and naturally observed or tested.
He further claims that only in "intellectual dishonesty" can one substantiate claims against him. The sciences and philosophy of applied sciences will undoubtedly back him up. Essentially, what proponents of this worldview are saying is that you are stupid for believing otherwise due to an appeal to sources, which cannot be empirically tested or validated. This causes problematic reasoning in that we cannot ascertain what is morally acceptable beyond what develops consensus in subjection to each individual. Thus, each man does what is right in his own eyes – but as a collective sect.
Though there are societal constraints in defining moral evil (we see this in respect to laws governing the states) – we cannot possibly define moral evil in the basis where there is no law. Thus, it is problematic for a man like Dawkins to say that cannibalism in a third world tribe is truly evil, though it would be considered morally evil within his own society. This can be qualified by saying, "if you think that this is an endorsement of cannibalism, go away and learn how to think."
This appeals to autonomous, societal rule, yet simultaneously, self-rule for the individual; freedom to make whatever choices they desire, be it through sexual expression, the governed right to abort, euthanasia, tribal practices, etc. All of these imply a personal, subjective value so long as they do not become matters of legality – yet the issue at hand is in regard to disagreeing with Dawkins. Though he "would never dream of imposing his views on anyone," it is illogical and immoral to make the choice of keeping an unborn child who was screened positively for Downs. His apology is not one of sincerity in offending a position, but of one where he is seen as totalitarian.
So why do I find anything to appreciate out of all of this? I find Dawkins to be much more candid than most others who hold the same conviction. I find these convictions to be horribly atrocious – but he doesn't cloak it with feigned dignity. He is ignoble, a downright fool, contradicts his own rules of logic, and a hater of God and His people – yet he is completely open in expression, even if he has to qualify his statements.
He is willing to go where his argument takes him. Most others simply will not because they either don't have the fortitude or the foresight to see where it fully leads. For these likes, they simply bow down to the intellectual giants of their field and feign nobility, walking around in blissful ignorance to the true conclusion of their belief system.
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I am a very lucky fishy to say that I received this as a gift a few weeks back:
A little while ago I did a review on UBU's range of makeup brushes at Click's. Their stippling brush is pretty good, and at only R99, it's a steal. But let's be honest, it ain't no MAC!
Ok so first things first, what exactly is a stippling brush??
A stippling brush is used for applying foundation. It gives the skin an airbrushed finish and blends beautifully. It can be used with wet or dry foundation/powder and leaves a flawless finish. I used to apply my foundation using my fingers, and then with a flat foundation brush, but I could just not get the same look that I get every time with this bad boy :)
#187 Duo Fibre Brush is made from a soft blend of goat and synthetic fibre.
At R450, it's one of the most expensive brushes on the market, but like they say, once you go MAC you never go back, and this is a great investment if you wear foundation often :)


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Companies involved in consumer-focused products or that have well-known brands need to change the way that they conduct investigations when they are involved in controversy that affects people, the environment or community safety.
The expectations of consumers and the community have changed in the last few years – what was previously acceptable is no longer. Historically, when an issue arose – let's use an example of a factory having an environmental breach that polluted a local waterway – the company involved would put out a press release, with words similar to the following:
'We are investigating reports that water from our facility has leaked into the nearby river. XYZ Corporation takes its environmental policies seriously and will investigate immediately to determine the nature, cause and effect of the breach. Nothing is more important to us than public safety and the safety of our employees.'
This is a classic defensive position and is a reasonable holding statement that most lawyers would approve. It does not admit liability and it does not even admit that there has, in fact, been a breach – it merely notes that 'reports' have been made before offering words from its code of conduct or a policy. This statement would certainly have been enough to hold off the media, concerned citizens and employees while the company started its enquiries.
Due to the very short news cycles of today, the challenge of managing a complex investigation within a short timeframe means that you will need to move to the 'front foot' rather than being defensive. The defensive position (such as the one set out in the above quote) is a classic holding response: give information only when really needed and never admit liability.
Continuing with the environmental breach example, assume that the water that had allegedly leaked from the company factory polluted a nearby waterway that was being used for drinking water. As a result of the leak, some people in the local community started to fall ill, restaurants started to be closed for health reasons, and there was generally an outcry where community leaders and regulators started pushing for someone to blame. In this situation, the company would probably not have enough time to conduct an investigation before it would be assumed to be at fault.
In the current 24/7 news cycle and with the increased use of social media, it is highly likely that the company would be required to respond much faster than it would usually be comfortable doing. The obvious risk in taking a position too early is that things may come to light later which might make the company regret that position. In some cases the need to respond early is often to appease a regulator or the community, to avoid any community uproar.
An obvious example of this is BP's statement after the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Macondo Prospect oil well off the coast of the United States. After facing pressure from the government, BP made significant admissions and offers to those that suffered loss, or at least claimed to have suffered loss, as a result of its actions. As some of the claimants took advantage of this and misused the system to claim for unassociated losses, BP would have regretted its early statement.
Investigations now happen in a live environment, are often played out on television and via social media, and are certainly much more challenging to manage than they previously were. The following are some points of difference between the 'new' and 'old' styles of investigations.
Release of information
When conducting an investigation, it is highly expected that you will be forced to release information as it comes to hand. There is no doubt that legal teams should be involved in crafting the language for public statements; however, they must be immediately available – if the message does not go out quickly it may look as though you sat on the information while you built your defence. If information was around for some time but was not released, people will assume that the information was negative and either the company hoped it would never come out or that those within the company needed time to get their story straight. Right or wrong, reasonable or unreasonable, that is the way the new generation thinks.
Typically legal departments tend to want to hold information back, which can be problematic in today's environment. The right balance needs to be drawn on the right (or, perhaps, the expectation) of the community to obtain the information that answers the questions in a timely manner.
It is possible that a series of releases will be required, instead of just one release (or no releases for those taking entirely defensive stances). These releases could be across multiple platforms, possibly including standard press releases and statements via Facebook, Twitter, the company website and any site that has been set up specifically to release information on the investigation. Press interviews may also be required, however they should be avoided when possible due to the potential challenges they can present to an inexperienced media person.
Use of social media
If your business does not have a social media strategy then you are missing out on a cost-effective way of advertising and getting your message to a large segment of the population. Likewise, if you do not use social media to your advantage in times of crisis, you will be missing a large opportunity. Having company Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn profiles is a minimum. In some markets you will also need profiles on local social media (such as Weibo in China).
Company social media accounts should be strictly controlled. A policy should exist that limits access to these accounts, and all posts should be approved before they are published (just like press releases would be). Use of the accounts should be maximised in times of crisis to send out regular updates about an investigation. Each update should be kept brief: let people know that something is happening, that people are working on it, that you will report back, and that you have not forgotten about the crisis.
These accounts are also ideal for making people aware of the times of press conferences or times that you will release more information.
In crises, the aim is to keep the information flowing without having to individually address consumers, the media and regulators. Wherever possible, include a link to where people can find out further information.
Control of the media
Controlling the media is a skill, and even the best PR companies find themselves facing bad publicity from time to time. This needs specific expertise, and not all PR experts have the necessary experience in dealing with complex compliance issues that involve potential legal liability and community backlash. The key to managing the media is to manage the messaging. A good PR expert will be able to do this for you. The challenge, as always, is being able to send the right message at the right time.
Community uproar
Depending on the issue that you are trying to manage, there might be some form of community uproar. If your products or services are utilised by people (i.e. you are a B2C business), consider how to manage in an environment where the community is against you. You may need to close stores for a period of time, manage any potential backlash, and handle security issues such as looting, picketing or the blocking of your workplace. Clearly the welfare of your staff is key, so it is important to make sure that they are protected in their place of work. In some cases it might be appropriate to bring in additional security or crowd-control resources, and in others physical barriers may be necessary. Certainly, the plan is to deescalate the situation, not add to it with increased provocation through security.
The community is best managed through communication and showing the faith that they can have in you. This is often developed over time and therefore there is a built-up level of trust in your brand and product. You can lose this trust very easily in a crisis situation if you are not open and honest and do not focus on communication.
Multiple regulator involvement
When a crisis exists, it is likely that you will have multiple government departments, and possibly NGOs, involved in the investigation. Many of the regulators will announce that they are starting their own investigations. It is possible that they will conduct dawn raids on your offices or factories in order to obtain the necessary evidence.
One thing that is almost guaranteed when dealing with multiple regulators is that they will not communicate with each other. While it is possible that some may communicate or even collaborate if they are in the same country, they hardly ever do. While there is some collaboration across the United States and the United Kingdom in relation to FCPA and Bribery Act matters, there are minimal places where that actually happens (and when it does it is not always effective).
You are highly likely to get multiple requests for the same document. It is a good idea to create a deal site (similar to what you might use for an acquisition), where all necessary information is loaded onto one site and then access is provided to the regulator. This will support discovery requests and provide a simple location to track access to documents. Insofar as effectively managing multiple regulators, there is little more that you can do on this front.
Leaking of information by community, government or NGOs
It is also expected that any government or NGO that is conducting an investigation (whether authorised to under a law or not) will leak information if and when they feel appropriate. It is often the case that they will issue information to the media before providing it to your company. When conducting the investigation rules of evidence do not apply, and the police, regulators or any government agency is likely to leak that information.
In some cases, an investigating agency may be required to release information as part of a Freedom of Information Act request to the agency from a member of the public. This can be quite frustrating to the company who is finding out information from the media rather than it being provided by the agency as part of some judicial proceeding. This is generally the norm, so managing that information is vital. This might occur in the above example, when the government might be testing the water and releasing its results before you have had a chance to release your results.
Pre-judgement and presumed guilt
Whenever there is an issue that touches the community, there is a natural tendency to want to assign blame. Unfortunately, as a large company that could be responsible, it is very often the case that you will be pre-judged as guilty. In this environment, the judgement is not by a court of law but by the court of public opinion. The court of public opinion is generally very strong and will certainly come before the court of law.
While you do not want to have a case in the media or without the rules of evidence, as we have seen in many situations if the court of public opinion goes against you (and there is a chance that you were culpable in some way) then it will be near impossible to turn things around. In this situation, it is important to realise that you may be fighting the court of public opinion today or tomorrow. You will not be waiting for three to four years to argue in a court of law. That argument will happen immediately and probably publicly, in the press, with a mixture of leaked documents, and without the value of the court system to provide transparency. Of course, a lot of this assumes that you are in a location where you have such rights in the first place.
Inability to maintain privilege
Lawyers, predominantly litigators, are always conscious about maintaining privilege in documents and reports prepared for the contemplation of litigation. This is a wise approach and certainly one steeped in 500 years of legal maxims. However, the current models, where cases are heard in the court of public opinion, do not really support the protections that legal professional privilege provide.
In many countries, the concept of privilege does not exist or is limited to external counsel who, given the importance of the case, may be involved but in many cases are not. In some cases it is just an internal counsel that is handling matters as it happens so fast and people are just not ready to engage external counsel that quickly. Either way, there is definitely a trend that privilege may not be available. In any event, you might waive that privilege to release a report or document that is in your favour. This is especially useful if you are in the court of public opinion.
Management being detained
In some countries in Asia (notably China), executives can be detained before the subsidiary even knows that there is a problem. The detaining of executives, particularly foreign ones, is a tactic that is commonly used by authorities. This way they can question the individual and also retain information in a country. Because many countries have relatively porous borders, some governments prefer to detain executives under house arrest or in a local police station. It needs to be said that senior executives of foreign companies in China are definitely under the spotlight should an issue happen on their watch. This spotlight is brighter when the breach includes information on (Chinese) citizens, involves food safety or high-level restricted industries, or could be declared a state secret.
There have been many high-profile detainees in China in the last few years. Any government that has a sense of global worth only ever invokes that right when they have strong evidence. You can assume that if a senior executive has been detained, certainly in China, there is some substance to the allegation or that the issue has some merit. It is also advised that executives never try to leave the country illegally. While this has occurred in China, it is certainly frowned upon and pressure will be brought on the company to return the executive to face charges.
Restrictions on products
If the issue that you are investigating involves a specific product, the product will almost always be subject to some form of restriction. It may need to be recalled from shelves or changed or modified in some way. It might also be subject to a reduction in price, or the company may need to provide refunds to concerned buyers. In many cases around allegations of price fixing and collusion, it is common to immediately decrease the price in order to reduce the focus of attention on the investigation. While this might be seen as an admission of guilt in many cases, governments are often only interested in securing a better deal for themselves and their constituents. We have seen some of this activity recently in the reduction of spare part prices by European car manufacturers in China.
Admitting liability
While it goes against the grain for many lawyers, admitting liability early when you are liable goes a long way to reducing community backlash and saving your reputation. When food scares recently occurred in China, the company concerned immediately admitted liability and promised to take steps to manage the situation. They ended up being part of the solution rather than part of the problem. In these situations, your brand will bounce back much stronger, and it will likely reduce the angst associated with the incident. From a legal perspective, it also allows for the team to focus on the compensation aspects of the case rather than arguing about liability.
With 24-hour news channels and social media activity, failing to communicate during a crisis is not an option. Silence will never be forgotten by the public, while the company that continues to communicate will be able to continue to maintain that trust with its customers. Remaining silent is a mistake. Even if you do not have all the answers yet and are still investigating, you should say so and say it often.


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Source: Visa Issues Force Tyrone Spong to Withdraw From WSOF 3 Co-Main Event
Tyrone Spong will not be able to compete at World Series of Fighting 3 due to visa issues, a source close to the promotion revealed to Sherdog.com on Monday.
The Surinamese-born Dutchman was expected to meet Tachi Palace Fights veteran Angel DeAnda in a light heavyweight bout in Las Vegas on June 14. Instead, Spong will likely compete on an August WSOF card, according to the source. The Las Vegas-based promotion has yet to formally announce Spong's withdrawal from the bout, which was expected to serve as the evening's co-headliner.
WSOF 3 is headlined by a welterweight clash between Jon Fitch and Josh Burkman. The show's four-bout main card airs on NBC Sports Network and also includes a heavyweight showdown between Rolles Gracie and Dave Huckaba, as well as a lightweight tussle pitting Justin Gaethje against Brian Cobb.
Spong made his mixed martial arts debut in November, knocking out Travis Bartlett 3:15 into the opening frame at WSOF 1. An accomplished kickboxer with a 69-6-1 career record, the Blackzilians representative returned to that arena on March 23, when he knocked out Remy Bonjasky in the second round at Glory 5 in London.


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In part two of Keeping Up With the Kardashians, which airs this Sunday at 9pm, we'll get to see Kanye West's entire proposal to Kim Kardashian. But before we finally get to see him get down on one knee and present Kim with the mother of all diamond engagement rings, we'll get to see all the preparation involved in the proposal. Flying out the entire Kardashian/Jenner clan to San Francisco on a private jet, keeping the huge secret from Kim, not ruining the surprise—it ain't so easy.
Watch: Kim Kardashian Sings on the Final Episode of The Tonight Show With Jay Leno
So watch these three clips below of all the prep leading up to Kanye popping the question. First, here's the sisters coming up with a quick response to Kim's "What are you guys talking about?" question:
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Next, here's Kris, Rob, the sisters and Kim's friends on their private jet to San Francisco. Clearly Kris knows there's a proposal about to happen:
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Photos: Check Out This Hilarious Throwback Pic of Kim Kardashian & Kanye West
And lastly, here's the sisters getting all glammed up while Kim, meanwhile, has absolutely no idea what's happening and almost cancels the whole night because she was sick!
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Poll: Do You Prefer Kim Kardashian as a Blonde or Brunette?
Be sure to tune into KUWTK to see the full proposal when it airs this Sunday, February 16 at 9pm on E!. Do you think Kim was expecting the proposal? What do you hope they show on the episode? Tweet us @OKMagazine.


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"A form of paving, as for a path, made of slabs of stone of irregular shape fitted together."
Sunday, 3 April 2016
A to Z Challenge
My friend Faith is doing the A to Z Blogging Challenge this year (you can find her posts on Catholic Books here) and I made a last minute decision to take up the challenge myself. The idea is that you write a post each day during the month of April with each one themed on a letter of the alphabet from A to Z. As there are only 26 letters and 30 days in the month, Sunday's are taken off. You can, but don't have to, choose an overriding theme, but it seems that most people do. I decided to take "Archives" as my topic, and as it is partly history related to put the posts on my new, but already rather neglected, History RoundAbout blog. I have made a start with A is for Archives and B is for Boxes.
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A final beam, a winter's sight,
As one last ray, doth caress the earth,
With a gentle and most charming light;
Whereupon the sun, now doth call the night.
Where moon does rise and stars gleam bright,
Where trees do glitter with frost and snow,
And where path does glint, a billion diamonds show,
Like some old fashioned winter from long ago~
Sleep well my darling for the day is gone,
Yet tomorrow will spread her wings, anon!
Written by James Mee
Photography by Rita Pal
Photography by Rita Pal


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I haven't been doing a great job documenting LE's milestones, but that doesn't mean that I haven't been noticing them. For about 3 weeks now, LE has started to respond to her surroundings. She loves her play mat that Aunt Nora gave her; she'll lay on there kicking her legs around, smiling and cooing. It's amazing how much I love to hear her coo. LE will sit on our laps, look hard at our faces, and will try so hard to make a coo or "guh" come out. We have little conversations of nonsensical words.
Overall LE has been a great, well-mannered baby that is easy to soothe. Yesterday LE had an especially cranky afternoon with no smiling times. All she wanted to do was get held, sleep, and eat. I wore her in the BabyBjorn while I cooked dinner, which was the easy part. The hard part was trying to eat in a semi-horizontal position with my less dominant hand and without dropping food on her head. Finally, after I finished eating, she woke up from sleeping on my chest. I see her cute little head spring up to look around. Her nose is two inches from my nose, her eyes peering into my eyes. I got excited thinking that she was going to smile and be happy... but then "buuuuurp!" She puts her head back down. Thanks, LE. Good thing your mom finds your gas funny... for now anyway.


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A new spate of vandal attacks upon some of Rome's best known monuments - including the decapitation and mutilation of several famous statues and monumental fountains - is worrying city authorities.
Vandals are no strangers in Rome. They have been sacking the city, on and off, ever since the fall of the Roman Empire.
It began in July, near the Piazza del Popolo. The feet, arms and faces of three marble statues, one of them dating back to ancient Rome, were smashed by unidentified vandals.
They used paving blocks torn up from the road.
The next target was the Fountain of the Bees, at the entrance to the Via Veneto. This was built to the design of the famous Roman 17th Century sculptor Gianlorenzo Bernini.
Last month, a passer-by refreshing himself from one of the water jets flowing into the fountain basin noticed that the head of one of three giant marble bees perched there had been lopped off, and informed the police. No-one was able to say for certain exactly when this had happened.
No arrests have been made in connection with either of these attacks.
Eugenio La Rocca, who is in overall charge of the conservation of Rome's thousands of open-air monuments, has criticised the law relating to vandalism of public property as "too bland".
"It's impossible to safeguard all the famous statues scattered throughout the city."
Milton Gendel, an American art historian and connoisseur who made Rome his home half a century ago, has snapped tourists bathing in the fragile and priceless bronze and marble Fountain of the Tortoises, from the window of his apartment overlooking the fountain.
"The classical example of the failure of the authorities to protect the city fabric was the opening to the public of the gardens of former private villas - Villa Borghese, Villa Torlonia, and Villa Pamphilij - which had been filled for centuries with monuments, statuary and antiquities," he said.
"The statues were immediately decapitated and maimed. The police were absent, there was no control. There have been palliative efforts, including a sort of superstitious belief in technology: if you aim cameras at the monuments, it will protect them. Well, it can't."
Spray paint
Roberto di Paola, the architect in charge of Rome's public and private architectural patrimony, believes one way of improving security might be to floodlight the city's most important monuments at night.
"By reflecting light on an object, this enables people to read art in an appropriate way," he told me.
"A restoration is always a stress upon a work of art.
"The actual cost of restoring the damage at the Bernini fountain may not be high, but a damaged work of art always loses value."
Perhaps the most obvious signs of the new vandalism are the spray-painted graffiti which smother the lower part of the walls of practically every building in central Rome.
The city council has hired two permanent squads of cleaners, armed with paintbrushes, solvents and pressure hoses, to go round the city cleaning off the spray paint which defaces both public and private property.
It is a losing battle, according to Cecilia Bernardini, a professional art and stone restorer who accompanies the cleaners on their rounds.
"The authorities tell us to give priority to removing any anti-George W Bush or anti-government slogans or any slander against the police. Many anti-war slogans are now stencilled directly on to walls to try to make them more indelible.
"Rome is not this or that particular building. The whole city is a museum and you have to treat it as such. All the buildings have a context."
The laxity of the police in prosecuting graffiti writers is mocked by the writers themselves.
Papik Rossi, a dedicated Roman skateboarder who counts many writers among his friends, told me: "In Amsterdam it's really hard to do graffiti, there's a special police squad, but in Rome, writers continue to scrawl whatever they want on walls and subways, and scooter riders cross red lights with impunity.
"Graffiti are just one of those easy things to do in Rome...'
Milton Gendel said he found "laughable" the idea that people scribbling on private property are somehow expressing themselves "and therefore may be part of the art world".
"They are vandals. Tolerance is too broad in Rome," he concluded.
That seems to be the nub of the problem. The whole fabric of the city of Rome is fragile.
The choking traffic pollution, the hordes of tourists tramping around, the mostly teenage graffiti writers and the new wave of random vandals are - each in their own way - threatening a unique urban environment, where the history of the past 2,000 years is written in stone all around you.
The eternal city - despite the major clean-up and face-lift it underwent for the Jubilee of 2000 - is suddenly beginning to look very vulnerable.


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12 May 2009
Important changes to Australian skilled migration released today
Recent predictions that the Australian skilled migration program for the 2009-10 financial year would be reduced in line with the struggling economy have been confirmed today. The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, announced today, 12 May, that the Australian skilled migration program would be cut and be more targeted on the skills needed most by the Australian workforce to help sponsor positive economic growth. Tradespersons will also be affected by increased requirements for skilled migration to Australia.
Since the start of this calendar year, the Australian skilled migration program has been under intense review in light of the changing economic conditions, and as a result the Government fine-tuned the program to better reflect the needs of the economy.
This meant capping the projected independent skilled migration quota at 115,000 places, fast-tracking employer-sponsored visas, lending States and Territories more freedom in the government-sponsored program, and giving those with skills listed on the Critical Skills List (CSL) priority in the independent skilled stream (in particular health, IT and engineering professionals).
Today, the Government announced further amendments to the Australian skilled migration program. While the changes made this year will remain during the 2009-10 financial year, a further cap on the independent skilled migration program will be implemented, reducing the projected total to 108,100 places. The employer-sponsored and government-sponsored visa programs will remain uncapped, and the CSL will remain as a guideline for prioritising independent applications for Australian skilled migration.
Further, requirements for trades occupations in the independent skilled migration pathway will be raised. Australian skilled migration applicants who do not have a sponsor and are using a trade occupation as their nominated skill will need to have a higher command of the English language. Now, instead of scoring a 5 in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), trades people will need to score at least a 6 IELTS (out of a possible high score of 9).
Onshore applicants in this category will also need to complete a job readiness test to have their skills assessed, so that they can prove they have the skills nominated in their Australian skilled migration application. The job readiness test will also need to match that of the tests required from offshore applicants in this category, to ensure that all trades persons applying for non-sponsored skilled migration have the same level of competence.
The measures introduced are aimed to prioritise those applicants who have the skills needed most, and ensure that those non-sponsored applicants with a trade are able to use their skills in the Australian labour market, secure employment and start contributing to the Australian economy as soon as possible. The Government is also hoping that the government-sponsored and employer-sponsored streams would represent half of all Australian skilled migration visas during the 2009-10 financial year, representing an increase of 30 per cent on previous years.
"The Government has begun the task of constructing a long-term planning framework for migration as a key component of the current reform agenda," Senator Evans said in a statement today.
The family stream of the Australian migration program is also being opened up; a further 2,500 places have been added to the Spouse and Fiancée Visa program, 1,000 places to the Contributory Parent Visa program, and 300 to the Child Visa program.
"We are recognising the importance of family through this boost which will benefit Australians who seek to have their parents, partners or children join them to live here permanently," Senator Evans added.
If you are interested in migrating to Australia and are unsure of the best pathway for you to take now that changes are being implemented, use our free online assessment and have one of the qualified migration consultants call you to help you with emigrating to Australia.
The Australian Visa Bureau is an independent consulting company specialising in helping people with emigrating to Australia.


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Isla Fisher - Golden Globes 2013 Red Carpet
Isla Fisher waves to her fans on the red carpet at the 2013 Golden Globes held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday (January 13) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The 36-year-old actress wore a Reem Acra dress, Casadei shoes, her own earrings, a Van Cleef ring and bracelets, and a Rodo bag.
Isla's animated flick Rise of the Guardians is nominated for Best Animated Feature at tonight's ceremony! Her hubby Sacha Baron Cohen's film Les Miserables is nominated for Best Picture – Musical or Comedy.
It's a family affair tonight!


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If there's anything we've learned from the Johnny Cash song A Boy Named Sue, it's that an embarrassing name makes you a lot tougher. A case in point seems to be England rugby player Danny Grewcock, who has roamed from town to town to hide his shame.
Danny Grewcock's chances of making England's World Cup squad appear remote after he was banned from all rugby from 4 August to 15 September. He was suspended for punching Clermont Auvergne's Thibault Privat in the European Challenge Cup final on 19 May.
Other Grewcock crimes and misdemeanors:
• Jan., 2007: One-week ban for stamping on Sale flanker Nathan Bonner-Evans.
• July, 2004: Six-week ban for reckless use of the boot against New Zealand.
• May, 2003: Two-week ban for punching Lawrence Dallaglio in Parker Pen final.
• Sep., 2002: Five-week ban after being sent off for stamping on Kyran Bracken in club game.
But Mr. Grewcock also has his staunch supporters, among them Cameron Diaz. Yep.
A fellow guest revealed to the Sunday Telegraph newspaper: "Grewcock was at the hotel with the England squad, as they train nearby, and every time Diaz saw him she shouted: 'Go England, go!' I'm not actually sure if she wasn't more enthusiastic about Grewcock than the game, but he would always refer to her as the team 'mascot' and said he believed she would bring them good luck."
Well, at least his name is less embarrassing than that of former Diaz love interest Reginald Bum-Dickletickler.
Grewcock Ban Hits World Cup Hopes [BBC Sport]
Rugby Fan Diaz [AskMen]


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This week, we celebrated all things pumpkin.
We started off by visiting the pumpkin patch on Monday. It was hot, but it was a great time.
Coming back on Tuesday, we had an opportunity to examine the various pumpkins we brought back with us from the patch. Some were bumpy, some were smooth. Some were orange, some were spotty.
After our observations, we reflected on our experiences.
On Wednesday, we dissected some of the pumpkins to learn more about their parts.
We learned that they're gooey.
We saved some of their tops to paint with them as well.
Ode to the Pumpkin.
We didn't forget about our letter Dd, though. We practiced writing them...
and built them with leftover pumpkin seeds.
We also had our letter Dd show-and-tell.
For math, we counted with acrylic pumpkin manipulatives...
and we counted pumpkin cutouts. It was definitely a pumpkin-filled week!
For our cooking project, we decided to hold off on the pumpkin bread since we were inspired by the pumpkin soup recipe taught to us by the Pumpkin Patch Lady.
We scooped out a big pumpkin...
We cut up carrots and onions...
and mixed them together.
We added peas...
and stew meat.
Then, we poured in some ready-made beef broth.
Finally, we closed it up and baked for 2 hours.
The end result was pumpkin soup!
It was super yummy!
It was a great week, filled with pumpkins. Even in our hair.


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There is no end to the news: Steve Hackett is going to release a new album in 2017! The Night Siren is set to come out on March 24.
Says Steve: "This latest waxing represents a bird's eye view of the world of a musical migrant ignoring borders and celebrating our common ancestry with a unity of spirit, featuring musicians, singers and instruments from all over the world. ... Boundaries often hold back the tide. But while the night siren wails, music breaches all defences. To quote Plato, 'When the music changes, the walls of the city shake'."
Artists from all over the world have participated in the making of the album. Besides a Celtic Uilleann Pipe there are musicians from Israel, Palestine, Iraq, Iceland and the United States.
The musicians en detail: Steve Hackett (guitar &
vocals), Roger King (keyboards & programming), Nad Sylvan (vocals on
Inca Terra), Rob Townsend (all things wind), Amanda Lehmann (vocals),
Gary O'Toole (drums), Benedict Fenner (additional keyboards &
programming). Additional music comes from singers Kobi and Mira (from Israel and Palestine), U.S. American Nick d'Virgilio (drums), Malik Mansurov (the tar, from Azerbaijan) and Gulli Breim (drums and percussion, from Iceland). Special musical accents are provided by Christine Townsend (violin, viola), Dick Driver (double bass), Troy Donockley (Celtic Uilleann) and Leslie Bennett (keyboards on The Gift).
The track list
1. Behind the Smoke
2. Martian Sea
3. Fifty Miles from the North Pole
4. El Niño
5. Other Side of the Wall
6. Anything but Love
7. Inca Terra
8. In Another Life
9. In the Skeleton Gallery
10. West to East
11. The Gift
The Night Siren will be published by Inside Out Music on March 24, 2017. There will be various formats:
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Steve Hacketts Studio-Album from 2006 as a Special Edition.
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