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How Twitter, Google And Facebook Have Responded To Russia's Attempt To Censor Political Opposition
from the different-responses dept
Of course, with so much information online now being spread via American social media companies, Russia has been increasingly turning to those companies to help in its censorship regime. The Wall Street Journal recently looked at how Twitter, Google and Facebook all responded to censorship demands from Russia, as the government is trying to stamp out a planned rally in support of Navalny. The short summary, as noted by Mathew Ingram is that Facebook initially complied but has since stopped, Google hasn't complied and Twitter not only refused to comply but also alerted the users in question that the Russian government was trying to censor them:
In response to a request from Russian prosecutors, Roskomnadzor, the country's communications regulator, began issuing block orders for Russia just hours after the Moscow rally was publicized on social media late last week, officials said. Facebook honored the initial order last weekend and blocked a page promoting the event, but others were quickly created, attracting more attention.Russian officials quoted in the article note, fairly confidently, that the blocks "will be fulfilled," which likely means other plans are in place to try to filter the same content, perhaps at the ISP level. Also interesting is that Russia's own (super popular) Facebook competitor, VKontakte, apparently has also refused to block the info, saying that it would "create an unfair competitive advantage for foreign social networks and turn people away from VKontakte." This is doubly surprising since a few months back, the company's founder was effectively pressured into selling the site to a businessman with close ties to Putin.
Since then, Facebook has left the other pages promoting the rally active in Russia, including one that shows more than 32,000 users indicating they will attend. Facebook lawyers are reviewing a growing number of Russian government removal requests, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Twitter Inc. confirmed that it has received multiple directives since last week from Russian authorities to remove tweets and accounts that promote the rally, citing a prosecutorial order under Russian federal law. But a Twitter spokesman said the company has "not removed the content they specified," and has been forwarding the government orders to users to warn them.
Google Inc.'s YouTube still has videos promoting the rally available on its Russian site, despite the government's directives.
The article also contains a fairly astounding quote from a Russian parliament member, Mikhail Degtyaryov, in response to former US ambassador to Russia, Michael McFaul, faulting Facebook for its initial decision to block the page about the Navalny rally. Here was Degtyaryov's quote:
"McFaul should be quiet and Facebook should obey Russian laws. We know what happens to countries that don't limit extremist activity online—that's the 'Arab Spring'…Russia doesn't need that."Indeed, I'm sure that Russia doesn't want an angry public speaking out against a government out of touch with the public, but it's pretty bizarre to see a government official outright condemn what happened in the Arab Spring -- which was a clear move away from authoritarian dictatorships and into democracy. Degtyaryov's comment is basically saying that Russia prefers dictatorship to democracy. That may be true, but it's still rare for a politician to outright admit that.
Either way, it's yet another example of the internet -- and its still partially borderless nature -- creating headaches for regimes that are used to controlling the message absolutely.


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The Hong Kong Book Fair, which is known for its sher enormity, has made an effort to modernize and expand its reach.
Maybe because most of the books are in Chinese-language material to local buyers, or because it is more like a raucous and populist event, the Book Fair has not quite found its place on the global stage yet.
"Our goal is to put it on the map internationally," said Joe Kainz, a spokesman for the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, which organizes the fair. In this year's seven-day fair, more international authors, more English-language material, and a new area dedicated to e-books and digital media have been brought in. To help visitors who might be intimidated by that second language they learned in school, the Fair's organizers held sessions like "Chip Tsao's Reading Guide to Renowned English-language Authors."
Mr. Tsao, a British-educated local commentator, addressed a standing-room-only seminar on the first day. After a short introduction, he began reading in a slow, clear British accent while pointing to a screen with the first page of Mr. Horowitz's "Point Blank," part of his "Alex Rider" series of crime thrillers aimed at younger readers. Mr. Tsao translated difficult words into Cantonese and peppered his talk with jokes. "You don't have to run to the dictionary everytime there's a word you don't recognize," he reassured. "You don't need to know what a Beretta sub-compact, semi-automatic pistol is. You just need to know this man has a gun."
"I'm bowled over that there are a million people interested enough in books to show up." said the guests speakers who seemed overwhelmed by the crowds, "I was struck by how by how many young people are here. It made my old heart quite happy."
Source: The New York Times
Read more at http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/30/arts/30iht-fair.html?_r=1&pagewanted=2

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Seven semitrailer loads of emergency relief supplies from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints are on their way from Salt Lake to Gulf Coast church storehouses near the expected impact zone of Hurricane Gustav, and more is on the way.
Church officials said in a statement Friday that they are in close contact with Texas and Louisiana emergency-response teams as well as Federal Emergency Management personnel. Supplies are headed to Dallas, Houston, Atlanta, Orlando, Fla., and Slidell, La. areas the emergency teams anticipate will host hurricane evacuees.
The trucks are carrying 100,000 hygiene kits to supplement storehouse supplies that include satellite phones, generators, linens, plastic sheeting, water and food. More trucks are scheduled to head south this weekend with additional hygiene kits and food boxes.
LDS missionaries in the four mission districts most likely to be affected have been notified, and the church has contacted the families of those missionaries with assurances that the storm is being closely monitored, and early actions will be taken to keep them out of danger.
Updates on LDS church relief efforts can be found at www.providentliving.org.


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Stunning! Downloading now..
In 1986, the world's worst nuclear disaster occurred at the Chernobyl power station. Soviet authorities established a 30km 'Exclusion Zone' around this nuclear wasteland, but in 2006 a second explosion rocked the stricken reactor, obliterating all living things and causing the Zone's boundaries to ripple outwards. From this epicenter came waves of mutated creatures, deadly radiation, and a strange, anomalous energy. The Zone was cordoned off by the military, who would shoot on sight anyone foolish enough to brave the horrors within.
Over 60 minutes of ambient music are added to the Zone.
Two new tracks are added to most areas above-ground. Pripyat, Army Warehouses and Agroprom Underground get one new track.
The following video is a preview of some of the tracks, from when the project was WIP.
Stunning! Downloading now..
Mod Sentry Release Post here: Modsentry.com keep it up, looking forward to the Call of Pripyat one!
sounds so deep! cheers, downloading!!!
Grabbing it. Thanks a lot!
I'm just listening to the tracks right now, working on getting another game to work right lol Really creepy sounding, can't wait to hear them in game.
but hey, the videos look like something was done to the visual part as well, wasn't it?
Gonna try it
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After the jury's verdict Thursday that Felma Kisio had committed second- degree murder and attempted second-degree murder by shooting her estranged husband and his girlfriend, the Fort Lauderdale woman initially kept the same sad expression she had throughout her trial.
Then, a silent courtroom watched Kisio, who turns 64 next week, crumple into her chair, weeping, as Circuit Judge Thomas Coker directed her to be fingerprinted in front of the jury.
"I think everyone felt sorry for her. It sounded like she'd been through a rough life," said juror James Eldred, 27, a carpenter from Margate. "But, you know, the law is the law. We felt she was guilty. The evidence really was pretty one-sided," he said.
Kisio was convicted of murdering Michael Kisio, 65, and shooting Jean Riles, 55, twice at the apartment the two shared at 1440 Miami Road.
Coker denied any bond for Kisio until her May 10 sentencing. Because the jury's verdict reduced the initial first-degree murder charge, she could receive anything from probation to life in prison.


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- 2 Cups Justin's Classic Peanut Butter
- 1/3 Cup Maple Syrup
- ¼ Cup Coconut Flour
- ½ Teaspoon Salt
- 2/3 Cup Gluten Free Granola
- 6 Justin's Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups
Cooking Instructions
- In a large bowl, combine peanut butter, syrup, coconut flour and salt. Mix well.
- Add granola and stir until combined.
- Form into bite sized balls and set aside.
- In a double boiler, melt peanut butter cups over low heat, stirring frequently.
- Using a fork, dip each peanut butter ball in the melted chocolate and place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Freeze the balls for 20 minutes or until chocolate is set.
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I am a father, a husband and a scientist. This blog will be a small window into the insanity that is my world.
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I sometimes ask myself, why do people blog? Is it a way to showcase a person's particular talent or skill? Or perhaps is it a way to stay in touch with family and friends. Whatever it may be for each individual, I think blogging is a fascinating concept. People send out personal ideas/concepts/inspirations to the entire Internet without thinking twice about it. So again, I ask myself, why do people blog? I've asked myself this many times before deciding to go ahead with my own (for probably the 4th time). On paper, I'm your 'cliche' outgoing, friendly, sociable woman who pretty much wears everything on her sleeve. But on a contrary, behind closed doors I'm a much more of a 'keep-to-herself', even closed off at times women who likes to keep things to herself. So why blog? I guess I'm still asking myself that question as I type. The best answer I think I can come up with is that it's somewhat of a "blogger's therapy". Writing is very therapeutic. It's somewhat cleansing to get everything (or at least something) off your mind and written down on a page. I'm what you'd call one of those "widely imaginative people" with a limitless passion for all things creative. While this blog is in a sense, just for me, I hope anyone who reads this will find some inspiration from what I will share from here on out.
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spacious home offers lots of potential in Burlingame
Beds: 4 Baths: 2 Sq. Ft.: 2,000 $/Sq. Ft.: $488 Lot Size: 7,700 Sq. Ft. Property Type: Detached Single Family Style: Ranch Stories: 1 View: Bay Year Built: 1964 Community: Mills Estates County: San Mateo MLS#: 81102832 Source: MLSListings Status: ActiveThis listing is for sale and the sellers are accepting offers. On Redfin: 9 daysAre you seeking a beautiful home situated in the hills overlooking the bay? Well, look no further this spacious home offers lots of potential. The living room is huge with a wood burning fireplace and is along side the family room centered right in the middle of the home. The master has a bath & walk in closet. Outdated features throughout. Close to freeway for a quick commute + much more 2 offer
What does a house with lots of potential and cost ~$1M look like? Well, sure the outside may be a bit frumpy, but let's go inside and explore the grandeur of this house:
Trust me. You're not going to find that tile
pattern anywhere else. This is definitely one of a kind. Super RARE!
Don't they say that everything old is new again? Well, in this case, you're going to be buying a bleeding edge kitchen!
All those tiles! I'm thinking… very large bathroom! Or… with a few more mirrors, it could be the Mirror Scene from Enter the Dragon!
Think of the romantic opportunity here!
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Amazing Coloring Book. Grayscale
A beautiful GRAYSCALE coloring book featuring the illustrations of Alena Lazareva .
Add your own vibrant color . This book includes 32 unique different hand drawn illustrations: Fantasy, Mushrooms, Pin Up, Funny Animals, Fairies, Fashion illustrations.
* Page size is 8.5x11inches.
* Pages printed on one side only.
I recommend using colored pencils. Use markers just for small touch ups as well as gel pens (use sheet of card under the page you are colouring).
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iBeauty, from start-up to scale-up
iBeauty, which runs an online CRM platform for beauty salons and hairdressers, took part in the Sirris Startathlon. The ambitious start-up thus embarked on an interactive search for an effective route to market and a tailor-made growth strategy.
iBeauty stands for an online CRM platform for beauty salons and hairdressers, from diary management, online booking and marketing tools through to an extensive range of digital options for the cash register system, stock management, customer records, cash receipts journal, newsletters and so on. It decided to sign up for the Sirris Startathlon with the aim of gradually increasing the application's user base while keeping costs as affordable as possible.
At Startathlon workshops, between five and seven SaaS and hardware companies, both start-ups and spin-offs, get the opportunity to work on their own innovative business case with a team of Sirris experts. iBeauty was therefore guided through seven clear steps towards a validated growth model.
You can find the details of this seven-step plan in the references section of the Sirris Website.


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Everybody else I've encountered so far -- everybody! -- seems to me like a more or less obvious part of the advertising branch of the watch industry. Websites such as WatchTime and Hodinkee are interesting, but I can't recall a single article on either site which was even faintly negative, overall, about any watch. And those two sites are interesting in part because they're not nearly as obvious about it as a lot of other sites claiming to be magazines. All of these sites have big, expensive-looking ads on them, and it seems that they are competing for watchmakers' ad revenue by flattering them, as opposed to giving the reader some usefully unfiltered opinions.
I don't agree with the Watch Snob about everything --
Up until I read that column today, I was under the impression -- the surprising impression, to me -- that Cartier had been generally accepted as one of the world's finest watchmakers, because up until today, that had been the tone of absolutely everything I had read about their watches from absolutely everyone whom I suspected of possibly being some sort of expert. Thank you, Watch Snob!
Besides what we generally think of as journalists (including bloggers), there is one major online source of information about watches, and it is a source which is in no way lacking in negative reactions to this or that watch. I'm talking about online forums where watch enthusiasts gather to talk about watches. The biggest such gathering place of which I currently know is at the website Watchuseek. But I'm not sure what to make of the information I get from such forums. A lot of the participants there seem to be biased in favor of a particular brand or model which they happen to own -- I've been guilty of the very same sort of biased writing on this very blog. By the way, this is my Seiko 5:
There are many like it, but this one is mine -- or against some brand with which they seem to have had some completely atypical bad luck: for example, they may have owned a particular model which kept terrible time and broke down very soon after they got it, when the model in general is famous for its precision and reliability.
I hear that in some such cases, the person writing about such bad experience actually has had no such experience with the brand or model in question, but happens to own a store which sells a brand or model which competes in the marketplace which the one they're denigrating. I hear that in some cases, manufacturers actually encourage their employees go online and slander the competition.
I repeat: I HEAR such things, I have no idea how often they actually happen.
Maybe if I spent a huge amount of time in such forums, I would gradually get a sense for which of the participants was knowledgeable and frank, and start to be able to sift the signal from the noise. Maybe. It seems like a huge investment to make, for a questionable possibility of an eventual payoff of unknown proportions.
In the meantime, other then the Watch Snob, where are the honest horological writers at the world's magazines and newspapers? Are there any? Does the Watch Snob publish under a pseudonym because the entire watch industry would snub him if they knew who he was, making it difficult or impossible for him to do his job?


text: Theresa was a public defender for the state of Missouri in Jackson and Buchanan counties. Over eight years of trying cases in very difficult situations, with an overcrowded docket has given Theresa a unique perspective on how to deal with prosecutors and judges in an expeditious manner. She prides herself on her great customer (client) service and being able to explain often very difficult legal concepts to clients that can have a very serious consequences to their livelihoods and families. Theresa focuses on the Missouri side of the state line for the Traffic Lawyers in the areas of DUI, traffic, and criminal.


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The Era of Having a Chance
July 23, 2014 by Ross Lancaster • Print Story •
Starting with the beginning of this season, I decided to grab a subscription to MLB.tv. There were just too many teams and players that I wanted to watch on a regular basis to put it off any longer. It's worked out well, especially as my favorite team, the Texas Rangers, are slogging through a last-place season with what amounts to mostly a Triple A roster.
Just before the All-Star Break, I found myself flipping between various games on that service when it struck me that this is a year where there just aren't that many teams that look very strong.
If I'm a playoff contender or likely playoff team, the only teams I'm especially scared of facing in a series are the A's, Tigers, Angels, and Dodgers. Every other team has a huge glaring weakness or has looked very inconsistent at times. And even though those four teams aren't quite the best four by record in the majors (hi, Giants and Nationals fans), they look the most complete at the moment.
In that select group, the A's look a step above everyone else, having outscored their opponents by an absurd 150 runs as of Tuesday. To put that number in some context, the top team in run differential for the last five seasons has average a +176 number over 162 games. The A's are on pace to run up a +248 margin. That doesn't quite put them in the same class as the 1998 Yankees and 2001 Mariners, but it's close. Even though Oakland is on a 101-win pace, their run differential is indicative of a 107-win club.
And while they've been baseball's best team all season, the A's are finally starting to get recognized as a truly dominant and rare club by traditional national media. Yet, due to the existence of more playoff rounds and just basic luck, there's a 76 percent chance another club takes the World Series in late October. There's even a chance that if Oakland continues to be unlucky, or merely falls off of its torrid pace, that the A's won't even win their own division and will have to play a one-off wild card game.
In other words, the A's are guaranteed absolutely nothing, except a probably a nominal playoff spot. But beyond that, and because of the second wild card, there are so many teams still with an opportunity to make the playoffs. And after that, the structure of the playoffs doesn't care if you've won 82 or 112 games. Just ask the 2006 Cardinals, or any number of teams in the Wild Card era that went all the way with win totals in the low-90s.
You may not believe me about the number of teams who can still say that they have a shot at contending. But to my count, there are really only seven teams who have no shot at making the playoffs: the Astros, Rangers, Phillies, Cubs, Padres, Diamondbacks, and Rockies. Every single other team is within eight games or less of a playoff spot, hardly an impossible ask with over 60 games left for every MLB team.
This is also not a unique phenomenon to 2014. Since the introduction of the second wild card for the 2012 season, an average of a little more than half the teams in each league have been within that eight-game buffer on the Tuesday after the All-Star Break. In the AL in 2012, all but three teams were within 3.5 of holding an "if the season ended today" playoff spot.
This is the era of having a chance.
Not included in my list of seven teams whose chances are completely exterminated are clubs like the Mets, Marlins and Twins. This column might be about the only time those teams' playoff chances have really been mentioned on a national level. And it's not like their fans would exactly be distraught if they each finished with win totals in the 70s. All those teams are multiple years away from being truly competitive.
Yet, if one of those clubs goes on a run like the Royals did last year from 45-51 on July 22, they could somehow be in a wild card game. And unlike the Red Sox, who have been the subject of several "they're not out of it!" stories after a recent winning streak, the Mets have actually outscored their opponents this season.
The fact that 23 teams still have a punchers' chance as we fast approach the trade deadline brings up a larger issue: Is this even a good thing for baseball?
For me, I can't see how it is. Knowing that a mediocre team is likely to make the playoffs in the AL shouldn't exactly be the thing baseball fans want to see.
But what the era of having a chance has done in giving more teams a shot at October effectively keeps more teams' fans engaged in what is inherently a regional sport. In this sense, it's been a good money-making move for baseball. Even though purists, of which I don't consider myself one, must hate it, this era of baseball is going to stay. You should hope that your team is still in the hunt. After all, they probably still are.


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Congrats to the Old Spokes Home | Seven Days Daysies 2012
I'd like to congratulate all my buddies and former co-workers at the Old Spokes Home for winning the Seven Days Daysies award for "Best Bike Shop Inside Chittenden County" for the second year in a row. If you're looking for an awesome used bike or to get your current ride serviced, you should definitely swing by and talk to the gang. Everyone at the shop is extremely friendly and eager to help you out. Also, while you're there I'd recommend checking out the bicycle museum upstairs – Glen's collection is incredible.


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Quintus Ennius tria corda habere sese dicebat, quod loqui Graece et Osce et Latine sciret."Quintus Ennius said that he had three hearts, because he spoke Greek and Oscan and Latin." -Aulus Gellius, Noctes Atticae 17.17
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As the first book devoted exclusively to coolhunting online, 'Digital Coolhunting, Chasing the Latest Trends' by Anna Maria Lopez Lopez is a natural match for Trend Hunter. Featured numerous times throughout the book and most predominantly in its third chapter, entitled 'Seguimiento de tendencias internacionales,' or 'Monitoring International Trends,' Trend Hunter is identified as a prime source for those seeking what's new and hot.
The rise of the digital era has ushered in the golden age of trend chasing, which is a paid profession on the rise. Though Digital Coolhunting is published in Spanish, its content would prove useful for cool hunters from every part of the world. Rife with colorful, engaging images and tidbits that will not only make hunting trends easier, but more effective, the book, published by ANAYA Multimedia, is a must have.
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Currently I'm taking a School Law course for my MSE in Educational Leadership. My professor asked us to summarize an article about an issue involving freedom of speech and students. Those interested in school law, school leadership, student rights, or social media are encouraged to read this post. Cheers!
Article Citation:
Wilson, C. (2012). Students profane tweet stirs free-speech debate. Associated Press. Retrieved from http://news.yahoo.com/students-profane-tweet-stirs-free-speech-debate-185703148.html
Article Summary:
Austin Collin, a student at Garrett High School in Garrett, Indiana, was suspended after writing a tweet on March 16, 2012 at 2:30am from his home. The tweet contained a profanity: the f-word. A few days later school administrators informed Collin that he was expelled from school. Collin's mother believes that it is retaliation for a few other discipline problems from before this episode. According to the mother, Collin violated the school dress code by wearing a kilt to school and wrote a profanity on a school computer once before while on campus. The problem in this case is that Collin claims he wrote the tweet on his own computer and not on the school network. The school administration claims that the tweet did come from either a school computer or the school network which is how they know about the tweet. The school network automatically flags any profanities sent out by electronic means or unapproved websites visited. Although the school officials aren't allowed to directly comment on a student discipline case because of confidentiality issues, it is clear that somehow they were aware of the late night tweet.
The article details the landmark Tinker case as the Supreme Courts historical take on student freedom of speech. The article goes on to explain that state legislatures and school officials are looking for guidance from the courts for clarification on student free speech off-campus, but that the Supreme Court as denied to hear three cases about student off-campus speech in this session. Lower court rulings are all over the map and without clear guidance, state legislatures and school officials are making choices that may cost them later.
School Policy:
The school policy appears to be punishment for any student who uses a school computer or the school network to send profanities electronically. Also there is punishment for visiting any unapproved websites. Because this article doesn't publish the exact wording of the policy, it is impossible to determine if it unconstitutionally written.
Personal View:
Although this is a news article and not really a review of a policy per se, I do feel there are some issues that need to be dealt with. There are some issues not clearly known in the situation in the article, but one thing is for sure -- the school will find itself in court over this matter. Not only will they find themselves in court, they will probably lose the case. I can see several problems with who the administration handled this student discipline matter. First, expulsion is an extreme form of punishment. This is a violation of the students Fourteenth Amendment right to equal treatment. The student has a right to an education and poses no threat to the health or safety of the school environment. There has been no threat made by the student toward any student, faculty member, or administrator. Furthermore, based on Tinker the administration has no legs to stand on, because there was no material or substantial disruption to the educational process. In addition, the question of whether or not Austin Collin intentionally meant to send the tweet from the school network also posses a dilemma. However, even if he intentionally sent the tweet from the school network, the punishment fails to fit the crime and is a possible violation of Collin's rights under the Eighth Amendment -- the right to be free of cruel and unusual punishment. With these things in mind, I disagree with how the administration of the school handled this discipline case. Although I believe that Collin should be suspended for his actions, expulsion is way overboard on the part of the school.


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La Cañada Flintridge expects to retain its financial footing in the coming fiscal year, which begins July 1, according to a preliminary 2010-11 budget report released this week.
The City Council begins today its annual budget review, a multiphase process during which council members and staff assess all revenue and expenditures.
Officials said they are anticipating few surprises. General Fund revenues for 2010-11 are projected at $10.62 million, a 1.1% increase from this year. The preliminary budget does not include funding for new programming or staffing. And an ongoing hiring freeze means several unfilled positions will remain vacant.


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Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt has said he wants to crackdown on illegal immigration by barring people who are in the state illegally from obtaining driver's licenses.
Blunt said Missouri already has protections in place to prevent illegal immigrants from getting driver's licenses, but there isn't a specific law forbidding it.
State law now allows people who are not U.S. citizens to obtain Missouri driver's licenses by showing a federal form validating their lawful presence. Their status then is confirmed through a federal database, The Associated Press reported.
The legislation that is expected to be introduced in the regular legislative session that begins Jan. 9, 2008, also would prohibit people from helping illegal immigrants obtain driver's licenses.
Penalties for violating the proposed rules have not been set.
The protective steps being taken in Missouri follow a proposal in New York where Gov. Eliot Spitzer called for giving driver's licenses to illegal immigrants. After several weeks of wrangling with state lawmakers about his plan, he ended up withdrawing it.
Blunt said he was opposed to Spitzer's plan. He also said it would not work in Missouri.
"Under my plan, people who are here illegally will not get a driver's license. And if anyone tries to help them get one, they will be prosecuted, and punished," Blunt said in a written statement.
Even though the trend among states is to prevent illegal immigrants from obtaining driving privileges, Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski has something else in mind.
Kulongoski is calling for limiting the issuance of driver's licenses only to people who can prove they are in the state legally. At the same time, he wants to allow illegal immigrants the ability to have driving privileges.
The license for those who provide proof of "legal presence" would be valid at airports, banks and other locations that require identification. Individuals who cannot provide proof of their legal presence could use the other license only for driving. It would be stamped "not for identification."
The licensing of drivers in Oregon is expected to be a topic for consideration during a special session in February 2008. The Oregon Legislature doesn't meet in regular session until 2009.
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I ran across this little video this morning. It is just typography clips that go with a small excerpt of a speech by Ira Glass, who is an amazing NPR personality. I guess it really spoke to me because I have been trying to figure out where to go with my music right now, and last week I kind of decided to go nowhere. I have been in a holding pattern. What I have been making isn't current enough for my music partner, lucrative enough for my time, or as good as I know I can do... and so I realized it was time to stop trying, because I am too frustrated with me vs. everything. This little message by Ira Glass makes me rethink that somewhat. It kind of came out of nowhere. Does this speak to anyone but me?
Monday, February 20, 2012
The One That Reminds You to Keep Going
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Good thoughts. Keep going....! I think you're awesome.
- February 21, 2012 at 10:55 AM
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Tokyo Onlypic Is Critics' Pick at Korea's CinDi
Japanese director's Mashima Riichiro's 2008 movie Tokyo Onlypic has received the Green Chameleon Award from a jury of international critics at the third edition of Korea's Cinema Digital Seoul (CinDi).
This anthology-style movie centers on a fictitious and hilarious alternative sporting event using a clever mix of animation, CG and live-action. The Dentsu production will be released in the U.S. by Geneon. Riichiro explored similar themes in his two previous films Ski Jumping Pairs (2002) and Ski Jumping Pairs: The Road to Torino (2006).
CinDi showcased 92 films from 17 countries, 15 in competition, in seven days. Here's the film's curious trailer:


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Villiers: De Silva review 'profoundly shocking'
Northern Ireland Secretary Theresa Villiers said she was "profoundly shocked" by the de Silva review into the collusion between loyalist paramilitaries and security forces in the murder of Catholic solicitor Pat Finucane. She said:
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In one of the seminary classes, the professor was lecturing on the benefits of knowing Greek and Hebrew in order to correctly process the language of the Bible. I am inclined to agree, as were the other students who had studied Greek or Hebrew. The professor continued noting that most students stop using Greek and Hebrew as soon as they finish their classes and it is mostly forgotten within a year. Life pressures then kick in, and the reality is that most seminary graduates lose all use of the language shortly after graduating.
I have been attempting a different track. Since ending the last semester of Hebrew, I have been listening to Hebrew on my commute. Separately, I just completed lesson 30 of the spoken Modern Greek lessons from Pimsleur. Since I work through the 30 minute lessons at least twice, this has resulted in more than 40 hours of work on Greek concentrating on pronunciation and conversation over the last two months. The goal is to continue the dual language study up until May 2014. At this point, the other classes will finish and I can formally start the Biblical Greek classes. Rather than starting Greek from scratch, however, I should be able to have a simple conversation by then What would really make me happy, however, is a temporary company shutdown to get some more time.


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Four Flags Hotel
Erected 1990 by the Bureau of History, Michigan Department of State. (Marker Number L1643.)
Marker series. This marker is included in the Michigan Historical Commission marker series.
Location. 41° 49.791′ N, 86° 15.285′ W. Marker is in Niles, Michigan, in Berrien County. Marker is on East Main Street (Business U.S. 12) near 4th Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 404 East Main Street, Niles MI 49120, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 5 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Chapin House / Henry Austin Chapin (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); U.S.S. Maine Memorial (about 300 feet away); Wesley United Methodist Church Trinity Church (approx. 0.2 miles away); Second Baptist Church (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Niles.
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Fantastic Aurora Borealis
Galaxy NGC 891
Maybe someone out there is looking at our galaxy Milkyway like this..
NGC 891 lies in the constellation of Andromeda and the distance are around 30 million ly away.
Photo taken with a Celestron NexStar11 GPS @ 2800mm and Canon 600D guiding through Orion 100ED and Lacerta Stand Alone Guider.
Expos at iso 800 1600 3200 and 6min each, totlally around 90min.
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In a galaxy far far away…amazing, every dim dot in the photo are a galaxy 267 million lightyears away! The Perseus Galaxy Cluster.
How did Earth look like 267 million years ago when the light started its travel to Carpe Noctem Observatory..
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There are some dishes that to me don't sound well translated because the original name implies a traditional dish, whereas the translation is barely an explanation of what the dish is. This is one of those dishes…I could have titled it "Piquillo peppers filled with bacalao" or "bacalao bechamel-filled piquillo peppers"…but it's nowhere close to what the spanish name implies. First, because this recipe I've grown up with; my mom used to make it when I was small, and though I've tried many other recipes, this is still by far my favourite. Second (and last) because it's a delicious traditional dish that is recognised by almost any spaniard and giving it another name would give it less authenticity (contradicting Shakespeare's "a rose by any other name would smell as sweet"). Does any of this make sense to anyone other than myself? I must still be high on the patriotic feeling after Spain won the World Cup Final!!! ;)
Anyway, this is a fairly filling dish, and this recipe may be more so, as where I could cut back on the cream by substituting it for milk in the bechamel (though I prefer the creamy feeling) and making a "Vizcaina" or other tomato sauce instead of further using cream for the sauce (but again, I prefer the velvety texture of the original sauce). The only change I've made is to skip the covering the filled peppers in flour and egg & frying them and I've confit them prior to filling instead. But if you still want to make a lighter version, feel free to make those substitutions…The dish is still a perfect marriage: piquillo peppers & salted-cod are a perfect match!(in my opinion, that is).
So, I hope you can get hold of some extra quality peppers to try this dish and let me know what you think of it! That is important, though, as 1st grade qualities may come with broken peppers, not ideal to be filled! I leave you with the recipe…¡Qué aproveche!
Pimientos del piquillo rellenos de bacalao
(enough for 4 dishes)
For the confit peppers:
450g (net weight) can or jar of extra-quality piquillo peppers (separate 18-20 unripped ones)
extra olive oil for slow-frying the peppers
3 or 4 cloves of garlic
For the filling:
2 medium-sized onions
~240g of desalted bacalao
30g olive oil (or butter)
~30g plain flour
~250g single cream or milk (you may need a bit more)
For the sauce:
1 large onion
some olive oil for sautéing
~6 or 7 piquillo peppers (use the broken ones)
~200g cream (you may need more to thin up the sauce)
optional: 1 tsp of dried choricero pepper pulp (or tomato concentrate for colour)
salt & freshly milled black pepper
Parsley or chives for decoration
Start by preparing the confit peppers as you want these to cool down before filling them, simply because it makes the task easier! So, select the best looking ones to be filled and reserve the others to make the sauce.
Deseed them well and place in a pan side by side and lightly cover at least half-way through with olive oil (the extra oil can be used to make both the sauce and the filling). Add the lightly mashed whole garlic cloves to infuse some flavour and place on minimum heat to confit slowly for at least 15 minutes. It's best to turn them one throughout that time.
Make sure they don't begin to colour, if so lower even more the heat. When they feel really soft when pierced, turn off the heat and remove them onto a dish…They'll be butter-soft with a mild garlicky taste!
Leave them to cool while you prepare the filling (you could start making the filling while you are slow-frying them if you are in a rush…but I usually prefer to wait, simply to reuse the flavoured oil!ah, also, don't throw away the used cloves of garlic, as you can use them to also flavour the sauce).
For the bacalao, I usually get a few salted fillets, wash them up well and desalt them by covering about 3 times their weight with cool water and keeping in the fridge. I change the water as often as possible to speed up the process of osmosis. But at least 2 or 3 times a day. Depending on the size of the fillets, they may take 1 or more often 2 days. The first changes of water rehydrate the cod, the following ones desalt them. To try if it is ready, make sure you take a piece from the heart, that is from the inside part of the fillet or else you may think it's ready and when you use it you will be disappointed as it ruins the dish from over saltiness!!! Once they are ready, I dry them well and those I won't be using within 2 days, I wrap in kitchen paper, then cling film or a bag and freeze. That way, whenever you need cod it's be ready to use!
Then, just shred it into small pieces…
Otherwise, if you just got the salted cod, shred it up and place it in a bowl over slowly running water, so it stays in the bottom of the bowl as the water is constantly changing to remove the salt. In less than 15 minutes, it will be ready! In fact, watch it, so it doesn't over desalt, or it will loose flavour.
For the bechamel, cut up 2 onions into fine brunoise and sautée them slowly in about 30g of the olive oil left from the confit peppers until they are really soft and starting to colour, which means they bring out all their sweetness. Then, add the flour and after it cooks a little so the bechamel doesn't taste raw add the cold cream (or milk if you prefer) slowly while stirring with a wire whip. Add more cream if needed, you should get a thick consistency that separates from the sides and bottom of the pan, but still creamy. Once it is smooth, you can shift to a spatula to stir as it is easier.
Add the shredded bacalao, which as it looses some moisture onto the bechamel, it will again feel softer. Continue stirring until it gains consistency again.If it's way too thick, add more liquid. Think that if you let it cool down before filling the peppers, it will thicken up, and when rewarmed, it will be creamier. Let cool down with some cling film covering the bechamel directly as if it were a second skin, that way it wont dry on the surface and make a crust.
You could fill the peppers easily with a small spoon, but if available, I prefer to fill up a piping bag, as it makes filling much easier!
As it cools, you can prepare the simple sauce. Just cut up the onions in fine brunoise or julienne and also with some of the oil to cover the surface of the pan (you can reuse the pan you used to make the confit peppers…always think on avoiding the cleaning up!;) ) and slow-fry them. Ah, and also add the reserved garlic cloves to flavour the sauce as well! When very soft and beginning to colour, add the finely diced piquillo peppers and cook a little bit until soft as well.
If using some tomato paste or pimiento choricero pulp paste, add it before pouring the cream, so it cooks off a bit (specially the choricero pepper paste as it has a stronger flavour).
Then, add cream. To be honest I didn't measure it, I added to cover and cooked off a little. Then, when I blend it, I adjust as needed. I always prefer to stay short and have to add more or even finish it off with water to get the texture I like, than to add to much and get a thin, faint-coloured sauce. When, it cooks a few minutes, just enough to thicken a little and get the flavours, remove the whole garlic cloves, adjust seasonings and blend it!
As I said, add more cream or milk or even water to get the right consistency: smooth, shiny, velvety, but just thick enough to cover the back of the spoon lightly!
Now, time to fill up our peppers. Fill at least 3/4 full (I'm overly generous!) so the filling doesn't run off as they are placed flat on a dish, but still be generous…they are filled peppers! Not with a tad of bacalao, but they should be plump and full of the filling!
Place in a tray or place 4 or 5 in the traditional clay individual dishes over a spoonful of sauce.
Then, just cover each pepper with some sauce(I tell women to think of it as if they were painting their nails! so it is smoothly covered). You can keep them ready in the fridge until ready to serve! Then, just pop in a preheated oven (about 160-180ºC) until warmed through! You don't need to cook the peppers, as they've already been confit!
When ready, you can leave them on the clay dishes or serve them on a dish lifting up each pepper and in both cases sprinkling with some chopped up parsley or chives!
Hope you enjoy them!


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Choice words from Ezra Miller - who plays THE FLASH, in Zack Snyder's JUSTICE LEAGE film - as quoted from EW.com (along with the above image):
"He annoys everybody, but he doesn't have any specific beef with anyone."Justice League premiers November 17th, 2017.
"Uncle Fish Curry [Aquaman] is very grumpy. Dad [Batman] gets grumpy too. (He's had a long life of fighting crime.) Wonder Woman is very considerate, so even though she's annoyed with the Flash, she's still very compassionate."


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NEW YORK – Scrambling to protect themselves against a U.S. default, investors are buying gold and foreign currencies, using derivatives to bet on a stock market collapse and taking out complicated insurance policies.
They may want to consider crossing their fingers.
If the United States suddenly stiffed its creditors, the impact would be so widespread, complex and unpredictable that it is next to impossible to shield against steep losses, experts say.
A default could cause turmoil in the stock and bond markets, plus a replay of the fear that froze lending in the depths of the 2008 financial crisis. In the chaos, investments you'd think were a sure bet to fall might rise instead, and vice versa.
Consider the assets at the heart of the crisis – Treasury bonds. You would expect interest rates on Treasurys to rise the closer Washington gets to missing a debt payment.
Investors would demand higher rates because of the greater risk they wouldn't get their money back. After Argentina defaulted in 2002, foreign lenders required higher rates.
But some bond traders are betting the opposite will happen. They think nervous money managers could rush into Treasurys if Washington blows past the Aug. 2 deadline to raise the debt ceiling. The buying would push interest rates lower.
The logic behind this seemingly illogical reaction: Treasurys are widely traded around the world, with plenty of buyers and sellers ready at a moment's notice, a quality known as liquidity. Investors like that, especially in a crisis, and may overlook fears of missed payments.
Gifford Combs, a portfolio manager at Dalton Investments, which manages $1.3B in assets, has been buying short-term Treasury bills for this reason. But he concedes he's not sure what could happen in the event of a default.
"If there is a financial meltdown and panic, you don't know where investors will go," he says.
A second reason to like Treasurys: A default could help sink the economic recovery. Dan Greenhaus, chief global strategist at brokerage BTIG, thinks Washington is likely to continue paying interest on its bonds, keeping creditors happy even if it means gutting other government spending. The massive drop in government spending would then drag down the economy. And when economic growth looks grim, traders turn to Treasurys.
"No matter what happens, Treasurys are still the safe haven," Greenhaus says. "No other market is as large or as liquid."


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Xiaomi 5X Could Be First Smartphone from Xiaomi's New Sub-brand; Key Specifications and Pricing Leaked
by Jul 16, 2017 9:22 am5
Xiaomi is speculated to soon introduce a new sub-brand. Rumors had speculated that Xiaomi X1 could be the name of first smartphone under this sub-brand. However, a leaked poster that has surfaced from China has revealed that indicates that Xiaomi would be soon launching a phone called Xiaomi 5X. Speculations indicate that first phone under Xiaomi's new sub-brand will be this Xiaomi 5X phone, and not Xiaomi X1.
The leakster had already appeared in the previous week. However, only the part showing its pricing was revealed. The poster reveals that the Xiaomi 5X would be coming with a 5.5-inch display that will probably support full HD resolution. The Snapdragon 625 chipset will be powering the phone along with 4GB of RAM.
As it can be seen that the Xiaomi has struck a deal with popular Chinese celebrity, Kris Wu for promoting the Xiaomi 5X. It seems Wu has ended his previous contract with Huawei Honor and is now with Xiaomi to probably advertise the new sub-brand from Xiaomi.
The Xiaomi 5X is expected to feature a thin metallic body and it is expected to arrive in color choices like gold and black. In the leaked poster, the Xiaomi Mi 5X phone that can be seen near the face of the Chinese celebrity features dual rear cameras that carries support for 5x optical zoom.
Read More: Sketchy Xiaomi Redmi 5 Leak Attempts To Reveal Full Specs, Design and Pricing
A leaked photo of a mysterious Xiaomi phone that surfaced in the previous week. The handset sports dual rear cameras coupled with a dual-tone dual-LED flash on its left. Its antenna bands seem to be placed on the upper and lower edges of the back panel. It seems that this image belongs to the Xiaomi 5X. Since the fingerprint reader is not placed on the backside of the phone, it appears that it will be equipped with frontal fingerprint reader.
The Xiaomi 5X is priced at 1,999 Yuan (~$296). The Chinese firm is known for launching smartphones in multiple storage variants. Hence, it is likely that this pricing could probably belong to the lowest configuration model of Xiaomi 5X.
Chinese brands like OPPO and Vivo have gained huge user base thanks to their offline marketing strategy. Xiaomi is rumored to debut its new smartphone sub-brand to compete against these brands. In fact, Xiaomi 5X is speculated to rival with recently launched OPPO R11 phone.


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Can't access windows when receiving 0xc0000035 error. Won't start in safe mode. Can chkdsk command be entered on bios? Any other suggestions?
Sorry, no "commands" can be entered in BIOS (only settings).
BIOS is totally outside of Windows.
You could try Repair Install if you have the XP CD:
You might care to wait to see if there are any other ideas first.
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Co-Ambassador?! (Ankara)
Do we have a new Co-Ambassador to Ankara community or Stephanie is still carrying out the responsibility alone?!
I had got a msg or seen on Town Talk if I am not wrong that Ankara community's Co-Ambassador was leaving and also she was given a Farewell party later. But then I got no update. Do we have a Co-Ambassador now?!
Just curiousity, I dont have my eyes on the post! :D


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Citigroup says gold could rise above $2,000 next year as world unravels by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard from Telegraph.co.uk 26 November 2008 Citibank said the damage caused by the financial excesses of the last quarter century was forcing the world's authorities to take steps that had never been tried before. This gamble was likely to end in one of two extreme ways: with either a resurgence of inflation; or a downward spiral into depression, civil disorder, and possibly wars. Both outcomes will cause a rush for gold.
Thursday, 27 November 2008
History will judge the left on how we rose to the crisis
by Grant Morgan 27 November 2008 We are one year into the global economic crisis. It is two months since the narrowly averted international financial meltdown sparked by the collapse of Lehman Brothers. And guess what? At long last, leaks from within the corporate hierarchy are giving notice that, no matter what actions are taken by governments, the world will face continuing economic chaos of one sort or another. That is made clear in the article below by The Telegraph's Ambrose Evans-Pritchard, one of Britain's most sober mainstream economic analysts. Evans-Pritchard quotes Tom Fitzpatrick, Citibank's chief technical strategist, who in a leaked memo has this to say about the frenzied moves by governments to pump liquidity into financial corporations: "The world is not going back to normal after the magnitude of what they have done. When the dust settles this will either work, and the money they have pushed into the system will feed though into an inflation shock. Or it will not work because too much damage has already been done, and we will see continued financial deterioration, causing further economic deterioration, with the risk of a feedback loop." The only two choices on offer, says Fitzpatrick, is either inflation shock (which will swallow the pay of workers) or an even worse economic deflation (which will swallow the jobs of workers). As Fitzpatrick notes, "this will lead to political instability". In other words, the centre will not hold. There will be movements to the left and to the right away from the centre which, typically in most advanced economies today, is crowded out by the main parties of the market. How should the left in New Zealand relate to this historic global shift? First, the left must understand that market politics in this time of crisis will deliver only inflation shock or economic deflation. Second, the left must get this understanding out to the grassroots by every means possible. Third, the left must work with the grassroots on a plan to protect the people from economic crisis by rolling back the market. Fourth, the left must make sure this people's plan also tackles global warming since economic sanity hinges on ecological salvation. Fifth, the left must start now, since momentum is all-important in political warfare. In a few days time, newly elected prime minister John Key will unveil his cabinet's economic stimulus plan. Under cover of tax cuts and a "relief package" for redundant workers, Key will take his first steps towards protecting the corporate market at the expense of the grassroots majority. The left must start preparing a response. We must be ready to "go to the masses" with an alternative strategy. The crisis, not the election, is the real test for the left in New Zealand. History will judge us on how we rose to the crisis.
Labels: economic crisis, inflation, NZ left
Posted by Vaughan at Thursday, November 27, 2008
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- Richard said...
The left must start preparing a response. We must be ready to "go to the masses" with an alternative strategy. The crisis, not the election, is the real test for the left in New Zealand. History will judge us on how we rose to the crisis.
Well given this crisis predates the election and your end of the left failed to make a jot of impact on that, how on earth do you plan on effecting the revolutionary change of "rolling back the market" given your demopnstrable inability to engage with "the people" through electoral democracy?
- 2 December 2008 at 22:26
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So first, a review of February... My goals were to 1) swim 2x/week, 2) ride 50mi/week, and 3) lose 5 pounds. How did I do? I swam, um, twice. I rode whenever I felt like it. And mega-stress led me to eat ice cream almost every night when I got home. But let's focus on the positive, shall we? For starters, I ran about 60 miles, including my very first trail run where I finished 15.5 miles of epic hilly muddiness. I did ride my bike about 100 miles. Even though I was doing triple this...per week...during IM training, it's a start. And despite not losing any weight last month, I didn't gain any.
And now for March... I have managed to lose a few pounds so far. Take that, Chub! I have been to the pool more frequently. I got an actual membership at the gym by my house (finally). I signed up for the Portland Marathon (that makes 3 marathons so far for 2010). And I'm starting to feel stronger and less out-of-shape. Now hopefully I can keep this good-groove going!


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Dellridge Did It Again!
For the 3rd Time!
Dellridge Health & Rehabilitation Center receives a Deficiency Free Survey with Advisory Standards from NJ Department of Health
Nursing facilities are inspected yearly by the NJ Department of Health and Senior Services to ensure that the facility is in compliance with federal and state regulations. Inspection surveys are conducted onsite over a several day period. The inspection team evaluates all aspects of resident care and nursing facility procedures and practices, assessing facility compliance with more than 1,500 specific state and federal standards.
Dellridge Health and Rehabilitation Center was found to be 100% in compliance and was issued a Deficiency Free Survey with Advisory Standards. Advisory Standards are awarded when a facility goes above and beyond the requirements. Dellridge Health and Rehabilitatiion also has the distinction of being rated as a 5-Star Facility by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid.
"We are so proud of our staff and the care they provide," said Anne-Marie Gauntlett, Administrator of Dellridge Health and Rehabilitation Center. "Achieving a Deficiency Free Survey with Advisory Standards as well as a 5-Star CMS Rating is quite an accomplishment. It is a credit to our staff and the owners of our family owned facilities."
FREE November Events
November 9th -20th
Family of Caring Healthcare System organizes Food Drive to support local food pantries
Family of Caring Health Care System is organizing a food drive to support our local food pantry. Dry goods, can goods and grocery store gift certificates can be dropped off from November 9th through November 20th at either of our two locations; Dellridge Health & Rehabilitation Center located at 532 Farview Ave in Paramus or Woodcliff Lake Health & Rehabilitation Center located at 555 Chestnut Ridge Rd in Woodcliff Lake.
November 9th, 2009
Zumba Gold exercise program being offered at Woodcliff Lake Health & Rehabilitation starting November 9th, 2009
At Woodcliff Lake Health & Rehabilitation, we know the importance of regular exercise. We also know that if an exercise program is boring you are not likely to stick to it. Zumba Gold is a different kind of exercise program, geared to the fitness level of seniors and sedentary adults. Zumba Gold is an aerobic exercise program which uses basic steps of a variety of Latin Dance. If you love to dance this may be the exercise program for you!
There is no cost for this 6 week program taught by certified instructor, Milena Gralow. The classes will be held on Mondays from 11:30am to 12:15pm at Woodcliff Lake Health Rehabilitation Center located at 555 Chestnut Ridge Road, Woodcliff Lake, NJ 07677. The program starts Monday, November 9, 2009. Register early, space is limited. (201) 391-0900
November 10th
Eldercare Educators to Speak at Dellridge Health & Rehabilitation Center on Tuesday, November 10th
A panel of eldercare experts is offering free lectures to help people navigate through the maze of services geared towards aging. Four healthcare professionals from various backgrounds have teamed together to offer their services so that people can better understand the choices available to them as they age.
With over 50 years of combined experience in independent living, assisted living, home care, nursing home and sub-acute care in both the public and private sectors, as well as financial planning expertise, the Eldercare Educators are able to bring you the latest information on finding the best and most appropriate resources to plan for the future and to overcome today's challenges. Their seminars will help you answer questions ranging from "How do I know what services are available and how can I access them?" to "What is the difference in housing options for seniors?" to "What are the government benefits available for eldercare?"
This free community service is offered in Bergen and Rockland Counties. Call Eldercare Educators at 888-ECE-7760 to arrange for them to speak to your group or to register for their free seminar on Tuesday November 10th at 6:30 PM at Dellridge Health and Rehabilitation Center located at 532 Farview Ave, Paramus NJ
November 11, 2009
Adult Lecture Program offered at Woodcliff Lake Health & Rehabilitation "Coming to New Jersey: Immigration & the Garden State" presented by the Morris Museum
Woodcliff Lake Health & Rehabilitation Center is hosting the Morris Museum Adult Outreach Program. The presentation topic is "Coming to NJ: Immigration and the Garden State". This program is an exploration of the diverse cultures that have contributed to New Jersey's history. Whether their reasons for coming were religious, political or economic, New Jersey's history is full of the stories of everyday men and women. This free program is being held on Wednesday, November 11th at 3:30pm. Woodcliff Lake Health & Rehabilitation center is located at 555 Chestnut Ridge Road, Woodcliff Lake, NJ.Space is limited so register early (201) 391-0900
Alzheimer's Association Memory Walk
Dear Friend of Dellridge,
For the 7th year in a row, the staff, families of residents and friends of Dellridge have joined together to form a team for the Alzheimer's Association Memory walk.
The Memory Walk is their biggest fundraising event, and it will take place on October 25th, 2009 at Van Saun Park in Paramus. Our team hopes to raise $5000 this year.
We are accepting donations online at:
The name of our Team is : TEAM DELLRIDGE
Our Location is: PARAMUS NJ
or if you prefer by check made out to the Alzheimer's Association, and they can be mailed to :
Team Captain Diane Donahue
Dellridge Health and Rehabilitation Center
532 Farview Ave
Paramus NJ 07652
Please consider walking with us, or sponsoring our team. Thank you in advance for your support!
201-265-5600 x 213
Diane Donahue ADC, CDP
Director of Recreation and Volunteer Services
Dellridge Collecting Bear Hugs for the Holidays
Collections of new, unwrapped teddy bears will be through the month of September.
Teddy Bears will be distributed to hospitals, medical facilities and United Way by the Bear Hugs group, a North Jersey Media Group foundation.
Free Zumba Classes Being Offered by Woodcliff Lake Health & Rehabilitation
Mondays 11:30 AM – 12:15 PM
September 14, 2009 – October 19, 2009
Call 201-391-0900 to sign up!


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LOVING that colour combo lady, beautiful handywork, as always from you. Granny's are so pretty. Well done on the return to school, very exciting! xo
A gorgeous granny at that! I'm with you, 6yr olds in mass can be very scary..x
Welcome poppets! I'd love to hear what you have to say so please dont go without saying it!


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The Darkness That Could Be Felt:
Treasure of the Raven King Book One
by Wayne Dawson
Women are disappearing off the streets of Vienna in 1684 and Captain Mathis Zieglar vows to find out why. Defying orders to break off his investigation, he discovers they are being trafficked into the Muslim slave market. His only hope of ransoming them from a life of abuse is to find the treasure of the Raven King. The treasure is a secret code lodged inside an ancient text that will rock the Ottoman and Holy Roman Empires to their foundations.
Putting the Story Into History
by C. Wayne Dawson
Why do I write historical fiction? It happened after I was introduced to James Michener.
Michener's historical fiction told me so much about Alaska and Hawaii! The smells and sounds of the past leapt off the page and embraced me.
That wasn't always the case with the students when I taught college history. Little did I imagine that a textbook I read in graduate school, The Past is a Foreign Country, would describe their experience.
History was as alien to them as the city of Ulan Bator, Mongolia. And the only past that mattered was limited to the last ten years. I had to convince them that delving into history and other cultures would do for them what it had for me when I read Michener. An exciting universe would open up.
How could I do that? History turns as dry as dust when you read a textbook. Nations come and go. Hunting and gathering societies progressed to agriculture and city-building, etc.
"Yawn. Anything else you wanted to tell us, Professor Dawson?"
Yes, there was. I had to find a way to put the story back into history.
Like Michener, I turned to the past. I told them about the adventures of Themistocles, fifth century BCE general of Athens. His life was one crisis after another. As a young soldier, he fought on the Plains of Marathon against the Persians. Outnumbered two to one, the Athenian army not only sent the Persians packing, but cut 6,400 of them down in the process. It was Greece's finest hour.
But Themistocle's adventures were just beginning. Although born poor, the Athenians recognized Themistocles' talent and promoted him to general. He soon warned the Athenians the Persians would come back in greater numbers to avenge their loss at Marathon.
But Athens wouldn't buy it. When silver was discovered just outside the city, Themistocles wanted to use the wealth to prepare for the inevitable Persian invasion. But the citizens preferred to use the silver to bankroll the good life.
So, Themistocles told the big lie. He convinced Athens their local neighbors were about to invade. That persuaded Athens to invest in a new navy. When Persia returned in overwhelming numbers, they ran into an unexpectedly formidable fleet.
But Themistocles had another lie up his sleeve. He had an Athenian pretend to defect to the Persians. Acting on Themistocles' instruction, the turncoat told the Persian emperor the Athenian navy was napping unprepared inside the nearby Bay of Salamis. If the Persians would strike, they would crush Athens.
The reality was that the Athenians were ready to ambush the Persians when they sailed into Salamis. The Greek's victory excelled that of Marathon. Themistocles' deceptions won the day!
My students enjoyed the story and discussing its implications. What did Themistocles' success say about the morality of lying? But they agreed that, as in Michener's books, history had given them a great story.
I encountered the same issue in writing my historical novel, The Darkness That Could Be Felt. The hero, Mathis Zieglar, is basically an honest person. But he must deceive in order to carry out his profession of military interrogator. And when the church authorities demand the truth from him, he must decide if that is more important than the lives of innocent women who will remain enslaved if he speaks honestly.
Dilemmas like this permeate The Darkness That Could Be Felt. I believe you will read it and discover what it means for an author to put the story into history.
About the Author:
C. Wayne Dawson writes for The Williamson County Sun, and has written for History Magazine, Focus On Georgetown, and SAFVIC Law Enforcement Newsletter. He also founded Central Texas Authors, a group that helps authors promote and market their books through media and collaborative efforts.
C. Wayne Dawson was a Professor of History for ten years and created the Chautauqua program at Mt. San Antonio College. There, he invited scholars, government officials and activists from clashing perspectives to engage one another in a rational, but passionate public forum.
The discussions took on the burning issues of the day: Immigration, Islam, and Democracy, Israel or Palestine, The Patriot Act, and Human Trafficking. Attendance ranged from 200-350 people, including students, faculty and the general public. These events attracted representatives from the press, several radio stations, and Telemundo television.
In 2009, the students of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society honored him with the Glaux Mentor Teacher of Year Award for his efforts in bringing the Chautuaqua program to Mt. SAC.
In the fall of 2012, he delivered six lectures at Sun City's Senior University on "Muslims and Christians, the Struggle for Europe, 1453-1697."
He recently completed writing his historically based novel, Vienna's Last Jihad and begun his second, Treasure of the Raven King.
Website: http://www.cwaynedawson.com/
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