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Announced at the ongoing MIPCOM 2012 (the international TV and entertainment market held in Cannes once every year; where content is introduced for co-producing, buying, selling, financing and distributing)…
Leading continential Africa distributor Côte Ouest has announced production of its first original scripted series – a crime dramedy being compared to Inspector Clouseau of the Pink Panther franchise of films fame.
The hour-long series, to be titled Inspector First Class, which is currently in development, will follow the comedic exploits of a detective (described as a "bungling black African Pink Panther-like character") working for the fictitious "African Bureau of Investigation" (chuckle, chuckle).
According to Côte Ouest reps, the series is intended to have pan-African appeal, with Kenya, Ghana, South Africa and Nigeria all represented in a production partnership with South Africa-based production house Dv8 Films.
Production is scheduled to begin in March 2013.
ScreenAfrica adds that the series will feature an eclectic mix of characters, covering various themes and issues of importance to Africans.
Mike Dearham, senior VP of the Côte Ouest Group, said Inspector First Class would be first on a slate of several Côte Ouest productions: "Côte Ouest has unprecedented knowledge of the African production industry and has established its position as one of the leading companies within the territory," said Dearham. "It now feels like a natural step to enter into the production space with Inspector First Class. We will work closely with TV stations in Africa and beyond to secure pre-licence deals, and several stations have already pledged their support to the project. This series, along with the properties in Côte Ouest's MIPCOM catalogue, highlight the diversity and quality of the content that is being produced in Africa. African content is rapidly gaining popularity with international audiences and we are excited to be part of its growth as we showcase these properties on the global stage."
Adding to its already robust library of telenovelas, Hollywood and African content, Cote Ouest is Disney's African rep.
Other Côte Ouest MIPCOM highlights that I'll return to emphasize (if necessary) in individual posts include the following recently acquired titles:
Mali is a drama about a rich family that is run by an over-controlling polygamous patriarch. Different in nature and in background, the families are plagued by romance, money, power and seduction. Côte Ouest holds the global rights for all versions of the series.
Bella's Place is a drama series centred on a hair and beauty salon run by the title character. Following the day-to-day exploits of the salon's employees and its customers, the series is full of relationship troubles, gossip and intrigue. Côte Ouest holds the exclusive rights for the series for English-speaking African countries.
Siri, which means 'secret' in Swahili, is an educational drama series set on a tea plantation. The series addresses the issues related to reproductive health and HIV from a woman's perspective. Côte Ouest holds the global distribution rights for all forms of TV content and internet based media channels. All language versions are available.
The Clone is a telenovela that follows the turbulent love story of Lucas and Jade. Beginning in 1980 in Morocco and spanning to present day Rio de Janeiro, The Clone reveals their forbidden love affair whilst raising two polemic themes – human cloning and drug abuse. Côte Ouest has rights to distribute the programme across the entire African continent and has already produced a French dubbed version.
Destiny River is a telenovela encompassing mystery, beauty and drama. Destiny River centres on the impossible romance between Solano and Elena, the widow of his late father, and who holds a deadly secret relating to an ancient curse carried by her ancestors. Destiny River has been sold to French television.
Isidingo one of the most watched soaps in South Africa, tells the story of the residents of Horizon Dee, a South African mining town. Covering real and current issues such as domestic violence and inter-racial relationships, the soap features a cast of dynamic characters and explosive storylines. Côte Ouest holds the exclusive rights for Francophone African countries.
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I met Erisbela Garriga almost three years ago. She was participating in a book festival at La Marqueta, a historical marketplace in El Barrio. I was just starting my research on Spanish Caribbean diets, at the time focused on cookbooks. We started talking, and, as I browsed through her cookbooks, the title, De la Tierra con Sabor (From the Earth with Flavor) struck my attention. The book presented Puerto Rican dishes without one (traditionally) important ingredient – meat.
In Puerto Rico, I grew up with the idea that, "a meal without meat is not a meal". Meat – chicken, pork, beef or fish – is the central piece of the plate. The rest are the "acompañantes", the side dishes accessorizing the main star of the meal. Eating meat three times a day is commonplace: bacon or ham for breakfast, and other meats for lunch and dinner. Lately, I have been reconsidering this seemingly "traditional" eating pattern and the role of meat in my daily meals.
The idea to limit or decrease meat consumption has been increasingly grabbing headlines. The World Health Organization (WHO) has been recommending decreases or moderation in meat consumption since the 2002 Report, Diet, nutrition and the prevention of chronic diseases. Recently, these recommendations were bolstered by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) report, reviewing the science on the link between cancer and eating meat. These results were summarized widely by various media outlets, including the BBC (as seen below), and contextualized by nutrition experts, such as Marion Nestle.
Concerns about the health, environmental and ethical consequences of meat consumption have led many to turn to vegetarian and vegan diets. Unfortunately, taste is usually left out of motivations to eat a plant-based diet. Yet, a dish without meat can be enjoyable and satisfying. Nowadays, there are more meat substitutes available, as well as a multitude of cookbooks showing us how to reinvent and invent new meals without animal parts. Some of those attempt at changing "Latino" diets with meatless tacos, vegetarian quesadillas, rice and beans, salads…but what about my traditional sanchocho? My pastel? This brings me back to Erisbela Garriga and her cookbooks, De la Tierra con Sabor, and the just published book, Eris' Green Kitchen.
Eris' Green Kitchen is the English adaptation and re-vamping of De la Tierra con Sabor. It is a hardcover book, full of color pictures of all the dishes and selected how-to steps. The book motivates a reassessment of the role of meat in traditional Puerto Rican diets. Looking through the book, one realizes that there are is a variety of plant-based dishes in this cuisine. Plus, the book brings the possibility of more. For example, albóndigas de setas, one of the first recipes I tried from the book (with delicious results):
Aside from the recipes, the book includes valuable introductory materials, such as a section on kitchen equipment, highlighting traditional tools from the past, including the old time stove, the anafre. The book also contains general cooking information: practical cooking tips for essential ingredients (sofrito, annatto oil, adobo), how to cook dehydrated soy protein, and even an illustrated guide to peel green plantains.
I was honored to write the Preface for this book and to be part of a wonderful celebration of its publication at the author's home,
Among the dishes enjoyed: tortilla española, a green banana ceviche, a spinach dip, marinated mushrooms, and my favorite: the Bizcocho de Gandules (Pigeon Pea Sweet Bread), which I promptly recreated back home:
For more information about the book and upcoming author events, see the books' facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Homestyle-Puerto-Rican-Cooking-Cookbook-86745451323/

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Sigillum Reginae for Guntram von Wolkenstein
The text is based on the first 13 pages of The Paston Letters and reads:
To our right trusty and heartily well-beloved Guntram von Wolkenstein, Master of the Laurel, we greet you well, thanking you as heartily as we can for ourself and especially for that ye do so much for our house and court, which I trust verily ye do rather for the great love that ye deem I have thereto. And forasmuch as we purpose to thank you for your rightful favour showed to us in all matters that toucheth us, we pray that you proudly and humbly bear our sigil, and that in so doing you be long preserved in honour and prosperity. Written at Adamestor, on the 6th day of November, a.s. 45, by your queen
The design was drawn out on Sep. 17 and everything else done on Sep. 18. The design is taken from the Hours of Mary of Guelders, fol. 19v, reproduced on p.78 of John Harthan, Books of Hours and Their Owners. The MS is dated to 1415.
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|GO! Flying Geese-3½" x 6½"
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Here are the GO! Flying Diamonds Placemats - this set of placemats totally inspired me to make a set of my own in fabrics that match my decor. This geometric placemat pattern uses only one die for piecing: the GO! Flying Geese-3 1/2" x 6 1/2" (3" x 6" Finished) and is perfect for a beginner! To speed up the process even more, you can cut the binding with the GO! Strip Cutter-2½" (2" Finished) (55014). You can easily make one placemat in an afternoon and have a full set in no time...
|GO! Flying Diamonds Placemats Pattern
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- GO! Flying Geese-3½" x 6½" (3" x 6" Finished) (55456)
- GO! Square-6½" (6" Finished) (55000)
- GO! Square-3½" (3" Finished) (55006)
- GO! Strip Cutter-2½" (2" Finished) (55014) - binding
|GO! Celebration Table Runner Pattern
Creating this chevron style GO! Fly Away Pillow was quite fun...and although it looks intricate and possibly complicated, it is pieced completely with the GO! Flying Geese-3 1/2" x 6 1/2" (3" x 6" Finished) (55456) die...yep, you only need one die to make this bright and cheerful pillow!
|GO! Fly Away Pillow Pattern
Looking for a new bed quilt pattern that can be made in a weekend? The GO! Take Flight Bed Quilt Pattern is the perfect solution! I had so much fun making this colorful quilt - again, pieced completely with the GO! Flying Geese-3 1/2" x 6 1/2" (3" x 6" Finished) (55456) die and using the GO! Strip Cutter-2½" (2" Finished) (55014) for the binding. You can use your favorite fabrics to make this project your own...and it is easy to change the size by adding or removing rows/columns of Flying Geese blocks! Chain piecing your flying geese makes this project come together rather quickly...and a design wall helps line up all your blocks to perfection. It was extremely hard to ship this finished quilt off to AccuQuilt - I wanted to keep it for my own!
|GO! Take Flight Bed Quilt Pattern
And finally, here was my favorite project to design and create - the GO! Wallflowers Wall Hanging. We all know how much I like to combine appliqué with traditional piecing, so this wall hanging was right up my alley. This floral wall hanging uses several dies, but of course, features the GO! Flying Geese:
- GO! Flying Geese-3½" x 6½" (3" x 6" Finished) (55456)
- GO! Square-6½" (6" Finished) (55000)
- GO! Round Flower (55007)
- GO! Strip Cutter-6 1/2" (6" Finished) (55086)
- GO! Strip Cutter-2½" (2" Finished) (55014) - binding
|GO! Wallflowers Wall Hanging Pattern
So, how was that for some Saturday sewing inspiration??...are you ready to start creating?? You can find all five of these patterns on the AccuQuilt website available for purchase/download, simply click on the title of the pattern in the photo caption(s). If you are purchasing or plan to purchase the brand new GO! Big Electric Fabric Cutter (oh how I wish I could afford one of these beauties - all I can say is WOW - yep, I am drooling - a girl can dream!), the GO! Big Electric Fabric Cutter Starter Set includes the the GO! Flying Geese Die (55456), and a 20–page pattern booklet which includes all five of the Flying Geese patterns shown above.
|GO! Big Electric Fabric Cutter Starter Set
I am now back to my Saturday sewing session...I am working on a pile of new items for my Etsy shop, including more stitching wallets (they are selling faster than I can create them!)...I plan to hideaway in my sewing studio all afternoon!


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2015 was an exciting year for Carbon Co-op and one that saw great change. Large, long term projects such as Community Green Deal came to fruition with remarkable carbon reduction performances achieved (up to 92% carbon reductions), we embarked on a new smart grids project and for the first time we employed paid staff...
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Getting to the badlands:
It blew.
This fiddler played so fast it's amazing her fingers didn't fall off! She got the most cheers of the night. :)
Pumping oil:
At the campground we got invaded by bison! o_O
Strolling through the campground like they owned the place...
|Dust bath
Right as we were walking up to a trail for a hike, a guy was just leaving the trail. As he walked past, he told us that he had seen a rattle snake in the weeds right next to the path!
Ummm .... *gulp*
Tracks on the trail:
We spotted buffalo hair on the trail! Wild buffalo and snakes on our trail. Niiice.
Still, I'm thankful there is still a part of North Dakota that is wild enough that you have to fear snakes. Call me crazy, but I love natural places.
|Blurry but cute. ;)
|Ah, siblings...
The next day we went on yet another hike. The sun warmed the clover and filled the air with a thick summery scent.
Prairie dog town!
This guy was very friendly!
And now, after those bazillion pictures, I'll leave you with one of my very favorites from that gorgeous sunset...
Which ones do you like?


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In this episode of the Cold-Case Christianity Broadcast, J. Warner Wallace begins a two-part program in which he describes ten reasons why we, as Christians, fail to share our faith. Are these reasons legitimate concerns or convenient excuses? J. Warner talks about the first five reasons and provides tips to overcome the obstacles that typically prevent us from sharing what we believe. (For more information, visit www.ColdCaseChristianity.com)
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Virginia Pauline (Craig, Scott) Wozniak, 92, of East Main Street, Niles, Michigan, died following an extended illness at 6:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 22, 2006, in Riveridge Manor in Niles.
Mrs. Wozniak was born on October 5, 1913, in her parent's home, a log cabin, in Jay County, Indiana. She was preceded in death by her father and mother, Clarence G. and Elizabeth B. (Crawford) Craig. Also preceding her in death were six brother and four sisters.
Pauline graduated from Liberty Center High School in 1920. Upon graduation she relocated to Indianapolis, Indiana. She met her first husband, Howard W. Scott, in Indianapolis, and they were married on September 22, 1934. Together they had six children. Howard preceded her in death on Sept. 8, 1958. He was 46 years old. Pauline obtained her cosmetologist's license in Indianapolis after the death of her husband.
Upon marrying her second husband, Fay L. Wozniak, on February 24, 1962, Pauline moved to Niles, Michigan, bringing together two families. She worked as a cosmetologist in Niles and then also obtained her electrologist license in the State of Michigan.


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Well, knowing that the results will be even more horrible I am not really motivated to do that. Such a hack would have to check a bunch of cases, e.g. a SubsetConfiguration wrapping a HierarchicalConfiguration, a CompositeConfiguration containing a HierarchicalConfiguration and more. Another point is that the affected classes are probably not used yet, so we won't really loose anything. And I surely don't want to block the release. Oliver Eric Pugh wrote: >Oliver, > >While I think it is very kind of you to offer to drop the code for 1.0, and >it may be the right think, what about putting in some sort of temporary hack >for 1.0? Is there some sort of maybe private/special method like >getHackConfigurationXMLDoucment or maybe some sort of usage of instanceof >that we document as crummy but good enough? Then, this would give us an >example of what to rearchitect? We get it to pass the unit tests, cut 1.0, >and then remove the hack so that the unit tests bug us to fix the problem? > >Comments? > >Eric > > > >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Oliver Heger [mailto:email@example.com] >>Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 8:39 PM >>To: Jakarta Commons Developer List >>Subject: [configuration]Release 1 and hierarchical configurations >> >> >>There is still the problem that the ConfigurationXMLDocument class is >>not fully compatible with SubsetConfiguration. I don't think that a >>quick and clean solution can be found for this problem soon, so I would >>like to suggest to drop this class and some of its helpers from the 1.0 >>release. The following files are affected: >> >>- ConfigurationXMLDocument.java and its test class >>TestConfigurationXMLDocument.java. >>- The three classes ending on XMLReader. Two of them have also >>test classes. >>- In the XML howto document the last section starting with "XML >>processing" must be removed. >>- In the conf directory testConfigurationXMLDocument.xml becomes obsolete. >> >>In another thread it was mentioned that in future the inherent >>hierarchical aspects of configuration sources should be more regarded. >>So I hope that it will be quite easy to re-introduce these classes later >>with a cleaner design. >> >>I was thinking a bit about those hierarchical aspects and how to provide >>access to them through the Configuration interface. My idea was to >>introduce an interface like ConfigurationNode that describes a node in a >>configuration tree. It could look similar to the >>HierarchicalProperties.Node class. Then a method getRoot() could be >>added to Configuration that returns the root node of the configuration >>tree thus providing a tree like view on a configuration. (By the way, >>there is already a class HierarchicalConfigurationConverter, which >>provides means to convert a flat configuration into a hierarchical one.) >> >>If we had such a tree like view on a configuration, there could be >>different "expression language engines" operating on the trees, e.g. for >>XPath or other query languages. This would be a powerful way of querying >>properties. >> >>Oliver >> >> >>--------------------------------------------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com >>For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com >> >> > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com >For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com
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Saturday, May 23, 2009
'God' motivated child abuse - on home 'schooling' and cancer care
Well, the farm-based home-schooled child of God decides that it doesn't want chemotherapy anymore. The side-effects are unpleasant, and he saw his auntie die while on chemotherapy. The family seeks a second expert opinion that also confirms the high likelihood of success of chemotherapy. They kid won't have any of it (who cares about expert opinion when a teenage boy has strong views about cancer care, and he's duly supported (or coaxed into this) but his parents who believe in 'natural' remedies. A court thing ensues, as is wont in such cases, and the court orders the kid to be treated with allopathic medicines in order to preserve his life. This, of course, is perfectly fair enough, given the obvious child abuse that took place here. Comes Mom who grabs her boy and takes off to Mexico in search of further alternative cures. It's interesting how a combination of life-threatening illness and idiotic parents can actually kill children.
Some have argued that in this case perhaps religious belief shouldn't be criticised unduly, given that it might just be the pretext used by parents predisposed to using 'natural' remedies over mainstream medicine. I don't buy into this. In this case as well as others like it is very difficult to ascertain retrospectively what it is that existed first, belief in natural remedies as a result of religious conviction or religious belief leading to silly ideas about modern medicine. The point surely is that in both cases religious belief is central to the 'argument' rejecting life-preserving medical care.
Comes Mom and runs away with the son, reportedly to Mexico in order to find an alternative cure for the kid. Doctors confirm that time is running out for the kid, and that he's going to reach the point of no return any time soon. Invariably there has been discussion about religious freedom in this context. Frankly, I doubt it's about this, it's about parents clearly unable to make decisions that are in their child's objective best interest (it goes without saying probably, neither is the 13 year old teenager in question, seeing that he is already lacking any decent schooling). It does not matter whether their motive is a non-existent mainstream religion God or such a God's American-Indian alternative. It's irrelevant to a large extent - at this point in time - what motivates the parents and child. What is much more troublesome is that it could have got this far to begin with. The reassuring news is that in another case, where a mother prayed for her diabetic child instead of taking her to the hospital, she was found guilty of second degree reckless homicide.
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- AnonymousMay 25, 2009
Ms. Neumann is facing a 25-year prison term, thus depriving her remaining three children of a mother, and you find that "reassuring"? Sorry, Udo, that's just heartless. She didn't want her child to die. To me, that verdict is a travesty of justice.ReplyDelete
hey clara :) good to hear from you! i disagree on this. we have a clear case of child abuse here (good intentions or no), there's a high likelihood that this child abuse could result into the death of the child in question. should we let her get off scotch-free because she's a well-intentioned idiot? the kids dad would still be there to look after them in any case. who knows what Mom would do next time one of her other kids gets sick... would you want to take your chances on that one?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 25, 2009
Hehehe, Udo ... didn't you mean "scot-free"? While my personal take on this is that people like Ms. Neumann shouldn't even be in the gene pool, I do believe a suspended sentence would be in order. Then, if there IS a next time ...ReplyDelete
ha, scot-free, you're probably right :)ReplyDelete
- firstname.lastname@example.com 29, 2009
I don't know, being deprived of that kind of mother might keep those other 3 kids alive a lot longer.ReplyDelete
Sometimes ethics requires heartless choices.
I think a suspended sentence for manslaughter (intentional or otherwise) is a bit light. Now if you want to use religious belief as an insanity defense, that might work - as long as goes to hospital for a few years.
ummm...what happenned to the dad?ReplyDelete
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'Our wedding album arrived yesterday and we love it so much and can't wait to show our friends and family. Thank you so much again! Working with you has been a delight and we're so glad we chose you to photograph our day. You made us feel super comfortable and I'm still looking through our pics and finding new faves all the time haha. Our wedding day went by so fast and we are forever grateful that you were able to capture all the good bits so we can reminisce and get The warm and fuzzies for years to come. Keep doing your thang!
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I had a few ideas for this one.
To my horror, the first photograph that popped into my mind as soon as I discovered the theme for this week has disappeared.
I cannot find it anywhere.
Not on the PC, the laptop, external hard drive...not even Facebook.
I'm perplexed and a little gutted but, like most things that go missing, I'm sure it'll turn up somewhere, at some point.
When I've forgotten I want it.
Wu wei.
Anyway, I thought harder and remembered this little gem:
Jasmine, way back in March 2010, having tried to feed Kat. Oops!


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I haven't really decided yet on what clothes or how many clothes I'll be bringing. BUT my friend(Shareen)and I bought some pieces of tops earlier! Cheap finds some place in Anda Street, Davao City. All their swimsuits are so affordable and very trendy!
I'm loving Neon's and Tube tops. I think
it's very easy to wear and yet comfortable
just make sure to have your top with you (or not)
Went to Salon today to have my Mani-Pedi
with Shaa. YES! Girls are really ready when
there's a trip.
To spice up your attire. Put on some bracelets.
The Yellow one is my Favorite, it's from a friend
and since I'm in love with Yellow, she gave
that to me. (Thank you Nice!)
The other laced bracelet is from WAGW. I also
love wearing that because it's very light and soft.
AND OF COURSE, we're going to the beach.
A must-not-forget- is a sunnies from Rayban!
Very important.
Another Top and I just love the striped
The shell bracelet and the color combination
laced bracelet
I bought in Mati last summer
Sunnies from Vans
Watch from Timex
Watch is really important to me. I am just
a time conscious and I cannot afford to waste it.
The last and third top I bought. I love Blues!
It makes my skin looks whiter and fairer.
I KNOW! I'm way too in love about Native bracelets.
I keep them whenever my friends are giving me one
or a pack!
Bracelet with Cross cost only 20 pesos in ER (Mati City)
The three light colored native bracelets are
from Bukidnon. My father gave that to me.
And the one on top is from BOMO.
Since we'll be there for only a couple of days
I'm planning to bring light stuffs only.
I think JanSport will be enough.
Since I don't have a beach bag
I think I'll be using the bag on the right
to stroll.
(Thanks Mom, you really know what's
my style)
I'm in love with the IPANEMA Aztecs
I'll be bringing and using my IPANEMA
slippers and since I think that It'll
be perfect for sand!
There will be so much more after the vacation and
I cannot just wait to share it all to you!
Pictures and Experiences
Like I said, I think I won't be
able to update my Blog for 5 Days but I'm
hoping you will still visit it anytime!
Feel free to comment or send me mails
and will surely get back to you on that!


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Caught a train up to Wentworth Falls on the 28th, barely making it in the morning... Had a coffee with Thanjon at Il Postinos, and found out Hannan was running late. Not to worry, headed over to Mountain High Pie for some breakfast! Grabbed Hannan and headed up the mountain to Mt York, where we would grab some stuff at the servo; and then climb at New York for the day.
Cool little sheltered crag, I liked it! Got a few routes in, just moderate grades; and ended up getting rained out! As we started driving off, that rain; turned to snow! Drove over to an area near Mt Piddington, the highest point of the Blue Mountains; just so we could see more snow! Awesome.
|Hannan and Thanjon
Grabbed some afternoon kebabs down in Springwood, before dropping Hannan off. Met up with Sean at Penrith, and headed to Silver Spur for his early birthday dinner! We were joined by Pali, Anmol, Pat and Daniel. Great catching up with everyone, lots of gaming talk, hah!
|Before Daniel
Started work earlier than normal, at 9:30am; rather than 10 on the 29th. It was ridiculously busy, and I have never seen the store so messy, well busier than any other day I have worked at Kathmandu over the past two plus years.
During the day, a woman was on the verge of collapsing and I had to run over to help keep her up. Tried to seat her, but she kept holding onto the desk... Her husband was there, and they could hardly speak English... Probably an asian girl in her late 20s? Before she completely passed out, a doctor ran over (who is a regular customer, that I was serving) and told us to call an ambulance. She came around and I heard her say she is pregnant; and that she didn't want an ambulance. What?!
Stayed back nearly two hours after closing to clean up, and then met up with everyone at the Bavarian Bier Cafe in Parramatta for a farewell dinner for Benn and Tony. Guests attending were; me, Tony, Benn, Maz, Petra, Estia, Vish, Ethan, Candace and Kim! It was a great night except for one mishap...
Stupid indian waitress forgot my order completely... Took me forever to flag her down, had to actually walk over to her; after everyone had already gotten their meal and ask... Yeah, she forgot; didn't even apologise and tried pinning the blame on me... Didn't explain the situation, just told me to calm down and sit down; are you serious? You had one job to do, and you didn't do it right... Why am I paying for this incompetence? Demanded the manager (she even said there weren't any managers; and then MY manager called bullshit); and got a free meal out of it. Much better dealing with the manager instead!
Great fun night out, great conversation and reminiscing; really great bunch of people! :D
|Clockwise; Estia, Maz, Benn, Kim, Petra, Tony, Vishal, Ethan, Candace and me.
Packed during the day today, played some video games, and was in general, just psyched about NEW ZEALAND!
Thanjon came over in the evening and cried deeply. He swallowed sadness. Nod.
Laters BITCHES.


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I get a feed back request from Gmail, asking me why I am still using the old gmail. My main reason is, for the Gmail Contact only.
I don't like the previous "new" contact. It has 3 columns, looks like the Windows application or Outlook style. It leave me limited space for content editing. This type of design only suitable if you have a large display with high resolution.
The previous Gmail contact manager.
The new contact manager is more "Gmail-like".
Finally I don't have to go back the old gmail anymore.


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Virtual Private Interconnect/Cloud Bursting is the ability to enable a secure pipe connecting cloud resources to local data centers, allowing applications to run in multiple locations, or access data across the private/public boundary.
What customer segments need Virtual Private Interconnect/Cloud Bursting?
What are customers and network operators interested in Virtual Private Interconnect/Cloud Bursting?
- Business continuity
- Develop new sources of revenue by enabling new apps to integrate with business process and legacy systems
- Increase operating income
What business problems are solved by Virtual Private Interconnect/Cloud Bursting?
- Enable new applications that can reside in public and / or public clouds
- Enable bursting to public cloud providers for
- DR or
- Capacity
What is the business value of Virtual Private Interconnect/Cloud Bursting?
- Increased sales opportunities via bursting
- Improved operating income via reduced CapEx and / or OpEx and more flexible business continuity & infrastructure agility
How can SDN & NFV provide a solution to Virtual Private Interconnect/Cloud Bursting?
SDN can be used to create network overlays between private and public networks, or virtualized IPsec appliances (NFV) can be instantiated in the cloud to allow for encrypted links to be created across locations.
Related Virtual Private Interconnect/Cloud Bursting ETSI NFV POCs:
- POC 9: VNF Router Performance with DDoS Functionality
- POC 18: VNF Router Performance with Hierarchical Quality of Service Functionality
Additional Virtual Private Interconnect/Cloud Bursting Resources:
Find dynamic interconnects vendors
Research dynamic interconnects product and services
Find dynamic interconnects open source projects
Check out other Dynamic Interconnects Use Cases:
Check out other SDN & NFV Use Cases:
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HOBOKEN, NJ - United States Senator Cory Booker and The Internet Association presents the Tech and Social Media Innovation Forum for small businesses and entrepreneurs at Edwin A. Stevens Hall, Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ on Friday July 11, 2014 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM.
Join the discussion on how small businesses can use technology and innovation to grow, with confirmed panelists Facebook, Google, Yelp, websignia, CardCash and more powerhouse tech companies!
As a member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee and the Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet, Senator Booker knows how the Internet and new technology can provide the greatest tools for entrepreneurs. Technology has proven time and again to be a ladder for social and economic mobility, and that is particularly true for new businesses trying to put their name on the map. Startups and other small businesses from Silicon Alley to New Jersey are using a range of technical platforms to start and grow their businesses.
Come out to network and learn the basics and benefits to creating a presence on social media platforms to get closer to your customer! The President of Stevens Institute of Technology Nariman Farvardin will open the event followed by remarks from the General Manager Managing Partner of Tiger Labs, Bert Navarrete, a New Jersey business accelerator. Senator Cory Booker will also offer remarks.
The feature discussion will consist of a panel with some of the biggest U.S. technology companies including Facebook, Google, Yelp and two NJ Small Businesses that use social media to connect with its customers; Websignia and CardCash. These powerhouse tech companies will explain to New Jersey small businesses the services they offer and how their platforms can help any organization or company communicate with their customers, drive traffic, and increase growth.
Get your questions answered by the panelist during a break-out session, and the event will conclude with a Tech and Social Media Expo featuring innovative social media, and tech companies!
Register for this free event here: http://www.booker.senate.gov/smallbiztech/
This event is for New Jersey small businesses and entrepreneurs, please share with your networks!


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A recent appointment in the dugout. 20 goals conceded in five games. Local rivals visiting for an FA Cup qualifier. Surely a tough task?
That did not seem to be the case for Darren Kelly's Halifax Town, who stormed into a two goal first-half lead as Guiseley collapsed around them.
However, the old cliche could not have applied any better at The Shay on Saturday, as Adam Boyes shattered Kelly's hopes of a second win in charge by scoring two after the break.
The first real chance of the game fell to Kevin Roberts, played slightly out of position on the right wing. A ball into the area by Sam Walker dropped at his feet, but his left-footed effort was tame. Seconds later, another delivery from Walker on the left gave Jordan Burrow an opportunity to head from yards out, but his effort was well over the bar.
It was a high-tempo opening. Guiseley came even closer to opening the scoring. Adam Boyes, stretching, could not connect with a low ball sent in from the right hand side. At the other end, the ball dropped to Burrow again, but his half-volley was hit straight at Steven Drench. Nick Wroe, running on to the rebound, sent his wild strike straight into the stand.
Guiseley were the architects of their own downfall in the opening half, providing Town with the two opportunities they needed in the first period. Another foray forward from Halifax forced Guiseley into a foul on the edge of the area. Walker stepped up, and there was little Drench could do about the strike. Curled, cultured and going across goal, the ball struck the post before hitting the back of the net to give Walker his first goal of the season.
Those defensive frailties came to the fore as Liam Dickinson almost turned home, but Halifax just about managed to clear. With the game settling down, Will Hatfield tried to force matters for Guiseley, striking from 25 yards out. His dipping shot barely troubled Matt Glennon, travelling over the bar.
A more accurate knock down by Walker could have put Halifax two ahead, as he latched on to Roberts's beautiful floated cross into the area, but could not guide the ball into the path of the onrushing Tommy Miller.
The game quietened after the half hour mark, with Hatfield's sight of goal after a poor clearance the best opportunity. His strike from the edge of the area trickled past Glennon's left post. Five minutes before half-time, Guiseley stepped it up, carving open Halifax by working the ball nicely down the left through Dickinson and Danny Lowe. Fed back to Boshell, he whipped in a perfect cross that Boyes could only head straight at the goalkeeper. It should have been an equaliser.
It was an opportunity he'd regret missing minutes later. A nothing clearance by Halifax was headed backwards towards his own goal by Jake Lawlor. Unfortunately for him, Kingsley James was waiting and ready to pounce, latching onto his pass. After running through the middle straight at Drench, James's rifling effort found the back of the net to put Halifax two ahead just before the break.
Tempers threatened to flare on Guiseley's part after half-time, with Danny Boshell carded for a late challenge on Nicky Wroe. Boshell was lucky not to pick up another seconds later, referee Martin Coy sparing him before Mark Bower withdrew him for Ben Parker, presumably to keep 11 players on the pitch.
Halifax kept the pressure on, and on the hour mark, Burrow could have put his side further ahead. He cut inside from the right, working an opportunity for him to strike with his left, but fired his shot over the bar.
Guiseley had appeals for a penalty turned down after a tackle on Hatfield, and from there, Halifax broke. A sweeping move up the pitch, led by the energetic James, put Roberts in space in the box, but his tame effort was easily collected by Drench.
Despite having little of the play in the second period, the visitors suddenly struck back. Boyes was provided by a knock down by an unwitting Halifax defence. He jinked to the side, before finding the corner from just outside the area.
Minutes later, the comeback was completed. Halifax played a high ball forward, with Drench charging out of his net to clear. Brown and Keil O'Brien at the back for Halifax disappeared, allowing an onside Boyes to charge through and beautifully chip Glennon to score his second and bring the tie level.
Both teams pressed for a winner, with the best opportunity falling to Boyes as he cut inside, but he put his effort just wide of the post. There would be no third for the clear man of the match, no third for Guiseley and no third for Kelly's charges. The two sides will have to meet again on Tuesday night to decide which side reaches the first round.


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Dr. Sandeep Goplani offers diagnostic and treatment services for the entire range of sleep-related problems including sleep apnea, narcolepsy, insomnia, nocturnal myoclonus (restless legs) and combinations of these disorders.
The sleep clinic is open Monday through Thursday 8:00am - 5:00pm and Friday 8:00am - noon. Holiday closings include New Years Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Patients should call the sleep clinic before coming in during inclement weather.
If you have a medical emergency, call 911 or go to your closest Emergency Room.
After Hours
If you have a medical problem that cannot wait until the next business day, Washington Regional has two Urgent Care locations: in Fayetteville, located at 3 E Appleby Road Suite 101, open Monday-Sunday 9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.; and in Johnson, located at 3561 Johnson Mill Blvd Suite 102, open Monday-Saturday 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. If you need to reach an on call provider call 479-463-1000 to have to hospital operator page the physician on call.
Refill Guidelines
Refills will be done Monday – Thursday. Refills requested after 2pm will be done the next business day. Refills should be requested from the pharmacy a minimum of 2-3 days prior to running out. Refills will be called in within 48 hours. Call your pharmacy after this time to see if refills are ready. Patients need to be seen by the provider at appropriate intervals. Please bring your medications or a list of your medications with you to your appointment. If you need refills on any medications, ask your provider to write them during your appointment. If you are taking critical medications, please adhere to your provider's requirements for lab and office visits. If you have a mail order pharmacy plan, you will need to pick up written prescriptions to mail in.
We make every effort to see you in a timely manner. Call 479-463-3090 to make an appointment. We request you call to reschedule or cancel if you are unable to keep you appointment time.
Financial Arrangements
Your insurance cards are requested at the time of you first visit. Payments of co-pays, your portion of your remaining deductible are/or co-insurance is required at the time service is rendered. Each time you have a medical visit, you are required to pay. We accept cash, checks and credit (debit) cards. Please contact our office prior to your appointment if you need to make payment arrangements.
Medical Records
A medical request signed by the patient is required to send or release records to anyone. If you are requesting a copy of your records, there will be an additional fee.
Medical Affiliations
Dr. Goplani is affiliated with Washington Regional Medical Center. He works closely with area physicians and health care institutions to provide a high quality of care.
We appreciate the opportunity to provide you with quality health care. Our staff consists of qualified, dedicated professionals who team up to bring you the latest treatment in a warm, caring environment. To schedule an appointment, call 479-463-3090 Monday – Thursday, 8:00am – 5:00pm or Friday, 8:00am – noon.
In order for our medical staff to determine your diagnosis and treatment plan, please bring the following:
Contact Us
Washington Regional Sleep Medicine
Springdale Center for Health
813 Founders Park Drive
Suite 205
Springdale, AR 72762
Map & driving directions
Satellite Clinics are located at:
Fayetteville Clinic (Tuesday Clinic Only)
Located inside Northwest Arkansas Neuroscience Institute
3336 N Futrall Drive
Fayetteville, AR 72703
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Located inside the Walker Heart and Vascular Clinic
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Saturday, February 2, 2008
Dyslexia----a commonly uncommon disease.
Dyslexia is such a disease from the list of those generally unrecognizable ailments. Many books, articles or films have been made so far that dealt with Dyslexia at length. But off late I watched a Hindi movie 'T Z par' and this really made me to ponder over it. The story portrays the misery of a boy who is suffering from dyslexia but his parents are unaware of it. Though the boy lives in the lap of all kind of luxury and comfort, he finds himself very alone and helpless. Despite his mother's full effort he fails to read and write properly. Everyone misunderstands him and thinks that he is just neglecting his studies intentionally. He is unable to fare well in his academic world and becomes the eyesore of everybody starting from schoolteachers to parents.
But what is this Dyslexia and what are its symptoms? Let us try to search it together.
The word Dyslexia is derived from the Greek word 'dys'(inadequate) and 'lexis'(language). Dyslexia may also be defined as disease where a patient finds difficulty with the written language i.e reading, spelling and writing. This is quite different from reading difficulties resulting from other causes like deficiencies in intelligence, a non-neurological deficiency with vision or hearing, or from inadequate reading instructions. This disease is not an intellectual disability but it results from neurological differences. Dyslexia can occur to anybody, irrespective of the level of intelligence. To a Dyslexic, letters and words may appear reversed. This disability of reading and writing of the patients generally becomes evident in the early years of schooling. Many Dyslexics never learn to read and write properly in the entire life. Recent studies have revealed that Dyslexia is located in the brain. Damage to the brain can cause reading disability similar to Dyslexia. In many cases Dyslexia appears to be inherited.
Dyslexic children seems to have problems in developing early reading skills, hearing individual sounds in words, analyzing whole words in parts and blending sounds in words. They find trouble in translating thoughts into language and the vice-versa. Most of the children with Dyslexia are of average intelligence, although many of them show unusual talent in the field of arts, athletics, graphics, architecture, drama, music etc.
The causes for this disease are still unknown although the researchers have confirmed that such conditions are often inherited.
Some of the symptoms that indicate Dyslexia are:
1.Difficulty in learning or to recognize written words.
2. Difficulty in Rhyming.
3. Trouble in understanding the meaning of a single sentence.
4. Writing or arithmetic learning problem.
These are the few indicators that alarm you about your loving kid and tell you that it is the right time to take the help of a doctor instead of misunderstanding your offspring.
Dyslexia is a life-long condition but it can be cured with timely and proper intervention of the Parents. When a child is diagnosed with Dyslexia, the parents should inquire from his or her school or from a diagnostician that what problems exactly are facing by their kids. The primary focus in the treatment of Dyslexia is on the learning process…..
Thursday, May 24, 2007
Euthanasia -The mercy killing
The most precious possession in one's life is her own life. It is a true fact that everyone loves most his own life than any other possession. But when this valuable life becomes unbearable due to terminal suffering, few people muster the courage to put it to an end forever. Yes, this is how the concept of Euthanasia could help those pain stricken people. The word Euthanasia implies mercy killing or it can also be interpreted as assisted suicide. A person is being assisted to end his life to give him respite from his extreme physical pain and illness.
But this concept has not been accepted throughout the world. The practice of Euthanasia is illegal for human in
This practice of mercy killing is common among farmers who kill their elderly pets to give them respite from the unbearable pain and agony. Euthanasia is also performed on old, disabled and suffering cats or dogs by their owners to end the extreme pain .When homes cannot be found for animals, animal shelters perform the same process on them.
But the practice of Euthanasia has not been legalized in all countries. If it is thought rationally, on one hand, Euthanasia is the only process which can end the tremendous pain and illness of the people who are suffering from any incurable and chronic disease. The patients who have to depend entirely upon medicines to keep their heart beating and are depraved of any physical as well as social activity, desire for mercy killing. They seek for a painless death. They deem it better to expire in sleep than to bear the pain throughout a death –like life.
On the other hand, the legalization of Euthanasia entails many hazards, both moral as well as social. This is against the humane quality to kill someone rather in religious term, to destroy the God's creation. Legalization of Euthanasia will enhance the number of crimes. It will become impossible to distinguish between murders and wish death. IT won't be a problem to perform Euthanasia on those suffering people who can communicate their wish to their relatives, doctors or to any other social institutions. But it will pose a big problem for those who are in coma or cannot express their wish. Unscrupulous relatives could take wrong advantage of the opportunity. They along with dishonest doctors, for financial gain, would make the murder appear as mercy killing. Crimes would be committed with legal stamp. So the situation is quite to be handled.
Euthanasia is a controversial subject and probably it will continue to remain so. Different shades of opinion exist upon the rights and wrongs of it but no solution has been found so far. It's still debatable if one day euthanasia will unshackle the ailing people from their meaningless existence or be a potential weapon of mischievous people. The controversy is in its seed as it questions the very existence of human life, rather its termination.
Sunday, May 20, 2007
Aftermath of Rape – An Indian Perspective
Well, I am back again to write and my intention is to manifest the much hyped topic, oppression against women. I am not a neophyte here. Many eminent authors have devoted their precious time and thousands of pages to highlight it. Many full length works by various feministic critics, social workers, prominent leaders are also easily available. I am just a small fish among these giant fishes. But why can't I share my thoughts, my anger, and my sorrows to all across the world? So I decided to write.
There are many questions which are eating my heart out. Why since time immemorial women are always looked down by men? Why are they always taken as befuddled creatures? Why it is expected of a woman to keep intact her virginity before her marriage while a man can be a philanderer? And the biggest of all, what should a woman do when she is deflowered by a man? Would she forgive him or punish the demon? All these bunch of questions stand together in one way of life or the other and irk me. And to find the answers of these questions, I need your participation. Let's try to search it together.
In recent past, the rate of crime in every city has hiked up to a great extent. The safety of mankind is almost extinct in these 'forests of nights'. But the most castigated and unsecured in the society is the women. It is no more a rare news that a woman has been kidnapped and deflowered by hooligans. But very few of the cases are reported and flashed into print or electronic media. Most of the incidents get lost into the darkness. The girls who are the victims of such crimes, being afraid of any further harm, do not come forward to punish the demons. And those who come forward to protest against this heinous act met with further danger. The social stigma attached with the virginity of a woman, prohibits the victims family to take any strict step against the criminal. Even when complaint is lodged to the police, the convicts come out unharmed by dint of their power and political grip. But some criminals have chosen a path by which they can evade being punished. In many cases, they propose to marry the victims, so that they can get a clean chit. Many families whose reputation is at stake compel their daughters to accept the proposal. But has anybody pondered about it that how degrading it in accepting such proposal. The most precious thing in a woman's life is her self respect and virginity. A man who snatches forcefully that precious thing from her is unpardonable. But still girls pardon them and give their consent in marrying them for the sake of their family reputation and themselves. They embrace this hellish and degraded life only to escape from social stigma attached with it. But how far the society will continue to compel the castigated woman to accept a death like life from where there is no respite. It is not only tough but also impossible to live forever with a man who dashed all her hopes. The gory heads of the society leave no way out for the women who have been victimized other than to accept the insult with a stoical resignation. But still there are a few girls, though handful, who showed their courage and stood against the social stigma. They chose to fight for their self respect rather than embracing the disgraceful life.
Time is changing. People are shedding their aged-old notions about such issues. The victims are getting much support, instead of teases. But still there are some dirt left out. A spark is needed to burn the 'unextinguished hearth', to clean the dirt minds, to shake the aged-old perception and to bring about a revolution. Let us stand together and support the victims of such inhuman act. Let us make the world free.
Saturday, May 19, 2007
Promoting your website – The Guru's Mantra
Well, so you have decided that you are going to develop a website and want to do business with it. And the questions which are tinkling in your mind are how you can promote it? Or how people will know about your website?
The first step obviously your decision to go for it, which you already have taken. The next step is to build your website and here these things you must consider. If you are developing it of your own, you must take care of these. Or if you are developing it through any vendor, you must specifically ask for these features.
- Website title: Your website title must be dynamic, so that it can address the content of the page. Or in other words in every page a part of page title should change. Like the contact us page can have title like your 'company name – contact us' while about us page can have title like 'company name – about us'.
- Website URL: All URL shall be search engine friendly. Avoid query string in URL. If you are using Linux-Apache, then a simple htaccess file can do the trick. It is called mod rewrite. If you are hosting in windows server, the same thing exists there too. I must give you an example for better understanding. Say you have a product listing page and when anybody clicks on the product listing page then the detail page appears and the URL which carries the product number for the identification of product. Using mod rewrite you can easily omit the query string part to pass it internally.
- Try to make the URL always in lower case.
- Put as much as text content as you can. All images of the page must have descriptive alternative names.
- Avoid flash as much as you can.
- Try to minimize number of images.
- Avoid background pictures.
- Use
Metatags and Metakeywords and Metadescription should have higher density keywords. You can judge the keyword density using many online keyword selector tools.
- And last but not the least. The content of your website should be rich enough to address the context. Mind it, content is what will help you to retain potential customer.
Now you have your website ready and you are ready for promoting it. Here you must know how search engine works? A search engine crawl or spiders your page and the based on site content it indexes your website against the keyword. Like if its gets any keyword mobile phone then it puts your website URL, title against the keyword mobile phone in its database. Some search engine like google, MSN crawls automatically where some needs manual submission. It is important for you to get higher ranking in search engine as generally people psychology never lets them to search more than twenty results at a time. So, if any body types the keyword mobile phone in any search engine, you must end in top twenty results in order to get him visit your website. Now search engine ranking depends on mainly two factors, namely inbound links and outbound links. That is the number of links are directing to your domain and the number of links present in your domain. With search friendly URLs you already created as many links as possible in your own website. The next step is to create inbound links. Here are the steps you follow.
- Start visiting forums regularly and place your website URL in your comment and post. As the forum will be crawled by search engines they will get links which directs it to your website.
- You can advertise your website there too.
- Visit various directories listing website and submit your website URL.
- Submit your website to all manual search engines.
- Start writing article on your website in various article publishing websites.
You are almost done. Now the next step is for promotion. First add google analytics code at the bottom of all your pages. This will help to invite google spider on regular basis. If possible try google adsense. Try to place affiliate links if it's not harming your interest directly. If you are selling any products then I will advise you to create your own affiliate program.
Once you complete all these steps, it's the time to sit back and relax. The only job that now needs to be done on regular basis is to monitor and control. Try adding new pages, new content. Replace old content with new one. I am sure with such finer proceedings you will be able to hit the bull's eyes.
E-Commerce – An overview
The benediction of science and technology are so many to describe. But the invention and application of internet services deserve special mention. Internet services are being randomly used throughout world. Right from shopping to fixing a business deal, everything is being done with the click of a mouse. People have become computer savvy. Their lives have been shaped by various electronic gadgets. With their dependency of electronic gadgets, terms like e-book, e-cards, e-commerce etc. have evolved.
The term 'e-commerce' is now a very well-known word. The word 'e-commerce' itself signifies 'e-commerce through electronic medium'. It can also be described as the selling and buying of goods and services on the internet. A new term e-business has also evolved to mean the same thing. We can say it is commerce conducted electronically or simply interpret as an online business. It includes customer service functions, sales, marketing, advertising and many more. It also conducts exchange of goods, information, products or services via electronic medium.
Through this medium a buyer can make his purchase just with a click of a mouse, sitting at home but the seller had to crack hard nuts. So conducting e-commerce is not that easy as the word sounds. To start an online business a big and proper planning is the first thing. There should be an adequate source of production. Proper funding also plays a crucial part in any kind of business to keep it going. But that's not all. To create markets for the products and to collect customers for selling those products are also vital points to remember. To taste the pinnacle of success, a strong customer service should be there.
E-commerce is also advantageous to other traditional businesses in many respects. If an e-commerce site is implemented well, the cost of transaction is quite lower than others. Moreover an online shop never closes. They always remain open and this provides the customers the opportunity to shop anytime of the hour. With the advent of e-commerce, the concept of shopping from home has emerged. Information about any article is available on the net. Customers can search and gather knowledge according to their needs. Before making any kind of purchase, the customers could widen their frontiers of knowledge so that they did not repent later. Geographic limitations are no more a hindrance in commerce. E-commerce makes the products and the services easily available to the customers without any geographical hurdles. Through this type of commerce the sellers of the goods and services are reaching easily to a wide range of customers, both inland and abroad. The buying process in this type of commerce is also advantageous. It provides the customers with a platform to search product information through global markets with a wider range of choice. They can tally the prices also to buy the cheap but the exclusive article. Delivery time and costs are saved when such purchases are made like e-books, audio clips, software games etc. Distance education is delivered via internet. Global reach of internet able different organizations to send messages worldwide, exploring new markets that traditional markets have difficulties accessing.
But there are also various disadvantages in this kind of commerce for both the buyers as well as the sellers. Expenses of getting popular server for the organization are very high. It is difficult enough to get people know about the product of the company and to made them visit the site. The demerits involved from the buyer's angles are mainly the touch and feel factor. You cannot smell the product, nor can you take its warmth. You are only guided by feature list and the visual impression. Above all to get all these, rather to enjoy the beauty of the product you have to count days for its arrival. If the shipping is lengthy, certainly it will take the test of your patience. And when you come to realize what you purchased is not what you were looking for or the quality is not at par, there is no easy way to get it exchanged or return it to the seller.
With all these merits and limitations, E-commerce is here to stay. Because it is powered by the most precious thing in modern world, yes, it is time. In future it may change its color, can shift or penetrate into a different media, but the purpose will never be eradicated. In this fast paced world, people want to buy time so that they can invest it in earning money and E-commerce targets that. So, you know who will win.
Thursday, May 10, 2007
Indian festival
In West Bengal, the most popular festival is Durga puja.This is celebrated with a great festive spirit. Both rich and poor mix together alike during the fesival. In the eve of Durga puja people do their shopping, go to the eateries, go pandal hopping and enjoy the days to their heart's content. All forget their agonies and miseries, offer their prayer piously to the goddess of strength to destroy their sorrows and to absolve them. No one keeps ill-will against the other and stretches hands of friendship. In this festive season, the city is bedecked with ligthings like a newly wed bride.People of all caste and creed participate in this festival with much fervour and gusto.
There are many more festivals in India like Diwali,Holi,Id,Christmas etc. that are celebrated with the same festive spirit.
Diwali is a festival of light.People decorate their house with lights and burst crackers. Holi is another big festival which is celebrated by all people.It is a festival of colour. People as well as their souls is get coloured by the colour of holi.
Rakhshsbandhan is such a festival in which every sister prays for her brothers' safty and long life.
There are many more festival that are celebrated throughtout India. These festivals are of great importance to both India and its people. Indian culture is already rich like its variegated states but these festivals enrich the Indian culture to a great extent.They add shine and colour to the lives of people. They erase the lines of sadness from the faces of the people,though for short period of time.
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Internet Marketing
Internet marketing
On this 21st century the impact of computer and its use in all the fields of work is quite visible. And it is more dominant in the world of commerce where the word Internet Marketing has become the modern buzz. Internet marketing is a major part of the electronic commerce. It includes information management, public relation, sales and customer services. Electronic commerce and internet marketing has grown up as the favorite marketplace for computer savvy generation. The reasons behind this upsurge are easy availability of low cost computer and high speed internet connection with the steady rise of plastic money. People, who have internet connections at their home, feel happy to use internet to make purchase at their own convenience and in their favorite comfort zone. It is a marketing which is done on the web or through e-mail and is completely different from regular marketing. It includes various marketing strategies to support a company's online marketing. In this field internet is used as medium of communicating company's messages, attracting prospective customers and conducting market survey as well as research. It also includes advertising, selling products and services through websites or e-mail to the customers. It is used to meet with the customer's queries and to receive their orders through internet.
Internet marketing was evolved in 1990s as a simple text-based websites. Then it only offered information about products to the customers. But over the time, there came a sea change in its work. Now internet marketing is used not only to provide information about the products but also for selling spaces, software programs, business models and many other products and services.
This kind of marketing is the backbone of modern capitalism. This allows a company with an idea, program or service to reach to the maximum number of customers possible. But there lies a challenge .To win a customer it is important to entice him with catchy websites. The content and presentation of the website also plays a very significant role in it. It should produce a long-lasting impact on the minds of the customers.
When internet marketing first emerged, very few persons were indulged in this business but with the span of time more and more people have joined the business, seeing its benefit. In the beginning of internet marketing, it had only B2B or Business 2 Business model. Over the period of time, B2C (Business to Customer) and P2P (Peer to Peer), model was developed. But the current use of the word 'internet marketing' refers to direct response business strategies.
There are number of benefits associated with internet marketing. In this type of marketing information about a product is always within the customer reach. Customer can log onto the internet and learn more about the products. They can make their purchase at any hour. This marketing procedure is also less expensive than other marketing media, and helps companies to reap the benefit. They do not have to bear any additional sales forces. Moreover, internet marketing expands the business frontiers from the local markets to the national and international market.
But there are also limitations associated with internet marketing. An online purchase does not allow the customer to feel, taste or touch the product. So to keep up constant flow of customers, originality and authenticity of the product is must. And the crux of this entire effort is the slow internet connection which drives away the probable buyers from venturing and exploring the web market. And last but not the least, the onslaught of hackers and crackers brings in the point of vulnerability and fear of possible fraud.


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After getting a coin for her lost tooth, dynamic Bridget sets forth on what she thinks will be an exciting shopping trip only to find she must rescue her most beloved, "special one and only" Captain Cat toy.
When Bridget gets to Dinglebang's, "absolutely the best store in the world," her unbridled energy leads her to "spizzoom" through the shop. Along the way, the unthinkable happens: Captain Cat gets hooked on the handle of a customer's umbrella and then dropped into another girl's shopping basket. Bridget is unaware until classmate Billy informs her that Captain Cat is not in her backpack, where she safely packed him. Berger's retro illustration style utilizes techniques found in comic books to augment the ensuing drama. Bright yellow highlights and urgent bold capital letters alert readers to the action in the pictures ("Yikes! Now look!") that is not described in the quickly paced text. Bridget pursues a frantic yet fruitless search that culminates in a spectacular meltdown. But Billy's sharp eye and handy new Superzoom 500 pedal car helps Bridget rescue Captain Cat. "Everyone was happy! / …except the little girl…who'd found Captain Cat…and decided to take care of him." A bright idea and some help from Mommy result in a tidy yet happily satisfying ending.
Give to fans of Knuffle Bunny and to any child who appreciates an intense bond with a special toy. (Picture book. 3-6)


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America and Germany:
Stephen Lendman
A previous article discussed Stasi. It was East Germany's secret police. It was one of the most repressive state apparatuses in modern times.
Its infamous reputation speaks for itself. It's reincarnated in new form. Given today's state-of-the-art technology. It's worse now than then. The previous article said the following:
On July 7, Der Spiegel headlined "Snowden claims: NSA Ties Put German Intelligence in Tight Spot."
"They're in bed together," said Snowden. NSA partners with foreign intelligence in other countries. Its "Foreign Affairs Directorate (BND)" does so.
It's done in ways to "insulate their political leaders from the backlash." It's precautionary in case people learn "how grievously they're violating global privacy."
BND/NSA cooperation is far greater than previously known. At issue are serious violations of Germany's privacy laws. According to Der Spiegel, NSA provides "analysis tools."
They're for "BND's signals monitoring of foreign data streams that travel through Germany."
Besides other areas, BND focuses on "the Middle East route through which data packets from crisis regions travel."
Der Spiegel said "BND pulls data from five different nodes that are then analyzed at the foreign intelligence service's headquarters in Pullach near Munich."
Gerhard Schindler heads it. He "confirmed the partnership during a meeting with members of the German parliament's control committee for intelligence issues."
Snowden told Der Spiegel that German outrage over NSA spying was pretense. Both countries work closely together. Relations are longstanding.
Current operations far exceed Stasi's. They're conducted with technological ease. Decades earlier spying was crude compared to today's.
Modern methods operate in unprecedented ways. Virtually everyone can be monitored everywhere at all times. Nearly everything about targets is known.
Almost nothing's too secret to escape scrutiny. There's no way to hide. There's no place to do it.
On July 20, Der Spiegel headlined " 'Prolific Partner:' German Intelligence Used NSA Spying Program," saying:
Chancellor Merkel lied. It didn't surprise. She does it repeatedly. She "and her ministers claim they first learned about the US government's comprehensive spying programs from press reports."
"But SPIEGEL has learned that German intelligence services themselves use one of the NSA's most valuable tools."
BND and its Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV) intelligence agency collaborated with NSA. Secret documents reveal it.
They show BfV "was equipped with a program called XKeyScore intended to 'expand their ability to support NSA as we jointly prosecute CT (counterterrorism) targets.' "
"The BND is tasked with instructing the domestic intelligence agency on how to use the program, the documents say."
It's a "productive espionage tool." It's able to "retroactively reveal any terms" targeted persons type into search engines.
It's able to receive "full takeâ¤|unfiltered dataâ¤|including" communications content. It can do so over a period of days.
Documents show up to "500 million (monthly) data connections from Germany accessed by the NSA." XKeyScore collects much of it.
German/NSA cooperation "recently intensified." BND's Schindler expressed an "eagerness and desire" to do so. According to NSA:
"The BND has been working to influence the German government to relax interpretation of the privacy laws to provide greater opportunities of intelligence sharing."
In 2012, Germany showed a "willingness to take risks and to pursue new opportunities for cooperation with the US."
In Afghanistan, BND was NSA's "most prolific partner." The relationship is longstanding. It's hard-wired. Merkel lied. Anger expressed over US spying was fake.
She knows what's going on. She's involved. On September 22, German federal elections are scheduled. Voters will choose Bundestag representatives.
Merkel's coalition needs up to 300 or more seats to retain power. Until NSA spying and Germany's involvement were revealed, easy reelection was expected.
She's seeking a third term. Perhaps she won't get it. Earlier polls showed her ahead. Voters may have second thoughts. They'll decide if she's a spent force. In weeks we'll know.
In the meantime, expect more revelations. On July 19, Der Spiegel headlined "Greenwald: 'Explosive' NSA Spying Reports Are Imminent," saying:
Expect them in a few days. They'll be the next shoe to drop. They'll be "more explosive in Germany" than previous reports.
They'll tell more about BND/NSA cooperation. Greenwald said he's got around 9,000 to 10,000 top secret documents. He's had them for weeks.
He's been analyzing them. Some documents are "extremely complicated." He's living in Rio de Janeiro. CIA has a "robust" presence there.
He's worried about his safety. He feels "threatened in the sense that there are very prominent American politicians and even American journalists who have called for (his) arrest, who have called (him) a criminal."
Possession of top secret US documents jeopardizes his safety. He's got multiple copies. He maintains regular contact with Snowden. They use "encrypted chat technologies."
German/NSA cooperation isn't at the same level as Britain, Australia, Canada or New Zealand. It's the "next tier where they exchange information all the time."
It's intensifying. BND's Schindler's eager to do so. Perhaps Germany's heading for joint NSA cooperation matching any other country.
A Final Comment
On July 18, the Electronic Frontier Foundation headlined "House Judiciary Committee Rails Against Domestic Spying," saying:
House Judiciary Committee members "grilled" government witnesses. It was more show than tell. Obama officials "hid behind secrecy."
Grilling belies congressional sincerity. Congress, the courts, Obama, and administration officials are co-conspirators. It shows in legislation enacted.
It shows in court decisions. It shows America's current state. Washington's criminal class is bipartisan. It includes High Court justices.
Police state lawlessness replaced constitutional law. Full-blown tyranny's a hair's breadth away. America's no longer safe to live in. Universal monitoring persists.
It's official policy. Corporate bosses are complicit. Democracy's a convenient illusion. So is freedom. It's on the chopping block for elimination. It's practically gone already.
Doing the right thing is criminalized. Press freedom's up for grabs. On July 19, The New York Times headlined "Court Tells Reporter to Testify in Case of Leaked CIA Data," saying:
The US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Times writer James Risen must do so. It said First Amendment protections don't cover "unauthorized leaks."
Federal District court Judge Leonie Brinkema held otherwise. She got it right. She supported press freedom. She called it First Amendment "reporter's privilege." Obama's DOJ claims it doesn't exist.
Appeals Court Chief Judge William Byrd Traxler wrote the majority (two/one) ruling, saying:
"Clearly, Risen's direct, firsthand account of the criminal conduct indicted by the grand jury cannot be obtained by alternative means, as Risen is without dispute the only witness who can offer this critical testimony."
"There is no First Amendment testimonial privilege, absolute or qualified, that protects a reporter from being compelled to testify by the prosecution or the defense in criminal proceedings about criminal conduct that the reporter personally witnessed or participated in, absent a showing of bad faith, harassment, or other such non-legitimate motive, even though the reporter promised confidentiality to his source."
Risen vowed to go to prison rather than testify. He may end up there. He'll appeal to the Supreme Court. Odds of winning are slim.
The Court's stacked with right wing extremists. They're largely comfortable with police state lawlessness. It shows in their rulings.
Risen may first ask for a full Fourth Circuit ruling. His lawyer Joel Kurtzberg said:
"We are disappointed by and disagree with the court's decision. We are currently evaluating our next steps."
Fourth Circuit's Judge Roger Gregory "vigorous(ly) dissent(ed)." He called the ruling a threat to investigative journalism, saying:
"Under the majoritys articulation of the reporters privilege, or lack thereof, absent a showing of bad faith by the government, a reporter can always be compelled against her will to reveal her confidential sources in a criminal trial."
"Whatever the limits of who may claim reporters privilege, it is clear that Risen - a full-time reporter for a national news publication, The New York Times - falls into the category of people who should be eligible to invoke the privilege."
"The majority exalts the interests of the government while unduly trampling those of the press, and in doing so, severely impinges on the press and the free flow of information in our society."
Friday's ruling set a precedent. It applies only to the Fourth Circuit. It's important. It includes Maryland and Virginia. It's Pentagon, CIA and NSA headquarters.
Risen's case pertains to information in his 2006 book, "State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration." It's about Bush era CIA tactics. Clinton also.
It involves "trick(ing) Iranian scientists by having a Russian defector give them blueprints for a nuclear triggering device that had been altered with an error."
It "portrays the operation as reckless and botched in a way that could have helped the Iranians gain accurate information."
In December 2010, former CIA officer Jeffrey Sterling was called Risen's source. He was indicted on Espionage Act charges.
According to Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, since 1984, 17 journalists were jailed for refusing to testify or disclose sources.
Police states operate this way. America's by far the worst. For sure it's the most reckless, outlandish and dangerous.
Stephen Lendman lives in Chicago. He can be reached at email@example.com.
His new book is titled "Banker Occupation: Waging Financial War on Humanity."
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Chelsea have signed Barcelona's teenage midfielder Oriol Romeu on a four-year deal, last season's Premier League runners-up said on their website on Thursday.
The highly-rated 19-year-old Catalan, who can also play in central defence, will cost the London club 5 million euros ($7.1 million), said Barcelona who have a buy-back option on the player who made his debut last season.
Barca, outlining the mechanics of the deal on their website, said they can buy Romeu back for 10 million euros after one year or for 15 million after two years.
It is not the first time the Spanish and European champions have struck a deal with a buy-back option for a product of their famed youth academy.
Last month forward Bojan Krkic joined Italian club AS Roma for 12 million euros but Barca are obliged to buy him back for 13 million in two years -- effectively a loan deal.
Romeu, who began his career at Barcelona's smaller neighbours Espanyol and played mainly in Barca's B team last season, will join up with Chelsea after representing Spain at the Under-20 World Cup in Colombia which finishes on Aug. 20.
Capable of playing a holding role in midfield, Romeu will provide Chelsea's new boss Andre Villas-Boas with options following Michael Essien's cruciate ligament injury that could sideline the Ghanaian powerhouse for six months.


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Asia Today: China Moves to Calm Markets
Amid a turbulent global market, China took action this week, allowing the yuan to rise steadily against the dollar and pumping cash into its own banking system. WSJ's Andy Browne and Bill Kazer look at how China is deploying its assets, and what strings are attached.
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
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Naked Pool Party - I was invited to a little pool party at the home of an ex-neighbor (see her butt flash pic attatched). My wife and I had divorced and I moved away. The neighbors heard I was in town to clean up some legal issue and called and asked me to drop by. They told me to be sure to bring my swinsuit (Damn, I thought, I was hoping it would be a nude party). But I'd known them for some time and knew they were relatively conservative.
I got there and the wife (Liz) showed me to a bedroom where I could change from my street clothes. I did, and joined them and several other old neighbors at poolside. We talked, swam, laughed and of course drank for several hours. Things began to break up as midnight approached. Soon it was just Liz, her husband and me. I announced it was time for me to go. Liz's husband said he was drunk, tired and heading for bed.
I went into the bedroom where my clothes lay on the bed and stripped off my swimsuit. But before starting to dress, I went into the adjoining bath to pee. I heard someone shuffling around in the bedroom and knew it had to be Liz or her husband. Hoping it was her and also hoping she would stay a few more seconds, I gave my cock a few tugs, just to plump it up a bit. Not fully erect. The alcohol and being the only single guy at the party had made me pretty horny so it only took a few seconds for me to get my cock interested. I took a deep breath and walked into the bedroom.
There was Liz, fully dressed but rummaging through a dresser drawer. She took one look at me and began to apologize. I knew the apology was not sincere given the fact that my clothes were still spread out on the bed and my swimsuit was resting on a towel also on the bed. She had to know I was in the bathroom naked.
I quickly told her not to worry about it, so she just stood there looking at me. I picked up my towel and finished drying off. Actually I was bone dry, but I loved having her there fully clothed and staring at me. My cock grew harder and she did not hide the fact that she was watching it. I began to slowly dress as she and I talked. I slipped into my shirt before donning my briefs. Then I stepped into them and pulled them up slowly. She smiled as I had a bit of trouble tucking my hard member inside. I finshed dressing and walked with her toward the door. I asked where her husband was and she said "passed out." There was a moment of electricity as I opened the door. It was as if the two of us were saying, "should we." Well, we didn't. We kissed very lightly and I left. I have not been back to the old neighborhood in 10 years. I have not seen them at all. I still ask, "should we?"
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