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Nach 32 Jahren Mitarbeit beim Auslandsrundfunk Deutschlands, Deutsche Welle, bin ich nun freiberuflich tätig.
After having worked for 32 years as a full-time employee with Germany's international broadcaster, Deutsche Welle, I now work as a freelance translator and journalist.
Die Zeitschrift DEFENCE JOURNAL erscheint monatlich und wird in Karatschi, Pakistan gedruckt. Die Reichweite liegt bei schätzungsweise 80.000 Lesern. Ein Übersee-Abonnement kostet
80,- US Dollar im Jahr.
The monthly magazine DEFENCE JOURNAL reaches around 80.000 readers. It is published in Karachi, Pakistan. An overseas subscription costs 80,- US Dollars per year.
To represent a nation that started a world war and caused the deaths of millions of people around the world is a pretty heavy load for an 11-year-old schoolgirl. But this is in fact what happened
to me when my family left Germany, and we all moved to England. I was told that my behaviour would throw a light on my country, and people would have the impression that this behaviour might be
standard for all Germans. I came from the country of the 'Nazis' – or the 'National Socialists' - a term used worldwide for brutal, radical fascists to this day. I should therefore behave in a
'correct and polite manner'. Of course my parents meant well with me and wanted me to get along nicely with my school friends and neighbours in the new country. They had experienced a devastating war
with death, destruction, hunger and the loss of homeland all along the way.
Luckily at the time I was not informed about the horrors committed by my German compatriots in detail, considering other human beings as 'inferior' and using them as slaves of labour and in some cases maltreating them to the point of torture and finally death in the concentration camps. I was not to learn about all these facts until some years later.
But what had made Germans so 'aggressive' and cruel? What mistakes were made where and when? Why did a country with a considerable number of successful composers of music, philosophers and poets turn itself into a military machinery with little tolerance for anything and anybody other than what the central regime considered appropriate? Of course there was the depressing number of six million unemployed people (out of around 62 million) in the 1930s as a result of the Wall Street crash and the subsequent depression. The forced acceptance of the "war guilt clause" by the Germans - an over-simplified explanation of how World War I (1914 - 1918) began - and the huge amount of reparations that Germany had to pay afterwards all contributed to the burden that led to the later disaster. In 1919, John Maynard Keynes, the economist, wrote his vigorous attack upon the Peace Settlement after World War I in The Economic Consequences of the Peace. He concentrated his fire particularly on reparations. Keynes argued that Germany would be unable to pay and that reparations would bedevil European economies for years to come. He was proved correct. Excessive punishment therefore, or punishment perceived to have been administered unjustly, is likely to increase hatred which in turn may lead to retaliation and therefore further violence.
When a society is undergoing a severe economic breakdown and civil institutions have become powerless, there is a strong temptation to follow leaders who propose an authoritarian course of law and order. The latent hatred and feelings of revenge for the humiliation that was suffered by the people can easily become exploited by ambitious men - or women - to obtain positions of power for themselves. Hitler harboured personal feelings of revenge and hatred on account of his own deficiencies and failures. These matched well with the underlying feelings of most Germans for what they saw as having been treated unjustly. Hitler became popular when he managed to secure work for the unemployed. He did this by building motorways for the later transport of tanks, soldiers and weapons. In other words, he invested in the military and in the armaments industry. People cheered him and overlooked the rather sinister aspects of Hitler's ambitions and plans which he had actually laid down in his book "Mein Kampf" (My Struggle).
At the end of World War II (1939-1945), the Allied Powers, (Great Britain, France, Russia, USA), began by dividing Germany into four zones of occupation in accordance with their agreements at Yalta and Potsdam. But ideological differences inevitably became involved in the disputes. The German fascist military machinery had been beaten, yet a new enemy appeared on the horizon. The USSR fostered communism in the Russian zone. The failure to distribute wealth and opportunities equally among its citizens had previously led to a revolution and an authoritarian regime - communist Russia. The other Allies in their respective zones discouraged it, the USA in particular arguing that communism would be less likely to make an appeal if economic recovery was rapid.
In 1946 Churchill declared that from the "Baltic to The Adriatic Sea, an 'Iron Curtain' has descended upon the Continent". To the east of this Iron Curtain lay the Russian zone of Germany and states such as Poland, where communism had taken root. To the west lay the other zones of Germany and states which remained capitalist. Suspicion between the two sides hardened into a Cold War with an almost total lack of co-operation between them. Germany was trapped in the conflict and it became clear that the German problem of being a divided country would not be solved for many years to come.


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The Bible says in John 11:25-26: "Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this?"
Allow me to share with you some commentary on this passage from the Bible Knowledge Commentary by Dr. John F. Walvoord and Dr. Roy B. Zuck:
This is the fifth of Jesus' great "I am" revelations. The Resurrection and the Life of the new Age is present right now because Jesus is the Lord of life. Jesus' words about life and death are seemingly paradoxical. A believer's death issues in new life. In fact, the life of a believer is of such a quality that he will never die spiritually. He has eternal life, and the end of physical life is only a sleep for his body until the resurrection unto life. At death the spiritual part of a believer, his soul, goes to be with the Lord.
Today's quote is from A.W. Pink. He said: "The nature of Christ's salvation is woefully misrepresented by the present-day evangelist. He announces a Saviour from Hell rather than a Saviour from sin. And that is why so many are fatally deceived, for there are multitudes who wish to escape the Lake of fire who have no desire to be delivered from their carnality and worldliness."
Our topic today is titled What Does it Mean that Jesus is "Lord"? (Part 4) from the book, "So Great Salvation: What it Means to Believe in Jesus Christ" by Dr. Charles Ryrie.
Consider two important sayings of our Lord, spoken one after the other, as recorded in Luke 14:16-33.
The first tells the story of a banquet for which great and elaborate preparation had been made. Many had been invited by the host, and when all the preparations had been completed, a servant was sent to tell those who had been invited that they should now come. But those invited began to make excuses—a real-estate purchase that needed to be seen, oxen that needed to be proved, and a new wife that the husband needed to be with. Remember that the people had been invited ahead of time so that they had ample opportunity to take care of their personal matters during the time the banquet was being prepared.
The host became angry and told his servant to bring in those who were considered inferior. Still the banquet room was not filled, so others were invited from the roads and lanes where the poor and vagrants lived. (This latter group represents Gentiles who were offered salvation after the Jewish people rejected Christ.)
What clear and repeated displays of the host's grace shine through this parable. He gave three distinct invitations, and a reminder to the first group of guests. So actually four invitations were issued. In spite of rejection, the host continued to invite people to his banquet. No strings were attached, except to come. No price needed to be paid. No conditions were involved, except to come. Indeed, the host told his servant to compel or persuade people to come. He wanted others to enjoy what he had prepared and to enjoy it without cost to them (though at great cost to himself).
But there was a warning that the gracious invitation would not be renewed, so that those who gave excuses would have no further opportunity.
The teaching that follows stands in sharp contrast. Whereas the story of the banquet says "come" and "free," the next says "stop" and "costly." What is free? The invitation to enter the Father's kingdom. What is costly? A certain kind of discipleship.
What kind of discipleship? In this account, discipleship that involved attaching oneself to the Lord, leaving family and possessions to be with Him wherever He went. Discipleship that would involve standing against great opposition.
So the Lord warned the multitudes who were attracted to Him too hastily but halfheartedly that it cost something to be His disciple. It cost: (1) supreme loyalty to Him even above family, (2) willingness to die for Him, and (3) literally forsaking everything (not just being willing to do so) to be able to accompany Jesus from place to place. The word forsake means "to say farewell." One would have to do that at least for the time that he left home to follow Christ. And apparently some had given up possessions and employment in order to hear and learn from our Lord as He and they traveled from place to place.
To emphasize how carefully such a decision should be made, the Lord gave two illustrations: (1) the man who began to build and could not finish because he failed to plan wisely, and (2) the king who carefully considered the strength of his enemy before deciding whether to fight or sue for peace. Likewise, the decision to follow (and this meant literally to go from place to place with the Lord) was not to be made lightly, halfheartedly, or hastily.
The contrast between these two sayings of our Lord could scarcely be more vivid.
Come to the banquet. It's free.
Don't rush into discipleship. It's costly.
Today the Lord Jesus, the God-man, offers His feast of salvation freely, and He can do so because He is God who became man. The same Lord Jesus, through many New Testament writers, asks those who have believed to submit to His mastery over their lives. Some do to a great extent. Some do to a lesser extent. No one does it fully and always. But He was, is, and always will be Lord whether He is acknowledged as the God-man Savior or whether He is acknowledged as Master of the believer's life. He is Lord.


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Since my last post life took a turn that was not necessarily part of my life plan – I was laid off from a job that I love. HOWEVER, when life hands us a "bump" in the road, we have a choice to make. We can either choose to rise above it and move forward OR we can choose to wallow in self-pity and depression.
Prior to having lost my weight, I would have went the route of self-pity, depression, "woe is me" and figured that I was doomed. That is not to say that I didn't feel sorry for myself, wish it hadn't happened, said a few choice words or felt sadness – I did all that and then some! BUT, the difference this time, for me, was that as a result of having starting the journey of being healthier and happier being well on its way for me – I was able to stay focused on what I needed to do – find a job and keep moving forward.
Just prior to the job loss, I had signed up to be part of Team HOPE, a community-based group of individuals, who were raising money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. In fact, they were attempting to raise $100,000 to fully fund a blood research grant to help eradicate blood cancers. By signing on to the team, I was committing to personally raising $1,800 – scary now that I didn't have a regular income. It also meant taking on training for the Nike Women's Half Marathon. Something that I had NEVER, EVER done before. So the choices continued…stay the course, raise the money, support my friends – or drop out and quit. Oh I thought about the later more times than I can count but…I also had committed to myself that this was the year (2014) that I would identify an exercise that I would enjoy to help me keep the weight off.
Here is how I tackled what seemed impossible:
- Job front: I emailed every person I know in my network and sent them my resume along with a short snippet of what I was looking for and asked them to share opportunities with me. I applied for jobs that didn't make sense just to put my name out there. I met with anyone that was recommended either by phone or over coffee. I listened. Stayed engaged on LinkedIn.
- Fundraising front: When you ask people to give to a great cause, it is amazing how generous people are – I did team events, sent personal emails, posted on social media – and gave people a reason to get involved. My uncle has CMML, a blood leukemia, and a I asked him to "borrow" his story to put a face to my fundraising efforts. We had to meet a $1,800 minimum by April 14 – scary to say the least – but I met it and exceeded it by more than $500. As I write this post, I am at $2,378 with one outstanding corporate donation!
- Race training: I made myself get out of bed every Saturday, except one, and went to training – cold weather and all. I scheduled time to train during the week with other teammates. On the one day that I missed team training, I trained by myself. Found out quickly that training with the team was more fun.
- Weight control: To keep the weight in check and not fall back into bad habits was a challenge for me during this time. I found that it was easier to grab something on the run instead of planning meals which I allowed to happen on certain days 'just because' but was quick to put myself back on a protocol of eating more protein than carbs. I used my Unjury and Body by Vi products to help me stay on track. I put a few pounds on; however, I was moving much more and didn't allow the scale to get out of control.
I committed to completing the half marathon with a smile on my face. What happened was much more. As I rounded the 12th mile and headed into the finish line all I could do is let the tears roll. Walking 13.1 miles was and is a HUGE accomplishment for a girl who couldn't run stairs just 27 months ago without feeling like she was going to have a heart attack.
Here are some fun pictures of the half marathon that will be forever my reminders that I simply need to stay focused and keep moving…


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Saturday, May 16th, 2009 • No Comments on Go Crazy
I haven't received my copy yet, but I have heard from editor Sacchi Green Girl Crazy is on its way!
Girl Crazy includes my very dirty (ahem) story, "Muddy Waters." Here's a taste:
I was completely out of my element and scared out of my mind. Against my better judgment, I had foolishly fallen in lust with an outdoorsy girl with taste for extreme sports and after three months of tame dates, she'd insisted I try something she liked. So, instead of sitting in a coffee shop, sipping double shot espressos while discussing Molière, which would have been my preference, I was bouncing around in a Jeep that had once been bright yellow and was now mud brown. It was mud brown because we were driving—bouncing, more like it—through mud. It wasn't just the Jeep that was muddy—Becky looked like a spa treatment gone horribly wrong and I could only imagine that I looked just as bad.
While I clung to the Jeep for dear life fearing the flimsy seatbelt was inadequate to the task of keeping me contained in the vehicle, Becky bounced and whooped like she was on a thrill ride, her once-blond braids caked with mud. We were out in the country somewhere south of Baltimore, some place I'd never been and didn't even know existed until Becky had brought me here along narrow back roads that gave way to gravel roads that ended in wide open fields dotted with wildflowers and scrub brush. After a three-day summer rain, the fields were little more than one big mud pool and Becky thought this was the greatest thing in the world. Which made me question her sanity—and mine, for going along with this.
"Isn't this freakin' awesome, Kate?" she yelled over the sound of the engine and the wind whipping through the open Jeep as she made donuts in a particularly deep mud bog. "Man, I've missed muddin'!"
I forced a smile and was rewarded with a splatter of mud across my teeth. "Oh yeah, it's great," I shrieked, hoping that was a bit of rock between my teeth and not a bug. "Don't know why we didn't do this sooner."
Becky ran the Jeep up a slight incline and we went flying over it, into another mud bog at the edge of a stand of trees. My stomach lurched and I closed my eyes, which only seemed to make it worse.
"You okay?" she said, bringing the Jeep to a stop. "You look kind of green."
With my eyes still closed, I nodded slightly. "Fine, fine. Just a little queasy."
She patted my arm. "You'll be okay. You just need to get out and stretch your legs. C'mon!"
I groaned as I struggled out of the Jeep. I hoped she wasn't planning on taking me on a thirty-mile hike through the woods. Standing next to the Jeep, I bent over and took some deep breaths. All I could smell was the earthy aroma of mud. Not a pleasant smell.
Becky was messing around at the back of the Jeep and singing "Sweet Home Alabama" when I finally was able to get my stomach to agree not to discharge its contents. I watched as she removed a cooler from a webbed cargo net, along with a rolled blanket. My heart leapt—it didn't look like we were going hiking at all! There was a goddess.
"Thirsty?" she asked, holding out a partially frozen liter-sized bottle of water. "I've got power bars, too."
"Always prepared," I muttered, taking the water. "I don't suppose you've got a beer in there. Or a bottle of tequila?"
She laughed and gave me a one-armed hug as she chugged from another water bottle. "You're so cute. Such a city girl."
Despite the grungy state we were in, she kissed me. I tasted the cold of the water and the slight gritty texture of mud that was smeared on both our mouths. I pulled away and wiped at the back of my mouth with an even dirtier hand. "Yes. City girl. City girl needs shower before she makes out."
I will readily admit that I share more than a few traits with the protagonist of this story. But I had a lot of fun writing it and my research involved looking at a lot of pictures of Jeeps in mud and reading forums about the sport of mudding.
I'm a dirty, dirty girl.


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It's been a long time coming, but the collections of blogs originally posted at GNN have been edited, collected, expanded and revised into a full book available on Amazon.
Meanwhile, I'm gradually moving away from online share-cropping and moving my blogging activities over to www.guerrillacamping.net. At the moment, I am updating daily journal entries from our long walk in 2006.
With the recent surge of adrenaline from selling a few dozen books, I am considering writing a new book, and would love to get some input on what you would like to read most.
The first idea is a practical guide to hitchhiking. This would be a much shorter companion volume to Guerrilla Camping, but would cover both sides of the hitch, from flyin' thumbs to giving rides.
The second idea is to complete a much more in depth book about fire in general, from campfires and cook stoves to wood stoves and forest fires. I started outlining this when I was learning how to live with a wood stove, but left it behind when I became a dad.
Again, thanks for sticking around, and be aware, I will be updating this spot less and less as I put more and more content over at guerrillacamping,net.


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"When is the best time of day to exercise to lose weight?"
We get this question a lot in emails and comments and while the answer is "whenever works for you!" We know that seems like a non-answer, so let's talk about specifics.
When it comes down to it, if you need to exercise in the morning because that's your only time available, then that's when you should be exercising. Always go with whatever time works for your schedule because as we've said, any exercise is infinitely better than no exercise.
But, for the sake of argument, we'll pretend that someone has a schedule that allows them to exercise any hour of the day and that person has no personal preference of when to exercise. Is there a specific time slot that will help them lose the most weight?
Let's look at the basics:
Unfortunately, there isn't a silver bullet to the best time to exercise. Researchers have found no conclusive evidence of a best time to exercise in order to lose the most weight. Time of day will not affect your calorie burn or help you lose weight faster.
So, that's it then?
Nope, there are specific benefits and pitfalls to working out during different times of that day, and a lot of it depends on your Circadian Rhythms (your body clock) and there are a lot of reasons you might want to change your exercise to fit your situation. Your body clock controls blood pressure, hormone levels, heart rate and body temperature which are all important to your exercise.
Are you a morning person or are you a night owl? If you're not sure then you can test it. Exercise for two weeks in the morning, then try it at noon, and finally, make time for 2 weeks of training in the evening. Whichever one you feel most motivated to follow is the one that likely most tunes with your body clock.
Benefits to exercising earlier:
There are psychological benefits to exercising in the morning and it is the most popular time of the day to exercise.
Those who exercises in the morning have a much higher chance to turn exercise into a habit than those who might have to rearrange their schedule to make a trip to the gym viable.
Exercise also gets your blood pumping and improves your mood, which is always a nice way to start the day. However, night owls will feel fatigued by the early schedule and are more likely to lose motivation more quickly. Morning exercise is not for those struggling with insomnia because it can lead to excess fatigue and illness.
Benefits of exercising later:
For those of us who feel like moving to the kitchen to make a cup of coffee in the morning is a tremendous act of willpower; morning exercise isn't going to help form healthier habits. In fact, it's more likely that you will give up the exercise than overcome your body's natural desire for sleep.
Those who feel they have to fight their body and feel motivated in the morning just to hit the gym should definitely consider afternoons or evening exercises. If your body is already awake then the extra effort of dragging it to the treadmill dissipates and it's just a question of motivation.
But whether you're a night owl or a early bird, hit the gym and get your blood pumping. You'll be happy you did.


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Mailbag -- Hood to Coast
Paul writes:
This isn't exactly about Portland to Seattle, but I was wondering if you know of a good route to take from Mt. Hood (Rhododendron/Welches area) to Astoria and avoiding Highways 26 and 30 as much as possible.
A friend of mine is turning 60 this summer and he wants to go from his cabin on Hood to the beach following the path of the water, specifically the Sandy River drainage to the Columbia and then out to the coast.
You've come to the right place, Paul. To get from the mountain to Portland without getting on highway 26, the Barlow Trail Century route is a great starting point. You can use it in toto, or you can use bits of it to get off the mountain, and then follow the Sandy River more closely. Below is a map of the Barlow Century route, which I wrote up seperately here. Click on any map to take you to the route on the Gmaps Pedometer, where you will be able to zoom in and move around:
From Zig Zag, go north on Lolo Pass Road, and then turn left onto Barlow Trail Road. Alternatively, you can get onto the route from Brightwood Loop Road and Brightwood Bridge Road. You've got a big climb over the Devil's Backbone on Marmot Road, and then a descent to Roslyn Lake.
From there you and your friend have a choice: you can track the Sandy on the east side, following Ten Eyck north to Bull Run Road, to Gordon Creek Road, to Hurlburt Road. This will then put you on the HCRH at Springdale, and you can enjoy a quick descent all the way down to the mouth of the Sandy. Be warned: Ten Eyck, Bull Run, and Gordon Creek roads are extremely hilly -- they drop into and climb out of the Sandy River gorge several times. But they are also very beautiful roads.
Your other alternative is to track the Sandy on the west side. From Roslyn Lake, just stay on the Barlow Century route down to Dodge Park, and then up the other side. From there, you can continue on the Barlow Century route through Boring and onto the Springwater Trail into Gresham, or you can track the Sandy more closely by staying on Lusted, turning onto Hosner, then Oxbow, then 302nd, then Kerslake, and down Stark Street to the Sandy River. The climbs aren't as tough on this route, but you don't spend quite as much time on the Sandy.
Wherever you end up, it's not hard to get into downtown Portland. If you go to Gresham, just take the Springwater. If you go all the way to the mouth of the Sandy, then Marine Drive makes a lot of sense. You'll probably want to go further than just downtown Portland on your first day, though, as it's still a hundred miles and change to Astoria, and that "and change" can be a killer.
To get to Astoria from Portland while avoiding Highway 30, your first step is to get to Vernonia. Alas, Vernonia is over the hills from the Columbia, and so you're not really taking Columbia river grade down to the sea, but your compensation comes from the fact that once you get to Vernonia, you get on 202 all the way into Astoria, and 202 follows the Nehalem River grade until Jewell. The Nehalem River is actually really cool -- it starts out in the coast range flowing east, but doesn't flow into the Willamette; instead, it then turns north, and carves a valley through the coast range that goes west, south, and then west into the ocean near, well, Nehalem. The ride from Vernonia to the coast is also blessed with extremely light traffic and very reasonable grades.
Personally, I like the route above very much. It doesn't completely avoid highway 30, though, going from downtown Portland to Scappoose on that road, before taking the Scappoose-Vernonia Road over the hills. It is written up in more detail here. But there are two other ways to get into Vernonia: Highway 47 and Timber Road. Both start in Forest Grove, and of the two Timber Road is far superior.
If you decide to go by way of Forest Grove, here's how to pedal out there: pedal up to the Oregon Zoo from downtown by way of Fairview and Kingston. Take Canyon Ct up to Sylvan, and then the bike bypass past the cemetery, cross the bridge and take a right down to the bike path. Take the bike path down to Wilshire, take Wilshire to Park, and Park down to Cedar Hills Blvd. Left on Cedar Hills to Jenkins, right on Jenkins, Jenkins becomes Baseline, which will take you all the way into downtown Hillsboro. From Hillsboro, take Highway 8 to Forest Grove.
If you're going by way of Timber, continue on Highway 8 through Gales Creek until it meets up with Highway 6. Then take 6 a few miles west to Timber Junction, and turn onto Timber Road. Take Timber Road through Timber, cross Highway 26, and then continue on to Vernonia. If you want to go by way of Highway 47, it's pretty self-explanatory.
If you are hell-bent on staying as close to the Columbia as possible without going on Highway 30, you can take my Washington-side route to Longview and then take SR 4 from Longview to the mouth of the Columbia. I would advise against this, though, as SR 4 is extremely narrow and winding between Longview and Cathlamet, and fairly heavily trafficked.
If you would like more detail on the Forest Grove or Longview options, just let me know, and I'll do a Gmap for you. Write back, and let us know how the ride goes!


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So I just heard about the new facebook ad system that anyone can utilise. It is going to make the site potentially annoying with too many ads. But the targeting and the system is quite cool. So if I was to advertise this blog on facebook I would do it something like this
First page click on the green button....
Create what you want your ad to be called and a little rundown of whats it about
This is my favorite bit. You can choose the different elements that you want to target and then see the number of people that fit the bill. So I put 18-40yo people (sorry oldies) and are interested in advertising
Then comes the steal from google adwords. You can include your budget but then you have to bid for the different elements you have included. This can be banners or within peoples RSS feeds.
I love the look of it and the sounds of it.... now. But I think its going to be really annoying unless FB have some controls on how much stuff can be loaded up.
We will see......
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Interesting New Ad System from Facebook
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Setting up a password to the screen is an important aspect. The featuring of locking a handset by setting up a password for the lock screen is an interesting proposition altogether. It is mandatory to have a password set in various circumstances for security and confidentiality purposes. This is very essential in protecting the information and other stuff present on the handset. These resident documents might include some potential personal stuff or may be related various other confidential purposes. Hence, keeping it safe will require the user to set a password to provide security to the lock screen.
Generally, there is no security provided to the users on the Windows Phone 8 by default. This means that any unknown or known person can access your phone with any prior consideration or permission. It can be done by simply sliding the lock screen picture upward. Therefore, it is an necessary functionality to utilize the required aspect and manifest by providing a lock screen password for better security.
- At the beginning, you should go to Settings. This can be navigated by either selecting it from the app list or by selecting it from the live tiles.
- Here, you need to ensure that you are accessing the same in the system view. Afterwards, scroll down to choose the lock screen option.
- You will see a password option which is present at the bottom in the lock screen setting. It is turned off by default. If you need to turn this on, you should move the slider on the right hand side.
- After you turn the setting on, you are directed to a page asking you to create a password. At this point of time, the password usually is formed by numbers and it also must have six digits. The particularized aspect can be examined by viewing the Show password option. Thus, we can easily ensure whether we have entered the correct password for the same.
- Thereafter, you should go back again to the lock screen setting. Here, tap on require a password after option. All these tasks are only performed after a password is created.
- Subsequential to these tasks, you have to select right time for the password to be asked during the time you unlock the device. The general consensus will be to repeatedly change the setting at various time intervals. Therefore you can configure it based on your needs.
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I don't get it, why make such a fuss over a man or woman using their respective bathroom just because the gender they identify with isn't the gender they were born with?
They might not be living a life you agree with or respect, but that's your problem, and your problem with them and who they are and how they live should not be something that makes it impossible for them to use a public restroom or live a safe, healthy and happy life. I can guarantee you that they are only in there because they have to pee, or shit, or just want to wash their hands or freshen up. They just want to be treated like a regular person, because that's what they are. They're not freaks, and how they identify themselves doesn't automatically make them creeps or pedophiles, much the same way that being or becoming a catholic priest doesn't automatically mean that you molest little boys. (But that is a legitimate issue that people should definitely be more aware of.)
Your stereo-types and generalizations are way more inappropriate than a trans individual needing to use a public restroom.
After all, a public restroom is just that, public. If people want trans individuals banned from normal public restrooms, make them their own nice public restroom that they can use as they please.
Like, I can understand the worry some parents may have over the safety of themselves and their children and, man, let me tell you, it doesn't matter what you say or who you try to have banned from a public restroom, if there is someone who wants to creep on a public bathroom in the hopes of doing who-knows-what, it doesn't matter what gender they are or what they identify themselves as or what you have to say about it, they're probably still going to do it.
Literally, you're worried over a trans man or woman using a public bathroom, but what's stopping a cis-gendered individual from being the dangerous creep you're oh-so-paranoid about? More often than not, if I hear a story from someone or read something online about a creep in a public restroom or someone that is a danger to the public, it's usually a run-of-the-mill, cis-gendered man who caused the problem, or even a crazy older cis-gendered lady.
Just stop generalizing and stereo-typing people. Like, c'mon, it shouldn't be this hard to just mind your own business in a restroom.


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Makanna's Gathering - Poem by Thomas Pringle
Wake! Amakósa, wake!
And arm yourselves for war.
As coming winds the forest shake,
I hear a sound from far:
It is not thunder in the sky,
Nor lion's roar upon the hill,
But the voice of HIM who sits on high,
And bids me speak his will!
He bids me call you forth,
Bold sons of Káhabee,
To sweep the White Men from the earth,
And drive them to the sea:
The sea, which heaved them up at first,
For Amakósa's curse and bane,
Howls for the progeny she nurst,
To swallow them again.
Hark! 'tis UHLANGA'S voice
From Debè's mountain caves!
He calls you now to make your choice --
To conquer or be slaves:
To meet proud Amanglézi's guns,
And fight like warriors nobly born:
Or, like Umláo's feeble sons,
Become the freeman's scorn.
Then come, ye Chieftains bold,
With war-plumes waving high;
Come, every warrior young and old,
With club and assagai.
Remember how the spoiler's host
Did through our land like locusts range!
Your herds, your wives, your comrades lost --
Remember -- and revenge!
Fling your broad shields away --
Bootless against such foes;
But hand to hand we'll fight to-day,
And with their bayonets close.
Grasp each man short his stabbing spear --
And, when to battle's edge we come,
Rush on their ranks in full career,
And to their hearts strike home!
Wake! Amakósa, wake!
And muster for the war:
The wizard-wolves from Keisi's brake,
The vultures from afar,
Are gathering at UHLANGA'S call,
And follow fast our westward way --
For well they know, ere evening-fall,
They shall have glorious prey!
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Dozens of police searched BNP chief Zia?s office in the upscale Gulshan neighbourhood for two hours early this morning, but later said they did not find "any materials".
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A new obsession...
I am extremely late to the Outlander party. Unlike many people, I had never read the novels written by Diana Gabaldon, although I had several friends talk about them and recommend them over the years. A good friend had given me the first novel in the series for my birthday and I had read bits and pieces of it ~ to be honest, every time I picked it up and randomly opened to a chapter (trying to decide if I really wanted to devote time to reading it) I found myself compulsively turning pages. And that also worried me, because I knew the series had a number of books and they were quite long ~ I seriously didn't know if I wanted to get pulled in. Then a few weeks ago, the same friend insisted I sit down with her and watch the Outlander television show on Starz. A few episodes in and I was hooked ~ I binge-watched the entire first season, both parts. And that, as they say, was that. I had to read the books. I am reading Dragonfly in Amber now and yesterday I went out and bought Voyager and Drums of Autumn. I can't seem to put these books down.
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Ok, so looking through my past projects I didn't really realize that have a little bit of an addiction to orange and aqua, sorry (not sorry!)!! I promise, next time I will use a completely different color scheme...any suggestions?
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The year is 2022, and time is running out.
The Earth is heating up at an alarming rate. Governments are corrupt and terrorism abounds. More nations are on the brink of war than at any other time in history, and fear riddles the planet. The Group of Five is fed up, and they're doing something about it. In their quest to usher in a new way, the Group of Five is seeking to elect a true king, one who can restore balance to the world. Will they find a suitable king in time, or will political corruption and the Earth's imminent destruction win out?
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The Group of Five plans to field a panel of five candidates for King of the World—until they meet Emmett Comanche Constitution Madison Taylor. He, of all the dozens of candidates they vet for the job, gets it. Not only does he understand what needs to be done, he sees the job as temporary. Once the local national governments are cleaned up, a King will no longer be needed and he can retire.
Taylor sees most of the problems of the world being based on unfairness. His plan for peace in Palestine is to allow the Palestinians and Israelis to vote whether to annihilate each other with nukes, or to live in peace with governments voted for by each other—the Palestinians voting for the Israeli government and vice-versa. He would demilitarize the world and use the money from each country's war chest for things like national health care. The word "terrorist" would be banned and all terrorists would be labeled "cowardly murderers." There would be one world currency and national governments would be expected to balance their budgets within a certain period of time. Income tax would be replaced by sales tax of ten percent with a one percent global relief tax. National governments would be elected by anonymous resumés, with the jobs truly going to the best people for them, not the people with the largest campaign funds or the best media personas.
How could they possibly accomplish this? The Group of Five has already established a shielded community in the Mongolian desert as well as a base on the Moon that is stocked with nuclear weapons to enforce their policies globally. They have a crack army and security team to protect Emmett and themselves, and they plan to hold the election over the internet.
Great ideas if they can pull them off. The problem with The King of the World—it needed an editor. By about the third time Emmett gave pretty much the same speech to the same adulation, I felt my blood glucose rising. The dialog was stilted, and despite the assassination attempts, it was slow going. Twice, I put the book down and read other books, pushing it farther back in my review schedule. A good editor would have tightened it up and made it the page-burner it truly should have been.
Am I such a cynic that by the end I was actually hoping Emmett would turn on the Group of Five and take over as the worst dictator of all time, or was I just tired of the saccharine nature of the book? He kept promising "happiness." A politician can't give people happiness. Abraham Lincoln once said, "Most folks are as happy as they allow themselves to be." I know people who have a lot of material wealth, and they're miserable. I live pretty much on a frayed shoestring and I'm usually pretty happy, and I know other people like me. I wouldn't mind living in the Group of Five's utopia. I just don't want to slog through another 450 pages of redundant molasses again. My blood glucose couldn't stand it. I'm sorry, Mr. Coleman. I can't recommend The King of the World.
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Red and Green Two Color Mini Laser With 20 Patterns Gobos S-20
Model NO.: S20
Usage: Stage, Laser
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A green and red double tunnel mini-laser with 8 patterns each + gobos. Both tunnel patterns show changing colours with rotating effects, strobe effects etc. Sound Active and Auto Mode. The scattered angle is more than 70°. It is easy to use, just plug it in and run. Comes complete with a hanging bracket, lightweight case and stand. you can have your own packae design . with color gift box and print your brand . and you also can make one pack , packed it together with others products .
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Monday, November 2, 2015
Jurassic World Ending (Observations)
Note: If you've not seen the Jurassic World and intend to, then realize that this blog post would be a Spoiler.
I was thinking about the climactic battle between the T-Rex and the Indominus Rex that occurs at the end of Jurassic World.
I think they staged the battle well. She (the Tyrannosaurus Rex) bursts through the skeleton to confront the movie's main antagonist (Indominus Rex).
The T-Rex is older and a more experienced fighter, and this shows initially in the confrontation, using both teeth and head butts. Then the Indominus Rex's advantages, including size, strength and clawed forearms come into play.
As the T-Rex begins losing the fight, the music changes, pulling at the audience's emotions. If the T-Rex loses, the humans (who haven't really run at all) will still be in peril...like they wouldn't be if the T-Rex won? Although the clip I show doesn't reveal how the early battle where two of the raptors were killed and one knocked out attempting to protect their human alpha, and how the T-Rex is released and led to the battle using an emergency flare (hearkening back to Jurassic Park). Yes, if the T-Rex would've caught the red-headed heroine, the woman would've been a snack.
The look of resignation in the T-Rex's eyes as she is about to be killed by her more powerful foe...then the cavalry shows up, evening the odds.
It's on again, with the tables more balanced, the small raptor harassing the larger Indominus Rex, providing openings for her T-Rex ally. Through the fight, how the raptor is knocked aside, shakes it off and leaps right back into the titanic battle...
Anyway, here's a clip of the relevant scene...see what you think...and maybe pick up a copy of Raptor Red...it will be worth your time.
I can only imagine how much more I would've loved this movie as a kid!
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Different people have their own definition of failure, what makes up a failure to someone might be a huge success to another. In the normal sense, failure is a feeling of not meeting up with a previously set goal of not meeting up with your aim. The degree of failure depends sole on the manner you perceive your achievement. Assessing the magnitude of failure is something on its own that is difficult to ascertain.
Below we are publishing our latest collection of Best Failure Status, Failure Quotes, Failure Messages, Failure SMS, Failure Status in Hindi, Love Failure Status & Love Failure Quotes. we are not saying that below list is unlimited but we surly say that if you go through below list you will get your desire status.
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1-.) even trying and failing is still better than not trying at all.We learn from our failures, and failing to try is the biggest failure of all.
2-.) You judge my life know by what you think you know, I wonder what you would say if you knew what my life was really like, Judge me after you walk in my shoes.
3-.) Failures are a part of life. If you don't fail, you don't learn. If you don't learn, you'll never change. -(3
4-.) I hate being broken. I hate that I cannot go back.
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5-.) Sometimes there is so much we feel but so little we can say.
6-.) There is no hurt in this world worse then feeling like they just doesn't give a F..bad..!
7-.) "It's never going to be the same again. And that's whats killing me."
8-.) sometimes after trying so hard, u just wanna give up… is it really worth trying anymore??? I don't know..
9-.) A great many people have a soldier's stomach – everything they eat goes to the front.
10-.) The child doesn't fail the parent, it's the parent that fails the child.
- 11-.) The sad part isn't that we never talk, its that we used to talk everyday.
- 12-.) It's so hard to keep picking yourself up when the ones you love keep knocking you back down.
- 13-.) "I have not failed 10,000 times. I have successfully found 10,000 ways that will not work. "Thomas Edison.
- 14-.) Trying to make someone look bad to cover up your own deficiencies is pointless and only serves to highlight your own failing at life.
15-.) The greatest pain that comes from love is loving someone you can never have.
16-.) Success or failure is hinged not on what you have or haven't done but on what you do next.
17-.) sometimes the people that u don't want to get hurt doesn't care if they hurt you!
18-.) How did I go from being so happy, to so sad…
19-.) The only way is to move on, because if you don't you'll be suck where you are.
20-.) Why am i so afraid to lose you when you are not even mine?
21-.) Sometimes things don't happen the way we want it.But after the pain, failure and disappointment, we become stronger in a way those things are Blessings.
22-.) Don't try to please other people if in the end, you know it wont work.
23-.) I failed many times in my life and I have done things in the past that I'm not proud of. My past is a part of me, but it doesn't define me.
24-.) Is having one of those days where they feels like they can't do anything right.
25-.) I can accept failure but I cannot accept not trying.
26-.) "Tears are prayers too. They travel to God when we can't speak."
27-.) loves when you listen to a song and it relates 100% sure to how you feel.
28-.) Sometimes people have to cry out all their tears, to make room for a heart full of smiles.
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29-.) If looking back hurts, and looking forward scares you, then look up to God and know H e is always right beside you. ~Ashley Leys~
30-.) I hate being broken.I hate that i cannot go back.
31-.) Success always kisses you in private BUT Failure always slaps you in public…That's life.
32-.) The truth hurts for a little while, but lies hurt for a lifetime.
33-.) The higher you climb on love's ladder,the harder you fall.
- 34-.) I tried to forget you, but the harder I tried, the more I thought about you.
- 35-.) there's nothing too far gone that God can't restore.
- 36-.) I hate when people say they miss you,but don't make a effort to speak to you or see you. !!
- 37-.) has officially failed at life today 🙂
38-.) Is trying very hard to keep it all together, but has run out of string and super glue.
39-.) I try and try but nothing is working out for me…
40-.) wonders why she always has to screw things up when things start going good.. *sigh*
Top 10 Short Failure Status and Quotes for Whatsapp
41-.) I feel like my life is a test I didn't study for.
42-.) Never be afraid to fail because through failure comes success.
43-.) Some friends only last but so long, then they step on you like dirt.
44-.) you are a failure only when the desire to achieve better for yourself no longer exists.
45-.) Why be mean to animals when they treat u better then people.
46-.) I feel crappy inside,like something just broke.
47-.) "I haven't failed a thousand times. I've simply found a thousand ways that don't work." -Einstein
48-.) It must be really sad to not be able to do something you love as the years go by.
49-.) Wake me up when things are going right for once.
50-.) It's sad to be happy alone.
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51-.) You're life isn't falling apart. God is rebuilding it, to make you stronger and wiser.
52-.) It isn't the bad memories that make you sad, but the best ones that you can't bring it back ..
53-.) Relationships fail because of trust issues, commitment issues and communication issues.
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54-.) "Sometimes failures are simply opportunities to begin again, this time with more insight into what we really need in order to be successful and happy."
55-.) Going to keep all secrets to myself since some people i can't trust.
56-.) I'm learn to trust the journey even when I do not understand it.
- 57-.) Don't fear failure so much that you refuse to try new things. The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions: could have, might have, and should have.
- 58-.) Why does it always have to be the one that you love the most hits you the hardest?
- 59-.) How did we go from talking everyday to strangers?
- 60-.) I don't usually sleep enough, but when I do, it's still not enough.
- 61-.) The hardest part about loving someone, is watching that person love another person.
62-.) I hate that feeling of being a disappointment; a failure to everyone around me. Unfortunately, I feel like that everyday.
63-.) Failure is falling back into what you are comfortable with instead of going for what you want.
64-.) life's so shit it makes wot comes out the dog's ass look good!
65-.) The happier and more cheerful someone is on the outside, the sadder and more confused they are on the inside.
66-.) We try, We fail, We try, We fail but the only true failure is when we stop trying.
67-.) What's the point in all this screaming,no one's Listening any way.
68-.) Is finally driven to the point were they finds comfort in lies and shuns the truth.
69-.) 1 day you will see what you lost. 1 day I'll see what I gained.
70-.) I will wait till the day I can forget YOU or the day you realize you can't forget Me.
71-.) I'm invisible,until someone needs me.
- 72-.) success is the ability to move from one failure to the next failure… with enthusiasm ~ W. Churchill
- 73-.) Sometimes.. I succeed. Sometimes.. I fail. But I always try.
- 74-.) I'm missing something in my life these days.
- 75-.) It's only failure if you quit…everything else is merely a setback.
76-.) "Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently."
77-.) "Who I am as a guitarist is defined by my failure to become Jimi Hendrix."
78-.) "A person who doubts himself is like a man who would enlist in the ranks of his enemies and bear arms against himself. He makes his failure certain by himself being the first person to be convinced of it."
79-.) "Success is not built on success. It's built on failure. It's built on frustration. Sometimes its built on catastrophe."
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80-.) "A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new."
81-.) "I thank God for my failures. Maybe not at the time but after some reflection. I never feel like a failure just because something I tried has failed."
82-.) "You build on failure. You use it as a stepping stone. Close the door on the past. You don't try to forget the mistakes, but you don't dwell on it. You don't let it have any of your energy, or any of your time, or any of your space."
83-.) "Failure saves lives. In the airline industry, every time a plane crashes the probability of the next crash is lowered by that. The Titanic saved lives because we're building bigger and bigger ships. So these people died, but we have effectively improved the safety of the system, and nothing failed in vain."
- 84-.) "My father was not a failure. After all, he was the father of a president of the United States."
- 85-.) "I was afraid of being a failure, of not having the best time or of being chicken. But every year I get older I think, What was I fearing last year?' You forget. And then you move on."
- 86-.) "Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm.
- 87-.) "Failure is enriching. It's also important to accept that you'll make mistakes—it's how you build your expertise. The trick is to learn a positive lesson from all of life's negative moments."
88-.) "Failure is the condiment that gives success its flavor."
89-.) "I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying."
90-.) "We need to accept that we won't always make the right decisions, that we'll screw up royally sometimes—understanding that failure is not the opposite of success, it's part of success."
91-.) "I think you have to try and fail, because failure gets you closer to what you're good at.
92-.) "Develop success from failures. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success."
93-.) "It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default."
94-.) "I don't want the fear of failure to stop me from doing what I really care about."
95-.) "Success isn't permanent and failure isn't fatal."
96-.) "There's always failure. And there's always disappointment. And there's always loss. But the secret is learning from the loss, and realizing that none of those holes are vacuums."
97-.) "Do not be embarrassed by your failures, learn from them and start again."


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As part of my degree I am studying gifted and creative learners. As part of the reflective process we were asked to develop five key questions to engage thinking in regards to the social/emotional dimensions of creating a classroom environment that fosters giftedness and creativity. The questions were to have reference to our extended reading, and I have provided references to the appropriate sources following each statement. I have posed the following questions to my peers and tutor, and will follow this post up with the subsequent discussion that occurs. However, I am interested in what others have to say in regards to these questions, or to gifted education in general, please post any thoughts/responses in the comments or by emailing me personally, this is an area of specific interest for me which I might pursue in the future.
1."There is a concern that 'Martin's' teacher is not facilitating the development of his gifts"(p. 5). While it is absolutely necessary for teachers to allow students opportunities to make independent, personal discoveries in learning and construct their own knowledge, how can this always be achieved when curriculum or school mandated processes/procedure dictate specific methodologies to be taught in the classroom? Is the curriculum actually limiting and confining the experiences of gifted students and contributing to underachievement? How do teachers find a mutually agreed balance?
Diezmann, C. M., & Watters, J. J. (1997). Bright but bored: Optimising the environment for gifted children. Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 22(2), 17-21.
2. "Obtaining the right answer without being able to reflect on the processes that led to it would not be considered as a successful achievement" (p. 8). As teachers, what type of reflective practices should we model in our own lives, as well as to provide for students, that allow for gifted students to continue being engaged, while simultaneously creating these optimum holistic learning experiences? Following the reflection process, how do we provide students with the opportunity to expand further and create deeper meaning?
Diezmann, C. M., & Watters, J. J. (1997). Bright but bored: Optimising the environment for gifted children. Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 22(2), 17-21.
3."Social pressures to conform and achieve acceptance among peers develops early and can impact negatively on achievement oriented goals"(p. 11). Positive classroom culture appears to be a recurring thematic concern in the discussion of gifted education, and specifically in relation to the peer-peer relationships, and the impact social pressure has on student achievement. What are some specific strategies that can be employed in the classroom to a) promote a culture of acceptance and encouragement towards gifted students, and b) develop resilience in gifted students who may face pressures and social stigma from their peers?
Diezmann, C. M., & Watters, J. J. (1997). Bright but bored: Optimising the environment for gifted children. Australian Journal of Early Childhood, 22(2), 17-21.
4. Ugur Sak (2004) remarks that teachers of creative students should possess three critical personal characteristics or behaviours that reflect the necessary "personality (e.g., openness), intellectual (e.g., creativity) and knowledge prerequisites (e.g. instructional knowledge)" (p. 216). With this in mind, do all teachers possess the appropriate traits to teach creative students? Can any classroom teacher be an effective educator of all students if they don't meet or are lacking in these criteria? If a teacher does not consider themselves creative, are they disadvantaging their students by limiting their access to a teacher who is regarded as highly creative?
Sak, U. (2004). About creativity, giftedness, and teaching the creatively gifted in the classroom. Roeper Review, 26 (4), 216-222.
5. "she [the student] was at times very expressive and could hardly contain herself, frequently interrupting the teacher" (p. 219). When teaching creative students whose enthusiasm and intensity towards original thoughts and ideas causes disruption in the classroom, what management and interpersonal strategies can be employed to keep students focused, to give opportunities to all students to express themselves, and to maintain a productive climate, without diminishing students' ideas and suppressing their opportunities for self-expression?
Sak, U. (2004). About creativity, giftedness, and teaching the creatively gifted in the classroom. Roeper Review, 26 (4), 216-222.
Other reflections/comments:
Sak remarks that "[s]tudents displaying creative behaviours tend to be unappealing to teachers… [w]hen teachers don't know what creativity is, how it manifests and how it is important, they may ignore teaching for creativity" (p. 216). This comment resonates deeply with personal understanding of education for gifted and creative learners, as I have observed many missed opportunities for flourishing creativity in the classroom setting. Teachers have a responsibility to develop opportunities for students to maximise their potential, and for many students this entails expressing themselves through exploration, making mistakes, trying new things and realising their imagination through the physical – that is, through being creative. I am intrigued by the impact that a lack of teacher understanding can have on transcending levels of being, that is, the impact it can have on the individual, on a class, on a school, on a community, on society and on humanity in general. Fostering creativity for lifelong success is at the foundation of societal revolution. Again, this reinforces to me the huge role that teachers can play on a global scale.
Sak, U. (2004). About creativity, giftedness, and teaching the creatively gifted in the classroom. Roeper Review, 26 (4), 216-222.


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From Kildare to Hollywood - Talented kids perform with distinction
A number of young people from County Kildare performed with distinction at the World Championships of Performing Arts in Hollywood, USA.
A total of 14 Irish people mostly boys and girls (some adults) took part in the event, with one emerging with the accolade of grand champion.
Styling themselves World Championships of Performing Arts Team Ireland, the group are essentially all members of the same entertainment talent school and talent agency.
The age group ranged from 10 to 30 years winning awards, scholarships and a total of 97 medals were brought home by the group.
The finals were transmitted live on the internet.
Jeanette Murphy from Naas, aged 15, was adjudged to be overall drama champion of the world while Leah Carruth, who's just completed the Leaving Cert and wants to study drama, won a valuable scholarship (see page 11).
Leah is hoping to start this course in January 2015.
Rose Brady from Sallins won a $1,500 scholarship to the New York Film Academy.
This will be a summer course scheduled to take place in July 2015.
Susie Ward Shine from Calverstown was too young to secure a place but will have one when she turns 14 - but she was a drama finalist. Lucy Watson from Clane won a total of four awards; she was a modelling finalist and also took home an industry award.
Sinead O'Riordan from Sallins and Bukky Adebowale from Athy were also among the successful participants landing a total of 13 medals between them, including a gold in the 13-15 years age category.
Ten year old Susie Ward Shine deserves mention for her endeavours in the drama field and is something of a child prodigy and her talent was evident from a few years ago when she first set foot on the stage. Even at the relatively tender age of ten and is too young to participate in many courses, she is something of a veteran.


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TWO of the top 3 schools have had teachers attend LTF Training:
• School for the Talented and Gifted, Dallas, Texas (#1)
• School of Science and Engineering Magnet, Dallas, Texas (#3)
An additional FOUR schools in the top 50 have had teachers attend LTF Training:
• Loveless Academic Magnet Program High School, Montgomery, Alabama (#32)These are great results - but that is what happens when you give teachers the training and resources they need to succeed! Congrats to all our schools!!
• Carnegie Vanguard High School, Houston, Texas (#33)
• Michael E. DeBakey High School for Health Professions, Houston, Texas (#36)
• The Science Academy of South Texas, Mercedes, Texas (#48)


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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
The Music in Me
I'm entering this in One Layer Wednesday Challenge- Sponging, and Less is More include 3 past challenges. This fits #23 Something with Legs, #80 One Layer Fur or Feathers, and #79 Blue and Green.
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Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Rawkin' Rolls, No Bean Hummus, & Sunny Patties
A year or two back i featured Rawk N' Rolls. These raw sammies, wrapped in big leafy greens, make a super healthy light lunch or snack. This go around i used big collard leaves and spread on 'no bean hummus', an uber-easy recipe below great for those of us who find garbanzo beans to make us, well, how can i say this politely?... Airy. I also crumbled in raw sunflower seed patties. These veggie patties are made with veggies, sunflower seeds, and flax seeds and are easy to make but do require a dehydrator. Click this link to get the tutorial on how to roll up these sammies, and read on for the 'no bean hummus' and 'sunflower seed patty recipes'.
No Bean Hummus:
This is a delicious zucchini and tahini based hummus that packs in great nutrients sans any bloat-worthy beans.
1 - 2 medium peeled zucchinis
1/2 -3/4 cup tahini
1-2 cloves of garlic
1 tsp cumin
juice from one to two lemons
sea salt
Blend everything in a vita-mix blender for a very creamy consistency. You can also do in a food processor, but the texture isn't quite as creamy.
The amount of tahini you'll need will depend on how thick your tahini is. If you have a thinner tahini you'll need less zucchini (start with one). If your tahini is a very thick paste, you'll be fine with two medium zucchinis. Add garlic, cumin, sea salt, and lemon juice to taste.
Sunflower Seed Patties:
These patties turned out sweet and savory. You'll need a dehydrator to make them or you can try drying out in the sun, or in an open oven on a very low temp. The original recipe featured below is from Nomi Shannon in The Complete Book of Raw Food. I made some adjustments to this recipe based on what was and wasn't in my fridge. Mine had no celery and no parsley, but i did add a bunch of dried herbs and a small amount of stevia and honey since i like a sweet, salty combo. I also kept the sunflower seeds whole since i had soaked them, and lessened the amount of water i added since i merely shredded the carrots rather than juicing them.
6 Tbsps of flax seeds, ground in an electric coffee grinder
3/4 cup of water
2 cups sunflower seeds, ground in the electric coffee grinder
2 cups carrot pulp (from 4-6 carrots, juiced)
1 cup finely minced celery
3/4 cup finely miced onion
4 Tbsps finely minced red pepper
4 Tbsps finely minced parsley
1 Tbsp tamari
Make the carrot pulp by juicing the carrots. In a blender combine the flax seed and water. Put the mixture into a bowl and immediately rinse the blender before the mixture thickens and adheres.
Into that bowl stir together all the ingredients, adding more water only if necessary for the burger to have consistency.
Form the mixture into patties and dehydrate for 4-8 hours at a low setting (around 115 degrees)
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VIE PROGRAM: Information Session in Boston, MA
Are you a French company or an American company doing business with France and located in the Boston area? Come learn about the VIE Program: a turnkey solution to you HR needs offered by the French government. A presentation of the program and a dedicated networking event will be help in Boston on September 25th. Go to the link on the bottom of the page to register.
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Come learn about the VIE Program: a turnkey solution to you HR needs offered by the French government which allows your company to easily recruit high-profile young professionals from Europe. It is entirely flexible and comes with many financial advantages which explains why the program has been so successful since its inception: there are currently more than 7,200 VIEs working for more than 1,700 companies worldwide.
A representative from UBIFRANCE will present the VIE program, along with testimonials from local managers currently hosting VIEs in their companies. A representative from FACCNY will also present the FACC's J1 visa sponsorship program. This will be a great opportunity to learn more about hosting international trainees or interns, and to learn about how the FACCNE can assist you in the process!
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Picking Up Sticks brought this to my attention today. She's got many interesting things on her blog. Stop by to check it out.
This brief video is a great example of someone taking a complex idea, distilling it down to the essentials and then presenting it in a way that anyone can understand. It's brilliant. Find out more here.


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ADATA adds high performance XPG RAM to its lineup and a sponsorship
ADATA launches its XPG series of SSDs and RAM and pushes itself into the eSports world with compLexity Gaming
By: Chris Smith | RAM News | Posted: Jun 2, 2015 12:36 am
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Computex 2015 - Coupled with the slogan "Born to Battle," ADATA has announced its new high-performance DRAM modules and NAND Flash products to the world in a recent press release.
The XPG series includes high-performance SSDs and fast gaming RAM, with ADATA boasting its new sponsorship of the North American power house eSports organization, compLexity Gaming.
Complete with what ADATA calls its "A+ Teshing Methodology," it is claimed that this new series of RAM provides gamers with much needed technical features and the ultimate weapons for victory. More information on these products and eSports news can be found through ADATA's new product launch page which can be found here.
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On December 9, 2011 LAWS students had the opportunity to travel to Kingston. The students visited the Penitentiary Museum, the Kingston Penitentiary and the Queen's University campus.
On December 7, 2011 Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP hosted a law firm mentoring session with LAWS students from Harbord C.I. and Central Technical School. The team-building workshop was designed to facilitate interaction between students and lawyers in a casual and fun way.
On September 20, 2011 LAWS announced a partnership with York University's Osgoode Hall Law School, allowing the initiative to expand to include high schools in the Jane-Finch community, such as C.W. Jefferys Collegiate Institute and Westview Centennial Secondary School.
The annual Summer Job Program Reception was held on August 25, 2011. LAWS students, parents, teachers, friends and employers gathered to celebrate the success of the Summer Job Program.
In 2011 LAWS placed 81 students with legal employers throughout the GTA through the Summer Job Program. Placements ranged from government ministries, law firms and legal clinics to in-house legal departments and public interest organizations.


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With the rumors of a new Tribe Called Quest album circling around the internet (sadly, sans Ali Shaheed Muhammad) it seems like an ideal time to take a look at "Hits, Rarities & Remixes." While a compilation of Tribe's greatest work was first issued in 1999 on the simply named "Anthology," it came just a short year after "The Love Movement" had been in stores, before Tribe fans had even fully soaked in the realization the group was gone. Tribe was unfortunately their own worst enemy, following their trio of classic 90's albums like "The Low End Theory" and "Midnight Marauders" with two mediocre releases not up to their own standards, let alone that of a fickle rap audience. By the time rap heads finished listening to "The Love Movement" even the most die-hard of Native Tongues fans had to admit it really was time for them to quit.
Like "Anthology" before it "Hits, Rarities & Remixes" attempts to relive those glory days when Tribe held a uniquely singular spot in the rap world: jazzy and sophisticated enough to appeal to learned music critics, yet funky and street enough for the b-boys to bop to in the clubs or boom it in their Jeeps. It's not hard to get that buzz again from the songs included herein. The seminal "Award Tour" featuring Trugoy of De La Soul on the hook left many confused with the line "lyrically I'm Mario Andretti on the mo-mo" (a special type of steering wheel) but the smooth music from Weldon Irvine and Dizzy Gillespie was skillfully mixed by Ali Shaheed Muhammad into a rap classic. And to this day, hip-hop afficianadoes still argue over whether the hook of "Electric Relaxation" says "preset plan" or "please set-tle down" (I opt for the latter), but nobody argues that it's probably the most mellow cool out song about "hittin' skins" ever recorded.
Of course it wouldn't be a Tribe retrospective without inclusions from "People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm." The anthemic "Can I Kick It?" (yes you can) is here, as well as the amusing narrative "I Left My Wallet in El Segundo" and their first huge crossover hit, "Bonita Applebum." Q-Tip's sly macking ("Satisfaction, I got the right tactics/and if you need 'em I got CRAZY prophylactics") on the track sounds just as good now as it did in April 1990. In fact, it's a testmanent to just how skillful Mohammad, Tip and Phife were that none of their early hits have aged poorly. For those who may have only heard these songs on analog, the crisply perfect snares and soothing melodies of "Jazz (We've Got)" will be a STUNNING revelation in this digital presentation. There's not a single bad note or lyrical mis-step to be found. From the bold and uproarious Phife-isms "crazier than Tupac in the flick called Juice/cock is longer than the hat worn by Dr. Seuss" of "Clap Your Hands" to the Tipster's assertion that he's "Abstract, orig-inal/ you can't get your own and that's -- PITIFUL" on massive bass bomb "Buggin' Out," it's as good as hip-hop ever has been, and may ever be.
Now as for the extra material, it's here that "Hits, Rarities & Remixes" is sadly hit or miss. The album starts strongly with the seminal "Oh My God" remix, and does include two previously unreleased songs - the widely bootlegged "Mr. Incognito" and the much less well known "The Night He Got Caught." These inclusions make sense, but why put "Scenario" on this compilation and not the legendary and powerful "Scenario Remix?" Early editions of "The Love Movement" included this song as a bonus track, as well as the rarity "One Two Shit" featuring Busta Rhymes. That album also got right something that this compilation gets wrong - adding the rap fan favorite "Hot Sex" from the Boomerang soundtrack. The resonance of that song is still so strong today that Mary J. Blige raps over the beat on her recent single "Love at First Sight." Instead "Glamour & Glitz," their contribution to the oscure rap film/documentary "The Show" is included instead. It's a good song, but it's not "Hot Sex." The logic on the choices is largely incomprehensible. Why wouldn't any Tribe archivist include the seminal and highly beloved "If the Papes Come" from the "Can I Kick It" twelve inch? Why not include Q-Tip's remake of the T La Rock song "It's Yours"? And while many rap and Tribe fans alike may have overlooked 1996's "Beats, Rhymes, and Life" there's no reason this album should have left out songs like "1nce Again" and "Stressed Out" - the latter of which at least made it onto "Anthology."
Ultimately the problem with any Tribe comp, whether the first attempt or this latest one, is that they simply have too much fantastic music to fit into one disc alone. By virtue of being some of the greatest rap songs ever recorded "Hits, Rarities & Remixes" could be called a success. However, the individual songs on the album already WERE a success the first time around. To repackage them once, let alone twice, something far more significant has to be offered in the way of extras and self-described "rarities." This album would have fared far better if Jive had released it as a two-disc set, with the "hits" on disc one and the "rarities and remixes" on disc two. That way, the scope of their chart-topping jams could have been greatly expanded, and the amount of stellar and/or seldom-heard Tribe songs would truly have been done justice. What's here is good, but what's not may make you question the purchase if you already have "The Love Movement" w/ bonus tracks and "Anthology" to boot, let alone a die-hard Tribe fan who owns the whole catalogue.
Music Vibes: 7 of 10 Lyric Vibes: 7 of 10 TOTAL Vibes: 7 of 10
Originally posted: October 21, 2003
source: www.RapReviews.com