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Proposed Saudi Arabian anti-terror law would strangle peaceful protest
WASHINGTON - A draft Saudi Arabian anti-terrorism law obtained by Amnesty International would allow the authorities to prosecute peaceful dissent as a terrorist crime.
The organization has obtained copies of the Draft Penal Law for Terrorism Crimes and Financing of Terrorism, which would also allow extended detention without charge or trial. Questioning the integrity of the King or the Crown Prince would carry a minimum prison sentence of 10 years.
The leak of the draft comes as ongoing peaceful protests across the Middle East and North Africa are being met with government repression.
"This draft law poses a serious threat to freedom of expression in the Kingdom in the name of preventing terrorism," said Philip Luther, Amnesty International's Deputy Middle East and North Africa Director.
"If passed it would pave the way for even the smallest acts of peaceful dissent to be branded terrorism and risk massive human rights violations."
A Saudi Arabian government security committee reviewed the draft law in June but it is not known when or if it might be passed.
'Terrorist crimes'
The definition of "terrorist crimes" in the draft is so broad that it lends itself to wide interpretation and abuse, and would in effect criminalize legitimate dissent.
Under the draft law, terrorist crimes would include such actions as "endangering…national unity", "halting the basic law or some of its articles", or "harming the reputation of the state or its position".
Violations of the law would carry harsh punishments. The death penalty would be applied to cases of taking up arms against the state or for any "terrorist crimes" that result in death.
A number of other key provisions in the draft law run counter to Saudi Arabia's international legal obligations, including those under the UN Convention against Torture.
Detainees' rights
The draft law allows for suspects to be held in incommunicado detention for up to 120 days, or for longer periods – potentially indefinitely – if authorized by a specialized court.
Incommunicado detention facilitates torture or other ill-treatment and prolonged detention of that nature can itself amount to torture.
Detainees in incommunicado detention are also, by definition, denied access to a lawyer during their investigation.
The draft law allows for arbitrary detention: it denies detainees the right to be promptly brought before a judge, and to be released or tried within a reasonable time. It gives the specialized court the power to detain without charge or trial for up to a year, and to extend such detention indefinitely. Detainees are not given a means to challenge the lawfulness of their detention in front of a court.
It also fails to include a clear prohibition of torture and other ill-treatment.
The draft law gives wide-ranging powers to the Minister of the Interior "to take the necessary actions to protect internal security from any terrorist threat." It does not allow for judicial authorization or oversight of these actions.
"At a time when people throughout the Middle East and North Africa have been exercising their legitimate right to express dissent and call for change, Saudi Arabian authorities have been seeking to squash this right for its citizens," said Philip Luther.
"King Abdullah must reconsider this law and ensure that his people's legitimate right to freedom of expression is not curtailed in the name of fighting terrorism."
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Heitman's Managing Director, Head of Global Research and an equity owner of the firm. She is the author of numerous articles and research studies relating to real estate markets, portfolio management and strategy. Mary is a member of Heitman's Board of Managers, Management Committee, Private Equity and Debt Investment Committees and Private Equity Valuation Committee. Prior to joining Heitman, she was an urban planner for the City of Chicago and she worked in retail site location.
Robert Kaplan
Martin Marshall Professor of Management Practice in Business Administration at Harvard Business School and author of the recently published book: What You're Really Meant To Do: A Road Map for Reaching Your Unique Potential, (Harvard Business Review Press, 2013) will share his beliefs that individuals should create their own personal standard for success based on their personal potential. Kaplan will discuss the importance of finding your own unique path and the road map that will enable you to defy conventional wisdom, resist peer pressure, and carve out a path that fits your unique skills and passions.
Before becoming a Harvard Business School professor, Kaplan was involved with investment banking and investment management at The Goldman Sachs Group, where he served as vice chairman.
Ronald Altoon
A visionary unafraid to speak out on issues, Mr. Altoon's priority is development of a conceptual vision and a workable strategy to assure completion of a project. Sensitive to context and culture, his design philosophy conjugates architectural tradition and design theory to create projects that accrue in value over time. Former president of The American Institute of Architects and a leader in the real estate industry, he understands the impact of design on the communities that it serves.
John Schulman
John Schulman has done public interest work on Middle East peace issues as well as with the U.N. War Crimes Tribunal for Rwanda; with the Government of India; and the US Department of State. In 1999, Mr. Shulman and colleagues with negotiation expertise founded Alignor, LLC to assist organizations in implementing an interest- based approach to decision-making and negotiation. Alignor's approach is currently used by several large organizations, including Imation Corp., which awarded Mr. Shulman its prestigious "Chairman's Business Turning Point Award."
Prof. William Poorvu
We are honored to present Harvard Professor William Poorvu to speak on the current economic crisis: how it was driven by financial excesses, real estate speculation and its predictability. Poorvu will discuss how these man-made economic disasters occur in ten-year cycles based on our five-year memory span. In addition, Poorvu will discuss the implications a system that rewards short tenn speculative behavior in the real estate and market investing has on the broader economy.
Professor Poorvu is the Class of 1961 Adjunct Professor in Entrepreneurship, Emeritus at the Harvard Business School. He is the author of several real estate books, including Creating and Growing Real Estate Wealth: The 4 Stages to a Lifetime of Success, 2008 and The Real Estate Game - The Intelligent Guide to decision-Making and Investment, 1999. Currently, Poorvu is on the board of directors for The Baupost group, LLC, a company he co-founded in 1982. In addition, he is a life trustee and fonner vice chair and treasurer of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, a trustee of the Gardner Museum and vice chair of the National Public Radio Foundation as well as a member of numerous other charitable organizations.
Bart Harvey
New Thinking on Affordable Housing
Bart Harvey was recently chosen as the 2008 recipient of The Urban Land Institute J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development as well as the National Housing Conference's 2008 Housing Person of the Year.
A graduate of Harvard University, Mr. Harvey joined Enterprise soon after its founding in June, 1984 and succeeded James Rouse as Chairman and CEO in October, 1993. Enterprise is a leading provider of capital and expertise for affordable housing and community development and continues to shape ways to endure better outcomes for low-income families, such as by bringing together leaders from the environmental and community development fields to create the Green Communities initiative in 2004. This $555 million initiative has far exceeded its five-year goal of building more than 8,500 affordable homes that promote health, conserve energy and natural resources, and promote easy access to jobs, schools and services.
Mr. Harvey was appointed by congress to the Millennium Housing Commission from 2000-2002 and has been a Director of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta as well as on the advisory boards for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. He has served on numerous Boards including the Baltimore Education Scholarship Trust. Center State, the National Housing Conference, National Housing Trust, and Shepherd's Clinic.
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Gus Faucher is the director of macroeconomics at Moody's Economy com. He is the editor of Précis Macro and the U.S./Canada edition of the Dismal Scientist Website as well as a frequent contributor to the Dismal Scientist.
Faucher covers Federal Reserve monetary policy and federal goverment fiscal and policy issues for Moody's Economy.com. Prior to joining Moody's, Faucher was a senior economist for six years at the U.S. Treasury Department.
He has also taught at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Faucher earned his Ph.D. in economics at the University of Pennsylvania, with concentrations in labor economics and public economics. He also has an A.B. in economics from Cornell University.
Richard Peiser
A Kansas City native, Harvard Professor and distinguished lecturer will present a discussion on the revitalization of first and second generation shopping centers with a special focus on the history of the Country Club Plaza.
He is an entrepreneur, planner-developer as well as an expert in real estate finance, with an interest in spatial and design issues and the economics of land development. Through various partnerships, he has engaged in home building, apartment development, industrial portfolio acquisition, and large-scale land development and management.
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Growing up in England, it wasn't unusual to have the traditional Christmas cake this time of year. British Christmas cakes, the original, are complete with marzipan, spices, brandy, and royal icing. My mom used to bake them and taught me how to bake them as well. If you've ever had the British version of the


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Kenneth Branagh will star with Tom Cruise in the Bryan Singer-directed WWII drama "Valkyrie" for United Artists reports Variety.
Branagh will play a German general who mentors Cruise's character and hatches a plan to assassinate Hitler.
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Kasabian - Empire [2006]
You might well sneer at this post.
I did.
I thought I should post the odd charting album on here as well as the usual brand of varied stuff and nonsense!
I confess to having liked Kasabian from the moment I first heard them. It was a while back now...the song, If I remember right, was Processed Beats. They just sounded NEW and FRESH and better than anything else that was around at the time.
Times, it seems, change quickly these days. In fact you could equally state that 'times change slowly' too as my point is that since Kasabian had their last album and their fifteen minutes of fame etc, there are now a load of similar and mediocre sounding bands who have brought back the eighties sound and rebranded it as some kind of 2005-2006 britpop scene.
I fucking hate it.
OK, Franz Ferdinand: You did alright but got boring far too quickly. Kaiser chiefs: Hmm, a bunch of mummy's boys with too much money and time on their hands but not enough presence for my liking! Keane: Just fuck off you twats. Kasabian: You are definitely a head and shoulders above the others but you are already becoming tiresome, old, tedious and lacking in original sound.
I remember when Oasis brought out Definitely Maybe. anyone in the UK at that time will remember the effect that album had on the music scene here(which was in a similar state of static boredom). It was like a lightning strike through the heart of British music. they rocked the charts around and(far too) many people thought they were the dogs bollocks.
I'm not saying it is time for Oasis to bring an album out! Hehe now that would be dull and boring and crap...not to mention fucking hilarious!
What I am saying is that somewhere, I hope, there is a band in the UK music scene that are as yet undiscovered. they willbring out their debut and have the sudden striking effect that I recall from the Oasis debut album. We NEED a fresh and new sound around these shores. Stop with the friggin' 'copy the eighties' sounds already. It sucks!!
anyway my friends, enemies and in-betweenies...
I kind of like some tracks on this(hehe) but I have listened to it a lot in the last three days and already it sounds old. I also measure an album/bands quality on how long there music lasts and this will soon end up in the pile that gets played rarely.
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So here's our lives summed up in a list since moving to TX:
- You all know that I started working for Cook Children's Hospital last November. Here's a few pictures of me in my Cook Children's shirt on day #1 along with a massive replica of the hospital made out of Legos that is inside the hospital (it's pretty amazing). Cook Children's hospital was made to look like a castle on the outside & on the inside the main atrium is designed like a castle with fun names throughout like "Camelot Court" (the food court) along with a Build-A-Bear workshop and Frozen Yogurt shop inside. It's pretty awesome.
- We celebrated our first Christmas season in Texas. Gotta tell you... having it in the 70-80 degree range most of December is not something I'd complain about. Mike, on the other hand, missed the snow. Lucky for him, after flying home from spending Christmas in Florida with my family... we arrived to a very unexpected and snowy Dallas on Christmas Day. Which promptly melted the next day, now that's my kind of Christmas.
- In January, Mike had to travel for about 6 weeks off and on for his new job with Webfilings. My parents were still in Florida at the time, unwinding no doubt from all the wildness of celebrating Christmas at the condo. While Mike was gone one night, I began experiencing some health problems. One of the greatest luxuries of being the youngest of empty-nesters? Mother and father to the rescue! Dad flew out to Dallas and spent about a week with me while mom was wrapping up things in Florida. Then mom flew out and spent another week. During this time, I had some doctor visits and found out I was going to need surgery, which prolonged their trip another week. So in the end, I squeaked out another 3 weeks with my parents... oh, the things I'll do for attention. ;)
- April was a very exciting month because mom and Marisa flew out to spend 6 days in Dallas with me. Nothing is better than girl time! We shopped, ate, watched chick-flicks, played games and pampered ourselves. If that isn't the equivalent of girl-heaven, I don't know what is...
- The weekend after my mom and sister left, Mike and I hopped a plane to Vegas. For our 5 year anniversary, Mike gave me tickets to see Tim McGraw and Faith Hill in their special Soul 2 Soul performance at the Venetian in Vegas. Really, this weekend is deserving of it's own post but needless to say, it was one AMAZING weekend. We stayed in the Trump (thank you, Hotwire!) and on Saturday night got to watch a performance I'll remember forever. Not only because the music and chemistry was awesome to observe... but also because I got to shake Faith Hill's hand and squeeze Tim McGraw's forearm both as they sang right in front of us. There was a massive amount of little girl screaming happening that night. After we left, I turned to Mike and said, "Please don't divorce me..."
- A couple weeks after we got back from Vegas, Mike's mom, Alys, came to visit us in Texas!! I told you it was an exciting month. The visit was too short for our liking but we loved showing her our life here in Texas, shopping and of course in true Texas-style... eating a lot of food. There was a farmer's market/festival in Grand Prairie the weekend she was here so we hit up games, food, face-painting and even won us some fish! Which promptly died a week later after having spent $63 on their special "fish supplies" at Petco. Mike tells me this is why we cannot have a dog.
- In May, we experienced our first tornado and realized how GROSSLY under-prepared we really were. Long story short, Mike pretty much drove through the storm (NOT RECOMMENDED) and I grabbed a can of chili and a flashlight and sat freaking out in the bathroom. Needless to say, emergency preparedness FHE soon followed. Mike and I can now survive tornado, earthquake and zombie apocalypse for at least 1 month. Texas may have some wild weather but it has it's moments of beauty. See below a picture from our front door one evening after a storm.
- At the end of May, one of my best friends, Brittany, came to visit me in Texas! Can I just say how much I love this girl?? It was so good to see her, get to talk, joke, shop and be girls together again. She brought her sweet baby girl, Raquel, with her too, who was absolutely the best baby I've ever been around. It was so nice to see her and am already counting down the days till I get to see her again in Utah. We again played games, shopped and visited Joe Pool lake (for a very short time since it was COLD that day) which is about 5 min from our house.
- My last post was about Mike's new job at Webfilings, which he absolutely LOVED. Since that time, Mike has received another new job (yes, you read that right). In June, Mike was still riding the gravy train AKA his job at Webfilings. Which included, of course, "Bagel Wednesday", free Rangers game tickets, lots of swag and regular ping pong tournaments with his co-workers, who he absolutely loved. When a recruiter approached him from Kimberly-Clark, the company that makes Kleenex, Huggies, Scott tissue, etc, he almost immediately said no. I told him interviewing never hurt anyone. After a phone interview, Mike was still hesitant to leave his sweet gig to go for an in-person interview, which they offered. KC was persistent and really wanted him to come to their office (the Dallas office is the global headquarters where CFO and CEO reside). Much to Mike's surprise, he really enjoyed the idea of working for an international, billion-dollar company. KC was very impressed with Mike and put Mike in a great position to negotiate. Fast forward 5 weeks and Mike had once again changed jobs for the 3rd time in 9 months. Although he was sad to leave Webfilings, he is very excited about the growth and potential at Kimberly-Clark being a senior financial analyst-- and the cherry on top? That hard-working boy finally got his very own office. :)
- In July we went home for the 4th and spent a few wonderful days with both my family and Mike's. The Mansfields have an annual campout once a year over the 4th or 24th of July and we didn't want to miss it. We enjoyed lots of good food (I'm noticing a pattern here), family temple trip, conversation, laughs, some serious annual "Whose Your Daddy?" games while camping, swimming and boating!
- And to top it off... we had these sweet faces waving goodbye to us on our way to the airport. I won't lie, there might have been some tears as they chased our car screaming, "We love you!!!" I tell you this... nothing makes you appreciate family more than living away from them
So there it is... some of the highlights of our year so far. We've had many great times and some not-so-great times filled with our own trials to endure. One day I'm going to get up the courage to write about it all on here. But for now, we'll review the happy times and be grateful for all we've been blessed with in such a short 10 months since we turned our lives topsy turvy and became Texans!


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Howdy peeps. It's true. I like to use coupons. It's not a huge thing here in Australia. I think we've only just started to see coupons popping up here and there and they can be quite worthwhile. Spotlight sent out a recent 40% off one full priced item until 24th February. It's sooo worth it if you have a project in mind or there is something you need at this greatly discounted percentage. I bought these sharp scissors and got $10 off the marked price. Say with me : "Aaaawessooome".
They also had the get 30% off when you buy the rest of the bolt so I did exactly that with this quilting cotton called Rose Frost. I'm sure my girls would love a dress and there was about 3.5metres of this pretty fabric. It could even be turned into a pair of lovely curtains I suppose.
I felt mother guilt and so I had to come home with these tiny elephants. They were on sale too at just under $10 a metre so hoping to come up with a good sewing project for the boys. I find it difficult to be inspired to sew up something for the boys so I've made it a point to rectify this.
Just next to the store was a Furnish.com.au outlet. I popped in to see what bargains I could get as that store was closing down. We were thinking about buying some bunks but they were pricey and we didn't have the luxury of spending hundreds. It's normally my job to hunt down these bargains and so when I saw this bunk I was quite excited. I asked the guy and he said he would give me a new set for $200 plus $50 for each mattress. Mind you, these are King Single (which I believe are just a bit longer than single size). Great! Sold.
I had to enlist my brother in law who has a van and after a bit of time we got them paid for and at my house for a weekend job. Note to self, most petrol stations have atms so don't waste time waiting for atms at stores to be re-filled and working.
It also means I need to scour the bargain table for King Single mattress covers, lest I make them myself?? Oh the thought! Can I get sheeting locally? Might have to print out another coupon then....
So that's it for now. Thanks for popping in again. I've skipped the gym today as I have too much to do. It was raining a lot yesterday and the sun is out today. This weather is so up and down you cannot tell if you need a cardigan, shorts or pants. I end up bringing almost a whole luggage bag when we go out with the kids.
Hope you are all well. I'm going to have some sewing therapy!


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Cybervision was a cyberpunk zine published by Kid Thalidomide (Eric Generic) amd Saint Vitus (Dan Raasch). Unlike other "cyberpunk" zines, Cybervision was firmly rooted in the punk subculture. Early issues featured vegan hair care tips, DIY body armor, and articles on Phone Phreaking. It was published in St. Paul, Minnesota, and lasted from approximately 1991-1994.
Cybervision achieved worldwide infamy after being featured on the front cover of City Pages. In the wake of the news story, the hacker community was in an uproar, and the FBI came knocking on their door. Saint Vitus's "Cyberpunk Manifesto" was later reprinted in Wired Magazine, a Seattle weekly, a sociological textbook on "deviant" behavior, and was even translated into French.
According to Cybervision #3, a Hollywood studio acquired the rights to their story (including rights to the names "Saint Vitus" and "Kid Thalidomide"), without their permission.
The editors of Cybervision were experienced Phone Phreakers (a subculture that exploits vulnerabilities in the telecommunications system), and had previously placed collect calls to the White House.
Arriving just prior to the advent of the World Wide Web, Cybervision' set out to create their own subculture. Issue 2 featured interviews with cartoonist Tom Tomorrow and cyberpunk author William Gibson; hacking tips by Earwig Impetigo; instructions for making spiked wrist bands out of bicycle inner tubes; and Kid Thalidomide's advice on how to defend yourself against attacks by Nazi skinheads -by embedding razorblades in your mohawk (the author had recently been attacked by skinheads, who tried to shave off his hair).
Cybervision also reprinted scripts from the short-lived TV series Max Headroom: 20 Minutes Into the Future.
In 1993, Eric Generic published a one-shot punk zine called Garageland, together with Profane Existence columnist Felix von Havoc.
In the mid-1990's, the editors of Cybervision launched a pirate radio station, called 2000 Flushes Pirate Radio.


text: China is set to become the third Earth nation to successfully land an object on the surface of the Moon later this weekend. The country's space program is planning to launch its new "Jade Rabbit" (aka Yutu) rover on Sunday via its its Chang'e-3 lunar probe. If successful, this will be the first mission to the Moon's surface since the Russians did it 37 years ago.


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Charlie Hunnam is in talks to join Emma Stone in Guillermo del Toro's Crimson Peak
Me thinks Guillermo del Toro has found the DiCaprio to his Scorsese. Yes, I know he has Ron Perlman, but I was speaking age-wise. For the record, Perlman needs no sidekick. He is a lone wolf, and a badass one at that.
Anyway, it seems that Charlie Hunnam is in early talks to join Emma Stone in Del Toro's CRIMSON PEAK.
The haunted house thriller being made by Legendary Pictures currently has no plot as it is being kept under tight wraps. This depresses me. Del Toro wrote the script with Matthew Robbins (MIMIC, DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK). Lucinda Coxon (WILD TARGET) recently did a rewrite on it.
What did you guys think of DON'T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK? I thought it was entertaining, and certainly not a terrible remake. I always know that I am in very capable hands when it comes to the decisions of Del Toro. The guy knows what he's doing, and certainly likes to do new and spectacular things with the genre, even if a remake isn't exactly that. But I feel that he did a good job building upon something that was already in place with that flick.
CRIMSON PEAK should begin production in February of 2014.


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Guifang X.
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- Levels Taught:
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Guifang teaches
- Teaches students:
- Ages 6 to 30 and special needs
- Teaching since:
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I have more than nine years of language teaching experience. I have learned five languages over the years in China and overseas. I started tutoring Chinese students (age 8-16) English and Chinese when I was 19 and I founded my first summer camp in China when I was 20. Students who had registered for my summer camp increased from 25 in 2010 to 86 in 2016. I've gained very valuable skills and perspectives in teaching, not just as a teacher, but also as a student--students are my teachers too--I've learned there are always places that I can improve and better help them learn languages. Students' "needs" and "wants" are prioritized. It helps students achieve their goals while combined with students' "lacks" in lesson planning. Students should get involved in the lesson planning process.
Interest is the best teacher. When I taught non-native Chinese speakers (in China, South Korea and the U.S) Chinese, it seemed it stimulated their curiosity and interest to learn Chinese when cultural elements were introduced--such as characters' origin and visualization, historical contexts and cultural traditions. I hope that approach can also bring you an enjoyable experience learning a new language!
To help you be able to use Chinese, our language learning is mainly through interactive and communicative approaches. Talk! Talk! Talk! Please don't be shy. It's okay to make mistakes. Learning from mistakes is also a very effective way to learn a new language. We can make more contextualized dialogues based on whatever textbook you are using now. Or we can produce functional conversation based on everyday topics that you are interested. Lesson plans are customized and they can be flexible.
Ready to get on the boat and sail on the sea of Chinese? :)
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Before coming to the U.S., I founded a summer camp in 2010 and a language school in 2014, to teach English and Chinese in China. I've gained valuable teaching experience and skills over the years.
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In 2013, I worked for IPC, an international financial consultant company, as a translator and assistant for the deputy project manager. As a translator for the manager, I was deeply involved in the interviewing, hiring, and firing processes, as well as communications between different clients. This work experience honed my bilingual skills in communication and understanding different cultures.+ Read More
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She is really a nice teacher open to discuss talk and explain things the way needed. I recommend her for future students.
Great lesson, as always!
very pleasant ,professional and knowledgeable , in her teaching approach. highly recommended. I only wish, she was going to be in the states, a few more years. to teach my daughter.
she is amazing, she takes it slow on the first lesson and and she is patient for you to finish,and she takes it a step at a time not rush through it
Very patient teacher. Great to get feedback on areas to focus so my kids can be more proficient in conversational mandarin.
Guifang is totally awesome. Can't wait for the next lesson!
Guifang is friendly, patient, knowledgeable, and supportive. As a teacher myself, I'm very critical of other teachers, but she far exceeds my high expectations.
Great teacher! She takes the time to tailor each class materials for my 6 yr old son. She is very patient and well prepared for the lessons. In just 3 weeks, my son has became interested in learning Chinese.
I went to Miss Xue's summer camp and learned English from her for two years. She was very nice and patient. The knowledge and skills that she told us were very helpful. My English grade increased from 60s to 80s. I really appreciated with her help.
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I practice speaking Chinese with her and she's a very good teacher. She has a genuine passion for teaching and is a great help
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Ryan Phillippe chats on his cell phone after leaving Kitson for Kids with a bag full of purchases on Tuesday (November 20) in West Hollywood, Calif.
The 38-year-old actor was spotted last week while out on a date night with his girlfriend Paulina Slagter.
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Ryan's recent film Straight A's, which also stars Anna Paquin and Luke Wilson, is slated for a straight to DVD release in March 2013.
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Sustainable Soy Trade Platform
With The Nature Conservancy, Solidaridad-China, and the World Wildlife Fund, we are working with the Chinese government and businesses to promote legal, environmentally sustainable production of soy in South America.
The goal is to use market demand signals to better manage the environmental risks associated with China's overseas investment and international trade of commodities.
New Blog: A Step Forward for China's Agribusiness—and the Fight Against Global Climate Change
At COP 21, a major Chinese SOE announces intentions to improve its global supply chains to fight climate change, writes Paulson Institute Chief Conservation Officer Rose Niu.
Why commodities? As China is increasingly "Going Global" to satisfy growing domestic demand for food, fuel and fiber commodities and other natural resources, it has become an important and influential global player for both overseas investment and international trade of commodities. The way in which China manages the environmental risks associated with "Going Global" will have significant impact on the production supply chain in investment and trading partner countries.
The potential impact: China is the world's largest importer of soybeans with 60 million metric tons imported in 2014 from North and South America. The rapid expansion of soy and beef production in South America is the major driver of the deforestation and conversion of other natural habitats, which leads to significant green house gas emissions and biodiversity loss. At the same time, the increasing frequency of extreme weather events, such as drought and flooding, has been impacting the yield and price of soybeans, therefore threatening the stable and sustainable supply of soy.
Our program: The Institute is working with key international and Chinese players to develop and send market demand signals, which will promote legal and environmentally sustainable production of soy in South America. The project, in partnership with The Nature Conservancy, Solidaridad-China, and the World Wildlife Fund, aims to increase the proportion of China's soy sourced from legally registered farmers who follow strict environmental laws in Brazil.
With our partners, we are working to establish a Sustainable Soy Trade Platform, which will engage the key public and business players in China and South American countries to facilitate better communication between China and the soy-producing countries. The partners have launched a website with information about sustainable production and responsible procurement. The ultimate goal of the project is to decrease the negative impact of soy and beef production in South America by using the power of the China market to promote environmental friendly agriculture practices. Through this project, we hope to demonstrate that it is possible to achieve wins for both business and the environment. The project was kicked off in Beijing on March 19, 2015, and is funded by generous support from Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.


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Matthew McConaughey WINS Best Actor (Drama) at Golden Globes 2014!
Matthew McConaughey is the proud new owner of a shiny prize from the 2014 Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday (January 12) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The 44-year-old actor won the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Drama for his work in the movie Dallas Buyers Club. Congratulations!
While on stage to accept the award, Matthew commented that the award was "unexpected," and that his competitors, Chiwetel Ejifor, Idris Elba, Tom Hanks, and Robert Redford, were "great company to be in."
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Cleveland Motor Inn is an excellent motel for tourists, families, business people and social groups. Situated conveniently close to the heart of Cleveland, our motel is a great place to stay whilst you enjoy the Moreton Bay Islands, Mt Cotton winery and many other local tourist attractions in the region.
Set in the heart of Cleveland's Heritage precinct, you can enjoy the convenience of being close to all the facilities this thriving Bayside community has to offer or simply relax around the pool in our quiet, secluded, landscaped garden.
A warm welcome awaits guests who choose to stay at the Cleveland Visitor Villas Motel.
Enjoy the comfort of staying in a home away from home with privacy, relaxation and a touch of luxury.
All of our villas are double brick to keep you cool in the hotter months.
There are five villas that sleep up to seven people and three that sleep up to four.
Situated in Cleveland, heart of the Redlands, famous for its restaurants and cafes, markets and shops.
The Grand View Hotel's Heritage Rooms, have been tastefully refurbished in the style of the G.V.'s early days. The elegantly appointed Brighton, and Shamrock Rooms make the G.V. (as it is affectionately called by the locals) the ideal base from which to explore the Redlands area and the famous islands of Moreton Bay in Queensland's Great South East.
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Download the authoritative guide: Cloud Computing 2018: Using the Cloud to Transform Your Business
Burgeoning demand for data services will translate to soaring popularity for next-generation wireless broadband technologies, with 2.1 billion users projected worldwide by 2015, according to a study released Wednesday.
Big winners will be carriers and handset makers, as growing adoption will generate $784 billion globally in service revenue by 2015 -- a dramatic 2400 percent spike from today's nascent levels of wireless broadband penetration, according to the study from telecom analyst firm Analysys Mason.
"The availability of affordable mobile broadband services, mobile devices and data services are driving revenue growth as wireless penetration hits saturation in developed countries," Mark Heath, an associate analyst at Analysys Mason and the report's co-author, told InternetNews.com.
Wireless service providers currently are moving from 2G network standards -- such as Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) and Enhanced Data Rates for GSM Evolution (EDGE) -- to 3G technologies, which include Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (W-CDMA), Universal Mobile Telecommunications System (UMTS) and High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA).
Apple and AT&T recently unveiled the new 3G iPhone, for instance.
But while 3G capabilities are already providing greater speeds, network capacity and support for more bandwidth-intensive wireless features like video telephony, 4G technologies like WiMAX and LTE are expected to deliver even larger improvements.
Yet users may take some time to jump on the 4G bandwagon.
While both WiMAX and LTE are expected to grow in availability and popular, neither will eclipse the current HSPA standard anytime soon. According to Analysys, HSPA -- which is a collection of so-called "3.5G" technologies that improve on UMTS -- will support over 50 percent of wireless broadband users by the end of 2015.
HSPA will grow from 61 million users this year to 1.1 billion by 2015, the report said.
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Hi Peggy,I came over from Susie's blog and I'm so glad I did! I just love your blog and that banner---oh my goodness, sure wish I was more computer savvy! This painting really caught my eye---I thought it was a piece of folded fabric! Beautiful ; ).


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I say no, it can't be so, just some stuff happening over a period of time? Is this all that is my life?
A series of happenings, perhaps?
Of questions and answers maybe...
A herd of Actions?
Or a bunch of results? Karma & Karma phalla?
A race to the end? The end being Death?
A wait.
A lesson learnt...
A process of unfoldment...
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Aboard Amtrak's Southwest Chief Between La Junta, Colorado and Las Vegas, New Mexico Trips depart La Junta, Colorado, Saturdays and Sundays at 8:30 am Arrive Las Vegas, New Mexico at 12:38 pm Depart Las Vegas, New Mexico at 3:30 pm Returning to La Junta the same day at 7:31 pm Trips run from Saturday, May […]Find out more »


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Tennessee Democratic Rep. Steve Cohenwants Attorney General Jeff Sessions to investigate Eric Trump's charity golf tournament.
The request comes after Forbes Magazine investigation found that some of the money from the younger Trump's charity tournament that raises money for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital in Cohen's district went to some of the president's favorite charities.
"The report suggests that donors may have been misled, the event may have been used as a pass through to convert charitable donations to the Donald J. Trump Foundation into revenue for Donald Trump's private businesses, and the event may have been used as a vehicle to profit Donald Trump's private businesses," Cohen wrote in his letter, according to the Tennessean.
Forbes reported the Donald J. Trump Foundation used Eric Trump's organization to funnel more than $100,000 to the Trump Organization and more than $500,000 was directed to other charities aligned with other Trump family members or interests, although Eric Trump has said all of the money from the tournament goes to St. Jude.
The Forbes report claimed Donald Trump grew frustrated that his son's tournament was not being charged for use of the golf course. A former marketing and membership director told Forbes, "Mr. Trump had a cow. He flipped. He was like, 'We're donating all of this stuff, and there's no paper trail? No credit?' And he went nuts. He said, 'I don't care if it's my son or not — everybody gets billed.'"
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AK Slaughter, the dual voices of Emily Slaughter and Aran Keating, have been making music in Baltimore since their college days at Goucher, mixing fast with slow and musical simplicity with quirky complexity. Their answers for this week's Like/Dislike are almost as entertaining as their sharp lyrics and funky beats. Don't miss them at the Fifth Annual All Rap Round Robin at 9 p.m. Friday at Floristree, featuring 12 different talents. They'll be releasing their new split EP with RapDragons there.
Favorite quote/saying?
"You know, I cried when I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. And then I laughed ... really hard." —Jerri Blank
Favorite and most loathed fashion statements?
I'm really into high waisted skirts and snappy collegiate blouses with cardigans. Very Sylvia Plath, that's kind of the look I generally go for. That or dust bowl era orphan chic. I absolutely hate clogs with all of my being, so much so that sometimes I can't even speak.
What's on your iPod?
Just got Fever Ray's self-titled record. It's really good.
Last play you attended?
The Stillpointe Theatre Initiative's production of Shakespeare's Titus Andronicus. It was performed on the bed of a truck on a farm in the middle of nowhere Maryland. It ruled. Murder! Rape! Racism! Blood! Mulattoes! (stillpointeti.tumblr.com)
What song are you hating right now?
I hate goddamn Mumford & Sons — the dumbest most meaningless crap fraud wannabe music.
Favorite place to get a drink in Baltimore?
The Sidebar or The Rendezvous ... long live the great dives.
Favorite fashion statement?
Shorts so long they are almost pants.
What's on your iPod?
Lakeside, Public Enemy, Mickey Free's latest — Last of the Tight W-----s.
Last concert you attended?
Sade at the 1st Mariner. Holy god I love that woman.
If you go
Fifth Annual All Rap Round Robin at Floristree, 405 W. Franklin St., Downtown. 9 p.m. Friday. $7.


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Beginner level Java tutorials are available from a number of websites, including learnjavaonline.org and tutorialspoint.com. Java Beginners tutorial is another online resource for beginners to learn Java.
Learn Java Online offers a comprehensive Java tutorial aimed at beginners. Learn Java Online's Java course is organized into a number of topics that teach the basics of Java, including conditionals, functions and objects. Learn Java Online also offers courses on certain advanced Java topics, such as interfaces and collections. Java Beginners Tutorial, Beginners Book and Tutorials Point are examples of other websites that have low-level Java courses designed to ease newcomers into programming and to give an adequate understanding of the structure of the language.


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DDBC offers strong support for the Torch Relay of the 2010 National University & College Games
On 6 May, 2010, six cyclists bearing the 2010 National University and College Games torch arrived at Dharma Drum Buddhist College. In keeping with the need to be more environmentally friendly, this year the traditional torch was replaced with one that had a solar-powered LED bulb in it..
On hand at the main entrance to greet and cheer the torch relay team on were President of DDBC, Venerable Huimin, and Vice President, Mr. A-Min Tu, and all DDBC students. Later, Venerable Huimin, Mr. A-Min Tu and six DDBC students specially carried the torch and circled the Grand Buddha Hall as a symbol of expressing DDBC's strong support and blessing for the 2010 National University and College Games.
Venerable Huimin said that the spirit of the torch relay for the Games can be likened to the spirit of passing on the light to all beings in Buddhism. He emphasized that the spirit of an athlete is in learning to be responsible and to build self-confidence amidst healthy competition. In the same light, the Buddhist tradition of transmitting the light is to send out the message that we need to continue to learn and persevere in our daily life, in order for wisdom and compassion, the essence of Buddhism, to be passed on to all sentient beings from generation to generation.
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Cognac FAQ
- I have an old bottle of Cognac: could you help me determine its value?
You could contact directly the company that markets that brand of Cognac, you can ask it to me or you could ask it on the Cognac Forum!
You should know that the value of a Cognac is in a great way proportional to the time it has aged in oak casks. Once it is bottled, it no longer ages.
- What is the difference between Cognac and Brandy?
Like Cognac, the word "brandy" belongs to the category of wine eaux-de-vie, of which you will find the exact definition in our Glossary.
However, Cognac is a wine eau-de-vie of a Controlled Appellation of Origin, and as such is subject to strict elaboration and commercialization rules that distinguishes it from brandies.
- What are the differences between Grande Champagne Cognac and Fins Bois Cognac?
Those are different cru's in the Cognac Region, read more about it in our Cognac Regions article.
- Until what age may Cognac become old?
Every eau-de-vie has its own personality: based on the growth area where it comes from and the conditions in which the spirit has aged, the eau-de-vie's ageing will evolve differently.
Certain eaux-de-vie can age until they reach 70. In any case, the Cellar Master will be very careful not to leave the spirit in oak casks for longer than it is advised so that they are kept at their peak. They are then transferred to glasses known as Demi-Johns where they may rest for many decades without being modified.
- Does Cognac continue to age in a bottle?
The particularity of what is known as "ageing" is an interaction between the spirit and alcohol (liberation of tannins). Thus, once it is transferred to a bottle, a cognac can no longer age.
- Is the "Champagne" growth area in any way related to the Champagne region?
The "Champagne" growth area is in no way related to the famous region where Champagne is made, except for the origin of the word "champagne" (in old French, "champaigne"), which comes from the Latin "campania", meaning countryside or open field (as opposed to wooded areas).
- May Cognac be produced in a region different to the Cognac Region?
NO. The Cognac Production Area was delimited in 1909.
It includes the Charente-Maritime department, a great part of the Charente department, and several districts of Deux-Sèvres and Dordogne.
- Why are wine cellars walls and roofs black?
It is the work of a fungus known as "Torula compniacensis", which feeds on alcohol vapors and covers with black velvet the walls and rooftops of this region.
- What do VS, VSOP, and XO mean?
- Why are these acronyms in English and not in French?
When the history of Cognac is studied, we learn that most of the main initial trading posts were created by the Anglo-Saxons.
- Which Cognac goes well with each type of drink?
The choice of a specific Cognac depends on the way it is going to be consumed, but it also depends on taste. Normally, a younger Cognac (type VS) should be chosen to have as cocktail or long drink. To enjoy a Cognac straight, you should select one that has aged for many years (Napoléon, XO, old reserve, etc.). "VSOP" Cognacs may be enjoyed both as a long drink and straight, after a meal. Very old Cognacs develop a "rancio" flavor and are specially appreciated by connoisseurs.
- For how long may I store Cognac?
If the bottle is protected from light, its has not been opened, and the cork has not been altered, you may preserve the bottle for a long time, as it will be well kept. However, be aware that contrary to wine, Cognac does not age in the bottle, so it will not improve with time.
- For how long may I keep an open bottle of Cognac?
It is recommended to drink the Cognac in the months that follow the bottle's opening, or to transfer the contents to a smaller bottle in order to avoid the oxidation that could deteriorate the Cognac's quality.
- What is a "Cognac Winery"?
It is the term currently used in the region to describe a company that markets Cognac.
- What is the difference between a Cognac Winery and a Producer?
We use the term "Cognac House" to refer to a wholesaler and the term "Producer" to refer to a wine-grower who may also be a direct vendor.
- Where can I find a list of Cognac Wineries and Producers?
See the list of Cognac Links!
- How many Cognac Wineries are there?
There are over 300 Cognac Houses (wholesalers), close to 600 direct vendors and a few co-ops.


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Our Missionaries in Asia
The Free Methodist church is growing thru out Asia. We are proud to partner with our brothers and sisters in Christ as they seek to minister to those around them.
Don and Kathy Williams
Don serves as superintendent of Grace International School (GIS) in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Kathy hosts and helps lead two classes of Community Bible Study International…
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Eric serves as our Asia Area Director, and Virginia offers support and care to Asia ministries and missionaries…
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Matt and Christine Sauder serve as Free Methodist missionaries to the Philippines, focusing on language acquisition and ministry among metro Manila young adults…
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My husband and I have both been whistling 'I can't give you anything (but my love)' by the Stylistics – from the 70s...
I started it, after watching Alan Yentob's Imagine show on the power of the falsetto.
I think my husband started joining in after I told him about the show's observation that women love a good male falsetto...
Steve's whistling may not be up there with Russell Thompkins' singing. But it's a sure sign of happiness to be whistling or singing anything, regardless of talent.
And there's also mounting evidence that singing is good for our health. It's a known mood booster and now also proven to guard against memory loss.
In one Japanese study participants who sang along as they worked out retained 70% more information than those who only exercised – even though exercise alone also sends blood to the brain to improve memory.
And, here's a thing, when I asked Steve the name of that song we were whistling there was no hesitation - he came straight out with it!


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Shan Hongyin, MD
Dr. Shan is professor of internal medicine and serves as associate director of the Peking Tung Shin Tang Chinese Medical Hospital research institution and the head of research team about complication of kidney disease. With more than 40 years experience, he is the well-known expert in kidney diseases and cardiovascular diseases in china. During so many years work, he has published dozens of articles in peer-reviewed medical journals, edited or written five books about kidney diseases and cardiovascular diseases. His active research interests involve: Acute Glomerulonephritis, Chronic Glomerulonephritis, IgA Nephropathy, cerebral apoplexy, diabetes, and uremia.


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I've just got phpmyadmin and its working fine, and people can log on using a mysql user account.
However, i noted that you can also log on using the username 'admin' with a blank password (i found this by looking at the htpasswd.setup file in the /etc/phpmyadmin dir).
Now, whatever I do, you can always log on to phpmyadmin with user and a blank pass. Delete the line from htpasswd.setup, you can still logon. Change the password using htpasswd, you can still log on. I can't find any mention of the 'admin' user in mysql or its databases/tables.
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Recruitment in floodplain fish assemblages: Alternative approaches and methodological dilemmas in Australia's northern Murray-Darling BasinDr Glenn Wilson, Robb College, University of New England, Armidale, Australia
The Murray-Darling Basin in south-eastern Australia is Australia's main food bowl, yet has a very low level of water run-off and highly variable flow regimes in its rivers. The two halves of the basin (southern, northern) have very different conditions, requiring different data for ecological management. In the north, flows peak in the summer months, and irrigation development commenced much later than in the south. Many of the northern catchments have a large wetland system at their downstream end, and it is these 'terminal wetland'; systems that I have been studying in order to support the delivery of appropriate environmental water regimes. My particular interest in fish!Since the early 2000s, I have been working ion two main terminal wetland systems and attempting to understand how fish recruitment in particular varies with differing flow conditions. I have used three main research approaches: (1) modeling ecological relationships with discharge variability from longer-term data, (2) analyzing ecological responses to specific flood events, and (3) examining population-level phenomena using biological (age) data.
I remain very interested in collaborating with southern African researchers on similar projects locally, whether in Botswana or other, neighbouring countries.


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There is now a version of Firefox that incorporates some of the information from this discussion ->
I just started this investigation a couple of days ago after I signed the petition urging clemency for Edward Snowden.
I hope to be instructed by those who know more.
Maybe we can build a Browser pet for Puppies with as much protection as possible.
: I am revising this message in line with the discussion. I have also added a message that imho describes a useful and usable option for minimizing tracking
This option is supported by a study from Stanford that imho will be of interest to everyone who is taking the time to read this discussion ->
If it is a matter of your life or liberty, use the
TOR Project
. It hides your IP address behind a wall of constantly shifting proxy servers around the world, donated by people who believe in web privacy and political freedom. Here is what you can do to help and get TOR ->
I am not sure if Version 3 of TOR is available yet for Puppies. Evidently Flashplayer can reveal your real IP address, so TOR Project blocks flashplayer. TOR is slower than most people are probably used to.
Add: In the discussion it is demonstrated that your computer can be identified uniquely even through a proxy.
Don't use Google Chrome. It was designed to track you. You can disable some tracking options but would you bet it was all of them?
Don't use Gmail. Your emails are scanned routinely for Google's convenience in selling ads.
Don't automatically log on to Google or Microsoft, or stay logged on. They want you to of course so they can track you. If you use Gmail or Hotmail, then log on to get your mail and log off, because logging on to any service is the same as logging on to the whole network. You do not have to log on to Youtube to use it, but if you do, say, in order to keep playlists, then log off when you are done.
The solution would be for all web sites *and* mobile apps to offer a clear and effective Do Not Track option. There is discussion of such a law.
I mention "mobile apps" because this discussion only applies to computers. It is hopeless to try to interfere with tracking on smartphones and tablets.
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I would not recommend DontTrackMePlus! It doesn't work and invades your privacy even more. Ghostery works best.
But disabling JavaScript is also important to web security (I use NoScript for this).
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Posted: Sun 22 Dec 2013, 17:55
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bark_bark_bark wrote:
I would not recommend DontTrackMePlus! It doesn't work and invades your privacy even more. Ghostery works best.
But disabling JavaScript is also important to web security (I use NoScript for this).
I see that Ghostery has better reviews, 5 out of 5 stars versus 4 out of 5 for DontTrackMePlus. Thanks.
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My google for gmail account had a history of every websearch I have ever done on google during the time I had the account....discovered while in the process of deleting said account.
They also used my gmail login and password for a you tube account based on access via the same computer...fortunately it was ours and not one in say a library.
Another bonus is broadcasting your email on the chat network which is a nice way to draw in spam...without asking of course.
I rarely use Google now...ask.com get decent results...not sure of their policies but keeping out of google's way seemed a good move generally....and as suggested if you do avoid being logged in unless you have to (if that makes a difference)
perhaps tor's restictions are more to do with bandwith with regard to flash.... some were using it to watch the likes of the bbc for example.... bit of an abuse unfortunately.
Interesting this passing of data.... one example was I was looking on amazon for an specific item. A totally unrelated site pops up jolly adds for amazon and said product.... its all fun.
One note on javascript...if i spoof google search with firefox 1.5 version i get a javascript absent search results....its much faster and might be less intrusive too...
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Posted: Mon 23 Dec 2013, 07:06
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mikeb wrote:
... I rarely use Google now...ask.com get decent results...not sure of their policies but keeping out of google's way seemed a good move generally....
The search engine
will act as a proxy and do a Google-search for you without Google knowing it's you , (see attachment).
DuckDuckGo search engine
has a do not track policy ...
mikeb wrote:
One note on javascript...if i spoof google search with firefox 1.5 version i get a javascript absent search results....its much faster and might be less intrusive too...
Alternatively restrict which sites can use javascript with an addon like
, which operates a white-list.
startpage looks up Google for you (proxy) so Google doesn't know it's you asking.gif
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Yes tried startpage but just felt was still supporting google and their lxquick just lacked results.... by the way that wonderful wellminded search is pure google...just thought I'd mention that.
I sit here on firefox 3.6... updated this year...thought I should...knew I would....I am not in the hood...this is no brotherhood....see ya
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Posted: Mon 23 Dec 2013, 12:33
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perhaps tor's restictions are more to do with bandwith with regard to flash.... some were using it to watch the likes of the bbc for example.... bit of an abuse unfortunately.
TOR project now says it blocks Flashplayer because flashplayer can reveal your true IP address, but I found that flashplayer could be re-enabled. If people in repressive countries use TOR to watch BBC news that is OK with me, but TOR still does say it is a security risk.
I am having trouble with NoScript interfering with function. Buttons don't work, etc. I am trying to find the balance between privacy and function. I know that one might have to do some extra work to insure more privacy. I am looking for a good balance between privacy and function--mainly I am just irritated about tracking.
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Hmm well perhaps one area to look at is talking back to third party sites.
Using google as an example there are several additional domains they use...I added them to a block list in our router which does not seem to affect sites and has a bonus bunny of removing google ads on other sites too....I mainly got them from examining images plus scripts listed in the html <head>..if the unwanted scripts cannot get through they cannot talk back basically.
Blocking javascript does get fiddly as many site use it for legitimate purposes. Some are funny...ebay works so much better without but their 'punishment' is that only the first half of search results will show pictures...how's that for a cyber sulk
Oh must not forget flashblock...I am sure having that running must remove some unwanted prying not to mention improve page responsiveness and no real penalty in page access.
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I should say my goal is to figure out what to install and enable in a Firefox pet for Puppies that will give people the best balance of privacy, non-trackability, and functionality I should have said that I do routinely use Adblock as well as the others I have mentioned. It is all in progress--thanks for the help. Does anyone else have preferences about Ghostery versus DoNotTrackMe? DoNotTrackMe is a bit less intrusive it seems to me. And doesn't Firefox also have an add-on that will redirect or hide Google searches? And finally, my inclination at this early stage would be to include NoScript but not enable it, since it is "fiddly."
Currently using Ghostery, HTTPS Everywhere, Adblock, Do Not Track set. Function good, https active often, Will look at Google search hiders and flashblock.
Firefox add-on Remove Google Tracking. Does anyone know about it?
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i don't believe it is even possible to 'hide' what you are doing anymore. Using Tor simply puts up a massive flag that ensures every data packet you send is trapped for later analysis.
There are now massive data centres worldwide that are used for storing your data for further indepth scrutiny as required. Special routers have been installed in server complexes such as Microsoft, Google. Apple etc in order to trap, copy, echo and redirect data in order to suit the "needs" of those who wish to monitor and/or control us
ISPs are now required by law to allow and even facilitate access to your data.
The greater the efforts you go to in order to anonymise your data flow, the more unique and therefore visible your internet activity becomes. Check out panopticlick and consider how much every puppy user stands out like a sore thumb:
Throw Tor and puppy into the mix together and you can guarantee raising eyebrows.
Now that huge quantities of data (especially from specific users) is trapped and stored there is no way to escape scrutiny, except by using encryption that is of such high quality that it is impossible to break. Apparently that hasn't been invented yet.
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playdayz wrote:
... doesn't Firefox also have an add-on that will redirect or hide Google searches?
There used to be a FireFox addon called GoogleSharing , which was a Google search via a proxy,
but it doesn't seem to work now
(Google doesn't like being
and has blocked such proxy search services in the past like
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i don't believe it is even possible to 'hide' what you are doing anymore. Using Tor simply puts up a massive flag that ensures every data packet you send is trapped for later analysis.
Yes, greengeek, I had no hope of 100% anonymity. And yes, no doubt at all in my mind that NSA and others can break any encryption--often the author of the encryption program tells them how. But I did hope to at least minimize tracking. I will admit that might just be for personal psychological reasons. Is it your opinion that it is better just to do nothing--and maybe just use Firefox with Adblock, say, just for your own convenience.
Https-Everywhere from Electronic Frontier Foundation appears not to be listed in Firefox add-ons. Am I wrong. Or why not does anyone know?
Haha. I picked up some malware in doing this research. Start over.
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Posted: Mon 23 Dec 2013, 16:48
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greengeek wrote:
i don't believe it is even possible to 'hide' what you are doing anymore.
I have that view too. I am a pessimist.
If the NSA and similar bodies wants to know
then they sure will see to it that they find the means.
That does not mean I would discourage those
that want to feel secure. Tell us about the means
you use and who knows maybe some of them do actually work?
playdayz I think that is a good goal but I would
warn people that maybe it help with some privacy
but not all. It all depends on how interesting they find you to be
I use Google Search on Puppy Forum
not an ideal solution though
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playdayz wrote:
Is it your opinion that it is better just to do nothing--and maybe just use Firefox with Adblock, say, just for your own convenience.
I'm really undecided about this. I'm basically paranoid but doubt much can be done to improve security so I just try to focus on the following:
1) Speed of browsing
- this involves things like Adblock - not because of tracking, but just discarding the rubbish that slows my machine down.
- Avoidance of sites that spend five minutes sending data to google.api.whatever that I see flashing along the bottom line of the browser. If the site wants to use up my time and my paid bandwidth I just try not to go there. The page should load within a few seconds or else I'm out of there.
2) Non-collection of malware
- I think the best thing I can do in this regard is to avoid Windows. However, even though Puppy is probably more secure (as are most *nixes I guess) the 'run as root' thing probably makes it less secure than some might imagine. Still, I'm sticking with Puppy. I'm probably going to regress back to running from CD so that I at least feel my code is not being secretly modified. (doesn't stop harm being done while I'm running in RAM and surfing online of course...)
3) Avoidance of tracking
- I don't worry about this any more. I simply assume that every bit of data I send and receive is visible or accessible to someone. I will never use the internet for banking or for any vital personal information if I can avoid it.
Overall, the thing I seek most is speed of browsing - I want the data I requested to appear on my screen without delay and I don't want my bandwidth used up by companies collecting data from my browser. - it is not necessarily that they are tracking me either - it is just that they are collecting information that they sell to third parties. Sort of like having a census inspector stood at your front door checking out what brand of socks each of your visitors prefers to buy. Just a damn nuisance.
Anything that can be done to make the browser turn down requests for information is a good thing, although there is so much going on in terms of pixel tracking, redirecting etc, that I don't know how much a browser can actually do to shut the doors.
Did you do the panopticlick test to see how unique your system is when on the net? For puppy users it's like walking down the mainstreet with no pants on.
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@Playdayz, thanks for this thread. Wonderful for all the contributions flowing in. Good technical aspects and findings which are useful in understanding and approaches.
Want to highlight 3 things I think might be useful:
Snodon Amnesty
: The US Congress passed a law almost a decade ago that took away the protection rights of "Whistle Blowers". This is one prime reason why he had to escape. I am hoping that somet6hing positive lands for him, but it have to be in a non-western country that absorbs him. What's interesting to me in the number of Western countries who have denounced the NSA-US practices, while at the same time, not offering amnesty in their countries. Some hypocrisy at play, on that, by those countries.
Secure features for popular browsers;
. One idea that comes to mind is one/more thread(s) that provide PETs that add security to each existing browser that are the mains in PUPs with a name like "Firefox Security PET" or "SeaMonkey Security PET" which would collect several add-ons into a simple secure addition to such. Even if such a PET existed, it does NOT need be the greatest to provide usefulness to any user who just want to expand security, even a little.
I am not proposing advocacy of Google as I have knowledge that the company did NOT create, instigate, or offer any government a pathway to exposures. If accounts are accurate, they have been a thorn in governments backsides on govt requests. So much so, that they have been fined or "turned-off" when they don't allow themselves to be bullied. And, YES, their model has always been to advertise to raise operating revenue for the good innovation.they have brought to the planet of uses and users. Because that is their business model, does NOT mean they or ANY ISP are willing participants in International Convert Security.
Acknowledgement of this by me does NOT make me a FAN.
But, understanding this, I am sensitive to the decision any one of us can make to have a comfort level of internet use. And understanding this, I think ALL ISPs are operating with levels of government oversight where govts want access to ISP records and information.
Hopefully, sometime in our future, it would be hoped that all of access to any information we seek or view, will be contained ONLY on a single fob that we take everywhere with us where ONLY YOU would have access to it. Let's hope that some the ideas being batted around in the UN could bring a new global approach. ... But, don't count on my level of optimism as I don't ever see that happening.
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We are all related ... Its time to show that we know this!
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Richmond district residents concerned with motorists zipping through their neighborhood are asking the Presidio Trust to shut down an important throughway in the former Army base, though the move could isolate businesses and residents in the southwest area of the national park.
Commuters, either from the North Bay or from neighborhoods such as the Marina or North Beach, have long used Battery Caulfield Road — the street eyed for closure — as an alternative route through the Presidio, with the road directing the motorists out through the 15th Avenue gate in the Richmond.
Next month, 154 units of rental housing will open on Wedemeyer Street. Motorists continue to use the Presidio to avoid construction on Doyle Drive. These bring more traffic to the Richmond. As a result, residents have asked the Presidio Trust to close Battery Caulfield Road completely — or at least bar automobiles during commute times.
"That area is made up of quiet residential streets," said Ray Holland, president of the Planning Association for the Richmond, a neighborhood group. "The increased amount of vehicles would really be a major disturbance."
Supervisor Eric Mar, whose district includes the Richmond, said restricting automobile access on Battery Caulfield Road would address neighborhood concerns about excessive traffic, while also opening up more opportunities for cyclists and pedestrians in the area.
However, the street closure would also limit mobility to the Presidio's Public Health Service District, a new development located just north of the 15th Avenue gate.
Anna Haglin, a bookbinder at the Grabhorn Institute, a nonprofit printmaking organization located on Hays Street, said that Battery Caulfield Road is the only way to reach the center through the Presidio.
"We're very concerned that people won't be able to make it over to us," Haglin said. "Closing Battery Caulfield Road cuts us off from the being part of the historic aspect of the Presidio."
To get to the institute, visitors would have to drive along Lake Street, a measure that would actually put more cars through the 15th Avenue gate, Haglin said.
Dana Polk, spokeswoman for the Presidio Trust, said no decisions have been made yet on the street closure. The trust is currently collecting public feedback from community groups before opting to move forward with the plan.
Last year, the Presidio Trust experimented with street closures in the northeastern area of the park as a way to collect traffic information. That pilot program was cut short, due in part to strong backlash from residents.
Polk said the latest project is different because it comes at the request of neighborhood groups.
The street closure at Battery Caulfield Road would not be applied to emergency vehicles andPresidiGo shuttles.
Presidio at a glance
4,000-4,500: Workers employed in the Presidio
2,500-3,000: Residents in the Presidio
1,200: Residences in the Presidio
750: Structures in the Presidio
Source: Presidio Trust
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Okay ladies this week over at Stamps and Smiles - Project Tuesday the challenge was to create a mini pizza box and they had a link to the tutorial of how to make it. I just loved it and the perfect little box for Valentine's Day in my opinion. So I chose my brand new paper line from one of the major paper companies and if you would like the details please email me. I used the Spellbinders Labels 1, the ribbon is from my friend Sherry which was part of my christmas parcel from her. The sentiment is from my ancient stash from 18 years ago which I think is a Hero Arts stamp. The cardstock and stamp pads are from Stampin' Up! I coloured the hearts in the sentiment with some Kindy Glitz - Crystalline. All in all I am happy with how this little box turned out.
This is a side view of the box so show the two layers of the butterfly punch that I used.
Okay I am off to finish up my swap mini and I was just waiting to get my SU order which came yesterday so I can finish it up.
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McNeil government dishing out cold showers instead of health care
February 25, 2015
NDP Health critic Dave Wilson says he is bewildered that patients and health care providers at the province's main tertiary care hospital are having difficulty accessing hot water.
"We know there is a shortage of nurses on many floors of the hospital. For them to be faced with this added challenge is unacceptable. They need to be focused on providing the best care for patients and shouldn't be forced to worry about a basic necessity like hot water," said Wilson.
Nurses are reporting that due to the unavailability of hot water in a number of areas at the Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, they are using a kettle to heat water to bathe patients.
"Patients and families are equally frustrated I'm sure. It's time for the McNeil government to perhaps take a cold shower. Maybe they will finally wake up and realize their inattention to front-line health care is having real impacts and not in a good way."
"If the McNeil government can't keep the hot water in hospitals flowing, it can't give Nova Scotians much confidence about how the health care system is being managed," said Wilson.


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Part I: Summer Vacation Introduction
Part II: Flight MEX-IAD and Day 1 in DC(United)
Part III: Fairfax Hotel at Embassy Row
Part IV: Exploring Washington DC Day 2 and 3 in DC
Part V: Exploring Washington DC Day 4 and 5 in DC
Part VI: Train from DC to Newark and Day 1 in (Amtrak)
Part VII: Hotel AKA Times Square
Part VIII: Exploring New York City Days 2 and 3
Part IX: Exploring NYC Days 4 and 5
Part X: Exploring NYC Days 6 and 7
Part XI: Flight EWR-MEX (Continental)
For this Summer Vacations my family decided to go to New York. Because my parents are not together anymore we decided to go to New York City with my mom and Washington DC with my father. I just find this to be great because I know my father will love DC and all of its history and we will have a great time in NYC with my mother.
We have never been to DC and the last and only time we went to NYC was 5 years ago.
So in only 2 weeks we will be going to DC with my father for 5 nights, staying at the Fairfax at Embassy Row and then taking a train to Newark Airport where my father will take his plane back to Mexico City and my mother will arrive. We will then be 8 days at NYC, staying at the hotel AKA which is a "luxury" appartment/hotel which their rates where the same to a 4 star hotel small room.
So wait for my trip report and I hope it helps all the families that are planning to go to DC or NYC.