text: The principal function of the Council is to regulate and manage the practice of veterinary medicine and veterinary nursing in the State in the public interest. The Council is made up of 19 members, 9 elected Veterinary Practitioners, 1 elected Veterinary Nurse and 9 appointed members. The Veterinary Council maintains the Registers of Veterinary Practitioners, Veterinary Nurses and Certificates of Suitability. You can check an entry on each Register by choosing the highlighted text below. Register of Veterinary Practitioners - the Register of all veterinary practitioners who are legally permitted to carry out acts of veterinary medicine in Sate. Register of Veterinary Nurses – the Register of all veterinary nurses who are legally permitted to carry out acts of veterinary nursing in the State. Register of Certificates of Suitability – the Register of all veterinary premises which must be registered under the Council's mandatory Premises Accreditation Scheme (PAS) and hold a Certificate of Suitability (COS). The Council also sets the standards for veterinary education and in Ireland. It oversees the continuing veterinary education of registrants which is mandatory for renewing a Licence to Practise each year. The Veterinary Council is also where the public may make a complaint about a registered veterinary practitioner or veterinary nurse. The Veterinary Council regulates veterinary practitioners and veterinary nurses and a complaint is made in respect of the individual and not the veterinary practice, clinic or hospital. Complaints should be made in writing by completing an application form which must be submitted by post. The Council cannot take complaints over the phone. See the complaints tab on the left which will guide you through the process.


text:
Flencirose Basera
Flencirose Basera Poems
- If! </>If God and man had to meet, And talk of things...
- To My Little Sister In Heaven! I love you more each ...
- Power Power! Some wield it around for the world to see Some ...
- Love Within The Call Of Duty! Laid on a bed. All hope on ...
- My Pearl! Tread softly on my pearl, For it is easy to ...
- A Coffee Morning! Chatter and activity! Laughter and ...
- A Thought...... It is the time of the year for reflection, ...
Click here to add this poet to your My Favorite Poets.
Comments about Flencirose Baseramore comments »
Gidion Kasonde
You are an Angel my Lady keep it up
Flencirose Basera
At the Seahawk in Hulme she rocked! Real and energetic the strength of a true regal young vibrant focused lady! Celebrating the birthday of one who connects infinitely to her-her mom! Enjoyed your show girl!
</>If God and man had to meet,
And talk of things that affect man,
Of questions that need answers,
And answer each other honestly,
Would you want to be there?
To ask why you are who you are?
Why you have done the things you did?
To ask where your path leads to?
For it is not the way you want to venture.
Why you were given choices that were not final?
The choices are already mapped for you!
To ask why little children suffer?
And why there is poverty in the world?
Would you ask God where He sits?
What He looks at all day?
Who He ...
PoemHunter.com Updates
Check out
Classic Poets
Footsteps of Angels
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
A Song About Myself
John Keats
A Very Short Song
Dorothy Parker

subset: commoncrawl


text:
Thursday, December 14, 2006
I've noticed there haven't been any takers on the whole should-I-shouldn't-I criticise other people's work issue. At least not judging by the comments box. But I've been thinking about it a lot, especially as I saw yet another play last week which I hated, but which crtitics and bloggers alike seem to be raving about. Now it is within my capabilities to criticise a play constructively, and even to be polite, but unfortunately this particular play (like the two before it) irritated me to a point where I think even that would be beyond me. So I shall take my cue from you, dear readers, and maintain a dignified silence.
However, suffice to say my feelings tap into the whole Literalists vs. Metaphysicalists debate which has been going on here and here and which interests me greatly. This has been on my mind for another reason too, and that is that, this week, I have been working on one of each type of these plays. I'm nearing the end of a first draft of my play Babylon for the Tricycle, about the looting of the Iraq Musuem. Although it's a fictionalised version, inspired by rather than based on real events, it's nevertheless pretty much a Literalist play through and through (apart from a bit with some ghosts at the end which might not survive a re-write anyway). At the same time I have been working on a final rehearsal version of How To Disappear Completely & Never Be Found for Sheffield Crucible, which is Metaphysical to the point of barely existing in this world.
I would say that normally I would consider myself a Literalist, which places me outside the zeitgeist of most of my peers in this business. How To Disappear was my first and only foray into Metaphysical territory. Although it came good in the end and won an award, it was first turned down by pretty much everywhere for 2 years and almost ended my career. So I do have some sympathy with those writers trying to do something a bit different and not getting any breaks.
But I also teach playwrighting a lot, and I used to read a lot of plays on script panels. And I have to say that although I have myself been inspired by the Metaphysical plays of particularly the new writing boom during the 1990s, I still think we're suffering from that hangover and that on balance they have a lot to answer for. Too often I've noticed amongst students of playwrighting that they want to choose either obscurely abstract philosophical subject matter, or a wacky metaphysical form that isn't in any way linked to their subject, or both, simply because they are unduly influenced by other trendy plays that do this. Now I don't have problem with non-naturalism per se, but for me the form must always be born out of the subject matter - it should be the most appropriate way in which to tell that story. It should add to our understanding of the subject in a way that a naturalistic form could not. Otherwise, what is the point? Too often the point is merely a stylistic exercise, which is the playwrighting version of showing off. Or worse, a disjointed abstract form is employed to cover a lack of story, or a lack of any effort to come up with original thought within what story there is.
I'm not saying the Literalists always get it right. I've sat through some terrible Hares and Edgars. But I've also sat through some genuinely inspiring ones where they have addressed burning issues head-on, in a way that mirrors the reality of the real people's lives which have inspired their work. These have been some of my best moments in the theatre, when I've been able to leave the auditorium with a genuine awe-inspiring feeling of 'My God, I had never thought of it in that way before', or 'I had no idea that went on'. In short, I had learned something about the world in which I live, or been shown it in a way I had never seen it before. And (dare I say it) none of these moments took place halfway up a floating sofa, regurgitating the same anti-war facts and figures I'd been reading in the New Statesman every week for the past 3 years. Nor did they involve a huge closing monologue about astrophysics, so sure of its own profundity it had forgotten that it was in a theatre and not a lecture hall.
So, for all their moaning, the Metaphysicalists have had a pretty good year. And for all my moaning, I shall be joining their ranks in March when How To Disappear opens. I only hope their run of undeservedly good press lasts long enough to rub off. I don't begrudge them their success, I just hate feeling like I'm the only one who can see the Emperor's naked butt. Surely there's more to this playwrighting lark than trendy posturing?
And if that's not enough to make you comment, I don't know what is.
11 comments:
re. "monologue about astrophysics". I thought the character was sure of her own profundity. I thought the point of the scene was at odds with this. The dramatic irony of the situation made the scene (for me). Of course, it might have been a great clunking metaphor.
- 5:36 pm
- Fin said...
Well, perhaps. But overall I thought the whole thing showed an appalling lack of stagecraft. A more irritating play with less to say I struggle to recall.
Hope we're talking about the same one!
- 3:39 pm
Well, have the good courtesy to name the play you're slagging, my friend, and we'll all be sure...
The Metaphysicalist/Literalist thing is just another pair of big boxes that people who like putting things into boxes want to put things into. Red herring. In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxonomy.
- 11:25 pm
Or taxidermy, maybe? Here's to getting stuffed...
- 11:26 pm
- Fin said...
Okay Anonymous, here's a deal: Have the good courtesy to reveal your name and i'll name the play.
Quid pro quo, my friend ...
- 9:35 am
I would like to point out that I am not the same anonymous figure as either of the above. However, luckily I know exactly what the plays you are talking about are and I think you should maintain your refusal to name them. It's much more elegant a style than most theatre bloggers.
I find it interesting that you complain about the play ending with the astrophysics monologue as having nothing to say. This seems to imply that plays need to have a point. I don't think that play was 'about' what the critics and some audiences thought it was about (this was further encouraged by the marketing and the rent-an-academic programme notes); nor do I think it is necessary for a play to have a point. This is something I often find often off-putting in Hare and Edgar (I would take this back to Keats quoted in Taylor quoted in Eldridge). The final monologue of that play attempted to bring together the rest of the play and end it on a note of hope. So, I understand what it was trying to do and I think it is also possible, as the above post suggested, that the character believes in the profundity of her statement. I liked a lot of the play (especially the dead mouse christmas card scene) but, like you, I disliked that final scene. This was partly to do with what it suggested to me about the writers' conception of the play as a whole. I also couldn't really see even the germ of the void that the character would go on to try filling with rampant consumerism. I also get a tad fed up with these tagged on hopeful endings (see a certain collectively written play playing in West London at the moment).
As to the other play you mention - I was enormously disappointed by it, in fact. I can sort of see what she was trying to do and stylistically, I thought it very brave. But ultimately it was a fairly tedious 45 minutes. It resembled a single scene from Attempts on Her Life dragged out for much longer than it needed. It seemed, to me, to fail as a play about a relationship and as a political play. I thought there was an interesting potential in a sexual relationship defining itself through military language (there's a great play by Naomi Wallace called 'In the Heart of America' that did this about ten years ago), but here it seemed the playwright's anger had prevented her from writing anything dramatically interesting. I prefered it to the one about the Czech rock band though!
- 11:02 am
well, yes, comments
i agree with anonymous above about both the plays you didn't name..
i find your earlier comments (about the ad vacancy at 503) kind of depressing. it's important that writers support each other. we've no economic power, after all. and being divided and ruled is no fun. in fact, there's a good argument for re-constituting a playwrights' union.. we may not have much economic clout, but shouting together is better than shouting individually -
and the risks involved in being honestly critical of other people's work lead to so much fucking mediocrity being accepted as good enough. and when the audiences don't come back, we all suffer -
- 5:54 pm
Glad you didn't dig the Churchill. Small play, big waste of time.
I read the New Statesman too, on and off, and I think it's got proper shit since John Kampfner took over. It's not that I dislike him going populist, which he has, and that's cool and everything, but Shazia Mirza and Julian Clary have NOTHING to say. The worse crime is they're invariably unfunny as well. The guy who does the sport, Hunter whatever, is a Moron. The articles all have the same bleating tone now. I don't know what the Subs spend their time doing. And the recent article about 'Blitcons', Amis et al. Yeah, great, there's a point to be made about it, I too am concerned about the NeoCon tendencies of Marty, Rushdie, McEwan, The Hitch and all that lot, but the argument is barely coherent and so pseudo-academic as to make me think: 'Actually, at least they can write. These guys you hate. At least their polemics aren't scratchy and contrived. Like this dish of shit you've served up.'
I don't even bother reading fucking Darcus Howe anymore, Jesus.
Anyway, it's worth bearing in mind that I'm not your typical internet ranter who loathes everything. I am positive about Kampfner as an author and really like most Churchill plays. But judging by the above, there's clearly been some bile building about the NS for a while!
- 6:07 pm
- Fin said...
Thanks for these comments everyone. I'm going to try and address some of the issues that have come up in a new post rather than do it here. But not now. I'm a bit pissed. x
- 8:19 pm
i think, when criticising other people's work (especially that of other writers) it's more helpful to be generous. even if a play doesn't do it for you, someone spent those hours putting it together, hoping it would work - and sometimes, you experiment, you can't know you've failed until the thing turns up on stage, and the alchemy you hoped would happen, doesn't.
which is not to say that the critics' genuflections towards lesser work by senior writers shouldn't be criticised, themselves..
- 4:40 pm
perhaps an honest, but generous response is more useful than one that papers over what you think
- 12:43 pm


text:
Cami Tie Dye Maxi Beach Dress
Unfortunately This Product Is Sold Out
We recommend the following items:
- Buyer protection|Learn More >>
- 30 Day Returns Guarantee
- Full or partial refund if the item is not as described
- Full refund for damaged items
This unique tie-dyed maxi dress is such a summer essential! Featuring a gorgeous color combination, it's a stunning look for so many occasions! The material is lightweight and soft, while the classic spaghetti strap style and subtle bodycon shape are a timelessly chic style! This dress also features a little bit of elastic for the perfect fit! From dancing on the beach to a backyard party this summer, this delicate look is so easy to love!
Material: Polyester,Spandex
Silhouette: Sheath
Dresses Length: Ankle-Length
Neckline: Spaghetti Strap
Sleeve Length: Sleeveless
Pattern Type: Tie Dye
With Belt: No
Season: Spring,Summer
Weight: 0.3200kg
Package Contents: 1 x Dress
- Receiving time = Processing time + Shipping time
- Priority Direct Mail: 7-15 bussiness days
- Standard Shipping: 7-25 bussiness days
- Expedited Shipping: 3-7 bussiness days
Our Guarantee: 30 Day Returns or Exchange guarantee from the delivered date.
- Small 0%
- True to Size 0%
- Large 0%
We want to hear from you!
Tell us what you think about this item,win 10 points for post text review.
TessHeight:4' 6" Bust size:32AA Body Shape:Hourglass
- I loved this dress! Sits tight and follows the figure beautifully :)
- Size:M Color:PURPLE
There are no questions yet.


text:
Award Winners All Medal of Honor Winners
41.6k views 143 items
-41 Items- Complete list of Medal of Honor winners since its inception. Photos are included for almost every Medal of Honor winner. Winners of the Medal of Honor in every year are listed here alphabetically, but you can sort this Medal of Honor list by any column. Items on this list include Albert Weisbogel and Louis Williams.-41 Items-You can use this factual list to create a new one, just like this one, to start your own.


text:
Sunday, February 15, 2015
Michael Keaton
Publicado por BambinoMonkey en 1:11 PM
Etiquetas: Cinerama, Illustration
1 comment:
- Mayumi Elisa said...
Thank you for giving posts and articles were very amazing. I really liked as a part of the article. With a nice and interesting topics. Has helped a lot of people who do not challenge things people should know. You need more publicize this because many people. Who know about it very few people know this. Success for you....!!!
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." - Antoine De Saint-Exupery
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
The Laws of Attraction
Ever wonder what constitutes the laws of attraction? I often wonder this myself, though perhaps not in the same context as typically associated. There are the laws of attracting love and wealth into your life, but what about the laws of attracting the weird? I can't help but ponder this curious issue because everywhere I go, it never fails: I attract weird people. Now, I don't mean to be insulting or to put anybody down, but it is uncanny. I've encountered quite the range, from the strange substitute teacher who always seeks me out to mutter comments to, to the elderly man in Venice who barked at me like a dog. Let's not forget the drunk women who hailed my friend and I down that morning and asked for a ride to the liquor store (we said no). There is the man with three noses and the creep who asked me strange questions and then followed myself and two other females off the train (I reported him to a cop). In grad school a fellow classmate with whom I did a group project spoke in a faux British accent and called me up at all hours to complain about the other members of our group. A supervisor at an internship I did horded everything under the sun in her office and in her car, including papers smeared with dog poo. She also never showered and ate rotting food. Then there was the co-worker who seemed nice and normal until I went to her house and discovered a stripper pole in bedroom and a window from the bedroom into the shower. If you can believe it, the examples shared here barely scratch the surface of the depth of weird people I've encountered. What exactly my point is in sharing this I don't know... But sometimes it just helps to get it out there :-)
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
1920×1080 wallpaper girl, cute, blonde, hair, dress, hat. cynthia but with black hair with green highlights and a green and black dress. the bridal lookbooks – masterclasses. julianne hough gym hair. knotbun2. how to make a wide ribbon bow. for school we added this cute flower for some flair, then took it out before the game. ponytail. messy french braid. softball bow. softball nails. softball bow – look pretty play dirty by atlbowaddict on etsy https://www. diy softball bows. cute softball bows with red laces!. hair ribbons in team colors, another softball tradition that we were introduced to. pink softball vinyl hair clip! very cute!. how to go swimming with black / african american natural hair – youtube. girl, cute, recreation, swim, swimming pool, clothing. girl, cute, leg, swim, swimming pool, clothing. bora bora 3/17 cute beach outfitsunderwater photographypool . beachy waves hair tutorial – wwwlindsaymarcellacom. 20121224-120114jpg. super cute and super simple!!! this halloween spider bow is the perfect spooky-cute accessory!. candy corn hair cute halloween hair. four-strand waterfall braid.
Copyright © 2018


text:
Located just a 15-minute drive from Seminyak Beach, Seminyak Villa offers spacious and stylish getaway with a private outdoor swimming pool, free WiFi access , and free on-site private parking for guests who drive. It takes a 15-minute drive from the property to the iconic Kuta Beach and its surrounding shopping area. Getting to Bali Denpasar International Airport will take around 30 minutes by car. Accommodation will provide you with a TV, air conditioning and a patio. There is a full kitchen w...ith a microwave and a refrigerator. Featuring a shower, private bathrooms also come with a bath or shower and a hairdryer. You can enjoy pool view. At Seminyak Villa you will find an airport shuttle. Other facilities like grocery deliveries and laundry facilities are offered. Breakfast is served every morning in the villa and room service is available upon request. Alternatively, guests can explore the surrounding area for more dining options where restaurants along Kunti I Street can be found just a 5-minute drive away.Read more
|Jalan Yudistira, Perumahan Kuta Damai Kav. 42


text:
Gig: Chris' Jazz Cafe
If it looks like I lost my blogging mojo (and I obviously did), I can tell you that most of the juice is in drumming now. In early 2009, I started practicing again for the first time in decades (long story) and by 2010 was again a devoted student of the instrument. I even started taking lessons. This here site could evolve into a drum blog, who knows?
Anyway, I hope to be playing more in public in the future and have a gig coming up on Tuesday, January 18 at Chris's. I'm privileged to be working with Ward Marston, a charismatic and dazzling pianist, and vocalist Rosemary Benson. Also in the band are Jack Hegyi on bass and Jim Levendis on trumpet. I'm also looking forward to playing Chris' house set, a sweet custom kit made by Philadelphian Matt Gaither.
Chris' Jazz Cafe is at 1421 Samson Street. We are on from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM. Cover is $10.


text:
Dig into your deal financials with ABL's house flipping calculator for real estate investors leveraging hard money loans.
House flipping, or buying and renovating a home for profit, is an investment strategy that has been highly publicized in the media as of late. Television shows dedicated to the subject show successful transactions being conducted using over-simplified math, if any at all. However, flipping houses is an investment that not only carries risk but demands your time, energy, and attention to detail. Many new house flippers make the mistake of overlooking certain deal expenses that may impact their net profit–leaving them with results that deviate from what they originally anticipated.
This is why it's important to spend a few minutes calculating the various deal economics before delving into such a project. As an investor, you want to uncover as much information as possible that will help you weigh the risk and reward of the project. To help guide you in this process and give you a better perspective on your next fix and flip project, use this free house flipping calculator to determine what kind of results you can expect from your next house flip.*
*For best functionality, please do not use commas when entering numbers.
Pre-Qualify Today
*Note: While we believe this calculator provides reasonably accurate estimates of a deal's costs and returns, please remember that these are just estimates. These variables are subject to underwriting, as well as unforeseen expenses that may occur during the course of a deal.
*These calculations are estimates and do not include closing costs. Costs may vary based on property location.


text:
Just promise me you won't ring in the new decade by clutching onto a toilet
You must be Logged in to post a comment
Haha ohh 954. Were such a classy breed.
How else are you supposed to do it
been there done that.
The new decade starts in 2011 not 2010.
12:14 ps I think your a huge retard.
hey b, FIRST. xoxo-s
i excpected somthing funnier from lauddyy.
12:14 so 1990 was part of the 80's.
I am so honored to live in the 954 !
hahahah and you do? :)
Not funny. TFLN is getting deleted from my apps.
"Okay Mom!!"


text:
Dearest Family,It's Hot. I'm not really sure what the temperature is but it's been really hot this week. Sometimes it's hard to sleep which makes for some good star gazing at 2 am until you get eaten by mosquitoes and then still can't sleep because you have a bunch of mosquito bites. On the bright side, I washed my sheets last week and so they don't stink anymore but actually smell really good (Don't ask how long it's been since I washed them last). Our water is pumped into a tour and so when the sun hits it, the water heats up and in the very moment a cold shower is the only thing you desire, you get a hot one instead. I was grateful though because it's been a long time since I've had a hot shower. I love this place though. My kabahays (roommates) are amazing, Elder F. is getting the hang of things and the L's are like family. Brother L. has taught me so much. He is one of the smartest men I know. I am happy. I am content with where I am, and confident in where I am going. I read a talk last week about the being the "Fourth Missionary." It's by Lawrence E Corbridge. It talks about Four types of missionaries. The Fourth is the one that submits all. Consecrates all. In the end, the way of the Fourth missionary is the easiest. The fourth missionary truly lets the Lord mold them. This has been my goal this past week. To submit completely. Be Obedient and work hard and efficient, earnestly striving to improve and then the Lord does the rest. The Language is improving and I feel the Lord working through me more and more as I improve in all aspects.
This is a photo with Elder Banks, General Authority Emeritus, who went over to Leyte and Samar after the Typhoon Haiyan (Yolonda.) He spent three months touring the mission, inspecting missionary apartments and approving living conditions for the elders and sisters to return. He saw every elder and sister to their new apartments as they returned to the Tacloban Mission. He's 82 years old and spent three months of 14 hour days, six days and over 12,000 miles from one end of the mission to the next. He spent two hours with families of missionaries from the Tacloban Mission in a special fireside this evening (4/27/2014), sharing his experiences and showing pictures from his travels. Although he is "Emeritus" Status, he's still a special witness of Jesus Christ and share a powerful testimony of the Savior's love for each and everyone of us. -Gordon Lowe


text:
"Quite often the obvious answer is the correct one."
By Mike Moffatt
Copyright 2008
I try not to editorialize when I comment on public policy proposals. I try to give my readers the pros and cons of any potential new law and leave it up to the reader to form their own opinion with the new information they have. But some policy proposals are so outrageously ill-conceived they defy all description. Oregon's "mileage tax" is one such proposal.
The idea, as described in Eric Pryne's article "Oregon to test mileage tax as replacement for gas tax" can be summarized in a few key points:
- As consumers buy more fuel efficient cars, they'll use less gasoline.
- States collect taxes from gasoline, so if less gasoline is sold, the state will collect less tax revenue, all else being equal.
- States can ill afford a drop in revenue as those funds pay for road repairs.
- Thus we must find a new way to tax drivers to make up for this lost revenue.
When examining any tax, there are two criteria you can use to determine the impact that tax will have:
The Net Amount of Revenue CollectedThis impact is straight forward. Once you pay for all the expenses related to collecting the tax revenue, how much money will you have left over? Under this criteria, this new tax looks like a loser. Expensive new technology will have to every new car in the State as well as every new gas pump. If 100,000 new cars are sold each year in Oregon, $23 million dollars will be spent in specialized GPS devices. While the government may require that the individual consumer pick up the tab, this is still lost revenue for the government. Instead of requiring the consumer to buy a $225 device, the state could add a $225 tax to every new car sold, thus having the money flow to the State and not to the GPS manufacturer.
The Distortions Caused by TaxationTaxes are distortionary in the sense that they alter behavior. High income taxes are known to cause employees to work less and high capital gains taxes are a deterrent to investing in the stock market. These distortions are not always negative; often governments will introduce new taxes because of the distortions they cause. High taxes on cigarettes are often promoted as a way to discourage youth from picking up the habit.
The distortions caused by gasoline taxes are threefold.
- High gasoline taxes reduce the amount people drive
- High gasoline taxes increase the marginal cost of goods shipped by truck
- High gasoline taxes cause people to buy more fuel efficient cars
When we consider these distortions, we see that the mileage tax is a poor substitute for the gas tax. It has all the negative features of the gas tax, such as decreasing the number of trips taken and increasing the marginal costs of products shipped via truck. It, however, does not have the positive impact of causing consumers to buy less polluting cars. Any proposal that has less benefits but just as many drawbacks as existing methods can hardly be seen as a positive change.
ConclusionIn the summary of the mileage tax, we saw that "if less gasoline is sold, the state will collect less tax revenue, all else being equal." However, this is absolutely no reason for "all else to be equal". If revenues are falling, why not simply raise the gas tax? The ability of consumers to buy gas from other jurisdictions, as well as the price elasticity of demand for gasoline will limit the amount the Oregon government can raise the tax, but it appears to be a far better option than this ill-advised scheme. Raising the rate of taxation in order to combat declining revenues is the obvious answer to Oregon's problem. Quite often the obvious answer is the correct one.
© 2008 About.com: economics.about.com
To search TTC News Archives click
To view the Trans-Texas Corridor Blog click


text:
How did Henry occupy his time while Victor researched?
Chapter 18 and 19
Chapter 18 and 19
Henry wished to travel to India, so he kept busy making contacts and researching information to that end. In Oxford, they went sightseeing together. In Switzerland, Henry made friends and associated with intellects and enjoyed the mountains.


text:
Douglas Miniatures was a British company active in the late 1960s and 1970s. They manufactured 20mm figures in three ranges: Crimean War, Napoleonic and Seven Years War/Malburian. The business is no longer active; additional information can be found on the Vintage 20mil site:
(EDIT: the Douglas range is actually being put into production; more details in a future post)
(EDIT: the Douglas range is actually being put into production; more details in a future post)
The photo above shows a couple of figures from Douglas' Crimean war range, along with a variety of figures from other makers. (Click on the picture for a larger version.)
The actual figures are from the following sets (left to right):
- Tumbling Dice set C1854 BR 13 - British Horse Artillery Gun Crew
- Esci set 221 – Crimean War Russian Infantry and Artillery
- Douglas Miniatures Crimean War British Foot Artillery
- Emhar box EM 7211 – French Infantry, Crimean War & Franco-Prussian War
- Douglas Miniatures Crimean War British Infantry
- Strelets set 0028 – Crimean War British Line Infantry
More detailed comparisons will follow.


text: Mellon MS 19 ALCHEMICAL MISCELLANY, in French and Latin London, unsigned, partly dated during June and July 1480 19.1 Arnold of Villanova. Rosarius, in French. 19.2 Anonymous. Alchemy, in French. 19.3 Albertus Magnus. Compositum de compositis, in French. 19.4 Anonymous. Alchemical recipes and procedures, in Latin. 19.5 Anonymous. Alchemical recipes and procedures, in Latin. 19.6 Raymundus Gaufridi. Verbum abbreviatum de leone viridi, in Latin. 19.7 Ramon Lull. Clavicula, much expanded and translated into French. 19.8 Roger Bacon? Speculum alchemiae, in Latin. 19.9 Nicholas. Summa rosarii, in Latin. 19.10 Arnold of Villanova. Novum lumen, in Latin. 19.11 Anonymous. Alchemical procedures, in Latin. 19.12 Johannes Pauper. Breviloquium, in Latin. 19.13 Ramon Lull. Epistola accurtationis, in Latin. 19.14 John of Rupescissa. Liber lucis, in Latin. 19.15 Anonymous. Alchemical recipes and procedures, in Latin. 19.16 Anonymous. Procedures for staining glass and making paste gems, in Latin. 19.17 Anonymous. Procedure calling for tin from Cornwall, in Latin. 19.18 Duc de Berry? Alchemical recipes and procedures said to have been proven by the Duc de Berry, in Latin. 19.19 Anonymous. Medicinal and alchemical recipes and procedures, in Latin. Paper codex in French and Latin, 12mo., 143 x 102, ff. 159 of at least 163 originally, foliated in pen in an old hand with many corrections, no signatures, no catchwords, faintly ruled with single bordering lines throughout in blind or plumbate; 1 column, size variable, mostly about 90 x 60, 24-34 lines. Collation: (1)^^12, (2)^^12-1, (3-4)^^12, (5)^^3, (6-8)^^12, (9)^^10, (10-11)^^12, (12)^^12+1, (13)^^10, (14)^^18-2; one leaf missing after f. 17, another (probably) in the fifth quire, and two at the end. No headlines, no color, no decoration, spaces left for some capitals with guide letters, a few drawings in the text or in margins, as noted below. Written throughout by one scribe in brown ink in a remarkably small and neat cursive gothic hand, often very highly abbreviated, but with mainly standard forms; rare correction by the scribe. A few additions in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Italian hands. Watermarks in folds and trimmed, not read. BINDING: Nineteenth-century marbled paper boards with diced calf back, the backstrip in compartments with horizontal gilt fillets, lines of gilt small tools bordering the false bands, title label in the second compartment from the top gilt-lettered "REGNAULT." Early, probably original green edges. Hinges of the binding repaired. PROVENANCE: Written almost unquestionably by an Italian, at least partly at London in the summer of 1480; belonged to Joseph (surname erased) of Como, 1676 and 1698; to the same or another Italian owner, 1703; to a Milanese owner later in the eighteenth century; to Baron Horace de Landau, Florence, in the later nineteenth century, with his bookplate and shelf numbers "89 | 102"; to Denis Duveen, with his inked number 5; Mellon MS 30, acquired with the Duveen collection. De Ricci-Bond 9 (30). CONTENTS f. 1r, 1: Cy comence le rosier de Maistre Regnault de Ville- | [below, at the end of line 2:] nove. | [beginning of line 2:] lE livre abregie et tresvray | aprouve thresor des thresors: lequel est apelle Ro-| sier des philosophes. Et de tous les secres: le plus grant | secret della [sic] plus droite composition: ... f. 25v, 17: ... en secretement gardant leur rosier: | afin que par merite tu deserves que de toi soit dit: tu es | des antiens saiges. | Explicit rosarium [sic] magistri Raynaldi de villa nova. | de lapide phisico de vero elixir componendo: 1480. | die 13 Julij in civitate londoniarum. Deo gratias. Amen. | [19.1: Arnold of Villanova, Rosarius, in French, as in Corbett I, p. 280, copied at London, 30 July 1480. A leaf of text has been torn out following f. 17.] f. 25v, 23: Incipit quadam brevis et compendiosa loquutio apud praedictam materiam. | Et primo de coloribus apparentibus in regimine tocius operis lapidis. | En la mutation de la pierre dengendrer trois couleurs | c'est chose necessaire, premierement noyre: puis blanche: et puis | apres rouge... [f. 26v, 10:] .Capitulum de vita. | Je vueil que ceulx que secretement tiennent auyent ce que ie di | Et mes amis: les paroles de ma bouche... f. 28r, 20: ... Et guerit longues | enfermettes. Se tu fais droittement eaue de tres pur | or. et cetera. [19.2: Anonymous, Alchemy, in French. Unidentified, perhaps consisting of several extracts from other works, translated into French.] f. 28v, 1: Incipit tractatus alberti qui intitulatur compositum de compositis. | Albert dit ainsi. Je me musserai [sic] point le denier qui mest | comis par la negotiation de nostre seigneur: afin que ie nen | soie maldit... f. 32r, 31: Explicit tractatus alberti de arte transmutandi metalla: qui | dicitur liber compositi de compositis .1480. penultima Julij londo- | nijs. | [19.3: Albertus Magnus, Compositum de compositis, translated anonymously into French, copied at London, 30 July 1480. See TK 1555 and, especially, P. Kibre, "Writings ascribed to Albertus Magnus," in Speculum, XVII, 1942, pp. 500-501, 506-507, where later French translations only, apparently made from Ze IV, are noted.] f. 30v, 1: Crocus Martis. | Recipe limaturem [sic] martis [i.e., Iron] quam lava sepius... [line 11:] pulverisatio .Auri. | Expone laminam .Auri. optimi super vaporem... [line 24:] Accipe cortices ovorum... [line 32:] Recipe .20. albumina ovorum ... [Ends 37r, 28:] arsenico septies sublimatum: fit album valde. | [19.4: Anonymous, Alchemy, in Latin, consisting of unidentified short procedures and recipes.] f. 37v, headline: liber transmutationis metallorum | [line 1:] Quamquam [?] natura in omnibus suis operibus semper intendat quod melius est... f. 50v, 16: portam per quam inponuntur ligna vel carbones: qua possit | claudi et apperiri [sic] temporibus opportunis. | [19.5: Anonymous, Alchemy, in Latin, unidentified.] f. 51r, 1: [V]erbum abreviatum verissimum sequitur approbatum in opere .A. et | .B.... f. 52v, 8: ... de mi- | nera in omni examinatione. | Finit verbum abreviatum Raymundi.1480. 21 Junij. in londonijs. | [19.6: Raymundus Gaufridi, Verbum abbreviatum de leone viridi, TK 1688; Little, pp. 397-398; T IV, p. 15; DWS 193; etc.; copied at London, 21 June 1480. The text is sometimes attributed to Roger Bacon. The symbols "A" and "B" are not clearly identified, but most often represent gold and silver in medieval alchemy.] f. 53r, 1: Cy comence le tresor de sapience e clef e [sic] termination | de tout corps de phisique. et tresor incomparable. | cE livre est nome tresor de sapience porce che [sic] | nul ne puet acquerir le tresor qui de dens [sic] | est escript se ce nest par grant sapience... f. 96v,12: ... Et ainsi est acomply: | le secret precieus: lequel est au mond le plus grand se- | cret. | Explicit thesaurus sapientie Rosarij magistri lullij. in londonijs | 1480. 6. die Junijs et cetera. deo gratias amen. [19.7: Ramon Lull, Clavicula, apparently much expanded and translated anonymously into French, copied at London, 6 June 1480. See TK 924, 1360-1361; T IV, p. 632; etc. Corbett I, p. 239, cites a fifteenth-century version in a mixture of Latin and French, but it does not closely resemble the present version; the version printed in Ze III, pp. 290-299, is not the Latin original ofthis translation.] f. 97r, 1: Rosarium Ioannis dastini .capitulum. primum. quid sit ars transmutandi | corpora metallica | iN plurimis antiquis codicibus: satis aperte invenitur... f. 100r, 13: ... Et est opus unius diei | sive unius hore vel momenti et dimidij. De quo semper mirabilis et | laudandus [sic] est deus in eternum amen. Finis. | [19.8: Roger Bacon, Speculum alchemiae, TK 702; DWS 194; Corbett II, p. 108; etc. The preface, TK 188, is not present in this copy. See Little, pp. 411-412, where this is described as a work of Bacon which "may be genuine." In this copy it is attributed not to Bacon, but to John Dastin.] f. 100r, 16: Incipit sumaria expositio libri Rosarij. | nOta quod lapis est unus medicina una: in quo totum magisterium | consistit... f. 104r, 27: ... De quo mirabilis laudandus est deus | sine fine. Amen. Explicit Summa rosarij. | [19.9: Nicholas, Summa rosarii, TK 936, citing only a Cambridge MS dated 1528; not located elsewhere in the literature consulted.] f. 104v, 1: Novum lumen. | pAter et domine .Reverende. licet liberalium existam [?] | scientiarum ignarum: ... f. 107v, 28: ... hac re meo iudicio digniorem. | Altissimus vos pervenire faciat ad optatum [?]. Amen. | Explicit novum lumen. | [19.10: Arnold of Villanova, Novum lumen, TK 1029; T III, pp. 67-69; etc. DWS 326 attributes authorship differently, as do some other writers on the subject.] f. 108r, 1: Fixatio C. | [line 9:] Fixatio .B. [19.11: Anonymous, Alchemical procedures, in Latin, involving the use of "A" and "B," probably representing symbols for metals. See the note to the text by Raymundus Gaufridi in the present MS, 19.6 above. Not identified.] f. 108v: [Blank, except for a partly erased and crossed-through inscription in a seventeenth-century Italian cursive hand, ending, "1676 Comi."] f. 109r, 1: Breviloquium Iohannis. | tEstatur Geber .Reverendus. liber .5. capitulo .12. quod tres sunt ordines | medicinarum... f. 112v, 14: ... sed propter eius sanitatem conservandam. ad dei honorem | et eius perpetuam salutem: et gloriam sempiternam in futuro. | Explicit breviloquium Johannis pauperis .de vera medinica. [19.12: Johannes Pauper, Breviloquium, with the prologue, TK l568; DWS 217, v; etc.] f. 112v, 17: Recipe .A. et .B. optime purgatorum .ana .C. de montepesulano: vel de Hyspania... [Unidentified procedure, in which "A," "B," and "C" have not been certainly identified (but see notes to 19.6 and 19.11 above), partly compressed into twenty lines of minute writing on this page, then, following a marginal note, completed in twenty-six lines of minute writing beginning at f. 116r, 20.] f. 113r, 1: Raymundus de accurtatione lapidis. | lVom [sic] ego Raymundus lulli de insula Maioricarum iam preteritis | temporibus plures libros... f. 116r, 16: ... Elige ergo ab ea intentum. Laudamus deum. qui vivit in | secula seculorum amen. | Explicit epistola Raymundi de accurtatione lapidis destinate regi | Roberto: excellentissimo regi Christianorum. | [Below, the procedure begun on f. 112v is finished.] [19.13: Ramon Lull, Epistola accurtationis, TK 296; T IV, pp. 24, 623, 625; DWS 250; Corbett I, pp. 190, 270; etc.] f. 116v, 1: De Lapide philosophorum. | mAteria lapidis nostri est res vilis pretij: ... f. 119r, 22: ... non tingit nisi. 100. [19.14: John of Rupescissa, Liber lucis, TK 851. In this version the text has no prologue and contains seven operations; it most closely resembles B.M. MS Sloane 338, ff. 53v-56v, as described in DWS 293.] f. 119r, 23: Quomodo errata sunt corrigenda... | In imittatione [sic] lapidis tres attende colores. principales. primo nigrum | postea album: deinde rubeum... [f. 119v, 28:] Hic est furnus philosophorum... [In the lower margin is a good drawing of the furnace, apparently by the copyist of the codex, together with a legend. The description ends f. 120r, 18. F. 120v is blank except for an inscription of nine lines, in the same hand as the dated note on f. 108v, in which the erased name Joseph--? Comensis and the date "1698 .adi. 26 Maij." occur; f. 121r, 1:] Opus mirabile super mercurium ad eius fixationem... [There follows a long series of mostly short recipes and procedures, including a description of a furnace with a fine drawing on f. 123r. Ends f. 123v, followed by a short procedure in Italian by the seventeenth-century Italian hand.] [19.15: Anonymous, Alchemical recipes and procedures, in Latin, not identified.] f. 124r, 1: de vitro tingendo | Ut lamina vitrea tingatur in rubeo claro ... [Next follows a long series of procedures for making colored and stained glass, together with paste gems, techniques for polishing stones, plus a description, but without the drawing called for, of a "furnax [sic] reverberationis." Ends f. 134v, 14, the remainder of the leaf being blank, but is immediately followed by another unidentified, long glassmaking recipe, f. 135r, 1:] Calx pro rubeo claro in vitro. | [Ends f. 135v, 17:] ... in aqua frigida post suam fusionem. Et eius finis [?]. | [remainder blank.] [19.16: Anonymous, Procedures for staining glass and making paste gems, in Latin, not identified.] f. 136r, 1: Modus educendi .[word not read]. de Iove [i.e., Tin]: quod valet ad multa | Recipe Jovis [Tin] optimi Anglici de cornubia... [19.17: Anonymous, Procedure calling for tin from Cornwall, in Latin, not identified, followed by many others, among which is a group beginning on f. 141v, 9, with this heading:] Sequuntur Recepta mihi data a monaco qui asseruit esse operationes | quae operabatae per domino Bituricensi. | [These unidentified recipes and procedures end in a highly abbreviated passage, not read, at f. 144v, 8, with two small drawings of a flask and retort in the margin.] [19.18: Duc de Berry (?), Alchemical recipes andprocedures said to have been proven by the Duc de Berry, in Latin, not identified.] f. 145r, 1: Contra crepaturam. | [There follows another long series of recipes and procedures of all sorts, evidently entered in the volume at different times, but all by the same hand, continuing through f. 159 where the codex ends abruptly due to the loss of two or more ff., but with parts of some pages left blank, and ff. 154-157 originally left entirely blank. Some pieces of the originally blank leaves have been torn away, apparently for scrap paper or to remove signatures which accompanied later entries, then repaired with blank paper. Ff. 153v, 154r, 155v, and 156v have such notes in a late seventeenth- or early eighteenth-century hand, conceivably the one which has made the late seventeenth-century entries in the codex, already described, the note on f. 153v accompanied by a pen profile drawing of a male head, that on f. 155v dated February 28th, 1703. Folio 157r-v contains a frequently illegible note in another, later eighteenth-century Italian hand, the sense of which is that its writer remained at home reading the present volume "in this city of Milano" while all the others went about to the masques, dances, and other festivals, and the writer found the remarkable secrets in the volume very precious and interesting. Not transcribed.] f. 158r, 1: Ad multiplicandum lac mulierum: lactantium... [a group of recipes ending abruptly and illegibly because of staining and wear at f. 159v, 29.] [19.19: Anonymous, Medicinal and alchemical recipes and procedures, in Latin, not identified.] SUMMARY: It has already been remarked that MS 18 bears a relationship, yet to be determined, to MS 19, and it is conceivable that both were written by a single individual, namely Franciscus de Traversagnis, despite entirely distinct hands. The two manuscripts share many features, including virtually identical size, edges of the same color, signs of rearrangement of the contents, and recent provenance; both are personal compilations. There can be little doubt that MS 19 was written by an educated Italian; though his command of French was excellent, some Italianisms, like "della" for "de la" at f. 1r, 5; "e" twice for "et" at f. 53r, 1; "che" for "que" at f. 53r, 3; and "se" for "si," passim, have been noted. Whatever the relationship between the two manuscripts may be, MS 19 is undeniably an important and interesting codex containing unrecorded French translations of well known works and literally hundreds of recipes and procedures, including the long series on glass-making. Its contents combine an extended series of mystical or speculative alchemies, including a number of French translations not noted in the literature consulted, and a long series of wholly practical procedures, demonstrating that interest in one aspect of alchemy did not preclude interest in the other.


text: Ex-Worker Sued for Accessing Former Employer's Google Drive Account By Jason Shinn on April 1, 2017 Posted in Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Technology & Employment Issues A former employee's accessing a Google Drive he set up for his employer may result in a violation of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). This case also serves as a reminder to carefully evaluate how your company uses any third-party services like Dropbox, Google Drive, etc. Computer Fraud and Abuse Act Background … Continue Reading


text:
Love is in the air for Borders' best volunteers
A volunteer with 23 years experience coaching badminton in Gordon, a Galashiels' man providing one-to-one support to a school pupil with Tourette's in Jedburgh and a 14-year-old involved in numerous volunteer roles in Peebles – just some of the award winners at Volunteer Centre Borders' first ceremony to celebrate the area's countless volunteering activities.
Photographs from the event can be viewed on our Facebook Page here!
Loving Our Volunteers, funded by the Big Lottery Fund's 'Celebrate' programme and held on Tuesday February 14th at Kelso's Ednam House Hotel, recognised volunteering in eight categories.
The winners were:
• Young Volunteer of the Year (up to 24 years old)
Hamish Swan, for volunteering with TweedLove and Tweeddale Youth Action
• Adult Volunteer of the Year (24 – 60 years old)
Jane Thin, for volunteering with Girl Guiding Tweed Valley
• Golden Volunteer (over 60 years old)
Jock Law, for volunteering in Coldstream
• Long Service to Volunteering Award (10+ years)
Violet Livingston, for volunteering in Gordon
• Hidden Asset Award
Catriona Bancroft, for volunteering with Duke of Buccleuch Hunt Pony Club
• Peter Norris Local Hero Award
John Davidson, for volunteering at Jedburgh Grammar School
• Thinking Differently Award
Grace Mitchell, for volunteering in Peebles
• Loving Our Volunteers Award
Interest Link Borders
Cllr David Parker, Leader of Scottish Borders Council, said
"Today's Loving our Volunteers Awards demonstrate the incredible voluntary effort that takes place throughout the Scottish Borders. Many of the volunteers showcased today do vital work on behalf of all of us and the event was a fantastic celebration of the massive contribution volunteers make to the daily lives of people across the Scottish Borders. There were touching stories, and positive stories but above all else a huge amount of commitment from so many. I was deeply honoured to be asked to say some words at the event and to see first-hand the outstanding work of volunteers in our region. A huge thanks must go to the Volunteer Centre in the Borders for all the work they have done to coordinate and showcase the Awards and to highlight the voluntary effort and the work of individual volunteers across the Scottish Borders."
VCB Executive Officer, Gordon Brown, said: "Communities across the Scottish Borders, from Eyemouth to Peebles, Ancrum to Greenlaw, would not be as healthy and vibrant without the network of volunteers in those areas. 'Loving Our Volunteers' is a chance to acknowledge some of the outstanding efforts from just some of the thousands of volunteers in the Scottish Borders who everyday take part in actvities which address such issues as social isolation, deprivation, inactivity and inequality and contribute to sporting and cultural pursuits. By celebrating volunteers in this way, it will ensure volunteers feel valued, encourage more people in the area to volunteer and act as a reminder that volunteers are not a resource not to be taken for granted, but celebrated as often as possible."


text:
Wired Office - 0400 241 756
Wired office are here to help with all things computers in Perth! We understand that your computer or computer network is an integral part of your household or business, that's why our expert team offer efficient same day service for computer repairs in Perth.
IT Call Out - 0401 229 104
If your computer problems are too much we will find and rectify your problem fast. Our service can visit you in your own business or home and you get to see what is happening to your pc and are told exactly what we are doing if you are interested.
My Computer Mate - 1300 696 283
Whether you need repairs, tuition or ad-hoc assistance, look no further. We are the most reliable and efficient computer service team Perth has ever dealt with. We offer round-the-clock support online and in person, and we're fully qualified to tackle any issue you may have.


text:
Life isn't fair, but Death is
I have not lived as I directed
I will not die as I expected
My life was short but not sweet
My goals I have not even begun to meet
Regret fills my entire mind
To my fate I wish I was blind
Tears endlessly fill my eyes
And I pray my family will not listen to my cries
I will not see my boy become a man
None of this is according to plan
I will not walk the aisle with my little girl
I will not see her wed, my sweet darling pearl
My wife, my widow I will not see age
At this the most I direct my rage
My friend alone I shall leave
I pretend I see not, tears wiped on his sleeve
I see their pity and their grief
At this life of mine far too brief
I did not smoke nor drink a drop
Yet that did not slow my life's sudden stop
This is neither fair nor right
Why was I picked to suffer this blight?
Some say that this is God's decree
That I should neither wail nor plea
But I say that cruelty is as cruelty be
And very soon He will have to answer to me!
Thank you for listening.


text:
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Baby It's Cold Outside - 12/12/12
I miss you more than ever these wintery days, these cold nights. We have our christmas tree up in the bedroom where your photograph normally sits, so tonight as I moved your photograph to a different place, I stopped, and looked closely. I looked at your eyelashes, your eyebrows, your lips, your nose. The fuzz on your face. Your pudgy perfect fingers. I caressed the photograph, trying my damnedest yet again to cuddle you and not just your image. I stroked the photo, wishing it was your cheeks I was stroking instead. I remember the way my heart swelled with love the moment I saw you, Otis. It still sometimes catches me by surprise, how the wind can just be totally and completely taken out of my sails, in one brief blink of an eye like it was tonight.
My beautiful boy, I miss you so much. I love you forever and ever, to the moon and back.
9 comments:
- Renel said...
Oh I know I know I know. If only....
Another kiss, another caress, we keep moving forward, but the wind in the sails sometimes it just stops. Our children. How do we keep going without them? How can I laugh and play and put up decorations and walk by her picture multiple times a day, and I don't always even look at it. I know how much you miss Otis, how much you will always always always miss him. I miss him with you.
- December 11, 2012 at 11:29 PM
- LauraJane said...
Missing your son alongside you.
- December 12, 2012 at 6:04 AM
- ania said...
Thinking of you, dear Lulu, dear Lulu.
- December 12, 2012 at 6:29 AM
- still life angie said...
Beautiful Otis... sometimes the injustice of it, the loss, seems so immense, it seems impossible that we survived that, or it happened to our baby. It still surprises me and breaks my heart. Sending love, remembering with you, missing him with you.
- December 12, 2012 at 12:52 PM
- Brooke said...
I miss him, too. With you and for you and for Owen. I'm so sorry.
- December 12, 2012 at 1:32 PM
- B. Wilson said...
Loving and missing Otis right along with you. It seems harder during the holidays, you know?
- December 13, 2012 at 9:15 AM
- Caroline said...
I'm so glad to know of your love for Aaron Rodgers. :) I must say, when I looked through your blog I thought "I don't think I've read her blog before" but I knew I had to have stumbled upon you at one point because of Otis - I know his name. I feel like I already knew a little about him. So whatever the reason - my forgetfulness or mommy brain, Otis at least stuck with me. I enjoyed reading through some of your past posts and reading about him, about his brother - your love for both.
Wishing you peace this holiday season.
- December 14, 2012 at 10:04 AM
- Merry said...
Oh I know, I know. Xxx
- December 16, 2012 at 11:15 AM
Missing, missing, wishing and longing. These are our winter days. Sending so much love your way and thinking of Otis always. XO
- December 30, 2012 at 7:28 PM


text:
AIRSPORTS FLYING SCHOOLAirsports Flying School flying from Riddells Creek Airfield is proudly Australia's oldest Sport Aviation Flying School. We have taught pilots from all over Australia and around the world to learn to fly sport aircraft. If you train with AirSports you have an experienced team that will show you how to fly. We only fly modern twin seat CASA type approved sport aircraft.
AEROSHOP, Australia's first sport aviation pilot shop (Click here) has available a complete range of aviation equipment and accessories specifically for sport and recreational aviation pilots.
WHY FLY WITH AIRSPORTS?✓ Well qualified, experienced, friendly instructors
✓ Modern, twin seat, comfortable European sport aircraft
✓ Close to Melbourne so minimal travel time to get to Riddell Airfield (N.W. of Melbourne)
✓ It's a country Airfield at Riddells Creek, not busy with aircraft traffic so you can train with ease.
✓ Sealed all weather runway so spend more days flying.
✓ Safe flying training area, its not over built up areas or no go zones.
✓ No landing fees to pay, no air navigation charges and no need for an ASIC security card, save $'s.
✓ No extra charge for briefing time, if you have any questions just ask, there is no extra charge, saving you hundreds of $$'s.
✓ No charge for sitting, marking, or reviewing any written tests.
✓ No time wasted taxiing at a busy airfield, a potential saving of 25% of your training costs!!
✓ The best view in Melbourne with the Macedon ranges, Hanging Rock and the vineyards nearby.
If you would like to learn, why not take an introductory flight. Yes, you fly the aircraft with the guidance of one of our flight instructors. Enjoy an introduction to flying, it's exciting, a challenge, and a great experience. On a trial flight, after completing the take-off, your flight instructor will hand over the flight controls and you become the pilot. You can continue flying the aircraft for most of the remaining time in the air.
You can fly the top of the line TOPAZ a new, modern, comfortable, high wing aircraft with side-by-side seating,. You could also try our TEXAN sport aircraft, low wing design, a big roomy cockpit, modern avionics, good visibility and light flight controls - it makes learning to fly easier.
You can order an AirSports pre-paid flight certificate safely on line using your credit card and PayPal. We fly Wednesday-Sunday inclusive (if the weather permits). Prior flight bookings are recommended. If your are interested in learning to fly with AirSports please see our COSTS page for full details.
... when you are ready to fly please phone us AirSports Flying School on "0422 446622", and book your flight!
BUY A TOPAZ AIRCRAFT - CLICK HEREAirSports is the Australian and New Zealand distributor of the TOPAZ light sport aircraft. See more at our FlyTopaz.com website.
See the Topaz aircraft in flightThe Topaz offers a really comfortable cockpit, amazing climb capability, excellent easy control and a superb glide capability (with a glide angle of 17:1), see our video (above) for a flight demonstration. The above video and this website is best viewed in Safari or Chrome, some loss may occur in FireFox. For a direct video link click here.
AIRSPORTS FLYING SCHOOLRiddells Creek Airfield
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
+613 422 446622 international


text:
This Japanese-made R2D2 robot will make sure that Star Wars watchers never have to rise from the couch to get another cold brew.
The R2D2 roving refrigerator has a spinning head and light-up effects. It moves remotely, meaning that it can be summoned when its contents are needed. Offering a generous amount of fridge space, its chilled interior can keep beer and other beverages ice cold. The R2D2 robot fridge is probably only for hard-core Star Wars fans, as it costs $8,000. But for those fans willing to go the extra mile for their Star Wars marathon, it's the ultimate intergalactic accessory.
The Star Wars products being released ahead of the opening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens offer something for every budget, from small and inexpensive stocking stuffers to incredibly high tech appliances and luxury pieces.
Beer-Serving Droids
More Stats +/-
Couture Sci-Fi Shoes
Godly Sci-Fi Statues
Galactic Pinball Machines
Sci-Fi Bear Hoodies
Galactic Prisoner Fridges
This R2D2 Robot Will Fetch You Beers While You Watch Star Wars
- By: Charlotte Joyce KiddNov 3, 2015
References: aqua-has & coolmaterial
References: aqua-has & coolmaterial


text:
Tag: Strategy game »
Zerg Must Die! Review
Go Home Dinosaurs Review
Price: $4.99
Version: 1.0
App Reviewed on: iPad 3
Graphics / Sound Rating:
User Interface Rating:
Gameplay Rating:
Re-use / Replay Value Rating:
Having a barbeque can often be tricky. Not only is it important to stockpile enough food and beverages, there's also the matter of actually preparing it all. And then there are the pests. Flies and mosquitoes are irritating enough, but Go Home Dinosaurs takes it to the next level with Pteranodons, T-Rexes, and a whole menagerie of other Jurassic (and Cretaceous, and Triassic, and so on) party crashers.
I could try to summarize Go Home Dinosaurs as a tower defense game, and to an extent that's accurate, but there's a bit more to it than that. Yes players have to construct automated defenses and attempt to fend off the dino hordes using limited resources, and yes the nuisances follow a set path, but terrain and character placement is also a major factor. First off, players are in control of a sort of lead gopher. He chucks rocks for an okay amount of damage and has some good range, but his best function is gathering coconuts that are needed to build stuff. Once enough have been collected it's then a matter of dragging a card - one of several pre-selected at the start of the level from a library, a-la Plants Vs. Zombies - onto the field. The catch is that each structure has a specific shape, not unlike Tetris pieces. It both allows from some pretty devastating combos when two complimentary bits of ordinance are placed near each other, and forces players to change up their strategy since some levels simply will not accommodate certain choices.
I found virtually every one of Go Home Dinosaurs' quirky hybridized elements to be fantastic. Having direct control over that one gopher leads to some exciting moments spent bouncing between coconut collecting and doing direct damage. The resource collection and card management also do a fantastic job of keeping players from relying on a single strategy and requires that they really pay attention to the terrain. And I absolutely love how the puzzle-like structure placement feeds in to the terrain strategy.
The only thing about Go Home Dinosaurs that bugs me is the shop. It's possible to collect lots of coins during most of the levels, then turn around and spend them to unlock temporary power-ups that can be equipped and used much like regular defense cards, but I never really used them much. They just feel like a pointless option. Not that there's anything wrong with giving players a choice to develop strategies around these items if they'd like, but for me it just felt unnecessary.
Going in to Go Home Dinosaurs I was half-expecting a cute but typical tower defense game. Turns out it's anything but. Okay, it's still cute, but it's far beyond typical. It's also well worth checking out.
Leviathan: Warships Review
Cosmic Conquest Review
Galcon Fusion Review
Pixel Kingdom Review
Magic Craft: The Hero of Fantasy Kingdom Review
Stratego Review
Heroes and Castles Review
Smallworld Review
Wrath of Cheese Review
Price: $3.99
Version: 1.0
App Reviewed on: iPad 3
Graphics / Sound Rating:
User Interface Rating:
Gameplay Rating:
Re-use / Replay Value Rating:
Behold the power of cheese. Everyone probably thought those commercials were cute, but they speak of a dark truth. Cheese is indeed powerful, but it's almost too much to be contained. It isn't just able to train humans or tantalize Santa Claus; it can start all out wars.
Some poor soul pilfered some cheese, and an entire army has been dispatched to reclaim it. Players must guide their soldiers through over twenty levels of castle defending goodness. As with other games in the genre, both forces occupy opposing ends of the screen and must overwhelm the other in an attempt to smash up their base. Cash required to summon units builds up steadily over time, and occasionally can be collected from the base/shrine in a large sum for some much-needed assistance. Magic spells that can be upgraded with skill points earned through victory can heal or hurt as well. What really sets Wrath of Cheese apart from the majority is the ability to place units anywhere, even right next to the enemy base, for a cost.
It's interesting to note just how refreshing the ability to place soldiers anywhere on the field can be. It changes the formula up quite a bit while still maintaining a fair bit of balance by requiring more cash for more distance from the home base. In other words it's not easily exploited but can be useful under the right circumstances. Of course the enemy can do this as well, so it's important to save up a little cash just in case they launch a sneak attack (i.e. drop a bunch of units close to the player's base). And believe me, they will.
Although I think dialing back the metrics of this placement mechanic wouldn't be a bad idea. It's just that placing a unit near the base can range in cost by almost 100 gold depending on how close to the veeeeeeeeery edge of the screen they are. I understand that those few feet can make a difference, but I feel like some kind of alternative would be nice. It's also unfortunate that a lack of planning, thus leaving one open to a sneak attack, often means the difference between winning and losing. It's fair to give players a challenge but sometimes these cheap shots can be virtually impossible to come back from.
Wrath of Cheese is a castle defense game that mixes things up a bit to great effect, for the most part. It could use a little bit more balancing in places but it's still a quality time waster. One with a rather impressive soundtrack, no less.
Battleship Airstrike Adds a Bit More Excitement to an Old Classic
Did the Battleship movie get you all pumped up and ready to take on some hostile aliens? Yeah, me neither. In fact it was fairly unimpressive. Classic Battleship, on the other hand, is all kinds of alright. EA Mobile's upcoming Battleship Airstrike looks to sit somewhere in the middle, containing the spirit of the classic board game and coupling it with a faster-paced asynchronous multiplayer experience.
Imagine a typical game of Battleship. Each player takes their turn one shot at a time, trying to find their opponent and sink their fleet before they meet a similar fate. Battleship Airstrike ratchets the formula up a bit by allowing players to take multiple shots per turn. In addition to that, special limited use shots can be purchased with money earned through play in order to gain some possible advantages. Advantages such as destroying a ship with a single hit or deploying a kind of artillery sonar that doesn't cause damage but will reveal vessel locations within a certain number of tiles.
Once a turn is completed - which may consist of several strategic bombings and even paying for repairs on your own damaged (damaged, not destroyed) ships - it's all submitted to the servers and the opposition is alerted. Typical asynchronous multiplayer stuff, really. It's more the mold-breaking multi shot turns and special shells (not to mention the possibility of repairs!) that make Battleship Airstrike enticing.
Battleship Airstrike should be out sometime this fall.


text:
Three New Shows Added to 2012-13 Line Up At The Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center
2012-05-16 · By Editor
The Richard and Karen Carpenter Performing Arts Center on the campus of Cal State Long Beach is announcing the addition of country music legend Clint Black, a collaboration with renowned choreographer Bill T. Jones and the CSULB Department of Dance, and Companhia Urbana de Dança from Brazil to the theatre's 2012-13 season.
Singer-songwriter Clint Black will perform on Jan. 24, 2013 as part of the Music & Stage events, dancer and choreographer Bill T. Jones will collaborate with the CSULB Department of Dance as CSULB students perform an evening of dance that includes a So Cal premiere of his work on Nov. 16-17, 2012, and the contemporary Brazilian company Companhia Urbana de Dança—in its West Coast debut—will perform on Mar. 30, 2013 as the last offering in the Dance Series.
Originally born in Long Branch, New Jersey, Clint Black was raised in Houston, Texas where his love for country music began. He broke into the country music scene in the late 1980s, and released his debut album Killin' Time in 1989—which went on triple platinum. Black won Favorite Country New Artist at the American Music Awards the following year, and has gone on to sell more than 20 million albums worldwide in his career with 13 number ones on the Billboard country charts.
Internationally renowned dancer and choreographer Bill T. Jones will collaborate with the CSULB Department of Dance for the Southern California premiere of his landmark piece, Reading Mercy and the Artificial Nigger—a work inspired by a Flannery O'Connor short story—that transcends boundaries as it mixes dance, literature and racial stereotypes. The finest dancers from the CSULB Department of Dance will be handpicked to perform the work, in an evening that will include three premiere works by noted CSULB faculty choreographers—Gerald Casel, Sophie Monat, and Andrew Vaca. The performances are the centerpiece of The B-Word Project—Banned, Blacklisted and Boycotted: Censorship and the Response to It—an 18-month campus-wide initiative coordinated by the Carpenter Center which runs through December 2012.
Companhia Urbana de Dança is a contemporary dance company composed of male dancers from Rio De Janiero, Brazil. In their West Coast debut, director and choreographer Sonia Destri combines modern dance and hip-hop with Brazilian passion and athletic skills in an energetic performance. "I have admired choreographer Sonia Destri's work for a long while and am thrilled to bring her remarkable company to Long Beach," explains Michele Roberge, executive director for Carpenter Center, adding "Right after our performance, they will go to Jacob's Pillow, the foremost contemporary dance festival in the nation, where all the top companies perform. But they'll be at the Carpenter Center first!" Companhia Urbana de Dança replaces the previously announced Ballet Revolución as part of the Dance Series, which also includes Backhausdance and Aspen Santa Fe Ballet.
In addition, Dinosaur Petting Zoo has been changed to Saturday, Feb. 10, 2013 from its original announced date of Jan. 27. The season officially begins with performance artists Holly Hughes, Tim Miller, John Fleck, and Karen Finley—infamously known as the "NEA 4"—on Sept. 27 and 28, 2012 as they come together for two evenings of spirited humor and insight into the human condition. Highlights from the season also include the Judy Collins Holiday Concert on Dec. 22, 2012, Aspen Sante Fe Ballet on Oct. 13, 2012, Reinventing Radio: An Evening with Ira Glass on Feb. 9, 2012, and Kronos Quartet in their 10th year anniversary of Sun Rings on Mar. 23, 2013.
Patrons who subscribe to one of the four subscription series get the best seats in the house, as well as numerous benefits—from significant discounts on single tickets to free parking for all subscribed events. A 2012-13 advance priority subscription order form is available online at www.CarpenterArts.org. The Wit and Wisdom Series three-event subscription is $109, the Dance Series three-event subscription is $99, the Sunday Afternoon Concert Series four-event subscription is $99, and the Cabaret Series four-event subscription ranges from $156-$282. Advance single tickets will be available online starting June 1 at a discount of $5 off each ticket through August 6. All programs, performers, prices, dates, and times are subject to change.


text:
LONDON (Reuters) - Miner First Quantum (FM.TO) launched a sweetened offer for Canadian rival Inmet Mining IMN.TO, taking to shareholders a deal that values the owner of the giant Cobre Panama copper project at about C$5.1 billion ($5.2 billion).
The offer of an improved C$72 per share, compares with two previous approaches that valued Inmet at C$70 and C$62.50 per share - both rejected by the miner's board.
The deal would create what First Quantum says would be one of the world's top copper producers.
Inmet's shares rose 5.58 percent to C$73.73 on Monday shortly after markets opened on the Toronto Stock Exchange. First Quantum's shares were down 3.2 percent at C$20.28.
First Quantum said in a statement on Sunday that its vision of a combined group was shared by Inmet's "key shareholders" - potentially crucial support, given the top four investors own almost 40 percent of Inmet shares.
Its bid for Inmet led some analysts and investors to question whether First Quantum was moving away from a strategy that has relied on its engineering and construction expertise to deliver mid-sized projects at below-average cost. But like others in the sector, the miner has battled a dearth of high-quality copper deposits needed to fuel growth.
Inmet owns Cobre Panama, one of the world's largest untapped deposits and one of the last not already in the hands of a major miner. But the project is also one of the world's most expensive - a cost First Quantum believes it could considerably reduce.
On current guidance, the cost of developing the $6.2 billion Cobre Panama project stands at $23,000 per tonne, according to analysts at Nomura, compared with an average capital intensity for the sector of $18,500 per tonne - and around $6,000 per tonne for First Quantum's greenfield Sentinel project in Zambia.
First Quantum is one of the few global miners primarily focused on copper, with operations in Zambia's copper belt, as well as in Australia, Finland and Mauritania.
Inmet, whose board has already adopted a rights plan it says would give it more time to evaluate bids, last week raised proven and probable reserves at Cobre Panama 27 percent.
"While the switch to a hostile approach may increase the chances of success, in our view execution risks also rise," Citi analysts said in a note.
"Without prior access to conduct due diligence, the ability of First Quantum to exploit its competitive advantage in capital cost management is likely to be reduced, increasing the risk of overpayment."
First Quantum left the door open for Inmet's board.
"Our clear preference remains to engage with Inmet, as we believe strongly in the compelling strategic and financial merit of the transaction," Philip Pascall, chairman and CEO of First Quantum, said.
Inmet said in a statement on Monday that it had not yet received the formal offer from First Quantum and advised its shareholders to take no action at this time.
First Quantum said the combined company would be one of the world's fastest-growing copper producers, with the potential to produce more than 1.3 million tonnes per year by 2018.
According to details of the offer, Inmet shareholders can opt to receive either C$72 per share in cash, or 3.2962 First Quantum shares plus 1 Canadian cent. Inmet stockholders also have an option to go for a mix of C$36 cash plus 1.6484 First Quantum shares.
The offer value of C$72 per share is based on First Quantum's share price as of November 23, before its earlier formal proposal was made public. On current prices, it is worth C$70.5 per share.
The cash component of the deal will be financed through a combination of First Quantum's existing cash resources and a $2.5 billion facility that is being arranged specifically to implement the offer, the company said.
Reporting by Clara Ferreira-Marques in London, Julie Gordon in Toronto and Sakthi Prasad in Bangalore; Editing by Mike Nesbit and Maureen Bavdek


text:
Floating Lounge Chair of course.
It weighs less than 2 lbs ... lays flat in my suitcase and has a mesh tote bag you carry it in which holds my other "shore/ocean gear" when in port. I have rented floats but often want to explore multiple beaches and got tired of renting. I refuse to go to the Caribbean without it.


text:
DHI Membership
What We Do for Our Members
- Establish the industry as the primary channel for all architectural openings products.
- Serve as the primary resource for professional development in the industry.
- Maintain and enhance a widely accepted credentialing system based on competence.
- Serve as the effective advocating voice for the architectural openings industry.
- Establish DHI as the primary resource on matters relating to the industry's needs.
Our Guiding Principles as Members
- We pledge to actively work to improve the safety, security and convenience of the built environment.
- We pledge to recommend the selection and use of products appropriate in quality and harmonious in design for each project.
- We pledge to maintain our individual skills by participating in continuing education and to actively support educational opportunities for all fellow industry professionals.
- We pledge to promote and support good business practices in the organization that we work for and in the association that we represent as members.
- We pledge to conduct ourselves honestly and professionally in all of our dealings with customers, suppliers, and fellow industry professionals.
Corporate Membership
Download & Print Membership Application Form
Individual Membership
Download & Print Membership Application Form
Life Membership
Download & Print Membership Application Form
DHI Membership Year is July 1–June 30.
If you already have a DHI-issued ID number* your information will already be in the system. If you are visiting the site for the first time and have not been issued an ID number, please contact DHI's Membership Department at 703/222-2010 or email firstname.lastname@example.com for assistance with logging in or applying for membership.
*A DHI-issued ID number can be found on most printed mail pieces that you receive from DHI. The 5-6 digit number on the mailing label is the ID number that you will use to navigate your way around the system.


text:
Sherwood Pool is a family-oriented, private pool located in the heart of historic Ardmore. Our swim team, the Sherwood Sharks, has won Greater Forsyth Swim League (GFSL) and city championship titles consistently over the past decade. Our membership, drawing from neighborhoods throughout Winston-Salem, is a diverse mix of newcomers to our city as well as the children and grandchildren of charter members.
Sherwood Pool is a private membership association and is limited to 250 families. Families purchase memberships in the Sherwood Pool and pay an annual membership fee. Although a waiting list is maintained, several vacancies are usually filled each year. All applicants must have a referral from at least one current association member. By maintaining a limited membership base, our pool remains a tightly knit swim community.
Visit Us:
1199 Fenimore St
Winston Salem, NC 27103
Contact Us:
(336) 723-3971 (only good during OPEN hours)


text:
Mumbai: Breaking a seven-day-long losing streak, key Indian equity indices on Thursday closed in the green on the back of positive European markets and short covering in banking, metals and healthcare stocks.
However, volatility was induced in the markets intra-day on September derivatives expiry as investors booked profits in consumer durables, capital goods, and oil and gas stocks.
The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) rose by 22.55 points or 0.23 per cent to provisionally close at 9,758.30 points (at 3.30 p.m.).
The 30-scrip Sensitive Index of the BSE, which opened at 31,216.36 points, closed at 31,282.48 points -- up 122.67 points, or 0.39 per cent.
The Sensex touched a high of 31,340.91 points and a low of 31,081.83 points during intra-day trade.
The BSE market breadth was bullish -- with 1,537 advances and 976 declines.
On Wednesday, the benchmark indices tumbled for the seventh consecutive session and closed deep in the red, as caution ahead of futures and options (F&O) expiry, coupled with a weak rupee, hampered investors' risk-taking appetite.
The Sensex closed at 31,159.81 points -- down 439.95 points, or 1.39 per cent, while the Nifty fell by 135.75 points, or 1.38 per cent, to close at 9,735.75 points.


text:
Vivint raises $1.5 million from summer charity initiative
PROVO, Utah—Vivint today announced it has raised $1.5 million from its Vivint Gives Back "Summer of Service" initiative, according to a press release.
Vivint employees donated one-half of the total money raised, a percentage of which was raised in June when employees were encouraged to donate a portion of their commissions to go toward funding various regional causes. Using corporate funds, Vivint matches the employee contributions, bringing the total to $1.5 million.
The Vivint Gives Back campaign focused on raising funds and providing hands-on service in local communities by setting a goal of completing 80 separate projects with more than 6,000 hours of time donated by employees. For several charitable ventures, Vivint partnered with Habitat for Humanity, the Ronald McDonald House Charities and Tapestries of Light.


text:
Dhhai Kilo Prem 19th May 2017 Written Episode Update
Dhhai Kilo Prem 19th May 2017 Written Episode Update on teleshowupdates.com
The Episode starts with Rukmini fighting with Tau ji verbally. Tau ji asks her to be quiet. Mishra ji asks Ragini about the money which they have after the theft at home. Ragini says they have only 35000 left and says roka expenses is 2 Lakhs rs. Mishra ji says he will talk to Pankaj and cancel the roka. Ragini says they will feel bad and asks him to take loan. He says he can't take loan again and tells that he will talk to someone. Piyush tells Amit that they don't have money now. Amit says if their jewellery is stolen then? Piyush says then it will be wonder. He gets Kunal's call and pretends to be sad. Kunal tells that he will tell Pankaj not to go to Mishraj house and keep roka at his house. He says I will tell him. Piyush says he will inform Pankaj and tells Amit that they will go to roka ceremony with more guests to insult them. Mishra ji tells Tau ji that cook is not agreeing, and asking for advance.
Tau ji asks him not to worry and gives money, asks him to make good arrangements. Mishra ji says we can't take money from you. Tau ji says Deepu is my daughter also. Ragini asks him to take it and says we will return later. Rukmini is upset. Deepu says she will go and give money to the caterer or cook. She thanks Tau ji. Tau ji says you are my daughter and tigress. They sing tara rum pum pum. Rukmini drops dahi on her saree and says inauspicious thing happened because of you.
Deepu gives money to Caterer. He says he wants 50 percent advance atleast. Deepu requests him. Caterer refuses to take order. Deepu asks him to trust her. Caterer asks her to get money in 1 hour else he will not let her guests enter.
Pragya Bua tells that she will eat at Piyush's sasural and asks what did they make? Piyush tells that they might have kept many dishes. Pragya Bua asks about the shagun and asks Madhuri to talk to them. Madhuri says we don't want any shagun. She asks Piyush to go to Deepu's home and give her chunari. Piyush gets up. Namrata says she will go and give chunari to Deepu. Deepu gets tensed and prays to God to do something. Sarika and her friends come there. Deepu tells that they don't have money as it was stolen. She says I thought to make food along with you all. Sarika says we need things to make food. Deepu has some money, but not much. Sarika says she has money which she kept for Mumbai trip and will use that. Deepu refuses to take her help. Sarika jokes that she will take it back with interest. Deepu hugs her.
Rukmini scolds Tau ji for giving 50000 Rs. to Mishra ji and tells about the past incident. Tau ji tells her that Ragini didn't do anything then also and asks her to change her thinking. Deepu and Sarika along with other bring the ration. Caterer asks what is this? Deepu says they will make food as she don't have money to pay him. Caterer says it is not a joke to make food of 200 people. Deepu says they will manage. Sarika asks him to return the money which they gave as advance. Deepu asks him to keep the money with him and let them use gas, stove and the utensils to make food, and promises to return them safely.
Namrata comes to Mishra ji's house. Rukmini opens the door. Namrata thinks of her as a servant, and asks her to call owner. She says she is not a servant and owners are not at home. They have a heated argument. Namrata gives her mata ki chunari and asks her not to throw it else her hairs will fall, and goes. Rukmini thinks to take revenge.
Deepu and her friends are making food. Sarika tells that she is trying to make dal, but it is not made. Deepu checks and asks her to light the stove. She checks others stoves and says it is empty too. Sarika says it is Caterer's work. She says how we will make food now. Deepu is shocked. Friends tell that they will bring cylinder from their house. Deepu says no. Sarika says we will buy cylinder in black. Deepu says I will not do anything wrong. She asks her friends to do other work till they buy the gas. She asks Sarika to come.


text:
The Imperative Of Women's Human Rights–Reflections On The 100th Anniversary Of International Women's Day
This year marks the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day. It is a time to celebrate the lives of women and to renew our commitment to women's human rights throughout the world.
That it is even necessary to have such a day should give us pause. There is not, after all, an International Men's Day. But the truth is that while women may be half of the world's population, they most assuredly are not equal stakeholders when it comes to human rights and empowerment.
Here in the U.S., women's reproductive health rights are under sustained siege as never before. In the Democratic Republic of Congo and in Sudan women are raped with impunity. In Mexico and Guatemala, thousands of women have gone missing and been brutally murdered and the perpetrators roam freely. Honor killings continue to be a huge problem in the Middle East and female genital mutilation is still a common practice in many parts of Africa. In southeast Asia and eastern Europe, women are trafficked into sexual slavery. In India there are dowry murders.
The above isn't even close to an exhaustive list of human rights violations perpetrated against women, but merely serves to illustrate that misogyny in its many guises is globally systemic. There are so many people working to stop these atrocities, but yet they continue unabated, year in and year out for the very simple reason that putting a halt to them challenges the patriarchal power structure that controls our world.
It is easy to get overwhelmed by the enormity of tackling even one of the problems discussed above. The idea of addressing them in their entirety seems beyond human power. But indeed, for women to be fully empowered, we must insist that the connections between individual misogynies be made and that the problem be addressed in full. And yes, that implies profound changes for both men and women, but they are changes for the common good and on this 100th anniversary of IWD, we must find the will to make it so. Anything less imperils us all.
One Response to "The Imperative Of Women's Human Rights–Reflections On The 100th Anniversary Of International Women's Day"
Granted, we cannot all do things on a grand scale. But each of us can contribute. If you have daughters or granddaughters, teach them that women are equal and can do anything! If you have sons or grandsons, teach them to be respectful, kind and honest. Stress to them that women are their equals! They need to grow up knowing that men and women can work together as equal partners to make the world a better place for all of us.
Sorry, the comment form is closed at this time.


text:
C2G RapidRun VGA (HD15) + 3.5mm Flying Lead - Video / audio cable - VGA / audio - HD-15, mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm (M) - MUVI connector (M) - 300 ft - black (60049)Item#:� YYI2-79896S �|�Model#:�60049
Currently Out Of Stock!
You May Consider This Alternative
C2G RapidRun VGA (HD15) + 3.5mm Flying Lead Product Details
RapidRun multi-format represents the most significant upgrade to the RapidRun cabling solution to date. With enhanced engineering that includes individually shielded pairs and an isolated ground for audio lines, this solution meets the rigorous demand for applications in which multiple audio/video devices are run over a single cable.
Cable Type: Video / audio cable
Interface Supported: VGA / audio
Length: 300 ft
Color: Black
Connectors: 15 pin HD D-Sub (HD-15) - male � Mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm - male
Connectors (Second End): MUVI connector - male
Manufacturer Warranty
Service & Support: Limited warranty - lifetime
Related Items
Manufactured by: C2G
Warranty provided by: C2G
UPC No: 757120600497
Mfg Part No: 60049
Box Size:
( Length:0, Width:0, Depth:0)
Shipping Weight: 0.4800 pound(s)
Click here for full warranty and support information
- C2G logos are registered trademarks of C2G. All others trademarks and copyrights mentioned herein are the property of their respective owners.


text:
Amanda Too writes:
"I need some advice from women who have been through labor and delivery.My friend is due with #2 today and has asked me to support her as a
last-minute stand in. Her husband is apparently useless during labor
and her doula has become unavailable. I had a C-section with my twins
and didn't take any childbirth classes. I labored for as long as
possible before I called the doctor (4 cm with
contractions 4 minutes apart), but I've never experienced or witnessed
the mid or final stages of labor and delivery. I need some fast
turn-around training–any good videos I could check out from the
library? Or just some advice from women who have been through
childbirth? How can I best support her without much experience or
What a lovely thing to do for your friend!
The first thing I'd say is to get a good book on labor and delivery. All you really need is to understand what happens during the stages of delivery, so it doesn't matter a ton which one you get (they'll all have info on the stages of labor), but my all-time favorite is The Big Book of Birth by Erica Lyon (my full review of it is here). If you get this one, bring it along with you, as it's got info on basically every kind of intervention you can get with pros and cons listed nonjudgmentally, so it would be a good resource to have on the fly.
I don't have any video recommendations, but maybe someone else out there does.
From the perspective of someone who's gone through two vaginal deliveries, I'd say that your role is really not going to have anything to do with the physical process. She's done it once, so things should go smoothly this second time. She's going to need you there for emotional support. There are certain points in the labor in which your mind plays tricks on you and you think you can't do it. If you can step outside the situation a little and help her realize that she *is* doing it, that's what she's primarily going to need from you.
Also, a note on what I've observed: It seems like there are only two kinds of second labors for women who delivered vaginally the first time. (If anyone has a different kind, please post it.) The first is a fast, intense labor. If the first time it took 24 hours from start to finish, this time it'll take 6-8, but it'll ramp up faster and be way more intense. The second is a long, pokey, half-assed labor that may take a day or two (or even three) with contractions not very close together, and then at the end it slams into gear suddenly and the active part is only an hour to three long.
Both ways seem to be "normal," and I haven't heard anything anecdotally about any differences in length of pregnancy, sex of baby, blah blah blah for the two types. The pushing stage is much faster the second time, too, so if you want to see that, stay in the room.
Does anyone have suggestions for resources for Amanda? Or reminiscences on second labors and deliveries?


text:
ERIC Number: ED282513
Record Type: RIE
Publication Date: 1986-Mar
Pages: 83
Abstractor: N/A
Reference Count: 0
A Study of Computer-Assisted Instruction: Its Uses, Effects, Advantages, and Limitations.
Rupe, Vickie S.
The purpose of this study is to present information that will help educators to gain a better understanding of microcomputer capabilities and limitations and to inform them as to the role of microcomputers in the classroom. Through examination of studies and articles six topics related to computer-assisted instruction (CAI) are addressed: (1) age groups, ability levels, and subjects with which CAI can be used; (2) effectiveness of CAI in producing achievement gains; (3) other effects of CAI on student development; (4) effects of CAI on attitudes of students and teachers concerning computers; (5) advantages of CAI over other methods of instruction; and (6) limitations of CAI. Annotations of the studies, reviews, and articles examined are divided into six main sections dealing with applications, effects on students' academic and personal growth, advantages and limitations of CAI, and suggestions for more effective use of CAI. It is concluded that CAI can become a valuable learning tool that can be used at many age and ability levels, and that it can result in computer literacy and achievement gains, improved self concepts, and learning motivation. It is cautioned, however, that CAI is neither a cure-all nor suitable for all students, but must be considered one of many instructional methods. Based on the findings of CAI research, several recommendations are made for improved needs assessment by schools and teachers, development of computer literacy, and future research. A 67-item bibliography is included. (MES)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annotated Bibliographies, Cognitive Development, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Literacy, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Individual Development, Instructional Effectiveness, Microcomputers, Research Needs, Self Esteem, Social Development, Special Education, Student Attitudes, Teacher Attitudes, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Information Analyses; Dissertations/Theses
Education Level: N/A
Audience: Researchers; Practitioners
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: N/A
Note: Exit project, Indiana University at South Bend.


text:
0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.
Tanos used to make an extension like that for the old style systainer. I used to have a catalog that showed it, would be nice if they made them again.
@paulymatic Your SYS-Toolbox extension is great! A lot of thought and ingenuity went into building it. Thanks for sharing!In the first picture you posted your systainers are mounted on a really nice looking DIY SYS-Cart. would you mind posting a few photos and elaborating on how you made the cart? Thanks, Mike A.
Hi Mike,I did post a thread in the Systainer area.Here is a link: DIY SyscartThanks for the interest!p


text:
Dog Boarding
Drop-In Visits
Dog Walking
Hosting Preferences
Additional Preferences
No Females in Heat
Traveling Preferences
- Available
- Unavailable
Matthew is great with dogs. They are automatically drawn to him.My friend adopted a dog that had been abused and was skeptical of everyone. She immediately made a friend with Matt. He is very loving with them and treats them great. My dog is very special to me, but I have no problem with him caring for her when I am away. She is always happy to see him.
Matt is an animal lover and has watched my dog on several occasions. Matt cares for animals as if they're his own. Matt can handle the dog no matter the size. I hope you use him. You will not regret it.
Josh O.
About Matthew
I love dogs more than people!
I have owned dogs every since I was born. I love animals in general. Every since I graduated from WKU I have always helped my friends take care of their dogs when they are away. They have done the same for me. I have a little beagle/poodle mix named Nova. He is 6 yrs old, 15 lbs and sweet as can be. Very playful. I had a Great Dane that recently passed away from ...
What Matthew would like to know about your dog
I only ask that if you know your dog has issues as far as aggressive or anything else that could harm my own or another's dog, please inform me before booking a service.


text:
The week after vacations are usually tough. I am really feeling it this week with my mood.
Then there is the weather and since I live without air conditioning, it has been hot, especially for Boots.
Good weather is at the end of the tunnel though.
With my mood, I feel hopeless again. I was looking forward to the vacation so much that no it is over, it is a big let down. I will get over it. Once I get through this week, I will feel better I think. I am going to open the Intuitive Eating book and get back on that road. My eating has been sporadic at best this week so far.
In 2 weeks, this blog will be 4 years old! I am going to a little something special like a giveaway closer to that big date. Now, 4 year olds can be sort of whiny, but I won't be .


text:
IES Abroad Amsterdam - Social Sciences & Humanities
Video and Photos
Study abroad in Amsterdam for the educational adventure of a lifetime. The city's heritage of world-class institutions and rich culture make it the perfect place to spend your semester abroad.
Our Study in Amsterdam Program takes advantage of the city's unique balance of history and contemporary culture, and lets you structure your studies at the prestigious Universiteit van Amsterdam and at the IES Abroad Center. Several courses include hands-on components to help you explore the city of Amsterdam and its surroundings while learning about the city's past and present.
When you study abroad, Amsterdam becomes your classroom. Study Amsterdam's past as you explore the city's historic landmarks, such as Anne Frank's home, the Rembrandt House, or the Van Gogh museum. You will also have the opportunity to study the future of the Netherlands as you learn about the country's forward-thinking public policies. All this and more awaits you in Amsterdam.