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According to the very learned among us, people who have dedicated their lives to the study of our earth, the solar system and beyond, our earth has many hundreds of millions of years of life left in her.
This is a very gratifying little nugget of information for sure but it does not address the state of play as far as us humans go. You see the trouble is that our earth and indeed our solar system really doesn't care too much about our delicate little human lives any more than it does for simple insects and such. Just as we would think nothing of swatting a fly attempting to land on your food, so the earth has no problem with some of us meeting with a rather sticky end. This is a sobering thought isn't it? Our earth will quite cheerfully watch us all fight our wars, run our gas guzzling vehicles, destroy forests and pollute waterways.
The problems we are facing are mainly of our own creation.. This includes the most disastrous of all,- Geoengineering – the modification of our weather and more using all manor of ghastly means like creating false cloud cover by 'Spraying' chemicals into the sky…
The way we live is inadvertently causing the loss of around 200 species of flora & fauna every day,- no not a misprint, it is incredible! We can't sit back and consider everything as being someone else's problem or that someone else will fix everything… We all have a part to play right now,- it's about waking up to find the truth and becoming educated to whats really going on all around us.
Well what can I do? Often we feel like we simply cant take 'worthwhile' action, we aren't powerful enough, we don't have the necessary drive or self belief. However, it is possible to become supremely powerful by clearing away, replacing old paradigms and indoctrinated ways of thinking. If we are not able to change and become effective and powerful, we cannot make or encourage the necessary changes of habits and habitual ways of thinking in others and around us in our environment. If you want to learn how to become powerful Click Here!
It is becoming very clear to all of us that the best indicator of 'trouble brewing' is our changing weather patterns. The evidence is clear for all of us to see and experience, very clear – just about every weird weather event imaginable is or has been occurring in recent times. Okay, so we are all aware but what can we really do? Planet Earth has no conscience when our loved ones are swept away by flood, burned by raging fire, frozen or drowned by freak weather. It fears not if our crops fail or our power supplies cease to function. The message is we should be very grateful for our time here and try to work and live as harmoniously as possible with our beautiful earth. The aim of this blog is to motivate and spread the word as far as what 'regular folk' can do. We welcome comments from anyone who believes they are becoming part of the solution and / or consider themselves to be opting out of being part of the problem. The good news is that all around the world people are starting to take action by stopping bad practices and opting for gentler, kinder strategies for living. Let us know if you have tips or maybe a story of how you changed your life by becoming 'greener' in the way you live. Tell us about your energy saving projects, your organic vegetable plot, water saving strategies or your converted, home made or brand new ECO vehicle.
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Because there are documented benefits to a regular practice of gratitude, I take Tuesdays to remind myself of all the things that are blessings in my life.
This week, the following things are a representative sample of those things for which I am thankful:
- Sweet Husband. He is patient and kind and understanding. I haven't been feeling well. He's taken care of me. My work situation isn't ideal for either of us, and he handles it amazingly. He has always been one to spoil me, and he has stepped that up a notch in recent weeks. This weekend was very, very difficult for me – and for him too. Both of us surrounded by babies. He'll be such a good dad. He was eating it up. And I couldn't. I can talk to new moms. I can be around them and their babies. I can't hold their babies; not when there are so many of them. When there is one, I can handle it. More than one and the sense of loss is overwhelming and agonizing. I just can't do it. He understands, and he loves me me through it.
- Zofran. I've been nauseous for a week and a half now. There have been moments where I've literally thought I was going to need to pull over while driving in order to puke. Zofran usually makes it all better. I think it's a severe case of dehydration that should be all better now. I suppose I'll find out differently on Thursday when I go to the doctor. (For reasons that are TMI, I do not at all suspect that the reason I am nauseous has anything to do with making that sense of loss go away)
- Crab legs. When the zofran had kicked in , Sweet Husband took me for crab legs and champagne this weekend (see spoiling me). Yum.
- 3 Day Weekends. We spent Saturday away from home because we were in Hattiesburg with friends. It was nice to have an extra day this weekend to feel like we had a weekend.
- Family. I am grateful that I only have to get up at 3:00 a couple of days a week. Sweet Husband's family are incredibly generous in allowing me to stay with them during the week – providing me not only with shelter but food and resources, love and support.
- Routine. I'm not quite where I want to be, but I'm getting there, slowly but surely, and it feels good to at least be doing something. Even if it is just a little scribbling here and little scribbling there.
- Gorgeous weather. It's gotten cold again in South Mississippi, but this weekend, particularly Sunday – it was what dreams are made of on the Gulf Coast. So achingly beautiful.
- New make-up. I was out of my foundation; I decided it was time for a change (I'm a bit of a creature of habit). I'm digging this new BB cream. We'll see if it works with the fine lines I'm starting to see around my eyes.
For what are you grateful this week? What blessings are you counting?

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The Regina Catholic School Division is introducing a new director of education to replace Rob Currie who is moving over to a position with the government.
Dominic Scuglia started teaching elementary school 34 years ago in Ontario, from there he moved on to his dream job as a high school physical education teacher and coach before becoming a principal. He moved to Saskatchewan to take on the job of director with the Regina Catholic School Division.
"The topics are eerily the same, the acronyms that are used are different, but the topics and the issues are all the same and certainly what students have to do to achieve success is all the same," he said, when asked about any differences he notices in Saskatchewan education compared to Ontario.
Some of the major issues he named are workload issues, trying to balance addressing student needs with teacher and support staff workload. Student achievement is also top of his priority list.
Shortly after his arrival, the provincial government announced school boards will be part of the discussion around transformational change in the budget. Scuglia noted that he has certainly heard a lot about that topic in conversations with people in the school division.
One of the ideas being floated around on how to save money is to amalgamate school boards. Scuglia remembers going through the amalgamation process 17 years ago in Ontario. He noted that the government has a fiscal responsibility to look at how they manage taxpayers' money.
"Maybe amalgamation of boards is one of those things that needs to be considered in that cost-saving agenda," Scuglia commented. "It is a challenge, there's no doubt about it. In doing so it's definitely going to mean that there's going to be fewer jobs for people in terms of senior administration, but at the end of the day, we'll see how it unfolds."
During his official introduction Scuglia highlighted the warm welcome he and his wife have received in their move to Regina. He also explained with a laugh and a wink that he is not an Argonauts fan, and looks forward to cheering on the Roughriders in their first pre-season game this weekend.


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ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys
Insuring title to property demands the utmost from a land survey. Title insurance and abstracting companies rely heavily on the accuracy and completeness of land title surveys. For a survey of real property to be acceptable to a title insurance company for the purpose of insuring title, certain specific information must be clearly and accurately presented.
In order to ensure uniformity of product and a consistent level of quality across the surveying industry, The American Land Title Association (ALTA) and the American Congress on Surveying & Mapping (ACSM), working with the National Society of Professional Surveyors (NSPS), jointly publish the "Minimum Standard Detail Requirements for ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys." In order to be recognized as an "ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey" a survey must meet this high standard for accuracy, content, and format.
At minimum, an ALTA Survey will include the following geophysical and textual information:
- Legal description of the property
- Boundaries of the parcel(s)
- Locations and descriptions of monuments, property corners, etc.
- Dimensions of all buildings on the property
- Locations and dimensions of any easements
- Potential encroachments
- Locations of abutting right-of-ways
An ALTA Survey may optionally include additional information requested by the client, such as:
- Identification of adjoining properties
- Flood zone classification
- Land and building square footage
- Building setback requirements and other zoning information
- Building heights
- Surface elevations and contours
- Locations and descriptions of utilities
- Various types of improvements on the property
- Other optional information as arranged with the client
Great Lakes Geomatics has extensive experience in producing ALTA/ACSM Land Title Surveys for government, private, and commercial clients. GLG has produced ALTA Surveys of a great variety of properties across Southeast Michigan, including many major landmarks in the City of Detroit and the surrounding area.
Campus Martius Park
We were responsible for providing topographic as well as an extensive subsurface utility survey for the approximately 55 acre portion of Downtown Detroit known as Campus Martius for infrastructure redesign as well as future development.ht
In addition we established right-of-way locations for 14 blocks within Campus Martius, prepared Condominium Documents for the "New" Kennedy Square, and provided easement documents for the preservation of existing utilities and for future installations.
Throughout the project, we used 3D laser scanning for the topographic as well as for historic documentation of the existing conditions. Our team was also responsible for the re-establishment of the Point of Origin for the City of Detroit.
Tiger Stadium – Detroit
Declared a State of Michigan Historic Site in 1975, Tiger Stadium, "at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull," was the home of the Detroit Tigers baseball team from 1912 to 1999.
Prior to its demolition in 2009, our team created a 70GB digital laser scan database of the entire structure, along with an ALTA/ACSM Land Title Survey. Over 300 individual laser scans produced over 50 million data points of this facility. Future work will include creating a 3D model to completely document this historical Detroit landmark that is on the National Register of Historic Places.
GREAT LAKES GEOMATICS can support your project with complete land surveying, laser scanning services, and UAV (drone) services.
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Mumbai: Terming India as the "bright spot" in Asia Pacific, Standard & Poor's on Thursday sharply revised upwards country's GDP forecast to 7.9 per cent next fiscal and even higher 8.2 per cent in the year after.
The revision comes within days of it flagging concerns over low per capita income and high fiscal deficit. It also comes just two days ahead of the Budget.
"India should be the Asia-Pacific region's bright spot," S&P said and revised steeply upwards its growth estimates.
The rating agency said economic growth will rise to 7.9 per cent in FY 2016, up from its previous estimate of 6.2 per cent, and will go up further to 8.2 per cent in FY 2017 as against 6.6 per cent estimated previously.
The agency, which rates India among the lowest in the investment grade at BBB-, said the rising investment and low oil prices are the primary factors boosting the chances for the economy.
It may be noted that the government had earlier this month changed the methodology of computing GDP, which showed a dramatic increase in GDP growth to 6.9 per cent from the earlier 5 per cent in FY2014, and 7.4 per cent for this fiscal, up from a projected 6 per cent.
In a brief note sent to the press by the rating agency, it is unclear if Standard & Poor's is re-pegging its estimates based on the revisions in GDP computation or not.
In the note, the agency said growth in the Asia-Pacific region will be slightly lower, but India's "star is rising".
"Weaker growth in China and Japan may be weighing on the overall sentiment, although India's star is rising," it said.
Finance minister Arun Jaitley is slated to present his first full Budget on Saturday, in which the government spells out it growth target for the next fiscal.
The agency had earlier this week come up with a commentary flagging concerns over the fiscal deficit and low per capita income.
"India's low income levels and weak fiscal and debt indicators constrain the country's credit profile," it had said this Monday.
Although it said that last year's election results have created a conducive environment for reforms with political stability, the agency termed the "governance effectiveness" as a "neutral credit factor."


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Mindy McCready Dead At Age 37 [VIDEO]
Troubled country singer Mindy McCready has died at the age of 37.
Her brother confirmed to the New York Daily News that McCready took her own life. TMZ reports the singer died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
It's unclear what circumstances led to McCready taking her own life, but it appears she was struggling again with twin issues that have persisted for years — substance abuse and the custody of her children. She checked into court-ordered rehab and gave her children up to foster care earlier this month after her father asked a judge to intervene, saying she'd stopped taking care of herself and her sons and was abusing alcohol and prescription drugs.
It's not clear where her sons, 6-year-old Zander and infant Zayne, were Sunday.
A deputy stationed outside McCready's home Sunday night referred questions to the Cleburne County sheriff, who was unavailable. Yellow crime-scene tape cordoned off the front yard and a dark-colored pickup truck sat in the driveway.
Just a little over a month ago, McCready's boyfriend, David Wilson, died at the age of 34 with no cause of death or details surrounding his passing being revealed. His death continues to be under investigation. Wilson is the father of McCready's youngest child.
This was at least her fourth suicide attempt since 2005, ending a series of tumultuous public events that marked much of the singer's adult life.
Speaking to The Associated Press in 2010, McCready smiled wryly while talking about the string of issues she'd dealt with over the last half-decade.
"It is a giant whirlwind of chaos all the time," she said of her life. "I call my life a beautiful mess and organized chaos. It's just always been like that. My entire life things have been attracted to me and vice versa that turn into chaotic nightmares or I create the chaos myself. I think that's really the life of a celebrity, of a big, huge, giant personality."
McCready was something of a teen sensation and had 4 top five country hits from her debut album in 1996. During her career she recorded 5 studio albums. She also admitted to an affair with pitcher Roger Clemens when she was 16.
She tried to get help in an unusual way, joining the cast of "Celebrity Rehab 3" with Dr. Drew Pinsky. McCready came off as a sympathetic figure during the show's run. Pinsky called her an "angel" and in an interview in 2010 said it appeared McCready was doing "rather well."
Pinsky helped treat McCready for love addiction on the show and said he'd referred her to professionals who could continue to help her afterward.
"A love addict basically is somebody that really didn't have a good model for intimacy in their childhood, often times traumatized in one way or another, thereby intimacy becomes a risk place, becomes an intolerable place," Pinsky said. "And so what they tend to do is attach themselves to idealized, bigger than life, unavailable others, specifically go after some public figure that's married or go after some rock star who is himself a sex addict and not interested in a relationship, and then idealize that person and actively pursue them to the point of obsession."
McCready suffered a seizure in one of the show's scarier moments. Test showed she has suffered brain damage, something she attributed to her abusive relationship with Billy Knight, a country singer who is the father of her oldest son. McKnight was arrested in 2005 on charges of attempted murder after authorities say he beat and choked her.


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Description of problem:
When remotely opening an ssh shell from a client to an RHEL AS3 server
and launching a graphical application (e.g. gedit), gedit never
displays on the clients' desktop ; the server /var/log/messages shows
lots of :
Jan 26 16:57:57 dmbr063 xinetd[6342]: libwrap refused connection to
sgi_fam (libwrap=fam) from <no address>
Jan 26 16:57:58 dmbr063 xinetd[6350]: warning: can't get client
address: Transport endpoint is not connected
Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
How reproducible:
Steps to Reproduce:
1. % ssh remote_server
2. % gedit
3. wait
Actual results:
Nothing happens on the client side ; the server /var/log/messages is
swamped with errors (see above).
Expected results:
server gedit session should show up on client desktop.
Additional info:
- This looks like the same behaviour as bug #74696 ;
- adding "flags = NOLIBWRAP" to /etc/xinet.d/sgi_fam circumvents the
behaviour ;
- This behaviour only occurs on one of our three RHEL AS3 servers; all
servers have comparable /etc/hosts.* tcpwrappers settings.
I am getting the same error messages on a fresh install of RHEL WS 3.0
(with patches) when I try to login at the GUI console login (Gnome,
KDE, and failsafe all do it). The screen stays on the blue background
and the disk goes nuts as the error messages are sent many times per
second to /var/log/messages.
This is a slower machine (P3@600MHz with 512MB) so maybe a faster
system eventually gets the GUI started. The only way I could login
though, was to put "fam: ALL" in tcp wrappers, or to stop xinetd
entirely, or to disable tcp wrappers.
This strikes me as an important bug to be fixed. :-)
This also occurs on one of my FC1 boxes :
This is a duplicate of bug #108582. This bug seems to be in Fedora
Core 1 Test 3, Fedora Core 1 and RHEL 3. Can someone mark this as a
I made a typing error in comment #3. This bug is a duplicate of #108583.
An errata has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on the solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.
This issue isn't really fixed by the package provided in errata xinetd-2.3.12-6.3E
As described in https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=119918#c2
it is fixed since version xinetd-2.3.13-1. Would ever a backport or a minor
release update be supplied for RHEL3?


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Vail is a town in Eagle County, in the Edwards metro area.
The community was named for nearby Vail Pass.
The latitude of Vail is 39.640N. The longitude is -106.373W.It is in the Mountain Standard time zone. Elevation is 8,189 feet.
The estimated population, in 2003, was 4,603.
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Irdeto CEO Graham Kill moves to Beijing to implement major strategic management innovationNovember 14th, 2007 - 8:16 am ICT by admin
Irdeto originally designated Beijing as its APAC regional headquarters in 1998, a move initially considered against the global business trend as most considered other locations in Asia for such regional headquarters.
That choice demonstrated considerable foresight as China has become Asia's center of economic gravity.
The relocation signifies an important step in the company's overall growth, continued investment in the European market and the rest of the world, and an acceleration of investment in the Asian arena.
Irdeto's Beijing office will now not only be the center for its Chinese operations and APAC regional headquarters with their respective management and teams, but will also be a base for part of Irdeto's corporate management.
The strategic plan is to have a more balanced Irdeto organization between East and West centered on Beijing and Amsterdam respectively.
Other smaller regional offices will continue to ensure that Irdeto remains as close as possible to the markets it serves.
"The Asian region is already a strong market for Irdeto contributing to about 30 percent of our revenue last year. Structurally, we want to move away from the traditional concept of a single headquarters and be even more representative of the markets and customers we serve by changing the way we operate to be more balanced between East and West. As a result, we intend to further increase our responsiveness to customers in the Eastern hemisphere, although the concept of East and West is already a traditional one as it depends from where you view the world," said Graham Kill, CEO for Irdeto.
"That means ensuring senior management is well represented in places like Beijing, a move we believe to be beneficial for customers, partners and our teams in various locations. We have always been pioneers in the industry, and innovating organizationally is just as important as our track record of product and technology innovations," he added.
Irdeto has teamed with London Business School's Management Innovation Lab to help it make these changes in a controlled way and evaluate the changes that result. Such collaboration takes the organizational innovation to yet a higher level.
The Lab was co-founded by Professor Gary Hamel, "the world's leading expert on business strategy" (Fortune 2006) and Julian Birkinshaw, London Business School professor of Strategic and International Management.
The Lab creates a setting in which progressive companies at the cutting-edge of management innovation and world-renowned management scholars work together to co-create "tomorrow's best practices" today.
"Irdeto is ahead of the curve in moving away from a single national headquarters to a dual-focused headquarters in Beijing and Amsterdam," said Julian Birkinshaw, Professor at the London Business School.
"This shift allows the company to get much closer to new market opportunities in Asia and to tap into ideas and skills wherever in the company they arise. We are excited to be partnering with Irdeto in this change, and we see it as an excellent example of a carefully-thought out management innovation."
Irdeto continues to invest in its European headquarters, as demonstrated by plans it recently unveiled to build a new building in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
The new building is planned for completion in 2009. The facility will be a model of "green" design utilizing the latest in sustainable environmental architectural principles. (ANI)
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The Rock On The Range is celebrating its 5th Anniversary this year. It is held in Columbus. Ohio will be celebrating their 5th year in May with a strong line up. This festival will be held on Saturday, May 21st & Sunday the 22nd.
Britney Spears New Album Title 'Femme Fatale' and Cover Revealed
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Jazz Ison Sinkfield from Southwest Atlanta, Georgia and her fingernails are around 24 inches long. She wants to meet Oprah Winfrey.
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Mass Effect 3 campaigners are using cupcakes to show their dissatisfaction with the game's controversial ending.
After parting ways with Penny Arcade charity Child's Play last week, protesters have been looking for new ways to make their feelings known. One idea posted on the BioWare Social Network included sending 402 cupcakes to BioWare's Edmonton studio.
Campaigner LoganKey raised the $1,005 necessary to fulfil the order in under an hour. The cupcakes will be divided into three colours, but will all taste the same.
"We are currently trying to organize the delivery of a mass of cupcakes to Bioware's studio in Edmonton. All the cupcakes will be divided into equal parts Red, Blue and Green colors... but they will all taste exactly the same," writes LoganKey.
Notes will be attached to the boxes, with messages such as: "No matter what color you choose, they all taste the same," or "No matter what color you choose, it's all vanilla ;-D."
Other ideas include: "We rage because we love."
The order will be handled by Edmonton bakery Fuss Cupcakes, whose owner Dale Temple told Forbes: "We've done orders of this size before, but never with this kind of, you know, drama."
BioWare co-founder Ray Muzyka recently revealed that the Mass Effect 3 team was exploring content initiatives to provide further closure to the story.
The game's climax was defended by BioShock creator Ken Levine, who said that further changes would lead to more disappointment.
Director Casey Hudson also defended the ending, claiming that the polarising conclusion makes it more memorable.
Mass Effect 3 shipped 3.5 million copies worldwide during its first week on sale, making it the biggest entertainment launch of the year, according to publisher Electronic Arts.
Mass Effect 3 is available on Xbox 360, PS3 and PC.
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Tony Taccone, author of the play "Ghost Light" about how the assassination of Mayor George Moscone played into the life of his son, director Jon Moscone, talks about his work on the play and its development. Tony Taccone is Artistic Director of Berkeley Rep. He is interviewed by Richard Wolinsky. An extended version of this interview can be found at www.bookwaves.com
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What can a six year old child do? He'd be able to read, write, count and sing. It's an age of initial independence filled with a knowledge-hunting mission; stepping into pre-school and for some, anxiously into primary school. By six, a child would be able to do some things on his own such as hanging up his clothes and washing his own plate.
Six years and three months ago, my husband of eleven years passed away, leaving behind four children in my care.
Alhamdulillah, I have thus learnt to scale down everything so that things are manageable and stress-free. I am the north and south of my children; the father and mother to three boys and one girl. I gave up a lot of things - material and personal. It goes without saying that the biggest trial of all is bringing up the
children. The challenges come in from various directions; emotional, physical,
psychological, spiritual, and financial. No matter what, and no matter how, I juggle with the physical demands and most of the time, fall enslaved to my emotional whims.
Yet, what did people say about me? They said that I was strong. Very, very strong. How they judge this is beyond my own discernment. How could I appear strong, when my feet were always wobbly, and my heart, always jittery? How was I strong when I was always hopelessly in tears, asking Him to give me strength to live every single day?
Many things have happened during the period of six years and three months and I, for one, am no longer the same as the person I was before. There's some good in it, Alhamdulillah, and also some disadvantages.
The good thing behind it all is, I am now closer to Him - Allahu Akbar. The difficulties in life - the loss of my soul-mate, the trials of bringing up four children, etc - are merely reminders that He sets for me. I am now more responsible for my actions and am also hopefully, more resilient (oh, please let this be true, and not just a figment of my imagination!).
However, the down-side of it is, I have lost any urge to dream. My hopes are all related to my children and my ibadah. I live my life, not caring much about the nitty-gritty of things. I no longer have any material aims.
Do I still miss him? Oh yes, I do... If I close my eyes, I can run scene upon scene of days with him. The laughter, the joy, the jokes! My heart would throb at the thought of him; aching because he has left big gaps in my life. Nonetheless, six years is a paradoxical period of time: so long ago but then again, wasn't it just yesterday? Nevertheless, I now understand what the phrase "time heals" means. Visions of the daily routine sans him gets clearer and somewhat easier, as I learn the ropes and lower my expectations. So yes, I CAN live without him by my side. He who was my motivator, my driving force and my saviour. How? I have now shifted my total reliance and dependency towards the Almighty Allah, the One and Only Ar-Rahman Ar-Raheem. Something I should have done all along.
In six years, the children have grown and soon, I will be pulling my hair dealing with the empty-nest syndrome and hopefully, menopausal symptoms will loom in much much later! Oh boy... Having a blog is definitely therapeutic, even if I shy away from attention. Unlike raving writers who maintain blogs to be in the lime-light, I somehow prefer to be the opposite. The irony is, the more you resist, the more it comes closer to you.
Ergo, I have resumed writing because I have decided to step out of my shadows. I am going to stop lurking in the dark and hold on strongly to my reins, maneuvering my life in the direction I am to go (even if I don't know where that is).
What I write here are my own reflections, as this space is where I pause and breathe and gain strength. May Allah ease it all for us...
Friday, January 31, 2014
7 comments:
- HH said...
Welcome back! I missed you. Love, Han
- 1 February 2014 at 14:06
- D said...
Han, been away to long. Old habits die hard. I often craft my blog while driving, shopping, gardening, cooking - you name it! Must get thoughts organised here. InsyaAllah
- 2 February 2014 at 00:09
Tq for coming back!
- 3 February 2014 at 00:16
- rad said...
Awwwwwww D....missed you much!So good to hear from you again...-rad-
- 20 February 2014 at 19:21
- Superwomanwannabe said...
WELCOME BACK. you inspire, touch and move with your posts.
- 18 March 2014 at 17:02
- Amelia said...
Welcome back! I love ur musings and was quite disappointed when u stopped writing. U have been so inspirational
- 1 October 2015 at 09:40
- Amelia said...
Welcome back! I love ur musings and was quite disappointed when u stopped writing. U have been so inspirational
- 1 October 2015 at 09:57
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Stk. 2126 1957 Ford Fairlane 500
When Ford introduced the 1957 models, their marketing slogan was "A New Kind of Ford for '57...with the Mark of Tomorrow." These Fords were a radical departure from earlier designs - longer, wider and much more stylish than any previous model. This fully restored '57 Fairlane 500 Club Sedan is a beautiful example of that concept. The professional restoration (2008-2011) is fully documented with receipts and photos of the entire process. Judging by the early photos, the car that rolled into the restoration shop was nice even before work began, but the end result is stunning. All aspects of the body are straight and true. The Raven Black paint looks better than any factory paint job. All chrome is either new or re-chromed original. The wheels are 14' x 5 Thunderbird Chrome Wire Wheels (w/ spinners) supplied by Coker Tires. They mount P205/75R14 WW Vintage radials, also supplied by Coker Tire. The wheel/tire package cost more than this new Fairlane 500 did in 1957. The interior has been completely restored to factory appearance with 'Gold Basket Weave and Black Sculptured Fabric' and air conditioning has been added. We have receipts for all of the work done to the 312ci Thunderbird V8. Professional machine work was performed on the block with a .030 overbore, new cam, bearings, pistons, polished crank and headwork. The carburetor is the Ford/Autolite/Holley 4100 4V. This motor sounds great and is probably pushing out more than the original 245bhp. Likewise, the two-speed Ford-O-Matic transmission and stock differential were completely rebuilt, as were the power steering components and all elements of the suspension. This vintage Ford has been reborn. If you are looking for a classic 'New Kind of Ford?.', inspect this Fairlane 500 and take the time to review the documentation and restoration photos provided. It is a great investment. Call 800-650-1055 or visit our website at www.autobarnclassiccars.com for additional information. ALL VEHICLES SOLD "AS-IS".


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Wherever one looks these days, vitamin D is labeled as practically the Holy Grail of good health. But the natural source of vitamin D is from the sun, which causes a dilemma for us all. Too much sun can mean courting skin cancer, but not enough may cause a vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D deficiency…Read More
Alternatives to Knee Surgery
No one is eager to have knee surgery. Luckily, there are options that can relieve pain.Recently three orthopedic doctors from the Rubin Institute for Advanced Orthopedics (RIAO) gave a free lecture at LifeBridge Health & Fitness on the management of hip and knee osteoarthritis. Drs. Michael A. Mont, Ronald E. Delanois, and Harpal (Paul) S.…Read More
Northwest Hospital Surgeon Performs First Da Vinci Robot Hand Surgery
Stacey Berner, M.D., medical director of the Hand Center at Northwest Hospital, has become the first surgeon in America to perform a revolutionary new robotic hand surgery. Berner used the da Vinci Surgical System to perform an ultra precise surgery. Instead of traditional open surgery or conventional laparoscopy surgery, the da Vinci allows the surgeon…Read More
Levindale Goes United
How would you like to help people in need and have a really good time while you're doing it? That's the goal of the United Way Campaign at Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital.The official campaign kicked off earlier this month and it will run through August 20. There are lots of ways for employees…Read More
Oncology on Canvas Arrives at Northwest Hospital
This week Eli Lilly and Company and the National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship (NCCS)'s traveling art exhibition, Oncology on Canvas: Expressions of a Cancer Journey, was installed at Northwest Hospital. It will be on display in Northwest's main lobby and in the Specialty Clinic through August 1. The exhibition consists of 25 works of art…Read More


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The cleverly named 'Drew the Pencil' lamp appears to defy the laws of physics by standing up on what looks like a relatively small and unstable point.
The quirky lamp is shaped just like a large pencil, with a yellow middle, metallic holder and in place of an eraser at its top, it instead has a cylindrical light bulb. The lamp is much larger in size than a pencil and is perfect as a bedside light or as a source of light while working. Its malleable wire can be arranged to look like a pencil scribble, further adding to its endearing design.
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Diversity down under
July 16, 2010
Aspiring educators know that embracing diversity is essential to a successful classroom environment, but training future teachers to actually utilize cultural and geographic differences to enhance curriculum is the goal of associate professor Dr. Jean Marie Grant. To study a successful application of this perspective, Dr. Grant took seven of her ETE 280 (Exploring Diversity: Learners, Families, and Communities) students "down under," where Australian educators are capitalizing on the continent's vast cultural, geographical, and historical diversity to enrich students' learning experience.
"The goal is to help them understand the different areas of diversity, but also to help them understand how education fits in with the teaching, whether you're teaching science, or teaching history, or if you're teaching math," Grant said.
Field trips to museums, zoos, and other educational tourist attractions are a staple for students across the world, but the amount of knowledge gleaned from such experiences depends on how well teachers tie the material back to their classroom instruction. Dr. Grant says every museum or zoo educator in Australia is a licensed teacher, and every lesson they deliver must be connected to a curriculum framework designed for specific grade levels.
The Bradley education majors, along with 25 students enrolled in Sociology 313, History 337, or English 300, spent the May interim studying abroad in Sydney and Canberra. It was just one of many opportunities Bradley students have year-round to study abroad in host countries all over the world. Their coursework included standards such as textbooks, writing assignments, and discussion sections, but the class structure created opportunities far outside the realm of a typical university experience. In Australia, museums, tourist sites, and a variety of schools were the students' classrooms. They were tested daily, not with multiple choice exams or true/false options, but with real-world challenges like mastering the city's mass transit system. Constantly on-the-go, navigating through an unfamiliar country with unique customs, the trip was as much a lesson in problem solving and rolling with the punches as it was a scholarly endeavor.
Senior elementary education major Kendall Williams ('11) noted that much of what she learned during the experience can't be found in a textbook. "Being able to change lessons and plans on a whim was a large part of what I learned. As a small class we needed to change plans due to weather, schedules of locations and time restraints," Williams said.
The students couldn't have traveled much farther from Peoria for their lessons in diversity, but they also couldn't have found a cultural landscape and complementary education system quite as unique. It is a place where the historically complicated but steadily evolving relationship between native peoples and the descendants of colonizers could become a case study for regions across the globe still grappling with how to protect native customs while offering modern services. Rich traditions in the aboriginal communities, coupled with a recent push to atone for past oppressions, are bringing students of broadly diverse backgrounds together in the same schools. The Bradley students learned that while this scenario presents challenges, it also creates seemingly limitless opportunities for educational enrichment. Whereas most American primary and secondary students receive instruction in one foreign language, pupils attending an international grammar school in Sydney are fluent in two, if not three, languages by the time they graduate from high school.
"Our students were just blown away by that," Grant said.
For all its strides in embracing diversity, Grant acknowledged that in some areas, such as special education, Australian schools are years behind their American counterparts. Bradley aims to give students the opportunity to study and compare the strengths and weaknesses of international education systems, arming future educators with a global perspective applicable in their own classrooms. Next May, Dr. Heljä Antola Crowe will take another round of ETE 280 students to Finland, where they will experience for themselves an education system ranked by the United Nations as one of the most effective in the world.


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Title:Monograptus hercynicus nevadensis n. subsp., from the Devonian in Nevada
Authors:Berry, W.B.N.
Publication Date:1967
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Berry, W.B.N., 1967, Monograptus hercynicus nevadensis n. subsp., from the Devonian in Nevada, in U.S. Geological Survey, Geological survey research 1967, Chapter B: U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper 575-B, p. B26-B31.
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Lemken Saphir 8 v1.0
Since I can not begin so much with the red equipment, I have the Pöttinger Vitasem umgeskinnt at Lemken. Of course, the original Saphir 8 is slightly different, but there are similarities.
Adapted texture
Raised Füllvollumen on 800l (corresponding to the original Lemken)
Weight of Pöttinger model by about 10% revised downwards (thus running the smaller tractors like the Lamborghini nitro or Steyr 4115 a little more stable on a slope - I mean)
Direktsaatfunktion added (tested on the standard maps, and is stable with helpers)
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Sakura Con is the premier Pacific Northwest convention devoted to Japanese animation, manga (comics), gaming, and Asian Culture. Hosted by the Asia Northwest Cultural Education Association (ANCEA), Sakura Con is the destination event for fans to learn more about the anime, manga, & gaming industry, as well as the diverse history of Asian Culture. Please take some time to look around, as a lot of important information is contained in these pages, and they will be frequently updated as the convention draws closer.
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The One Pager
Budget-conscious brides will love the "one-pager" trend that everyone has been adopting. Ditch the 8-piece, tri-fold invitation in favor of a simple, single-sided, one page invitation. Perfect for hanging on the fridge or pinning to a bulletin board, it has all the information the guest needs without giving too much away. Pretend you're a movie poster or book cover designer- you want to have your guests on the border of interested and informed.
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Don't think that you have to use 4-point font to fit everything on the one page. Use the invitation as a "cheat sheet" with all the most important information, and then direct the guests to your wedding website for the rest of the details. That's where your guests should be able to RSVP, see accommodation recommendations, find directions to the venues and read a little about your story. Just don't forget to include the link on the invites!
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The DIY trend has been making waves in the wedding industry, and invitations are no exception. For those who have no patience for arts and crafts, there are thousands of printable designs online which are easy to customize and print at home. If you don't have a great printer or you are planning a very large wedding, consider researching rates at local print shops. They might be able to get you a deal on your bulk order. Alternately, consider ordering a custom stamp and just investing in interesting paper for the background.
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More extreme DIY-ers have been taking on invitation designs involving letterpress, embossing, die-cut elements or other interesting techniques. Though the investment price for materials and equipment can be quite steep, if you see yourself using them for future projects (thank you cards, perhaps...) then it could be worth it. Especially when you factor in the great crafting memories with your partner and your other helpers.
Minimalist Desgin
A huge trend this year is interesting typography. And what better shows off typography than minimalist design? Many couples are deciding to focus their attention on the letters and words, rather than distracting images or colors. Sticking to just one color and not using ink for background colors and images can save you significant expenses.
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There is nothing more classic than black on white. Keep your paper high-quality in white or ivory and let your fonts speak about your urban chic style. This makes it even easier for you to print the invitations at home if you choose to. If you are looking for a font that will stand out, consider downloading a unique alternative to what comes with your computer. You'll find plenty of well-priced or even free fonts online.
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Wow, were envelopes always so expensive? That's right, you can't just slap a stamp on the invitation and send it out. Or can you? A growing trend is the fold, seal and send invitation — no envelope needed. This super long invitation has everything your guests need, without the added paper trash and expense. You'll love the simplicity (and low paper-cut risk) of this invitations style. All you need is to write the addresses on the folded and sealed envelopes and you're set!
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If you don't like the look of the super long invitation, consider this diamond fold style. Finish off the beautiful design in the back with a custom stamp or wax seal and your guests will be in awe of your great taste!
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As much as we all wish otherwise, postage never goes on sale or comes with a bulk discount. There is, however, a way to save on this expense — simply use fewer stamps! You'll be surprised at the percentage of your guest list which you see in person on a weekly or perhaps monthly basis. Take this opportunity to present them with your invitation the old-fashioned way: by hand delivery. Though getting something in the mail other than bills is always pleasant, being given an invitation personally can really illustrate your genuine desire to have this guest present on one of the most important days in your life.
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Part of the fun of SWAIA Indian Market is seeing what's going on and off of the Santa Fe Plaza. As a matter of fact, most stores and galleries have something going on that rides on the coattails of Indian Market. On Saturday, I stopped into Keshi, a Native American art cooperative gallery, to see a friend and discovered the pottery of Taos artist Camille Bernal.
While Bernal uses traditional means to create her work, the end result is anything but traditional. As a matter of fact, her work is a tribute to ancient Egypt, Japan and Mesoamerica. Her favorite subjects are insects and floral patterns. She also favors shapes that deviate from the traditional "perfection" of pot shapes as one usually sees in Pueblo pottery. Her deep, bold incised designs are very intriguing and beautiful.
While Bernal has never applied to have a booth at Indian Market, she is a regular at the Native Treasure show that takes place in Santa Fe every spring. When she is not appearing there, her work can regularly be found at Keshi and online at http://www.keshi.com/.
Camille Bernal made time between talking with her admirers at her first one woman show at Keshi to talk about her pottery. Watch my VIDEO INTERVIEW HERE:


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Top Journalists and Scholars Debate Press Freedoms at Baruch
On Tuesday, September 27, 2005, Baruch's Engelman Hall was the site of the latest battle in the growing conflict over reporters' privilege. JAILING THE MESSENGER: Leaks, Sources, and Freedom of the Press, was presented by PEN American Center and moderated by Jeff Greenfield, a senior analyst at CNN.
The event brought together five accomplished panelists: Ronald Dworkin, Professor at NYU's School of Law; Vanessa Leggett, journalist jailed for refusing to reveal confidential material; Anthony Lewis, author and former columnist for The New York Times; Norman Pearlstine, editor-in-chief of TIME magazine; and Helen Zia, journalist and co-author of the Wen Ho Lee biography.
Much of the discussion focused on New York Times reporter and "jailed-messenger" Judith Miller, who has just been released after 85 days in a federal detention center for refusing to name a source. Moderator Greenfield began by asking: "Should the law protect a reporter if a crime was committed?"
The panelists agreed that journalists should be largely protected from having to reveal their sources, but that protection should not be absolute. "Giving carte blanche to the press to hide sources is to encourage irresponsibility," said Lewis. However, exactly when a reporter should reveal a source, aside from matters of national security, was unclear: "There is no magic formula," Pearlstine said. "It's a gray area," Zia agreed, but noted that Wen Ho Lee's "reputation was destroyed" by false information provided by protected sources.
Dworkin later proposed conditions in which the identity of a source should be disclosed: "When it's needed to protect the rights of private citizens, when it's needed to police the government itself, and when the act of the confidential communication is itself a crime."
Illustrating the potential legal complexities involved, Pearlstine remarked: "The libel lawyers say to keep your notes, because you may need them, and the confidential source lawyers say to get rid of your notes, because someone may ask to look at them."
When asked if there should be shield laws to protect journalists, Leggett said: "I'm ambivalent about a shield law. I don't think it would help." She then added: "We don't speak that language in Texas."
The most contested issue seemed to be the status of news bloggers. Lewis said granting the large number of bloggers the privileges of journalists would be "a daunting task." "A line needs to be drawn," replied Dworkin. "If you can't draw a line, the privilege is curtailed." Lewis protested that such a distinction would cause the public to see the press as "snobs." Leggett said what mattered is whether a person "can demonstrate they intend to disseminate their writing to the public."
Returning to the topic of Judith Miller, Pearlstine concluded with irony: "The one person who didn't write anything is in jail."
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Gents, if you don't have a murse yet, it's high time you started thinking about the acquisition. With winter over, some of you may already be realizing that without your coat pockets, it's mighty difficult to juggle your iPhone, wallet, and for some people, an umbrella, camera and laptop.
The murse (read: man-purse) is no longer considered feminine or controversial—its ubiquity on some of today's hottest runways proves that. Today's modern murse is about practicality, which is, after all, a trait men generally seem to favor.
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I will be participating in a fundraising fashion show for helping Orphans in Uganda who lost their parents from HIV. The fashion show will be on oct the 6th at Sphinx club on K street DC @7pm. Please inbox me if interested so I can send you more info. There will be different designers show case their clothes, one of the theme will be African wear,as well as evening wear, casual and bathing suits. Please support a good cause!!! hey I will Modelling too come and support me!!


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There seems to be a yearning within the heart of every person living on this earth to find that one unique "other" that will make their life happy, worth living, and give themselves completely to them. At times, to be honest with you, love, romance, marriage, seems to be the one topic in everyone's mind and on everyone's lips.
Seems the feeling, desire, yearning is a mirror reflection of the desire hidden in the heart of God. This might be an odd thought, isn't it worshippers that God seeks for? Isn't it a contingent of mindless followers denying their own desires and hopes and dreams and instead working to be good, ethical, morally superior people helping others to become the same, that He is after?
Actually, No. Take the time to look at the following verses carefully: Genesis 2:21-24, Song of Songs 1:2-4, Isaiah 54:4 and 62:5, Jeremiah 2:2; 3:1, 14; and 31:32, Ezequiel 16:8 and 23:5, Hosea 2:7 and 19, Matthew 9:15, John 3:29, 2 Corinthians 11:2, Ephesians 5:25 through 32, Revelation 19:7; 21:2, 9-10; and 22:17.
Don't you see?
The entire Bible is a divine romance, showing that throughout the centuries God has had a romance with man; thus, the Bible is a record of how God courts His chosen people and eventually marries them.
I have to admit, I am deficient in the seeing. This intention and desire in God's heart is not reflected in my heart. I think I still have a skewed hollywoodesque view of love, romance, and marriage. When I hear things like: "…our relationship with the Lord should be very romantic; if there is no romance between us and the Lord Jesus, then we are religious Christians, not romantic Christians." My entire being rebels because I don't want to be the latter but the former just brings to mind ridiculous visions of love at first sight, chocolate, red roses, and broken promises.
Well, where does that leave me? Our brother shared two things that come to mind, first, our heart needs to be touched and second, he said he told the Lord, how do I have this relationship with you? It is unfair, first of all, I can't see You!
So, this morning, I just told the Lord, I don't see any of this, I don't particularly care about Your desire and intention, in fact, it seems pretty ridiculous to me, but I just want to be open to being touched, to be drawn into this divine romance.


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Right now it is still muddy and brown outside. Sunny, but with a biting wind sweeping through the unleaved trees.
No, I don't think unleaved is a word either. Bare trees? Whatever, you know what I mean. Trees with no leaves. Unleaved .In an effort to bring a little color inside the house at least, I have put out what few spring decorations I have. I would like to have a little bit more to put out, but my garage and basement are overtaken by all the boxes of Christmas decorations... basically, I have no place else to store more decorations of any sort, so I'm not allowed to buy/make any more.
Cause there's no space!
So here's what I have:
A little trio of bunnies picked up from JoAnn's using a 40% off coupon. They were two bucks:
This cute little carrot pitcher from my wonder-in-law* and another little bunny. I picked up the flowers with glittery eggs at the Dollar Store. I got the bunny from JoAnn's last year after Easter for fifty cents. I let Bitty play with him and now his ears won't stand up any more. Gotta fix that... maybe some crazy glue.
*My mother-in-law, S. Cause she's just awesome.
This little white container used to hold all my kitchen utensils. Now it holds flowers. Not just any flowers.. these are memorial flowers. My neighbor bought them to put at his mothers grave and found out that the cemetery no longer allows silk or plastic flowers. So he brought them over and asked if I'd like them. I felt so bad that I told him of course I'd take them... It kinda seemed wrong to throw away flowers that someone bought for their mothers grave. So even though I didn't have any use for them at the time, I took them downstairs and they sat on my craft table for a year. Now they grace my table along with my little bunny bowl.
Finally! Something without bunnies! My sister-in-law K gave this to us one year for Christmas. Normally the little glass holders have tea lights in them. Last year I discovered how cute it looks with eggs in the holders. Awww... cute.
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Tonight, while driving to pick up LA, there was a golden-red sunset in the west. One of those that we described in Swedish as 'the sky is on fire" (himmelen står i brand). It made me think of other amazing sunsets I have seen around the world, and how amazing it is that a fireball far away affects our colors and emotions so much. So, here is a trip around the world in sunsets:
Brazil, near Itaiaia National Park, between Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo, sunset on thunderclouds in the rainforest.
Costa Rica, over Palo Verde marshlands in early spring.
Sunset over Stockholm in September, Sweden (of course)
Chicago sunset, in Illinois, USA, out on Lake Michigan. A hot day in August.
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(CNN) -- Manny Pacquiao's trainer wants the Filipino fighter to take on undefeated Floyd Mayweather Jr following Saturday night's one-sided win over WBO welterweight champion Miguel Cotto in Las Vegas.
Pacquiao joined the American as one of only five boxers to win major titles at five different weight divisions, and a clash between the two should resolve any dispute as to who is the best pound-for-pound fighter.
"The whole world wants to see him fight Mayweather, and I want Mayweather," his trainer Freddie Roach said.
The 30-year-old, however, was less forthcoming about his future plans following the fight, saying he would let his promoter Bob Arum of Top Rank deal with it.
"My job is to fight in the ring and I think that depends on Arum, my promoter, to negotiate that fight," Pacquiao said.
"I'm just going to take a vacation first and spend time with my family and have fun."
Pacquiao, who started his career at 107 pounds but was up to 144 against Cotto, did indicate that he will not be moving up to another weight.
"For me, I think this is the last weight division I'm going to fight in and I think my trainer will be happy to hear that because 154 is too big for me and 147 is my regular weight," he said.
Legendary trainer Emanuel Steward, who was covering the fight for U.S. broadcaster HBO, said that the public wanted to see Pacquiao take on Mayweather, who returned from a 21-month retirement in September to defeat WBA and WBO lightweight champion Manuel Marquez in a non-title bout.
"There's no doubt you have to go with Mayweather," Steward said on-air. "When you have a fight that's been made by the public more than the fighters, that's what happened with Tommy Hearns and Sugar Ray Leonard. The public said we want that fight to happen and that's why it happened.
"I think they'll come together on the money, but it's going to be a very intriguing fight because Floyd's a technical fighter. He knows how to wait back and box a little bit and it's going to be a lot different than it was against a guy who comes forward and is not that great on his defense.
"But I think it will happen, it's just a case of when and who gets what in terms of money. I think it should be a 50-50. Manny has earned his position as an attraction and to me not just as pound for pound but as one of the all-time greats. I'd put him up there with the Ray Robinsons and Alis."


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A crowd of New York City real estate insiders gathered at Inwood Country Club on Aug. 8 for a day of driving, putting and networking. The Real Deal was on the fairway to talk shop with golfers and check out their form.
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I never thought something like this would happen to me :). Here's the whole story. Friday night I started to feel like I was at the beginning stages of labor, but also had plenty time. We went to bed, but I woke up around 4:30. So, I just got up and finished getting ready. The contractions came and went, some stronger than others, but not giving me a clear yes or no, I didn't want to spend much time labor-ing at the hospital. We sent the girls off, so I could try to relax. Jeff and I took a walk outside, and we walked up the five flights of steps back to our apartment hoping to speed things up. (Haha, it worked!) The contractions were stronger, but still 8 minutes apart, so we kept waiting. Until one strong one broke my water! Then we were off, in the car, let's go! I still thought I might have some time. But in the car, just minutes from he hospital I said to Jeff, "when we get there, you need to tell them the baby's coming, I need to push!". Thankfully, here in Portugal, when you check in for labor and delivery, you go to the ER first, so that's where we walked in. Jeff checked me in, but while he was doing that, I realized there was no way I would make it to the third floor to deliver. He said, "I'm going to go park the car", I remember saying, "can you stay? I need you to stay!" Then, my grand finale, I had a contraction and pushed her out onto the floor of the ER waiting room! And yes, I was still fully dressed, she was stuck next to my knee inside my pants (sorry if that's too much information :) They laid me down on the floor and pulled her out. I saw someone holding her by her feet in front of me while they checked her out, and me to see if everything was ok. All in front of the people waiting in the ER... :) After that everything was normal, she's a great, healthy, perfect baby girl. But we had lots of extra visitors! The cop who helped me in the ER, and parked our car for us, came up to check on us, to make sure everything was ok. And a couple of the ER nurses came to visit us too. We are so blessed!
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HOW-TO: Copper Gold Ombre to a Level 10 Creamy Blonde W/Olaplex
Sungei vo, independent stylist at Sean Lauren2Salon in Colleyville, TX, is a self taught colorist specializing in balayage. Here, vo shows us how she transformed this faded copper gold ombre into a level 10 creamy blonde using Olaplex. We recently contacted her on Instagram, and she got back to us with her color formula!
"As soon as I started honing in on my color skills, I started posting on social media and suddenly my phone didn't stop ringing/buzzing," says vo. "I love using Instagram to showcase my work as an artist!"
START: Client had a natural level 7
STEP 1: Since I was going to use Olaplex, I mixed 1/4 Olaplex with Goldwell Silk lift and 20 volume.
Create two sections by dividing with a center part down the center of the head and down to the nape. Begin foiling on one side of the head using very thin slices horizontally up towards the center, with 1/4 inch sections in between. For the fringe area, I placed about 3 foils parallel to the hairline. Repeat on the other side.
STEP 2: With foil in place, mix 1/4 Olaplex with Goldwell Silk lift and 30 volume, and free hand on any pieces that still had gold tones. Process everything at room temperature 30 minutes.
STEP 3: Rinse everything and tone with Redken Shades 1/4 9v+1/4 9n+ 1/2 clear and processing solution. Rinse again and process with Olaplex #2 solution for 5 minutes. Rinse and shampoo with 1/2 Joico Color Endure Violet shampoo(to add extra translucent cool tones) and 1/2 Joico K-Pak Shampoo. Condtion with It's a Ten Mask. Her hair felt even stronger than it was prior to color service.


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G8 Public-Private Sector Dialogue on Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Terrorist Finance
G8 meeting of public and private sector experts across the G8 and Eastern & Southern Africa will be a unique opportunity to share expertise on preventing and tackling illicit financial flows
As part of the UK's G8 Presidency, HM Treasury and the U.S. Department of the Treasury are launching the inaugural Sub-Saharan Africa Public-Private Sector Dialogue (PPSD) to help support the development and implementation of robust anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regimes in Eastern and Southern Africa.
Seven of the ten fastest growing economies in the world are in Africa, bringing unparalleled opportunities for businesses and people across the continent. However, as African economies grow, they will be increasingly exposed to the threat of illicit financial activity. Illicit flows out of Africa already exceed what the continent receives through aid, and serve to undermine the integrity, stability and growth prospects of African economies.
As such, at the G8 Summit this year, Leaders committed to launch the inaugural Dialogue in Sub-Saharan Africa to foster greater collaboration and engagement between public and private sectors to support the development of robust, effective and proportionate AML/CFT regimes as a foundation to sustainable investment and growth.
The Dialogue will help to raise the political importance of robust regimes, illuminate the real world challenges of implementing AML and CFT requirements in the region, facilitate exchange of technical knowledge and build new relationships amongst experts in the region and across the G8.
The Dialogue is launched today (6 September) in Swakopmund, Namibia and will be attended by Mark Simmonds - the UK Minister for Africa, the Namibian Finance Minister, and the President of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Finance Ministers from the Eastern and Southern African region will also be in attendance throughout the Dialogue


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Forever on the lookout for innovative ways to reach target audiences, advertisers have turned to technology led media platforms. SureWaves is one such platform that has changed the game in television advertising. It is helping brands reach out to vast and diverse audience in a cost efficient manner. With the use of its award winning, patented technology SureWaves Spot TV Network has aggregated more than 450 channels on its digital platform. Sectors such as FMCG, Cellular phone services, online retail, personal healthcare, BFSI are already flocking to the platform to reach out to the untapped consumer in the tier 2 and 3 cities of the country. In order to strengthen its position in a cluttered market, the network has decided to go in for Third Party Audit and Validation by Hansa Research. Rashi Bisaria caught up with Rajendra Kumar Khare, Chairman and Managing Director of SureWaves to quiz him about the association with Hansa, the importance of geo targeting and the role of SureWaves in media buying on television. Edited excerpts:
How will the audit by Hansa research benefit marketers and in turn SureWaves?
The association of Hansa Research with SureWaves Spot TV Network, which delivers the largest audience on television in the country today, brings an additional seal of accountability to a revolutionary, new age media platform, fulfilling a long felt industry need and is likely to cause a major shift in media buying on television. The Third Party Audit and Validation of the SureWaves Spot TV Network by Hansa Research will cover Field Visits for Physical Verification of Technology Deployment at Channel Studios and Online Audit and Validation of SureWaves ADEX Logs with LIVE monitoring of channels.
For SureWaves, this initiative will help fast forward the adoption of SureWaves Spot TV Network as a true reach builder in the media plans of leading advertisers in the country. This in turn will help us develop the local television ecosystem in the country which we think is very critical for meeting the media consumption needs of viewers in all parts of the country.
By when can we see the results of the audit?
The audit has already commenced since February 2015 and the audit reports from Hansa Research are being made available for all advertisers on the SureWaves Spot TV Network.
How has Television advertising evolved over time and what kind of innovations are being used by brands?
Television advertising has come a long way since the early days of DoorDarshan when the viewing choices were less and audiences were less fragmented. It was possible to reach the whole country through a show like Ramayana or Mahabharat. With more than 800 national and regional satellite TV channels and equally large number of local cable TV channels, the audiences are now highly fragmented and reaching them in a cost effective manner is getting to be extremely difficult.
In the context of this large scale fragmentation, brands are now increasingly adopting the innovative advertising platform like the SureWaves Spot TV Network which helps them communicate with the aggregated audiences of a large number of television channels on the platform in one go. While the audiences consume the content of their choice on their preferred channels the brand is still able to reach them all through a technology enabled innovation.
Brands are also beginning to use the power of the SureWaves platform to do better geo targeting for their audiences, an option which did not exist on television till recently.
There is also a big shift happening towards branded content whereby brands are creating their own content to offer entertainment and engagement with smart and subtle brand messaging embedded within the content to make a deeper connect. Social Media is also becoming a great accessory to create interactivity around television advertising.
In the days to come, Connected TVs and Synchronised Second Screen solutions on the smart phones will offer TV advertisers more access to consumer profiles and invaluable viewing activity insights in real-time, which will enable advertisers to use the power of programmatic engines to select ad content that is relevant, suitable and targeted to the user watching that particular TV at that exact moment.
With the blurring of linear TV boundaries, and rise of multitasking second-screen viewers, advertisers will move towards integrated campaigns where they will have to meet changing consumer behaviour and enable better targeting.
There is still a long way to go before cable networks provide the kind of content people want to watch. How will that affect Surewaves?
Cable TV Networks are unique in their ability to serve locally relevant content together with other content of general entertainment genre and hence they truly fulfill the need for the kind of localised content people want to watch. Coverage of local events, news, sports, localised reality TV shows, talk shows, health, cooking shows, festival celebrations and religious events are some of the genre of content that gets aired on local televison in addition to popular music and movies. Viewership ratings of Cable Regional category are testimony to its high popularity which ranks amongst the top five channels in most parts of the country. SureWaves Spot TV Network is helping local cable television ecosystem with better flow of advertising and revenue from national advertisers. This will help the ecosystem players to invest more in sourcing and creation of high quality content.
SureWaves has also launched an initiative to organise regional music and culture shows in association with our channel partners in different regions to offer high impact regional properties for brands to associate with.
With the technology for centralised scheduling, delivery and monitoring of ads and content we are establishing SureWaves Spot TV Network as a unique platfiorm for airing branded content on our network. Branded content will only grow over timeand we see this as a great opportunity for our partner network.
How many channels are you catering to right now and what are your targets for the year?
SureWaves enables brand visibility across India in 29 states and more than 7000 towns with over 450 cable and regional satellite channels that reach more than 90 million households and upwards of 470 million viewers. In the coming years, we are also looking topartner with a large number of niche regional satellite channels for further growing the network.
Micro-targeting of consumers seems to be the way forward. How much ground has been covered so far by Surewaves?
We offer advertisers the ability to target consumers at a socio cultural region level to help communicate in the right language and in a locally relevant context. Today, SureWaves covers the entire length and the breadth of the country and offers uniquely configured market clusters to clients to better suit their needs. Few examples of such unique clusters would be the '8-Metro Cluster' or the 'Nifty Fifty Cluster' comprising of the more than 50 Tier-2 cities having a population of 1M to 5M which are of special interest to many brands.
The metros are not very keen viewers of Cable channels. Do you think that can change? How?
Over time, with the impact of digitization in the country, we will have more bandwidth which will provide the ability to the Cable TV operators to offer more niche genres and high definition content over cable network. In the future, more video-on-demand will be offered on local cable network. This will attract more viewers amongst the metro cities.
With everyone talking about digital media and the internet, how important is TV going to be in the coming years?
Television is more like the main stream media where the high quality premium content is created and aired for the audiences at large. Digital media acts as a complimentary media to television. Long format content and high quality viewing experience will continue to be television's forte while short, snacky content will be drawn from the television to be consumed over the internet.It is interesting to see how Television uses digital media successfully to create the buzz for its premium programming much in the manner cinema uses television to draw the audiences to the theaters. Bonhomie between Television and Digital Media is only expected to increase to strengthen their co-existence and growth.
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Well back in August 2014 I met a fantastic woman (who I warned ahead of time that I snore before our first sleepover) who suggested I go to a sleep clinic and get checked out. Being a stubborn man I was pushed and pushed, finally went in September 2014. My results were shocking to say the least (101 AHI) and began this journey being a stubborn as a mule, have now eaten some humble pie and thank everyone who has helped me get to this point.
Yesterday I went to my Healthcare company to to pick out my machine and mask, didn't have a great experience as it seemed very shady and "salesy" even though I did extensive research throughout this journey and was prepared. Ended up with the Resmed AirSense 10 Elite with Climate line tubing and the P10 Nasal Pillow mask (which i used in sleep study and was comfortable with). My prescription is set to 10 to which was programed into machine and he set everything else to "Auto" which I am sure may need to be tweaked.
Last night was my first night sleeping with the equipment and i seemed to have slept like a baby, I woke up twice but fell right back asleep. Very impressed with how quiet the machine is, mask felt and fit great so i have no complaints what so ever with that. Woke up this morning and right away wanted to see the AHI which was 4.9. Not over the moon with that but i guess i should be, coming from when i did my first sleep study at 101. Right now i feel amazing and feel like i could run across the country and back as a jogging warm up. I am an extremely active person, love lifting weights working out, the outdoors and i am also hoping this therapy is going to help with my energy. I'm also looking forward to getting that number down and living a happy, healthy life with Cpap. Would like to thank this great board and site for the never ending knowledge and seems to be a place with tons of supportive members.


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Documentary Surtax Program
For more than 27 years, Miami-Dade County's Affordable Housing Surtax Program has provided affordable housing assistance to thousands of low- and moderate-income Miami-Dade residents.
For additional information about the Surtax Program, call 786-469-2100.
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Program establishment
Under Section 201.02 and 201.031 of the Florida Statutes, certain counties are authorized to levy a surtax on documents that transfer interest in Florida real property. Transfers of interest in single-family residences are exempt from this documentary surtax.
In 1984, Miami-Dade County exercised this authority, established a Housing Assistance Loan Trust Fund and implemented the Documentary Surtax Program ("Surtax Program"). This program benefits very low- to moderate-income families. Very low-income families have incomes of 50% or less than the median area income. Low-income families are those households with incomes of 80% or less of median area income. Moderate-income families have incomes greater than 80%, but less than 140% of median area income.Back to Top
Program's success
Since its inception, the Surtax Program has improved the quality of life for Miami-Dade County families. To date, the Surtax Program has provided:
- 7,128 low-to-medium income families with low-interest second mortgages, allowing them to become first-time homeowners.
- Homebuyer counseling, which has kept the mortgage default rate to less than 1.1% among Surtax Program participants.
- Low-cost construction financing that has allowed the County to partner with not-for-profit and for-profit affordable housing developers to produce over 15,000 affordable multi-family rental units.
- At least 50% of Surtax funds have benefitted low-income families.
- Statutory authority to levy this surtax is subject to sunset in 2011, eliminating the County's primary source of funds to address the affordable housing needs of its residents. In light of dwindling resources for production of affordable housing, the need to renew counties' authority to levy a local documentary surtax for affordable housing cannot be overstated.
If Program sunsets
If the Surtax is allowed to sunset, the tax on residential sales would increase more than 16%. Without the Surtax program, under which residential sales in Miami-Dade County are taxed at 60 cents per $100 of value, the County would revert to the state's residential standard of 70 cents.
Sunset of the Surtax Program will detrimentally impact all families who purchase single-family homes in Miami-Dade County.Back to Top
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Miami-Dade County urges the State Legislature to address the 2005 Florida Supreme Court case of Crescent Miami Center, LLC v. Department of Revenue, in which the court held that transfer of real property from a grantor to a wholly owned grantee is not subject to documentary stamp taxation. This decision opens the door to real estate transactions designed to avoid payment of documentary stamp taxes through the use of artificial legal entities.
During the 2008 legislative session, a proposed bill to address the Crescent Miami decision was determined to have an estimated positive annualized impact of $50.2 million.Back to Top
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The Porta-Brace PC-2 Production Case (Blue) is designed to protect, carry and organize a complete mix of video or audio field equipment. The case is made from 1000 denier Cordura, with a rigid plastic interior. It features a roomy interior with easily adjusted partitions for securing the equipment. There are two large mesh pockets in the top lid, interior pockets on all sides of the main compartment, and five sturdy outside pockets of various sizes and shapes that are color coded to help you organize accessories. The case can be carried with a leather handle or a removable, adjustable, heavy-duty, non-slip shoulder strap. A LI-GLW illumination strip light pocket is included.
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Exterior: 1000 denier Cordura fabric
Interior: Rigid, hollow-core plastic frame
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Touch fastener
|Exterior Dimensions
|25 x 12 x 15" (63.5 x 30.48 x 38.1cm) (LxWxH)
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|21.5 x 8.0 x 12.5" (54.61 x 20.32 x 31.75cm) (LxWxH)
|Rigid case with large main compartment, top-lid, mesh pockets, five outside pockets, and two dividers
|Video and/or audio field equipment
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Leather handle
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