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Dennis Wise joins Sven Longshanks for another edition of Truth Will Out Radio.
This week has seen the release of Communism by the Back Door Part 13 and Dennis has recieved some unexpected criticism from people who really should know better. The chapter starts by showing the abuse of German women and children by Moslems and because of this, he has been accused of sucking up to the Zionists! You expect to be called Islamophobic by our enemies, but not by those who claim to be on the same side. You cannot compare one platoon of Moslem soldiers fighting alongside the National Socialist army against communism, with a million Moslem barbarians descending upon Germany like a swarm of locusts and devouring everything in their path.
The video is in two parts, with the first concentrating on the violent intimidation of White people by foreigners and the way that the media covers this up. We have seen this happen in particular this week, with the media hiding the identity of a thousand sex-crazed African savages who tried to gang rape all the women in Cologne city centre. Control of the media is just one of a list of ways that Dennis has compiled for this chapter, detailing how the new crypto-soviet empire has taken control of Europe.
The EU started out as a trade agreement but was soon revealed as being a means for taking away the sovereignty of Europe's nations and ensuring that her borders were all removed. The same has been done to America through NAFTA, which leaves the door open for all of Canada and South America to eventually walk through. This technique of adding to already existing legislation in order to alter previous matters of national sovereignty has also just been carried out by Obama, who by changing the gun laws leaves it possible for further changes to be made once he leaves office.
Basically any State that is based upon nationalism and caring for its people, will be taken down by ZOG in order to install the New World Order. This is because a united nation is impregnable, in the same way that a herd of animals running alongside each other is impregnable to the predator. We may be encouraged to mock North Korea for all marching in lines for the camera, but this is the natural default position for all of nature, from schools of fish to flocks of birds. It is time we started to act together as well, because unity among us is the only chance we have of defeating the predator.
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"Under Milk Wood" by Dylan Thomas (1954)
A recording of the 2003 radio production starring Richard Burton and Sian Phillips
My first exposure to "Under Milk Wood" was a Sydney Theatre Company production starring Jack Thompson as First Voice in 2012. There was much concern at the time that an Australian audience couldn't possible give Dylan Thomas' work the Welsh justice it deserved. Personally, I thought it was a wonderful, engaging and beautiful production and Thompson was spellbinding.
"Under Milk Wood" is a 'play for voices'. Richard Burton narrated as First Voice for the BBC in 1963, and this 2003 production included Burton's original performance digitally remastered and added to an all-Welsh cast that was absolutely magnificent.
Touching, eerie, and very funny, the play tells the story of a day in the life of the inhabitants of a small Welsh town by the seaside. The play explores their dreams and routines, their loves and regrets, their hopes and fears. To be honest, this is one of the most beautiful recordings of any text that I have ever listened to. So lyrical, so magical, an absolute delight.
Just like "Alice in Wonderland" I am left trying to come up with a reason to teach this text. Maybe Dion will never get his CDs back!!!

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Funny Giraffe Marching with Duck
This Giraffe certainly does look like it is marching. And getting awfully close to this duck. Not sure why there is a duck in the Giraffe enclosure at the zoo. I hope he isnt invading. The giraffe wouldnt like that.
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The countdown is going to over almost because Pakistan's one of the most prominent women clothing brand Nishat Linen is going to launch its Winter Collection 2013-2014 for Women on dated 27 September 2013. Nishat Linen Winter collection will be ready for sale from tomorrow at all Nishat outlets in Pakistan and other renowned stores all over the world.
Nishat Linen Winter Collection 2013-2014 beautifully embellished with flowery designs patterns over the different fabric type such as Linen, Khaddar, Karandi, Cotton, Yarn-dyed and Heritage Shawls. They introduce beautiful blend of unique and attractive color scheme such as black, orange, green, yellow, navy blue, dark blue, majenta, pink, brown and red. Nishat Linen Winter Collection is perfect for wearing on casual parties, wedding parties and upcoming Eid festival.
Every young girl and women love to wear Nishat collection on every season, occasion and casually because of its finest quality fabric and attractive design ideas. Nishat Linen Winter Collection 2013-2014 has wide range of unique dresses designs. Each design has the different colors variation, embroidered work and stitching styles.
Nishat Linen is the fashion label of Pakistan's largest clothing manufacturer Nishat Mills. The brand deals in women wear, men wear, kids wear, bedding and home accessories. The brand categories its men or women collection like NISHA for Women and NAQSH for Men. Nishat Mills was established in 1951 and since they are manufacturing high quality clothing fabric and still on the number 1 position in Pakistan textile industry.
Let's have a look on latest Nfanzine Nishat Linen Winter Collection 2013/2014:-
Recently Nishat Linen introduces Nishat Eid Collection, Nishat Spring/Summer Collection for the year 2013. The brand is always here to introduce seasonal and trendy collection as per the requirement of latest fashion trend of Pakistan fashion industry.
Nishat Mills is not only famous in Pakistan as well as they have millions of customers all over the globe. They always introduce unique digital printed dresses designs in affordable prices which is the main reason behind the huge success of Nishat Mills.
Nishat Mills collection is available on the following stores. You can find below here nearest store where you can shop Nishat Linen collection or you can buy dresses via Nishat Linen online store.
|Nishat Line UAE
SC-128, Festival City Mall, Dubai, UAE
Tel: +971 42328112Outlet Mall, Al-Ain Road, Route 66, Dubai, UAE
Tel: +971 44357315Lamcy Plaza, Sheikh Rashid Road, Oud Metha, Dubai, UAE
Tel: +971 43709773Al Wahda Mall, Unit # 276, 2nd Floor, Abu Dhabi, UAE
Tel: +971 24436256Cosmos Lane Opp. Ratan, Meenabazar Bur Dubai, UAE
Tel: +971 43464883Arabian Center, Plat # 262-3104, Al Mizhar First Dubai, UAEOasis Shopping Mall, Plot # 354-0378, (B 162 AR), Al Quoz, H.H. Shaikh Zayed Road, Dubai, UAENishat Line UK (Fabric Stockist)
Insaf Fabrics, Bradford, BD3 9RY, UK
Tel: +44 7854 648164, 1274 738848Insaf Fabrics, Birmingham, B11 4AP, UK
Tel: +44 7846 112780, 1214 391393Insaf Fabrics, 151, 153 Wellgate Rotherham, S60 2NN, Southyorkshire, UK
Tel: +44 7702 558461, 1709 836002
|Nishat Line Lahore
Chez Casa, 8-A-3, Mian Mahmood Ali Kasuri Road, Gulberg III,Lahore
Tel: +92 42 35872482-764-A, Main Boulevard (Opp.Mcdonald) GulbergII, Lahore
Tel: +92 42 35761372Shop # 2, Khurshid Ghafoor Plaza III, Gulshan Block, Iqbal Town, Lahore
Tel: +92 42 37811710172, Y-Block, DHA, Lahore
Tel: +92 42 35731482, 35692726Main boulevard, Johar Town, (Opp. Shaukat Khanum Hospital), Lahore
Tel: +92 42 35314556Al Badar Shopping Center, Liberty Market, (Near Salt n Pepper), Lahore
Tel: +92 42 35758211Shop # 19, Gilgit Block, Fortress Stadium, Lahore
Tel: +92 42 36623329Shop # 1-3, Ground Floor Sraw Plaza, Near Muhafiz Town, Phase 1, Canal West Bank Road, Lahore176 DD, Commercial Area, Phase 4, DHA, Lahore
Tel: 92 42 35694470, 35694088
|Nishat Line Karachi
G.F2 Jamalistan Shopping Center, DC-1, Block8, Clifton, Karachi
Tel: +92 21-35838942, 35833915D-3, 1st Floor, Dolmen City, Block 4, Scheme 5, Clifton, Karachi
Tel: +92 21 35293968-9SF-21, 2nd Floor, Dolmen Mall, Block 3, PECHS, Tariq Road, Karachi
Tel: +92 21 34321357-83rd Floor, Outlet # T-5, Dolmen Mall Hyderi, D-14, Block C, North Nazimabad, Karachi
Tel: +92 21 36724202-3Ocean Mall (Opening Soon)
|Nishat Line Faisalabad
Masooma Shopping Center, Legacy Tower, Kohi-e-Noor City, Jaranwala Road, Faisalabad
Tel: +92 41 8554100, 855400022-A, Peoples Colony No.1, (Opp. Makki Hospital), Faisalabad
Tel: +92 41 8734679
|Nishat Line Gujranwala
Taj Shopping Center, (Near National Bank) Govt Girls College Road, Satellite Town, Gujranwala
Tel: +92 55 8202199, 3733099Shop # 8-11 & 16-19, Aleena Shopping Mall, Main G.T Road, Gujranwala
Tel: +92 55 3840200
|Nishat Line Peshawar
Sial Flats # 20-25, University Road, Peshawar
Tel: +92 91 5852423Nishat Line Gujrat
Abdullah Mall, Ground Floor, Katchery Road, Gujrat
Tel: +92 53 3530166
|Nishat Line Sialkot
97-A, Liberty Market, Aziz Shaheed Road, (Near Silver Spoon Restaurant) Cantt, Sialkot
Tel: +92 52 3005333, 4292629Nishat Line Rahim Yar Khan
Shop # 11-13, City Center, Rahim Yar Khan
Tel: +92 68-5877042-3Nishat Line Mardan
Afaq Center, (Opp. Premier Sugar Mills) Nowshera Road, MardanTel: +92 937 875503Nishat Line Mandi Bahauddin
Shop # 274, Katchery Road, Mandi Bahauddin
Tel: +92 546 508536, 508636
|Nishat Line Bahawalpur
Shop # 2, Haqqi Centre, (Opp. Commissioner House)
Adjacent to DIG House, Bahawalpur
Tel: +92 62 2282236Nishat Line Mirpur Azad Kashmir
Sultan Plaza, Kotli Road, Mirpur Azad Kashmir
Tel: +92 5827 437406Sahiwal
Azaan Heights, Jahaz Chowk, SahiwalTel: +92 40 4226974-5Nishat Line Jhelum
Shop # 1-14, Ground Floor, Adnan Plaza, Jhelum
Tel: +92 544-613113-4
|Nishat Line Sargodha
Shop # 7, Al-Rehman Trade Center, University Road, Sargodha
Tel: +92 483 768626-7Nishat Line Abbotabad
Shop # 21-32, Khan Khail Plaza, (Near Radio Station) Mansehra Road, Abbottabad
Tel: +92 99 2335242, 2335340Nishat Line Swat
Shop # F-1 & F-2, Swat Trade Center, (Opp. Swat Serena Hotel) ALLAH Chowk, Saidu Sharif, Swat
Tel: +92 0946 723133Nishat Line Hyderabad
Shop # 2-4, Silver Spring Apartment, A # 28, Main Auto Bhan Road, Unit # 03, Latifabad, Hyderabad
Tel: +92 22 3821355


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Awesome Hair? Check!
March 4, 2011
Oh how I love me some pampering!
Have a look at what the wonderful magician, called Dennis (at En Vogue) managed to create out of my (normally) very flat hair!
Now, let the weekend begin – properly!
Life is a lifelong lesson…
March 3, 2011
Thank God for that sunshine we have today! I must admit I was going a bit nuts in the gray…
Thursday (already?) and yet another lovely WEEKEND is upon us!! Plans for me are as follows: WONDERFUL appointment with the person that makes you feel the best you will ever feel (in public anyway 😉 ) tomorrow. Saturday eve, a concert with Groovinspirits at Liberty Bar in Wipkingen (check them out, really not bad at all!! Will I see you there?) Sunday brunch with some great people. The list goes on!
What are your plans for this weekend?
And remember, life is a never ending lesson…
February 28, 2011
What a weekend this has been! Lots and lots of fun, love, laughter and good food! (and even some slight (window) shopping)
Went to a friends birthday party at the club Icon (Auugstinerhof, right off of Bahnhofsrrasse), which was a very pleasant surprise in terms of clubs! Normally, I'm not exactly a fan of any clubs, but Icon is small and very intimate and perfect for something like a birthday party. Hope everyone else had as much fun as I did!
What did you get up to?
get yourself up, dust yourself off, and try (yet) again.
February 23, 2011
…but mine has nothing to do with love and/or relationships. Apart from that with myself. Maybe.
February 22, 2011
February 19, 2011
February 17, 2011
Now that the weather seems to be keeping relatively stable, feelings of Spring start making their appearance.
French bag & luggage company Longchamp have just released their Spring collection – check it out HERE!
My absolute favorite from this collection is the bird pattern:
February 16, 2011
Valentine's Day was great, long stem red roses and a yummy dinner at a great restaurant.
….plus heart-decorated Luxemburgerli from Sprüngli…
Big Vday!
February 14, 2011
Happy, Happy Valentine's Day Everyone!!
Hope you all get properly spoiled today – a little spoiling goes a long way!
February 11, 2011
Just want to wish you all a GREAT WEEKEND!! Hope you get up to something fun (please feel free to share with me!)!!
And, most importantly…. TGIF!


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Refrigerators... in Space! (1965)
Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 3:21PM
The image above is from a 1965 Frigidaire print advertisement. The futuristic style reminds me of the New Christy Minstrels album cover we looked at a few years ago, though the faux-wood paneling on that fridge doesn't scream "space age" to me.
The ad was found in the book The Golden Age of Advertising - The 60s, cropped just as you see above, but I'm curious if the original ad had any interesting copy to justify the space age ladies pictured.
Previously on Paleo-Future:
- 1999 A.D. Intro (1967)
- Outer Space Furniture (1964)
- The New Christy Minstrels (1966)
- Motorola Television (1961-1963)
- Motorola Television Revisited (1961-1963)
- Pop Culture and the Space Age
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Stove top grates should be replaced when there is an accumulation of rust that can't be removed, the structural integrity of the grate is compromised by cracks and other wear, or the grate has become warped. Cast iron stove top grates are designed to last for many years between replacements.
Stove top grates and grill grates are designed with the same principles of even and rapid heating in mind. Both types of grates are made from highly durable metals such as stainless steel and cast iron and can last for decades if taken care of properly. The most common cause for replacing stove top grates is rust damage. Rusting can be prevented by sanding and coating the grates with high-temperature paint as needed.
Cracking and warping are two additional reasons for needing replacement stove top grates. Cracking is usually caused over time by improperly cooling hot grates with cold liquids whether through spills during cooking or while trying to clean the grates. This is also the most common cause of grate warping which occurs when heated metals are rapidly cooled, especially with liquid. A cracked, warped or uneven grate is unsafe and can lead to serious accidents or injury in the kitchen.


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Metadata API
CKAN API Notes
Developers can access the data catalogue with the metadata API, as an alternative to the data.gov.uk web interface. The API provides both RESTful and functional interfaces, all in JSON format, making it suitable for a wide range of clients.
The base URL for the API is: https://data.gov.uk/api
The API is provided by the CKAN software and full instructions are provided here: http://docs.ckan.org/en/release-v2.2.3/api.html.


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Q. My doctor says I should switch to the generic version of Lipitor, but is it really the same as Lipitor?
A. Many of my patients are asking the same question. My answer to them and to you is pretty much the standard advice: the generic version of Lipitor, called atorvastatin, is highly likely to be just as safe and effective as Lipitor, but also cheaper. And under most health insurance plans, that means cheaper for you, because of lower co-pays, not just for the insurance company.
A generic drug contains the same chemical as the corresponding brand-name drug. The FDA is legally required to determine that generics are "bioequivalent" to brand-name drugs, which means they produce similar blood concentrations of the same chemical. Many independent researchers have also compared generics with brand-name drugs, and the vast majority of them have concluded that generics are just as safe and effective. A Harvard colleague of mine, Dr. Aaron Kesselheim, came to that conclusion after analyzing 47 studies of various heart medicines, including statins. Studies of generic atorvastatin were not part of Kesselheim's 2008 meta-analysis, but a study showed that generic atorvastatin was just as effective as Lipitor at improving cholesterol levels.
Many generics are produced in other countries, and overseas manufacturers do make mistakes, but that's also true of U.S.-based manufacturers. The FDA does regulate the manufacture of all drugs sold in the United States, which is reassuring, but I also believe the FDA hasn't been given the budget it needs to adequately carry out its responsibilities.
So I can't give you an absolute guarantee that generic atorvastatin will be equal to brand-name Lipitor. But I can tell you this: I take Lipitor, and I'll be switching to generic atorvastatin, so I will be following my own advice (something my wife has suggested that I should do more often).
— Anthony Komaroff, M.D.
Editor in Chief, Harvard Health Publishing


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Lucky old Holland Park. Him of high waisted trouserage and brutal honesty in the 'will you make it in the pop game stakes', Mr Simon Cowell, has invested in another property in the area.
The £40m des res in the making is apparently having an extensive underground extension built, which is what all the wealthies are doing these days, darlings. Whilst reports claim that it's all for swimming pools, spas and car parks we prefer to speculate that he's making a dungeon for his perky pet Paula Abdul and building a sound proofed karaoke room for his own private caterwauling when he gets home from a hard day's work filming one of his many, vapid music talent spotting shows.
Meanwhile, the aforementioned pet Paula has been on duty speaking out in support of Cowell's rampant hetereosexuality despite her previous quips about his wanting to wear her clothes. This and their constant love/hate telly relationship just makes this dodgy Photoshopped image all the more disturbing.
Image of waxy Cowell courtesy of xrrr's Flickrstream.


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As mentioned with the academic journal Psychological Reports, Dr. Cecilie Schou Andreassen has published results of a research project conducted at the University of Bergen in Norway that identified addiction levels in people that frequently use Facebook and other social media networks. Based off a study of 423 people completed last year, researchers discovered that young people were more likely to be addicted to Facebook and women were more likely to be addicted than men. In addition, people with social anxiety or insecurity were more likely to be addicted to the social network, mostly because it's easier to communicate online rather than in person.
The Bergen Facebook Addiction Scale identifies the warning signs of Facebook addiction within six statements and asks the respondent to assign a weighted response to each statement. Responses are numbered on a range of one to five and are labeled "Very rarely, Rarely, Sometimes, Often, and Very often."
If the respondent rates four out of the six questions as "Often" or "Very often," Dr. Andreassen concludes that the respondent is likely addicted to Facebook. The statements basically measure how preooupied the respondent is with Facebook and how Facebook use is impacting their personal and professional lives.
Specifically, the six statements are as follows:
- You spend a lot of time thinking about Facebook or plan use of Facebook.
- You feel an urge to use Facebook more and more.
- You use Facebook in order to forget about personal problems.
- You have tried to cut down on the use of Facebook without success.
- You become restless or troubled if you are prohibited from using Facebook.
- You use Facebook so much that it has had a negative impact on your job/studies.
Respondents that scored high on the scale also had issues with their sleeping habits, typically going to bed late and waking up late. The results of the study also indicated that organized, ambitious respondents were less likely to be addicted to Facebook, but more likely to use professional social networks for business and networking.
Editors' Recommendations
- Nearly 75 percent of U.S. users don't realize Facebook tracks their interests
- Addicted to Instagram? Its new 'activity dashboard' is here to help
- Facebook users unknowingly gave companies permission to see private messages
- You can now share saved Facebook posts with a Pinterest-like collection tool
- Invite your friends — Facebook Events can now be shared to Stories


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Ownerless IBM Connections Communities – Python Script for the rescue (and you can use it as Nagios Plugin as well)
We have a lot of ownerless IBM Connections Communities in our environment and I guess every Connections Admin faces this issue in his system.
I haven't created a python script for a while, so challenge accepted. My specific task was:
- Don't use JDBC for DB connections
- Create a python script which finds all ownerless Communities
- Use the same script as Nagios Plugin
- Integrate the script into our Nagios Monitoring


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I have so many things to be grateful for!!!
Also you can leave a comment on any post starting today through Thursday Oct 7 to be entered in a random drawing to win a free pass to the Christmas session of UStamp! Designers are working on an amazing collection of gifts, cards and decorations. You can read all about it HERE or click on the Jump On Your Jingle Blinkie on the side bar. Be sure to check back on Oct 8 to see if you are the winner!


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One easy way to train patients about proper self-exam is the Breast Self-Examination Trainer. The trainer is small and portable, with several types of cysts and fibroids represented. It allows for a range of different lumps to be identified, and can be easily cleaned for repeated use.
For proper testicular examination training, the Life/form Testicular Self-Examination Simulator is a fascinating and useful aid, great for educating patients about proper palpation technique. The simulator comes complete with baby powder, a tumor location educational card, and information on how to properly care for the simulator itself.
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Contact direct pentru produsele si sistemele Lindab din tara ta (limbaje locale)
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An air handling unit in a residential ventilation system produces up to 10 litres of condensation water per day. Therefore is it important that the condensation drainage is correctly mounted and that the air handling unit is at an angle towards the condensation flow side. From the water trap to the internal drain the installation should have an inclination of 1%.
If the air handling unit is installed in an unheated space, the condensation water drainage pipe should be insulated so that the condensation water does not freeze.
It is recommended that the water trap is mounted in a heated room to make sure that the water in the water trap does not freeze.
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Whole Brain Radiotherapy in Combination With Gefitinib (Iressa) or Temozolomide (Temodal) for Brain Metastases From Non-Small Lung Cancer (NSCLC) A Randomized Phase II Trial
- Compare the efficacy of whole-brain radiotherapy combined with either gefitinib or
temozolomide, in terms of overall survival, in patients with non-small cell lung cancer
and brain metastases.
- Compare the tolerability and toxicity of these regimens in these patients.
- Compare the time to neurological disease progression, time to extracranial disease
progression, and time to overall disease progression, in patients treated with these
- Compare adverse events in patients treated with these regimens.
- Compare cognitive function and quality of life of patients treated with these regimens.
OUTLINE: This is a randomized, open-label, parallel-group, multicenter study. Patients are
stratified according to extracranial disease (yes vs no), number of brain metastases (1-3 vs
≥ 4), prior chemotherapy (yes vs no), WHO performance status (0-1 vs 2), and participating
center. Patients are randomized to 1 of 2 treatment arms.
- Arm I: Patients undergo whole-brain radiotherapy (WBRT) once daily on days 1-5 and 8-12
and receive oral gefitinib once daily on days 1-28. Gefitinib treatment repeats every
28 days in the absence of disease progression or unacceptable toxicity.
- Arm II: Patients undergo WBRT as in arm I and receive oral temozolomide once daily on
days 1-21. Temozolomide treatment repeats every 28 days in the absence of disease
progression or unacceptable toxicity.
Quality of life is assessed at baseline and on day 1 of courses 2, 3, and 5.
After completion of study therapy, patients are followed every 3 months.
PROJECTED ACCRUAL: A total of 30-86 patients (15-43 per treatment arm) will be accrued for
this study within 3 years.
Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Overall survival
Gianfranco Pesce, MD
Study Chair
Istituto Oncologico della Svizzera Italiana - Ospedale San Giovanni
Switzerland: Swissmedic
May 2005
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Welcome to our very own series called Notebook Sisters Approved!
Because we're modest about our opinions like that. It's been so long since we did one, you've probably a) never heard of it, or b) forgotten what it's about. I will fix all of this. Trust me. You can snoop at our past posts here or even closely analyse our last one on Aristotle And Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (phew) here.
Up for analysation today is She Is Not Invisible by Marcus Sedgwick.
Oh, oh, REASONS. And I will tell all.
Firstly, though, I have to tell you a story. An amazing story. It involves this book.
Over breakfast my dad and I were talking about Superheroes, as you do, because I was wearing a Superman shirt and feeling like a traitor to Marvel. Dad started talking about a blind superhero. We discussed. Breakfast (sadly) finished. The End.
Later, I was picking a book to read from my enormous TBR. I decided on She Is Not Invisible which I'd completely forgotten why I borrowed (it was because it featured a blind girl and that's interesting) and because it needed to go back to the library.
She Is Not Invisible is about coincidences.
The book mentioned THE blind superhero my dad and I were talking about over breakfast.
I know, I know, you're thinking, "So what, Cait?"
But that was part of the book too! Coincidences rarely mean anything except to the person it happened to. Explaining it is hard. But still, the person just has to have this little freak-out session because it's unexplainably COOL. Coincidences are a mystery.
It's also possible this book has powers, right? Right?!
I am possibly Edna while you are Helen right now.
So that was obviously freaky and awesome and made my day.
She Is Not Invisible is seriously awesome for multiple reasons, but I'm going to zoom in on: Their Dad is a Crazy Writer.
I find it mildly hilarious when books talk about writers. It's like writerception…a writer writing about writing! (I'm easily amused.)
The narrator is Laureth (16yrs), who is blind, and she has a little brother named Benjamin, and their father is a writer. He used to write these funny books that everyone loved. Then he stopped. Mid-writers-crisis I would assume. He started writing serious books that everyone hated. Then he disappears and Laureth and Benjamin go to find him.
From London to America.
It's a crazy book and therefore awesome.
They have a notebook of their dad's, which is his plottings for this book about coincidences. There are heaps of journal entries which are interesting buuut…confusing. They dive into science and history and my brain spun until it splatted. BUT THAT'S OKAY. The writing part made up for it.
There are so many references to Laureth saying writers are crazy (irony) and even Benjamin saying he's not going to be a writer if they're as strange as his dad. The dad's journal entries are full of notes like "DON'T FORGET THIS" mixed with "PICK UP BENJAMIN FROM SCHOOL" and then "IMPORTANT PLOT POINT".
It asked if writers are obsessed about their work?
The answer is yes. Want to know how I know? (Of course you do.)
The dad's number in the book is 354 (for reasons you will find out when you read it). It plays a huge part in the book.
Do you know how many pages there are in She Is Not Invisible?
Why yes it happens to end on page 354.
How many times can I use that "coincidence, I think not?" gif? Because I could seriously use it again! This is mildly awesome, okay? I love this author.
There are a lot of reasons to read this book.
I didn't even mention:
– Michael, the weirdo American kid with a massive vocabulary, who plays a very small part but leaves a huge impact.
– The Benjamin Effect
– The amazingness talent it would take to write a book and not describe anything. (She is blind after all.)
– The courage of two children setting out to find their dad.
– The freakiness of ARE THEY GOING TO FIND HIM OR NOT?!
– The coincidences and the details that are wound in here.
– Cheese sandwiches.
Now off you pop to read it, while I sadly return my copy to the library.
And I'll leave you of this purposely posed picture that I was trying something new for my instagram account and you may admire my double-jointed thumb:
Cait has an intense longing to see Guardians of the Galaxy but due to cinemas being strange crowded places and money not growing on trees and MOCKINGJAY COMING OUT SOON, she won't be seeing it until it's on DVD. She would also like to see The Winter Soldier. Yes, she's behind on these matters. She just finished GOOD OMENS by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett and can't decide what to read next.


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Good morning! Running a little behind on my posts! It's time for a new challenge at Desert Islands Crafters Challenge. Our sponsor is StarStampz but I've actually used an image from Sami Stamps called Acorn Harvest. She's really a sweet image image to use for fall or Thanksgiving. Here's the Itinerary for this challenge:
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Ray Park
Ray Park
Park in June 2011
Raymond Park
23 August 1974
|Actor, martial artist, author
|Years active
Raymond "Ray" Park (born 23 August 1974) is a Scottish actor, author and martial artist. He is best known for playing Darth Maul in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace and Solo: A Star Wars Story,[1] Toad in X-Men, Snake-Eyes in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra[2][3] and G.I. Joe: Retaliation, and Edgar on Heroes.[4]
Early life[edit]
Ray Park was born in Glasgow, Scotland, at the age of seven, he moved with his family to London, England.[5]
Park was introduced to martial arts by his father, who was a fan of Bruce Lee, and began training in the traditional Chinese Northern Shaolin Kung Fu when he was seven years old, he added wushu to his hobbies by age 14. When he was 16, Park won Great Britain's Martial Arts National Championship for his class[citation needed] and then went to Malaysia to try to improve his skills. He went on to compete in martial arts tournaments around the world and won awards before turning his attention to acting in the late 1990s.[6][unreliable source?]
Park began working in films as a stunt double for the film Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, doing the stunts for both Robin Shou and James Remar. Park also did some cameos as monsters, including Baraka. All of these were non-speaking roles.[7]
In 1999, Park appeared in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, as the Sith Lord Darth Maul. While the character had few lines, Park's voice was dubbed over with that of actor Peter Serafinowicz. From his work on Star Wars, Park was cast in a cameo role in Fanboys as a Skywalker Ranch security guard who says, "Time for you to get mauled, boy," as he pulls out two nightsticks.
In addition to this acting work, he has also been Christopher Walken's fight stunt double for the film Sleepy Hollow. Park appeared in the scene where Walken's character, the Headless Horseman, murders the Killian family and Brom Bones, among others.[8]
Park had his first real speaking part in X-Men as Toad.
In December 2007, Park was confirmed for the role of Snake-Eyes in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and G.I. Joe: Retaliation involving a variation of the international G.I. Joe force who fought the minions of Cobra in the comics.
He worked with comic book creator-turned-filmmaker Kevin VanHook in the film Slayer, starring in the dual roles of acrobatic twin vampires, this film also saw him appearing again with Sleepy Hollow co-star Casper Van Dien.
ComiCon 2007 saw the premiere of the teaser trailer for Descendants, another comic book adaptation based on an independent comic by writer Joey Andrade.[9]
Park appeared as Edgar in the fourth season of the television series Heroes.[episode needed]
Park was also included in the motion capture team of the 2008 James Bond video game adaptation of Quantum of Solace.
In the comic book-styled film Hellbinders, he plays a soulless mercenary who, along with an elite assassin (Johnny Yong Bosch) and the last remaining member of the long dead Knights Templar, Esteban Cueto, must overcome their innate mistrust of each other and join forces to defeat Legion before it opens the gates of hell itself and overruns the entire world. Park narrated on 26 February 2010 the introduction of The FireBreather, a car from Classic Design Concepts in Detroit Autorama 2010, which appears in Park's supernatural thriller Jinn.[10]
In 2011, Park guest starred in the TV series Nikita as the London Guardian, Brendan, he reprised his role in Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018), as Darth Maul with Sam Witwer providing the voice.[11]
|Mortal Kombat: Annihilation
|Raptor #3/Tarkatan (Baraka) #2
|Also stunt double for Robin Shou and James Remar
|Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
|Darth Maul
|Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (shared with Liam Neeson and Ewan McGregor)
Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Villain
|Sleepy Hollow
|Headless Horseman (apart from Christopher Walken scenes)
|Toad / Mortimer Toynbee
|Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever
|A.J. Ross
|Potheads: The Movie
|Mr. D
|Acrobatic Vampire Twins
|What We Do Is Secret
|Brendan Mullen
|The Legend of Bruce Lee
|Chuck Norris
|THX Security Guard #2
|G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
|Season four, recurring role
|Max Lindermann
|Spartacus: Motion Comic
|The King of Fighters
|Rugal Bernstein
|London Guardian, Brendan
|Episode: "Into the Dark"
|Supah Ninjas
|Episode: "Kickbutt"
|G.I. Joe: Retaliation
|Mortal Kombat X: Generations
|Erron Black
|Mortal Kombat: Legacy
|Erron Black
|Accident Man
|Solo: A Star Wars Story
|Darth Maul
|Damien Maxwell
|Future Fighters
|Henry "Hank" Liddell
- ^ Wetmore, Jr., Kevin J. (10 August 2017). The Empire Triumphant: Race, Religion and Rebellion in the Star Wars Films. McFarland & Company. p. 127. ISBN 9781476611716.
- ^ "GI JOE – YO JOE, The Snake Has Returned". Kung Fu Magazine. Retrieved 22 February 2010.
- ^ "Interview: Ray Park on the Set of G.I. Joe". IESB. Retrieved 10 June 2010.
- ^ "Ray Park: Unmasked on HEROES". Kung Fu Magazine. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ^ "Biography". Official Ray Park Website. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ The Ray Park Picture Pages. Superior Pics. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ "Ray Park and Martial Arts: Part 1". Kung Fu Magazine. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ^ "Ray Park and Martial Arts: Part 2". Kung Fu Magazine. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ^ Butler, Blair (July 26, 2007). "g4tv.com-video17177: 'The Descendants'". G4TV.
- ^ "Ray Park to Breathe Fire in Jinn; Meet Him This Friday in Michigan". Dread Central.
- ^ Simpson, George (24 May 2018). "Solo 2: How two MAJOR Star Wars villains are set up for the inevitable sequel". Daily Express. Express Newspapers. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ray Park.
- Official website
- Ray Park on IMDb
- Ray Park at the TCM Movie Database
- Ray Park at AllMovie
- 1974 births
- Male actors from Glasgow
- Male actors from London
- British wushu practitioners
- Living people
- People from Govan
- English people of Scottish descent
- English male film actors
- English stunt performers
- 20th-century English male actors
- 21st-century English male actors
- Scottish male film actors
- Scottish stunt performers
- 20th-century British male actors
- 21st-century British male actors
- Masked actors


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Can we trust our mobile phones? German researchers found their electromagnetic fields stimulate the growth of tumors in mice; © panthermedia.net/ doctortee
Electromagnetic fields stimulate the growth of tumors in mice. This is the result of a new study by researchers from Jacobs University in Bremen, Germany, which was commissioned by the Federal Office for Radiation Protection.
The findings do not only confirm a previous pilot study undertaken by the Fraunhofer Institute ITEM in 2010, but expand on the knowledge in two important aspects.
In a study with mice, Alexander Lerchl, Professor of Biology at Jacobs University, and his team could verify that carcinogen-induced tumor rates were significantly higher when the animals were exposed to electromagnetic fields such as those emitted from mobile phones. "The effects on liver and lung tumors, as reported by ITEM in 2010, were fully confirmed," says Lerchl who conducted the investigation together with colleagues from Jacobs University and from the University of Wuppertal. "In addition we found a significantly elevated rate of lymphoma due to exposure," the scientist explains. Furthermore, some of the effects were seen at levels below the exposure limits for the general population.
Alexander Lerchl, however, does not interpret the new data as being a proof for cancer induction through the use of mobile phones. "Our results show that electromagnetic fields obviously enhance the growth of tumors. The assumption that they can cause cancer has not been proven so far," Lerchl emphasizes, who has published a large number of studies on the topic. Additional research is necessary to clarify the reasons for the latest results findings. "We can clearly demonstrate the effects. Now new studies must aim at explaining the underlying mechanisms", Lerchl concludes.
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Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s),
As a parent/guardian of a student at a school receiving funds under Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, you have the right to request the professional qualifications of the teachers who instruct your child and the paraprofessionals, if any, who assist them. You may request the following information about each of your child's classroom teachers and/or their paraprofessional assistants:
If you would like to receive any of this information, please contact Heather Bowman(email@example.com) at the District Office.
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Friday, September 27, 2013
Ariol #1 Review
Book talk: The days are shorter than recess and Ariol would like nothing better than to migrate South like a bird. But instead he has to leave his warm, comfy bed to go to school every morning. School's not all bad, there's his best friend Ramono who always comes up with cool games to play and pranks to pull. And Petula, who is the prettiest cow Ariol has ever seen. On the other hand there's also Mr. Ribera, the gym teacher who, in fact, has no sense of humor and Bizzbilla who won't leave him alone. If Ariol was Thunder Horse he'd show them all. He'd be the best in gym and always know what to say and no one would be able to tell him what to do. But he's not Thunder Horse, he's just a regular guy like you and me.
Rocks my socks: This comic is hilarious! It captures so many moments of childhood perfectly from when Ariol plays a game by himself while providing his own running sports commentary to his reluctance to leave his warm, cozy, bed in the morning. Any teacher will be able to recognize the truth and humor in the story where Mr. Blunt tries to come up with a clever story to teach his students prepositions. Ariol leaves class remembering the funny parts of the story without remembering anything about prepositions at all. There's plenty that made me recall my own childhood as well. Like Ariol, I used to stare out my mother's car window and pretend there were bad guys following us that we had to shake. In the midst of all the humor there's some real heart too. The story "As Dumb as a Donkey" deals with prejudice and stereotypes in a sweet way while maintaining the humorous tone of the collection. The drawings are simple, colorful, charming, and expressive. While they satirize childhood, the characters are still drawn with plenty of warmth and love. They made me laugh in recognition of myself and others because they really are just like you and me.
Rocks in my socks: zip
Every book its reader: This comic reminded me a lot of another French school comic, Le Petit Nicolas. I'd give it to anyone looking for a humorous comic set in a school. There is one instance of the word 'dumbass' but it is referring to donkeys and it's used in the context of the story about stereotypes so it's discussed and dealt with well. I'd say it's fine for second grade and up.
You can find an interview with the author here
Ariol has an official site with lots of goodies, but it's in French and it seems like you need to log in to access any of them.
There's a Ariol cartoon translated into English on YouTube:
Source: school library
Ariol: Just a Donkey Like You and Me by Emmanuel Guibert and Marc Boutavant: buy it or check it out today!
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Travel Tips
10 Ways to Cut More Than $100 from Your Hotel Budget
With so many hotel bookings being made online, check-out time should be a breeze. You negotiated the rate ahead of time, but hidden hotel fees and extra charges are surprises that no one enjoys. From boycotting the minibar to parking smart, here's what you need to know to save more than $100 during your next hotel stay.
1. Location, Location, Location
Be mindful of the area surrounding your hotel during booking. If you're saving $40 a night, but are on the outskirts of your central location, you might not be saving after all. Consider all the expenses associated with that location. Add transportation charges from cabs to trains to the price tag. Suddenly, that perfectly placed property might not seem so pricey after all.
2. Bargain like you mean it.
Give your hotel a call before checking in. Sometimes you can work a little magic over the phone, even if it's just for free parking. Deals that you tend to see online, such as snagging a third night free or complimentary breakfast, are often negotiable over the phone. Make sure you ask about corporate discounts and always carry business cards or company letterhead. You might be eligible for a reduction through your workplace. Don't forget to ask if they discount for AARP and AAA members, but make sure to ask for the lowest rate and THEN apply the discount.
3. Make Your Own Minibar
Buying your own snacks or alcohol will save you immensely. The same soda that you can purchase for $1.50 at any gas station or grocery store will run you $4-5 in the minibar. For the money you spend on a small bag of M&Ms, you could almost buy a 5lb bag. The problem with the minibar is that it feeds the impulsive. Most victims give in at odd hours of the night, or running out the door. For this reason, don't just buy your own snacks, but do it right away. Creating your own minibar on day one is a foolproof method.
4. Don't Pick up the Phone
This one isn't so much of an issue anymore, but unless it's to call within the hotel, leave the in room phone on the hook. Call from your cell phone, and if you're out of the country, take advantage of Skype or similar apps. It's hard to know what exactly you'll be charged for phone calls from their phone, and this way you'll avoid surprise charges at check out.
5. Beware of Breakfast
Many hotels only offer accommodation at a price that includes breakfast, but be careful if it's a choice. Adding a breakfast option can cost up to $25 a night, and you can almost always buy your on breakfast and coffee for less than that.
6. Plan ahead for Parking
Hotels charge on average between $25 and $75 a day for parking, and if you're in a populated area you can likely do better. Do your homework before you leave, there might be an underground option, or street parking right around the corner.
7. Do Your Drinking Elsewhere
Grabbing a drink at the hotel bar at the end of the day, can be relaxing and costly. Just walking outside the hotel doors, opens up a world of savings and often more generous happy hour deals. Most often a cocktail will be a fraction of the cost of the hotel bar.
8. Take those Toiletries!
Everyday, hotels budget for you to take or use all of the toiletries left in the room. So, if you like them, bring out your inner klepto and you can save yourself from buying extras for future travels with less amenities.
8. Forgot it? Ask for it.
What isn't offered in the room may still be available free of charge at the front desk. You'd be surprised at what your hotel will provide free of charge, but unadvertised. Asking can score you items you'd usually go out and buy like toothbrushes, international adapters and even beach bags,
9. Earn Some Points
A big-budget trip, like taking the whole family on spring break, may be a good time to sign up for a hotel credit card or loyalty program. The best choice is to enroll with a chain or umbrella brand that you know you'll stay at often, or with many property options. Like other retail programs, signing up can earn you special treatment and a good rate. At the very least you'll start earning towards your next stay.
For ways to avoid hidden hotel fees, check out these reports:
- Peter's CBS This Morning report, FTC Cracks down on Hidden Hotel Fees
- Peter's travel tip, increased 2012 hotel fees
- Our Holiday Travel How-To series video on 5 Steps to Affordable Accommodations
- Peter's Travel Detective Blog with his Vote for Travel Change & Thoughts on Resort Fees
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by Helen Gardner
With the probable exception of "The Cross," for which no precise date can be suggested, and which is more a verse-letter than a divine poem, the earliest of Donne's Divine Poems appears to be "La Corona." "La Corona" is a single poem, made up of seven linked sonnets, each of which celebrates not so much an event in the life of Christ as a mystery of faith. Those brought up in a different tradition might well wonder why Donne should devote one sonnet of his seven to the Finding in the Temple, and omit all reference to the events of the Ministry, except for a brief reference to miracles. The emphasis on the beginning and close of the life of Christ is characteristic of mediaeval art, whether we think of a series of windows like those at Fairford, or of the mediaeval dramatic cycles. It was dictated by the desire to present with simplicity the Christian scheme of man's redemption. The popular devotional equivalent of this emphasis upon the plan of salvation was the meditation on the Fifteen Mysteries of the Rosary, and reference to them explains at once why Donne would find it natural to pass directly from the Finding in the Temple to the events of Holy Week.1 Habits of prayer, like other early habits, can survive modifications of a man's intellectual position. It is doubtful whether Donne felt there was anything particularly Catholic in concentrating on the Mysteries of the Faith, or in addressing his second and third sonnets to the Blessed Virgin, or in apostrophizing St. Joseph in his fourth; but it is also doubtful whether anyone who had been brought up as a Protestant would have done so.
"La Corona" has been undervalued as a poem by comparison with the____________________
"The Religious Poetry of John Donne." From Part I of the General Introduction to The Divine Poems of John Donne, edited by Helen Gardner ( Oxford, 1952), pp. xxi-xxxvii. Reprinted by permission of The Clarendon Press. [Some footnotes have been omitted. Ed.]


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'Worst' tag should be a wake-up call
SAN ANTONIO — Children at Risk president and CEO Robert Sanborn offered a harsh assessment of San Antonio Independent School District in a visit to the Editorial Board recently.
It is the "worst" of the urban independent school districts in Texas, he said. The group had just released a report that had 72 percent of SAISD's school getting a D or F in its annual report card on Texas schools.
"Worst" is a bitter pill to swallow. But it is one that SAISD students can benefit from if district leaders take it as a wake-up call.
SAISD Superintendent Sylvester Perez disputes the assessment as "one think tank's methodology." He said the group's report doesn't adequately take into account improvements made and that other assessments, the state's for instance, are more favorable.
But Sanborn said such improvement accounts for 20 percent of the grade. He concedes that the Children at Risk sets a higher bar than the state but, even so, the state's "worst schools are also our worst and their best schools are also our best schools."
And even if improvement should be more than 20 percent of the grade, this evades a central point.
If a school goes from very bad to just bad, the improvement is quantifiable, certain and to be lauded. And still inadequate.
After all, if a student goes from F to D or C, that's improvement but still performance that is sub par to average. We can appreciate the growth — even praise the student for it — and still recognize that neither the student nor the society into which he or she will graduate, will be well served, if graduation occurs at all.
Such snapshots of the type Children at Risk provides are valuable on this score. And worth using as just one more accountability instrument, among others.
Perfect, no, but Children at Risk considers the poverty rates of the districts and notes that having a student body substantially on free or reduced lunch does not make SAISD all that much of an outlier in Texas.
And, yet, other high-poverty districts do far better than SAISD.
Perez counters that no two districts are alike, even given similar demographics. For instance, other "urban" districts in Texas have more suburban schools — generally more affluent — than does SAISD. It is more purely urban and poor, in other words.
We agree that poverty — and how poverty differs city to city and region to region — matters. However, it is not as if San Antonio became suddenly poor. Nor is SAISD a stranger to disappointing assessments.
Perez is almost one year into a two-year contract and can hardly be blamed that there has not been a miraculous turnaround. His three predecessors, however, served a total of roughly 17 years. And the school board picks the superintendents, reviews them and sets policy.
If there has been improvement, it just isn't enough and there is plenty of blame to go around — including for the state.
To his credit, Perez gets this. He said that even if there are no silver bullets, there are also no excuses. He clearly wants the district to improve and argues that the district needs some consistency in leadership to get that done.
Sanborn offers a credible formula, borne of seeing high performance even in high-poverty districts.
Students need to stay on task longer. This means preschool and after-school programs and perhaps year-round schools to make up for the education that might not be happening in households in which parents lack education and work much of the time. Strong principals and "teachers with missionary zeal" are key components. School cultures must be imbued with high expectations and leaders must "use the data" to craft meaningful education.
Yes, school funding must increase to achieve much of this. But neither districts nor the state should accept that poverty is a life sentence — or an obstacle that can't be surmounted. Poverty is with us; education — and a strong economy — are the best cures.
Game-changing reforms, programmatic and systemic, have to happen. And slow isn't an option.


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Monday, February 17, 2014
Blame the Chinese - Week 146 - Feb 10-17
Even the Conservatives don't think buying your way into Canada via an $800,000 loan is a good idea. But what about Real Estate values! Here's a story on how this program has already been suspended (as Garth Turner points out) for two years. But of course, it's going to have a now immediate impact on real estate? (hint...it might already be broken)
When everybody hates you, use your wife to win the next election. I'll tell you what, Steve. You let Laureen run in the next election in your place and you have my vote. Isn't it bad form to hijack another parties convention, though? Of course, a newspaper is up to no good if they publish secret documents that make a government/party look bad via their own actions.
I think this is beautiful. Parliament is supposed to be a negotiation, not a heavy-handed attempt to jam through legislation. The NDP has used one of the only tools in its arsenal - approval of committee travel - to fight back against the Conservatives elections bill. Well done. Of course, anything the Conservatives don't do is "anti-democratic".
This story outlines the gigantic, Con friendly loophole in election financing the Conservatives are trying to create. In essence, anybody that donated even 20 dollars to a campaign is allowed to be contacted "free of charge" during an election campaign. This is a large portion of what a campaign does (20-25%). I guess this will free up dollars for more attack ads?
Remember when Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway blamed the conductor for not setting the brakes and causing the Lac Megantic disaster? Turns out they had a prior 10 years worth of Transport Canada brake related violations.
Matt Taibbi does it again. Just crawl off into the woods and die because there's no point in trying anymore. Here he outlines how investment banks have bought up commodities firms and are using them to manipulate prices and drive up costs. Just way too complicated to explain. Go read.
Just to drive home the point of how bad Justin Trudeau is and how he wants to give all the kids pot...Hey! Federal anti-pot advertising money!
Of course...the budget. Jim Flaherty isn't actually going to introduce income splitting. And there's not much for anyone, except for a massive jump in seniors benefits. Most of the budget is just vague promises with little detail. Such as random cuts to "military procurement". The Conservatives love the military so much that the Snowbirds have to miss shows due to not enough training time.
Kevin Pages suggests the Conservatives efforts to "balance the budget" and cut spending have hampered Canada's economic growth, jobs, etc.
Canada's spy watchdog doesn't think CSEC has done anything wrong in collecting Canadians data and tracking them.
Quebec really is different, isn't it? The CEO of Canada's Bridge Corporation (a government entity) is accused of taking $1.5 Million in kickbacks from SNC Lavalin for a bridge repair contract. But don't worry. The swiss bank account that he opened and that all the money was deposited in was for his sister-in-law.
I wish I could blame Jason Kenney for this, but I can't. I guess I can blame his parents for raising dick children? Anyhow, people are suing Jason Kenney's brother over his nightmare treatment facility. He sounds like a real asshole.
Here, our good buddy Jason points to the fence and promises good jobs for Canadians.
Rex Murphy is an oilsands cheerleader.
What? Hunting Polar Bears is unregulated?
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Triple-Decker Decadence
A rich towering treat of fresh-baked chocolate cookies layered with creamy chocolate ganache satisfies any sweet tooth.
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Triple-Decker Decadence
- In a large bowl beat butter with an electric mixer on medium to high speed for 30 seconds. Add granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, salt, and pepper; beat until combined, scraping bowl occasionally. Beat in egg and vanilla until combined.
- In a small bowl whisk together flour and cocoa powder. Gradually beat or stir into egg mixture. Divide dough into two portions. Shape each portion of dough into a 1-1/2-inch-diameter log (about 8 inches long). Wrap each log in plastic wrap and chill about 1 hour or freeze about 30 minutes or until firm enough to slice.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Working with one roll at a time, unwrap chilled dough and cut into slices about 1/4 inch thick. Place slices 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake for 8 minutes or until edges are set. Cool on cookie sheet for 1 minute. Transfer cookies to a wire rack; cool.
- For each three-cookie stack, spread 1 teaspoon Chocolate Ganache evenly over the bottom side of one cookie. Top with a plain cookie, bottom side down. Spread with 1 teaspoon Chocolate Ganache. Top with another cookie, bottom side down. Pipe remaining Chocolate Ganache over tops of cookie stacks. Chill about 30 minutes or until set.
From the Test Kitchen
To Store:
Layer plain cookies between sheets of waxed paper in an airtight container; cover. Store at room temperature for up to 3 days or freeze for up to 3 months. Thaw cookies, if frozen, before stacking and serving. Or place stacks in an airtight container; cover. Store in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
Chocolate Ganache
- In a small microwave-safe bowl combine chocolate and whipping cream. Microwave on 100 percent power (high) for 1 minute. Stir until mixture is melted and smooth. Let stand about 30 minutes or until mixture thickens enough to spread. Makes about 1 cup.
Nutrition Facts (Triple-Decker Decadence)
- Per serving:
- 252 kcal ,
- 14 g fat
- (9 g sat. fat ,
- 1 g polyunsaturated fat ,
- 4 g monounsaturated fat ),
- 39 mg chol. ,
- 133 mg sodium ,
- 32 g carb. ,
- 2 g fiber ,
- 19 g sugar ,
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King's Kush (I)07/14/2014 – 4:20
Type: Indica
Rating: 8/10
Price: $50/8
Duration: 2 hours – 3 hours
Condition: Fresh, tight
Method: Bong
King's Kush is an excellent indica strain. It provides many kinds of relief. Magnifying the buds show an abundance of red hairs and trichomes. The buds are tight. Some might prefer to use a grinder for joints or blunts, or even a bowl. King's Kush has a slight citrus fragrance when buds are broken up with fingers.
The elation along with the sedation is felt immediately. It provides relief for muscle spasms and pain with an extended duration. Headaches and pain dissipate.
Work can be accomplished depending on your tolerance. But for others, it could be a well deserved after work hit, then possibly, couchlocked.
Overall, King's Kush is a good indica strain that relieves discomfort and some symtptoms in combination with a good elation that lasts for a few hours.


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At an enchanting seafront location "Apanemia" located in South Rethymno of Creta in the beach Triopetra, offers traditional Cretan cuisine and rent rooms.
"Apanemia" started in 1996 as a family business and still working with this style with Stelios and Georgia.
The combination of a sandy beach that isn't crowded, attentively traditional food and appealing rooms considers being a good choice for relaxing vacations.
So if you are intrested for a relaxing place to recharge your batteries in a reasonable price u are in the correct site. Stelios and Georgia will be happy to make ur stay as good as it can be.
A small traditional village in the south Rethymno under the mountain of Siderwtas
In the are of Akoumia village there are many sights u have to visit to understand our historical value
Stelios and Georgia Wedding
For photos of the wedding click here
Apanemia rests until May 2014
Apanemia wish everyone has happy christmas time.
Happy new year to everybody. New photos have uploaded.


text: We didn't start with that. We were both introduced to each other by one of my best friends, who's his blockmate in college then. And I still can remember the first conversation we had but don't give me the look as if I knew already that something's different with him. It just made sense now that "ahh ok, this is what he's been babbling about that time in the Library." I'm not quite sure why it's just the two of us in that table, obviously we were sitting, beside each other. He started talking about what he just read, like as if it was from his own words because I was caught off guard by his bluntness. Kaya eto na nga... he specifically told me about the sex drive of opposite sexes. Yes, he's a no filter kind of talker. ON. OUR. FIRST. CONVERSATION. MY. GOSH. I WAS JUST SEVENTEEN. Good thing about me is that I'm the open minded type of a person. I just let him finish say his piece. He started talking with an air of Kuya Kim in his introduction because he said it like this, "DO YOU KNOW that men and women have this big differences in engaging to sex? Like men would explore their sexual drive in their teenage years, it's about this time actually." And I was like 😱😱😱. What is this boy saying, we were like strangers just a couple of minutes before we were having this strange topic. I clearly haven't thought of me being a subject of a bet or a consequence but I don't mind since I can't seem to erase now the next words he dropped. He added, "But for women, they find sex engaging in their late 20's. It's different, I know that's why women in those age would look for a man who has the experience. They will most probably find someone with experience." And I was like 😳😳😳 on that note. I was flustered and just said in a confused tone, "ahhhh~~~". I wasn't able to rebut but I decided to leave the library earlier than expected because aside from I find him weird he is just freaking the weirdest!!!


text: With 11 of the country's most promising young dancers selected from more than 1,000 national title holders, this season of Abby's Ultimate Dance Competition is back and bigger and better than ever. The performers are all vying for a $100,000 cash prize and a scholarship to the Young Dancers Program at the Joffrey Ballet School in New York. This week's theme is "Fame," as they gear up for their first performance in front of judges Abby Lee Miller, Broadway star Rachelle Rak and celebrity choreographer Richard "Richy" Jackson. Alliances begin to form and the dance floor heats up as the youngest contestant rubs one of the moms the wrong way.


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Sizdeh Bedar takes place on the 13th day of the Iranian New Year and marks the end of the Norouz holiday.
It is customary for Iranian to celebrate such day by spending the day outdoors picnicking.
The time spent outdoors with friends and family is filled with joviality and happiness.


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|Lighting using too much cpu
Space cpp
Member #16,322
May 2016
Hello, I just made a small program to learn how to do a lighting system. The logic works well, but the cpu usage seems to be too high for a simple program.
Here's the drawing routine:
1void draw() 2{ 3 4 if (darkness_level > 0) 5 { 6 7 al_set_target_bitmap(darkness_bitmap); 8 al_clear_to_color( al_map_rgba_f(0,0,0,darkness_level) ); 9 al_set_blender(ALLEGRO_DEST_MINUS_SRC, ALLEGRO_ONE, ALLEGRO_ONE); 10 11 if (lights_on) 12 { 13 14 al_draw_bitmap(light_circle, mouse_x - 50, mouse_y - 50, 0); 15 16 if (background_lights) 17 { 18 19 for (int y = 0; y < 8; y++) 20 for (int x = 0; x < 10; x++) 21 al_draw_bitmap(light_circle, x * 100, y * 100, 0); 22 23 } 24 25 } 26 27 al_set_target_backbuffer(display); 28 29 } 30 31 al_set_blender(ALLEGRO_ADD, ALLEGRO_ONE, ALLEGRO_INVERSE_ALPHA); 32 al_draw_bitmap(background, 0, 0, 0); 33 34 if (darkness_level > 0) 35 al_draw_bitmap(darkness_bitmap, 0, 0, 0); 36 37}
When the lights are turned off, the cpu usage is very low, bellow 10%; When I turn lights on it goes around 25%; If I move the mouse (which controls the coordinates of the first light) it goes around 50%. Plus, it doesn't matter if the 80 background lights are on or not, the cpu usage doesn't appear to change at all.
What I can do?
Member #11,410
October 2009
1) It's probably the cpu that's sitting there waiting for the gpu, not the cpu actually working hard.
It seems to me that you are busting your graphics card's fill rate (try at 640x480, see if performance increases)
It looks like background is sizeof(screen) which means you are sort of doing triple buffering. This allows for neat effects, but graphics cards really do not like rendering big textures like that.
Instead, since you are just blending the same content repeatedly, have your 'background' be sizeof(light_circle), draw at 0,0 then draw 'background' where you need it to the back buffer, and draw empty rectangles with color (0,0,0,darkness) to fill the gaps.
Actually I don't think you need to clear and redraw the 'background' target every time, nothing is changing on it from frame to frame. Only need to redraw it when darkness changes.
That might not work, I'm still not 100% sure the effect you're going for. Ty also to see if shaders could help. But the main thing is you need to avoid rendering a bitmap sizeof(screen) that's very expensive; especially where non power of 2 textures are not well supported.
Agui GUI API -> https://github.com/jmasterx/Agui
Space cpp
Member #16,322
May 2016
Just found the problem: it was the darkness_bitmap lacking the ALLEGRO_NO_PRESERVE_TEXTURE flag, exactly like in this topic https://www.allegro.cc/forums/thread/616223
By the way, the background bitmap was just for testing purposes, I am going to implement this system in the actual game now.
Thanks for the attention.


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One city's hometown favorite is another city's carpet-bagging chain. And so it goes with BoomBozz Pizza and Taphouse (2430 E. 146th St., Carmel, 843-2666), the Louisville staple that recently took its first steps into franchising with a branch in the former site of BD's Mongolian Grill at Cool Creek Commons.
Does such an eatery deserve less attention than a wholly local newcomer? That's for purists to decide. For me, it comes down to what's on the metal disc that arrives at our table.
But first, some appetizers—because one of the benefits of BoomBozz is its slate of $5 Social Hour Bites, available between 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. and from 9 p.m. to closing Monday-Friday.
We should have passed on the Famous Asiago Cheese Stix (normally $6.99) since it's really just a funkily-sliced, gussied up pizza crust: good, but redundant if you are trying the pies (and why wouldn't you?). The Spinach & Artichoke Dip ($7.49) was both creamy and sturdy, served on warm, crispy bread. Cheese Fritters ($6.99) were softer and less stringy than most mozzarella sticks and the pepperjack in the mix gave the lightly fried balls a nice kick. A BoomBozz No. 1 salad ($8.99—not part of the Social Hour deal) piled sun-dried cranberries, goat cheese and candied walnuts on field greens and romaine lettuce.
Classic pizzas are available, but we raided the Famous Creations side of the menu ($7.99/$14.99/$17.99), starting with the Pollotate, which Food Network magazine picked as the top pie in Kentucky. (For the record, the pick for Indiana came from The Rolling Stonebaker truck in Beverly Shores.)
A slice of the Pollotate is a meal in itself, with chicken chunks, thinly sliced discs of roasted potatoes, red onion and a blend of asiago and mozzarella cheeses set atop a crunchy-but-airy crust brushed with rosemary-garlic olive oil. I haven't tasted enough Kentucky pizza to say it's the best in the state. But it was the best at our table.
BoomBozz allows for even its gourmet pies to be split in half, so we turned over the remaining hemisphere to the Fire Roasted Fajita, which didn't taste dramatically different despite bell peppers in place of the potatoes. A side of garlic sour cream is offered as an accent.
Our second split pie was devoted to vegetarian options. The D'Sienna featured fresh spinach with a tomato cream sauce, while the Pesto Roma delivered satisfaction in the form of a mix of Romano, feta, asiago and mozzarella.
Despite the lack of room in our stomachs, a friendly waitress and her trainee sold us on the pleasures of BoomBozz's signature—and only—dessert, One Hot Cookie ($4.99). It's a fresh-baked, biggie-sized chocolate chip cookie served with vanilla bean ice cream. It did not survive.•
–Lou Harry
Third in a month-long series of reviews of Italian-themed restaurants.


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The truth about retail is that the hours suck. When you work at a store that is open seven days a week, your "weekends" are never traditional. Ask anyone that works retail and they will agree with you. It's not a secret, it's just a fact.
Last Tuesday was my Saturday. Minus the sleeping in part because I had to take my kids to school. Minus the slow morning where we lazed in our pajamas. Minus the part about spending the day with the kids. Still I made it my Saturday. I refused a shower. I wore clothes from yesterday that were miss matched, and then proceeded to sit in the recliner and talk to my bestie. Then when that was done, I watched Homeland on my DVR which was amazing. Also did I mention that both kids were in school? So again, it was my Sunday, but the kind of Sunday where the kids do their own thing.
Mackenzie took a three hour nap after preschool and I filled that time by laying on the couch flipping between Grays Anatomy (duh) and Twelve Years a Slave. Twelve Years a Slave was a little heavy, but it was still pretty amaing. I started the laundry, decided that grilled cheese was a good dinner anywhere, and took a sleepy Mac to pick up Caitlin. With dirty hair and cutoff shorts.
I just couldn't do it on Tuesday. I was tired, or more to the point, I was exhausted. I tried really hard to be productive, but why? Other people laze and lounge on their weekends. Why having my Saturday, actually be a Tuesday make any difference? Because it's still Tuesday and you still have to an adult and do adult things like pick up and drop off and feed your family. You can't just give up and lay in bed all day, which if I'm honest I tried. But days of during the week are just an entirely different animal.
By the end of the day, Tuesday felt just like any old regular Tuesday. The kids had to be fed. There was homework to do. We all needed baths (including me, because well, um). We all had to get to bed at a decent time, since mom had to be at work at six. Yes. Six in the morning. But that is just a special schedule because all our Christmas stuff came in last week. Yes, Christmas stuff.
Retail ain't for sissies, let me tell you. But I knew that when I signed up. I wasn't shocked to learn that I'd work most Saturdays and Sundays. But I won't lie to you, it's hard leaving your family on those days. But when I do get a cherished Saturday or Sunday off, it really pays off. We may not do something "fun" by definition, but we are changing the definition of fun. Fun is now going to the grocery store all together, getting lunch somewhere we wouldn't normally go, or even getting hair cuts. I've learned to really be in those moments on the weekends when I have them. And when I don't, I've learned to relax on the Tuesdays and Thursdays. Usually my mid week days off are jammed packed, but every once in awhile I'll get a day where I can relax and pretend that it's a Saturday.
Like today. It's Monday and I'm off with no where to go at the moment. Still I got up at six and got the kids out of the house by eight. Then we went to dance and Costco. Now I'm home and writing, and soon I'll have another kid to pick up. Not a load of laundry done. Dishes are still in the sink, and who knows what we we will have for dinner. And of course I rolled out of bed to do all of this. My hair is crazy and I've got bags under my eyes. Maybe I'll shower before it's time to get Caitlin. Maybe I won't. All I know is that doing the minimum right now feels good. In fact it feels like a Saturday. Almost.


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Job-related credit checks: Good for the gander? Depends on who the goose is
March 15th, 2010 | Lucas Otto
Here is a scenario that has played out all over the country:
You have exhausted your savings, cashed out your 401(k), your bills have not been getting paid, your mortgage is past due, and this all stems from losing your job in one of the worst economic climates since the Great Depression. Alas, you finally secure a job interview and, in fact, they are about to offer you a job. However, that employer just ran a credit check on you, and so back to the unemployment trenches you go.
Does that sound familiar? It should, as it is a problem facing applicants and employers across the country. There is certainly nothing completely new about an employer running job-related credit checks on employees—it has been going on for years. What is new is the large number of unemployed (national rate is 9.7%), and the growing list of individuals that are up to their ears in debt due to loss of employment. Businesses continue to hire at a slow pace, and so the unemployed continue to dig deeper into debt, and when they actually get an interview, they are faced with their potential employer showing them the door because the debt they incurred from losing their old job is now preventing them from getting a new job.
This is a vicious cycle, indeed. In a research report conducted by the Society for Human Resource Management in January of 2010 on conducting credit background checks, 433 randomly selected HR professionals from SHRM's membership were polled and some of the questions and results were as follows:
- Does your organization, or an agency hired by your organization, conduct credit background checks for any job candidates by reviewing the candidates' consumer reports? 13% for All Job Applicants; 47% for Selected Job Applicants.
- If a credit background check revealed information that presented the job candidate's financial situation negatively, what types of information are MOST likely to affect your decision to NOT extend a job offer? Current outstanding judgments, 64%; Accounts in debt, 49%.
- What is the primary reason that your organization conducts credit background checks on job candidates? To reduce/prevent theft, 54%; To reduce legal liability for negligent hiring, 27%.
When taken as a whole, these are pretty stark numbers, especially when 60 percent perform some type of credit background check on its applicants. Some states have attempted to curb this practice. The Oregon House, for example, passed SB 1045, the Job Applicant Fairness Act, which will restrict job-related credit checks and is designed to make it easier for applicants to get back to work. According to Representative Tina Kotek (D-N/NE Portland), "Oregonians are out of work, and some have fallen behind on mortgage or car payments. This makes finding employment even more important," said the bill's chief sponsor in the House. "It simply makes no sense to essentially punish a job seeker for not having a job."
Many states, as well as Congress, in fact, are looking into stopping this process. Yet, for some, mainly businesses, the question is "Why?" Is it wrong for employers to not want to hire an individual who has outstanding judgments, or because the employer feels that someone in heavy debt may potentially be more apt to engage in theft? In all factuality, businesses are in the business of making money, first and foremost. Potential threats from theft/embezzlement, as well as any legal liability from negligent hires, will certainly put a dent in any businesses' bottom line, right? And no one would begrudge a business for not wanting to actually make, not lose, money.
So which side is right? It depends on which side of the fence you are on. And it is not just employers verses employees. Many employees working at these businesses have a stake in making sure that their company makes money, too, so they may also favor keeping these credit checks alive. The simple truth is, however, that those out of work need work, and legislation like that passed by Oregon is an attempt at making it easier for these individuals to climb out of debt. Employers, however, certainly have a right to worry that an attempt to help these unemployed individuals by banning credit checks won't present troubling consequences for their business in the future.


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For Flashback Friday, I thought I'd share one of the first posts I wrote when I first started this blog. I think it got a measly two likes. It's pretty much terrible, but it's so incredibly accurate when it comes to my best friend, Cupcake and I.
The back story behind this little exchange is that I was attempting to diet, and I was in the I'm-so-starving-I'd-lick-the-remnants-from-a-chocolate-wrapper-found-in-the-garbage-yeah-I'm-serious-so-fuck-you-and-your-judgy-eyes stage.
I'd asked my teacher friend and classroom neighbor to help me resist the myriad treat situations that occur constantly at our school (really, any school, anywhere).
She was also "dieting".
Two weakling, enablers trying to help each other diet.
It was comical.
Also, she had no idea the extent of my gluttony, or that I could sniff out a cupcake from three miles away.
Without further ado: The Cupcake Incident
Sitting at desk. The whiff of cupcake starts wafting in from room next door.
Phone call is urgent, sweaty palms.
Child: "This is Ms. S's room. How may I help you?"
Me: "Well, aren't you just the most professional-sounding 3rd grader I've ever heard. May I speak with Ms. S?"
No response. Phone is dropped on table.
Ms. S: "This is Ms. S…"
Me: (whisper voice, barely audible) "Cupcake? I smell."
Ms. Silver: "Uh, this is Ms. S. Hello?"
Me: (slightly more audible) "Birthday cupcake? Cupcake?"
Ms. S: "I don't know who this is. I don't have cupcakes. You are mistaken. Good day."
Me: (yelling voice) "You know who this is, and I want CUPCAKE!"
Running for the door just as a darling child delivers very roughed-up cupcake.
Cupcake nonetheless.
Drool is now escaping.
Ms. S appears at door, tries to intercept, unsuccessfully.
Cupcake frosting already entering mouth.
Ms. S (the bitch) tries to swat frosting out of mouth.
Instead of cupcake, the smell of revenge is now pungent.
Ms. S is more elderly, thus, escape successful.
Entire cupcake is lodged in mouth.
Exchange ends with both Ms. S and culprit crouching over frosting remnants on tray, greedily licking fingers. Animals.
*It is necessary to note that no child was injured in cupcake incident. Nor were children present during bloody exchange. They were outside getting exercise, like civilized human beings.
The Cupcake Incident: Flasback Friday
For Flashback Friday, I thought I'd share one of the first posts I wrote when I first started this blog. I think it got a measly two likes. It's pretty much terrible, but it's so incredibly accurate when it comes to my best friend, Cupcake and I.


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Bakeries and Coffee Shops
Buffalonians love their coffee and baked goods; cozy cafes and locally owned bakeries are in nearly every neighborhood and village to satisfy the region's caffeine craving and sweet tooth. The West Side has Five Points Bakery and Sweet_Ness 7 Cafe, while residents in North Buffalo gravitate to Spot Coffee and Romeo and Juliet's. East Aurora features Taste and Elm Street Bakery, while Caffe Aroma is an Elmwood Village mainstay. Browse the listings below for more!
Buffalo, without a doubt, I think, is one of the great eating cities.
– Michael Stern, The New York Times


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Here are some snapshots of our Wednesday!
Captain Vinny!
Hidey Buddyface...
Jelly Vampirate (That is what he calls himself. For reals.)
Lunch (And I'm going to post a recipe for it this weekend, as it was magical :)!
Flo's Clam Shack (Middletown, RI) is still not open for the season!!
Bitty Wormy...
"The Pirates" screening. It was amazing, AND we were the only people in the theater. Which was great because we made a racket and weasled in some super crunchy snacks... (The movie was fantastic and everyone should see it. In 3D. You will not regret it.)


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is a photo taking friend of mine named Patrick Self. He's a bit of a legend.
Patrick is an intriguing, philosophical character with a side of incredible photographer. For example,
And something you may not know, he's also a fantastic dancer.
These are just some of my absolute favourites, please see for yourself at his website and/or blog .
Lately, Patrick has had the privilege of shooting some pretty decent bands such as "The Bedroom Philosopher", "Boy and Bear" and "The Boat People" to name a few. Or should I say, they had the privilege of being shot by him. He also has an exhibition coming up in November, which I believe will feature some of these music-related photographs (such as the last one above).
And of course, I have to include one that he's taken of me! This was taken mid Bob Marley sing along at a gathering last summer. What a lovely period of time to remember.


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Distributing the Donations - INFO
This subject has been coming up a few times since June 11.
People in Tohoku are asking where the dollars are hiding.
They need money to pay for this and that, since most do not have an income since March 11.
But very little money has found its way to the hands of the needy.
Japanese Red Cross Society
Earthquake Donation
source : www.jrc.or.jp
These funds will be distributed directly among the affected population. For more information on how your donations will be contributed, please click here.
As of 9 June 2011,
we have received JPY 225 billion (USD 2.8 billion), and disbursed JPY 82 billion (USD 1 billion) in response to the requests from disaster-affected prefectures.
source : Donations directly to Japanese Red Cross
Tuesday June 14, 2011
quote from the Japan Times
Donations slow in finding way to victims
Of the more than ¥251.4 billion collected for survivors of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami, only about 15 percent had been distributed by the beginning of this month, largely due to the scale of the disaster and the lack of local manpower to distribute the funds.
Donations are managed by a government committee established in early April, and allocated to the victims of the disaster starting with prefectural governments and following with cities, towns and villages.
But the scale of the twin disasters wiped out many local governments, rendering them incapable of distributing all the money on their own.
Of the ¥251.4 billion collected, mostly through the Japanese Red Cross, the committee had sent ¥84.1 billion to 15 prefectures as of June 10. However, the actual amount that the prefectures and cities, towns and villages distributed further down the chain was about ¥37 billion — roughly 15 percent of the total.
"There are lots of problems with getting the money into the hands of people, due to reasons such as the fact that there is often no way to deposit the funds in somebody's account because their bank was wiped out.,"
said Sayaka Matsumoto, a Japanese Red Cross spokeswoman. "The scale of the disaster means the time needed to confirm a person's house was fully or partially destroyed, and a lack of manpower on the part of the Japanese Red Cross are the reasons we're lagging in distributing the money,"
At the first meeting, the committee decided that relatives of those killed or missing, or those who lived within a 30-km radius of the leaking Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, would receive ¥350,000 per household. Those whose homes were partially damaged would receive ¥180,000.
The casualty toll as of June 1 put the confirmed death toll at 15,300, with another 8,300 missing. The number of people who lost their homes came to about 100,000.
Of the ¥84.1 billion released by the national committee, Fukushima Prefecture had received ¥35 billion, Miyagi ¥34.4 billion and Iwate ¥10.4 billion as of Friday, with the remainder distributed to a dozen other prefectures from Hokkaido to Kanagawa.
The national committee consists of about two dozen representatives from academia, welfare organizations, the Japanese Red Cross and NHK, as well as representatives from 15 prefectures affected by the quake and tsunami.
At the second meeting earlier this month, the committee agreed to a further disbursement of funds. While no specific amount per household was written into the formal decision, it's expected the committee will continue to distribute the money under the system that was established in April.
The Japanese Red Cross has a system for distributing the funds that looks straightforward on paper but is fraught with potential problems.
Donations received from individuals and corporations in and out of Japan that are sent directly to the Japanese Red Cross are managed by the national committee, which sets guidelines based largely on the advice it receives from 15 prefectural representatives.
Once the guidelines are decided, the prefectural representatives convey the committee's decisions to their prefectural governments, which then receive their allotted share of the donations promised by the committee. The prefectures, in turn, decide which of their cities, towns and villages are in greatest need of the money, and it is the local governments that actually hand over the cash to the survivors.
But in the past, there have been problems between victims, local governments and the Japanese Red Cross over a lack of transparency regarding the disbursement system.
A few years after the 1995 Great Hanshin Earthquake, Hyogo Prefecture and Kobe were found to have been keeping in reserve billions of yen in donations for long-term disaster-relief projects, rather than distributing the money sent for victims' immediate needs.
More of the money, but not all the funds, was distributed after groups of victims demanded the funds be turned directly over to the thousands who were still living in temporary shelters.
Then there are donations made by those overseas to their national Red Cross or Red Crescent organizations, which appealed for donations to help Japan. But unlike the funds it receives directly, donations gathered by overseas Red Cross organizations and handed over to the Japanese Red Cross are not distributed in cash.
Funds received in this manner are actually used to purchase six specific household electronic goods, as needed, for those made homeless and living in either temporary shelters or public housing — a washing machine, an air conditioner/heater, a TV, a rice cooker, a microwave oven and an electric pot for coffee or tea.
But while the Japanese Red Cross website clearly spells out in Japanese how funds received from overseas Red Cross and Red Crescent societies are used, and while the English-language section of the site offers a general explanation of how direct donations to their organization are distributed, potential donors from overseas who click onto their own country's website may find less transparency.
For example, as of last Thursday, the "Donate Funds" section of the American Red Cross website read, "Your gift to the American Red Cross will support our disaster relief efforts to help those affected by the earthquake in Japan and tsunami throughout the Pacific."
There is no mention of what, exactly, the money is being used to purchase.
Kazuaki Omura, a 64-year-old Hyogo Prefecture resident involved in local efforts to get the Japanese Red Cross to disburse funds donated for Kobe quake victims, pointed out that transparency in the decision-making and distribution process is critical.
"While there are good reasons why distributing the money has been delayed, it's critical that the distribution process on the part of the Red Cross and the local governments be not only speedy, but also transparent," said Omura.
"Otherwise, Tohoku people may find they, like the Kobe quake victims, aren't receiving donations not because of logistics reasons but because of an opaque decision-making process and a lack of accountability," he said.
source : Japan Times . ERIC JOHNSTON
Monday, July 11, 2011
Only 23% of donations reach quake victims
Less than one-quarter of some 3.7 billion dollars in donations collected in Japan after the March 11th quake and tsunami has reached the hands of survivors, 4 months after the disaster.
The welfare ministry says that as of last Friday, disaster relief funds sent to the Japan Red Cross Society and the Central Community Chest of Japan from across the country totaled nearly 3.7 billion dollars.
But only about 836 million, or 23 percent, of the total has been distributed.
In the first round of payments, survivors are entitled to receive around 4,400 dollars per family member that died or is missing in the disaster. Nearly 68 percent of more than 1.1 billion dollars disbursed to 15 prefectures has reached its intended recipients.
An additional 1.8 billion dollars have been sent to quake-hit regions for the second round of payments, in which individual municipalities determine their own distribution criteria. But only 3.6 percent of that money has reached survivors' pockets.
The ministry says many affected municipalities are short of manpower and couldn't come up with distribution plans until late June, and that this has caused the slow disbursement.
Citing a lack of staff in the coastal regions affected by the disaster, the ministry is calling on municipalities across Japan to dispatch officials to these areas.
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
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