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Justice Department probe threatens First Amendment
Stop the presses -- or so that seems to be the ultimate goal of Justice Department efforts to seize the records of professional journalists.
First, we discovered that the Justice Department had obtained two months' worth of phone records from Associated Press journalists as part of a leak probe. Now, The Washington Post reports that the Nation's primary law enforcement agency has been tracking a Fox News reporter's coming and goings from the State Department and has obtained a search warrant for the reporter's personal emails.
To make matters worse, the FBI is reportedly making the unprecedented claim that the Fox journalist -- James Rosen -- broke the law by doing his job; namely, gathering information. No reporter has ever been prosecuted for soliciting information. It may be a coincidence, but Rosen has also been questioning the administration's handling of the attack on the US consulate in Benghazi, Libya.
The administration's moves against political reporters strike at the core of the First Amendment's guarantee of a free press. The framers of the Bill of Rights put the rights of speech and press together with the rights "peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances." A citizen's right to investigate, and even to criticize, the government is "the heart of what the First Amendment was meant to protect," according to Justice Antonin Scalia.
The Obama administration claims that it is not censoring anyone, but is simply investigating potential security breaches -- as though that absolves federal prosecutors from First Amendment concerns. The Founders realized that there was more than one way to chill free speech. For them, the memory of the hated Stamp Act was still fresh. That 1765 law imposed a heavy tax on the sales and advertising revenue of colonial newspapers. The point of the law was to drive out of business the low-rent newspapers that tended toward sensational, rabble-rousing stories. Technically, the Stamp Act did not ban any newspaper but Americans understood it to be a gross violation of press freedom, and it became one of those British outrages that precipitated the independence movement.
When President John Adams signed the 1798 Sedition Act -- which empowered federal prosecutors to go after anti-government publications -- James Madison observed that the law violates the First Amendment, which requires not only that the press be free from "prior restraint," but also "subsequent penalty of laws." In other words, a reporter who is trying to uncover facts about government affairs -- sensitive though they may be -- should not find himself at the receiving end of a federal witch hunt.
According to The Washington Post, President Obama believes that press freedoms must be "balanced" against national security concerns. On the surface, this sounds reasonable, but in practice, Obama's approach to the media looks more and more like his "balanced" approach to deficit reduction, which calls for $6 in tax hikes for every $1 in spending cuts. In fact, the Obama administration has prosecuted twice as many alleged "leakers" than all previous administrations combined.
The First Amendment says that the freedom of the press shall not be "abridged," which means to limit or truncate something -- like the abridged version of a book. The amendment's framers could easily have told Congress not to "eliminate" or "destroy" free speech; but instead they barred any diminution of free speech. For the sake of the Constitution and the free press, it is time for the administration to live up to the letter of the First Amendment.


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4wd car hire Mombasa Airport/ 4x4 car rental Mombasa (MBA), chauffeur driven safari jeeps, unlimited one way rental on self drive. Rent a car Mombasa city with a driver. Baby/ toddler seats are available on request. Cheap/ budget/ discount 4x4 car hire offers for Toyota land cruisers, Safari Land cruiser, Toyota Prado, Safari Car Hire Mombasa, Toyota Allion, Toyota Rav4, Car Hire Mombasa Nairobi Airport/ Malindi
Our selection of 4x4 cars for hire in Mombasa / hire cars Mombasa Airport is wide with vehicles with the latest of SUVs (Sport Utility Vehicles) also called Off-road Vehicles like Toyota Rav4, Pajero i/o, Honda CRV , Suzuki Grand Vitara, Toyota Prado, Mitsubishi Pajero, Hilux double cabin pick ups and full size 4x4 Safari Land cruisers, Land rovers and Safari minivans vans. Our rental locations (Locations des voitures) in Mombasa include-Mombasa City Centre Office, Moi International Airport (Coded MBA)
Below are our Mombasa rent a car prices/ rates in USD on unlimited mileage basis. The car hire rates are validthroughout the year. To rent a car in Mombasa Kenya just email us via: firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com
Cars and description
The Toyota
Prado- 4x4wd (Four wheel drive) SUV with Air conditioning, power
mirrors and windows
The Toyota Rav4
Economy 4x4 (Four wheel drive) cars with Air Condition, Stereo tape/CD player, Manual or automatic transmission, 2/4/5 door, ABS, Air bags, power windows and power mirrors. Passengers 2/4 passengers Luggage space. Included in this category are Toyota Rav 4, Suzuki GVitara, Honda CRV, Mitsubishi Pajero, Pajero i/O. Nissan X Trail, Engine Capacity 1.6-2.0cc || Insurance- Car comes with either comprehensive insurance- inclusive of CDW, TPW. Rental options-self drive, Chauffeur driven with
Hire Sedan/ Saloon Car
Saloon cars/sedans/ Station wagons with /4 doors ,Air con, Automatic or Manual transmission, power windows and mirrors, Stereo tape/CD player, 2WD, ABS, Air Bags 2, 4 or 5 passengers, Boot. Included are ,Toyota Corolla, Corona, NZE, Toyota Premio, Hyundai Accent etc. Engine 1.3cc , 1.5, 1.8,2.0cc
The Safari Mini Van
The safari
mini van is either a custom made Toyota Hiace or Nissan Urvan with
pop up roof and seats configured for maximum comfort and reclining.
Another feature is the off road nature of this car. It is either 2
WD or 4x4wd with 4 doors, Air con, Stereo tape/CD player, Manual/
Automatic Transmission, Luggage space. Seats 6-8 Passengers.
nsurance- Car comes with either comprehensive insurance- inclusive
of CDW, TPW. Car rental options-self drive, Chauffeur driven with or
without fuel.
The safari
Land cruiser is custom made for safari with pop up roof. The car
comes with a driver. Self drive is not allowed. Features-4WD or 4x4
(Four wheel Drive), 5 doors, Air conditioining, Stereo tape/CD
player, Manual Transmission, seat 6-8 passengers, Luggage space .
Insurance- Car comes with either comprehensive insurance- inclusive
of CDW, TPW. Car rental options-self drive, Chauffeur driven with or
without fuel.
4x4 Car Hire Company Mombasa
Mombasa 4x4 Car Rental Company offers ultimate mobility, flexibility and fun in your own privacy. In order to achieve this you need lots of freedom of choice of when to start your journey, where to stop, where to sleep and the flexibility to alter the programme at any time. Our selection of rental cars in Mombasa Kenya is wide with hire vehicles including the latest of SUVs (Sport Utility Vehicles) also called Off-road cars like 4x4 Toyota Rav4, 4x4 Toyota Land Cruiser ,Pajero i/o, Honda CRV , Suzuki Grand Vitara, Toyota Prado, Mitsubishi Pajero, 4x4 Nissan X trail, Hilux double cabin pick ups and full size 4x4 Safari Landcruisers, Land rovers and Safari minivans vans.
Why Rent A Car in Mombasa with us?
Fun: Car hire is fun.
Guarantee daily rate. Our daily rental price is all inclusive. WE HAVE NO HIDDEN CHARGES. Quoted prices are inclusive of all government taxes.
NO DROP OFF CHARGES. We won't charge extra for pick up at Mombasa city hotels and drop off at the Mombasa International Airport
Unlimited Mileage-This gives opportunities of unlimited discovery at no extra cost.
Safety And Security-When you hire a car with us, you have guarantee of a car which is well serviced in in sound working condition. Every rental car is subjected to thorough check to ensure that tyres are of the right trend, all electronics including car alarm, tracking and central locking system are working. We ensure that he lights are perfectly set and working. We make sure that the breaks are perfect and all fluids-oil, transmission and break are at the right level. All rental cars come with spare wheel.
Peace Of Mind -All cars come with comprehensive insurance thus you are assured that in case of collision and damage to third party you are covered. However please keep to the speed limits as you are not guaranteed of survival in the event of crash. Comprehensive cover takes care of passengers in the car but not the driver.
Continuity- in the event of major breakdowns, your car will be replaced in the shortest time possible. All you have to do is call our office and let us know what is wrong with the car. If the car can be repaired, you can carry out the repair after informing the office. The time taken to replace your car will depend on how far you are from the nearest rental location.
Flexibility- You can change your rental plan in the middle of the rental. You can pro-long your rental by calling and informing the office.
One Way Rental/ Rent Here Leave It there: Flexibility is also exhibited as regards pick up and drop off. You can rent a car in Nairobi and drop off your car in Mombasa, Malindi or pick from airport and return in the hotels. You can pick the car at Jomo Kenyatta Airport and drop it in the hotels.
How to hire a car:
Before hiring a car in Mombasa it is important to put into considerations:-
The purpose of hire-business?, Family? Leisure, occasion or prestige? Haulage? or to replace your broken down car?
Destination>Where will you be ravelling to? Are you going to be within the city or will you go upcountry? Will you keep on main roads or will you go off? NB: Within towns a standard economy car will do. A Toyota RAV 4, Toyota Prado, Pajero i/o or similar will do in moderate corrugation. However if you are going to the North-beyond Archers, post get a real Toyota land cruiser. For the weddings, Mercedes Limousine, Stretch limos and Prados are a preferred brands. We provide these with drivers.
Once you have decided the vehicle to hire just email us: firstname.lastname@example.com
Conditions to Hire In Mombasa Kenya
Car Hire Rates-Car hire rates are determined by many factors. Different Mombasa car hire companies have different formulas. Some base the rates on mileage, yet others use a flat daily rates. Our car hire rates or prices are calculated on an all inclusive flat daily rate on unlimited mileage basis. A day refer to 12 hours of day-light not 24 hours. One way drop off charges apply for rentals from Nairobi and drop in mombasa or Malindi as follows:- Pick up Nairobi Drop of Mombasa town USD 100 for salon car, USD 150 for Rav4 USD 200 for Prados. For Malindi add USD 50. An extra day of rental may apply. The car hire rates are valid throughout the year.
Refundable Deposit in case of damage to the car:
A self drive car hire will attract a refundable deposit of USD 500.00 (Five hundred only) or more per vehicle as a sign of good will that you will return the car in good condition. Not must:- a refundable deposit is not a must. In some cases it will be waived.
Car Hire Insurance
All self drive cars come with comprehensive insurance cover. Comprehensive cover include the following
Theft Protection waiver (TPW)
Collision Damage Waiver (CDW)
Excess Liability Waiver (ELW)
The terms and conditions of the insurance cover of a particular vehicle are transferred to the hirer for the entire period of hire. RECOMMENDED INSURANCE-personal travel insurance cover.
Deposit Upon Confirmation of Booking
All confirmed booking must be secured by a deposit via a credit card or bank transfer. no booking will be confirmed without a deposit. Deposit will be determined by the length of rental.
Driver Age/ Driving License
The hire must be between 23 years of age and 70 years of age. The hirer must present a valid driving licence recognized by any authority. An international driving licence is not a must. Also one must have valid identification document. All Kenyans and East Africans wishing to hire cars must produce further proof of identification. The officer in charge of a location has the right to decline one car hire if he feels the safety of the car is not guaranteed. Such refusal is not subject of review by any other employee of the company or owners.
Chauffeur driven Services/ Car hire with driver
We do offer Chauffeur driven services. Being tour drivers, they do not usually observe the 8:00 to 17:00 Hrs work schedule. Work for our drivers is usually assignment driven. As the hirer you are expected to issue reasonable instructions to the driver. The driver is at your disposal. However an overworked driver is likely to cause accidents.
Driving Code
In Kenya we keep left. The hirer or his official driver is expected to observe all traffic rules. At all junctions and round about, give way to people coming from your right. Pay all parking fees and any fines as a result of speeding. Driving along Mombasa road can be dangerous. That road is "owned" by the trailers. Give way to them all the time irrespective of your right of way. Avoid driving under influence. If you must drink and drive, drink water or milk.
Highway requirements:
For car rental or hire in Kenya, like other countries the police checks can ruin your trip. To avoid complications with the Kenya police, make sure that the car rental company or individual has the necessary papers for the car. These include Current insurance certificate. Car Accessories -spare wheel, jack, fire extinguisher, life saver triangle. Car Rental to remote Northern Kenya requires extra tyres and tubes at your own expense.
Pick up and drop off points:
Unless you are already within the country, our rental include Mombasa airport transfers. We pick you at the airport and return you to the airport. Cars can also be dropped at our Mombasa office, or your hotel at the expiry of rental. We do airport transfers from Jomo Kenyatta international airport (Nairobi), Moi International Airport Mombasa to the town centre or any destination.
Airport transfers between MBA (Mombasa International Airport) to the city hotels will take between 20 and 30minutes depending on the traffic situation and your hotel of destination.
We also offer taxi services between Nairobi Hotels and the airports.
Weekly and monthly rental
These rentals are available on request.
Optional Equipments:
Car rental may include the following items on request- toddler / baby seat, camping gear, water container ,camping gear is available at extra cost. Extra Spare Wheels-When going to remote Northern Kenya, we may require that you meet the cost of extra tyres and tubes. Any unused tyres and tubes upon return of the car will be compensated.
Tourist attractions within Mombasa
Once you hire your car, there are several places of interest easily accessible from Mombasa. These includes:-
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Several wildebeest migration safaris are organized in both Maasai (Masai) Mara and Serengeti National Parks. The duration of the safari depends on various factors but mostly on time and budget but also the flexibility of the guest. The all drive 11 days Masai Mara Serengeti/ Ngorongoro/ Manyara Migration Safari commences from Nairobi and returns to the same via Maasai Mara, Serengeti, Ngorongoro, Manyara, and Amboseli. The 8 days fly drive Wildebeest Migration Safari Masai Mara National Park (Mara Explorer 8 days) is a luxury option. Guests fly from Nairobi Wilson to Masai Mara and return to the same. The 4 days 3 Nights Migration safari combines Masai Mara, Lake Nakuru National Park and Lake Naivasha. The 6 days Best of Tanzania Safari focuses on wildebeest migration in Serengeti National Park. The best time to witness migration in Masai Mara National Park Kenya, is between July to September. Serengeti National Park is best visited between March and May.
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Witch Garden
Even though at this very moment I'm up to my ears in free-lance work with a crushing deadline, not to mention several other smaller things adding their weight, I still find it necessary to occasionally step back and reconnect with my own imaginary world. In this case, one of my favourite places to go is an old witch garden. I imagine several acres of tangled, over grown garden behind a ramshackle witch's cottage. In this garden all manner of faerie folk and mythic beings live and cavort in complete solitude. This sketch page is just me connecting with my muse or plugging into the source if you will.
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If your website gets hacked in one day, you can easily bring it back to the normal situation using the latest backup file. However, what if the site is hacked again in the next day? This is possible if you fail to clean the backdoor properly, from which the hackers can get back into your site without much hassle.
In this case, we'd like to come out some tips about how to find and fix the backdoor after you fixing the hacking issues of your WordPress site, finishing the recovery practice in a thorough manner.
General Knowledge about Backdoor
To put it simply, the backdoor can be regarded as a hacking method used by hackers to bypass the common authentication of your website, with which these bad guys can access your back-end and server without being detected, create the username that is hidden for hackers, execute the PHP code and SQL queries and many more.
Besides, once the backdoor is uploaded into your site, it can hardly be found and removed even if you delete some breached plugins or make the update of your whole site. Unless you find the true mess and clean the backdoor thoroughly, hackers can still gain the access and your site is always vulnerable to the potential dangers.
How to Find and Fix the Backdoor
For all the cases we know, the WordPress backdoor simply looks like a file. To clean up the backdoor, you just need to remove the file. The process is easy, but the hard part is where to find this kind of suspicious file which is stored in a random directory or folder.
Here, we have listed all the common locations that the backdoor can be installed on your WordPress site, along with some other methods to deal with the WordPress backdoor.
Check the Files of Your WordPress Plugins
The plugin folder is the first target you should check. After all, hackers need to find the exploit for the uploading of backdoor files, and plugins are the best options. To check this part, you should go through the following steps.
- Check your plugin folder using the File Manage or FTP account to figure out whether there are some strange files stored. Once find, remove them immediately. In earlier days, we have found a PHP file named as index-php.php in this folder. As this should not exist with the normal installation but the index.php file instead, we delete it at once from our site.
- Delete all the free plugins that are not downloaded from the official WordPress Plugin Directory. After all, you cannot ensure that these plugins are not poorly coded and may have the hidden backdoor files that you do not know.
- Update the rest plugins that you think are risk-free. Or, it is highly recommended to delete them and install the latest versions from the scratch.
Figure Out Your Website Templates
In fact, the backdoor is usually not in your currently used WordPress theme, but in some inactive ones. After all, many webmasters do not have the habit to update the unused templates, thus, the backdoor files can survive the major upgrades easily.
In this case, once your website is hacked, we sincerely recommend you to remove all the inactive themes, including the default and classic WordPress themes. Even, you do not need to check out the theme files to figure out the suspicious targets. Just remove them to eliminate the potential attacks.
Check the wp-config.php File
This is the configuration file for your WordPress site, which is highly targeted by bad guys. To figure out whether this file is uploaded with the backdoor, you simply need to compare it with the default WordPress configuration file. If there is something strange and out of the box, you need to get rid of it at once.
Check Your Upload Directory
We can confirm that more than 99% of you will never check the upload directory. After all, you just upload the images, videos, audios and many other media into this directory, and use them in your posts and pages. After that, none of you will go back to check this directory.
In this case, hackers are likely to upload the backdoor in your upload directory, and have it buried among hundreds or even thousands of files for media.
As for how to check the upload directory, it is time-consuming to figure out the files one by one, especially when your site is a large one. Due to this, we highly recommend you to run the following command.
Here, you need to know the fact that this directory is for media files, so it is strange to find a PHP file. Once fine one, it is likely to be the backing backdoor.
Check the wp-includes Folder
This is another common folder used for hackers to upload the backdoor. In the earlier days, we have checked a website owned by one of our loyal readers, and have found a strange wp-user.php file in the wp-includes folder. But in the common situation, there is only the user.php file available, so this suspicious file must be the backdoor that needs to be removed.
Another example is that you may find the PHP files for a plugin or a template with the right file names. However, you need to know that these files can only be found in the wp-content folder. If they are in this folder, they must be deleted.
Also, it is possible for you to find some odd PHP files, such as database.php and php6.php. In most cases, these files contain the base64 coding that may add bad webpages to your site, insert spam links to your blog posts, redirect your homepage to some spam pages and many other bad operations.
Make Use of the Sucuri Plugin
To be frank, fixing the backdoor simply requires you to make some clicks of your mouse, but the hard part is how to find it. The above-mentioned locations are commonly used by hackers, but we cannot ensure that the other parts of your site are risk-free.
In this case, we highly recommend you to try the pro version of Sucuri, which has some techniques for the detection of the hacking backdoor.
- This tool has a large White List that contains all the core files for WordPress and the popular plugins and templates. Therefore, it can figure out whether these files are added and modified in a right way, leaving no chances for hackers to upload the backdoor.
- There is also a Black List available, which contains thousands of backdoors and the suspicious variations. In this case, once your site is scanned using this tool, the available backdoor can be detected easily.
- If the hacker inserts a new backdoor that fails to be reported into the Black List, Sucuri will start the anomaly check automatically. Then, all the strange files can be analyzed and inspected to figure out whether they are the backdoor for the hacking practice.
Restart Your WordPress Site
This is the last recommended method for the fixing of the backdoor. If you want to be ensured that your website is 100% secure, with no backdoor and vulnerabilities, you can just delete your current site and start it with a new installation of WordPress.
This may not be suitable for all the webmasters, but once you decide to do it, do not forget to have a full backup of your website content in advance, in the case of data loss due to some unexpected situations.


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09 July, 2007
There is going to be some wild experimentation around here - so sunglasses at the ready. Please let me know what you think and I will let you know once I have found a template that doesn't a) give me a headache, b) make it look like a blog belonging to a Tweenie and c) doesn't make me want to claw my own eyeballs out to stop the unspeakable ugly from flowing in.
Clearly this isn't it.
Bear with me.
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Yeah, yeah, whatever Pullin. "I've got a new job so better say I'm down with the kids and fire the old blog up again."
No, seriously, congrats on the new gig and nice to you see you blogging again.
- 09 July, 2007 10:43
- Luke Armour said...
Congratulations. I look forward to reading your new exploits EVERY WEEK.
Ha ha ha, that's even funnier knowing I can't post more than once a month these days. Peace.
- 10 July, 2007 12:53
- Rob Skinner said...
Good luck with the job and blog. I posted last month about how tough I was finding keeping blogging. It seemed to strike a chord as Simon C and World's Leading both picked up on it. So no need to feel guilty. Oh, you weren't? That's cool!
- 20 July, 2007 21:23
- Susan said...
Thanks for your efforts! its really hard to achieved the target, but your posted experience help me a lot, that how to make it more simple and manageable, Thank you for very helpful tips.
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|The Grand Duchess' pride and joy...the "Red Battery" prepares to fire!
|The Grolsteiner CinC and staff issue last minute orders behind a chateau.
|The Grand Duchess sent a personal message to her Lieb Guard..."Kommen Hauptsiegreiches oder kommen nach Hause nicht an allen"...."Come home victorious or not at all"...Hard woman that Duchess!
|Grolstein Dragoons!
|The Grolstein "Yellow Battery" goes into action!
|Men of the Konigreich!...Now is Your Time!...Colonel Jahde's Regiment of Musketeers
|Grolsteiner Freikorps hold a village church and cemetery on the left flank
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Sixties chart stars The Searchers celebrate 54 years of music-making on a nationwide tour which visits Chesterfield this weekend.
Classic hits such as Sweets for My Sweet, Needles and Pins and When You Walk in the Room have made the group famous all over the world.
Expect to hear their famous hits, album recordings, B-sides and well-known favourites, along with anecdotes and reminiscences, at the Winding Wheel on Friday, June 3. Tickets £21.50.


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Oakland pitcher Sean Doolittle and girlfriend buy tickets to fill stadium on LGBT Night
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When the Oakland A's announced they would have an LGBT night on June 17, some season ticket holders said they didn't want to go to the game. Enter pitcher Sean Doolittle and his girlfriend, who said they would buy any tickets for the game that no one wanted so the stadium would be full. Eireann Dolan, it seems, has two moms.


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NARC supports a strong regional airline system to bring mobility to small and medium-sized communities, and provide system redundancy. NARC will support airport construction and expansion projects to relieve congestion in the skies, improve safety, and lower system cost. In 2006, the Federal Aviation Administration will be re-authorized, providing us a historic opportunity to reform the aviation system.
The Essential Air Service (EAS) program provides annual subsidies for scheduled commercial service to airports in rural and small communities that would otherwise not receive service. This program provides these communities with a crucial link to the nation and the world, allowing them to attract new residents and grow their economies.
The Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funds improvements to commercial airport facilities. These grants are a big part of what makes our modern air carrier system work. AIP should be better funded–or at least maintained–to ensure that our citizens will continue to enjoy safe, inexpensive, and speedy mobility.
National Airspace System: Regional Aviation Planning Could Help Address Congestion If Plans Were Integrated with FAA and Airport Decision Making (GAO, 2009)


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After a massage with Marsha our patients come out being "Marshmellowed" due
to her relaxing Swedish massage and AromaTouch to help calm the body.
Masha has extensive experience in Swedish / Esalen and deep tissue massage,
as well as bodywork for expectant mothers. As an added touch,she uses
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Anglepoise and Paul Smith
About 7 years ago I brought three Anglepoise Type 75 table lamps (all in off white) for my then new abode and ever since then they have been in daily use in my office as well as my bedroom - so it's easy to say that I am a fan of these classic and timeless lights.
When I saw this collaboration between two iconic British brands, Anglepoise and Paul Smith to create a limited edition Anglepoise + Paul Smith piece - I thought you just couldn't get better than this. The final result has the classic silhouette of the Type 75 lamp, however this time with the unmistakeable colour and humour of Paul Smith. So cool - and yes, they are available in New Zealand through Cult Design.
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New Delhi: It is "clearly and unequivocally" established that the convicts in the Dec 16, 2012 gang-rape also attempted to kill the male friend of the victim, the court said while holding four men guilty of an attempt to murder him.
On Dec 16, 2012, the 23-year-old physiotherapy intern boarded the bus with her male friend, 28, a software engineer, from Munirka in south Delhi, and they were brutally tortured and the woman was gang-raped by six people, including a juvenile, in a moving bus.
The six attackers threw both the physiotherapist intern and her male companion out of the vehicle -- without clothes -- on the street in the cold December night after committing the ghastly crime.
Additional Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna said: "They tried to throw them out of the moving bus from its back door but when they found it to be jammed, they dragged both the victims in an injured, unconscious and naked condition by pulling their hairs to the front door of the bus presuming them to be dead and threw them out of the moving bus on a chilly winter night that too at a very dangerous place on the Jaipur highway."
"It is clearly and unequivocally established that accused persons also attempted to kill the complainant (software engineer) pursuant to the conspiracy and hence they are also liable to be held guilty under section 307 (attempt to murder) of the IPC," the court said.
The judge also held the four convicts guilty of the woman`s murder, gang-rape and kidnapping, among other charges.
The convicts destroyed evidence by washing the bus floor after the incident and burning the victims` clothes, police said.
"In the intervening night of Dec 16-17, 2012, accused Mukesh was seen washing the bus and that there were some other persons inside the bus washing it. Accused had burnt the clothes of the victims in pursuance of the conspiracy," the court said.


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Are you seeking for some urgent loan amount for the solution of some unexpected problems? But you fail to get the urgent loan amount because you are tagged with the less than perfect credit scores that are such as; arrears, amount outstanding, defaults, late payments, payment overdue, poor credit rating, CCJs (Country Court Judgments), IVA (Individual Voluntary Arrangement) and the like. Therefore, such applicants are counted in the category of defaulters. That's the reason; the less than perfect credit holders are not being able to get the last minute funds because of having not so good credit ratings. Under such odd hours, the miserable borrowers can rely on the existence of bad credit cash loans that are available in the finance market. These loans have been crafted for the short period of time. Therefore, the lender does not look into the previous credit records of the borrowers. And thus, the miserable applicants are able to do away with their entire unseen fiscal crises by taking the support of hassle free loan amount. The borrowers need to fill up the loan application form in order to get rid of their entire unseen fiscal crises. So, complete the entire required tasks and procure the urgent cash amount with no restriction at all.
Bad credit cash loans are tension free loan amount for the less than perfect credit holders, who are blessed with the entire criteria required by the loan provider. The criteria include the permanent citizenship of UK, permanent job of for the last three months or more than that and six months old current or saving bank account. Depending on the criteria, the applicants are able to get the urgent cash amount in the range of £80 to £750 that is adequate funds for the solution of the entire unseen fiscal crises that are given below
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Strategy Designer™ is a teamwork-oriented collaboration tool for executives such as CEOs, Marketing Managers and Directors of Finance, as well as for Strategic Consultants aimed at preparing corporate Strategic- and Annual Business Plans.
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Strategy Designer™ is a secure, online application. Team members of Strategic Business Units (SBUs) can feed their data on a shared plan document independently, simultaneously, and confidentially from any device and from any location.
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With Strategy Designer™, already existing corporate Excel worksheets can be bound to plan sections and converted into online worksheets. This enables team members to contribute from anywhere, especially to update financial sheets with the latest numbers.
Strategy Designer™ collates the various parts of your strategy and automatically generates an accurate and professional document in PDF, MS Word, or HTML formats, which are easy to download, print, and share. You can build your strategic plan the way you want by organizing the sections and also by adding, removing, moving up and down, or hiding the plan chapters to suit your own standard outline.
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For this card I used Distress Ink to blend the background. I stamped the sentiment in a darker ink. I then stamped the sand image, trimmed it and adhered it to the card. I then stamped the umbrella and ball and adhered with foam adhesive.
For this card I masked off the center and used Distress inks to blend the border. I then stamped the sentiment and added the jewels to finish.
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Rock lobster tagging program
Tagging of recreationally caught rock lobsters commenced 1 July 2017
All recreational fishers are now required to tag the rock lobster they catch and keep as part of a three-year trial program.
Why did the Victorian Government bring in this program?
Transcript of this video available here.
A primary focus for the government is to ensure ongoing access to the rock lobster resource for all sectors, and a healthy, sustainable and well-managed fishery for present and future generations to enjoy.
Currently, there is a lack of information on how many rock lobsters are harvested by the recreational sector. The tagging program will collect information on the numbers caught recreationally by using the number of tags used to represent the number of rock lobsters caught.
How do I get tags?
Tags are free and can be ordered online or collected from selected Victorian Government Offices.
You need to create an online account.
Your account will be your one-stop-shop to order tags, report tag use, transfer tags to other fishers and access information about the tagging program requirements.
You can create and access your account via the Lobstertag website or via our VicRLTag app, which is available in iOS and Android versions from the Apple Store or Google Play store.
Access the website here: Lobstertag online account
Download the VicRLTag app from the Apple Store .
Download the VicRLTag app from the Google Play store .
Government Offices
Tags are available over the counter at the following Victorian Government Offices.
- VFA Office Queenscliff, 2A Bellarine Highway, Queenscliff
- VFA Office Lakes Entrance, 10 Staunton St, Lakes Entrance
- DEDJTR Office Warrnambool, 703-709 Raglan Parade, Warrnambool.
- DELWP Office Geelong, Level 4, 30-38 Little Malop St, Geelong
- DELWP Office Traralgon, 71 Hotham St, Traralgon
Staff at these offices will be able to assist you in creating your account and obtaining tags. If you have already created your account, simply complete the ordering component while at the office.
What do I need to know about the tag program?
- Are free.
- Are unlimited in number each season.
- Expire at the end of the season.
- Are individually numbered and registered to you.
Tagging is mandatory
- You must use tags even if you are exempt from holding a Recreational Fishing Licence.
- You must only use the tags assigned to you.
Exception: children under 18 years and fishing for rock lobster under the direct supervision of an adult can use tags assigned to the adult.
- Tags must be attached within 5 minutes of bringing rock lobster onto a boat, or if taken from the shore, within 5 minutes of landing and within 50 metres of the place of landing (these conditions are consistent with existing tail fin clipping requirements).
Possession limit
- You can have up to 20 tags at any one time.
- To order more tags, simply report the ones you've used through the website or app, then order more.
Tags are transferable
- Tags can be transferred to anyone with an existing VicRLTag account.
Tags must be reported
- Used tags must be reported with date and location of use and the lobster's carapace length.
- All tags in your possession must be reported by the end of the season (used, not used, lost).
Current regulations
- There won't be any changes to bag or possession limits or existing tail fin clipping requirements or closed season dates for male and female rock lobster.
What do I have to do with the tags?
- Get online.
- Create a personalised account and password.
- Order tags.
- Securely attached a tag to the base of the antenna of each lobster you take from the water before you leave the place of landing (i.e. the beach or the boat).
- Report tag use and order more tags if you want to.
- Report on all tags in your possession by the end of the season.
What are the seasons for tags?
- Year 1: 1 July 2017 to 15 September 2018.
- Year 2: 16 November 2018 – 15 September 2019.
- Year 3: 16 November 2019 – 15 September 2020.
Please note that the post-dated 'use, non-use or loss' of tags can be reported throughout the closed season (15 September to 15 November inclusive for male rock lobster and 1 June to 15 November for female rock lobster).


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|Easy! I'd let Aquaman live!
Monday, August 8, 2011
My sincere apologies!!!
8 comments:
- Chris said...
I remember leaving a comment when you were talking about TEPCO that THIS would be the hottest Summer in Tokyo you'll ever have.
As far as home....aircons are like S&M...whatever goes on among consenting adults in the privacy of their homes is legal.....bottom line!! ;)
- August 8, 2011 at 9:48 PM
- BiggerInJapan said...
it IS bloody hot. God, wish autumn was here already.
- August 8, 2011 at 10:22 PM
I guess thats the usual remark. Just recieved an email from my ex opening the email with "its so hot here" but with no A/C must be trylly terrible
- August 9, 2011 at 1:15 AM
you need one of those inflatable kiddy pools, as long as there isn't a water shortage too.
Working from home sounds like an excellent idea. Pity you don't get many holidays - the Southern Hemisphere is in winter after all.
- August 9, 2011 at 4:26 PM
- Will said...
Almost 35? As long as it's not 33.33, which is 92F. At 92 degrees Fahrenheit, "The day drags by like a wounded animal..." Good luck.
- August 9, 2011 at 9:57 PM
- TheOctopus said...
Hmm, I have the opposite problem, my (Japanese) colleagues in the office seem to think they are penguins and set the temperature to match the inside of the office fridge, which is a little too chilly even for my vaguely North European self. However this is not much of an issue as I only usully need to go into the office to pilfer supplies and confirm that I am not dead, and can arrange my day around locations set to the temperature of my preference.
- August 12, 2011 at 1:12 AM
- Mr. Salaryman said...
Chris - Yep, now that you mention it, I remember that too and right you were! But I bet that if our aircons had a voice, they would not consent to the abuse we put them through ;)
BiJ - Yeah, do like me and keep repeating "just two more months" in your head and it might feel better...
Canthus - Yeah, I understand that everyone has to pitch in to avoid the blackouts, but they better fix it by next summer...
Aimless - We have one of those, but it's a bit too small for me...
Will - Huh, I actually googled that and felt a bit embarrased that I didn't get the Siouxe reference (I have a few albums but never were a huge fan)
The Octopus - Well you can just wear a cap, gloves and thick jacket when you're in the office to send some sublime signals to your polar colleagues?
- August 12, 2011 at 9:39 PM
You spelled refuge as refugee.
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Rafael Nadal celebrated his 11th title at the Barcelona Open by taking a shirtless-plunge into a swimming pool with the tournament's ball boys and girls.
The victory over Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas was the Spaniards 19th straight victory on clay, having added the Monte Carlos Masters the previous week.
And after his 6-2, 6-1 triumph -- 601st career victory and win number 401 on clay -- he cooled down by taking a dunk in the pool at the venue.
Nadal was out of action earlier this year due to a lingering right hip injury sustained in the Australian Open quarterfinals, but his latest win will allay fears about his fitness.


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SCMS 2018 Kickoff Reception: (February 7, 2018) - SCMS is hosting a kickoff event at the Spokane Teaching Health Clinic, highlighting the re-visioning SCMS has undergone over the last year and addressing our key project for 2018, the opioid crisis. The evening features an address by the SCMS President and two guest speakers on the opioid epidemic, appetizers and drinks, and collegiality. It is a function for members and their invited guests, as well as nonmember physicians and physician assistants and their invited guests. Event Size: 100+/-.
SCMS Member Mixer: (Exclusive Sponsorship Opportunity) - Encouraging a time of membership collegiality in a relaxed atmosphere, the evening is open to all members and their significant others. This event is held at a local winery, with appetizers and the first drink hosted by SCMS. 2018 is completely sold; however, 2019 dates can be reserved now following a first right of refusal to our current sponsors. Call for more info.! Event size: 40+.
Annual Summer River Cruise: (July 12, 2018) - SCMS hosts an annual summer evening cruise on the Spokane River aboard COP member Travis Prewitt's (UBS Bank) boat "The Serendipity" for the membership and their significant others. This offers a great opportunity to mingle in a relaxed atmosphere. Event size: 80-100.
Medical Education Celebration Cruise: (August 30, 2018) - SCMS hosts an evening cruise on the Spokane River aboard COP member Travis Prewitt's (UBS Bank) boat "The Serendipity" in support of medical education in Spokane held for medical and physician assistant students, and limited faculty and practicing physicians who are either involved or have an interest in medical education in the community. Event size: 80-100.
Medicine 2018: (October 12, 2018) - SCMS sponsors a full day, annual Continuing Medical Education Seminar focusing on the more challenging management issues that primary care providers encounter. Event size: 80-100.
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The laws for 18 year olds have not changed in years. The laws pertain to drinking, driving, voting and the Selective Service as well as a few other areas. Before you start jumping for joy because you are now 18 years old, you should know what you can do and what you cannot do what can happen if you break one of the laws governing 18-year-old adults.
You can now vote for local and national politicians. You must have a driver's license or ID card displaying your legal name and age. You can register at your local clerk of courts office or at another office specific to your community voting guidelines.
If you were able to drink with your parents under the age of 18 years old, you may not be able to now that you are 18 years old. You cannot enter a licensed event or establishment and drink even if your parents accompany you unless you still live in their home (allowed in some states). If you are caught drinking any alcohol, you will lose your drivers license for a period determined by the courts.
Even though you are able to vote whether or not a casino can be built in your community, you are not allow in a casino until you reach the age of 21 years old. Anyone caught entering a casino illegally will face criminal charges.
A person that turns 18 years old and has a driver's license is responsible for his or her own insurance if they are not included on a parent's policy. Any accidents that cause injury revert to you and not your parents. You are responsible for any offenses and can be charged as an adult for any offenses. Drunken driving arrests will result in a loss of license and alcohol counseling.
Once you turn 18 years old, you are considered an adult and can face adult charges for any crime you commit. This includes buying alcohol for other 18 year olds with a fake ID or retail theft. The fines and jail time for adults committing criminal offenses are higher than they are for those under the legal age of 18 years old.
Selective Service
A male turning the age of eighteen must register with the Selective Service. Although there is no draft as of 2009, all males still must register or face jail and/or fines. You must update your name changes or address changes until you are the age of 26 years old.


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The Kacper Ostrycharczyk by Krzysztof Wyzynski portrait series features the edgy and eccentric model newcomer. Kacper shows off his flawless features and gorgeous long red tresses as he poses in a wardrobe of knight-inspired garments.
A modern take on Elizabethan fashions, this dimly lit editorial is both artful and stoic. The brooding model sports an eclectic wardrobe consisting of warrior-centric pieces that range from leather harnesses, metal-made armor and belted leather vests among others.
The Kacper Ostrycharczyk by Krzysztof Wyzynski portrait series reinvents tradition with its contemporary take on Elizabethan elegance. The fresh face proves he has the potential of a future top model as he displays both the vulnerability and power of a Queen's knight as he poses in this stark and mood-infused image series.
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text: But Peter Perkins, global investment strategist at Montreal-based independent research firm BCA Research, argued that the declines were simply a technical correction, in otherwise sound markets that remain supported by strong global growth and stable inflation. "It was pretty clear that equity markets were generally overbought," he said in a conference call yesterday. "It's a function of overbought characteristics, rather than fundamental deterioration." Mr. Perkins predicted that stocks would regain momentum in the second half of the year, and suggested that downturns could be buying opportunities. Nevertheless, BCA advised a cautious approach over the near term. "Our sense is that equities in general, and emerging markets in particular, might have stepped into the corrective/consolidation phase, which may last a while longer," wrote BCA Research's managing editor, Chen Zhao. "Investors should consider taking some actions to protect gains in the short run." http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070302.RHAVENS02/TPStory/Business


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I wasnt feeling well at all this morning. Chris and Jodie next door kindly offered to bring me in. Chris was waiting for me to finish, which took longer than expected.
Just after coming out of oncology I was sick all over the floor. Not pretty.
They put me on a drip and have been monitoring me. Hopefully home tomorrow.
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Cyber Security Market Report 2017, Trends, Analysis, Share, Estimates and Forecasts to 2022.
Press Release • Aug 11, 2017 01:40 EDT
According to Stratistics MRC, the Global Cyber Security market is estimated at $85.21 billion in 2015 and is expected to reach $224.48 billion by 2022 growing at a CAGR of 14.84% from 2015 to 2022. Growing cyber crimes which may cause the loss of intellectual and financial assets and increase in adoption of cloud-based security solutions are some of the key factors propelling the market growth. Whereas use of pirated and freeware software for cyber security is hindering the market growth. Growing demand for Next Generation Security Solutions and increasing potential for Mobile and Web Applications and Platforms are the opportunity factors for the market players. However lack of skilled professionals is challenging the market growth.
By service, Managed Services segment is expected to grow at highest CAGR during forecast period. In deployment mode, organisations are showing interest towards cloud deployment because of its cost-effective and time-efficient features. North America accounted for the highest market share as compared to other regions. The Asia Pacific region is expected to grow at a higher CAGR and is anticipated to account for the highest market share during forecast period because of increase growing adoption of web and mobile based business applications. Demand from developing countries in this region is one of the key drivers for the Asia Pacific region to move with highest CAGR during forecast period.
Some of the key players in the market include BAE Systems PLC, The Boeing Company, Booz Allen Hamilton Inc, Cisco Systems Inc, Computer Sciences Corporation, Dell Inc, Finmeccanica SpA, General Dynamics Corporation, Hewlett Packard Company, International Business Machines Corporation (IBM), Intel Security, Symantec Corporation, Rapid7, Inc., EMC RSA, Fireeye, Inc., Trend Micro, Inc. and Sophos Ltd.
For More, Please Visit: http://www.strategymrc.com/report/cyber-security-market-2016
Solutions Covered:
• Web Filtering
• Unified Threat Management (UTM)
• Security and Vulnerability Management
• Risk and Compliance Management
• Intrusion Detection System/Intrusion Prevention System (Ids/Ips)
• Identity and Access Management (IAM)
• Firewall
• Encryption
• Distributed Denial of Service Mitigation
• Disaster Recovery
• Data Loss Protection (DLP)
• Antivirus and Anti malware
• White listing
• Other Solutions
Security Types Covered:
• Application Security
• Cloud Security
• Content Security
• Endpoint Security
• Network Security
• Wireless Security
• Industrial Control Systems Security
Services Covered:
• Professional Services
o Training and Education
o Risk and Threat Assessment
o Managed Security Services (MSS)
o Design and Integration
o Consulting
• Managed Services
Applications Covered:
• Telecom and IT
• Retail
• Manufacturing
• Healthcare
• Government and Public Utilities
• Banking, Financial Services and Insurance (BFSI)
• Aerospace, Defense and Intelligence
• Other Applications
Deployment Modes Covered:
• On-Premises
• Cloud
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Organization Sizes Covered:
• Large Enterprises
• Small and Medium Enterprises
Regions Covered:
• North America
o US
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• Europe
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March 5th, 2011..... Zircon and Wish performed an aerial, stilt, juggling, and fire production of Oz. The show combined elements of aerial grace and physical strength, amazing stilt walking which included a variety of balancing / juggling acts as well as fire eating and fire throwing, plus vaudevillian style comedy. The costumes were fabulous.
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Some of you may have noticed that I recently made some changes to the beta reading section of this website. Namely, while I still offer (free!) beta reading, after consulting with several professional freelancers I've decided to include a wider range of editing services . This strikes me as a good opportunity to talk about what exactly the differences between beta reading, developmental editing, and line editing are and—regardless of whether you seek those services here, elsewhere, or not at all—how to figure out what's right for your book.
Beta Reading
Beta reading (as I've said a few times before) is when you find a few trusted readers to test-drive your novel. A beta reader will read your work and tell you what they think about it as a reader. If you've got a really good beta reader, they'll also let you know why they felt that way, and they'll point to a couple of specifics about the text to explain their reactions. Some detail oriented beta readers might highlight poor writing practices and repeated grammatical errors, but for the most part beta readers are not going to do line edits.
Although there are some professional beta readers out there, many beta readers work for free—it's a great way to improve your own writing, fosters goodwill in the writing community, and some people just love doing it. Since many beta readers are also writers, you may also find some readers who are willing to do critique swaps.
Generally, it's recommended that you find 3-5 beta readers for your manuscript so that you can compare the feedback and see if any patterns emerge. For the best results, beta readers should enjoy your genre and should be people who you can trust to give honest feedback. This means that your mom, significant other, and best-friend-since-kindergarten are not prime candidates. If you're looking for places to find beta readers or critique partners, Absolute Write is a great place to start.
When to Look for Beta Readers:
- You think your book is almost ready to go, and you want to make sure that it works
- You have a reasonably polished draft and you want some ideas about which direction to go when you make revisions
When Not to Look for Beta Readers:
- You finished your draft yesterday and spellchecked it this morning, but haven't done any other self-editing
- You are aware of major structural issues with your story—this might be a good thing to work through with your critique group or some trusted writing buddies, but it isn't the time to seek out readers
- You aren't emotionally prepared to take criticism
- You haven't finished your manuscript
- You haven't started your manuscript
Developmental Editing
Developmental editing is when you pay someone to go into your story, take it apart, and look at all the pieces to figure out how they work. A beta reader lets you know that something is wrong with your story (and most of the more astute ones will also tell you what). A developmental editor will tell you why the thing isn't working and will propose possible solutions.
Developmental editors, like beta readers, do not do line edits. They tend to look at macroscopic elements of the story like character, plot, and pacing. Because developmental editors are mucking around with the story structure, it's a waste of their time and your money for them to move commas—adding an oxford comma doesn't count for anything if the entire scene needs to be rewritten.
This type of editing varies significantly in price, experience, and style. If you're looking for a professional editing service, it's usually in your interest to shop around a bit to find the editor who you think is the best fit for your work. Some offer sample edits, which are a good way to see if they provide the sort of feedback that you're looking for. Others have testimonials from past clients, or else can point you towards published books that they've worked on.
When to Get Developmental Editing
- You are aware of structural problems with your story and could use help fixing them
- You suspect that there are structural problems with your story but could use help identifying them
- You have finished writing your story and want help finding ways to tighten the plot, further character development, or improve world-building
- You have sent your book out to beta readers or agents and have gotten consistent, negative feedback
- You are still working on your story and want help developing ideas (some though not all developmental editors are willing to consult with writers who are still in the process of writing)
When Not to Get Developmental Editing
- You have just finished writing your story and haven't had time to self-edit
- You aren't emotionally prepared to take criticism
- You haven't started your manuscript
- Your book is polished and you're opposed to making any major changes to the story
Line Editing and Copy Editing
Many editors also offer line-editing services. This is something that you want to look into as you begin to polish your work. Some do copy-editing as well, where they focus on making sure that your work is error free and professional before it's released into the world.
There is a big difference between line editing and copy-editing. Line edits focus on word choice, sentence structure, grammar, and general writing mechanics with the goal of improving clarity and readability. If you have too many adjectives or you've used the word "lugubrious" four times in five paragraphs, someone doing line edits will let you know. Copy editing means that the editor is polishing for correctness and style (not style as in panache—style like AP, MLA, or Chicago). A copy editor will make sure that your work is error free, but it is not their job to worry about whether or not your writing is actually good.
When to Get Line Editing
- You're satisfied that you won't make any major changes to the story itself—no new scenes are going to be added, no old scenes are going to be deleted, and no substantial revisions need to take place
- You're planning to self-publish and you're getting close to putting your book on the market
- You're planning to query your book for traditional publishing, and you want to make sure that your writing is as sharp and as clean as possible
- You're satisfied with the plot, characters, and story structure, but beta readers have pointed out repeated issues with writing mechanics
When Not to Get Line Editing
- You might make major changes to your story, or are still in the process of revising
- You're about to send your work out to a developmental editor or to beta readers
- You haven't beta tested your work or consulted with a developmental editor yet—make sure that your book is ready for fine tuning before you pay someone to fine tune it
- You haven't spell-checked your work or taken care of obvious errors
When to Get Copy Editing
- You are about to self-publish your book, and it's otherwise ready to hit the market
- Your book is as perfect as it will ever be and everything exactly where you want it
When Not to Get Copy Editing
- You are planning to use traditional publishing–traditional publishing companies will generally have copy editing done for your manuscript after they acquire it, so doing it yourself is usually overkill
- You have just finished self editing and you're about to send it out to beta readers or developmental editors
- There is any chance that you are going to make significant changes to your manuscript
- You haven't spellchecked your work or taken care of obvious errors


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Otome wa Boku ni Koishiteru Futari no Elder
Occuring some years after the original game, this follows a new crossdressing boy and the lady-like girls who surround him at Seio Girl's Academy. Chihaya is a boy with beautiful silver hair who was teased in class due to his looks and ends up transferring into a girl's school run by his relatives. There he meets a girl named Kaoruko who tells him to be totally honest no matter what happens. They soon become close friends and are both nominated to become the next Elder!
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Quick Reference
Painter. An Ohioan who married into Claude Monet's family, he lived during most of his career within the French painter's circle in Giverny. Although he adopted an impressionist style, he developed expressive possibilities quite different from his renowned father-in-law's. Born in Columbus, he studied from 1876 until 1880 at Marietta (Ohio) College. In 1882 he moved to New York, where he trained at the Art Students League before continuing on to Paris in 1885. There he studied at several schools and worked in the studio of Émile-August Carolus-Duran. In 1888 he summered in Giverny, where he settled in 1891, following a visit to the United States. There on a sunny day in July 1892 he married Monet's stepdaughter, Suzanne Hoschedé. His friend Theodore Robinson celebrated the event in The Wedding March (Terra Foundation for American Art, 1892), a brisk and joyous memento of the wedding party's promenade through the streets from the city hall to the church. (The year after Suzanne's untimely death in 1899, Butler married her sister, Marthe Hoschedé.) Already an impressionist at the time of his marriage, he produced many of his finest paintings during the following decade. As early as the mid-1890s, however, he demonstrated interests in postimpressionist directions. The Artist's Children, James and Lili (Terra Foundation for American Art, 1896) demonstrates his mastery of impressionist broken color and patterned pictorial construction, but its decorative surface and air of warm domesticity suggest the Nabi aesthetic that appears in many of his figural interiors of succeeding years. The strident colors and linear flourishes in some works suggest ties to the work of Gauguin and van Gogh. A series of sketchy landscapes, particularly shore scenes recording summers on the Normandy coast, play on abstraction and emptiness in a mode recalling James Abbott McNeill Whistler's example. In New York during and just after World War I, Butler produced local views. Generally loosely composed, some demonstrate high-keyed, almost fauve coloration, while others remain muted and suggestive of tonalism. After his return in 1921 to Giverny, where he died, he produced a series of colorful outdoor views emphasizing ornamental pattern. His son, landscape painter James Butler (1893–1976), worked primarily in France but also in the United States.
Subjects: Art.
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The Design Project is a major part of the coursework for Chemical Engineering students in their third year at Cambridge. In groups of 5 or 6, they spend 5 weeks designing a plant, then hand in a report and give a presentation on their process.
The project involves the conceptual and process design of a whole plant and the brief for 2009 was focused on the treatment of water contaminated with sulphuric acid, Ti02 and Fe2+ (in solution). This is a by-product of the sulphuric extraction process of Ti from its ore.
The winners were Tim Johanson, Sarah Gibson, Ian Dumolo, Immanuel Kemp, Naomi Jones and William Tan.


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Sunday, October 12, 2008
Molly Keeps Me on Pins and Needles
I was reading a blog post today at Molly's Place and she is making up all of these cute pincushions (which; by the way, you cannot have too many of.) It made me think of sharing this thing that I do with some of my hand-type projects. I load up on pencil boxes every year from back-to-school sales when you can get them for 50 cents a piece. Then, I put a block that I am working on in each one making sure that I have everything that I need in it. I put thread on bobbins so that I don't have to carry around whole spools. I put a pair of scissors in each one that I am working on (sometimes 6 at a time!). A mechanical pencil, needles and pins. Since pincushions are usually so big, I make up the soda-pop bottle cap ones like you see above. It is big enough to hold the pins and needles that I need and small enough that it fits in the box. My plan is to put a Velcro tab on the inside of the box, and the bottom of the pincushion so that it stays put when I am working on my blocks. These boxes are great for crazy quilting (all quilting is), applique', Dear Jane blocks, or embroidery. I keep one of these boxes in my car for those times when I am waiting in line at the bank, or when Connor falls asleep in his car seat and I don't dare wake him up or move him, or when I go to Dr.'s offices, restaurants, etc. where I am forced to wait. I keep one at home just sitting out so that I can grab it when I get a 5 minute break. Anyway...that is my little idea. And if you want to make those pincushions...go to Molly's blog and check hers out because they are a thousand times more beautiful than mine! She already has me running around my house rounding up every cap I can find so that I can give mine a face lift. Gotta keep up with the Jones' you know.
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- StitchinByTheLake said...
That's a great idea - wish I had thought of it this fall when they were on sale but I'll remember it next year. blessings, marlene
- October 12, 2008 at 5:31 PM
Super idea. I will try the dollar store, too, since it's the wrong time of year. It would make good packaging for a secret pal gift, too!
- October 12, 2008 at 7:15 PM
- MOLLY said...
btw THIS IS A GREAT GREAT IDEA AND I WILL HEAD TO THE $ STORE TOMORROW TO FIX MYSELF A PINCUSHION TAKE EM WITH ME BOX.
(and I also need Velcro dots)
- October 12, 2008 at 10:57 PM
- Back in the Day said...
What a great idea! Thanks for sharing it with us! I am going to try to find some pouches!
- October 14, 2008 at 9:07 PM
- Kathy said...
Girl, you never cease to amaze me! What a wonderful idea. I think I'll tell all my friends and everyone that I meet that "I" thought of this!!!! Just kidding. Thanks for helping us ole, crazy and wacky quilters with new ideas.
- October 15, 2008 at 3:35 PM


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Lunch Bunch Book Club
Sponsor: April Cook, Media Specialist
One of my most enjoyed pleasures in life is my book club. Once a month, I get to gather with this group of funny, smart ladies to talk about books while eating a little and laughing a lot!
I decided this year that I wanted my students to experience this same fun. I wanted us to have our very own book club!
The Lunch Bunch Book Club is doing exactly what I do in my book club. We talk about books while eating little and laughing a lot!


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From Msgr. Charles Pope, Archdiocese of Washington, DC
True holiness brings an increasingly radical transformation that makes the recipient seem to be a foreigner in this world who speaks with a strange accent and has foreign ways. He does not fit into simple political distinctions, does not conform to worldly categories. True holiness ignites a fire in the recipient and fire changes everything it touches. In the end no one remains neutral to a truly holy person. Either they complain of the heat or draw warmth, but no one is neutral.
Holiness is a lot more than being nice.
Here's a clip from a recent sermon where I speak on this topic:
Read entire article from Archdiocese of Washington, DC website here...


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- year in review
a fun few days with my parents
last week, my parents were in town!
it is always such a treat to have them here in london. they love this city as much as we do, so we all soak up its magic together … and it's just great to have them around the flat, and to share meals and conversations and laughs with them.
it's even more fun having my parents visiting us now that little mo is here. i love seeing my baby with his grammie and grandfather and moses just adores them both so much!
a few photos from our days together…
^^ i took rick and linda to lunch at ottolenghi, my favourite. mom and dad are great appreciators of fresh, pretty and delicious food like me :) ^^
^^ walks through leicester square (that entire big ben is made of tiny legos!) and notting hill ^^
^^ my dad is the master of this move, which we call "the trick." moses loves it!! ^^
^^ a gelato run after dinner one night ^^
my dad and i went on a bike ride together one morning. it was chilly but so sunny and we had such a great time cruising past famous london landmarks (we hit buckingham palace right as the changing of the guard was happening!) and then through the parks. i love hanging out with my dad so much.
as a side note, did you know that, starting soon (no one is sure exactly when…), big ben is going to be covered up with scaffolding for three years?! ahhh! i am trying to take as many pictures of/with it while it's still uncovered!
^^ borough market with grammie. grandfather got lost on his bike ride over – whoops! ^^
^^ pretty sunsetty light over the thames down to tower bridge on our way back from borough market ^^
^^ watching the inauguration … dad's expression pretty accurately portrays our feelings about it … we are all praying for our country and our leaders! ^^
^^ at the natural history museum just before we said goodbye (for now) to mom and dad. always doing the trick ;) ^^
such a great few days with rick and linda. one of the highlights (that i didn't get a picture of) was going to beautiful: the carole king musical together. ian and i bought four tickets to that show as a christmas present to mom and dad. and we were so glad they ended up loving the show, which was full of music from "their era." we all four had a really great time! and moses successfully survived his first non-family babysitter :)
we get to see mom and dad again this week as they come back through london on their way home from switzerland! and then again in utah in march and at bear lake in july. so glad that, even though we live so far away, moses gets to often see his grammie and grandfather!
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Just a question of curiosity. Why do you call your parents Rick and Linda? (Definitely no snark in the question!) I like it; I'm just curious about it and the motivation behind it. Thanks!ReplyDeleteReplies
I was wondering that too. It seems a bit strange to call your/Charity's Mum & Dad by their Christian names.Delete
You've never heard people lightheartedly refer to their parents by their first names? My friends and I do it all the time.Delete
yeah, it's just a lighthearted thing...to avoid saying "mom & dad" so repeatedly in this post :)Delete
Cool, thanks for the reply Charity!Delete
I have a friend whose therapist told him to start referring to his parents by their first names as a way to establish more of an adult relationship with them. I think that's why I was struck by it but I like it for whatever your reason was. :)
I love the expression on your Dad's face whilst he's watching the P & especiallyReplyDelete
the way Moses is looking at him:)
After having seen the picture of the telephone box in front of Big Ben on your and your sisters' blog so often, I had to take it as well, when I was in London last autumn. We started quite the trend. People were lining up by the time we had ours.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous3 February 2017 at 17:12
Charity-- applaud you for speaking out as you have in your latest post (comment section in that post, understandably turned off). The immigration ban, and the way it was conceived, and ultimately executed, also disturbs me greatly. Good for you for publically speaking your mind.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous3 February 2017 at 21:51
I too am responding to the latest post about the immigration ban. It goes far beyond preventing terrorists from coming into the country. The current immigration policy costs taxpayers 300 billion a year and at least 2 million convicted criminal aliens are inside the U.S. It is a big problem! I'm all for helping those in need and I think most people are (even the Republicans!). My sister took in two great refugees and we all love them but it does seem unfair in a way that they get $1000 stipend a month plus free health care (one of the boys has had 12 surgeries on his leg...all free) when there are tons of poor and needy in our own country who go without. Is it wrong to make those who want to come to our country come in a legal manner?? Every other country requires this. I'm sure you had to go through the proper channels to be able to live and work in England. I'm guessing you don't get free health care there or a stipend. It's frustrating to me that people don't see the big picture. There are a lot of things that are involved in the immigration problem. I don't think Trump is a hater of immigrants (heck his wife is one!). I think he feels like immigration to the U.S. has been severely abused (which it has). It is a problem that needs fixing. He's doing what he thinks will help our country. Our only choices for president were Hillary and Trump. Hillary is as corrupt and evil as they come (please do your research on her if you don't agree) and Trump is crass and brash but wants the U.S. to be a safe and prosperous place. He is the president and we can give him a chance instead of jumping on the protest bandwagon and criticizing every step he makes and word that comes out of his mouth. Realize that there are many factors that play a part in the ban.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous4 February 2017 at 19:48
Well, there is a huge difference between coming to a country as a refugee and as a employee. When you move to England as a employee you automatically have health insurance that covers everything so you don`t have to worry about it. I`m glad that the refugees get all the help they need to start a new life.ReplyDelete
Yes, you`re right. There are many poor and needy people in the U.S. who would need all this help as well and don`t get it. And that`s a problem that needs to be solved. But it doesn`t help to compare these to different groups of society and what they get and don`t get and shouldn`t get, because the situations are so different.
And when a country would stop helping refugees, what would that say about the society? I sure wouldn`t want to live in such a society.
And the president has a very, very, very weird way of trying to fix these problems.
Again, I agree, there are many severe and urgent problems that need to be fixed. I just don`t think it is helpful in any way or for anybody to compare these problems or people`s situations.


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Listening to - A Northern Chorus
Most of what has been actually happening to my life has been adequately summed up in Whirligirls blog - a few visits with A & J, the temporary dispersal of children and a fabulous Sianspheric/A Northern Chorus concert, to these you can add waiting for what seemed like forever to get the last bits of jam from band mates and the job search hitting panic levels.
In my head it's a different scene altogether. I'm very depressed. I've basically drifted from crisis to crisis and have let life dictate its own way over me for far too long. After 10 years of good employment I have very little to show for it. Finances are just one side of the coin but I've earned nearly half a million dollars in that time and am swimming in the deep end on the negative side of broke. Things have to change soon, otherwise I fear I'm gonna lose it. My mind. Literally.
I'm sorry I'm very sour on life again but please no"everything is peachy and you don't even know it" - head buried in the sand comments please - they'll only add to my frustration...


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What is epilepsy?
Epilepsy means an elevated risk of recurrent unprovoked seizures. A seizure is caused by an abnormally high electrical discharge from a particular region of the brain which spreads to the neighboring areas. It is the fourth most common neurological disorder, affecting about one percent of the population. Epilepsy occurs in people of all ages.
What causes epilepsy?
Usually the cause of epilepsy is not known. When it is known, it is often from a brain lesion caused by an abnormal development of the brain, a stroke, a tumor, or scar tissue. A person who has two or more seizures not caused by a reversible medical condition like hypoglycemia is diagnosed with epilepsy.
What is drug resistant epilepsy?
Fifty percent of newly diagnosed patients with epilepsy will have good seizure control with one seizure medication. When a patient continues to have seizures despite using two well tried seizure medications, the chances of good seizure control is less than five percent with additional medication. This is called drug-resistant, or medically intractable, epilepsy. Around one third of all epilepsy patients have medically intractable epilepsy.
What treatment options do we have for drug resistant epilepsy?
The best therapeutic option for treating drug-resistant epilepsy is surgery. The other treatment options include vagus nerve stimulator (VNS), response neuro stimulator (RNS), ketogenic diet and drug trials.
How can we determine if a patient is eligible for surgery?
Not every patient who has drug-resistant epilepsy can be a good surgery patient. Patients go through a detailed pre-surgical workup, including five to seven days of continuous EEG monitoring to capture seizures, a brain MRI, and other diagnostic testing and scans. After all of the data is collected, the results will be presented to a multidisciplinary team who will decide if the patient is eligible for surgery.
What types of surgery are there?
Surgery is the only cure for medically unmanageable epilepsy.
- Single stage surgery – If the patient has a lesion in the brain or the phase one data all points to a precise area of the brain that is causing the seizures.
- Two stage surgery – If the patient doesn't have a lesion in the brain but all the phase one data points to a broader area that is causing the seizures. To locate the seizure making area, the patient will first have EEG electrodes placed directly on the brain surface. The patient will then need to have seizures to pinpoint the area where they are coming from. Then the doctors remove the electrodes and the areas of the brain that are causing seizures.
- MRI guided thermal ablation – Visualase. This is a relatively newer technique used to remove small, isolated, deep, potential seizure making areas without major surgery.
- Corpus is a palliative surgery meaning, it is not a cure for epilepsy, but can reduce the seizure's frequency and intensity.
What are the complications of epilepsy surgery?
Like any surgery, there can be side effects. These include infection, bleeding, stroke and anesthesia related complications, but all of these complications are uncommon. There are some specific but rare avoidable complications from epilepsy surgery like motor deficits, sensory deficits, visual field cuts and memory deficits.
What is the recovery time from the surgery?
It depends on the individual patient and if there are any complications. Depending on the type of surgery, a patient could go home anywhere from one to two days to several weeks after the procedure.
For more information on epilepsy services at Nationwide Children's hospital, click here or listen to our PediaCast.


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Be Stupid: Vir Das" advice to students during a speech at his Alma Mater
Vir Das eased the students by cracking a few jokes about their outfits, the college and himself. He told the students that it is very important to be stupid in every aspect of their lives
Vir Das
Vir Das,who is renowned for not just being the irreverent funny man in India but also taking Indian Comedy and changing its perspective on an international stage,just gave a speech at his Alma Mater. The speech was a commencement address to the class of 2018 and an acceptance speech as Knox college honoured him with an Honorary Doctorate.
Doing what he does best,Vir eased the new and nervous students by cracking a few jokes about their outfits,the college and himself. He told the students that it is very important to be stupid in every aspect of their lives,to have the courage to do something that society thinks is a ridiculous idea.
The actor spoke about adulthood,love and owning each moment of one's life. His speech was extremely well received with faculty members laughing and applauding at his statements and students cheering too. On talking about his speech he said, "I"m in my thirties and fully aware that I"ve got a lot to achieve before I can give a speech loaded with wisdom. So I tried to tell them something they wouldn"t normally hear. College kids today are extraordinarily smart,and are already driven towards smart choices. The way I see it,if you add one stupid thing to that universe of intelligence,life becomes a little more fun. It was an honour to speak to them and get my doctorate."
Vir Das who will soon be seen on ABC's Whiskey Cavalier and has also signed on for two more comedy specials with Netflix.
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