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Dec. 13th from 3:00-5:00pm, in the newly renovated 150 Columbia.
As my year-long Teaching Excellence Fellowship comes to a close I hope you will join me and the UO Teaching Engagement Program (TEP) for hot drinks and sweet snacks, as well as insights regarding large class teaching and playful discussion to fuel our dreams of making our big classes feel a bit smaller.
Sierra Dawson PhD
Assistant Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Office of the Provost and Academic Affairs
Senior Lecturer II
Department of Human Physiology
2016 Teaching Excellence Fellow
UO Teaching Engagement Program

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RI Beauty Insider: Romantic Valentine's Day Style
Saturday, February 08, 2014
Red nails
Wear all black if you must but turn your nails into mini jewels. Fire engine red, sparkly vamp, or cherries in the snow - shiny nails in the red family look so festive. And if you're an extra blessed this Valentine's Day, red and diamonds look smashing together! Be prepared just in case.
Red lips
Iconic red lips speak passion. Choose a hue that works with your coloring: blonds look great in pinky red; dark-haired, think deeper burgundy. There are many luscious variations. Remember to go lighter on eye makeup and soften the blow with a swipe of gloss. He won't be able to keep his eyes off your kissable lips across that candlelit table.
Wardrobe touches
Many women feel that red is not their best shade. Enter accessories: try a warm cashmere shawl in garnet, red's softer sister. Wear it as a scarf over your coat and then drop it across your shoulders at the theater or restaurant for color as well as warmth. Keep your outfit monochromatic in dashing greys or cozy browns. Sophisticated and old-world romance at the same time.
We got the BFF thing between diamonds and red but how about a pretty enamel heart-shaped brooch on that fur scarf? Maybe Mom has a gorgeous 1960's cocktail ring or a pair of vintage rhinestone earrings in her jewel box. What day is better for a little bling than dreamy Valentine's Day? If not now, when?
No discussion of Valentine style is complete without lingerie. A romantic dinner for two is the perfect time for black or red lace under your warm sweaters. Tarting it up just a wee bit is not completely out of realm and sets a mood. For love, that is.
An unexpected touch
Lastly, if he charmed you with confections and filled your home with red roses, claim one especially perfect blossom to carry along with your evening bag. It's a beautifully feminine soupçon and will look sweet resting on the dinner table and all who pass will know what a lucky girl you are!
Donna Macdonald is a freelance writer who enjoys covering topics of interest to women, especially fragrance, style, beauty. She has also written marketing material for a women's book that hit the New York Times Bestseller list and netted her an up close and personal discussion on the Oprah Winfrey Show. Donna currently writes her own personal blog, alovelyinconsequence.blogspot.com where she also writes about issues close to a woman's heart. Donna believes that when a woman finds beauty in the world, she will find beauty in herself.
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A Charming Gift
Show your special someone that you cherish them this Valentine's Day by giving them a unique gift from Alex and Ani. The popular Rhode Island retailer has outdone themselves this Valentine's Day season offering a variety of gifts -- including bangles, wraps, and earrings. You can even personalize your piece with a cupid or heart charm.
Price: $28 and up
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Comforting Cashmere
She adores it so why not indulge her? Pink Pineapple carries the best cashmere in the chicest styles. Choose a stunning black tunic to wear with winter boots or a bright sweater in a Palm Beach color to lift a dreary winter mood. Go ahead...make her Valentine's Day!
Price: $120 and up
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Evening Barrettes
Today's mini clips and barrettes are yesterday's glamorous 40's hair combs. The most fanciful and sparkly are at Karol Richardson. Just one of these irresistible little hair charmers will throw facets of light back at your smiling face in thanks. You'll love the candy counter experience so cast a spell with one (or two), made in France with Swarovski crystals.
Price: $4 and up
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Lacy Chemise
Lingerie is a traditional Valentine's Day gift but forget granny gowns and opt for an exquisite chemise in a sumptuous color. Blush of Montreal's Sweetest Sin chemise works for all women with its covered lace and quarter wire for support. The beauty of lace is that it draws attention but reveals little.
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Silvery Hearts
She'll love an iconic heart in sweet shimmering silver. Green River Silver Co. has outdone themselves with pendants, bracelets, and earrings of whimsical hearts to cherish. Better choose two as she'll surely want one close to her heart.
Price: $18 and up
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Luxurious Body Care
Thymes Goldleaf bath products make a stunning impression. Besides the packaging being festive and pretty, the jasmine, rose, and hyacinth draw a tapestry of scent on her skin. Put together a combination of bath powder, lotion, and soap and then give her an hour to herself, no questions asked. Your Valentine will find one hundred ways to thank you!
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Valentine's Day Dinner
End Valentine's Day on a romantic note this year with a spectacular dinner in Seasons at the Ocean House. Ocean House chefs will take you through five palate-enticing courses, each highlighting the best of the New England bounty. Celebrate one another and the passion that you share over a decadent dessert. What are you waiting for? Click here to make your reservation.
Price: $95/ per person (plus tax and gratuity); Wine pairing is an additional $40/ per person.
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A Beautiful Bouquet
Nothing says "I love you" on Valentine's Day like a wonderful bouquet of flowers. Express your love Valentine's Day beautiful and affordable flowers from A New Leaf. From romantic roses to impressive modern bouquets, A New Leaf offers nearly 50 unique Valentine's Day special that are sure to please even the most discerning eye.
Price: $34.95 and up
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A Music Lover's Dream
Does your Valentine have an affinity for Opera music? How about taking her to the Blithewold Mansion on Valentine's Day for a concert she'll never forget. Opera Providence will present "A Happy Valentine's Day Concert" on Friday Friday, Feb. 14th, at 7pm and Sunday, Feb. 16th at 3pm at the Blithewold Mansion. The event features the voices of the Opera Providence Ensemble.
Price: All concert tickets are $40 per person. Tickets for the entire concert series are $75 per person.
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The Perfect Perfume
It's no secret that roses and Valentine's Day go hand in hand, but what about rose-scented fragrances? Think outside the box and get your special lady an all natural botanical perfume blended with real rose petals from Providence Perfume Company.
Price: $30 and up
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San Diego is such an amazing city with its great climate and awesome beaches! But… where should you eat? I've found some delicious places all throughout the city that I know you'll love! Go check out these San Diego CA Best Places to Eat to find out the restaurants and best kept travel secrets you can't afford to miss!
San Diego CA Best Places to Eat
Best Breakfast in San Diego:
1. Acqua California Bistro at Hilton San Diego Resort & Spa
Address: 1775 E Mission Bay Dr. San Diego, California 92109
This is a fun, casual waterfront restaurant overlooking San Diego's Mission Bay. The Crab Benedict was out of this world!
Best lunch in San Diego:
2. Original Rubio's location:
Address: 4504 Mission Bay Dr. San Diego, California 92109
This little taco stand was the first location of a delicious Mexican food chain. Take a delicious burrito or fish taco to the beach for a delicious lunch!
Best Dinner in San Diego:
3. Blue Water Seafood Market & Grill:
Address: 3667 India St. San Diego, California 92103
This is such a unique restaurant with fresh, delicious seafood! You can order everything from shark to squid and of course classics like shrimp, clam chowder, salmon, and more. This is a must-stop on your next visit to San Diego. Beware… lines can get long, but it's well worth the wait! 🙂
4. Point Loma Seafoods:
Address: 2805 Emerson St. San Diego, California 92106
The views are simply amazing from this delicious restaurant in San Diego. You can see the San Diego skyline and harbor while eating great seafood!
Best Dessert in San Diego:
5. Corvette Diner:
Address: 2965 Historic Decatur Rd. San Diego, California 92106
This car themed restaurant has such a fun atmosphere and is an excellent place to get dessert. The dessert menu has everything from a cotton candy plate (which is very tall!) and great classic milkshakes.
Best late night snack in San Diego:
6. Hodad's:
Address: 5010 Newport Ave. San Diego, California 92107
Featured on Diners, Drive-ins and Dives, this fun burger chain is favorite among the San Diego locals. Also, it's proximity to the beach is unbeatable!
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June 25th 2011 was an amazing day… co-blogger Breana got hitched! A lot of prep went into pulling the day together and I am super proud of all us girls that helped – even Breana created the most amazing accessories for herself. I love when a bride gets totally D.I.Y. for the big day. It saves money, vendor hassles, can potentially be more eco-friendly, and brings you and your wedding party closer together – you feel more connected and involved on your big day.
I was asked to make origami flowers and oh I did. I even recruited a friend to help out. I ordered some music sheets from Love To Fly on Etsy, cut them to size, looked at the tutorial, and created beautiful paper flowers. My friend got silver origami sheets and did the same thing. Oh, man, let me tell you – glue dots… best friend in origami!
Aside from the gazillion origami flowers the D.I.Y. process resulted in handmade cd 'mixtape' covers, cupcake sleeves & toppers, centerpieces, garter, headpiece, veil, bouquet, and more. With a music wedding theme based around the colors white, black, red, and silver the outcome was seriously jammin. Heres a looksie at what a group of people pulled together for the girl {and guy} we all love – Breana & Caleb Whittington! {As well as some lovely photos from the wedding itself}
Gorgeous bride, handsome groom, and yes thats Elvis – the officiant. He was funny!
What a beautiful, handmade veil! Handmade by the bride herself. Crafty & clever.
One of the awesome cupcake toppers that mimics the wedding invites!
Carrot cake cupcake – delicious
Ok, I literally looked at this photo just now and am getting teary eyed. Our whole table was a crying mess about this time. First dance.
Handmade headpiece by Breana for the reception
Cupcake sleeves and clever wristbands for the guests. I got silver – 21 and over baby, bring on the beer! Red were for the little 'uns who couldn't drink – boohoo!
Beautiful handmade origami flower bouquet by the bride herself!
Close up of one of the flowers on the bouquet
'Mixtape' with handcrafted case and adorned with guitar pics imprinted with the bride & grooms name & date of ceremony. So clever & cute. And, by the way, I put this mixtape in and no – there isn't sad music on it – but I sure cried like a baby! I'm so happy for them.
The bride, Breana, fellow co-blogger, & I! Eeeep!
I am so happy for Breana & Caleb and though I miss them dearly, I hope Portland treats them well and they start their new married life {sheesh, tears are rolling now} together in a perfect place.
Also, ahem, Bre… now you must blog your personal D.I.Y. crafty wedding experience as soon as you get back from HAWAII!
Congratulations Breana & Caleb Whittington {tears, still rolling}!
Happy Wedding Crafting!


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At the Monday, March 19th New Lenox Fire Protection District Board of Trustees meeting, the trustees will be voting on whether or not to obtain a $750,000 Tax Anticipation Warrant to cover the NLFPD's budget deficit.
Tax Anticipation Warrants are frequently issued by units of local government, such as a fire district, to bridge the gap between the receipt of property tax revenues and ongoing expenditures. Typically, tax revenues are received in two primary installments during the year, while expenditures must be made on a daily basis to operate. Short-term borrowings, such as warrants and notes, may be used by a governmental unit to cover deficits that may arise as a result of this timing.
Notes and warrants enable governmental units to borrow against next year's tax revenues to meet cash flow needs. Federal tax laws require an analysis of a governmental unit's cash flow needs if the borrowing is to be done on a tax-exempt basis. The need is demonstrated by preparing month-by-month cash flow estimates for the funds for which the borrowing will be made.
The NLFPD receives revenue from property taxes twice per year. The district's current funds are anticipated to run out by the end April, and no tax dollars will be received until mid to late June. The Tax Anticipation Warrant would cover the district's expenditures during the couple months prior to receiving the next tax revenues.
The primary mission of the New Lenox Fire and Ambulance Protection District is to provide a range of programs designed to protect the lives and property within New Lenox Village and Township from the effects for fires and sudden medical emergencies or exposure to dangerous conditions created by man or nature with professional, compassionate, and quality service.###


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So this past Friday I am on a plane to Vegas for my annual weekend of great sports watching and wagering. Anyone who has ever been to Vegas during football season knows how much fun it is to sit in a sports book or bar with a whole bunch of other people who are rooting and wagering on the games. With multiple games on at once and money on almost every team it is rare to go a couple of minutes without a loud cheer or groan. It is great theater and I can only imagine how crazy it must be in Vegas during March Madness.
I don't consider myself much of an expert on picking college football – I focus mainly on the pro game – so this year I decide to arm myself with the 10 picks Todd Helmick provided on his WNST blog last week (see http://www.wnst.net/Home/BlogAdmin/tabid/83/EntryID/3348/Default.aspx). Now I've heard Todd on Bob Haynie's show numerous times and he seems to know college football so I figured, why not play all of his picks and see how I do with the so-called expert's choices in my hip pocket in Sin City? I get up early Saturday morning and am able to play 9 of Todd's 10 picks (they aren't taking any wagers on the over/under for the LSU/Tulane game). I also decide to take Miami (-24.5) against Duke and play a parlay card with 3 of Todd's picks (Oklahoma, Michigan, and USC). Being a major puckhead, I also place a small wager on the over (6 goals) in the NHL season opener in London, England between the Ducks and Kings that is slated for 9am Vegas time.
Usually you can count on having ups and downs during a day but it becomes apparent really quick that this might not be my day, especially when the hockey game is DELAYED 33 minutes because they can't get the stinking lights on!!!
Here are some of the highlights (or lowlights) on the games Todd picked that I wagered on:
Penn State-Illinois (Under at 44.5) turns into a first half shootout with 38 points total in the first half. When you need the under a kickoff return for a TD is never a good sign. So much for Penn State's lousy QB and good defense. The final score is 27-20.
Mississippi State, who supposedly has a really good defense, and South Carolina (another supposedly good defensive team) get into a shootout that Spurrier and Co. (who I affectionately call "Chuck and Duck" from his Redskin head coaching days) win 38-21 (Under at 41.5).
Michigan (-17), after a horrible first half , puts in Chad Henne and rallies back to take the lead, 28-16, against Northwestern and is deep in Wildcat territory with 2 minutes left. At this point I'm thinking Lloyd Carr can get a lot of Michigan boosters off his back if he scores again and covers the 17 point spread. Instead he takes a knee. Bad move Lloyd, you need all the support you can get after the loss to App State. I hope the Michigan boosters eat you for lunch this week.
Baylor (+17) plays Texas A&M tough for much of the game but starts folding in the 4th quarter and the Aggies, unlike Michigan, throw the ball deep with a 17 point lead with 3 minutes left to extend their lead to 24 points (I bet those Aggie boosters are happy with that!). No problem I surmise, I can still get a push if Baylor gets a consolation TD and sure enough they start driving but on 4th and 15 at midfield the Baylor coach decides to punt. PUNT??!! Who the heck punts down 24 points at midfield with under 2 minutes left??!! This is becoming a horror show, I scream "Fire that coach!"
Oklahoma (-24.5) is cruising in the first half up 24-7 over Colorado. This looks like a sure win but Colorado goes nuts in the second half and actually WINS the game 27-24 on a last second field goal!! Bye-bye national title hopes for the Sooners.
USC (-21) at Washington is up 14-7 and driving late in the first half when a 3rd down pass goes off the hands of a USC receiver directly to a Washington defender who takes it all the way to the house to tie the game at 14. So much for covering the spread after that play and USC barely survives the game with a 3 point win. The Trojans look like No. 1 frauds to me. (LSU is the best team in the country in my opinion at this point).
Virginia Tech (-19) home against UNC plays great defense but has an offense that rivals the October 2000 Ravens and barely hangs on to win 17-10.
Air Force (+2.5) has no defense or place-kicker and falls to Navy 31-20.
Nick "I'm staying in Miami" Saban and his Alabama Crimson Tide (+2) have no offense in a pitiful display at Tallahasse as they lose 21-14 to the Florida State Criminoles.
So believe it or not, I manage to lose EVERY SINGLE ONE of the above Helmick wagers!! I understand the "expert" having a bad day, but how does he lose all 10 of the games he blogs about (LSU and Tulane go under 49 points to round out the 10 Helmick picks from his blog)??!! Helmick is no longer referred to as "expert" when his name is mentioned the rest of the day.
Now I have a mathematics background so I don't know how much the average guy knows about statistics but the odds on picking 10 games and losing all 10 of them are 1023 to 1!! Todd manages to do this on this day. Oh and did I mention I lost the Miami, hockey, and parlay wagers so I am 0 for 13 on my Saturday morning bets?? I also lose on Clemson and the Florida Gators with additional wagers. My only win is taking California on the money line over Oregon but that was just piggybacking on the bet of a friend of mine who was making Helmick look like the village idiot because he was winning left and right. Throwing more salt in the wound that same friend flips over a parlay card and shows me that had I bet the opposite on the 10 Todd Helmick games I would have gotten 700 times the amount I bet (Vegas never pays true odds)!!!! Luckily I am cheered up by the fact that Maryland upsets Rutgers (thanks to Turner coming in for Steffy at QB). After a long day I think to myself: Sunday has got to better.
As you all know I am a HUGE Ravens fan but one thing I never do is wager on my team. Thank goodness I stick to this axiom today. If you read my blog last week you would know that I wrote that Cleveland LIVES to play the Ravens and the Ravens rarely get up for the Browns. From the opening kickoff on it is apparent that this trend will definitely continue. Once again the Ravens fail to match the energy level of the Browns in Cleveland and are blown out despite having a huge time of possession advantage, 26 first downs, over 400 yards of offense, and never having to punt. I'll talk more about the Ravens problems and issues later in the week.
Back to my wagering…after the Saturday holocaust I decide to play it closer to the vest with the NFL. My only wager on the 1pm games is a 3 team parlay. I take the Cowboys (-13.5) against the Rams, Brett Favre and the Pack (-1.5) against the Vikes, and the Bears (-3) at the Lions. Hitting on all 3 teams pays 5.5 to 1 so I am hoping to cut into some of Saturday's losses. Shortly after I make my bet a Bears fan from Chicago sits down next to me and tells me he just bet a ton on the Lions because the entire Bears secondary is out and 2 other key defenders are hurt. Here we go again I mutter, but I do remind myself and the guy that Brian Griese is taking over for Rex Grossman. The Bears fan tells me it won't matter. For 3 quarters it looks I might be okay with the Bears up 13-3 but then Griese starts throwing to the guys in blue allowing the Lions to score an NFL record 34 points in the 4th quarter and win 37-27. The losing streak continues.
No problem, time to regroup for the 4 o'clock games. I take the Colts (-10) straight up and play a 3 team parlay of Steelers (-6), Colts (-9.5), and Chargers (-12.5). At halftime the parlay looks great, I even bet the Charges in the 2nd half wager, but it all goes to hell in a handbag in the 2nd half and I lose on both the Chargers and Steelers. The only solace I have at this point is enjoying that the large throng of Pittsburgh fans around me are now just as miserable as I am today. Me and my friends do enjoy several laughs at the expense of Norv "how to take a 14-2 team and turn it into an 8-8 one" Turner.
I then receive a text message from Nestor. I tell him I'm in Vegas and losing. He texts me back with "ouch…but it can't get much worse than being stuck in Cleveland for 3 more hours." I inform Nestor that the Steelers lost. Hopefully that makes his wait more tolerable.
I take my only winning ticket (the Colts -10) and roll into a final bet on the Sunday Night Game taking the over in the Eagles/Giants game. The week before McNabb and Philly put up 56 and the Giants scored 24 so at 48 I'm thinking this is like shooting fish in a barrel. Little did I know Brian Westbrook decides not to play and the Giants record 12 sacks in a 16-3 win. Sadly I now have to leave Vegas on Monday before I can try and make money back on the dazzling and scary New England Patriots.
Overall on sports wagers I go 2-17 and that doesn't count the money I lose betting on Street Sense, the 2007 Kentucky Derby winner, in a 4 horse race at Turfway (he only had to beat Hard Spun and couldn't do it)!!!
All in all the Vegas wagering weekend is a disaster. On the positive side though, perhaps ESPN's Nick Bakay will hire me and Todd Helmick to be his new sidekicks on his "Livin the Dream" skits on ESPN?? LOL!!! Oh well, wait until next year Vegas!!


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Spring has sprung (believe it or not) and with Easter a mere week away, our thoughts have turned to updating our entertaining and seasonal décor with pretty pastels, warm metallics, and bountiful florals. Whether hosting an Easter brunch for 12 or making an intimate holiday dinner for just a few, these easy but stylish DIY projects spotted on Pinterest will add a pretty layer of loveliness to your table.
We love the modern, painterly effect of this technique, and how it elevates any table. Go for a restrained palette like what's seen here for a modern take, or combine a wider-variety of different hues for an additional artistic feel.
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Utilizing an existing set of varying height candlesticks as egg holders is a minimal yet elegant way to add height to your Easter table, or use them to adorn your mantle as seen here. We love this use of white glass holders, but a metallic take on the look would be equally stylish.
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Utilizing cheery, spring-appropriate floral wallpaper, these unique gift boxes are a new take on a party favor. A few careful folds and you're ready to stuff with eggs, candy, and whatever else you want to share! Leave the sculptural items in the center of your table for a unique and double-duty centerpiece.
Read more at: The House That Lars Built
Stylish and simple are music to our ears and this easy DIY is both. Perfect as a centerpiece or even on a side table or console, this easy bud vase project is polished, delicate, and chic.
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Utilizing plain cardstock and this free printable template, these easy cellophane gift bags or place cards are perfect for small candy eggs and some festive grass. We love how they evoke the spirit of an Easter egg hunt, even if your brunch is an adults-only affair.
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Upgrade your classic Easter basket by decorating the outside with a mix of gorgeous spring flowers. Well-hydrated blooms and some glue-gun patience are all it takes to make a show-stopping centerpiece.
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This hand-dyed vase brings a pop of color to a table when paired with an arrangement of vibrant wild flowers. With only three supplies, this vase is a cinch to create and will be the perfect container for flowers throughout spring and into summer.
Read more at: Style Me Pretty
Oversized plastic eggs with clear lids, spray paint (in a color of your choice), and a few decorative air plants are all it takes to make a living arrangement, perfect for those who don't possess a green thumb. Another great favor idea, they can be placed at each guest's table setting and serve as a parting gift.
Read more at: The House That Lars Built
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COSATU Today | COSATU Press Statements
COSATU end-of-year message
21 December 2010
All South Africans will remember 2010 as the year of the World Cup. For 30 days, from 11 June to 11 July, South Africa was at the centre of the world. We will never forget the atmosphere, as we joined hands with each other and the rest of the world to enjoy what was both a great sporting extravaganza and also a celebration of our common humanity.
It gave us a glimpse of a future in which all South Africans work efficiently and harmoniously together. Organisationally it was a spectacular triumph, utterly confounding all the prophets of doom, especially the British tabloids predictions of chaos and crime.
But it was much more than the best-ever World Cup; it was a foretaste of how a future South Africa could look, if we have the political will and national unity.
That is why, immediately after 11 July, COSATU launched its post-World Cup Declaration, which expressed the feeling of so many South Africans at that time - If we can come together to organise such a successful sporting event, why can we not do the same to tackle all the other challenges we face as a country?
On the very first item in the Declaration we can claim a victory. We demanded that we must do everything possible to promote soccer, which remains the biggest and most popular sport, yet is seriously under-developed.
So last weeks announcement of FIFAs deposit of $80 million into a 2010 Fifa World Cup Legacy Trust, which will be used to support a wide range of public benefit initiatives in the areas of football development, education, health and humanitarian activities in SA, is a huge step in the right direction. We welcome the assurance that not a single penny is going to be paid to Safa or any individuals and we shall help to make sure that every penny is well spent on developing sport.
Sadly we cannot yet claim similar victories towards the more ambitious goals in the other ten clauses of the Declaration, covering poverty, unemployment and inequality, and the crises in our public education and healthcare systems. We have still a long way to go in promoting rural development and ridding the country of crime and corruption, and implementing all the priority commitments in the ANC 2009 Election Manifesto.
Indeed, if we had not hosted the World Cup, there would have been very little to celebrate in 2010. A year ago, in COSATUs 2009 end-of-year statement we noted the devastating economic crisis, which continued its rampage throughout the world and hit South African workers very hard. We highlighted the deepening levels of unemployment, poverty and inequality.
That was at the end of a worldwide recession, which hit workers internationally. 2010 should have been the year when we came out of the recession, and things started to get better. For most workers, their families and poor communities, however, things have if anything got even worse.
Despite modest growth in the economy, jobs have continued to disappear. A year ago we lamented the fact that unemployment had reached 24.5% in the third quarter of 2009, and that the more realistic expanded definition of unemployment, which includes those who have given up looking for work, had climbed to 34.4%.
Yet a year later the two equivalent figures are even higher - 25.3% and 36.6%! In Limpopo Province the expanded figure for unemployment has reached 45.6%, almost half the workforce!
Since the beginning of 2009 we have lost 1.17 million jobs, plunging 5.85 million more family members of those jobless workers into the ranks of the poor. This represents a job loss bloodbath. Regrettably we declare that this is a black festive season/Christmas just as we have done in the past.
Parallel with this loss of jobs overall is a continuing shift from permanent to temporary employment. The latest report of the Adcorp Employment Index reveals that while jobs overall had declined by an annualised 2,41% by November 2010, the number of permanent workers decreased most, by 2,74%, while the number of temporary workers decreased by only 1,60%. Meanwhile the number of agency workers (i.e. those employed by labour brokers) increased by 5.59%.
The Adcorp survey shows that there are nearly 100 000 more labour broker workers than previously estimated. They now represent 6.8% of total employment in South Africa and 23.2% of the countrys temporary and part-time workforce. This is having a devastating negative effect on the levels of pay, job security and benefits for thousands of workers.
As millions of workers settle home for a well deserved break from working life, the Minister of Labour, Mildred Oliphant, has published Cabinet-approved draft amendments to various Acts: Basic Conditions of Employment Amendment Draft Bill, Employment Equity Amendment Draft Bill, Employment Services Draft Bill and Labour Relations Amendment Draft Bill for comments by 17 February 2011.
The Cabinet statement says that the amendments have their origins in the growing casualisation of work that has become a feature of the South African Labour market over the past decade.
We welcome the publication of these amendments. It is always better late than never. We are studying all of them to satisfy ourselves that they deliver only one outcome: doing away with the third man in the relationship that should exist between a worker and the employer. We want a total ban of the system that has condemned so many to new slavery by what has become to be known as human traffickers.
The problem of casualisation was brought home tragically just two days ago (19 December) when a casual worker, a member of SACCAWU, was trapped and killed in a mince cutter in the butchery section of a Durban store. He came to work in the morning and accidentally slipped and his head was stuck in the machine. He had been employed as a casual for only two weeks. The trend suggests that he would have been employed as a casual for the rest of his life.
So we are not celebrating yet, as we know that a battle to defend the concept of decent work has only just begun. COSATU is ready to mobilize all genuine workers organisations and the poor in defence of the decent work agenda, which cannot live side-by-side with labour broking. We call on workers to use their rest to re-energise themselves and be ready for a mother of all battles in 2011.
In all the areas covered in the Post-World Cup declaration, there has been a lack of real progress. Government ministers have produced several excellent policy papers, most recently the long-awaited New Growth Path, which COSATU and its affiliates are still studying. We shall be finalising our response in a specially convened Central Executive Committee on 10th January 2011.
Then, after a proper process of consultation and engagement, the new policy must be implemented urgently. It must achieve our historic demand for a complete overall of the economy, away from capital-intensive industries to labour-intensive ones, capable of creating decent work opportunities for the millions of the unemployed.
It must focus on building an economy based primarily on manufacturing industry, so that we beneficiate our own resources, using them to add value by turning them into manufactured goods and begin to reach the governments goal of creating five million decent, sustainable jobs over the next ten years.
We want the economy transformed and demand a real economic CODESA that will produce a deal capable of putting our economy in a completely new pedestal which will aggressively address South Africas trio of most stubborn challenges: unemployment, poverty and inequality.
Over the 16 years of democracy, great progress has been made. In 1996, only 3 million people had access to social grants; today it is 15 million. A massive 25% of our population depends on these social grants today. In 1996, 58% of the population had access to electricity, today 80%. In 1996, 62% of the population had access to running water, today 88%. We have built 3.1 million subsidised houses, giving shelter to over 15 million people.
But massive problems remain, mainly as a result of the levels of unemployment, and 2010 has seen too little real action on the ground. The excellent declaration of the ANCs highly encouraging NGC summed it up well:
Sixteen years into our democracy, while we have made substantial progress, we have not yet achieved true economic transformation, which should include fundamentally changing the structure of the economy and the distribution of wealth and income in our society... We have to achieve higher levels of growth and ensure that such growth benefits all of society, especially the poor.
South African remains the most unequal society in the world. The number of South African billionaires nearly doubled, from 16 in 2009 to 31 this year. The countrys 20 richest men enjoyed a 45% increase in wealth.
Top earner in 2009 was Pine Pienaar, CEO of Mvelaphanda Resources, who raked in R63 million in 2009, closely followed by Norbert Platt, CEO of Richement, who got R58 million, and Marius Kloppers, CEO of BHP Billiton who took home R54 million.
At the other extreme, the median wage for all employees is just R2800 a month (R33 600 a year). So Mr Pienaar earns 1875 times as much as the average worker, and 1278 times the wages of the lowest paid worker at one of his own companies, Bauba Platinum.
On average the poorest 10% of earners get R1275 a month, which is 0.57% of total earnings, while the top 10% get R111 733, which is 49.2% of the total!
Yet it is people from this super-rich elite who lecture us on the damage done to the economy by excessive wage claims by workers and inflexible labour laws. Is it any wonder that so many workers fought back in 2010 in a series of major strikes?
The year began with FAWU members doing battle with Amalgamated Beverages, and ended with NUMSA members taking on the mighty conglomerate BHP Billiton. In between there have been too many disputes to list, but of course we cannot review 2010 without paying tribute to the magnificent public service workers, who staged a historic and ultimately victorious strike.
They displayed unprecedented levels of unity and militancy, and struck a blow on behalf of all the South African workers who have been struggling to reduce the levels of inequality. We are proud of all the thousands of our members who have refused to accept the bosses blackmail and fought to improve their miserable wages and working conditions.
The extreme levels of inequality have also contributed to the rising tide of community protests. In 2004, there were 10 such protests; in 2009 it rose to 105, and it has already passed 83 in 2010! These usually occur in informal settlements, where there is close to 100% unemployment, grinding poverty, crime, corruption, xenophobia, the collapse of social and moral values and a constant struggle for basic essential services. Healthcare, education, and transport are minimal or non-existent and the quality of service is abysmal.
Yet often these communities are just next door to the suburbs of the super-rich, in their luxurious mansions with gardens and pools, who can buy world-class healthcare and education and have virtually exclusive access to forms of transport the Gautrain, airlines and tolled highways that the poor can never afford to use.
We are sitting on a ticking bomb. As we begin the campaign for the 2011 local government elections, we must find ways to address the problems these poor communities face. COSATU has once again pledged its full support for the ANC, which more than ever is the only party capable of tackling these immense problems.
Contrary to much media speculation, the alliance between COSATU, the ANC, the SACP and SANCO is firm, and remains the key to solving all these problems. We have to tackle them together, along with the broader mass democratic movement. It is highly regrettable that occasional differences of opinion over tactics between Alliance partners should be sensationalised and personalised in the media.
The Alliance Summit in the first week of February 2011 will adopt a programme that will mobilise all progressive minded South Africans of all classes, races and creeds to confront these challenges and reaffirm our unity, shared principles and common heritage.
We must press on with the implementation of all the other tasks identified in the Post-World Cup Declaration.
We have to prioritise building and refurbishing schools to ensure that they all receive adequate support from the education departments at all levels.
We must implement the National Health Insurance Scheme, improve our public hospitals and transform our healthcare system. We have to keep up the good work being done to defeat the scourge of HIV/AIDS to build a healthy nation and improve our countrys life expectancy.
We warmly welcome the reduction in ARV prices announced by Minister of Health Comrade Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, which should make it possible to treat twice as many people living with HIV. We must however continue to ensure that all those who need ARV treatment, especially the poor, receive it.
We need to intensify the campaign against crime and corruption. We must make sure that the 16 days of activism against the abuse of women and children is continued throughout the year and that we bring down the intolerable amount of violent crime.
We applaud the new initiatives taken by various government ministers to investigate and act against corruption. We hope that the tide has turned against those tenderpreneurs who are stealing from the poor to feed their selfish accumulation interests and we will see them facing justice in court in 2011.
COSATU, which has just been celebrating its 25th birthday, has a pivotal role to play in achieving these goals. We have over two million members and a far wider constituency among casual workers, the unemployed and the poor.
While we must not, and will not, neglect our first duty to defend and improve the lives of our members in the workplace, COSATU will continue, as it has done throughout its first 25 years, to campaign on the broader social and political issues.
As the recent Civil Society Conference showed, the federation has the support of a large periphery of community, church, cultural and special interest groups who share our goals. As we keep emphasising, our collaboration with these groups is not anti-government or anti-ANC, but aims to work closely with our allies in government to achieve the policies adopted at the ANC 2007 Polokwane Conference and contained in the 2009 election manifesto.
COSATU sends a message of solidarity to all those workers and oppressed people around the world who are struggling against dictatorship, oppression and poverty in Palestine, Swaziland, Western Sahara and elsewhere. We renew our call for the release of the Cuban 5 patriots who remain incarcerated in the USA on trumped up charges.
COSATU sends its best wishes to all the students waiting for their Matric results, and congratulates those who pass but urges those who fail not to lose heart. Every young South African has a role to play in transforming our society and we must make sure that opportunities are opened up for them all.
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A security services spokesman warned on Thursday that Russia was trying to destabilise Polish society and politics.
The Russian citizen, a woman, was detained by Poland's Internal Security Agency (ABW), said Stanisław Żaryn, a spokesman for the country's security services chief, as quoted by public broadcaster Polish Radio's IAR news agency.
The woman, named only as "Yekaterina C.," has been living in Poland since 2013, according to IAR. She will be expelled from the country soon, IAR added.
In addition, four other individuals have been handed a five-year ban on entering Poland, according to IAR.
Żaryn said that Poland's Internal Security Agency had in recent weeks "neutralised the activity of two networks involved in the Russian hybrid and information war carried out against the Republic of Poland."
'Russian narrative'
He added that the suspects took part in "fueling Polish-Ukrainian animosities in the social and political arenas and questioning and undermining Polish policy [over historical issues] and replacing it with a Russian narrative."
Żaryn added that the Internal Security Agency had obtained information indicating that Russia was "not only inspiring Polish citizens to take specific actions against Poland and in the interests of Russia, but also financing their activities."
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Żaryn warned that Russia aimed to destabilise Poland.
"It is important to ... sensitise society in our country to treat pro-Russian initiatives in Poland with great caution," he said.
Russia wants "to create the impression that such initiatives are spontaneous and independent social movements, while in fact they are often inspired, coordinated and financed by Russia, and their goal is to destabilise the socio-political situation in our country," he added.
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Professor Cindy Hunter Wins Educator of the Year Award
By: Lori News
Posted: April 1, 2014
After a warm, smiling welcome from social work professor, Cindy Hunter, I immediately noticed décor on the walls. Two colorful batik cloths depicting African culture decorate the walls of Hunter's office. A photograph capturing a moment from her time in Mauritania is displayed on her bulletin board and reminds her of happy times there.
During her travels, Hunter developed a passion for helping people; and through her travel experiences she teaches her students the importance of social work.
After earning an undergraduate degree in public health education, Hunter joined the Peace Corps and lived in Mauritania, West Africa for two years. Her knowledge in health education and her experience working in shelters with displaced people played an important role in developing her interest in the social work field.
She was assigned to work in a village where she helped start an infant feeding center for malnourished kids. As a health educator, she collaborated with other health care professionals to screen children for malnutrition and promote oral rehydration and immunizations.
As she was working in the shelters for displaced people, she discovered that working with an international population appealed to her and she decided to pursue a social work career.
While working toward her Master of Social Work (MSW) at Howard University she married, had two children and worked full time. Once she completed her studies, she was eager to go abroad to work with displaced populations. In 1995, Hunter came across an organization called the Mennonite Central Committee that would send her to El Salvador to work with displaced people in a recently formed community. With her husband and two small children, she packed up and moved to El Salvador for five years.
Because the fairly new community of 10 years was made up of war refugees who claimed the government owned land, there were issues with trust and communal group work. Hunter worked with groups of people and facilitated teamwork that contributed to a more effective and fluid community. She explained it as "a group process with perseverance."
Hunter explains her favorite memory from her time in El Salvador was getting to know a group of women artisans and helping them market their work and pool their money to buy raw materials for their crafts. After her assignment was finished and Hunter returned to the United States, an earthquake destroyed a large number of homes. The craft women came together as a team and helped rebuild the community.
Hunter received a video a year later from the Mennonite Central Committee who funded and organized the rebuilding process. The same group of women who had previously been embroidering and making paper beads were shown using electric tools and rebuilding each other's homes.
"I would love all my students to get an experience where they live among people in which they are the minority and they get a feel for how collectively a group of people can problem solve differently. It challenges your world view. That is so rich to me," she said.
In spring 2013, Hunter developed a study abroad trip to San Martín, El Salvador that was focused on mental health. Prior to the trip, she taught the inter-professional class some background about mental health and El Salvador in general. Through her husband's work with a mental health project in El Salvador, the students were able to learn about mental health care.
"In a country and community where there are very few psychiatrists and mental health professionals, there is a particularly high need for supporting and educating of the family members," she explained. She hopes to repeat the trip again in 2015.
In addition to her extensive field work, Hunter and her colleagues of the Association of Baccalaureate Social Work Program Directors, Inc. (BPD) worked to put together a manual to train field directors.
After a three year process, Hunter recently finished editing the book, Social Work Field Directors: Foundations for Excellence, with the help of two other colleagues, Miriam Raskin from George Mason University and Julia Moen from Bethel University.
"It is a guidebook for field directors of all different levels," she explains. "It explains how to be a field educator, a manager and a leader. It's pretty comprehensive."
In October 2013, Hunter received the Outstanding Virginia Social Work Educator Award. Dr. Nancy Poe, social work professor, nominated her for the award.
"I like to think we are acknowledging a person who not only has outstanding presence and ability in the classroom, but also someone who models an ethic of service to one's community, and recognizes and addresses fieldwork as a key component of social work education and reckons with how to manage the limitless contingencies and constituents involved with preparing the next generation of social work practitioners," Poe stated.
According to Director of Social Work, Lisa McGuire, Cindy Hunter "has a remarkable commitment to social justice and lives the values and ethics of the social work profession. She maintains a positive presence and is able to see the best in everyone. She understands the importance of celebrating the good in life, which is an important skill to be able to confront the things that need to be changed."


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The PNPYO is this morning, questioning the judgment of the Prime Minister to appoint, in good conscience, Aubyn Hill as the Executive Director of the Economic Growth Council. This is another example of Mr. Holness disregard for national institutions that have been established to ensure accountability, transparency and good governance in the conduct and operations of government, and to protect the assets of taxpayers. It also continues a worrying trend by Mr. Holness to ignore and blatantly disregard the recommendations from these institutions, namely the Office of the Contractor General (OCG), and most recently the Office of the Political Ombudsman – to whom he recently intimated that he's not answerable. The truth is, Mr. Hill's history suggests that he, at best, does not recognize conflicts of interest in the operations of government, and it further appears that based on a most recent ruling by the OCG, in such situations, he operates above basic good governance; and at worse, on too many occasions as further outlined by the OCG, have found himself in questionable transactions as it relates to the responsibilities of holding and operating in a public position.
The Office of the Contractor General, in 2009, investigated Mr. Hill for impropriety for contracts awarded to him, by the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, whilst in the capacity of Chairman of the board of SCJ Holdings. It was later concluded that not only did SCJ Holdings hold Government Assets being divested, but also that Mr. Hill and or Corporate Strategies was awarded Government contracts to the sum of 27 million dollars.
It was found and concluded that the consultancy contracts awarded, which were improperly represented by the then Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, the Permanent Secretary, and Mr. Hill as 'contracts of employment', were in breach of the:
1. Government Procurement Procedure Handbook (May 2001) in that the National Contract Commission (NCC) had not approved the first contract; and
2. Revised Government Procurement Procedure Handbook (Nov 2008) in that the second contract had not undertaken the competitive tender process and the actual date of commencement preceded the effective date of contract, which means it had been executed before its approval.
The OCG concluded further, that the actions of Mr. Hill equated at the very minimum to a conflict of interest, and that he knowingly placed himself in this situation since it is, self-evident that Mr. Hill, as the Consultant, would have been reporting to himself in his capacity as the Chairman and/or member of both SCJ and SCJ Holdings.
In another OCG Report dated October 2008, the question arose as to whether Mr. Hill had demitted, or in the process of demitting, the office of director of the DBJ; and whether DBJ had conducted 'at sufficient arm's length', the leasing of a property owned by the DBJ to NationGrowth Micro Finance Limited for which Mr. Hill was also the Chairman. The OCG found a proposal made by Mr. Hill to the DBJ while he was a director, to lease the property to NationGrowth, but later presented to the DBJ board by a colleague of his, to be 'highly irregular' since Mr. Hill would have had a personal interest and 'flagrantly contravened' the normal process by which the DBJ would take submissions of, evaluate and approve business proposals.
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1. Public Bodies Management and Accountability Act; and
2. Jamaica Development Bank Act.
It is upon these revelations of the formal reports of the Office of the Contractor General dated October 2008, and September 2010, and declarations made by the Prime Minister of the appointment of Mr. Hill as advisor to the Minister of Finance, that the PNPYO questions the appointment of Mr. Hill to such a commission charged with the fulsome task of advising the GOJ as to initiatives and sub-initiatives to yield Economic Growth.
In our opinion a less impugned candidate could have been appointed in light of the OCG's recommendation that Mr. Hill be barred from serving on any GOJ Board of Directors. We are even more particularly concerned with this appointment as Mr. Hill in speaking at the event where the Prime Minister gave public notification of his new public role, stared that he intends to work with every Permanent Secretary to manage and monitor government expenditure. The PNPYO therefore calls on the Prime Minister to rescind Mr. Hill's appointment and to begin with this move to draw a line in the sand as it relates to the test of transparency and good governance in the conduct of public life. We saw it in the FLA operations, there are questions emerging within the Police Car Scandal as well, and we saw it with the Finance Ministers $8m phone Bill.


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McCain: Pay for your own damned statues
In an interview with NPR last Wednesday (as reported by the B'ham News here), Sen. John McCain reiterated what he said to his fellow Senators back in 2001 about Birmingham's Vulcan statue:
As the News reminds us, McCain's effort to stop "this kind of foolishness" back then was rebuffed by his Senate colleagues, including Alabama's own Sen. Richard Shelby:
While the federal surplus is rapidly dwindling, why should federal dollars pay for a face-lift of a statue of a Roman god in Alabama? Not one more federal dollar should be spent on this kind of foolishness.
I ask my colleagues to extinguish this Roman god of fire and strike a victory for taxpayers ... and Metis, the goddess of prudence ... by throttling down our insatiable appetite for pork-barrel spending starting today.
Led by Alabama's Sen. Richard Shelby, among others, the Senate easily voted to fund the Vulcan project.Now, while the citizens of Birmingham may take some delight in seeing to it that Vulcan's naked posterior continues to moon the city of Homewood, I - like John McCain - don't see how that's any of the federal government's business. Unless, of course, they had intended to turn him around and point his ass towards Washington, in which case raising the necessary funds would not have been a problem to begin with.


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A cry for help baffles Tru, who can't ID the victim. She thinks the source is a med student's secretive finacée, but Davis's choice is a new friend, a psychologist with secrets of her own.
A cry for help rattles Jack, who struggles with his role in the fate of a suicidal loner he's grown fond of, on a complex day that also pits him against Tru and her conspiratorial father.
A mystery binds combatants Tru and Jack, uneasy partners in a help call centering on a homicide that goes back some six months and involves an adulterer. Another storyline reveals the darker side of Tru's dad.
Death gets personal for Tru when her love interest is slain. Now she seeks to undo the killing, but the victim never asks for help. Who does? An escaped con killed in a car crash. Jack, of course, figures in the mystery.
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Penguins Over the Wires: X Servers for Windows - page 3
Going with X on the NetworkA little more upscale than MI/X is Labtam's WinaXe, which provides a lot more configuration options, xdmcp support, more sophisticated interaction between Windows and your X apps, and a heftier price tag. If you're going to be interacting with a remote Linux machine more than a few times a day this is the better of the two options, but at $90 for a licensed copy, it's not inexpensive.
WinaXe is available as a no-cost download from the Labtam download page. Without a license, the software runs for only 30 minutes at a time, but it never expires.
WinaXe presents a lot of choices from its configuration panel. It provides three button emulation, built-in wheel mouse support, a large collection of international keyboards, and GLX extensions (go glbiff!). It can also support color depths independent of the hosting Windows desktop.
Font support under WinaXe is more obvious via a configuration panel: it provides a variety of 75 and 100dpi fonts that render fairly well under Windows. While it doesn't provide support for drop-in TrueType, it does support 'pseudo fonts', which allow for conversion of existing Windows fonts to use by the software's own internal font server.
The three truly big wins with WinaXe, however, are in the area of its integration with the remote machine.
First, WinaXe supports several modes of xdmcp support. If xdm, gdm, or kdm are running on the remote machine, WinaXe can query the machine they're running on and provide a GUI password login and access to normal X sessions. This makes the process of launching remote apps easier, since with a name and password, a user's .xsession is launched executing whatever it contains.
The second plus is the software's utilization of rsh, rlogin, and rexec to provide launchers for remote applications, which makes running programs from Windows easier. If you're more concerned about security than those methods allow, Labtam also distributes an ssh add-on for no charge which allows for X connection forwarding and provides yet another Win32 ssh client if none of the existing ports suit.
Finally, WinaXe has four modes of interacting with the Windows desktop, each of which offers some serious strengths, depending on your needs.
The first mode performs much as MI/X does: it provides a single Windows-managed window in which all your X apps run. This window can be sized to suit your needs. The one bit of "home" it doesn't offer is desktops larger than the hosting resolution. This mode makes it fairly easy to keep all your X apps together visually.
The next mode provides a full screen that obscures the hosting desktop entirely. It looks, for all intents and purposes, as if you're running a dedicated X machine. Since the X server is still a Windows-managed task, the alt-tab combo swaps the X server out for a normal Windows desktop. There's no apparent way to turn this particular "feature" of Windows off, unfortunately, which means that the illusion of working in front of your Linux machine down the hall is promptly shattered the first time you try to alt-tab to switch from mutt to xbill.
The third mode allows for simple Windows-managed windows on the desktop. Your X apps run with their normal toolkit, but with MS Windows window widgets. This is the most "transparent" of the lot from the end user's perspective, and probably the best one for using your remote apps seamlessly with the Windows environment.
The fourth mode offers a mix of options by allowing an X window manager to run concurrently with the Windows GUI, managing the X apps as they're invoked. This is a nice option since it allows users to treat their X apps in the manner they're most familiar with, but it can also be a little disorienting to switch from the Windows paradigm to whichever Linux window manager you prefer all on the same desktop. There are also some unexpected interactions where the two are concerned. While X apps, for instance, will respect multiple workspace windows and pagers, Windows apps, running under their own "window manager," don't and are effectively "sticky." The mouse wheel support was also affected poorly by this mode. Unless the window manager is an integral part of the apps you must run, this is the one to avoid.
The last two modes I mentioned are the most interesting because they allow for desktop environments like GNOME and KDE to operate as overlays to the normal Windows desktop. The GNOME panel, for instance, resides happily at the top of the screen while the Windows taskbar and Start button occupy the bottom. Clicking on icons on the GNOME panel launches, as one would expect, the related apps on the X desktop.
The documentation included with WinaXe is decent and leaves few
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Samantha, Lucy, and I met up for bubble tea at L&G Bubble Tea after dinner one day. It is one of the many bubble tea houses in Vancouver and is located at the corner of Granville and W. 41st Ave (5701 W 41st Ave). After Dragonball Tea House, this is one of my favourite bubble tea joints in Vancouver.
L&G offers up a large array of bubble tea options that are sure to suit anyone's tastes. After you settle on the type of drink you want, you also get to choose if you want milk or no milk, slush or no slush, and the type of pearls you want. Of course, pearls refer to the regular brown tapioca pearls but you can also have coconut jelly, grass jelly, and a bunch of others that I can't remember. Most of the time, I choose half pearls and half coconut jelly…just because I can never make up my mind.
This time, I had a lychee green tea with no milk and half pearls/half coconut jelly. The reason I like the lychee tea here is because they always add chunks of lychee to the drink, which is a nice touch.
Samantha had strawberry slush with no milk and half pearls/half coconut jelly. This is one of her favourites and it was quite tasty. Lucy opted for something new and chose the jackfruit slush…also with half pearls/half coconut jelly. It was a bit on the sweet side though.
All of our teas cost $3.50 each. Considering that both Lucy and Samantha chose fresh fruit, the prices were quite reasonable. The coconut jelly and pearls are actually quite filling so I normally opt for a plain drink unless I am feeling hungry.
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jacfan wrote:Next one won't be as dark a subject.Julian Mayo wrote:Thanks Jacfan.......knew a couplejacfan wrote:That's ok Julian. I guess the subject is not all that nice.
there you go, looks brighter already
Moderators: Ed, jacfan, lemon_martini2
Was a tad depressing, yes. Then again trivia is trivia Thanks for keeping us busy jacfan.jacfan wrote: Congrats to all on a good overall result. I know this was not everyone's fave subject.
I am just glad that we were not adding another trivia stat about Kubica.Southernman wrote:Thanks for keep doing the quiz jacfan.
While this topic was on the dark side, it is still important not to forget what has happened in the past and watch how far formula 1 has come in terms of safety. I admire the courage of drivers in the past when safety issues were a non event.


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17 Jun 2012
Beautiful Baby Christening in Sweden
10 Comments:
- Lori said...
How beautiful! It's so awesome you got to go see her! I know the challenge well, as I am in California, while my best friend is in Norway!
- 18 June 2012 at 02:33
- Celia Aranda said...
Aww she´s adorable :)
lovely blog!
- 18 June 2012 at 09:38
- Lisa said...
He is sooo cute! How old is he?
Lovely having the christining outside! I have never seen that in Germany! We are always in old, dark churchs!
Big Hello! Lisa
- 18 June 2012 at 12:11
Åh vilket fint inlägg! Jag blir ju helt tårig... :) puss fina du! Jag är himla glad att jag har dig med! <3
- 18 June 2012 at 16:31
- Jenna said...
Awww Sam's so adorable! Congrats to them on their sweet family of three - so great that you could make it out :)
- 18 June 2012 at 17:35
- Amber said...
holy adorable batman, that is one cute baby!
- 18 June 2012 at 19:14
- James blog said...
Awww! Baby Sam is such a charmer! Love the photo where he is concentrating so hard on his teddy. So jealous of your jet setting! Miss you!! Come home to your soon to be hubby for snuggles!!!
- 18 June 2012 at 20:12
- Lisa {A Piece of Lisa} said...
yeah you have to really make an effort when your best friends are in another country, but it's so worth it!
@Lisa: Sam is 5 months and yeah he's super cute! :)
- 18 June 2012 at 20:24
- Lisa {A Piece of Lisa} said...
Tack och puss på dig med! ♡
I love that photo too! Coming home soon hubby to be!
- 18 June 2012 at 20:25
- Chrissy said...
Aw, Sam is super cute! So happy for you that you got to be a part of his christening! And I think it's amazing that you guys kept in touch! Not an easy thing to do, living so far apart - I know what that means!
You look amazing, btw!!
Hugs xxx
- 20 June 2012 at 13:37
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Psychology Press
264 pages | 43 B/W Illus.
Dance has always been an important aspect of all human cultures, and the study of human movement and action has become a topic of increasing relevance over the last decade, bringing dance into the focus of the cognitive sciences. This book discusses the wide range of interrelations between body postures and body movements as conceptualised in dance with perception, mental processing and action planning.
The volume brings together cognitive scientists, psychologists, neuroscientists, choreographers, and ballet teachers, to discuss important issues regarding dance and cognition. First, scientists introduce ideas that offer different perspectives on human movement. Professionals from the world of dance then go on to report how their creative and pedagogical work relates to cognition and learning. Finally, researchers with personal links to the dance world demonstrate how neurocognitive methods are applied to studying different aspects related to dance.
This book is suitable for students and professionals from the fields of neuropsychology, cognitive psychology, sport psychology and sport science, movement science, motor control and development, kinesiology, cognitive robotics, dance, choreography, dance education and therapy.
"This book is the first of its kind, combining science with the art of dance. The editors provide an appealing and informative overview of cognitive and neuroscientific approaches to dance, and use clear, effective diction to deepen the understanding of the physical, neural and cognitive principles of human motor learning." - Juliane Jacqueline Honisch, Behavioural Brain Sciences, School of Psychology, University of Birmingham, UK
"This text provides a successful and exciting interdisciplinary approach to complex human behavior. It is suitable for students and researchers in the field of motor research in psychology and neuroscience, as well as for persons in sport education with a deep interest in dance from a practical and theoretical perspective." – Andrea Kiesel, Associate Professor of Cognitive Psychology, University of Wuerzburg, Germany
"Actions speak louder than words, but this book finds the words and pictures with which to give actions their voice. It does so by focusing on actions which are expressive and emotional rather than instrumental, the actions of dance, in a way which enriches and is enriched by new studies of the cognitive science and neuroscience of action." - Michael Arbib, USC Brain Project, University of Southern California, USA
I. Wachsmuth, Preface. B. Bläsing, M. Puttke, T. Schacke, Preface: Towards a Neurocognitive Science of Dance - Two Worlds Approaching or Two Approaches to the Same World of Movement? Part 1. The Scientist's Perspective. T. Schack, "Do Your Senses Tingle?" Building Blocks and Architecture of Dance. D. Rosenbaum, Shall We Dance? Action Researchers and Dancers Can Move Together. H. Cruse, M. Schilling, Getting Cognitive. B. Bläsing, The Dancer's Memory: Expertise and Cognitive Structures in Dance.Part 2. The Dance Perspective. M. Puttke, Learning to Dance Means Learning to Think! G. Zöllig, Searching for That Other Land of Dance: The Phases in Developing a Choreography. G. BenZion, Overcoming the Dyslexia Barrier: The Role of Kinesthetic Stimuli in the Teaching of Spelling. Part 3. Neurocognitive Studies of Dance. B. Calvo-Merino, Neural Mechansims for Seeing Dance. E. Cross, Building a Dance in the Human Brain: Insights from Expert and Novice Dancers. C. Jola, Research and Choreography: Merging Dance and Cognitive Neuroscience.


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Thursday, 4 November 2010
As featured in 'Beautiful Cards'...
Hi all...
I thought that it would be good to put together a file with some of my favourite magazine work, school displays, sewing projects etc...a sort of Visual Art and Craft CV, so here is one of my favourite card features fron Beautiful Cards magazine....
The brief was 'Under the Sea and I was going through a Sizzix Doll phase.
Pop back again for some Christmas cards and some challenges...No time to post and do all the linking today as it's swimming lessons so tea starts as soon as girls are in from school.
Thanks for coming over to my blog... please leave me a comment as you leave!
I love reading them!!!
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A smashing article with some fab projects included Sally.ReplyDelete
love the projects..makes you want to head for the sizzix doll dies gathering dust in the cupboard!!ReplyDelete
vanessa xx
- AnonymousThursday, November 04, 2010
Oh Sally, I remember your Sizzix doll cards so well - I loved them. There was one time we had to make new job cards and you did a fab one with a painter/decorator - it was brilliant! xxReplyDelete
What a great idea to gather all your creations together like that.ReplyDelete
It's great what you did with the sizzix dolls.
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In Denver, August 7 will be as much about 43-8 as April 20 is about, well, 420.
All day, we'll talk about the Seattle Seahawks and the Super Bowl and the score — 43-8, still can't believe it — which was the difference between champ and choke. And then, about five minutes into the "Super Bowl rematch," August 7 will suddenly be about some guys whose names you can't pronounce … but who, at that moment, become the most important people in your life who don't have your last name.
Just how will Kenny Anunike do against another team?
Can Isaiah Burse's burst match NFL speed?
And then there's this Marvin Austin, another new-name no-name whose August is like a February.
Quick, have you even heard of Marvin Austin? He's the defensive tackle who has ascended to reps with the first-team defense. Yes, Denver's defense.
Look, the only way the Broncos defensive line can play more like the Seahawks is to constantly rotate its fresh and hungry lugs. Call it a bull rush by committee. And this Austin guy, if he plays well this month, could be part of the rotation when the games actually matter.
"I had lost the love for football," he said. "Now I want to play with hair on fire."
See, last fall, Austin dealt with a number of infuriating injuries, ultimately being told he needed back surgery.
"I just cried my eyes out," Austin said of last November, when he was in Dallas. "I knew my career was over, being a second-round pick, being cut, and then coming back to that situation. It was over with for me, in my mind."
This wasn't some regular football surgery. Doctors removed a herniated disc in his lower back, as well as some of his vertebral arch, which decompressed the corresponding spinal cord or spinal nerve root. Austin said his back was in such feeble shape that his surgeon wondered why he wasn't paralyzed.
In the months following surgery, he ballooned to 340 pounds. He's now at 319 with a goal of getting down to 310.
"I'm a grinder — at the end of the day, they aren't going to say I didn't work," said Austin, who was a second-round draft pick by the New York Giants out of North Carolina in 2011. Injuries led to his getting cut by the Giants after three seasons, then the Miami Dolphins and Dallas Cowboys a year ago.
"Regardless of whatever happens, if I'm here or if I'm not, if I'm playing football or if I'm not, you're not going to be able to say that Marvin Austin is lazy," he said. "I have been humble through my career so I know the type of opportunity that I have, so I am just grateful to be here today.
"We have five (talented) D-tackles, from top to bottom, and it is a competition out there. I just want to come compete every day and show them I can be a player in this league. I don't want to be just a guy."
In the NFL, you can only get revenge from February in February. August is about the Austins.
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"After an analysis of last year's Grade 3 literacy and numeracy results, it became evident that learners younger than the average age for Grade 3 tend to perform worse than some of their peers.
"The results suggest that many of the younger learners may not have been school ready when they entered Grade 1. They typically started school when they were five years old and turned six during Grade 1," Grant said.
He noted that while parents may enrol their children at five years, the compulsory school-going age is six turning seven in Grade 1 as children developed at different paces, with some coping at the required levels for the grade, while others struggle to keep up with their peers.
The study is being conducted at 59 community-based pre-schools and 111 public schools by specialists, including learning support teachers and advisors, curriculum specialists for early childhood development and Foundation Phase advisors.
They provide a holistic assessment of Grade R learners born in 2006 and will interpret the answers to establish whether the child has mastered the skills needed for learning. They will then share the findings with parents and advise them on whether or not their children have the learning skills needed for Grade 1.
Parents will receive the outcomes of the assessments by 24 November.
"Once this is completed, the department intends to track the progress of the learners who repeat Grade R and those who do not, the levels of parental involvement, what teachers do to address identified gaps and what the department has done to support these teachers.
"The department will study the impact of these measures on the number of children referred to specialised education support after Grade 3 and the impact in general on literacy and numeracy results," Grant explained.


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Congratulations are in order! We love it when people come to Winvian Farm simply to "celebrate life," but if you have a more structured celebration space in mind, we absolutely know how to throw a party!
Winvian Farm's storied estate is the ultimate venue for a reunion weekend, birthday party, baby shower, bar/bat mitzvah, or anniversary. Your celebration includes fresh and spontaneous cuisine from our lush organic gardens served family-style on terraces under the stars, or a Five-Star Dining experience with distinctive wine-pairings in our candle-lit dining rooms.
Our expansive Litchfield Hills, Connecticut estate provides a private and relaxing environment. Star gazing, wine-tastings in a quiet, fire-lit dining room, a blazing bonfire, or dancing until all hours in the rustic chic Gordon Brown House. Winvian Farm's award winning service and complimentary activities top off the entertainment for an unforgettable celebration.
When the party's over, we'll tuck you into Winvian Farm's 18 luxury resort cottages and the Hadley Suite with warmth and artisanal treats from our renowned Chef.
Winvian also hosts holiday parties. Your employees have worked tirelessly this year. Show them your appreciation by hosting your holiday party at the premiere seed-to-table destination in Litchfield County, Winvian Farm.
Come for cocktails and hor d'oeuvres. Or something more elaborate like a three-course dinner. Whatever you have in mind, we can create.
Reach out to our events department for a holiday party consultation and quote. Prices start at $55 per person.


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Lancaster University's Defying Dementia campaign needs your support to tackle these devastating diseases.
There are many ways in which you can support us. You can make a donation, volunteer for us by organising your own fundraising events or help us out at our events. We are very lucky to have such brilliant existing volunteers within our Defying Dementia team, and we welcome anyone to join us.
Fundraise for us
Join our ever increasing band of energetic and passionate volunteer fundraisers. We can provide you with all the information and support you need. Our volunteers have so far organised cake sales, ran marathons, organised large community events and done memorial collections at a loved-one's funeral. One volunteer has even walked Hadrian's Wall for Defying Dementia! The possibilities are endless. Call 01524 592376 or email us with your ideas!
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We heartily welcome sponsorship from local business, schools and colleges. Current sponsors include Pizza Margherita and Dukes Theatre Lancaster and previous sponsors include NuBlue, i2i, Jameson Smith & Co Insolvency Practitioners, Banks Lyons, BBC Radio Lancashire, Lancaster Grand Theatre, Carnforth Inner Wheel, Kirkby Lonsdale Coach Hire, Morecambe Golf Club and Lancaster Golf Club.
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If you are an adrenaline junkie skydive with the Black Knights in Cockerham and fundraise for us at the same time! A deposit of £50 (which is non-refundable) is required then you need to raise a minimum of £500. £230 of that amount will pay for the skydive and the rest is donated to Defying Dementia. For more information, get in touch with us.
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Are you interested in running a marathon or challenging yourself in a sporting event? Want to support a local charitable cause at the same time? Then please get in touch with us for a runners pack. Previous runners have taken part in the Great North Run and the Windsor Half Marathon.
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Girl Power
Staring Saturday 8th June from 12:00
Airing Every Saturday & Sunday from 12:00 throughout June.
Repeats Monday to Friday from 18:05
On Cartoon Network, this is the month for Girl Power! Look out for the special programming which will include some top rating girly characters filling screens.
Be prepared to have some high flying action with Astrid from DreamWorks Dragons, be a princess with all the princesses from Adventure Time and get your drama queen on with all the girl characters from the Total Drama series. Some other girl characters to look out for will be Gwen from Ben 10 and Johnny Test's Twin Sisters.
The stunt block is set to start on Cartoon Network on Saturday 8th June and it will be showcased every Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 pm and week days from 18:05 with a longer slot, including The Amazing World of Gumball characters and The Powerpuff Girls.
Dragons: Riders of Berk: Sat & Sun @ 12:00
Total Drama Island: Sat & Sun @ 12:25
Johnny Test: Sat & Sun @ 12:45
Adventure Time: Sat & Sun @ 13:10
Ben 10: Sat & Sun @ 13:35
Total Drama Mon-Fri @ 18:05
PPG: Mon - Fri @ 18:30
Dragons: Riders of Berk: Mon- Fri @ 18:55
Ben 10: Mon -Fri @ 19:20
The Amazing World of Gumball: Mon- Fri @ 19:45
Adventure Time: Mon - Fri @ 20:10
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Hey guys just letting you know we're doing some testing to a new web wallet which doesnt require any downloading. It creates an address based on the email and password you provide. But we do not keep a database of any of the private keys, emails, or passwords. so it is solely based on the input of the email and password. each different password will supply a different private and public keyset. so you can even transfer them into a daemon. and through the original web wallet if im not mistaken.
I'm going to do some testing from the iphone. but it seems like this could be a valid mobile solution.


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Matthew Levi Stevens is a published author, occultural commentator, and Enochian & Hermetic magical practitioner.
His published works include The Magical Universe of William S. Burroughs (Mandrake of Oxford, 2014), in collaboration with C. J. Bradbury Robinson, A Way With Words (WhollyBooks, 2013), and A Moving Target: Encounters with William Burroughs (Beat Scene Press, 2012.)
For more information about The Magical Universe of William S. Burroughs, and details of availability, please see: http://mandrake.uk.net/the-magical-universe-of-william-s-burroughs/
He has recently contributed to Furfur, the supplement to the newly revised & expanded edition of David Keenan's England's Hidden Reverse (Strange Attractor, 2016), and also the anthologies CUT-UP! (ed. Ambrose & Hitchin, Oneiros, 2013), Academy 23 (WhollyBooks, 2012), and Occult Traditions (ed. Lycourinos, Numen, 2011.)
His work has appeared in a number of print and online journals, including Beatdom, Beat Scene, The Cauldron, Chaosphere, Esotericana, The Genesis Breyer P-Orridge Online Archive, The Modern Review, New Dawn, Reality Sandwich, Reality Studio, and Wiccan Rede.
For an examination of – some of ! – the background that led to where he is now, read the in-depth interview that Revel Keats Rosz conducted with Matthew for Esotericana: http://esotericana.com/esotericana/2016/4/21/visitations-01-matthew-levi-stephens
He has spoken at The Atlantis Bookshop (London), Bath Omphalos, Cafe Oto (London), Festival of the Beats 2014 (Ipswich), FINAL ACADEMY/2012, The Horse Hospital (London), The Globe (Hay-on-Wye), The Occult Conference (Glastonbury), and Treadwell's (London), as well as appearing on podcasts for Words On Top, Thelema NOW!, and Secret Chiefs.
He may be contacted via firstname.lastname@example.com