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NYCC 2014: Marvel 75: World Outside Your Window - Diversity in Marvel Comics
Welcome to NYCC 2014: Marvel 75: World Outside Your Window - Diversity In Marvel Comics!
Ann Nocenti opened the panel explaining that she was an editor on the X-Men a long time ago, saying that "In those days, we had Storm, and that was it." She explained that she created Typhoid Mary to challenge the perception of women in Marvel comics.
The baton then passed to Don McGregor, who talked about his time working on Black Panther, saying that writing an all black cast was controversial at the time. "People kept asking, where are the white people? So I had the Panther fight the Ku Klux Klan."
Next up came Sana Amanat, discussing the creation of Ms. Marvel, explaining that, even a few years ago, she would never have guessed that there would be a major Mulsim-American character headlining her own title.
Kurt Busiek then explained that, when he first started writing at Marvel, "I wrote Power Man and Iron Fist, and that was our diversity." He joked about a series of stories where everyone in Washington DC were turned into serpents, then werewolves, saying, "I joked that there must have been a formula that turned everyone into white people." He also said, "My operating rule for many years when creating characters was, 'Does this have to be a white guy?'"
Marie Jevins then took the microphone, discussing her days working on Marvel's international titles like Akira. She explained that, in those days, the representation of minorities wasn't great, and part of the reason is that the colors available lead to embarrassing depictions.
Kelly Sue DeConnick introduced herself, saying she was bringing diversity to Marvel by creating "Blonde, blue-eyed, powerful women," obviously speaking partially tongue in cheek.
Kieron Gillen then introduced himself, talking about his work on Young Avengers. "He's here representing British people," joked DeConnick.
Moderator Daniel Ketchum asked how important it was to the creators to create and write diverse characters. Nocenti responded that it happened naturally, because creators want to write about people with whom they identify. Nocenti also explained that diversity isn't just about race. She implored McGregor to "say something smarter."
"Thanks a lot Ann. I'm not known for that," he quipped. He explained that in the '70's, writers were only given characters they resembled, with the perception being that women could only right women, and so on. McGregor also explained his efforts to subtly write homosexual relationships among his characters, saying that editorial was wary of the relationships. McGregor confessed that he had received letters from readers whose perceptions had changed because of his writing.
Busiek continued McGregor's line of logic, saying "In the '70's, they said you couldn't do that. In the '80's, they said it wouldn't sell. If you make a comic without a white guy in the lead, it won't sell. Well, what about those titles with white characters that get cancelled? Does that mean you can't make any more comics about white guys? No!"
"They still make Aquaman comics!" joked DeConnick.
"What Don did in the '70's was pushing comics forward," said Busiek. McGregor responded, "I was just trying to tell a story. I didn't think about it like a statement."
Jevin implored readers to consider that there are many more women and people of color in editorial staff than in creative, saying that "In the '80's, the Marvel bullpen was as representative as the crowd on the subway."
The panelists then discussed longtime editor and colorist Marie Severin, with McGregor confessing that she used to paint hair on his chest as a lark.
Amanat discussed her connection to Marvel comics, saying that she connected first with the X-Men as a metaphor for diversity, and for feeling disconnected from society. "People of all races, genders, and orientations can connect with our comics."


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About SSIET [Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology]Publication Year: 2013, Page(s): 1
Sri Shakthi Institute of Engineering and Technology (SSIET) is approved by AICTE and affiliated to Anna University, Chennai. The institution is established in the year 2006 by Thiru.S.Sengoda Gounder Educational Trust, chaired by Dr. S. Thangavelu, a leading industrialist and philanthropist of Coimbatore. The institution is situated ideally in the calm and serene suburbs of Coimbatore city. The in... View full abstract»
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Association rule analysis using biogeography based optimizationPublication Year: 2013, Page(s):1 - 5
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In recent years, data mining has become a global research area for acquiring interesting relationships hidden in large data sets. Data Mining has been used in various application domains such as market basket data, bioinformatics, medical diagnosis, web mining and scientific data analysis. In this paper, we have tried to optimize the rules generated by Association Rule Mining using Biogeography Ba... View full abstract»
Modern speed control of separately excited DC Motor by Boost converter fed field control methodPublication Year: 2013, Page(s):1 - 7
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In this paper, an innovative technique of the speed control of the separately excited DC Motor by Boost converter fed field control is being discussed. Purpose of a motor speed controller is to take a signal representing the required speed and to drive a motor at that speed. Controlling the PWM duty cycle is equivalent to controlling the motor field winding terminal voltage, which in turn adjusts ... View full abstract»
Pattern matching technique on fragmented and Out-of-Order packet streams for Intrusion Detection SystemPublication Year: 2013, Page(s):1 - 5
Fragmentation is the term given to the process of breaking down an IP datagram into smaller packets to be transmitted over different types of network media and then reassembling them at the other end. In most cases, depending upon the actual security device defending the network, there are typically multiple fragmentation techniques and packet size combinations capable of squeezing and exploiting ... View full abstract»
A modified anti-forensic technique for removing detectable traces from digital imagesPublication Year: 2013, Page(s):1 - 4
The increasing attractiveness and trust on digital photography has given rise to new acceptability issues in the field of image forensics. There are many advantages to using digital images. Digital cameras produce immediate images, allowing the photographer to outlook the images and immediately decide whether the photographs are sufficient without the postponement of waiting for the film and print... View full abstract»
Automated efficiency measurement of three phase induction motor using LabVIEWPublication Year: 2013, Page(s):1 - 5
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Testing of three phase induction motor is vital, in order to determine its efficiency. In this paper a novel method for finding out the efficiency of a three phase induction motor using Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Engineering Workbench (LabVIEW) is proposed. The input power is measured by measuring the input voltage, current and power factor with the help of a voltage and current transforme... View full abstract»
Torque ripple reduction in Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor driven by field oriented control using Iterative Learning Control with space vector pulse width modulationPublication Year: 2013, Page(s):1 - 6
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This paper proposes the simulation of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Motor (PMSM) drive using Iterative Learning (ILC) Controller. The Iterative Learning Controller an approach to improve the tracking performance of a system that operates repetitively over a fixed time interval. In this paper, traditional Pi-controller based torque control method is compared with the Iterative Learning Controller ba... View full abstract»
MAD-ARM: Mobile agent based distributed association rule miningPublication Year: 2013, Page(s):1 - 5
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Rapid advancement in information technology, business applications and its data storage are distributed in nature. Due to this distributed nature of the transaction databases, distributed association rule mining plays on important role to discover the interesting association and/or correlation relationships among large set of data items. Current research on distributed association rule mining focu... View full abstract»
Factors affecting the outcome of Global Software Development projects: An empirical studyPublication Year: 2013, Page(s):1 - 10
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Problem Statement: Offshore and on-site teams' partnership quality (knowledge sharing, trust, commitment, requirements flow down, social interaction, interpersonal trust, organizational commitment, arduous relationship, absorptive capacity, shared understanding) has been key determinants to create a major impact towards the Global Software Development (GSD) projects outcome from the software servi... View full abstract»
Satellite image enhancement using discrete wavelet transform and threshold decomposition driven morphological filterPublication Year: 2013, Page(s):1 - 4
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Satellite color images are being used in many fields of research. One of the major issues of these types of color images are their poor perception. In this letter a new method to enhance the satellite image which using the concept of wavelets and threshold decomposition. The proposed enhancement technique uses DWT to decomposed input image into different sub bands. Threshold decomposition is a pow... View full abstract»
Design and linearization of solid state power amplifier using Pre-distortion TechniquePublication Year: 2013, Page(s):1 - 3
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The solid state power amplifier applications are in airborne radars, Missiles and communication systems. It offers a peak power output of 400 watts. We designed the SSPA using Ghorbani model. Due to the Non Linearity nature of SSPA, both power and spectral efficiency of the signal is reduced. To improve signal power and spectral efficiency of a 16QAM modulated signal, we linearize SSPA by Predisto... View full abstract»
A QoS guaranteed Tight coupled WiMAX-3G-WLAN convergence using IMS signaling analysisPublication Year: 2013, Page(s):1 - 8
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The IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) seems to be the technology that will prevail in Next Generation Networks (NGN s), since the interworking environment and the service flexibility that this technology offers to the currently deployed wireless broadband technologies makes it appealing to users, service developers and network operators. In this paper a heterogeneous network model based on the IMS tha... View full abstract»
Genetic based Fuzzy Seeded Region Growing Segmentation for diabetic retinopathy imagesPublication Year: 2013, Page(s):1 - 5
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Segmentation is an important task for image analysis. Region based segmentation methods are best suited for images taken in noisy environment. Selecting a seed pixel is a challenging task in region growing methods. To overcome this drawback, Genetic based Fuzzy Seeded Region Growing Segmentation (GFSRGS) algorithm is proposed in this paper. The proposed algorithm optimizes the selection of multipl... View full abstract»
Defensive mechanism for VANET security in game theoretic approach using heuristic based ant colony optimizationPublication Year: 2013, Page(s):1 - 7
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The communications in VANET consists of roadside units (RSUs) linked to each other or even to the Internet. In the recent vehicular approach, VANETs security properties have received more attention in research community. We improve the game theoretic approaches for the application cases having scenarios with few known opponents and others with opponent uncertainty. In this work, we plan to introdu... View full abstract»
Analysis of unsymmetrical fault using symmetrical component for improvement of overcurrent protection schemePublication Year: 2013, Page(s):1 - 5
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The distribution power system maintains its steady state mainly because of the correct and quick remedial action taken by the protective relaying equipment. Transient currents due to fault and switching events are common in power system. The operation of protective relay for transient due to switching condition is undesirable. The method of symmetrical components provides a technology for understa... View full abstract»
A statistical property based image watermarking using permutation and CT-QRPublication Year: 2013, Page(s):1 - 6
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A novel digital image watermarking scheme based on Contourlet Transform (CT) and QR factorization method is proposed in this paper. Contourlet Transform is applied to the original and watermark image so that it decomposes into subbands. The lowest frequency coefficients are divided into blocks. The standard deviation (SD) of each block is calculated and the blocks that have SD greater than a prede... View full abstract»

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The source app sample provides a number of scenarios that demonstrate how to share different types of data. They also show how to programmatically invoke the Share charm. This isn't typically recommended, but it is possible. If it really fits in your app scenario, here's how: Windows.ApplicationModel.DataTransfer.DataTransferManager.showShareUI(); Calling this will, as when the user invokes the charm, trigger the datarequested event where eventArgs.request object is a Windows.ApplicationModel.DataTransfer.DataRequest object. This request object contains two properties and two methods: • data is the DataPackage to populate. It contains methods to make various data formats available, though it's important to note that not all formats will be immediately rendered. Instead, they're rendered only when a share target asks for them. • deadline is a Date property indicating the time in the future when the data you're making available will no longer be valid (that is, will not render). This recognizes that there might be an indeterminate amount of time between when the source app is asked for data and when the target actually tries to use it. With delayed rendering, as noted above for the data property, it's possible that some transient source data might disappear after some time. By indicating that time in deadline, rendering requests that occur past the deadline will be ignored. • failWithDisplayText is a method to tell the share broker that sharing isn't possible right now, along with a string that will tell the user why (perhaps the lack of a usable selection). You call this when you don't have appropriate data formats or an appropriate selection to share, or if there's an error in populating the data package for whatever reason. The text you provide will then be displayed in the Share charm (and thus should be localized). Scenario 8 of the source app sample shows the use of this in the simple case when don't provide data in response to the datarequested event.. • getDeferral provides for async operations you might need to perform while populating the data package (just like other deferrals elsewhere in the WinRT API). Do note that datarequested has a 200ms timout period, after which time the Share charm will display "can't share right now". Requesting a deferral does not change that timeout; it only prevents datarequested from assuming that the data package is ready once you return from your handler. The basic structure of a datarequested handler, then, will attempt to populate the minimal properties of eventArgs.request.data and call eventArgs.request.failWithDisplayText when errors occur. We see this structure in most of the scenarios in the sample: var dataTransferManager = Windows.ApplicationModel.DataTransfer.DataTransferManager.getForCurrentView(); // Remove this listener as required dataTransferManager.addEventListener("datarequested", dataRequested); function dataRequested(e) { var request = e.request; // Title is required 496
var dataPackageTitle = document.getElementById("titleInputBox").value; if ( /* Check if there is appropriate data to share */ ) { request.data.properties.title = dataPackageTitle; // The description is optional. var dataPackageDescription = document.getElementById("descriptionInputBox").value; request.data.properties.description = dataPackageDescription; } // Call request.data.setText, setUri, setBitmap, setData, etc. } else { request.failWithDisplayText(/* Error message */ ); } As we see here, the request.data.properties object (of type DataPackagePropertySet) is where you set things like a title and description for the data package. Other properties are as follows: • applicationListingUri The URI of your app's page in the Windows Store, which should be set to the return value of Windows.ApplicationModel.Store.CurrentApp.linkUri 57 ) • applicationName A string, which helps share targets gather the same kind of information that the source can obtain from the targetApplicationChosen event • fileTypes A string vector, where strings should come from the StandardDataFormats enumeration but can also be custom formats • size The number of items when the data in the package is a collection, e.g., files • thumbnail A stream containing a thumbnail image; obtaining this image is typically why you'd use the DataRequest.getDeferral method). Beyond this the data.properties object also supports custom properties through its insert, remove, and other methods. This makes is possible for the source app to pass custom properties along with custom formats, making all of this extensible if new data formats are widely adopted in the future. Within this code structure above, the primary job of the source app is to populate the data package by calling the package's various set* methods. For standard formats, which are again those described in the StandardDataFormats enumeration, there are discrete methods: setText, setUri, setHtmlFormat, setRtf (rich text format, a comparably ancient precursor to HTML), setBitmap, and setStorageItems (for files and folders). All of these except for setRtf are represented in the source app sample as follows. 57 This URI along the applicationName would allow a target to indicate where the data originally came from, especially for scenarios where the data goes to a social network, in an email message, or elsewhere off the device with the source app. This way, recipients can be invited to acquire the source app themselves, so source apps will probably want to include it. You always want to use the Windows.ApplicationModel.Store.CurrentApp.linkUri property to populate this field because you won't know your URI until your completed app is uploaded to the Store the first time. 497
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A fast paced historical novel with bland characters ~ Behind the Wooden Door by Emily Godwin12:00:00 AM
Title: Behind the Wooden Door
Author: Emily Godwin
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Publication date: June 2, 2014
When an army of soldiers marches through her castle doors, Princess Lanie is plagued with thoughts of blood, death, and sorrow. War is something she never fathomed happening in her lifetime. Falling in love with the army's commander, Tristan, wasn't part of the plan either. He's smart-mouthed, arrogant, and everything her tyrant father would disapprove of. After all, Tristan's place is on the battlefield, not a throne.
After the kingdom's fortune teller predicts a deadly outcome, Lanie knows her secret romance is an execution waiting to happen. She has to do something - fast - because the war path has redirected toward her.
After the kingdom's fortune teller predicts a deadly outcome, Lanie knows her secret romance is an execution waiting to happen. She has to do something - fast - because the war path has redirected toward her.
First things first, is this supposed to be a standalone or the first book in a series? I did my research and the author didn't mention any sequel in the works so I will assume that Behind the Wooden Door is a standalone novel. I just have to make that clear to everyone.
Behind the Wooden Door is a historical novel. It's really short for a historical novel and it's fast paced. The main characters of this book are Lanie and Tristan. While I have no complaints against these two as a character, I also felt disconnected with them throughout the book. The best word to describe is boring. Cormac's more interesting to read. Hell, I even had more fun reading the scenes with Madame Cornelia in it.
Don't even get me started with the romance in this book. Insta-love. Ugh. It seems that all the books I've been reading lately have insta-love in them. Will I ever escape from this insta-love
paradise hellhole?! I honestly have no problem
if the book I'm reading has insta-love, I even loved some few books that has
that in them. But it depends on how the author executed it. In this book, it
was just so sudden. It just came out of nowhere. I didn't even knew that Lanie
has any feelings towards Tristan. You would think that with war looming on
them, they'd be worried. But no, that's not what happened. Princess Lanie's
more interested in kissing and sneaking out with Tristan. Wtf.
There's a lot of loopholes in this book. I think if the author didn't just focus on the romance part of this book, I'd enjoy it more. This book left me with a lot of questions. Like why did Artair looked at Lanie with pity on his eyes? What's really the reason the war started? Was it really because Artair wanted Rattonim? What was the meaning of Lanie's dream about the wooden door? This book really had a lot of potential in it.
If you're looking for a short and fast paced historical novel then Behind the Wooden Door might be for you.


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Nothing was very much interesting during the journey except for Cholla Cactus Garden, where there was a track among the cactuses. which we took. The cactuses are said to prick... we tried to provoke one plant with a stick and nothing happened. But then while my parents and I were watching a rat-like-animal, my sister gave a cry – she stepped on a cactus and her attempt to take the thorns off caused that she had her hands full of them, which were very difficult to take out. Mum ended up very similarly, so then we quickly went to the car and drove away.
In the tourist center mum told a seller about our night experience and she looked as if really cared and would try to do something about that.
We then left California and entered Arizona. Arizona welcomed us with the horrible hot weather and with the London Bridge in Lake Havasu City – it is an old English bridge which was a stone by stone transported over the ocean to this town. It is not very interesting (just an ordinary stone bridge) and the heat was unbearable so we went on.
We had lunch Kingman in a Mexican (I would say) fast food. We were then experienced enough to order just three meals: salad, burritos and tacos. It was very good but ice-cream at a nearby McDonald's was not – it was just like always but was not worth waiting such a long time as we had to.
In the late afternoon we arrived in Flagstaff in the Days Inn, when another surprise came... At the reception we were told we had made a mistake with our reservation – we had reserved it for July 23 instead of June 23. But after some suspenseful minutes the guys solved it out and rebooked the correct date for us.
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Then we decided to go to Flagstaff centre although the only thing we really deserved was sleep. Later it turned out to be a good decision. We lost our way a bit but then when we finally reached the center, we were walking a bit, window shopping and we chose some restaurants which would be good for the next day Maggie-birthday-party.
My sister was hungry as usual so we stopped at Pita Pit – I did not have anything but my parents and my sister had two pitas together. On our way home we visited a bookstore – Maggie got the new Coldplay CD – Viva La Vida for her birthday and I bought my favorite book – The Waterland. As always we were glad to see our beds.


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DETROIT - A massive ice storm blacked out homes from the Plains to the far Northeast of the U.S., dealing a big "bah humbug" to thousands of families whose Christmas Eve was shaping up to be very cold and very dark.
Utility crews worked around the clock Tuesday to restore service to the more than half a million homes and businesses still without power since the deadly arctic blast slammed much of the country over the weekend. Some hardy revelers prepared to hunker down for the holiday, despite the lack of electricity, while others packed up their wrapped gifts and headed off to stay with family or friends.
The Potbury family was among nearly a quarter-million Michigan residents without power Tuesday. The family of four, of Mount Morris Township near Flint, lost electricity at 6 a.m. Sunday and has since stayed in a single bedroom warmed by generator-powered space heaters.
Lights on the Christmas tree of course were dark - one of several festive frustrations.
"Even though the house is freezing cold, the freezer items were starting to thaw out," John Potbury said.
Jackson-based Consumers Energy, Michigan's largest utility, said the storm was the worst for their customers during Christmas week in its 126-year history. More than 300,000 homes and businesses -- nearly 17 percent of its 1.8 million electric customers - lost power during the storm which hit the state late Saturday. About 174,000 still were out Tuesday morning and it could be days before power completely returns.
In the state capital, about 13,600 Lansing Board of Water & Light customers still were waiting to have their electricity restored, while in the Detroit area about 55,000 DTE Energy customers still were without electricity.
Ted and Angela Montgomery, whose home was one of about 25,000 in Lapeer County that went dark, weren't waiting around.
"We haven't had any power in two days and DTE is saying it won't be on until Dec. 27," said Ted Montgomery, 61. "We planned a little family gathering we had to cancel."
Montgomery said they had been using their fireplace to keep warm, but on Tuesday would pack up their Chihuahua and African grey parrot and book a hotel room near Detroit so they could spend the holiday with family in the area.
And the prospects of better weather were not very good. The National Weather Service said more snow was expected to move into the Northern High Plains and Central Rockies on Tuesday before rolling into the Great Lakes and Midwest by Christmas morning.
In Maine, the number of customers without power spiked to more than 100,000. Central Maine Power Co. said it had more than 1,000 people working on restoring power throughout the state.
Utilities in Vermont reported that about 6,800 homes still were without power. The Red Cross opened shelters in four communities, while the town of Barton opened its own shelter.
The nationwide death toll from the storm reached at least 12 on Tuesday, when a 50-year-old man was overcome by carbon monoxide fumes from a generator. It was the second reported death attributed to fumes from a generator during the storm.
Ken Fuller, who runs a generator repair shop in Lansing, Mich., said he typically closes by noon on Christmas Eve. At 12:30 p.m. he was cleaning out a carburetor with five more waiting to be serviced.
"The temperature outside is 15 to 20 degrees," said Fuller, owner of Fuller's Power Equipment Center. "Christmas is going to have to take second fiddle right now because houses are getting cold, freezing water pipes."
For the first time in several days the sun shined and skies were blue outside Doug Jennings' home in Hallowell, Maine, one of several towns in the center of the state that were almost completely blacked out.
Jennings lost power Monday night and a propane stove was all he had to keep his home warm. But with visitors in town for Christmas, he's worried about what they're going to do if their heat and lights remain off and the temperature dips into the single-digits Tuesday night as forecast.
"It's going to be problematic, we're going to have to do something about it, go to a hotel or whatever," he said. "I don't know."
His family took some of the food they've been planning to serve at Christmas and put it in a snow bank - a move they learned from their experience in the last big ice storm that left some Mainers without power for weeks nearly 20 years ago.
"But we have Christmas food that's probably going to be all bad," he said. "My wife says 'I don't feel like doing the kids stockings or anything.'"
Luckily, one important person was ready for the holiday, regardless of the weather.
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Two people who worked as election clerks during the May 2016 primary run-off have pleaded guilty to unlawfully casting a ballot for another person, Harris County Clerk Stan Stanart announced Monday.
Jeanene Johnson, 63, and Latunia Thomas, 46, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of "unlawful deposit of ballot" earlier this month. They served one day in jail, and were released, according to the Harris County District Attorney's office.
With Johnson's help, Thomas cast a ballot for her daughter at a Harris County Public Health and Environmental Services building during early voting for the May 24, 2016 primary runoff, according to Dane Schiller, a spokesman for the district attorney's office.
Schiller said Thomas's daughter was not present, but did not know why.
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Almost Any Sect, Cult, Or Religion Will Legislate Its Creed Into Law If It Acquires The Political Power To Do So.
— Robert A. Heinlein
The headline screams,
N8.5bn fraud: Atewe gave N35m to Winners' Chapel – Witness
Clearly, there needs to be some closer regulation regarding the operations of religious organizations? Organized religion needs better organization.
Should churches and mosques pay tax, for instance?
Someone thinks financial – sources & uses – transparency should be a good place to start from on clearing out the Augean Stable.
Uses of funds, yes. But, sources of funds? How? Churches or mosques aren't investigative bodies, or are they?
And the discussion started.
Does the source of money taint the money itself?
Now, it is not necessarily big amounts donated that could be tainted. If you don't want dubious money in places of worship, those places will simply shut down. You can't organize anything without money.
That vulcanizer who overcharged the car owner, the mechanic who cheated on parts, they all drop money in the offering basket like the Yahoo boy who just 'hammered' and offered to install split-unit air_conditioning units throughout the worship building – Are we going to be investigating the source of all those?
Best bet.. keep preaching holiness and uprightness, and hope the attendees embrace the strait and narrow path. Forget pondering on the source of their money.. it is an exercise in impractical futility. The uses to which funds are put can easily be tracked, but tracking the source of funds? By a religious organization?
I don't think so.
Someone chipped in,
You made a valid point, but how about those we ourselves can identify as looters – such as corrupt politicians, confidence tricksters, etc.?
Should religious leaders still play dumb even when they know?
My response to this was,
Well,legally, you can not assume anyone has made his money illegitimately, without proof.
Without this proof, you can only leave things to the creator. Note that assumptions can be wrong.
The religious organizations are not involved in juridical matters. The law enforcers and prosecutors are statutorily so mandated.
So, that Pastor who has NO PROOF that the fat cheque someone just offered is from some clandestine business deals can not really do anything about this, even if he has his suspicion.
And like I said earlier, most of us are crooked. The big crook gets a mention, but how clean is the average poorer Joe in the street?
The moralist would not be deterred,
A Pastor/Imam receives regular contribution in the millions from a police DPO as tithe, and he does not think he has a divine duty to enquire how this police officer comes about the money?
Or a 24-year old without any known source of income suddenlybuys a coaster bus for his church, and you think God will not question the Pastor-In-Charge for playing dumb?
What is being advocated isn't even the moral self-compliance but for government to do its job of bringing sanity by creating proper statutory framework for managing these religious organizations as not-for-profit/charities. This should include regulating, supervising and auditing their "sources and uses" of funds.
I agree, to a large extent, on what should be.
The Pastor / Imam can't question source of funds based on pure conjecture.
I know a pastor who has never used a car in his life. His first car, bought recently was a Hyundai Elantra, new. From afar, you would wonder how he was able to buy this car so suddenly.
Well, he got the money from a Network Marketing Scheme. Just saying, the pastor or Imam can't jump to conclusions based on purely circumstantial evidence.
Truth is, there is a huge difference between what should be and what IS. I am of very little doubt that most churches aren't registered, and lack any formal way of reporting activities to the requisite regulatory governmental bodies.
We operate in an environment of volatile religious consequences. A governor eyeing a re_election may chose not to act on certain religious issues so as not to antagonize a particular religious practitioners, and jeopardize his chances!.
Lawlessness, yes, but political expediency at play! So, the blame is equally distributable between the 'lawless' and the society at large.
Big churches like those well known ones in Ikotun, Lagos and Otta Ogun State operate as laws unto themselves.
There was the report of Lagos State officials performing their statutory duties. manhandled by the one in Otta, while the one in Ikotun had a building collapse inconclusively unaddressed – years after.
This is why I talked about the apparent impotence of law regarding religious issues here in Nigeria.
From the ethical or religious angle, though, it is quite disheartening for financial crime units to trace slush funds to citadels of spirituality.
It just leaves a bitter taste in the mouth!


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Chevrolet is showing off an SUV at the Atlanta International Auto Show with a feature that could save lives.
The 2018 Equinox alerts drivers if they've left something in the back seat of the vehicle.
If you open the back seat of the Equinox, close the door, drive and then turn off the engine, you'll hear five chimes and get an alert on your dashboard screen reading: "Look in rear seat."
The vehicle doesn't have a sensor to detect anything in your back seat; it only registers that the door has been opened and closed.
General Motors' announcement that this feature would appear in nearly two dozen vehicles came at a poignant time for Cobb County and all of metro Atlanta.
The announcement came the day after Cobb's Justin Ross Harris was sentenced to life in prison without parole on eight counts for killing his 22-month-old son Cooper by leaving him in a hot car.
The start-and-stop trial drew national attention. Whether Harris forgot Cooper or left him in 125-degree July heat to die was at the crux of the trial.
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Attorneys defending Harris brought in a memory expert who told jurors that cases like Harris' — no matter how tragic — can happen. Prosecutors claimed Harris killed his son because he wanted a child-free lifestyle.
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The Time We Tried Driving Down Magnolia Lane at the Masters
Today is the first day of the 2016 Masters, the greatest golf tournament in the world, so I thought I'd tell the story about the time my Dad and I tried driving down Magnolia Lane at Augusta National Golf Club.
It didn't go very well.
I moved to the United States from Vancouver, BC in February of 2010...when I landed in North Carolina with my immigration VISA I only had the clothes on my back and a single suitcase.
Randa and I were set to be married a couple months later in April, so my Dad, who was my best man, planned on driving across the United States from Vancouver to bring me the rest of my important belongings in a big rented van.
He did his road trip right; he took his time and even played in a few Golf Channel Amateur Tour events in different States, making new golfing friends along the way.
He finally arrived to our place in North Carolina and it just happened to be Masters week. Like most other golfing families, we always watched the Masters when I was growing up. It was just one of those we did together, a Sunday tradition.
We were talking that night, discussing where we were going to golf that week and then we wondered how far away Augusta National was from our new house in NC? Turns out it was about a three hour drive.
We decided to leave the next morning on a road trip to see Augusta National.
Arriving in the small town of Augusta, Georgia was exactly how you would think it would be, it looked like any other small town in the United States but there was a distinct feeling in the air, and everything was green and perfectly manicured.
It was almost like the chairmen at Augusta National demanded all businesses and front yards to be as well-groomed as their esteemed golf course, there was definite curb appeal everywhere.
The tournament ended the day before so we were at Augusta the day after Phil Mickelson won his third green jacket. I snapped a picture of this billboard...what perfect product placement for Rolex that week.
The grounds of Augusta National Golf Club are surrounded by tall trees, it's nearly impossible to get a look at the course. We drove up and down side streets bordering the course hoping to catch a glimpse of Rae's Creek or blooming azaleas but we couldn't see anything.
We drove up and down Washington Rd past the entrance to Magnolia Lane few times and considered turning in but we didn't because it was just too intimidating. I can imagine I'd have the same feeling if I ever visited the White House, trying to get on the grounds just isn't something I'd even consider doing.
But despite those apprehensions, my Dad and I went for it. We didn't drive three hours just to see a bunch of tall trees and few cool billboards, we wanted to drive down the famous Magnolia Lane.
So on our fourth fly-by we turned down to see what it feels like to arrive at the Masters.
We didn't get very far.
I want to say the rear wheels of the van made it onto the property but I'm not even sure we got that far before a security officer with a wide brimmed hat stepped out from the the guard shack and two black SUV's converged from the bushes on Magnolia Lane to block the entrance.
The security guard walked over to the driver's side window and told us we were on private property and we'd have to turn around immediately.
I told him we weren't here to cause trouble, my Dad drove all the way down from Canada and just wants to see Magnolia Lane. Would it at least be OK if we took a picture?
The guard didn't say anything, he strolled around to the back of the vehicle and checked our license plates. The rented van from Vancouver had British Columbia plates so my story checked out.
My Dad and I looked at each other and didn't say a word. We were almost scared.
The guard came back to my window, waved the black SUV's away and said..."Alright, but be quick about it."
My Dad and I quickly hopped out of the van and I snapped this picture...
We were so flustered we didn't even got a picture of me and there was definitely no chance of the guard taking a picture of the both of us, so we quickly took this shot, got back in the van and backed off the property. I thanked the security guard on the way out.
"You're welcome, y'all have a good day now."
Phew, that was cool!
Last night I told Randa one of these years I'm going to spend the money to buy tickets to the Masters, even if it's just for a practice round, I have to. My bucket list won't be complete until I do.
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Big Ken
Kentia Palm
{ Howea Forsteriana; Thatch palm; Paradise palm plant }
Fits in 30cm wide pots
Fits in 25cm wide pots
Fits in 20-22cm wide pots
Every plant is covered by our Patch Promise
All our plants are hand-delivered to ensure they keep their quality. We will always be here to offer you advice, and ensure you have everything you need after purchase to care for your plants. We won't quibble about returns. Tell us within 72 hours of delivery - we'll sort it.
About Big Ken
Big Ken is a tough lad who won't be phased by difficult growing conditions. He works wonders to fill a space in any room, but we like him best in a living room, where he has the ability to totally transform the space thanks to his arching fronds that can cast shapely shadows across plain walls.
Our Big Kens come in four different heights:
Plant height: 90-100cm; Nursery pot width: 19cm
Plant height: 120-130cm; Nursery pot width: 21cm
Plant height:140-150cm; Nursery pot width: 24cm
Plant height: 190-200cm; Nursery pot width: 27cm
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Sun, 22 July 2012
10. Silas Young retains his belt in controversial manner at AAW this weekend. That's all fine and good, but I'm ready for dollar beers again next month!
9. Bradley Wiggins wins the Tour de France, the first Brit to win in 75 years. He should enjoy for the week or two before he's stripped for doping!
8. The Tigers sweep the White Sox this weekend, right before I go to the game on Monday to see the Sox and Twins. I think that the Sox are lulling the rest of the AL Central into a false sense of security. Or they just suck. I'm hoping it's the former.
7. The NFL off season plows on with more arrests. I suspect that Goddell is ready for these boys to get to camp. Once they're there, he can fine them for being out past curfew as well as DUI!
6. Ron Santo, along with Barry Larkin, were inducted into the baseball Hall of Fame this weekend. Cubs fans better enjoy it. It's probably the only winning the Cubbies have in them for the next century.
5. We all need goals. Mine is to one day have a Steeler's hair sweater. Until then, this guy wins.
4. Are you ready for some football! I know I am, even if it's Canadian. I can't wait to see that 110 yard touchdown play!
3. The Reds can't lose and the Pirates are keeping pace. Could a wild card come out of the NL Central? Sure, but I bet it's the Cards. If anyone can screw it up, in Dusty we trust!
2. Ernie Els won the British Open after Adam Scott had a melt down for the ages. It's like Scott styled his play after the Ravens. Yeah, he'll find a way to lose. God I'm ready for football.
1. No death penalty for Penn State, but a big bomb either way. This one is going to hurt in Happy Valley and college football won't feel the same again for a while.
Category:general -- posted at: 10:55pm CST
Wed, 18 July 2012
With football only a couple short months away, the boys start their college football preview with the ACC. Is Florida State a title contender? Can Virginia Tech get to double digit wins? How much does the Dude hate Duke? All these questions and more will be covered this week.
Direct download: DoctorandDude7_17.mp3
Category:2012 -- posted at: 10:15pm CST
Mon, 16 July 2012
10. If you're looking for something to read on the beach this summer, check out Frank Deford's new memoir, Over Time. Deford is a veteran sports writer and he has stories and nuggets that will entertain any sports fan. His tales of covering the early years of the NBA really give modern sports perspective. Very highly recommended.
9. It's good to see that after a hundred plus years, the rules of baseball still seem to elude the guys who are in charge of keeping them.
8. Olympic boxing can be a riveting and exciting sport. Olympic foxy boxing could be riveting and exciting as well, but in its own way. I can't wait for the gold medal match between Tawnie and Dream!
7. Drama and the Knicks? I'm shocked! Between Jeremy Lin's contract offer, Melo's opinion on it, and Jason Kidd introducing himself to the New York faithful with a DUI, sounds like a typical week at the Garden. Now they just need to bring Isaiah Thomas back.
6. If you're like me, you're ready to never hear about Penn State again. For that reason, I whole heartedly endorse Drew Magary's five point plan for Penn State football. "Penn Tech: Molester-Free Since 2013."
5. The Pirates started the 2nd half of the baseball season dropping 2 out of 3 in Milwaukee. This isn't news in the least. In fact, winning a game in Milwaukee is probably a sign that things really are moving in the right direction!
4. Last night, John Cena was the big winner at the WWE's Money in the Bank show. I think I'll give MMA another shot once they introduce ladder matches to the octagon.
3. Oh Jay, I would expect nothing less. When it comes to being a NFL heel, you're up there with the best of them!
2. The NL won the All Star Game last week and headed into the break thinking that they have a chance against the AL once the World Series rolls around. If I was an NL contender, I'd be rooting as hard as possible for the Rangers. Ron Washington can always find a way to lose to the NL when it counts.
1. Dear sweet God, football is almost back! I'm just going to keep counting down the days and you can tune into the Doctor and Dude Show this week as we start our college football preview. We'll be breaking down one conference this week and I'll give you a hint. The Doctor and I both have a huge rooting interest in this one. Talk to you Wednesday and have a great week!
Category:general -- posted at: 9:00am CST
Wed, 11 July 2012
With the All Star break come and gone, the boys break down MLB second half divisional futures and try to sort through NBA trade rumors. Plus, the Dude prognosticates about Justin Bieber's future love life.
Direct download: DoctorandDude7_11.mp3
Category:2012 -- posted at: 10:13pm CST
Mon, 9 July 2012
10. After some concern due a awfully big guy showing up, I was able to successfully defend my big splash title on the 4th of July, keeping my clean sweep of the 21st century going. This is one case where going with the chalk is like taking candy from a baby!
9. Roger Federer won Wimbledon for a record tying seventh time. Some commentators refer to him as the Dude of tennis, but he has some more winning to do to be in my category!
8. It wouldn't be the off season of the NFL without some players behaving badly, but Adrian Peterson getting arrested has serious implications as fantasy season approaches!
7. The Celtics feel betrayed that Ray Allen took his talents to South Beach. The Nets feel optimistic with Deron Williams signing on and Dwight Howard in their sites. The Knicks are excited about Jason Kidd. And the rest of us are looking forward to football being back so we can go back to ignoring the NBA until the playoffs roll around again!
6. For well over a decade now, my old pal and fellow long suffering Pirates fan Henry and I have joked about young pitching that would come and save us from our ineptitude. Reading this article makes me unsure whether to laugh or cry.
5. A new Dream Team, led by Lebron, to bring the gold home? Is it possible for Americans to root against their own country? Probably not, but Lebron won't make this easy!
4. Anderson Silva beat Chael Sonnen on Saturday night in the big UFC grudge match. I heard many people talking about the great hype and promos that built up the match. Whether they want to admit it or not, this type of thing already has a name. It's pro wrestling!
3. Being in the great state of West by god Virginia this past week meant I heard a lot of talk about the Greenbrier Classic. Even Tiger Woods showed up to play golf in WV. The cocktails waitresses of the state hadn't been this excited since Bill Clinton's last trip through.
2. I got to see the Pirates in person on Thursday night as they continued their hot streak and beat the Astros on a brutally hot night. The Iron City was on tap though and I was able to power through. If the Bucs can just keep this up for another two and a half months, I'll be able to celebrate the end of the worst streak in sports and the beer will really flow!
1. As we reach the All Star break, the Yankees and Rangers look like the class of the AL, but the NL is pretty topsy turvy. Could this be the year that we see the Pirates and Nationals both in the playoffs? Will the top of the AL continue to run roughshod? I don't know the answers to these questions, but I know if I keep picking underdogs in our twitter baseball contest like I have been, I'll be going to the pay window in the second half and that will put a smile on my face!
Category:general -- posted at: 9:01am CST
Wed, 4 July 2012
On America's birthday, baseball guru Buckeye Bryan joins the boys to discuss his preseason totals picks and prognosticate about the second half. Plus, the Dude discusses his patriotic spirit and gives a shout out to our neighbor's to the north in honor of Canada Day!
Direct download: DoctorandDude7_4.mp3
Category:2012 -- posted at: 2:24pm CST
Mon, 2 July 2012
10. Happy 4th of July to all the American members of the Doctor and Dude Nation! I recommend watching this video on a loop to get ready for the day.
9. And happy Canada Day to all our Canadian friends. For you, I recommend watching the greatest event to ever happen on Canadian soil.
8. So the NFL is going to soften their black out policy. That's great news for fans in Cincinnati and Buffalo. I wouldn't want to have to pay to see those teams either.
7. Wednesday is the Nathan's Hot Dog eating contest. What is more all American than a celebration of gluttony! Now if it was a beer drinking contest, I might have to throw my hat in the ring.
6. The Pirates took two out of three from the Cardinals this weekend to stay right in the hunt for the NL Central. Of course, at this time last year they were in the same spot and ended up dying at the end. I don't know if my heart can handle that again, so get it done Bucs! Also, make sure you're following our twitter this week (@doctoranddude) to see pictures from my trip to see the Pirates in Pittsburgh.
5. Maria Sharapova was the top seed at Wimbledon but got bounced from the tourney. I hope she knows that my offer to provide a shoulder to cry on is still good. Or a back rub. Or a front rub.
4. Spain stomped Italy to win Euro 2012. Next time I order a pizza, I'm going to have to throw in some taunting about Italy's shortcomings. I'm sure the Latin American gentleman who makes the pizza in the back will be deeply offended.
3. Dwight Howard is asking to get traded again. At this point, I think the Flint Tropics would be a good destination for him.
2. In case you needed another reason to be nervous about the coming robo-pocalypse, now robots are cheating at rock, paper, scissors. Is nothing sacred?
1. MLB announced the All Star rosters and it looks like quite an event. With each team having 50 guys on the roster, I hope we don't have to worry about running out of pitchers again!
Category:general -- posted at: 11:49am CST
Wed, 27 June 2012
With the White Sox making a big move to shore up their offense, the boys take the opportunity to break down potential second half action in the AL Central. Plus, a college football sneak peek, Tour de France, and betting on hot dog consumption...delicious!
Direct download: DoctorandDude6_27.mp3
Category:2012 -- posted at: 10:01pm CST
Mon, 25 June 2012
10. Kevin Steen retained his ROH Title against Davey Richards. I suspect that Davey's match on Friday (see #4) may have made the difference. It's these kinds of little insights that can give you the edge when you're betting pro wrestling like me!
9. Red Sox trade Kevin Youkillis to White Sox. With a potential big league bat at third, could this be the charge that the Sox needs? Some Red Sox faithful aren't happy about losing Youkillis, but they're going to be really unhappy when they see Brent Lillibridge!
8. 52 marathons in 52 weeks. As an occasional jogger, the idea of running 26.2 miles over the course of weeks wears me out, let alone once a week for a year. I hope her carb loading involves lots of beer like me.
7. UFC on Friday night featured one guy running away from another for the entire five rounds. I think that this sport has officially jumped the shark. They better watch out for pro wrestling, the real sport of true men!
6. A Chinese man tried to watch all of Euro 2012 and ended up dying after 11 straight days of no sleep and too much coffee and nicotine. I'll have to bring this up to my mother to let her know how far from death I really was a child watching wrestling on the couch for hours and hours. I could have gone for days!
5. The Mets new mascot is Little Jerry Seinfeld. Of course he is, because this is the Mets we're talking about.
4. AAW put on a heck of a show on Friday night. The main event six man saw mayhem all over the building, especially right in front of us which was awesome, but Sami Callahan vs. Davey Richards really stole the show. This was one of the best matches I've seen live this year and that isn't just the cheap beer talking!
3. The Pirates are five games over .500 and one out of first (and two better than Cleveland). I'm trying to stay calm, but it's getting harder and harder. Now if we can just be in this spot in September, I'm officially going to lose it!
2. Italy sent England home from Euro 2012 on penalty kicks. My craving for pizza was truly a sign! Score one for science at the pay window.
1. The Heat win. Great. Now we have the Yankees of the NBA and David Stern wins in the end.
Category:general -- posted at: 9:48am CST
Wed, 20 June 2012
With the NBA playoffs winding down, the boys turn their attention to new gambling opportunities across the pond in the Euro Cup. Plus a pair of Red hot baseball teams in "buying and selling" and Dude's Lines takes a look at upcoming AAW Pro Wrestling!
Direct download: DoctorandDude6_20.mp3
Category:2012 -- posted at: 10:08pm CST


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The Ad-Hoc Committee of the Secretary-General is aimed at providing the most experienced delegates in the circuit with one of the most intense and rewarding crisis scenarios at CMUNCE XVII. Infused with fast-paced crisis elements and an innovative committee dynamic, the Ad-Hoc will challenge delegates to think quickly and creatively like never before. Delegates who are accepted to the Ad-Hoc committee should be prepared for a memorable experience at CMUNCE debating and navigating some of the toughest issues that face our world today.


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Thursday, September 11, 2003
No Mourning Here
Say, whatever happened to Norah Vincent?
Last I knew, the soi-disant "pro-life libertarian lesbian," three terms that constitute the most mildly interesting, yet oh-so-affectively contradictory, things about this incredibly untalented writer, was submitting a weekly op-ed column to the Los Angeles Times, normally published, after what was no doubt the briefest of checks by "editor" Mary Arno, on Thursdays.
Actually, Vincent's column was in syndication, but I never saw it published anywhere else. Truth be told, I didn't look very hard.
And now, all of a sudden, Vincent, who is based in frighteningly nearby Yardley, Pa., seemingly has disappeared from the pages of the Times.
The last time Vincent's doodlings appeared in the Times was on August 11, one full month ago.
An extended vacation?
Perhaps. One never knows. Vincent could be back any day now, though from what she might be resting is a question for the ages.
And yet I wonder.
Could it be that the self-righteously, self-described "fiercely independent" Vincent couldn't find an audience even within the massive distribution provided her by the Los Angeles Times?
Could it be that "Ms. Vincent," very close friend of Lisa McNulty, a repeat correspondent with Rittenhouse, turned out to be as much of a failure as a columnist as she did as a blogger?
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