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The new Sheetz Debitz card links to a customer’s current checking account (regardless of bank), and allows them to earn rewards in a way that’s never been done before. Rewards are based on purchases made at Sheetz and anywhere else that MasterCard is accepted. Customers will earn bonus points on all purchases made at Sheetz. These rewards will be given in the form of Sheetz Gift Cards that can then be used to make future purchases in any Sheetz store. The debit card works like a standard debit MasterCard in stores, online, or at ATMs.
“We pride ourselves on making our stores as convenient as possible for our customers, and we’re pleased to join Capital One in this partnership to bring another great service to people who shop at Sheetz,“ says Louie Sheetz, executive vice president of marketing, Sheetz, Inc. “The new Sheetz Debitz card is a way customers can make their money go farther by earning valuable rewards that can be used for food, gas or anything else they need at all Sheetz locations.”
“We’re excited to be partnering with a progressive company like Sheetz to design a unique debit program that builds customer loyalty and drives sales,” says Scott Grimes, senior vice president of payments, Capital One. “Their reputation as an innovator combined with their customer focus presented a great formula for piloting our new approach to debit.” | <urn:uuid:de867732-a3fe-4c07-87c7-29924899aa53> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://www.qsrmagazine.com/news/sheetz-testing-branded-debit-cards | 2017-06-28T08:59:26Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128323588.51/warc/CC-MAIN-20170628083538-20170628103538-00233.warc.gz | en | 0.93773 | 307 | [
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Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium.The historic city centre is a prominent World Heritage Site of UNESCO. Along with a few other canal-based northern cities, such as Amsterdam, it is sometimes referred to as "The Venice of the North".
Bruges has a significant economic importance thanks to its port. At one time, it was the "chief commercial city" of the world.
I visited Bruges while staying at my sister's place in Brussels. A charming place indeed! | <urn:uuid:8e07e859-651e-4a82-8773-c67a54c867c5> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://worldthroughpostcards.blogspot.com/2013/06/belgium.html | 2017-06-29T03:41:12Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128323864.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20170629033356-20170629053356-00313.warc.gz | en | 0.9616 | 117 | [
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January 26, 2009
Scientists study developing chicken hearts
U.S. medical researchers are examining developing hearts in chickens in an effort to find solutions for human heart abnormalities
Since little is known about the complex processes that regulate the heartbeat, University of Missouri Assistant Professor Luis Polo-Parada and his team examined embryonic chickens' hearts, which develop morphologically and functionally similarly to humans' hearts, and tested the electrical activity present in the cardiac muscle cells during a 24-hour period. They found changes in local proteins have important effects on embryonic heart beat control.
Electrical activity in the heart appears in very early stages of development,said Polo-Parada.
This study determined the role of the heart micro-environment in regulating electrical activity in cardiac cells that are required for normal cardiac function. Understanding exactly how a heart is made and how it begins to function will allow us to significantly improve therapies for a wide range of cardiac anomalies, injuries and diseases such as hypertension, cardiac fibrosis, cardiac hypertrophy and congestive heart failure.
The research has been accepted for publication in the journal Developmental Dynamics. | <urn:uuid:a2c8e02f-afce-4ba6-a31d-4a0f0133eaa1> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.redorbit.com/news/science/1628700/scientists_study_developing_chicken_hearts/ | 2017-06-29T04:23:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128323864.76/warc/CC-MAIN-20170629033356-20170629053356-00313.warc.gz | en | 0.921914 | 223 | [
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Jerusalem exhibit reveres King Herod for Holy Land architecture
Herod the Great may be best known among Christians as the cruel ruler who sought to kill infant Jesus and whose son bookended Jesus' earthly travails by mocking him en route to his Crucifixion.
The shrewd politician, appointed by Rome, left a far broader imprint on history, however.
From Corinthian columns to lavish frescoes, Herod etched the latest fashions of the Roman world into the Holy Land in rare and costly colors such as cinnabar. Even rabbinic literature of his day recognized Herod as the greatest builder of the land, though he was controversial among some Jewish subjects who doubted his Judaism and saw him as a puppet of Rome.
Among the monuments to Herod's terrific construction are the imposing mountain fortress of Masada, perched on a desert plateau with cliffs on all sides; Caesarea, the largest artificial port of its day, complete with an amphitheater for 10,000 spectators of chariot races; and Herodian, an artificial mountain that punctuates the skyline just south of Jerusalem, a palatial complex that Herod is believed to have built as his final resting place.
After decades of excavation at these sites by late Israeli archaeologist Ehud Netzer, The Israel Museum in Jerusalem recently started a nine-month exhibit, “Herod the Great: The King's Last Journey.”
The exhibit includes more than 30 tons of material— a massive undertaking that required the museum to shore up its foundations and heighten its ceilings.
Although packed with eager visitors during Passover last week, the Herod exhibit has received a fair amount of negative attention. Much of the material for the exhibit was taken from Herodian, which is in an Israeli-controlled part of the West Bank. Palestinians accuse Israel of using archaeology to expand its occupation.
Netzer's excavations and subsequent conclusions are not universally accepted. Herod's presumed sarcophagus, for example, has no inscription proving it was his. Many details of the exhibit have been pieced together based on the writings of 1st-century Jewish historian Flavius Josephus.
The exhibit is not controversial among Israelis themselves. But why would Jews seek to honor such a leader —who murdered his own wife and children and was seen by more than a few Jews as a Roman sellout?
“He was the last great Jewish king here,” said Ilya Burda, an employee at Herodian.
As for his more savage exploits, well, that was par for the course in his day, Burda suggested.
“He was a great builder, a great administrator and a great killer, and all these things came together,” he said. | <urn:uuid:2e95c153-9349-4deb-a0e4-d7992986245c> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://triblive.com/usworld/world/3754663-74/herod-exhibit-among | 2017-06-22T21:00:48Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128319902.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20170622201826-20170622221826-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.974151 | 561 | [
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Mumbai, April 9: A day after writer Shobhaa De spoke against the Maharashtra government, Shiv Sena lashed out at her saying that 'had Bal Thackeray not done "dadagiri" to preserve Marathi culture, her forefathers would "have been born in Pakistan" and she would have "attended Page-3 parties in a burqa".
Speaking to Times Now, De on Thursday said that the Shiv Sena is using her for publicity. "Shiv Sena is using me to get publicity. I have always supported Marathi films," she said.
Meanwhile, the Shiv Sena protested outside her residence and even presented her with some Maharashtrian food. De tweeted a picture of the food saying:
Thank you , Shiv Sena. Delicious! pic.twitter.com/efEy7vuQ5w— Shobhaa De (@DeShobhaa) April 9, 2015
She said that she has not said anything that it 'anti-Maharashtrian'.
Shiv Sena workers said that they would continue to protest against her. "Shobhaa De's statement is an insult to Marathi language and Marathi culture," said Sanjay Raut.
The ruling alliance partner had on Wednesday sought to move a breach of privilege motion against the well-known novelist, taking objection to her tweet on Maharashtra government's decision to screen Marathi films during prime time.
She even ridiculed saying that the Maharashtra government will ban pop corn and will serve Maharashtrian food to go with the Marathi films. | <urn:uuid:f4431115-01d4-4ed7-bad5-71062b0d5d78> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.oneindia.com/mumbai/shobhaa-de-threatened-says-shiv-sena-using-her-for-publicity-1710857.html | 2017-06-22T21:07:12Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128319902.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20170622201826-20170622221826-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.973363 | 326 | [
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Rory McIlroy is hoping to get value for money from his first practice session on his megabucks driving range this week.
The Holywood hotshot, 21, has spent thousands on a luxury practice facility at his Moneyreagh hideaway near Belfast.
And he’s hoping it will help him get his swing back into the groove after struggling to a share of 12th place in the Challenge Tour’s Egyptian Open last week.
Confessing that his first round performance in Cairo was “the worst I have ever hit the ball as a professional”, the world No 9 can’t wait to get stuck in with coach Michael Bannon.
McIlroy said: “I’ll be properly working from home this week because the range is finally ready.
“This will be the first time that I have used it for a proper practice session so you could say it’s the official opening.
“There are three tee boxes now ready and the long game area, which is 330 yards, is ready to use. I’ll be able to hit balls from there so it will be pretty cool to work on my game there.
“The short game area is 180 yards at its longest but there are four greens, which are not quite ready but I’ll be able to hit shots and work on everything else.”
McIlroy has spent a fortune building the range on a 13-acre plot behind his luxury home.
And while he hasn’t revealed how much he’s spent, he confessed following his breakthrough PGA Tour win at Quail Hollow that his $1.17m winnings would come in handy.
“You know, the money is great,” he said back in May. “Obviously it can go a long way. I’m building a range at the minute at home, so that will pay for the trees. Trees are pretty expensive.
“I’m buying eucalyptus trees, leyland cypress, basically these big like evergreens, because there’s a little part of it that’s visible from the road, so I’m trying to put trees up there just so people can’t see in and it’s a bit more sheltered because it’s where my short game area is going to be.”
McIlroy is keen to get his game in shape ahead of five, season-ending events.
He returns to action for next week’s WGC – HSBC Champions in China next week before the Barclays Singapore Open, the UBS Hong Kong Open, the Dubai World Championship and Tiger Woods’ Chevron World Challenge. | <urn:uuid:30a8b53c-d409-4d16-a454-92e4d5fddabf> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://www.irishgolfdesk.com/news-files/2010/10/26/mcilroy-home-on-the-range.html | 2017-06-22T20:34:29Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128319902.52/warc/CC-MAIN-20170622201826-20170622221826-00672.warc.gz | en | 0.964257 | 569 | [
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Sightseeing in Lake Garda
Lake Garda is the largest of Italy's lakes and is only 18 miles from the city of Verona, which also makes it one of the most accessible. The lake is a busy summer tourist destination, offering beautiful scenery, mountains, picturesque towns and villages and numerous historic sites, all surrounded by pretty lemon groves.
For visitors who plan to do a lot of sightseeing, renting a car is the best option. Rent at the airport, or in Desenzano, Lake Garda's main town. Ferries operate between many towns and villages along Lake Garda's shoreline; alternatively, use the local bus services. Day excursions are available by motor coach, train, bicycle or even quad bike.
A motorboat trip is the best -- and most relaxing -- way to enjoy Lake Garda's scenic delights, and the lake is particularly attractive in the early mornings and at sunset. Full-day cruises are available throughout the summer, departing from several different locations; they include a stopover for lunch.
Towns and Villages
Garda is the oldest settlement on the lake, but Desenzano, on the southwestern shore, is the largest town, with attractions including a Roman villa, castle and the Cathedral il Duomo, as well as Lake Garda's best shopping center. Riva del Garda, the second-biggest town, is also worth a visit, offering a 14th-century city square, a castle, a pair of medieval porticos, a civic museum and the Apponale Tower. Its crescent-shaped shoreline includes Lake Garda's best beachfront. Some of the most picturesque towns are Malcesine, on the eastern shore; Gargagno, with its lovely lemon groves and terraced gardens; and Bardolino, which has narrow, winding streets to explore and is famous for its wine.
Take a cable car ride up Monte Baldo from Malcesine, learn about lemon-growing at the Castel lemon house in Limone sul Garda or bathe in the thermal springs at Sirmione. Lake Garda has many historic sites, including medieval castles, the star-shaped fortress at Peschiera and the Basilica Santuario, which is a monastery carved out of the rock face. The region is renowned for its parks and gardens, and some of the most notable are the Heller Botanic Garden (hellergarden.com), which displays exotic plants and modern artwork in Japanese-style landscaping, and the Park Natura Viva (parconaturaviva.it) in Pastrengo, which was created to protect endangered species and is now home to more than 175 species of animals and birds.
Sightseeing excursions from Lake Garda include the cities of Venice, Verona and Mantova; the Varone Waterfall, which is one of the region's most popular natural attractions; and the Arena di Verona, a Roman amphitheater that is now a venue for operatic performances. Brescia, the capital of Lombardy, is less than an hour's drive from Lake Garda and offers a host of historic buildings, medieval squares and churches, as well as shops, bars and restaurants.
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New (and improved?) Perry Saturn
If I remember correctly, about three years ago there was a rumor Perry Saturn went missing. Then it surfaced that he was dead somewhere. I also remember reading that he saved a woman from being raped before being stabbed. We’ll never know what happened to him in the wake of Benoit’s death, as he seemingly went dark after leaving the WWE back in 2002.
Last week it finally surfaced that Saturn was in fact NOT dead is joining the convention circuit. Above is the first known photograph of Saturn in YEARS. From a distance, he’s a dead ringer for Bam Bam Bigelow.
I was always a big fan of Saturn from his WCW days. The Ring of Saturn was such an awesome submission and his feud with Raven was sick. Good to see he’s not dead. Now if only I can get a solid update on Hardcore Holly… | <urn:uuid:144e67e5-5587-4fea-bd9a-7a1b9a21afbd> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://boolawler.wordpress.com/2011/09/20/new-and-improved-perry-saturn/ | 2017-06-23T17:16:26Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320077.32/warc/CC-MAIN-20170623170148-20170623190148-00033.warc.gz | en | 0.980248 | 190 | [
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Phase I safety, pharmacokinetics, and inhibition of src activity study of saracatinib in patients with solid tumors
Purpose: This dose-escalation study evaluated the safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of the oral Src inhibitor saracatinib (AZD0530) in patients with advanced solid malignancies. Tumor biopsy samples were taken to investigate the effect of saracatinib on Src activity in tumors. Experimental Design: Part A of the study followed a multiple-ascending dose design to establish the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) of saracatinib. Part B was a randomized, parallel-group, cohort-expansion phase to further assess tolerated doses. Safety, tolerability, and Src activity (immunohistochemistry and lysate-based methodologies) were assessed after 21 days of once-daily oral dosing. PK was assessed after single and multiple dosing. Results: In part A, 30 patients received once-daily saracatinib at doses of 60 to 250 mg; the MTD was established as 175 mg. In part B, 51 patients were randomized to receive 50 mg (n = 16), 125 mg (n = 16), or 175 mg (n = 19) of saracatinib. The most common grade ≥3 events considered to be treatment related were anemia, diarrhea, and asthenia. Tumor Src activity was reduced following saracatinib treatment. The area under the concentration-time curve and Cmax of saracatinib increased with increasing dose. Saracatinib accumulated 4- to 5-fold on once-daily dosing to reach steady-state exposure after 10 to 17 days of dosing. The half-life was ∼40 hours. Conclusions: Saracatinib was well tolerated in patients with advanced solid malignancies. A reduction in tumor Src activity was observed. PK data show that saracatinib is suitable for once-daily oral dosing. Based on this study, the recommended dose for the phase II studies was chosen to be 175 mg/d.
|Keywords||activity, adult, aged, anemia, anorexia, antineoplastic activity, area under the curve, article, asthenia, breast tumor, cancer fatigue, cancer hormone therapy, cancer immunotherapy, cancer radiotherapy, chemotherapy induced emesis, clinical assessment, clinical trial, colorectal tumor, competitive inhibition, controlled clinical trial, controlled study, coughing, diarrhea, drug accumulation, drug clearance, drug dose, drug dose increase, drug fatality, drug half life, drug metabolite, drug safety, drug screening, drug tolerability, enzyme, escalation, febrile neutropenia, female, human, immunohistochemistry, kidney failure, kidney tumor, leukopenia, m 594347, major clinical study, male, maximum plasma concentration, maximum tolerated dose, multicenter study, myalgia, n (5 chloro 1,3 benzodioxol 4 yl) 7 [2 (4 methyl 1 iperazinyl)ethoxy] 5 (tetrahydro 2h pyran 4 yloxy) 4 quinazolinamine, nausea, neutropenia, open study, ovary tumor, pancreas tumor, phase 1 clinical trial, pneumonia, priority journal, protein tyrosine kinase, randomized controlled trial, recommended drug dose, respiratory failure, saracatinib, septic shock, single drug dose, solid tumor, steady state, therapy effect, thrombocytopenia, tumor biopsy, unclassified drug|
|Persistent URL||dx.doi.org/10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-10-0748, hdl.handle.net/1765/21297|
|Journal||Clinical Cancer Research|
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BDG Custom Parts offers to industry a one-off custom or prototyping service. If you are fabricating
a custom supercharger installation perhaps, and need a special bracket that incorporates provision
for both superchager mounting, as well as an outlet to intercooler charge pipe transition, then we
can help. The first image shown below, shows such an item that was developed for a local client.
The remaining images show some other custom parts we have produced.
One off parts (or prototypes) such as these are a specialty of BDG Custom Parts. Let us assist you in your projects by coming an integral part of your design and prototyping service. Also, if you would like some billet parts produced by us for your company, we can help. | <urn:uuid:1e1a963f-6002-4ca2-8da9-f791037eb84b> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://motorsport.bdg.com.au/custom.html | 2017-06-24T11:58:54Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320261.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20170624115542-20170624135542-00113.warc.gz | en | 0.951618 | 158 | [
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3/9 Ostend Road, Scarborough
South Scarborough Location... Townhouse - Property ID: 712834
All offers presented .Call NOW for a private viewing.
This well maintained and well looked after two story townhouse in a group of four is centrally located in a quiet street with good color decor throughout the property, is walking distance to the neighborhood shops and also close to schools.
A good sized family area which can be an activity or a theater room, which ever suits the taste and imagination of the buyer. There is a solid sliding door which leads to the outdoor courtyard.
Two good size bedrooms on the ground level with huge triple built in wardrobe in one,beautiful carpet flooring, with the master bedroom upstairs.
Bathroom tiled bathroom with a shower, bath tub, separate WC and a laundry room
Courtyard - access from the activity room to the open space, brick paved flooring, secluded courtyard which suits for a lovely family weekend BBQ gathering or a safe haven area for the kids to play.
It has a small area of garden for a garden lover of low maintenance.
There is good-sized outdoor storage which is useful to every household and a roller door garage that comes with remote control and the possibility of parking two cars within.
large master bedroom with a walk-in wardrobe, ceiling fan and window shutters.
Family Area - a large living area with a split air conditioner, good for entertainment or for family get together after dinner to watch a movie.
Kitchen - the chef's open plan kitchen has a walk in pantry and also has a large amount of cupboard space and a stainless steel oven.
Dining Area - a good sized dining area is for the family having a new together in the morning, afternoon or at dinner time.
Bathroom - second tiled bathroom with shower and W/C
This property is light and bright throughout!
Last but not least, it is a good loving sized home for any home buyers and investors.
- Built-In Wardrobes
- Close to Schools
- Close to Shops
- Close to Transport
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Another £15 for this great project, i hope it makes it.
Go for it Karl i enjoy your periscopes keep them coming. Will be great when you do some with project owners to see how they are getting on, like Pitch your Project etc, great way to grow startjoin.
Fantastic update Karl, good luck to you, i am sure with everyones hard work Startjoin will be a great success.
Good angle to approach, maybe have the option to buy vouchers or prepaid cards at anytime loaded with startcoins, money goes direct to the project owner when they are purchased and startcoins come from funded projects.
Again there is all the legal side of things as you say John, but would be good to make things as easy as possible to purchase startcoin for all the newbies here on startjoin, a one stop port of call.
Could an option be set up where users can buy direct from project owners who have been funded and looking to sell their startcoin, so they can be transferred direct without leaving the site. Just thinking of making process of buying startcoin idiot proof.
I got my friend to buy some crypto and it took time for him to get his head around the whole thing, wallets, security issues and withdrawing etc, if he could have just came on here and bought coins that showed up on his startjoin page, would be so easy to get him involved.
Is there a way startcoin could be purchased here on this website so people who don't understand about wallets and sending- receiving coins could just buy and pledge straight away, i know there is bittylicious but if they could be bought on here it would make things so easy for the novices.
I like the idea of promoting more to students, they are maybe more open to trying Startjoin out rather then older folk more stuck in the old way of doing things. Maybe Startjoin could give students discount on commission charged for listing, as incentive the way other companies give them discount.
A very interesting read http://www.paradimeshift.org/2015/08/why-startcoin-why-now.html | <urn:uuid:b6a0b228-ed09-4eae-9b46-893ff6aaed7a> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://www.startjoin.com/danbassman | 2017-06-24T12:17:59Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320261.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20170624115542-20170624135542-00113.warc.gz | en | 0.97283 | 439 | [
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A change to the city's assessed valuation may only strengthen Mayor Bennett's push to have more local control over raising revenue.
The mayor says he thinks Vigo County schools have done a good job with getting kids their shots, but says more preventive efforts are still needed.
A trash fee is all but a foregone conclusion in Terre Haute, but how much can it logically raise without being seen as draconian?
It's another live edition of Ask the Mayor. Click to find out where and when we'll serve up some face time with Duke Bennett!
Details about next month's LIVE taping of Ask the Mayor in Terre Haute below and by listening to this month's program with Duke Bennett.
Terre Haute has lost a fourth of its budget to property tax caps. Now, money which might have gone back to local governments is going back to taxpayers.
Will Terre Haute work to create more new park space as it did earlier this month?
Terre Haute's mayor weighs in on Richard Mourdock's feelings on compromise and says the city's budget gap may be filled with user fees.
Mayor Bennett says the city may look at spending at much as 33% more on fighting crow infestation next year if current measures prove ineffective.
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--I remember the night I had kidney stones and walked the floors most of the night.
--I remember the night my son snuck out of the house and drove his friend around in the car all night. (without a license)
--I remember the night one son ran away, and didn't come back until the next morning.
--I remember several nights when I went in to labor and didn't sleep a wink.
But usually I sleep like a baby. This week I babysat for some friends. Sorry, but if you relinquish your child to me for a few hours, you are in effect signing a waiver for me to take pictures of them. :) This is how I want to spend my nights!
Interested in what the other consortium members do in the night? Check out their links below:Check out what the other consortium members have to say about retribution:
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Briana DeJesus from "Teen Mom 3" is showing off the new junk in her trunk, and her supersized rack ... courtesy of Dr. Michael Salzhauer, aka Dr. Miami.
We got the before/after pics from the epic plastic surgery Briana got just over a week ago. She got 3 things done in one fell swoop -- a Brazilian butt lift, new breast implants (from 375cc to 650cc) and a labiaplasty.
The enhancements are obvious, and although we can't show you the hoo-ha work ... we're told all parties involved are happy with the final product.
As we reported, Dr. Miami Snapchatted all his 'Teen Mom' related work -- which earned him a nomination for a Shorty Award for "Snap Chatter of the Year."
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"Bang!" My eyes jump open and my heart pounds. Blood and adrenaline fill my body. I look to see what the noise is. I turn left but see nothing. The room is dark, not much is visible. I scan the room for a couple seconds, until my attention is brought to the fallen curtain next to me. I sigh and lay back day into my bed. I try to fall asleep but my mind is awake and alert. My primal instincts have taken over and I can't sleep. I hear noises in the backyard and my heart pounds again sending blood and adrenaline throughout my body. My paranoia has won. I stand up and get into a crouch position to limit my visibility. I proceed over to the window in complete stealth. I do everything possible to not bring attention to my presence. A sense of focus like no other has taken over my body. I move slowly, taking small steps to not make any noise. I arrive to the window and scan my backyard. I look left and right searching for the intruder. "Ah ha! I found you!" A smile makes it's way across my face and I begin to think, "boy, possums could be the ugliest creatures in the world." With relief I head back to my bed and lie down. I close my eyes, but my mind still wanders, "If I come back a possum that would really suck. But then again it would be cool to have night vision and hang upside down."
I am woken up by my cousin getting ready for work. Seeing him up early brings a smile to my face. I rub my eyes and look up at my phone to see what time it is. My phone reads 6:30 am. I grab my headphones and turn on the WIFI to start the headspace app. I head outside to begin my meditation. But instead of meditating I come across my packaged bike. I forgo the meditation and rip the box open. I feel like my six year old self on Christmas. I am so excited and can't wait to ride my bike! My mind is more active then usual, it is hard to control my thoughts. "I have to leave the house by 10 to train.. I can't wait to put the bike together! What should I write about this week for the newsletter? Erik, don't forget to send out the interview questions! What should I post on Instagram today?" The energy in my mind drives me into a state of panic. I grab my phone and put on some music to calm myself down. The noise calms my mind down and allows me to relax. I take a deep breathe and gather my thoughts.. "First things first, let me take a look to see if there are any podcast worth listening to." I scroll through my phone. "Sa-weet! Jackpot!" I can't contain my excitement.. "Tony Robbins is on the Tim Ferris Podcast!" My brain fills with dopamine and purpose. I feel like I am on top of the world. Everything makes sense to me and I know what I need to do. I start the episode and begin to work on the bike. Two hours go by and I am still working on that same bike. I no longer feel like a King, rather, I feel like a worthless peasant. I feel defeated. I want to keep working but time is my enemy due to my work schedule. I call for an Uber and get myself ready to train. As I leave the house I stare at the unfinished bike with disgust. I think to myself, "I hate leaving unfinished projects. It drives me crazy!" I walk up the stairs, close the gate and greet my Uber driver with a smile. "Hey there! Pleasure to meet you, my name is Erik." "Antonio," replies the driver. "Antonio, do you know what I hate the most? Unfinished projects!" I vent to my driver as he drives me to my destination. It is a quick drive and we arrive in minutes. I look at Antonio with the same smile from before, "thanks for listening to my rant, make it a great day!"
I recently just moved across the country to Los Angeles, California. And with any big change, it will take time to fall into a routine and get used to a new way of life. So far the move has been great and I have met a ton of people. I have been training a couple people already and I can definitely see myself working here. The state of California is beautiful and words can't do it justice, only seeing can. Despite the beautiful weather and beautiful women, I experienced my first symptoms of being homesick the other day. Now, it could just be the fact that I spent all day trying to put a bike together and got no work done. Literally all day long. Remember the Edison quote about the light bulb? Well, yeah, that was me with my bicycle. I basically discovered every way possible on how not to put a bike together or maybe it was the fact that I didn't sleep well the night before or didn't do my meditation that morning. I don't think there was one thing to blame for my state of mind, it was a collection of each one. And I think that happens to us on a regular basis. When I am having a great day the small things don't bother me. For example, if I had a great day at work and then spill something when I come home I don't mind cleaning it up. I will acknowledge it was my own fault and will try to pay more attention. However, if I come home in a bad mood and spill something then all hell breaks lose and it feels like everything is out of my control. I am sure we can all relate to these moments where something bad happens but it doesn't bother us. But then on a different day the same thing can happen and it will cause us to hate life. And that is exactly how I felt that day.
I can't really explain the feeling of hating life, but the best way to put it was that I felt lost. I wasn't motivated and I just didn't know what to do with myself. I felt defeated. The feeling was so strange and caught me off guard. It froze me. So I did what most people do when they have nothing else to do. I turned to food. As I cooked the food a sense of comfort filled my body. I turned on the BarbellShrugged podcast and continued to prepare my meal. The anxiety and hopelessness slowly left my body. In that moment I was content with my life. I had a purpose and knew what I needed to do. My goal was to make the healthiest, best tasting meal possible and that is exactly what I did. I poured some coconut oil in the pan and fried up six eggs with potatoes and salmon. Yes, quite the interesting combo, it is one of my favorite meals because it tastes great and you can eat it guilt free. The hour of cooking and eating was quite enjoyable and flew by. But once I got done eating my state of emptiness came right back to me and again I felt defeated. Honestly, I had no clue what to do with myself. I probably should have just went to bed, but luckily I had technology to distract myself. I laid on the floor and turned my attention to Tinder. I looked at each photo and thought to myself "I am deciding if I want to talk to women based on how attractive they are by swiping right or left. What if I met my wife on here?" My mind continued to run rampant for ten minutes until I realized that I had no desire to talk to any of these women. Rather, I just wanted the recognition from them, I just wanted to feel important. Unfortunately, the faster something makes you feel important, the faster it goes away. So there I was again, struggling to keep my mind sane. I decided that I had enough of electronics and turned my attention to my book (Anna Karenina). I laid down in my bed and read until I fell asleep. My mind had finally calmed itself down and the dreaded day was over.
As I stated above, I was with that bike all day long. In the morning I felt like a King, I felt untouchable, but as the time went by I became more frustrated with my inadequacies. I was disappointed in myself that I couldn't put this bike together and at times I felt miserable. After I got dropped off by Antonio (Uber Driver) I headed to my friends crossfit gym to train him and some friends. The hour of training was pure joy and I forgot about all my troubles. I was only focused on the task at hand. I was focused on my three client and there desires. Isn't it amazing how good we feel when we get out of our own head and focus on others? I mean during the training session, not one thought about the bicycle came up. Honestly, I don't think any thoughts came into my head besides certain cues I needed to implement. You see, that is why I love my job. It allows me to escape my crazy mind and focus on someone else. And the same can be said for why I love writing and reading. The mind is great at creating strategy, but too much strategy can drive you crazy, too much of anything can drive you crazy. Therefore, there has to be that delicate balance of the mind and the heart working together. The mind can only go for so long before it needs a break, and that is when the heart steps in. The hearts job is to help you focus on others and to make others feel the importance that your mind conjures up. I think it is important to understand that we all experience the same feelings and emotions. We are all the same species and we tend to have the same desires. We all want to feel important, we want to feel loved and we want to feel needed. This is not some fairy tale we live in. For the remainder of this blog I want you to let go of your beliefs and your current ideas. My goal isn't to change it or lead you to a certain way of thinking, rather, I want to expand it and help you understand yourself better. In order to understand yourself you must understand the principles that created this world.
If you are lost and confused by the picture don't worry. Here is what I want you to understand. Based off this theory, the universe is ever expanding and it will continue to expand (grow) until the end of time. Therefore, everything inside of the universe ( humans) will also continue to grow. And since humans are the most adaptable species on this Earth and since we have been evolving for billions of years. This principle has evolved with us and has become a part of us. The desire to grow is the same as the desire to eat and reproduce. Growth is essential for our life. As I think back to the tragic day of me versus the bike, I realize that I was becoming frustrated because the bike wasn't allowing me to grow. It wasn't allowing me to meet my expectations of accomplishment that I set for myself. While I was working on the bike I wasn't focused on the process, I was only focused on the outcomes. I was obsessed with finishing it as quickly as possible. And when I couldn't figure out what to do, my ego held me captive and didn't allow me to call for help. However, the idea that an object can influence your happiness is silly and it sounds ridiculous. Nevertheless, we (humans) grow attached to things quickly and attachment breeds expectations. When those expectations aren't met you become frustrated. You could be the richest person in the world and if something doesn't meet your expectations you will be frustrated by it. And in my opinion, the rich man will become even more frustrated than the poor man because he or she will be used to things always going their way. Remember we run on emotions and when our emotions run high we tend to forget about everything we have in this life. For example, I had no reason to be upset that day. My family is in perfect health. I am loved by many and to top it off I have my youth. I have the world in the palm of my hand and can do whatever I want. Nevertheless, throughout that day not one of these thoughts came to my mind. My mind was filled with expectations when it should have been filled with appreciations.
I ask this you this, have we been consumed by our ego so much that we have forgotten where we have come from? Regardless of how we look, speak or love; we are all apart of the same race. We are all homo sapiens, we are humans. And once upon a time we had to rely on others for survival, not just a family member, but a whole community. No one knows why we evolved into these "Gods", but we do know how it feels to be alone, to be afraid, and to feel love. We must realize that we are all here for the same purpose. Each and everyone of us is just trying to figure out their purpose for being on this earth. And spare me the "I don't have a purpose, all I like to do is watch Netflix all day." That is selfish and that is your ego winning. If you are alive today then that means you have the DNA to overcome adversity and make a change. Think about your ancestors and how much suffering they had to endure just too survive. To all the females, think about all the women who suffered and fought for human rights just so you could be viewed as equal. And to every other human, think of your ancestors and how much they struggled just for you to live today. They dealt with starvation, loneliness, constant death and of course mother nature. Our lives don't even compare today and we have the nerve to complain; we have the audacity to feel bad for ourselves. Instead of looking at everything we have and how far our species has come. We choose to look at everything we don't have and become envious of others who have more.
You are not alone in this guilt. I too am guilty of this behavior. But everyday I do my best to remind myself how lucky I am to be alive. And yes, there are days where I forget my gratitude and I forget how lucky I am. And I can honestly say that those are the days that I dread the most because those are the days I suffer the most. We cannot forget that everything we have ever learned in this life was a skill and that it took time to develop. The same can be said for gratitude and appreciation. It isn't something that will happen over night. You have to look in the mirror and say thank you every single day. And yes, you probably have every right to be upset, mad and pissed at your shortcomings or your upbringing. Most likely you had a much harder life then me and I know I will never understand how much you suffered. But no one is going to feel bad for you and happiness does not get created through pity. Regardless of how much you suffered it still doesn't compare to what our ancestors went through. So if you can be grateful for anything, then be grateful for being alive in 2016. We live in a wonderful world with endless possibilities. Remember, we are not some special creatures that God made in a garden. We are animals that evolved for millions and millions of years. Before us there were Neanderthals, and before them the First Upright Man (Homo Erectus). The only thing special about us is our ability to communicate and socialize.
This "special power" is what separated us from the rest and allowed us to survive. From the beginning of time we have relied on others to keep us alive. If you tried to make it on your own, most likely you had a much lower chance of survival because modern technology didn't exist. There were no food stores, running water or electricity. Our modern technology has allowed us to be more independent and survive on our own, but it does not solve our innate desire to be in a community. When we used to live in tribes and small communities people had to rely on you and that led to a feeling of importance. As we evolved over the millions of years this innate desire to be needed (to feel important) never left us. Even though we can communicate more then ever through social media, we still are not satisfying this primal need to belong. Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter allow you to help others and give you a sense of purpose, but the majority of people aren't using social media for that. They are using it to make themselves feel important, they are using it to boost their ego. Just think about how these social media outlets operate. Each one is based off how many "likes" you get and how many followers you have. When you step back and think about how ridiculous this is, it makes you laugh. We are starting to value people based off how many "likes" and "followers" they have. Regardless if it is good content or not. For example, Jen Selter is someone who makes a living because of Instagram. The picture below amassed 219,000 likes and she has over 9 million followers. Now do me a favor and look at that picture...
Have you found out why it got so many likes? I mean she hasn't figured out how to end hunger or how to end suffering, but she does look amazing in a bikini, so I will give her that. Now there is nothing wrong with that, I love social media and I think it does a lot of good. If anyone follows me, you know I am an avid user of social media. But I think we must understand that for every Jen Selter there are a million others who are trying to become "instafamous" . If you are one of those people (especially a guy), you need to stop right now because it is a waste of time. You need to spend that time doing research and gaining experience in your profession. In my opinion, this is the biggest problem with social media, it distracts us and lies to us. I could be wrong but most likely Jen Selter doesn't have a sound understanding of human anatomy nor understand how to properly train someone. But since she has over 9 million followers people will take her advice over someone else who is more qualified but has less "followers". Social media allows us to connect with millions of people at once, but at the same time it has made us disconnected more then ever. When people see Jen Selter's account they become envious, angry and resentful. Social media is programming us to become jealous of others success. It is programming us to put up content that will get the most "likes"versus content that will change the world for a better place. There is a reason why depression has never been higher. We are constantly comparing our lives to others and wishing that we had their life or their body. We tend to look at celebrities and put them on a pedestal, however, we forget to ask ourselves if they are actually happy. If money, status, and achievement made someone happy then why did Robin Williams and Heath Ledger kill themselves?
The answer to happiness is not achievement, it is fulfillment. And in order to be fulfilled it must come from within. The amount of "likes" your post or picture amasses should not determine how you feel. You should be fulfilled before you post the new status, you should be fulfilled before you post that selfie. Fulfillment needs to come before because if it doesn't then your happiness is based off someone else's thoughts and not your own. Once happiness is based off someone else's idea of happiness you lose the ability to choose to be happy because you are now enslaved to someone else's ideas. Your happiness is no longer about your fulfillment, it is all about achievement. Here's the thing with achievements though, when you achieve something once you will crave the next achievement (i.e more likes) and this viscous cycle will continue until it kills you. In a world with this much technology there should not be as much suffering. As humans it should be our goal to end human suffering. Each year we should try to improve the quality of life for the poor and wrongly accused. The only way to do this is to spread empathy, love, and happiness. We must change one person at a time and hope it takes over like cancer; consuming everyone in its path. In order for this to spread we need to be happy. We need to experience love and hardship so that we can tell stories of how we overcame our insecurities, which should be the goal of social media. It shouldn't be used for our own importance, rather it should be used to service others.
Now before I end this it is important I give credit to the Tim Ferris Podcast. I got most of my ideas from his episode with Tony Robbins so please do me a favor and listen to that episode. And then listen to it again. Yes, it is that good. But ultimately the point of this blog is to help you understand that happiness is a choice. You are in control of your emotions and no one else can take that from you. You get to decide if you want to be happy or if you want to suffer. The choice is up to you. Regardless of your wealth and status you have to wake up every morning and make that decision. And above all, you need to seek growth and fulfillment while trading in your expectations for appreciations. You need to be a service to others (community) and express gratitude on a daily basis. Remember, you can be the one who makes someone's day better, you can be the one who makes them smile. You can be responsible for change in the world because you were the one that put that person in the best of moods. You gave that person the state of mind to do great work. Let go of your ego, let go of your desire to be given credit and focus all your energy on helping others. Every morning you wake up you get to decide if you want to be happy or if you want to suffer. The choice is yours. Get out there and change the world, one smile at a time.
Happiness Is A Choice Summary
- Seek growth and progress. Focus on the process and not the outcomes
- Seek fulfillment instead of achievement
- Be a service to others by making them feel important
- You must realize that happiness is a choice and you control how you feel
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Connie Sicotte began by decorating a small bottle. That small bottle soon became an oil lamp when Connie Sicotte discovered that by drilling a hole in the center of the large bead and the many brass pieces and inserting a wick, she would be able to create a unique, truly original oil lamp. This was the birth of Connie Sicotte Designs.
Today Connie Sicotte Designs oil lamps are sold across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Europe and the United Arab Emirates. You will find true quality in these lamps. They have been built to last a lifetime.
Each Hand Crafted Oil Lamp comes requiring minimal assembly in a decorative white box(except Aladdin Lamp) including fiberglass wick, funnel and instructions. NO lamp oil is included.
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The Vancouver Convention Centre has received Level 4 certification for its compliance with the prestigious Convention Industry Council’s Accepted Practices Exchange (APEX) and American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Standards.
The APEX and ASTM certification is awarded to venues that achieve high standards in environmentally sustainable meetings, trade shows and conferences. The Vancouver Convention Centre obtained the highest possible accreditation, Level 4 in Meeting Venue standards, and is the first facility in Canada to do so and the second globally.
“We are very proud that the Vancouver Convention Centre is the first venue in Canada to have earned this significant certification as it demonstrates our steadfast commitment to sustainably operating our business,” said Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, Todd Stone. “The Convention Centre takes its role as a global leader in sustainable operations seriously, and these standards provide us with clear guidelines on how to serve as an example in the convention centre industry, and advance our practices in an environmentally conscious way.”
“Operating a facility of our size, scope and complexity in the most environmentally responsible way is not an easy feat,” said Craig Lehto, General Manager, Vancouver Convention Centre. “This important accreditation is truly a testament to the commitment and passion of our entire team to continually evolve our ongoing operating practices and to identify new sustainability efforts that will make a difference in our industry.”
In 2014, the Vancouver Convention Centre first obtained Level 1 certification in both the Venue and Food and Beverage Standards. Centerplate, the Convention Centre’s food and beverage partner, is currently undergoing the review process for re-certification.
The APEX/ASTM standards are comprised of nine individual sector standards; the Meeting Venue Standard delineates the procedural requirements for venue selection – the practice of researching, evaluating and choosing the facility for an event. It specifies specific performance criteria for staff management, communications, waste management, energy, air quality, water, procurement and community partners.
iCompli, a division of BPA Worldwide, a non-profit international auditing organization developed the certification protocols for the APEX/ASTM standards and performed the independent third party re-certification of the Vancouver Convention Centre’s compliance with the APEX/ASTM Standards.
About the Vancouver Convention Centre
Located on Vancouver’s downtown waterfront with a dramatic mountain backdrop, the world’s first LEED® Platinum certified convention centre offers one of the most beautiful settings in the world. The award-winning Vancouver Convention Centre features two connected buildings with a combined total of 466,500 ft2 (43,340 m2) of flexible meeting, exhibition, ballroom and plenary space. The facility is committed to environmental sustainability as well as unparalleled service, technology offerings and culinary excellence. www.vancouverconventioncentre.com | <urn:uuid:84dc9665-1a9a-48b0-804a-39445943a8ef> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.vancouverconventioncentre.com/news/vancouver-convention-centre-achieves-highest-international | 2017-06-26T01:51:36Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320666.34/warc/CC-MAIN-20170626013946-20170626033946-00273.warc.gz | en | 0.927983 | 581 | [
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Group Holographic Healing Sessions
upgrade, accelerate, evolve
Next Phoenix Group Holographic Healing(TM)
Friday, June 30th, 6-7pm Pacific Time
We will connect with some amazing healing and high-vibration energies to enhance our evolution–emotionally, physically, mentally, and spiritually–and access our full potential as divine beings! Healing is both for ourselves and for the planet–receiving new patterns that provide happiness for all! I highly anticipate this unusual event!
Amazingly, these sessions have recently become much more powerful! Join us on our Facebook group by clicking here and read about participant’s recent experiences:
Tap into the healing energies available through these special healing holograms! Each participant in the healing session will relax in their own home as they tap in via phone to the session. These are group sessions, but individuals will have privacy to relax at home while experiencing transformation. The session is not interactive and delivered on presentation mode, so you cannot hear each other, nor can Jaden hear you. This leads to a peaceful transformative experience. These group sessions are connections to special energies that are facilitated through my guides.
Each session is different and lately has included tapping into new energies on the planet that upgrade our vibrations to help us better cope with the stresses of change–emotionally, mentally, spiritually, and physically. This seems to accelerate us on our evolutionary paths. In addition to the vibrational upgrades, holograms can also affect healing issues for the participants. Specific physical shifts, perspective rotations, and even help with manifestation can all be addressed in the hologram. The effects can be very noticeable.
Here’s what people are saying:
“First, I wish to thank you, your guides and the spiritual beings that were with you. I am so grateful for your being available for everyone and guiding us through the processes; as well as your guides and spiritual beings bringing forth the healing vibrational frequencies to assist us in our transformation. It was the most incredible experience I’ve ever had in energy healing!” –M. H., July Hologram
“In the Holographic Healing everything you said you were feeling was what I was going through. There was much movement and much shifting. I am grateful to you and the Beloveds who supported us in such a beautiful way. I was SO very happy when we got off the phone. I had a lot of energy. Being on crutches, I didn’t go for a walk–instead I did 100 cross crawls!! The day before I couldn’t even do 15! Thanks so much. Looking forward to next month! Goddess bless you.”–T.D., July 2008 Hologram
“Just want to thank you for yesterdays quantum group session. I was experiencing a lot of energy moving through my brain, nervous system, legs. I feel like we are getting aligned with the earth’s change of magnetic charge at the poles but there is also something occurring within our DNA structure being overhauled for another shift in consciousness. At times my hands are “reading” light codes, but I am not sure what the data is. I am going to try to start journaling what is coming through. Sometimes it feels like light language coming from unity of consciousness….almost like a blessing of sorts. At other times it feels like data about advanced technology….” –J. O., July 2008 Hologram
“Thank YOU Jaden! I am still feeling great since the call — by all means do this regularly!!! I thought I’d need to see the chiropractor after doing an hour + acupressure session on a client Sunday am — with my arthritic body — and traveling 3 hrs for a fun outing Monday — but much to my delight, I’ve been in great shape — and will put off that appointment as long as possible!!! Also on the physical aspect — I have been aware of congestion building in the left chest wall – and arm – this last ten days prior to our conference call — troublesome to me — as I had a lumpectomy and two sentinel nodes removed 11 months ago — that sensation — of heaviness and congestion is 95% gone — since the call. My Energy is very clear and stable and more greatly available .” –S. S., May 2008 Hologram
“Thank you so much for this Jaden. I received so much from your healing. Your grace and gentleness allowed me to really let go and drop into a space of nothingness. That space of grace where all transformation happens. I saw great images, which allude me at this writing and I really felt a part of all that is.” –L. J., May 2008 Hologram
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There are probably few items more needed in our lives than driver's licenses. We need them to drive, use them for ID and they are required for many loan and credit card approvals. But what do you do when you lose this important document? A lost or stolen license can be used to steal your identity, and it is illegal to drive without one. Although procedures vary in each state, there are some basics you need to know to report that you no longer have your driver's license.
Contact the local police department where you lost the license. This is essential to help prevent identity theft. It also provides a record in case someone tries to use your license to apply for credit. It may provide some protection for you to avoid charges and a lower credit rating.
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Be prepared to pay a fee for the replacement. In many states, the fee will be less than for an original and your old photo can be used.
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As of 2005, no states issue driver's licenses with Social Security numbers on them. If you have lost a license issued before that date and your Social Security number is on the license, it is imperative to get it reported and replaced as soon as possible.
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On Saturday, August 9, 2014, the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM) hosted their annual Hamptons benefit, "Passion for Compassion," raising over $150,000 for the organization. Held at a private estate in Amagansett, event attendees enjoyed a special presentation by PCRM President Dr. Neal Barnard as well as an evening of cocktails, delicious delights, music and charming chats.
John Bradham co-hosted the event at his stunning Amagansett home, where guests raised significant proceeds for PCRM and their work towards promoting preventative medicine practices through good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. Dorothy Frankel and Michael Schwarz also co-hosted the soiree.
While enjoying plant-based hors d'oeuvres from Suite ThreeOhSix, dessert from the Vegan Treats Bakery and music from DJ Stretch Armstrong
and Paul Gene, guests settled down to hear from PCRM President and members and supporters of the cause.
During his presentation, Dr. Barnard addressed the cruelty of animal testing and the alternatives that PCRM is urging universities and cities across the globe to utilize. "Everybody who's here is here for one reason, you've got a heart," the PCRM President said. "You have a heart for people, for animals, or, I'm guessing, you have a heart for anybody who's vulnerable, who's hurt."
Bradham also discussed PCRM's ultimate message, which he described as a win-win. "They're improving the lives of countless people and animals. They're changing minds, but obviously there is much more to do," noted the event co-host. "So, let's get behind them tonight and give them the support they need to keep working."
After the riveting, and at times emotional presentation, it was announced that an anonymous attendee offered to match any donation up to $25,000. A generous guest quickly accepted the offer, in turn achieving a standing ovation and the room's appreciation.
Throughout the evening, Dr. Barnard and other PCRM members were sure to thank all guests for their continued support and their generous contributions that have allowed PCRM to flourish. "We're going to change this world and that's what I want to see," Dr. Barnard said to attendees.
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It’s been almost six years, but finally I am having visitors from up north. I have been the one always doing the travelling, so I am looking forward to being the host for a change. I’ll be entertaining two nieces from the Buffalo area. The temperature difference with Buffalo by mid-week will be over 70 degrees. I’m sure they will enjoy their time away from the frozen tundra!
I expect to be quite busy for the next eight days, so it is unlikely that I’ll have time to make a post until my company departs.
Oh … Oh -Oh! I’m so excited by a discovery in my garage this week! See below what I found in a box of junk! It has been among the missing for over a decade.
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Fredericks Foundation was set up in 2001 by Paul Barry-Walsh, a successful entrepreneur, who wanted to help others who aspire to run their own business but are unable to obtain the funding.
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- BuyPraised Be Our Lords: The Autobiography by Régis Debray, translated by John Howe
Verso, 328 pp, £19.99, April 2007, ISBN 978 1 84467 140 3
Regis Debray has led the fullest of lives, embroiled in ideology, controversy and action. As a young man at the Ecole Normale Supérieure, he sat at the feet of Louis Althusser; he trained in the use of assault weapons with Fidel Castro; he trod the thankless Bolivian forests with Che Guevara and served nearly four years in jail for his trouble. In Chile he was taken up by Salvador Allende and Pablo Neruda. Ten years later he became an adviser at the Elysée to François Mitterrand, his country’s only postwar socialist president. He is a revolutionary Third Worldist turned revisionist, turned Gaullist – his Gaullism a lament for the absence of credible leaders anywhere on the European horizon. He is, above all, a sceptic sorting through the ruins of his former world-historical ambitions, though from time to time the eyes of an unreconstructed optimist gleam behind the mask of the disabused older man.
Debray was born in 1940. He has been many things but not, until the 1990s, a writer of distinction. ‘I wanted to earn a living by the pen,’ he wrote in the first volume of his three-volume memoir. ‘I didn’t know that writing is a job and that every intervention by an editor involves a small surrender of the soul.’ He had the self-regard of the incorrigible scribbler, then, but not much else, and it was Althusser, apparently, who dissuaded him from a purely literary career. Yet Praised Be Our Lords, volume two of the memoir, is a great book. Fluent, witty, argumentative for sure, deeply ‘literary’ in the best sense, but also a work of strategic depth that draws us fully into the world of power and politics, and the characters of powerful men.
It is less a sequel to the first volume of the memoir than a return to the same ground. The first, Les Masques, appeared in 1987, Praised Be Our Lords nearly ten years later in the original edition: time enough to reflect on what might have been said better or not at all. Even so Praised Be Our Lords is not a rejig; nor is it ‘autobiographical’ in any orthodox way. Les Masques and this volume cover roughly the same period: the early 1960s to the mid-1980s (a little longer in the case of the second). They skirmish on the same continents – Latin America and Europe – and pay ambiguous homage to the same masters: Castro and Mitterrand, the real ‘lords’ of volume two, overshadowing both Allende and Che, who are also discussed at length. Les Masques is the more personal book, with plentiful detail about Debray’s journeys, his states of mind, his time in Cuba, Bolivia and Chile and his glamorous, star-crossed love life, a subject in its own right, which provides the book’s subtitle, ‘An Amorous Education’. Praised Be Our Lords is ‘A Political Education’ in the original; the third volume – published in 1998 and still awaiting translation along with the first – is ‘An Intellectual Education’.
The Debray of Les Masques is a conundrum. His transition from brilliant student at the ENS in the rue d’Ulm to revolutionary cadre in Cuba some time in the early 1960s was an unintelligible lurch that a passion for suffering peoples can’t fully account for. Debray’s detractors include many ex-leftists who went on to loftier commitments, as interpreters of dark mysteries such as narrative in the cinema, and felt he had behaved incorrectly, embarrassingly even, by taking the struggle so literally. A glassy-eyed remnant in Latin America can’t forgive him his retreat into Frenchness during the 1970s or his reservations about the classic theory of the guerrilla. Those on the French right who think of him at all remember Debray merely as a national disgrace, too clever by half and yet, as his incarceration in Bolivia proved, too spoiled to manage his life with a modicum of care.
Les Masques addresses some of these objections in passing, but fails to say convincingly what it was, on the inside as it were, that drove Debray from Paris to Havana to become the man that Fidel and his associates referred to as ‘Danton’; the trusted emissary sent to link up with Che in 1967 during his disastrous escapade in Bolivia; the jailbird who sat out his late twenties in a tattered shirt with a pile of books in circumstances that would have made the rue d’Ulm seem like a lost paradise. The transformation, and the problems that followed, are described in a cursory way: it’s obvious that Debray got from one world to another at speed, and you can see the political landscape whizzing by, but you’re not told much about the engine type. Did the prospect of epic conflict in the Third World turn a charmed life into a long tussle with contradiction and difficulty? Or was it simply that a contradictory, difficult person had fallen for the charms of violent revolution in distant places? These questions are left hanging.
Praised Be Our Lords is a much grander book than Les Masques. Often the life that was still worth a serious look in the first has become an object of amused condescension when it features at all, which is mostly as a pretext for reflection, digression, exposition, all done with stylish dispatch, admirably rendered by the translator, John Howe. Closer to a looped sequence of essays than a memoir, the book nonetheless shows off the memoirist’s skill to stunning effect in three somewhat unflattering portraits – Castro, Guevara and Mitterrand – and reminds us that distance and disloyalty can make a good writer very much better.
Debray had already travelled in the US – it depressed him – and had established a foothold in Cuba when he set out in 1963 for a longer tour of Latin America. Passing through Caracas, on his way to pay a surreptitious visit to the guerrilla bases in the north of the country, he fell for a ‘Spanish jasmine’ called Myriam. Visitors to the north were sure to arouse suspicion and on returning to Caracas, Debray had to leave the country in short order. He and ‘Myriam’ – who seems to be Elisabeth Burgos, the woman he later married – drifted around the continent; they lingered in Colombia and Ecuador; they were arrested and held for a couple of days in Peru; they witnessed elections in Chile. It was an important trip for the apprentice revolutionary, with Myriam, his ‘brown Madonna’, acting as guide and mentor. The pleasure of the relationship and the imminence of a life in the struggle were satisfyingly fused. (Myriam/Burgos remained in the picture, in Paris, long after the revolution had receded.)
Debray was, at this time, one of many impatient magi heading away from the overcast politics of the industrialised countries in search of a ‘messiah class’, as he explains in Praised Be Our Lords: the peasantries and otherwise exploited communities of ‘colonial and semi-colonial’ countries. His own Adoration took place in Bolivia, where he stumbled on the manger in all its simplicity: the tin mines of the Altiplano, where workers earned $20 a month, had a life expectancy of 37 and kept the army busy with a sporadic shooting war. ‘My place is with them,’ he remembers feeling in Les Masques, as he emerged from the workings into the cold air of the Andes. It wasn’t just the onset of altitude sickness, as the next few years would prove.
In 1965, Les Temps modernes carried a piece by Debray on ‘Castroism: Latin America’s Long March’. A copy found its way to Guevara and thence to the Jefe himself. Castro was interested and invited Debray to Havana for the Tricontinental Conference – Africa, Asia, Latin America – at the beginning of the following year. He left for a six-day trip in December and remained in Latin America for six years or more. By the time he was captured by the army in a remote part of Bolivia in April 1967, after separating off from Che and his core of foot soldiers, Debray was a favoured member of Fidel’s entourage, more or less trained in the art of clandestinity and the use of firearms. Revolution in the Revolution, his digest of several long conversations with Fidel, had been serialised on Radio-Habana. Even though he told the Bolivians that he was a journalist, sympathetic to Che, and had come to the country in the hope of interviewing him, his alibi looked shaky.
He had spent two weeks moving around with Che: he was briefed to relay advice from Havana and to return with news for the Jefe. Che, in Debray’s reckoning, was by now a rebel miles off compass from any accessible cause, living through a logistical nightmare with only a dusting of local support for his customised guerrilla. His death about five months after Debray’s capture led people to speculate that the prisoner had given away crucial information under questioning, and drawn the net tighter. The trial and its lengthy preamble were widely reported. Time magazine sneered at the revolutionary in chains: even in the land of opportunity, a class traitor was a class traitor. Debray was easily ridiculed with jokes about his father and mother, a city councillor, flying to Bolivia ‘to rescue their petit chou’, accompanied – according to Time – by his ‘childhood nurse’. Easy, too, to make his politics look like the indulgence of a silly rich boy who would probably be rescued by the people he affected to despise. The Bolivians, feeling he should pay for his sins, sentenced him to 30 years in jail, but wheels were already turning in Paris and La Paz.
Debray’s release was agreed in December 1970. He was hustled into a Piper Cub and flown to Chile. One story suggests that France offered the Bolivians some attractive sweeteners – engineering equipment, river patrol boats, and a pilot training scheme – even if these promises were never meant to be kept. Others have it that money really did change hands. Debray asserts in Les Masques that the French never handed over a penny in return for his freedom, not even a discreet backhander, ‘whatever the rumours say’. It had all been done by sheer persistence then. The list of people who’d worked on Debray’s case since 1967 included De Gaulle’s secretary when De Gaulle was president, De Gaulle’s successor, Georges Pompidou, the staff at the French Embassy in La Paz, the minister of foreign affairs and various colleagues at the Quai d’Orsay. Meanwhile at the Bolivian end, which was complicated by the political allegiances of the military and a swift change of government – to the left, under Juan José Torres, a soldier – there was pressure of a less diplomatic kind. The tin miners had threatened to lead a general strike in his defence, the students were fulminating and the Women’s Union had sworn to start a hunger strike. The Cubans backed the agitation and spun Debray’s story that he was a left-wing writer, not an emissary from Havana.
Debray’s most assiduous helper was Rubén Sánchez, a high-ranking left-wing officer in the Bolivian army. He had already been captured by Che – and released – a few weeks before Debray fell into the hands of the military. Sánchez was at the garrison in Camiri when Debray was helicoptered in, trussed and tied. Four years later it was Sánchez who arranged the details of his release, returning to Camiri, brazening it out in the face of a hostile army faction, and putting him on the plane to Chile. (After Torres was deposed in 1971, Sánchez joined the remains of the guerrilla; he went on to exile in Chile.) It’s surely right, as Debray argues, that he owed his life to Sánchez as well as his freedom.
That debt was easy to acknowledge. But in Chile, as Debray sent off his letters of gratitude to the French – Pompidou was among the recipients – he was forced to reflect on the fine line between contradiction and hypocrisy. Flying out to Cuba at Castro’s behest in 1965, he had rejected France entirely, wished it to hell even – ‘my family, my background, respectability, the state’ – like a conspirator lighting a fuse and stealing away, confident that every obstacle to a glorious future would shortly go up in smoke. Within a few years he was utterly lost; the very people he’d imagined closest to the blast were unscathed; indeed they were now busy dragging him to safety. Debray was put on the spot, though his thank-you notes were impeccable, like so many small gentlemen bowing stiffly to grandees at a society ball. He later grew to feel ‘ashamed’, as he says in Les Masques, ‘of my shame at the time’, however bravely he managed to conceal it.
Yet shame, he writes in Praised Be Our Lords, is ‘the first revolutionary sentiment’ and it was fomenting a palace revolution in Debray’s consciousness, even as he recovered from his time in prison. Allende’s Chile was the ideal place for his convalescence. It had a government of the left, radical if constrained, which had come to power through the ballot box – a source of growing interest to Debray, now 30 and mulling over the ‘mystique of armed struggle’. The country itself was beautiful, seductive even, and easy to identify with its women, ‘Silvia’ in particular, a girlfriend on the near horizon. The mood seemed eternally convivial in a country ‘cheerfully heading for a bloodbath’. All the while, the intimation that had begun in jail and intensified with his release was growing stronger: Debray the radical in Latin America was giving way to Debray the Frenchman, who belonged back in his own country among the ideals, the landscapes and traditions he had come to cherish.
In Praised Be Our Lords, he quotes a letter he wrote from jail in 1969 to Philippe de Saint-Robert, a Gaullist of the left and the author of Le Jeu de la France, which he had just been reading. The letter was signed off by ‘an ordinary young Frenchman who, because he loves his country and its people, went to Bolivia. Everyone plays … in his own fashion … the game of France.’ We know from Les Masques that this is a stretch: Debray did not ‘love’ France when he left Havana to link up with Che, unless it was a turbulent love-hatred. But in his mind Frenchness was becoming aligned with the things that mattered most in the rest of the world; perhaps, as well, there was a suspicion that what France did not do well might not be worth the bother. Liberating Bolivia was a commendably French undertaking of course: he hints as much earlier in his letter, praising a passage in Saint-Robert’s book about the capacity to see ‘beyond the nation, but … primarily through the nation’ (as in seeing through a lens). Debray took this to express an ‘authentic internationalism whose formula is sought in every corner of the earth, everywhere that nations are struggling to be born … a struggle that is identical in essence, but being waged elsewhere’. That, too, is a stretch, but a Procrustean puller and hacker like Debray could wrench the joints of an argument until they creaked. At the same time he was honest enough to lie on his own bed and accept that he was no more or less, neither longer nor shorter, than the French person he happened to be: not such a bad predicament now he came to think of it.
Debray’s rediscovery of his Frenchness – to which all proper national sentiments, and struggles, are identical ‘in essence’ – was signalled in Chile by the allure of the place itself. ‘The savour of that welcoming country carried an appetising hint of France’: ‘the white wine’, ‘the shops’, ‘the high-heeled Lolitas in the smart areas of Providencia’. In Les Masques, he revels in the clear Santiago mornings and imagines the first balmy days of the Popular Front in France. Meanwhile he had begun to face the fact that Cuba was not the place he’d remembered. In February 1971 when he ‘returned home’ – not the essential home, but Havana, the adopted home of his devising – he felt himself ‘a different man, in a different country’. A ‘Soviet starch had been ironed into the criollo insouciance.’ The revolution as a whole, he observed,
was being groomed for the premature senility of its East European counterparts. Like those brand-new towns in South America of which Lévi-Strauss observed that they ‘pass from freshness to decrepitude without ever becoming old’, 20th-century revolutions will have gone from adolescence to sclerosis without enjoying a period of maturity. A sunlit dawn, a long winter, a blighted spring, a black hole: the steep slope of ‘real socialism’ was also that of many individual Communists … I would not exclude myself from this group.
Debray was adrift between two faiths and two guiding stars, the one already fading: Castro, once a superb ‘tousled chief’, now converted to ‘brand-new truths’; the other – François Mitterrand, an erstwhile Vichy official, immensely debonair, wily, amusing – not yet in the ascendant. Debray met Mitterrand early in 1973: he was the bearer of tidings, as he had been in Bolivia from Fidel to Che. This time they came from Allende to the leader of the French socialists and a newly minted left alliance known as the ‘common programme’. Debray caught up with Mitterrand on the campaign trail in the south-west. They took to one another and for a few days they travelled together.
I was discovering a cantonal France hitherto known to me only in theory from books and wall maps. I had landed at last and was having the time of my life, as overjoyed as Lindbergh at le Bourget … I was so starved of Frenchness that a red-and-white checkered tablecloth, a steeple with a weathercock or a well-rolled r was enough to put me in touch with the promised land.
Eight years later, at the age of 40, Debray became the president’s adviser on international relations, moving in 1985 to a position at the Conseil d’Etat. He spent his ‘Mitterrand years’ uncomfortably perched on the outer edge of the inner sanctum – he calls it ‘the second circle’ – venturing opinions that were received with courtesy, though often ignored, and honing his gifts as a speechwriter, or ‘chief clerk for professions of faith’. ‘After a little practice,’ he remembers, ‘I shifted from an oratorical style to a buttonholing, almost intimist one. By the end of the first term … I could churn out kilometres of pure Mitterrand,’ including a pre-recorded interview for the press to transcribe, ‘complete with sighs and other incidental business, which the president read out verbatim without changing a single gasp or “er”’. This phase, like others in Debray’s life, begins with a passionate wish to enlist, just as he’d felt in Cuba, and ends with a keen disillusionment that still falls short of bitterness or denunciation.
The put-downs in Les Masques of former supporters and acquaintances – Feltrinelli, Bernard Kouchner, Yves Montand, Simone Signoret – are replaced in Praised Be Our Lords by set-piece summings-up worthy of a high court judge. The philandering is gone, with all the fun and anguish that attended it. The anxiety about Che has abated. Though it’s still a weapon of first and last resort for a particular type of Debray-hater, the haunting question of Che’s death – which he addressed in the earlier book by suggesting that his fellow detainee, Ciro Bustos, was a mine of information for the military – has ceased to preoccupy him. Bigger themes are everywhere in evidence, among them the idea (elaborated in other essays) that socialism is rooted in the ‘graphosphere’, an old ecology of writing and print, now eclipsed by the ‘videosphere’, whose pre-eminence often elicits a grumpy tone: ‘The long Promethean history of the people and professions of the book is being effaced by new crazes without ancestry or issue.’ One of Debray’s talents is to fix this alien, faddish world with an elder’s frown and try to understand how ‘crazes’ proliferate and die without ever achieving purchase, like molluscs skidding down a laminated curtain.
Praised Be Our Lords touches on Debray’s work on nationalism and the congregational impulse that drives national identity. There are also hints of the thinking he’d begun about faith in general – and religion in particular. But his more recent fights in public postdate this volume: touchy quarrels over his misuse of science as analogy; a gloves-off brawl with the French press about Kosovo, where he opposed military intervention; a clumsy fracas to do with his complicity, real or alleged, in the removal of Aristide from Haiti (Aristide claimed that Debray had pushed him to resign). Less controversially there was his suggestion before last year’s presidential election that in the second round Ségolène Royal would just about be preferable to Sarkozy. Here he writes that ‘in politics … only outsiders produce new ideas’ and that the second round of every presidential election is always ‘a contest between two old énarques’. In the event, he favoured Royal the énarque and political insider over the non-énarque Sarkozy, an outsider who quickly invented his own inside track. De Gaulle is quietly present in the book as an offstage lord, the subject of an earlier essay, Charles de Gaulle: Futurist of the Nation. He is described here as a great man, which is to say, the product of ‘a great character’ encountering ‘a great circumstance’: ‘I see no one of the first rank able to effect that conjunction of dream and reason … that De Gaulle managed by subordinating the romanticism of the ends to the classicism of the means.’
Of the four principals in Praised Be Our Lords – Debray, Castro, Guevara and Mitterrand – Debray is perhaps the most intriguing. He looks briefly at the shifts that his own position has undergone over the years, and faces the contradictions, notably in the 1970s, when more than one position was occupied at the same time: ‘Where Europe was concerned I now took an openly reformist line, and although I made my self-criticism conscientiously, I continued to preach revolution in Latin America.’ Moments of good humour, at his own expense, are frequent – and beautifully turned. Uninflected statements of personal truth are rare. The most revealing is a passage about living with self-hatred but failing to deal with the hatred of others: even if this began with the beatings in Camiri, what he has in mind are the frequent polemical assaults by enemies in France and Latin America. Yet Debray has a courageous, martial temperament, despising May 68 for its ‘absence of human sacrifice’ and regretting the rise of brittle ‘humanist values’, with their basis in ‘predominantly feminine “life-affirming” mentalities’. Non-Westerners, he feels, know better; they are closer to ‘the laboratories of truth’ where ‘hunger, insecurity, conquering faith and war’ can be studied daily and peace is recognised for what it is: an interlude between states of hostility.
The greatest passages in the book are about the men of power. Allende would qualify, if Debray hadn’t liked him so unequivocally. He had a photo of Che on his desk inscribed ‘To Salvador Allende, who is going to the same place by another route.’ ‘We thought this meant “to the revolution”, not “to suicide”,’ Debray remembers, ‘an interpretation that would have seemed outrageous at the time.’ Yet Allende took his own life in extremis, while Che gave his away. Debray’s view of Che is severe to say the least. There are the usual remarks about his enthusiasm for the ‘corrective labour camp’ in Guanaha in 1960 and how he brought whole sectors of the Cuban economy to a standstill when he was minister of industry. But Debray is thinking of attitudes as well as deeds: ‘Che was not an angel blasted by a stroke of fate. He did not snatch his death: he had been incubating it for ten years.’ He was ‘far harsher and less sympathetic than his power-seeking elder. Less demagogic than Fidel, and much less democratic. The fine photographs by Korda and Burri have left us a sensitive dreamer, when in reality gentleness and kindness were not among his salient characteristics.’ He would think nothing of sending ‘an unarmed recruit to the frontline with orders to get a weapon from the enemy, using a knife or his bare hands’. He showed ‘bad character’ by threatening to put ‘some honourable old combatant’ in front of a firing squad as a deserter ‘just for stumbling during an ambush and losing his rifle’; he was guilty of lunatic ‘rigour’ in condemning a hungry man to three days without food for stealing a tin of condensed milk. ‘What a fertile misunderstanding it was, in 1968, turning that believer in no-holds-barred authoritarianism into an emblem of anti-authoritarian revolt from Paris to Berkeley.’
As ‘the last messenger between the two companions in arms’, Debray is much fonder of Castro, an energetic Caribbean, open, radiating a ‘tropical cordiality’ more attractive by far than the ‘melancholy coldness’ of Che, the ‘armed hermit’. Debray’s Castro has something of Zorro and something of Don Quixote; he is steeped in oral tradition – hour upon hour of speeches – but passionate about books, though in later years he reads nothing but history. Debray recalls in Les Masques that when he was summoned for impromptu guerrilla practicals, a treat Fidel bestowed on his favourites, often in the early hours of the morning, the floor of the Jefe’s Oldsmobile was littered with small arms and the rear shelf with books – Churchill’s memoirs, but also a novel by Cortázar and a stack of livestock management manuals. Debray suggests that the Fidel Portable Library dwindled to a history-only collection when he became ‘obsessed … by historians in the future and his own posthumous image’.
Doing away with his Cuban mentor is something Debray regrets. It was, as he hints, one in a series of compulsive killings on his part: ‘Disaffiliate, kill the Father, acquire another, reaffiliate, kill again.’ But the facts must have made the decision easier. In prison, he remembers, he’d heard that Fidel had endorsed the invasion of Czechoslovakia; and in Chile that the poet Heberto Padilla had been forced into a humiliating self-denunciation of the kind that’s nowadays inflicted on the staff of large corporations. By 1989, when the veteran revolutionary Tony de la Guardia went to the firing squad with General Arnaldo Ochoa after the Havana show trials, the Líder Máximo held no more surprises for Debray. La Guardia told his executioners to ‘make sure my sons don’t become soldiers like me, because I’ve been betrayed.’ These last words, Debray tells us, ‘emerged afterwards because in a country of secrecy everything is filmed: love in bedrooms, death in the open air.’ Tony and his brother Patricio, he recalls, could strip down Uzi machine pistols or hold forth on the virtues of a Miró canvas with the same ease and ‘made the grubby academic Bolsheviks I knew turn pale’. He adds that since the executions ‘I have referred to Fidel as “Castro”.’
Mitterrand’s is the most nuanced portrait. There is very little about his policies but it’s soon evident that Debray has a low opinion of him, lower no doubt for his having once been so smitten. He describes the charms of his subject, along with his faults – closely studied from inside the court – with a Saint-Simonian eye, praising his magnanimity but dwelling chiefly on two great shortcomings, as he understands them. The first, to use a Debrayism, is ‘mediological’: the literate Mitterrand was far too happy to abandon the graphosphere and service the requirements of the videosphere by founding a personalised presidency, not least during his illness, when the fate of the nation seemed to hang on every detail of his health. Once a ‘man of the pen’, he became in the end ‘a man of the image, monopolising the screen with his states of mind and live confessions, director-producer of his own ego in countless news reports, films, interviews’.
The second is that Mitterrand would not do the sort of intellectual heavy-lifting that Debray expected of a good leader. The president classed ‘friends of the Idea with the elves and fairies’, he says, supplying a Mitterrand quotation by way of evidence: ‘“A certain idea of France” … the expression is General de Gaulle’s. I don’t like it. I don’t need an idea of France; France is something I live.’ To Debray De Gaulle’s ‘certain idea’ – aim high, win or lose but never settle for mediocrity – was a good one, while an idea of any kind was a start. To have no idea, to reject ideas out of hand, was simply nonsensical. Strange that Thatcher, more the ideologue than De Gaulle and just as forceful about ‘certain ideas’ – aim low, never lose, find greatness in the stuff of mediocrity – should have hit it off with Mitterrand.
Mitterrand’s ‘short-range lucidity’, Debray argues, was not a compensation for his lack of an idea, since close up, as he explains, ‘a bad point seems as good as a good one.’ As for Mitterrand’s ‘anti-intellectualism’, it ‘had seemed to me to indicate courageous freedom of mind, leavened with dandyism and guile: really it expressed an allergy to deductive exposition, and I am afraid to the very idea of truth.’ The verdict is harsh but so was the consequence. As far as Debray could see, Mitterrand’s presidency coincided with the hollowing out of the left in France. It became a clannish assortment of managers and opinion-chasers, clinging skilfully to power for 14 years, at great cost in terms of the ‘philosophy’ of socialism and what he describes as its ‘soul’. ‘And now,’ he reflects, ‘we are all lighter, physically and morally.’ He agrees that it was part of a larger story unfolding far beyond the borders of France and that it may not matter; or that maybe it matters too much to him. ‘There are churches for people worried about the meaning of life. Each to his own catechism.’ The Hegelian world-spirit still stalks through Debray’s and his closing sequence, as we say in the videosphere, involves a cruel juxtaposition of two visions, the first of Napoleon in his hour of victory, glimpsed by an excited German philosopher in 1806, the second of the amenable Mitterrand, surveyed from a set of shabby rooms in the Elysée by a world-weary French writer and ex-revolutionary turned minor statesman:
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THE WILD ONES-Bowie Man/Purple Pill Eater Fontana TF 468 U.K. 1964
As I've explored in an earlier blog (see Mickey Finn & the Blue Men December 15, 2008) British r&b bands dabbled in Blue Beat/ska quite a bit, nothing new here right? As I have yet to delve into my fave 60's musical subject (the 60's career of David Bowie) so this offers somewhat of an odd connection of the two, sort of......
I have no clue as to who The Wild Ones were or what became of them. I was introduced to them in 1982 as a young mod on a shopping trip by bus to Woodbridge Center with a pocket full of birthday cash. I plunked down my $ on several Atlantic re-issues of 60's soul 45's, a few '79 mod LP's AND "Pebbles Volume Six:The Roots Of Mod". I'm not sure why I bought it but the word "MOD" on the cover (complete with a bulls eye for the "o" ) might have had more to do with it. This LP opened my ears to a host of rare/gritty 60's tracks by British r&b bands I'd be hearing more of later in life and in some cases actually owning the actual 45's of when I stopped relying on birthday loot to fuel my record passion. The Wild One's contribution to this compilation was their single's A-side "Bowie Man". It's an interesting choice of title as David Bowie had ZERO to do with the band and it came out a full two years before he switched his surname from Jones to Bowie. In fact at the time he was fronting the short lived Davy Jones & The King Bees, responsible for one of the rarest British r&b 45's "Liza Jane/Louie Go Home" (Vocallion V9221), so despite what you've read on some stupid liner note or ill informed fanzine (like erm..."Smashed Blocked", the one from NJ) there is no Bowie connection. In fact the only connection between Bowie and The Wild Ones is that both of their 45's shared the same music publisher (Dick James Music), but Dick James published a lot of 60's British 45's. All that rubbish aside let's get to the music.
"Bowie Man" is a raver. It is THE all time archetype solid, frenetic, frantic British 60's r&b number. It's got lots of maracas shakin', a snotty vocalist singing really fast and a wiggy fuzzy/distorted guitar solo worthy of any of those similar licks played by Jimmy Page on a host of many similar (though less impressive) British r&b 45's. I have no clue what a "Bowie Man" is and I'm no closer to understanding it as the lyrics don't make much sense, but when it's got a beat like this you won't care. The liner notes for "The Root Of Mod" mentioned the tune's flip "Purple Pill Eater" as being a comment on the purple heart shaped amphetamine (known as Drinamyl) use that was giving the U.K. tabloids plenty of copy in '64. Forget the same raving monster band that cut "Bowie Man", because on the flip we've got something radically different. The Drinamyl fueled A-side gives way to a kiff (that's cannabis for all you non-mods) inspired slow ska beat B-side with maracas but no frantic guitar solos and the more decipherable lyrics are delivered in a mock Caribbean island accent warning the listener of the dangers of the little purple pills. The band plays a slightly sloppy slow ska shuffle (much like the two Mickey Finn & the Blue Men "ska favored" singles) it's actually mildly entertaining and quite hysterical when you think about it, though not nearly as cringe worthy as Van Dyke & The Bambis "Doin' The Mod" (more on that one on my next blog entry perhaps).
"Bowie Man" has been reissued on the "Pebbles Volume Six" LP and on the "English Freakbeat Vol. Six" CD (essentially the "Pebbles.." LP w/ extra cuts) while "Purple Pill Eater" appears on "English Freakbeat Volume One" LP and I'm assuming, the CD too. All of these are c/o the late Greg Shaw's A.I.P./Bomp apparatus and are still available last time I noticed from Bomp's website.
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Lake Cumberland Area Development District Selects GeoConex® CAD and Map for Five Counties
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UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development (CSTD). Opening Remarks on behalf of ICC BASIS
S. Ramadorai, BASIS Chair and Vice Chairman Tata Consultancy Services, 17 May 2010, Geneva
Ladies and Gentlemen and distinguished guests,
As the Vice-Chairman of Tata Consultancy Services, and the Chair of BASIS or Business Action to Support the Information Society, an initiative of the International Chamber of Commerce, it is an honour for me to be here at this opening of the 13th session of the UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development.
ICC BASIS is committed to promoting an inclusive and people-centred information society. We therefore acknowledge the critical role of CSTD in monitoring and assessing the outcomes of the World Summit on the Information Society including the Internet Governance Forum.
I address you today as both a technocrat and businessman. As you begin this week of discussions, I would like to share with you how business worldwide and from across sectors is helping attain WSIS goals.
In this highly connected knowledge world, it is no longer business as usual. Indeed, it is the unusual that today commands a premium. We live in an Age of ideas. Technology has become pervasive, by the time an idea is commercialized; it is time for the next new idea. Innovation has therefore become a survival tactic for businesses. Millions of dollars are being invested by business in R&D, often in partnership with academia. Competition amongst business ensures ideas get implemented into the market rapidly and very quickly. Therefore it would not be wrong to say that business drives innovation.
Countries such as Brazil, Russia, China and India are where the next level of global growth will take place. Growth rates of some are triple those of Western economies, which is perhaps why the UN has officially pronounced the expression “The Third World” as dead. There is a “New South” emerging, one that does not ask for aid but speaks from a position of strength.
It is here that the next billion internet users will come from. What are the interface device they will use? How will they use it and what activities they will conduct are the preoccupations of the global business community.
Prasad is one of the 500 million people in India who have a “computer” in their pocket today. It is in the form of a cell phone. In comparison only 20 million own desktops. Prasad has never used anything so high tech before. Also he does not speak English and has never been to school. But he does however speak his native language. In this situation there is a need to look at a fundamentally different way to interact with computers. Perhaps through speech and gestures such as sixth sense technologies. Indian experts are therefore going back to the drawing board, examining afresh our operating systems, user interfaces and standards on one hand and look at inclusiveness, affordability and applicability to critical areas like education, health and agriculture.
Across the developing world, new models of Mobile banking, e-farming and telemedicine are emerging. If we seek to solve poverty, education, employment issues through digital and financial inclusion, we will need millions of low cost devices, handheld devices, bio monitoring solutions, micro payment solutions, GIS, project monitoring solutions, and smart meters. These products must be designed for a country’s specific needs.
In India there are instances of villagers selling their land to Government for development of factories etc, they inherit large sums of money but because they are not financially literate or have no banks nearby, they spend their money on buying cars and other short-lived pleasures rather than investing the capital and building financial security.
The point I make is that, technologies developed elsewhere, are not often optimal for the developing world. We are witnessing a new phenomenon of reverse innovation where developing countries are able to tailor products, at price points and value additions suited to their own markets. These products are tested in the toughest terrains and are hence adaptable for the rest of the world. For instance GE – China has invented a simple, inexpensive, portable ECG machine which it has found a market in US for accident victims. This is reverse innovation in action.
Having an innovative product, a business to back it and a market that needs it, is also not always sufficient for its success. You need policies to create an environment to encourage people to use a technology, market forces do the rest. Tax incentives, subsidies are tools at the disposal of government to urge citizens to adopt new technologies. The success of electric cars for instance depends upon waivers on parking fees and recharging points in public places.
Clearly governments, academia, NGO’s, business and policy makers – all need to work in conjunction for new ideas and technologies to be implemented and society to progress. One Forum that brings all these stakeholders together on a common platform is the Internet Governance Forum (IGF).
The IGF is a one-of-a-kind platform that underscores the importance of the Internet as a vast resource with enormous potential to raise living standards around the globe. It encourages frank and open exchange among all stakeholders who might otherwise have no chance to engage.
The IGF is a driver of informed policymaking, helping reduce resistance and suspicions among stakeholders. This leads to better decision making. Business has long been a supporter of the unique IGF multistakeholder format and gives full support to the continuation of the forum to ensure continued Internet innovation.
Findings of a survey released last year by the Diplo Foundation, and supported by a BASIS members AT&T, back the importance of the IGF as a significant driver of informed policy at a local level. Results revealed that almost half of respondents found the knowledge gathered through the IGF to be practical enough for them to make a good start on policy development and implementation in their respective communities, while over 15% found it to be immediately applicable.
To recount to you all the ways in which business contributes to the attainment of WSIS goals on a practical level would be impossible during my short address to you. But thanks to the WSIS action lines Forum meetings, we have a real opportunity to raise awareness and share practical information about such activities and partnerships.
By exchanging real experience rather than policy issues, we believe that the WSIS action lines can value-add for participants, who come away from meetings with good knowledge and concrete guidance about what stakeholders are doing in regard to the action lines topics. Policy discussions are taking place in other processes so it is prudent to avoid duplication. At the same time it would signify sensitivity to the time and financial resources of all stakeholders.
Speaking on behalf of the business community, we want to continue engaging with all stakeholders to spread the benefits of the information society more widely across the world.
The future of the Internet and related technologies are a common concern to all of us present here irrespective of which country we come from or which stakeholder group we represent. We also share a common commitment to better the lives of ordinary people irrespective of whether it is Prasad in India, Pendo in Africa or Peter in America. We share a common intent and a common goal -to fulfil the WSIS goals and commitments. For me personally and on behalf of BASIS I would like to reiterate the importance of IGF continuity in it multistakeholder format.
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Leaping into Learning
Enter a magical forest, cast your rods, catch colorful fish, and go under our waterfall without getting wet! Climb in our tree house and see animals from the forest. Babies and toddlers will love the bubble wall, play car and little house built just for them.
My Backyard +
Children ages 0-9 months have their own space for discovery through hands-on play. This immersive new space for infants and toddlers helps children explore the world around them. They can role play in a house, drive a car, and learn early science skills by playing with the bubble column and a light interactive wall.
Fishing Pond +
Fishing isn't just about fishing! In the Museum's pond, children can "catch" our magnetic fish, and learn about the science of water through different tools to dam our "river" and discover objects that float – and objects that don't.
The Museum's multi-leveled treehouse lets kids climb to get a new perspective on our Leaping Into Learning zone – a tree's eye view. They cross the rickety bridge and climb down the netting – creating their own adventures. When they are tired of climbing up and down, children can create their own puppet plays in the Treehouse Theater.
Language Kiosk +
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The Hillsborough inquests commenced on March 31, 2014 and are the subject of reporting restrictions that have been imposed by the Attorney General's office. Liverpool Football Club is respectful of these restrictions and will therefore only be making available updates from other media channels for the duration of the inquest.
The report below - and the witness testimony contained within it - does not necessarily reflect the views of Liverpool FC. Please be aware that the reports on these pages will contain evidence about the day of the disaster which may be distressing.
To view archive reports from each day of the inquest hearings, click here.
Courtesy of the Liverpool Echo - February 1
The jury in the Hillsborough inquests will consider whether it was “sensible” for David Duckenfield to take over as match commander for the 1989 semi-final.
Coroner Sir John Goldring continued his summing up of the case for a sixth day and reminded the jury of evidence they had heard of the police planning and preparation for the match, held on April 15, 1989.
He told the court that then chief superintendent David Duckenfield had been put in charge on the day of the disaster, in which 96 people died, after replacing the former match commander Brian Mole on March 27, just over two weeks before.
At the Taylor Inquiry into the disaster, Mr Mole, who has since died, was asked if he thought that Mr Duckenfield was being “thrown in at the deep end”.
But he said Mr Duckenfield had a wide experience of football and had policed at grounds including Hillsborough and Sheffield United ground Bramall Lane.
The coroner told the jury: “You will no doubt consider whether that was a fair representation of the position, whether or not it was sensible for Mr Duckenfield to take over as match commander.”
The court was reminded of more evidence about the closure of the tunnel, which led to the central pens where the disaster happened, at the FA Cup semi-final in 1988 and other matches.
Sir John took the jury through evidence from a number of fans who described the tunnel being closed off as the pens became full.
But he said a number of officers, including some of those who worked in the police control box, could not recall the tunnel ever having been closed.
The coroner said: “Chief Superintendent Mole, in his written statement, said he did not recall the tunnel to Leppings Lane being closed.
“I have already very briefly reminded you of some minutes of a meeting after the disaster with counsel which, on their face, appeared to conflict with that account.
“It is a topic I shall return to when dealing with evidence gathering.”
The jury was reminded that Hillsborough was chosen as the venue for the 1989 semi-final on March 20.
Liverpool FC made a request to change the allocation of ends from the previous year - when they had been given the smaller Leppings Lane end.
The coroner said: “Mr Mole agreed to police the match on the condition that the allocation of ends was the same as it had been for the 1988 semi-final and that arrangement was accepted by the club and FA.”
Mr Mole told the original inquests he did not want the allocation to be reversed because segregation of fans was an “all important aspect of policing because of the sad situation regarding disorder and violence”.
The jury will be asked to decide if error or omissions in the police planning for the match caused or contributed to the dangerous situation that developed on the day.
The coroner’s court, in Birchwood Park, Warrington, will not sit on Tuesday or Wednesday this week.
The summing up is expected to resume on Thursday.
The police plan for the 1989 semi-final at Hillsborough did not include “important matters” such as monitoring numbers in pens, the inquests into the 96 deaths heard.
Coroner Sir John Goldring reminded the jury about South Yorkshire Police’s operational order for the day of the disaster as he summed up evidence on planning and preparation.
He said the order for officers in F Division, the division responsible for the ground, was very similar to the plan for the FA Cup semi-final the year before.
But he said there were some changes, such as the swapping of roles for match commanders Roger Greenwood and Roger Marshall.
He told the court: “Various matters have been discussed at these inquests which were not mentioned in the operational order.”
Former chief inspector David Beal, who helped to draw up the order, had accepted that the tactic of closing the tunnel to the pens should have been included.
The coroner said: “Mr Beal accepted that, in drafting the order, he should have had in mind the contingency of the late arrival of a large number of fans.
“He went on to say, however, that his drafting of operational orders was influenced by experiences in previous years.”
But the coroner said Stephen Sewell, who was also responsible for drawing up the order, had claimed the plan was only designed to give a brief guide and not to give detail.
When questioning him, counsel to the inquests Christina Lambert QC, referred him to other parts of the order which did contain detailed instructions.
Sir John told the court: “Ms Lambert was suggesting, was she not, that there really was quite a lot of detail in this operational order.”
He added: “Ms Lambert suggested that instructions about important matters, such as how the crowd should be controlled, how the pens should be monitored, were not included because those engaged in the planning, she suggested, did not think to include them.
“Mr Sewell said nobody considered them necessary. He assumed the ground commander and Mr Beal considered them.”
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On Tremendous success of our Cancer Congress-2016, The 2nd World Congress on Cancer Research & Therapy will take place in the gorgeous city of San Diego, USA in October 02-04, 2017 and the theme of the conference is “Aspiration, inspiration and imagination – Cancer research, Treatment and Care”. Cancer Congress-2017 is designed to be a relaxed and friendly meeting where delegates and invited speakers have a chance to interact on both a scientific and social basis. We encourage the speakers to stay for the duration of the conference to ensure this interaction.
The development and progression of cancer involves complex interplay between the tumour itself and numerous other cell types and physiological processes. Thus, to study the mechanisms of malignancy in a way that is meaningful requires sophisticated in vivo models. This meeting will focus on the latest developments in the generation of animal models of cancer, and will put particular emphasis on how diverse aspects of the human disease may be faithfully recapitulated in the laboratory. We will discuss how these approaches have enabled us to assemble a whole-body view of cancer initiation and the processes that lead to the dissemination and spread of metastases.
Taking advantage of the unique offerings of San Diego, there will be a limited number of attractive options for those wishing to extend their stay and bring their families with pre and post tours of San Diego. Leisure time activities for delegates and guests will be offered to take full advantages of San Diego. More details will be available soon!!
If you require any further information please do not hesitate to contact the conference Manager at [email protected]
More than 35 of the top lung cancer researchers in the United States, dubbed the lung cancer “Dream Team,” are coming together to work on one of the most difficult-to-treat lung cancers – those that have a mutation in a gene called KRAS.
Hormone therapy has long been the center of care for prostate cancer and helps many men diagnosed with the disease live longer. Such treatments reduce or block the production of androgens, the male sex hormones that help prostate cells grow and function, but which also fuel cancer cell growth.
Estrogen is an important female hormone that signals the breasts to form during puberty. It's a necessity for normal mammary gland development. Yet, in some cases, the hormone also helps abnormal breast cells to grow, giving rise to the most common subtype of breast cancer, called estrogen receptor-positive (ER-positive) disease.
Colorectal cancer incidence and death rates in the United States have declined significantly in recent decades. But not every part of the country has benefitted equally.
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) last week released draft recommendations around the use of aspirin to help prevent disease, including both cardiovascular disease (heart attacks and strokes) and colorectal cancer. The inclusion of colorectal cancer as part of these guidelines is a first.
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The course is divided into a six-month correspondence course and a six-month main course.
The correspondence course imparts the basic knowledge that is required for optimal preparation for the main course. Students can acquire the knowledge in individual subject groups at home beside their regular jobs. The necessary materials will be sent to them by the school. Students have to reply to questions in the various subject areas. The answers will be rated and included in the final rating.
The time required for the correspondence course is about six to ten hours a week, depending on a student's prior knowledge.
The six-month main course is held at the Swiss School of Milling in St. Gallen, Switzerland. Building upon the subject matter treated in the correspondence course, knowledge of the individual subjects is expanded in the main course. During the main course, four afternoons of practical training will be held weekly to support classroom work. They include practical exercises in the laboratories and in the modern school mill. This will ensure high relevance of training to practice.
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be awarded a diploma certifying them as "Milling Technologist SMS".
The course fee for the correspondence and main course is CHF 18'000.- (CHF 4'000.- Registration Fee, CHF 14'000.- Main Fee).
After receiving the registration fee of CHF 4'000.- the participant is definitely registered for the course.
The course costs include:
- School documentation
- Field trips
- The cost of various events
Not included in the course fee are:
- Residence permit
- Accommodation fee
- Insurance coverage
- Living cost and pocket money
The course is designed for people who have either completed a milling apprenticeship, or who have another technical training background, or a university degree plus adequate practical experience in flour milling (see terms of admission).
Length of course and training
The correspondence course starts every year early January and lasts to the end of June of the same year. The main course starts mid-August and lasts up to the end of February of the subsequent year. Classes at the school are from Monday until Friday, from 8 a.m. to 11.45 a.m. and from 1.15 p.m. to 4.45 p.m. If required, classes may be extended to 6 p.m.
Withdrawing from the course
A withdrawal from the registration for the course is possible, before the correspondence course has started. Within this period the registration fee, apart of CHF 500.- administration fee, will be refunded. In case of withdrawal from the registration after the start of the correspondence course, the registration fee will not be refunded. (For more details ask for the “school regulation”) | <urn:uuid:a94ea101-8214-4e91-b8fd-af4f1c7d5cc2> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://sms-sg.ch/course.html | 2017-06-23T18:59:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320130.7/warc/CC-MAIN-20170623184505-20170623204505-00313.warc.gz | en | 0.936352 | 572 | [
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Slowly introducing Kingst to the water
Kai was a lot happier playing on the statues
After we went home and suffered in the heat for a while, Maggi invited me to go watch the sunset at the cemetery. Although, a giant cloud was right in front of the sun. We may not have seen the sunset but we enjoyed the lovely light from the golden hour. We will have to go back and watch a real sunset soon.
Maggi is so lovely!
Evangeline and Legacy napping together
When we got back from the cemetery, I avoided my house until as late as I could.
The next day was another hot day. The temperature in our house climbed and climbed until it was 88! I took the kids outside to play in the pool to avoid being in our hot house. Kingston wasn't afraid of this water but he still is afraid of bath time. Thankfully, Gary fixed the AC at 12:30 and we were able to enjoy the cool air the rest of the day.
This is what happens when a regular diaper gets wet.
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10 Easy Steps to Upgrade from MySQL to MariaDB on CentOS 6.4Jun 07, 2013, 04:00 (0 Talkback[s])
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This article describes you how to upgrade MySQL to MariaDB in ten simple steps. We have already shown you How to Migrate from MySQL to MariaDB on FreeBSD. I assume that you already have installed MySQL latest version and it???s up and running now.
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As you can see in this image, there is evidence of a bootkit present in the solution, however the files have been deleted by either the seller or someone who had the source before me. The files that have been deleted have the same names as those in the rovnix bootkit (from leaked carberp), I can say with 100% certainty that the bootkit being used by KINS is the one from the carberp leak.
This is some basic code to allow execution of 64-bit instructions from inside a 32-bit (wow64) process, I explained how this sort of thing is done in a previous blog post
. The code was taken from rewolf’s blog
The above code makes use of the code taken from rewolf, it allows the bot to escape from the wow64 emulation layer. This code is useful because the wow64 layer prevents 32-bit processes from injecting into 64-bit processes on a 64-bit system, KINS makes use of this code to inject 64-bit processes from inside a 32-bit (wow64) process.
After a quick look, I wasn’t able to find any evidence of a rootkit, however i did find this. The code keeps attempting to read the malware’s file until it is successful, then keep rewriting the file and registry key every 2 seconds. You’ll noticed the local variable “hFile” isn’t actually used, so the check is useless.
I just highlighted the interesting stuff i found in the source, the rest of the code is taken from Zeus, however there is a lot of evidence in the solution that point to the presence of a bootkit and some exploits: ms10-073, ms10-092, and a spooler elevation (possibly MS10-061). You can also read xylitol’s post about it here | <urn:uuid:c74998d8-4318-440a-85e3-c705c92eeef8> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.malwaretech.com/2013/10/kins-source-code-leaked.html | 2017-06-24T14:00:07Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320263.78/warc/CC-MAIN-20170624133941-20170624153941-00393.warc.gz | en | 0.954042 | 394 | [
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Dr Grumble - unsurprisingly not a really physician but a pseudonym for the mysterious author - is, according to his bio on NHS247: "A consultant working somewhere in the NHS. What he sees happening to the NHS worries him. It worries him a lot."
Written by a doctor and dealing with health care and medical issues, Dr Grumble is a fascinating blog from a perspective most of us are not used to seeing.
The topics covered are solely medical, meaning it doesn't have the scope of some of the more general blogs.
But given that the author is writing about something they have at least some authority in, the content is superb and interesting to the less medically-inclined.
We liked the approachable style of writing and the simple and clean layout.
However, we thought it could benefit from more regular posts and there's not much in the way of interaction for readers. All in all, though, we found this blog very interesting.
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As a member, you own Arkansas Superior Federal Credit Union. We're a non-profit, member-owned financial organization dedicated to providing the SERVICE our members want and need.
Become A Member
The Credit Union operates under four objectives:
(1) Encourage thrift among members, thus creating a pool of lendable funds. (2) Make members loans at reasonable rates of interest. (3) Pay a fair rate of return on member savings. (4) Provide helpful financial services.
Members elect from among themselves, the volunteers to serve on the Board of Directors, which sets policies and establishes bylaws. And the job of running the day-to-day operation of the Credit Union is delegated to the professional staff.
After deducting expenses and funds for reserves, as required by law, the remaining money is returned to members as dividends on savings.
Members of your family are also eligible to join, They include: anyone related by blood or marriage. Having your family join the Credit Union and passing on the many benefits is one of the best gifts you can give them. Plus, at the Credit Union, "Once a member, always a member" is the policy. Even if you change jobs, retire, or move away you retain your membership with all its benefits. All it takes to join is a $5 deposit into your regular share (savings) account. This opens your "lifetime membership" account.
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PNEUMOSTAT Chest Drain Valve
Giving you and your patients the ultimate low cost solution for mobility.
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What is Philippine Solidarity Week?
Philippine Solidarity Week is a week of activities beginning on February 4 to commemorate the Philippine-American War and to raise awareness and support for the continuing struggle of the Filipino people for national liberation. It is led by Bagong Alyansang Makabayan-USA or BAYAN-USA.
On Feb. 4 1899, the US government was met with armed resistance by the Filipino people when it tried to assume its role as the new colonizing power over the former Spanish colonies after the Spanish-American war. This prompted the US government to launch its first imperialist war of aggression in Asia, the Philippine-American War, in 1899. Presently, the US imperialist government still dominates the Philippines, maintaining economic, political, military, social, and cultural control over the country indirectly through a succession of US puppet regimes. The US government and military have also maximized their experiences during the Philippine-American War to develop war tactics, torture, killing, occupation, and counter-insurgency operations they have used in many other countries such as in Korea, Vietnam, Iraq, and Afghanistan.
US military presence remains widespread in the country despite the Philippine Senate’s eviction of the former strategic US military bases in Subic and Clark Bay in 1991. This has been unconstitutionally sustained by unequal joint-military agreements that keep the Philippines a virtually permanent, open port for the US troops in Asia. The continuing presence in the country has proven to be detrimental to the lives of Filipinos. This includes countless cases of rape, molestation, other forms of sexual terrorism, toxic waste pollution, disease, and even killings. Earlier this week marked the one year death anniversary of Gregan Cardeno, a 33 year-old from Zamboanga who was hired to work for as an interpreter for US soldiers, but whose mysterious death under questionable circumstances was hastily covered up as a suicide. Incidentally, Philippine Army Captain Javier Ignacio was also found dead over the course of his investigation into Cardeno’s case.
Though mainstream US academics and historians belittle the Philippine-American War as a so-called “insurrection” that supposedly ended in 1902, the truth is Filipinos have NEVER stopped fighting for genuine independence, including waging an armed resistance, from Washington’s control. Recognizing that many other countries around the world are also oppressed by the US government’s ceaseless quest for hegemony, Filipinos in the US, under the banner of BAYAN USA, call on February 4th as a day to remember the lessons of the Philippine-American War and to build solidarity against US imperialism in the US and across the world.
These lessons include the fact that despite granting the Philippines so-called “independence” in 1946, modern-day US imperialism continues to dominate the Philippines, and many other countries around the world, through its puppet regimes. The more important lesson is that Filipinos, and other oppressed peoples under these US puppet regimes, will continue fighting until genuine liberation is achieved.
In this period of worsening economic crisis, US imperialism and multinational corporations are overstretched and at a point of downward decay. As more G20 countries are forced to compete amongst themselves for economic survival, and the threat of war looms as a means to bail themselves out, movements for national and social liberation waged by the working and oppressed peoples around the world are advancing. We are seeing liberation struggles taking over Tunisia and Egypt through people’s upsurge to oust US-backed regimes. In the Philippines, the struggle for genuine national independence against US dictates, including one of the oldest armed revolutions, continues till this day. In the US, rising joblessness, wage theft, homelessness, tuition fees, health care costs, racism, xenophobia, police brutality and attacks on immigrants have set the stage for an increase protest actions and community organizing to build people power. More Americans are opposing the US wars and military operations as well as economic interventions in the Middle East, Latin America, Africa, and Asia.
In this era of worsening imperialist crisis, the most urgent lesson is the need to build international solidarity of oppressed peoples against US hegemony and its local agents. In commemoration of the Philippine-American War, the 14 member organizations of BAYAN USA invite organizations in the US and around the world to launch solidarity actions and events for the Filipinos anti-imperialist struggle. | <urn:uuid:a2a7489f-74b9-4c94-a967-a397318010c3> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://philippinesolidarity.wordpress.com/about-3/ | 2017-06-26T22:29:04Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320869.68/warc/CC-MAIN-20170626221252-20170627001252-00633.warc.gz | en | 0.955611 | 896 | [
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The Mars and Venus Dance. What it means for your SunSign and love life!
Mr. Mars and Ms. Venus are opposites, but when they dance together they are perfect partners. Passionate Mars is the perfect balance for Romantic Venus.
Venus, is known as the goddess of love, however, let’s not forget, that along with the beautiful cozy, snuggly feeling of togetherness that Venus provides are also traits like possessiveness, smothering love and jealousy. It’s the planet that is linked to fertility and abundance. Mars on the other hand is the male side of the partnership, the more physical, passionate and erotic side that provides the exhilarating feeling of an electric connection. On the down side, Mars can be impulsive, argumentative, and rush into relationships. If there is trouble in paradise, rejection is not taken well.
If things are looking positive for your relationships, then the energy from the dance of Mars and Venus can move your partnership in the right direction. However, if you have issues, then with Neptune’s illusiveness, and Jupiter’s overly idealistic vibe, things may not end up as they promise. So while you are happily playing in the clouds, it is wise to keep one foot on the ground and be a little realistic, too. But don’t despair if you do encounter a few cosmic craters along the way, when the love planets are looking upon you with sexy loving eyes, you can do no wrong. This is a time to get your head and heart straight as to the type of person you want to attract and give fate a helping hand by getting out and socializing.
It is wise to remember that there are always two sides, and life is about give and take. You have a choice to be understanding and look at the big picture, or critical and focus on pettiness. A little compromise can go a long way. And if you want to know where Venus and Mars is in your chart and how it effects your attraction power, book a personal session with Jennifer Angel
Aries is ruled by adrenaline rush planet Mars, which gives them an urgency to love with a passionate overtone. Once they decide they like someone, the preliminaries of flirtation are pushed aside as they ardently go after the person of their desire. To keep an Aries interested, love needs to be electric and erotic. However, they do like the challenge of the chase so making it too easy for them to win your heart could have them losing interest all too soon. If you want to capture the heart of an Arian, play a little hard to get, but don’t be unreachable.
Taurus loves the richness of being in love. Ruled by Venus, they also love beautiful possessions, which make them good providers. They are reliable partners who generally prefer the stability of being in a long-term relationship rather than playing the field. They are die-hard romantics, so if you have your heart set on spending a lifetime with a Taurean, make sure you learn how to be sensuous and romantic. The other thing to remember about Taurus is they don’t like too much change. Keep a level of routine in your life. If they can depend on you, they’ll never leave.
Mercury, the communication planet, rules Gemini and as such, the more loving Venus side of their character likes to be very chatty and personable with their partner. There needs to be an easy communication with Gemini love-mates. If there is an air of awkwardness, it won’t work. The effect of Mars’ energy for Gemini makes their mind very active, allowing them to be flexible and spontaneous. If you’re looking to capture a Gemini’s heart, organize various adventures to experience together – keep it fun and lighthearted, and they will live simply to spend time with you.
The ever-changeable Moon rules the sign of Cancer, and with the Moon being a feminine energy, Cancer has a strong pull towards the loving nurturing characteristics of Venus, rather than the more assertive and sometimes aggressive Mars. They are sensitive intuitive people who need to feel in tune with their love-partner. If the energy between you and your Cancer doesn’t feel right, there’s no point going any further; it is unlikely you will never overcome this invisible element. To win a Cancer’s heart, make sure you are affectionate by nature, and a healthy bank account will also help!
Ruled by the Sun, Leos are natural leaders who automatically take control. This take-charge energy is very much aligned to the assertive energy of Mars. Leo star sign people like to be praised for who they are and what they stand for. When looking to find love with a Leo, flattery will get you everywhere! But don’t stop when you get their attention, if you want to keep them purring by your side, keep the compliments coming. The Venus side shows up in their generosity, especially to those they love, respect and protect. Be their confidant, their friend, lover and everything in-between, look like a million dollars, never stand in their light, and you’re a prefect Leo partner.
When Virgo is in love, they are attuned to the Venus energy in the way that they are totally devoted to their partner. They will do almost anything to avoid breaking up, and although there is a strong probability of the occasional trouble in paradise, they will do everything they can to make it work. On the other hand, if irreconcilable differences do occur, they pick up on the Mars energy and will close the door, with no chance of it being reopened. Virgos are ruled by the intellectual thinking planet, Mercury, and need in-depth discussions with others as much as they need air to breath. If you want to attract a Virgo to your side, take everything they say seriously and never ridicule them.
Librans are ruled by Venus and are literally in love with love. They crave love so much that they are afraid of making a wrong choice with their partner, which can keep them looking for the perfect partner. This also comes from their innate way of balancing everything up, looking at the pros and cons, that sometimes; they can have trouble recognizing love even when it’s right in front of them. They are inner beauty people, and although they appreciate the splendor of art, culture and their surroundings, when it comes to their sweetheart it’s the beauty inside the person that connects them. Libra doesn’t like disharmony of any kind. If you want to happily hold hands with a Libra for years to come, be gentle, caring and considerate.
Scorpios are ruled by the deep and intense energy of planet Pluto, but traditionally, Mars ruled them. Attuned to the Mars energy, Scorpios are passionate and active lovers. They are secretive, and although it’s unlikely that they will reveal their inner thoughts, they will insist on knowing every single detail about you. If it’s a Scorpio you’re attracted to, prepare to be faithful. A wandering eye will have him or her parting ways in an instant. The Venus energy transforms Scorpio into a seductive temptress or seducer. Don’t try to control your Scorpio lover – it will never work. They are in charge – that’s the way it is!
Ruled by Jupiter, these freedom loving people hate to be restricted. They do like being in a relationship, but prefer someone independent of equality, and not the smothering type. As a fire sign, they are attuned to the fiery energy of Mars and will take action when required. Venus energy shows up with their desire for the pleasures of love. To attract and keep the attention of a Sagittarius, appeal to them on an intellectual level. Discuss philosophical topics and the mysteries of life. Don’t tell lies, even stretching the truth will put doubts in their mind as to your honesty. Be generous, loving and good humored, and you’ll have a Sagittarian’s attention. If you are a world traveler, even better!
In love, Saturn ruled Capricorn has a good balance of both Venus and Mars energy. They readily grasp the Mars energy and take control, and once they are in love, they could be Venus’ very own love child. Capricorns can have a serious exterior, but under that facade they are just like everyone else, looking for love on a grand scale. When it comes to love, make no mistake, even though they give off a vibe of enjoying a casual flirtation, their heart yearns for someone who can commit to a long term relationship. Before entering into a partnership with a Capricorn, make sure you’re prepared to be faithful, say you love them and mean it, and adore every bit of them, the good, bad and the irritating.
The main thing to keep in mind if you are pursuing an Aquarian is you will never own them. They are individualistic and independent people who make their own decisions in life to suit themselves. Ruled by Uranus they can be unconventional. If you have any thoughts of changing, molding or coercing them into being someone they are not, forget it, you may as well walk away now. If pushed, the Mars side of them can be stubborn, aggressive and arrogant. However, appeal to their Venus energy, and treat them like your best friend, let them have their freedom no questions asked, offer them trust, loyalty and faithfulness, and they will never stray.
Pisces are romantic, lovable, and adorable and that’s how they like to be treated; loved, adored and romanced! Ruled by planet Neptune, they are intuitive and imaginative. The lightheartedness of love literally keeps their spirit alive. If the energy becomes dense, argumentative or critical, they will take their affections elsewhere, and fast. Don’t even think negative thoughts about a Pisces, they will pick up on it. They don’t operate well under the insensitive Mars energy, and are at their best with the softer loving Venus energy. Pamper them like the person you adore most in the whole world, reassure them always that they are loved, and never forget a birthday or anniversary. | <urn:uuid:a2fc6e0e-deca-495c-9a19-fd472bc4ce0b> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://jenniferangelhoroscopes.com/article-venus-and-mars-dance/ | 2017-06-27T17:24:08Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128321497.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20170627170831-20170627190831-00713.warc.gz | en | 0.957951 | 2,162 | [
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Film Fraud: A Phillips Family Tradition?Posted: December 28, 2006
It would seem that Doug Phillips isn’t the only member of his family who has a penchant for perpetrating film frauds. I received an email from a very credible source. The content of that email is truly shocking, and I’ve confirmed from additional sources that the story is in fact true.
I’ve also been informed that no one to date has been willing to publicly tell the story, while also naming names, because of the likelihood of a lawsuit by the perpetrator. In fact, the perpetrator has already threatened litigation before about this, so the concerns appear to be well justified.
Ministry Watchman isn’t exactly thrilled over the prospect of being sued either. However, given the serious nature of the story we can’t in good conscience just ignore it.
Dear Mr. Barnes,
Thank you for agreeing to keep my name confidential. As I explained, you are free to use any of the contents of this email as a source for your own reporting, or you can just reproduce it as is without my name. I am interested that the truth be told, but at this stage in my life a lawsuit is more excitement than I need.
I have had friendships with several South African Reformed missionaries who have been active throughout Africa for many years. These men are highly respected. They have had a dramatic and positive impact in many African countries, often working behind the scenes in some of the most dangerous places that a missionary could ever expect to work in. In fact it’s rare that you’d ever find a missionary willing to go right into the middle of a war torn country.
I have supported the work of these brave missionaries and am personally familiar with some of the daring feats they have accomplished in difficult and hostile environments. One of the countries in which these missionaries have had a profound impact is Sudan, where millions of Christians have been murdered, enslaved, raped, starved to death, or had their limbs hacked off by Marxist Muslims.
The martyrdom of so many Sudanese Christians with so little outcry around the world is one of the great tragedies of modern times. I believe that God is especially pleased that these missionary friends have worked hard to help when so many have turned their backs. One of their greatest contributions is the tenacity with which they’ve worked to expose this Islamic genocide against millions of Christians and give it worldwide attention.
Much of this good work has been done through a ministry called Frontline Fellowship. The name itself is revealing. Frontline Fellowship and its missionaries have often put themselves literally on the very front lines of some the world’s hottest hot spots. The founder of Frontline Fellowship, Rev. Peter Hammond, has written several outstanding books, including Faith Under Fire In Sudan. Frontline Fellowship has also produced videos about missions work in some of the most challenging and dangerous nations in the world. I know Rev. Hammond to be a very courageous, yet exceedingly humble, man who does not seek glory or honor for himself but rather seeks to honor God alone.
Another book that Rev. Peter Hammond has written is Character Assassins (coauthored by Rev. Brian Abshire). In it Rev. Hammond recounts many instances of men who have come to the mission field seeking a name for themselves as much as, or more than, seeking to honor the name of Jesus Christ. According to Peter Hammond this is an all-too-common problem. However, Rev. Hammond is exceedingly gracious by not naming names in that book.
One significant story featured in Character Assassins is on pages 38-39. It bears repeating here because it will be of particular interest to your readers:
Africa’s Forgotten War
When I first started working in Sudan and writing and speaking about the persecution of Christians in Southern Sudan and the Nuba Mountains, there were very few Christian ministries involved there. Most Christians were not aware that the largest country in Africa was involved in the longest war still raging, with the oldest community of Christians in Africa suffering some of the worst persecution in the world today. Through hundreds of radio and TV programmes, scores of articles and the publication of the Faith Under Fire In Sudan book, the news blackout on the colossal conflict in Sudan started to be lifted.
As we exposed and publicised the Scorched Earth Tactics, systematic terror bombings of civilian targets and research of the slave trade in Sudan numerous ministries began to get interested in this neglected field. Some lifted whole articles and photographs from our mission and presented them to their supporters as their own. One individual even launched his own ministry based on a video documentary on Sudan which we had helped a Christian film ministry to produce. On his website he claimed to have led the mission trip, on which he was just a guest with no specific responsibilities. Even the tons of Bibles which we had organised for almost a year he claimed had been provided by his ministry which hadn’t even been in existence at that stage.
Even more serious than the false claims and plagiarism on his website, he obtained a copy of the broadcast master of the video before we had checked it, and began circulating and selling a version of the video which included numerous factual errors and serious security breaches. When I had agreed to take the film producer into Sudan, it was on the basis of a written agreement that I would have the opportunity to correct any factual errors or security breaches which could endanger the churches and mission bases — before the film was released.
In the wake of the premature release of this uncorrected version, every location of our mission activity in the South, identified in the video, was repeatedly bombed. This included the hospital, cathedral, school, mission base, and chaplains’ training centre. In fact, I was leading an Evangelism Explosion training team at just one of those locations when we were bombed on Sunday morning at the church.
The community which included the Frontline Fellowship mission base, high school and chapel was bombed ten times. The Samaritans Purse Hospital and the Cathedral at Lui was also bombed ten times. Yet, repeated attempts to persuade the individual to delete the security breaches from his version of the video were unsuccessful. Instead, he started to threaten legal action against both the film producer and ourselves for using what he now considered his video.
“God will bring every deed into judgement, including, every hidden thing, whether it is good or evil.” Ecclesiastes 12:14
Rev. Hammond didn’t name names in this book. I wish he had, because the wicked deeds perpetrated against Frontline Fellowship were perpetrated by real men with real names. The name of the man who “obtained a copy of the broadcast master of the video” is Bradford L. Phillips. Rev. Hammond’s use of the word “obtained” is his only too gracious way of saying that Brad Phillips “stole” the video master.
Brad Phillips is the founder of The Persecution Project Foundation. Your readers might be interested in knowing that one of the founding board members of Persecution Project is Matthew Chancey. Your readers will be even more interested to know that Brad Phillips is the younger brother of Doug Phillips and the son of Howard Phillips.
I was reminded of Rev. Hammond’s book and its report of Brad Phillips’ actions when I read your intriguing story exposing Doug Phillips’ Raising the Allosaur video fraud. It appears that Brad Phillips isn’t the only member of the Phillips family to have some history of using other men’s work for his own claims of success, even where personally making relatively little contribution. Even worse is the fact that this is done in the name of “Christian ministry.”
Rev. Hammond was only too kind (and also concerned about being sued by Brad Phillips) to go into all the gory details in his book. The fact is that the situation with Brad Phillips was even worse than is indicated by Rev. Hammond’s abbreviated description, which itself is bad enough. I’m familiar with some of the details that Peter Hammond left out, and I’d like to share them with you. If Brad Phillips were to have ever repented publicly or even privately of what he did then exposing him would be unnecessary. But to my knowledge Brad Phillips and Persecution Project Foundation have never repented to anyone for their misdeeds.
In 1998 [HB’s note: this also happens to be about the same time Doug Phillips launched Vision Forum], Brad Phillips sought to form an alliance with Peter Hammond, and he requested to go with Hammond on one of his numerous mission trips to Sudan. By that point Hammond had already been in Sudan something like 35 times, whereas Brad Phillips had just only the year before formed his Persecution Project. Phillips was a young and ambitious new missionary with little practical experience who sought to gain some notoriety for himself and raise funds quickly.
Knowing of Brad Phillips’ lack of personal qualifications and lack of missionary field experience, the Frontline team warned him repeatedly that conditions in Sudan were some of the harshest in the world. Not only would they be going into war zones, but the risks of dying or being permanently injured just due to environmental issues are extremely high. The temperatures in Sudan are extreme, disease is rampant, and the bugs and parasites are like nothing any American has ever experienced.
While willing to foster a cooperative working relationship between Frontline Fellowship and Phillips’ newly formed Persecution Project Foundation, Rev. Hammond thought it ill advised for the young and inexperienced Brad Phillips to personally make the trip. Phillips would not be dissuaded, however, and insisted on coming.
The trip to Southern Sudan took place in November 1998. Brad Phillips accompanied Peter Hammond and several other Frontline Fellowship missionaries, along with Pat Matrisciana, the founder of Jeremiah Films and a close personal friend of Peter Hammond. The inspiration for the video came from Peter Hammond’s book Faith Under Fire In Sudan, as even Brad Phillips has freely admitted. According to all who were present, Brad Phillips did not hold up well at all under the harsh conditions, making the work of the trip considerably more difficult for everyone else.
Pat Matrisciana, however, held up well under the grueling conditions and personally shot virtually all of the hundreds of hours of video. After several weeks in the field, Matrisciana returned to his Hemet, California headquarters to begin the tedious work of editing down the video footage into a compelling one hour documentary video. As I understand it, Caryl Matrisciana, Pat’s wife, herself also a very accomplished video production person, also played a significant role in the editing, writing, and producing of Sudan, the Hidden Holocaust.
Brad Phillips, though lacking any video production skills, insisted on joining the Matriscianas at their Hemet video production facilities. Phillips had hardly been an asset in Sudan, so attempts were made to dissuade Brad Phillips from going to Jeremiah Films. However, once again Phillips would hear none of it. After a number of days of intense editing work by the Matriscianas and other Jeremiah Films staff, Brad Phillips was made aware that the video was “nearing completion.” What remained was to forward a copy to Rev. Hammond for his review and instructions for the last and final editing.
The reason Hammond needed to review the film was to ensure that none of the video footage could be used for intelligence purposes by the Islamic Sudanese government in their efforts to exterminate Christian opposition. Frontline Fellowship is well known to the Islamic Khartoum government, and Peter Hammond is especially hated by that government. He is, quite literally, a marked man. So Hammond regarded it as foregone conclusion that the Sudanese government would be one of the first to order a copy of the video as soon as it became available, and he wanted to ensure that purchase would be of no use to them.
Brad Phillips had been personally apprised of Hammond’s intelligence concerns while in the field, and he was told of it several times subsequently. Any footage that Matrisciana had shot of churches, hospitals, schools, and supply depots would have to be carefully edited so as to not make their location apparent and make them easy targets for the Islamic Khartoum government. Brad Phillips was well aware of the long history of the brutal Khartoum government, and the fact that for years they had engaged in a ruthless campaign of forced “Islamic conversion” and the imposition of Sharia through murder, rape, amputations, slavery and forced “relocations” to “peace camps” where they would be starved to death. Even crucifixions of numerous Christians have occurred. Millions of Sudanese have suffered genocide at the hands of the Muslims, so Hammond’s caution was well justified.
However, immediately prior to Matrisciana being able to forward a copy of the edited video to Hammond, a master of the video disappeared from Matrisciana’s Hemet ranch. Brad Phillips disappeared from the ranch at the very same time. Matrisciana and Hammond were subsequently able to track down Phillips and contact him by phone in his Virginia office. He acknowledged taking the video but made no apologies. He intended to begin selling it immediately without additional editing. By this point, Hammond had viewed a master of the video himself and knew that additional editing was required. He pleaded with Phillips to not release the video in its unfinished state. He explained that as soon as the video fell into the hands of the Sudanese government it would provide a wealth of intelligence. Hammond feared that a fresh round of bombing campaigns would result.
Matrisciana and Hammond were unable to persuade Phillips to return the film, even when they told him, “Please, you don’t have to steal the film. We’re even willing to just give you the film if that’s what it takes. But don’t put it into distribution. Lives are at stake.”
But Phillips refused to heed their warnings, and not long after they discovered that Phillips had a strong personal financial stake in selling the video immediately, despite their warnings. Phillips had brokered a major “deal” with a highly respected Reformed television evangelist, who had ordered thousands of copies of the video in advance and was expecting delivery. I do not know if this buyer would have permitted a delay in delivery or not, but either way, Phillips did not turn over the master for the final edits and proceeded to sell copies without those edits.
Unfortunately, Hammond’s fearful predictions came true. Not long after Phillips began selling his unedited version of the video, every single church, hospital, school and supply depot shown in the video came under heavy bombardment by artillery, helicopter gunships and bomber planes. In fact every single structure that was shown in the video was totally destroyed in a matter of weeks. It became only too apparent that the Khartoum government was working directly off “intelligence” acquired from Phillips’ stolen video.
But the destruction is actually far more horrific than just buildings. From all accounts, at a minimum hundreds of Christians died as a direct result of Brad Phillips’ theft and premature release of Sudan, the Hidden Holocaust. Brad Phillips managed to gain a name for himself in the U.S. among a number of big-name evangelicals as a so-called champion of the cause of the persecuted Sudanese Christians. Since then Persecution Project has grown into an actual supporter of the relief and evangelism work in Sudan. But it was done at a terribly high cost, and it was done by Brad Phillips taking credit for things he had little if any part in.
In Touch Mission, the U.S.-based sister organization to Frontline Fellowship, sells the final edited and “intelligence-safe” version of Sudan, The Hidden Holocaust. Jeremiah Films likewise offers the safe version of Sudan, the Hidden Holocaust. Interestingly enough though, Persecution Project no longer sells its stolen version of the video (sounds a lot like the disappearance of Raising The Allosaur, doesn’t it?). But the horrendous damage and loss of life has already been done, so it makes little difference at this point that Brad Phillips no longer sells it, other than maybe Phillips is hoping that by taking it off the shelf it will lessen the likelihood of his public exposure.
For Peter Hammond and Pat Matrisciana the issue was never about the money, and the many hundreds of thousands of dollars that Brad Phillips made off his stolen video. Their concern was for the safety of the Sudanese people. Needless to say, however, the many hundreds of thousands of dollars that Brad Phillips acquired through theft and sale of the pre-release version of the video could have been put to good use by the men who actually deserved the credit; and who deserves the credit is very obvious from the film itself. While Hammond and his Frontline Fellowship missionaries appear in many scenes in the difficult Sudan field conditions, the only scene that Brad Phillips appears in is a very brief view of him talking from behind the desk of his air conditioned office in Virginia.
Brad Phillips built his “ministry” and gained a name for himself on the backs of honorable men that he ripped off. Reading your expose about Doug Phillips and his own video fraud was like a deja vu experience. It appears as if film fraud is a Phillips family tradition. But Doug Phillips at least comes out looking not quite as bad as his little brother in that hundreds of Christians haven’t died because of his video fraud.
I hope that you will use what I have written above for a story and that Ministry Watchman will publicize it. Certainly, Ministry Watchman has shown more courage than any other Christian news site I have seen in doing the hard but vital work of, as you put it, “exposing the evil deeds of darkness.” It’s unfortunate that there even has to be a Ministry Watchman at all and that there are such dark deeds to expose in Christian ministries. But that is the world we live in, and I appreciate your work to take off our rose-colored glasses.
I also hope that the publicity of a story will move Brad Phillips’ conscience to repentance. He cannot now undo what was done. He can’t bring back from the grave the hundreds of Christians who died. But public confession and repentance would be good for him and for the church. Until such time, however, those who would support Christians in Sudan should consider working through other organizations besides Persecution Project.
After receiving the above email, I contacted Persecution Project Foundation and asked to speak with Brad Phillips about these allegations. I was told that Mr. Phillips was unavailable. However, the man that I spoke with (he refused to identify himself by name) said that he was very familiar with the allegations and had heard them before. He said, “It’s all just a big misunderstanding.”
I asked how I could contact Brad Phillips to clarify the “misunderstanding,” and he replied, “Mr. Phillips is out of the country and will be unavailable for some time.” He would not provide me with an email address or any other means of contacting Phillips directly. I asked why the video was no longer being sold by Persecution Project Foundation. The Persecution Project staff member replied that, “The war in Sudan is over. They’ve signed a peace treaty. The video doesn’t serve a purpose anymore.”
“Doesn’t serve a purpose?” I asked. “Your own web site still talks about the video and says, ‘This shocking documentary reveals the unknown struggle of the African Christian tribes of central and southern Sudan who are presently engaged in a life-and-death battle against radical Moslem invaders from the north. Africa’s longest war has enslaved and killed millions of Sudanese Christians, specifically targeted because of their faith.’ Even if Christians weren’t still be persecuted in Sudan, and I think you know that’s not true, that video would still serve an important purpose by informing people of one of the greatest holocausts of the 20th and 21st centuries. How can you say it serves no useful purpose?”
The man wouldn’t respond, so I continued.
“So you’re telling me that because there’s a peace treaty that means that the Christians in Sudan aren’t being persecuted anymore? Anyone who’s been following what’s been going on in Sudan knows that’s completely untrue. Peace treaties in Sudan aren’t any more meaningful than peace treaties between the Israelis and Palestinians. I don’t understand how you can say something like this. I thought your organization cared about what was going on in Sudan. None of this sounds right. Please, just tell me the real reason you don’t offer the Sudan video anymore. Is it because the allegations that Brad Phillips stole the video master is true?”
The man said he couldn’t answer that question, but he suggested that I write a letter expressing my concerns to Brad Phillips.
Well, Mr. Phillips, since you have evaded for seven years making any public statement to explain these serious allegations against you, and since you’re engaged in an obvious cover up, and worse yet since you’ve allegedly threatened to sue anyone who has openly challenged you for your alleged theft, and since you are using your Persecution Project Foundation staff members to brush this all aside as just a little “misunderstanding,” and since you’re apparently instructing your staff to refuse to supply direct contact information for you, please consider this article to be the equivalent of my writing you a letter. I make it public because you made your version of the Sudan video public, and I would welcome a public reply. | <urn:uuid:1f778214-caee-4a46-8695-305519751d2c> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://ministrywatchman.wordpress.com/2006/12/28/film-fraud-a-phillips-family-tradition/ | 2017-06-27T17:28:26Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128321497.77/warc/CC-MAIN-20170627170831-20170627190831-00713.warc.gz | en | 0.977597 | 4,524 | [
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Dave Schwep began his career as a photographer at age 19, shooting a wide range of people, fashion, and events during the last days of the film era. His introduction to digital media led him to experiment with time-lapse and stop-action photography, discovering a unique process using thousands of stills to capture motion and create signature art. As Dave naturally advanced into cinematography, his work varied from renegade assignments deep in the jungles of Peru, to documenting humanitarian work in Haiti, to high-concept video and print advertising promos in studio settings. He works with an array of television and film clients, has recently traveled the world shooting time lapse and hyperlapse for Game of Thrones, and continues to direct and shoot promos for Fox, HBO, and Cinemax. | <urn:uuid:d2d25bf0-4449-4f13-9857-c78ba6608a66> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.dreamsequences.com/dave-schwep/ | 2017-06-29T09:00:25Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128323895.99/warc/CC-MAIN-20170629084615-20170629104615-00153.warc.gz | en | 0.966518 | 163 | [
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The new issue of Entertainment Weekly runs down some of the best performances from all across the music world in 2013. One of the entries on that list was Miley Cyrus’ performance of “Wrecking Ball” at November’s American Music Awards, which found Cyrus singing the power ballad in front of a giant projection of a cat who “sang” along and wept diamonds during the song’s climax.
Like many of the elements of Cyrus’ visual approach, the genesis of that performance began on the Internet. “I found that cat on Tumblr,” Cyrus told EW. “I’m obsessed with cats but I have four dogs so I can’t have a cat. But I am obsessed with cats. So I found this cat and sent it to [‘We Can’t Stop’ video director] Diane Martel, and we turned it into this little GIF. For some reason, when I saw it, I felt like it would be the saddest thing to see this cat sing ‘Wrecking Ball’ with me. I had to track down the dude who made [the original Tumblr post] who lives in Japan. I think a lot of kids knew what that cat was. They had seen that cat online before because it got passed around on Twitter.”
Once they had the basic idea down, it was time to expand. “I tried to explain it to people for like a month. I had it on my phone, and we just kept trying to make it better and sadder,” Cyrus explained. “That’s why we added the tears and had it cried diamonds. The reason why it cried diamonds is because I call Diane Martel ‘Diamond.'”
As for her matching get-up, that was a happy accident. “I found that material—it was a dress, and I cut it up into that bra and a weird underwear thing,” Cyrus explained. “I couldn’t believe how well the cat matched up.”
Cyrus shares EW’s appreciation for that particular performance. “That was my favorite performance of the year,” Cyrus said. “I saved it for the AMAs because they were the same day as my birthday, and I wanted to do my favorite performance on my birthday.” | <urn:uuid:4aea235a-080d-4157-b353-d5a65642e041> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://ew.com/article/2013/12/31/miley-cyrus-amas-2013-cat-performance/ | 2017-06-23T01:54:10Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128319943.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20170623012730-20170623032730-00512.warc.gz | en | 0.977925 | 496 | [
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This text has the time value of money explained in simple terms. So, what exactly is time value of money? The value of money decreases with time. This is due to the increase in the value of rare items. Hence, petrol prices ten years earlier would be much less than today. The same dollar which fetched much a year earlier would not bring the same today. Thus, saving money is not enough to keep up with changing times. You need to add value by increasing the value by investing it. If you Save money in 2017, it will not have same value next year. Only keeping the money at home means the money will depreciate, and keeping it in a saving account means the rate of interest just covers the inflation. The way to keep up with inflation is to invest with care. You should start with investing half the money in government bonds, 305 in mutual funds and the rest 20% in shares and scripts. This is time value of money explained. Any questions on the same can be posted via comments. | <urn:uuid:aa3ad8c5-d7cc-4213-93d8-8fc859006e59> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://economy708.wordpress.com/2017/01/27/time-value-of-money-explained-in-simple-terms/ | 2017-06-23T01:49:39Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128319943.55/warc/CC-MAIN-20170623012730-20170623032730-00512.warc.gz | en | 0.965875 | 207 | [
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In rural South Africa poverty and HIV/AIDS are leaving millions of children without adequate care and support. The purchase of these bracelets funds Thanda After-School, a non-profit organization that provides after school skills development, lessons and activities for vulnerable children. The school works to create long-term changes, with a focus on entrepreneurship, poverty alleviation, and HIV/AIDS prevention.www.until.org. All products are handmade in rural South Africa, enabling people to support their families, while creating pride in their work and hope for their communities.
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Itard, finding it impossible to continue his educational [Page 183] work, decided to do away with the blindfold, and, indeed, the shouts ceased, but now the child's attention was distracted by the slightest movement about him. In those days thyroid organotherapy was in full development, and this drew the attention of physicians to deficient children. In this context, the word “graphic” does not mean “adult” or “explicit.” Graphic novels are books written and illustrated in the style of a comic book.
This is called a “manifestation determination.” If you disagree with the team's decision about placement, the manifestation determination, or with certain information that the team based its decision on, you can ask for an "administrative due process hearing." S. proprietary or intellectual property rights of any person. Good quality, full-time nursery education until a child reaches at least 5, and widespread availability of staggered starts (which used to happen until the 1980s when summer babies always started the term after their fifth birthday) plus learning through play until six years old would be a far better system than the current one, which through tests and setting marks out many children as failures at a very young age.
What message did you get from this story? Other members of the congregation often lead, too. Even though you can encourage your child to reduce his or her costs with scholarships, some student loans are likely to be required at some point. Many schoolgrounds may �look� impressive to adults, with shiny new play equipment, neatly mowed lawns, no �clutter� or untidiness, and aesthetically appealing flower gardens that are carefully tended by school gardeners.
Gardiner, Fox, Jeffrey and Knowles, as reported in Nature, May 23, 1996 * Researchers at the University of Montreal used various brain imaging techniques to investigate brain activity during musical tasks and found that sight-reading musical scores and playing music both activate regions in all four of the cortex’s lobes; and that parts of the cerebellum are also activated during those tasks. Figs, pineapples, dates, melons, cherries, walnuts, almonds, hazelnuts, and chestnuts, are excluded for various reasons from the diet of early childhood.
As may be seen, the difference is great, and the road long. By order of the King, day care children shall drink less juice 4/25/2015 - At the same time that some lawmakers in New York State are pushing to expand late-term abortions and allow anyone to murder unborn babies at any time during pregnancy by shooting poison directly into their hearts, the Empire Nanny State is attempting once again to ban more beverages from public consumption. UNESCO has prepared various papers on poverty eradication within its fields of competence, and approached the issue through its projects.
Impact of Sex and HIV Education Programs on Sexual Behaviors of Youth in Developing and Developed Countries. [Youth Research Working Paper, No. 2] Research Triangle Park, NC: Family Health International, 2005. How do you know if you have what it takes? Teen sex education, or teen sex ed, is important for helping teens to understand the changes in their bodies and in their relationships during the teenage years. Our goal is to empower youth and help them acquire the knowledge, skills, and strengths to live a healthy lifestyle.
He also lets us know that, before he was diagnosed, he "lived for candy." You have important information about your child's health. Today we are finding ourselves astounded by the wisdom and gifts of our children. The development of the senses indeed precedes that of superior intellectual activity and the child between three and seven years is in the period of formation. [Page 216] We can, then, help the development of the senses while they are in this period. The parents of a thirteen-year-old student with anxiety and separation disorders was found to be seriously emotionally disturbed.
This book addresses the misconception that rats are vermin, arguing instead that they are intelligent and emotional creatures. [SSHEL S Collection and CCB Q. The curiosity of children and the flexibility of teachers should enhance, not diminish, the life of the mind. Comfort Zone Camp The nation's largest bereavement camps for children ages 7-17. The information presented was interesting, useful, and Sameer presented in a way to make sure we not only learned information but enjoyed the presentation with laughs as well.
When you don’t know how to drag and click, it means you are left behind, on the part of our youth today. Often the contrast between the dimensions of the hands calls forth laughter. They might not read the book cover to cover, but they don't have to -- each chapter is short, easy to read, and contains highlights about the particular topic. Slightly more than one-third of the child molesters and rapists in this study claimed to have at least occasionally been incited to commit an offense by exposure to pornography.
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I woke up at 9am to find Amy, Cassidy and Sarah already awake. They decided to take a walk to the beach while I started a new book and Laura slept. After an hour we all had breakfast and got ourselves ready to meet Kat at the ferry. First we stopped at the little bakery for coffee and bread before meeting Kat.
Kat came over from Vancouver Island. We hadn’t seen her in over a month so after a warm welcome, we went back to the cabin. After settling in we all made sandwiches and packed snacks to go for a hike.
I wore my brand new ‘Strong is the new Skinny’ tank from The Rio Boutique, and my Lululemon leggings and sports bra. To top it off, I threw on my Vancouver Canucks cap to keep the bugs out of my hair while we hiked through the trees.
We hiked up Mount Parke. It took about 30-40 minutes (it took us a bit longer because we took some wrong turns). When we reached the top, the view took all the pain in my legs away. We were extremely lucky and had a stellar day. The sun was hot on our skin as we sat at the top eating our lunch looking out at the view. You could see two other Gulf Islands and the ocean for miles. As we sat, eagles soared overhead, looking for their lunch.
After a quick hike down, we took a quick drive to the Japanese Memorial Gardens to look at the cherry blossoms, Amy’s favourite. We took many photos and had lots of laughs as we walked around.
When we arrived back to the cabin we poured some drinks, and walked to the beach, before getting ready for dinner. I was the only one who decided to pack something a bit dressier. It was very unusual. However, we all put on makeup for the first (and only time) over the weekend.
The Springwater Lodge overlooks the ocean. During the Summer, the views are breathtaking. It was a bit cold so we ate inside. I chose my favourite, fish and chips. So did most of my friends. It is honestly the best fish and chips I’ve ever had.
After dinner came my favourite part of the trip, our late night chats in the cabin. We poured some wine and had deep conversations. We talked about insecurities and all pointed out things we loved about one another, things that we didn’t notice ourselves. The night held tears (happy ones) and immense love for each other. Saturday night we bonded like we never have before. If we weren’t life long friends before, we most definitely are now.
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So tell me, if you were an employer would you rather have:
An employee who does a mediocre job but is completely trustworthy (won't steal from the company, honest with time, etc.)
An employee who ROCKS at their job but you don't trust.
I'd like to know what all you pros out there think (that includes you WM you probably would have the best perspective on this question of anyone out there). Sometimes I like to pretend that I'm still a professional. Well, I AM a professional...a professional diaper changer, laundry doer, house picker upper, dishes washer, homework assister, school volunteerer...you get the point!
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Its has been a really good weekend here despite the weathermans dire prediction - yes we're got wet (well once) and its not been bikini weather but all in all much better than promised.
Friday saw us head to Ipswich - not my favourite place but nearish & it had all the shops that the VV family needed - more brewing stuff for MrVV, books for big son & a new (to him) DS game for little son. They all happily went off & left me to spend my birthday Next voucher which my lovely godmother sent me. That was never going to be difficult & 2 t-shirts & a dress later I was spent out!! After stocking up on a few basics for the boys it was time to head home for lunch.
In the afternoon everyone headed off their seperate ways - the boys to read/play games, MrVV to battle with the lawnmower in the rain & me to my knitting. Now have 49 squares knitted & sewn together (will deal with the curly edges at the end);
Saturday morning dawned quite sunny - again not what we were told. I headed with Country Girl to the Woodbridge Vintage Market. Before we left it was time for Ernest to say goodbye to the VV household. Now him & little son had grown very fond of each other & there was a sad little face first thing;
Ernest waves goodbye to the VV household;
Its never straight forward when CG & I go out together - instead of just heading straight to the market,we detoured by shops in the town centre (as we do) and one charity shop in particular had loads of lovely bargains in it - both of us left there with a few things - here are mine;
(another pair of coloured needles, a ladybird book & a gorgous handmade patchwork pillowcase/cushion cover)
The market as ever was extremely busy with lots & lots of stalls all with very tempting wares. Our first task was to hand Ernest over to his new Mummy. This is the lovely Julie from Beach Bygones - she is hoping the weather is nice enough over the next few days so Ernest can accompany her & her children to the beach & to her beach hut :)
It was lovely to have a chat with Mrs Bobo Bun again and this time we were privilged to meet Mr Alfie Blue too - he is very gorgeous & I wish I'd have taken a photo of him :( Naturally I had to purchase something pretty from her stall and settled upon a gorgeous crocheted brooch in a very Vicki green (I'd seen it on her blog earlier in the week & was hoping that it would be there waiting for me);
The heavens then opened so Country Girl & I sough shelter in a nearby cafe & had a quick coffee & cake & watched the world go by;
Sunday was another family day - we decided to head to Southwold as there was an exhibition I was interested in seeing;
It was very good and even the boys enjoyed it - though I'm not sure the owner was very thrilled at their occasional 'how much' comments!!
Afterwards we walked along the seafront toward the pier - as you can see from this picture despite the clouds it was fairly busy today;
We decided to walk in a different direction to normal - northwards towards Eastern Bravants - much quieter;
We got as far as were the land owner is trying to halt the cliff erosion before turning round, walking down to the harbour & then back via the canons to the carpark.
The final part of the Easter weekend has been quite quiet - this morning MrVV & I headed to a local carboot sale. Seems lots of people had the same idea & for a cold bank holiday Monday it was very busy. Despite my best efforts not to turn my blog into a shopping list, here's what today brought;
More Ladybird books, some buttons to cover, some that are pretty & a crochet hook (time to start learning).
The weather this afternoon has turned rather windy & chilly so the planned gardening has been postponed :( Instead I've been catching up on blog reading whilst MrVV has gone for a bike ride. The boys are busy doing nothing apart from trying to eat their own body weights in chocolate ;)
Are you still with me? Gosh sorry to have waffled on so much. Here's to the important part - the winner of my Giveaway - Amy decided she'd pick out the name of her new Mummy;
Winnibridggs @ Winnibriggshouse :) (yes I know my writing makes it looks like Winnibuggs!!).
Well done to her - I shall be in touch via your blog and thankyou to all who entered, follow & leave comments :)
Until next time
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After blowing minds as the house band at L.A.'s Whisky-a-Go-Go, where they got fired for playing the Oedipal drama "The End," the Doors were ready to unleash their organ-driven rock on the world. "On each song we had tried every possible arrangement," drummer John Densmore said, "so we felt the whole album was tight." The Blakean pop art on their debut was beyond Top 40 attention spans.
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We woke up to the promise of a nice day. It rained all night so this is a very pleasant surprise. There are several small nature walks around the campground and we walked one of them last night. I’m a little worried about bears and the poodles so walking through the dense brush, even on a trail, is a little disconcerting. I make noise by talking and clapping but the dogs have to be leashed so they don’t run ahead and stir something (someone) up.
Some of you know my opinion of the little jingle bells that are sold as bear bells… I call them Dinner Bells. They give off such a tiny delicate sound it’s not really of much use. A bear will hear your stomping through the woods before it hears those fairy bells. Well, you do want to make noise because even a bear is going to want to avoid any altercation if it can help it. A normal comfort range for a bear is about 12 feet. If you run across a mom with cubs, she isn’t going to tolerate you crossing that boundary. If you can startle her Before you’re too close, then even a bear with babies will run before it wants to fight. Moose can be more dangerous than bears and there is plenty of evidence that they’re here in the campground.
Ever since I picked up the pile of cans at Memorial Lake, I’ve been stashing them under the truck. I want to see how many I can collect before the end of the trip. (I’m starting to develop some odd goals now that I’ve spent too much time alone on the road). I like to claim that it’s a way to ‘give back’ a little … you know… Cleaning up the environment as I go….)
All those cans hanging around gave me an idea…..
I came up with what I’m calling The Yukon Bear Bell.
A Canadian Budweiser can filled with rocks. A hole drilled through the top allows for a velcro strap for holding the ‘bell’ to the poo’s collar.
In any case, after hiking the closed-in trails I decided we needed a better destination. One of the longer trials ended at the edge of the River so I thought that might be a great place to go so we headed down the trail with the girls on leashes with Eureka doning her new necklace.
TinTin’s been left in the Camper for this excursion since she’s injured her toe again.
About a year ago she pulled a tendon in one of her toes and since then, it’s a bit ‘owwie’ if she walks for too long on uneven ground. At least that’s the excuse she gives me. I think she’s prefers the comfort of a warm bed in her old age. I feel bad leaving her but she really is happier.
We leave the campground via a short trail through low brush
Nickel carries the map
We discover some cairns marking a path… not that you could get lost on this river! LOL
This was the perfect river to hike. It had a half-dozen braids to follow and the level was low enough we could meander.
Eureka is really digging her new role as the Explorer
The river’s edge was a combination of rocky shoreline and deep squishy moss. The moss was wonderful to walk on, although soaking wet.
I saw my first set of caribou tracks.
Caribou prints are circular. They look a little like a horse shoe with a gap at the top as well as the bottom. Seems like a great design for walking through spongy moss.
The girls were able to be off leash since the wide expanse of braiding gave me at least a half mile of visual on either side.
I busied myself with rock hunting while the girls pursued more lively game. They chased some sort of small rodent without much success. I watched it scurry away as their noses kept them interested in the original rock it was under. It was very fat and squat with a short tail. I think it was a lemming.
In any case, it was quicker and more savvy than the poodles and I watched it dart between some rocks and scurry away while the poodles were still head in the rocks wagging their tails. Nickel did manage to find a small piece of caribou hide.
Eureka wanted in on the action
She carried it around for a while but must have decided it was too much work to eat.
Of course she found other dead creatures to eat
Nickel is truly a great scavenger and I thing if she could live strictly off carrion, she might even make it out in the wild. On most outings she’s managed to find some nasty dead thing. However, if she had to actually hunt and kill something, she’d be short-lived. She’s pretty hopeless in that department.
We walked for several hours before deciding it was time to head home.
It was hard to end our excursion.
As we walked down the road toward the campground, I saw a fresh set of moose prints. Amazing how stealth they can be.
We had a great camping spot along the river’s edge and once back to the camper, settled down to a ”water view’ for the evening. TinTin was very interested in the scents that were traveling upstream. She decided to play her “I’m afraid but brave” game and made several trips to the water’s edge only to run back to the camper and then, repeat the process over and over again.
She decided it was safer to watch from the campsite….
finally she satisfied herself as a sentry from INside the camper.
The day was winding down and the rain… of course… was beginning its patter on the roof so we called it a night. I settled down with a book and the poodles began reliving their day with bouts of lip twitching and leg paddling.
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As a principal scientist for Nuance’s research and development efforts in voice recognition and natural language processing, Peter Patel-Schneider plays an important role in creating intelligent and proactive systems that allow people to have more humanlike interactions with some of the most commonly used and heavily relied upon technology and devices, from consumer electronics to healthcare solutions.
Peter’s proven expertise and innovative thinking in the areas of description logics and ontology languages were recently acknowledged, as he received the 2013 Semantic Web Science Association (SWSA) Ten-Year Award for the paper he co-authored in 2003 with Ian Horrocks of the University of Oxford, titled, “Reducing OWL Entailment to Description Logic Satisfiability.”
Each year the SWSA Ten-Year Award recognizes the highest impact paper from the International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC) ten years prior, meaning Peter is being honored for the paper he co-authored with Ian in 2003. The award serves as a prestigious honor to the paper that has emerged as the most meaningful and impactful in its focus area for a 10-year period, which speaks to the importance it has acquired after it was initially published.
Peter has been involved in artificial intelligence research for over 30 years. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto in 1987, and worked in Bell Labs Research for over two decades. Peter has made central contributions to a number of description logics and ontology languages and systems, including the Classic family of knowledge representation systems, the DLP description logic reasoner, the W3C Resource Description Framework (RDF), and the W3C OWL Web Ontology Language. His award-winning paper showed the formal correspondence between OWL and description logics, leading the way to formally correct reasoning systems for OWL.
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Jim Squire is a full professor at VMI
with interests in engineering pedagogy (theory of teaching),
instrumentation, patent law, and biomedical engineering.
He graduated from West Point in 1989 and was awarded a Bronze Star while serving in the Gulf War as a military
intelligence officer. He completed his doctorate at MIT where he taught, consulted in patent litigation and
engineering, and performed biomedical engineering research. He joined the VMI ECE faculty in 2000, received their Distinguished Teaching Award in 2002, and in
2004 was selected by the state of Virginia for the Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award. In 2008 he joined the VMI Class
of 2009 as their Honorary Brother Rat. He teaches freshmen through senior-level courses in
circuits, programming, and signal processing, supervises various independent research and honors
projects, and his research has led to seven patents with
more pending. He is co-founder of
three high-technology startups,
LLC, Tick Rover LLC, and VMIne LLC.
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Has anyone heard back from either OHSU or Linfield for their accelerated programs? In previous years it has been around now that people started getting the letters but someone on a different thread said that OHSU won't be sending them out until mid-April. Has anyone else heard this as well?
If you have received an acceptance letter this year please list which program, start date, and as in depth as you want to go on your qualifications (GPA, experience, etc).
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This has become my favorite tradition. The first year I hosted Christmas I declared that making and decorating a gingerbread house was a new tradition. My parents and Grampa appeased me by decorating a gingerbread house that promptly fell apart, the roof slid off and tasted horrible.
The next year we tried again. The year after we did gingerbread people which was much better, no candy involved but still fun. Last year and this year have been, by far, the most fun. Nolan was totally into it.
Here he is making ornaments. I mean, look at his pastry bag precision! For a guy that doesn't always hold a crayon correctly, this is impressive!
He's a pro with the sprinkles too, though by the end of the decorating he went a little overboard with the 'decorating'.
And it got hard to keep the frosting out of the little guys mouth.
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Green home construction is a very popular topic, but what is it? What makes green home construction green? The fact is that there is no central standard for exactly what green construction is, but there are certain principles and categories for green construction, therefore all green construction must implement at least one of these principles: Water saving, energy saving, energy producing, using local materials, or using natural, recycled, or other non standard building materials. Let’s go over these principles in detail.
Green Home Construction Principle: Energy Saving
Saving energy in construction can involve use of extra insulation (having a good R Factor), and passive solar techniques which keep the home warm in winter and cool in summer with less electricity. High R factors can be achieved by using triple pane glass, and heavy insulation. Passive solar principles can also reduce the electric bill. Glass walls facing south can make a difference. Point of use hot water heaters are also green, and save a lot on the power bill in most cases. Another green energy saving trick is to make the home smaller. Smaller homes are more energy efficient and much less expensive to build. Just using energy efficient appliances can constitute green construction, as does the use of energy efficient lighting.
Green Home Construction Principle: Water Saving
Several interesting water saving inventions for home use could be incorporated in green construction, including incinerator toilets, designed to conserve water, and improve water purity. Dual flush toilets are more common and popular. Dual flush allows the flusher to determine whether they need a big flush or a little flush. In addition there are shower heads which save water, by providing a finer spray. There are also inventions which filter water which can be added to the kitchen faucet for better water purity.
Green Home Construction Principle: Energy Producing
Solar homes are among the most practical of green building techniques. The new photovoltaic solar panels use both the heat and light from the sun to produce even more electricity than conventional solar panels. In many areas solar panels can be incorporated into the power grid, so that excess energy is sold back to the power company, causing the meter to run backwards. Some people actually get a check back from the electric company. This would help pay your house payment so it’s a great idea!
Solar energy is also a relative term, and one should shop carefully for a solar home building company. Do not be fooled by outdated methods, solar energy is a cutting edge science, and you should get the latest design in new solar panels. The photovoltaic technology is very new and many contractors are still trying to sell off the old panels, which are not nearly as efficient.
Green Home Construction Principle: Local Materials
Many green home builders are stressing the importance of buying locally to save gas used by truckers. Others want you to make sure your building materials did not come at the expense of a rain forest or other international forest of great value, or that it was not part of a clear cutting operation. It may pay off for the environment if enough people find out where their lumber is coming from, but it would have nothing to do with any specific benefit to you or the house.
Green Home Construction Principle: Recycled, Natural and other Non Standard Building Materials
Non standard building materials is a fascinating subject that is fun to research. Such materials as Portland cement with coal ash incorporated can save money. Ferro Cement is another fascinating material for building which, provided you can clear your plans with building inspectors, can save you a bundle on costs, and provide an energy efficient structure which will endure for centuries. Ferro Cement is great because it can be used to create curved shapes, and various odd angles that would be impossible with traditional construction. Adobe is also a great building material for dry arid climates, but won’t work well in humid ones. Straw is also something that only works in dry climates.
Gaining approval for uncommon building materials is often difficult. Unfortunately old codes and standard regulations do not change as quickly as we would like. It is sometimes hard to get anyone to even listen when you have a brilliant idea for using a non standard material for home building. Contractors and home builders may chuckle and building inspectors may get a worried frown, and walk away shaking their heads, but if it is important to you, keep trying. Green home building is enjoying a rapid increase in popularity, and it could be that your brain child could create a whole new standard for building in the future. Keep looking till you find a building contractor who understands your passion. Do not give up on your green home construction dream.
Let’s quickly recap what we’ve covered…
1. Saving energy in construction can involve use of extra insulation (having a good R Factor), and passive solar techniques which keep the home warm in winter and cool in summer with less electricity.
2. Several interesting water saving inventions for home use could be incorporated in green construction, including incinerator toilets, designed to conserve water, and improve water purity.
3. Solar homes are among the most practical of green building techniques. The new photovoltaic solar panels use both the heat and light from the sun to produce even more electricity than conventional solar panels.
4. Many green home builders are stressing the importance of buying locally to save gas used by truckers.
5. Non standard building materials is a fascinating subject that is fun to research
6. Get as educated as you can on green building and overall home building. Download the free New Home Steps Guide above and become smart on home building from start to finish.
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R/C Auto Pilot
Have you ever wanted to simply tell your R/C vehicle where to go and simply let it do the rest.
The R/C Auto Pilot, part of the R/C Pilot Project allows you to do this. It uses a standard GPSís waypoints to navigate a R/C vehicle to either a "Goto" waypoint or it can follow a "Route" of waypoints. It can be used inside of a plane, car, truck, boat or even a robot.
The GPS unit needs to support NMEA at 4800 baud (a standard that most GPSs do support). You connect it to the RCAP using a serial data cable. If you are looking to make your own cable, take a look at http://pfranc.com/. I highly recommend them for Garmin GPS connectors.
The RCAP uses four standard R/C leads to connect to your R/C receiver and battery. Two male leads to connect to two channels of your R/C receiver, one to activate the RCAP the other to pass through the normal signal from your R/C radio while the autopilot is not activated. A third lead (female) from the RCAP connects to a servo to steer your vehicle. The final female lead is used to connect to the battery.
Once a waypoint is activated on your GPS, it will start sending data to the RCAP. (Meaning you MUST have a Goto or Route active at all times on the GPS for the RCAP to function properly when activated). The RCAP will ignore this data and simply pass through your R/C radios instructions while it is not activated. Once activated, by using a spare switch on your R/C radio (gear switch for example) it will then read in the $GPRMB and $GPRMC sentences from your GPS to determine the heading needed to remain on course for the currently active waypoint.
There are 3 adjustments that need to be set on the RCAP.
- Servo direction.
- Max. servo travel
- Course correction gain
Servo direction (slide switch S1) simply allows you to reverse the direction a servo turns while the RCAP is activated. You should test this out before actually putting the RCAP into your vehicle to make sure it matches the expected response.
Max Servo Travel (Variable resistor R2) allows you to set a maximum end point that you will allow a servo to travel. This is especially important when installing the RCAP into an aircraft. I recommend starting with a minimal setting and increasing it slowly.
Course Correction Gain (Variable resistor R3) allows you to adjust how aggressively you want to RCAP to remain on course. A low setting means that the RCAP will slowly turn toward the current course. A high setting will have the turns perform much quicker. The amount of correction used is also proportional to the amount off course the vehicle is, the greater the amount off course, the greater the correction is. I would recommend starting with a minimal setting and increasing it slowly.
The RCAP needs itís own power source of 6V. A 5-cell R/C receiver battery works well. I will be testing some 2-cell lithium ion polymere batteries shortly and will report on its use in the discussion forums at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/rcpilot/.
When using the RCAP inside of an aircraft, the recommended method would be connecting the planes rudder to the RCAP. An additional method of stabilizing the plane is needed as well. RCAP has been tested with Futabaís PA-1 and FMA Co-Pilot. Both of these work well with RCAP. Please ensure the method used for correcting your planes stabilization has been tested before installing the RCAP.
Building the RCAP
You may obtain all the necessary files in one of two ways.
You can download a complete archive of version 1.1.
or you may browse the CVS repository on SourceForge
The RCAP is based on MicroChipís PIC series of microcontrollers. It uses the PIC16F876.
You need to either compile the code using Micro Engineering Labís PicBasic Pro or download the HEX file and burn the micrcocontroller using a PIC programmer that can program 28 pin PICs.
A pre-programmed microcontroller is also available at R/C Online Canada.
Next you will need to make a printed circuit board.
You may either use the .PCB file found in the circuit folder or the bw-art file. The .PCB file is in Traxmaker format.
A professionally produced PCB is also available at R/C Online Canada
The rest simply involves soldering the correct components into place.
Click for larger view.
If you are interested in purchasing a complete project kit, PCB, case, components or a pre-assembled RCAP please e-mail [email protected] for details.
You need to trim the PCB board to fit inside of the plastic case. This may be done using a band saw, utility knife or many other ways.
Next you will need to drill a hole to hold the voltage regulator heat sink.
Solder in the Vreg with the heat sink below it. If you have some heatsink compound use it between the Vreg and the heatsink. A small bead of solder on bottom of the screw will ensure that it does not come loose.
Solder in the rest of the components using the BOM (Bill of Materials) and the schematic. The casing of the DB9 will need to be removed to fit.
Do not place the RS232 or PIC chips into the sockets until you are completely done soldering and have tested the Voltage Regulator.
Click for larger view.
Solder the appropriate servo wires (not included) for your set up.
Cut out the side of the plastic case to allow the DB9 plug to fit through it. You may also need to trim a bit of the plastic bolt retainers.
Drill 2 holes into the lid to allow you to make adjustments.
Before placing the RS232 or PIC chips into their sockets, measure the voltage coming from the 5V voltage regulator. If it's not close to 5V there is a problem somewhere. Be sure to align the notches of the PCB, sockets and chips.
And now you should have a completed RCAP. Be sure to test it on the ground before using it inside of an aircratf. If your GPS has a simulation mode it is a very convenient way to test the RCAP.
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) on Tuesday said the board would not interfere with the list of candidates forwarded to institutions for the 2016 admissions.
The board stated that it would rather remain neutral and avoid meddling in the process, saying that it would not interfere either by adding or removing names.
The Registrar/Chief Executive of JAMB, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, said these in his speech delivered during the ongoing technical meeting on 2016 admissions to first choice institutions at Bayero University, Kano, but e-mailed to journalists on Tuesday in Abuja.
According to Oloyede, “The 2016 admissions, will be as smooth as ever. The only difference between this year’s admissions process and what has always been the practice, is the policy that there should be no written post UTME test. All other processes should and will be as they have always been.
He said the guidelines also include the use of 2016 JAMB UTME results printouts for all candidates who scored 180 and above, adherence to subject combinations of various courses as specified by the Senate/Academic Board and included in the 2016 UTME brochure. | <urn:uuid:eaa70591-e176-4f80-9425-66dbb81ee138> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.bamsforum.com/jamb-will-not-interfere-candidates-list-prof-oloyede.html | 2017-06-27T01:53:57Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320887.15/warc/CC-MAIN-20170627013832-20170627033832-00193.warc.gz | en | 0.971181 | 245 | [
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Aerial view of PortMiami and MacArthur Causeway
By: Kara Franker
Getting to and from PortMiami for your cruise vacation is now easier than ever.
Welcoming more cruise passengers than any other port in the world, PortMiami is known as the “Cruise Capital of the World.” Here’s what you need to know about getting to PortMiami from the airport or your hotel.
Driving to and Parking at PortMiami
If you’re driving to PortMiami and you need to plug that address into your GPS, it is: 1015 North America Way, Miami, FL, 33132. Once you get to the port, follow signs to the cruise terminals. If you’re picking someone up at the port, there are two cell phone waiting lots available across from Terminal B and Terminal 2 (north of the Seaman's Center).
Parking is available at the port and rates start at $7 per hour for short-term parking and $20 per night for long-term parking. There’s an additional fee of $20 per day for vehicles longer than 20 feet. While the lot accepts major credit cards, it does not accept debit cards.
The parking lot is operated by an attendant from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. on days that cruise ships are in port. However, if you need to access one of the parking garages on a non-cruise day, you’ll need to call PortMiami Cruise Operations or Port Security at 305-347-4800.
Getting to PortMiami from the Airport via Public Transportation
The distance between Miami International Airport and PortMiami is 7 miles and the distance between Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport and PortMiami is 25 miles. Travel time varies greatly depending on the time of day and traffic.
In Miami, Metrorail's Orange Line can get you from the airport to Downtown Miami in less than half an hour. From there, you can walk to the Port from the nearest Metromover station (Freedom Tower), which is about 1.5 miles away. Or you can catch the Coral Way Route Trolley from the Freedom Tower Metromover station (stops every 15 to 20 minutes; from 6:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday) to the Port.
Traveler Tip: There are two apps for iPhone and Android mobile devices that will help you navigate public transportation: the Miami-Dade Transit Tracker and the Miami Trolley App.
If you’re coming from Fort Lauderdale and you want to take public transportation, then you’ll need to take the Tri-Rail commuter train to Miami International Airport. Then Metrorail’s Orange Line can take you to Downtown Miami’s Freedom Tower stop. From there, you can either walk the 1.5 miles to the port, or catch the Coral Way Route Trolley.
Hiring a Taxi or Shuttle Service to the Port
If you want to take a taxi from the airport to PortMiami, expect to pay a flat rate: $27 from Miami International Airport and $76 from Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport. When leaving the port, taxi’s are available at all cruise terminals and fares vary depending on your destination (unless you’re heading back to the airport and then it’s a flat rate).
Some rental car agencies and nearby hotels offer courtesy shuttle service to and from the port. We suggest you contact your preferred car agency directly for the most up-to-date information and schedules.
SuperShuttle offers several transportation options (shared-ride van, non-stop van, private sedan or private SUV) from both Miami International Airport and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport to PortMiami. Price varies depending on number of passengers and level of service. Go Airport Shuttle is another option.
Express Train Service from Points North of Miami
Coming to PortMiami from Ft. Lauderdale, West Palm Beach or Orlando? In 2017, All Aboard Florida's Brightline train will connect Miami and Orlando by rail. It will arrive at and depart from Miami Central station in Downtown Miami, close to PortMiami. Brightline will first launch service between Miami and West Palm Beach in 2017, with service from Miami to Orlando following. Driving from Miami to Orlando takes about four hours. Brightline will cover that same distance in about three hours — allowing passengers to read, relax or simply enjoy an easy and stress-free way to travel.
For more information about PortMiami, visit miamidade.gov/portmiami.
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Industrial organisations are investing in digital infrastructure with high expectations of quick, better payback. They are relying on the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) to deliver trillions of dollars in business value by driving innovation in operational efficiency, business management, safety, and security. This whitepaper shows how fulfilling this promise requires new solutions for integrating intelligent industrial devices, regulating them effectively, and optimising operations around them. Providing part of the solution is a new breed of controller: a key automation component for the IIoT.
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A mid LAD PCI with BRS
LIVE demonstration from National Heart Insititute - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2017)
Consult this session on a mid LAD PCI with BRS, that includes a LIVE demonstration from the National Heart Insititute - Kuala Lumpur.
A 49-year-old with an atypical chest pain:
• Single vessel disease
• Overlapped BRS
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If we go back to the beginning of the Bible we discover
that the couple who were made to enjoy God's perfect world were kicked out of
his garden. Because they said "No" to God, He let them get on with
their own lives.
And what a mess they and we have made of
Here are some of the consequences of sin in our own lives:
Stress is caused by our
inability to control our world. We may think we have become masters of
managing stress, but it is with us all the time. It may result in physical,
mental or emotional illness.
Unattainable goals. The
human heart longs for perfection — but it eludes us, particularly in the
area of human relationships.
Unfocussed activity. Most
of us spend a considerable amount of our time wanting to be productive and
creative, but in practice feeling as if we are chasing our tails.
For everything in the world... the
cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting of what he has
and does... comes not from the Father but from the world.6
The frustration we experience is partly a result of our
sin-spoiled minds, bodies and emotions. But it is also part of God's judgment on this world. Arrogant men thought they could get to God by building a tower
championing human achievement. God frustrated their plans.7
The final judgment on sin is death; SPIRITUAL and PHYSICAL.
The problem is, not that we are out of touch with ourselves,
rather guilt and sin have put us out of sync with our maker.
If God won't let us WORK our way back to him
— is there any hope for
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The days are short, and so is our changelog for this release. Today’s build features mostly the Chromium update plus a few usability and stability fixes, including:
* Plugin interaction fix: DNA-44690
A number of our users have reported that after some time, keyboard or mouse input stops working for them. We identified the issue as related to plugin interaction and fixed it. This is a call-out to all those who had this issue: can you please use this build and confirm that it is now working for you?
* DNA-45934 – spellchecker submenu
This fix is restoring context menu spellchecker options.
* Mac crash on Turbo toggle: DNA-45593
This is a fix for the Mac-specific crash happening when Turbo mode was toggled with no window open.
We are aware that some sidebar extensions are misbehaving. This is currently under investigation.
Chromium has been updated to version 47.0.2526.58.
For the list of other changes introduced in this build, please see the changelog link.
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Environ Vita-Peptide C-Quence Serum 4 contains ultra-high concentrations of vitamins A and C and is for those people with severe photo-damaged skin.
Allowing for unsurpassed penetration of the skin, C-Quence Serum 4 allows for the effective & safe lightening of pigmentation marks. It should only be used by those who have already acclimatised to C-Quence 1, 2 and 3, or the Retinol series.
C-Quence Serum 4 is the most effective product in the range containing the maximum doses of vitamins A and C available.
- Moisturises and assists in softening the appearance of fine lines and wrinkles.
- Improves skin complexion, tone & texture.
- Contains essential antioxidants, vitamins and peptides to accelerate restoration of skin cells.
- Helps reduce signs of photo-ageing, pigmentation blemishes and scars.
- Increases production of collagen and elastin to firm up the skin.
- Softens certain scars and age lines to a degree that cannot be achieved even with surgery.
- Penetrates the skin deeply allowing for the effective reduction and lightening of pigmentation marks
- Enhances the beneficial effects of vitamin A and C already incurring within the body.
- Apply Environ C-Quence Serum 4 by lightly massaging the serum onto the face, neck and decollete area. Allow to dry and follow with C-Quence Creme.
- This product may also be mixed together with C-Quence Creme as a cocktail in the hand before application.
- Use day & night. C-Quence Serum 4 should be used within 8 weeks for maximum benefit.
- Suitable for most skin types ( not recommended for those with acne ) especially those with mature, sun-damaged skin.
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By providing you with services regarding your hairstyle, makeup, semi-permanent makeup, teeth whitening, we show that we are always attentive to your image and elegance. In addition, we offer you the opportunity to participate, as a new model at Rich Girls Studio, in tombolas held monthly. Tombola prizes are not to be neglected, being generally in the form of vouchers to famous beauty salons or surprise gifts for you.
Ww have organised tombolas in two stages, one for new models at Rich Girls Studio and another for models that have been employed for a longer period of time. For the latter, tombola means winning gifts such as iPhones, tablets, laptops or even holidays. For you, who come to us now and start learning the secrets of videochat, tombolas will mean, for instance, winning vouchers for beauty salons. Again, I think you realize that we are very oriented toward our models and do everything we can to make your stay here as pleasant as possible. The governing principle in Rich Girls Studio is that a happy model is a smiling model, a smiling model is a communicative model, and a communicative model is a model capable of attracting more customers. | <urn:uuid:02816414-1b2c-47b3-86ba-23da088b6a3f> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://richgirls-studio.com/en/weekly-tombolas.html | 2017-06-28T15:46:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128323711.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20170628153051-20170628173051-00353.warc.gz | en | 0.960673 | 243 | [
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We here in Central Florida are having some crazy weather today. I don't do well when we have storms. I have such bad anxiety during storms and I actually have physical issues when it storms. I wish there was a place in this country where there are no hurricanes, tornados, earthquakes, severe storms and tons of snow. My husband keeps telling me that there is no such place, except OZ:)
So during these storms I have been in my happy place, my scrapbook room. I created another layout from all the leftover paper that I have collected. This is going in my Etsy store tonight. I left this layout untitled and I am going to let the buyer pick out a title. For the outer circle I cut two different size scallop cicrles, cut them in half and placed them on top of each other. I love how it looks:) I also used some doilies, ribbon and some Prima flowers that I had in my huge flowers stash. I used my Martha Stewart butterfly punch and I added some Liquid Pearls here and there on the layout. | <urn:uuid:7caf6b6b-2fb2-4a2f-897b-ddd44732fc43> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://thewhimsicalflower.blogspot.com/2013/02/crazy-weather-and-new-layout.html | 2017-06-28T15:53:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128323711.85/warc/CC-MAIN-20170628153051-20170628173051-00353.warc.gz | en | 0.975247 | 223 | [
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A recent trip to Sweden reminded me about the similarities between countries. My Stockholm trip was the first of three European cities I visited as part of the International Initiative for Mental Health Leadership. This gathering expanded on previous efforts to share best practices in e-health and health information technology for behavioral healthcare. Because Sweden was the host, we heard more about their system than others, but the problems they’re trying to solve are fundamentally the same as in the rest of the participants’ countries.
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Unique Portraits and Fine Art by Kristina Laurendi Havens. Figure Drawing Techniques. My Inherited Artistic Talents. Current Paintings and Drawings. Selling Art On-Line.
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
A quick update...working on a new custom pastel portrait commission
I have just a few minutes to post some progress pictures on a new pastel portrait - then I have to rescue the 2 yr old who will be awake any minute and hopefully mow the lawn before GA gets MORE rain! (Not complaining - the lawn is nice and green!)
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Intercomp Digital Tire Durometer
The surface of a tire becomes harder with every heat cycle and even new tires of the same compound can vary a great deal in hardness. If a tire is too soft for the track, it will overheat and may not last the entire race, but if it is too hard, it will not get up to the optimum temperature and traction will be sacrificed. Intercomp's Tire Durometer enables you to make the correct tire selections for any track.
Reads from 0-99.5
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Morgan Wilson has accomplished a decent bit in her young life.
At 20, she’s starting her senior year of college. But she hasn’t forgotten “Green Eggs and Ham” and the other books that inspired her when she was little.
Now, having been elected Miss Savannah State University, the public relations and advertising major is trying to make sure children in Savannah have that same opportunity for inspiration.
“A book opens so many doors for somebody,” she said. “It plays with your imagination. It gives you developmental skills. It helps with your communication.”
So Wilson started sending out letters to people she knew and others in the community, asking for books that children could use.
In a few months’ time, she wound up with 761 of them. Now she’s distributing them to local charities and nonprofits.
One of the biggest contributions came from her old high school, Hopewell Christian Academy in Norcross. Wilson wrote her old principal, who passed on her request to students.
“Before I came back to school for spring break, I went to pick up all the books and there were just buckets and buckets and barrels of books,” Wilson said. “I was just like, ‘I don’t know how I’m going to fit all of this in my little Toyota and take this all back to Savannah,’ but I did.”
Wilson’s first delivery was to Frank Callen Boys & Girls Club downtown. She showed up with about 150 books that day, she said.
“It was amazing to see the looks on (the children’s) faces, and they were just reading them and looking through them and looking at all the pictures, and they were interacting with each other, which was something I was really happy about,” Wilson said. “I feel like knowledge and books and things like this brings people together, especially children.”
Since school has let out, having as many books as possible on hand at Frank Callen is crucial, said unit director Karen Hamilton.
“It was a really awesome thing that she did,” Hamilton said.
The facility receives such donations and one of its summer programs involves getting kids to read for 30 minutes a day.
Wilson plans to keep accepting books and donating them to charities and children’s organizations in the area. It’s an initiative she began before being elected Miss Savannah State — an ambassador-like position on the school’s Student Government Association — in April, but she’s hoping her new role can bring more light to her effort.
“Seven hundred sixty-one books I think is pretty great, and I’m very excited about that and my contributions to the community,” she said. “So I’m going to continue with that. I have a lot more plans.
“I really want to get the students of Savannah State involved with the book donation so we can make an even larger impact in Savannah.”
HOW TO HELP
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The mclogsrv.exe is a MSC Log Manager.
This file is part of McAfee SecurityCenter. Mclogsrv.exe is developed by McAfee, Inc. It’s a hidden file. Mclogsrv.exe is usually located in the %PROGRAM_FILES% sub-folder and its usual size is 178,800 bytes.
The mclogsrv.exe process is safe, and you can safely disable it.
We also recommend optimizing your computer.
Author: McAfee, IncProcess: MSC Log ManagerPart Of: McAfee SecurityCenterCommon path(s): subfolder in %PROGRAM_FILES%Keywords(s): monitor, hiddenFilesize(s): 178,800 bytes, 178,264 bytes, 175,216 bytes
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Small Company, Big Passion
Exceeding our clients’ expectations and making their pools and spas look their best and operate flawlessly - that’s what excites us most. We listen to our clients’ needs. We educate them and suggest options to improve their pool or spa’s performance. We treat our clients’ pools like our own. Passionate about satisfying our clients' needs, our top priority is ensuring our clients ALWAYS experience excellence with us.
Once again I am happy to say that I am overwhelmingly pleased with the courteous and professional staff who service my pool weekly. They are the epitome of what customer service is all about. And the office staff is equally delightful and professional. They take the time to answer my questions and explain any issues that arise. They are respectful of my property whether I am home or away when they come for the weekly service. I have never had a negative experience with any employee. I commend you for the fantastic customer service attitude that permeates your company from the top down.
– Joan L. from Devon
You will NEVER have a person with two weeks training service your pool or spa. Starting with the owner and continuing through the ranks of our field service technicians, every employee is experienced and thoroughly trained. We attend rigorous training seminars to stay in tune with the latest techniques and products. Being part of the pool and spa industry isn’t a summer job to us, it’s a lifelong career.
Staff is always available to answer our questions and they were flexible to make a maintenance schedule that worked for us. So glad to have such a competent and helpful pool service.
– Chris C. from Royersford
Client Communication is Paramount
Whether it’s a simple service call, an involved repair or a full-scale renovation or construction project, we keep our clients informed so they know exactly what is going on. When multiple companies collaborate on a project, we often serve as the main contact for the client - managing the coordination and scheduling of contractors, the ordering and delivery of product, and on-site supervision every step of the way.
Everyone, from office staff to maintenance crew, did a fantastic job. Everyone was polite, courteous and knowledgeable on all aspects of my pool maintenance and cleaning, as well as installing a new DE filter. Never had such a clean pool running so efficiently as I now have with JC Pool and Spa. Thank you all. I would say that all employees did more than was expected and definitely more than previous companies I have used previously.
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About the Series
ON MEDITATION is an evolving series of portrait films that explore the deeply personal practice of meditation.
Practiced for thousands of years, meditation is at once profound and simple: the focused attempt to move beyond conditioned “thinking” into a deeper state of awareness.
Yet, what does that path – the path of the inner journey, which is above all a private, interior one – really look like?
ON MEDITATION conveys first-hand experiences of those who have developed meaningful practices and are willing to share their experiences. From teachers to everyday people to celebrities, the subjects of ON MEDITATION offer a rare glimpse into the private insights and rituals of its subjects.
Each film, or portrait, focuses on a single individual – and explores how meditation works for them, how it has changed or continues to change them in the deepest or subtlest ways, and what it looks like on the most basic physical level.
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Cobham Antenna Systems draws on its vast range of resources to provide antenna solutions for systems designed to compromise the unlawful use of drones.
Cobham Antenna Systems, a market-leading antenna manufacturer,
draws on its vast range of resources to provide antenna solutions
for systems designed to compromise the unlawful use of drones. A
selection of these antennas will be on display on the Cobham Booth,
#1631, at AUVSI's XPONENTIAL 2017, 8-11 May, Dallas, USA.
The range consists of four main types of antenna which can be
combined or configured in arrays for a multitude of scenarios. The
antenna types are: Wideband Omni-Directional; Directional Helix,
Directional Flat Panel; High Power Ultra-Wideband Directional. The
antenna combinations will depend on the method of countering
Drones, from straight forward jamming, to spoofing and direction
finding. Cobham can help to offer the optimum solution.
Wideband Omni-Directional antennas can be used
for general surveillance applications as well as high power
jamming. Multiple wideband omnis can be phase or amplitude matched
for use in Direction-Finding (DF) arrays.
Directional Helix antennas provide high gain
and efficiency while reducing interference with nearby systems. Two
bands can be contained within one unit and circular polarisation
allows for the monitoring or countering of any threat.
Directional Flat Panel antennas provide high
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can be used for monitoring or signal denial and are available in
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High Power Ultra-Wideband Directional antennas
can cover multiple bands within a single unit providing up to 10dBi
gain. High power (100W) and circular polarisation provides a
powerful combinations of features.
Download our flyer covering the Counter-Drone
To discuss your requirements for compromising the unlawful use
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What would you do if you had about 13,00 in cc debt and a child that is going to a $25,000/yr school. She has taken out as many loans as she can and has received a $8000 yr scholarship. She is always on the deans list and also works 2 jobs and pays for most things herself. That leaves us with a monthly school payment of over $700 plus our other bills. With an income of 10,000 for me which all goes to school my husbands $60,000 is what is left. And no we don’t go on vacations and spend anything that is not necessary on ourselves. I have clothes that are now coming back into style and Walmart is the place I buy my clothes. How would you do a budget with this and still have money to pay the CC debt. Most of the debt was from having to put the downpayment on the school so we could afford the monthly payments. Any help is appreciated greatly.
Parents don’t need to go into debt for their childrens college fund. There are scholarships, grants and student loans out there. You just gotta do your homework to locate them. There are also scholarships aimed directly at certain union members children, African American and Native American children. Many organizations will also target various neighborhoods. There’s also the good old fashioned WORK your way through school.
I am new and am glad to see this blog available.. My husband took ill and when he did all our bills were years and months behind. While my husband was recovering from a major heart attack that almost killed him. I was coming home to 3 children under 10 and shut off notices for everything. My dh never shared with me what was happening. He had a fine job we were poor money managers.He has never been able to go back to work since. Through God’s help and with no income at times… mostly we survied on 20,000 a year social security with a mortgage. We became totaly debt free including the house.I homeschooled my kids took care my dh and we got out of debt. I left so much out but it was an incredible time for us. I felt like I was playing a game and winning it financially. We have stayed out of debt 7 years and are looking forward to prosperity. Time to move forward. I am now starting to teach others how to get out of debt.I am so looking forward to all of your advice…..and suggestions as I have only my limited experience to go by.
Do those PLUS loans have deferred payments, like student loans? I think those PLUS loans were for parents. I can’t believe how expensive school is now. When I went, it was only a few thousand a year for a Cal State school, not including books and rent, etc. I know it’s not good to take on additional debt, but if it would help alleviate some of the pressure off of you now, it might be something to consider. Your girl is obviously a hard worker and my hat is off to her because I never worked that hard in the beginning. You must be a very proud mom!
Also, here is a video on balance transfer:
BTW, don’t you love how the financial aid office always tells parents how much they are expected to contribute? My mom was a single working parent of my 2 younger siblings, barely stretching her paychecks and there was no way she could help pay for college. They’re like “Oh, you make this much money….. no, no, we don’t want to look at your list of outgoing monthly expenses”. | <urn:uuid:2d10e60d-d101-4984-864b-ab4d48a102ec> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://www.cybercc.com/2015/04/ | 2017-06-23T23:57:18Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320206.44/warc/CC-MAIN-20170623235306-20170624015306-00153.warc.gz | en | 0.987856 | 746 | [
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In the House of Commons this afternoon the British Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, who had just returned from meeting the Trump team in Washington DC, made the following statement:
“I think it is a widespread view in Washington, and across the UN Security Council, that settlements are illegal… John Kerry was completely right to draw attention to the illegal settlements and to the substance of [UN Security Council] resolution 2334. I remind the House that the UK was closely involved in its drafting…”
Last week, the US House of Representatives passed a measure by 342-80 disavowing UN resolution 2334. This UN resolution purports unilaterally to draw the borders of Israel along the indefensible “Auschwitz” ceasefire lines of 1949; negates both UN resolution 242 and the Oslo Accords which make any yielding by Israel of the disputed territories contingent on the cessation of hostilities against it and require the borders of Israel to be determined through negotiation; and puts diplomatic rocket fuel behind the boycott movement and delegitimisation of Israel intended to bring about its destruction.
The US House resolution, which is likely to be followed by a similar move in the Senate, states that the US “should oppose and veto future United Nations Security Council resolutions that seek to impose solutions to final status issues, or are one-sided and anti-Israel.”
Tellingly, the strength of feeling about the iniquitous nature of resolution 2334 was so strong that the House measure was co-sponsored by 31 Democrats. Democratic Rep. Ted Deutch of Florida said resolution 2334 “characterises Jews praying at the Western Wall as violating international law while it ignores Palestinian terrorism, incitement to violence, and payments to families of terrorists.”
Why did Boris Johnson ignore all this in his comments to the Commons this afternoon? Why did he say it was a “widespread view in Washington” that Israel was behaving illegally when it is demonstrably the dominant view in Washington that the resolution which declared this was totally unacceptable? (Why, indeed, did he laud John Kerry’s attack on the Israeli settlements after the Prime Minister, Theresa May, had denounced Kerry over precisely these remarks?)
Moreover, Boris Johnson publicly confirmed the unofficial reports that Britain had played a key role in drafting resolution 2334. Worse still, he went on to justify this sickening behaviour with a demonstration of hypocrisy that is jaw-dropping even by the standards of the British Foreign Office. He said:
“I repeat our position that we believe—this is a long-standing view of the UK Government—that settlements in the west bank are illegal, and that the 20% expansion we have seen in those settlements since 2009 is a threat to the peace process. That was why we resolved as we did. Of course, there has been a certain amount of argument about that and a certain amount of push back from the Israeli Government, but the hon. Lady will find that there is a wide measure of international support for that view, which in no way diminishes this Government’s strong support for a Jewish homeland in Israel.” [My emphasis]
First of all, the Israeli settlements are not illegal. They are lawful several times over under international law which the UK Foreign Office persistently and wilfully misrepresents. Second, this profession of the government’s “strong support for a Jewish homeland in Israel” is simply nauseating in view of the fact that resolution 2334 falsely declares that Judaism’s holiest places in Jerusalem, to which the Jews alone have the overwhelming legal, historical and moral claim as the only people for whom Jerusalem was ever their national capital, belong to the Palestinians.
The UN resolution of which Boris Johnson is so proud says in effect that it is illegal for Jews to pray at the Western Wall. It is therefore not just a strike against Israel but a strike against Judaism itself.
Not satisfied with this hypocrisy, Boris Johnson added for good measure that Britain had supported UN resolution 2334 “only because it contained new language pointing out the infamy of terrorism that Israel suffers every day, not least on Sunday, when there was an attack in Jerusalem.”
But resolution 2334, of which Boris Johnson boasts, contributed to the atmosphere of incitement in which last Sunday’s murderous truck-ramming attack, which claimed the lives of four young Israelis and wounded many more, took place. The Palestinians – who thanked Britain and the other supporters of 2334 in a cartoon which threatened more violence against Israel – have ramped up their incitement to murder as a direct consequence of the UN having now endorsed in 2334 their exterminatory lies. Israeli officials have also observed that there has been a sharp rise in the number of violent attacks in the disputed territories, primarily rock-throwing incidents, since 2334 was passed.
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He's "Sarah Palin with a Harvard Degree" says Salon. Born in Dardanelle, Arkansas--a small town of less than 5,000--he attended Harvard, studied government, wrote for the Harvard Crimson, and graduated magna cum laude. He went on to Harvard law school and graduated in 2002. After law school he clerked for an appellate judge for one year, and then was a junior associate in a law firm for two years.
I went to college. I've been a partner in two successful law firms. I've hired smart Harvard grads. I can tell you that at this point in his career (2005) Tom Cotton knew approximately nothing of the law or how the world worked. What's he done since then?
In 2005 Cotton enlisted in the army. He became a junior officer, served in Iraq and Afghanistan as a platoon leader and collected several medals. In between his two tours of duty he occupied himself conducting military honor funerals for veterans at Arlington National Cemetery.
After his discharge from the army in September 2009, he briefly joined a consulting firm before returning to work on the family cattle farm.
Like law practice and army service, cattle ranching didn't last long. In 2012 he was elected to the House of Representatives from Arkansas's 4th Congressional District. Like Sarah Palin, Cotton was endorsed by John McCain and supported by the Tea Party. He was identified as a rising star and last fall Arkansas elected him to the Senate. He was sworn in for his role as the youngest member of the Senate two months ago, on January 6, 2015.
Listen to the video clip above.... Does this sound like someone at a high school debate, or does this sound like the person we want to decide for us whether to go to war with Iran?
Yesterday, March 9, 2015, Cotton wrote a hectoring open letter to the Iranian leadership in an attempt to sabotage the ongoing P5 + 1 negotiations about Iran's nuclear program:
"[I]t has come to our attention while observing your nuclear negotiations with our government that you may not fully understand our consitutional system. ...Anything not approved by Congress is a mere executive agreement ... The next president could revoke such an executive agreement with the stroke of a pen.... We hope this letter enriches your understanding of our constitutional system and promotes mutual understanding and clarity as nuclear negotiations progress."This letter was joined by 47 Republican Senators, including the entire Senate Majority leadership and likely Republican presidential candidates Marco Rubio, Ted Cruz, and Rand Paul.
As Lisa Goldman expressed it on Twitter: What a "Bunch of irresponsible, provincial, childish idiots."
We Don't Elect Junior Senators to Run our Foreign PolicyWe'd like our foreign policy to be conducted by competent, experienced, and wise people. We elect presidents to fill that role. We expect presidents to surround themselves with wise counsellors and cabinet minsters. We expect that Presidents should have enough leeway to be effective in carrying out our foreign policy. We don't expect Congress to undermine our Presidents in this endeavor. We don't expect the most junior and inexperienced Senator to call the shots. Apparently Mitch McConnell does.
The president represents the entire country. He or she is supposed to act in the best interest of all of us. Yes, Presidents these days are Republicans or Democrats and they will have policy views and make policy choices that reflect these party affiliations. We may not always agree, but we expect the President to pursue the best interest of the country.
This does not mean that foreign policy politics stops once an election is over. As citizens we surely have the right to vigorously oppose the policies of a President with whom we strongly disagree. We may want our representatives in Congress to also vigorously oppose such policies. But we surely don't want our most junior and inexperienced Senators to take direct action with foreign powers or to undermine ongoing negotiations that our government is conducting. And, if the Senate majority leadership felt absolutely compelled to actively oppose and undermine a particular presidential policy, we surely don't want them to delegate this task to the most junior Senator in the Senate. We don't want Congress to follow the lead of a still wet-behind-the-ears blowhard who lacks the breadth of experience to exercise wise and sound judgment in such matters.
We expect better judgment and better leadership than that from the majority party in Congress.
Here is Elias Groll in Foreign Policy Magazine:
The letter represents the second time this Congress has gone further than any of its predecessors in its efforts to kill a deal being negotiated by a sitting American president. Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu argued against a nuclear agreement with Iran during a speech to a joint session of Congress that was organized by House Speaker John Boehner without coordination with the White House. Senate Republicans have made history again, this time by reaching out to Tehran directly to lobby against the deal.
Norm Ornstein, a longtime observer of the U.S. Congress and a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute [a conservative Think Tank], said Monday’s letter was unprecedented in the body’s history. He said the only similar episodes came in 1968, when the presidential campaign of Richard Nixon attempted to scuttle peace talks to end the Vietnam War, and in 1979, when Sen. Jesse Helms dispatched top aides to London to try undermine the talks that eventually turned Rhodesia into Zimbabwe. “But that was on such a smaller scale,” Ornstein said. “Really, it’s the difference between a misdemeanor and a felony.”And Max Fisher points out at VOX that this entire approach by the Republicans threatens to seriously undermine America's ability to conduct foreign policy, not just on this issue of nuclear negotiations with Iran, but on future issues as well:
Even if you agree with Republicans that Obama's Iran talks are a bad idea, the fact that Republicans have gone beyond opposing a deal to overtly undermining US foreign policy should worry you. Republicans are now freelancing their own foreign policy, conducting shadow diplomacy with both Israel and Iran, dividing US foreign policy against itself.
Who, a foreign leader might reasonably ask, is really in charge in Washington? How can I risk negotiating with the US when any deal we strike might be sabotaged by Congress? How can I make difficult, politically painful concessions to the US if Republicans might end up pulling out the rug from under me? How much can I really trust the US to uphold its word? How safe of a bet is working with the Americans? | <urn:uuid:fe8c919c-fabe-4458-b379-fdbb1d5c7026> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | http://rolandnikles.blogspot.com/2015/03/a-bunch-of-irresponsible-provincial.html | 2017-06-24T18:56:33Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320323.17/warc/CC-MAIN-20170624184733-20170624204733-00233.warc.gz | en | 0.971408 | 1,321 | [
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Not surprisingly, paroled felons aren't allowed to carry firearms.
But the state's on-duty parole officers weren't authorized to carry them, either. Until now.
As one of only 10 states that does not issue weapons to its parole officers, Tennessee is now issuing test weapons to a handful of Memphis and Jackson officers in a pilot program from the state probation and parole board.
Eight officers from Memphis and Jackson attended an eight-week training course at East Tennessee's Walters State Community College earlier this year. The group graduated mid-September and began carrying guns to make home visits and serve warrants to felons who have violated their probation or parole. There are 125 parole officers in the Memphis area, but only four are authorized to carry weapons for the program.
"We picked Memphis because we wanted one area that was totally urban, and we chose the Jackson district because most of the area surrounding Jackson is largely rural," said Melissa McDonald, a spokesperson for the Tennessee Board of Probation and Parole. "We wanted to test the pilot in two places that were close enough to confer and share experiences as the project went on."
The eight officers in the study will begin serving warrants to people who either missed probation or parole appointments, failed a drug screen, or violated their probation in some other manner.
"Warrant serving is something we always had to do with the assistance of other law enforcement agencies," McDonald said. "Now our officers will be safer when they do home visits in high-risk areas, and it will make serving warrants safer in some situations."
Though most states have armed probation and parole officers, the American Probation and Parole Association (AAPA) neither supports nor opposes the carrying of weapons.
"There exists a debate over the role the community corrections profession should play in the criminal justice system: should the emphasis be on rehabilitation or should there be greater focus on law enforcement functions? This debate to some extent has clouded the issue of staff safety," reads the APPA's position statement on weapons.
But McDonald said officers are "both social workers and officers."
"We try to ensure that people have employment, a stable place to live, and get the counsel they need to deal with whatever issues might have led them to break the law in the first place," McDonald said.
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Millie Mackintosh knows how to do dressing up in style - and managed to find the most revealing dress probably ever made for a glitzy trying on game with celebrity designer Julien Macdonald.
Professor Green's wife posted two snaps of the silver outfit, which comprised a shimmering leotard and a completely sheer skirt/train thing with more silver at the bottom.
The result? Millie's legs were completely on show and the rest of the outfit clung to her like another skin, showing off that tiny figure.
What a good find.
On the first picture, the former reality star wrote: "I just died and went to dress heaven @julienmacdonald trying this on made me want to be Beyoncé."
In this magical shot, she has turned her back to the camera and is showing off her tiny bum in the skimpy number - which really looks like a very posh swimming costume from behind.
We know how much Mills loves her swimming costumes.
She added: "Such a fun afternoon @julienmacdonald with @officialmason giving fierce advice #beyoncefortheday #ifonly."
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Dark foundations of the New World Order
On the southern edge of Madras, India’s fourth largest city, nestled between the sea and one of the city’s busiest boulevards, is a sprawling, well-wooded compound known locally as Adyar. For more than 100 years, Adyar has been the international headquarters of the Theosophical Society, a worldwide organization dedicated to the promotion of Eastern religious thought and the occult.
Nowadays, Adyar is chiefly famous among Madrassis for its large banyan tree, reputedly the world’s largest. But more than a century ago, this quiet park witnessed the beginning of a movement that today claims tens of thousands of adherents worldwide, and enjoys the attention of the world’s power elite at the United Nations, the World Bank, and other centers of political and financial power in the United States and Europe. Its influence is felt in America’s public school classrooms, public and private universities, thousands upon thousands of misguided churches and synagogues, and in the varied outlets of our nation’s popular culture. Collectively, the worldwide movement born at Adyar is called "New Age," and its insidious roots now cling tenaciously to the fabric of our society.
Mother of this devilish creation was the Russian occultist Helena Petrovna Blavatsky. Born Helena Petrovna in Ekaterinoslav, Russia, in 1831, the girl who was to become the most famous occultist of the 19th century showed an early interest in magic and the supernatural. At the age of 18, following an impetuous marriage to Nikifor Blavatsky, a government official more than twice her age, Helena Blavatsky ran away from her husband and embarked on a series of worldwide wanderings. Her travels apparently took her across Europe to the New World, where she wandered through Latin America as well as Canada and the United States.
Eventually her travels led her to the Indian Subcontinent, where pagan and occult religion in every conceivable form flourished like nowhere else. For a number of years, she traveled about India in obscurity. She later claimed that she spent a significant time in Tibet at a secret monastery where she received arduous training in the magic arts. At the same time, she later wrote, she was initiated into a worldwide network of adepts who practiced what she called "the secret doctrine" or "the wisdom religion."
She also claimed to have been contacted and given direction by two "Ascended Masters," superhuman beings belonging to an exalted hierarchy of demigods who secretly guided the affairs of humanity. According to Blavatsky, these Ascended Masters worked in concert with certain human adepts — individuals with highly developed occult powers, who generally nurtured their secret arts in the world’s remotest places, unknown to the rest of humanity.
Blavatsky related that she was first contacted by the "Masters" in London by a dashing Indian prince dressed in the garb of a Rajput warrior, who called himself "Morya." Morya told Blavatsky that she had been selected to play a part in the revival and public promotion of the secret occult tradition, which had lain hidden for centuries in secret monasteries and libraries in the remotest reaches of the Himalayas. Accordingly, Blavatsky spent a number of years in the Himalayas, interacting with both mortals and "Masters," who (she wrote) instructed her in the ways of the occult and taught her the keys to unlocking the mysteries of the secret doctrine.
Finally, her training completed, according to her account, Blavatsky traveled back to Europe, including her native Russia, where she quickly acquired celebrity for her alleged supernatural powers. She claimed to have the ability to converse with unseen beings, to read sealed letters, to cause objects to become unnaturally heavy, to conjure objects out of thin air, to know of distant events taking place, and so forth. While she apparently made believers out of her family, friends, and many others, her public life was dogged by controversy. She was accused of charlatanism and immoral conduct. It was alleged that she had fabricated her stories of travel in India and Tibet, having instead spent years in the Parisian demimonde, where she had gradually developed the idea of passing herself off as a mystic.
Whatever the truth of these allegations, Helena Blavatsky threw herself into promoting an interest in the occult with missionary zeal. She traveled to America, where she found a particularly receptive climate for her claims of occult powers.
America in the 1870s was undergoing a surge of public interest in occult phenomena, such as "spirit rappings" and seances. Taking up residence in New York City, Blavatsky quickly established a circle of fellow occult devotees. Among them were Colonel H.S. Olcott, who would become the first president of the Theosophical Society and Blavatsky’s alter ego, and W.Q. Judge, a New York attorney who would be responsible for the explosive growth of the Society in America in later years.
While in America, Blavatsky produced the two-volume Isis Unveiled, a rambling work on the role that the occult tradition allegedly played in all the world’s major religions.
The Theosophical Society was set up in 1875 in New York City, but personality conflicts and lack of initiative prompted Blavatsky to return to India to transplant the headquarters to more fertile soil. Before leaving the U.S. for the last time, however, she became an American citizen, for reasons that remain obscure. She clearly nurtured no great love for the United States, as evidenced by her bitter parting words in 1878 to a reporter from the New York Daily Graphic: "I am glad to get away from your country. You have liberty, but that is all."
Accompanied by Colonel Olcott and several other friends, Blavatsky sailed to British India to start afresh. After several problematic years in Calcutta, she and Olcott found their way to Madras, where they acquired the estate at Adyar. However, the ferocious heat of south India and various tropical ailments soon began to take their toll on Blavatsky’s health.
By this time, Colonel Olcott had become thoroughly steeped in the occult as well, traveling about India and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), and trafficking with Blavatsky’s "Ascended Masters" himself. Blavatsky therefore decided to leave administration of the Society in Olcott’s now-experienced hands, and return to Europe. In following years, the Society prospered at Adyar as it never had in New York, attracting the interest of a number of notable British Indians. Moreover, under Olcott’s direction, the American branch was not only revived by W.Q. Judge, but grew and flourished.
Helena Blavatsky, in the meantime, ended up in London, where she attracted the patronage of English aristocrats, radicals, and assorted crackpots. Realizing that she was near the end of her life, she worked feverishly to produce her magnum opus, The Secret Doctrine, a much lengthier treatment of the same themes and occult mythology set forth in Isis Unveiled.
While much of Blavatsky’s life was a mystery, her ideas are not. Both Isis Unveiled and The Secret Doctrine evince an unholy fascination with demonology, racist mythology, and secret societies. Though claiming broad interest in all religions, Blavatsky clearly and unmistakably pitched the superiority of Eastern religions and shamanic traditions over Christianity. She entertained a peculiar animus for Catholicism, and her writings are suffused with rants against the Pope and against most of the doctrines of the Catholic faith.
Blavatsky was also fascinated with Lucifer/Satan, whom she viewed not as an enemy, but as a wise being who brought enlightenment to humanity. Not only that, but she declared, in open contradiction of Holy Scripture, that the Christian Apostles worshiped Satan: "If we compare the doctrine of Paul with [that of] Peter and Jude, we find that, not only did they worship Michael, the Archangel, but that also they reverenced Satan, because the latter was also, before his fall, an angel! This they do quite openly."
In Blavatsky’s twisted worldview, all orthodox religions grew out of the secret occult tradition. Some religions, notably Hinduism and Buddhism, still actively foster aspects of this tradition, and so meet with her approval. Orthodox Christianity, on the other hand, has suppressed the occult teachings she insists are part of its roots, and so stands condemned. Blavatsky charges that the Apostle Peter was a shameless usurper, that the Virgin Mary is but a thinly disguised fertility goddess, that Christian churches are full of obscene and phallic imagery, and that Jesus, far from being the Son of God, was merely an enlightened mortal who was "overshadowed" by one of Blavatsky’s "Masters."
Near the end of her life, Blavatsky became acquainted with the woman who was to become her spiritual heir, the socialist revolutionary Annie Besant. Besant had been an atheist for many years, following a spiritual crisis precipitated by a failed marriage. However, when she read a copy of The Secret Doctrine for the purpose of writing a review, she was converted to the occultist cause. Seeking out Blavatsky in person, Besant studied under her for a short time prior to Blavatsky’s death in 1891.
Annie Besant took up the mantle of occult leadership in England after Blavatsky’s passing, eventually following her mentor’s footsteps to India, where she studied Eastern mysticism. She also became president of the Theosophical Society after the death of Colonel Olcott.
Besant was well-known for her leadership in radical political causes, such as the anti-vivisection movement (the equivalent of modern-day animal rights activism), the promotion of birth and population control, and various episodes of union unrest. As a Fabian Socialist, she was personally acquainted with a number of influential leftists of the day, and was largely responsible for bringing Theosophy into favor in radical political circles in Europe.
One aspect of Besant’s newfound religion, which she learned from The Secret Doctrine and must have taught to her radical friends, is of particular interest — her bizarre notions of race. From Blavatsky she learned that the Aryan race (i.e., the progenitors of the various so-called "Indo-European" language speakers and other "caucasian" groups) was the most highly evolved human stock, the so-called "Fifth Race." To the Aryans the "Masters" had supposedly vouchsafed not only the most complete version of the "true" occult religion, but the purest language as well. The closest surviving language and religion to that original pure Aryan bequest were the ancient Vedic texts of India and the archaic form of Sanskrit in which they were written. Accordingly, in a series of lectures tellingly entitled The Inner Government of the World, Besant laid out an elaborate taxonomy of races and sub-races. According to her, east Asians, who are "predominantly emotional and passional," belong mostly to the Fourth Race. The more highly evolved "Fifth Race" is the Aryan race, of which, Besant declared, "India is the common motherland." The various European nationalities Besant catalogued under numerous "sub-races" which emigrated in prehistorical times from their central Asian/Indian homeland.
So important was the emphasis on Aryan supremacy that Besant, in a letter to fellow socialist agitator Charles Bradlaugh, listed as one of the three objects of the Theosophical Society "to forward the study of Aryan literature and philosophy." While the modern Society has now substituted for this object "the study of comparative religion, philosophy, and science," the early Society’s obsession with race was to reap a bitter harvest.
The Nazi interest in Aryan supremacy was a direct outgrowth of the inclusion of that doctrine in Blavatsky’s and Besant’s occult theology. The dreadful Thule Gesellschaft, the German occult society that shaped the careers of Adolph Hitler and his inner circle of confidants, borrowed heavily from Blavatsky’s teachings in its own perverse worldview. In his fascination with German paganism, Hitler concluded that the Germans were in fact the purest representatives of the Aryan race, with apocalyptic consequences that need not be rehashed here.
Although the Theosophical Society remains a force in the occult/New Age camp, its influence today seems to be confined to the education (or re-education) of those seeking alternatives to Western religion. The Society at Adyar parted ways with European and American power elites back in the 1920s, with the expulsion from the Society in America of Alice Bailey and her husband Foster Bailey. The Baileys inaugurated the Lucis Trust, a New York-based organization responsible for giving the New Age movement most of its modern organization and political trappings.
Like Helena Blavatsky, Alice Bailey claimed to have been overshadowed on various occasions by an "Ascended Master" (named Djwhal Khul), and to have penned many volumes of occult writing under his influence. The Lucis Trust, like the Theosophical Society, claims as one of its purposes the advancement of interest in occult and arcane religion. It runs a number of non-profit "arcane schools" designed to teach various occult doctrines and practices.
The Lucis Trust is also aggressively involved in promoting a globalist ideology, which it refers to as "goodwill." Its World Goodwill organization is closely connected to international elitist circles. Authors and participants in its various conferences read like a Who’s Who of the globalist Insiders. Featured on its website, for example, is the Universal Declaration of Human Responsibilities, put forth in April 1998 as a companion document to the notorious UN Universal Declaration on Human Rights. Signatories to the World Goodwill document include Helmut Schmidt, former chancellor of West Germany; Malcolm Fraser, former Australian prime minister; Oscar Arias Sanchez, former prime minister of Costa Rica; Shimon Peres; Robert McNamara; Paul Volcker; and Jimmy Carter.
Indeed, the Lucis Trust enjoys consultant status at the United Nations and, judging from the political writings appearing in its publications, it is as much a political organization as an occult religious one.
If Alice Bailey’s epiphanies of the 1920s and ’30s were the incubating phase of the New Age movement in its modern form, then the experiences of English painter Benjamin Creme represent the birth of the most dominant strain of present-day New Age eschatological religion.
Creme’s story has a familiar ring: Beginning in 1959, he was contacted by one of the "Ascended Masters," who told him he had a mission to perform for the advancement of the Masters’ plan for humanity. Creme was instructed to prepare the way for the coming of one Lord Maitreya, a Master who would assume human form and begin preparing humanity for the advent of the Age of Aquarius — a sort of New Age millennium. The Aquarian Age would be a time of peace, plenty, perfect equality, and global governance under the Masters, via the United Nations.
Creme claims that on July 1977, Lord Maitreya took a human form and descended from his hidden redoubt in the Himalayas. He now resides incognito in the South Asian neighborhood of London, making miraculous appearances from time to time at religious gatherings all over the world. At some time in the near future, declares Creme, a global crisis will bring about conditions for the so-called "Day of Declaration." At that time, Lord Maitreya will announce his presence on worldwide television, at the same time "overshadowing" every human being in such a way that all mankind will recognize him as Master. Thus will the Aquarian Age of peace and prosperity be ushered in.
Creme himself travels and lectures all over the world, while his organization, Share International, promulgates the Gospel According to Maitreya. Share International’s newsletter of the same name is advertised as "a monthly magazine, bringing together the two major directions of New Age thinking — the political and the spiritual." Each issue includes articles ranging from globalist politics and finance to occult phenomena such as UFO sightings. Also featured is a message from the Master (Maitreya), which, it is claimed, is communicated telepathically via Benjamin Creme.
Another luminary in the contemporary New Age firmament is Maurice Strong, Canadian multimillionaire and grand panjandrum of the global environmentalist movement. Strong has been pivotal in bringing about a confluence of two major streams of globalist subversion: radical environmentalism and New Age worship. In 1992, Strong chaired the UN Conference on the Environment and Development (the "Earth Summit") in Rio de Janeiro. The wacky folks comprising the fringe elements present at the conference — including ritual drummers seeking to heal the earth and worshipers of the Brazilian sea goddess "mae orixa" — were treated by the press as harmless nuts, having little to do with the serious agenda of the conference participants. In reality, however, New Age themes such as worship of the earth (or "Gaia") as a Mother Goddess, pantheism, and an interest in aboriginal religious traditions such as Native American shamanism, are all dominant mainstream topics in present environmentalist circles.
We cannot hope to provide exhaustive coverage of every aspect of the New Age in the scope of this article. Suffice it to say that the New Age movement at the close of the 20th century is a far-reaching agglomerate of rather diverse interests and groups, embracing not only theosophy, the Maitreya cult of personality, and much of environmentalism, but also Wicca (witchcraft), voodoo, magic, and more recent phenomena such as the bizarre annual "burning man" festival held in the Nevada desert.
The doctrines and language of the New Age, much of which was introduced by Blavatsky and her disciples, permeates today’s popular culture. Who is not familiar with gurus, karma, holistic medicine, meditation, yoga, and so forth? Who hasn’t seen best-selling books by the likes of Shirley Maclaine and Deepak Chopra? Our discourse, music, television, and educational institutions are all steeped in New Age culture.
We have already seen that much of the contemporary New Age movement is closely intertwined with politics, particularly the United Nations and global environmentalism. It is crucial for patriotic Americans to understand that much of the New Age phenomenon is not accidental, but is instead being carefully and deliberately promoted by the globalist power elites. Why is this being done? A partial answer was provided by Samuel Insanally, past president of the UN General Assembly, during a 1994 UN briefing of NGOs (non-governmental organizations) affiliated with the UN:
Old policies and strategies, which we have promoted in the past at the United Nations, have led us nowhere. Although I am not a "religious" person … I do believe that the construction of a New World Order requires a sense of moral obligation on the part of all nations … which will give flesh to the concept of interdependence. We need in effect a spiritual catalyst to bring about change. The ethic of national self-interest must yield to the ethic of co-operation within the larger family of nations.
In other words, the globalist Insiders, recognizing that all societies and governments ultimately are rooted in religious traditions, have seen the need for providing a religious foundation for a global society under a global government. That religion is to be New Age.
Understandably, then, the United Nations is regarded by many of its devotees as an essentially religious organization. Robert Muller, former UN assistant secretary-general, enthused that "if Christ came back to earth, his first visit would be to the United Nations to see if his dream of human oneness and brotherhood had come true." Tourists at the UN may visit the Meditation Room, a New Age chapel designed by the late UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold and maintained by the Lucis Trust.
The UN’s Society for Enlightenment and Transformation has brought to the UN every imaginable species of New Age crank, from "channelers" to UFO enthusiasts. Its president, Mohammed Ramadan, has said: "As international civil servants, we often feel our colleagues are here by divine appointment to serve the world through the United Nations.... Our society’s role is to further this divine service by serving the servers, teaching them and inspiring them, whether here in the headquarters or in the field." Notes the Boston Globe: "From a small, basement headquarters at the United Nations, Ramadan and other spiritual seekers have established several metaphysical associations with the intention of radiating karmic energy into the upper reaches of UN headquarters."
What makes New Age religion so attractive to our would-be global overlords at the UN, including self-professed non-believers such as Insanally? One very important common theme in all shamanic, pagan, and polytheistic religions is the de-emphasis (or outright denial) of individuality. As Alice Bailey put it, "Each soul is an individualized aspect of one great Oversoul. The sense, therefore, of being separate, is the great illusion. From that illusion stem all our problems, all our suffering."
The doctrine of reincarnation, common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and many other variants of New Age thought, de-emphasizes the individual life as well. Westerners visiting India are often shocked at the blatant disregard for human life and individual welfare manifest in Hindu society. Yet this is the logical outgrowth of a belief system that supposes that each human life is part of an endless cycle of death and rebirth, in which a single lifespan is comparatively insignificant. It is not difficult to appreciate why a religion that de-emphasizes individual human life would be of interest to globalist elites, with their passion for population control, abortion, and collectivization.
A second major theme in pagan religion (and hence in the New Age movement) is the notion of fate as the prime determiner of all events. Hinduism and Buddhism are both closely wedded to astrology. Even now, devout Hindus seldom make important decisions without consulting astrologers. Astrology, fortune telling, and other forms of divination also figure prominently in the New Age movement. The very term "Age of Aquarius" reflects the belief that, starting about the year 2000, the earth will be so aligned as to be under the astrological influence of the constellation Aquarius, and will remain so for the next 2,500 years or so.
A belief in fate, as manifest by a reliance on astrology, soothsaying, and other forms of pagan superstition, tends to dull the individual’s interest in taking control of his own life and in making independent decisions. In general, such a life view tends to render one passive and disinterested in resisting encroachments on his personal liberty.
An outgrowth of this mindset in India is the horrendous caste system. Caste in the Hindu religion reinforces the notion that one’s birthright is one’s appointed fate in this life, so that one must accept his lot in life, whatever that might be. Once again, it is not hard to perceive how such fatalistic beliefs would tend to nullify the natural human tendency to resist tyranny, and how attractive it would be to those with dictatorial leanings.
A third characteristic of New Age beliefs is the emphasis on inner enlightenment as the path to spiritual fulfillment. This doctrine downplays the value of divine revelation or inspiration from a superior, external source. Instead of supposing fallen man to be at the behest of a merciful God who may vouchsafe understanding in response to humble supplication or righteous conduct, the New Age view unabashedly presumes to declare man’s inner light as the sole source of wisdom. In this frame of reference, man is god, and need therefore incline to no higher authority than his own intellect.
In this same vein, occultists maintain that certain gifted individuals, by virtue of superior intellectual powers or an exceptional aptitude for the occult, may progress to a state of near-godhood while in their mortal coil, and hence will be uniquely qualified to participate in overseeing the rest of humanity. This notion is neither new nor unique to the New Age/occult movement. It is merely a modern expression of the Platonic program for philosopher-rulers, restated over and over again across the centuries as the central claim by apologists for the Utopian State.
The New Age/pagan worldview is at variance with Western monotheism in many other ways, which space does not allow us to discuss in depth. However, we note the following additional traits of non-Western religion, the consequences of which the reader is invited to consider on his own: a de-emphasizing of moral behavior as a central aspect of religious conduct; the worship of human sexuality, under the guise of "the procreative principle"; and the emphasis of the intellectual virtues of wisdom and knowledge over moral virtues like charity and humility.
Such ideas and practices are completely at loggerheads with the Western religious and philosophical tradition that inspired our Constitution and our values. By contrast, we might consider some of the fruits of the Eastern/New Age worldview, which are on display throughout the Oriental world, and especially in those regions where Western values have little influence.
The mention of Hinduism and Buddhism conjures up pastel images of glittering, exotic temples, bearded sages, remote monasteries in scenic montane surroundings, and repositories of ancient wisdom. Even the casual visitor to India cannot fail to be impressed by the soaring Hindu temples with their pools, gardens, peacocks, and elephants. The pleasant odors of incense and the parades of pious pilgrims furnish welcome relief from the steamy chaos of India’s cities.
But behind this impressive facade lies a different face of Hinduism, unknown to most of the vast numbers of Westerners who visit India every year. For example, the southern city of Madurai, where this writer currently resides, is known far and wide for its temples, particularly the imposing Meenakshi temple, a massive walled complex occupying a huge area in the center of the old city. Here tourists and religious pilgrims stream in from every corner of India and the world. The temple is one of the most important Hindu sites in all of India, and is touted lavishly in all the tourist guide books.
However, far from the gaze of tourists, on the remote outskirts of the city, is another temple. It is little more than a collection of open-air altars and a single small indoor shrine, dedicated to the ferocious god Pandi. Here the visitor to this temple is greeted by the shrieks of men and women who are in a state of possession by the spirits that are said to inhabit the area. At any given time, numbers of these possessed souls may be seen fighting with one another, dancing, convulsing, and grabbing people by the hair to "prophesy" on their behalf. Spellbound believers crowd around the possessees, hoping to be told when their son will marry, or where their lost cow may be found. The air is thick with the smell of gore, as dozens of goats are methodically slaughtered beside the altars, their heads stacked in a macabre pyramid.
Temples such as this one are found all over India and Sri Lanka, usually in villages or on the outskirts of cities — far from the skeptical eyes of non-believers. Spirit possession, accompanied by such activities as firewalking, mortification of the flesh in various creative ways, and activities such as those described above, are the norm.
Hinduism also has a peculiar and ambiguous view of human sexuality. Scores of varieties of "tantric" Hinduism, which claim to repudiate and overturn "orthodox" Hinduism, practice every imaginable form of perverse sexual act in the name of religion. Even in orthodox Hindu temples, the lingam or stylized phallus is a ubiquitous feature, while some famous temples in northern India are well-known for their graphic depictions of various sex acts.
It is no secret that India is one of the world’s poorest countries. Less understood by Westerners is that India’s "democratic" government is a monumentally corrupt and oppressive majoritarian tyranny. While India has never had an outright Marxist government, virulent socialism has been the rule since independence. Vast and impotent, modern India is the very model of "oriental despotism."
None of the foregoing is intended as a blanket condemnation of Hindus. But it must be clearly understood that many of India’s problems, including her seemingly incurable affection for despotic political regimes, may be traced to the inability of Hinduism and other Eastern religions to provide a spiritual framework for an ethic of individuality, God-given rights, and political liberty.
Moreover, the strange aspects of Hinduism described above by no means represent merely a few marginal cults. Rather, they represent major factions within the teeming diversity of Hinduism, and impart to what is otherwise a religion of old temples and repetitive observances a bizarre vitality. Far from being aberrations, such phenomena are a natural outgrowth of polytheistic religion with its moral and doctrinal ambiguities.
In broader terms, it is precisely these aspects of Eastern religion, and indeed pagan religions everywhere, that are of chief interest to the practitioners of New Age religion. Spirit possession is the focal point of shamanism and animism all over the world, from India to Sudan to Haiti to homegrown mediums, spiritualists, and many practitioners of witchcraft and Satanism.
This, then, is the unmasked face of New Age religion. It is a conspiratorial drive by the enemies of the Judeo-Christian ethic, and the civilization it has produced, to return us to the dreadful realm of paganism, where fixed standards of morality and belief are replaced by a confusing melange of shamanism, magic, idolatry, and the worship of human sexuality. We may further expect that, if the New Agers and Insiders have their way, the vigorous traditions of individual rights and love of freedom which have been the dominant theme in American history will be gradually erased by the crippling superstitions, fatalism, and bondage that are the inevitable handmaidens of pagan religion.
Freedom-lovers everywhere must understand that the battle in which we are engaged is at root a spiritual one. The Insiders are working diligently to replace our Judeo-Christian heritage with beliefs that will reduce us to spiritual bondage and corresponding political impotence. We must therefore recognize the growing New Age culture for the deadly threat that it is. | <urn:uuid:707401b2-3692-45b7-8b4a-cf7da5097fd0> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://www.thenewamerican.com/culture/faith-and-morals/item/15402-new-age-roots-dark-foundations-of-the-new-world-order | 2017-06-25T13:51:58Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320532.88/warc/CC-MAIN-20170625134002-20170625154002-00313.warc.gz | en | 0.958859 | 6,511 | [
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Offering a terrace, Mari Rezidans Apartments is situated in Istanbul, 2.3 km from Halic Congress Center. Istanbul Convention & Exhibition Centre is 2.5 km from the property. Free WiFi is available throughout the property.
The accommodation is air conditioned and is fitted with a dining area and a seating area with a flat-screen TV. Some units have a terrace and/or balcony with garden or city views. There is also a kitchen, equipped with an oven, fridge and stovetop. Free private parking is also available at this apartment. Towels are provided.
Guests can enjoy the on-site restaurant.
Istanbul Congress Center is 2.5 km from Mari Rezidans Apartments, while Eyup Sultan Mosque is 2.9 km away. The nearest airport is Istanbul Ataturk Airport, 15 km from the property.
Please note that cleaning is done every 3 days Please inform Mari Rezidans Apartments in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation. A security deposit of EUR 90 is required upon arrival for incidentals. This deposit is fully refundable upon check-out and subject to a damage inspection of the accommodation.
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Why Backpack Cover ? When travelling on a holiday, our bags with valuable items always leave unattended which makes us worried.
We choose the fabric that is made from 100%Uhmwpe thread, which is currently the best in the market. It is 2 times more durable than the regular one.
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Alex Tosney is recruiting for a Process Engineer to join a pharmaceutical company based near Dublin, Ireland. This company manufacture a wide range of pharmaceutical products for the human health market and this is a fantastic opportunity to join them on a 12 month contract.
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One announcement that was made during MMS 2013 was the release of MDOP 2013 which includes MBAM 2.0. I’m not writing this blog to tell you about the features of MBAM 2.0, if you want that info you can get it here.
What I do want to discuss in this blog is compliance data retention. While the ConfigMgr integration in MBAM 2.0 is quite nice it comes at a price, compliance data is purged from the CM database according to your inventory retention settings (maintenance settings). Therefore you have two options, you can either keep all your inventory for way longer than you should which will wreak havoc during true-ups or you can keep compliance data for far too short a period of time which could result in an embarrassing press statement when you can’t prove a lost device was encrypted.
For me both options totally unacceptable. My first thought was “I just won’t use the CM integration” but I really didn’t like that idea at all so I started asking questions and found a quick solution to this potentially embarrassing problem. You must simply run MBAM 2.0 setup twice. Run it once with CM integration and again without. This should place the compliance data both in CM as well as the MBAM database.You can report in recent data from CM and historical data from MBAM.
For this to work properly the ConfigMgr integrated environment must be installed on the ConfigMgr server. The stand-alone environment must be installed on a separate server and there must be GPO’s in-place to point the MBAM agent to the stand-alone environments compliance web service.
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Kim is our spritely and spirited speedy shelver and she often reads young adult and fiction with strong female characters with a challenge to overcome.
A poignant, intimate, funny, inspiring memoir--both a coming-of-age story and a meditation on creativity, devotion, and craft--from Bryan Cranston, beloved and acclaimed star of one of history's most successful TV shows, Breaking Bad.
Bryan Cranston landed his first role at seven, when his father cast him in a United Way commercial. Acting was clearly the boy's destiny, until one day his father disappeared. Destiny suddenly took a backseat to survival.
Now, in his riveting memoir, Cranston maps his zigzag journey from abandoned son to beloved star by recalling the many odd parts he's played in real life--paperboy, farmhand, security guard, dating consultant, murder suspect, dock loader, lover, husband, father. Cranston also chronicles his evolution on camera, from soap opera player trying to master the rules of show business to legendary character actor turning in classic performances as Seinfeld dentist Tim Whatley, "a sadist with newer magazines," and Malcolm in the Middle dad Hal Wilkerson, a lovable bumbler in tighty-whities. He also gives an inspiring account of how he prepared, physically and mentally, for the challenging role of President Lyndon Johnson, a tour de force that won him a Tony to go along with his four Emmys.
Of course, Cranston dives deep into the grittiest details of his greatest role, explaining how he searched inward for the personal darkness that would help him create one of the most memorable performances ever captured on screen: Walter White, chemistry teacher turned drug kingpin.
Discussing his life as few men do, describing his art as few actors can, Cranston has much to say about creativity, devotion, and craft, as well as innate talent and its challenges and benefits and proper maintenance. But ultimately A Life in Parts is a story about the joy, the necessity, and the transformative power of simple hard work.
In 1929, in the blue-collar city of Portsmouth, Ohio, a company built a swimming pool the size of a football field; named Dreamland, it became the vital center of the community. Now, addiction has devastated Portsmouth, as it has hundreds of small rural towns and suburbs across America--addiction like no other the country has ever faced. How that happened is the riveting story of Dreamland.
With a great reporter's narrative skill and the storytelling ability of a novelist, acclaimed journalist Sam Quinones weaves together two classic tales of capitalism run amok whose unintentional collision has been catastrophic. The unfettered prescribing of pain medications during the 1990s reached its peak in Purdue Pharma's campaign to market OxyContin, its new, expensive--extremely addictive--miracle painkiller. Meanwhile, a massive influx of black tar heroin--cheap, potent, and originating from one small county on Mexico's west coast, independent of any drug cartel--assaulted small town and mid-sized cities across the country, driven by a brilliant, almost unbeatable marketing and distribution system. Together these phenomena continue to lay waste to communities from Tennessee to Oregon, Indiana to New Mexico.
Introducing a memorable cast of characters--pharma pioneers, young Mexican entrepreneurs, narcotics investigators, survivors, and parents--Quinones shows how these tales fit together. Dreamland is a revelatory account of the corrosive threat facing America and its heartland.
In her own singularly beautiful style, Newbery Medal winner Sharon Creech intricately weaves together two tales, one funny, one bittersweet, to create a heartwarming, compelling, and utterly moving story of love, loss, and the complexity of human emotion.
Thirteen-year-old Salamanca Tree Hiddle, proud of her country roots and the "Indian-ness in her blood," travels from Ohio to Idaho with her eccentric grandparents. Along the way, she tells them of the story of Phoebe Winterbottom, who received mysterious messages, who met a "potential lunatic," and whose mother disappeared.
As Sal entertains her grandparents with Phoebe's outrageous story, her own story begins to unfold--the story of a thirteen-year-old girl whose only wish is to be reunited with her missing mother.
At the heart of The Husband's Secret is a letter that is not meant to be read...
My darling Cecilia,
If you re reading this, then I've died...
Imagine your husband wrote you a letter, to be opened after his death. Imagine, too, that the letter contains his deepest, darkest secret something with the potential to destroy not only the life you have built together, but the lives of others as well. And then imagine that you stumble across that letter while your husband is still very much alive.
Cecilia Fitzpatrick has achieved it all she's an incredibly successful businesswoman, a pillar of her small community, a devoted wife and mother. Her life is as orderly and spotless as her home. But that letter is about to change everything and not just for her. There are other women who barely know Cecilia or each other but they, too, are about to feel the earth-shattering repercussions of her husband's secret.
Immensely helpful and illuminating to any aspiring writer, this special edition of Stephen King's critically lauded, million-copy bestseller shares the experiences, habits, and convictions that have shaped him and his work.
"Long live the King" hailed Entertainment Weekly upon publication of Stephen King's On Writing. Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer's craft, comprising the basic tools of the trade every writer must have. King's advice is grounded in his vivid memories from childhood through his emergence as a writer, from his struggling early career to his widely reported, near-fatal accident in 1999--and how the inextricable link between writing and living spurred his recovery. Brilliantly structured, friendly and inspiring, On Writing will empower and entertain everyone who reads it--fans, writers, and anyone who loves a great story well told.
How do you live your life if your past is based on a lie? A new novel in both verse and prose from #1 New York Times bestselling author, Ellen Hopkins.
For as long as she can remember, it's been just Ariel and Dad. Ariel's mom disappeared when she was a baby. Dad says home is wherever the two of them are, but Ariel is now seventeen and after years of new apartments, new schools, and new faces, all she wants is to put down some roots. Complicating things are Monica and Gabe, both of whom have stirred a different kind of desire.
Maya's a teenager who's run from an abusive mother right into the arms of an older man she thinks she can trust. But now she's isolated with a baby on the way, and life's getting more complicated than Maya ever could have imagined.
Ariel and Maya's lives collide unexpectedly when Ariel's mother shows up out of the blue with wild accusations: Ariel wasn't abandoned. Her father kidnapped her fourteen years ago.
What is Ariel supposed to believe? Is it possible Dad's woven her entire history into a tapestry of lies? How can she choose between the mother she's been taught to mistrust and the father who has taken care of her all these years?
In bestselling author Ellen Hopkins's deft hands, Ariel's emotionally charged journey to find out the truth of who she really is balances beautifully with Maya's story of loss and redemption. This is a memorable portrait of two young women trying to make sense of their lives and coming face to face with themselves--for both the last and the very first time.
It all starts with a text: Please, Wylie, I need your help. Wylie hasn t heard from Cassie in over a week, not since their last fight. But that doesn t matter. Cassie's in trouble, so Wylie decides to do what she has done so many times before: save her best friend from herself.
This time it's different, though. Instead of telling Wylie where she is, Cassie sends cryptic clues. And instead of having Wylie come by herself, Jasper shows up saying Cassie sent him to help.Trusting the guy who sent Cassie off the rails doesn t feel right, but Wylie has no choice but to ignore her gut instinct and go with him.
But figuring out where Cassie is goes from difficult to dangerous, fast. As Wylie and Jasper head farther and farther north into the dense woods of Maine, Wylie struggles to control her growing sense that something is really wrong. What isn t Cassie telling them? And could finding her be only the beginning?
The creator of the popular "Quarter Life Poetry" Tumblr and Instagram tackles real-life truths of work, money, sex, and many other 20-something challenges in this laugh-out-loud collection of poetry. Samantha Jayne knows that life post-college isn't as glamorous as all undergrads think it's going to be... because she's currently living it. At 25, Samantha began creating doodles and funny poems about her #struggle to share with friends on Instagram. To her surprise, these poems were picked up by 20-somethings all around the world who agreed, "This is literally us." At a time when it seems like everyone else is getting married, snagging a dream job, and paying off their student loans, Samantha's poetry captures the voice of young people everywhere who know that your 20s can sometimes be the exact opposite of "the best years of your life.
The bestselling, wonderfully unconventional, warmly conspiratorial seriously good (The New York Times) literary memoir from the award-winning actress that has received fabulous and wide praise. There is no one else quite like Mary-Louise Parker Funny, heartbreaking and profound (Elle).
An extraordinary literary work, Dear Mr. You renders the singular arc of a woman's life through letters Mary-Louise Parker composes to the men, real and hypothetical, who have informed the person she is today. Beginning with the grandfather she never knew, the letters range from a missive to the beloved priest from her childhood to remembrances of former lovers to an homage to a firefighter she encountered to a heartfelt communication with the uncle of the infant daughter she adopted. Readers will be amazed by the depth and style of these letters, which reveal the complexity and power to be found in relationships both loving and fraught.
Stress-eating after a breakup?
Frustrated by the cost of a good cocktail?
Stymied by the weirdness of abstract art?
These penguins share your pain.
The "random penguins" are a lineup of quirky, lovable weirdos with minds of their own. They understand the agony of social awkwardness, the power of the perfect smoky eye, and the arm- (or wing)-flapping terror of having a bee in the car. In fact, these winged characters get into the same sticky situations we all do. They are Penguins with People Problems.
So meet your favorite new flightless friends. They're brutally honest (except when they're lying), comically insecure, and totally relatable.
The Herdmans are the worst kids in the history of the world. They lie, steal, smoke cigars, swear, and hit little kids. So no one is prepared when this outlaw family invades church one Sunday and decides to take over the annual Christmas pageant.
None of the Herdmans has ever heard the Christmas story before. Their interpretation of the tale -- the Wise Men are a bunch of dirty spies and Herod needs a good beating -- has a lot of people up in arms. But it will make this year's pageant the most unusual anyone has seen and, just possibly, the best one ever.
Stories of passion, courage, and commitment, following individuals as they pursue the work they were born to do, from StoryCorps founder Dave Isay
In "Callings," StoryCorps founder Dave Isay presents unforgettable stories from people doing what they love.Some found their paths at a very young age, others later in life; some overcame great odds or upturned their lives inorderto pursue what matters to them. Many of their stories have never been broadcast or published by StoryCorps until now.
We meet a man from the "barrios" of Texas whose harrowing experiences in a family of migrant farmers inspired him to become a public defender. We meet a longtime waitress who takes pride in making regulars and newcomers alike feel at home in her Nashville diner. We meet a young man on the South Side of Chicago who became a teacher in order to help at-risk teenagers like the ones who killed his father get on the right track. We meet a woman from Little Rock who helps former inmates gain the skills and confidence they need to rejoin the workforce. Together they demonstrate how work can be about much more than just making a living, that chasing dreams and finding inspiration in unexpected places can transform a vocation into a calling. Their shared sense of passion, honor, and commitment brings deeper meaning and satisfaction to every aspect of their lives.
An essential contribution to the beloved StoryCorps collection, "Callings" is an inspiring tribute to rewarding work and the American pursuit of happiness.
Your future is...limited
Wait, we mean...limiting...
No, hold on...limitless.
Sometimes your first steps into the "real world" send you falling flat on your face. It's natural to be optimistic about new experiences, but most of us set ourselves up only to be let down every time. And disappointment hurts like a $%&*#.
News flash: You don't have to be an Einstein to survive adult life. You don't even have to abandon your standards to get what you want. All you have to do is keep your expectations realistic.
Don't worry if you're not feeling 100 percent confident about your abilities to live like a grown-up, Robert Boesel and Matt Moore (a.k.a. your new best friends/big brothers) will guide you over the impending hurdles of adulthood, including:
Your First Apartment - you can't have nice things
Business Trips - if they were meant to be fun, they'd be called vacations
Pets - you are in no position to keep a creature alive
Plants are iffy too...
And much more From constructing your first IKEA-filled apartment to trying to land your dream job (and landing at the bottom of the corporate ladder instead), Adult Stuff gives every aspiring grown-up a much-needed reality check on how to conquer life's challenges like a champ.
Stewart, 13: Socially clueless genius.
Ashley, 14: Popular with everyone but her teachers
Ashley's and Stewart'sworlds collide when Stewart and his dad move in with Ashley and her mom. The Brady Bunch it isn't. Stewart is trying to be 89.9 percent happy about it--he's always wanted a sister. But Ashley is 110 percent horrified. She already has to hide the real reason her dad moved out; Spewart could further threaten her position at the top of the social ladder.
They're complete opposites, but they have one thing in common: they like everyone else are made of molecules.
In this hilarious and deeply moving story, award-winning author Susin Nielsen has created two narrators who will steal your heart and make you laugh out loud.
The bestselling author of Mosquitoland brings us another batch of unforgettable characters in this tragicomedy about first love and devastating loss.
Victor Benucci and Madeline Falco have a story to tell.
It begins with the death of Vic's father.
It ends with the murder of Mad's uncle.
The Hackensack Police Department would very much like to hear it.
But in order to tell their story, Vic and Mad must focus on all the chapters in between.
Rafe is a normal teenager from Boulder, Colorado. He plays soccer. He's won skiing prizes. He likes to write.
And, oh yeah, he's gay. He's been out since 8th grade, and he isn't teased, and he goes to other high schools and talks about tolerance and stuff. And while that's important, all Rafe really wants is to just be a regular guy. Not that GAY guy. To have it be a part of who he is, but not the headline, every single time.
So when he transfers to an all-boys' boarding school in New England, he decides to keep his sexuality a secret -- not so much going back in the closet as starting over with a clean slate. But then he sees a classmate break down. He meets a teacher who challenges him to write his story. And most of all, he falls in love with Ben . . . who doesn't even know that love is possible.
This witty, smart, coming-out-again story will appeal to gay and straight kids alike as they watch Rafe navigate feeling different, fitting in, and what it means to be himself.
When she arrives at the famed Barbizon Hotel in 1952, secretarial school enrollment in hand, Darby McLaughlin is everything her modeling agency hall mates aren't: plain, self-conscious, homesick, and utterly convinced she doesn't belong - a notion the models do nothing to disabuse. Yet when Darby befriends Esme, a Barbizon maid, she's introduced to an entirely new side of New York City: seedy downtown jazz clubs where the music is as addictive as the heroin that's used there, the startling sounds of bebop, and even the possibility of romance.
Over half a century later, the Barbizon's gone condo and most of its long-ago guests are forgotten. But rumors of Darby's involvement in a deadly skirmish with a hotel maid back in 1952 haunt the halls of the building as surely as the melancholy music that floats from the elderly woman's rent-controlled apartment. It's a combination too intoxicating for journalist Rose Lewin, Darby's upstairs neighbor, to resist not to mention the perfect distraction from her own imploding personal life. Yet as Rose's obsession deepens, the ethics of her investigation become increasingly murky, and neither woman will remain unchanged when the shocking truth is finally revealed.
Every day is the same for Rhiannon. She has accepted her life, convinced herself that she deserves her distant, temperamental boyfriend, Justin, even established guidelines by which to live: Don't be too needy. Avoid upsetting him. Never get your hopes up.
Until the morning everything changes. Justin seems to "see" her, to want to be with her for the first time, and they share a perfect day, a perfect day Justin doesn't remember the next morning. Confused, depressed, and desperate for another day as great as that one, Rhiannon starts questioning everything. Then, one day, a stranger tells her that the Justin she spent that day with, the one who made her feel like a real person . . . wasn't Justin at all.
A beautiful and haunting debut novel in verse about an American-Japanese girl struggling with the loneliness of being caught between two worlds when the tragedy of 9/11 strikes an ocean away.
Eleven-year-old Ema has always been of two worlds her father s Japanese heritage and her mother s life in America. She s spent summers in California for as long as she can remember, but this year she and her mother are staying with her grandparents in Japan as they await the arrival of Ema s baby sibling. Her mother s pregnancy has been tricky, putting everyone on edge, but Ema s heart is singing finally, there will be someone else who will understand what it s like to belong and not belong at the same time.
In the small, affluent town of Fairview, Connecticut, everything seems picture perfect. Until one night when young Jenny Kramer is attacked at a local party. In the hours immediately after, she is given a controversial drug to medically erase her memory
Stiff is an oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem. For two thousand years, cadavers some willingly, some unwittingly have been involved in science's boldest strides and weirdest undertakings. In this fascinating account, Mary Roach visits the good deeds of cadavers over the centuries and tells the engrossing story of our bodies when we are no longer with them
A riveting first-person tale of addiction, in the tradition of Go Ask Alice "and Jay s Journal."
The author of this diary began journaling on her sixteenth birthday. She lived in an upper middle class neighborhood in Santa Monica with her mom, dad, and Berkeley-bound older brother. She was a good girl, living a good life...but one party changed everything. One party, where she took one taste and liked it. Really liked it.
Like many ambitious New York City teenagers, Craig Gilner sees entry into Manhattan's Executive Pre-Professional High School as the ticket to his future. Determined to succeed at life-which means getting into the right high school to get into the right college to get the right job-Craig studies night and day to ace the entrance exam, and does. That's when things start to get crazy.
At his new school, Craig realizes that he isn't brilliant compared to the other kids; he's just average, and maybe not even that. He soon sees his once-perfect future crumbling away. The stress becomes unbearable and Craig stops eating and sleeping-until, one night, he nearly kills himself.
Craig's suicidal episode gets him checked into a mental hospital, where his new neighbors include a transsexual sex addict, a girl who has scarred her own face with scissors, and the self-elected President Armelio. There, isolated from the crushing pressures of school and friends, Craig is finally able to confront the sources of his anxiety.
Ned Vizzini, who himself spent time in a psychiatric hospital, has created a remarkably moving tale about the sometimes unexpected road to happiness. For a novel about depression, it's definitely a funny story.
After the sudden collapse of her family, Mim Malone is dragged from her home in northern Ohio to the wastelands of Mississippi, where she lives in a medicated milieu with her dad and new stepmom. Before the dust has a chance to settle, she learns her mother is sick back in Cleveland.
So she ditches her new life and hops aboard a northbound Greyhound bus to her real home and her real mother, meeting a quirky cast of fellow travelers along the way. But when her thousand-mile journey takes a few turns she could never see coming, Mim must confront her own demons, redefining her notions of love, loyalty, and what it means to be sane.
In the tradition of "Speak," this extraordinary debut novel shares the unforgettable story of a young woman as she struggles to find strength in the aftermath of an assault.
Eden was always good at being good. Starting high school didn t change who she was. But the night her brother s best friend rapes her, Eden s world capsizes.
What was once simple, is now complex. What Eden once loved who she once loved she now hates. What she thought she knew to be true, is now lies. Nothing makes sense anymore, and she knows she s supposed to tell someone what happened but she can t. So she buries it instead. And she buries the way she used to be.
In the tradition of Daniel Wallace s "Big Fish" and Eowyn Ivey s "The Snow Child," a gorgeously written, brilliantly introspective, fable-like novel reimagining Noah s Ark for our modern times.
Variously romantic, symbolic, philosophical, feminist, and fanciful, this is an atmospheric tale that meanders to a sweetly rousing conclusion. Forget the ark, forget the patriarch. It's the women who tend to triumph in this modern take on an Old Testament parable. " Kirkus Reviews"
When young minister Noah and his dutiful wife arrive at their new post in the hills, they've reached a gray and wet little town where it s been raining for as long as anyone can remember. Noah s wife is determined to help her husband revive this soggy congregation but soon finds her efforts thwarted by her eccentric new neighbors, among them an idiom-wielding Italian hardware store owner, a towering town matriarch, and a lovelorn zookeeper determined to stand by his charges. Overwhelmed, Noah s wife fails to realize that Noah, too, is battling his own internal crisis.
Soon the river waters rise, flooding the streets of the town and driving scores of wild animals out of the once-renowned zoo. As the water swallows up the houses, the telephone poles, and the single highway
This New York Times bestselling novel and National Book Award nominee from acclaimed author Walter Dean Myers tells the story of Steve Harmon, a teenage boy in juvenile detention and on trial. Presented as a screenplay of Steve's own imagination, and peppered with journal entries, the book shows how one single decision can change our whole lives.
Fade In: Interior: Early Morning In Cell Block D, Manhattan Detention Center.
Steve (Voice-Over)Sometimes I feel like I have walked into the middle of a movie. Maybe I can make my own movie. The film will be the story of my life. No, not my life, but of this experience. I'll call it what the lady prosecutor called me ... Monster.
Supports the Common Core State Standards
Does it get better? The "New York Times "bestselling author of "Crank "and "Tricks" explores the highly charged landscapes of bullying and forgiveness in this strong and worthy ("Kirkus Reviews") novel.
Matthew Turner knows it doesn t get better
Every day a different body. Every day a different life. Every day in love with the same girl. There s never any warning about where it will be or who it will be. A has made peace with that, even established guidelines by which to live: Never get too attached. Avoid being noticed. Do not interfere.
It s all fine until the morning that A wakes up in the body of Justin and meets Justin s girlfriend, Rhiannon. From that moment, the rules by which A has been living no longer apply. Because finally A has found someone he wants to be with day in, day out, day after day.
Winner of a 2014 Stonewall Book Award
Her sister was captured in Iraq, she s the resident laughingstock at school, and her therapist tells her to count instead of eat. Can a daring new girl in her life really change anything?
Nicholas Carter is content with his life at sea, free from the Ironwoods-a powerful family in the Colonies-and the servitude he's known at their hands. But with the arrival of an unusual passenger on his ship comes the insistent pull of the past that he can't escape and the family that won't let him go so easily. Now the Ironwoods are searching for a stolen object of untold value, one they believe only Etta, his passenger, can find. In order to protect her, Nick must ensure she brings it back to them-whether she wants to or not.
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Suddenly i miss them so much because they came just now and visit me just for a while. Just about half an hour :( i miss them already. Really bad. The tough life here ( tough lah jugak ) make me miss them so so bad. Maybe its just that this one year that is going to be so much pressure and stuffs. Sigh.
Ya Allah please take care and fill the house and them with much love and ofcourse rahman and rahim. InshaAllah.
And for me Ya Allah. Please give me strength to live here.
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AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF LICKING RURAL ELECTRIFICATION, INC.
(CHARTER NO. 166320: 04-07-36)
FIRST: The name of the corporation shall be Licking Rural Electrification, Inc. (the “Cooperative”).
SECOND: The place where the principal office of the Cooperative is located is Newark, Licking County, Ohio
THIRD: The purpose or purposes for which the Cooperative is formed are:
1. To engage in operations as a public utility rendering electric, gas, propane, telecommunications, cable television and allied businesses, water and sewer development products, resources, franchises and services (hereinafter “Products, Resources and Services”) to members and non-member patrons; to generate, manufacture, purchase, acquire and accumulate Products, Resources and Services for, and to transmit, distribute, furnish, sell and dispose of such Products, Resources and Services to, its members and non-member patrons, and to wheel electric power and energy and to construct, erect, purchase, lease as lessee, and in any manner acquire, own, hold, maintain, operate, sell, dispose of, lease as lessor, exchange and mortgage plants, buildings, works, machinery, supplies, apparatus, equipment, and transmission and distribution lines or systems necessary, convenient or useful for carrying out and accomplishing any or all of the foregoing purposes; and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, but in amplification thereof, to acquire in whole or in part, by purchase, lease, or otherwise, other systems for the generation, transmission and distribution of Products, Resources and Services, which purpose may be effected through the acquisition of stocks or other corporate securities evidencing the ownership of real and personal property constituting such other Products, Resources and Services, or portions thereof or through merger or consolidation.
2. To supply Products, Resources and Services to its members and non-member patrons without any discrimination or preferences as between members and non-member patrons and to enter into and perform franchises and other contracts with political subdivisions, bodies politic, governmental agencies or instrumentalities, industrial and commercial concerns, residential customers and others, which franchises or contracts provide for the supplying of Products, Resources and Services or otherwise rendering service to any such concerns, customers, subdivisions, bodies, agencies, instrumentalities, or the citizens thereof.
3. To acquire, purchase, lease as lessee, maintain, own, hold, exercise and, to the extent permitted by law, to mortgage, pledge, hypothecate, and in any manner sell, lease as lessor, exchange, or dispose of franchises, rights, privileges, licenses, rights of way, and easements, and any and all real and personal property which may be necessary, useful or convenient for carrying out and accomplishing any of the purposes of the Cooperative.
The enumeration of the foregoing powers shall not be held to limit or restrict in any manner the general powers of the Cooperative, and the Cooperative shall be authorized to exercise and enjoy all of the powers, rights and privileges, granted to or conferred upon nonprofit corporations by the laws of the State of Ohio, now or hereafter in force. Each purpose enumerated above shall be deemed to be independent of all other purposes.
FOURTH: Section 1. Any person, firm, corporation or body politic may become a member in the Cooperative by:
(a) paying the membership fee specified in the Code of Regulations of the Cooperative;
(b) agreeing to purchase from the Cooperative the Product, Resources and Services at retail as specified in the Code of Regulations; and
(c) agreeing to comply with and be bound by these Articles of Incorporation and the Code of Regulations and any amendments thereto and such rules and regulations as may from time to time be adopted by the Board of Directors of the Cooperative.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no person, firm, corporation or body politic shall become a member unless and until such person, firm or corporation has been accepted for membership by the Board of Directors.
Section 2. The Code of Regulations of the Cooperative shall define and fix other duties and responsibilities of the members and prescribe other terms and conditions upon which members shall be admitted to and retain membership in the Cooperative not inconsistent with these Articles of Incorporation or the Nonprofit Corporation Law of Ohio, Section 1702 of the Ohio Revised Code (the “Nonprofit Corporation Law”).
Section 3. No member shall be individually liable or responsible for any debts of the Cooperative.
Section 4. The Board of Directors shall have power to make such rules and regulations not inconsistent with these Articles of Incorporation, the Code of Regulations, or the Nonprofit Corporation Law as the Board of Directors may deem advisable for the management, administration and regulations of the business and affairs of the Cooperative.
FIFTH: The Cooperative shall have authority to contract with any federal, state, governmental or other bona fide lenders in connection with the borrowing of money, the pledging of securities and real or personal property for the repayment thereof subject to the terms and conditions of any federal or state law now or hereafter enacted with reference thereto. The Board of Directors shall have full power and authority to authorize the Cooperative to borrow money necessary and proper for the accomplishment of the purposes of the Cooperative and the Board shall have power and authority to pledge the credit of the Cooperative for the repayment of monies so borrowed and may authorize the issuing of notes, certificates of indebtedness, and bonds and the execution of mortgages both real and personal under such terms and condition as the Board shall determine.
Section 1. Interest or Dividends on Capital Prohibited. The Cooperative shall at all times be operated on a cooperative non-profit basis for the mutual benefit of its members. No interest or dividends shall be paid or payable by the Cooperative on any capital furnished by its members.
Section 2. Patronage Capital in Connection with Furnishing Services. In the furnishing of Products, Resources and Services, the Cooperative’s operations shall be so conducted that all patrons, members and nonmembers alike, will, through their patronage, furnish capital for the Cooperative. In order to induce patronage and to assure that the Cooperative will operate on a non-profit basis, the Cooperative is obligated to account, on a patronage basis, to all its members for all amounts received and receivable from the furnishings of Products, Resources and Services in excess of operating costs and expenses properly chargeable against the furnishing of Products, Resources and Services; and amounts required to affect any losses incurred during the current or any prior fiscal year. All such amounts are received with the understanding that they are furnished by the members as capital. The Cooperative is obligated to pay, by credits to a capital account for each member, all such amounts in excess of operating costs and expenses. The books and records of the Cooperative shall be set up and kept in such manner that at the end of each fiscal year the amount of capital, if any, so furnished by each member is clearly reflected and credited in an appropriate record to the capital account of each member, and the Cooperative shall, within a reasonable time after the close of the fiscal year, notify each member of the amount of capital so credited to such member’s account. All such amounts credited to the capital account of any member shall have the same status as though they had been paid to the member in cash in pursuance of legal obligations to do so and the member had then furnished the Cooperative corresponding amounts for capital. The Board may designate separate classes of capital and separate classes of capital accounts for members based on the particular type or types of Products, Resources or Services furnished to such members. Upon such designation, the Cooperative shall separately account for such classes of capital and treat such classes of capital separately for all purposes hereunder. A particular member may have more than one such class of capital account if such member receives more than one type of Product, Resource and Service from the Cooperative.
Funds and amounts, other than from furnishing Products, Resources, and Services, received by the Cooperative that exceed the Cooperative’s costs and expenses, including certain “non-operating margins” may, at the discretion of the Board of Directors be allocated as capital credits to members in the same manner as the Cooperative allocates capital credits to members; or used by this Cooperative as permanent, non-allocated capital.
Notwithstanding any provision of this ARTICLE SIXTH, the amount credited to the capital of members on account of their patronage shall be the greater of alternative minimum taxable income or regular taxable income resulting from their patronage as determined under Federal income tax law. In the event of dissolution or liquidation of the Cooperative, after all outstanding indebtedness of the Cooperative shall have been paid, outstanding capital credits shall be retired without priority on a pro rata basis before any payments are made on account of property rights of members; PROVIDED, that insofar as gains may at that time be realized from the sale of any appreciated assets, such gains shall be distributed to all persons who were members during the period the asset was owned by the Cooperative in proportion to the amount of business done by such members during that period insofar as practicable, as determined by the Board of Directors, before any payments are made on account of property rights of members.
If, at any time, prior to dissolution or liquidation, the Board of Directors shall determine that the financial condition of the Cooperative will not be impaired thereby, the capital then credited to members’ accounts may be retired in full or in part. The Board of Directors shall determine the method, basis, priority, and order of retirement, if any, for all amounts heretofore and hereafter furnished as patronage capital.
Discounted capital credit retirements shall be calculated based upon terms and conditions established by the Board of Directors. All amounts of capital allocated to members but retained by the Cooperative after retirements on a discounted basis shall be considered a contribution of capital to the Cooperative and part of the “Net Savings” of the Cooperative. “Net Savings” of the Cooperative will not be reallocated as excess margins to any former or current Cooperative members, except upon dissolution or liquidation, on terms and conditions established by the Board of Directors.
Provided further, however, that the Board shall have the power to adopt rules providing for the separate allocation and retirement of that portion of capital credited to the accounts of members which corresponds to capital credited to the account of the Cooperative by an associated organization furnishing Products, Resources and Services and/or furnishing financing service to the Cooperative. Such rules shall:
(a) establish a method for determining the supply portion of capital credited to each member for each applicable fiscal year;
(b) provide for separate identification on the Cooperative’s books of the supply portion of capital credited to the Cooperative’s members;
(c) provide for appropriate notifications to members with respect to the supply portion of capital credited to the Cooperative’s members; and
(d) preclude a general retirement of the supply portion of capital credited to members for any fiscal year prior to the general retirement of other capital credited to members for the same year or any capital credited to patrons for any prior fiscal year.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Articles of Incorporation or the Code of Regulations, if any member or former member fails to claim any cash retirement of capital credits or other payment from the Cooperative within four years after payment of the same has been made available to the member by notice or check mailed to said member at the member’s last known address, furnished by the member to the Cooperative, such failure shall be and constitute an assignment and contribution by such member of such capital credit or other payment to the Cooperative. Failure to claim any such payment within the meaning of this section shall include the failure by such member or former member to cash any check mailed by the Cooperative to the last address furnished by the member to the Cooperative. The assignment and contribution provided for under this Section shall become effective only upon the expiration of four (4) years from the date when such payment was made available to such member or former member without claim therefor and only after the further expiration of sixty (60) days following the giving of a notice by mail and publication that unless such payment is claimed within said sixty (60) days period, such contribution to the Cooperative shall become effective. The notice by mail herein provided for shall be one mailed by the Cooperative to such member or former member at the last known address and the notice of publication shall be two (2) consecutive insertions in a newspaper circulated in the service area by the Cooperative, which may be the Cooperative newsletter. The sixty (60) day period following the giving of such notice shall be deemed to terminate sixty (60) days after the mailing of such notice or sixty (60) days following the last day of publication thereof whichever is later.
Notwithstanding any other provision of the Articles of Incorporation or the Code of Regulations, the Board of Directors, at its discretion, shall have the power at any time upon the death of any member, if the legal representative of a member’s estate shall request in writing that the capital credited to any such member be retired prior to the time such capital would otherwise be retired, to retire capital credited to any such member immediately upon such terms and conditions as the Board of Directors, acting under policies of general application, and the legal representatives of such member’s estate shall agree; provided, however, that the financial condition of the Cooperative will not be impaired thereby.
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Last week we launched the latest report in our Skift Trends Reports service, The Future of Messaging, Part 1.
Below is an extract. Get the full report here to get ahead of this trend.
To take a measure of where and how messaging technology has penetrated aspects of the hospitality vertical, Hyatt’s recent move to engage Chinese markets via WeChat messaging is a helpful start.
“In 2015, we received and responded to more than 50,000 WeChat messages,” says Dan Moriarty, director of social strategy and activation at Hyatt, in a Skift interview. Some 60% of those interactions, he says, revolved around on-site experiences. The other 40% focused on bookings.
“Many guests find WeChat easy to use and a natural gateway to activities information or transactions,” Moriarty says. “We see high engagement with guests around account management, offers, and enrollment in our loyalty program. Some of the functions guests can enjoy on the Hyatt WeChat app also include on-site guest services.”
Important to any consideration of Hyatt, WeChat, and messaging technology in the travel industry, is also the notion that brand–consumer conversations are significantly traveler driven.
“Unlike platforms like Twitter, where conversations are often public and we can jump in when it makes sense, these conversations have to be initiated by guests,” says Moriarty. “So we’re reliant on guests knowing we’re on these platforms. Opportunities we are exploring are integration or initiation points from our other owned digital platforms, such as e-mail confirmations, the Hyatt website, or the Hyatt mobile app. Although there is a lot of growth already on messaging apps, we know there are more guests who we can better care for with increased awareness.”
Considerations of awareness are not confined to hoteliers hoping that travelers can find hotel messaging options. Suppliers are also positioned, via messaging tech, to increase their awareness of guest details and then, ideally, incorporate what they aggregate about their customers into the messaging exchange itself. For hotel groups such as Commune Hotels + Resorts, operating in the U.S., Canada, and Europe, that means bringing in third-party partners to assist.
“Just look at how SMS eclipsed voice communication,” says Niki Leondakis, chief executive officer at Commune, in a recent Skift article. 10 “And start-ups such as Uber are setting a precedent for on-demand communication. Where consumers spend their time has changed; it’s now SMS, messaging apps, and e-mail. By extending our service into these channels, we’re bringing a boutique hospitality experience to today’s consumer in a way they prefer to communicate.”
The strategy underway at Commune — the company announced a merger with Destination Hotels in January 2016 — is fueled in large part by Checkmate, a business that works to supply travel verticals such as hospitality with a more messaging-based customer-experience approach.
“One of the challenges that travelers have time and again is they think they’re talking to a single entity when they talk to hotels,” says Drew Patterson, Checkmate’s CEO, in a Skift interview. “In fact, that hotel is composed of a number of shift-based teams and individuals. You have somebody who might be dealing with the front desk, or another operator that took that call. You have a kitchen that actually has to prep that room-service order. You have a runner that has to take that thing upstairs.”
“As you move between those departments, information gets lost,” says Patterson. “Particularly in the kind of analog world we’re in today … there’s a chain of telephone that takes place.
“The consequence is when anything breaks down or a customer’s expectations are exceeded, it can be a very frustrating conversation,” he says. “One of the consequences of messaging as a means of service delivery, however, is it has this kind of record. If it’s visible to everyone else in the organization, then the business can start to act with a collective intelligence.” | <urn:uuid:8079f212-9879-423a-a41d-8cad53389dc0> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://skift.com/2016/02/17/creating-next-generation-of-hotel-operations-with-messaging-technology/ | 2017-06-29T12:25:56Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128323970.81/warc/CC-MAIN-20170629121355-20170629141355-00713.warc.gz | en | 0.957213 | 891 | [
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Why neighbors are important:
Our military, which deploys around the world to protect our nation, is an all-volunteer force. Together, our military service members and their families willingly make significant sacrifices to keep us all safe.
Military life challenges include:
- Accommodating frequent moves to different communities while keeping their households running and caring for their families
- Managing added child care and schooling issues
- Overcoming heightened employment and financial challenges
- Enduring long separations from their active duty service members during deployments
- Caring for a wounded service member in their family
Military families are extremely proud to serve all Americans, and work hard to stay strong while facing the added burdens of military life. What keeps them strong is support from all of us – their Blue Star Neighbors.
When our men and women in uniform know that their families have the support of caring neighbors, they can have the peace of mind to focus on the work of keeping us all safe. So by being a neighbor to a military family, you’re part of a community of people who are truly helping our entire nation!
See Circa’s video coverage of the 2017 Blue Star Neighbors Celebration Event! GO »
Join Blue Star Families as a Blue Star Neighbor.
Help our military families thrive.
What you can do as a Blue Star Neighbor:
As a next door neighbor:
Being a Blue Star Neighbor is as easy as making a friend. Introduce yourself to the military family on your street. Ask how you can lend a hand – from having them over for a meal or assisting with errands to just being there whenever they need some kind of support. They’ll be grateful – and you’ll feel pretty great too.
As a Volunteer:
Blue Star Families holds a variety of community events that connect military families with their neighbors and provide beneficial services. Volunteering is an easy, fun and fulfilling way to make new friends and make a difference in people’s lives. Learn more about Blue Star Neighbor volunteer opportunities in your area.
As a Veteran:
You know what it’s like to be in an active duty military family. Whether you transitioned out last week or last decade, you’re in a unique position to help those who have followed you on this path. Be it inviting a neighbor family to dinner, volunteering at our events, mentoring a family or supporting Blue Star Families with any size donation, your contribution will mean a lot to our active duty families. Contact us to learn more about how you can help!
As a Civic Organization:
Looking for a really meaningful way for your members to support your community? Why not sponsor events that introduce the members of your organization, school, faith group or chamber of commerce to local military families? Get to know the families in your community. Build personal relationships, and explore easy ways your members can work together to help support military families. The whole community will be stronger as a result.
Contact us about getting involved »
As a Business:
There are many ways your business can help, such as providing employment opportunities to military spouses, being a sponsor at a local Blue Star Neighbors event, partner with other businesses to create new opportunities of support, and more. These are great ways to show your business cares.
Contact us about getting involved »
As a Partner:
A number of generous companies and organizations partner with Blue Star Families to fund and support innovative programs that help military families stay strong, including critical research to identify the greatest needs, military spouse career development, caregiver support, healthcare, family programs and supportive connections to civilians and businesses in their communities. Learn more about partnering with Blue Star Families to strengthen our military families.
Learn more »
As a Mentor:
For military spouses, finding a job can be extraordinarily difficult. That’s why Blue Star Families has partnered with Veterati to give military spouses and veterans access to mentors who provide expert career advice at no charge. Visit Veterati today to see how you can become a mentor too.
As a Donor:
Thanks to the generous support of all donors, Blue Star Families is able to provide a wide variety of programs and services to military families, and continue to carry out its annual Military Lifestyle Survey, recognized by our government and organizations across the nation as the definitive source of data about the most critical needs of military families. Our survey results help us shape and deliver innovative solutions to our military’s families most pressing challenges. Your gift of any size will help us continue this vital work to keep our military families strong. | <urn:uuid:2ae5e396-51b2-4a53-b139-69797139e87b> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://bluestarfam.org/neighbors/ | 2017-06-24T01:52:57Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320209.66/warc/CC-MAIN-20170624013626-20170624033626-00433.warc.gz | en | 0.948356 | 939 | [
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Yesterday I went to go get the mail and there was a little girl standing by the mailboxes. She was tiny, blonde, and had some of her second teeth growing in, which gave her that awkward look I so perfected in elementary school. She even had the little running shorts with the oversized t-shirt. Say hello to my uniform in the early 90’s. As I approached my little box to see if I might actually have some mail, the little girl got awfully close to me.
Unfortunately, I’m not an overly social person naturally. I’d as soon ignore someone than say hello if they’re in my personal space. Not if I know them, of course. Although sometimes then, too. I was born and raised in the South, it’s true, but my family hails from the much colder climates of Michigan and Rhode Island. Must be why I have ice in my heart.
So, anyway, I’m being mean and ignoring the little girl and collecting my mail, when she pointedly sticks a tiny post it note next to my mailbox with an “okay, there.” I take a side glance then rifle through my mail before landing on a newsletter from a friend I find interesting.
“Okay, there,” she says again, giving her little note an extra press. I get the sense Bucktooth wants me to look at her note, and since she’s still young enough to be cute, I oblige. I peer at tiny, crooked writing on a truly tiny post-it. It’s in pencil and barely legible. I look at the little girl with an eyebrow raised (which is more like a furrowed brow, because, alas, I cannot raise a single eyebrow. Ah, the frustration!). Behind her I see post-its littering the mail area. They are stuck to columns, mailboxes, and the bulletin boards. Finally, I look back down to see her gazing eagerly up at me.
“Are you going to the Roy Kent Festival?” (I actually have no idea what the name was she said but it was something like that.)
“The Roy Kent festival, we’re having the Roy Kent festival, are you going to be there?”
She is absolutely breathless with hopefulness and my heart melts a little bit.
“Well, I don’t know, what is it?”
“It’s a festival! Are you going to be there?”
I’m honestly a little puzzled. She’s standing there with her little pencil and she’s got a little bag on her arm. We’ve had some skeezy solicitors around lately asking me to “donate points” to their Cancun trip (Go away before I set my dog after you!), and the more cynical part of me wonders if someone’s sending a little girl around to collect money.
“Ohh, well, maybe I will be there,” I say vaguely because she doesn’t seem to be giving me more information, and I can’t stand to say no to her.
Her grin absolutely lights up her face and part of me wishes I actually were going to this little shindig just to make her happy. But as I stand there waiting for her to either give me more details or start asking for some financial support, she just stands there smiling happily at me.
“Okay, well…I’m going to go home…have a good day,” I don’t really know what else to do.
She takes a gasp like she is going to say something else as I slowly back away to my car. She stops then says, “Okay! Have a good day!” And that was all.
I keep thinking about this little girl. I wish I had been nicer to her. I was the little girl who was always too scared to go out alone or talk to people I didn’t know. And here’s this little tiny thing putting her “flyers” all over the apartment complex. I hope her little festival is truly wonderful. Or even real, for that matter.
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Despite growing tensions over a territorial dispute in the South China Sea, Chinese President Xi Jinping says relations with the United States remain stable.
Xi told visiting U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Sunday that he looks forward to his upcoming visit to the U.S. in September and he believes that, working together, the two sides can bring Chinese-U.S. relations to a new height.
Kerry tweeted after the meeting that the two discussed "key bilateral issues" and Mr. Xi's "upcoming trip to the U.S."
The subdued remarks follow warnings Saturday from Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi that Beijing maintains "unshakable" determination to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity.
Wang's warning, at a Beijing news conference with Kerry, came as international tensions have been rising over disputed claims in the mineral and energy-rich South China Sea. China has laid claim to wide swaths of the region — particularly near the Spratly Islands — despite internationally recognized claims from the Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Brunei and Taiwan.
China has been building reefs and outcroppings at seven maritime sites in a push to strengthen its claims.
The Philippines has called for "urgent action," while the Association of Southeast Asian Nations recently warned that Chinese encroachment was a threat to regional peace.
Speaking alongside Kerry, Wang said China was prepared to talk. But he also said Beijing would not back down on South China Sea construction, which he said "is something that falls fully within the scope of China's sovereignty.''
U.S. officials said this past week that the Defense Department was considering sending military ships and planes to the South China Sea to enforce freedom of navigation. Beijing countered, saying that any such move would be considered provocative.
Neither Kerry nor Wang responded to a question about the U.S. consideration of air and sea patrols.
Wang said that while “China and the United States do have differences on the South China Sea issue, the two also have a lot of agreement.” He added that “both hope to maintain peace and stability in the South China Sea and are committed to freedom of navigation enshrined in international law.”
Wang also said Washington and Beijing must work together to speed up progress on a bilateral investment treaty. He urged Washington to loosen restrictions on high-tech exports.
Kerry later tweeted that talks on areas of U.S.-China cooperation were "productive."
The two diplomats also stressed their hope for the successful conclusion of the Iran nuclear talks. Kerry said it is possible that those talks could have an impact on North Korea and help push it in the same direction.
“But whether or not the DPRK [North Korea] is capable of internalizing that message or not, that’s still to be proven,” he said.
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I had a long post written and then when I posted it, it was gone. Except for the title. I’ll take that as a sign that I don’t need to say everything I had written, except that I’m aware of changes in how I look at the world and the things that I notice. I have to be able to see the world around me in order to fix it. And whatever role it is that I have in that, I’m ready.
Aside from that, Bryn sent me a line from a Tom Robbins book he is currently reading that I thought was pretty great. (And I’m not a Tom Robbins fan at all.) “The purpose of art is to provide what life does not.” Art is such a difficult thing to really define, and I think that’s the best explanation I have run across so far. Finishing those last four pieces was exhausting. Good, but exhausting. I’ve got something else that surfaced in my mind recently and I’m gathering the things to make it. Or at least to embark on it. In my head I’m calling these things “assemblages” for lack of a better term since they are more mixed-media and three-dimensional than my previous work. But I’m also a little surprised at how they seem more powerful in a sense than my other work. There is a dangerous edge to them that doesn’t exist in my prints and drawings, or even in most of my paintings. Still, it does feel important. I’m following where it leads me. | <urn:uuid:104f51af-d666-4940-a0e3-d2be7044e45b> | CC-MAIN-2017-26 | https://foxanthony.wordpress.com/2011/07/17/you-have-to-see-the-world-to-fix-it/ | 2017-06-24T20:46:46Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-26/segments/1498128320338.89/warc/CC-MAIN-20170624203022-20170624223022-00513.warc.gz | en | 0.98072 | 339 | [
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