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No one was seriously injured in a two-vehicle collision Wednesday afternoon on U.S. Highway 101 about seven miles east of Sequim.
According to the Washington State Patrol, a Dodge Caravan driven by Donna Lois Potswald, 81, Sequim, was westbound on U.S. Highway 101 in Blyn about 1:20 p.m. when it crossed the center line. The Caravan collided broadside with a Subaru Forester driven by Laurel Anne Hermanson, 42, Portland, Ore.
The Caravan continued westbound before pulling over on the shoulder. The Forester spun around and went into the ditch. Hermanson was taken to Olympic Medical Center, where she was treated and released.
Potswald was not injured. She was cited for crossing the center line. The highway was blocked in both directions for about 45 minutes.
The Sequim Gazette is located at 147 W. Washington Street in Sequim.
Business hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Phone 360-683-3311, or toll free at 800-829-5810. FAX 360-683-6670.
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Posted on Sunday, 21 September 2008 by divya
“God helps those who help themselves.” We all have heard this quotation umpteen number of times but have we ever tried to analyze what it actually signifies? It emphasis the need to be confident because only a confident person has the guts to face adversities, risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any other experience that reveals the human spirit.
Self confidence gives us the freedom to commit mistakes and cope with failure without making us feel worthless. If only we have confidence in ourselves, can we gain confidence of others. After all, most people are reluctant to back a project that’s being pitched by someone who is nervous, fumbling and overly apologetic. On the other hand, you might be persuaded by someone who spoke clearly, who held his or her head high, who answered questions assuredly, and who readily admitted when he/she did not know something.
11 Ways to Gain Self Confidence!
So where do you rate yourself on the scale of 1-10 for your confidence level? Do you think you fall in the low confidence bracket? Here’s some good news for you. And the good news is that self-confidence can be learned and built on.
Let’s start the process of building self-confidence. Remember there is no quick fix solution for it. Nonetheless, practice makes a man perfect. So all you have to do is try and implement the following given tips in your day to day life.
- Recognize your insecurities: We all have insecurities in life. It can be anything from acne, to regrets, to friends at school. Giving a name to the things which make you feel unworthy, ashamed or inferior helps to combat them. You can try to pen down your thoughts and you will find that it makes you feel much lighter and happier. Remember that no one is perfect. The man or woman sitting next to you might have the same amount of insecurities as you have. If writing doesn’t come easily to you, you might want to talk it out with your friends or loved ones. Sharing your thoughts will help relieve the burden you have been carrying all alone.
- Identify your successes: No matter how insecure you might feel, God has blessed each one of us with some talent. Discover the things you are good at and then focus on improving them. Give yourself permission to take pride in your talents. Give yourself credit for your successes. Inferiority is a state of mind in which you’ve declared yourself a victim. Do not allow yourself to be victimized.
- Be thankful for what you have: A lot of the times, at the root of insecurity and lack of confidence is a feeling of not having enough of something, whether it’s emotional validation, good luck, money, etc. By acknowledging and appreciating what you do have, you can combat the feeling of being incomplete and unsatisfied. Finding that inner peace will do wonders for your confidence.
- Be positive: Avoid self-pity or sympathy of others. Never allow others to make you feel inferior–they can only do so if you let them. If you continue to loathe and belittle yourself, others are going to do and believe likewise. Instead, speak positively about yourself, about your future, and about your progress. Do not be afraid to project your strengths and qualities to others.
- Dress sharp: Although clothes don’t make the man, they certainly affect the way he feels about himself. When you don’t look good, you don’t feel good. It changes the way you carry yourself and interact with people. This doesn’t mean you need to spend a lot on clothes. Rather than buying a bunch of cheap clothes, buy half as many select, high quality items. In long run this decreases spending because expensive clothes wear out less easily and stay in style longer than cheap clothes.
- Walk faster: Your gait tells a lot about your personality. Is it slow? Tired? Painful? Or is it energetic and purposeful? People with confidence walk quickly. They have places to go, people to see, and important work to do. You can increase your self confidence by putting some pep in your step. Walking 25% faster will make to you look and feel more important.
- Compliment other people: When we think negatively about ourselves, we often project that feeling on to others in the form of insults and gossip. Refuse to engage in backstabbing gossip and make an effort to compliment those around you. In the process, you’ll become well liked and build self confidence. By looking for the best in others, you indirectly bring out the best in yourself.
- Take the front seat: Back benchers might seem to have a lot of fun in schools and colleges but that does nothing to boost their self confidence. Don’t be afraid to get noticed. By deciding to sit in the front row, you can get over your irrational fear of getting noticed and build your self confidence.
- Speak up: It’s a general observation that many people are afraid to speak or ask questions in a group discussion or a public gathering. They are afraid that they might be judged for saying something stupid. Generally, people are much more accepting than we imagine. In fact most people are dealing with the exact same fears. By making an effort to speak up at least once in every group discussion, you’ll become a better public speaker, more confident in your own thoughts, and recognized as a leader by your peers.
- Work out: A healthy mind resides in a healthy body. If you are fit, you are surrounded by positivity and energy. If you are out of shape you feel unattractive. This leads to demoralization. Just a little discipline in your life can help shape up your self confidence in a big way.
- Smile: Last but not the least; try to smile as much as possible. People are always appreciative of a smiling face. You will be welcomed by anyone who comes in your contact. A smiling face is always received with warmth and affection. Acceptance and recognition from others helps in building self confidence.
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I've been a night owl all my life. My parents used to joke about it. They said I would do backflips all night in my mother's womb and when I was a toddler I'd just walk around the house at night. I remember a time when I was in fifth grade and had insomnia. I would stay up and watch television, read books, or just work on homework. Okay so I was kind of a nerd. This nocturnal behavior even spilled over into my adulthood. I was the only freshman I know that went to my college that stayed up until 6:30 AM, took an hour nap, and woke up and went to my 8:00 AM class. What's up with that?
I do indeed love the night time. I like daylight also because I love the sun but I love how at night everything's pretty quiet and still and you can just have time to think. I like staying up to watch Family Guy over and over on various stations and I like writing in my journal late at night as well.
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My dilemma is that my boyfriend, Steve, is a sleepyhead. He can't get enough sleep at night and he wakes up at 4:00 AM every morning. I went over to his house tonight to take him a shirt and he was like telling me how he was about to go to bed at like 8:15. I was like wow! He doesn't have to be at work until 7 so I don't understand why he wakes up so early. He said he likes to be leisure when he eats his breakfast in the morning. He loves breakfast. I for one could take breakfast or leave it. The only breakfast I would gladly wake up for and be leisure over are IHOP's pumpkin pancakes or Waffle House pecan waffles with hashbrowns on the side. Everything else seems gross and yucky so early in the morning.
So my guy will wake up at 4:00 AM no matter what just so he can get up and eat breakfast of usually Eggo waffles or oatmeal. I on the other hand could care less about breakfast. I like the sleep more. I have to be at work at 8:30 AM so I'll sleep until 7:30 AM a lot of times, take my shower, get dressed, and run off to work. I may find something to eat in my kitchen but I hate taking the time to cook or fix something.
Sometimes Steve and I will sit on the couch and he'll sleep the whole time he comes over to visit. I'll be just chatting away and then I'll say, "Steven, Steven!!! Are you awake?!" And he'll mumble sleepily, "Yeah, I'm awake. I'm listening to every word you say." But I know he's asleep and probably hasn't heard anything.
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The sad thing about this is he actually feels bad about it. Like he really wishes he could stay up. When we first started dating, I noticed he'd buy a lot of Red Bull and NoDoz drinks (yeah NoDoz sells energy drinks now--who would have thought?). Since he's knocking on 40's door, I freak out about him having so much caffeine. I mean I like for him to stay up with me but I don't want his heart to explode or have a heart attack.
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Air New Zealand's new Hobbit-themed inflight safety video has become a global hit, with worldwide media coverage spurring it to more than six million YouTube views in just four days.
The video, named An Unexpected Briefing, features elves, wizards and hobbits along with a cameo from the popular Lord of the Rings character Gollum.
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey director Peter Jackson makes a brief appearance, finding the "one ring" on the ground and exclaiming "my precious" before putting it on and disappearing.
International media including CNN, the Sydney Morning Herald, The Telegraph and Wall Street Journal have carried stories about the video.
Popular sports and pop culture website Grantland was particularly glowing, with its story titled "everything about Air New Zealand's Hobbit safety video is magical".
The positive coverage has helped lift YouTube views of the briefing to more than 6.2 million in four days.
Air New Zealand international marketing chief Jodi Williams said An Unexpected Briefing was a viral hit from the start, receiving one million views on the day it launched.
"The video has been simply fantastic for growing global awareness of the forthcoming movie, Air New Zealand's brand and New Zealand as a destination. But most importantly it's been a hit with customers on our aircraft and has again shown that by creating world class content people will engage with the safety messages."
The clip also features New Zealander Dean O'Gorman, who plays the Dwarf Fili in the movie, and Mike and Royd Tolkien, great-grandsons of the book's author, JRR Tolkien.
It was created in conjunction with the Academy Award-winning Weta Workshop, who have worked on both the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit films.By Hayden Donnell Email Hayden | <urn:uuid:03831dec-e15a-48f8-968a-fb11334e0823> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10845238 | 2013-06-18T05:40:38Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368706933615/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516122213-00030-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952221 | 364 |
Original Communication submission deadline: 19 September 2011
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I think that the majority of the American public has grown used to anemic, or nonexistent raises since the recession “officially” began in 2008, but I think also that a lot of people are starting to become restless about that fact and wondering when companies are stop going to use the economy as an [...]
The only silver lining, and I mean probably really the ONLY silver lining about how this economy is going right now, is that there are some really fantastic sales everywhere you look. Want to go clothes chopping? There’s always sales! Wanna fix your house up? There are even dirt cheap laborers and ridiculous bargain [...]
This is fantastic news, as usual (yes, being facetious), about the economy and the people that have to deal with it every day, have paid their dues, and are now getting the shaft by our federal government, because THEY spent wildly and are now looking for ways to cut back. The people who have [...]
So I was shocked to learn a few weeks ago that the government was actually the largest contributor to the continuously deteriorating jobs market. Aren’t they supposed to be trying to help the situation? What’s even worse is that I heard the stock market went up that same day that this awful news – [...]
One of the reasons that US economy is faltering so badly is that consumers are still holding on to their pocketbooks, and hence their credit cards, like it’s the end of 2008 when the recession was just becoming apparent to us “normal citizens”. More people are reportedly saving, although you’d never know it by [...]
And, to continue my last ranting and raving about the cost of college, let’s pick up where we left on on the problems facing students trying to go to college today.
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One of the many things I see as changing lately that is not comforting at all, in fact it’s downright distressing to me personally, is that teenagers coming out of high school can almost no longer afford the enormous tuitions of the larger colleges out there. If it’s Ivy Leagure, it’s almost cost prohibitive [...]
The sequel to the very popular, iconic movie about greed and capitalism in the eighties, Oliver Stone’s “Wall Street” has released this past weekend to lukewarm reviews, but a good audience turnout for the subject matter. The reasons for the turnout are probably a mixture between the times we are living in and the [...]
More and more people are living together before they get married. I know that there are still some hard core old fashioned people out there who might find premarital cohabitation sinful in some way, but let’s face it, we live in hard times, and if you are together all the time or a great [...]
I must say that the American economic stance is really starting to irritate me. Politicians who have no business planning experience whatsoever are deciding vital facets of how the American economy will shape itself over the next several decades, and how American people’s money is spent.
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Reading to my daughters is an essential part of the bedtime ritual at our house. The kids enjoy the story, the grownups enjoy how it quiets them down before bed. Sometimes we'll read a whole picture book in one sitting. But longer books, doled out a chapter a night, really turn bedtime into something they look forward to. Once you've run through Harry Potter and Winnie the Pooh, here are three more you can try, every one a hit with the Toon girls.
The Trumpet of the Swan by E. B. White: Charlotte's Web and Stuart Little fully deserve their reputations as classics. But don't overlook this lovely gem about a swan who can read but can't trumpet - until he finds a manmade trumpet and gets a job playing reveille at a summer camp. Fame and fortune working nightclub gigs soon follow - but can he really be happy so far away from home? White's typically elegant prose brings life to the old cliche: you will laugh, and you will cry.
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart: When four orphans - all geniuses in different ways - respond to a cryptic ad about opportuntities for gifted children, an eccentric millionaire assembles them into a team of agents. Their mission: stop a megalomaniac's global mind-control scheme. This series does for spies what Harry Potter did for wizards. Analytical kids will enjoy the brain-teasers that the plot often turns on. Sensitive kids will respond to the moments of genuine tenderness in the orphans' lives. And you'll all be wondering what happens next.
On the Banks of Plum Creek by Laura Ingalls Wilder: For me, reading the Little House books was a revelation. I was expecting gentle calico nostalgia; I found hardship, struggle, and frontier weirdness. They're all great, but On the Banks of Plum Creek gets my nod for a truly astonishing locust infestation, and the first appearance of another kind of equally nasty pest: Nellie Oleson.
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The label began with the release of Ringfinger’s (that's me!) debut in 2008 and I have been putting out just a few records a year (by other artists) as a hobby ever since. It is all about quality for me, not quantity. I don't have one particular style of music I favor so the only goal I have with this label is to release music that truly takes my breath away. That could be ambient Metal or that could mean candy coated twee Pop and or anything in between. I don't care about music trends or following just one lonely little genre. Great music comes in all forms and I am happy to explore as much of it as possible and to share it with others via small, limited edition pressings.
My other passion besides music is creating thoughtful and interesting record packaging with my creative better half Kenneth Close. Music is truly important to me but so is the art that surrounds it.When you buy something from LBC, I want you to feel like you own something special, something you won't regret taking up room on a shelf or in a music folder on your desktop. Ideally I would like to be the kind of label that reminds people why they enjoy owning music in the first place. Little Black Cloud Records may not be a very big label but I am truly a massive fan of music.
The artist roster is as follows:
*Ringfinger * Malhombre * Dynamic Truths* Runhild Gammelsaeter * Gauchiste * Dunebuggy*
We have a brand new exclusive distributor. If you are a store or distributor, please contact the great people at COBRASIDE or reach out to me, firstname.lastname@example.org
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Student Essay: Our Excellent Rutgers Adventure Studying Volcanoes
First Byrne international seminar provided an unforgettable learning experience for 10 Rutgers students
The 2011 Winter Break for me and nine other Rutgers first-year students was filled with adventure and exploration. We participated in the first International Byrne First-Year Seminar: “Field Study of Volcanoes and Earthquakes in Costa Rica.”
We came from a range of backgrounds and experiences. Some of us were avid travelers and some had never left the United States. Gathering at Newark Liberty International Airport on Jan. 6, we all connected with each other and were excited to embark on our adventure.
The seminar aimed to give students a first-hand look at how geologists analyze the patterns of earthquakes and volcanoes, and introduce the group to the research methods used after collecting data from sites affected by earthquake and volcano trauma.
We were accompanied by Professor Michael Carr and Professor Vadim Levin, two faculty members from the Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences who had previously done field work in Costa Rica. Dr. Kathleen Hull, the director of the Byrne First-Year Seminars also accompanied the group, along with a Rutgers geology graduate student, Pablo Ruiz Cubillo.
The trip followed months of vigorous planning by the three professors, who mapped out educational objectives as well as driving routes. They also devised an application process that narrowed the 121 applicants down to 10. The final group also included: Daniela Bedoya, Josh Casto, Anna Chou, Kristen Fahy, Alex Kaufman, Matthew Murray, Katie Stump, Ricky Trent, and Shirley Xiao.
Our first stop in Costa Rica was in the capital, San Jose. We were amazed at how beautiful the weather was in comparison to the frigid morning we spent six hours before in New Jersey. For a week, a typical day for us included waking up at 6:00 a.m., packing up, and eating a breakfast of gallo pinto, guava jelly, and delicious fresh coffee. We loaded the rental vehicles (lovingly nicknamed “Thomas the Train” and “The Hummingbird”) and began driving to our next destination.
We hiked volcanoes, drove through unpaved roads, and kept our cameras ready to capture the foreign but infinite landscape with as many pictures as possible. We shopped in San Jose, drove to the Catarata del Toro, hiked to see a waterfall up close, inspected pieces of tephra (volcanic ash), and met with another geology researcher at Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad.
We learned about the complicated trade-offs Costa Rica must make as a country that produces so much of its own energy from hydropower. Collecting water in lakes puts tremendous pressure on fault lines and sometimes leads to earthquakes. Although it was cloudy, we were lucky enough to see bits and pieces of the steaming crater of Mount Poas, the research subject of Pablo Ruiz Cubillo's latest project. We collected rock samples from outcroppings on Poas, including the site of a recent mudslide, to bring back to New Jersey for analysis and dating.
During the drives that went on for hours, we learned fun facts about Costa Rica. There is no standing army, and citizens receive free healthcare.
Our trip came to a bittersweet end when we drove back to San Jose for our last night in the capital. We stayed up all night talking. None of us wanted to leave Costa Rica, yet all of us were excited to come home and share the experience with our friends and families.
We talked about how lucky we were to know three brilliant, insightful professors, and see a graduate student revel in what he is passionate about. Though we might not all pursue degrees in geology or the natural sciences, we came back with a new appreciation for nature and for the power of the Earth. We also recognized that there are great and many opportunities at Rutgers, as long as we are ready to reach out and find them. | <urn:uuid:b64882b7-fa1f-4cce-b7c4-73de451c92d4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://news.rutgers.edu/focus/issue.2011-01-31.9590880435/article.2011-02-16.5521652870 | 2013-05-22T01:23:33Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368700984410/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516104304-00030-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.960105 | 821 |
Screenplay Markdown has a new home, a new name, and some very cool new friends.
Screenwriting Nerds Unite
As the SPMD spec was making the rounds late last year, I was contacted by John August, a well-known screenwriter and the creator of Scrippets, an elegant tool for embedding short sections of a screenplay in a blog or web site, using formatting hinted from plain text. It turns out John was actively working on expanding Scrippets into something that could support an entire screenplay—in other words, exactly SPMD’s charter.
When we compared notes, the similarities between his format, called Fountain, and SPMD were overwhelming. We decided that we would merge our efforts into one. And his name was way better.
Check out the beautiful new Fountain site, created by John, Ryan Nelson, Nima Yousefi, and me. You’ll recognize much of the content as originating from the SPMD spec.
I’ll pause here to gush a bit: I am delighted to be working with John. That he is a respected, working writer/director, a huge nerd who both blogs and podcasts eloquently, a software designer, a father, and a genuinely nice guy, makes it feel a little less crazy that I’ve attempted do be all those things at once as well.
Your New Screenwriting Software: Anything You Like
Fountain is everything SPMD was, now with the support of a respected industry pro with a track record of creating best-in-class apps for screenwriters. There are some minor changes to the syntax, but the mission is still the same:
- Allow screenwriters to write anywhere, using any tools they choose
- Support all the formatting conventions of a modern screenplay
- Archive screenplays in an obsolescence-proof format
- Welcome developers to support the format
Apps Out the Gate
There is open-source code available now on Fountain’s Developer Resources page.
For a complete list, check out the Fountain Apps page. But remember: the best Fountain app is one you already have—your favorite text editor, on any platform.
Fountain: Act I
Neither John nor I are done with Fountain. There are wonderfully cool things to come. So stay tuned. Or just get busy! Script Frenzy is coming up—maybe you could be the first person to write an entire feature-length screenplay in Fountain.
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Social mating systems and extrapair fertilizations in passerine birds
Publikation/Tidskrift/Serie: Behavioral Ecology
Förlag: Oxford University Press
Two alternative hypotheses have been proposed to explain how social and genetic mating systems are interrelated in birds. According to the first (male trade-off) hypothesis, social polygyny should increase extrapair fertilizations because when males concentrate on attracting additional social mates, they cannot effectively protect females with whom the); have already paired from being sexually assaulted. According to the second (female choice) hypothesis, social polygyny should decrease extrapair fertilizations because a substantial proportion of females can pair with the male of their choice, and males can effectively) guard each mate during her fertile period. To discriminate these alternatives, we comprehensively reviewed information on social mating systems and extrapair fertilizations in temperate zone passerine birds. We found significant inverse relationships between proportions of socially polygynous males and frequencies of extrapair young, whether each species was considered as an independent data point (using parametric statistics) or phylogenetically related species were treated as nonindependent (using contrasts analyses). When social mating systems were dichotomized, extrapair chicks were twice as frequent in monogamous as in polygynous species (0.23 vs. 0.11). We hypothesize that in socially polygynous species, (1) there is less incentive for females and males to pursue extrapair matings and (2) females incur higher costs for sexual infidelity (e.g., due to physical retaliation or reduction of paternal efforts) than in socially monogamous species.
- Biology and Life Sciences
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- ISSN: 1465-7279
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From Frank Corrado, founder and curator of Pinter Fortnightly and actor/producer of this summer’s Pinter Festival.
Dear Friends and Fellow Pinterians,
I’m writing to you from a wonderful library devoted to “Music and Arts” in La Jolla, CA, the Athenaeum. I’ve been down here for the past five weeks rehearsing and now performing in a production consisting of two Harold Pinter one-acts, The Lover and The Dumb Waiter, at The North Coast Rep in Solana Beach. No matter where I go and no matter what I do of late, I seem to be subject to the gravitational pull of Harold Pinter.
That compelling pull will achieve maximum force over the summer when ACT presents its much anticipated Pinter Festival. Two of the four plays to be produced, Old Times and The Dumb Waiter, were last seen by ACT audiences some forty years ago when the theatre’s visionary founder Greg Falls regularly programmed the work of the playwright who in 2005 would be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. The other two plays, No Man’s Land and Celebration, will be new to ACT audiences and in fact have never been staged at any of the major Seattle theatres. So the plays were selected both to acknowledge ACT’s admirable devotion to Pinter in the past and to reassert that commitment in the present.
When I initiated the Pinter Fortnightly series back in March of 2009, I could not have remotely imagined that three years later a festival of such proportion would be taking place. At first, all I wanted to do was bring together some of my favorite colleagues to give readings of a few of the plays just to see if an audience still existed for material that revels in what many regard as ambivalence, ambiguity, elusiveness and, occasionally, downright discomfiture. Sit-coms, soap operas and valentines Pinter’s plays are not.
But what became apparent from the outset was that the plays not only provoked much thought and conversation, they also packed a powerful visceral wallop, often accompanied by no small measure of boisterous laughter. In short, we learned that Pinter was both deeply engaging and highly entertaining. The word got around, and by the sixth presentation in the first set of readings, our initial audience, which numbered some thirty-five curious souls, grew to well over a hundred, filling the modest confines of the Buster’s Events Room beyond theoretical capacity.
Eight more Fortnightlies were given in 2010, and for the last two in that round the demand for tickets was such that we had to move into the Allen Arena where the attendance soared to two hundred and more. Mind you, up to this point, admission was free of charge, though many patrons questioned the wisdom of that. But the fact was that charging for tickets would have required providing union contracts for the participating actors, and while ACT was generously donating logistical and technical support for the evenings, the sale of modestly priced tickets still would not have produced sufficient revenue to pay the actors union scale.
But somewhere in the midst of all this a surprising (and, still to me, shocking) development took place. I had been encouraged, mainly by my wife Mary, but with the wholehearted support of ACT as “Sponsoring Institution,” to apply for the William and Eva Fox Foundation Grant. Probably hundreds of actors apply for the grant every year, but only two are given in the category of “Distinguished Achievement” (i.e. for actors of a certain..uh..longevity).
To make a long story short, I was awarded the grant—though I have little doubt that there were far more deserving candidates who applied. The cash award that I received, with a separate award to ACT, allowed me to continue the series for another dozen evenings and also made it possible for ACT to pay the actors under Equity guidelines. It was also felt that it was the right time to institute a ticket charge of $10. In short, Pinter Fortnightly had gone “legit.” Moreover, the intimate and inviting Bullitt Cabaret became its permanent home.
Even before the theatre and I received our shares of the grant money, though, my esteemed colleague and old pal Kurt Beattie told me that the time was now ripe—perhaps a little overripe—for ACT to reengage with and reinvest in the work of one of the most influential, vital and unique theatrical voices of all time.
“And why not an actual festival of full productions?” Kurt suggested.
“You’ve got to be kidding,” I replied.
“Would I kid you?” he countered.
(This is a fanciful reimagining of the exchange, perhaps, but the gist is true–minus the obligatory vulgarities.)
Well, push has come to shove and in just over a month’s time a company of ten Seattle actors—and one from Denver—most of whom have appeared in a number of the Fortnightly readings and thus speak lingua Pinteria with considerable fluency, commences rehearsals. Never in my wildest dreams could I have envisioned such a thing would come to pass.
But perhaps I should have had more faith in the responsiveness of the artistic leadership at ACT to listen closely and carefully to what a die-hard and adventurous audience had been telling us for some time, in essence: “We’re willing to take these journeys into the wilds of Pinterland if you are willing to be our guide.” And the undeniable truth is that this unprecedented festival would not be happening without the tremendous enthusiasm, loyalty and support expressed by you, our beloved patrons and Pinterians, over the last three years.
Not only have you expressed that support in terms of faithful attendance and enthusiastic involvement in our post-reading discussions, many of you have made remarkably generous financial contributions to make sure that our special evenings together would continue, grow and prosper. I hope I have made it clear in the past how very grateful I am to you for that degree of encouragement and support your extraordinary contributions of time, attendance, engagement and money have meant to me and to ACT but I assure you that that is unequivocally the case.
I’ve characterized the approaching festival as “unprecedented.” Mounting full productions of four plays by a single playwright within a period of eight weeks—rehearsal time included—is not only an unprecedented undertaking, it’s a monumental one (and I’ll refrain from throwing in the threadbare phrase “in these difficult times.”) The magnificent staff of A Contemporary Theatre—the technical crews; the marketing folks; the development team; the costumers; the designers; the individuals negotiating contracts for the actors and directors and securing the rights to the plays; the people responsible for creating a clear and coherent schedule of rehearsals, performances, workshops and master classes; the crack box-office staff assigned the task of making sense of it all to thousands of patrons who will attend—all are working overtime and under unusual pressure to make the Pinter Festival a success in all senses of the word.
And there’s much more than “just” the four productions in the Falls Theatre taking place. There will also be:
Two sets of evenings devoted to Pinter’s delightful review sketches and shorter pieces in more casual stagings—a la the Fortnightlies—in the Bullitt Cabaret.
Plans are afoot to collaborate with the Northwest Film Forum on a series devoted to screening a number of films written by the playwright.
Thanks in large part to the generosity of ACT’s Executive Director Carlo Scandiuzzi, the marvelous Henry Woolf, Pinter’s childhood friend and frequent collaborator, will be brought to Seattle to conduct a master class in acting Pinter and generally lend his unique wisdom to the company as a whole.
Further, Henry will perform the haunting Monologue written expressly for him by Harold in 1973. The presentation will include jazz trio interludes—Pinter was a big jazz fan—to be followed by an onstage conversation with Henry, Kurt Beattie and me (audience participation encouraged). Some of you may already know that Henry is a great raconteur, and I can assure you that you will be both entertained and enlightened by what he has to say.
Not least, in addition to hiring a trio of superb directors familiar to Seattle audiences—John Langs for The Dumb Waiter and Celebration; Victor Pappas for Old Times; Jane Kaplan for the Sketches evenings—the theatre is bringing over from London the distinguished British director Penny Cherns, who made such a striking impact on us all in the No Man’s Land workshop last November, to fully realize the work that was begun on that extremely challenging play. ACT has gone to extraordinary lengths to make this happen, dealing with stacks of red tape and incurring considerable legal fees in securing a work visa for this valuable artist.
As I’ve already stated, many of you have made significant contributions to ACT in recognition and support of the Fortnightly series. I confess that it is not in my nature to ask people who have given so much to me in so many ways over the years to be even more generous than they have already been. But if it is within your means and if it is your desire to deepen your participation and involvement in this unlikely but grand cultural experiment, I ask you in all humility and with sincere gratitude to do what you can to help this courageous theatre, which has lent so much to our lives for so long, to bring the work of this great writer and extraordinary human being back to the main stage–and to our collective consciousness–where it belongs.
Yours in Harold,
Founder and Curator, Pinter Fortnightly
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Looks like a big weekend for at the box office, with six new movies opening in area theaters, including Cranberry Cinemas.
So which one to see first? Check out the trailers, and read the reviews.
Afterward you get back from the theater, share your review in the comments box below.
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The 4oz cool gel pack called Cool Point is seen held high in the hands of Conrad “The Caveman” Stoltz as he won last weekend’s ITU Cross-Triathlon World Championships. Cool Point used to be Stoltz’s secret weapon for racing in the heat… used to be! On Monday at the CapTexTri the playing field will be leveled as all pros will be provided Cool Point as they exit Transition 2 and sprint to the finish.
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Where can I get a poem published?
I think this one is actually pretty good, and I feel like submitting it. Is there some sort of amateur journal or something? I feel like I have to get this poem out there, wherever “there” is. And I don’t wanna put it on my blog because it’s really out of place.
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The reading passage maintains that people may accidently vote for wrong
candidate, and those with poor eyesight probably vote for wrong man too. In contrast, the lecture begins its challenge of the author’s statements by arguing that
it is easy to us to use the computer to vote, but how about those who don’t familiar with computer system? Maybe they will vote for wrong person too.
It is noted in the article that old voting system relies heavily on people to count the vote. However, contrary to the author’s, the speaker asserts that people may do some mistake, but is it sure computer won’t do wrong? No, sometimes computer show mistake on program or error in computer, even it will move the raker. Also, it’s impossible to avoid error in computer.
Finally, the reading suggests that it is too risky to implement complicated voting technology nationwide. The speaker, however, indicates that we use computer daily and handle heavily data, and we should improve it again and again, but it takes 2 or 3 years to take one vote. It’s not sufficient to use a new computer system.
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In the end of the ugly exercise in reciprocal intellectual bankruptcy that was this year’s 15th SD Senate race, incumbent Joe Addabbo beat Councilman Eric Ulrich 42,187 (57.57%) to 31,036 (42.36%), with 51 write-in votes going to others (which shows remarkable restraint on the part of the voters).
The magnitude of Ulrich’s defeat is emphasized by the fact that he lost his home base in the 23rd AD 9,481 to 9041. In the end, Ulrich even lost the white Christian and presumably conservative 30th AD. Ulrich’s only victory came in the district’s mostly Orthodox Jewish portion of the 27th AD (he also managed a 22 to 22 tie in the District’s tiny portion of the 39th AD).
Perhaps Ulrich can take consolation in the fact that he was also the runner up in 10th SD (where he and Shirley Huntley each attracted 14 write in votes) and the 14th, where Ulrich’s write-ins gave him second place to the shamefully unopposed “Democrat” Malcolm Smith.
The question remains. Did Ulrich lose because of Hurricane Sandy?
A full 29% of the 23rd AD’s votes were cast on affidavit ballots, the highest number in the City by a large margin. Many of these affidavits were cast in polling places outside the Senate District, resulting in no vote being cast in that race.
This is borne out by the fact that of the 24,238 ballots cast by voters in the 23rd’s portion of this district, 5,705 contained no vote for State Senate, the hottest race on the ballot (if it was on the ballot). This is a rate of 23.54%.
By contrast, in the SD’s next largest turnout AD, the landlocked 28th, 22,644 ballots were cast and only 2,264 votes were unrecorded, a rate of 10.00%. District-wide, there were 85,144 ballots cast, and 11,869 unrecorded, a rate of 13.94%. It is noted that though the 23rd accounted for 28.47% of the ballots cast in the State Senate race, it accounted for only 25.29% of the votes recorded. More tellingly, the 23rd accounted for 48.07% of the affidavit ballots cast.
Now, not every unrecorded vote was because of the storm. A lot of voters in the Presidential year drop off after they cast their vote for the White House. So, let’s say that instead of a rate of 23.54%, the rate of unrecorded votes in the State Senate race in the 23rd AD portion of the district race was more in line with the 10% rate in of the 28th AD; using 10% as a metric, would mean that normally only 2,424 votes would have been unrecorded. Subtracting this from the total unrecorded vote of 5,705, would mean that approximately 3,281 voters who cast ballots were disenfranchised by Sandy from voting in the Senate race.
But what about those who didn’t vote?
Well, every Assembly District is the same size, but the number of votes cast varies widely. For instance, the black majority ADs in Queens had far higher turnouts this year than the others.
This year voters in the 23rd AD cast only 31,370 ballots. I am going to be generous and posit that were it not for the storm, the 23rd AD would have cast as many votes as the highest performing white majority AD in Queens, the 28th, which cast 39,953. This is a difference of 8,583. I am going to assume that the storm did not affect Special Federal voters, who cannot cast votes in state level races, and therefore not assume there are not any among those 8000 voters. Even though over 7,000 of the votes cast in the entire 23rd AD came from outside the 15th Senate District, I am going to assume that all 8,000 plus voters who could not cast ballots are from the 23rd SD, which includes the areas of the AD which were hardest hit by the storm.
I will, however, assume that the 10% rate of unrecorded votes still applies, so subtracting 858 from 8,583 leaves us a total of 7,753 votes which would have been cast in the Senate race if only the voters had been able to get to the polls.
Adding the 3,281 voters disenfranchised by casting affidavit ballots which did not contain the race, this leaves us 11,006 votes which were not cast in the State Senate race in the 23rd AD because of Sandy.
Ulrich lost by 11,084. Therefore, even if he picked up every single one of those votes, he still would have lost.
Since the areas worst hit by the storm were Ulrich strongholds like Breezy Point, Broad Channel, Bayswater and Far Rockaway, I think it is fair to say that, but for Sandy, Ulrich would not have lost the 23rd AD.
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So the season is fast approaching and it looks like our roster "is what it is".
That being said, for all those who attend games at the ACC, you are all familiar with those fan-voting slips for the All Star game. Generally there have been a few player options for voting each year.
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For its combination of popularity, scarcity, beauty, and utter unfathomability, no 19th-century set – maybe no other card set ever – exceeds Kalamazoo Bats, which appears to have been a two-year issue produced by Charles Gross & Co. of Philadelphia in 1886 and 1887. Extraordinarily, 12 of the 62 known player cards have been discovered since 1980, one was uncovered in 2005, another early in 2006. Some of the long-known cards are so scarce as to exist in mere handfuls; some of the recent discoveries are comparatively common.
The chronology of the issue may be indecipherable. The 20 cards depicting the New York Mets and Giants would seemingly date to 1886 (several players appeared with those teams in ’86 and not ’87) – except that Dude Esterbrook spent 1886 with the Giants and 1887 with the Mets – but is known only with the latter team. The 40 Philadelphia Athletics and Phillies all seem to be from 1887.
The New York and Philadelphia cards vary in design or execution in four significant ways: only the Philadelphia cards are copyrighted (and dated, 1887); only the Philadelphia cards offer two-player poses; only the New York cards feature studio portraits (the Philadelphia players are depicted outdoors in their respective ballparks: National League Park for the Phillies and Jefferson Street Grounds for the A’s); and only the Philadelphia cards ever appear with printed backs. These offer premiums like a silk umbrella or a Meerschaum cigar tube, in exchange for remarkably large numbers of cards (400 cards were needed to get the umbrella). The wording on the offer (“for the return of these Pictures in GOOD ORDER…”) suggests Gross & Co. may have actually recycled the cards they got in exchange for the premiums, and put them back in the cigarette packs.
There are also six team cards, clearly dated to 1887, which have always been considered and catalogued as a separate issue. But in the late ’90s, one of them turned up with the same premium offer that appears on many of the backs of the Philly cards. This suggests – though not with any certainty – that despite the exotic selection of teams (Detroit but not the Mets, Pittsburg but not the Giants) these cards were probably issued concurrent with the player cards, at least in Philadelphia. The other rationale for listing the teams as a separate set was their extraordinary scarcity. But as more and more unique (or nearly unique) player cards have turned up, the team cards have become relatively less scarce, and should probably be considered part of the main set or sets of 1886-87 (and are considered such in the checklist on the second page).
There’s another complicating factor which might be contributing to our collective confusion. Gross & Co. issued many other cards in the identical 21/4-by-4-inch sepia format on thick cardboard, featuring actresses and other non-sports figures. It’s very possible that the baseball players are a mere subset of one larger, amorphous, added-to-as-needed running issue of celebrities throughout 1886 and 1887.
The bulk of the Giants and Mets may have been published in 1886 with Esterbrook and a few others (or maybe just Esterbrook) added in ’87. The New York players might have been available only in New York, and the Philadelphia players only in Philadelphia. Esterbrook, a remarkably popular player in his day (given his seemingly common-place statistics), could have been an aberration that does not preclude any of our theories on the timing or geography of the sets.
There are also cabinet cards, on distinctive black cardboard mounts. Only the team cards and some of the Philadelphia players are known in this format, suggesting another link between the regular-issue team cards and the player cards.
As late as 1956, only 39 Kalamazoo Bats were known. Lew Lipset wrote that three more (Esterbrook, Dave Orr, and the joint card of Jim Fogarty and Deacon McGuire), had been added to the list by 1965. By 1974, the number was up to 48. Lipset’s 1983 checklist shows 50 cards, and identifies the ones discovered after 1965 as Dan Casey, Jim Devlin, Bobby Mathews, Harry Stovey (Hands on Hips), and the two-player cards of Charlie Bastian and Harry Lyons, and Wilbert Robinson and Fred Mann, and George Townsend and Jocko Milligan – with Pete Gillespie of the Giants as the then-most-recent discovery (1980). Charlie Mason, only briefly the manager of the A’s in 1887, turned up not long after publication of Lipset’s milestone Encyclopedia of Baseball Cards: 20th Century Tobacco Cards, 1909-1932 (Paperback), and then the card started to turn up fairly regularly.
But a century after the cards were produced, a remarkable collection of 41 – nearly half of them in pristine condition – was sold to Lipset and Ron Oser. Among them were previously unknown cards of Buck Ewing (which auctioned for the then-astounding price of $2,920), Tim Keefe ($2,460), and John Ward ($2,655). Also, previously unreported cards in the collection included Pat Deasley and Tom Poorman. By this time Gillespie and Mason had become so common that the former, in EX-MT condition, sold for just $775, and the later, auctioned in EX, fetched just $495.
The six most recently discovered cards are Chippy McGarr (misidentified as “McGan” – a second copy turned up on eBay in 2005), Ed Seward, and Gus Weyhing of the A’s, Tom McLaughlin of the Mets (1999), then in 2005 Denny Lyons of the A’s (also on eBay) and, earlier this year, Bill Holbert of the Mets.
The great 1987 discovery may have increased the checklist by nearly 10 percent, but it did nothing to unravel the enigma of “K-Bats.” Among the 41 cards were the rare, in some cases, previously-unknown Giants, plus Phillies and A’s – but not a single Met.
There is also some confusion over player identities. The card showing the Phillies’ trainer, Taylor, working on the arm of a player identified as Harry Lyons, is a wonderful vignette of baseball as they lived it in Philadelphia in 1887. In fact, the player is Jim Devlin. The confusion is understandable: Lyons played one game for the Phils that year; Devlin, only seven. Adding to the befuddling nature of the series is that despite their brief tenures with the Phillies in 1887, the cards of Devlin and Lyons are among the most frequently found in the series.
Still lost to history is the identity of a player identified as “Gallagher,” shown being tagged out by A’s second baseman Lou Bierbauer on the action-pose card they share. No such-named player ever appeared for the A’s – although it could easily be Jim Gallagher, who had played one game for the Senators the year before. Similarly, there is the irony of Whitey Gibson, who played just one major league game – a year after these cards were produced. Locals (Gibson was from Lancaster, Pa.) who hung around but rarely, or never, played, were much more common in the 19th century than in the years since. Gibson, shown with the Phillies, is a common Kalamazoo Bat. But he appears in N172 Old Judge with the A’s – and only two copies of that card are known to exist, with the first having not turned up until 1986.
Are other Kalamazoo Bats still out there awaiting discovery? When Lipset wrote in 1983, there were Cabinet versions of McGarr and Seward, but no regular cards of them. The A’s team card showed Manager Mason, Poorman, and Weyhing – and none of them were known in the regular set, either. As noted, all five have since turned up – Mason in sufficient quantities to make his virtually a common card.
With the discovery of Denny Lyons, the list of likely candidates for “new” Kalamazoo Bats is reduced to Charlie Bastian of the Phillies, and Jocko Milligan and the unknown “Gallagher” of the A’s – the only players on any of the nine multiple-player cards who don’t have their own individual cards. Countless ’86 Giants and Mets are missing (Hall of Famer Mickey Welch, as an example). Of the Philadelphia players there are many longshots: Al Atkinson, Frank Bancroft, Bill Casey, Ed Flanagan, Ed Greer, Bill Hart, Chief Roseman (who is already in the set as an ’86 Met), Jim Roxburgh, Bill Taylor, and Cannonball Titcomb of the Athletics, and Tony Cusick, Ed Daily, Tommy McCarthy, and Barney McLaughlin of the Phillies. There’s one more possibility. Another cabinet was discovered in the ’90s for which no regular card is known. It shows Bastian, Casey, and the Phils’ trainer in the series’ only three-shot.
Nearly all write-ups of Kalamazoo Bats miss the exceptional similarities in layout and font style to the Old Judge set (the newly discovered Holbert has the same photo as his card in the Old Judge “Dotted Ties” subset), or the obviously shared photography with the Four Base Hit series (the photos of John Montgomery Ward, though not identical, were clearly taken at the same sitting at the same photography studio). Most of the cards of the prolific 1886-90 era are seemingly interconnected in design or photography, hinting at a story of production or design at which we can only guess. | <urn:uuid:82ff4bcb-ceaa-4a25-8d06-f6fafeea7cf4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.sportscollectorsdigest.com/features/keith-olbermann-archive/kalamazoo_direct_to_you_baseball_cards_that_is | 2013-05-24T09:18:25Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704433753/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114033-00030-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.972409 | 2,076 |
Protecting and Managing Online Reputation
The phrase 'A lie is half way around the world, before the truth has got its boots on' could have been designed for the online world in which we now live. Online communities and User Generated Content (such as blogs and social networks) are reviewing and debating brand merits: impacting your reputation and ultimately affecting turnover. How do retailers police and protect their reputations and can brands tap into the opportunity to create a positive buzz. Katy Howell from Immediate Future, an expert in online brand reputation will explore the issues along with a case study on how to gain positive profile online, presented by Chris Bishop of Hotel Chocolat.
Katy Howell Immediate Futures and Chris Bishop from Hotel Chocolat
After previously speaking last year on Affiliate Marketing, I'm looking forward to this and will post the presentation towards the end of the week with fuller information on Protecting and Managing your Online reputation.
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|Polk County Enterprise - Local News
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Hurricane debris increases wildfire risk
Polk County Enterprise - November 2008
LIVINGSTON -- Hurricane Ike may be long gone, but the after effects of his passage linger on. Downed trees and other storm debris have hindered recent wildfi re containment efforts and led to larger wildfi res, due to access problems and safety concerns posed by the accumulated debris. Now, with falling leaves adding to the hazardous fuel accumulations and with cooler weather contributing to rising outdoor activity, fi re control leaders fear the increased opportunities for carelessness will lead to additional accidental wildfi re starts. Some recent wildfi res appear to have resulted from unsafe efforts to eliminate storm debris. With the prospect of additional outdoor fi res sparked by unsafe leaf burning, campfi res and warming fi res, the Texas Forest Service warns that southeast Texas counties face heightened potential for dangerous wildfi res in the upcoming months. Hurricane Ike brought two modifi cations to the wildland timber fuels in southeast Texas that will have a signifi cant impact on the occurrence frequency, intensity, and resistance to containment/control of wildland fi res in this region for the next 12 months, says Brad Smith, fi re analyst with the Texas Forest Service. “The fi rst modifi cation is the tree blowdown that has occurred where the wind was able to penetrate and knock down entire trees or break off at least the upper half of trees,” said Smith. “It often takes multiple tractor plows to effectively construct containment line where there is heavy blow-down, so more resources are committed for a longer time for each fire. In addition, the downed canopies that now hold cured leaves or needles are sources for flare-ups and torching that will produce short range spotting that also increases the difficulty of control and the amount of time and resources committed to each fire.” The second modification Smith noted is the amount of debris that has been deposited on the forest floor and mixed in with the brush understory canopy. This debris has increased the fuel continuity across the surface, and the dead material now mixed with the understory brush canopies increases the potential for surface fires to become crownfires. “In any year, the fuel types across the landscape of southeast Texas present many challenges to wildland firefighters and fire managers,” Smith stated. “It is my opinion that the wildland fuel modifications brought by Ike will definitely increase the resultant severity of wildfires in the area. Fuel dryness will certainly drive the severity of the fire activity in southeast Texas for the next 12 months.” Southeast Texas residents especially need to use increased caution with all outdoor fire use, particularly when dry, windy weather persists, suggests Ricky Holbrook, regional fire coordinator with the Texas Forest Service in Livingston. “Before starting any outdoor fire, residents should check to make sure that outdoor burning is allowed before starting any outdoor fire,” Holbrook advised. “Several southeast Texas counties have outdoor burning bans in place to help prevent accidental wildfires and reduce the risk to lives and homes posed by the dangerous accumulations of debris left in Ike’s wake.” Holbrook urges everyone in southeast Texas to be very careful with all outdoor fire use so destructive wildfires aren’t added to Ike’s legacy in the area. | <urn:uuid:74c4f27b-c412-4d49-a8db-b8bc9908e666> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.easttexasnews.com/Enterprise/News/Ind/November2008/story13.html | 2013-06-18T23:19:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368707436332/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516123036-00030-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.942256 | 691 |
Shruti boxes provide a rich drone background that supports singing or playing almost any instrument. A shruti box is hand-pumped, so you can produce a slightly pulsating constant chord to support the right rhythm for the style of music you are playing.
We have spent years searching out the best shruti boxes and have found them! Our shruti boxes are imported from a maker in Germany and the other from the UK.
Both are constructed in India, with their strict specifications. The craftsmanship on both of these instruments are of the highest quality. The reeds on both are made by some of India's leading manufacturers.
The dimensions of the German shruti model are 11 3/4"L x 9"H x 1 3/4"W Wt. 4 Lbs. A padded bag with handles and a shoulder strap is included.
These instruments are chromatic with a full octave of notes (13 notes), tuned to the western classical instrument standards (A=440Hz).
Shruti boxes are available in 3 models: C to C, a lower G to G, or the lowest F to F in chromatic half steps.
Note: The labels shown in the photos (C C# D Eb ...) do not come standard with our Shruti Boxes, but are available on request.
Our latest Shruti Box discovery is the beautiful Model M1
designed by musician/composer Stefan Cartwright of the UK.
The sounds emanating from this box are of the highest quality.
Available in full octave chromatic scales of C-C. Bb-Bb and G-G.
The high C on both the German and UK models corresponds to middle C on a piano.
Scroll down to the samples below to hear and see for yourself.
Please contact Ron for more information by emailing ron@MusicInTheMoment.com or by calling 215 233 0777.
Shruti Box Model M1
The Shruti Box is a simple hand-operated instrument which provides
a rich drone background to support singing and musical exploration.
Users include professional musicians, voice coaches and educators.
Our new instrument, the M1, sets a new standard in construction, sound
and ease of playing. It provides an ideal accompaniment for the voice
and can be enjoyed by anyone without training.
The M1 Shruti Box can be played by anyone and works well with a
range of musical styles.
The M1 is a versatile instrument: it is used as an accompaniment for
singing practice, group chanting and toning; in performance for musical improvisation;
as a background for storytelling; as a reference pitch for tuning instruments; and to add
interesting textures to a musical composition. The simplicity of the
instrument lends itself to working with children: the reedboard layout
makes it easy to demonstrate musical basics such as notes and chords,
the octave and harmony.
Here are some links to videos on Shruti playing:
Shruti Box in Performance
Here is an excerpt from cellist Elizabeth Byrd's CD Breath and the Chakras (3MB):
Heart - Love is Divine Power
... and here is a short Bansuri improv over a shruti drone, by Clint Goss (1MB):
Bansuri over Shruti
Drone Sound Samples
Here are some 15-second MP3 sound samples of just the German shruti box (250KB each):
To Order ...
... it is best to speak with Ron Kravitz by phone. Many questions can be answered (and the shruti can be demonstrated) by phone that are difficult in email.
- call Ron Kravitz at 215-233-0777, or
- email Ron Kravitz, providing phone number in the U.S. for Ron to call you back.
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A well-groomed garden with lawns and non- native plants is no magnet for butterflies, or other insects and birds that share our local ecosystem. If you want your garden to bustle with life, use native plants and a wide array of colorful nectar producing flowers.
At a special Sippican Lands Trust presentation on Tuesday June 19, Horticulturist Debi Hogan shared this advice and explained how conscientious gardening can enrich biodiversity – which means the number, variety and genetic variation of organisms found within a specific geographic region.
“We know that plants make the world go round,” she said of their importance in supporting and maintaining insects, birds and other animals. With 37 percent of the animal world represented by insects, their livelihood relies on plants as food – and birds rely on insects as critical nourishment.
From the rise in suburbanization came manicured lawns and a taste for non-native plants, which 90 percent of insects do not consume. Insects adapt to chemicals in plants after co-evolving with a plant over a long history, underscoring the importance of gardening with native plants, she said.
Hogan’s husband, Warren Leach, noted during the talk that lawns take up double the land than national parks. Mowed lawns are not good incubators for life, he said.
“If we can change our own practices, we can change our landscape,” Hogan said.
To create a garden attracting butterflies, a variety of plants should adorn a yard. Fragrant yellow, purpose, and white flowers will attract butterflies, which often rely on smell to locate nectar. Also many plants should be available for choosy female butterflies to lay their eggs. Trees also are important harboring grounds for these
insects. “A lot of butterflies actually grow up in trees,” Hogan said. She also advised that a water source be available to nourish the insects and birds.
Hogan listed off many plants that attract butterflies: butterfly weed (asclepias tuberosa) for monarch butterflies and red clover (asclepias tuberosa) for monarch butterflies, hummingbirds and clearwing moths.
Other plants she recommended to attract the winged beauties include: dandelions, purple cane flower, black eyed susan, daisy fleabone, sunflower, Mexican sunflower, hawkweed, yarrow, butterfly bush, ironweed, New Jersey tea, honeysuckle, violets, among others. She also recommended laying out ripe fruit.
“I’m trying to encourage a change in practices… gardening with a little less lawn,” she said.
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After launching a collection of clothing, jeans, cosmetics, accessories and perfumes, it seems that Kardashian clan has not been satisfied. These three sisters were now expanding its business by releasing a line of eye wear.
In the ad campaign, Kim, Khloe and Kourtney were photographed wearing glasses adorned with crystals of three on each side of the frame. Sisters posing wearing clothing made of lace which is also a fashion collection of the Kardashian family-owned label.
As quoted by Contact Music, Kim who perform eye surgery in 2008, tried to encourage her fans to not have to feel embarrassed at having to wear glasses. She even wrote a blog, that women who wear glasses are sexy women.
Glasses make you sexy. My sisters, Kendall and Kylie have a large collection of glasses in different styles that they always wear. No one should feel ashamed for wearing glasses. Women ‘geek’ is very sexy,” wrote the Kanye lovers West’s.
Not much different from the collection of clothing and accessories, eyewear series Kardashian comes with leopard and black motif. To make it looks more glamorous, glasses are decorated with crystals and gold-colored metal on the handle of a frame and glasses.
The plan eyewear collection is on sale at Sears, an American retail company. Kardashian sisters are not really a celebrity who first released glasses line. Victoria Beckham also recently launched her own series of glasses.
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LAKEWOOD RANCH -- They came on bikes, in baby strollers, with canes and in Florsheims.
The sunny weather drew a small but steady flow of Lakewood Ranch neighbors and visitors Friday to the weekly San Marco Plaza farmers market where assorted vendors offer products including food, literature, pets and plants.
Three businessmen stopped by for lunch and to have their knives sharpened, but ended up buying olives from vendor Jean Pierre Brocardi, a native Tunisian who formerly owned a restaurant in France.
"Our office is right around the corner. It's nice, I like food. I love olives and fresh produce so that's what I'm here for," said Stewart Carlin of Neal Communities.
Vendor Eric Donaldson of Sarasota goes salmon fishing with his friend in Alaska, then brings the catch back to the market to sell along with fresh scallops native to Alas
ka. "It's sustainable and the best resource in the world," said the market regular.
A centerpiece on the market is the Humane Society at Lakewood Ranch, which will also be the beneficiary of the upcoming Run for Their Lives challenge during the market at 9 a.m. March 15.
Competitors will run to eight clothing racks with 800 to 900 pieces of clothing on them. The person with the most items on when time is called will win a wine and cheese basket, but everyone who competes will get to keep all of the things they are wearing at the end.
To enter, contestants need to contact 2nd Ann Rose, a designer consignment boutique at 941-799-4213 or by going by the store at 8225 Nature's Way, Suite 107, in Lakewood Ranch to sign up. Cost is $30 a person, all of which goes to the Humane Society at Lakewood Ranch.
The same Friday, March 15, the farmers market will sponsor a bounce house and Easter egg hunt for the children.
Dee Graham, Herald reporter, can be reached at 941-748-0411, ext. 7027, or tweet @DeeGrahamBH. | <urn:uuid:2f0df343-6728-4fa0-bf92-6331281bb4e2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.bradenton.com/2013/03/02/4416259/san-marco-plaza-farmers-market.html | 2013-05-19T11:09:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697420704/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094340-00030-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.957377 | 436 |
I can't believe my luck in stumbling on this conversation. I've read it all (going back one year) and I'm encouraged at the reecovery everyone seems to have made.
I was diagnosed hyperthyroid in June after an agonising six month ordeal. Placed on carbimazole 40mg and propanolol 40mg o/d right away. Four months later I still feel weak, agitated and nervous although I have put on half a stone and my energy levels are somewhat higher. The doctors at endo say I may need to continue this medication (which I hate) for another year at least. My recent bloods came back yesterday with FT4 66 and T3 33. I'm likely to have a choice og RAI in a month or so.
I know you are not doctors but from the benefit of your experience, is it worth going through the RAI therapy? Shouldnt I just stick to the year long carbimazole instead... (BTW I'm 37/M/London) | <urn:uuid:15e53b4a-831e-4b9b-8780-d6c678c03acc> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.patient.co.uk/forums/discuss/rai-or-carbimazole--32759 | 2013-05-19T11:09:04Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697420704/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094340-00030-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.970741 | 211 |
The full length follow up to Matmos's Ganzfield EP, the result of four year's worth of telepathy experiments, will be released in February next year, titled The Marriage Of Two Minds. Following the release, the duo will also play one show at London's XOYO in March.
The Marriage Of Two Minds will be released on CD and vinyl, with the latter also including a white noise locked groove and eye coverings so you can re-enact the original experiments. The album includes deconstructions and segments of The Buzzcocks's "ESP", Leslie Weiner and Holger Hiller's "You", plus guest appearances by Dan Deacon, Dirty Projectors's Angel Deradoorian and Jason Willett of Half Japanese, among others.
The Ganzfield experiments that form the primary source for the tracks are sensory deprivation telepathy tests, whereby a participant is placed in a darkened room and has low white noise piped into their ears via headphones. In Matmos's tests Drew Daniel then attempted to transmit the idea of the new Matmos album into the minds of their subjects. The subjects described out loud anything they received, which were translated into directions, concepts, and scores for the album (all transcripts are included in the liner notes).
The Marriage Of True Minds is released on 18 February on Thrill Jockey. Matmos play XOYO on 19 March 2013. | <urn:uuid:ecde6bb2-48af-4c4b-a8b4-068ec46582c4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.thewire.co.uk/news/21034/matmos-announce-london-show_plus-album-release-date | 2013-05-19T11:19:06Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368697420704/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516094340-00030-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.952378 | 289 |
Tom wrote another piece extolling homosexual marriage. When I posted a counter comment, he axed it. He also axed another counter comment by another poster. Here's mine; let's see if it survives press censorship.
Geez, Tom, what is it with you and homosexual "marriage?" Are you aware of what has happened in Massachusetts? Do you want your grade-school children to be taught that homosexuality is normal and that they should embrace it? This, at a time when most of them don't even know what sex is all about.
According to "gay" rights activists in MA, it will give children, who are entering the most difficult and confusing time of their lives, to have the information they need to choose which sex they want to be. Wonderful idea.
Take a look at this site and tell us honestly if that's what you want:
Take a look at this site (if you have the stomach) and tell us if that's what you want disseminated to your children and grandchildren:
This is not all about love and marriage; it's about furthering the homosexual agenda. If homosexual marriage is passed in NJ, it's what you're going to get. Someone recently commented that "gay" couples will flock to the Jersey Shore. No doubt. I'm sure South Jersey will be delighted. Just ask Mulshine. Straight tourists will come to NJ by the dozens.
As our unemployment rate remains above 10 percent, employers will have yet one more reason to move their businesses here.
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Many of my colleagues have produced short blog posts regarding their participation in SQL Saturday #62 in Tampa next weekend. Here are just a few I’ve seen so far, but I’m sure there are many more:
As you may have guessed, I too have the honor and pleasure to have been asked to speak at this fine event. I will be doing my session on “An Introduction to Transactional Replication.” Ok, I know that topic isn’t going to bring sexy back, but TR is a very real option for many SQL shops for both redundancy, reporting, offloading, and many other potential reasons. This is a beginners session, so if you do attend it, understand the level of the intended audience.
This occasion kicks off what I expect to be a banner year for the SQL Saturday franchise as it is (naturally) the first one of 2011. I know that Pam & Jose are working harder than ever to make this weekend a grand one; for both the speakers and attendees. Sometimes it gets lost that the speakers are attendees as well. I’ll be speaking from 11:00AM – 12:00 Noon, but will be attending sessions the entire rest of the day. This year’s line-up is fantastic from start to finish; with sessions covering topics from SSIS, to replication, to Powershell, and a whole lot more. The real problem is how do you pick just one when there are 3 or 4 per time slot you’d like to see!! Decisions decisions.
They are doing something a bit different this year on the Friday before the regular conference; what’s being called a “Day of Data”. For $99, one can attend day-long sessions with either Denny Cherry on storage and virtualization, or Stacia Misner’s introduction to SSIS. Both these folks are excellent speakers and really know their stuff. If you have the time and resources, I highly recommend attending one of these sessions.
And most importantly, if you do attend this event, your mandatory assignment is to introduce yourself to the Grateful DBA (if we don’t know each other already.) Please don’t be shy and do say hello. I’d love to meet the three people that read my blog. See you there!!
Have a grateful day…Troy | <urn:uuid:6b232e4e-af0f-4379-9f81-cb59cad4e6b5> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://troygallant.com/?p=901 | 2013-05-22T08:19:46Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701508530/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105148-00030-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.949146 | 491 |
These searching biblical reflections on the HIV/AIDS crisis pay special attention to the perspectives and suffering of women. The essays are authored principally by African women scholars. The volume includes a postscript by Letty Russell.
Written while the author was acutely ill and unable to read, this book gives an account of humanity’s deep woundedness and its capacity for deep healing. The book’s vivid style and lush imagery are reminiscent of Showings, by Julian of Norwich. Farley writes from a Christian perspective and also draws on themes and practices of Tibetan Buddhism. | <urn:uuid:5c9802d1-3617-447a-b9b6-9bf2d60e4ad4> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.christiancentury.org/reviews/2006-05/take-and-read-0 | 2013-05-22T08:13:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701508530/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105148-00030-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.936163 | 114 |
Abrasive belt grinding machine, type KS 350
Centreless grinding unit for cylindrical tubes and bars of 3-180 mm diameters, feed 2 - 5 mtr/min, infinitely adjustable
Grinding attachment with contact belts for flat and contour grinding. Contact belts 6 - 13 mm
Centreless grinding unit for cylindrical and tapered tubes and bars of up to 3 m length, 3-60 mm diameters, with feed speeds of 2 - 5 mtr/min, infinitely adjustable
Grinding attachment for small radiuses, with 1 contact roll, contact wheel of 15 - 80 mm diameters. Width 50, 75 mm
Grinding attachment for work without side restriction, with mounting plate, connection piece, contact wheel and contact wheels shaft.
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Youth behavior modification techniques are all simple since children really appreciate simple plans. Sometimes, as adults, we think that it will take huge rewards and a complex plan to get our children’s behavior under control. The truth is children love small, simple ideas that they can understand and participate in. Try this universal idea to get your child excited about behaving and reaping the benefits.
The Good Behavior Game
This is used by school teachers all over America to help children learn that behaving can be very rewarding. The concept is simple. Make a chart with all the behaviors you expect from your child. When they follow through with an acceptable behavior they will receive a sticker on their chart. Setup a rewarding plan and at the end of each week count the stickers then reward them based on your plan. This form of youth behavior modification is tremendously stimulating for young children and can motivate them like you would not believe.
To get started sit down and have a meeting with your child. Talk over everything you expect from them regarding their daily behaviors. Negotiate the number of stickers per proper action allowing them to fully participate and do most of the deciding. Once you have decided the “price” per behavior, get started on the “Rewards Brochure”. Let your child help decide just how many stickers it will cost for what reward. Discuss things like can the stickers be saved up over the course of a month or must they receive said amount of stickers in one week to get the reward. Remember this is your family’s game and can be created to fit your needs in particular.
Here are some general ideas to get you started on youth behavior modification using the Good Behavior Game.
A few expected behaviors to chart:
Saying Thank you, Please, Yes Ma’am & Sir, No Ma’am & Sir, Excuse Me, etc.
Sharing toys and other items with friends or siblings
Doing chores such as making the bed, picking up dishes after meals, picking up toys at the end of the day, putting away clothes, etc.
Doing homework, studying, or getting an exceptional grade like a 100% on a test
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Should you find yourselves in New York, back from the Pawling dance
weekend, perhaps, with nothing to do..don't miss our show, "One
Sunday with Rabbie."
This singular performance features the poems and letters of Robert
Burns presented by the talented Ayrshire actor, Andrew Weir with
music by me and my Local Hero colleagues, Paul Woodiel and
Christopher Layer. In between, you'll sample single malts, a fine
light supper, haggis, and coffee and desserts.
This is a chance to experience Burns' work in one of his favorite
places, the pub! The back room of Swift's in the East Village will
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DETROIT, MI- The Tigers overcame three A's leads and beat the Athletics 5-4 to grab a 2-0 advantage in their best-of-five AL Division Series.
The outcome was in doubt until the last swing of the bat. Detroit's Don Kelly snapped a 4-4 tie with a ninth-inning sacrifice fly after the Athletics intentionally walked Prince Fielder to load the bases. Kelly was inserted as a pinch runner in the eighth inning and scored the tying run on a wild pitch.
Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera doubled twice for the Tigers, hit a fly ball in the seventh inning that resulted in a two-run error by A's outfielder Coco Crisp and singled in the ninth.
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($45; 75% zinfandel, 21% syrah and 4% mourvedre) Bright ruby. Deep aromas of black raspberry, cherry liqueur, dried flowers and minerals. Powerful dark berry flavors are surprisingly light on their feet, with a jolt of smoky minerals adding urgency. Finishes vibrant and sweet, with excellent clarity and cut. An intriguing spice note gained power with air, adding to this wine's vivacity. | <urn:uuid:70e8e8c0-4be1-4a2b-b93c-a60de1a2fb1d> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.wineaccess.com/wine/product/11005076/2006-Linne-Calodo-Outsider-Paso-Robles | 2013-05-22T08:14:23Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701508530/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105148-00030-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.857312 | 142 |
Obviously I could try to explain how Troy's 2012 spring practice went, but head coach Larry Blakeney could do it better than me. Here's what he said in his opening comments about the offense, defense, offseason, etc.
He did say that the new field turf is on track to be installed after Charles Henderson High does its spring ball, sometime in May. He said it was something he'd been waiting on for two and a half years, at least. Looking forward to seeing how that turns out.
Troy ran some scrimmage plays at the end (no refs, no stats). Deon Anthony and Dallas Tidwell took turns quarterbacking the first and second team units as those two are battling for the backup job. Several starters sat this one out. Khary Franklin did score one TD on a 14-yard run. Both QBs were intercepted, though both interceptions came on receivers not catching the ball and it landing into the arms of defensive backs. Dionte Ponter and Brynden Trawick had the interceptions.
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Montana knows all about GOP leadership’s voter suppression campaigns. Former GOP Executive Director and current GOP political consultant Jake Eaton was forced to resign over the scandal to make it more difficult for 6,000 Montanans to vote.
After what we saw this legislative session, it should be no surprise that Republicans in state legislatures around the country are rewriting voting laws to make it harder for some of us to vote.
According to the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), Republican legislators have introduced bills that would diminish access to the voting booth in over 40 states. All of these Republican proposals focus on one apparent goal: restrict ballot access and shrink the electorate—often in ways that would decrease Democratic votes.
Many of the proposals are in the form of voter ID legislation, which would require potential voters to present specified forms of identification in order to cast a ballot. This is the kind we saw in Montana. Republicans supporting these measures claim they’re necessary to prevent “voter fraud.”
As Montana Secretary of State Linda McCulloch explained, this bill went far beyond the voting restrictions passed under George Bush.
“Montana is a fiercely independent state, and it is rare to see a measure that increases burdens beyond those that have been imposed by the federal government.”
GOP legislators are going around invoking a specter of supposed “fraud” to make voting more difficult for constituencies not known for voting for Republicans. (In Montana, Native Americans would no doubt be targeted.)The Advancement Project just released study results, with some very telling facts about groups included in the 11 percent of Americans without a current government-issued photo ID:
• 25 percentof African American voting age citizens
• 15 percent of those earning less than $35,000 a year
• 18 percent of those age 65 and above
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And this young man would likely have been a beneficiary of the DREAM (nightmare) act that both Senators Webb and Warner voted for this week, had it passed in time:
On April 9, the woman called police to report that her foster son had just raped her at knife point. The victim was able to leave the house and call 911, after telling Lopez that she had to get to work.
Lopez had been living on the streets of Richmond for just three days, when he was placed in the foster home in 2009. He turned 18 just five days before the brutal assault.
The Mexican national told detectives he simply walked across the border and took a bus to Richmond, Va.
Go figure. Are they really placing illegal aliens in foster care rather than deporting them?
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The draw for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup's Asian qualifying groups has been made at the headquarters of Beach Soccer Worldwide in Barcelona.
These qualifying games will take place between 22 and 26 May in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. As host nation, the UAE have been named as top seeds in their group, as have Japan courtesy of their status as Asia's leading beach soccer nation.
Asia will have three representatives at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Rio de Janeiro 2006, which can be followed from 2 to 12 November exclusively on FIFA.com.
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DEARBORN, Mich., Oct. 11, 2012 – With many Americans facing record gasoline prices, the all-new Ford C-MAX Energi is America’s most fuel-efficient plug-in hybrid with an EPA- certified 108 miles-per-gallon equivalent (MPGe) city rating and 100 MPGe combined rating. Over the course of five years, C-MAX Energi customers could save nearly $7,000 compared with the average new vehicle, according to the federal EPA label. Comparative savings could go even higher if the current trend of rising gas prices continues. The C-MAX Energi’s 100 MPGe combined rating beats the Toyota Prius plug-in hybrid’s combined rating by 5 MPGe. With a starting price of $29,995, after federal tax credit and including destination and delivery costs, C-MAX Energi is expected to be America’s most affordable plug-in hybrid.
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Power was restored to nearly all of SDG&E’s 1.4 million customers by 3:25 a.m. More than 1.1 million customers in Baja California and neighboring Sonora who lost electricity also had power by early Friday, according to Mexico’s Federal Electric Commission.
For students of all ages, the blackout turned into the San Diego version of a “snow-day,” as all public K-12 schools in the county were closed Friday and classes at community colleges and universities were canceled. Classes resume Monday.
State education officials say school districts probably won’t lose Average Daily Attendance funds for the day if they apply for a special waiver.
“School districts should not be punished financially for closing schools to address this emergency,” State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson said.
The blackout prompted some businesses to close early Thursday and economists said it will likely cost the greater San Diego region more than $100 million in economic losses, mainly in lost productivity. But the 12-hour event might also provide a mini-boost to the local economy as people spend to replenish supplies such as batteries and flashlights.
A boil-water order remains in effect, possibly through early Sunday, for 10 communities in the city San Diego. The order is a precautionary measure because reduced water pressure in those neighborhoods where pumping plants had no backup systems could allow contaminated water to infiltrate the system. County officials issued similar orders for residents in parts of Descanso, Alpine, Julian, Boulevard, Lakeside, Campo and Pauma Valley.
Officials with the Metropolitan Transit System said trolleys and buses were up and running, although there were some delays. Lindbergh Field experienced significant delays Friday morning as several airlines had canceled flights.
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The Tampa Bay Area has recently been plagued with deadly and dangerous sinkholes. A recent death in the news has brought to light the ongoing problem that central Florida has been dealing with forever. Most home owners require special insurance on their property to protect from the possible major damages that can be made by sinkholes. Sinkholes are a naturally.. | <urn:uuid:9798e8fa-2d6c-422c-a5a5-0a85a223eedd> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.yellowpagesgoesgreen.org/West+Bend-WI/NAC/156062 | 2013-05-24T16:32:41Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368704752145/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516114552-00030-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.850966 | 309 |
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Free access is coming to two records collections:
The Fold3 (formerly Footnote) World War II Collection is free through April 30. Records include Old Man's Draft Registrations (so-called because men ages 43 to 62 had to register), Missing Air Crew Reports, European Theater Army Reports, photos and more.
Ancestry.ca, the Canadian sister site to Ancestry.com, is offering free access to French Canadian records from April 17 through 22. Collections include the Drouin database of 37 million names in baptism, marriage and burial recordsfrom Quebec; the Tanguay collection on French-Canadian families; plus church records from Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and New England.
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I was invited by former Czech President Vaclav Havel to participate in the 14th annual Forum 2000. Founded by President Havel, Yohei Sasakawa, and Elie Wiesel in 1995, this forum was originally intended to be a one-time only conference. But due to increasing demand for dialogue about many urgent international issues, President Havel and Mr. Sasakawa, the Chairman of the Nippon Foundation, have kept the forum moving forward for fourteen years.
This year’s forum was titled “The World We Want to Live In.” Topics included making urban and suburban environments more livable and enjoyable, promoting ethical business practices, understanding EU-Russia relations, addressing energy and environmental concerns, and
analyzing nuclear nonproliferation and disarmament.
On October 11, I spoke on the latter issue. In the attached speech, you may read my remarks about why political leaders need to make ensuring security for all nations e the top priority. This security first approach is essential in my view if the world is to have any chance for moving toward deeper nuclear arms reductions and eventual nuclear
disarmament. You may also view a video of the entire panel discussion, which also included Paul Wolfowitz, Dana Drabova, Masashi Nishihara,
and Dewi Fortuna Anwar.
In the evening of October 11, the Forum 2000 organizers held a special exhibit about the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This exhibit was organized because of the 65th anniversary year of the atomic bombings and because the Forum 2000 organizers had conceived of the idea of the conference when they had met in Hiroshima in 1995.
I was invited to represent FAS at this exhibit. I spoke after a presentation by Mrs. Shigeko Sasamori, a survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. She described in vivid detail the injuries she experienced as a thirteen year old and the devastation of that city. In my remarks, I explained why FAS was founded and talked about the work that FAS is presently doing to help prevent any further detonations of nuclear weapons. I concluded by praising Japan for its
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Picasso and the War Years: 1937-1945
Picasso was surely the greatest
artist of the 20th century and, arguably, Guernica, his 1937 mural-sized painting,
is the single greatest war painting of all time. Alas, Guernica, after years
of giving us pleasure at New York's Museum of Modern Art, is now lodged in Madrid
and is not expected to travel again. To see it, gentle reader, you simply must travel to
Spain. Short of that possibility, a visit to this fine new exhibit, Picasso and the War
Years, should assuage your deprivation.
Guernica was Picasso's anguished response to the Nazi bombing of a Basque town. As the Spanish Civil War segued into World War II, Picasso's work, as documented by curator Steven Nash, reflected a darkening mood, "tending toward a bleak, dimly lit world of contorted forms, claustrophobic spaces, and grayed-down colors." In this smallish (fewer than 80 pieces) show, Nash has assembled a superb selection of paintings, sculpture, and work in other media, including some not publicly displayed before and others extremely difficult to obtain on loan. The show, then, is a must see for those interested in 20th century art.
Night Fishing at Antibes (see poster reproduced above) and The Charnel House, both canvases from NY's MOMA, are stunning to see, even after years of familiarity. In the context of this show, The Charnel House takes on new resonance; its return to the colorless palette and anguished, stylized horror of Guernica now is personalized to the destruction of one family, coinciding temporally with the newly unveiled horrors of the Nazi camps and Picasso's emergent political radicalization.
There were fresh wonders for this viewer, too, including a series of weeping women and a series of seated women. Toward the end, the splendid Cock of the Liberation (from the Milwaukee Art Museum) revives the heart and mind with its optimistic bright colorations and sweeping impasto. Our artists must document the horrors of our times, but they also refresh us with hope and joy.
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NYT reporter leaked advance copy of Maureen Dowd column to CIA
Newly available CIA records obtained by Judicial Watch, the conservative watchdog group, reveal that New York Times reporter Mark Mazzetti forwarded an advance copy of a Maureen Dowd column to a CIA spokesperson — a practice that is widely frowned upon within the industry.
Mazzetti's correspondence with CIA spokeswoman Marie Harf, on Aug. 5, 2011, pertained to the Kathryn Bigelow-Mark Boal film "Zero Dark Thirty," about the killing of Osama bin Laden, and a Times op-ed column by Dowd set to be published two days later that criticized the White House for having "outsourced the job of manning up the president’s image to Hollywood."
According to Judicial Watch, Mazzetti sent Harf an advance copy of Dowd's column, and wrote: “this didn’t come from me… and please delete after you read. See, nothing to worry about!”
POLITICO has just reached out to the Times for comment, as it was unable to do so prior to Judicial Watch's decision to lift the embargo on the files. (See update).
Judicial Watch obtained the files through a formal Freedom of Information Act request. The full email can be viewed here.
UPDATE (12:41 p.m.): New York Times Managing Editor Dean Baquet called POLITICO to explain the situation, but provided little clarity, saying he could not go into detail on the issue because it was an intelligence matter.
"I know the circumstances, and if you knew everything that's going on, you'd know it's much ado about nothing," Baquet said. "I can't go into in detail. But I'm confident after talking to Mark that it's much ado about nothing."
"The optics aren't what they look like," he went on. "I've talked to Mark, I know the cirucmstance, and given what I know, it's much ado about nothing."
Baquet would not provide further details, which means his statements amount to a plea to readers to take it on faith that Mazzetti's leak was ethically sound.
(h/t Byron Tau)
UPDATE (4:15 p.m.): Times spokesperson Eileen Murphy emails to explain that Mazzetti made a mistake:
Last August, Maureen Dowd asked Mark Mazzetti to help check a fact for her column. In the course of doing so, he sent the entire column to a CIA spokeswoman shortly before her deadline. He did this without the knowledge of Ms. Dowd. This action was a mistake that is not consistent with New York Times standards. | <urn:uuid:7af9ba96-a2a4-4cbd-aa61-d8c8b8f8d746> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.politico.com/blogs/media/2012/08/nyt-reporter-gave-advance-copy-of-maureen-dowd-column-133479.html?hp=r19 | 2013-06-19T06:37:21Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708142617/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516124222-00030-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964893 | 555 |
TMZ is reporting that R&B star Usher Raymond has been awarded primary custody of his two sons after a long custody battle with his ex wife Tameka Raymond. According to sources, Tameka felt the singer was an absentee father who was too absorbed in his career to be a good dad, but Usher argued Tameka was inattentive and too irresponsible to be a good mother.
Tameka still retains some custodial rights — but the extent to which Tameka will be able to see her kids is unclear.
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If you thought that France was a nation of meat-eaters, think again.
Saturday, June 2, saw a big march in Paris, as several animal rights groups came together to demand the closure of all slaughterhouses in France. At the former slaughterhouse Vaugirard, where on an arch the statue of a bull can be seen, an obelisk was temporarily placed : “For the dead animals in slaughterhouses, so that one day the blood of beasts will stop flowing. ”
It was here that Georges Franju shot some of the movie “Le Sang des Betes” (Animal’s Blood) in 1949. Part of the demonstration involved reading what Franju wrote as he recounted his first experience witnessing the slaughter of animals: “The first time I went there, I came back home, cried for two days, hid away all the knives, I just wanted to die.”
If you check out the video of this march, you will see that the plea “Fermons les Abattoirs” (Let’s Close The Slaughterhouses) means more than just the slaughterhouses. One of the speakers at the march says that just like Martin Luther King, they have a dream, which is to bring an end to spilling the blood of all creatures. “Cessez le cauchemar des animaux” is her plea. (Stop the nightmare that all animals endure.)
Take a look at this video to get a sense of the fiery French calling for everyone to go vegetarian.
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Dulce Systems – Introduces PRO RX16ex Storage Arrays, Designed for Professionals that Require Extreme Flexibility, Reliability and Performance.
CHATSWORTH, CA. March 23, 2011.
Dulce Systems Inc., a provider of world-class storage solutions, today announced the new PRORX 16ex RAID Series. The PRORX 16ex is a flexible 3-U rackmount, 16 drive storage array with three x16 lane PCIe2 and two x8 PCIe2 bus expansion systems, backward compatible to PCIe1.
The PRORX ex16 is an enterprise class storage array 3-U rackmount solution that provides the foundation to scale as your data requirements increase or as your demand for PCIe2 x16 or x8 PCIe2 lane bus slots increases. The PRORX 16ex is a combination of a high performance storage array with the flexibility of expansion x16 lane PCIe2 technology. Expanding your PCIe bus slots on a Mac or PC couldn't be easier. The PRO RXex16 expansion technology allows the user to increase the number of x16, and x8 lane PCIe2 bus slots for a Mac or PC.
With the PRORX 16ex (80 GB/s) expansion technology there is no compromising in performance. The expansion HBE card (host bus extension) is a x16 lane PCIe2 HBE card, and a x16 lane 3 meter cable, is provided. The PRORX ex16 storage array can be configured with 16TB, 32TB, 48TB, 6Gb/s SAS or SATA drives.
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Just like the non-traditional students you had in your college classes, these baby boomer facebookers are usually female and feel the need to comment on EVERYTHING that ANY of their friends post on facebook.
These people obviously need to get a life. They have way to much time on their hands.
(These women are also usually oblivious to their own kids drunken escapades all over the FB world.)
Ted: I had to unfriend that beeyotch.
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CURRITUCK CO., NC-Oct. 5, 2012: JoAnne Leigh Etheridge, 48, is charged with Manufacture SCH II Controlled Substance, Maintain Place for Controlled Substance and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
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Existed for several hundred years. The structure in which they existed is today called "the feudal system."
How did it work out? The agencies were continually fighting each other. Quite often, the way they fought was to try to kill as many of the clients of another agency as possible, so as to convince them that the agency they were with was terrible. But it was difficult to get the clients to defect, as often their own defense agency held them as virtual slaves (called "serfs"). The violence was so brutal and widespread that it led to the Peace of God movement.
So, let's try that again!
UPDATE: By the way, I understand: The competing defense agencies in your imagination don't behave anything like those nasty real ones did! Why, the imaginary ones, for instance, would never dream of enslaving their own clients, because... because, well, they'd look in The Ethics of Liberty, and it wouldn't be in there!
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Health Minister Lawrence Springborg had the previous day announced that hospitals in Queensland would face cuts of $103 million in funding by the Federal Government. And where the general public as well as hospital chiefs were concerned by the same, he had also defended the cuts saying the same are necessary.
It is, therefore, that Tanya Plibersek has now come forward to stand by the revised population modeling. The members of the Health Service Council of Board Chairs oppose the move of cuts saying that the time for consultation and planning to respond is too less.
It is being said that budget cuts cannot be planned in the nick of time and the same would adversely affect hospitals' ability to deliver different services to people in Victoria. Emergency performance would suffer along with probable cancellation of planned elective surgery. Beds or services may also be put to closure.
The $6 million cut from children's health services is also a major concern. "We are gravely concerned about the detrimental impact this significant seven month funding reduction at such short notice will have on the Victorian community and our staff", the letter to PM Julia Gillard by the Council read.
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Windows Live Writer has a great feature that detects the style of your blog and allows you to write posts in a way that looks similar to your site, but sometimes it goes wrong, and there’s no easy way to fix it.
Here’s how to delete the cached blog theme so that Windows Live Writer will use the default non-themed view, which maximizes the amount of space you have to write.
Downloaded Theme Gone Wrong
Here’s an example of a blog theme that just didn’t work right—look at all that space over there on the left side of the screen. Awful!
The Default Non-Themed View
This is the default view without a blog theme applied, and it maximizes the amount of space that you have to write. Much better.
How to Delete a Cached Blog Theme
To get rid of the theme files and use the default view instead, you can open up Windows Explorer and paste in the following to the location bar:
%appdata%\Windows Live Writer\blogtemplates
This will show a list of the blogs that you’ve got setup in Windows Live Writer, but sadly they are all in GUID folders so you’ll have to explore to figure out which one is which—for my purposes, I had just added the last one, so I chose the folder with the latest date.
Once you get into the folder, you can see all of the cached files, and if you open some of the index.htm files in a browser, you’ll be able to figure out which one is which.
Simply delete all the files in this folder—you might want to make a backup first, of course—and then close Windows Live Writer and open it up again. You’ll see the default view.
This tip probably won’t help that many people, but it’s something that I’ve used numerous times in the last year and figured I would share.
Programmer by day, geek by night, The Geek, also known as Lowell Heddings, spends all his free time bringing you fresh geekery on a daily basis. You can follow him on Google+ if you'd like.
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This business is categorized as a Mattress business. Marcotte FX Furniture is located on 132 Lincoln St in Lewiston. They can be contacted by calling (207) 783-8593 . They have a single review on MojoPages.com, and it's a negative review.
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I will try to explain my dillema to the best of my ability. Lately I have been editing footage using Adobe Premier 6.5. I would use my Firewire card to import footage from my camcorder.
I would like to somehow capture footage from my Playstation 2 on my television. This is what I have tried so far: I have set my Camcorders S/av in option to on (in order to capture from outputs) and tried to use that on the output RCA of a TV. I had the PS2 going into the Input. However the camcorder would only pick up and record the footage black and white and very flickery and warped. However on the main menu of the PS2 start up screen it always works fine. So: my main question is, for all you video capture experts out there. What do I need to get the PS2 gaming Footage onto my Camcorder? These are two things I have heard of but never had any specifics. A video card with an Input RCA ect. then there is the issue of software. or a thing called a "capture" card. I have heard about both but to little details. Can anyone tell me a simple way to capture the PS2 footage without breaking the 100$ limit I have? Thank you! | <urn:uuid:1020e626-6d61-4736-9e13-f6989a8b42c7> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.videoforums.co.uk/hardware-problems/639-capturing-video-game-consoles-very-confused.html | 2013-05-22T15:21:42Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368701910820/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516105830-00030-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.968733 | 269 |
|Sunflower seed is more nutritious than most foods a bear will find in the woods. Please remove birdfeeders by April 1.|
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Jane Vachon: (603) 271-3211
March 20, 2009
Take Your Birdfeeders Down -- And Save A Bear!
CONCORD, N.H. -- New Hampshire bears are waking up and heading out in search of food to replenish fat reserves depleted during the long winter denning period. Natural foods are scarce this time of year, so it's critical for homeowners to take action now to reduce the chances of attracting a bear.
"Late March is the time when we typically start seeing bear activity in New Hampshire. To prevent attracting a bear to your residence, it is essential that bird feeders are taken down and put away until next winter," says Andy Timmins, Bear Project Leader for New Hampshire Fish and Game. "This isn't about bird feeders, it's about the safety and wellbeing of black bears. Bears that frequent homes for easy pickings often have a shorter life expectancy than bears that don't. Take down your feeders and save a bear.
"Given that sunflower seed is more nutritious than most foods a bear will find in the woods, it is easy to understand why some residences get visited by bears every spring," Timmins added. "Don't be fooled by the fact that several inches of snow still cover the ground across much of the state; snow depth has little influence on when bears decide to emerge from winter dens."
During the denning period, bears typically lose 25% of their body weight, and a lactating female with newborn cubs may lose as much as 40%. Post-denning bears are readily attracted to human related foods. The statewide black bear population is considered relatively stable -- thanks to careful management by Fish and Game -- and currently is about 4,800 bears.
Homeowners should take action to reduce the chances of a bear visiting their home.
Prevent bear visits by taking a few simple precautions:
- Stop all bird feeding by April 1, which is when most bears have ceased denning.
- Clean up any spilled birdseed and dispose of it in the trash.
- Secure all garbage in airtight containers inside a garage or adequate storage area, and put garbage out on the morning of pickup, not the night before.
- Avoid putting meat or other food scraps in your compost pile.
- Don't leave pet food dishes outside overnight.
- Clean and store outdoor grills after each use.
- NEVER intentionally feed bears!
These steps will help to ensure that your backyard does not become attractive to bears. This is important because it prevents property damage by bears and because it keeps bears from becoming "nuisance" animals.
"The surest way to avoid bear/human conflicts is to keep your yard free of attractants. You may need to take additional steps. For example, dumpsters should have a locking metal top that prevents access by bears, and beehives and livestock should be protected with an electric fence. To avoid bear-related conflicts, prevent bears from visiting and, most of all, from getting in the habit of finding food on your property," says Timmins.
For more information on preventing conflicts with black bears, visit www.wildnh.com/Wildlife/Somethings_Bruin.htm.
If you have questions about bear-related problems, you can get technical advice by calling the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wildlife Services, located in Concord, N.H., at the following toll-free number: 1-888-749-2327 (1-888-SHY-BEAR).
USDA Wildlife Services works in partnership with the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department to minimize wildlife-human conflicts, including those associated with black bears. Last year, Wildlife Services fielded 1,904 wildlife-related requests for assistance, the biggest percentage (24%) of which were related to bears. Each year, Wildlife Services also hires two bear technicians in New Hampshire during May through August, when the majority of bear complaints are received. These bear technicians, in partnership with N.H. Fish and Game Department field staff, work closely with the general public to educate them regarding bear behavior and to directly resolve bear-human conflicts.
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Sunday morning saw Rapha host their ode to Paris-Roubaix with their aptly titled ‘Hell Of The North’ ride. Over 65 miles out into deepest darkest north London, on bridleways, gravel tracks and unfortunately thick deep mud also!
Rapha laid out a great route, with undulating descents, a few small climbs and lots of fun gravel tracks (I had the wu-tang gravel pit in my head the whole ride, until my spaz of a friend but heaven 17 in my head instead.... thanks James!).
Managing to escape a puncture or mechanical, the only issue I had was on the deep mud tracks, I found myself unable to clip into my Speedplay pedals as the cleat became clogged with mud and general bullshit.... nothing a thirty minute stop whilst i fished out all the crap with a selections of twigs couldn’t sort, although my mood did darken as I rode about 2-3 miles resting on the pedals! haha.
The turnout was fantastic, all kinds of riders out for a takeover on the streets (although it has to be said, there were a couple of riders and you know who you are, who rode like absolute t*ts..... not the best behaviour in heavy traffic I must say! Jumping red lights on a day like today will not garner you many friends)
We got lost so many times, but that was all part and parcel of the day and the experience, I really couldn’t moan about that when it was such a glorious day outside (the ubiquitous t-shirt tanline has reared its head once again!)
Once we arrived at the pub, Belgian beer was given out along with a continental-wrapped bag of frites for the weary amongst the peloton. Having taken a really fun beating on some of the sections, the cushioned barstools were amazing as a throng of cyclists settled in to watch the swiss train ‘leave the station’
Id like to thank Rapha and all its staff for putting on such a cool day, it was really well organised, every detail down to the sign on, route card, beer and frites and the secure bike parking (complete with jet was, needed after the crap my frame was clogged with!) Also at the feed station, free inner tubes were distributed along with liquids and bananas for those early to get there. I sincerely hope they run more of these days... great stuff.
Below is the garmin data, although the sped and GPS behaved extremely erratic when under covered sections of the ride.... so take some sections with a pinch of salt etc. None of our group sustained a puncture except the only guy to ride on a CX bike... go figure!
All that remains for me to say is “BRING ON THE H-O-T-N 2011” !
Additional pictures from the day can be found over on the Condor Cycles blog at > http://blog.condorcycles.com/2010/04/hell-of-north-ride.html and Raphas Flickr stream > http://www.flickr.com/photos/raphacc/sets/72157623840070730/ | <urn:uuid:ff22f661-4a8d-423c-b5c6-65e059b97dbc> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://bianchista.blogspot.com/2010/04/hotn.html?showComment=1271182259332 | 2013-05-24T23:26:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705284037/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115444-00030-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.965196 | 665 |
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- tel, info: 02 681 6022
- adult/child US$1.25/US$0.90
- 10:00-18:00 Tue-Fri, 11:00-18:00 Sat & Sun
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In the middle of Parque Quinta Normal there's an artificial lagoon where you can rent rowboats. Beyond the lagoon is the Museo de Ciencia y Tecnología, which has interactive exhibits on astronomy, geology and other aspects of science and technology.
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Online Guide to Writing and Research
Chapter 5: Academic Integrity and Documentation
Types of Documentation
In-Text or Parenthetical Citations
The Chicago Manual, long used by those in the physical and natural sciences, shares some similarities with APA and MLA styles in its use of note citations. Chicago favors the author-date citation within the text in parentheses, but also includes page numbers as an option. Like MLA style, Chicago style does not usually separate the author and date with a comma the way APA style does. Full bibliographic citations are then amplified in the list of references. Chicago favors the APA format of hanging indents—indenting the second and subsequent lines of the entries. Bibliographies are not a requirement. If your teacher requests that you use Chicago style, consult the manual for the exact format to use with varied sources.
Of course, other kinds of references require different treatment within the body and bibliography. You should refer to your style guide for examples of how to present them. Most style guides will provide reasonable approaches for presenting information about most resources (including works on CD-ROM, electronic databases, and the Internet), but not for World Wide Web resources. For a citation style for Web resources, see the section of this chapter entitled "Citing World Wide Web Sources." | <urn:uuid:1b2acbde-8b12-42d5-b42f-b221f7267368> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.umuc.edu/writingcenter/onlineguide/chapter5-17.cfm?renderforprint=1&noprint=true | 2013-05-24T23:12:49Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368705284037/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516115444-00030-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.859306 | 264 |
USO Delaware Director Joan Cote received a career-defining honor this month when she accepted the Patrick Henry Award from the National Guard Association of the United States (NGAUS) for her years of work with troops.
“What a thrill receiving this award was for me and USO Delaware,” Cote said. “As you can tell [from the photo above] my eyes were filled with tears. … [It was] the proudest moment of my USO career!”
Established in 1989, the Patrick Henry Award is the civilian equivalent to the NGAUS Distinguished Service Medal. According to the association’s website, the award “is designed to provide recognition to local officials and civic leaders, who in a position of great responsibility distinguished themselves with outstanding and exceptional service to the Armed Forces of the United States, the National Guard or NGAUS.”
Cote has been the director of USO Delaware for since it opened in March of 1991. Her duties include overseeing two centers at Dover Air Force Base, home to Air Force Mortuary Affairs and site of dignified transfers. USO Delaware has supported every dignified transfer at Dover since it opened its doors.
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Media Reality Check
4/18/2012 7:52 AM ET
This Sunday marks the 42nd anniversary of Earth Day and for 25 of those years the MRC has documented the liberal media’s role in advancing the left’s green agenda. From fretting about ...
3/20/2012 2:27 PM ET
Next week, the Supreme Court will hear arguments on the constitutionality of ObamaCare, but if the media were the judges, the Court would rule 9-0 in favor of it.
3/6/2012 3:29 PM ET
Both MSNBC and CNN have devolved into a feeding frenzy over Rush Limbaugh’s crack about a Georgetown law student. But an MRC review finds those networks had no negative reaction to far more vulgar ...
2/28/2012 7:02 PM ET
It’s been nearly three weeks since President Obama faced a political
backlash over his plan to force religious institutions to bow to
government bureaucrats when it came to supplying birth ...
2/23/2012 4:25 PM ET
Rick Santorum’s recent rise in the polls in the GOP primary has
escalated the liberal media’s attacks on the former Pennsylvania
Republican Senator, primarily on his socially conservative ...
2/16/2012 4:10 PM ET
MRC analysts studied all 36 stories, interviews and mentions of the HHS mandate story on the Big Three networks from January 30 through February 15. Out of the 91 talking heads who appeared on ...
2/8/2012 10:00 AM ET
MRC analysts reviewed the Big Three network evening and morning news
shows and found that while CBS aired 29 stories and 1 brief on Fast and
Furious, ABC aired only one brief on the June 15, ...
2/3/2012 7:35 PM ET
Study: 76% of Soundbites Favored Planned Parenthood Over Komen
1/24/2012 10:11 AM ET
Tuesday night, President Obama delivers his third State of the Union
address, and his sixth speech to a joint session of Congress since
taking office in 2009. But there's no need to spend a ...
1/23/2012 11:49 AM ET
By many measures, Barack Obama has left the State of the Union in
tatters, but the liberal media, led by the highly rated Big Three
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Howard K. Stern is refusing to make a deal with the District Attorney regarding his felony charges in the Anna Nicole case!
Stern was arrested in March with conspiring to furnish drugs to Anna Nicole Smith prior to her death but he has yet to enter a plea!!
Although his arraignment is scheduled for this morning, it's been predicted that Stern will eventually plea "not guilty" to all charges only because "there's no such thing as a plea of innocent."
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Blah, Blah, BlahJune 10, 2008
- With Hasek announcing his retirement yesterday, the cynical part of me has to wonder if this is a permanent retirement or just a temporary one until he gets the hockey itch again. Also noteworthy is that Hasek’s son doesn’t look anything like him; the boy looks like a younger (younger) version of Sid the Kid.
- I took a very long weekend from work (including an extra day to recover from traveling to Indiana), and spent today trying to Father’s Day shop. I headed down to the Sabres store and was really unhappy with the selection. If you weren’t looking for shirts that are a 2XL, then you were out of luck. However, the most interesting thing that I saw was the discounted jersey rack containing nothing but Connolly and Afinogenov sweaters. In my opinion, this just adds more fuel to the “Tim and Max are trade bait” rumors.
- Regarding my trip to Indiana, thank goodness I had my laptop. I was able to keep up on the latest news in Buffalo and the world. The town where my family lives has a local paper that makes the Buffalo News look like the New York Times. And I also realized how much I missed Wegmans. Meijer and Wally World just do not hold a candle to Wegmans, especially since I’ve been spoiled by the prepared foods section at Wegmans.
- With the arrest of game-day announcer John Gurtler, this makes the third brush with the law that a member of the Bills organization has had, and the season hasn’t even started yet. We could be well on our way to busting the Bengals record of eight arrests.
- In a surprise to only the six people in the Buffalo area that live under rocks, the Sabres announced that the Portland Pirates are their new AHL affiliate. (The Ducks have moved their affiliate to Iowa). Its just another thing that DarcyQuinn has checked off their to-do list for this offseason. By my count, only “draft some really, good, young prospects,” “sign some UFAs,” “make a trade or two” and “sign the RFAs” are left. A lot of work is left to be done, but a good chunk is still remaining. | <urn:uuid:1b69f157-a26a-4295-89ff-dadbb98ac905> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://shotsoffthecrossbar.wordpress.com/2008/06/10/blah-blah-blah/ | 2013-06-19T13:06:11Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708783242/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125303-00030-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.97422 | 498 |
Upcoming Texas Hunting Seasons for Culberson County
(County seat: Van Horn)
Note: Please read the Advisories and notes on the previous page.
- Archery Only: Sept. 28-Nov. 1, 2013. No permit required to hunt antlerless deer unless MLD permits have been issued for the property.
- Bag Limit: 4 deer, no more than 2 bucks, all seasons combined.
General Season: Nov. 2, 2013-Jan. 5, 2014. No permit is required to hunt antlerless deer unless MLDP antlerless permits have been issued for the tract of land.
Special Youth-Only Season: Early open season: Oct. 26-27, 2013. Late open season: Jan. 6-19, 2014.
Bag limits, provision for the take of antlerless deer, and special requirements of the county, shall be as specified for the first 2 days of the general open season.
Licensed hunters 16 years of age or younger may hunt deer by any lawful means during this season.
Muzzleloader-Only Open Season: Jan. 6-19, 2014. Bag Limit: As specified for the general open season. All restrictions established for the take of buck deer during the general open season remain in effect.
No permit required for the take of antlerless deer, except on properties for which MLD permits have been issued.
Mule DeerArchery Only Mule Deer:: Sept. 28-Nov. 1, 2013. Bag Limit: One buck deer.
General Season: Nov. 29-Dec. 15, 2013. Bag Limit: 2 deer, no more than one buck, all seasons combined. Antlerless deer may be taken only by Antlerless Mule Deer or MLD permit.
No closed season. Bag Limit: 2 per license year.
No open season.
No open season.
Open Season: Sept. 28-Oct. 6, 2013. By permit only.
Statewide: Open season: Oct. 26, 2013-Feb. 23, 2014. Daily bag limit: 15 Possession limit: 45
The area north of IH 10 is in the North Zone.
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Those who follow Caribbean WeatherNet
Those who monitor Caribbean weather using the Caribbean Weather Net (CWN) via marine SSB should take note that David Jones will be moving his on-board weather updating service to shore.
The move from his yacht Misstine to a land-based site in the British Virgin Islands will likely take a few months (until early 1997), but it will result in better service, according to Jones, due to more powerful equipment and increased access to broader weather information. Jones has been running CWN every day for the past three years.
The Caribbean Weather Net standard frequencies and times are as follows:
4,103 kHz USB
1215 to 1230 UTC
8,104 kHz USB
1230 to 1300 UTC
8,107 kHz USB
2215 to 2245 UTC**Onlywhenthereisatropicalcyclone advisory in effect for the Caribbean.
Volunteers will operate the weather net until the move is complete. Jones has established a CWN page on the web at: . | <urn:uuid:fd46f0b6-77e8-45f9-b41b-a8bac5452f50> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.oceannavigator.com/January-February-2003/Those-who-follow-Caribbean-WeatherNet/ | 2013-06-19T13:35:22Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368708783242/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125303-00030-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.927025 | 211 |
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LonelyOnyx 6 months ago
damn, this is awesome!! im sooo wet
Paulinesarah 6 months ago
A tasty tart with a delicious slice of pie!
JeepThis 6 months ago
Shes cute, but I like what shes got in her twat better.
Tuh21 6 months ago
ILikeTheTasteOfUrCum 6 months ago
i like to think that i make a mighty good cream pie
JOJOxo 6 months ago
@unidey ~ you are 24/7 online on redtube = p
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In 2149, Jim still isn't finished outracing the random explosions that are happening among the pipes in the dark corners of Hope Plaza, but he's brought up short by Weaver, bitching about how much he's cost them. Fortunately, the progressing explosions that were just on Jim's tail stop suddenly. And then Weaver gets eaten by the carnosaur, and Jim races on back down the long ramp to the portal, followed by the carnosaur once it's done chewing on Weaver. And the random explosions start again, along the ramp, as Jim heads for the portal, past guards who are flinging themselves over the railing and plummeting the hundreds of feet of open space below the gangway that makes it look more cool and futury.
Then there's a flash in the jungle in Terra Nova, and Jim's back, and the dinosaur doesn't seem to have followed him through.
Skye helps Taylor to his feet, at which point they realize Lucas isn't there anymore. Lucas is either some kind of ninja, or Skye is just really terrible at noticing things happening right in front of her.
And this big to-do over how the fracture dumps you somewhere else, which had Elisabeth worried, turns out not to be a big deal, because Elisabeth and the search party find Jim instantly, and he's all, "Told you I'd be back," and then they start making out.
But we're not done yet. It's nighttime, and Mira shows up at the terminus, where she finds out from Hooper that Hope Plaza's been blown up. "We're stuck here. Forever," he says, and Mira stares into the middle distance, telling us that Mama Bear is going to have something to say about this, next season! You know, if there were going to be a next season.
Over in the resistance camp, everyone's sitting around moping about the terminus being closed for good, and the Shannon family plus Skye get to hog the campfire.
Then Dunham brings a comm to Taylor, recuperating from his physical and psychic wounds, telling him Boylan's on the other end. Boylan tells him that Phoenix picked up and moved out about fifteen minutes ago. But they're not after the refugees. They headed north, although he doesn't know why.
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After a plane crash, a young therapist, Claire, is assigned by her mentor to counsel the flight's five survivors. When they share their recollections of the incident -- which some say include an explosion that the airline claims never happened -- Claire is intrigued by Eric, the most secretive of the passengers
The line between this world and the next is about to be crossed
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.–John Clark, eastern region vice president of sales for mattress manufacturer Southerland, died of an apparent heart attack on Dec. 10. He was 58.
Clark had been working for Southerland for five months. He began his career with Sealy, where he worked for almost 20 years. He also held management positions with King Koil (now Comfort Solutions), VA, Spring Air and Boyd Specialty Sleep.
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Policy sessions will cover topics such as the urban/rural divide, light rail and increasing traffic in the West, global trade, energy security, the impact of a mobile economy on state tax structures, ground water supplies and challenges in water management along the U.S.- Mexican border.
Frank Newport, Gallup Poll’s editor in chief, will kick off the meeting. Newport will talk about the mood of America as the nation heads into 2006 elections. International Internet political consultant Phil Noble will review how the Internet is changing politics in America.
House Speaker Andrew Romanoff and Senate President Joan Fitz-Gerald will deliver remarks Friday morning, August 11. Grand Junction Senator Ron Teck chairs CSG-WEST, a nonpartisan organization of state legislators from the West.
Leadership skills will be taught by a FranklinCovey trainer, a master consensus builder from the Nebraska Senate and a best-selling author from New York’s Hartwick Leadership Institute. A Colorado River Basin forum will bring together stakeholders from the lower and upper river basins. Special forums will also offer lawmakers insights into disaster readiness, pandemic flu preparation and higher education in the West.
Pam Inman, executive director of the Western Governors’ Association, will brief lawmakers on various transportation policies, proposals for clean and diversified energy and initiatives concerning healthy forests and wildfires. Former Wyoming Governor Jim Geringer, who is now co-chair of the Policy Consensus Initiative, will highlight the importance of collaboration.
Each year this gathering of Western lawmakers rotates around the West. Last year legislators met in Oregon, and next year they will meet in Wyoming. Legislators from Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming will spend three and a half days “sharing good ideas across state borders” and participating in professional development sessions.
CSG-WEST brings Western state legislators together to find solutions to common problems. The organization is also committed to building legislative skills and institutions. Meetings will convene at the Beaver Run Conference Center in Breckenridge. For a detailed schedule, click on the 2006 CSG-WEST annual meeting at www.csgwest.org. Reporters should pick up badges at the registration desk on the third floor of the Beaver Run Conference Center.
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Through the Gender Lens, a handbook – and also the culmination of a yearlong collaborative effort between Uks and UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) and 39 youth selected from around the country – was launched in Islamabad on Human Rights Day, December 10.
Says Tasneem Ahmar the director of Uks, a research, resource and publication centre on women and media: “UNFPA approached us [Uks] in January this year in search of a partner who could train youth to create gender-sensitive media content on gender-based violence.”
Advertised through flyers in newspapers and at educational institutes, the response was overwhelming, says project coordinator Saadia Haq, who is also a radio producer. “We thought girls would not apply from a lot of the areas, but we were surprised when we received entries from areas of Balochistan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) – in fact small agencies of KPK – and Sukkur, etc.”
Aged between 15 and 25, the group of 39, which included an equal number of male and female members, hailed from both the urban centres and rural districts of the country: Chakwal, Jacobabad, Quetta, Peshawar, Waziristan, Mansehra, AJK (Azad Jammu and Kashmir), Lahore, Karachi and Islamabad. In March, the group met for the first time for a one-day orientation session in which they were introduced to the project, the aims of which were to create awareness regarding gender-based violence, promote gender equity and equality, and advance the view that women’s rights are human rights.
The participants went through a rigorous training process over the passage of the year. Divided into three groups according to their areas of interest (print, radio or TV), they were educated on what gender-based violence was, trained to deconstruct media messages (projections and stereotyping of women in the media as well as the manner in which gender-based crimes are reported) by monitoring a selected number of TV and radio programmes and print matter, and tasked to eventually produce gender-sensitive media content of their own. Once equipped with the gender lens and the technical skills, the youth returned to their respective hometowns to begin peer training – it was expected of them to pass on what they had learned to at least 35 people in their communities – and complete their media productions that they were required to turn in by the end of the year.
The peer-training sessions ranged from workshops, seminars and press conferences to rallies and processions. “In extremely difficult circumstances, amidst deteriorating law-and-order situations, despite cancellations, the participants continued their trainings,” says Haq. “They even sat people down at roadside hotels to pass on the message. Some of our youth members were even displaced by the floods, they were living in tents – in fact some still are – but still they turned in productions that swept me off my feet. They have exceeded all expectations.”
A panel comprising some of the members of the core group, including Dr Salman Asif (UNFPA), Amir Mateen (Senior Correspondent, The News, Islamabad), Rana Jawad (Bureau Chief of Geo TV, Islamabad), Tasneem Ahmar, as well as guest speakers Sherry Rehman and the director of the HRCP, I. A. Rehman, worked closely with the participants and addressed the audience.
Ms. Ahmar informed the audience how initially the participants couldn’t really communicate with one another. “Some couldn’t understand English, others couldn’t converse in Urdu – or didn’t want to,” she said. “There was hesitation. We saw a huge communication gap. That has been bridged now, and that is another success of the project. They have overcome whatever inhibitions they had as a group. They’ve all worked together and there has been no discrimination on the basis of anything.”
Deliberating on gender-based violence, I.A. Rehman stated: “Gender violence is part of the Pakistani mindset; it is a part of the collective. We tried to get rid of this, but Zia-ul-Haq came along, and after that every man made it his duty to beat the woman – and women accepted their lot in life. I feel that there is an increase in gender violence today; it [the concept] is even embedded in the minds of those who call themselves progressive. The youth need to rid themselves of this inheritance.”
These 39 youth who, according to Rana Jawad, have already reached out to people in their areas and beyond to spread awareness, were to him “passionate and inquisitive, like a new lease of life.” Amir Mateen stressed the need to strike a balance in newsrooms as far as a female presence was concerned, without which, he stated, reporting could not become gender sensitive. However, gender-based violence needed to be highlighted more in the mainstream media, he added.
“When nobody viewed media as a construct, as something that shapes reality,” said Sherry Rehman, “Tasneem started this project: how the media covers gender-based violence and how it projects stereotypes. This is a grassroots project.” Addressing the participants, she said that Uks had equipped them with a revolutionary tool and they should ensure that the initiative is taken forward, that it remains an ongoing process and they become the ‘agents of change’ everybody sees them as.
The handbook, which was provided to all the guests at the event, details the different activities the participants were involved in as part of their training. It is available in both Urdu and in English. It also serves as a training manual for those who want to conduct peer training of their own.
Mai Jori’s name was first heard in March 2010 when, after the assassination of Sardar Rustum Khan Jamali, by-elections for his seat PB-25 were announced. Mai Jori was one of the contenders.
An illiterate hari woman, she was offered an Awami Party ticket, and was put up against tough opposition: Nasir Khan Jamali and Mir Atta Ullah Buledi. How and why she was nominated is an interesting story.
In the village of Goth Ghulam Mohammed Jamali, Jafarabad, the villagers convened a meeting to decide who should stand from among them. With issue-based politics as its motto and the working classes as its candidates, the Awami Party found support in the village that had been a part of the Hari Tehreek, and where its inhabitants did not look to the feudal lords for a solution to their problems. Their leader must come from among them, they believed. However, with contenders like Buledi and Jamali, who could possibly stand up against them? It was then suggested that a female candidate be fielded, the reasoning being that a male contender was most likely to be kidnapped or killed, while a woman would be spared because killing one for political reasons would bring disrepute to the feudals.
A few names were suggested but for various reasons, those women could not contest. It was Mai Jori’s husband who came forward and volunteered her for the position. Mother of nine, with one daughter with a disability, Mai Jori’s journey and campaign was not an easy one. Hailing from an extremely poor household, in which very often there was not a meal to eat in the day, starvation did not deter her – in fact, it fuelled her political ambition. “Main apni bhook se election mein khari huwi hoon,” she remarked. But election campaigns require money, and there she was without enough to even pay for her family’s sustenance. That is when she embarked on the ‘Jholi Chanda Mohim’ (fund collection drive) at the suggestion of some of the villagers.
She went from house to house – sometimes on foot and sometimes on a donkey cart – beating a drum. People filled her lap with whatever they could give, and women came out and joined her in raising slogans, one of the popular ones being, “Na chori ka, na zori ka; vote hai Mai Jori ka!” (Neither from plunder, nor from threat, this vote belongs to Mai Jori). By the end of it, she managed to raise Rs 25,000-30,000 through her campaign. On one occasion, her rival, Atta Ullah Buledi paid her a visit, and in a traditional show of appreciation, and to commend her on her bravery, placed an ajrak on her head.
Alongside, Buledi was trying to score political points against Mai Jori’s other opponent, Nasir Khan Jamali, who wasn’t half as gracious. In fact, Jamali and his men tried to dissuade Mai Jori from running for the seat. From issuing threats of opening cases against her husband, to offers of giving him a job in the city and providing the family with a house there – they tried it all. At one time, narrates Shaheena Memon, member of the Awami Party, Nasir Jamali even staged a whole scene where he got a woman to dress like Mai Jori and had her announce that she was stepping down. Such measures were resorted to as eliminating her by force was never an option.
Says Ramzan Memon: “Some criminal elements who like to curry favour with the feudals told Zafarullah Jamali we can take care of her (meaning kill her), but he forbade them saying, ‘You don’t know the media and civil society; I won’t be able to enter Islamabad after that.’” But as head of the Jamali clan, he decided to take care of her another way. He decided to pay her a visit and ask her to step down. The villagers were faced with a dilemma: on the one hand was their pledge to fight the fight and not step back, and on the other were cultural norms that required them to accede to the request of the head of their clan when he called on them. So they devised a plan of their own: they decided they would hand Zafarullah Jamali a gun when he came and tell him to kill Mai Jori and her husband. That way, they wouldn’t have to retract from their stand, and neither go against their customs. And a clever plan it was, because when Zafarullah Jamali got wind of it, he cancelled the visit altogether – exactly what the villagers had wanted.
Eventually, political clout ensured the victory of Nasir Jamali, whose men had secured every polling station. However, Mai Jori received the maximum votes at the polling station in her village and became a symbol of hope and pride. “She proved that though poor and destitute, if a person who has been subdued and oppressed is given the smallest opportunity, they will seize it to make a change,” says Shaheena.
The feudal lords, it seems, have still not recovered from the setback they faced from Mai Jori’s entry into the largely male-dominated arena of politics. They are always finding ways of getting back at her. Ramzan Memon reveals that after the floods, several attempts were made by the party to deliver relief goods to Mai Jori’s village. But since the relief efforts were facilitated by the state and the feudal lords are part of the state machinery in the province, they prevented any aid from reaching Mai Jori and the villagers, as punishment for their earlier defiance of them.
But this is a struggle Mai Jori and the villagers have carried on all their lives. Denied the right to land, water, sustenance, health facilities and education, fighting deprivation is an age-old issue. And this is why she decided to step into the tricky/dirty/murky world of politics in the first place: to ensure that the rights of the downtrodden were given to them – especially to the women.
Newsline would like to credit the following people for the compilation of this profile: Khadija Parveen (Shirkat Gah), Shaheena and Ramzan Memon (Awami Party) and Attiya Dawood (documentary filmmaker).
Facebook started off with making sure others had restricted access to you. People couldn’t search you if you didn’t want them to. They couldn’t view your profile picture. They could not “friend” you.
But all that has changed.
Now you don’t have the option of disallowing your friends’ friends to try to befriend you, or to make sure nobody can view your display picture (or copy it – yes, all pictures on Facebook can be copied by others if they have access to them). But what is really, really creepy is that Facebook allows random people to poke you!
Well now, here’s another cause for concern.
If your account happens to be temporarily locked, Facebook allows you two options to gain access to it. Here is what I discovered yesterday, after I was locked out of my own account. My first option was to answer my secret question: standard stuff.
The second option was troubling, though. Facebook offered me the option of identifying my friends. A series of three pictures was displayed with the common denominator being friends tagged in all of the pictures. Below each of the photos, in multiple-choice format, were five names. I had to click the right name for each tagged friend. Facebook informed me that it was satisfied with my answers, and I passed. Seemingly, more pictures would be displayed if one of the initial friend questions is answered incorrectly, so as to rule out ‘innocent’ mistakes or alternatively confirm that the person seeking access is not the genuine owner.
However, the images that Facebook displayed were not only pictures from my albums or pictures that I’d been tagged in but also seemingly pictures from the albums of my “friends.” This would make it especially easy for someone I know to pass the same tests.
The business of buying and selling people’s information is huge. And while your account is at risk to the dubious activities of hackers, stalkers and sometimes even people you know, often your personal information is also being mined by the businesses that you have trusted to safeguard it.
There are basic precautions that you can take. Here are some basic dos and don’ts as far social networking goes:
- Do not make personal contact information (i.e. phone number, address, etc.) available online
- Do not give your location
- Do not upload things that would compromise you in any way
- Do not put information you don’t want others to have access to because, remember, what goes up on the Internet stays up there, even if you delete it.
For more tips on privacy, see Bolo Bhi’s Digital Security Guides
Everyone knows of the Mukhtaran Mai rape case. Not just in Pakistan but around the world too people have discussed the infamous case and been appalled at the treatment of the victim at home. Remember former President-General Musharraf’s comments on rape? Many believe those comments mirror the misogynistic attitudes of many in the land of the pure.
Today, more cries of surprise and disgust are likely to be heard from international observers as five of the accused in Mukhtaran’s case have been ordered by the highest court in the land to be freed. The announcement from Islamabad that the Supreme Court has upheld an earlier judgement by the LHC has also caused outrage here in Pakistan – but it appears only in some quarters.
While activists and those sensitive to Mukhtaran’s plight are angered, it seems there are many to whom the plight of women in general (often the victims of heinous crimes such as rape) means nothing at all. According to Anis Haroon, chairperson of the National Commission on the Status of Women, who was there for the hearing, only three sentences were uttered with regards to Mukhtaran’s case and it was dismissed (while the judgement consists of 90 pages).
As the case stands, Abdul Khaliq, who was convicted and is considered by the court to be the main figure behind the crime, will go on to serve his jail term as per the Lahore High Court verdict, while the five other accused have been released. Haroon reports on the senseless questions she was asked by the media after the verdict.
Here are some examples that she has shared with Newsline:
Q: Is the verdict a failure of the government?
A: It is the failure of criminal justice system.
Q: You mean the present?
A: We are referring to the judicial system.
Q: Will you go for repeal in America?
A: A stupid question.
. . .
And some more:
Q: Where are your human rights? Why don’t you feel for innocent people who are released?
And another . . .
Q: They were in jail for six years, why don’t women have sympathy with them?
These are just some. But the issue is not whether we should pick a fight or not, but it is about the attitudes that must be challenged. They go a long way in shaping the society.
Sadly, as per norm, we victimise the victim.
“We are making sure the law is institutionalised”
- Dr Fouzia Saeed, Chairperson,
National Implementation Watch Committee and
AASHA (Alliance Against Sexual Harassment)
Q: The journey for a policy and legal framework against Sexual Harassment started way back in 2001 – and it took up to 2010 to achieve this…
A: Initially, people weren’t even familiar with the term ‘sexual harassment.’ In the government, they didn’t even want to refer to the word ‘sexual’ and just used ‘harassment.’ In the first two years, our major achievement was to get the issue acknowledged. Then we developed a policy to be instituted in the formal sector. As a strategy, we felt that it was better to take on [the issue of] formal workplace harassment first because it was relatively easy to manage, and then take up the issue of harassment at bus stops and market places. We worked with the government from day one, especially the Ministry of Women’s Development (MoWD) and the Ministry of Labour. That’s how the Code of Conduct for Gender Justice came to be – incidentally, that’s what it had to be called, so they could stomach it.
The policy that we developed was agreed to by the government, but once it was finalised they didn’t accept it, even though every word had been negotiated. We compromised and compromised, but when it was time to implement it, they backed out. The minister for MoWD and Labour were interested, but the commitment of the larger party – the ruling party – was not there. So the policy was not approved by the cabinet division.
Q: Is this because of a general mindset when it comes to women’s issues, or conservative elements within parties?
A: One finds the well-educated, those with a supposedly liberal façade to be the most difficult. On women’s issues, they don’t have their act together at all, even though these are simple issues. All we are saying is ‘respect women.’ If I had to pick one challenge throughout this period, it has been dealing with the bureaucracy – especially the women’s development secretaries.
We found a lot of resistance from the secretaries of the women’s ministry, throughout these 11 years. Most of our time was spent on pushing the draft through, getting comments from other ministries, getting it vetted. It was less so in the assemblies, although that is the longer process. And the sluggishness of the process is another thing. I was amazed that there were men in the ministry – not secretaries – who would sit and joke about the issue, but were happy to be drawing salaries from the same ministry. The only secretary who was helpful, who used to hear us out, was Salim Mehmood Salim. At least he didn’t say women should not have dignity.
Q: What kind of feedback did you receive from them? How dismissive were the secretaries about the issue – were they brazen about it or would they sugarcoat the dismissal?
A: Secretaries said [harassment] is the fault of women, because of the clothes they wear etc. We were confronted with very traditional, stereotypical myths and misinformation – if she gets beaten up, harassed or raped, blame the woman.
Q: Did you find the private sector more forthcoming?
A: Much more! Now I am experiencing some conservativeness in the private sector, but back then we were dealing with whoever we could get along with. The Chamber of Commerce, Karachi, was particularly open-minded at the time; they were very clear on women’s issues. The initial step of getting the first few organisations to adopt the code of conduct voluntarily was difficult. But we managed to get 300 to adopt it eventually, before we started drafting the legislation.We had the labour unions, chambers, civil society, academia and some law-enforcing agencies on our side, and that really helped build the momentum.
We had them adopt and implement the code, which we then studied for five years. The unique aspect of this legislation (Protection Against [Sexual] Harassment Act 2010) is that it was based on research, it reflected the ground realities, it was tested and huge mobilisation of all sorts of stakeholders took place before it was proposed. Then when we began political engagement, we were again faced with the same stereotypical myths, where men said what if they [the complainants] lie. We said that happens with murder, theft, etc. Eyewitnesses lie. That doesn’t mean there should be no law. We were adamant that it should be a government law, that there should be a unanimous vote on it or, at least we have most of the parties on board – and that is what we did and how we did it.
In the National Assembly we got through with a unanimous vote, but in the Senate, there were problems. Sometimes there are conservative people within a progressive party or ruling party.
Q: Which parties were receptive and supportive?
A: The PPP, ANP and the MQM were totally on board. They all had a very clear stance, but it took us a while to get them on board. MQM was absolutely clear on this and they made sure their party members voted. Half of the PML-Q – members in their individual capacity – supported us. Wasim Sajjad, the leader of the opposition in the Senate, also did not oppose us. PML-N came on board at the very last stage. We didn’t want to let go of anybody.
Q: What kind of convincing was required?
A: Three years of my life were totally donated to this process – every minute of 24 hours. One needs to do a lot of lobbying and people do turn around, and they do so with their hearts.
We started with attitudes such as ‘women bring it upon themselves,’ ‘it will not work,’ ‘it will not be implemented,’ but the end point for most of them was, ‘we are totally with you, nobody can vote it down and our women need this kind of help.’ The word ‘sexual’ was omitted from the title because they are still unable to swallow the term, but we have incorporated it in all our definitions. We have made compromises, but not at all on the overall integrity of the law. There were times when we said no, like the time we were asked to put in a clause outlining the punishment for a woman if she lies. That is something we did not compromise on.
Civil society needs to engage. If you convince people, they do listen to you. And I have found politicians to be much more receptive than bureaucrats.
Q: Do you feel the increase in the number of women in parties and the legislature has helped?
A: Yes, that has been big help, especially with people like Shahnaz Wazir Ali, Sherry Rehman and Bushra Gohar there. Women were very supportive – I do not know of a single woman who was not. But there were also men who were very supportive. Raza Rabbani has a very clear stance on women’s issues and it was effortless lobbying with him. Farooq Naek was very helpful and lent his support wholeheartedly. Farooq Sattar, Afrasiab Khattak and Shah Mehmood Qureishi must also be mentioned. Both the President and the PM were very encouraging in their words; the PM and his wife also lobbied for us.
Q: You are also heading the National Implementation Watch Committee (NIWC), and the committee has done a lot of work already…
A: Yes, we are in full swing. Our job is to get the law implemented into the structure of the system. While I wear the hat of the committee, which is a green hat, our strategy remains very activist. But we are not going and raising awareness and telling people to comply one by one; we are making sure the law is institutionalised. We are working on convincing regulatory bodies to facilitate their members to comply.
The federal ministries were the first to form committees. And this is not easy. Notifications, committees, getting the code posted in the offices – all this has to be done. Now, if you go to the planning commission or the Prime Minister’s Secretariat, you will see the code posted on every floor. The State Bank has included the law in its audit, and the Higher Education Commission (HEC) has also issued policies, which means the code will be instituted in all universities and will apply to students as well.
We have been trying to get the organisations that have complied – the number for which is in the thousands – to give us feedback so we can create an online database. But the Pakistani mindset is not quite professional. We do do the things, but then we don’t report back. PEMRA issued a direction 4-5 months ago, but haven’t we received any performas or news. While the media was extremely supportive of the whole process (of lobbying), it is one of the slowest sectors to comply with the law. Only Geo and Dawn have done it, so far.
Q: Does the NIWC’s mandate extend to the committees as well – looking into their performance and checking up on the complaints?
A: The law doesn’t require anybody to report the complaints and we want to keep them confidential. We want the management to be empowered to deal with its own garbage. But organisations are required to tell us if they have formed a committee, if they have put up the code in a common lounge (or public area) and issued the orders that the law is part of their HR policy.
From Mehergarh – AASHA’s secretariat – we conduct a lot of awareness sessions and workshops for trainers from different sectors. So, for example, to banks we say get a few of your HR people trained and then they can take care of the bank. Similarly, HEC is sending a few people to us next week for training. Then we do one-day trainings for inquiry committee members. On the third of this month, the planning commission is hosting a big seminar of 150 people. They are inviting all inquiry committee members from all the government departments for a half-day session which is a great initiative.
In terms of provincial progress, Sindh and Punjab are ahead of the other two provinces. But what they do need to do immediately is appoint the provincial ombudspersons; the federal ombudsperson has already been appointed. As of March, our committee has decided to focus on the provinces and we also decided to shuffle the membership of the committee. It has not been approved yet, but it has been proposed that the heads of the women’s directorate from each province be asked to join the committee.
Q: What is the implementation mechanism for enforcing the law in public places?
A: Through the law-enforcing agencies. The top leadership is supportive, but it doesn’t serve us if the SHO or the person registering the FIR is not. So what we did was make a poster for stations, which outlines Section 509, what it covers, what they need to do, which sections it can be combined with. This has been done in 14 stations in Islamabad.
Awareness-raising is important and civil society and the media need to help with that. Putting pressure helps.
On May 20, a few people organised a press conference at the Karachi Press Club to discuss their views on the ban on Facebook. They were of the opinion that the page with the objectionable content that sparked the furore should be taken down, but not the whole domain. But before the discussion even got underway, some members of the press, who were there to cover the event, started lashing out at them. “You are disrespecting the Prophet (PBUH) by supporting Facebook,” they said. “You are not believers.”
Opposing the ban became equivalent to blasphemy itself.
The press conference concluded without a discussion. But the clash was far from over. Protesters outside the press club gates who were demonstrating against the attack on the Prophet (PBUH) were informed by journalists inside about the press conference organisers who were against the ban. While other attendees made it out in time, this reporter and one of the organisers were left stranded.
Angry protesters made their way inside the club and caught hold of Awab Alvi, one of the organisers, telling him to come outside and speak his mind to the crowd. Upon his refusal, they threatened to forcibly take him. More than once, different groups caught hold of him and pushed and shoved him around, lashing out at Awab for voicing his opinions. We eventually managed to break loose from the crowd and found ourselves hidden away in the press club office, waiting for things to subside and the protesters to disperse. It took a couple of hours for us to get out safely.
Several TV channels were there when Awab was being shoved around – one man against so many others – but was that newsworthy? Did any channel air footage of that? No.
The protesters were content to rely on a second-hand account of what another had said and lynch a man for it. They were so incensed to hear somebody had supposedly disrespected the Prophet (PBUH) that there was nothing they wanted to do but tear the person to shreds. It wasn’t true, but even if it was, why did they consider physical assault or taking the law into their own hands as justified? As far as blasphemy is concerned, although it has been noted time and again that lynch mobs have played judge, jury and executioner, it is obviously the mandate of the courts to decide on the matter after a fair hearing.
As for members of the press, where should the line be drawn between personal beliefs and duty? This is not the first time personal beliefs have infringed on duty, and we have examples of more senior and seasoned journalists committing the same folly. But had it ended there, a general debate could have been raised later; it is what followed that highlights the serious issues at hand: the ease with which people irresponsibly and criminally mislead and incite others to violence and the belief that anyone has the right to question the faith of another.
News of the event never got out except through word of mouth. Traditional media remained tight-lipped for days until different views eventually started filtering out in the print and eventually made their way onto television news programmes. With this, the nation was forced to address the dangerous maelstrom that exists when the tides of freedom of information and blasphemy collide.
The Facebook ban was not imposed through an executive order. It was a judicial one at the behest of a group of lawyers. Zulfiqar Ali, on behalf of the Islamic Lawyers Movement (ILM), filed a constitutional petition in the Lahore High Court to ban Facebook.com to protect the honour of the Prophet (PBUH).
The Facebook group “Everybody Draw Mohammed Day!” had angered Muslims across the globe and was reported by the thousands to Facebook administrators. But when no action was taken, many called for a boycott of the social networking site by deactivating their accounts altogether. Others decided to register their protest by simply not using Facebook on the day of the competition.
On the eve of the competition, the court passed a stay order thus sanctioning a blanket ban on Facebook. Some avid users of the social networking site were shell-shocked. There they were, registering their protests in different forms, posting quotes and Hadith on the “We Love Muhammad Page” and then suddenly, they found themselves pulled off the battleground. Their right and ability to protest had been curtailed.
But there was a different tide on the Internet. Most Internet users – and Facebook users – in Pakistan supported the ban. In a poll run by ProPakistani.com, 68% of the voters wanted the ban to be permanent.
Mairaj ul Huda, Ameer Jamaat-e-Islami, Karachi, told Newsline why he felt Facebook as a website should be banned. “The page on the Holocaust was removed within 24 hours, as was the page on Hitler. Not only was that page removed but the registration of the creator of the page was also terminated by Facebook. The reason Facebook gave was that it did not allow any hate material against religion. But if they don’t allow hate material against any religion, then why wasn’t this page taken down, that too when the number of people reporting the page exceeded the minimum required by them to take such action? We want Facebook to operate in Pakistan by its terms of service. We want them to apologise and agree that they will treat blasphemy against the Prophet (PBUH) the same way as they treat anything against the Holocaust. If they do this, then we have no problem if Facebook is reopened. You cannot operate in a country by violating its norms.”
Some people believe that Facebook needed to be taught a lesson and that it should be made to incur financial losses as a result of millions of people no longer using their accounts. “Just as Danish companies lost millions due to the[m] being banned by Muslims, similarly banning Facebook from Pakistan will have substantial effects,” argued one Internet user in a comment posted on a blog post. The extent of the financial impact on Facebook, though, is questionable (see “Logged Out”).
Another citizen saw the ban in line with the injunctions of Islam. “Pakistan is an Islamic State in which Islam is enshrined in our constitution and the people of Pakistan will have to be governed according to Islamic law. When it came to choosing between the Internet and Islamic law, our government chose Islamic law. What is wrong with that?”
This seemed to be the position of the majority.
However, according to Khalid Zaheer, a religious scholar, “Whenever Muslims are confronted with a situation where their religion in general or their Prophet (PBUH) in particular is ridiculed or disrespected, their only obligation is to remove themselves from it, so long as the insulting attitude continues.” When the offence ends, claims Zaheer, the problem for Muslims also ends and they are free to rejoin the platforms that they were forced to shun.
Anger and barricades do little to help the ummah in the long run. “I keep telling people that the world at large doesn’t know our Prophet (PBUH),” says Zaheer. “It doesn’t know who he was. They are only ridiculing or criticising a prophet of the Muslims of the present time. Their image of our Prophet (PBUH) is the image of someone who was our religious leader. The sad thing is that they form an opinion about him, the great man, looking at our conduct and behaviour.”
It is extremely important for the sake of the same Prophet (PBUH) that we keep our cool, and remain decent and measured in our response, continues Zaheer. “We have a more important message and objective to achieve, and that is to communicate to the world at large the message our great Prophet (PBUH) brought from the Almighty. When we overreact, the casualty is that great ideology – because people stop listening to us.”
Instead of a complete ban, several citizens reasoned that protests should be registered through other channels. Apart from setting up pages in praise of the Prophet (PBUH), for affirmative action, the United Nations or IGF (Internet Governance Forum) could be approached, proposed Awab Alvi, an online activist and blogger. “You cannot cut yourself off. That is not a solution. You have to be out there fighting against this. This is also a form of jihad.”
And many did fight against it. Various citizens blogged against the ban and many, as a result, witnessed their inboxes flood with hate mail, while many comments posted on their blogs were abusive and profane. Charges of blasphemy were levelled against them and their blogs were reported to the authorities as blasphemous.
But the venom didn’t stop there. Some writers began receiving death threats via SMS, MMS and phone calls from unknown numbers. One text message read: “Your naked dead body will be found by your family on the footpath.” Another’s family was threatened: an MMS was sent displaying where and how they would be executed.
In the days that followed, the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority (PTA) went on to block nearly 800 websites on the grounds that they contained “anti-Islamic” content. There were objections that more than just anti-Islamic content was taken down. Certain blogs became inaccessible. But the general provisions of the constitution were used to justify the censorship and blanket bans (see “In the Name of the Law”).
Censorship is not new to Pakistan, and it has often been justified for the larger good and in the best interests of the people. Pakistan’s history is littered with examples of different governments – whether military or civilian – exercising controls through various means. Ayub Khan’s National Press Trust, Bhutto’s Press and Publication Ordinance, Zia’s pre-censorship policy and the subsequent governments’ use of the ministries of information – and presently the Ministry of IT and Telecommunications – all were used to censor the press in their own ways, for their own motives.
As and when different mediums of communication and information exchange have emerged, regulatory bodies have been established. While that is necessary for licensing purposes, e.g. PEMRA for issuing licenses to the electronic media and the PTA to telecom and Internet ISP providers, more often they have exercised controls over content.
With the Internet emerging as the new medium for the voice of the people (see “Who’s Afraid of Citizens’ Media?”) and a critical tool for activism and disseminating information that is sometimes ignored in traditional media, it most definitely also threatens the clout of those in power. This is the fear with which many are viewing the situation: that censorship will be exercised indiscriminately in the name of religion for political gains. ProPakistani.com reported that Baloch separatist websites were taken down among the 800 websites shut down by PTA. There are others who allege that YouTube was actually taken down because of the “Shut up, Zardari” video that had been uploaded (though after YouTube was unblocked the video remained).
In the past too, similar allegations have been made. YouTube was blocked in 2008 for some days. While the PTA stated it was to filter anti-Islamic videos – some said a movie on the Prophet (PBUH) by a Dutch filmmaker – popular belief was that it had been done to take down videos that allegedly exposed the MQM of vote-rigging during the February 2008 general elections.
Bans in the name of religion are not unheard of, but trying to be reasonable in a highly charged environment is. The Danish cartoon incident was a testament to the notion that murder and vandalism would be the next move by Pakistanis in the absence of strong action in favour of public opinion. One of the rare times when some reason did prevail was the ban on Salman Rushdie’s book, Satanic Verses. At the time, there was debate as to whether all books by the same publisher should also be banned. The court, however, decided that since the publisher printed books such as those on education, the ban should only be placed on the book in question and not extended to its other publications.
The Internet is populated with thousands, if not millions, of websites that are used for educational purposes and are a source of valuable information. And as most people realise, Facebook and YouTube are widely used for purposes other than connecting with friends and family, or hosting dubious drawing contests. YouTube contains video streams of educational content, lectures from MIT and other universities, including the Virtual University of Pakistan, all available for free. Facebook has been used by small businesses to advertise, paying only $1 a day whereas if they were to switch to traditional advertising vehicles, they would pay many times the amount. Online and offline partnerships are an example of how online media is being used to boost sales (see “Logged Out”). Philanthropic efforts and welfare campaigns on Facebook have brought in proceeds by the millions, be it for the IDPs or Shaukat Khanum Hospital. In essence, it has benefited even those who neither use the network nor the Internet, and those who are oblivious to its existence.
The petitioner who demanded the ban on Facebook informed the court that “Facebook … a known website had floated the competition.” Secondly, “a number of Muslim countries like Saudi Arabia, Iran, UAE etc ha[d] already imposed [a] complete ban on this website due to its immoral and illegal activities,” stating further that even China, despite not being a Muslim country, had imposed a complete ban on the website. Paragraph 2 of the judgment shows both these factors were taken into consideration for imposing the ban.
Of course, Facebook as a company did not float the competition; it was a Facebook user who had. Also, no permanent ban exists on the website in Saudi Arabia and Internet users in the UAE were actively using Facebook. In fact, Saudi Arabia and Iran blocked the page only (see “Defenders of the Faith”). As for China’s example, when were Islam and Communism ideologically aligned? Besides, it is a well-known fact that China went on to ban Facebook in 2009 because the company did not comply with its directives to block ‘anti-government’ content involving Uighur protests.
On May 31, the court, through a second interim order, lifted the ban on Facebook until the next hearing. While the hearing was open to the public, how the crowds behaved on the court premises was shocking. Supporters of the ban brought banners reading “We have sworn to protect the Prophet (PBUH).” In Pakistan, there is no law that specifically addresses this, and it is entirely the court’s discretion to decide what unruly behaviour or contempt of court is. It is not hard to imagine, though, how these angry chanting crowds could be intimidating. That is why, even in the US, time, place and manner restrictions apply in cases of contested hearings to avoid situations where one party might have the intent of intimidating the court and influencing the decision.
Those in the corridors of power have viewed the whole Facebook situation from a distance and with caution, lest their vote bank be affected in taking a stand against public opinion. It was not until several days after that the PM’s cabinet issued an order that the ban on YouTube and Wikipedia was lifted. It waited for the court to decide on Facebook.
From the very beginning, it has been more than just about Facebook. The disrespect shown to the Prophet (PBUH) was not disputed by anyone and there was unanimity that the page should be blocked. But the explosive reactions by citizens and the conduct of the decision-making and implementing bodies have been questionable. Sadly, few spoke up when the issue was boiling, some in fear of the consequences and others to safeguard their public positions. Even members and associations within the IT industry, who were directly affected, laid low because they did not want to come up against the arguments that were typically being made: “you care about money and business more than the integrity of the Prophet (PBUH).”
It seems that when it comes to religion, everyone prefers to sit it out and wait for the situation to cool – and understandably so. In Pakistan, people can work themselves up into an emotional frenzy over issues of religion. In this type of environment, who would want their faith to be questioned by angry mobs that believe in vigilante justice. As such, the hard-line stance is allowed to prevail and is accepted.
While the final verdict is yet to be delivered, it seems that Pakistan is steering in a dangerous direction: one that involves content filtration. On Shaheen Salahuddin’s show on Indus TV, Sindh’s Minister for IT, Raza Haroon said that if Pakistan is to continue filtrating content it must invest in the adequate filtration software.
In a report submitted to the court, the PTA said this: “The complete stoppage which required blocking of 80,000+ users pages per each group over the Facebook website … was more than impossible to attain while considering the available time and the tendency of the available content to shock and outrage the feelings of Muslims inside Pakistan. Keeping in view the situation, it was decided that a complete ban on Facebook website … would be imposed in order to avoid further visibility of such hateful content inside Pakistan.”
The same argument was stated in defence of the blockade on YouTube.
So to avoid public outrage, blanket bans are the only option at the moment. This is why the government is seriously looking into filtration software to screen Internet content on a regular basis. Obviously, there are many drawbacks to this. And end users are mainly affected in the process.
Over the last week when content was being filtered, Internet speed was considerably reduced. Quoting statistics, Jehan Ara, the president of P@SHA says, “When Internet monitoring and surveillance takes place and when content filtering is being done, service can depreciate anywhere from between 10-75% – and usually at least 35%.” If this slowdown to productivity continues, the financial losses will be devastating for Pakistan and the IT industry. Many citizens are employed in micro and macro level online businesses and have already been directly affected.
“As far as the IT industry is concerned,” says Jehan Ara, “trust deficit and unreliability is something that clients will never stand for. If they do not know when we can have access denied to various portions of the Internet, why would they have faith in our ability to deliver and meet deadlines? The IT and IT-Enabled Services industry is young and has been growing at a good rate, but it is fragile and actions such as this can bring it tumbling down faster than anything else. A strong IT infrastructure and continued and fast access is what we need without the sudden and unexpected brakes.”
Undoubtedly, more than the economy is at stake. Filtration programmes are just another form of censorship. They affect privacy and access to information, and could conceivably be used by the state to track and suppress dissent.
“Internet censorship only shows that we are not ready to join the deveoped nations of the world in using technology for our benefit,” says Jehan Ara. “By blocking access to it or censoring and filtering content, what the government is actually telling the world is that we are a backward country that is afraid of information dissemination. What we are saying is that we are not truly a democracy that is ready to give its citizens the right to choose what they access.”
Sabeen Mahmud, director of PeaceNiche, a social entrepreneurship project, says she is against censorship of all kinds, especially censorship by the state. “I believe in self-regulation and do not trust any external authority or regulator to be my moral custodian. Censorship stifles freedom of speech and individual opinions.”
Mahmud continues: “The Internet is revolutionary – it transcends geographical boundaries and enables conversations and communication like no other medium. A government that censors free speech and attempts to control the Internet is an authoritarian and dictatorial regime. As Voltaire said, ‘Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.’”
But can there really be freedom of expression when the constitution and the Penal Code of Pakistan subject the fundamental rights of its citizens to the discretion of the authorities who can strip away their rights in the name of religion and state ideology?
Censorship is a slippery slope. The Facebook controversy showed how philosophically weak the strategy of completely shutting down far-reaching communication platforms is. “Tomorrow, if blasphemous content came into your mail, would you shut that down too, and eventually the Internet itself?” asked one young Pakistani. Even from an Islamic standpoint, censorship is a dangerous road for Pakistan. As Khalid Zaheer says, “We cannot continue to erect barriers between ourselves and non- Muslims.”
“The biggest challenge is to maintain your self-respect”
- Shahnaz’s father
Father: “Because of the story Hussain had given the neighbours, a lady belonging to the MQM, who also lives in the same apartment complex as us, pulled some strings and despite my going to the police for two days, they refused to register an FIR against him. In front of me she had told Hussain, ‘There is no need to apologise, don’t be scared. You come with me to Farooq Sattar.’ The other neighbours did not take sides but were watching.
Those two days, Hussain and his friends continued to put a lot of pressure on us, boys would continuously sit outside our apartment. We had only recently moved house, and he accused us, in front of the neighbours we were second-rate people, that we were alcoholics and that we were unjustly blaming him for what had happened.
I filed a written complaint at Nine Zero against the lady providing protection to him, explained the whole matter to them, what had happened with us and the difficulties we had been facing in lodging an FIR due to her intervention. Then, I received a call from Farooq Sattar himself. I told him how she was protecting the culprit and asked him what I should do as I didn’t belong to any political party. He spoke to the SHO himself and told me go to him at a specific time. When I reached, the SHO was waiting with the book in his hand. They also dealt with that lady in their own way, after which nobody really harassed us.
I am a regular, middle-class man. I had a government job, but not anymore. I maintain my house through a private job. You can understand how difficult it is after such an incident; the child’s mind becomes so rebellious. To control that is very difficult, and this is what we’re dealing with even today. My wife stopped going anywhere. She kept herself at home to give undivided attention to the children. Unfortunately, Shahnaz* couldn’t complete her education because the case was under trial and we were afraid that if we let her out she would be picked up.
I just pray to God some good proposal comes for her. When Shahnaz will be married, only then will our burden feel less heavy.”
Mother: “Tomorrow if a proposal arrives for Shahnaz, they will obviously ask around in the neighbourhood as well. The neighbours know what happened, which is why we want to move out and find a house elsewhere. We are just not getting a good price on this house, and until then we cannot move. To live with this stigma is difficult, I think to die is better. When she gets married, her in-laws or husband will still taunt her, no matter what.”
Father: “Nobody knows about us, not a colleague, not a family member. Even they [WAR] kept the media away from us. So we were able to save face. This is a very necessary part of coping. But wherever we marry her off, we will inform them of what has happened to her. Nothing remains hidden. Then why ruin your life.
Only once, at the very beginning, an eveninger published our names. We were very angry. After enquiring at the police station, we were told that reporters strike a deal with secretaries at police stations so whenever such an incident is reported, the secretaries pass the information on to them. After we objected, no news item appeared ever again. We need the support of the media. They should not publicise such incidents; victims/survivors who want to publicise these are then doing so for other reasons. To publicise this is akin to doing ‘laashon pe siyasat.’
The biggest challenge is to maintain your self-respect – to keep your reputation intact.”
* Names have been changed to protect the victim and her family.
The Women’s Protection Act 2006 was, undoubtedly, a step in the right direction in that rape was finally separated from zina and became an offence punishable under the Pakistan Penal Code instead of the Hudood Ordinance. Further, it stopped unproven cases of rape from being converted into those of fornication or adultery. But while the Act solved one of the many legal hurdles that lie in the way of a survivor seeking justice, many remain to be faced.
Newsline spoke to four rape/attempted rape survivors and their families and learnt that had it not been for War Against Rape (WAR), a Karachi-based NGO devoted to fighting against rape, which provided them legal, monetary and moral assistance, they would have given up. What was common to each of these families was that they had never been to a police station before to lodge an FIR, or seen the inside of a courtroom.
It was WAR that saw them through the rounds of court, helped them face the insults hurled at them and even took care of their food and shelter needs. And once the families got this support, they became determined to settle for nothing less than justice.
In three of these cases undertaken by WAR, the accused have been punished and given sentences, while one case is under trial.
Tania*, whose case is currently under trial, awaiting the statement of the investigation officer, was six years old at the time of the assault. A tenant who lived two floors above Tania’s took advantage of a power outage and attempted to rape her and brutally beat her in the process. Found unconscious in the apartment complex by her mother, the parents were devastated. The remaining part of the day was spent dealing with what had happened, and attending to the child. The next day, the father went to the police to lodge an FIR after Tania narrated the incident to her parents. However, despite a police officer looking into the matter, an FIR was not registered. Instead, some policemen actually assisted the culprit while he cleaned out his apartment and left with his belongings.
Rifat*, Tania’s mother, then got in touch with WAR herself after being directed to do so by her employers. Then project coordinator Nasreen Siddiqui joined the family at the hospital after which the organisation’s lawyers took on the case. Tania and her family have been fortunate enough not to be ostracised by society. Neighbours, extended family and teachers at the school Tania attends agree that the child and her family have been wronged.
That was not the case with Mariam* and her family who was seven years of age when a shopkeeper close to where she lived attempted to rape her. Her mother says, “People taunt us; nobody thinks that it is a child. Our own relatives left us. They said you’ve had this done. My mother-in-law still doesn’t meet us. She says I am responsible.” Although Nadeem, the accused, has been sentenced to seven-and-a-half years of rigorous imprisonment and subjected to a fine of Rs 50,000, life is still not easy for the family, who keep silent about the incident.
“When people hear of what happened with us, they tell us to clear out their residence; we don’t get a place on rent. People from the old neighbourhood know of the incident, but not the one we live in now. Our landlady also doesn’t know; I keep quiet, otherwise she too will ask us to vacate the place.”
To avoid being taunted, Shahnaz’s parents didn’t let on to family or friends what happened with their daughter. Shahnaz* was raped five years ago, when she was 14, by Hussain, a university student who lived in the same apartment complex as her. Hussain has been sentenced to 10 years of rigorous punishment and subjected to a fine of Rs 50,000. But the road to recovery is a long one. (See box “The biggest challenge is to maintain your self-respect”).
There is always the possibility and fear of being called back to court if an appeal is filed by the accused. In Mariam’s case, Nadeem did file an appeal but it was dismissed and the previous judgment was upheld. AsNewsline was going into print, we learnt that Hussain, too, has filed an appeal, the hearing for which has yet to be scheduled, requiring Shahnaz’s family to go back to court – this time, the High Court.
The final venue of appeal for any case is the Supreme Court. Iqbal*, Shahnaz’s father, is ready to take it to the upper court if required. Hamza, Naseema Lubano’s father, whose case reached WAR after a series of transfers, expresses similar sentiments as Iqbal. Theirs was a partial victory: under trial since February 2007, on January 23, 2010, the court sentenced one of the seven accused of gang rape to life imprisonment and a fine of Rs 50,000 and acquitted six others for lack of evidence.
“We have filed an appeal in the High Court against those who have been let off. If we do not get justice here, we will go to the Supreme Court. If the criminals are not punished, we will go to the chief justice and appeal to him to take action, and if justice is denied again then we will set fire to ourselves – we can and will do that,” says Hamza.
Lawyers at WAR laud the confidence of Tania and her presence of mind when testifying in court and Naseema’s bravery for standing in front of all the accused and identifying and testifying against them. The parents credit this to the counselling of their daughters’ at WAR. Even though the girls were kept away from the courts unless their presence was absolutely necessary, the psychological impact on them has been tremendous.
Apart from the criminal act itself, they have had to deal with constant threats from the culprits while the case was under trial, speak on several occasions about what happened to them to family, media, medical practitioners, police officers, lawyers, judges and faced the immense pressure of testifying against the accused, face-to-face, reliving the ordeal each time.
Mariam would cry after returning from court, her mother says. “The day she testified before the judge, Tania started running a fever,” says Rifat. Both the younger girls are recovering and are back at school. But the psychological impact manifests itself in a variety of ways.
“Initially, Mariam was even scared of her father. She wouldn’t go to him or to any other male relative. Even today, she won’t stay at home if I am not there. I tell her ‘Your father is home with the children. Stay back.’ But she refuses since she is still scared,” says Mariam’s mother. According to Rifat, “Tania has become very rebellious; she does only what she wants to, and not what she is told to. She was very good at studies – her writing used to be better than her siblings’ – but now we keep receiving complaints from the teacher saying she doesn’t work, doesn’t respond, doesn’t answer her roll call.” When asked, Tania herself replied she didn’t enjoy school and didn’t talk much.
Shahnaz had to discontinue her education as at the time the case was still under trial and Hussain was on the loose, so her parents were fearful of her being picked up. But a rebellious mind is what her parents also report. Naseema perhaps has been the worst affected, physically and mentally. She has been undergoing constant psychiatric treatment and is physically very weak. When she was visited in her home for this article, she was bed-ridden with fever, which she had had for the past eight days, and was constantly refusing to eat or drink anything. According to her father, it is when she has Ensure, a dietary supplement, that she is able to sit up. But when there is nobody funding it – as it costs Rs 800 – then she is back in bed.
And while Tania and Mariam don’t have much time on their hands to do much else and are busy with school, madrassa, tuition and their home routine, Shahnaz’s and Naseema’s movement outside their homes is restricted – Shahnaz doesn’t go anywhere unless her father accompanies her and being the sole breadwinner he is unable to do so always, while Naseema and her family still face death threats.
Running the house becomes a difficult task, especially when one is unemployed due to the time and physical presence required for a court case. But the cost of taking cases such as these to court is more than just financial.
Taking young children along to the court and exposing them to such environments, enduring shame and living secret lives or under the constant pressure of being apprehended by the criminals, also takes it tolls on the entire family. Mariam’s parents, for example, have both developed medical conditions as a result of the stress. And while the short-term concern for these families is justice and punishment for the criminals, marriage prospects for their daughters are a primary concern for all of them.
They have all come a long way, faced many difficulties, and they require support in different ways to go on living and fighting. The survivors know what it is like to be promised aid by government officials and to never hear from them again, to be the media darlings and then be dumped when they aren’t ‘newsworthy’ anymore. Theirs is a daily struggle and they have the strength, but are looking for some respite to keep them going.
* Some names have been changed to protect the victims and their families.
“We are living like immigrants here”
- Hamza Lubano, father of rape survivor
“We can never go back.
Only two of the offenders have been punished while the others, those who beat her, who abducted her, dragged her, who broke her spinal cord, have been allowed to return home. Those who have been acquitted now want to kill us. Any family member they find, they want to harm. They want us to withdraw the case and they pressurise our relatives, threatening us with dire consequences for not complying. Our extended family is back in the village. We have requested police security many times, to give the family protection so that they are not harmed. But this has not been done.
My children don’t even go down to play. They are always at home. There are doors and gates and locks. If we go out, we have to keep a low profile. We are always scared of being found by those people. Mentally, there is so much tension. One child, we are sending to school, but the rest of the children are being taught at home, thanks to our advocate who is providing for them.
We will live our entire lives in fear. Even if the ones who have been let off are caught, their progeny will remain. We have been struggling for so long; my 12-year-old expired in the process. We didn’t even have money to bury him, WAR helped us with that. We too will be buried here.
All my children are sick, both of us, husband and wife are sick. I am paid Rs 7,000 out of which Rs 3,000 is spent on fare and other expenses. Four thousand rupees is too little to keep the house running. Naseema is currently on medication. She needs nutrition and if she doesn’t get it, she is not even able to sit up. We don’t have anything. If we had, we would give it to her. We are living like immigrants here.
The governor of Sindh brought us to Karachi at the time when there were countrywide processions and protests. We were told that you are eight people, even if there were 2,000, the government would bear the cost of housing them, educating all the children including Naseema, give Naseema a house, get her justice. Then we were told, 10 days and justice will be delivered, the culprits will be apprehended. No such thing has happened. The criminals are roaming freely. After bringing us here, he kept no contact with us. What was the use of us contacting him when he kicked us out of the house?
He had put us up in a house in the police lines in Garden area, and after seven or eight months, we were thrown out of there. The whole world was a witness to that. The police, including officers at high posts, arrived with constables who picked up our belongings and threw them out. It was the day when several people died in the monsoon rains. In that storm, they threw us out onto the streets. They said Naseema had been given the house on a temporary basis and because she did not belong to the police, we could no longer live there.
We called out to everyone. You can see our pictures in the press, the way we were all out in the rain, how Naseema and the rest of the children were drenched. The roads were inundated with water, and in that storm, we sat on the curb outside the Karachi Press Club.
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Have you enjoyed your first two years as CEO for Europe and is it possible to pick out some highlights?
I’m enjoying it a lot to be honest! Nuance is a truly global company with a fantastic team with a real passion for retail. Added to that, my role allows me to connect with airport executives from many countries. How can you not enjoy it?
In terms of highlights, it has been a busy few years, but I believe we have achieved a lot, particularly with our new approach to store design. The new strategy is based on the findings of our own exhaustive consumer research and tapping into the extensive knowledge of our brand partners, which has allowed us to clearly identify what shoppers want and desire in terms of products and the overall retail experience.
We firmly believe that this level of detail and understanding has led to the creation of an innovative and exciting retail environment, where every future Nuance store will have its own character and unique twist, whilst setting a new benchmark in terms of quality, innovation and service. This is now being brought to life in our most recent developments at Antalya and Zurich.
What goals did you set when you joined and how do you think you have fared in terms of achieving them?
My first objective was to learn. Second to better understand what airport partners and consumers expected from us, and third, to deliver improvements and make Nuance even stronger in what we do. I believe, together with my team, we are moving in the right direction.
How would you describe your leadership style?
I would describe myself as mostly democratic, with a hint of autocratic! I like to listen, share objectives and create the right conditions to funnel positive energy towards common goals, and when we do make a decision, I expect everybody to get behind it 100% and run in the same direction.
What is your business development strategy?
Expansion requires a solid base, so for the last two years we have focused our efforts on consolidation. We devoted a lot of energy to getting a better understanding of evolving customer needs – both consumers and airports – as well as on enhancing the category management approach with key suppliers. We’ve also looked at our internal processes and organisation to ensure we are better equipped to satisfy those needs. Now, thanks also to renewed shareholder commitment, we are more ready than ever to push forward with our plans for sustainable expansion.
When and where did Nuance open its first airport outlet?
Nuance opened its first airport outlet in Zurich some fifty years ago! Today, in Europe alone, we currently operate over 230 stores in 40 airport locations.
How many of these locations/outlets have been added in Europe this year?
We are investing around €16 million on refurbishing or developing more than 7,500sqm of retail space across the portfolio. To date, we have opened a new Sound and Vision at Hamburg, added five more stores at Toulouse-Blagnac Airport and significantly grown our Swiss operations. In Zurich, for example, we have opened a new Swarovski store, launched the world’s first airport Lindt concept and introduced Switzerland’s first Arrivals duty free shops. We have also opened an arrivals shop at Geneva Airport. Another key development for us has been the launch of our new European duty free concepts at Antalya Terminal 1, where we also refurbished an arrival shop and developed five specialty stores as well.
Surely the last thing people want to do after a long flight home is go shopping in an Arrivals duty free store before they leave the airport?
This is a good point. With regards to Arrivals duty free, it’s true to say that unless it’s located in a country with significant taxes and duties, it will never reach the same sales level as Departures duty free. However, in a world where there’s a growing demand for convenience and where travellers would gladly avoid carrying products on board, Arrivals duty free can certainly deliver additional sales. This is what Nuance and our airport partners in Geneva and Zurich expected, and it is happening.
Can you tell our readers a little more about the interactive technology you have introduced at Antalya Airport?
The new store features an array of innovative interactive elements that have never been experienced in an airport retail environment. The new technology serves the dual purpose of being both informative and entertaining. New eye-catching ‘Boutique’ concepts have been developed for fragrance, cognac, whisky, cigars and chocolate that incorporate the latest touch-screen technology, encouraging more interaction and introducing an element of fun into the shopping experience. In an increasingly tech-savvy world, we feel this approach hits the right note with our customers of all ages.
At the touch of screen customers are able to discover more about the history of whisky, choose a chocolate from a particular region or find out more about the latest offers and new products. Similarly, within the ‘Fragrance Boutique’, customers can use the ‘Fragrance Wheel’ to discover and choose an item based on their specific scents, or use the touch-screen tablet to give product suggestions and information.
Is it possible to say how successful it has proved to date in terms of customer reaction and sales?
Feedback so far has been positive. Our daily observation is that people do interact with these tools, and if they don’t our sales staff or airport colleagues do! We are working more and more with our supplier partners to keep this alive and add new content on a regular basis.
Response from stores sales staff has also been favourable not least because they are now finding it easier to contain the passenger in his journey through the shop. Additionally, and crucially, Nuance has experienced a firm increase in spend-per-passenger since opening the new store, with increases in spend-per-passenger of between 10% and 15% compared to levels sold at the previous store. We have a number of different elements that are encouraging us to further develop this format across airports.
Does this type of innovation make Nuance an industry pioneer?
Over the years, Nuance has been responsible for many firsts in the travel retail industry, with a strong emphasis on delivering a superior customer experience. The state-of-the art retail concepts we unveiled at Antalya Airport is testament to our commitment to setting the standard for airport retail across Europe, whilst continuing to raise the bar for our industry too. Having said this, there’s also a lot of great things that our competitors do, so we are in no way complacent.
In what other areas do you believe Nuance has shown leadership?
I believe we are quite strong in ensuring flexibility, local adaptation, including sense of place, and innovation. We are not afraid to accommodate our airport partners’ needs, although it is always important to consider the end consumer.
What next for Nuance in terms of new concepts or outlet openings over the next 6 to 12 months?
We are working on new gate shop format and a number of speciality retail formats mainly in the accessories and sunglasses categories. In the meantime, together with Lindt we have developed and recently opened a new mono-brand store in Zurich. In December, we also unveil our new duty free stores at Zurich, which encompass more than 2,600sqm of retail space on both levels of the airside central concourse. Expect to see further development of our boutique concepts, along with the use of interactive technology as well as a few other new elements too!
Which of your offerings enjoys the best footfall and penetration levels?
Certainly, the core category duty free store offers the highest penetration and this is expected to continue, but we are also investing and developing our specialty offer, which is an important component of the European business. With further openings planned this year and in 2012, we are confident Nuance will continue to flourish.
Is it possible to say what your biggest selling/most popular items are at airports?
We cannot supply exact figures, unfortunately, but some of our most popular brands by category are Hugo Boss, Chanel, D&G, Paco Rabanne, CK Cosmetics, Botherm lait corporal and Lauder ANR (fragrances; Marlboro, Winston, Camel, Kent, Lambert & Butler (tobacco; Johnny Walker red, Ballantines, Chivas, Smirnoff, Gordons, Bombay, Absolut, Bacardi (liquor; and Lindt Neapolitans and Toblerone (food).
Are traditionally big spending Chinese, Japanese and American passengers your biggest customers?
In Europe this is definitely the case in terms of spend-per-passenger, although in total sales, they still have some way to go. The exception is our operation at Antalya in Turkey, where Russian customers generate the highest sales.
What do you consider good customer service?
We take customer service very seriously because it is absolutely the key to everything. As a retailer, this is and should be what drives us to innovate and do better. For me, there are a number of factors that are central to offering not just good, but superior customer service. These include creating a great shopping environment; ensuring you have the right product range as well as the right price-point; and value for money. This has to be underpinned by knowledgeable and motivated team members who can deliver consistently great service to our customers.
How is the company’s commitment to good customer service reflected in terms of staff training?
This is something we also take extremely seriously, and support our team members with a range of tools and resources designed to help them realise their full potential.
With regards to ensuring good customer service, we have developed a number of specific programmes such as our highly effective ‘best selling’ training programme, which enhances selling capabilities for operational team members. Over the past three years, over 2,000 frontline sales staff in Europe have completed this three-day training programme. This means that our sales teams are fully equipped to respond to the changing demands of our dynamic business.
But training is not enough; we have also put checks and balances in place through our global ‘mystery shopping’ programme, now in its sixth year, which further helps us maintain superior levels of service across our business.
How do you ensure that you hold on to good staff?
Like any manager, I always wonder if we do enough to hold on to good staff, though we are fortunate to enjoy in many operations a below-industry turnover. It is true to say a great business is founded on great people. Attracting, developing and retaining talent is vital to our long-term growth, so it is crucial that we continue to support and invest in our biggest asset – our team members.
Is Nuance making the most of the revenue earning potential of the Internet?
The Internet is a double-edged sword really, as consumers tend to browse and compare prices, and we all know that airport retail is not the cheapest channel due to the huge investments airport have to make in developing their infrastructure. However, I believe that this is something we have to embrace, as long as we do it well. For this reason, I envisage tighter co-operation with airport partners to ensure that a specific model can be jointly developed that incorporates a degree of flexibility in pricing. This is something that we are actively discussing with some of our airport partners.
Isn’t it almost impossible to fail as an airport retailer as airports have a captive audience and are open 365 days of the year?
They may be a captive audience, but that doesn’t necessarily offer a passport to success. There are a number of complexities to consider, such as managing the airport’s service and financial expectations, which requires specific competences to survive in this industry. To those without strong airport retail competencies who believe it is impossible to fail I would say…come and win the next tender!
How has the global economic recession and the LAGs rules impacted on duty free sales at airports?
In Europe, we haven’t yet reached pre-recession levels, though traffic is growing steadily. In our business model, a slight decrease in sales has a strong impact on the bottom line.
So far, 2011 seems to be going well despite a number of open challenges, and for us, in Europe, currency fluctuations continue to play an increasingly important role with strengthening currencies such as the Swiss franc impacting significantly on customer behaviour in this important market. We are actively working to face these challenges, through the intensification of our commercial efforts and seeking a more co-operative approach with our trinity partners (airport and suppliers). | <urn:uuid:6170908d-5991-461d-ba59-3edc9d538ec2> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://www.airport-world.com/publications/all-online-articles/item/1162-talking-shop | 2013-05-22T22:06:01Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702452567/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516110732-00030-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959212 | 2,612 |
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I honestly can't wait for this one. I already have it on pre-order from TBD and it seems it will arrive earlier than the expected pub date. I have loved the world of the Stravaganti from the very first book 10 years ago. Currently I am reading book #5, I kept postponing reading it until the next one was out. If you haven't read any of the Stravaganza books, you might want to get to them, especially if you love sixteenth-century Italy, magic and time traveling.
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Finally, you can easily Tweet members of Congress. You now have all Twitter IDs for Congress at your fingertips.
You also have basic member details like:
- Member of House or Senate
- From State
- Next Election
- Missed Votes Percentage
- Votes with Party Percentage
Members are organized by prescriptive group, like House, Senate, each State, Party, etc…
You can also create your own groups.
When creating a tweet, just add a group, like a distribution list, to your tweet. You can place the list at the beginning of the tweet, keeping you tweet off the public timeline. Or, you can place the list at the end of your tweet.
You can also add names and Twitter IDs of your own and place them in your “Mine” group. You can then organize your own affinity groups. This is great for Local Representatives, Pundits, Journalists, Friends, etc…
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a gem from Glory to God for all things!
I am an ignorant man, despite posting writings on all kinds of things. But make no mistake – I am an ignorant man. Thus, I would always counsel any reader to remember, these are the writings of an ignorant man.
Why would I say this? Because it is true. How am I ignorant? I am as most of us are – I do not see the world clearly for what it is. I do not see other people clearly for what they are. I do not see myself clearly for what I am. And most importantly, I do not see God for Who He Is.
Ignorance cannot be an excuse. It should be an impetus to seek, to ask, to knock. If we do not know God we will perish – this is absolutely true. And ignorance in other matters brings its own perishing as well.
I don’t think I have always thought I was ignorant – indeed, I know I did not always think this. But as years have gone on, either I’ve become more ignorant, or I’ve become more aware of how ignorant I truly am. What do any of us actually know of another human being? The Scriptures tell us that our true life is hid with Christ in God (Colossians), thus the truth of any person is a mystery. And I know almost nothing of this mystery – not only towards myself but also and especially towards those around me. How do I know what another man needs? I do not know. God knows.
What do any of us actually know of God? I believe we only know of God what has been revealed to us in Christ. And just reading the revelation is a world away from actually knowing and “having” the revelation. That comes very slowly indeed.
The Elder Sophrony wrote that such revelations come in something like a “flash of lightning, when the heart is burning with love.” These relatively rare experiences accumulate over a lifetime:
The accumulation in the experience of the Church of such ‘moments’ of enlightenment has led organically to their reduction into one whole. This is how the first attempt at the systemization of a live theology came about, the work of St. John of Damascus, a man rich, too, in personal experience. The disruption of this wondrous ascent to God in the unfathomable wealth of higher intellection is brought about, where there is a decline of personal experience, by a tendency to submit the gifts of Revelation to the critical faculty of our reason – by a leaning towards ‘philosophy of religion.’ The consequences are scholastic accounts of theology in which, again, there is more philosophy than Spirit of life. (From his work On Prayer).
I ask those of you who read this blog to remember that I am an ignorant man and to pray for me, if you remember to. I pray for you all.
A Romanian version of this article can be found here.
A French translation can be found here. | <urn:uuid:a4e77751-0043-4c32-8dcf-2294998e7f22> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://thehandmaid.wordpress.com/2012/07/31/ignorance-and-god/ | 2013-06-19T19:48:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368709101476/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125821-00030-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.964589 | 628 |
Later today, the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board will post on Recovery.gov quarterly reports required from some recipients of Recovery Act funding. The recipient reports provide more detailed information about a portion of Recovery Act activity during the second quarter of 2010. The Vice President issued the following statement:
"Preliminary totals provided to my office provide encouraging news about the Recovery Act recipient reports. These reports will show over 750,000 jobs were directly funded by the Recovery Act in the most recent quarter -- the highest total so far. This record number reflects the early impact of our surge in projects across the country as part of "Recovery Summer."
"Given that these 750,000 jobs were funded by just 17 percent of funds paid out so far -- or about $80 billion, today's reports are another indication that the Recovery Act is on-track to create or save 3.5 million jobs overall by the end of this year. They reinforce a similar finding reported this week by independent economists Mark Zandi and Alan Blinder.
"Because these reports provide real-time data directly from the recipients themselves, they are not perfect or complete. But, in keeping with our unprecedented commitment to transparency and accountability, the reports provide the American people with a never-before-seen look at how their taxpayer dollars are being put to work creating jobs in their community." | <urn:uuid:6703557d-b4b0-4fd0-bc8c-60a2e117b697> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://votesmart.org/public-statement/537935/statement-by-the-vice-president-on-new-recovery-act-recipient-reports | 2013-06-19T20:10:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368709101476/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516125821-00030-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.946484 | 270 |
Hotels >Holiday Inn Express Vero Beach-West (i-95)
Vero Beach Hotel's Guests Stay Smart Florida's Treasure Coast, famous for its lush landscapes, abundant wildlife and stunning beaches, is home to the Holiday Inn Express Hotel Vero Beach - West (I-95). The hotel is close to the historic downtown, boutique shopping and public golf courses. Our hotel's guests can relax in Vero Beach, Florida or visit nearby Sebastian Inlet and Indian River Lagoon for some of the best diving, surfing and fishing. Corporate travelers find comfort and convenience at our Vero Beach hotel. Businesses such as Piper Aircraft and CVS Distribution are just minutes away and easily accessible from our I-95 location. Stay efficient with free high-speed, wireless Internet access in every room and a 24-hour Business Center. For important events, book our hotel's meeting room. In Vero Beach, Florida, we have recreational and educational activities for the entire family. Go for an eco-walk in the Oslo Riverfront Conservation Area, or visit the Environmental Learning Center for a first-hand look at mangrove forests, butterfly gardens and manatees. If you're more interested in the great indoors, Vero Beach has five-star spas, eclectic shopping and dining to please every palate. Start the day with our complimentary, hot breakfast bar and unwind at night in the outdoor pool. Whether you're visiting Vero Beach or just passing through, choose the Holiday Inn Express Vero Beach - West hotel for unbeatable value. …
For more than 50 years, this hotel's familiar green sign has signaled budget-friendly lodging for families and business travelers..
Since its 1952 debut in Memphis, Tenn., Holiday Inn has become one of the most recognized hotel brands in the world. Kids rule here: Children age 19 and younger stay for free when sharing a parent's room and as many as four children per family (age 12 or younger) eat for free at hotel restaurants. Other amenities include 24-hour business services, an in-room coffeemaker, iron, hair dryer, room service, a swimming pool and a fitness center.
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sink to the right? If so could you post another pic?
What are the dimensions of the corner cabinet?
What is the width of the mirror frame?
What is the name of the faucet ?
Where did u get the custom mirror from?
I was wondering what you did for the flooring
is the toilet in the room? Do you have a picture?
What color is the toilet in the room? I see white tub & sink. Did you go with white or an off white to match the other neutrals in the room?
Love the wall color with the travertine. Can you tell me the color/brand
What is the name of the light fixture? The design is pretty.
Love the cabinet color and L shape. Can you tell me the cabinet company and names of the door style.Thanks!
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Long time no blog… I’ve been just swamped with standoutjobs.com matters… That’s the startup life I guess!
I’m currently in Toronto, where I attended BarCampToronto4 last Saturday and met some amazing people. In no particular order, they are:
Starting tomorrow I’ll be at the Mesh Conference for a couple of days. If you’re there, be sure to say hi!
The prolific Sylvain Carle has set up a wiki about starting up in Montreal.
This is going to turn into a great resource; I suggest everybody interested in high tech entrepreneurship in Montreal contribute to it!
I would like to ask my readers which Mailing List tool they would recommend. It might be a silly thing but I am partial to something done in the “Web 2.0″ style. I would use cakemail since it’s Montreal based but they’re not ready yet. ;-)
There comes a time in the life of a Startup Founder where he has to do things to gain notoriety for his startup.
Things that may be unconventional. Things that might raise eyebrows. Things that he might want to hide.
But since I’m involved in Internet Video, I can’t hide anything. So I might as well as let it all out.
So I present… “Found”, the latest episode of Galacticast. (Or it would have been the latest episode had I been able to publish this post on time, haha.) This time I actually have 3 roles, and speaking ones at that. Whatever possessed Rudy and Casey to cast me in 3 roles, I have no idea. ;-) So without further ado, enjoy!
Here’s the YouTube version, but the quality is not so great so I’d recommend you watch the higher quality version on the Galacticast website.
RoCoCoCamp, the Montreal version of the RecentChangesCamp, is in town this weekend at the SAT.
According to the website:
To all wikiers, bloggers, users, developers, artists, academics, activists, inventors, video editors, and other creators which are interested in Collaboration, Creativity and Self-Management….the Rococo Barcamp is for you!
It looks like a great event! Unfortunately I will be out of town this weekend, but any readers of my blog should definitely go.
Have fun guys!
Friday, 18 May 2007 at 9:30 until Sunday, 20 May 2007 at 18:00
Societé des arts technologiques
1195 boul. St-Laurent
I was planning to write a post called “What Makes a Good Software Entrepreneur?” when I came across this article about the Top Signals of Success for Software Entrepreneurs. Great! Now I don’t have to write the post. ;-)
So the Top Signals of Success for Software Entrepreneurs are:
- You like to experiment
- You like to read and learn
- You like to tinker and build
- You are opportunistic
- You are an artist
- You Live On Email
- You are considerate, respectful and nice
- You have a proclivity for action
- You attract others like yourself
- You are a realist
- You are exceptionally intelligent
- You are fundamentally likable
- You exhibit “balanced frugality”
- You work hard
- You just love the game
(Be sure to read the article for explanations.)
While I don’t agree with everything on the list (pretty much only because I hate email ;-) ), on the whole I thought the article got it right. It’s hard, however, to self-evaluate many of these characteristics.
Of course I can’t really speak with any real authority on the subject yet, being only an entrepreneur-in-training… So I’ll be sure to revisit this subject again when I hit one out of the ballpark. ;-)
Standout Jobs is officially hiring! We are looking for a Ruby Guru as the first member of our core team, and Ben and I made a special video to commemorate the occasion. Check it out and tell me what you think.
I’m thinking about buying a Western Digital My Book World Edition II. This is basically a file server appliance with integrated RAID, just plug into your network and off you go. This is very attractive because it means I don’t have to set up a machine just to do file serving, Samba, RAID, etc.
But there are some issues holding me back.
According to the instructions (warning: pdf) you have to install special “WD Anywhere Access” software (a custom version of MioNet) in order to access data from outside your network. I don’t like this for two reasons: 1) the software is not Mac or Linux compatible, and 2) It’s not standardized; I probably cannot use my LDAP directory and will have to set up special device-specific users just for it.
I’d be happy just to have sftp access to it, actually, then I can just use Fuse or MacFuse. Does anyone know if I can simply sftp to this device, and how the user setup and such would work? Best if it can somehow talk to my LDAP directory, although this might be asking a lot.
Does anyone know of similar file server appliances, with integrated RAID, that relies on standards rather than proprietary software?
Or any recommendations on an easy way to set up what is basically a shared file server that can be accessed outside your network, without setting up a linux machine/Samba/RAID/etc?
Update: Apparently there is a Knowledge Base article on how to access the disk without using WD Anywhere Access. I’ll have to study it further.
In addition, it appears the device runs on Linux, so it’s only a matter of time before some hackers extend its functionality. Cool. | <urn:uuid:1727f920-a933-435a-bc89-cdd4a72927e0> | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | http://siliconisland.ca/2007/05/ | 2013-05-23T05:15:00Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2013-20/segments/1368702849682/warc/CC-MAIN-20130516111409-00030-ip-10-60-113-184.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.93151 | 1,266 |
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Newest Member: Melethil
Recording Project!I'm posting this on behalf of one of our members. Sounds like a lot of fun!
Hi Fellow LotR fans!
This summer, my friends and I are doing an online recording project! We are going to do an audio drama of a LotR fanfiction called “The Rohan Pride Trilogy” which is written by Anolinde. Last summer, I got the author’s permission to do an audio adaptation of her brilliant story, but lacked the time to get the project started.
This is where you come in. If you are interested in doing any of the following, then please contact me through my email which is on my author bio page!
Script Writing: Before we can record, we need to put the trilogy into a usable script.
Acting: If you’d like to act in this, please send me a clip of you reading a passage from the story.
Engineering/recording: I already have a producer for this, but if you’d like to help with the technical aspects of the project, you can still contact me and I will get you in touch with him!
If you have any other ideas of jobs you might like to do, please contact me! I’d love to hear from you!
P.S. I’m including the story info as well!
Title: The Rohan Pride Trilogy
Rating on fanfiction.net: M
The link is
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There are two to three workers out on the runway clearing the pavement but only six workers to cover all shifts.
On days like today it's nonstop work.
Crews use a snow brush truck and a snow plow to clear the runway and taxiway.
This year crews have a little more area to cover with the runway extension.
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Moving On to a New CollaborationPosted: January 13, 2013
I have been frantically working on my New Year’s resolutions since I last posted. Not surprisingly, some are going better than others. At least the house seems to be better organized than during the holidays. Most of the flurry of activity, though, has been leading to this one big Collaboration:
The Launch of
Starting now, The Gracious Posse is a new lifestyle website celebrating the art of living in an emptying-nest. This site seems the natural progression from the me-center of Avad Fan to the we-focus of the Posse who share our life journey. Join my dear friend Ellen and me, along with a growing Posse, as we use our blessings to create our way into a gracious life that no longer is almost completely devoted to raising children.
The Gracious Posse will be posting everyday with a weekly round-up on Sundays. Posts will range from inspirations to recipes and how-tos to good and beautiful works happening around town, as well as across the country. We will also soon begin offering unique and hard to find products that we believe will appeal to our Posse. We hope that The Gracious Posse will become the one place that you want to visit with your cup of coffee in the morning or your glass of wine at night.
Avad Fan will remain on-line so that you can get to the Recipes (it’s one feature of this site that I use all the time, especially in the grocery store), as well as the Archives. I have loved building Avad Fan with your wonderful support. This blog has taught me so much about the on-line world. Now I feel ready to embrace my new career as a creative entrepreneur in collaboration with my smart, fun and practical friend, Ellen. I sure hope that you will come share the journey at The Gracious Posse.
Thank you for everything!With grateful love, Alison a/k/a Avad Fan
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The Caps' New Goalie
No, not the Frenchman. I'll go ask him about Saint Nectaire and Pont l'Eveque next week, but before there was Huet, there was Brett Leonhardt, a Caps Web producer for all of two months, who earned a one-day stint in goal during Tuesday's morning skate. Tarik blithely called it perhaps the highlight of his life, which was a bit much, but yeah, he was excited.
Here's what happened. When Olie Kolzig started taking mornings off on game days, a media relations exec brought Leonhardt's credentials to the coaching staff--the 6-foot-7 goalie played at Oswego State and for Neumann College, and once spent 48 hours with the Kitchener Rangers before leaving camp to preserve his collegiate eligibility. But then the Caps got on a hot streak and didn't want to make any changes, so the idea seemed to wither away.
But the team took this Monday off, and wanted to run full-ice drills on Tuesday, and Kolzig was taking the morning off, so on Monday Bruce Boudreau showed up at Leonhardt's cubicle. "You're my goalie tomorrow," he said. Not something that happens to many cubicle dwellers.
"It was awesome, I'm not going to lie," he told me. "Even though I'm 25 years old, it was a dream come true."
So he signed a waiver, and called his parents, and went for a jog, and got some extra rest, and got his equipment, and laced up for his first legit action since Neumann was eliminated from its conference tournament almost a year ago. Except now, instead of facing Manhattanville and SUNY Fredonia, he was facing Alex Ovechkin.
In the dressing room he was between Quintin Laing and Tomas Fleischmann; Ovechkin and others came over to wish him well. The first shot came from Mike Green; pad save. Ovechkin tried going five hole but Leonhardt got his knees down in time and earned some stick slaps. Next time Ovie brought the noise high, and Leonhardt got a glove on it.
"It wasn't like this big SportsCenter save or anything, I just found myself kind of lucky," he said.
But afterward he got congratulations from coaches and players, and he said that after two or three drills "I felt comfortable, believe it or not."
"I think I held my own, that's about it, not even close to NHL material....but honestly after a time, it just felt like a regular practice back in college."
"I didn't steal a roll of tape or anything like that," he said. "I just took it for what it was worth and went back up to work."
See, it was trade deadline day, and Leonhardt was kind of busy updating the Web site. Bizarre. The team, you might recall, played well that night and won, 4-1, and so if you were following superstition you might think Leonhardt would be back in goal the next time Olie took a morning skate off, except that trade deadline thing brought a third goalie, and so the Caps won't have to poach players from the media relations staff in the future.
"What can you do?" Leonhardt asked. "It was fun while it lasted."
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1.99 pints? That’s nothing. Last night, I had two pints.
FTW! and you
steeeever you failed!
Hang you’re head in shame!
Yo mamma’s so fat she can’t fit through the Griffindor.
kenny ripped off the Hasseloff roast – that line was from Lisa Lampanelli
these are really really bad.
God damnit, Steeever.
Yup….these are pretty bad.
I’ve had that problem after watching the Chuck DVDs before.
TV SHOWS! I DO THNGS LIKE THEY DO LIKE IN TV SHOWS!
I await your applause/Laughter at my genius.
@Jonjones you get a hug, but no applause. No cigar, either; but, you were close.
I thought two was lame until the last one. But I read it in my big person voice, which helped.
I’ve only seen these kinds of clever a few times on the Facebook. My response is “I watched Henry, Portrait of a Serial Killer so much I raped and cut up your fucking mother!” My poor niece.
Yo momma jokes are not funny unless they’re horrible and cruel.
Kenny has liver the size of an Asparagus tip….the perfect accompaniment to a fine Chianti fh..fh..fh..fhfh
No?…tough crowd man.
Cosmo, Tommy and Craig, you are intensely boring cunts, stop quoting a kids film you pubescent fuckwits… now point to the dolly at show me where the mean internet man touched you.
I was my name is Earl; now I have a list to make up for all the mean things I said to you fucktards. Doh! Number 119…
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North Ephyra Barracks
8 hours since Emergence
Darrius stared blankly across the cityscape and watched it burn in front of a beautiful sunset. From what he had heard, the things had been pushed back out of Ephyra and onto the green belt that ran around the south side of the city although more of them were coming up out of the ground all over the place. Other areas were not so lucky. Contact had been lost with seventy five percent of densely populated zones all across Sera and the other fifteen percent had reported casualties that bled into the millions. Millions
. You couldn’t imagine that number.
He hadn’t heard from his family yet but, thankfully, contact had not been lost with Corren. Darrius had no way of getting in touch with them. The barracks was in uproar, Gears were rushing all over the place, battle operators were using up all the bandwidth and security were having a great time keeping terrified civilians out.
Yet even as humanity was being slowly destroyed, one brick and person at a time across the continent … all he could do was stare at the silver necklace as it dangled from his hand, over the side of the balcony he was leaning on.
The world was ending and he could only think about one person. Perhaps, in a different time or place, he could laugh at something like that but all he could think about was drowning in his gut wrenching failure.
It was quiet here, on the outer ring of the watchtower. The coarse stone beneath his fingers felt oddly reassuring and the wind whipped up his hair now and again. It was like being on a different planet this far up.
A King Raven roared overhead and headed towards the sunset.
He wondered how it felt, not knowing the hell that would be unleashed upon him whilst he sat in a cramped hold, cradling a gun he had yet to use, sweating under armour that had never worn, looking at other people he didn’t know go through the same thing.
He wondered because right now, he could take the feeling of knowing he could die at any second, could be shot, stabbed, eaten, crushed into roads or pavements that only yesterday, hell even today, he could have been walking down with his family or friends. He knew he could take that feeling any day than the feeling of knowing that because of him, the person he cherished most was dead.
The door behind him opened quietly with barely a hint of a creak. It was Clay.
“Your friend, Kurt, he’ll be okay in about a day or so. If we hadn’t have got him here sooner, the internal bleeding might have been fatal,” Clay rested his elbows on the stone surface.
Darrius nodded and stayed silent.
“Heard from your family?”
“No. My cell is broken and I haven’t been able to find a phone to use,” Darrius said. “How about your squad?”
“MIA. Raven was shot down and haven’t had word since.”
“I’m sorry to hear that,” Darrius didn’t sound sorry. He didn’t sound anything at all. Dead inside, perhaps.
“I don’t expect you to be. I’m not, they were good men but I didn’t know any of them long enough to consider them friends. I respect them but I do not feel sorry. Not for men who do their duty,” Clay said. “I lost a lot of good friends during the pendulum wars. You learn how to deal with the pain, as will you, when you take the oath.”
“How can you not be affected by all this?” Darrius said, sweeping a hand out towards the city.
“I can’t afford to let anything get to me. Even if the enemy happens to be a pick-a-mix bag of freaks. That’s not to say that being affected is wrong or bad. Everyone handles it differently,” Clay replied. “I don’t exactly see you all shaken up though.”
“I…,” Darrius stopped mid-sentence. Clay was right. He had seen plenty of dead bodies on the way up. Some had been blown to bits and yet he didn’t bat-
He slid to his knees, suddenly sick to his stomach.
The moment his brained focused on it, it hit him. One massive kaleidoscope of images flowed through his mind, one mutilated, crushed, shot corpse after another, the smell of that grey monster, his house flattened by a giant hand spider… and then Sarah… Oh God… His covered his face in his hands, his fingers in his hair, the necklace pressing against his cheek and the tears started to flow.
“It gets you sooner or later. Everyone goes through it,” Clay patted him on the shoulder sympathetically and headed back to the door.
“If you don’t remember where the med wing is, just ask someone. Tomorrow morning I’ll take you to enlisting offices.”
Clay shut the door behind him and waited a moment. Sure he enough, he heard the sobbing.
He felt himself strangely attached to the kid. He was going to be a good soldier if he got his emotions under control. Not many people would have run towards an enemy surprise attack. We are going to need people like him
Sure, he was underage but only by a few weeks but if he was anything like his father, it wouldn’t matter. He was sure he could help tweak the paperwork.
Clay made a mental note to tell the attendant downstairs to stop anyone going up. The kid needed his space right now. Hell, everyone did. What was left of it.
He felt his earpiece buzz in his ear and pressed his finger to it as he descended the stair case.
“Private Carmine? Control here.”
“I’m sorry but we found your squad… or what’s left of them. KIA, last survivor bled out on the APC ride back. Until you receive your orders and squad relocation, you are to remain here in the barracks. Security is running a bit thin.”
“Understood,” Clay said. “What are my current orders?”
“Let’s see…,” There was a brief second of static. “Okay, get down to the front gates. I need you to escort somebody to the control room.”
“Does this someone have a name?”
“Wasn’t told Private, though I hear he has an Embry Star. So move it.”
“Got it. Carmine out.”
A little part of him at the back of his mind was disgusted of his detachment to everything going on around him. He may not have known his squad long but they were people none-the-less and they were all dead having defended humanity. He would have been too if not for Darrius, he realised in a strange way…
Almost as quickly as the shutters rose, they came crashing back down.
He had someone to go meet.
North Ephyra Barracks
18 hours since Emergence.
Darrius had stayed up on the watch tower for what felt like hours but he knew he was barely there for one after Clay left. Emotionally drained, he had wandered around lost in his thoughts until he stumbled across the Med Wing. He had pulled up a chair next to Kurt’s bed and had quickly fallen asleep.
Mercifully, he did not dream.
“Hey, Darrius? Wake up!” Someone said, shaking him by the shoulders.
He opened his eyes to the blaring daylight and quickly shut them, wincing in pain.
“Ah, somebody turn off the sun.”
The person chuckled and Darrius felt a cup of hot coffee thrust into his hands.
Opening his eyes, he was greeted by the sight of Kurt propped up slightly in bed, bandages wrapped around his torso and Cole standing off to one side. He looked like he managed to find a change of clothes somewhere because his bloody tank top had been replaced with a fresh one.
“Please tell me,” Darrius began, rubbing the sides of his head and sitting forward in his chair. “That yesterday, was a crazy dream?”
Nobody answered because Darrius glanced at the necklace still wrapped around the palm of his hand and he just sat back closing his eyes.
Kurt tried to reach over with a reassuring hand but it seemed to cause him too much pain and he let his hand flop back on the bed.
Darrius opened one eye.
“Don’t overdo it man.”
“What are you? My mom?” Kurt smirked but there was no warmth behind it. The look in Kurt’s eye suggested he wished he hadn’t mentioned the word “mom”. Darrius still didn’t know if his family was okay.
“Heard from them, Dee?”
“No. I’m going to ask Clay to get word to my dad. If anything, he’ll now be stationed at Corren,” Darrius took a sip of coffee. “If he’s alive.”
Kurt frowned at his friend’s bluntness. He idolised his father, doubting his abilities was something Kurt hadn’t heard in over ten years of knowing Darrius.
“…Are you okay?”
“Pretty stupid question, don’t you think Kurt?” Darrius snapped. “Look, I’m sorry, I’m not really myself … yeah, just don’t take this personally. How are your ribs?”
“Responding to my stupid question with one of your own?” Kurt said, smirking and then wincing. “I’ll be fine in a few days. The doc said she was amazed I was walking around for so long afterwards. She said something about the fact that walking around actually made it worse… or something. I was kinda drugged at the time.”
Darrius took a sip of his coffee and then grimaced.
“Jesus, why did I just drink this? I hate coffee. Yuck.” He put the cup down on the cabinet beside the bed. “Hey, Mr. Cole? Have you heard from your family?”
“Aw, hey now, don’t call Mr. Cole, Cole will do just fine,” Cole said, looking slightly embarrassed. “Haven’t heard a word from ‘em and I haven’t been able to get word out. Crazy times at the moment, baby.”
“So what are you going to do now? I don’t expect you’ll want to be babysitting us forever.”
“I haven’t actually thought ‘bout it. I expect my Thrashball days are over, at least for now. I’ll probably help out around here for a while an’ keep trying to get word to my family. I’d go look for ‘em but I don’t think I’d get very far.”
Darrius stood up and stretched. He took a deep breath and walked around the bed to Cole.
“Thank you Cole, for saving our lives. I don’t think I said it yet,” He extended his hand.
“Don’t mention it, just doing what any decent human being woulda done,” Cole said, he took Darrius’ hand and shook his head. “I couldn’t just watch you two die. I’d have done the same for anyone.”
“I have to say that out of all the times I imagined meeting you, none of them happened on the worst day of my life,” Darrius said then added. “…everyone’s life.”
“So what are you going to do? Have you got a place in Jacinto to go?”
“No… I don’t. My house was flattened under that…,” Darrius closed his eyes and felt sick rise up his throat. He swallowed. “Kurt does but I think he… we want to enlist. We were planning to before this madness anyways.”
“Aren’t you a little young for that?”
“I’m sixteen in a few weeks, that’s how old I need to be. I don’t think anyone is going to care who enlists right now.”
“Ain’t that the truth,” Cole said. “So how are you feelin’?”
“Honestly? I don’t know. I keep flitting between being in disbelief of everything that’s happened and then this… aching stomach twisting pain
of being unable to save Sarah… not knowing how my family are or if they are even alive… then I’m back to square one and I can’t believe any of this has happened. Those things are probably not even a mile away from this place yet here we are, sitting around like f*ck all has happened, discussing enlistment and-,” Darrius suddenly felt weak at the knees. He ran a hand through his hair.
“To think… that… yesterday, the first thoughts on my mind were worrying about school, watching you on T.V. and meeting up with my friends. I’m fifteen years old and about to do something I thought I had three whole years of my life to live for, waiting for this and.… ah sh*t, I’m sorry Cole. I’m having a hard time dealing with this.”
“Everyone copes in their own way, baby, but no matter how hard the outward appearance, everyone’s feelin’ the same inside, no doubt about it. You, me, everyone. Even Clay. Don’t tear yourself up for feeling what everyone else is. No-one’s gonna judge you.”
Darrius turned away and walked back to Kurt. He rested his hands on the metal bars at the foot of the bed.
“I’m going to let you get your rest, okay? Just get some sleep. I need to go talk to Clay about enlisting us. I’ll be back later.”
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