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Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
The event known as the Warsaw Ghetto
Uprising began on April 19, 1943 and ended on May 16, 1943. A
total of 56,065 Jews were captured by the Germans during the
uprising, and around 6,000 were killed during the destruction
of the buildings in the ghetto.
All the photos on this page are from
the photo album of Jürgen Stroop, the Commander of the SS
troops who put down the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in 1943. There
are 50 photos included in The Stroop Report, which documents
the destruction of the Warsaw Ghetto during this action.
In spite of the fact that the photo above
is included in the Stroop Report, which was compiled during April
and May, 1943, it was identified by Holocaust survivor Tsvi C.
Nussbaum as a photo taken after the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising on
July 13, 1943 in front of the Hotel Polski on the Aryan side
of the Warsaw ghetto, where some Jews had been living as Gentiles.
Nussbaum claims that he is the seven-year-old boy in the photo
and that the woman on his left is his aunt. Since Nussbaum and
his aunt had foreign passports, they were sent to the Bergen-Belsen
detention camp as "exchange Jews."
The soldier, who is holding a gun on
the little boy in the photo, was Josef Blösche; he was put
on trial in East Germany after the war and was executed after
being convicted of participating in the action to put down the
Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
Beginning in June 1942, the Jews in the
Warsaw Ghetto were transported to the Treblinka death camp on the Bug river, near
the eastern border of German-occupied Poland, where they were
immediately killed in gas chambers. Eventually, reports of the
mass murder got back to the Warsaw Ghetto and a resistance organization
called the Z.O.B. (Zydowska Organizacja Bojowa) was formed to
prevent any more deportations from the ghetto. The leader of
the Z.O.B. was Mordecai Anielewicz.
In January 1943, the Jews in the Warsaw
Ghetto resisted the next round-up for deportation to Treblinka;
the young Z.O.B fighters fired on German troops as they tried
to get the Jews into railroad cars to be transported to the death
camp. The Germans retreated after four days of fighting and the
Jews began to prepare to hold out against future attempts to
liquidate the ghetto.
The following quote is from the opening
statement by Robert Jackson at the Nuremberg International Military
Tribunal in which he reads from the Summary of the Stroop Report:
It is the original report of the SS
Brigadier General Stroop in charge of the destruction of the
Warsaw Ghetto, and its title page carries the inscription "The
Jewish ghetto in Warsaw no longer exists." It is characteristic
that one of the captions explains that the photograph (the photo shown at the top of this page) concerned
shows the driving out of Jewish "bandits"; those whom
the photograph shows being driven out are almost entirely women
and little children. It contains a day-by-day account of the
killings mainly carried out by the SS organization, too long
to relate, but let me quote General Stroop's summary:
"The resistance put up by the
Jews and bandits could only be suppressed by energetic actions
of our troops day and night. The Reichsfuehrer SS ordered, therefore,
on 4/23/1943, the cleaning out of the ghetto with utter ruthlessness
and merciless tenacity. I, therefore, decided to destroy and
burn down the entire ghetto without regard to the armament factories.
These factories were systematically dismantled and then burned.
Jews usually left their hideouts, but frequently remained in
the burning buildings and jumped out of the windows only when
the heat became unbearable. They then tried to crawl with broken
bones across the street into buildings which were not afire.
Sometimes they changed their hideouts during the night into the
ruins of burned buildings. Life in the sewers was not pleasant
after the first week. Many times we could hear loud voices in
the sewers. SS men or policemen climbed bravely through the manholes
to capture these Jews. Sometimes they stumbled over Jewish corpses:
sometimes they were shot at. Tear gas bombs were thrown into
the manholes and the Jews driven out of the sewers and captured.
Countless numbers of Jews were liquidated in sewers and bunkers
through blasting. The longer the resistance continued the tougher
became the members of the Waffen SS, Police and Wehrmacht who
always discharged their duties in an exemplary manner. Frequently
Jews who tied to replenish their food supplies during the night
or to communicate with neighboring groups were exterminated.
"This action eliminated,"
says the SS commander, "a proved total of 56,065. To that,
we have to add the number killed through blasting, fire, etc.,
which cannot be counted." (1061- PS)
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Stan Oakes taught me to ask Who? before I ask What?.
I’m a Birkman red leader. I’m a strategic thinker and planner. I tend to quickly see a path forward and launch aggressively. I tend to start towards a solution quickly and clean it up as I go. My mind gravitates toward questions like
- What are the success criteria?
- What are the milestones?
- What are the next steps?
- What resources are needed?
When we were conceiving of the Leadership University web project (www.leaderu.com), Stan would always lead by asking questions like
- Who else should we invite into this project?
- Who should lead this part?
- Who can contribute?
- Who has done something like this before and knows the pitfalls?
And I learned a new leadership focus.
Jim Collins addresses this Who? then What? focus in his powerful style. This is worth 3 of your minutes if you are a leader.
Using Who? then What?, Stan went on to re-launch The King’s College in the most famous address in the U.S., the Empire State Building.
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Weapon: Right Laser
Andrew "Hydra" Hall wrote:Infection Mode: A mode in which he uses his Twin Cannon for long-distance attacks in all directions to deal damage to opponents
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If you've read Exodus, wanna read the War For Cybertron comic? PM me.
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1 David and Ziba
1 When David had gone a short distance beyond the summit, there was Ziba, the steward of Mephibosheth, waiting to meet him. He had a string of donkeys saddled and loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred cakes of raisins, a hundred cakes of figs and a skin of wine.
2 The king asked Ziba, "Why have you brought these?"
2 Ziba answered, "The donkeys are for the king's household to ride on, the bread and fruit are for the men to eat, and the wine is to refresh those who become exhausted in the desert."
3 The king then asked, "Where is your master's grandson?"
3 Ziba said to him, "He is staying in Jerusalem, because he thinks, 'Today the house of Israel will give me back my grandfather's kingdom.' "
4 Then the king said to Ziba, "All that belonged to Mephibosheth is now yours."
4 "I humbly bow," Ziba said. "May I find favor in your eyes, my lord the king."
5 Shimei Curses David
5 As King David approached Bahurim, a man from the same clan as Saul's family came out from there. His name was Shimei son of Gera, and he cursed as he came out. 6 He pelted David and all the king's officials with stones, though all the troops and the special guard were on David's right and left. 7 As he cursed, Shimei said, "Get out, get out, you man of blood, you scoundrel! 8 The Lord has repaid you for all the blood you shed in the household of Saul, in whose place you have reigned. The Lord has handed the kingdom over to your son Absalom. You have come to ruin because you are a man of blood!"
9 Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, "Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Let me go over and cut off his head."
10 But the king said, "What do you and I have in common, you sons of Zeruiah? If he is cursing because the Lord said to him, 'Curse David,' who can ask, 'Why do you do this?' "
11 David then said to Abishai and all his officials, "My son, who is of my own flesh, is trying to take my life. How much more, then, this Benjamite! Leave him alone; let him curse, for the Lord has told him to. 12 It may be that the Lord will see my distress and repay me with good for the cursing I am receiving today."
13 So David and his men continued along the road while Shimei was going along the hillside opposite him, cursing as he went and throwing stones at him and showering him with dirt. 14 The king and all the people with him arrived at their destination exhausted. And there he refreshed himself.
15 The Advice of Ahithophel and Hushai
15 Meanwhile, Absalom and all the men of Israel came to Jerusalem, and Ahithophel was with him. 16 Then Hushai the Arkite, David's friend, went to Absalom and said to him, "Long live the king! Long live the king!"
17 Absalom asked Hushai, "Is this the love you show your friend? Why didn't you go with your friend?"
18 Hushai said to Absalom, "No, the one chosen by the Lord, by these people, and by all the men of Israel—his I will be, and I will remain with him. 19 Furthermore, whom should I serve? Should I not serve the son? Just as I served your father, so I will serve you."
20 Absalom said to Ahithophel, "Give us your advice. What should we do?"
21 Ahithophel answered, "Lie with your father's concubines whom he left to take care of the palace. Then all Israel will hear that you have made yourself a stench in your father's nostrils, and the hands of everyone with you will be strengthened." 22 So they pitched a tent for Absalom on the roof, and he lay with his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.
23 Now in those days the advice Ahithophel gave was like that of one who inquires of God. That was how both David and Absalom regarded all of Ahithophel's advice.
Top 10 sermons on 2 Samuel 16
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This Is How I Roll
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What you'll need: Mat/towel, rolling desk chair
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Genius and patience in the music of Van Dyke Parks
Van Dyke Parks -- who'll be perfoming Fri/12 at Swedish American Hall -- boasts an outstanding resume as an arranger, producer, lyricist, and studio musician for the likes of the Byrds, the Everly Brothers, Randy Newman, Tim Buckley, Phil Ochs, Rufus Wainwright, Frank Black, the Doobie Brothers, Sonny and Cher, Joanna Newsom, Ringo Starr, Saint Etienne ... the list goes on. Under the heading "additional experience," Parks could include actor: he was a minor child star, appearing in the Grace Kelly vehicle The Swan 1956), and in 1990, he showed up on David Lynch's Twin Peaks. He's also written film scores.
Considering this array of accomplishments, it's surprising that Parks is still primarily renowned as a musical whiz within niche circles. Perhaps this is a consequence of his intricate and somewhat inaccessible solo albums, commercial failures to roughly the same the degree that they are creative successes. Whatever the case, he has a keen awareness of his legacy. "I prefer not being celebrated because I think that it brings only dangerous results," he says, when the topic is broached during a recent phone interview. "It brings a self-importance. The best thing I can say is that I've created some works that I think have a shelf-life that is longer than a jar of yogurt."
Born in Mississippi, Parks gravitated toward music early in life. He was deemed a child prodigy, and his interests led him to Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie Mellon) in Pennsylvania. But California is his "adopted reality," the place where he's lived for more than 40 years. He began to fill up his now extensive resume as a studio musician, arranger and, songwriter in Los Angeles. In 1966, Brian Wilson commissioned him to write lyrics for the now-legendary SMiLE (Nonesuch). In 1968, at the age of 24, Parks released his first solo record, Song Cycle (Warner Bros.).
This year, Parks is finally adding "touring" to the "additional qualifications" section of his resume. For the first time, he's going on the road with his material, from Song Cycle to Orange Crate Art (Warner Bros.), which was released in 1995.
When I called Parks to interview him, one of the first things we touched on was the similarity between our names. For me, multiple names make for a confusing mouthful. VDP explained that he was named for his paternal grandmother's "beloved" cousin, who was killed over the English Channel by the Nazis the same week he was born. He also said he's never sobered up — I think this was a joke — because he can't take his name to AA meetings. Hearing this, I realized that the complications of having a two-part first name might be more inconvenient than a three-part last name. After VDP initiated questions about our names, he continued as an interviewer and asked me my musical tastes and my age, at which point we established that we have 43 years between us.
"My goal is just to try and create things that will stand the test of time, Parks said. "That's always been my goal. I have a great work ethic, and I put my heart into everything I do hoping it'll be my life-defining moment." At the moment, Parks is finishing a new album that he hopes to put out at the end of the summer. It's been more than 15 years since he has released any of his own material. "I believe my work is better than it's ever been," he asserts. "And in a town [L.A.] that celebrates and worships youth at the expense of any other consideration, I think I'm going to be able to prove that my best work is ahead of me — and that's what gets me up every day."
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A brake overload on a BART train caused heavy smoke in the Civic Center station Sunday, prompting an evacuation and suspension of service for nearly an hour.
The incident occurred about 1:36 p.m. when BART police officers at the station heard a loud, explosive noise near the train on the platform, Lt. Tyrone Forte said. Smoke began pouring out from the train and officers evacuated the station, Forte said.
Following an investigation, officers discovered that the smoke and booming sound were caused by an overload on the brakes of the train, which was on the Pittsburg/Bay Point line.
“There were no injuries, no fire, no explosion,” Forte said.
One person was treated for smoke inhalation on the Muni platform, which is right above the BART platform, according to San Francisco fire dispatchers.
BART trains were allowed to begin moving through the station by 2:20 p.m., but the roughly 40 minute closure caused systemwide delays on BART and Muni for much of Sunday afternoon. | <urn:uuid:3608a4c2-87a3-4cc6-8838-1e6230536c4d> | 2013-05-21T17:39:31Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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- Prep: 10 min
- Cook Time: 15 min
- Total: 25 min
- Serving: 12 roll-ups
A great snack or party appetizer, serve these cheesy roll-ups with a side of marinara sauce for dipping.
- 1 (10-ounce) can refrigerated pizza dough
- 2 ounces (1/2 cup) cheddar cheese, shredded
- 2 ounces (1/2 cup) gouda cheese, shredded
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- On top of a clean and lightly floured surface, form the dough into a 12x8-inch rectangle.
- Evenly sprinkle the cheeses over the dough, leaving 1/2-inch around the edges, and then roll up like a jelly roll.
- Pinch the edges of the roll to seal and then cut into 1-inch thick slices.
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The same day Bulstrode turned down Lydgate's request for a personal loan, Caleb Garth shows up at his house to tell him that a man named Raffles has appeared at Stone Court, and is sick.
But Caleb has also come to step down from his position as Bulstrode's agent. Raffles has told him about Bulstrode's past, and how his money was made, and Caleb's sense of integrity won't let him continue to work for Bulstrode.
Caleb is nice about it, though, and does promise never to say anything about what Raffles said to him.
Caleb doesn't even tell Mrs. Garth the real reason why he's quit working for Bulstrode, but he's glad that he didn't tell Mary and Fred about his plan to rent Stone Court for Fred.
When Bulstrode goes to Stone Court to see how sick Raffles really is, he's shocked. Raffles is in rough shape.
Lydgate comes to look after him.
Lydgate says that under no circumstances should they give the patient any liquor, no matter how much he begs.
Bulstrode tells Lydgate that he'll stay with Raffles at Stone Court to look after him, since the housekeeper and her husband aren't very experienced at dealing with sick people.
Lydgate doesn't think that's necessary, but doesn't argue.
Lydgate goes home to find Rosamond in bed. The agents, who had taken inventory of their furniture as security for the debts they owe, had been back, intending to start collecting their stuff as collateral.
Rosamond tells Lydgate that she's going to go stay with her parents until he can provide her with a more suitable home. | <urn:uuid:bb5fba95-0486-43e0-9bdb-e946be941ed4> | 2013-05-21T17:23:52Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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New London – Police on Wednesday arrested a woman for her alleged role in the Jan. 18 beating of a woman both in and outside of the China House restaurant on Ocean Avenue.
Briana Drayton, 18, of 59 Buchanan Road was scheduled to appear in court Thursday on charges of accessory to second-degree robbery, accessory to fifth-degree larceny, third-degree assault and first-degree inciting a riot.
Drayton is the second woman arrested in connection with the assault. Divona Johnson, 19, whose last known address is 42 Jefferson Ave., was charged Sunday with second-degree robbery, fifth-degree larceny, third-degree assault, first-degree inciting a riot and intimidation of a witness.
After the Jan. 18 alleged assault, the victim told police that her former friend, whom she identified as Johnson, had attacked her and stolen her phone and purse. The victim initially was uncooperative, saying she did not want anyone arrested and just wanted her possessions back, the warrant said.
Police said that based on her responses, they believed she feared retaliation from her attackers.
On Jan. 21, the victim gave a statement to police saying that Drayton and Johnson attacked her and that Johnson stole her phone and wallet.
Drayton is held in lieu of a $50,000 bond. Johnson is next scheduled to appear Feb. 21 in court. | <urn:uuid:2820a8e4-1e83-4a87-be16-dae5dd88dc95> | 2013-05-21T17:46:26Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Episode: Homer at the Bat First aired: Feb. 20, 1992 Memorable Moment Drinking at Moe's Tavern. Barney: "And I say, England's greatest Prime Minister was Lord Palmerston!" Boggs: "Pitt the Elder!!" Barney: "Lord Palmerston!!!" Boggs [pokes Barney]: "Pitt the Elder!!!!" Barney: "Okay, you asked for it Boggs!" Barney punches Boggs out.
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The slightest whisper of your voice
and my whole world comes apart,
hoping to wake up not alone, lying here with you.
Fall asleep with the radio on, song about you till I'm gone.
Set your watch back and remember what you felt.
Remember the hours that we spent writing names on the stair case,
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The horse chestnut tree, also known as the aesculus hippocastanum, is a large, deciduous hardwood tree that grows in temperate climates. It has large, green leaves with five to seven lobes and white flowers. The seeds of the horse chestnut tree grow in green, spiny cases. When the cases split open, the seeds inside are round, brown and extremely shiny. Horse chestnut extract is made from the glossy brown seed of the horse chestnut tree.
Horse chestnut extract can be found listed as an ingredient in some skin cleansers. The high level of saponins in horse chestnut extract makes it an effective skin purifier. Bath oils and infusions sometimes contain horse chestnut extract due to its skin softening properties.
Horse chestnut extract contains a saponin called escin, which has anti-inflammatory properties. In addition, escin strengthens the walls of the veins and arteries, giving it vasoprotective properties. The condition of capillaries is improved because horse chestnut extract reduces the presence of elastase and hyaluronidase, enzymes that break down protein. Horse chestnut extract also thins the blood by impairing the action of platelets. When taken orally, escin has been scientifically proven to be effective in the treatment of chronic venous insufficiency, a condition which prevents deoxygenated blood being pumped back to the heart effectively. Blood can pool in the lower extremities, leading to swelling of the legs and ankles. Leg injuries can trigger this debilitating condition. Women tend to be more susceptible to chronic venous insufficiency than men.
High levels of escin also make horse chestnut extract an effective treatment for varicose veins and hemorrhoids due to its vasoconstricting properties. Both varicose veins and hemorrhoids are caused by enlarged, protruding veins. Horse chestnut extract tightens and shrinks enlarged varicose veins and hemorrhoids, making them less visible. Horse chestnut extract is also used as a herbal treatment for diarrhea.
Spider veins are a mild type of varicose veins that are not dangerous, but can make individuals self-conscious about their appearance. Horse chestnut extract’s capillary constricting and strengthening properties make it a useful ingredient in skin care creams that have been formulated to treat visible spider veins and unsightly red threads. This includes creams designed to improve the condition of the delicate skin under the eyes. Eye creams containing horse chestnut extract effectively lighten dark circles under the eyes by thickening the skin and strengthening fragile capillaries.
Horse chestnut extract boosts the condition of the skin by improving the circulation and delivering oxygen-rich blood to the dermal matrix. By inhibiting enzymes elastase and hyaluronidase, horse chestnut extract helps the skin to battle the signs of aging that deplete collagen and elastin from the skin. Reduced levels of collagen and elastin are a primary cause of wrinkles and sagging skin that are typical of aging skin.
When applied topically as a 2% gel or balm, the escin in horse chestnut extract is an effective treatment for bruised skin. Its anti-inflammatory properties reduce swelling, while the broken capillaries under the skin that cause the blue/black discoloration are strengthened and repaired. External, topical application of horse chestnut extract can be effective in treating sports injuries.
Horse chestnut extract is often found in products that contain centella asiatica, because these two botanical extracts work together in synergy to provide highly effective results.
Oral supplements of horse chestnut extract are typically found in capsule and tablet format. The extract tastes bitter and can some people may find it unpalatable in liquid form.
Care should be taken when consuming horse chestnut extract as it can interfere with certain medication, including anticoagulant and blood thinning drugs, such as warfarin or heparin. It should not be taken by individuals with a blood clotting disorder. As horse chestnut extract can lower blood sugar, it should not be taken by anyone with diabetes. It is possible to overdose on supplements of horse chestnut extract.
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Slovenia’s exceptionally diverse landscape, with its countless sites of natural beauty, both strikingly evident and more subtly concealed, make it an ideal choice for biking holidays. Every biker can find a route that suits. You can never be bored on a bike in Slovenia. The influence of the Mediterranean climate means that biking can be enjoyed almost throughout the entire year. The exception is the Alps, which are a wonderful attraction in the summer, when overheated bikers can cool off. | <urn:uuid:a41f0709-95f9-4fcc-abb7-383676b67fa0> | 2013-05-21T17:33:28Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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David Portelli: Hi I'm David from the State Library of Victoria, and I'm joined by Cameron Douraghy, one of the creators of the Rostam: Tales from the Shahnameh comic series. And Cameron, why did you choose the Shahnama and stories about the character Rostam, to adapt into a comic series?
Cameron Douraghy: Basically as a child growing up in Iran, I was … I am half American, half Iranian, as well as my brother and another childhood friend who comes from the same background, we had grown up in the '70s in Iran and while we were growing up, just like any other child going to school, we went and as we were studying Persian we would go to the Persian literature classes, and one of our requirements was studying the Shahnama as well as Firdausi. And this is how we were first exposed to it. At the same time as kids growing up in Iran, we also loved comic books, and had been reading comic books and not only that, learning about mythology from other countries through comic books, and that sort of stuck with us. And serendipitously 30 years later after we had left Iran and emigrated to the United States, we ended up in the graphic design industry in California, and we got together and just decided hey, wouldn’t it be great for us to create something for our mythological tradition in the same way as things that we had seen when we were growing up.
David: So how do you go about adapting old stories into new – how do you balance fact with fiction?
Cameron: So the way we go about it, the most important thing to keep in mind is the fundamentals of story telling have not changed over time. So usually the most exciting stories deal with a conflict between good and evil, and sometimes they both reside in the same person, but what's most interesting and most challenging at times is you get an original story and it might be a little bit longer than what you want, or it might be a little repetitive in places. And so an example of what we did, in one of the battles that Rostam had, he had to go through a series of different demons and warriors that he had to fight against. And in this instance, he was fighting against seven different warriors, and he had seven different battles. And within the Shahnama, we found that parts of that story was a little bit repetitive and a little bit too long in terms of the medium that we were using to communicate with our audience. And so we adapted it, but most importantly we adapted it without changing its true meaning. And so in that instance we created another warrior and named him Turaj, and within that we gave him seven weapons so that each one represented the seven battles that were in the original, and then reduced it down to one big epic battle, between Rostam and this fictional warrior called Turaj. But most important to us was to stay with the true meaning of the story, not to deviate from that, but that was our way of condensing seven battles into one.
David: Have you considered the educational value of your comics, and do you see ways in which schools can adapt them to the curriculum?
Cameron: Originally we started off with a goal of introducing the intriguing stories of this cultural masterpiece to a much broader audience. We had grown up with the stories, and we wanted to be able to leave a legacy for our kids. Our kids were growing up in a western culture and we wanted them to be exposed to this mythological tradition, where there was no exposure. Over time what happened was just by chance, a number of universities and educational institutions, they started to purchase our books, and they started to introduce it to their students. One of the things that actually did kick-start it a little bit is, Khaled Hosseini had written the book The kite runner, and within The kite runner there were constant references and even some of the characters in his book, there’s a character called Sohrab, it’s one of the main characters, and he kept referring to the story of Rostam and Sohrab. And so these universities that were doing English lit classes would order our comic book as a companion read, so that the students could understand the context of the Shahnama stories. And so this sort of gave us a little jump start to start thinking more in the educational side of this, the market started demanding it from us. And when we started this of course, there wasn’t the iPad, and there weren't the apps, and one of the things that we saw when the iPad started coming out, that this is just an amazing tool, and you know we started to rethink our whole thing about the Rostam project, and we thought that this is a great way to reach out and teach history and the cultural significance of the Shahnama, and also works like it. It shouldn't be limited to the Shahnama, but certainly the Shahnama was a book which was inaccessible to many people, and this now is a new engaging and entertaining way in which readers of all ages can understand and learn from it. And we think that using technology to present ancient masterpieces will be essential in the future. I mean, people are very visual and this is the best way to reach them.
David: What were the challenges of using Rostam comics with technology, and what opportunities do you think this offers Rostam?
Cameron: I think the challenge was taking the comic, which we had already developed, and using technology to add a cinematic dimension to it. The development of the iPad and apps, this made it possible to take what is essentially a static comic and turn this into a sort of a moving motion picture-like experience with sound effects and music, and also more importantly you have access to information which will not necessarily be within the context of the narrative. So as a reader is reading through something and all of a sudden there's a part of that story which, what's the story behind the story. So if they start talking about something, all of a sudden you can click onto something and find out the story behind that story, and it gives you a better context, and it’s really a much richer experience.
David: If students are creating comics, what are some key things they need to consider?
Cameron: I think the key thing for students to consider when you're creating comics, and sort of comic book apps that employ this new technology, is to let your voice and vision come through in the story and art. They have to remember that there's no wrong way to make your comic book, it's your story, so you tell it the way you want to tell it, and the best thing for you to do is to develop a love for the art form and enjoy the process of telling a story through pictures or visual art medium.
David: Thank you very much for your time, Cameron, and your wonderful insights into the development of the Rostam comic series. Thank you.
Cameron: My pleasure. Thank you. | <urn:uuid:0ffb2349-a407-463a-955c-5eb8af76b168> | 2013-05-21T17:37:31Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Bush just as smart as Kerry, uni marks show
"I always told my dad that D stood for
During last year's presidential campaign, John Kerry was the candidate often portrayed as intellectual and complex, while George Bush was the populist who mangled his sentences.
But newly released records show that Mr Bush and Senator Kerry had a virtually identical grade average at Yale University four decades ago.
In 1999 The New Yorker published a transcript indicating that Mr Bush had received a cumulative score of 77 for his first three years at Yale and a roughly similar average during his senior year.
Senator Kerry, who graduated two years before Mr Bush, received a cumulative 76 for his four years, according to a transcript that he sent to the US Navy when he applied for officer training school. He received four Ds, out of 10 courses, in his freshman year but improved his average in later years.
The grades transcript, which Senator Kerry had always declined to release, was included in his navy military record. Late last month he gave the navy permission to send the documents to the Globe.
Senator Kerry appeared to be responding to critics who suspected that there might be damaging information in the file about his activities in Vietnam.
The military and medical records, however, appear identical to what the senator had already released. This marks the first time his grades have been publicly reported.
The transcript shows that his freshman-year average was 71. He scored a 61 in geology, a 63 and 68 in two history classes, and a 69 in political science. His top score was a 79, in another political science course. Another of his strongest efforts, a 77, came in French class.
Under Yale's grading system at the time, grades between 90 and 100 equalled an A, 80-89 a B, 70-79 a C, 60 to 69 a D, and anything below that was a failing grade.
In addition to Senator Kerry's four Ds in his freshman year, he received one D in his second year, but he did not fail any courses.
"I always told my dad that D stood for distinction," Senator Kerry said on Monday in a written response to questions, noting that he has previously acknowledged that he spent a lot of time learning to fly instead of focusing on his studies.
The senator did, however, receive a high honour at Yale despite his mediocre grades: he was chosen to deliver his senior class oration, a testament to his reputation as a public speaker. He delivered a speech questioning the wisdom of the Vietnam War, in which he would soon see combat.
Like Senator Kerry, Mr Bush reportedly experienced a difficult freshman year, then improved his grades.
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4th Week of August Daily Summaries
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August 25, 2008
What do you Want Princess?
a French jail cell, Max yells and complains, wishing he had a cell phone to
make call. Feeling defeated, he flops on the cot. Stephanie gets an idea.
She gets "vamped up" and calls for the guard to try and impress him with her
womanly ways. A butch female guard shows up. "What do you want princess?"
she spits at Steph. Max laughs. The guard leaves, he teases. The next guard
arrives. He's a man and he's quickly distracted by Stephanie who he
recognizes as a race car driver. He complements her on how well she handles
her curves. She flirts her way into getting her phone back and tries calling
her parents but only gets their voice mail. Max suggests that they call
Daphne for help. She doubts they should call the editor of a tabloid. She
checks her messages and discovers that Nick is in Marseilles.
stumbles into a bistro and bumps into Melanie and her friend. They push past
him and he listens to them sizing up people they can mooch off of. Thinking
quick, Nick pulls out his phone. "I want six figures no less!" he announces
loudly as he walks by their table. Overhearing this, Melanie decides she's
found her new man. Her friend suggests she wear glasses to try and impress
Nick. She pops some on and bounces over to his table, asking to see a
section on his paper. He invites her to join him, buys her some overpriced
water and tries to get to know her. She tells him that she is a student and
he tries to be mysterious. Stephanie calls him and tells him that she and
Max are in jail. She fills him in and tells him that Melanie is a con
artist. They give him the address for the jail. Melanie asks him who he was
talking to, was it his girlfriend? He says "no". She asks him for a bite to
eat. He has to run an errand first and invites her along. She slips over to
her friend and gloats about her new meal ticket before he returns and takes
in jail, Max is relieved that Nick is in France. Stephanie wants to go home
to her own bed. Max says that he might stick around for awhile. He's barely
gotten to know his sister yet. Steph says she's known plenty of selfish,
manipulative, shallow people like Melanie and there's no point in sticking
around; family doesn't mean anything to someone like her. Nick soon arrives
with Melanie. "What is this? Some sort of ambush?" she asks as she spots her
in Salem at the pub, Nicole cringes as Trent sits with her. "When my wife's
not happy, I'm not happy," he smirks. She tells him to go to hell. They
banter about the "bondage of matrimony". From what he can tell, she can
still barely look after herself. She's a helpless little girl who craves
attention from men, he says. Nicole is ready to walk away when he threatens
to expose her to Victor if she doesn't do him another favor. Disgusted, she
agrees. He informs her that there is a young woman Max has come in contact
with. She demands to know who. After taking a drink, he tells her that she's
his daughter. Nicole sneers and laughs, surprised he told her anything. He
wants to keep Melanie as far away from Max as possible. Nicole guesses that
he's afraid Max will tell her what an S.O.B. he really is. He denies this,
but refuses to explain the real reason.
the hospital, Marlena looks at John and asks him who he is. He tells her
he's John and is relieved when she tells him she remembers. She knows how
ironic it would have been if she'd forgotten who he was, but she hasn't. He
seems giddy. She seems depressed and recounts her attack but she's not sure
what happened after that. He fills her in and she realizes that Stefano must
have been behind this and given her the same drug she gave him. She
remembers his taunts and cries. John begs her not to cry and promises she
will be alright. She's sure that nothing will be alright as long as Stefano
is free. Lexi arrives. Marlena wants to go home. Lexi tests her memory and
Marlena asks to go home again. John asks the doctor if she's good to go.
Marlena asks him why he keeps pretending to be concerned. "You know that
you'd still be lying in a coma if it weren't for me!" he snaps, annoyed.
Lexi takes him out and says she doesn't need anymore aggravation. They still
don't know what the residual effects of the toxins will be and have to take
this one step at a time. He goes back to see Blondie and apologize for what
he said; whatever happens, he will protect her from Stefano. "As soon as
they let you out of here, I want you to come home with me," he says. She
turns him down.
the mansion, Lucas tells Sami that he is taking their daughter. EJ reminds
him of what the consequences of taking the child would be and threatens him
with jail. Sami wants to talk this through. Lucas doesn't want to talk to
her and claims this isn't about her at all. She says this is about "us". He
reminds her that there is no "us". EJ decides to leave and check on the
children. She tells him to make sure everything is secure. Lucas starts to
worry, sure that Stefano is on the loose and after the kids. If that's the
case, he has to keep his daughter away to keep her safe. He announces that
he's calling Mickey to end this once and for all. EJ goes upstairs and
checks that everything is secure and the baby monitors are working. He
returns and tells Sami that everything will be fine but they still snap at
and Mickey arrive at the door. They ask Lucas if he's really thought this
through. Mickey isn't sure that he can get him sole custody and leaves to
talk to Sami and EJ alone. Maggie holds Lucas back to chat. Sami tells
Mickey she doesn't understand what Lucas is up to. EJ is confident that
Lucas' case doesn't have a chance but Mickey is less sure. He and EJ argue,
but Mickey is sure that the Stefano threat could trump Lucas' problems.
Meanwhile, Lucas repeats to Maggie that things are really over between he
and Sami. She wants to know if he will be moving on with Chloe. He likes
Chloe, he admits; she has Sami's qualities minus the temper and the rage.
Still, he's not getting his hopes up. It sounds to Maggie like he's falling
for her. The only thing that matters to him right now is taking his daughter
and leaving. He strides into the main room and challenges Sami to take this
August 26, 2008
The Obsessions Ends Here
France, Melanie isn't thrilled when Nick brings her to see Max and Stephanie
in jail. She says it stinks that she left them in there, but she's not made
of Euros and can't get them out. Steph claims that she is the only reason
they are in there and tells Nick the story of the stolen bracelet. The
bickering ends and Steph suggests that Mel get in touch with Georges. He's
gone, she explains, suggesting they get Professor Nick to come up with
something. He doesn't have any money, but he asks Mel to step aside and
discuss things. Max and Steph try calling home. She has no luck getting a
hold of her parents and worries about what could be happening. He tries
calling his mother. Meanwhile, Nick wonders how someone as well connected as
Melanie is can't call in a favor for her brother. "This isn't about money is
it?" he queries.
the pub, Nicole probes Trent for the reasons why he is keeping Melanie and
Max apart. He refuses to discuss his children. She's sure she's hit a nerve.
Before she can saunter off, he grabs her and forces her to sit down. Again,
he threatens to reveal her secret to Victor. She doesn't like his threats
and offers to reveal her secret herself. He gets a call that Melanie has
maxed out another credit card. He hangs up, annoyed. Nicole says Melanie
sounds like a girl after her own heart. When she leaves to powder her nose,
he overhears Caroline talking to Max on the phone. He asks her not to tell
Trent where they are. After hanging up, Seb comes in and tells Max and Steph
that bail has been set at 15,000 Euros. Melanie laughs. Nick is angry. Max
threatens to call Trent. Melanie freaks out, worried that her father will
throw her in a convent if he discovers what she's been up to. Max tells her
to figure something out. She worries that her friends will never let her
live this down. "Neither will our father," he warns.
catches up with Chelsea at the pub. In a few months, Chelsea could be a
licensed therapist. Her grandmother is impressed and leaves to get her some
coffee. Victor and Henderson walk in and pay their regards to Chelsea before
sitting across the room. Caroline promptly walks to Victor and informs him
that he is no longer welcome there. He asks her what she is accusing him of.
She's confident that he was behind the mess that Bo is embroiled in. Victor
doesn't deny it and asks her to sit down. She angrily demands some answers
and he bluntly explains everything that's happened. "So Philip is safe and
Bo could lose everything because of you?" she summarizes. She's sure that he
manipulated both brothers through this mess and can't forgive him for it. He
guilted Bo into this predicament. When he rises to leave, she tells him he
should never have come here. "I wish Bo had never found out that you were
his father!" she adds. He insists that knowing Bo has been very important to
him but she is still furious. She's turned a blind eye to the way he
conducts his business, but this is their son and he's crossed the line. "I'm
not going to let you drag him down with you," she threatens, ordering him
the hospital, Dr. Daniel gives Philip an inspection and tells him he's
healing well. Kate arrives to drive her son home. He insists that he can get
himself home. Daniel tells him that he's lucky to have a mother like Kate.
She gets a call and walks out to wait. Daniel follows. He's confused to see
that she seems alright with everything. She confesses that she still has a
sense of dread that Chelsea will find out about them. He is sure she'll
never know and is sick of hearing about this. She tells him he's not very
good at reassuring her. "Do you want this to get out? Do you want Chelsea to
know?" he asks. They badger each other. He suggests that she resents that
he's moved on. She claims that she only loves Chelsea and doesn't want her
to go through more pain. He apologizes and swears to do whatever it takes to
protect Chelsea. That's all she wants. "Don't worry, the obsession ends
here," she promises. As she goes to leave, he reaches out to her. She bats
him back. "I care about you," he says. She cares about him too, but she has
no regrets that they ended their relationship. She worries about Philip and
the ordeal with Bo. "I know about the evidence Bo tampered with," she
admits, but what they've done has only been to protect the people they love.
He tells her what a good mother she is and puts his arms around her.
has his wound re-dressed by a nurse and walks out, bumping into Chelsea and
one of her charges in the hall. A nurse takes the child down to the activity
room and Philip tells Chelsea how impressed he is with her. She asks where
Daniel is. He's with his mother. She brings up what happened to Bo and tries
to get answers about what has been going on. He gives her the silent
treatment. She continues to probe. He refuses to get specific, but admits
that the evidence Bo got rid of was related to him. She's outraged that he's
let his brother get in trouble for this. "Sometimes people make bad
choices," he shrugs. She rants about how he should accept responsibility for
his actions. He repeats that he hasn't done anything. She compares what he's
done to what she did to Zach. She walks away and soon discovers Daniel with
his arms around Kate.
and Hope drift around outside of the pub. He promises her that he won't let
her get implicated in his scandal. She just hopes that Roman can keep a lid
on this. Roman appears. He reminds Bo that he can't talk about the
Hollingsworth case. Bo reminds him that he is his brother and asks him to
throw away the book. "You mean like you did?" Roman asks. Bo and Hope beg
him to hear them out. He refuses. Bo tells him to get off his high horse and
listen. He hands Roman the original tape and explains that the tape that was
destroyed was only a copy. Roman is shocked that they've let this fiasco go
on. Bo and Hope explain that they have only been trying to smoke out the
person who framed Philip: "The new and rather strange John Black." They ask
him to bend the rules so they'll have enough time to find out what's
happened to Hollingsworth. Roman gives them 48 hours. Hope is confident that
is all it will take. Victor walks out and asks to speak to his son alone. He
apologizes, though he knows he has no excuse. He offers to help in any way
that he can and explains that he told Caroline the truth about what
happened. Victor walks away and Hope returns. Bo tells her they need to go
after John now. Philip calls and tells his brother that the mess they are in
has gone too far. "I want you to know that I'm not going to let you take the
fall for this," he promises.
August 27, 2008
Oh my Gosh!
runs into Morgan outside of the pub. She's not thrilled to see him and doesn't
know what to say: He threatened to kill her father and yet he took a bullet for
her. "How did you do it? Did you strangle my father?" she prods, sure he is just
another Kiriakis. "You really don't know me at all do you?" he asks. "Apparently
not," she pouts, running off. He chases her down and begs her to listen. She
can't get over what he's done. He wasn't playing her, he claims. She's sure that
whatever was between them was only a fantasy. He shuffles away as she stares
off, imagining dancing with him by candle light.
and Hope sit down in the pub. She worries that Roman will put the tape into
evidence and Philip will go to jail. He's still confident that John is behind
all of this. Hope worries they could lose everything. They're anxious for Philip
to arrive. Kiriakis arrives forthwith and tells his brother that this situation
has gone far enough. This is his mess and he needs to take responsibility for
it. Bo insists that he has this under control. A woman pops up and drops a
subpoena into Philip's hands. They squirm. A moment later, Abe arrives and
reminds Bo that he only has 48 hours to sort this mess out. Bo explains that
Philip was just served; he wishes they could just find Hollingsworth and sort
joins Morgan across the room and promises they are doing everything they can to
find out what happened to her father. Her concern doesn't sit very well with
Morgan. Hope is sure that she knows that Philip is no killer and Bo would have
never done what he did if he didn't know that. As they talk, Morgan peers out
the window and spots someone. She runs out. "Daddy?" she shouts as she searches.
Hope follows her out. Morgan tells her she just saw her father. Hope runs back
into the pub to announce what's just happened. Everyone rushes out to begin the
search. Philip takes Morgan aside and tells her how much he hopes that she gets
her father back; he knows how much it would mean to her and to their future.
the hospital, Chelsea walks in on Daniel and Kate while they embrace. After an
awkward moment, the three of them discuss the situation with the lock down and
Daniel tries to make small talk. Chelsea's more curious about why the two of
them are together. She doesn't get much of an answer. Chelsea asks Daniel out
for dinner. Kate ducks out of the conversation and the couple agrees to meet up
later. He hands her the keys to his place and runs off to a meeting. She's giddy
and hops away. Kate hangs around the hospital until Daniel finds her. She
worries that Chelsea suspects something. He reminds her that what happened
between them was before he was even with Chelsea. "She can't ever know," she
goes over to Daniel's place and lights candles before taking some wine to bed.
When he comes home, he's surprised to find her in his bed rather than making
dinner. "I think what I have planned may be just as satisfying," she says,
kissing him. He asks her if she's sure. She tells him not to talk. They kiss
again. He leaves to take a shower. His phone starts to ring. When she picks it
up, she's shocked to see the text message that pops up. She leaps out of bed and
dresses. He walks out in no more than his tight jeans and asks what's wrong.
"Thank you for tonight, but I think we'd better not speak of what happened
between us again," she reads aloud, before throwing down the phone and running
out. She calls her grandmother to meet at the hospital. When Kate arrives,
Chelsea confronts her: "I know about you and Daniel." Before Kate can admit to
anything, Daniel runs in and tells Chelsea that what he and Kate had is over.
the hall, John wakes Marlena and starts apologizing for upsetting her earlier.
He repeats that he will protect her from Stefano. He wants her to come home with
him. "I can't do that," she says. He doesn't understand and even offers to start
smoking outside. It's not that; she's just not ready, she explains. John
imagines it's the trauma Stefano caused her, but that's not exactly it either.
He reaches out to her while she explains the thoughts racing in her brain: He is
not the man she married and never will be - they don't even know each other. He
wants her to slow down; he's realized, thanks to his hallucinations, just how
much he cares about her. The new John will protect her just like the old one
did. "Oh my gosh... I'm so sorry. That isn't what I want," she sadly admits.
This doesn't make any sense to him and he assumes that the fumes have done
something to her brain. She repeats that they have just met recently and have
little in common. He becomes uncomfortable and jumps back.
walks in to check on her. He's happy to see she's okay. John doesn't think she
is. "I'm thinking more clearly than I've ever thought," she insists, explaining
that she has decided who she wants to spend her future with... and it's not
John. He claims that she is confused. Listening to them, Roman actually is
confused. John accuses Marlena of giving up. She's moved on before and he wasn't
the only great love of her life. "Before you, there was Roman," she reminds him.
"You can't be serious?" John groans, sitting down. Marlena tells him how much
she loved him before John came along; she even fell in love with John believing
he was Roman. She doesn't love the man that John is now. He's sure this is all
crazy and she needs to come home with him and sleep on it. Roman doesn't think
he can protect her from Stefano while living in Stefano's mansion. They bicker
until John asks Roman outside to discuss things.
enjoying this aren't you?" John taunts his presumed rival. Roman tries to
clarify the situation but John won't listen. Roman just needs to protect Marlena
and John is not what she needs right now. "Stay away from my wife!" John
threatens. They go back to Marlena's side. John apologizes to her again and
claims that if he hurt her, it's only because she hurt him by making him compete
with a ghost. He asks her not to push him away anymore so they can work on
bringing the old him back. "That will never happen," she says, explaining that
Stefano has already destroyed the disc. "Doesn't matter anyway Blondie. I'm not
giving up," he promises. She says he's wasting his time. He wants to be there
for her now and begs her to come back to the mansion with him. She asks for time
to think about it. John leaves but she asks Roman to stay. She tells him how
confused she feels. He tells her that she is doing the right thing, but he won't
let her go home alone: He will be going with her... as her police guard, just
like when they met, he'll even sleep on her floor. A nurse interrupts to run a
blood screen. He waits outside but returns with John to say goodbye. John wants
an answer to his offer. "It's too little too late," she says. She's sorry but
she won't go back with him. "I'm sorry too," he says, kissing her head and
walking out. Roman promises her that he will keep her safe just like in the old
days. Outside, John snipes at him: "Congratulations commander. You just may have
your shot after all." After Roman walks away, John gets a call informing him
that Paul has escaped.
August 28, 2008
Boys can be a Handful
the pub, Caroline serves Steve coffee and they talk about potato soup and
Kayla. His wife is still shaken up by Stefano trying to kidnap Joe. Caroline
tells him to go home and relax. He's busy setting up a website for his new
business. He hands her a business card: Steve Johnson, Private Eye. She's
impressed. He needs to do something to keep himself from going crazy. She
laughs; this doesn't seem like the answer. The only other things he knows
how to do are play harmonica and get into trouble. She congratulates him and
he explains that he's trying to help Kayla cut back on her time at the
hospital. She's barely gotten any rest thanks to worrying about Joe.
Caroline says that's because she's a mother and that never goes away. He
wants to make sure she gets all the time she needs with Joe. They discuss
Max. He worries that Stephanie hasn't called. She's sure that everything is
France, Melanie pops by the jail to see Max. She throws him a candy bar she
stole and she even brought one for Steph, although she doesn't like her. She
tells him Nick is kind of cute and might be rich soon. He's more eager to
hear if Tiffany will be dropping charges against him. She doubts it. He
threatens to call Trent. They bicker. He accuses her of not caring about
anyone but herself. "I care about my father," she says, asking him what's
going on between them. Max downplays it. She pushes him to call their father
but Tiffany strides in before that can happen. Melanie refuses to apologize
for stealing the bracelet, but announces that Max is sorry. She explains
that he is a famous driver and would like to make this up to her over
dinner... he just needs to get out of jail first. Stephanie returns just as
Tiffany announces that she will have the charges dropped as long as he comes
out with her alone. A deal is struck and Tiffany runs off to sort things.
Max explains things to Stephanie. Tiffany returns, announcing that they are
free and escorting Max out. "They sure make a cute couple," Melanie snipes
sits in the bistro listening to accordion music when Trent calls to quiz him
on why he's bailed on a conference they were supposed to have. Nick says he
has a family problem he's dealing with. Trent offers to have some notes on
Nick's project sent to him and asks for an address. Nick fobs him off and
in Salem, Trent drifts into the pub and introduces himself to Steve. He
tells him that he is interested in hiring a P.I. to find a colleague of his:
Nick Fallon. Trent explains how worried he is that Nick has suddenly
vanished like this. He suggests that he may be in Europe, perhaps France.
Steve is willing to check into it and they set up financing. Trent brings up
Stephanie and Max. Steve says that he really doesn't like Max but isn't
allowed to say anything. Trent wonders if the couple would know where Max
is... They exchange numbers and Trent leaves. Caroline rushes over and
wonders what he wanted. He tells her that he's been hired to find Nick; this
could be the best way for him to keep his eye on Trent. Meanwhile, Trent is
on his phone outside, concerned that Max has already found Melanie. He
promises his interlocutor that he will handle this and hangs up.
at the hospital, Daniel explains to Kate that Chelsea knows they slept
together. "I'm sorry," Kate apologizes. Chelsea pushes Daniel away and
announces that she needs to think. When she turns, Theo leaps into her arms
with Lexi chasing behind him. "Boys can be a handful," Kate remarks. Chelsea
wants to take care of Theo and offers to take him over to his appointment.
The boy gets upset and Lexi decides to take him herself and leaves. "We
really need to talk," Kate says. Chelsea can't wait to hear why they had
sex. Daniel tries to explain: They didn't have a relationship, just a fling.
That explanation doesn't make her feel better. He says it was before they
were together and he knows they should have told her. They apologize.
Chelsea is insulted and doesn't want to talk about this.
Lexi corners Daniel and asks him if everything is alright. He says that he
and Chelsea just hit a bump in the road, but doesn't want to talk about it.
After some prodding, he confesses that he slept with Kate and Chelsea found
out at an inopportune moment. "I've just screwed up the best thing that's
happened to me in a long, long time," he says. Lexi is shocked. They sit
down. He goes through the details and tries to explain his mental state and
how he hooked up with Kate while he was hammered. She's sure that Chelsea
will calm down and understand. He hopes so. Later, he meets with Kate. She
wishes this had never happened. Meanwhile, Lexi bumps into Chelsea and
offers her some advice: There are always two sides to a story and she should
find out what they are. Chelsea sighs but decides to take the advice. She
goes down the hall and tells Daniel and Chelsea that she wants them to tell
her exactly what happened between them.
at the bistro in France, Stephanie rants to Nick about how much trouble
Melanie is. They glance over at Max and Tiffany. Before he can tell her
about Trent's call, Melanie interrupts. She asks Steph to make herself
scarce and then takes her seat. She thanks Nick for convincing her to do the
right thing. He suggests they get to know each other better. Stephanie steps
outside and talks to her father on her cell. He fills her in on what's
happened but she's elusive. He explains that Trent is looking for her.
Meanwhile, Tiffany cuddles up to Max. "I'm not going to jump you in front of
your girlfriend," she promises. She's just having fun with him and was
already planning to drop the charges. He tells her not worry about it. They
talk about how horrible his sister is, though he tries making excuses for
her. She tells him to do himself a favor and catch the next flight home. She
makes a pass at him. He reminds her he has a girlfriend. "I don't care," she
smiles, pulling him into a kiss. Stephanie spots them through the window and
stomps in. Tiffany tells her she's a lucky girl and skips out. Max makes
excuses but Steph isn't mad. She cleans Tiffany's lipstick off his lips and
gives him a kiss.
August 29, 2008
A Girl's Grandmother Isn't Even Safe Around You
the hospital, Lexi is taking Theo to see his therapist when John storms in
searching for Blondie and demanding to know where she has vanished to. She
asks him to keep his voice down and stop scaring her son. He barks at her to
find Blondie. She makes some calls and then informs him that she is gone.
"Unbelievable," he carefully enunciates, accusing her and her ill-trained
staff of being irresponsible. She's sick of his abuse. He repeats the threat
hanging over Marlena's head. She reminds him that Marlena works in the
hospital and could be anywhere. He grumbles and leaves to find her himself.
the mansion, EJ is on the phone with Mickey when he hears Anna dragging in
her mountain of luggage. When he arrives in the foyer, he finds his brother
grinning. "We're moving in," Tony announces. EJ is surprised but Tony says
they both have the right to live there. His brother only lives there thanks
to John's good grace and reminds Tony that they were cut out of the will.
Tony explains that the will is invalid now that Stefano is alive. EJ knows
that John has made a mess of things, but he's sure that he can exploit his
trust and find a way to push him out. Tony doubts that John is that much of
a fool and suggests that they be more assertive. Anna wishes they would drop
this. He talks about the family legacy and how it has been tarnished. She
wants to go home. He refuses to back down, vowing to restore the glory to
the DiMera name even if it kills him. Anna doesn't like this one bit and
stomps out. EJ tells his brother that she is right; he's been making inroads
with John and doesn't want him interfering. EJ admits that he's more worried
about their father than about John. Tony doubts that he's a real threat to
their cause. The doorbell rings. They turn and see Anna signing for a
delivery. EJ shows his brother the invoice: It's a big order for Stefano.
They search through the boxes and find all of Stefano's favorite things.
Tony suggests this must be a joke to unnerve them. EJ suspects he's actually
on the way. "We should be ready," Tony says.
surprises her secretary when she shows up at work. The secretary thinks she
should be at home resting after everything she's been through. Marlena can't
go home. She flashes back to being attacked and drugged and quickly covers
her lingering dread. The secretary informs her that she has a walk-in
patient, Dora, who just came in and broke down. She goes into her office and
meets with Dora. She's frail and stutters her way through the catalogue of
her problems. She feels powerless and doesn't know how to face every day.
Marlena warns her that she'll be paralysed if she doesn't stop living in
fear: She needs to take charge of her life. Only she can be responsible for
her own happiness and destiny.
barges in on the self-help session and orders Marlena to go back to bed.
Dora's terrified and runs away. The secretary offers to call security.
Marlena thinks she can take care of this herself. John rants at her and
tells her she shouldn't be anywhere without him or a bodyguard. She admits
that she's terrified but can't live her life in fear. He asks her to come
home again. "I don't need you to take care of me... I'm not even sure that I
need you in my life," she says. He's baffled, but she's not playing a game.
Almost dying made her realize that she was wasting her life living in the
past. She wants the future and she needs her own life as a single person. "I
didn't realize you were so selfish," he accuses. He doesn't want to lose
her. She says it's too late. He can't tell her that he loves her, he doesn't
know what he feels, but he didn't like to see her dying. He may not remember
their old life, but he knows how it felt to make love with her. She doesn't
have to be alone anymore, he says. She cries, throws her arms around him and
kisses him. They have sex on the couch. He leaps up and yells: "I knew I
could win you back!" She's dismayed. He mutters through a correction. EJ
interrupts with a call about what's happening at the house but John says
he's busy. He repeats that she has to come home with him.
at the mansion, Anna is upset by Tony's attitude and walks off. He follows
and assures her that his father will be staying far away. She reminds him
that his father's anger is far reaching. Tony's still livid about John
taking over. She reminds him that he has money of his own. "This is not
about money. This is about standing up... and getting that ruthless,
arrogant android out of this house!" he claims. This scares her. Tony's not
trying to be diabolical; he just wants what's best for the family. A major
house cleaning is in order and John should be the first to go. Stefano
suddenly calls and asks his son to get his room ready: He's coming home.
Meanwhile, John and Marlena dress and go to the mansion. He insists that
this hasn't been a mistake and kisses her. She makes it clear that this is
only one night. When he opens the door, they're shocked to see all of
Stefano's boxes in the foyer. He pockets some of the cigars and realizes
that Stefano must be coming back. EJ pops up to tell him that Tony has moved
in and his father won't be far behind. "Over my dead body," John grumbles.
paces at the pub with Kate. They're waiting for Chelsea so they can sort
things out. He feels like a dog for keeping the truth from Chelsea; now he
wants to make things right. Chelsea arrives and takes a seat. Kate
apologizes and so does Daniel. She understands that they didn't want to hurt
her but she doesn't know how to get past the fact that her boyfriend slept
with her grandmother. Kate repeats that none of this was planned. Daniel
repeats his story about his dead wife. Kate then tells the story of the
night they hooked up again. Daniel is tired of repeating excuses. Chelsea
reminds him that both he and Kate knew how she felt about him and he knew
how he felt about her. Neither Kate nor Daniel wanted him to get involved
with her because they feared she would be hurt. "What do you know? You were
both right," Chelsea shrugs. But why didn't they tell her before? He says it
would have been awkward. Kate gets a call and leaves. Daniel says there's no
reason why they can't put this behind them and move on. "I don't want to
lose you," he implores, taking her hand. She pulls away and accuses him of
being a player; even a girl's grandmother isn't safe around him. Kate
returns and they repeat how sorry they are. Chelsea can't get over it and
walks out. She heads to the hospital and informs Lexi that she and Daniel
are finished. Chelsea plays with Theo and cries.
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February 22-24, 2013
Hilton Los Angeles International Airport
WebOS Internals is a group of developers dedicated to the pursuit of an open environment of sharing information, code, and documentation related to Palm's webOS operating system.
WebOS Internals is also the main coordination body for the open standard homebrew ecosystem of applications, patches, themes, plugins, services and Linux utilities for webOS devices. At the leading edge of application development, WebOS Internals has pioneered techniques such as NPAPI browser plugins, Java and C native services, and hybrid applications.
Using open source development processes, and real-time Internet communication, WebOS Internals has been able to develop a number of leading advanced homebrew applications for the Palm Pre and Palm Pixi, including Preware, Govnah, UberKernel, Save/Restore, Terminal, wIRC, Virtual Keyboard, DOOM!, Quake, TetriCrisis, SuperTux, and VisualBoyAdvance.
In addition to these popular homebrew applications, WebOS Internals also manages the open standard homebrew ecosystem hosted at preware.org, and the Preware advanced homebrew installer application.
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Feyenoord manager Ronald Koeman says that he is unaware of any potential Manchester City interest in his services.
Rumours have been swirling that the Premier League champions see the 49-year-old as the ideal replacement for Roberto Mancini.
The Italian’s future at the Etihad Stadium is in doubt following a second consecutive Champions League group stage elimination and looking likely to concede the Premier League title to rivals Manchester United, with the Dutchman reportedly one of the candidates to take his place.
Koeman has played a key role in Feyenoord’s re-emergence in the past two seasons and the Eredivisie side’s good results have allegedly not gone unnoticed in Manchester.
“Players who develop into internationals attract the interest of bigger clubs and it’s only logical that the coach is mentioned in the press as well at some point if things go well,” Koeman was quoted as saying by Voetbal International.
“Aside from that, I cannot say anything else about it, simply because I don’t know anything about any interest.”
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Composer Hans Zimmer was born September 12, 1957 in Frankfurt, Germany; after relocating to London as a teen, he later wrote advertising jingles for Air-Edel Associates, and in 1980 collaborated with the Buggles on their LP The Age of Plastic and its accompanying hit "Video Killed the Radio Star." A stint with Ultravox followed before Zimmer next surfaced with the Italian avant-garde group Krisma; he then formed a partnership with film composer Stanley Myers, and together they founded the London-based Lillie Yard recording studio. Zimmer and Myers' movie work of the period, which included material for pictures including Moonlighting, Success Is the Best Revenge, Insignificance, and the acclaimed My Beautiful Laundrette, made significant strides in fusing the traditional orchestral aesthetic of film composition with state-of-the-art electronics, and proved highly influential on countless soundtracks to follow.
In 1986 Zimmer joined David Byrne and Ryuichi Sakamoto on their Oscar-winning score to The Last Emperor; his work on the apartheid drama A World Apart was his first major solo credit, and led to his Academy Award-nominated score for 1988's Best Picture-winning smash Rain Man. The following year Zimmer again composed the soundtrack for a Best Picture winner, this time Bruce Beresford's Driving Miss Daisy; a remarkably prolific writer, by the time the '90s dawned his music was a Hollywood staple, with a list of hits including Black Rain, Backdraft, Thelma & Louise, A League of Their Own, and Days of Thunder. Zimmer scored his biggest commercial hit in 1994 with his work on Disney's The Lion King; the film's soundtrack garnered countless awards, including an Oscar, a Golden Globe, and two Grammys. Later adapted for the Broadway stage, The Lion King took home the 1998 Tony for Best Musical as well.
In 1995, Zimmer also earned a Grammy for his work on Crimson Tide, which was honored as Best Original Score Written for a Motion Picture. Another Academy Award nomination followed for 1996's The Preacher's Wife; that same year, he earned BMI's prestigious Richard Kirk Award for lifetime achievement. 1997 saw Zimmer earn another Oscar nomination for his work on the James L. Brooks comedy As Good as It Gets, repeating the feat for the third consecutive year in 1998 with his score for the Terrence Malick masterpiece The Thin Red Line. His contributions to The Prince of Egypt also earned a Golden Globe bid earlier that same year.
The 2000s marked an auspicious time in the composer's career, as he continued scoring the biggest A-list films of the season, averaging two or three blockbusters a year, including Hannibal, Gladiator, The Last Samurai, and The Da Vinci Code. In 2007, Silva Screen Records released Film Music of Hans Zimmer, a double-disc set highlighting his achievements as a movie music-maker. Later in 2007, he reworked Alf Clausen's zany Simpsons theme into a traditional symphonic film score on The Simpsons Movie. As the 2000s came to a close and the 2010s began, Zimmer's name remained synonymous with blockbusters as he scored later installments in the Sherlock Holmes, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Batman franchises, including 2012's The Dark Knight Rises. His score to Christopher Nolan's 2010 film Inception was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Music and Original Score, and also earned a Saturn from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films for Best Music. Devastated by the Aurora shootings in 2012, Zimmer composed a choral arrangement of the The Dark Knight Rises theme, simply entitled "Aurora", to help raise money for the victims of the tragedy.
Biography entry by Jason Ankeny
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close Link to this song on your blog or website:
A poem: What shall I sing to my lord from my window? What shall I sing for my lord will not stay? What shall I sing for my lord will not listen? Where shall I go when my lord is away? Whom shall I love when the moon is arisen? Gone is my lord and the grave is his prison. What shall I say when my lord comes a calling? What shall I say when he knocks on my door? What shall I say when his feet enter softly? Leaving the marks of his grave on my floor. Enter my lord. Come from your prison. Come from your grave, for the moon is arisen. Welcome, my lord.
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Fifa have been completely outwitted by Kulula's advertising genius. In March 2010 Fifa's lawyers lost their sense of humour and ordered Kulula to withdraw the following ad as it used words/images indicating ’soccer’, ‘South Africa’, ‘vuvuzela’, etc.., hinting at the World Cup (because you can only mention the "you-know-what"...even if you don't name it...if you deliver a sack of money to Fifa). BUT it didn't end there - read on to see Kulula's fabulous response making a mockery of Kulula's advertising rules.
And here's Kulula's humorous and brilliant response - next to the items which resemble vuvuzelas they reassure us that it's "definitely a golf tee", they've replaced the soccer ball with a rugby ball, and next to a man faking a kick they write "man putting his right foot in, his right foot out". Next to what seems like a flag we are reassured that it's a beach towel.
What Fifa don't seem to get, is that the more noise they make the more Kulula benefits. I love it and hope Fifa continues applying the letter of the law, thus generating more excitement for us viewers.
Kulula have a history of running adverts which push the limits of acceptability - for instance a couple of years ago a Kulula advert was banned because they excluded airport taxes. | <urn:uuid:6a8ee7b2-43c3-483b-9052-b5b52f065f0c> | 2013-05-21T17:17:41Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Vadivelu (sometimes Vadivel) is a leading comedian in the Tamil movie industry. 2000 he has dominated the movie scene in Kollywood, along with comedian Vivek. Born in the southern city of Madurai, Vadivelu is nick named.
Vaigai puyal (the Vaigai storm, after the river Vaigai, which flows through the city). Starting as a sidekick to the famed Goundamani-Senthil comedy duo, he rose to prominence after his role in Kadhalan. His accent which resembles the Tamil spoken in southern Tamil Nadu landed him roles in Tamil movies with a village background.
In most movies, he plays a simpleton with good intentions but lands in trouble because of the circumstances or the eccentricities of the people he comes across. These roles involve heavy use of slapstick and puns, which has lead him to being typecast. However, recently, he has transitioned his comedy to suit urban audiences too, playing more varied characters..His performances in Bharathi Kannamma, Vetri Kodi Kattu and Winner have brought him laurels and accolades from all quarters. He does sing for some songs in his movies. Some of his popular songs are “Vandhutan Vandhutan” and “Frea vudu frea vudu”. | <urn:uuid:5623b2ed-940a-41d7-86d8-d6b635ee5646> | 2013-05-21T17:11:30Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Mangaung crucial for SA economy: Busa
Policy decisions made by the ANC during its national conference in Mangaung can prevent the country's economy from declining, Business Unity SA (Busa) said.
"Busa sees the forthcoming ANC... conference in Mangaung as a crucial one for South Africa from the point of view of political leadership and policy certainty," it said in a statement.
"A clear affirmation of policy direction from the conference could do much to help build a South African economy which is bigger, stronger, and better in the years ahead."
South Africa had experienced "significant domestic developments" which had affected the country's economic outlook and confidence.
If these developments were not taken into account at the conference, the country would no longer be able to withstand the worst effects of the global financial crisis.
"In order to help meet SA's pressing socio-economic challenges, the Mangaung conference needs to take in key decisions that will boost investor confidence needed to underpin higher growth and employment," it said.
"Busa believes that South Africa's perceived economic decline can only be arrested if a firm policy basis is forged at Mangaung to find real solutions to the structural socio-economic challenges facing South Africa."
African National Congress secretary-general Gwede Mantashe wrote in this week's Sunday Times that the party's vision for economic growth would take "centre stage" at the conference.
Crucial issues, such as the nationalisation of mines and land redistribution, would be debated.
Mantashe wrote on nationalisation: "It is true that any further uncertainty on this matter will affect our ability to attract more investment to the country.
"While investor sentiment cannot dictate economic policy, uncertainty is not to be encouraged if we are serious about partnering locally and globally to build the economy that will aid us to tackle the challenges we all know about."
The conference will be held from Sunday. | <urn:uuid:0caa3653-eaba-4440-bebc-2127dfeb5f15> | 2013-05-21T17:38:22Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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The primary focus of my career is to provide information others need to do their jobs competently and confidently. As a Technical Writer and Illustrator in industrial settings for decades, I have developed instructional materials covering mechanical and electromechanical products, systems, controls, and user interfaces. More recently, I expanded my career into the education field, and I have been teaching a variety of courses at the college level. The knowledge, skills, and judgment developed in technical communication transfer advantageously to teaching.
I put myself in the place of the end user. If I were the end user, what information would I need to have volunteered, what concepts explained, and what terms defined? This approach enables me to provide the information end users are most likely to need, and to present it in a logical sequence -- from the end-user's point of view.
I think verbally and visually in unison. I develop instructional materials in an integrated manner. I can visualize the kind of graphics that will most effectively support the text, or I can structure text around the graphics. I write concise and lucid text, and I adhere to strict rules of composition and usage. An accomplished illustrator as well, I can execute illustrations, diagrams, and other graphics precisely.
My emphasis is on technical subject matter. I am conversant in a broad range of technical subject matter. The imperatives of communicating technical information are different from those of communicating in general. In marketing communication, for example, objectives may include capturing end users' attention or persuading end users to consider the company's products or services. In technical communication, however, one typically already has the end users' attention, and the end users are already persuaded. What end users need is to be guided through a decision-making process. In other words, the audience is at least partially "captive." This observation has implications for how information is most effectively presented. | <urn:uuid:bb80b4fa-81b2-4acc-a085-a3c512d69f80> | 2013-05-21T17:46:04Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Major Verdict Against Gay-Bashers
In October, a federal jury in Baltimore awarded $11 million to the father of Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder, a Marine killed in Iraq, against the notorious Fred Phelps and his Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church for their offensive protest at Snyder's funeral. Phelps and his church, which consists mainly of his family, are infamous for picketing at the funerals of American soldiers killed in Iraq and Afghanistan with signs saying "God Hates Fags," "Thank God for 9/11," and "Thank God for Dead Soldiers." Church members claim to believe that God is punishing America for its tolerance of homosexuality and permissive morals.
The Snyder protest took place across from the Catholic church where the funeral was being held, and signs included the words "Semper Fi Fags" and two stick figures that appeared to be engaged in sodomy. The church also posted derogatory statements about Snyder and his father on its website, www.godhatesfags.com. The jury found Phelps, the other six picketers, and the church liable for violating the Snyder family's privacy and for intentionally inflicting emotional distress. (A Legal Brief in Intelligence Report No. 122 discussed the constitutionality of laws banning picketing outside of funerals.)
A federal jury said this demonstration inflicted severe emotional distress on a Marine's family.
The Phelps verdict has set off a constitutional debate over how far the First Amendment should extend to protect the most extreme forms of expression from civil lawsuits for damages. One of the laws under which the verdict was entered, the tort of "intentional infliction of emotional distress," allows a plaintiff to recover money from a defendant who intentionally engages in outrageous speech or conduct that causes severe emotional distress to the plaintiff. Most government restrictions on speech have to be "content neutral" in order to be constitutional — that is, the restrictions can't be based on the actual content of the speech. But in a civil lawsuit based on the tort of "intentional infliction of emotional distress," it is precisely the content of the speech or conduct that is the basis for the lawsuit.
The problem posed by those who disagree with the verdict in Snyder v. Phelps is what they call the "slippery slope" that could lead to a weakening of the First Amendment. Critics say that if the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress applied to all outrageous speech about public matters (such as homosexuality and the alleged moral decay of America) that is aimed at private people (such as the Snyder family), then much speech about public concerns could be effectively stripped of its constitutional protection. A state university, for example, could ban the student posting or publication of cartoons mocking Mohammed on the grounds that they are so "outrageous" that they inflict "severe emotional distress" on Muslim students.
In the pivotal case of Hustler v. Falwell, the Supreme Court held that the tort of intentional infliction of emotional distress could not be used to sue over speech on matters of public concern about public figures. In that case, the well-known Christian fundamentalist minister Jerry Falwell sued the notorious porn magazine, Hustler, over its publication of a parody which, among other things, portrayed Falwell as having engaged in a drunken, incestuous rendezvous with his mother in an outhouse. In striking down a verdict in favor of Falwell that was based on the same tort at issue in the Phelps case, the Supreme Court noted that "[o]utrageousness in the area of political and social discourse has an inherent subjectiveness about it which would allow a jury to impose liability on the basis of the jurors' tastes or views, or perhaps on the basis of their dislike of a particular expression," which is inconsistent with the First Amendment.
The big difference between Falwell v. Hustler and the Phelps case is that Jerry Falwell was a "public figure," while the Snyder family is not. In libel cases, speech aimed at private figures (like the Snyders) receive less First Amendment protection than speech aimed at public figures (like Jerry Falwell). This is because private individuals cannot easily rebut defamatory statements and because they have not voluntarily put themselves in the public eye, and thus do not willingly assume the risk of defamation. Intentional infliction of emotional distress is not the same as libel, however, and it's not clear whether the Supreme Court would give Phelps and his protesters the same First Amendment protection as it gave Hustler magazine, given that Phelps' offensive speech is aimed at private, not public, persons.
As could be expected, Phelps and his co-defendants have promised to appeal the jury's verdict to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. | <urn:uuid:ceab9dcb-0344-4b2f-97d7-abfcc6a4ebc3> | 2013-05-21T17:37:47Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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South Carolina guard Ramon Galloway, the Gamecocks' third-leading scorer last season, will transfer to La Salle, according to the Philadelphia Daily News.
Galloway, a sophomore, averaged 10.7 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists last season while playing through a preseason foot injury. He will have to sit out the 2011-12 season but will have two seasons of eligibility remaining.
Galloway, a Philadelphia native, is transferring to La Salle to be closer to his family. He is the seventh player to leave the South Carolina program since Darrin Horn took over for Dave Odom in the spring of 2008.
"I have enjoyed my two years here at the University of South Carolina," Galloway told reporters last month when announcing he would leave the program. "I'm looking for a different opportunity and role." | <urn:uuid:caa6d47f-132b-4e3b-bf8e-ae26a87ebedd> | 2013-05-21T17:45:14Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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"I began working on the project around two months ago, but I started getting sponsors and raising money just one month ago," said Goldberg.
He said that the current fundraising total is still uncertain because many of the Arrows swimmers have not yet submitted their personal totals, but that he is still getting more pledges, so he isn't sure of his personal goal, either.
Thus far, though, he has raised at least $2,870 and of that amount, Goldberg has raised over $1,650 himself.
Students preparing for a Bar/Bat Mitzvah may be paired (or "twinned") with one of these rescuers as a way of honoring them.
Goldberg chose to honor Helena Blaszczyk as his twin.
Blaszcyk is in her 80s and lives in Czestochowa, Poland. She and her brother, Stefan, were members of the Polish underground and fought the Nazis however they could. They made a hiding place behind a wall in their home where they hid four Jews.
One day, Blaszcyk and her brother were denounced, arrested and beaten " however, they continued hiding and protecting Jews. The Germans never found them. The underground eventually obtained the release of the Blaszcyks, and they continued to hide the Jews until liberation in 1945.
However, Goldberg won't be able to get into contact with his "twin."
"She's in a very small village in Poland and doesn't speak English, and I don't speak Polish," said Goldberg. "The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous has a very limited number of translators and they're using them very sparingly because they don't have all that much that they can pay them with."
Instead, the translators are being used to get the rescuers back together with the people they rescued.
"Jonah has always had a very strong sense of justice," said his mother, Karen Lipson. "He always stands up for what is right, and he stands up for people who need help."
His father, Alan Goldberg, said he was pleased his son could find a project he believed in.
" I think that part of one of the challenges in finding and doing a project like this is finding something that you really want to work for and that means something to you," said Alan Goldberg.
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Jahangir Naseem-Men's 5.0 Champion
Growing up in the shadows of squash legends, it's no wonder Jahangir Naseem developed into a quality player. The men's 5.0 National Champion started playing in his early teens while living in Pakistan, a country where “everyone plays squash.” A few years later he headed to Punjab University in Lahore where he played at the No. 1 position his last two years. He led his school to two championships in a very competitive arena.
After getting his master's degree in Pakistan, Naseem sought out additional education, which brought him to the US. Naseem moved to New York City in 1992 at the age of 24 to take business courses at a community college. A trade off of moving to the US was that he had to stop playing squash, as all of the squash clubs were too expensive for him back then. For nine years, he stayed off the courts.
“I had so much potential, and now I am getting old,” Naseem said. “If I played those nine years, I would probably be No. 1 or No. 2 in the US.”
Though not No. 1 in the nation, Naseem is clearly at the top of the men's 5.0. He claimed the crown without dropping a game in the entire tournament, defeating New York's David Vogel in a final that was a match of attrition. Vogel did display a move that would qualify for a championship highlights reel—a dramatic double pump fake forehand that he learned from Clive Leach. Naseem, however, had that shot—and almost every other one of Vogel's—covered.
“This is my first time playing in the Nationals and my first time winning,” said Naseem who plays squash about six days a week, training with Lucky Odeh at Meadow Mill in Baltimore. Naseem also owns a convenience store in Baltimore, called 7-Twelve, and hopes to open more stores by the same name. Aside from playing squash, Naseem is enjoying pursuing his other passions: doing business and making money. | <urn:uuid:a205a4a7-cb71-46d0-b216-24dc0c20882a> | 2013-05-21T17:24:55Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Rooted in the Dominican tradition, St. Agnes Academy provides a Catholic college preparatory education that encourages young women to develop intellectual curiosity, to work for social justice and to act with integrity and compassion.
The Philosophy and Goals
As a Dominican Community, we:
- believe every student is unique and valuable, with God-given talents.
- are convinced education develops the whole person.
- encourage the exploration of spiritual beliefs and moral choices within the context of Catholicism, while honoring each student's spiritual autonomy.
- instill the sense of responsibility to act on behalf of social justice in light of the gospel.
- facilitate a love of learning and learning for life.
- develop a curriculum that balances high standards with responsiveness to students' varying abilities and learning styles.
- teach with a balance of challenge and praise.
- know that learning best happens in a safe environment of trust and fairness.
- create and cultivate opportunities for students to recognize and develop potential and leadership beyond the curriculum.
- believe our single-gender learning environment fosters self-respect, self-confidence, and helps students to enter society with the tools and voice to transform the world.
- deepen the faith life of students through prayer, theological studies and fostering a sense of community through shared worship and service to educate the whole person.
Upon completion of a St. Agnes education, a graduate will embody the following.
A St. Agnes Graduate...
- witnesses Gospel values and lives veritas through word and deed;
- recognizes her Dominican heritage and incorporates prayer into her daily life;
- demonstrates intellectual curiosity, critical thinking and a dedication to life-long learning;
- embraces diversity and champions the marginalized in society;
- confidently assumes personal leadership and acts with integrity and compassion;
- recognizes her interconnectedness with Earth and embraces her responsibilities for the children of all species;
- celebrates life in a joyful, optimistic and productive manner;
- has a deep commitment to social justice and making a difference in the world.
School History and Origins
St. Agnes Academy was founded in 1905 by Mother Pauline Gannon, O.P., Prioress of the Dominican Sisters of Houston, Texas. The Academy opened on February 11, 1906 at its former location at 3901 Fannin. It was in operation at that site until September 1963 when the present-day campus opened at 9000 Bellaire Boulevard in Sharpstown. St. Agnes numbers over 10,000 graduates, many of whom now have daughters, granddaughters, and even great-granddaughters who are Academy students or alumnae.
In 1917 St. Agnes was accredited by the University of Texas and the State Board of Education. It is now affiliated with the following educational associations: Catholic Schools of the Galveston-Houston Diocese, The National Catholic Educational Association, The Texas Catholic Conference Education Department in conjunction with the Texas Education Agency, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, and The College Board.
From its founding until 1939, the Academy offered twelve years of instruction and boarding facilities for its students. In 1939, the boarding facilities were discontinued, and, in 1954, the Academy began to function as a day school for students in grades 9-12. Today, St. Agnes has approximately 850 girls enrolled.
May the Creator bless us, may the Redeemer heal us, may the Holy Spirit enlighten us
And give us eyes to see, ears to hear and hands to do the work of God;
Feet to walk the path of justice and mouths to preach the Good News.
May the angel of peace watch over us and lead us, at last, to the Reign of God.
|A very important word around St. Agnes is VERITAS, the Dominican motto meaning truth, which permeates the educational endeavors at St. Agnes. It is the name of the yearbook and it is found on the senior rings.|
|Equally familiar is the VERITAS shield, which is a compendium of St. Dominic's life and ideals: the vision of the dog with the burning brand which his mother saw before his birth - the Domini Canes (hound of the Lord) who would spread His truth; the star which emblazoned his forehead (symbol of heavenly wisdom); the lilies of purity and the palm of victory; the swords of justice and of truth; the Rosary, which by meditation on its mysteries leads to oneness with Christ, Who is Truth Incarnate; and the crown surmounting all, symbol of eternal blessedness, with the eight stars representing the beatitudes.|
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DWI. A 44-year-old Lonsdale, Minn., woman was arrested for drunken driving in the 14200 block of Nicollet Avenue S.
Burglary. A 21-year-old Prior Lake man was arrested for burglarizing an unoccupied dwelling.
DWI. A 27-year-old Burnsville man was arrested for drunken driving, open bottle, possession of a firearm by a felon and giving false identification to police near the intersection of Diffley Road and E. Hwy. 13.
Theft. A 32-year-old Rosemount woman was arrested for theft and obstructing the legal process in the 13900 block of Aldrich Avenue S.
Drugs. A 29-year-old Bloomington woman was arrested for possession of drug paraphernalia and a 28-year-old Minneapolis man was arrested for open bottle in a motor vehicle near the intersection of E. Black Dog Road and Interstate 35W.
Drugs. A 28-year-old Burnsville man was arrested for possession and sale of marijuana in the 2700 block of W. County Road 42.
Fraud. A 28-year-old Fridley man was arrested for forgery and a 30-year-old Savage woman was arrested for aiding an offender.
Stalking. A 38-year-old Inver Grove Heights woman was arrested for stalking and violating a restraining order.
Assault. An adult was arrested for assault with a dangerous weapon in the 4300 block of W. 220th Street.
DWI. An adult was arrested for drunken driving near the intersection of W. 212th Street and Flagstaff Avenue.
Traffic violation. An adult was arrested for parking in a handicapped space in the 7900 block of W. 175th Street.
Drug activity. An adult was arrested for possession of marijuana in a motor vehicle near the intersection of W. 175th Street and Kodiak Avenue.
Drugs. An adult was arrested for possession of marijuana in a motor vehicle near the intersection of W. 207th Street and Dodd Boulevard.
Property damage. An adult was arrested for criminal property damage valued at more than $1,000 near the intersection of W. 192nd Street and Kenwood Trail.
Assault. An adult was arrested for assault in the 17500 block of Dodd Boulevard.
Disorderly conduct. A 15-year-old Bloom-ington girl and 16-year-old Hastings girl were arrested for disorderly conduct in the 14300 block of Biscayne Avenue.
Drug activity. An 18-year-old Oakdale man and an 18-year-old Lakeville man were arrested for possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia near the intersection of Auburn Avenue and Connemara Trail.
Disorderly conduct. A 21-year-old Farmington man was arrested for disorderly conduct in the 14800 block of Damask Avenue W.
Property damage. A 17-year-old Inver Grove Heights boy and two 17-year-old Rosemount boys were arrested for criminal property damage and violating curfew in the 3900 block of Cardinal Court.
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aaahhh the ups and the downs.
You are doing a smart thing by reaching out, asking questions, doing research. Congratulations and I can`t wait to hear more!
At least every other day I keep wondering,,..."who am I to think I can launch a successful company."? I could be playing tennis right now, or cleaning house like June Cleaver" HA HA HA | <urn:uuid:d4b8db00-01e2-4365-a404-39bbc92cec71> | 2013-05-21T17:44:00Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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SAO PAULO (AP) -- Olympic equestrian champion Rodrigo Pessoa will be Brazil's flag-bearer at the opening ceremony for the London Games.
Pessoa will be participating in his sixth Olympics and trying to win his fourth medal. He won individual gold in Athens in 2004 and bronzes in the team event in Sydney in 2000 and Atlanta in 1996.
The 39-year-old Pessoa said he was "very moved" and "honored" when he received the news, calling it a "very special moment" in his career.
Brazilian Olympic Committee president Carlos Nuzman said Friday that "Rodrigo Pessoa is an athlete who represents the Olympic values very well. His career is full of glory and is an inspiration to all Brazilian athletes."
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A proposition is a debate topic. Any Member of the States can lodge a proposition for debate by the States Assembly, and members can then vote on whether they agree or disagree with an issue. You can search for propositions in this section.
So that we can improve our search results, please give us more detail about what you were looking for. Please include your name and email address if you would like us to respond to your feedback. | <urn:uuid:9c55413a-74a1-43fc-beba-a3787953175c> | 2013-05-21T17:18:11Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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I'm not asking what books you like to read during a devotional "quiet time." I'm asking about books that are created as daily devotionals. Often they are dated or numbered for daily use. Sometimes they are not yearly but are still written for daily reading. Just make sure they are true devotionals. Got it? Go! | <urn:uuid:70cd6cb5-69d7-430c-8d40-15619e5b7aa8> | 2013-05-21T17:08:59Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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HEAD BOY - MESSAGE
First of all I would like to thank our Principal sister santina, the whole staff
and to my dear friends, for giving me this wonderful opportunity. My last year was
not a good one but this opportunity has given me some confidence back. I am
pleased to see that our principal sister and the teachers has faith in me that I
can do something and I will also try to give upon my best for this school.
HEAD GIRL - MESSAGE
I Ayushi Gupta the head girl of the school feels privileged and honored on holding
this post that has been bestowed upon me by our prestigious institution .I feel very
thankful to the sister santina as well as teachers for their confidence and trust
shown upon me. I promise to all of you that I will fulfill my duties with my full
honesty. I will be looking forward towards your expectations and would maintain
the decorum of the school. My school’s reputation shall be my first priority and
my duties shall be my honour.
Thus I end up by thanking you all for your confidence and support and I will prove
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|Rise of a Merchant Prince|
|I didn't really like this book, but I persisted with it because I want to keep reading the series. I thought the previous Serpent War book Shadow of a Dark Queen was weak, but this book was weaker. The book follows the rise of Roo as a merchant, and is improbable at best -- Roo's wealth is generated by cornering the food market for Krondor and I see weaknesses in the analysis there -- surely the Duke wouldn't allow such a manipulation of the market when it harms his citizens, why weren't there food riots when the cost of basic staples jumped to record levels overnight? Basically, it just doesn't seem believable to me.
The sequence at the panthian lair on the other hand is much better, and the best bit of the book. Its a pity it is only about 50 pages long.
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Mars rover Curiosity working 'flawlessly': Nasa
WASHINGTON (AFP) - National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (Nasa) Curiosity rover, which landed on Mars more than a month ago, appears to be working "flawlessly" as it prepares to continue its two-year exploration of the Red Planet, the United States (US) space agency said on Wednesday.
For the past week, the rover, which touched down on Aug 6, has undergone a series of instrument tests, as well as a rebooting of its steering computers, and everything so far appears fine, according to officials with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
"Through every phase of the check-out, Curiosity has performed almost flawlessly," said Ms Jennifer Tropser, mission manager for Curiosity at the laboratory, adding that a final few tests would be done early on Thursday.
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July 10, 2011: A Chinese firm is now offering a single barrel version (AK-130) of their multi (6-10) barrel CIWS (Close In Weapons System) for defending against missiles and small boats. The AK-1030 is the ten barrel version of the older AK-730 (seven barrel) and AK-630 (six barrel) systems. All fire 30mm shells at an effective range of four or more kilometers. These are similar to the older American 20mm Phalanx. With a max range of 2-3 kilometers, the original Phalanx was designed to be aimed using the ship's fire control systems. Now, Phalanx, and all other CIWS, have their own radar and fire control system and, once turned on, will automatically fire at any incoming missiles. This is necessary, as some anti-ship missiles travel at over a 500 meters a second.
The single barrel AK-130 is meant for naval support ships, or large merchant ships. This would be for protection from pirates or terrorists. The merchant seamen would not need a lot of training to use the AK-130, since the system can automatically detect and take aim at likely targets. If not on automatic mode, the operator (probably an officer, on a merchant ship) would fire via a mouse click using a PC linked to the CIWS. The AK-130, weighing less than a ton, can be bolted to the deck, one on each side, or just one near the bow (front of the ship). While costing over a million dollars each, the AK-130s could be transferred to the growing number of Chinese navy support ships once the Somali pirate threat is gone. Meanwhile, the AK-130 would be a worthwhile investment to protect larger tankers and cargo ships operating in the Indian Ocean. | <urn:uuid:606e356d-7703-4482-9882-4bb04ee58cb4> | 2013-05-21T17:24:25Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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September 7, 2004
Israels attempt to launch a new spy satellite, Ofek-6, failed on September 6th. This is the second Israeli spy satellite launch to fail. The 1998 launch of Ofek-4 failed also. Ofek-3, launched successfully in 1995, remained functional for five years. Ofek-5, launched in 2002, is believed to still be operating, as it was designed to last for eight years. But Ofek-6 is thought to have a more powerful set of sensors. Moreover, these satellites orbit the earth every 90 minutes, meaning that having more than one enables you to get a more continuous look at whats going on down there. At the moment, Israel is particularly concerned about what Iran is up to in the areas of ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons.
The Ofek satellites are mainly intended to give Israel a spy satellite capability independent of the United States (which has traditionally provided spy satellite data, but not always as much as Israel wanted.) Currently, there are also several commercial photo satellites available, that will provide pictures on demand, and for a price. But these satellites are not always able to provide the kind of detail, and timeliness, that Israel wants.
The failed Ofek-6 launch cost Israel over $100 million. Israel builds its own boosters, based on their Jericho ballistic missiles. | <urn:uuid:0f865d67-6dff-4bce-904f-5f8cfcbe1e63> | 2013-05-21T17:31:06Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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|A Nuclear Site Is Breached
Shortly after midnight on Nov. 8, four armed men broke into the Pelindaba nuclear facility 18 miles west of Pretoria, a site where hundreds of kilograms of weapons-grade uranium are stored. According to the South African Nuclear Energy Corp., the state-owned entity that runs the Pelindaba facility, these four "technically sophisticated criminals" deactivated several layers of security, including a 10,000-volt electrical fence, suggesting insider knowledge of the system.
At the same time those four men entered Pelindaba from its eastern perimeter, a separate group of intruders failed in an attempt to break in from the west. The timing suggests a coordinated attack against a facility that contains an estimated 25 bombs'' worth of weapons-grade nuclear material. | <urn:uuid:3314390f-f037-457a-9fae-221ed6bd9faa> | 2013-05-21T17:10:35Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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We, as submitters to God alone, believe that God created everything in this universe. This includes the languages we use today and the languages that are no more in use. It is true that God allows the humans to make progress and advances in whatever He gave them. This definitely includes the languages that different nations speak around the world. We also know that God chose the Arabic language for His Final Testament, the Quran.
[43:3] We have rendered it an ARABIC Quran, that you may understand.
[13:37] We revealed these laws in ARABIC, and if you ever acquiesce to their wishes, after this knowledge has come to you, you will have no ally, nor a protector, against GOD.
[20:113] We thus revealed it, an ARABIC Quran, and we cited in it all kinds of prophecies, that they may be saved, or it may cause them to take heed.
[26:195] In a perfect ARABIC tongue.
[46:12] Before this, the book of Moses provided guidance and mercy. This too is a scripture that confirms, in ARABIC, to warn those who transgressed, and to give good news to the righteous.
In His Final Testament, God placed the mathematical miracle of the Quran, based on number 19 and called it "One of the great miracles" 74:35. It would not then be a surprise to find out that God created the Arabic language alphabets, the language of the Quran , that will exhibit that 19 based mathematical miracle of the Quran of 19 different shapes. The Hamza being the 19th shape.
Mamoun Sakkal, a famous Calligraphy artist wrote in his article, "The Arabic alphabet contains 18 letter shapes, by adding one, two, or three dots to letters with similar phonetic characteristics a total of 28 letters are obtained."
He did not count the Hamza because he considered it the same like an alif, but he is mistaken here. Although the hamza is considered an alif, and has the same gematrical value like an alif which is one, it has its unique shape, the 19th shape, and can be used in a word independent of the alif.
Those who know Arabic know that Hamza has its unique shape that is different than the rest of the other alphabets. It can be written totally separate and independent from the alif although in many circumstances, it is on top of an alif, a Yaa , a Waw, or under an alif or a Yaa. Using it by itself independent, makes it the 19th shape. e.g. , , , , this in addition of using it in the middle of the Quranic words without an alif as an independent alphabet: , , , ,
The first writings of the Quran did not have the Hamzas. The hamzas were added later about the year 786 by Khalil Ibn Ahmad al-Farahidi, but they are a major part of the mathematical miracle of the Quran. The addition of the Hamza is the same like adding the numbers to the verses of the Quran, both were destined to be added in the future by future generations, but all their aspects were already calculated and counted by God Almighty, as a part of the miracle of the Quran discovered by the messenger of the covenant.
[72:28] This is to ascertain that they have delivered their Lord's messages. He is fully aware of what they have. He has counted the numbers of all things.
[41:53] We will show them our proofs in the horizons, and within themselves, until they realize that this is the truth.* Is your Lord not sufficient as a witness of all things? *41:53 The words that compose this verse are 19, and their gematrical values add up to 1387, 19x73. This great prophecy, together with 9:33, 48:28, 61:9 & 110:2 inform us that the whole world is destined to accept the Quran as God's unaltered message (See Appendix 38).
Praise be to GOD | <urn:uuid:692cca80-fa00-4b34-b5b2-b6e2016a4572> | 2013-05-21T17:31:42Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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two or three years ago i read a report about an surfer who was drawing surf picture. unfortunately, i forget his name but i still have a picture of him on my laptop...
Which is the one i uploaded
so can you help me, and does anyone know, who this artist is?
thx for your help | <urn:uuid:456dc241-3e1a-486e-bab5-02bd9286df62> | 2013-05-21T17:32:29Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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So I just bought an NPC brawler and I know how to fight him but for some reason I don't see myself getting any XP's for the fight? Can someone give me a step-by-step just to make sure I'm doing it right. Thanks.
Problem 2- I bought a custom NPC with 9 skill points to assign and I want to make her a medic, can someone help me with this, (script and stuff)
To brawl you "talk" to them. They will insult you; you respond aggressively; and the fight is on. Continue pressing talk until one of you bests the other. At that point if you've won; you'll receive a random award of between 1 and 5 XP. If you have lost, you'll receive 1 XP.
I do not believe you can turn your Custom NPC into a medic (At this point), I believe the scripts only affect the speech and not abilities of a custom. | <urn:uuid:e4bd0ba1-1ac3-43cd-a33c-873932baf537> | 2013-05-21T17:16:31Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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SANFORD, Fla. (AP) -- The growing national attention - and outcry - over the case of an unarmed black teen in Florida who was fatally shot by a neighborhood watch captain has culminated with the federal government's announcement that it will launch an investigation.
The announcement late Monday by the Justice Department followed a day of protests calling for the arrest of George Zimmerman, 28, who claims he shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin last month in self-defense during a confrontation in a gated community in Sanford, Fla. Police have described Zimmerman as white; his family says he is Hispanic and not racist.
Zimmerman spotted Martin as he was patrolling his neighborhood on a rainy evening last month and called 911 to report a suspicious person. Against the advice of the 911 dispatcher, Zimmerman then followed Martin, who was walking home from a convenience store with a bag of Skittles in his pocket.
"The department will conduct a thorough and independent review of all the evidence and take appropriate action at the conclusion of the investigation," the agency said in an emailed statement.
The federal agency said it is sending its community relations service this week to Sanford to meet with authorities, community officials and civil rights leaders "to address tension in the community."
An online petition urging local authorities to prosecute Zimmerman has drawn more than 500,000 signatures at website Change.org
Civil rights activist Al Sharpton is expected to join Sanford city leaders in a Tuesday evening town hall meeting to discuss with residents how the investigation is being handled. Earlier Monday, students held rallies on the campus of Florida A&M University in Tallahassee and outside the Seminole County Criminal Justice Center, where prosecutors are reviewing the case to determine if charges should be filed.
Yet authorities may be hamstrung by a state law that allows people to defend themselves with deadly force.
Prosecutors may not be able to charge Zimmerman because of changes to state law in 2005. Under the old law, people could use deadly force in self-defense only if they had tried to run away or otherwise avoid the danger.
Under the new law, there is no duty to retreat and it gives a Floridian the right "to stand his or her ground and meet force with force, including deadly force," if he feels threatened.
"I don't think a man who exited his vehicle after the 911 dispatcher told him to stay inside the car can claim self-defense," Carl McPhail, a 28-year-old Barry University law school student, said at the Sanford rally.
The 70 protesters at the Sanford rally chanted "What if it was your son?" and held posters saying, "This is not a race issue." Many carried Skittles.
Martin's parents and other advocates have said the shooter would have been arrested had he been black.
"You would think that Sanford is still in the 1800s claiming that this man can call self-defense for shooting an unarmed boy," restaurant owner Linda Tillman said.
U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, D-Fla., along with members of the Congressional Black Caucus and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, had asked the U.S. Department of Justice to review the case, and White House spokesman Jay Carney said earlier Monday during a briefing that officials there were aware of what happened.
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to Trayvon Martin's family," Carney said at the time. "But obviously we're not going to wade into a local law enforcement matter."
A message to Brown's spokesman late Monday was not immediately returned.
Late Monday, Florida Gov. Rick Scott directed the state Department of Law Enforcement to help local authorities in their investigation. The governor said in a memo to department Commissioner Gerald Bradley that the circumstances surrounding the death "have caused significant concern within the Sanford community and the state."
Prosecutors can have a hard time making a case if there is no one else around to contradict a person who claims self-defense, said David Hill, a criminal defense attorney in Orlando. So far, Sanford police have said there is no evidence to contradict Zimmerman's claims.
"If there is nobody around and you pull a gun, you just say, `Hey, I reasonably believed I was under imminent attack. Hey, sorry. Too bad. But you can't prosecute me,'" Hill said, somewhat tongue-in-cheek.
Gun control advocates said the case is emblematic of permissive gun laws in Florida, which was among the first states to allow residents to carry concealed weapons. Florida was the first state to pass a "Stand Your Ground" law, which has been dubbed a "Shoot First" law by gun control advocates.
Currently, about half of all U.S. states have similar laws, said Brian Malte, legislative director of the Brady Campaign, which describes itself as the nation's largest organization dedicated to the prevention of gun violence.
"It's coming to dangerous fruition," Malte said. "There are more states like Florida." The "Stand Your Ground" law's legislative sponsor, Florida Rep. Dennis Baxley, said it wasn't written to give people the power to pursue and confront others.
"That's not what this legislation does," said Baxley, a Republican. "Unfortunately, every time there is an unfortunate incident involving a firearm, they think it's about this law, and it's not." | <urn:uuid:0f8b2451-cc04-45fb-8f37-b1869191003c> | 2013-05-21T17:17:57Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. - Last weekend I took my intermediate self down a couple of black diamond runs at Diamond Peak. I spent an appropriate amount of time determining my readiness, including watching the level of other skiers making the same choices.
I've developed a reasonably accurate sense of my capabilities. When I see someone whose skills approximate my own making his or her way down with reasonable success, I push myself. My goal is to improve, not to kill myself trying to prove something. There are advantages to life experience (getting older).
Happily, my choices were appropriate. "Grace" would not be how I described my descents at all times, but I managed and was pleased with my progress. I recognized in advance what I would need to be able to do and figured I was ready.
I was horrified, therefore, to watch some well-meaning woman convince two very beginner skiers into attempting something for which they clearly were not ready. I wanted to say, "Why are you doing this?" but decided it was none of my business.
When I saw them, it was probably too late to turn back, anyway. In the first 20 yards or so, both had fallen, one perilously close to a tree. By the time I skied down and was taking the chair back up, one had "progressed" a hundred yards or so and was struggling to get out of the woods.
The second, covered with snow, had slid about 20 yards farther from where I first saw her. Their "friend," clearly a capable skier, was cheerfully shouting at both, "You can do it! Just turn! It's easy!" No, they couldn't do it, and they couldn't turn, and it clearly wasn't easy.
Teaching is an art and a science. The woman who convinced her friends they were ready to take on that for which they were not ready was not a teacher. Telling someone she "can do it" and "just turn" without providing careful instruction, reinforcement and feedback is not teaching.
I understood her enthusiasm and desire to introduce her friends to something she enjoys and at which she is good. Unfortunately, the experience she provided was as likely to make her friends hate skiing - or her - as anything else.
It's natural to want to share the things we love. There is nothing wrong with that. When we push too hard and too fast, however, we run the risk of undermining others' confidence and creating huge obstacles for the future.
Life takes readiness as well as certain predilections and talents. Because something is easy for an adult does not mean it is easy for others. I believe that is one of the hardest realities for parents to accept. It certainly was with our daughters.
The really good teachers in their lives recognized and respected each girl's talents and readiness. As parents, we say we don't want our kids to grow up "too fast," and yet, so often we try to push them ahead. Why?
- Ruth Glass is headmaster at Lake Tahoe School. She can be reached for comment through her blog at www.laketahoeschool.org. | <urn:uuid:7776c0ec-9feb-4869-80e4-89201674d64e> | 2013-05-21T17:45:27Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Nice transcription, and I like your analysis of the line.
My only suggestion, and this is coming from a professor who would hammer this stuff into me: make sure your bassline matches your interpretation. In bar 3, you analyze the 3rd beat as a flat 9, yet the note you wrote is a D-sharp rather than an E-flat, which is the true chordal ninth.
In bar 4, you analyze beat 1 as a natural-7th, yet notated a D-flat. While enharmonically correct, you may want to notate that as a C-sharp, since D is the root of the chord, and any alteration of the note D would technically be an alteration of the root of the chord, and not one of the other tones. Also, the natural-7th of a D7 chord is a flat seven; the C-sharp in this harmony would more correctly be termed a raised-7th.
One more suggestion regarding the G-sharp on beat 4 of bar 25: traditionally, when you're chromatically descending between 2 notes like that, the middle note is the preceding pitch flattened (A-Ab-G). If you're ascending, the middle note is raised from the preceding pitch: G-G#-A. The reason is that in traditional theory, flattened pitches are usually resolving downwards, while raised pitches are moving up.
This probably seems like nitpicking, and I totaly agree with the interpretation. Like I said, this comes from studying with professors who were very strict with correctly notating things, and eventually agreeing with their reasoning. | <urn:uuid:e265d22f-3fef-4162-a910-ba4b936ba402> | 2013-05-21T17:18:43Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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WNIT title: Where does it rank for USF?
Outside of the context of USF basketball history, it's easy to dismiss the Bulls' women's basketball team's WNIT championship as simply that -- an amazing run through a consolation tournament -- but in a historical sense, where does this run rank in the postseason history of USF basketball, and even USF athletics?
Remember that USF's men's program has just four postseason wins in its history -- all in the NIT, none in the past 14 years -- and that the Bulls had never strung together more than two wins in any postseason basketball appearance until Jose Fernandez's team just won five in a row. The one time USF's women made the NCAA tournament -- in 2006 -- and the two times the men did, in 1990 and 1992, they lost in the opening round, so the closest competition for an actual basketball title would be the men winning a Sun Belt tournament crown in 1990.
Outside of basketball, what are the biggest postseason accomplishments -- women's tennis and men's soccer winning Big East championships, or George Kiefer's team reaching the Elite Eight last season? Football has won two bowl games, yes, but how does a single win compare to the five USF's women strung together? The Bulls have won national titles in lesser-known sports such as sailing and individual titles in rifle and swimming -- what else do you put in the conversation?
(Photo courtesy of Jeff and Lisa Jacobsen, passed along from USF athletics) | <urn:uuid:8a57cdda-9002-4eac-aadf-60c3efac396c> | 2013-05-21T17:40:45Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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January starts with plenty of romantic potential thanks to amorous Venus' presence in your 7th House of Partners. Attracting an adventurous person and being more risk-taking yourself can provide plenty of excitement. If you already have a partner, it's time to spice things up with new and different activities. Otherwise, boredom can undermine what you've already built.
Be careful with words and avoid jumping to conclusions on January 3 when your chatty ruling planet Mercury collides with ingenious but reckless Uranus. While bright ideas and intellectual breakthroughs are possible, a lack of self-control could release explosive words. In fact, there's a very serious mood on January 6 that's about facing the music in your personal life. Whether it's dealing with tough issues with a loved one or digging deep into yourself to recognize where serious changes are needed, this is no time to take things casually.
That idea is good to keep in mind as well when Venus enters responsible Capricorn on January 8. This begins a four-week transit in your 8th House of Intimacy. The good news is that if you're willing to be patient and clear about long-term goals, you can put yourself on much more solid ground. Increasing trust with the one you're with and taking yourself more seriously are keys to earning the respect that deepens alliances. The rewards can be even greater now but it will take more effort to get them. Being honest with yourself and sticking to your word are keys to relationship success this month. | <urn:uuid:ea91e924-dbd1-4ba9-88dc-3c4e9f69c144> | 2013-05-21T17:44:18Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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A tangy and spicy curry made with Pumpkin and shallots.
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By LAURA HEDLI
Note: Following Hurricane Sandy AliceGraceAnon will re-open on Saturday, November 3, with a special "re-opening party" following the performance.
It's almost always cheaper to produce small-cast plays that use a single, unchanging set, and with theatre economics getting trickier, companies are increasingly attracted to "tiny" material. The problem, of course, is that playwrights might curtail their imaginations to write small, and that could choke some wonderful work.
That's why New Georges created the Germ Project, which last year commissioned four playwrights to create "unproduceable" shows, filled with ideas that might seem unmanageable on a tight budget. The purpose was to encourage unfettered playwriting and then find a way to stage it.
And now, one of those unproduceable plays is being produced after all. Kara Lee Corthron's AliceGraceAnon is running through November 9 at Brooklyn's Irondale Center. It features art installations, a live band, projectile starbursts, a treadmill, and a multi-tiered set that gets used like a game of Chutes and Ladders. The cast even boasts a 10-person chorus, which Corthron calls the "spectacle brigade."
So how do you keep all these moving parts moving forward?
At its core, AliceGraceAnon combines three loosely connected subjects that have interested Corthron for years. As a child, she grew up listening to 60s rock, especially favoring the psychedelic stuff, like Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit." Then, before heading to high school, she read Go Ask Alice, a cautionary (fictional) druggie diary whose title was inspired by the Jefferson Airplane song. When she was in her 20s, she picked up Lewis Carroll's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass, and she was captivated by the bizarreness and poetry that eventually inspired the Jefferson Airplane song.
Corthron recalls, "At some point, I thought, 'Wouldn't it be fun to combine all of that?' And then I thought, 'Nah, that would be kind of a huge mess. I don't think I can do it. And then this came about and I thought, 'Well, maybe this is the chance to try it.'"
The play, which focuses on identity and desire, follows three protagonists: Grace Slick, one of the lead singers of Jefferson Airplane; the anonymous girl at the center of <em>Go Ask Alice</em>; and Alice Liddell, who was Carroll's controversial muse.
"I liked doing it in this way because I got to write three individual, but united journeys," Corthron says. "There's usually just one focal point, and then everything you see is through that person's eyes, and it gets a little bit narrow. I liked seeing it through three very different girls."
When she began writing, Corthron decided to work in a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. (It was horrible. She doesn't recommend it.) Later she switched to Word, where she had three columns, one for each heroine. Adding new pages was a constant struggle, as was switching between Macs and PCs. "I think it's good to be imaginative, but I don't think we have the systems for it yet. Maybe I should work on that," says Corthron, laughing.
Director Kara-Lynn Vaeni says she and Corthron initially focused on the three lead women. When they did a 20-minute presentation last summer, there were only five cast members, which made it easier to concentrate on the journeys of the central trio. However, with the addition of additional characters, not to mention the spectacle brigade and a live band, Corthron and Vaeni have had to take a broader view of the show.
"This time, we never sat down and tracked through each character's journey," says Vaeni. "It was more like script dramaturgy as influenced by the needs of staging," For instance, the addition of two male actors to play various roles like Paul Kantner, Grace Slick's boyfriend, helped expand the scope of the play. "When we then had actual adult men playing these roles, they were like, 'Well, why do I say that?' And we were like, 'Because we need Grace to say her next thing,'" Vaeni recalls. "Thank God they were there, or else their parts would be completely undeveloped. It forced us to think about, 'What does Lewis Carroll want? What does the caterpillar want? And what does Paul actually want, other than to drive Grace on her journey?'"
With no budget to hire a formal dramaturg, everyone---actors and designers included---helped with asking questions. In fact, one of the designers developed a glossary on the New Georges website that gives information on key players, places, and things relating to the play. Still, Corthron and Vaeni made sure the research didn't prevent them from thinking theatrically. They wanted space for these characters to collide in the fantasy-scape they were creating.
"I'm not a person who will drown myself in research because then I will never write anything," says Corthron. "I very much wanted it not to be a bio-pic of Grace Slick. This is not, 'This is exactly Alice Liddell, this is exactly storybook Alice.' I wanted it to be a fun amalgamation of these people, but with truth in it."
Laura Hedli is a writer based in New York City
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Shopping Online, Up Close and Personal
3D images and animation bring the online shopping experience alive. "It makes for a more dynamic experience," said Mark Stein, the CEO of VirtualE. "I compare it to the transition from black and white to color TV. Once color was possible, why would you want black and white?"
Shopping has traditionally involved an element of seeing, touching and feeling a product before buying. Shopping online, however, hasn't ever quite replicated that experience. That is, until now.
With the advent of 3D technologies, online shopping is on the verge of a radical transformation.
Going to the Virtual Mall
One new development is the 3D shopping mall. Companies like VirtualE, with its VirtualEshopping.com, are operating and licensing electronic malls to give online shoppers the sense of actually being there.
VirtualEshopping.com's e-malls require users to download software, which then lets them create a shopping avatar, wander through a 3D electronic mall space, and even meet up with friends while shopping.
Malls, after all, have always been as much about social interaction and people-watching as they've been about shopping. New digital versions of shopping malls, therefore, are integrating social media along with a 3D experience to replicate the feeling of being in a mall.
"If what you're looking for is close to the mall experience -- chatting with friends, stumbling upon stores -- you'll find it in our malls," explained Mark Stein, the CEO of VirtualE. "A person in Maine could meet a friend from Washington, and chat, people-watch -- anything you would do in a regular mall."
Why shop in 3D instead of 2D? Essentially, it's more fun.
"It makes for a more dynamic experience," said Stein. "I compare it to the transition from black and white to color TV. Once color was possible, why would you want black and white?"
Beyond the Mall
The ZeDDD Group is working on similar projects, with what it calls "z3D" technology.
"ZeDDD is working with a number of companies around the world to set up z3D malls and shops," ZeDDD spokesperson Michael Hodges explained to the E-Commerce Times. "ZeDDD can provide a customized or template z3D application. The z3D Shop application is free for anyone to download and set up their z3D shop."
Shops set up with his company's software can be linked with other virtual spaces, noted Hodges.
"The great feature with the z3D shop is that it can be linked easily to other zones, to create any configuration from a large z3D department store to a virtual city with z3D streets and z3D malls," he said. "ZeDDD hopes to provide a number of z3D applications such as z3D Malls, z3D Shops, z3D Tourism, z3D Trade shows and z3D Social Networks, [and] these will eventually include avatars and virtual homes."
These 3D shops, because of the unique experience they offer, have the potential to attract new and varied customers.
"Generally, z3D shops have the capacity to attract new customers because of their novelty, compared to 2D websites," said Hodges. "Shopping malls attract loads of customers because they provide a level of entertainment. z3D malls can attract customers in the same way -- they can provide a sense of exploration and entertainment, especially with the avatars."
3D also offers branding opportunities simply not possible in 2D, Hodges argued.
"Branding is often more than just a sign," he said. "It can include the style and color of a shop interior. z3D Shops provide more capacity to reflect the overall brand and sub-branding, as you would expect in the real-world shops."
In addition, the structure of 3D shops lets retailers use some of the sales tactics that have been developed in the physical shopping world.
"Real world shopping has developed a whole science around behaviors of shoppers, which can be emulated in z3D shopping, such as 'stack them high and watch them fly,'" explained Hodges. "A display bin stacked high with the same product can make customers perceive value."
Getting It Out There
In order to sell in 3D, businesses need to create digital 3D versions of their products, and companies like Creative Dimension Software, with its 3DSOM Pro software, offer a way to do just that. 3DSOM Pro translates a series of digital photos into a 3D image that can be rotated, manipulated and viewed from any angle online.
"Interactive 3D images are the next best thing to actually holding an object in your hand," Adam Baumberg, director of Creative Dimension Software, explained to the E-Commerce Times. "We have found that end-users really appreciate being able to smoothly rotate and interact with 3D models online."
The company's software has been used by retailers, museums and educational institutions to display items virtually.
"Our technology provides great opportunities in e-commerce for designer items, toys and fashion as end customers really appreciate being able to examine these items closely in a fun and engaging way," said Baumberg.
"3D offers the consumer the ability to really engage with the object as if they are holding it in their hand," he added. "They can turn the object round see what it looks like from any angle, quickly zoom in to see the details, and get a much better understanding of what the actual object really is like."
In return, these 3D images can translate into more interest in a company's products and, potentially, more sales.
"Interactive 3D content can make a website really stand out from the crowd and for e-commerce can drive sales and minimize costly product returns," explained Baumberg. "We see 3D images as an important communication tool that can enhance the user experience." | <urn:uuid:56849aab-d8ef-4725-90ad-4ca5bba54d80> | 2013-05-21T17:45:48Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Linux Day1: I'm Installing a Mandrake 7.1 as I type
and I will document my journey similar to you
but I'm looking over how to install and
configure for admin purposes.
Your view gives me the user's perspective
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Do you feel like a Trekie!!
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A Continuous-Time Model Of The Term Structure Of Interest Rates With Fiscal-Monetary Policy Interactions
Source: Bank of Finland
The authors study the term structure implications of the fiscal theory of price level determination. They introduce the intertemporal budget constraint of the government in a general equilibrium model in continuous time. Fiscal policy is set according to a simple rule whereby taxes react proportionally to real debt. They show how to solve for the prices of real and nominal zero coupon bonds. This paper is organized as follows. The first two sections introduce the reader to the framework employed to develop the analysis, together with a brief discussion on the fiscal and monetary policy rules adopted. Section 4 and 5, respectively, discuss the optimization process form the representative investor's side and the characterization of the equilibrium. | <urn:uuid:2ad334d4-a241-484c-81cf-c026db7e1930> | 2013-05-21T17:32:32Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Read the Original Article at http://www.informationweek.com/news/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=226900178
Intel and Nokia have launched a joint laboratory that will focus in part on developing 3D user interfaces for mobile devices.
The center will be part of Intel's European research network, called Intel Labs Europe, and will be located at the University of Oulu in Finland, the home country of Nokia. The new lab will be focused on 3D technology that can make the interaction between users and mobile devices more immersive, much like today's 3D games and movies.
"3D technology could change the way we use our mobile devices and make our experiences with them much more immersive," Rich Green, senior VP and chief technical officer for Nokia, said in a statement released Tuesday.
Indeed, one possible area of research is technologies that would display a 3D hologram of the person being talked to on a smartphone, the companies said. Such capabilities today are only found in science fiction movies.
Much of the work will revolve around the MeeGo open source software platform developed jointly by Intel and Nokia. Hosted by the Linux Foundation, MeeGo is the merger of Intel's Mobilin operating system and Nokia's Linux Maemo OS.
The companies' goal with MeeGo is to provide a Linux-based platform that would run across a variety of devices including smartphones, netbooks, tablet computers, TVs, and in-vehicle infotainment systems.
Developers would build applications for the platform using the Qt development environment. The apps would be marketed via Nokia's Ovi Store and Intel's AppUp Center.
The two companies launched MeeGo this year and it remains to be seen how well it will compete against the dominant smartphone OSes today, namely Apple's iOS, Research In Motion's BlackBerry OS, and Google's Android.
Android in the second quarter became the leading smartphone OS in the United States, toppling the BlackBerry OS, according to the NPD Group. Android was the OS on 33% of all smartphones sold to U.S. consumers, compared to 28% for the BlackBerry OS and 22% for iOS. | <urn:uuid:4d84df08-94cf-436c-9655-27be8beaaa96> | 2013-05-21T17:11:40Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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- Guerrilla Gamer
- Belen, NM
- United States
Zombie Apocalypse? What would you do, and how would you survive, and is it possible for a zombie apocalypse to occur?
When you think of zombie apocalypse, you think of a zombie video game or movie right? Maybe not, but i'm sure most people do, and I do. I wonder how I would survive such a tragic crisis, and how the world would ever get back to normal, or if it would ever get back to normal. Would it be possible to restore order in the world if such an apocalypse would take place?
First of all, if something like this were to happen,as soon as I hear of it heading towards my neighborhood, I'm loading up with guns and gathering as much food and water as I can. Then, I would barricade my home. you see the problem with a zombie apocalypse is that it's probably not the best idea to stay in one place, so eventually I would leave my home with my family of course to a place where other survivors have gathered, and together we would fend for ourselves, and hope for the best.
Now of course, I would be scared as hell! Having the guts to do all of this would be pretty tough. knowing whether or not I would make it that far is unknown. All of it is unknown, but I believe that something like this could happen. Do you? and what would you do? | <urn:uuid:e358bef4-29ac-41bd-a85f-b8a0edd2a0b4> | 2013-05-21T17:33:19Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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- Ryan Johnson
- Crystal Lake, IL
- United States
Who do you think is the right choice for president and why?
The one issue that gets debated on frequently is politics, so what are your thoughts on the 2012 race?
Who won which debates? Who has the best ideas?
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In 1935 MG decided to launch a three-car entry for Le Mans, and as they still had unsold MG PAs they decided to convert them to full race specification. The cars were sent back to the factory where an exhaustive list of modifications was carried out.
As a publicity exercise, MG chose six of the leading female racing drivers of the day and hired them to drive the cars under the direction of Captain George Eyston.
The results for the 'all-girl' team were a sensation. The three cars finished first, second and third within the works entry in their class.
In later years one of the winning cars was scrapped by the factory and another suffered an accident after which it was rebodied with a streamlined nose and returned to racing in the late 1930s. That car - known as 'Leonidas' is part of the Collier collection in Naples, Florida.
The car now offered for sale by RM Auctions of London is the only unmodified original survivor of the three works cars.
Following Le Mans, the car was returned to the factory and upgraded with a supercharger, after which it became one of 'The Musketeers', the factory trials team.
It raced several times in the pre-war years but after the war was acquired by Frederick Royston, owner of Royston Motors, the US importer for many British cars including MG.
The MG was bought by its current vendor in 1989 and has been - says RM - carefully and comprehensively restored, being in 'excellent condition mechanically and cosmetically'.
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My general rule about polls is to accept that polling organizations, including PPP, are good at what they do and they seldom get it wrong. That said, I think they got it wrong. I don't think this is a twelve-point race. I haven't seen anything, in the debates or anywhere else, to suggest that Cruz is overtaking Dewhurst. Cruz will likely get a boost from Washington groups that are supporting him, but in general, this is a race that will be decided by name identification and money, and I don't see how Cruz can match Dewhurst in two categories. Dewhurst has a solid conservative record, while Cruz doesn't have a lot of accomplishments to brag about. I'm going to stick with my belief that Dewhurst will win this race, but I have to concede that PPP's numbers surprise me:
If these numbers hold, the race is headed for a runoff on July 31, when any Texan with good sense will be out of the state, and only hard-core base voters will turn out. That's the winning scenario for Cruz.
* * * *
More from PPP:
It is the furthest right segment of the Republican electorate where Cruz is gaining momentum. Among Tea Party voters, he and Dewhurst are tied at 35%. Dewhurst is winning easily, 41-20, with non-Tea Party voters. There is also a bit of a generational divide, with Dewhurst leading by 26 points among seniors but holding only a 6-8 point lead among younger voters.
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|Home > Entertainment > Books > Article||Friday April 26, 2002|
JOHN GORTON: HE DID IT HIS WAY, By Ian Hancock, Hodder Headline, $50
John Grey Gorton was an ordinary prime minister, but a remarkable politician and an extraordinary Australian whose admirable qualities include irreverence, candour, charm and a very high threshold for pain.
The latter was apparent in the late 1920s when Gorton was a boarder at Geelong Grammar and had his appendix removed. He lined up for the school's 1st XVIII within a fortnight of the operation, when the standard recovery time was six weeks.
It was evident again when Gorton, having escaped death as his Hurricane crash-landed near Singapore in January, 1942, was on board an ammunition ship when it was torpedoed by the Japanese. Despite a broken nose and two broken cheekbones, Gorton assumed the role of lifting the spirits of some 20 survivors who crowded into a life raft designed for seven.
Much earlier, the same quality asserted itself when his mother contracted tuberculosis and was sent to a sanitarium. After she died, Gorton was taken on a tram to meet the woman who would look after him. Asked by his uncommunicative father if he was prepared to go with the woman, a nine-year-old Gorton simply replied: ``All right.''
The same stoicism could be observed in March, 1971, when Gorton exercised his casting vote to effectively hand the Liberal leadership to a man he neither respected nor admired, William McMahon. After announcing his resignation to the parliament, Gorton returned to his office and wrote in pencil on a copy of his prepared statement: ``I must be the first Prime Minister who voted himself out of office.''
This is just one of the firsts Gorton chalked up in his 38 months in the nation's top political office (a term longer than McMahon, Harold Holt and Gough Whitlam). As Whitlam observed, when Gorton was plucked from the Senate after the disappearance of Holt, it was the first time ``the House of Representatives has been unable to provide the leader of a major Australian political party''.
Quite probably, it was also the first time Australia had a prime minister of illegitimate birth, a fact Alan Reid seized upon in his unsympathetic account, The Gorton Experiment, when he wrote: ``A bastard by birth, gregarious by habit, distrustful by nature, wilful by temperament, Gorton was prime minister by accident.'' (Gorton later wrote in reply that Reid had achieved ``a status through his own efforts which I hold through action, not by me, but my parents''.)
In John Gorton: He Did It His Way, Ian Hancock, bestows another first on Gorton: ``He was the first Australian Prime Minister, probably the only one, and assuredly the last one, who closely resembled the conventional image of the white Australian male of the Anzac tradition''.
This made Gorton more inclined than his predecessors to focus on the important question of Australia's identity, but less than ideally suited to assert an identity that embraced a modern, reconciled nation.
In the preface, Hancock explains that the book is, in part, an attempt to ``recover'' a period of political history when a government, in power since 1949, was in decline, and to record the aspirations and achievements of a ``very different prime minister''. He succeeds on both counts.
Gorton emerges as a man singularly ill-prepared for the prime ministership who was denied the tag of greatness by four factors: the Liberal Party's refusal to embrace his view of national government; the ill-discipline of the tired parliamentary party he inherited; his own inexperience and his refusal to be anyone else but himself.
The portrait that emerges is of a complex individual and a fierce nationalist who was ahead of his time in some areas and a hostage to the attitudes of previous generations in others, especially those associated with the ``white Australian male of the Anzac tradition''.
Although he appointed his foreign minister, Paul Hasluck, as governor-general, Hancock reveals that Gorton was attracted to the idea of choosing ``a distinguished Australian scientist with a world reputation'' who would create the right impression ``in the scientific age''.
On immigration and indigenous affairs, Gorton was less open to new ideas. He was a believer in what John Howard calls ``practical reconciliation'', opposed land rights and dismissed as absurd the idea that Aborigines had a claim on land they lived and hunted on 200 years earlier. He wanted them to become assimilated ``in the same way as the Italians and the Greeks''.
He was similarly conservative on the question of immigration until the arrival of boat people from Indo-China in the 1970s prompted him to ask this question: ``If a ship load of refugees arrived off an Australian port would you really let it sink rather than let the people ashore?''
In the course of researching and writing this authorised account, Hancock admits he came to identify and empathise with his subject, and to conclude that Gorton had been inadequately assessed and unfairly judged. But he cannot be accused of skating over Gorton's shortcomings, including the capacity to be rude, arrogant, occasionally vindictive and sometimes ``over the top'' in his personal behaviour.
The result is an absorbing and readable account that more than meets the only requirement Gorton placed upon him: that he be fair and professional.
Michael Gordon is national editor of The Age. His most recent book, Reconciliation: A Journey, is published by UNSW Press.
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Chemical 'risk' on railways
Dangerous and toxic chemicals are being transported on Melbourne's suburban passenger rail network, creating a risk of public exposure if there is an accident or terrorist attack, a rail union has warned.
The Rail, Tram and Bus Union raised concerns about carrying hazardous materials with Connex this week as part of meetings to discuss security measures after the London bombings.
"Unfortunately it's one of those areas that seems to have slipped through the net in relation to anti-terrorism," said union spokesman Vic Moore.
"If there's an accident or one of those becomes a target then you can see what might happen from there."
Mr Moore said trains run by freight operator Pacific National often carried hazardous substances and shared tracks with suburban train services.The union wants signal operators, train controllers and some station staff given specialist training in how to identify, prevent and respond to incidents relating to hazardous materials.
Hazardous cargo includes dangerous chemicals or flammable gases, as well as paint thinner, cleaning fluids and batteries.
A Pacific National spokeswoman said that although hazardous material was transported on suburban lines, freight operators followed strict procedures to deal with dangerous goods.
But metropolitan rail staff are not given such training. Connex spokesman Andrew Cassidy said, however, that controllers were alerted when dangerous goods were transported on suburban tracks and were also made aware of the substances involved. | <urn:uuid:a360150e-a58c-4222-8730-bd79d3d7f0ae> | 2013-05-21T17:18:54Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Features of Constitution1
|Is there a constitution?||Yes|
|Does the constitution provide for freedom of religion?||Yes|
|Last Amended||not amended|
|Source||Kosovo Constitution (Constitutional Commission)|
|Translation||Source is an English translation|
|Current as of||May 11, 2011|
Constitution Excerpts (clauses that reference religion)2
Article 8: Secular State
The Republic of Kosovo is a secular state and is neutral in matters of religious beliefs.
Article 9: Cultural and Religious Heritage
The Republic of Kosovo ensures the preservation and protection of its cultural and religious heritage.
Article 24: Equality Before the Law
1. All are equal before the law. Everyone enjoys the right to equal legal protection without discrimination.
2. No one shall be discriminated against on grounds of race, color, gender, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, relation to any community, property, economic and social condition, sexual orientation, birth, disability or other personal status.
3. Principles of equal legal protection shall not prevent the imposition of measures necessary to protect and advance the rights of individuals and groups who are in unequal positions. Such measures shall be applied only until the purposes for which they are imposed have been fulfilled.
Article 38: Freedom of Belief, Conscience and Religion
1. Freedom of belief, conscience and religion is guaranteed.
2. Freedom of belief, conscience and religion includes the right to accept and manifest religion, the right to express personal beliefs and the right to accept or refuse membership in a religious community or group.
3. No one shall be required to practice or be prevented from practicing religion nor shall anyone be required to make his/her opinions and beliefs public.
4. Freedom of manifesting religion, beliefs and conscience may be limited by law if it is necessary to protect public safety and order or the health or rights of other persons.
Article 39: Religious Denominations1. The Republic of Kosovo ensures and protects religious autonomy and religious monuments within its territory.
2. Religious denominations are free to independently regulate their internal organization, religious activities and religious ceremonies.
3. Religious denominations have the right to establish religious schools and charity institutions in accordance with this Constitution and the law.
Article 40: Freedom of Expression
1. Freedom of expression is guaranteed. Freedom of expression includes the right to express oneself, to disseminate and receive information, opinions and other messages without impediment.
2. The freedom of expression can be limited by law in cases when it is necessary to prevent encouragement or provocation of violence and hostility on grounds of race, nationality, ethnicity or religion.
Article 42: Freedom of Media
1. Freedom and pluralism of media is guaranteed.
2. Censorship is forbidden. No one shall prevent the dissemination of information or ideas through media, except if it is necessary to prevent encouragement or provocation of violence and hostility on grounds of race, nationality, ethnicity or religion.
3. Everyone has the right to correct untrue, incomplete and inaccurate published information, if it violates her/his rights and interests in accordance with the law.
Article 44: Freedom of Association
1. The freedom of association is guaranteed. The freedom of association includes the right of everyone to establish an organization without obtaining any permission, to be or not to be a member of any organization and to participate in the activities of an organization.
2. The freedom to establish trade unions and to organize with the intent to protect interests is guaranteed. This right may be limited by law for specific categories of employees.
3. Organizations or activities that infringe on the constitutional order, violate human rights and freedoms or encourage racial, national, ethnic or religious hatred may be prohibited by a decision of a competent court.
Article 57: General Principles
1. Inhabitants belonging to the same national or ethnic, linguistic, or religious group traditionally present on the territory of the Republic of Kosovo (Communities) shall have specific rights as set forth in this Constitution in addition to the human rights and fundamental freedoms provided in chapter II of this Constitution.
Article 58: Responsibilities of the State
…3. The Republic of Kosovo shall take all necessary measures to protect persons who may be subject to threats or acts of discrimination, hostility or violence as a result of their national, ethnic, cultural, linguistic or religious identity.
…5. The Republic of Kosovo shall promote the preservation of the cultural and religious heritage of all communities as an integral part of the heritage of Kosovo. The Republic of Kosovo shall have a special duty to ensure an effective protection of the entirety of sites and monuments of cultural and religious significance to the communities.
Article 59: Rights of Communities and their Members
Members of communities shall have the right, individually or in community, to:
(1) express, maintain and develop their culture and preserve the essential elements of their identity, namely their religion, language, traditions and culture;
…(12) enjoy unhindered contacts among themselves within the Republic of Kosovo and establish and maintain free and peaceful contacts with persons in any State, in particular those with whom they share an ethnic, cultural, linguistic or religious identity, or a common cultural heritage, in accordance with the law and international standards;
Article 81: Legislation of Vital Interest
1. The following laws shall require for their adoption, amendment or repeal both the
majority of the Assembly deputies present and voting and the majority of the Assembly
deputies present and voting holding seats reserved or guaranteed for representatives of
Communities that are not in the majority:
…(6) Laws on religious freedom or on agreements with religious communities;
1. Data under the "Features of Constitution" heading are drawn from coding of the U.S. State Department's 2008 International Religious Freedom Reports conducted by researchers at the Association of Religion Data Archives. The article by Brian Grim and Roger Finke describes the coding of the International Religious Freedom reports. A dataset with these and the other international measures highlighted on the country pages can be downloaded from this website. Used with permission.
2. The constitutional excerpts shown above are reproduced from the websites given in the "Source" field; the links to these websites were active as of May 2011. Where the constitutional text shown on these websites was provided in a language other than English, this text was translated to English by ARDA staff with assistance from web-based translation utilities such as Google Translate and Yahoo! Babel Fish. Constitutional text was converted to American English where applicable. Constitutional clauses were judged to contain religious content based largely on the standards used in the construction of the Religion and State Constitutions Dataset collected by Jonathan Fox. Emphases were added to the text by ARDA staff to highlight religious content in articles that also contain content that does not pertain to matters of religion. The data on this page were correct to the best of the knowledge of the ARDA as of the date listed in the "Current as of" field shown above. Please contact us at firstname.lastname@example.org if you are aware of any incorrect information provided on this page. | <urn:uuid:2f27e35b-1889-4d89-ab9e-d409ecef9d06> | 2013-05-21T17:44:43Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Douglas Cardinal describes his creative process as inspired by nature. From YouTube.
Accepted by the School of Architecture at the University of British Columbia in 1952, he studied there for 3 years. But it was the University of Texas School of Architecture at Austin that provided the intellectually open, yet rigorous, training he needed to develop the complex, undulating architecture for which he is now internationally acclaimed. He graduated with honours in 1963.
Like many of the renowned western Canadian architects developing during the 1950s, Douglas Cardinal sought to interpret the teachings of European modernism by investigating a regional modification of the International Style. He was particularly drawn to the modernity of architects such as Hans Poelzig and Erich Mendelsohn, and his mature work harmonizes an attraction to Italian and Spanish baroque buildings with the expressionist arm of European modern architecture that reached its ascendancy in Germany just after the First World War. Cardinal was to synthesize his direct experience of architecture in western Canada (Prairie expressionism in particular) and the neo- baroque of Mexican church architecture, which he would encounter during his travels in the late 1950s, with his formal training in architecture and the history of architecture. This knowledge was conflated with his experience of the terrain of western Canada, in particular the Plains and the Badlands of Alberta, in the development of the curvilinear massing that is a signatory feature of his buildings.
In Cardinal's architecture, principles of seamless unity, sustainability, community, green buildings and ecological design are interwoven with his strong sense for Nature. The resulting designs are typified in award-winning projects such as ST MARY'S CHURCH in Red Deer, Alta (1965-68). His desire to integrate his architecture with these principles brought on experimentation with computer-aided drafting and design systems (CADD). It was during the construction of St Mary's that the Cardinal firm began using CADD. By 1981 he was identified as a world pioneer and leader of CADD, and his firm was selected by the federal government as a demonstration site to test and advance Canadian CADD technology.
Douglas Cardinal's principal public buildings include Grande Prairie Regional College in Grande Prairie, Alta (1972-76), the Alberta Government Services Building at Ponoka (1977) and the St Albert Civic and Cultural Centre at St Albert, Alta (1983), as well as numerous schools, all of which continued the curving wall exterior adapted to ever-increasing complex functional programs.
Throughout the 1990s Cardinal undertook a leadership role by providing architectural definition to the aims and aspirations of Amerindian communities. These projects included, among others, the Saskatchewan Federated Indian College master plan and concept design for expansion, Regina, Sask (1990); the Institute of American Indian Arts master plan, Sante Fe, New Mexico (1993); Kainai Multi-Purpose Cultural Resource Centre, Blood Indian Reserve, Alberta (1996); and a master plan and design of principal public buildings for the Cree Village of Oujé-Bougoumou in northern Québec (1990), which earned a United Nation's award of excellence for its environmentally sensitive concepts and was celebrated at Expo2000 in Hanover, Germany.
Cardinal's first project outside Alberta and the Northwest Territories brought Prairie expressionism to central Canada through the design for the CANADIAN MUSEUM OF CIVILIZATION (CMC) in Hull, Québec, inaugurated in 1989. Acknowledged internationally as a technologically complex building that reframed museum architecture, the CMC is a culturally significant building that was designed to accommodate a shifting perspective on Amerindian history and national culture at the end of the 20th century. In 1993 Cardinal was awarded the commission for the National Museum of the American Indian on the Smithsonian Institution Mall in Washington, DC, which resulted in an outstanding design, finished after Cardinal's exclusion from the project and surrounded by controversy.
Renovation of the Grotski Residence by Douglas Cardinal contributed to its designation as a municipal historic site. The designation recognizes Cardinal's "organic design aesthetic," one theme among urban post-war development in Edmonton.
Other accomplishments include the design of the Cree Cultural Institute (2011) in Quebec and the Meno-ya-win Health Centre (2010) in Northern Ontario. His works include several Masterplans, a student centre at the University of Saskatchewan, a stadium in Regina and prefabricated/modular housing. Cardinal has also designed a gallery to house the permanent collection of the great Canadian artist Alex JANVIER in Cold Lake, Alta. These projects show how Cardinal's material palette has become much more varied, revealing his willingness to continually explore.
In 1990 Douglas Cardinal was awarded the ORDER OF CANADA, in 1992 the Canada Council Molson Prize for the Arts and in 1995 the National Aboriginal Achievement Award. In 1999 he was awarded the Gold Medal of the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada, the highest architectural honour bestowed upon an individual in Canada. He was awarded the Governor General's Award for Visual and Media Arts in 2001 and in 2002 he received the Golden Jubilee Medal in honour of Her Majesty the Queen's 50th Anniversary. By the year 2011 he had been granted 12 honorary doctorates in recognition of his significant contribution to excellence in architecture, by every major Canadian university.
Douglas Cardinal's office is located in Ottawa. The Douglas Cardinal collection of drawings and models is archived at Carleton University, beginning with his work in 1984. Other material is in the University of Calgary Archives.
Author JOAN ACLAND Revised: BRANKA BAIC
Trevor Boddy, The Architecture of Douglas Cardinal (1989); University of Calgary, The Douglas Cardinal Architectural Drawings: An Inventory of the Collection at the Canadian Architectural Archives, University of Calgary Library (1997).
Links to Other Sites
Canadian Aboriginal Writing and Arts Challenge
The website for the Canadian Aboriginal Writing and Arts Challenge, which features Canada's largest essay writing competition for Aboriginal youth (ages 14-29) and a companion program for those who prefer to work through painting, drawing and photography. See their guidelines, teacher resources, profiles of winners, and more. From the Historica-Dominion Institute.
Written in Stone
This multimedia tour of the Canadian Museum of Civilization features extensive commentary about the design, development, and construction of this landmark building in Gatineau, Quebec. A great resource for students interested in architecture.
Take a virtual tour of the new Oujé-Bougoumou community facilities. Features stunning architectural designs by renowned Canadian architect Douglas J. Cardinal.
Douglas J. Cardinal Architect Ltd
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Prosecutor wrote:YahooFanChicago wrote:Pros,
That Windy article goes a good long way in shutting people like me up but it still doesn't answer the issue about the Cavs FO never speaking to the kid before they drafted him.
Hopefully Waiters does great and then none of this matters nearly as much.
Yeah, that is extremely odd. Sometimes NFL teams draft players they don't bring in for workouts because they want the rest of the league to think they're not interested so nobody trades up and steals him. The Browns have done that.
Besides, a prospect can be coached by his agent to say all the right things in an interview. The way you really find out about a guy is to talk to his coaches. Did they have to pay off some cops to unarrest him after he was involved in a drunken bar fight? Did his teammates hate his guts? Are there rumors he's selling drugs like Jeremiah Pharms? Did he show up hungover for morning practices on a regular basis?
None of that critical information would ever come out in an interview. It would be all, "Yes, sir, No sir, just want to help the team any way I can, sir."
I'd still like one of the beat writers to ask Grant why they never interviewed him, though. It's a fair question.
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Mao Tse-Tung 1893-1976
MAO TSE-TUNG has departed from the world. For one quarter of a century he helped organize and later led a successful revolutionary struggle, and in the next quarter century he eliminated starvation and brough socialism to the globe's largest nation state. He violently opposed forces that advocated a pragmatic rather than revolutionary approach to modernization, yet today, industrial production is 20 times what it was at the end of the revolution in October 1949, when Mao announced in Peking, "Our nation will never again be an insulted nation. We have stood up."
"A revolution is not a dinner party, or writing an essay, or painting a picture," Mao said in his early days of organizing. For 20 years, his army marched across the length and breadth of China, educating and organizing the peasants who were the movement's core. In one year his army marched and fought across 7000 miles of rugged, Kuomintang dominated terrain, losing 90,000 of its 100,000 troops. The Kuomintang also killed Mao's sister and first wife. Only after the Second World War were the communists able to devastate the U.S.-backed forces of General Chiang Kai-Shek, until eventually and finally China's major cities "fell like ripened fruit."
Mao's achievements in the face of enormous opposition are miraculous, but they were never enough to satisfy the communist party chairman or occasion complacency. Even at age 72 he inaugurated a second revolution in China, aimed at "revisionists," whom Mao felt were not true to the goals of socialist revolution. As the personal symbol of China's potential for renewed vigor, Mao swam against the currents of the Yangtze River. When China's agricultural production dropped, he went without meat. Mao did not expect any Chinese citizen to make a sacrifice that he himself could not endure--he was a leader in the purest sense of the word.
And Mao proved that leadership is not of necessity the domination by a small elite over the many. Day to day decisions in China are now made primarily by councils of workers and peasants. University students and government cadres are sent to the country to perform manual labor and learn from the rural workers. While fighting the Kuomintang in the late 1930s Mao said that the communist party's leaders must be the pupils of the masses as often as their teachers. Power did not corrupt the chairman's visions.
Continuous revolution, self-sacrifice, and the "boundless creative power of the masses" are the forces that propelled Mao to personal greatness and regained for China a lost pride, a sense of purpose. They are reminders to those of us who would unabashedly indulge ourselves because the world is better than it was, or leave the tasks of social change to other citizens. "Dare to struggle: dare to win." Those who embody the principles of continued sacrifice and struggle, be they workers, peasants or any oppressed people have fought in Mao's spirit and will ultimately be victorious. | <urn:uuid:7b2fd7ee-1180-4476-9cf8-9a5f9fd30cff> | 2013-05-21T17:18:08Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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The following editorial appeared recently in the Friday's Washington Post.
Four months ago, the Obama administration radiated optimism that a deal could be struck curbing the most dangerous parts of Iran's nuclear program. What's followed has been a dismal summer. Not only has Iran not agreed to stop its production of higher-enriched uranium, but it has increased its stockpile by 30 percent since May, according to a new report by international inspectors. Not only has it rejected proposals from the United States and five partners that it close an underground production facility near the city of Qom, but it has doubled the number of centrifuges installed there.
Rather than negotiate with the international coalition - the last formal talks were in June - Tehran this week is hosting a meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement at which it is defiantly reasserting its right to uranium enrichment, despite multiple U.N. Security Council resolutions ordering it to stop. Meanwhile, terrorist attacks by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and Lebanon's Hezbollah have targeted Israeli diplomats and tourists in half a dozen countries.
What's particularly striking about Iran's behavior is that the nation's leaders seem to ignore the possibility that it will provoke Israel into launching a military strike on the nuclear facilities in the coming weeks. Perhaps supreme leader Ali Khamenei doesn't take the Israeli threat seriously, though clearly he should; perhaps he might welcome such an attack as a way to rally domestic and international support, bust out of tightening economic sanctions and justify a unqualified race for a bomb.
Whatever the case, Iran's behavior has pushed the Obama administration into an awkward position. Most U.S. diplomacy now appears to be directed at persuading Israel to hold off on a strike at least until next year, though that could mean allowing Iran's nuclear capabilities to advance to the point where only U.S. military action would be effective. Last week, the White House, anticipating the new report by inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency, insisted there was still "time and space" for diplomacy.
That's probably correct. Despite its advances, Iran still is at least a year or two away from a bomb. It is making only slow progress, at best, on constructing the more advanced centrifuges and missiles it would need to complete an arsenal. Israel and the United States agree that the supreme leader has not yet made a decision to pursue a bomb, and U.S. officials say any such "breakout" move would probably be detected.
Tehran's refusal to negotiate seriously and its continuing buildup of nuclear capacity is nevertheless steadily increasing the danger that the Middle East will be engulfed by a new war-one that could interrupt oil supplies, damage the global economy and exacerbate the sectarian conflict already underway in Syria, Iraq and Lebanon. An optimistic view would be that Iran is playing a familiar game of brinkmanship. If so, there may not be much more time to step back. | <urn:uuid:bafb3b42-5435-4f36-b709-c036ce63799c> | 2013-05-21T17:26:16Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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2 cups of almond or hemp milk
1/2 cup strawberries
1/2 cup blueberries
1/2 cup of gluten free oats
1/4 cup pecans
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract (or the insides of 2 vanilla beans)
2 tablespoons of maple syrup or honey
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2. Add the milk and then the vanilla!
3. Pour the maple syrup over it all!
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+ ALWAYS CHOOSE ORGANIC, LOCAL and SEASONAL as possible.
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An employee getting fired for caustic social-media posts is so 2011. Having an application for unemployment-compensation benefits denied because of Twitter stupidity -- that's the new black.
Details of a recent Commonwealth of Pennsylvania decision -- don't tread on me, Idaho -- after the jump...
Stephen Burns was fired from his job after his employer learned that Burns had repeatedly tweeted that his work environment was "toxic," his co-workers were "morons," and his administrative assistant was "dysfunctional," "psychotic," and "schizophrenic."
To set the stage, the employer had a number of policies in place that prohibited harassment and disparagement of co-workers. After one of Burns's co-workers alerted the employer to the Twitter comments, Burns was confronted, at which time he admitted that he was the author of the tweets. At his unemployment compensation hearing, Burns further admitted that he was aware of the employer's respect-in-the-workplace policies. Initially, a referee granted unemployment compensation benefits. However, on appeal Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Board of Review reversed and denied benefits to Burns.
For the reasons set forth above; namely, the violation of a reasonable work rule, the Commonwealth Court affirmed and denied benefits. (Opinion here).
One thing worth noting here is no mention of a social media policy in the Commonwealth Court's opinion. Yet, the employer still prevailed based on the breadth of its other work rules. Does this tend to undercut the importance of social media policies? Heck no. If anything, it reinforces that, a more specific social media policy (and training) may have prevented this behavior altogether by alerting employees to the consequences of misbehaving online.
Then again, raise your hand if you think a social media policy would have changed anything here. | <urn:uuid:89104b9c-d640-4a4e-8d33-6b6b2d8a9dbb> | 2013-05-21T17:09:39Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Bread baking growing pains and other questions
I am still in the beginning stages of learning to bake bread. I've been at it since October when I got my KitchenAid mixer as a birthday gift. I do all my kneading in the KitchenAid.
I've been trying to perfect the sandwich loaf before moving onto crusty breads. I have little kids and they like a softer loaf. Most of the loaves I've been successful with have incorporated oatmeal in them.
My least successful loaves have been fine at the heels, but crumbling and unsliceable in the middle.
Trying to find recipes can be tricky. I love the King Arthur Flour books, but they always call for butter as the fat. Is butter the best fat or oil? I seem to have better luck with recipes that call for vegetable oil. Another book I like, "The Bread Bible" by BetsyOppenneer calls for oil, but the book is older and doesn't really talk about some of the newer stuff available (heavy duty mixers, instant yeast, etc.)
Second ?: If a recipe calls for all-purpose flour, can I use bread flour?
Third ?: I've asked this before, but let me again. If a recipe calls for active dry yeast, but I want to use rapid rise, how much do I decrease the yeast?\ | <urn:uuid:8af9bada-6751-4a91-adcc-1ac150222b17> | 2013-05-21T17:18:27Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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American Idol producers have come out and assured fans that all is good with the show's judging panel.
Asked by TMZ whether he thought the confrontation this week between singers was contrived for publicity, Tyler responded "of course."
And when asked when he would be returning to the Fox competition, Tyler scoffed and made it clear: NEVER.
What do you think of the Idol feud? Is it legitimate? | <urn:uuid:44b6dbb8-1a46-4c02-a248-73261caa3078> | 2013-05-21T17:46:34Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Bogor landslide claims lives, injures three
Heavy rains that hit Bogor last night triggered a landslide that severely damaged a house, claimed two lives and injured three others.
According to eyewitnesses, heavy rains had caused a 7-meter tall cliff to subside, crushing part of a two-story house occupied by the five victims.
The landslide also damaged five other houses in the area.
As of Friday morning, the remains of Galih Eko Prayuda, 19, had been recovered from the rubble.
A search continued for the remains of Aditya, 9, another family member who was reported missing after the incident.
Survivors of the disaster Dian Rismawati, 39, Poppy, 12, and Nana, 80, escaped death after being buried under the rubble for up to 20 minutes.
Dian said that when the landslide struck, Gailh and Aditya were watching TV, while she was together with her daughter Poppy upstairs.
“At the time, I was reading the Quran with my daughter upstairs. And then I heard a loud noise. The residents saved me,” she said Friday, as quoted by tempo.co. | <urn:uuid:42542a15-2b14-4b48-8e5c-bd83a592372b> | 2013-05-21T17:17:59Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Indonesia quake a record, risks for Aceh grow
SINGAPORE, April 13 — The powerful undersea earthquake off the Indonesian island of Sumatra this week was a once in 2,000 years event, and although it resulted in only a few deaths, it increases the risks of a killer quake in the region, a leading seismologist said.
Wednesday’s 8.6 magnitude quake and a powerful aftershock were "strike-slip" quakes and the largest of that type recorded, Kerry Sieh, director of the Earth Observatory of Singapore, told Reuters.
“It’s a really an exceptionally large and rare event,” he said.
“Besides it being the biggest strike-slip earthquake ever recorded, the aftershock is the second biggest as far as we can tell,” said Sieh, who has studied the seismically active, and deadly, fault zones around Sumatra for years.
Strike-slip quakes involve the horizontal movement of colliding earth plates, and are typically less powerful than those where there is vertical movement. They are also less likely to trigger big tsunamis, or tidal waves.
A magnitude 9.1 quake in roughly the same region on Boxing Day in 2004 decimated Aceh province on Sumatra and killed over 230,000 people in 13 countries around the Indian Ocean.
Sumatra, the westernmost island in the sprawling Indonesian archipelago, has a history of powerful quakes and tsunamis, most triggered by an offshore zone along its entire length, where the Indian-Australian tectonic plate is forced under the Eurasian plate.
This creates a deep ocean trench as one plate slides under the other at a rate of several centimetres a year. In this zone, called the Sunda megathrust, stress builds up when the subducting Indian-Australian plate bends the Eurasian plate like a spring board as it moves down into the Earth's crust.
Eventually enough stress builds up that the edge of Eurasian plate suddenly jolts upward, triggering an earthquake. The sudden uplift of the seafloor and huge pulse of seawater triggers a tsunami.
Over the centuries, repeated magnitude 8 and 9 quakes have struck along portions of the megathrust zone off the coast of Sumatra, flattening towns and killing thousands of people.
More quakes brewing
Wednesday’s event was different, Sieh said, because it occurred further west from the megathrust zone in a fault that runs north-south. This strike-slip fault involved a sudden horizontal movement of the Indian and Australian plates along hundreds of kilometres, preliminary data suggest.
Sieh said the Indian plate and Australian plate are moving relative to each other horizontally at about 1cm a year.
“If all of that ... is taken up on this one fault and if you make some crude calculations about how much slip occurred during this earthquake, say 20m. It means that this earthquake shouldn't happen more than once every 2,000 years.”
Wednesday’s quake caused few casualties and triggered very small waves, despite its magnitude. But the main problem is that it likely to have increased stress on the plate boundaries near Aceh, increasing the risks of another major earthquake in the same area as the 2004 disaster.
In addition, research by Sieh and colleagues published in 2010 showed that the 2004 Aceh quake only relieved about half the stress that has built up over the centuries along a 400 km portion of the megathrust faultline.
That makes another major quake in the area a matter of time.
Adding to concerns, further south along another 700km portion of the megathrust fault under the Mentawai islands, Sieh and colleagues in a separate 2008 research said so much stress was building up on this section that one or more major quakes were likely within years.
The Mentawai islands, a popular surfing destination, are a chain of about 70 islands off the western coast of Sumatra. They face the city of Padang on Sumatra, home to about one million people and likely to be in the path of any tsunami that is triggered.
“I am very confident that we are very likely to have within the next few decades to have this great Mentawai earthquake that will have a magnitude at least as big as yesterday’s,” said Sieh.
And when it does, history shows there will be more than one quake within a few years.
He said a magnitude 8.4 quake in 2007 that struck this part of the megathrust relieved only a small portion of the pent-up pressure. The last time it ruptured was a magnitude 9 quake in 1833 and an 8.4 quake in 1797.
“We've had so many big earthquakes around in Sumatra in the past few years that it seems like an awful lot of the faults around there seem ready to go.” — Reuters | <urn:uuid:dd8cc6c8-f0ea-4db5-a528-29f5ed3412c6> | 2013-05-21T17:32:31Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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Posted by Rafiq A. Tschannen
Margari Hill, Stanford University
While the presence of Islam in West Africa dates back to eighth century, the spread of the faith in regions that are now the modern states of Senegal, Gambia, Guinea, Burkina Faso, Niger, Mali and Nigeria, was in actuality, a gradual and complex process. Much of what we know about the early history of West Africa comes from medieval accounts written by Arab and North African geographers and historians. Specialists have used several models to explain why Africans converted to Islam. Some emphasize economic motivations, others highlight the draw of Islam’s spiritual message, and a number stress the prestige and influence of Arabic literacy in facilitating state building. While the motivations of early conversions remain unclear, it is apparent that the early presence of Islam in West Africa was linked to trade and commerce with North Africa. Trade between West Africa and the Mediterranean predated Islam, however, North African Muslims intensified the Trans-Saharan trade. North African traders were major actors in introducing Islam into West Africa. Several major trade routes connected Africa below the Sahara with the Mediterranean Middle East, such as Sijilmasa to Awdaghust and Ghadames to Gao. The Sahel, the ecological transition zone between the Sahara desert and forest zone, which spans the African continent, was an intense point of contact between North Africa and communities south of the Sahara. In West Africa, the three great medieval empires of Ghana, Mali, and the Songhay developed in Sahel.
The history of Islam in West Africa can be explained in three stages, containment, mixing, and reform. In the first stage, African kings contained Muslim influence by segregating Muslim communities, in the second stage African rulers blended Islam with local traditions as the population selectively appropriated Islamic practices, and finally in the third stage, African Muslims pressed for reforms in an effort to rid their societies of mixed practices and implement Shariah. This three-phase framework helps sheds light on the historical development of the medieval empires of Ghana, Mali, and Songhay and the 19th century jihads that led to the establishment of the Sokoto Caliphate in Hausaland and the Umarian state in Senegambia.
Containment: Ghana and the Takrur
The early presence of Islam was limited to segregated Muslim communities linked to the trans-Saharan trade. In the 11th century Andalusian geographer, Al-Bakri, reported accounts of Arab and North African Berber settlements in the region. Several factors led to the growth of the Muslim merchant-scholar class in non-Muslim kingdoms. Islam facilitated long distance trade by offering useful sets of tools for merchants including contract law, credit, and information networks. Muslim merchant-scholars also played an important role in non-Muslim kingdoms as advisors and scribes in Ghana. They had the crucial skill of written script, which helped in the administration of kingdoms. Many Muslim were also religious specialists whose amulets were prized by non-Muslims.
Merchant-scholars also played a large role in the spread of Islam into the forest zones. These included the Jakhanke merchant-scholars in [name region], the Jula merchants in Mali and the Ivory Coast, and the Hausa merchants during the nineteenth century in Nigeria, Ghana, and Guinea Basau,]. Muslim communities in the forest zones were minority communities often linked to trading diasporas. Many of the traditions in the forest zones still reflect the tradition of Al-Hajj Salim Suwari, a late fifteenth-century Soninke scholar, who focused on responsibilities of Muslims in a non-Muslim society. His tradition, known as the Suwarian tradition, discouraged proselytizing, believing that God would bring people around to Islam in his own ways. This tradition worked for centuries in the forest zone including the present day, where there are vibrant Muslim minority communities.
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The 20 year old emblazoned himself on racing's consciousness with his outrageous celebration as he won the English Derby on Pour Moi in June. Barzalona, who is attached to Andre Fabre's stable in France, rode for Godolphin last season, winning the UAE Derby with Khawlah.
The Newmarket-based rider announced the news of his partnership with John Gosden in sensational style in 2010 when he landed the Group 1 Dubai Sheema Classic on Dar Re Mi, his first ride for the trainer. Buick was joint champion apprentice jockey in Britain in 2008 and won five times at the highest level in 2011.
The Italian teamed up with Victoire Pisa to win the Dubai World Cup. The 32 year old, who turns 33 on January 11, operates on the world stage and in 2003 became the first non-Japanese jockey to win the Japan Derby on Neo Universe. Demuro has been champion jockey in Italy five times.
Godolphin's retained jockey has won virtually every major race, having notched over 100 victories at the highest level in 11 different countries. He is the only jockey to have ridden the winner of each of the thoroughbred races on the Dubai World Cup card.
The young Frenchman also has an association with Andre Fabre and Godolphin for whom he won the 2010 Grand Prix de Paris on Cavalryman. He followed up in the same race in 2011 on Meandre, one of eight victories at Group 1 level.
The Japanese rider has accumulated 16 victories at the highest level but three of them stand above all others. The 32 year old won the Triple Crown in his country in 2011, only the seventh time the feat has been accomplished.
Lemaire gifted Japan their first victory on Dubai World Cup night when in 2006 he partnered Heart's Cry to victory in the Dubai Sheema Classic. The 30 year old has campaigned heavily in England, Japan and Hong Kong and is the retained jockey for the Aga Khan.
Moore is the stable jockey to Sir Michael Stoute and has been champion jockey three times in England, where he won the Oaks and the Derby at Epsom on consecutive days in 2010. Rode Presvis to victory in last season's Dubai Duty Free.
The Irishman has been associated with Aidan O'Brien's Ballydolye yard for 13 years. O'Brien has provided O'Donoghue with all seven of his Group 1 victories, which included in 2011 wins in the Irish Derby and Secretariat Stakes at Arlington Park in August on Treasure Beach.
Has come to the top table of racing later than most, having scored at Group 1 level for the first time in 2009 when he won the Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot on Art Connoisseur. Since then he has regularly farmed the top races. He has also partnered Frankel to all nine of his successes.
The German has been champion jockey in his native country five times and has won each of their Classics Starke has won two Jockeys Championships in Hong Kong in 2000 and 2005 and won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in record time in 2011 on Danedream.
The 34 year old had an extraordinary 2011 and he dominated the Melbourne Spring Carnival in Australia winning each of the major Group 1 races. Guided Dunaden to victory in the Hong Kong Vase in December. | <urn:uuid:4fa9a7a7-88fa-4a82-ab1a-8a6e70bcd1b8> | 2013-05-21T17:45:15Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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The antimatter costs 62.5 trillion per gram. In the future it is theoretically possible to use antimatter as fuel for spaceships to other planets. The problem is that its production requires extremely expensive technology, and to create just 1 gram, the world would have to work a whole year (global GDP is 65 trillion dollars). In physics the ' anti-matter is a conglomeration of antiparticles corresponding to the particles that constitute the ordinary matter...
Californium costs $ 27 million per gram. Why is it needed? An element of californium is so expensive to produce, the isotopes of californium do not have any practical application. In the West it was created only once since its opening in 1950. The californium is a ' chemical element with the symbol Cf and the atomic number 98. It is a transuranic element, synthetic , radioactive : californium has very few practical uses and was discovered by bombarding c...
The price of diamonds is of 55 000 dollars per gram. The colorless stone can cost more than 11 thousand dollars per carat, but colored diamonds are worth more. Why do we need diamonds? The natural diamonds are most often used in the jewelry industry. Also, the extreme hardness of diamonds finds its application in ind...
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Scotland reviews forensic data rules
Examines laws on destruction of DNA and fingerprint records
A review will examine procedures for retaining the forensic data of those accused of sexual or violent offences in Scotland.
Professor James Fraser, head of Strathclyde University's Centre for Forensic Science, will examine the way police use forensic science to fight crime.
Under Scotland's current system police must destroy the fingerprint and DNA records of all suspects who are not convicted, except where a suspect is arrested or detained and criminal proceedings were raised against them for a sexual or violent offence.
New laws implemented in January mean that, in such cases, the police can delay the destruction of DNA records for three years, or potentially longer with the agreement of a sheriff. This law does not, however, apply to fingerprint records.
The review, announced by the Scottish Government on 24 September, will examine the effectiveness of the laws governing the acquisition, use, and destruction of forensic data by police.
Specifically, this will cover individuals who are prosecuted for a sexual or violent offence, but not convicted, and individuals dealt with by a children's hearing, who admit to, or are found to have committed, a sexual or violent offence.
For those dealt with through a children's hearing, DNA and fingerprint records must currently be destroyed as soon as a decision is made not to press ahead with criminal proceedings - regardless of any offence they admit to, or are found to have committed.
The review will also consider when delays in the destruction of DNA and fingerprint data is appropriate, in order to enhance crime prevention.
"Our government has already made clear that we do not support the blanket retention of all forensic information taken from innocent people," said justice secretary Kenny MacAskill. "We are not persuaded, for example, that it would generally be right for the police to keep fingerprints and DNA samples from everyone who is detained but not eventually convicted, or even prosecuted.
"The new review will focus on individuals who are prosecuted for violent and sexual offences, checking whether the procedures introduced in January are effective, and examining also why it should be lawful to allow DNA records to be retained but to require fingerprint records to be destroyed."
Frazer will report to the Scottish Government within six months.
This article was originally published at Kablenet.
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"Manly turned up ready to play and were quite physical and we had to match them. It wasn't that much different to playing against the top six Super League teams for intensity. I loved playing in front of a full house at Headingley, you can't compare anything to the atmosphere and stadium here, it was better than Elland Road and in the NRL, it's the one thing I'll really miss when I leave.
"It means a bit more to me to beat one of my former teams. I loved my time at Manly and they are the team I still support now back there, I followed them when I was young so it is great to get a win over them but it all stays on the field, there is mutual respect," added Leuluai. | <urn:uuid:6fcf4392-7a12-48af-920a-c85d7ae7d197> | 2013-05-21T17:11:02Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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This man-made lake on the backlot is believed to have been constructed in the early 1950s. It's one of three bodies of water on the backlot (Falls Lake and Jaws Lake are the others) and consists of two separate lake areas - the main Park Lake and, the other side of the Sweet Charity Bridge (added in 1969), the Black Lagoon.
Before the Parting of the Red Sea effect was added to the tour in 1973, Park Lake was the site of a recreation of the Mississippi. The riverboat sternwheeler started up and kicked up a fountain of spray. The water of the lake, via a wave-making machine, used to whip up a storm of almost any dimension, gale to hurricane.
The lake was used in The Mississippi Gambler (1953) starring Tyrone Power and also appeared in McHales Navy, Gilligan's Island, Creature from the Black Lagoon and Dawn of the Dead.
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Both creatively and commercially, Radiant was a major step forward for Atlantic Starr -- and the person they can thank is James Carmichael. This 1981 release was the first album that Carmichael produced for the band, whose two previous LPs (Atlantic Starr in 1978 and Straight to the Point in 1979) were decent but not great. Atlantic Starr needed to get to the next level, and Carmichael obviously gave the White Plains, NY, combo the sort of guidance, direction, and constructive criticism it needed to make the transition from decent to excellent. Radiant gets off to an impressive start with the haunting single "When Love Calls," and the material that follows is equally strong. That is true whether Atlantic Starr is getting into sentimental soul ballads ("Am I Dreaming," "Send for Me") or tough, gritty funk ("Think About That," "Under Pressure"). One of the band's greatest assets on this LP is lead singer Sharon Bryant; Carmichael brings out the best in her, and she really soars on "When Love Calls," as well as "My Turn Now" and the hit "Am I Dreaming" (a male/female duet with fellow lead singer David Lewis). But Bryant isn't the only lead vocalist who excels on this record. David and Wayne Lewis are also fine singers; "Send for Me," in fact, boasts one of Wayne's most memorable performances. And once again, Carmichael deserves much of the credit -- he pushed the Lewis Brothers to excel just as he pushed Bryant to excel. With Carmichael's help, Radiant went down in history as one Atlantic Starr's finest and most essential albums. | <urn:uuid:a0115997-5dad-4031-a862-dd2efad3bccb> | 2013-05-21T17:11:23Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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When he was actually angry, or just looking to make someone laugh, Jesse Lewis would scrunch up his face, pull his pants above his tiny waist and hunch over into an old man's stance, walking around his house like a pint-sized Scrooge.
On a trip to the beach with family and neighbors, he was the only one to run straight into the water with all his clothes still on, which resulted in one soaked car ride home.
Neighbors who live along the winding, hilly street that ends at the Lewis' home - a modest one-story house with a ranch and horse barn - recall a young boy who was at times rambunctious and always perceptive to people's emotions.
"He was infectious," said neighbor Dave Foster, a neighbor and father of some of Jesse's playmates outside the Lewis' home Saturday afternoon. "You could be in a foul mood and he would come up with something out of left field to put a smile on your face."
The six-year-old Sandy Hook first-grader was the kind of person who could have helped his family through a tragedy, but perhaps not one as devastating as his own death, Foster said.
A gunman killed 26 people, including Lewis and 19 other children, during a shooting rampage Friday at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Jesse's parents could not be reached.
Foster's 10-year-old daughter and 8-year-old son both played with Jesse and were shocked by the news of his death.
Christmas lights adorned the houses along the Lewis family's adjacent street, with some
"He was a very happy boy, definitely a character," she said.
He would make nicknames for people whose names he could not easily pronounce. Autumn Jones, an 18-year-old who lives on the block and babysat Jesse, for instance:
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Former Labour MP for Darlington
- Entered Parliament on 9 April 1992 — General election
- Left Parliament on 12 April 2010 — did not stand for re-election
- Majority: 10,404 votes. — 163rd out of 643 MPs.
Voting record (from PublicWhip)
How Alan Milburn voted on key issues since 2001:
- Voted for automatic enrolment in occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for encouraging occupational pensions. votes
- Voted very strongly for university tuition fees. votes
- Voted very strongly for a stricter asylum system. votes
- Voted strongly for Labour's anti-terrorism laws. votes
- Voted very strongly for the Iraq war. votes
- Voted very strongly against an investigation into the Iraq war. votes
- Has never voted on a transparent Parliament. votes
- Voted moderately for the hunting ban. votes
- Voted very strongly for introducing foundation hospitals. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against laws to stop climate change. votes
- Has never voted on increasing the rate of VAT. votes
- Voted strongly for equal gay rights. votes
- Voted very strongly for replacing Trident. votes
- Voted a mixture of for and against greater autonomy for schools. votes
- Voted strongly for more EU integration. votes
- Voted moderately for allowing ministers to intervene in inquests. votes
- Voted moderately for introducing ID cards. votes
- Voted moderately for removing hereditary peers from the House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a wholly elected House of Lords. votes
- Voted moderately for a smoking ban. votes
- Has never voted on a more proportional system for electing MPs. votes
Read about how the voting record is decided.
- Hardly ever rebels against their party in their last parliament.
Most recent appearances
- Heavy Goods Vehicles (Seat Belts) (8 Dec 2009)
“On that point, I fully understand and welcome the fact that the various associations are campaigning and giving a profile to the issue, so as to encourage more truck drivers to wear belts when they are fitted. I want to ask the Minister two simple and specific things. First, alongside that campaign, may we have a small, specific campaign run by the Department for Transport, the two...”
- Heavy Goods Vehicles (Seat Belts) (8 Dec 2009)
“I am grateful to Mr. Speaker for the opportunity to have this debate on what may seem a small and somewhat arcane issue of fitting seat belts to heavy goods vehicles. However, on occasion small issues have large consequences and, in this case, it can be a matter of life or death. Normally, discussions about road safety and heavy goods vehicles focus on their role in accidents and fatalities...”
- Bill Presented: Social Mobility and the Professions (11 Jun 2009) has video
“It is always a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Havant (Mr. Willetts). At some points in his speech, his insight and knowledge were in danger of creating a progressive consensus in the House; then, however, he lapsed into criticism rather deeper than I would have expected from him. It is also a great pleasure to follow the Minister, whom I congratulate on her appointment to an...”
Please note that numbers do not measure quality. Also, representatives may do other things not currently covered by this site. (More about this)
- Has spoken in 2 debates in the last year — well below average amongst MPs.
- Has received answers to 3 written questions in the last year — below average amongst MPs.
- Replied within 2 or 3 weeks to a medium number of messages sent via WriteToThem.com during 2008, according to constituents.
- Has voted in 52.64% of votes in this Parliament with this affiliation — well below average amongst MPs. (From Public Whip)
- People have made 1 annotation on this MP’s speeches — well below average amongst MPs.
- This MP's speeches, in Hansard, are readable by an average 17–18 year old, going by the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level score.
- 50 people are tracking this MP.
- Has used three-word alliterative phrases (e.g. "she sells seashells") 798 times in debates — well above average amongst MPs. (Why is this here?)
Register of Members’ Interests
Register last updated: 12 Apr 2010. More about the Register
Figures in brackets are ranks.Data from parliament.uk (source). Read 2004/05 – 2008/09 and 1st quarter 2009/10 receipts.
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|Staying away from main home||£23,048 (144th)||£23,083 (joint 1st with 142 others)||£22,110 (joint 1st with 183 others)||£21,340||£20,902 (joint 1st with 187 others)||£20,333 (joint 3rd with 149 others)||£19,618 (299th)||£15,409 (joint 306th with 1 other)|
|London costs||£0||£0||£0||£0||£908 (121st)||£315 (129th)||£1,527 (joint 1st with 101 others)||£1,227 (joint 1st with 81 others)|
|Office running costs||£20,599 (188th)||£21,313 (joint 144th with 1 other)||£27,968 (41st)||£20,596||£19,280 (162nd)||£18,798 (joint 192nd with 12 others)||£18,058 (354th)||£17,069 (263rd)|
|Staffing costs||£101,661 (110th)||£90,504 (joint 189th with 2 others)||£83,700 (347th)||£79,531||£70,336 (joint 324th with 20 others)||£67,727 (343rd)||£55,336 (585th)||£43,927 (406th)|
|Communications Allowance||£9,719 (254th)||£4,988 (463rd)||N/A||N/A||N/A||N/A||N/A||N/A|
|Members' Travel||£17,339 (43rd)1||£17,101 (46th)2||£19,618 (19th)||£21,506||£22,617 (34th)||£23,215 (30th)||£13,739 (179th)||£12,913 (114th)|
|Members' Staff Travel||£316 (231st)||£910 (joint 119th with 1 other)||£2,749 (17th)||£2,002||£4,171 (8th)||£2,807 (25th)||£3,032 (16th)||£1,663 (59th)|
|Members' Spouse Travel||£2,922 (23rd)||£551 (208th)||N/A||N/A||N/A||N/A||N/A||N/A|
|Members' Family Travel||£859 (24th)||£167 (joint 72nd with 1 other)||N/A||N/A||N/A||N/A||N/A||N/A|
|Centrally Purchased Stationery||£4,082 (joint 255th with 1 other)||£612 (425th)||£1,243 (212th)||£784||£2,109 (102nd)||£650 (431st)||£620 (joint 512th with 1 other)||£998 (332nd)|
|Stationery: Associated Postage Costs||£2,173 (351st)||£2,558 (332nd)||£3,148||£6,554 (88th)||£852 (joint 588th with 1 other)||N/A||N/A|
|Centrally Provided Computer Equipment||£1,187 (joint 346th with 2 others)||£942 (joint 496th with 2 others)||£0||£2,054 (joint 18th with 2 others)||£2,054 (joint 14th with 2 others)||£2,054 (joint 14th with 2 others)||£2,054 (joint 14th with 2 others)|
|Other Costs||£0||£0||£0||£0||£5,208 (38th)||£2,983 (38th)||£10,016 (9th)||£0|
|Total||£180,543 (16th)||£162,589 (71st)||£160,888 (17th)||£148,907||£154,139 (10th)||£139,734 (32nd)||£124,000 (85th)||£95,260 (165th)| | <urn:uuid:b97768eb-23b6-4d56-bacc-c92a2f9df034> | 2013-05-21T17:16:33Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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La- meaning and name origin
La- \la\ as a boy's name (also used as girl's name La-), is pronounced la. It is of American origin. Combination of the La- prefix with various endings. Pronunciation emphasis is on the second syllable, which may or may not begin with a capital. See also Le-.
La- has 23 variant forms: Ladale, Ladell, Lajon, Lamar, Lamarcus, Lamario, Lamont, Laray, Larell, Larenzo, Laron, Laroy, Laroyce, Lasean, Lashawn, Latrell, Laval, Lavante, Lavar, Lavaughn, Lavell, Lavon and Lavonte.
Baby names that sound like La- are Lee, Leo, Lea, Le, Lou and Lew.
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Enabling mobile phones to work deep underground on London's ancient tube network has long been a desire for both mobile networks, users and the city itself, but a recent announcement of a £50m gift of hardware from Chinese manufacturer Huawei has not helped progress the plans into fruition. Negotiations between Transport for London (TfL), the mobile operators and engineering firm Thales, who would install the system have broken down over financial and technological aspects. Due to constraints on TfL's budget, the mobile networks would need to fund the work required to get the network installed, and it's likely that this is a stumbling block as to why progress hasn't been made.
"The mayor and TfL made it clear that, given the financial pressures on TfL's budgets, any solution would have to have been funded through mobile operators with no cost to fare or taxpayers.
The parties were not able to agree a viable proposal, and the project is therefore not being progressed at this time."Transport for London statement
The aim to enable mobile coverage on the tube does remain a long-term goal but it's likely that Londoners will have to wait a few more years at least before this will happen. Other proposals to enable Wi-Fi access at tube stations is still set to go ahead, with 120 stations due to be live before the 2012 Olympic Games. | <urn:uuid:2b33fee4-764c-4698-9904-75e9e7ca8c20> | 2013-05-21T17:26:07Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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For an advertisement to be successful, it must stand out from the competition. Ads are everywhere, and people have only a limited tolerance for the influx. How can you craft your advertisement to reach your target audience over the cacophony of messages competing for their attention? The tone of your advertisement is one of the key considerations. Tone can be the difference between a memorable ad that people talk about for years and a boring ad that fades into the background.
There are as many tones for you advertisement as there are adjectives in the dictionary. With the vast array of choices, it is easy to choose a standby tone with proven success. Some of the more commonly used tones are humorous, serious, cute, and sexy. On the other hand, these tones are somewhat overused. Without a good dose of creativity, the only way a sexy ad, for example, can outdo the competition is to become sexier. You can see the logical end to that battle. Humorous ads are also a popular choice, but with a wide range of jokes, puns, and slapstick comedy available, it may be easier to compete with the myriad of ads set in this tone.
When you have so many choices for tone, an easy way to start the process of choosing the right tone for your product is to brainstorm with your Jacksonville advertising agency. While looking up random adjectives is certainly a way to get ideas, you should instead brainstorm adjectives that describe your product, your audience, and your message. Your tone should complement your product, and relate to your target audience in a positive manner. Furthermore, the tone should effectively promote the message you want to send. Your Jacksonville advertising agency can help you get an outsider’s view of your product and message, and has the data on how to best relate to your target audience. Once you have chosen the perfect tone for your advertising campaign, it will be easier to draft and script and produce the ad.
A creative tone is one of the best and easiest ways to stand out from your competition’s advertisements. The best ads are the memorable ones, and the tone you choose is how you relate to your target audience. Let Spark, your favorite Jacksonville advertising agency, help you choose the perfect tone for your ad campaign, and then bring it to life. Call or click here to make an appointment now!
There are a myriad of techniques and special features you can incorporate into a video advertisement. One creative video production Jacksonville technique is to use 3-D animation to demonstrate a product or procedure. As can be seen from movies and video games, 3-D animation can appear as life-like as a live actor, with capabilities from having an animated actor, to simple demonstrations on design and use.
One industry that can benefit from the use of 3-D animation in video production Jacksonville is the health care industry. Everywhere a hospital or clinic uses a video, from waiting room monitors to training videos to video advertisements, a 3-D animation can help the audience understand complex concepts related to health care. For example, a manufacturer of artificial knees could use a 3-D animation to show how the product works, why it is superior to the other artificial knees on the market, and, in presentations to surgeons, show how to implant it. Alternatively, a manufacturer of antacids could use a 3-D animation to show how your antacid breaks down more quickly than the competition, giving fast relief to painful heartburn. On a waiting room monitor, a hospital or clinic could show the basic anatomy of commonly injured joints or organs, followed by an explanation of a procedure for treatment, or even the cumulative effects of smoking on the lungs.
Outside of health care, 3-D animation has many uses for video ads in other industries, both online and off. For example, many automobile makers are using 3-D animation to show the features of the vehicle, often by taking layers off of the vehicle and adding them one at a time to create the whole package. 3-D animation has also been incorporated into educational videos for primary and secondary schools as well as in college and university level courses, especially those in the sciences and history. More universally, one common use of 3-D animation is in safety training videos, both for employees and clients.
Any business in any industry can use a 3-D animation. All it takes is a little creativity and an expert in video production Jacksonville to bring your idea to life. Do you think your business could benefit from a 3-D animation in your video production Jacksonville? If so, call or click here now!
Video advertising is quickly becoming one of the main forms of advertising a business uses to attract customers. Video catches a consumer’s attention with motion, and can relay a longer, more persuasive message than a print or static ad. How persuasive a video advertisement is depends on several things, including the message, the script, and the location. In fact, location is one of the first things to choose when contemplating a video advertisement because the location can affect the script, the actors available, and the message you want to send.
Choosing a location is not as easy as it sounds. There is a reason Hollywood studios have entire teams that do little other than scout locations. While your video ad is not likely to be nearly as complicated as a box office picture, there are similar things to consider when choosing a location for video production Jacksonville.
o Do you want to film your video inside or outside? Regardless of where you would prefer to shoot film, you need to think about the weather and the time of year you will be filming the ad. For example, if you want to film an advertisement centered on a swimming pool, you may not want to schedule filming in the afternoon during rainy season. Similarly, filming a beach scene in the middle of a winter storm would be equally ineffective. Even if you want to film inside a building, the weather and the time of year can play havoc with lighting and mood.
o Should you film your advertisement in a studio or on site? There are pros and cons to any location you choose for video production Jacksonville. For example, you can change a studio to reflect a scene almost anywhere, depending on the skill of your set designers and you budget, but most studio spaces are small, meaning there is less room for your actor to move around. In contrast, filming on site can be exciting as you can choose the location to fit your imagination, instead of the other way around. However, there is only so much you can do to customize an on site location, especially if the location is owned by a third party, and you may end up with a very stringent filming schedule.
o What is your budget for the advertisement? Location fees can be steep, depending on where you go, although many studios are less expensive at first glance than an outside location. There are other costs to consider as well, such as travel time for the video production Jacksonville crew, actors, and company representatives, along with hotels, food, and other miscellaneous expenses incurred when you travel.
Although there is a lot to consider when choosing the best location to film your video advertisement, you don’t have do it alone. Let the experts at Spark walk you through the entire process, and help you choose the best location to convey your message. Click here to make an appointment today!
These days it seems like the Internet is taking over the entire shopping experience. Black Friday has waned in favor of Cyber Monday. Coupon clipping no longer requires a newspaper subscription, and Groupon makes even coupons somewhat obsolete. The Internet has not spared any industry, including the housing industry. People shop and compare homes online through websites like Zillow and through those owned by real estate companies. Apartment complexes and retirement communities are not exempt from the Internet shopping sensation. A great website from our Jacksonville web design experts for an apartment or retirement community could mean few vacancies and a higher rent. A poor website could leave your community lagging behind the competition.
What makes a great website for an apartment or retirement community? Like other websites, your community website should be clearly designed, not too cluttered, and very user friendly. Think about who your residents are, and what kind of residents you want to attract. Is your community near a college or university? Perhaps you should go with a trendy design for your website and emphasize fun amenities and the proximity to school and nightlife. Are your residents mainly senior citizens? Larger text, combined with more pictures, and ease of navigation should be among your primary concerns.
Next, work with your experts in Jacksonville web design to think outside of the box. What features would your residents like to see on your website? Everyone looks at the floor plans of each unit, but how can you be better than your competition? Would your potential residents like a feature where they can place their furniture to make sure it fits? Consider also keeping your website updated in real time when apartments come available. Most importantly, just like any other business, a community has a style and personality. Make sure that style and personality are apparent from your website.
Designing and maintaining a website can be hard work, and the best websites are designed and maintained by experts. Here at Spark, our Jacksonville web design experts are waiting to help you! We will work hand-in-hand with you to customize your website for your residents and business model. Call or click here for a consultation today!
Everyone knows that your friendly, neighborhood advertising agency can produce video advertisements for your business, along with the print ads, stationary, business cards and the rest of the trappings of a successful business. What you may not know is that our experts in video production Jacksonville can do much more than a simple ad spot.
What other kinds of videos do you need for your business? Think creatively! Do you advertise on the Internet with pop-up ads, sidebar ads, or header ads? Think about going to a video instead of a still frame. If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video is worth hundreds of pictures. Remember that movement catches the eye and draws the attention, adding still more value to the video as an advertising tool. It is easy to ignore a static ad on the side of a window, or click out of a pop-up without really looking at it when it is just a still frame. Once you catch the customer’s eye, you can impart your message, and hopefully, get a new consumer.
Do you have a website? Think about how much information you can provide if you use videos in place of text. Of course, having a website that is nothing but videos may not be the best idea for your business, so you should consult with our video production Jacksonville experts to create a strategy for getting the most out of your digital space.
How do you train your employees? In most industries, training is an ongoing phenomenon, requiring hiring teachers, or paying another employee to teach instead of doing their normal job, reserving classrooms, and paying all of your trainees to attend lecture after lecture. Some of those expenses are unavoidable, but you may be able to cut costs by creating video training that can be used over and over, without the expense of hiring a teacher each and every time.
There are myriad ways you can use video production Jacksonville to help your business grow and reduce overhead. Call or click here to talk to one of our experts about how video can impact your business for the better.
February is a month of moments. The more romantic moments are most prevalent during Valentine’s Day celebrations, but there are also moments to remember the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. Ash Wednesday also falls in February, as does the Jewish holiday of Purim. As holidays and memorial days pass, however, the moment passes with them. Turning your business or product into a moment with our experts in video production Jacksonville can create a much more lasting impression that keeps you ahead of your competitors in the customers’ minds.
Kodak is among the first companies to use an effective advertising campaign to make their business a moment. They were aware of the fact, and even made it their slogan (“It’s a Kodak Moment”). Kodak focused on the idea of a moment as a memory that could be preserved for all time with their cameras and film. Even though film has long been surpassed by digital photography, everyone still knows about Kodak as they create and preserve their own moments.
Jewelry stores quickly discovered how they, too, could create a moment. Kay Jewelers and Jared, the Galleria of Fine Jewelry, crafted their advertisements around more romantic moments, the giving of fine jewelry to your loved one. The moment created is one fondly remembered every time a person wears Kay or Jared jewelry, sees their stores, or opens one of their velvet boxes.
Facebook took the idea of a moment to social media. People use both Facebook and Twitter to tell the world, or at least their 10,000 friends, about the myriad moments in their lives, ranging from a change in relationship status, to the funny thing their boss or teacher said in class, to simply what they are doing at the time. In fact, one of the biggest purposes of social media, such as Facebook and Twitter is to find out what your friends are up to at this moment.
Do you want your business to be associated with a moment? Any product or service can be a moment with the right ad. The perfect advertisement will require brainstorming ideas with a great team and experts in video production Jacksonville to put that moment into the hearts and minds of the consuming public. Here, at Spark, we have the team you need to create the perfect moment for your business. Call or click here now to see what our video production Jacksonville experts can do for your business!
Globalization is changing the way we do business. We communicate with people on the other side of the globe instantaneously; it is common for a single business entity to have offices or stores in multiple countries around the world. And the Internet is one of the greatest catalysts of the era. In fact, it is more common to start shopping online than in stores, due to the ease of price and product comparison.
So what does this mean to you? If you don’t have a website for your business, it is time to create one. If you already have a website, you should take the time to update your website and reconnect with your current client base by better addressing their needs. What are your customers’ needs? Some things vary business to business and market to market, but some of the needs transcend the entire marketing world. As coupon clipping becomes a national trend, offering printable coupons on your website may drive additional traffic to the site, and into your business. Additionally, nothing turns a customer away like an unattractive, out of date, or complicated website. That’s where Jacksonville web design through Spark can help. We have a staff of experts in Jacksonville web design who will work with you to set up the perfect website for your clients’ needs and desires.
Do you want to expand your business? You can reach a broader customer base in the international market by offering a complete and easy-to-use online shopping experience. Customers love to shop on websites that are efficient and easy to navigate. The fewer the clicks needed to search for a product, add it to the cart and pay, the more likely you are to gain repeat customers, especially since your product is the best in the market. Your Jacksonville web design experts at Spark can create a simple, cost-efficient shopping mechanism to your business’s website that your customers will love.
Don’t worry if you don’t have a staff web designer because we at Spark are at your service! We are a full-service advertising agency, and our staff includes Jacksonville web design experts, as well as the people to address your other advertising needs in one place. Click here to get started on your new website today!
Every year, the American obsession known as football culminates in the Super Bowl. Even those who don’t care about sports, or whose teams long fell out of convention for the title tune in, if not for the game, then for the advertisements. In short, this one game is an advertising gold mine for those who can get a spot during the game. This year, the ads were myriad in tone, from humorous to serious, and in creativity. Some ads were little different from those played the rest of the year, while other companies took the challenge to show truly creative ads to showcase their products. These creative ads can serve as inspiration for you and your Jacksonville advertising agency to produce an even better ad for next year’s big game.
Some of the longer ad spots were used not to promote a product directly, but as a tribute to a sector of America. Jeep chose to use its two-minute spot to salute our soldiers and the families that they leave behind. Jeep shows its vehicles as part of way to get home to those families, touching a patriotic nerve for those in the market for a new vehicle. Dodge saluted farmers for their grit, endurance, and the sacrifice they make to keep producing our food. Both ads focused on the family, and on industries that use their products. The patriotic tone and subject matter will keep those vehicles at the top of consumers’ minds every time they go to the store, or think about our soldiers overseas.
These tribute ads are in sharp contrast to some of the creative shorter ads that made up the bulk of the spots available. One of the funniest ads was the Doritos ad in which a man is convinced to play dress-up with his daughter just before the big game in exchange for a bag of Doritos. He was mortified at the idea of the guys seeing him, but when they come looking, they decide to join in and share that bag of Doritos. It leaves the unspoken and very effective question: “what would you do for a bag of Doritos?”
Audi and Mercedes went for a more serious note, highlighting the power and prestige that comes from driving these luxury brands. Audi focused on how much fun driving an Audi to prom can be, while Mercedes highlighted one of its most affordable models, while hinting that the car may still be worth your soul. Both car ads were effective and creative in getting their point across.
Now is the time to start thinking about your company’s next Super Bowl ad spot. You need the perfect Jacksonville advertising agency to help you from concept to production. We at Spark, a creative Jacksonville advertising agency, can help you turn your dreams into Super Bowl reality. Call or click here to tell us about your Super Bowl ideas today! | <urn:uuid:691e6d8e-bc46-4723-ae40-f05e6c1aed5a> | 2013-05-21T17:25:15Z | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | [
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The YouTube Audience in Sweden
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This study will help you understand the YouTube audience in Sweden.
- YouTube is the leading online video site in Sweden. It is in an excellent position in terms of awareness and usage and is seen as a likable site.
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Lance Armstrong has admitted using performance-enhancing drugs during all seven of his Tour de France wins.
The 41-year-old made the admission during an interview with Oprah Winfrey, reports the BBC.
"I view this situation as one big lie I repeated a lot of times," he said. "I made those decisions, they were my mistake and I'm here to say sorry."
However the cyclist denied it was "sport's biggest doping programme", saying "it was smart, but it was conservative, risk averse".
After years of denials, Armstrong told Winfrey:
he took performance-enhancing drugs in each of his Tour wins from 1999-2005
doping was "part of the process required to win the Tour"
he did not feel he was cheating at the time and viewed it as a "level playing field"
he did not fear getting caught
"all the fault and blame" should lie with him
he was a bully who "turned on" people he did not like
his cancer fight in the mid-1990s gave him a "win-at-all costs" attitude
he would now co-operate with official inquiries into doping in cycling.
Armstrong was stripped of his Tour de France titles last year after being labelled a "serial cheat" by the US Anti-Doping Agency (Usada).
The body said he led "the most sophisticated, professionalised and successful doping programme sport has ever seen".
The American decided not to contest the charges, saying last year he was tired of fighting the allegations. He had always strongly denied doping.
That all changed within seconds of an explosive opening to the interview when Winfrey demanded yes or no answers.
"Did you ever take banned substances to enhance cycling performance?"
"Was one of those substances EPO?"
"Did you use any other banned substances?"
Armstrong admitted to taking performance-enhancing drugs Erythropoietin (EPO), testosterone, cortisone and human growth hormones as well as having blood transfusions.
He continued: "All the fault and blame is on me and a lot of that is momentum and I lost myself in all that. I couldn't handle it. The story is so bad and toxic and a lot of it is true."
Asked if doping was part of the process required to win the Tour, he said: "That's like saying we have to have air in our tyres or water in our bottles. It was part of the job.
"I don't want to make any excuses, but that was my view and I made those decisions."
In a key exchange Winfrey asked: "Did it feel wrong?
Armstrong replied: "No. Scary."
"Did you feel bad?"
"No. Even scarier."
"Did you feel that you were cheating?"
"No. The scariest."
Armstrong continued: "The definition of a cheat is to gain an advantage on a rival or foe. I didn't view it that way. I viewed it as a level playing field. I didn't understand the magnitude of that. The important thing is that I'm beginning to understand it.
"I see the anger in people, betrayal. It's all there. People who believed in me and supported me and they have every right to feel betrayed and it's my fault and I'll spend the rest of my life trying to earn back trust and apologise to people."
On whether it was the biggest doping programme in sport he said: "I didn't have access to anything that anybody else didn't.
"Winning races mattered for me but to say that programme was bigger than the East German doping programme of 70s and 80s is wrong."
Armstrong said his battle with cancer in the mid-1990s turned him into a "fighter".
"Before my diagnosis I was a competitor but not a fierce competitor," he said. "I took that ruthless win-at-all-costs attitude into cycling which was bad."
Armstrong denied riders had to comply to a doping programme to compete for the team, but admitted his personality could imply that.
He said: "Yes, I was a bully. I was a bully in the sense that I tried to control the narrative and if I didn't like what someone said I turned on them.
"We felt like we had our backs against the wall and I was a fighter."
Armstrong said he had not been afraid of getting caught. "Testing has evolved. Back then they didn't come to your house and there was no testing out of competition and for most of my career there wasn't that much out-of-competition testing so you're not going to get caught because you clean up for the races.
"I didn't fail a test. Retrospectively, I failed one. The hundreds of tests I took I passed them."
However, he did admit that he received a back-dated therapeutic user exemption certificate for a cream containing steroids at the 1999 Tour to ensure he did not test positive.
Armstrong retired from cycling in 2005 but returned to the sport between 2009 and 2012.
He told Winfrey that he did not use drugs after his return to the sport. "That's the only thing in that whole Usada report that really upset me," he said.
Armstrong said he regretted his return, and was asked if he would have "got away with it" if he had not come back.
"Impossible to say," he replied, but added his "chances would have been better".
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Interesting research that could have MS implications.
Calcium is spark of life, kiss of death for nerve cells
March 1, 2007 -- Oregon Health & Science University research shows how calcium regulates the recharging of high-frequency auditory nerve cells after they've fired a burst of signals, and it may have implications for neurological disorders.
The study by scientists at OHSU's Vollum Institute and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, which appears in the current issue of the journal Nature Neuroscience, shows that calcium ions play a greater role in keeping in check the brain's most powerful circuits, such as those used for processing sound signals, than previously thought.
A better understanding of that role could someday help prevent the death of neurons behind some diseases of the brain and spinal cord, such as stroke and multiple sclerosis, the scientists say.
The research, led by postdoctoral fellow Jun Hee Kim, Ph.D., and her advisor, Henrique von Gersdorff, Ph.D., both scientists at the Vollum Institute, found that calcium tempers the activity of a high-throughput sodium pump, located in the plasma membrane covering nerve endings, that controls how quickly and accurately a nerve cell continues firing after an initial burst of spiking activity.
"What's happening in the brain is you have all these action potentials (spikes) that are firing - the action potential is the way you transmit information quickly from neuron to neuron - and when you have an action potential, you have an explosive influx of sodium ions into the cell," von Gersdorff said. "As a result, the cell is depolarized and it needs to be quickly repolarized."
To repolarize a cell so it can continue firing, and do so accurately and at high-input frequencies, the sodium pump ejects three positively charged sodium ions and imports two positively charged potassium ions. The net result is one positive charged is expelled from the cell, causing a hyperpolarization of the cell's membrane potential.
Quick repolarization of the nerve cell is essential. Mature auditory nerve cells fire at frequencies that are 10 to 100 times higher than most high-frequency cells in the brain - 1 kiloHertz, or 1,000 Hertz. Most brain synapses, the space between nerve cells through which impulses are transmitted and received, begin failing beyond 10 Hertz.
"In the last few years, we have been studying high-frequency firing cells in the auditory part of the brain. We found that these cells and nerve terminals are amazing because they can fire at 1,000 Hertz without failures and with high precision," von Gersdorff said. "That discovery in our lab prompted us to ask the question: How is it that these nerve cells can handle all this high-frequency firing?"
Enter calcium, which, by inhibiting the activity of the sodium pump, regulates signal firing, and may conserve energy and keep the high-frequency cells from burning out. But calcium in high levels within a nerve cell can be toxic, so the researchers discovered another purpose for the sodium pump: powering a protein located on the nerve terminal membrane called the sodium-calcium exchanger, which removes the calcium and replaces it with sodium. That action, in turn, triggers the sodium pump, and so on.
The sodium-calcium exchanger "can import high concentrations of sodium from outside the cell, and it uses the gradient of low internal sodium in the cell as a form of energy to get rid of calcium. That energy comes, ultimately, from the sodium pump and its use of ATP, the cells' major fuel," von Gersdorff explained. The pump is "always keeping sodium concentration in the neuron low and that allows the sodium-calcium exchanger protein to constantly exchange sodium for calcium."
Otherwise, if allowed to get too high within the cell, the calcium shuts down the sodium pumps, creating a "vicious loop," von Gersdorff said.
"You then get a simultaneous build-up of calcium and sodium in the cell, and it's 'Goodbye to your neuron.' It goes at some point into an irreversible cycle of death," he said.
One potential therapeutic approach to preventing cell death caused by increasing calcium levels is making the sodium pump more insensitive to calcium. A potential new drug, for example, could "help the neuron to keep extruding sodium so it can help the sodium-calcium exchanger get rid of calcium, thereby not allowing calcium to reach toxic levels," von Gersdorff said.
For the time being, von Gersdorff's lab will continue studying how calcium regulates the sodium pump.
"Our hope is that these basic, fundamental issues will eventually lead to therapeutic strategies that alleviate neuronal damage from ischemia and stroke," he said.
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Jill is right. When she signed the lease three years ago, she set herself up for this problem. Leasing is attractive because allows people to drive cars that they really can't afford. That's because you're only paying to use the car. During the course of the lease you build no equity in the car and have to return it to the dealer at the end of the lease.
Using Kelley's Blue Book (www.kbb.com) for pricing info, we found that a 4Runner depreciates nearly $12,000 in the first four years. That's the portion that Jill was paying for. Unfortunately for her, the first few years are the most expensive years for any vehicle. That's one reason dealers push leases. It is very profitable business for them.
Jill has four basic options available to her. She can buy a new car, lease a new car, buy a used car, or buy her existing 4Runner. Let's look at each choice.
Buying a new car will be the most expensive option. A new car will mean the highest yearly depreciation and the highest monthly payments. But, the biggest advantage is that once the car is paid for it belongs to Jill. Once she's finished with the payments she can drive the car payment-free for as long as she likes. She'll also have the benefit of the new car warranty.
If Jill chooses to buy a new 4Runner or similar vehicle, she'd be borrowing $25,000 ($29,000 purchase minus $4,000 down payment). On a four year loan the average payment would be $588 per month. That means that the new car payment is nearly 50% higher than the used car payment. And she'd have an extra year's worth of payments on the new car.
A sharp dealer could reduce Jill's payment on a new car by showing her a 6 year loan. That would reduce her payment to $403 per month. Basically the same as the used car payment. But, that would mean paying over $4,000 in interest over the life of the loan and making six long years of payments.
Another new car option would be to buy something less expensive, like a Toyota Carolla. For $17,000 (the same price as her used 4Runner) she should be able to get good, reliable transportation. Plus have the warranty.
Leasing a new car would get her a lower payment. But, after a few years of lease payments she'd be right back where she is now - without a car.
Buying a used car would keep her payments down and allow her to own a vehicle once the payments are complete. If Jill finances $13,000 on a used car or buys her present 4Runner (figuring $17,000 purchase price minus $4,000 down payment) her monthly payment would be $401 for 36 months.
The disadvantage, as Jill pointed out, is that she could be making payments on a 7 year-old car. But, at the end she'd own a 4Runner worth over $11,000. And, if she were worried about repairs she could buy a 4-year extended warranty for about $1,000.
Probably the best long-term choices for Jill would be to buy her 4Runner or to find a used vehicle. The payments are affordable and she will own her vehicle when they're done.
With her 4Runner she'd be buying a used car that she's very familiar with. It is also a car with lower than average mileage.
If Jill decides to buy her car she can negotiate with the leasing company. Depending on the circumstances they may be willing to let her buy the car for less than the price in the original lease agreement.
Ultimately Jill needs to decide how much she enjoys that new car smell and the comfort of a new car warranty. The safest financial deal would be to buy her leased truck or a similar used truck depending on where she can get the best deal. Next best would be to buy a less expensive new car. No matter what she decides we hope that she enjoys many trouble-free miles.
What Jill needs to look at is the current book value of the 4Runner. If it is worth more that what she has to pay to buy it out she is better off purchasing the 4Runner. Only she knows how she has treated this vehicle. Only she knows what the problems are. If she has maintained it, she can sell it privately and pocket the extra (book value vs buy back) This would then give her some money for a down payment on another vehicle.
according to larry burkett from crown financial mnst. never lease a car. you dont own it those 4 yrs. you are paying them to let you drive it then you have to pay for them to give it to you again.
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And here is a Merlin Natal Report for the Kewpie:
Sue's Kewpie Doll
June 19, 2009
Through Night's Fire Astrology
You will find that the interpretation of your chart is written in simple language, uncluttered by astrological jargon. If a statement appears to contradict another statement, then you exhibit these opposite qualities at different times in your life. For example, a statement that you are highly sociable and gregarious and a statement that you prefer solitude seemingly contradict each other; this means that you vacillate, and need both sociability and solitude at different times.
The astrological factor that the interpretation is based on is also given. The astrological factor is given for the benefit of astrologers and students of astrology. If you are not a student of astrology, then obviously the factor will not be meaningful to you, and you can ignore it.
If you find this interpretation of your birth chart interesting and informative, you might want to discuss your birth chart with a professional astrologer to learn more about the astrological influences on your life.
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Your birth chart interpretation is based on the positions of the planets at the time of your birth. For the benefit of students of astrology, these positions, along with other technical information, are listed below:
Sun 27 Gem 34 Pluto 2 Cap 06
Moon 1 Tau 15 N. Node 0 Aqu 40
Mercury 5 Gem 06 Asc. 3 Tau 22
Venus 12 Tau 18 MC 5 Aqu 28
Mars 13 Tau 10 2nd cusp 2 Gem 23
Jupiter 27 Aqu 00 3rd cusp 3 Can 12
Saturn 15 Vir 49 5th cusp 7 Vir 40
Uranus 26 Pis 33 6th cusp 7 Lib 25
Neptune 26 Aqu 22
Tropical Placidus Standard time observed
GMT: 16:31:00 Time Zone: 10 hours East
Lat. and Long. of birth: 27 S 28 153 E 02
Aspects and orbs:
Conjunction : 7 Deg 00 Min Trine : 5 Deg 00 Min
Opposition : 5 Deg 00 Min Sextile : 4 Deg 00 Min
Square : 5 Deg 00 Min Quincunx : 3 Deg 00 Min
Conjunct Asc: 3 Deg 00 Min Above, 5 Deg 00 Min Below
Chapter 1: General Characteristics
Your fundamental needs, values, and orientation towards life are symbolized by the four astrological elements. Each person has their own unique balance of these four basic energies: fire (warmth, inspiration, enthusiasm), earth (practicality, realism, material interests), air (social and intellectual qualities), and water (emotional needs and feelings).
Your "elemental make-up" is described below. Remember that most people are "unbalanced" or lopsided, and if you are lacking or deficient in a certain element (or elements), it simply means that you need to consciously develop that aspect of yourself to learn to appreciate and/or to work harder in that dimension of life.
Sometimes we overvalue the element that we are least endowed with, sensing it as a lack within ourselves, but more often we neglect or ignore it. The qualities described below will be reiterated and explained in more detail in the following chapters.
You value order and security in your life and prefer dealing with known quantities, following clearly defined guidelines in order to achieve your aims. Reason rather than emotion rules you, and you think in clear, practical, no-nonsense terms. You are uncomfortable with ambiguity, emotional impulsiveness or extremism, and things which cannot be explained in rational terms. Even spiritual or mystical realms, if you have any interest in such things at all, must have either some scientific basis or be proven to you through your own experience and practice.
You think a situation through thoroughly before deciding upon a course of action, assessing and analyzing the matter carefully, and can be relied upon to come to a fair, reasonable, and sensible solution to whatever confronts you.
You are able to handle practical matters very efficiently, using both deductive reasoning ability and manual skill. However, it is easy for you to become overly "adult" and to lose touch with the spontaneous, playful, vibrant, and childlike side of yourself. You can become too organized and controlled, not allowing your emotions or creative, playful impulses full expression, and a certain dryness or emptiness will result. You need to learn to appreciate a certain degree of "creative chaos"!
You are likely to be overly humble or unsure of yourself and to look to others for inspiration, motivation, reinforcement, and approval. Tending to be somewhat passive, you must learn how to take initiative and motivate yourself.
A lack of warmth (either physically, emotionally, or both) may be evident in you, which can show itself physically as a low energy level, paleness and lack of color in the skin, or a tendency to be easily chilled, and emotionally as a marked coolness or aloofness with little spiritedness, joyfulness, or enthusiasm for living. Eating warming, spicy foods, living in a warm, sunny place, and using fire in your daily life (lighting candles, using a wood stove or fireplace for heat) can help balance you. Also, spending time with warm, cheerful, positive-minded people and developing a philosophy based on spiritual optimism can stir up your own zest of life.
Positively, you are unlikely to be egocentric and have a capacity for great patience and peacefulness.
You have difficulty dealing with your own and others' emotions. Feelings and the emotional reality of a situation are often ignored or discounted by you and you may thus seem insensitive or uncaring to others. Deep emotional rapport, empathy, compassion, and sensitivity to the feelings of others is something that you need to develop, and will be in more evidence later in life rather than in your youth.
Though you may appear emotionally self-sufficient or above it all, your denied feelings can result in physical problems, so it is wise and important for you to learn to acknowledge and express all of your emotions.
You may also find that you crave a great deal of liquid, or to live near bodies of water, as a way to gain balance.
Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 1:
Air and Earth are Strong (F,E,A,W Scores = 0,29,19,1)
Fire is Weak (F,E,A,W Scores = 0,29,19,1)
Water is Weak (F,E,A,W Scores = 0,29,19,1)
Chapter 2: How You Approach Life and How You Appear To Others
The following is a description of your basic stance towards life, the way others see you, the way you come across, the face you show to the world. In Chapter 3 you will read about the "The Inner You: Your Real Motivation", which describes the kind of person you are at heart and where your true priorities lie. Read this chapter and the next one and compare them - there may be significant differences between them, in which case "the inner you" may not shine through and others are in for some surprises when they get to know you at a more than superficial level. This chapter describes the costume you wear, your role in life, while Chapter 3 talks about the real person inside the costume.
You have a sensible and realistic outlook on life and your two feet are always planted firmly on the ground (though you may, on occasion, have your head in the clouds). Others often see you as a rock of strength, solid, reliable, dependable, and constant. You are, in fact, amazingly consistent for you possess great powers of endurance and do not like to make changes or adjustments in your regular routine. You do things deliberately and methodically and do not easily accommodate the unexpected. Though you have a gentle, even soft, appearance, you are enormously strong-willed and stubborn. You go at your own pace and refuse to be rushed or pushed into anything before you feel sure about it. You can be coaxed and persuaded by charm, beauty, love, or affection - but never forced. You won't fight either, but simply stubbornly resist any attempt to coerce you to do something you do not want to do.
When you have a purpose, you are extremely fixed, immovable, and bullheaded about it. Your obstinacy is often infuriating to others, especially since it takes much provocation to make you flare up or respond to their anger. You appear calm, unruffled, and unemotional most of the time, but behind your easygoing and peaceable appearance there lies great strength. When it comes to a contest of wills, you often win simply due to your relentless persistence, your ability to outlast just about anyone. Another reason for your slowness to make changes is your very strong need for security. You are most comfortable in stable, relatively unchanging conditions and you also have a strong desire for tangible security - a home of your own, money in the bank, job security, etc. The other side of your steadiness is that you easily get caught in a rut and will stay in a familiar situation (be it job, marriage, or whatever) long after it has lost its vitality and interest.
You have a keen appreciation of the natural world and get much happiness from simple creature comforts and the physical world, with all of its myriad delights. You are quite sensual in a very natural, wholesome way and you know how to enjoy yourself. You are appealing to the opposite sex in an earthy way. You are also a great lover of beauty and your tastes are basically conventional or classic - not modern.
You are impressionable, sympathetic, and responsive to the emotional tone and atmosphere around you. You harmonize, blend, and adapt yourself to other people. Often you are rather quiet, just listening and feeling. You are subtle and know when to keep silent and wait. You act instinctively, sensing and intuiting when the time is right for action.
There is a certain intensity, charisma, or compelling attractiveness about you that may have little to do with your physical features. It's an energy, a subtle sexuality, that you emanate. Also, you tend to do everything wholeheartedly and with passion, which is quite fascinating to other people. Your instincts and psychological perceptions about others are quite incisive.
Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 2:
Moon Conjunct Asc.
Pluto Trine Asc.
Chapter 3: The Inner You: Your Real Motivation
Although you have a sensible, realistic outlook on life and you are able to dedicate yourself wholeheartedly to your interests (as described in the previous chapter), you are also very adaptable, flexible, and varied. You appear more conservative and conventional than you are. From your appearance, others may not realize that you are familiar with a wide range of life styles and you have varied tastes. You are able to put ideas into practical action and you are likely to be successful in an field that requires good communication skills and presentation of ideas.
You are, in many ways, an eternal child. Your mind is bright, alert, curious, flexible, playful, and always eager for new experiences - and your attention span is often quite brief. You grasp ideas quickly and once your initial curiosity has been satisfied, you want to go on to something else. You crave frequent change, variety, meeting new situations and people.
It may be hard for you to decide just where your talents and true vocation lie, for you have a multitude of interests and are loathe to limit yourself by concentrating on just one. You are easily distracted by all of the other fascinating possibilities. Your curiosity and restlessness propel you into many different experiences in life, and you are willing to taste or try anything once. Doing the same thing over and over again, even it is something you do well, is real drudgery for you.
You live in your head a great deal - reading, observing, thinking, spinning ideas around - and you need mental stimulation every bit as much as you need food and drink. In fact, if you had to choose between a good book or movie and a good lunch, you would very likely choose the former. You have a creative mind and often live by your wits.
You are also a very social creature, with a strong need to communicate and to interact with people. You enjoy using and playing with words and have a real flair for getting your ideas across in a clever, interesting, articulate manner. Writing or speaking are areas you have talent for.
You also have a rather light and mischievous sense of humor, and often do not take anything too seriously. Though you crave emotional involvement, it is hard for you to achieve it, for you are frequently unwilling to commit yourself to anything, to take responsibility, or to limit your personal freedom and mobility.
Your happiness lies in using your creativity and your language skills to communicate something meaningful, to teach, inspire, or bring people together. You have an unbiased mind and can usually offer a fresh, clear, uncluttered perspective. Your faults are your lack of constancy and persistence, and your tendency to overlook or ignore deep emotional issues and other people's feelings.
Ownership gives you a sense of security, and you have a strong attachment to your possessions. You also have a natural instinct or understanding of economics, finance, trade, and appraising the value of merchandise.
Your subconscious needs and feelings blend well with your conscious intentions and desires, therefore you are able to proceed in your life's pursuits relatively unhampered by internal resistance or inconsistency. Your male-female relationships will reflect this state of internal harmony also.
You have big aspirations but do not struggle or labor to achieve them. Your self-confidence and inner harmony attract success and benefits to you in an almost magical way. Your optimism and cheerful generosity also win you many allies and successes in life.
Impulsive, restless, and spontaneous, your life is apt to be somewhat unstable and full of sudden changes. You are extremely independent and crave excitement, adventure, freedom, and discovery. You have a rebellious streak and often feel you are unusual and different from the mainstream of society. The unorthodox and novel appeal to you.
You are imaginative and sensitive to anything colorful, beautiful, or magical. You are attracted to artistic and creative pursuits, music, and mysticism. Your spiritual values color your whole perspective and approach to life. You are idealistic and perhaps impractical.
You are infused with a sense of personal destiny or mission, and can be extremely driven, obsessed, and fanatical. Learning about power and how to use it for good is definitely part of your path. You confront abusive power, tyranny, and dominating people who will teach you about power, and eventually force you to claim your own.
Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 3:
Ascendant in Taurus and Sun in Gemini
Sun in Gemini
Sun in 2nd house
Sun Sextile Moon
Sun Trine Jupiter
Sun Square Uranus
Sun Trine Neptune
Sun Opposition Pluto
Chapter 4: Mental Interests and Abilities
You have an extremely active, lively and versatile mind with a multitude of interests and an inexhaustible curiosity about life. You are quick to grasp new concepts and equally quick to lose interest in an idea or project once your curiosity has been satisfied. You like to taste a little bit of everything -concentration and disciplined study are not your strong points. Mentally restless, you may change jobs or locations frequently, or do work that involves movement, travel, and variety.
You have a flair for language, playing with words, speaking, writing, or teaching in an entertaining and informative way. You also enjoy meeting new people, conversing and learning a little bit about them, and you work well with the public.
Sales, advertising, communications, journalism, or public relations are good areas for you. Your ability to be articulate and to communicate well is one of your greatest strengths.
Your mental skills and intelligence are directed toward practical matters, and you are interested in the tangible effects of any abstract idea or concept. You are very interested in finance, economics, and moneymaking strategies.
You have a probing, penetrating mind and in your view, nothing is as simple, innocent, or straightforward as it appears. You may not totally understand the hidden undercurrents you perceive, the secret machinations, the dark underside of a person or situation -- but it intrigues you and sometimes you can't stop thinking about it. Once your interest has been piqued, you can become obsessed with getting to the bottom of the matter. At times you make more of something than is actually the case, like assigning dark, convoluted motives to a person where none exist.
You have a charming disposition and love to socialize and meet new people. You also like to be surrounded by beautiful things and like to talk to others about your views on love problems as well as your views on beauty, fashion and art in general.
You are physically vigorous and always ready for action. A quick thinker, you are able to make swift decisions and may unknowingly create for yourself opportunities to take control over others or to be a leader.
You are somewhat restless and in constant search for variety and change. Cautious in one way and optimistic in another, you frequently change your mind and your philosophy of life. You may prefer mental work and are likely to choose a scientific field.
Your sense of reality seems a bit distorted and you tend to always think the worst. Your attitude toward the world is rather pessimistic and you place too much importance on matters that really are not important and ignore the ones that are.
Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 4:
Mercury in Gemini
Mercury in 2nd house
Mercury Quincunx Pluto
Mercury Conjunct Sun/Venus
Mercury Conjunct Sun/Mars
Mercury Opposition Jupiter/Saturn
Mercury Opposition Saturn/Neptune
Chapter 5: Emotions: Moods, Feelings, Romance
Even-tempered and peace-loving, you are not easily ruffled and are rarely given to emotional displays. You have a calming effect on more high-strung or volatile people, and an emotional steadiness that others find soothing. Though gentle and not easily provoked, you are tremendously stubborn and will resist any change which requires an emotional adjustment, such as changes in your home life or marriage.
You seek security and loyalty in love, are extremely devoted to your loved ones, and provide a warm, nurturing atmosphere for them. However, you tend to cling and seek to keep others from changing.
A great deal of physical affection, closeness, and touching is essential to your well-being, and you have a tendency to overindulge in sensual comforts and pleasures. At times you substitute food for emotional comfort and love.
Your own feelings and emotions are something of an enigma to you, and it is often difficult for you to share with others what you are feeling.
You frequently withdraw from contact with the world, and need a healing, peaceful environment in order to blossom and come out of yourself.
You identify with the oppressed, disenfranchised or underdog in any situation and want to help them or care for them in some way.
You enjoy emotional intensity and are attracted to the mysterious, the unknown, and to dangerous or challenging experiences which draw on all of your inner resources. You are able to handle an emotional crisis very well, and you are interested in the deep roots of emotional problems and how to cure them. You insist on bringing feelings between people out into the open, for you want real closeness and intimacy with others, without barriers or secrets.
You have a somewhat excitable disposition and your moods and thoughts change rapidly. Enterprising, original and intuitive, you have an instinctive correct grasp of a subject. You are intellectual, resent interference and it is hard to deceive you.
In love, you are steadfast and loyal, especially if you have a warm, demonstrative partner. You are very sensually oriented and need lots of touching and physical affection. You enjoy being pampered with a good meal, loving massage, or other sensual delights. You are a wonderful lover, very attentive to the comfort and enjoyment of the one you love. You are tremendously responsive to beauty and physical appearances, and the physical attractiveness of your partner is very important to you.
You are very much aware of your personal appearance, attractiveness, and charm, and you can be rather narcissistic. On the other hand, you are concerned with getting along with others and you have a pleasing, agreeable manner that people find quite appealing. You use tact or charm to get what you want rather than intense effort or force. Your desire for love and affection colors everything you do.
You are extremely amorous and it is difficult for you to go without a romantic involvement for very long. When you are attracted to someone, you pursue them very ardently and sometimes come on too strong. Doing creative work or artistic work can also satisfy the very strong desire for love and beauty that you feel.
Loyalty, fidelity, and security are very important to you in love. You are cautious about giving your heart away but true to the one who does win your love. Your tastes are simple, even austere, and you do not appreciate frivolity. You are interested in a person's character and inner qualities far more than their appearance. Casual or superficial relationships don't interest you at all, for love seems to get deeper and richer and more satisfying for you with time.
You are likely to have many romantic or unusual experiences in love. You tend to fall in love quickly and enjoy a conquest, but then tire of what has been conquered. If you don't keep this in control, you could end up in a hasty marriage and a quick divorce.
Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 5:
Moon in Taurus
Moon in 12th house
Moon Trine Pluto
Moon Conjunct Mercury/Uranus
Venus in Taurus
Venus in 1st house
Venus Conjunct Mars
Venus Trine Saturn
Venus Conjunct Sun/Uranus
Chapter 6: Drive and Ambition: How You Achieve Your Goals
Once you set your mind on a goal, your dedication, determination, and commitment to it are extraordinary. You pursue your ambitions tenaciously and will stubbornly refuse to give up, let go, or be influenced in any way. Like Aesop's tortoise, you labor patiently and steadfastly until you achieve what you want -or until it is clear beyond a shadow of a doubt that all is lost. You are a reliable, consistent, and productive worker, and often shoulder more of the workload than your co-workers, usually without complaint. The nitty-gritty work often falls to you. You prefer a regular routine, with definite hours and clearly defined responsibilities and tasks. In fact, establishing a pattern or routine is very important to your success because once you get started in a certain direction, is easy for you to follow it through to its completion. Getting started is more difficult. You have a lazy, comfort-loving side and there is often a good deal of inertia for you to overcome before you get going. Once you get a momentum going, your energy level is strong and steady.
You are interested in concrete results and solid, practical achievement. You need to have some tangible product or contribution to show for your efforts, and cannot be content with only intangible rewards (such as having a good time, learning, or spiritual enrichment). Material well-being and security is also a large factor in determining what you do. Your stamina and persistence is your great strength but it can also work against you; you can get caught in a rut and refuse to seize new opportunities. You also tend to play it safe, and to limit yourself in that way.
You are a doer and an achiever. Energetic, courageous, and often impatient, you will forge ahead with your plans regardless of others' reservations. In fact, you often feel other people get in your way and you prefer working on your own. You are active, assertive, and rather competitive as well.
You possess the gifts of endurance and perseverance, the willingness to work hard and seriously to achieve your objectives. Once you decide you want something or make a commitment, you'll do it "even if it takes forever". Self-discipline is natural to you and you instinctively realize that any creative achievement is "10% inspiration, 90% perspiration". You choose practical, realistic goals and pursue them step-by-step in a well-planned, orderly way. You like to concentrate on one thing at a time and do a thorough job. You enjoy working in solitude, and often feel your best work is done when you are alone.
Patience is not one of your strong virtues and you do what needs to be done impetuously and hastily, leading to great potential for accidents. You also have a streak of rebellion in you that could bring disputes and arguments with those around you.
You may have to overcome something in your background or personal past in order to achieve your long-range goals and ambitions. Sometimes you're apt to feel pulled in two different directions -- what others expect of you or what you need to do to progress, versus what your old conditioning or your emotional predisposition would have you do. Overcoming the pull of the past is the key.
Fluidity of speech and thought, and using intellectual gifts or communicative skills to achieve your ambitions in life are featured. Convincing, selling, persuading, reasoning, bringing ideas into public awareness are also part of your professional life.
You seem to lack confidence in yourself and worry about being compromised or exposed. You may feel that you are unable to defend yourself and tend to withdraw from others. It is more important to you to do the right thing than to be popular.
Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 6:
Mars in Taurus
Mars in 1st house
Mars Trine Saturn
Mars Conjunct Sun/Uranus
Moon Square MC
Mercury Trine MC
MC Opposition Sun/Saturn
Chapter 7: Growth and Expansion: Areas That You Enjoy
Your strength lies in your ability to be innovative, open to new progressive concepts, willing to experiment and to reject customs and traditions when they cease to serve any positive function in the present. Also, you have an expansive view of the world, one that includes humanity and not only your own small, personal circle.
Your career or contribution to the world at large is likely to touch many people's lives in a very positive, helpful way. You aim high and have an innate confidence and trust both in your own abilities and in life in general, which enables you to go far. You want to do something BIG with your life, and you attract the support you need to do so, for your aims are not solely for your own personal benefit. You want to give something back to the world, or to improve others' lives as well as your own.
You have an unusually expansive, far-reaching outlook on life. At times the everyday routine is far too dull and boring to you, and you are inclined to travel, daydream, fantasize, or philosophize on a grand scale.
Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 7:
Jupiter in Aquarius
Jupiter in 10th house
Jupiter Conjunct Neptune
Chapter 8: Areas That Challenge You Or Are Difficult For You
You have a penchant for order and precision, and an almost compulsive attention to detail. You are often hypercritical and can be such a demanding perfectionist that you discourage yourself or others from even attempting something that won't be done exactly the way you know it should be done.
You frequently over analyze or pick things apart mentally. You may be something of a hypochondriac also. You must learn that you do not have to rationally understand everything in order for it to be valid, and also to relax your unnecessarily high or strict standards.
It may be difficult for you to play spontaneously or just let your hair down, for you tend to inhibit that side of yourself by being too self-conscious and concerned with the impression you are making.
You may work very hard at some sport or creative medium in order to excel, for you want very, very much to be noticed, acknowledged, and recognized as special in some way. Though you may indeed be outstanding, you also need to learn to relax and enjoy yourself more.
You prefer to work alone rather than with other people. Content by yourself, you tend to become inhibited when you are with others, especially women. You may feel that the effort required to be with others is too great and probably not even worth it.
You are inclined to be rather serious and withdrawn. Feeling very uncomfortable in the presence of others, you shy away from social contacts and prefer to be by yourself.
Now we will discuss patterns of behavior which you instinctively and habitually revert to when under stress - a mostly unconscious process and one which you are apt to overdo because it is so familiar and thus easy for you. The direction you need to follow in order to develop balance, greater awareness, and wholeness is also described.
Your path lies in cultivating idealism and humanitarian feelings, being concerned with how your actions impact the world at large, perhaps becoming more aware of the social implications of your life style and personal choices or becoming active politically. Participating in organizations that support your ideals is one way to do this.
When under stress you are likely to become overly focused on yourself and your own little world.
Instead of "how will this benefit or hurt me?" your focus needs to shift to "how will this affect us all?".
Ideally, you need to strike a balance between doing for yourself and doing for others, by discovering how your unique gifts can contribute to the good of all.
The arena you are most likely to wrestle with these issues is in developing a personal vision or philosophy of life, whether this be through religious or philosophical studies, a broadening education, or visiting and drawing upon the wisdom in distant lands or cultures. Cultivate the qualities described above in this endeavor. Long distance communication and involvement with foreigners is likely to be significant to you.
You tend to have far-reaching associations and have a strong desire to be involved with people of high society. You are likely to achieve great success through joint ventures with others and could do well in some political activity.
You seem to have an innate sense of cosmic awareness and are likely to have strong psychical or metaphysical talents. You are inclined to join some parapsychology groups where you may share your unusual experiences with other people.
Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 8:
Saturn in Virgo
Saturn in 5th house
Saturn Opposition Moon/N. Node
Saturn Opposition N. Node/Asc.
N. Node in Aquarius
N. Node in 9th house
N. Node Conjunct Jupiter/Pluto
N. Node Conjunct Neptune/Pluto
Chapter 9: Originality and Imagination
Areas Where You Are Creative, Unique, Unstable, or Compulsive
You have unusual, even eccentric friends, and you are likely to join groups, communities, organizations, or clubs which promote progressive or unconventional ideas, social change, or innovation in some form. You are dynamic and creative in business affairs and in organizations.
You are a very idealistic person, and you want to see your ideals, hopes, and dreams made concrete and real in the everyday world. You are driven to put your ideals into action.
When young you may be rather aimless or confused about your place in the world. In early adult life it is likely that you struggle to find ways to express your imagination, fantasies, and ideals in your career. Work that involves compassionate service (such as medicine or the ministry) may be your calling. If you lack personal integrity and honesty, you quickly go to the opposite extreme and you can con others through dishonesty and trickery. Music, art, film-making or entertainment are also areas in which you are well-suited.
You are a person of great depth and have a deep interest in the hidden or darker side of life. Issues and experiences others shun, you are drawn to and compelled to examine. The use and misuse of personal, social, and political power intrigues you. Death is also an area you are fascinated with and may explore in depth. You may have many experiences in which you are forced to burn your bridges and start over again.
Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 9:
Uranus in 11th house
Neptune in 10th house
Pluto in 8th house
Chapter 10: Generational Influences: Your Age Group
In this chapter we will discuss characteristics and traits of your generation. Of course, you may not share all of the characteristics of your generation, but you are greatly affected by the tone that is set by your generation.
The first topic is "The Subconscious and Emotional Drive of Your Age Group". In this section we will describe a deeply felt urge, even compulsion, of your age group. This deeply felt drive comes to the surface with great force and power, and consequently leaves in its wake considerable upheaval and change. The second topic is "The Ideals and Illusions of Your Age Group", that describes the dreams, fantasies, and spiritual aspirations of your age group. The third and last topic is "What is New and Different in Your Age Group", which describes areas in which your age group tends to be innovative, inventive, unusual, and also where it may be unstable and unreliable.
The characteristics described below may affect a group of people for anywhere from a few years to about 30 years. There are one or more different astrological factors described in each of the three sections below.
The Subconscious and Emotional Drive of Your Age Group
You are part of a 15 year group of people who have a very strong practical and realistic attitude towards life. You are an ambitious group also and you work hard to improve business, commerce, and other practical affairs. There always seems to be lots of hard work that needs to be done when your generation comes around, and your generation is ready and willing to do it.
Your age group is marked by its precociousness and seriousness. However, it is also as if you were somehow cut off from many of your inner feelings. There is very little of the "child" in most members of your age group, and you have a much cooler, more detached attitude to life than other age groups. You are mature, but also rather aloof. You are ethical but tend to lack empathy and heart. For many members of your age group, it is as if they were cut off from their deeper, emotional side. Naturally, it is important not to let this tendency become too unbalanced, as it can lead to a harsh, insensitive attitude, and a tendency to become involved in corrupt and unethical practices.
The Ideals and Illusions of Your Age Group
You are part of a 14 year group of people that are progressive and broad-minded in religious philosophy and spiritual attitude. You are not a mystical bunch, but you are not skeptics or cynics of mysticism either. However, you generally do not follow a religious philosophy unless it appeals to your sense of logic and reason. The more ancient and intuitively based religions are of little interest to your age group, and religions undergo much "modernizing" during your lifetime.
Your generation blurs the distinction between science and mysticism; your scientific discoveries are carried on with a spirit of awe and wonder, and the discoveries that are made only serve to increase that sense of awe and wonder. The dry, academic approach to science fades out during your generation.
Science fiction is also popular with your age group. Also popular are abstract artistic styles, which reflect your progressive imagination.
What is New and Different in Your Age Group
You are part of a 7 year group of people who are very creative in the arts, music, literature, and philosophy. Your age group draws upon some new inspirations and has a talent for weaving many seemingly disparate styles into a new, refreshing synthesis. Much of the creative inspiration of your period is very refined and sensitive, and some of the greatest artistic and literary works of your generation will receive full recognition only after many decades have passed. You are a group that is primarily concerned with the quality of your creative endeavor rather than its distribution and marketing.
Astrological influences analyzed in Chapter 10:
Pluto in Capricorn
Neptune in Aquarius
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