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I started writing a book a few months ago. It's about my spiritual development journey, each chapter focusing on a different spiritual learning I've gained over the last couple of years.
One of the chapters centers around power and oppression. It's definitely the most difficult chapter to write, and I often find myself closing my laptop, overwhelmed at having to revisit my past.
I've had no shortage of experiences with oppression over the course of my life.
It seems that simply coming into this world as I did, I was already set up to experience oppression on multiple levels — as a woman, as a visible minority (specifically, a person of Asian descent), and, for many years, as someone on the lower rung of the socioeconomic ladder.
Of course, with all of the #metoo posts being shared on social media, following the slew of sexual harassment and assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein, it's men's oppression against women that is specifically weighing on my mind right now.
And while I'd like to close my laptop, overwhelmed, I feel compelled to write.
Deep breath. Okay, let's dive in.
My #metoo's
For those of you who don't know, the recently gone-viral #metoo movement started on Sunday, October 15 with actress Alyssa Milano's tweet:
If all the women who have been sexually harassed or assaulted wrote 'Me too.' as a status, we might give people a sense of the magnitude of the problem.
(FYI – The #metoo movement actually originated with activist Tarana Burke.)
I have watched as several women I know have shared their #metoo's on their Facebook pages over the past few days.
And I have thought back to my own experiences where men have sexually harassed me. Here's the first three that I could immediately recall, off the top of my head:
- The time a man masturbated openly on the subway train while staring at me, and then got up — presumably to follow me — when I got up to exit at the next stop. (He left the train as I pretended to, but then I stayed on as the doors closed behind him.)
- The time a man who was in a position of authority over me made sexual advances, including touching and grabbing me without my consent, and continued to persist after I said that, no, I wasn't going to have sex with him. (Because I had no choice but to still be in contact with him over the next several days, I had to ask some of my friends to make sure that I wasn't left alone with him, since he clearly didn't know the meaning of "no.")
- The time when the guy who lived across the hall from me in a rooming house tried to push his way into my room after I declined to have a drink with him. (I had to throw my weight against the door to get it closed and locked, so that he couldn't come in and do God knows what to me.)
What those men did (and what others have done) made me feel everything from shock to anxiety, to feeling like I had a lack of control and choices, to feeling anger, vulnerability, to just outright fear.
Furthermore, there was nothing in me that felt empowered to defend myself, to speak out, or to assert myself in the way that I actually wanted to.
What happened, instead, was that:
I hid. I avoided.
I called another man to come help me.
I removed myself from places I had every right to be in, and wanted to be in.
I disconnected from people around me when I was out in public.
I became hyper-vigilant. (Even after I moved multiple times after leaving that rooming house, including to neighbourhoods where people would probably feel safe enough to leave their front doors unlocked, I still always kept some kind of weapon in my bedroom. Just in case.)
I relived traumatic memories in my mind, even if, physically, I wasn't in danger at the moment.
(Tellingly, I had a vivid nightmare the morning after I started working on this post. The nightmare was about me being sexually assaulted, running away from someone, and trying to shut myself in my room with a door that barely locked. Go figure.)
The impacts of sexual harassment, of sexual assault, and of men's oppression against women in general, aren't just contained to that one specific experience a woman goes through.
Those impacts don't go away when the man goes away, or after she's able to leave the scene.
No, the impacts extend far past each violation. They accumulate, and carry on years later, and affect every part of of a woman's being, and her sense of safety and self-worth.
This Piece is for Men
In some ways, I didn't want to publicly share any of my experiences of sexual harassment.
I didn't (and don't) want other women to read those stories, only to have to shelve them into their already over-stuffed mental repository holding all of the other innumerable accounts of men's oppression against women, simply to weigh those creaking shelves down just a little bit more.
I, myself, didn't want to dig any further than those experiences, because I knew I'd find countless more, and those three alone still make my stomach churn, and my heart turn a little bit colder, to think about what they, and every other experienced or witnessed instance of men's violations against women represent about humanity.
But this piece is only for other women insofar as letting them know that they — you — are not alone in your experiences.
And to let you — my dear sister — know: It's not us. It's not our fault. And no, we are not overreacting.
This piece is only for me insofar as addressing some urgent force inside me that chose this specific time to speak up. I had to listen.
In every other way, this piece is for men.
Men who may be noticing all the #metoo posts on social media, and actually want to know more about a woman's perspective.
This piece is a reminder to men that contributing to our very prevalent culture of men sexually harassing and assaulting women isn't just about whether you, yourself, force your body onto a woman or call her obviously lewd names to her face.
It's also about what you, as a man, may be doing to keep that overall system of oppression against women — of which sexual harassment and assault are only one facet — alive. A system that is fed and satiated through everyday, often unmindful acts (or omissions to act).
- Like when you talk to "your boys" about your female partner when she's not around, or about women in general, in a disrespectful, demeaning way. Or when you stay silent, or laugh, when hearing other men speaking about women in that way. (I can't even begin to tell you the things that I've heard over my time, hanging out with guys when there have been no other women present, that have shocked and saddened me, but ultimately, led me to believe that this was a normal way for women to be treated. Women are not objects. And they are not inferior to you. They are beautiful human beings who make your lives better.)
- Like when you dismiss what a woman is trying to express to you, because, in your mind, she's "just being hormonal" or "irrational."
- Like when you cut a woman off when she's speaking to a group, or "explain" to everyone that "this is what she's trying to say."
- Like when you ignore a woman who is asking you a question, until she gives up and leaves you alone. (I hate when I see this happen. I have seen many men do this to their partners and to their mothers. It's like you are sending her the message that she is so unworthy of your response, that she is invisible.)
- Like when you don't let a woman just walk down the fricking street without making her feel like she's an object to be called after, eye-raped, or followed. A woman should never have to walk in public with her head down, eyes averted, or feel forced to cross to the other side because of your disturbing presence. It's her street, too.
- Like when you are "handsy" with a woman who hasn't invited you to touch her. (This happened to me recently where a man I barely knew — but who apparently thought that my general friendliness equated to an invitation to invade my personal space — placed his big paw on my shoulder and gripped it, leaving it there while he said whatever he wanted to say. I felt completely uncomfortable, but also paralyzed, as he crossed my personal boundaries with zero regard. I did not give you permission to touch me. And you just did, forcefully, as though you had some kind of right to my body. You don't. So, fuck off.)
- And so on.
It's about being aware that some of the actions and words that you have normally taken for granted as acceptable — because they've never been questioned, because you've "always" seen other men behave in that way, or because women don't explicitly tell you how much you've hurt them with your actions and words — can actually have a profoundly harmful impact on the way a woman perceives herself, and how she experiences every relationship that she's a part of.
No doubt, that this has been the case for me.
All of my own personal experiences of gendered oppression, including sexual harassment — as well as witnessing those of other women — have had a tremendously negative impact on my life.
Because, as a result, what I have learned is that I often have to think twice about where I want to live, where and how I want to travel, what I want to wear, where I want to sit, what I want to say (oh, don't want to give him "the wrong impression"), and who I want to talk to.
(And many times, the outcome of that thinking is that I don't feel free to do what I want. Even though I have every right to. And even though I am in no way asking to be harassed or oppressed by doing any of those very basic things.)
What I have learned is that trusting a man to genuinely respect me is not the rule of thumb. It is the exception.
What I have learned is that my voice won't be taken as seriously as a man's. Even if I'm smart as fuck.
What I have learned is that I have to fight against the completely false, but insidiously internalized, message that my body is not mine to fully control and own.
What I have learned is that I will continuously have to think twice about the safety of my mind, my body, and my life, simply because I am a woman. I cannot expect that my safety is a given.
What I had learned was that I was not worthy enough to deserve better than men who cheated on me, sexually manipulated me, disrespected me, and emotionally and verbally abused me. (This has since changed, but only since my last relationship. And it took the first two years of being with him to believe that I was — and could — actually be with a genuinely good guy.)
Now, of course, we — women — are worthy enough to not have to endure any of this shit.
But believe me, no matter how strong, self-confident, and self-loving a woman is, she is always fighting — both internally and the world around her — to accept and own her inherent worthiness as a woman.
Why? Because she is always bombarded with, and internalizing, the messages from the people closest to her, media, social media, her workplace, and so on, that she is not worthy enough to be just exactly as she is.
And, as men time and time again, overstep their boundaries with her — and they will — she is always fighting to reassert those boundaries, and to reclaim her body and agency, oftentimes feeling powerless to do so because she has been taught, since day one, to "be nice," that she's "just overreacting," that she might need to fear for her safety if she fights back, and that, even if she does try to fight back, there will likely be little to no repercussions against her perpetrator.
So, this piece is for men.
It's an awareness call to men that it is the cumulative effect of each and every single instance of cat-calling, unwanted touching, objectifying women, talking shit about women, humiliating women, dismissing women, pressuring a woman to give more than she is comfortable with, and disrespecting your female partner, that then enable (some) men to feel that they have the power to jerk off in front of a woman when she clearly did not ask for it, or to force their body onto a woman when she said "no."
Because all of it, at the end of the day, is one and the same: It's about throwing up your hand and saluting a culture where men devalue women.
It's about reinforcing a culture where men can expect to overstep a woman's boundaries unchecked, because the control and ownership of women are so ingrained in the psyche of male privilege.
It's about perpetuating a culture where men continue to hold privilege and power that dictates how women should behave, think and feel — even when that is not how a woman wants to behave, think or feel.
If you still can't make the connection, here it is once more:
… sexism, male dominance and male privilege lay the foundation for all forms of violence against women. (source)
There is nothing inherently correct about men devaluing, controlling, and violating women. Nothing.
As a woman, my body is mine. I say who gets to touch it. And I choose who to share it with.
As a woman, I have a brain just the same as a man's. And depending on the man, my brain might even work a little better. (Just sayin'.) I am contributing my intellect and talents to the world much more than I am contributing my pretty smile. Recognize that.
As a woman, I may embody the stereotypical feminine traits of being emotional, intuitive, empathic and nurturing. Those are gifts. Not signs of weakness. I bring healing, empathy, compassion and love into this world. Honour that. Value that. Imagine a world without women like that. What a shitty world that would be.
As a woman, I am also just a human being, the same as any person of any other gender. And as a human being, I have a right to feel safe doing everyday, basic things like walking down the street or living in my own home.
As a woman, I am fucking pissed off. And I will not do what is expected of me and keep fucking quiet.
I am saying my piece.
So, Now What?
Women reading this, at this point, may be thinking: "Yup. I already know this. I've lived this. I am living this."
Maybe, like me, you're feeling drained, too. I almost didn't want to write this, because I knew what it would take out of me. And indeed, after three days of writing, I am depleted.
If you're feeling the pain, too, I'm so sorry.
I know all of you have gone through your own experiences — some similar, and some much more egregious violations of your bodies, minds and souls.
My heart is aching for you, me, and the rest of our sisters.
Diving into this topic, as a woman — whether you're sharing or reading — is difficult, and I'm actively seeking some self-care to counter the serious energy drain I've been going through.
(I'll share at the bottom about my self-care practices, in case they might also help you).
Men reading this, at this point, may be feeling overwhelmed, motivated, ashamed, indifferent, and/or confused about what to do.
Maybe you're even feeling upset or angry, as you read post after post about "how awful" men are. If that's you, my friend, leave your ego at the door and keep reading. I know you don't recognize it yet, but your reaction is a direct result of holding male privilege.
I believe that there are a lot of men out there who have been following the #metoo movement, and are wanting to do something towards positive change. I truly believe that.
If you don't know where to start, just start with yourself.
Start with the women in your own life.
Your wife. Your girlfriend. Your mother. Your sister. Your daughter. Your female friends. Your female co-workers. Your female employees. Your female students. And so on.
Ask yourself what you might be doing in your everyday interactions with these women that might make them feel inferior, objectified, devalued, demeaned, humiliated, ashamed, violated, unsafe.
Think past those initial thoughts of, "Well, I don't think that's so bad …" or, "But I don't mean anything harmful by that."
It's not about what you think.
It's about the impact that your actions or words may be having on her.
Dig deep.
If you really listen to what she's saying (and not saying), you'll probably pick up some clues.
Keep educating yourself on this issue, if you really care to make a difference, because a large part of this is about changing deeply ingrained perspectives — your deeply ingrained perspectives.
And if you don't make a real effort to learn about, and open your eyes to, different perspectives, then your acceptance and expression of male privilege will remain intact.
And so, the epidemic of men's sexual harassment and assault against women will live on.
It's up to you to fix this. You, as a man, need to:
Accept and own our responsibility that violence against women will not end until men become part of the solution to end it. We must take an active role in creating a cultural and social shift that no longer tolerates violence against women. (source)
For Men:
These resources are only a start. Questions will probably pop up for you. Do your own research. Ask Google. Whatever you're wondering has already been asked and written about. Trust me.
Privilege 101: A Quick and Dirty Guide
Some people confuse "privilege" as meaning "special advantages." This guide explains what "privilege" actually means in the context of the #metoo conversation.
160+ Examples of Male Privilege in All Areas of Life
No one is asking you to feel guilty for having your privilege. "But once you understand that these often invisible perks aren't available to everyone, you can see why addressing privilege means recognizing that people of all genders deserve equal access to basic respect for our humanity."
How Men Can Better Recognize and Interrupt Everyday Sexual Harassment
A comic that visualizes examples of sexual harassment and how you, as a man, can help to change the script.
The Rock Test: A Hack for Men Who Don't Want To Be Accused of Sexual Harassment
"Are you a man confused on how to treat the women you work with? … This life hack will have you treating women like people in no time." Humorous, but it makes the point.
To The Men on the Other Side of #MeToo
Why it's on you guys to fix this. In case I wasn't clear.
Again, this is just a start. If anyone — men or women — come across any other resources you think should be shared, please let me know in the comments. Thank you.
For Women:
Working on this post, which has included reading numerous soul-draining articles and #metoo experiences, has triggered something fierce in me.
I have been feeling annoyed, angry, frustrated, drained, saddened, and apathetic, all at the same time.
I do want to mention that, at this point in my life, I thankfully do know more than just a handful of men who have shown me that they are capable of genuinely respecting women.
As I said earlier, the last partner I was with was the first true example that I could, indeed, be respected by a man in a romantic relationship. Thank goodness for him. I had learned to have very low standards before him. But. Never. Again.
There are other men who are currently in my life who make me feel safe, valued and accepted for who I am, and for that, I am deeply grateful. It's still not enough, but they give me some hope in this tiresome battle that we endure.
On sharing our stories
At the end of the first day of writing this post, I listened to an episode on The Priestess Podcast with guest Layla Saad of Wild Mystic Woman.
(As an aside, Layla wrote an amazing piece called "I need to talk to spiritual white women about white supremacy (Part One)" that calls out a different type of continuance of oppression. You can find Part Two here.)
Although the podcast episode was geared towards female spiritual leaders, and I certainly do not consider myself a spiritual leader in any way (in fact, I am a spiritual learner in every way), it gave me some peace of mind for both writing and sharing this post.
As Layla said:
… you don't have to wait for it to be perfect, or for you to have it perfectly figured out or understood, before you say something or do something.
I am not an "expert" feminist. I cannot speak for every other woman I know and don't know. I'm not even sure if what I wrote here truly encapsulates everything I want to say on this topic (probably not).
But I felt the need to speak. And so, I am speaking.
That being said, if you don't share your own story — even if you want to — that is entirely (and obviously) your choice, and yours alone.
As I commented recently on a friend's Facebook post where she stated that maybe she wasn't brave enough to share her own #metoo story:
"… not sharing doesn't make you not brave. It just might mean that sharing could trigger something that you don't want to experience (and shouldn't have to experience). It could mean that you only want to share in private, to specific people. It could mean that you just don't fucking feel like it. It's an individual decision and nobody can fault you for the one you make for yourself."
I have read from some women's posts that women shouldn't have to out ourselves, explain ourselves, or tell men how to fix this problem.
No, we shouldn't have to.
But at the end of the day, sister, do whatever the hell your soul tells you to do. The people who love you will be there to support you and catch you, if you need it.
On self-care
Writing this piece, and reading about other women's experiences, has triggered a lot of memories, negative emotions, and unresolved wounds. The need for self-care has been a given.
Some of the things I've done to reground myself have included:
- Journaling about the nightmare I had. Putting it on paper helped me to get it out, and let it go.
- Making sure I've been eating well.
- Spending time with our farm dog, Olive. Animals are better than therapy sometimes.
- Taking a few minutes during the busyness of the day to chat with someone who I knew would make me smile. 🙂
- Going for a run.
- Only returning to writing this post when I felt ready to again. There is nothing but 100% of my conviction and intention behind this piece.
- Debriefing with my amazingly supportive coach, Ivy, about the impact that delving into this topic has had on my wellbeing.
- While I've been writing this piece, I have physically been around a lot of male energy. I have been giving myself the space I need from that energy as much as possible. And without apology.
And after I publish this piece, I will be celebrating — yes, celebrating — with a burning ritual: I'll be doing a bonfire at the farm where I burn a printed copy of this post, as a release to make room for healing. (Thanks, Ivy, for the suggestion. I love it!)
If you're in need of some self-care, too, but don't know where to start, here's a couple of articles that you can check out for more ideas:
- How to Cope If You're Feeling Triggered by the #MeToo Movement
- Tell Us Your Best Self-Care Tips As Someone Who Has Been Sexually Assaulted (Women have shared their self-care tips in the comment thread on this post.)
Ultimately, do what speaks to you, and what makes you feel comforted, grounded and safe. ❤
Thank you for reading. And if you want to share any of your own thoughts here, please feel free and safe to do so in the comments below.
Lots of love and healing,
Janice xo


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|Dr. Manoj Kumar BhatScientist G, National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune
|Plenary Lecture-5"Cancer Chemotherapy: Involvement of Membrane Cholesterol"
|11.00 am to 11.15 am
|Tea Break
|Chair Person: Dr. Rakesh Raval, Sr. Scientist, GCRI
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|Dr. Chandramani PathakAssistant Professor, Dept. of Cell Biology, IIAR, Gandhinagar
|Session Lecture – 1"Role of FADD and cFLIPL in Regulation of Programmed Cell Death Signaling: Molecular Target for Cancer Therapy"
|Mrs. Vinita KhanvilkarAssociate Professor, Bharati Vidyapeeth's College of Pharmacy, Mumbai
|Session Lecture – 2"Clinical Relevant Herb-drug Interaction in Oncology- Case Studies to Analysis"
|Dr. Deepak KumarAssistant Professor, Dept. of Medicinal & Pharma. Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Sharda University, U.P
|Session Lecture - 3"Design Synthesis Anticancer and Docking Studies of Some Novel Catechin and Quinazolinone Derivatives"
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|Chair Person: Dr. Bhaswat Chakraborty, Sr. VP & Chair, Cadila Pharma. Ltd.
|1:00 pm to 1:45 pm
|Dr. Chirag Desai Medical Oncologist, Vedanta Institute of Medical Sciences, Ahmedabad
|Plenary Lecture-6 "Challenges in Oncology Drug Development in Molecular Arena"
|1.45 pm to 2:30 pm
|Dr. R. Srinivasan Chief Scientist & Head, Mass & Analytical Division, Indian Institute of Chemical Technology (IICTH), & Dean, NIPER, Hyderabad
|Plenary Lecture-7 "Characterization of Drug Metabolites and Degradation Products Using LC-ESI-MS/MS"
|Chair Person: Dr. Manish Nivsarkar, Director, B. V. Patel PERD Centre
|2:30 pm to 3:15 pm
|Dr. Bhaswat Chakraborty
Sr. VP & Chair,
Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd., Dholka
|Plenary Lecture-8
"Challenges in Phase III Clinical Trials"
|3:15 pm to 4:00 pm
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Günther Förg's (1952–2013) wall paintings are one of the central aspects of his entire oeuvre. They opened up a new variety of possibilities for him to present his works when combined with photography and painting, and they were always intended to clarify space and lend rhythm to its internal structure. Over the course of his life he created some 140 wall paintings. A selection of 25 of these large-scale works will be presented at the Deichtorhallen Hamburg from 31 July to 25 October 2015 in collaboration with the estate of Günther Förg.
Förg began creating color wall paintings in 1978 while he was still an art academy student. He said that this came naturally to him, since during his studies he frequently earned extra money as a painter. Conceptually, from the beginning Förg's wall paintings allowed him to expand the boundaries of the panel painting. At the same time, his light-footed appropriation made him every bit an equal to famous predecessors such as Malevich, Schwitters, Rothko, and Palermo. No small number of his contemporary colleagues envy the artist today for his confident ability to masterfully deal with individual rooms and even whole series of rooms.
In an interview several years ago Förg divided this important group of works into various types: »… at first there were vertically and then horizontally halved walls. There are also sequences of colors with various juxtaposed color fields. There were rooms in which all four walls were painted in a different color. Various paintings were created in public or semi-public spaces. These works emphasize the architecture, which becomes visible and/or is highlighted by the painting. The colors relate to the place. There were also wall paintings with color fields and stripes as well as wall paintings that are similar to panel paintings.«
Günther Förg looked forward to the exhibition of his wall paintings at the Deichtorhallen, which was ultimately realized posthumously after his early death at the age of only 61. Like a restaging of a piece of choreography, the wall paintings will be brought back to life in the larger of the two main halls of the Deichtorhallen. Both Förg's first wall painting from 1978 at a private home in Günzach as well as his last wall painting from 2013 at Galerie Gisela Capitain in Cologne will be shown in the exhibition alongside works from every decade of his oeuvre.
Thursday, 30 July 2015 at 7 p.m. at the Hall for Contemporary Art. Opening remarks by Dirk Luckow (curator of the exhibition and director of the Deichtorhallen)
A two-volume catalog will be published by Snoeck:
1.) Günther Förg: Wall Paintings 1978–2013. Edited by Edition Traverses Sàrl, Münchenstein, Switzerland, and Michael Neff, Frankfurt am Main. Text by Max Wechsler, 368 pages. Book-trade price 98 Euro, price in museum while exhibition 78 Euro.
2.) Catalog on the exhibition at the Deichtorhallen Hamburg. Edited by Edition Traverses Sàrl, Münchenstein, Switzerland, and Michael Neff, Frankfurt am Main. Foreword by Dirk Luckow. Book-trade price 48 Euro, price while exhibition 28 Euro.


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Session Title
Perceptions of Race in the Middle Ages
Sponsoring Organization(s)
Graduate Medievalists at Berkeley
Organizer Name
Shokoofeh Rajabzadeh, Evan Wilson
Organizer Affiliation
Univ. of California-Berkeley, Univ. of California–Berkeley
Presider Name
Shokoofeh Rajabzadeh
Paper Title 1
"Als agelstern varwe tuot": Race and Rewriting in Parzival
Presenter 1 Name
Jenny Tan
Presenter 1 Affiliation
Univ. of California-Berkeley
Paper Title 2
Reading Race in Medieval Legal Sources: Moros, Batiats, and Negres in Late Medieval Valencia
Presenter 2 Name
Thomas Franke
Presenter 2 Affiliation
Univ. of California-Santa Barbara
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Race-Thinking in the Book of John Mandeville
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Sierra Lomuto
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Univ. of Pennsylvania
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Perceptions of Race in the Middle Ages
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text: Here's the situation: He has CIOS5 installed and he had no issues running the Backup Loader .1. He then updated his Wii but he can still install WADs. From what he tells me he can't install a new custom IOS without deleting the old one, but if he deletes the old one, he can't do anything. So he wants to get the new backup loader to work, how should he go about doing this? I browsed around to see if anyone had a similar problem, I saw a thread but I think it got purged (I can't find it again, sorry!). He went indepth himself, I'm posting on his behalf (he doesn't have an account)


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Every May 27th, the nation remembers, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, a freedom fighter who after independance became the country's first Prime Minister. Does the nation really remember him ?
His contributions have been so many and his love for the country was second to none. Even if all his contributions are to be forgotten the one immense contribution which can never ever be forgotten is the fact that he guided the country in its infancy, when the country chose the rule of democracy. He was truly a great democrat himself and it is stating the truth that if democracy has taken deeproots in the country a great amount of credit goes to Nehru.
He was born in an aristocratic Kashmiri brahmin family on November 14,1889, at Allahabad, to father Motilal and mother Swaroop Rani. Young Jawahar was packed off to study at Harrow a public school in UK. At an early age itself he started showing signs of his great future intellectual capabilities.Chided by his father, that Jawahar was spending large sums of money at school, he wanted an account of all his spendings to be sent to him regularly. Young Jawahar wrote back ,to his father, that if he had no faith in his son's capabilities, he could always cook up the accounts and please him, and on this ground refused to send an account of his monthly spendings.
He studied law and qualified as a lawyer. Motilal himself was a very successful lawyer of great repute and this had made him one of the richest Indians those days. However, before Jawahar could realise, he had got immersed in the ongoing freedom struggle, being led by Gandhiji. He bcame an ardent follower of Gandhi and soon Motilal also joined the freedom struggle. Together with a galaxy of great leaders like Vallabbhai Patel, Subash Chander Bose, C R Rajagopalchari, Rajendra Prasad, Maulana Abdul Kalam Azad,Gaffar Khan and so many others, India became free, on August 15,1947 but not before it was partitioned and a new country, Pakistan was created, on August 14,1947. With Gandhiji's blessings, Jawaharlal Nehru was to become the first Prime Minister of free India and was to give the famous speech "tryst with destiny" at the midnight hour when India attained freedom.
He was a person who believed in planning, was of scientific temper and understood the Indian culture and his fellow Indians, perhaps, next only to Gandhiji. His scholarly works especially 'Discovery of India' is a best seller book even today. He understood the need of atomic energy and eastablishedthe atomic centre at Bombay now known as Bhaba Atomic Reseach Centre (BARC). He built the five IIT's which are today recognised as institutions of excellence the world over. He was also instrumental to set up the IIM at Ahemdabad, which is now a world famous mangement Institute. At the time of independance the country's private sector lacked finances to set up huge infrastructure plants like steel mills etc. He created the PSU's which heralded the country into the Industrial age at a faster pace. Some of the PSU's ,are having the largest market capitalisation,like ONGC, BHEL,SAIL, NTPC,etc. He was also instrumental in establishing a countrywide spread of scientific laboratories, known as CSIR Labs, each devoted to a particular discipline. The space program was also his initiative and today we are ready to launch a mission to the moon.
However, it was, the manner in which he nurtured the nascent parliamentry democracy by his own example and by guiding it, both from inside and outside and creation of the various state institutions, that have today made India, the largest democracy in the world. He was a supporter of freedom of press and no cartoon offended him.
Nehru took an active part in international affairs and was widely respected and heard in the world bodies like UN. He was the founder of the Non Alignment movement which at one time had more than 100 nations as its members. India was recognised as a key member and leader of this movement when the world was divided into US and USSR camps.
He passed away on May 27,1964 saddened by the act of betrayal by China, whom he considered his friend, when it attacked India in late 1962. The country had lost a jewel in the passing away of Jawaharlal Nehru. History will remember him as one of India's greatest son.
However today we see poltics has become for many politicians a commercial venture and corrup0tion is sapping the strength of Indian democracy. We are also witnessing the distressing scenes of the parliament and state assemblies being prevented from functioning more and more frequently. At times like these, we are forced ,to ask the question, should we remember Nehru only on his birth and death anniversary days and forget him in between?


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Elk Fest
Players attempt to help their moose across a river by flicking wooden disks into position so as to create 'stepping stones' from one end of the table to the other. If you flick well, you'll be able to move your moose quicker than your opponent. But you must be careful not to make the gap too large, as the miniature wooden moose can only span a relatively small distance.
Designed by: Hermann Huber
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Genres: 2 Player, Light Strategy
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I've often joked about the hateful lunacy that is birtherism (and its enablers). But really, it's not funny at all. Baratunde Thurston makes it crystal clear:
Month: April 2011
Just got tipped off that a new Movits! album dropped. This looks to be the lead single: their touring schedule. Excellent live show.)


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Blasphemy! Perino Mocks Obama on Gitmo
White House Press Secretary Dana Perino slammed the prophet Obama (PBOB) today at a breakfast in Washington hosted by the Christian Science Monitor.
The Weekly Standard Blog reported:
Perino criticized a few trends she's noticed in media coverage of the presidency. "Why does everyone have to include the approval ratings of the president [in their reporting on the president]?" she wondered. She also mocked a certain news magazine for electing to offer more commentary when that's all it was offering already. While she thinks some of the "analysis" articles published in newspapers are genuine pieces of analysis, others are thinly veiled commentary, "a trend that's not necessarily good," she said.
The press secretary took a little dig at the incoming president for attacking Bush's policy on Guantanamo throughout the campaign. "All of a sudden, 'Gosh it's so complicated to close Guantanamo Bay,'" she said.
Jammie Wearing Fool noted the numerous Gitmo positions Obama has held over the past few months.
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Years ago, the blacksmith was the corner of the community. Take your idea to the blacksmith and he would hammer out that idea. It could be a new wheel or a new plow. That is how John Deere started in 1837. John was a blacksmith. The blacksmith days are gone, but we still have innovators looking for better ways of doing things in shops and farms around the world.
When I talked about the Space Ship landing in Hamlet, I mentioned that we have fun in Starke County. Pulaski County has fun, too. I have stretched the borders of Starke County before, so I thought I would do it again. Just west of Francesville, Indiana, is a company called Schlatters, Inc. Pulaski County is just like Starke County in the fact that we are major agricultural production counties in the state - rural and wonderful. And creative, too.
Bill Holman was a syndicated writer in Chicago for the Smokey Stover comic strip between 1935 and 1973. In the comic strip, Smokey was a fireman and would drive the fire chief, Chief Cash U. Nutt, to the different fires. To fully understand the comic strip, you need to click on the following ----
Now, to get back to Pulaski County, Pete Schlatter of Francesville was a genius in his ability to build anything. His son, Ron, is the same way. Pete created a real live Foo Mobile - the seemingly impossible two-wheeled car like Smokey Stover's in the comic strip. I'm not going to tell you how it stays up on the two wheels, but if you really want to know, you can look around on Google and find it. I have included a photo of Schlatter's Foo Mobile when Melba and I drove it in a parade years ago.
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Economic Development
- To own and operate for-profit business within Saskatchewan
- To expand staffing to include an economic development specialist
- To increase employment opportunities for Métis people
- To become self-sufficient and self-sustaining within the next three to five years for CUMFI as a whole
Oct 22, 2017, was a proud day as it marked the inaugural meeting of Prairie People Metis Economic Development Corporation (PPMEDC). PPMEDC's mandate is to create Economic Growth through new Metis business opportunities. PPMEDC is one of the Nine (9) community organizations that was chosen to participate in a new five-year pilot project, the Métis Community Capacity Strategy (MCCS) through the Clarence Campeau Development Corporation, This Pilot project is the first-ever Métis community specific business and economic development capacity building strategy. The creation of PPMEDC will allow for the expansion into business development in a meaningful and targeted manner.
For further information contact:
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Remember a loved one and say farewell with Beautiful, Seasonal, Locally grown British flowers.
Our tributes are completely biodegradable. They are a wonderfully natural way to express your thoughts and wishes. All original and individual, hand made to your specific requirements.
(Please note: We do not use chemicals or floral foam in our tributes as these have a negative impact on the environment. Wrappings shown are to help with transportation and should be removed when placed on the site of remembrance).


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Anyway, the hotly awaited Formula Fusion is available on Steam. Check out the trailer below:
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Smith&Co is a law firm from Bermuda that reached out to me in need of a website.
I created a modern yet classic design, centered around the feeling of trust and stability. Since most visitors that come to Smith&Co want to know about the services, I gave these pages extra visibility.
Smith&Co have been receiving 5 to 10 additional inquiries per month since the launch of their website.


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Company: Vynco Fusion
The Vynco engineering team has worked closely with local interior designers, architects and electrical contractors to develop Vynco-Fusion – an innovative range of switches and sockets that combines engineering excellence with architectural styling. Designers and architects can now choose to specify this stylish, slimline range of switchgear to complement the colour and styling of a room – for a cost that is similar to some standard, older wall fittings.
Vynco-Fusion cover plates can be painted to match any Resene colour, to complement your splashback or wall colour. Plates can then be clipped off and replaced as colour schemes change, helping to future-proof your project. An additional film is moulded into the cover plate, which provides resistance against scratches and chemicals.
Vynco-Fusion has been designed, engineered and tested in NZ, to NZ/Australian standards. Vynco-Fusion products fit to any standard flush box and are retrofittable in most homes. All products in the Vynco-Fusion range come with a 5 year warranty.


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is a multi-disciplinary interior architecture design firm, based in Bangkok. Our expertise ranges from commercial and corporate office to private residences and retail design.
For over forty years of our background experience within construction industry and over fifteen years of professional practice in interior architecture design service, Form1 Co.,Ltd. set up aimed to provide a comprehensive design & built service for client.
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November 11 & 13, 2011
Culture Project proudly announces the
2011 Producers' Weekend
Celebrating our 15th Anniversary
Julian Schnabel
Trudie Styler and Sting
Join us in selecting two of the feature plays in Culture Project's 2012-2013 season on Sunday, November 13th.
Tennis in Nablus
Written by Ismail Khalidi
It is 1939. World War II looms over Europe as Palestinian rebels teeter on the brink of defeat at the hands of the British empire which rules Palestine with an iron fist. As the Arab revolutionaries fight for their freedom, the Zionist movement is getting stronger by the day. A collision between the two peoples seems inevitable, especially as the English sow discord in between their daily tennis matches.
The Real Americans
Written and Performed by Dan Hoyle
In The Real Americans, Dan Hoyle focuses his form of "theater journalism" on the urban/rural divide in America, portraying characters based on people he met on a months long road trip through small-town and rural America. Audiences meet closeted gay creation theory experts, Reaganite union coal miners, conservative anti-war veterans, liberal hipster foodies, and Dominican New Yorkers turned cultural commentators, among many others. A rich texture of human connection evolves as Hoyle brings to the stage the human stories behind our polarized politics.
SHAHEED: The Dream and Death of Benazir Bhutto
Written and Performed by Anna Khaja
Directed by Heather de Michele Writer/performer Anna Khaja illuminates the lives and historical forces surrounding slain Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who was assassinated in 2007 while attempting to reunite a nation bitterly divided over the ideals of Islam and democracy. Through the monologues of eight characters that take place in the minutes before Bhutto's death – including Condoleeza Rice and Bhutto herself – we see how Bhutto's life and death resonate far beyond the boundaries of Pakistan, reshaping the world's struggle to reconcile the precepts of Islam with those of democracy.
The Assembly's HOME/SICK
Written and Performed by Dan Hoyle
The Assembly presents HOME/SICK, an ensemble-devised investigation of the history of the 1970s radical group The Weather Underground. When a handful of 1960s student anti-war activists, disenchanted with American aggression abroad and rampant inequality here at home, dedicated themselves to the violent overthrow of the United States government, they accelerated a movement to its fervor, but left a country behind. Forty years later, The Assembly asks: what can their failed attempt at revolution tell a nation once again on the brink?
Friday, November 11th
Dinner and Cocktails
Attend a private dinner at one of the spectacular homes of our hosts, where extraordinary chefs will prepare sumptuous meals, paired with fine wines by top-tier vintners. Toast Culture Project's 15th Anniversary and enjoy magical, impromptu entertainment with special guests.
Sunday, November 13th
Presentation of Play Selections
View exciting excerpts from five carefully selected new works. Producers will vote and determine two fully mounted productions to highlight our 2012–2013 season, and be credited as producer.
Followed by a 6:30pm reception and dinner
Bob Balaban
Dr. Gail Furman
Nancy Harrow
Beatrix Ost
Entertainment provided by The Citizens Band.


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The guitar is a pull out rope instrument, regularly played by fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a central portion with a fixed neck to which the strings, regularly six in aggregate, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of differing woods and strung with beast gut or, more freshly, by either nylon or steel ropes. Some new guitars are built of polycarbonate materials. Guitars are built and repaired with luthiers. There are two prime families of guitars: music and electric. music guitars and similar instruments with hollow bodies have been in use for over a thousand years. There are three main types of latest music guitar: the classical guitar, the steel-string music guitar, and the archtop guitar. The effect of an music guitar is produced with the wave of the strings, which is amplified with the corpus of the guitar, that acts as a resonating chamber. The classic guitar is often played as a solo instrument using a complete fingerpicking technique. electrifying guitars, imported in the 1930s, rely on an amplifying device which can electric direct effect. Early powered guitars used a hollow body, but a solid corpus was found more suitable. electrifying guitars have had a continuing profound impact on on universal culture.
Guitars are affirmed as a primary instrument in genres such as luegrass and many forms of pop. Contents Before the evolvement of the electrifying guitar and the use of synthetic materials, a guitar was defined as being an instrument having a long, fretted neck, flat made of timber soundboard, ribs, and a flat back, most often by incurved sides. The denomination is employed to concern to a volume of related instruments that were improved and used across the old country origin in the 12th century and, later, in the Americas. These instruments are descended from ones that existed in old central Asia and India. For this reason guitars are distantly related to modern instruments from these regions, including the tanbur, the setar, and the sitar. The oldest popular iconographic representation of an instrument displaying the essential features of a guitar is a 3,300 year primal stone carving of a Hittite bard. The new term guitar, and its antecedents, have been applied to an ample variation of cordophones since antiquated times and as such is the cause of confusion.
The English denomination guitar, the German gitarre, and the French guitare were adopted from the Spanish guitarra, that comes from the Andalusian Arabic qitara, itself derived from the Latin cithara, that in turn came from the aged Greek, and is thought to ultimately delineate back to the aged Persian dialect. Tar means cord in Persian. Although the denomination guitar is descended from the Latin term cithara, the modern guitar itself is not usually believed to have descended from the Roman instrument. Many influences are cited as antecessor to the latest guitar. One usually mentioned impact on is of the advent of the four-string oud, which was introduced with the invading Moors in the 8th century. Another advisable impact on is the six-string Scandinavian lute, which gained in popularity in territory of Viking incursion across medieval europe. Often depicted in carvings c. 800 AD, the Norse hero Gunther, played a lute with his toes as he lay dying in a snake-pit, in the legend of Siegfried. It is feasible that a combo of influence led to the manufacture of the guitar; plucked instruments from beyond the Mediterranean and europe were well celebrated in Iberia since antiquity.


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The course 'Self-leadership: Towards a 3rd Generation Authentic Governance and Control Framework' is designed to provide a concrete framework to help you and your organization achieve sustainable growth. With an emphasis on practicality, our program guides the top management through two phases of implementation, followed by an application of our framework to the entire organization. The course includes comprehensive enhancement and performance plans and the tools for self-development to ultimately guide an organization in developing and allowing its people to develop themselves. Through the 3rd generation corporate governance approach an organization can come into closer contact with its people, increasing their happiness and drawing out significantly greater benefits from their contribution.
Parts of the program can be done in workshops, which will stimulate learning through discussions with others and deepening the insights with a professional coach. Through e-learning your employees will gain further knowledge and generate their personal performance and enhancement plan which allow them to flourish (in) your organization.
Course resources
Three online modules will provide step-by-step training and several forms of in-depth materials to guide you and your organisation:
- Written materials. Clear and thorough, our written materials explain the organizational methodology and framework our program proposes. They compose the largest portion of the e-learning materials and include diagrams and other graphical representations to enhance the learning process.
- Videos. Videos will be available throughout the modules in order to assist in the learning experience.
- Tools and Plans. Several documents will be available to successfully introduce and actually implement the 3rd generation governance framework into your organization. These allow processes to be planned and progress to be tracked.
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- Module 1 – Getting acquainted for your leaders
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Hobos hit man to be sentenced in Chicago gang case
CHICAGO (AP) _ The convicted hit man of the notorious Hobos street gang is next up for sentencing in one of Chicago's biggest gang cases in years.
Paris Poe goes before a Chicago federal judge Friday _ a day after Hobos leader Gregory "Bowlegs" Chester was sentenced to a 40-year prison term.
Jurors found Poe carried out the most chilling of multiple Hobos murders. He fatally shot government witness Keith Daniels in 2013 as the man's small stepchildren screamed nearby.
The 37-year-old Poe faces a mandatory life sentence on one count, for murder in aid of racketeering. But prosecutors also want life ontwo other counts, and want the life sentences to run consecutively. They say that'll ensure Poe stays in prison, even on the off chance some count is tossed on appeal.


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AWS services or capabilities described in AWS Documentation may vary by region/location. Click Getting Started with Amazon AWS to see specific differences applicable to the China (Beijing) Region.
This operation configures notifications that will be sent when specific events happen to a vault. By default, you don't get any notifications.
To configure vault notifications, send a PUT request to the
subresource of the vault. The request should include a JSON document that provides
an Amazon SNS topic and specific events for which you want Amazon Glacier to send
notifications to the topic.
Amazon SNS topics must grant permission to the vault to be allowed to publish notifications to the topic. You can configure a vault to publish a notification for the following vault events:
ArchiveRetrievalCompleted This event occurs when a job that was initiated for an archive retrieval is completed (InitiateJob). The status of the completed job can be "Succeeded" or "Failed". The notification sent to the SNS topic is the same output as returned from DescribeJob.
InventoryRetrievalCompleted This event occurs when a job that was initiated for an inventory retrieval is completed (InitiateJob). The status of the completed job can be "Succeeded" or "Failed". The notification sent to the SNS topic is the same output as returned from DescribeJob.
An AWS account has full permission to perform all operations (actions). However, AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) users don't have any permissions by default. You must grant them explicit permission to perform specific actions. For more information, see Access Control Using AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM).
For conceptual information and underlying REST API, see Configuring Vault Notifications in Amazon Glacier and Set Vault Notification Configuration in the Amazon Glacier Developer Guide.
For .NET Core and PCL this operation is only available in asynchronous form. Please refer to SetVaultNotificationsAsync.
Namespace: Amazon.Glacier
Assembly: AWSSDK.Glacier.dll
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public virtual SetVaultNotificationsResponse SetVaultNotifications( SetVaultNotificationsRequest request )
Container for the necessary parameters to execute the SetVaultNotifications service method.
|Returned if a parameter of the request is incorrectly specified.
|Returned if a required header or parameter is missing from the request.
|Returned if the specified resource (such as a vault, upload ID, or job ID) doesn't exist.
|Returned if the service cannot complete the request.
The example sets the examplevault notification configuration.
var response = client.SetVaultNotifications(new SetVaultNotificationsRequest { AccountId = "-", VaultName = "examplevault", VaultNotificationConfig = new VaultNotificationConfig { Events = new List
{ "ArchiveRetrievalCompleted", "InventoryRetrievalCompleted" }, SNSTopic = "arn:aws:sns:us-west-2:012345678901:mytopic" } });
.NET Framework:
Supported in: 4.5, 4.0, 3.5
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Supported in: Windows Store Apps
Supported in: Windows Phone 8.1
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Do you want buggies instead of those koptas you got from AoBR? Here is my suggestion to converting the koptas to buggies. I really don't like to field deffkoptas so I was looking for an alternative use for these models and here is the result of a little patience and some spare parts:
The hardest parts to come by are the wheels – I got mine off some old editions Ork trukks, but I suspect that Space Marine Bikers and other wheels will do just nicely as well. The conversion is as simple as it gets. I cut off the arm holding the rotor just above the engine. Used some green-stuff to cover the cut, and used the rotor blades to mount the front wheels.
Alternatively you could add only one wheel front and back and get a bike instead of a buggy.
Happy converting – I'm back with the painted version tomorrow :o)
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Putin warning at Moscow parade to mark victory in WWII
Vladimir Putin, reinstalled as Russian president, has told the annual World War II Victory parade in Red Square that Russia will stand up for itself.
Flanked by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, he addressed a military parade that included nuclear-tipped missiles and 14,000 service personnel.
Having borne the brunt of the Nazi onslaught, he said, Russia had a "moral right" to uphold its positions.
"We will always be true to your feat," he told veterans.
He did not specify which "positions" were in question. Russia and China have recently been at odds with other world powers over how to resolve the crisis in Syria.
Mr Putin was inaugurated on Monday for a third term in the Kremlin after winning an election in March, which was marred by allegations of ballot-rigging.
His predecessor and long-time protege, Mr Medvedev, became prime minister on Tuesday to renewed protests by the Russian opposition.
Russia's most prominent opposition leader, lawyer Alexei Navalny, was detained early on Wednesday, on a charge of disobeying police.
Writing on Twitter from custody, the blogger sent Victory Day congratulations to his fellow Russians and a photo of his grandfather's Soviet medal for valour in World War II.
"So I won't get home for Victory Day," he tweeted. "They're taking my laces and belt."
'Great moral right'
Mr Putin addressed the 67th anniversary parade from a podium beside the Lenin Mausoleum.
"Russia consistently carries out a politics of strengthening security in the world and we have a great moral right to stand up for our positions in a principled and determined way," he said.
"Because it was our country that took on itself the chief onslaught of Nazism and met it with heroic resistance, went through the harshest trials, defined the outcome of the war."
Invaded by Hitler in June 1941, the USSR tied down the bulk of Nazi combat forces for the remainder of the war, finally rolling them back to Berlin after some of the fiercest fighting of the conflict.
To guarantee clear skies for Wednesday's parade, four planes were sent up in the morning to release special cloud-seeding chemicals.
Battle tanks, self-propelled guns and missile launchers trundled across Red Square in a spectacle familiar from previous years, broadcast live by state TV.
There was no fly-past by combat jets this year, with military transport helicopters taking their place.
The Russian government has estimated that 26.6 million Soviet citizens were killed in the war, about 8.7 million of them members of the armed forces.
On Wednesday, surviving veterans donned their uniforms and decorations to mingle with the public in Moscow and capitals of other ex-Soviet states including Tbilisi and Riga.
Addressing veterans in Kiev, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych warned that fascism had been fuelled by a global economic depression.
"Today we also see worrying trends," he said.
"Economic problems are becoming ever more topical; there is competition for resources and a redistribution of areas of influence; religious and ethnic extremism are escalating. Populists of all sorts are striving for power at any cost, challenging the peace and stability of millions of people."


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Betty White Quotes About Los AngelesQuotes about: Los Angeles
I always wanted to be a zookeeper when I was growing up, and I've wound up a zookeeper! I've been working with the Los Angeles Zoo for 45 years! I'm the luckiest old broad on two feet because my life is divided absolutely in half - half animals and half show business. You can't ask for better than two things you love the most.
I've worked with the Los Angeles Zoo for 45 years, and we have this magnificent photographer, Tad Motoyama. He takes these wonderful, wonderful animal pictures. All through the years he's given me copies of these pictures. Well, I have all these gorgeous ones, so I said, 'Tad, I want to do a book with your picture on one side.'
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Cause and Effect
Both Science and Logic teach us that there are fundamental Laws that govern the universe. These Laws include Gravity, Physics, Thermodynamics, and my personal favorite, Cause and Effect. All of these Laws work in perfect accordance with one another, holding the universe together in perfect unity. If one of these Laws should be false, reality as we know it would cease to exist and the world would be thrust into an eternal state of chaos. Imagine that Gravity should cease to exist. Planets, stars, and whole galaxies would collide and collapse. However, because there is surely something holding the universe together (I call Him God but you may call it Gravity), we can be sure that whether we die decades from now or in the next minute, our lives will be governed by the effects of Gravity. I'm sure very few people deny that these Laws exist, but one Law in particular seems to be neglected the most, and this is Cause and Effect. The Theologian denies Cause and Effect when they claim we have some fabled "free will". The Atheist denies Cause and Effect when they claim that the universe, the Earth, life, human intelligence, atoms, molecules, energy, ect... all came about without any sort of "Cause". God IS the Great Cause of everything.
I don't have much more space, so in my next post we can discuss topics such as the complexity of life, DNA, and other 'miraculous' Truths that not only point towards a higher being, but based on the Laws of Logic, prove there must be the God. However, you were explicit that you desired to discuss this with a Christian, so I assume it is the Christian God you hope to convince us is false.
The biggest so called 'problem' people have with the Christian God is the existence of evil. The Theologian will tell you that God didn't create evil, but rather mankind's "free will" is the cause of all suffering. They say that free will is the reason why you will be held responsible for all the sins of the world if you refuse to believe, and their god will subject you to "eternal tortue" in order to satisfy his all encompassing wrath. This is in direct conflict with numerous Scripture. In Isaiah 45:7 God tells us
"I form the light, and create darkness: I make
peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these
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God is the Creator of absolutely everything. He made the Garden of Eden, put man in the Garden, put the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil in the very middle of the Garden, then created the Serpent specifically to deceive Eve. He is the Cause of everything that happens, whether it be infinitely good or temporarily evil. However, thanks be to God alone, for He has given us the means by which ALL people shall be saved. I don't have any space left so in my next post I will discuss this much deeper.
"And I, if I be lifted up from the earth, will draw
ALL men unto me." John 14:16
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For those of us who have put off Christmas shopping until the last minute (me), you've come to the right place. Whether you need some stocking stuffers for your sig other or a white elephant gift for your BFF's party, I've got you covered.
Gift Ideas
- Minimergency Kit: This isn't something most people buy for themselves, but it's something every girl needs. Inside that tiny pouch, you'll find a needle & thread, deodorant, lip balm, a tampon, and numerous other life savers.
- Gold, Glittery & Leopard: Your BFF/sister/coworker will absolutely love a gold monogram necklace, a cute Kate Spade iPhone case, a leopard clutch, and glittery flats. Guaranteed.
- Beauty/Hair Products: You can never go wrong with a gift pack of eos, Essie, and no-crease hair ties.
- Clothes & Stuff: This H&M star sweater will be your BFF's new wardrobe staple, those adorable jammies will keep her cozy on Christmas morning, and the 5-pack of panties will last forever.
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- Entertainment: Video games such as Grand Theft Auto V & Call of Duty Ghosts, Breaking Bad seasons on DVD, boy movies like Die Hard, boy books like Game of Thrones, and tickets to see his fave band, comedian, or play will score you major points in the thoughtful gf/wife department.
- Grooming & Gadgets: Things your guy needs but doesn't think to buy for himself are always a good bet. This includes a nice electric shaver, a swiss army knife (bonus: great for when you break a nail), and a classic cologne like Giorgio Armani Acqua Di Gio — cologne gets a bad rap for being a boring gift, but this stuff smells so good that it's basically a gift for you too.
- Clothes & Stuff: Cozy socks/slippers, a nice tie, and a good pair of leather gloves are always a good idea; they're timeless and will last for years to come.
video games | electric shaver | charcoal socks | breaking bad | die hard | slippers | plaid tie | swiss army knife | concert tickets | leather gloves | game of thrones books | giorgio armani cologne
What are you getting your favorite peeps for Christmas? Did you procrastinate shopping like I did?
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Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 208085
No compat-gcc-32 or compat-libgcc-32 in RHEL5?
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Seems like compat-gcc-32 is not included in RHEL5 Beta1, not even
compat-libgcc-32 (but compat-libgcc-296 is included).
What is the deal here? No compat*32 packages in RHEL5?
gcc 3.2 is default compiler on RHEL3...
We only ship one compatibility compiler and for older releases just runtime
The RHEL3 compatible runtime libs (from compat-gcc-32*.src.rpm) are in
compat-libstdc++-33 package, for 2.96 we also only include runtime libs plus
libgcc.a (2.96-RH was before the introduction of libgcc_s.so and some programs
like older Oracle versions just don't against contemporary libgcc), we don't
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"Ever known a ship to have hours' worth of logs missing?" She asked Claudio.
"Thank you." She turned her attention back to the controller. "Access, last viewable log entry in record."
The lighting dimmed before an image of the battlecruiser's exterior appeared in the air before them. A part of Talia's mind sounded an alarm and her spacer instincts kicked in while the log continued to run. There would be no reason to show the exterior of the ship unless…
Dear Cheikra don't let me be right! She thought.
A pair of crewmembers was expelled from the airlock and floated a short distance away before their bodies exploded. Moments later several more were jettisoned and the warrior prayed silently for the humans.
Is this what we created? She thought.
The projection changed to show one of the interior of the ship. It was a horrible sight, something that completely transfixed Talia, as the atrocities continued. Whole groups of crewmembers, many begging and crying, were herded into the airlock before being ejected. One young nurse tried to run only to have her captor slam the stock of a rifle against her head before shoving the girl into the airlock.
But that alone wasn't the item that caused Talia to stare at the image. Men and women, some in civilian clothes and others in the uniform of both Fleet and Bavarian Space Forces, stood to the side and watched everything. The warrior couldn't believe what she was seeing, that a species could be so cruel as to space its own people.
Her voice shook. "I've seen enough."
"My God…" Claudio breathed. "Fleet Officers were behind this."
"And you wonder why we think you're nothing but fucking children!" She grabbed the Admiral by the front of his suit and lifted him off the ground. "How many more! How many more will you fucking dumb asses murder before you grow up?"
She started to shake him harder with each word. "I don't fucking care what you think! Look at it! Look at it! Hundreds spaced!"
Methos grabbed Talia's arm and her tone was colder than ice. "Put him down, Talia. Now."
"They'll just kill more!"
"And you need to get yourself under control and let the past go!"
"Fine!" Talia stalked several feet away before stopping with her back turned. "But don't say I didn't warn you!"
"And this won't bring him back either!" Methos fired back.
"Access data on second ship," Talia said.
"File unavailable," it said.
"Data deleted."
"By whom?"
"The General."
"I want all pertinent data on The General."
"No records exist."
Whoever they are, she thought, they certainly don't leave anything to chance.
"New inquiry: did a second ship leave this system within twelve hours?"
"Course and destination."
"Information deleted."
"Tatical, a ship left this system within twelve hours. I want you to find its engine trail."
"It'll be very difficult with the radiation levels we're experiencing," Terri said.
"I don't care how hard it is. Find me that ship!"
"Yes, Talia."
"New directive," she said. "Download all files to the Valiant's main computer."
"Talia," Sherri said. "We have a trail on a course bearing one seven five mark nine."
"Claudio," Talia said. "Are there any inhabited planets on that heading?"
"Only an uninhabited system fifteen light years from here. Nothing there but gas giants," Claudio said.
"A perfect place for a rendezvous don't you think?" "Download complete," the controller said.
"Execute new command: system shutdown."
"Awaiting command."
"Execute," She turned away from the machine. "We're done here."
If there was one thing Talia learned how to deal with over the years was when people didn't like her decisions. The stares, and the thoughts behind them, meant nothing to her because most of the time the person making them wasn't in a position to make the call.
"I want to head of whoever did this," Talia growled as she strode past Methos.
Crios was waiting for them at the airlock and her facial expression was grim.
"Worse up there?" Crios asked.
"I'll tell you when we get back," Talia said.
Methos slashed her thumb across her throat as she walked past.
Talia never turned around. "I saw that. Bridge, when we're a safe distance, destroy this fucker."


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What Women Shouldn't Wear after Age 40
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Google 'what not to wear after age 40' and you will have your pick of thousands of articles telling you what looks terrible on your old ass body.
We could spend hours studying the clothes we shouldn't wear and the words we shouldn't use and the makeup techniques we need to retire, what a horrible word that is...retire, like some unrequited, discarded item.
Here's me, weighing in on this topic.
You are over 40 for duck's sake. Wear whatever you want to!!
If you've made it to 40 and still need to consult articles on how to dress appropriately then you are so missing out on one of the best things about being that age. One of the best things about getting older is realizing that we don't have to spend our energy worrying what other people think and we get to be comfortable in our own skin with our own freak flags. Watch any of my You Tube video's and you will hear me say "Why am i wearing a Sailors hat?, Well, Why not i say!! "
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Still, in saying that, there are a few things that women over 40 really shouldn't wear:
The first thing is - The weight of the world. When you wear the weight of the world on your shoulders, you age. If you like the feel of the world's weight and don't want to give it up, then try scaling back a bit. Perhaps just wear the weight of a few of the smaller continents.
The Second is - Shame and Regret. So few people can carry this look off. Most of us just end up looking haunted or like we were forced to eat liver and onions. Shame and regret are especially hard to wear after forty. Wearing shame and regret past forty is one of those things that make your eyes all red and runny looking. The downward spiral just snowballs from there. Once the eyes get old lady looking, then you have to re-evaluate the wisdom of black eye liner. I say give up wearing shame and regret and stuff giving up on black eye liner.
The Third - Rose colored glasses. Oh, sweetheart, you know who you are. Those glasses do nothing for you. Not only do they make you look like you've been smoking weed for days, they also keep you from examining life and your surroundings realistically. Yes, reality sucks, but by the time we hit forty, we need to suck it up, take those glasses off and punch reality into submission. Or just get some really big dark sunglasses instead. They cover all manner of sins!!
Fourth - Stiff upper lip. There is a time and a place for the stiff upper lip, but damn, it can't be worn all the time. Too much stiff upper lip causes those funky vertical lines between your upper lip and your nose holes. We don't always have to be stoic. I'm not suggesting that you wear your heart on your sleeve, but that is a much softer look than wearing a stiff upper lip.
The Fifth thing - Too many hats. Personally, i love a good hat but wearing many hats, not so much. It's just not attractive. When you wear too many hats, it's easy to forget which hat you're wearing. For instance, are you wearing the 'no nonsense corporate' hat when you meant to wear your 'quirky and kicked back' hat? We're not getting any younger, you know. Sooner or later you're going to accidentally wear your court jester hat to the gynecologist and then where will you be?
Resting bitch face. Hahahahaha. Just kidding. Wear that one all you want. Although, it wouldn't hurt if every once in a while, you had a welcoming and kind look on your face. At least that's what I hear from other people.
There isn't anything wrong with getting advice about updating your look or what to wear, but be yourself, talk to me, this is what i do with Photography Styling.
Who says what is appropriate? From where I sit, it seems 'appropriate' changes based on geography, social status, income and size. After a while, the advice becomes a confusing blur. I think I'll just keep wearing my many shades of black.
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Caring for your new baby can be all consuming for at least three to six months and it is to be expected that your relationship gets temporarily put on hold. However, it is very important to begin rekindling that bond soon after. So many couples lose sight of their separate relationship following the introduction of their new baby, and marital satisfaction usually declines. This is normal although with some effort you can develop a new even stronger connection.
Here are five ways to reconnect with each other:
Take at least 10 minutes each day to talk about anything other than the baby. This sounds simple but can actually be a challenge. Make a game of it. Whoever says "baby" has to do a favor for the other. This is especially important for the stay at home parent who often gets caught up in all those baby stories to tell. At the same time the parent who is home with the baby may want to desperately use adult words and full sentences with someone and needs to decompress from all the baby care stress.
Make a regular time weekly to review new parent challenges and successes related to parenting. You are learning as you go both with your new baby and each other. It can be very helpful to air these concerns in a safe and structured way vs. snapping in the moment, and this time will give each other a way to think things through and express yourselves more effectively. Try to be productive and come up with possible solutions rather than just using the time to complain. Also make sure to identify what is working well for you both.
Acknowledge each other's efforts. Couples often compare who is working harder or doing more for the family. Both of you are most likely doubling your efforts to manage the added responsibilities. It is not a competition. This is not a way to get compassion or support from your partner. If you are feeling burnt out and need more help then ask for it directly. Chances are if you are feeling undervalued your partner may be as well. Just a few words of appreciation and encouragement can go a long way.
Schedule intimate time with each other. Yes, that's right-schedule it. Better to ensure that you both get your romantic time at all then get hung up on loosing spontaneity. If you manage to sneak in some romance otherwise then great, but this way you are both choosing a time that works. Usually shortly after the baby goes down is best before you may get too tired and scrap your plans. This doesn't mean mandatory sex. If you are feeling disconnected for some reason then take the time to just snuggle.
Have a regular date "night". This one may take some time to get started depending on your resources and baby's sleeping habits. Try to get someone you trust and know well like a friend or relative to watch your baby for starters for just an hour and then get progressively braver. You can even do trade babysitting with other couples. Eventually, establish a regular time to do something you both enjoyed when you were just a couple once a week even if only for a few hours. Remember not to talk about the baby or other stressful topics during this time.
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