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The recent news regarding Cambridge Analytica's use of Facebook data has certainly brought increased attention to the use of social media in the political sector. As a result, we feel it is appropriate for any company that accesses data from Facebook to be asked questions about how they are using that data and for what purposes. At Eyesover, we want to be completely open and transparent about our usage of Facebook data given the interest that the news of the previous few days has created.
It is important to note that social media platforms such as Facebook authorize certain public data to be available to third-party developers such as Eyesover. By providing this data, developers can innovate and create applications that can solve problems, enhance the Facebook user's experience, or both. Any developer that accesses this data does so with the understanding that they must adhere to the current Terms of Use prescribed by Facebook.
The Facebook data that Eyesover accesses and uses in our system is limited to that which is deemed to be public. We cannot access any data from individual profiles, nor do we receive any data pertaining to the individuals who post on public pages, pages we must specifically request access to from the Facebook API. We simply receive the text of the posts or comments and use this information to determine what issues people are discussing from these pages.
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A comprehensive review of the Kawasaki Ninja 250R after spending a full day on it..
1. Duration over which I had the bike with me: 24 Hrs
2. Kms travelled: 160 Kms
3. Ridden in: City Traffic/Open highway, Daylight/Night, Single/with Pillion
4. Lasting impression: Without any doubt, "The Best Motorcycle (till 250 cc) that I have ever ridden"
5. Pleasant surprise: The Ninja 250R is the first motorcycle which has impressed my wife..!!
Twice better than the Yamaha R15 in every aspect
Hoped it was priced twice the Yamaha R15 as well..
How did it all start: I had ridden the Kawasaki Ninja 250R just a couple of months after it was launched in India. But since I did not have any photographs of that ride, I never posted about it on my blog (I make it a point to support whatever I ride with photographs).
A couple of days back, me and my wife paid a visit to a friend who lived in Pune and also owned a Ninja 250R. I persuaded him to give his year old Ninja 250R to me for a full day. Accordingly I also got in touch with another biker friend of mine Gourab Das (MG_Biker1806 from xBhp.Com) who also has an interest in photography.
The photographs posted have been clicked by him. The location of the photo shoot is around the hills of Lonavala (near Pune).
Looks: Drop dead gorgeous..!!
Sexy..!! That's how I would like to rate the looks of the Kawasaki Ninja 250R. The Kawasaki Ninja 250R looks like a genuine and honest slightly scaled down replica of the 600 cc Kawasaki Super Sports, the Ninja ZX-6R. Unlike the Yamaha R15 the Ninja 250R doesn't look small or out of proportion in parts.
The lines of the baby Ninja is sinuous, seductive and a treat for sore eyes. The stance of the bike is aggressive and like a big cat about to pounce on its hapless victim. My wife was in fact quite amused with the kind of attention the bike generated wherever we went.
And yes, "Lime Green" is the color for me on the baby Ninja..!!
Riding stance, ergonomics: "A boon from heaven for short guys + roomy enough for tall guys..!!"
The twin bulb, 55 watt headlight dazzles the darkest of nights
The low beam remains permanently "ON" (mandatory by law in foreign markets)
Strangers on the road remind you that the headlight is "ON" (irritating)
A high beam flasher is NOT provided..!!
My friend to whom the Ninja 250R belongs is a 6 ft tall guy and finds the Ninja roomy enough to ride. At first glance the Ninja 250R looks big and a bit intimidating for a 5 ft 5 inch guy like me. But swinging a leg over the baby Ninja will put a huge grin on the faces of vertically challenged guys..!!
The Ninja 250R has been designed keeping in mind the beginners (in developed nations like the USA) to the world of motorcycling which also includes ladies. The result is a low seat height with a seat which narrows towards the front. This means that short guys and petite ladies can easily put both their feet firmly on the ground.
The photographs show how comfortable I was on the baby Ninja with both feet flat on the ground.
The riding stance is on the sporty side for an Indian bike. The rider is invited to reach for the clip on handlebars and coupled with the rear set footpegs, the riding stance definitely mimics its bigger Super Sports siblings. Having said that, the riding stance on the Ninja 250R is as NOT as aggressive and cramped as a 600/1000 cc Super Sports motorcycle. The riding stance is sporty yet comfortable enough for everyday riding and also for long rides.
Handling, Stability: "Awesome..!! Simply the best handling motorcycle in India"
When the Yamaha R15 was launched in India in 2008, it set new standards in terms of handling among Indian motorcycles. Armed with India's first perimeter frame and link type monoshock suspension, the R15 showed how a race/track bike should handle.
The Ninja 250R does not employ any exotic chassis/frame like a trellis or perimeter frame. Its chassis is made of tubular steel. In spite of its simple chassis, the Ninja 250R is so well balanced and stable that it feels a notch above the R15 in terms of handling..!!.
I have ridden a couple of 600/1000 cc Japanese Super Sports bikes before. And the Ninja 250R gives you that feeling of riding a big bike. The handling of the bike is so stable and forgiving around corners that any Tom-Dick-Harry will feel like Valentino Rossi. I tried upsetting the balance of the bike while cornering, but the bike remains rock steady and holds its line without any fuss.
The disc brakes on the front and rear on the Ninja 250R do a very good job of stopping the bike from triple digit speeds without any nervous moments.
The Ninja 250R is so forgiving in terms of handing that at a point one could almost get bored..!!
Engine Performance: "At 140 Kmph, you'll be lulled into thinking that you are doing 90-100 Kmph..!!"
The twin cylinder 250 cc engine of the Ninja 250R feels like a regular 150 cc Indian bike till about 70 Kmph.. till that point there is not appreciable surge in acceleration. But the real fun actually starts at 70 Kmph and goes on effortlessly till 140 Kmph. If you do not look at the speedometer you might be fooled into thinking that the bike is doing around 90-100 Kmph when actually its doing 140 Kmph..!!
Duck into the windscreen on an open stretch of around 1.5-2.0 Kms, and one can easily see a speedo indicated top speed of around 160 Kmph.
The power & Torque has been spread thinly and evenly like precious metal over its 6-Gears and 13,000 rpm redline. The engine remains quite smooth right to it's 13,000 rpm redline with only a very slight buzz on the left foot that comes in after 10,000 rpm.
The very liner power delivery of the smooth twin cylinder engine, coupled with a ultra stable chassis makes the Ninja 250R a beginners delight The power delivery and handling of the bike is so predictable that this motorcycle has been rightly considered as the "Best beginner Sport Bike of the world..!!"
But this in no way means that experienced riders can't have fun on it.
Ninja 250R: The Lady Charmer..!!
I have always hated taking my wife as a pillion on a motorcycle. She is always at her seat's edge whenever she rides pillion on a motorcycle and has never enjoyed/felt secure. She invariably keeps nagging me from behind: "ride steady/safe", "ride slow", "please mind the other vehicles on the road" etc. (which honestly gets on my nerves).
But I was pleasantly surprised when for the first time in my life, there wasn't a single complaint when my wife rode pillion on the Ninja 250R. It was as if she was enjoying the experience. Which she later confirmed that she actually did enjoy riding pillion on the Ninja 250R..!!
At the end of the day my wife even asked me how much the Ninja 250R was priced at..!! When I said it's over 3 lakh Gandhiji's (Rs. 300,000) on road, she said that had it been priced even at Rs. 2 lakh, we could have thought about the possibility of getting one. But the current price makes it difficult for someone like me, especially when I still have some family commitments to fulfill first.
And I thought that my wife could never enjoy biking..!!
On asking what did she like so much on the Ninja 250R, this is what my wife pointed out:
1. Stability: The Ninja 250R feels rock steady, she never felt nervous during the ride
2. Linear build up of speed: My wife doesn't like the sudden surge of acceleration of my Pulsar 220, she liked the linear power delivery of the Ninja 250R
3. High pillion seat: My wife liked the raised pillion seat and the commanding view of the road which it provided
4. The attention that the bike got on the road..!! Yep, my wife was quite amused and enjoyed the attention that the baby Ninja generated whenever it went
Verdict: "Desirable, Stellar Handing & Stability, Smooth Performance: But a bit costly"
The horn on the Ninja 250R sounds like it has been lifted from a scooty..!!
Retrofitting a powerful horn is a must on our Indian roads
After spending a day with the Ninja 250R, I found it twice better than the 150 cc Yamaha R15 in nearly every department.
Looks/Desirability/Stability/Handling/Performance.. in every aspect I have enjoyed the Ninja 250R at least twice more than the R15. By that yardstick, I would have been happy if the Kawasaki Ninja 250R was priced twice than the Yamaha R15. i.e. around Rs. 2,20,000 (surprising even my wife had quoted the same price tag without any knowledge of the R15..!!).
But at Rs. 1,00,000 more than twice the price tag of the Yamaha R15, the Ninja 250R remains still a couple of years away from me. But those who can afford it the Ninja 250R, it is simplly the best twin cylinder 250 cc motorcycle in India/World that money can buy.
After I handled over the Ninja 250R to my friend, I realized that I did not check its Fuel Efficiency..!! But what the heck.. who cares..??
Kawasaki Ninja 250R Specifications:
Engine: 249cc, Parallel Twin, Fuel Injected Liquid Cooled, 8-valve, DOHC
Max. Power: 33 Ps @ 11,000 rpm
Max. Torque: 22Nm @ 8,200 rpm
6-Speed gearbox
Chassis: Tubular steel diamond type
Front: 37 mm dia. telescopic fork
Rear: Bottom-Link Uni-Trak™ with gas-charged shock and 5-way adjustable
Tyres: 110/70R17 (Fr), 130/70R17 (R)
Brakes: 290mm Disc (Fr), 220 mm Disc (R)
Kerb Weight: 172 kg
Wheelbase: 1400mm
Fuel tank: 17 litres
Seat height: 790mm
The Kawasaki Ninja 250R & I: Photos (1280 x 800) [Photographer: MG_Biker1806]
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- Kawasaki formally re-enters India as "India Kawasaki Motors" [Apr 2010]
- 30 BHP, 250 cc, Twin Cylinder Bikes are for Ladies..!! [Oct 2007]
- I'd rather ride a 250-400 cc slowly through a pothole, than "Day Dream" of riding the R1 on the Golden Quadrilateral..!![Oct 2007]
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Close friends and family gathered Tuesday in London for the funeral of singer Amy Winehouse. Her father gave a moving eulogy that included stories that made the crowd both laugh and cry.
"Goodnight my angel," her father Mitch said. "Sleep tight. Mommy and Daddy love you ever so much."
San Francisco D.J. and club owner Aaron Axelson is also remembering the singer who was found dead over the weekend.
He was there when Winehouse played her one and only Bay Area gig back in 2007. "You tell right away she had it," Axelson said.
He added that "it" factor was present during the first sound check and at the time he said she was a virtual unknown.
"She was a delight to be around she was excited to be in San Francisco. She was excited to play pop scene," Axelson said.
Winehouse joins a list of musicians who died at the age of 27.
Music journalist Ben Fong Torres said he interviewed two of the named on the list: Janis Joplin and Jim Morrison. "I think that a lot of artists are tortured, but why they would keel over at age 27 who knows. Many tortured artists are tortured for 70 years. They are happily tortured that's what gives them there creative drive," Torres said.
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Episode LB-005×2 show notesPosted: May 20, 2013 Filed under: Shownotes Comments Off on Episode LB-005×2 show notes
Art and chattr meandered for about ten minutes at the start of the show, going over some stuff that's happened since the last episode, LB-003×2. We mentioned the following and other stuff.
- Ohio Linux Fest 2012 audio files are now available on the Internet Archive, go to archive.org and search for Ohio Linux Fest 2012 and you should get a page with some 45 links. Thanks to Ahuka for the editing and posting.
- Southeast Linux Fest 2012 session recording are being released on youtube
- The Hackers On Planet Earth site is another source for plenty of good media content for your enjoyment. radio.hope.net/archive.html has the content.
Our main topic was backups, and to start, we had a discussion of 'backing up to what?' usb stick? usb spinning drive? somethign else? Each target medium has advantages and disadvantages, such as convenience, location (off site, on site, portable, etc.)
chattr mentioned that he uses the ' tar ' command and since he backs up the same stuff each time, the particular invocations of tar he uses are available in the bash shell's history. (tar gets run from the bash shell command line.) That lead into a discussion of bash history, searching the history, retrieving the history: the ' history ' command, piping the history command's output to a pager such as less, redirecting the history command's output to a text file and searching with an editor, history getting written to the dotfile .bash_history in a user's home directory, and using <ctrl>-r to reverse-history-search through bash history.
Making a list of installed packages: chattr's system runs debian wheezy, so he's familiar with how to do that in debian, using dpkg or aptitude. Art runs an Arch-based system, so he gave us ' pacman -Q ' to output a list of installed packages on his machine. Some of the ways to do this in debian are:
- as root ' dpkg –get-selections | awk '$2=="install" {print $1}' > list.of.packages '. See dpkg's manual page for what the –get-selections option does. The awk bit will filter the output so that the first field ($1), iow the package name, will be printed if and only if the second field ($2) is 'install'. Output is then redirected with > to a plain text file with the name list.of.packages.
- as root ' aptitude ~i -F %p > another.list.of.packages ' See the helpful aptitude manual supplied by the debian package aptitude-doc-en (or whatever language you're comfortable with). Install that package and point your browser to /usr/share/doc/aptitude/en/html/ch02s04s05.html for an explanation of ~i (installed packages) -F (apcify a particular format to put on the output) and %p (format is: package name). The output is again redirected to a plain text file, this time named another.list.of.packages.
Here's a tip when you name those plain text files: put the creation date in the file name to make it easier to identify a particular file of scan a number of file names. chattr uses bash command substitution to automatically include the date in the name, by doing the following:
- rather than redirecting the output to another.list.of.packages, redirect the output to, say, another.list.of.packages.$(date -I) which will append the date in yyyy-mm-dd format to the end of the file name. The -I is a capital letter eye, not the numeral one.
That's using the system to do the work for you, cutting down on your typing. In addition, if you've run a tar command and redirected the output to, let's say, some.backup.$(date -I) then the next time you call that command from your bash history the $(date -I) will expand to the new date, not to the date you last ran that instance of tar. Using the $(date -I) bit in the file name will work whether you're creating the file with pacman, dpkg, aptitude, or really any time you're creating a new file, text or not.
Art pointed out that one > symbol will create a new file with the name you specify. If there's already a file with that name, then the old file is overwritten and you will lose the contents of the old file. You can use two > symbols ( >> ) to append what's new to what was already in the old file. You won't overwrite with >>.
Once you have a list of installed packages, if you have to do a reinstall, you have a list of the packages on the old system. Reinstalling those packages will get you some basic, system wide configuration files, but if you've changed any system wide configurations or made personal configuration tweak, using the package list will not restore those customizations.
That got us to the next question 'what do I back up?' First thing we covered was what's in your /etc directory. An image illustrating some basic file system directory hierarchy information is at http://blog.mypapit.net/upload/files/linux_file_structure.jpg
chattr uses this command to back up his /etc:
- as root, ' tar jvcpf /media/sdj1/etc.$(date -I).tar.bz2 /etc ' where /media/sdj1 is where his usb stick is mounted.
Art got us out of that rathole and back to a discussion of where to keep your backups. The pogoplug is a useful device for that, since it can sit on your local network, or anywhere you can access the device over the internet. It works 'out of the box', getting an ip address from your router. Some other possibilities besides the pogoplug are dprobox, box.com, carbonite, a NAS machine, using a drive dock, cabling a portable drive or places for, say, photos like flickr.
And that pretty much wrapped up the show. Please send comments to firstname.lastname@example.com or post in the forums or visit the #linuxbasix irc channel on irc.freenode.net
Episode LB-004×2 – MARS has a what?! Pictures don't liePosted: April 29, 2013 Filed under: Podcast, Shownotes Comments Off on Episode LB-004×2 – MARS has a what?! Pictures don't lie
So there are a few things we are changing. The naming convention of the show is reverting back, we've just released episode 127. Jonathan came on the show and bailed my butt out for not being prepared. HonkeyMagoo gives us the rundown on Damn Small Linux and Bill showed up for support. Below are some of the topics we touched on. More to come later this week.
1. What we have been up to
2. Any new linux or tech projects
3. What is new with LinuxBasix
Python Study Group:
1.What it is
2.When we are going to meet
3.where to go to sign up for the codeacademy.com
1.Security in Linux
2. What we use
3. What we might not use
4. What we should use and why
5. Is there a line between being secure and tin foil hat? (this has always been a question of mine that i dont have an answer for)
1.What is it
2.Where it can be found (home router, home server, firewall distros)
3.Commonly used ports
1.What is it
2.Example of how to use it to scan a Windows box using a live Linux distro
1.The final look
2.Put a fork in it it's done
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Kali Akuno on WBAI Radio, New York: Why Community-led Activism Is The Only Way We Will Collectively Tackle Climate Change
Veteran organizer, director of Cooperation Jackson, author, public speaker and It Takes Roots delegate Kali Akuno was interviewed on WBAI (Pacifica network)'s radio on how the ongoing COP21 discussions are focused on false solutions that just continue the dangerous status quo in new ways . Listen to the archive link. (interview with Kali starts at 1 hr 26 min into the 2 hour link)
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Grist Article Lauds ITR Delegation: Here's what frontline communities are pushing for at the Paris climate talks
Jacqueline Patterson, director of the NAACP's Environmental and Climate Justice Program, and a member of the Climate Justice Alliance, wrote this comprehensive analysis in Grist Online, where she gives props to the It Takes Roots Delegation: Read full article
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Pam Tau Lee Discusses the It Takes Roots' Delegation on Pacifica Radio
Berkeley, California, based Pacifica Radio (KPFA 94.1 FM) interviewed It Takes Roots delegate Pam Tau Lee on their daily news show, Upfront. Pamela discusses the importance of grassroots leadership mobilizing at COP21, her checkered experience in organizing across . Listen to the archived podcast.
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Tom Goldtooth in Yes! Magazine: Leaders Need to Recognize 'The Spirit of Life Itself'
Indigenous Environmental Network Executive Director and It Takes Roots Delegate Tom Goldtooth discusses his views and reflections on COP21 and the urgency to listen to indigenous leadership as the key way to mitigate climate change and restore the balance of nature. Read this incisive discussion
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Democracy Now! Spotlights Indigenous Activists From ITR Delegation: Paris "Police State" is the Reality Frontline Communities Live With
Democracy Now! caught up with It Takes Roots Delegates Dallas Goldtooth, and his father Tom Goldtooth, Executive Director of Indigenous Environmental Network. "If you look at the scenario we're facing right now in Paris, you have a heightened police state, you have unreasonable bureaucracy, limited resources," says Dallas. "This is our element as frontline communities. This is the world we exist in." Watch the Segment
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Video Special: Healing Ceremony by Indigenous Environmental Network
Ahead of COP21, Films for Action in collaboration with the New Internationalist Magazine showcase indigenous and majority world voices from the frontlines in the fight for climate justice. Watch a powerful video featuring Indigenous members of the It Takes Roots Delegation, and with the Indigenous Environmental Network. Watch this powerful video.
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the struggle for climate justice is a struggle for racial justice
by brandon king, CooP Jackson
yesterday while at the Eiffel Tower, i saw two Roma womyn hustling a homeless, handicap petition. i thought nothing of it and gave them some euros. as my comrade went to give this sister change, a self-proclaimed "vigilante" cursed the womyn, told them to scram, and ripped up their petition, telling us that what they're doing was fake, a scam.
this is our fourth day in Paris, France and i have not even begun to catch my bearings. just yesterday i was pick-pocketed by other Africans for my iphone 6 and gloves, after visiting Alternatibas' commons/convergence space along the outskirts of Paris. they are building an alternative to climate change and the energy crisis in concrete ways to lower emissions of greenhouse gases in all sectors. it was really cool to see their space and to hear about their work. for them to be at the scale they're at with over 10,000 members, i find very impressive.
but yeah. i thought about those two incidents as i reflect on why we're even here in the first place. to demand climate justice and to say no to the false solutions that the COP21 delegates are retorting.
even though i was super upset that my phone was stolen, i couldn't help but think about the conditions that contribute to people's decisions and what choices everyday people actually truly have. especially migrants.
i think about the COP, and these corporations and governments who make decisions that have global implications. these world "leaders" who have no regard for life, and actually have had the audacity to enslave mother nature, and in some cases, other humyn beings. this COP meeting is the 21st of it's kind, and they still haven't been able to come to an agreement, let alone put a break on carbon emissions. in fact, over the previous 20 COPs, carbon emissions from fossil fuels have risen 50%, as the nations of the world have put global trade and profits over life itself.
frontline communities prey on each other because we never actually see our true enemies. these corporations and world "leaders" manage an economy that's based on a non-logic of perpetual growth even though there's clear limitations on how much resources can actually be extracted.
the recent terrorist attacks in Paris coupled with the heightened repression that Arab, African and Muslim communities have experienced is a direct byproduct of these imperialist wars for control over fossil fuels. the capitalist system and the states that protect and enforce it, creates the conditions that make the oppressed and exploited turn against each other. my oppressed and exploited sisters and brothers, systemic survivors, were the people that swindled me and my comrade out of a couple of euros and stole my phone.
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Defying the 'Shock Doctrine' in Paris as Thousands March Despite Protest Ban: CommonDreams Quotes Cindy Wiesner
CommonDreams' update on Sunday, Nov.29th actions in Paris before the COP21 kickoff quotes It Takes Roots delegate Cindy Wiesner from the press advisory on how the demonstrators on Sunday "…stood in defiance …to defend democracy, reclaim the streets, and stand in solidarity with people living alongside fracking wells, REDD projects, and nuclear facilities—all rejecting these false solutions that COP21 is intending to advance." Read the full article
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Paris Climate Accord is a Crime Against Vulnerable Communities
November 30, 2015
A broad alliance of leaders from communities on the frontline of the climate crisis have traveled to Paris to speak out against the proposed global climate agreement, saying that it falls far short of what is needed to avoid global catastrophe.
With more than 100 delegates from dozens of climate impacted communities across the US and Canada, the It Takes Roots delegation is calling on world leaders to come out of Paris with an agreement based on real solutions.
"Climate catastrophes are a reality right now. But the COP21 is not based on that reality, only on what is politically expedient. The agreement is based on a carbon market that allows developed countries to continue to emit dangerously high levels of greenhouse gasses through shell games, imaginary technofixes, and trading schemes that result in land grabs and human rights violations," said Alberto Salamando, a human rights expert with the Indigenous Environmental Network.
"The UNFCCC process has been hijacked by the fossil fuel industry, which is seeking to expand pollution markets and privatize and sell everything from our air to the algae in our water. From cap and trade in California, to the carbon trading requirements of the Clean Power Plan, the US is aligning other member states around false solutions instead of holding steadfast to renewable energy and other genuine sustainable solutions," said Kali Akuno from Cooperation Jackson in Mississippi.
"Our delegation is more than 25 years in the making. From the People of Color Environmental Justice Summit, through the Kyoto Accords, and the entire COP process, we have been the voice of urgency and clarity at every turn, because protecting our communities, our families and the planet has been our only true interest. We know, just as these negotiators do, that real reductions require a fundamental shift from the extractive economy and stopping climate pollution at the source," said Jose Bravo of the Just Transition Alliance.
"Members of our delegation include a young person from Alaska whose community will be evacuated in the next ten years because of sea level rise. They are mothers and children living alongside fracking wells, coal mines, and oil refineries. We don't have the luxury of pretending that pollution trading works when we know that it is a hoax. The climate movement as a whole is growing in alignment that our survival requires the kind of leadership and strategies that come from the grassroots." said Cindy Wiesner, National Coordinator of Grassroots Global Justice Alliance.
"We see through this latest attempt by world leaders to escape responsibility. If the Obama administration is serious about climate change they also have to be serious about the changes they are willing to make. Those changes will not be easy, but going the easy way and conceding to fossil fuel interests is what got us to this crisis in the first place. Coming into an international negotiation looking to avoid negotiations and responsibility is not ok. It's time to change and stand with the people, not the polluters." said Kandi Mosset from the Indigenous Environmental Network.
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10,000 people in Paris and over 600,000 Worldwide Take to the Streets for Peace and Climate Justice
By Cindy Wiesner, It Takes Roots Delegate and National Co-ordinator, Grassroots Global Justice Alliance
On Sun, November 29th, a day before COP21 is set to kickstart in Paris with world leaders attending the opening week, more than 10,000 people took to the streets of Paris, participating in a creative action called a "human chain." The chain stretched the length of the intended march route in a powerful display of the voices of popular movements who have been shut out of the COP process through the protest ban. Later in the afternoon, hundreds of protesters took to the streets and over 280 people were arrested and faced police violence. Worldwide, more than 600, 000 people in 175 countries took to the streets, demanding real responses to climate change.
"Members from the It Takes Roots delegation stood in defiance today to defend democracy, reclaim the streets, and stand in solidarity with people living alongside fracking wells, REDD projects, and nuclear facilities – all rejecting these false solutions that COP21 is intending to advance," noted Cindy Wiesner, with Grassroots Global Justice Alliance.
The It Takes Roots Delegation participated in the Frontlines and Indigenous peoples sections of the Human Chain devoted to representing communities directly impacted by the climate crisis at Sunday's action co-organized by Alternatiba, Attac, 350, Friends of the Earth and many other members of the Climate Coalition 21. Our powerful messages and demands were reflected through our colorful banners, signs, lively chants and feisty music marked the one hour human chain that spread for nearly two miles across the streets of Paris.
"Now it is more critical than ever to take to the streets to denounce the bad climate deal. COP21 will be the worst of all COPs because it will see the planet burn. We cannot accept that," said Pablo Solon, former Climate Chief Negotiator from Bolivia and Climate Space Ally.
Grassroots activists from the global north and south are converging in Paris these next two weeks, outside of Le Bourget, where the official COP21 takes place, to demand that governments listen to people, and not the polluters. The It Takes Roots Delegation represents the global south within the global north, and also stands in strong solidarity with groups across the global south who are determined to have their voices heard as COP21 begins to unfold this week. This delegation will be an active participant and organizer of civil society led activities, workshops/panels at People's Climate Summit, and other creative ways to hold governments accountable to their people, not corporate powers.
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It Takes Roots Delegates On Uprising Radio with Producer Sonali Kolhatker, November 20, 2015
GUESTS: Diana Lopez is an organizer with the Southwest Workers Union for worker rights, environmental justice and community empowerment in San Antonio, Texas and has attended several UN climate conferences;
Shawna Foster, veteran of the US National Guard where she served as a Nuclear Biological Chemical Weapons Specialist. She is currently the Board chair of Iraq Veterans Against The War. Both Akuno and Foster are members of the It Takes Roots delegation to COP21.
The French government has canceled two major climate justice marches that were organized around the upcoming Conference of Parties talks in Paris (COP21) in late November, early December. The recent ISIS attacks in Paris that resulted in 129 dead, were impetus for the announcement. Tens of thousands of activists from around the world are expected to converge between November 30th and December 13th outside the international climate conference to demand that country representatives hash out a strong agreement to curb global warming and to fund adaption efforts by developing nations.
Activist groups in the United States representing people of color, and poor and working class communities, have planned a significant presence at COP21. Grassroots Global Justice Alliance, the Climate Justice Alliance and the Indigenous Environmental Network are leading a delegation of over 75 activists called It Takes Roots.
For more information, South West Workers Union and Iraq Veterans Against The War.
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Ecologist Highlights It Takes Roots Delegation: No War, No Warming: Build an Economy for People and Planet'
In a feature update leading up to the COP21, The Ecologist highlights how climate change focused groups and organizations around the world are continuing to mobilize and organize in Paris, and spotlight It Takes Roots delegation's strong message on: No War, No Warming – Build an Economy for People and Planet.' Read the full article
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Yes! Magazine Profiles ITR Delegate Sarra Tekola: Meet 5 Everyday People Heading to the Paris Climate Talks
Yes! Magazine profiled It Takes Roots Delegate and precocious youth organizer Sarra Tekola in an article titled Meet 5 Everyday People Heading to Paris for the Climate Talks. Read the article
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Newsweek Features ITR Delegate Kandi Mossett: From North Dakota With Love
Noted environmental journalist Antonia Juhasz features It Takes Roots delegate and theIndigenous Environmental Network's native energy and climate campaign organizer, Kandi Mossett in a Newsweek article on COP21, ahead of the Paris conference. Read the article
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EcoWatch: Paris and Beyond: Climate Movement Won't Be Silenced at COP21
EcoWatch highlights It Takes Roots' Statement affirming our delegation's participation at COP21 and in civil society formations after the terrifying Nov.13th Paris attacks. Read the article.
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Pam Lau Tee, ITR Delegate in Earth Island Journal: "No state of emergency will keep the people from building and strengthening the work for climate justice"
The Earth Island Journal spoke to It Takes Roots delegate and veteran organizer and peace activist Pam Tau Lee, on grassroots activists' plans to mobilize for COP21."Time and time again, it is has been proven that people and not governments make the peace," says Pam. Read the article
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Maine-Based ITR Delegate Meaghan Sala on NPR!
Tune in online to Maine's NPR station where ITR Delegate Meaghan Sala shares her story and why she is joining the It Takes Roots delegation in Paris. Listen to the Archive Link
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MEDIA ADVISORY: It Takes Roots Statement on the Protest Ban in Paris
November 23, 2015
Despite the ban on Protest in Paris, we will be there to raise our voices against war, racism and pollution profiteering. We stand in solidarity with the countless victims of recent violence in Paris, Beirut, and Mali, as well as their families and loved ones.
The It Takes Roots to Weather the Storm delegation of over 100 frontline leaders from climate impacted communities across the US and Canada, including the Arctic, united under the slogan: No War, No Warming – Build an Economy for People and Planet. We stand against the criminalization of the defenders of Mother Earth and the illegitimate criminalization of protest, in particular during the COP21. Civil society, popular movements, indigenous movements and society in general have the right to raise their voices in dissent, especially when our futures are being negotiated. The voices of Indigenous peoples, youth, women and frontline communities need to provide guidance in these negotiations, now more than ever.
Climate justice seeks to address much more than greenhouse gas emissions, but the root systemic causes of climate change itself. Climate justice is about social and economic justice, and how democratic, peaceful and equitable solutions, not military violence, best serve the interests of humanity. The fossil fuel economy is a driver of this multi-faceted crises facing the world: causing resource wars; polluting our air, water and land; creating illness and death to people and of ecosystems; privatization of nature; economically exploiting Indigenous communities, communities of color and the working poor; forcing mass migrations; and, depriving millions of adequate food, access to water, housing, healthcare and healthy and safe employment.
As part of a global climate justice movement, we oppose the bombing of Syria. Over many decades we have witnessed that Western militarism has only increased the instability of the Middle East and other regions. This militarism abroad has also escalated the military complex at home in the United States, where communities resisting the industries causing climate change, have been heavily policed and targeted by police violence.
Our delegation is made up of grassroots leaders from Indigenous, Black, Latino, Asian and working class white communities. We know first-hand the violence and repression of state racism that exploits tragic moments like this. We reject rising Islamophobia and racism across Europe and North America, as well as the scapegoating of migrants and refugees. The global community has a human rights responsibility to refugees fleeing violence and fleeing for their lives. The roots of the Syrian crisis are linked to climate change, and those seeking refuge because of drought, repeated bombing, and the lack of humanitarian support from world governments.
We are in solidarity with undocumented peoples, migrants and people of color facing repression, raids, and police brutality in France and Europe. We know that people of color face extreme violence within and because of colonial States. We support our comrades in this time as we know they face even more racism, attacks and nation-State violence. We call for continued support for these communities and their organizing efforts. Understanding that our struggles are inextricably linked through globalization, militarization, and neo-liberalism, stemming from a long history of colonialism.
Taking action on climate is a essential to global stability and peace. Peace also includes the need to have peace with Mother Earth. Our movements are aligned across issues of migration, climate, human rights and rights of Indigenous peoples, Earth jurisprudence, jobs and housing. We are calling on world leaders, and President Obama in particular, to move toward inclusion over exclusion, renewable clean energy over pollution profiteering, cutting emissions at source over carbon trading and offset regimes, and peace over militarism.
We are inspired by the tenacity and humanity of people around the world, and we will continue to mobilize for Paris and to use our love, creativity and solidarity to make our presence known and felt. The protection of Mother Earth, as we know her, and our collective survival is at stake.
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ITR Delegate Rossmery Zayas on Pacifica Radio's La Onda Bajita Show
Listen to It Takes Roots Delegate Rossmery Zayas share her reflections and perspectives on San Francisco-Bay Area based KPFA 94.1 FM radio's La Onda Bajita show. Listen to the archive show (scroll to 20 mins into the segment)
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First Ever Indigenous Women's Treaty Signed of "North and South"
September 27, 2015 (New York City, NY) Today marked a historic milestone in the movement for environmental justice and indigenous rights. Indigenous women leaders of the North and South Americas signed a first ever treaty agreement declaring solidarity in the movement to protect Mother Earth from extractive industries.
Casey Camp-Horinek (Ponca) and Pennie Opal Plan (Idle No More Bay Area), who serve as representatives on the Indigenous Environmental Network's Delegation for the COP 21 United Nations Summit in Paris, met with Kichwa leaders, Patricia Gualinga and President of the Association of Sapara Women, Gloria Ushigua, who serve as representatives of the Amazon Watch Delegation.
Statement from Casey Camp-Horinek, of the Ponca Nation regarding the Indigenous Women of the North and South – Defend Mother Earth Treaty Compact 2015:
"We acknowledge this moment on Mother Earth for the 4th Red Moon of this year is eclipsing and offering us this chance to renew and defend the rights of Mother Earth as Indigenous Women. We gathered on this sacred day in ceremony to honor the ancestors who brought us to this point where we could stand strong in unified love of our Mother the Earth, our Father the Sky and the undying duty to protect the air, water, earth and all of our relatives for the future generations. We give thanks for the guidance and the support that made this day the sacred day that it has become at this historic Treaty between the Indigenous Women of the North and South. We invite and implore the prayers and the spreading of the word to rise up and join this movement that has begun in the times before us and moves into this wave of awareness across the face of our Mother."
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With more than 140 chartered and university-sanctioned student organizations, there's sure to be a group that fits your interests. Seek them out. Join the group, and become an active participant in our dynamic campus community.
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Accor North America, a division of Accor Hospitality, will pilot the Green Key Eco-Rating Program (Green Key) within its portfolio in the United States in 2010. Green Key is the first program of its kind to rank, certify and inspect hotels and resorts based on their commitment to sustainable "green" practices; the Accor North America pilot will involve 20 properties.
The ANA pilot will include representatives from the Motel 6, Sofitel and Studio 6 brands; those properties selected for the pilot will participate in the entire Green Key certification process, which includes:
· The comprehensive 150-question online self-audit covering a broad range of operational areas and sustainable practices;
· Being ranked from 1 to 5 Keys based on responses to audit questions;
· Receipt of a performance report with recommendations, best practices and potential areas for improvement and savings;
· Listing on the www.greenkeyglobal.com website, a valuable resource for environmentally-conscious travelers;
· Access to online member resources and tools;
· On-site verification of self-audit responses by Green Key auditors.
In the course of the pilot, ANA corporate leadership will evaluate the program and decide whether to move forward with a larger rollout throughout the United States.
"Accor is widely recognized within the global hospitality industry as being a leader in sustainability initiatives," said Tony Pollard, Managing Director of Green Key Global. "We are confident that Green Key will become an important part of Accor North America's efforts to protect and preserve the environment."
The cornerstone of the Green Key program is its focus on sound sustainable practices specifically for the lodging industry. The audit was developed by two leading environmental engineering firms with support from the Canadian Government to withstand the scrutiny of a wide-range of environmental experts; the program had been operating exclusively in Canada since 1997 prior to its launch in the United States this September. There are currently more than 1,200 Green Key members, including 21 Accor properties in Canada.
"Our Green Key properties in Canada have touted the environmental, financial and marketing benefits of the program for several years," explained Renée Swoger, Manager of Energy & Environment Services for Accor North America. "We have been waiting for Green Key to migrate to the United States for some time; needless to say, we are eager to launch the pilot."
For more information on Green Key or to register your property now, visit www.greenkeyglobal.com, call +1.888.752.7061 or email firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Striker Robert Lewandowski will not be drawn on reports linking him with a summer move to Manchester United, according to Sky Sports.
The Borussia Dortmund front man refused to confirm Poland coach Franciszek Smuda's suggestion that he would be playing at Old Trafford next season. "I am so happy to score this goal in the opening match," said the striker. "But I'm not going to concentrate on these issues. Euro 2012 is the priority."
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There is an open field behind my house.
Just beyond it, there is a community of homes named, "Eagle's Landing."
A few days ago, a red-shouldered hawk decided to perch on the Eagle's Landing sign.
I was able to take several photographs before he ventured on his way.
It would've been quite the sight if the hawk had actually been an eagle!
Still, to see the painted sign with a living hawk together made me pretty happy.
I started thinking about something, though.
What if the area was an "eagles only allowed" community?
I know that's a silly thought, but suppose it was?
In that case, the hawk would be out of place.
Not welcome.
He'd be forced to leave.
I thought about an example Jesus gave about a similar situation in the parable of the wedding banquet, found in the book of Matthew, in chapter 22.
Jesus spoke about the kingdom of heaven being like a king who was preparing a wedding banquet for his son. The king had sent those who served him out to tell all the people who had been invited to the event to come, but they wouldn't. So the king sent more servants to tell them about the banquet being ready and that it was time to come.
Here are some of the verses that follow:
"But they paid no attention and went off—one to his field, another to his business. The rest seized his servants, mistreated them and killed them. The king was enraged. He sent his army and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.
"Then he said to his servants, 'The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come. So go to the street corners and invite to the banquet anyone you find.' So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, the bad as well as the good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.
"But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man there who was not wearing wedding clothes."
—Matthew 22:5-11
The king then asks the man how he got into the banquet without wedding clothes.
The man had nothing at all to say, so he is thrown out into the darkness.
So, what does this have to do with hawks and eagles?
None of us can ever enter heaven on our own.
Because we are all hawks, and only those who are identified as eagles can get in.
How can a hawk become an eagle?
Nothing is impossible with God.
When Jesus died for the payment of our sin, He purchased "eagle clothes" if you will, for everyone who would accept them.
Any hawk found to be without them—-after they have been offered—-will not be able to live forever with God.
Heaven is a real place, just like Eagle's Landing is a real place.
There, only sinners saved by grace are allowed.
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A Jewish Buddhist (also Jubu or Buju) is a person with a Jewish ethnic or religious background who practices forms of Buddhist meditation and spirituality. The term Jubu was first brought into wide circulation with the publication of The Jew in the Lotus by Rodger Kamenetz. In some cases, the term can refer to individuals who practice both traditions, in other cases "Jewish" is no more than an ethnic designation, where the person's main religious practice is Buddhism. In yet other cases, a Jubu is simply a Jew with an interest in Buddhism. A large demographic of Jewish Buddhists, constituting its majority, still maintain religious practices and beliefs in Judaism coupled with Buddhist practices and perhaps beliefs.
Goldie Hawn has stated that "Buddhism is my religion and Judaism is my tribe."
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Leonard Cohen (singer-song writer) Allen Ginsberg (poet, activist) Goldie Hawn (actress) Kate Hudson (actress) Robert Downey, Jr. (actor) Adam Yauch (Beastie Boys)
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In a session on decision making Renata will talk about what the anxiety our endless choices lead to and how we cope with it.
Renata Salecl is a philosopher and sociologist. She is Senior Researcher at the Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law in Ljubljana, Slovenia, professor at the School of Law, Birkbeck College, University of London and Recurring Visiting Professor at Cardozo School of Law in New York.
She is the author of The Spoils of Freedom (Routledge 1994), (Per)versions of Love and Hate (Verso, 1998), On Anxiety (Routledge 2004). Tyranny of Choice (Profile Books 2010). Her books have been translated into more than 10 languages. In the last years, she has been named Slovenian Woman Scientist of the Year, as well as Woman of the Year.


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This week, we're going to take a step out of the mobile world and congratulate our gaming colleagues who are fast approaching a momentous anniversary. In a couple of weeks it will be two decades since the first original PlayStation was released in Japan on December 3rd 1994.
This PlayStation went on to be the most successful gaming system of all time, receiving praise for its design and innovative CD-Rom format (a first in gaming electronics). The first console to ship over 100 million units, the Crash Bandicoot-ing PlayStation was only surpassed by its successor, the PlayStation 2. 'PS2', as it came to be known, was released in 2000 and is still honoured as the best-selling home console to date, having sold more than 155 million units. PlayStation's third and equally successful console was released in 2006, bringing a new wave of high-def gaming that had never been seen before. Finally the latest addition to the family, the PlayStation 4, holds the title of the fastestselling device in history, selling 1 million units within its first 24 hours. So it's safe to say that it's been a good 20 years!
To celebrate the upcoming announcement our Japanese team has released a fun video capturing some of the most memorable moments from the PlayStation archives;
With each addition to the PlayStation series comes new and innovative technologies that have pushed perceptions of what is possible within gaming and entertainment. The recently launched and latest service, PlayStation Vue is testament to this, and marks the next generation of console TV.
PlayStation Vue offers users a cloud-based streaming service that will provide an array of TV channels and programmes without a monthly contract.
The service will soon be available on PS4 and PS3 devices, but other users don't need to worry, as this will be rolling out across a range of other Sony and non-Sony devices soon.
If that wasn't enough PlayStation news for you, well you're in luck. In fact, you're in luck anyway, as PlayStation have just launched a competition with their biggest prize offer to date. The list of prizes is obscenely long so we won't list all of the 25 products that are on offer, but the prizes include amongs others a a stack of PS4 games, TVs, Xperia smartphone and tablet, DUALSHOCK 4 wireless controllers and two, yes two PlayStation 4 consoless.
To enter simply follow the link – where all you have to do is enter your email address and correctly identify an array of PlayStation products in the fastest possible time.
Seeing as we're celebrating our reign in innovative technology, it seems fitting to announce the release of our new Ultra-Compact External SSD Drives the SL-BG1 and SL –BG2.
The drives act as a credit card-sized data storage system that allows users to take their files wherever they go and expand their own mobile office. As ever, performance is not compromised with compact size as the SSD drives boast high-speed transfer rates and outstanding utility software and back up systems.
That's it from us for now, have a great weekend!


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SumIf is a great function that a lot of people don't know up about. Basically it combines two very popular functions -the SUM function and the IF Function. SumIf tests specified cells and if those cells meet certain conditions or "criteria" the selected cells are then summed up.
Think of the possibilities: You may wish to sum up receipts by different lockboxes or sum up the value of past-due invoices. Or you may just want to add up negative numbers in a column quickly or add up the returns or overtime for a particular day.
I am using a very simple example to illustrate SumIf. In the example below, I tested to see if any of the house prices in cells A3: A6 exceeded 150,000 so that I could sum the related realtor commissions. In looking at the example, you can see that there are two houses that meet this criterion (at row 4 and 5) and that the corresponding realtor commissions are in Column B.
The house prices at row 4 and 5 met the specified criteria so the corresponding values in Column B, (12,500 and 10,000) were added up to calculate total commissions on houses with prices over $150,000.
So, basically, the IF component checked to see if any houses were over $150,000 and then the SUM component added up the corresponding realtor commissions associated with those houses in Column A.
Two notes of caution of a SUMIF.
*Notice that I started my range at A3 instead of A2.It is important to remember not to include your column headings as part of the data range when you select your data as this may result in an incorrect answer. If you have a terrible memory and don't like to fuss around then select the entire column by clicking on the column letter so that you don't have to worry about it.
*If you use IFs frequently, you may have already noticed the quotation marks around the criteria. SumIF is not considered a logic function. It is considered a Math and Trig function so the syntax is a bit different and quotation marks are needed if you type the criteria in as I did.
Excel is usually forgiving and will automatically insert them if you forget. If the criterion used is a cell reference, such as B12, then you would not need to use the quotation marks; however, the contents of the cell would need to include the operator if there was one.
An alternative way to use SUMIF if shown below. This is an example of a rollup. I have personnel data and I want to add up salaries IF they meet the shift criteria that I have in cell G2.
Here I have told Excel to add up all the salaries in Column F if the Shift information in Column E meets the criteria specified in cell G2. In this case, I want to add up all the salaries for everyone on Shift 1.
(To make it even more useful, use a data validation list in cell G2 containing the different shift numbers).


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We offer two different shapes, igloo or barrel that may be built from three wood types – Siberian spruce, larch or thermo-wood. The timber of spruce is very light, whereas thermo-wood is darker than natural wood and larch is in between these two types. The roof is covered with bituminous shingles, partially on barrel pod and fully on igloo. There are three colours to choose from: black, brown and green. Each unit is custom-made and designed for you, therefore it may be completely empty, or with the already made sleeping place, benches or even a terrace. For a comfortable stay, there is also an option for electricity and led lights installation. Another important aspect regarding the delivery is that the camping pod may come assembled and ready to use, or flat packed. It is up to you, but if you decided to go for the not assembled pod, you just need some time and someone to help, and at the end, you may feel proud about building your own camping pod.
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One new idea for every day in 2011. We're talking big, small, local, international, in action and on the drawing board. Here's today's -- what's yours?
When Emily Fischer's mother started losing her eyesight, she decided to start mapping ... on quilts.
The Brooklyn-based architect and designer calls her project, Soft-Maps, an "experiment in tactile wayfinding," but more than practical navigation, her quilts are a physical love letter to each city and neighborhood she makes.
Fischer writes that her creations are, simply, reminders of home: "In a world that is increasingly digitized and remote, a quilted Soft-Map provides an expressive way to reconnect with your surroundings."
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Another Petty Dispute Involving U.S. Allies
Alliances tend to entangle America in confrontations that have little or no relevance to the security and liberty of the republic. A prime example of that problem is the ongoing, bitter dispute between Japan and South Korea over some largely uninhabited rocks and the waters surrounding them. Tokyo and Seoul cannot even agree on the correct name of the islands or the body of water. Japanese call the islands Takeshima, while South Koreans insist on the name Dokdo. For Japanese (and most of the world), the spits of rock are located in the Sea of Japan, but South Koreans hate that name and instead call it the East Sea.
As I discuss in a recent National Interest Online article, outsiders might be tempted to snicker at such a parochial feud, but it has significant policy implications. U.S. officials are seeking to strengthen Washington's alliances with both Japan and South Korea to counter China's growing power in East Asia. A key component of that strategy is to encourage closer bilateral military cooperation between Tokyo and Seoul. The Takeshima/Dokdo dispute is a major impediment to such cooperation. Beijing has been quick to take advantage of the animosity by actively courting South Korea.
Japanese and South Korean leaders also pressure Washington to take sides in the controversy. Such efforts should be rebuffed firmly. Which country has sovereignty over the islands and the surrounding fishing waters should be a matter of profound indifference to all Americans.
There is a larger lesson in this petty territorial dispute. As my colleague Doug Bandow has correctly observed, Washington collects allies with less thought and discrimination than most people collect Facebook friends. In doing so, we also collect all of the disputes and feuds that those "friends" wage with other parties. That is an unnecessary and unwise policy for a superpower.


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Situated in the heart of Beijing's business, shopping and diplomatic districts, the hotel combines legendary St. Regis Traditions like the personalized Butler Service, Evening Ritual, Afternoon Tea and also Bloody Mary, created at The St. Regis New York. Iridium Spa with natural hot spring from 1,500 meters below the surface. A stunning glass-walled swimming pool, a 6,000-square-meter landscaped garden. Three exceptional restaurants and two signature bars. All together present The St. Regis Beijing as an elegant expression of hotel luxury. The St. Regis Beijing has received extraordinary and consistent recognition from a wide array of prominent global lifestyle and travel publications, including Condé Nast Traveler, Travel & Leisure, Institutional Investor and Elite Traveler.Show More
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What You're Judged On
Aside from grace, posing and presentation and the appropriate gender specific body language the Judges are looking for some distinct things for each class. I will go over some of what I look for but this is cursory at best and does not necessarily reflect the criteria of other judges. The NPC website has the judging rules and I follow those quite closely, but here are the big points.
Glutes come first. In both genders, in all classes the glute/ham tie-in is the place to truly assess an athlete's conditioning. If the butt jiggles on a woman because she's moving too fast or putting weight on her heels when she steps that's going to cost her dearly. The widest part of the hips should be across the greater trochanter of the femur, not below it.
On men one of the last places for fat to disappear is right below the belly button. If you can get an outy from an inny then your good.
The biggest difference between Men's Physique and Bodybuilding is the priority of the attributes.
In Bodybuilding its Conditioning > Mass > Symmetry> Aesthetics.
While in Men's Physique its Aesthetics > Symmetry > Conditioning > Mass.
So an athlete with ratings of 8 Mass, 8 Conditioning, 6 Symmetry, and 6 Aesthetics would do better in Bodybuilding then Physique.
Mens Physique athletes should not dance, and both MP and Bikini should limit their time in the box to 10 seconds.
Men's Physique and Bikini are graded on glutes, calves, V-taper or hour glass, delts, and suit and hair presentation. Faces are graded, thus this is about how attractive you are, its not athleticism being evaluated. These are model classes in other organizations. As such these are the most subjective and hardest to judge. My opinion is these classes should be called men's and women's swimsuit modeling division.
On the other end of the spectrum is Bodybuilding and Women's Physique. These are the athletes and Iron warriors. Barefoot and never judged on their faces they get to pose to their own personal music, they are the stars. The only relevant detail of the suit is that it covers as little as possible, for the true bodybuilder has nothing to hide. Every muscle was hand crafted for perfection. From head to toe, front to back the whole body is graded, not just from the waist up and the knees down. Anyone who has posed knows that it is the hardest part, and the work that goes into the posing and the routine adds another huge dimension to the work needed to be a champion. These athletes are graded on every angle and every muscle, its senseless to list it all.
Figure is the middle of the road between bikini and women's physique. A remnant from fitness' 2 piece portion of the competition. An hourglass with shredded quads and huge delts and dramatic V taper. Conditioning and presentation are key, not mass. There are only the 4 quarter turns of the bodybuilding symmetry round for figure posing, I hope this division is phased out eventually as its like a proto bikini, and just slows shows down. The current figure women could choose between bikini and physique, and the shows would move faster.
Female bodybuilding is the old name for Women's Physique and will be phased out in the next 5 years.
Fitness routines aren't typically graded and the grading is the same as figure. Fitness is actually really cool and I'm sad to see it dwindle to nothing over the past 6 years.
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The Hartford Colonials are looking for cheerleaders! Pack your pom poms and that team spirit and head to the Hartford State Armory this Saturday.
The second round of auditions for the 2011 cheerleading squad will be held on Saturday, May 7 at the Armory on 360 Broad St. If you want to cheer on the local United Football League, tegistration starts at 8 a.m. and then you tryout.
You must be female, at least 18 by May 21 and have a non-returnable recent photograph and updated resume. Wear workout attire and sneakers or dance shoes. Hair and makeup should be performance-ready.
Dancers and cheerleaders will learn a choreographed routine to be performed for a panel of judges. Participants will be evaluated on physical appearance, dance performance and ability, and overall appeal. Anyone chosen will advance to the finals May 21, joining 19 women from the first round of auditions April 30 in Southington. The cheerleading team will consist of 32 members.
A $15 non-refundable registration fee is required or you can pre-register for $10 by clicking here. The event is open to the public.
The Colonials cheerleaders will perform at all four home games, starting in August, and make community appearances.


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WHO: K. Fry
FIND MORE AT: kfryillustration.com
LOOKING FORWARD TO LAZF 2015 BECAUSE: I'm really excited to meet more zine makers and see all the work everyone made! (I'm also hoping it's sunny and warm)
Get to Know Your Zinester features collages of the 2015 Fest exhibitors.
Clockwise from left; the zinesters, their work, a source of inspiration and more work!


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Amherstburg boasts an array of parks and exquisite gardens complimented with the richness of national historic sites. Beautifully manicured gardens include those with historic ties, such as the legendary, 10.5 acre, King's Navy Yard Park, a dedicated Bicentennial International Peace Garden. Other gardens showcase horticultural expertise such as the Hosta Garden or the Rhododendron Collection and there are those that inspire with their unforgettable imagery. Experience the peace found in Amherstburg's pampered gardens and the adventure of the Town's museums, shops and galleries. Sure to make for a memorable visit!
271 Sandwich Street South, Amhurstburg, N9V 2A5
Children Friendly Garden
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Summer's here and Canada's public gardens are at their best. You know you want to visit them yourself – who wouldn't want to stroll through a beautiful park filled with flowers – but maybe you feel you're so tied up with your children or grandchildren you just can't get away. Well, there's an easy solution to that: bring them along!


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Dataset: HerringHg
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Data Citation:
Stockwell, J., Sherwood, G. (2015) Mercury content in Atlantic Herring collected from NOAA Ship Pisces in the Gulf of Main from 2012-2013 (GoMEcosysDynamics project). Biological and Chemical Oceanography Data Management Office (BCO-DMO). Dataset version 2015-06-22 [if applicable, indicate subset used]. http://lod.bco-dmo.org/id/dataset/560671 [access date]
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Principal Investigator:
Jason Stockwell (University of Vermont, UVt-RESL)
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Graham Sherwood (Gulf of Maine Research Institute, GMRI)
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Mercury content in Atlantic Herring collected from NOAA Ship Pisces in the Gulf of Main from 2012-2013 (GoMEcosysDynamics project)


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Montgomery County Police say two men wanted in connection with a bank robbery Friday could be connected to another robbery earlier this month.
Friday, police responded to the TD Bank at 15830 Shady Grove Road in Gaithersburg, Md. at approximately 2:30 p.m. One suspect approached a teller, handing a note demanding money. After that suspect got away with an undisclosed amount of cash, another suspect, pictured below, also passed a note to the teller demanding money. He also got an undisclosed amount of cash.
Police believe the two men may also be responsible for a PNC Bank robbery in Bethesda Aug. 16.
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I have been a caregiver since I was 15 years old and still in high school. 20 years and I am just filled with the lively energy that is needed for this kind of challenging work. I've always cherished the honor to love others and have taken pride in the journey to make a difference in someone's life. I am able to build the companionship needed with enthusiasm. This comforts the fears that surface with life's challenges. I have mastered empathizing with encouragement to calm the storms of life and handle any crisis with kindness and patience. A variety of issues can surface on any given day so problem solving in a positive and timely way with flexibility has given me a strong record of client satisfaction. It comforts families that I offer experience and expertise having worked for many years in nursing homes, hospitals, private duty homes, hospice home health. I must be attentive to the client and family with impecable communication skills in order to serve and maintain the ability to monitor the health and personal care of the clients daily lives. Most importantly be dedicated, supportive, dependable, trustworthy, and compassionate in order to have peace for the family that the client will have a better quality of life. I posses the knowledge to do this and thrive to be improving everyday life in many ways. The rewards are huge and I was born to serve others and be sucessful. I ground myself in medical knowledge and crave learning and improving any way I can professionally. The last family I cared for they considers me family now and I have built many cherished relationships along my journey with caregiving. All which will last a lifetime. To me that is beyond amazing and I anxiously await the next opportunity to be caregiving.
I have a sense of what an elder might not be able t communicate verbally. I have the energy, the capability, and the drive to take action. I'm always aware of the physical and emotional needs of those in my care. I make sure that each of my clients feel like there the only person in my world during the time I am with them. I take control when needed. I have about 9 years experience as a care assistant and I enjoy helping others in any way I can.
I knew at a very young age ( 12 ) that I wanted to take care of the elderly. I use to go to work with my mom, who was a LVN, and help her with her patients. I loved every minute of it! At the age of 19, I received my license and began to care for the elderly on my own. By word of mouth, my name became very well known around the community where I lived at that time and I was as busy as one could be. I love assuring my clients are safe, clean, happy and comfortable. I love to cook and clean as well. I'm very comfortable around pets and I do not smoke. It's very common for me to stay extended hours if I feel like my clients need me for any reason whatsoever. My clients know from the first day that they can contact me anytime day or night and I will assist with them and their needs. I love working hospice as well, and have done hospice work for over 25 years. It's a very rewarding feeling knowing my clients left this earth clean, comfortable and loved. My life revolves around my clients . I love learning from them and with them, laughing with them and loving them. The last 27 years has been a dream come true ! I hope that it continues for another 27! Thank you! Terri Burlison
I enjoy caring for Client that are in need of service. I'm a very caring person with lot's of patience . I enjoy long conversations with my clients and taking them for walks, playing games, puzzles and cooking for them and outings. And I just love the fact that I can be there to help with their needs due to their families busy schedules. And it makes me fill good when clients thank me for being there with them.
I have abut 20 yrs. of caregiving experience..I have worked as a CNA and have also worked with MHMR adults. It is my passion in life to help others. I have always wanted to make people's lives easier by doing whatever I could do for them,,Bathing, cooking, cleaning, and just being a person who can just give love and encouragement and spending time with them. I am loyal, trustworthy, and dependable,,and will always do my best to make people happy..
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Although caregiving is a challenging career, it is one where I've found immense compassion, love, and reward. I enjoy learning for each client that I get the honor of taking care of. Every elderly man and woman have so much wisdom in their own right. I love listening to their stories and learning something from each person. I'm very proud to be a published author. One of my former clients used to help me brainstorm story ideas and new subjects for my poetry. I enjoy reading books with my clients and sharing the day together.
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I am a retired LVN. The majority of my nursing career was in an office setting with the majority of patients being elderly. I love helping people. My best personal achievement was raising four beautiful daughters which are grown and have families of there own. I am looking for part-time work now to occupy my time, and to benefit someone who needs help.I am a Christian .


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On the 8th day of November of the year 1511, by virtue of Royal Decree, the Spanish Crown granted the island of Puerto Rico its current Coat of Arms [pictured at right]; the oldest in continue use in the New World (Americas). The green background stands for vegetation, hope and courtesy. A lamb, holding a white flag with a red cross symbolizing peace, sits on top of the Book of Revelations with its seven seals exposed. The lamb symbolizes peace, purity, humble, and integrity. The lamb and the flag together are symbols of "John The Baptist". The rim is covered by 16 symbols: castles signifying the "Kingdom of Castilla", and lions the "Kingdom of Leon". A flag with lions and castles represents the unity of the two kingdoms. The Cross of Jerusalem also appear on the Coat of Arms. The crown on top symbolizes the "Royalty" who authorized the shield. The King and Queen of Spain, who authorized the Columbus Voyages, are represented on the shield by letters. An "F" appears to the right for Fernando, and to the left a "Y" for Ysabel. The quiver of arrows and yoke represent ideograms for the initials of the Catholic Kings, F and Y. The latin motto: "Joannes Est Nomem Ejus" translates into "John is it name".
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